gobbledigook.
[ a morbid fascination that borders on obsession. ]
Friday, February 20, 2009
requiem for a dream.
I found out yesterday that some polytechnic courses start on the 14th of April. Which is like 5 days after i ord. Like. Okay never mind. This is getting a bit messy as firstly i've missed the jae which was about a month ago. That would have ensured a direct and easier entry into a course of my choice. But i'm still able to apply now, to the discretion of the institution subject to the availability of courses and using my A level results(O levels for the former if i'm not wrong).Then comes the issue of whether i'm mentally ready to start schooling again. Its been nearly 2 and a half years since i last walked out of the school gates. And to be truthful, 5 days is not a long time. I've got to admit i'm not exactly keen to hit the books so soon. Then again i wasn't ready when i enlisted. I wasn't ready when i went to jc. To sum it all, i'm not ready for anything to be honest, and i never will. But thats a story for another day.
This 2 year thing has virtually eliminated whatever surviving brain cells i have left. I'd like some cool down time, to recollect my thoughts and restrategise my battle plan. And of course, feel free to diss me on this i'd like to slack for a while. Do the things i've always wanted to do and work for a while. I need to save up and need a source to supplement my spendings. I'm a man with needs and wants. Hopefully, i'm ready for school next year.
At the same time i still want to try for NUS or NTU again this year, which the results will only be out around May? And there is the career fair next month which i'll definitely be going to further research on prospective school and jobs. I know this is easier said than done. But i shall try my best to make it work and i must be confident, somehow.
Everybody's talking about the recession now, how bad its affecting employment, salaries and such. And its a tough time to search for a job now. I thought, how bad can it be. How naive and ignorant can i get. Seeing friends who ord last year still jobless. Prices of commodities rising. Companies downsizing and people taking pay cuts. You only see and read it in the papers thinking it won't affect you. But when it unfolds before your eyes, then you see the extent of the damage.
In the papers too they reported that the ones still spending exorbitantly are the youths, while others are cutting costs, which i think is true. I'm culpable and partially guilty of that. I think this part of an ns mentality, knowing that your next month's allowance will always be there. Sort of a job security, in a sense. I've heard of people who blow an entire month's allowance in a weekend of clubbing and drinking, so no surprises on the newspaper report.
Sidetracked a bit there. But i think everything is quite relevant under the 'dream' part. So many things to do, so little time. And if your're wondering why i'm blogging at such an unearthly hour, i'm in the middle of a 4 day mc.
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