hm, wat a fruitful day.
went to suntec convention centre today for an exhibition on scholarships/uni options, as well as a seminar which consisted of 4 parts - forum by 5 (6?) local scholars, talk on US , UK university options, and finally a motivational talk by David Tan of Everest Motivation Centre.
Took alot of brochures and stuff from the exhibition.. quite interesting. i think i more or less i'm gonna do psychology? or something to do with arts and social sciences.
I initially had either that or engineering in mind. Engineering seems like the natural and logical path for me to take, given im taking physicschemmaths in JC now. But after thinking for some time.. i realised i have almost no interest in engineering! and i dont wanna spend my life doing something i don't like.
However, i do like to study people and see why they behave in the way they do. Predicting their next move, guessing their thoughts and emotions. It's pretty fun.
So.. maybe ill follow gabs and do arts&socialscience in NUS? haha i dunno man.
The most interesting part of the day was the motivational talk by the David guy. he was the captain of the first SG Mt Everest team.. and he talked about overcoming adversity and setting 'crystal clear goals' so that we have something to work towards.
Another phrase he kept repeating was 'Specific Observable Behaviour', which meant if really wanted something, our everyday behaviour should reflect that.
Was quite motivated after it and it really made me think - what do i want to do after NS? How am i going to work towards that? Am i going to get a scholarship? how? What am i going to do after the 4-year-bond if i got the scholarship? How am i going to perform at the interview.
Thoughts were racing through my head as i waited for freaking 20 minutes for the stupid bus to come to fetch me home. And the journey was long too, should have taken MRT :/
Yea so .. the important thing is to set crystal clear goals. How am i going to get scholarship? do well of course. Straight As! must must!
So i have to start working hard NOW. Prelims in 4 weeks, A levels in 2 months. (or 3?) must must work hard gogo.
First commitment -> start daily gaming/comp session at 8pm instead of 7pm.
Usually my brain shuts down after 7pm and all i can think of is computer because i already developed that habit. So .. i'm going to change that. One extra hour of study every day = 7 hours more a week! wow. that's like so much more that i can cover!
I'm going to take out all my notes and stuff and lay it out just like when i was studying for BT2. Preparation is the key to success.
Yes yes im going to be a top scorer in my As. I'm going to get the best scholarship for whatever course i'm taking. I'm going to get a good job.
i am gonna pwn you.
and i am going to win your heart too.
