An Interesting Term

Ahhh... I just got home from a sumpteous dinner with a couple of my church friends. We dined at Foster's at HV and I had beef tenderloin steak wrapped in bacon. It was simply heavenly. The starters of grilled field mushrooms and calamari were also equally delectable. And we moved on to walas for some leffe blond beer which I was really looking forward to, esp. after my beer craving was cruelly unsatiated last night when the place Luke, Mel, Mark and I had drinks at Dempsey Rd, had only wine to offer. I'm all happy and tipsy now after guzzling down almost 2 jugs of liquid gold. Indeed, there is no better way to qualify post-exam delight.....

A term has just whizzed past and it wasn't too long ago when I was lamenting to myself on my study desk 'when will this bloody exams be over??'. The following documents a few observations, insights and things I learned over this term.

Firstly, I gained a whole new load of psychology knowledge, 717 pages worth to be exact. It is really cool to learn about the human psych all the way from the biological perspective to the social and to the personal. Indeed, this course has armed me with the knowledge to understand people better and view the actions of the world from alternative perspectives previously unknown to me.

Secondly, I did a course that I actually enjoyed doing most of the way. It's a creative thinking course and yes, it's retarded to be teaching ppl how to be creative. However, we managed to churn out a 20min film that tells a twisted tale of Cinderella. And I actually enjoyed it so much. Probably gonna be the most memorable and fun project I'll ever do in SMU.

Thirdly, I took a big time leap, that embodied immense sacrifice and courage, to plunge into the piranha-infested waters of law double degree where I'll have to be treading water furiously for the next 4 yrs, yes 4 damn yrs of my life, to keep my head above water. I'm praying it's a sound decision made and the rewards will be big big time.

Fourthly, I discovered a new part of myself that actually possesses the mental tenacity and physical endurance to last through a whole term of debilitating projects and intense exam prep. And the most surprising thing of all is that my usual dependance on 7-8 hrs of daily sleep suddenly disappeared and I could survive easily on 6 hrs of sleep a day without any significant disruption on my studying regimen. Somehow, my body stepped up to the rigours of exams without any conscious persuation. Quite amazing indeed. I think it's the will power that subconsciously drove my body to surmount physical limits it had previously set for itself.

Fifthly, I forged deeper friendships with quite a few SMU friends and the course of the term has allowed me glimpses of the good side of them.

Last but def not the least, I discovered a new side of Kenneth which I shall not elaborate on for personal reasons.

And all the best to the rest of you Amigos who have your upcoming exams. God speed.