Studying as I'm listening to the music from my PC.
I know its an old song already, but I love Massive Attack's "Angel"!!!!
It sounds very satanic at night, but the background beat and the rhythm totally rock.
"To love you, love you, love you..."
Monday, November 10, 2003
Saturday, November 08, 2003
Friday, November 07, 2003
I feel very calm and content.
Why?
Most probably coz I met her yesterday. I thought not seeing her for two weeks while she was on exchange programme was bad. Didnt turn out to be so bad. So it was interesting to listen to her stories of her time that she really seemed to enjoy. Somehow I kinda saw a different side of her, maybe it was a side she never showed me before, I was both surprised and delighted. Somehow it made her look more beautiful and adorable than she is usually.
Am I crazy to be thinking like that?
Nah, I guess not. I guess its the kind of reaction you get when you miss a person dearly. I've missed her a lot in the two weeks. Now gotta handle not seeing her for two months while she's away in Indonesia. I guess I can do that.
She's indirectly giving me a reason for me to work and succeed. I'm not talking about the A Levels. But about general things to come in the future. I'm not really bothered whether I'll succeed or not in the A Levels. Even if I screw that, I'll still go to a university and make my way from there.
But I guess its good that I'm heading into the A Levels with a calm and relaxed head.
And I have her to thank for that.
Enjoy your holiday and take care of yourself okay? I'll see you in January if I'm still in Singapore.
Why?
Most probably coz I met her yesterday. I thought not seeing her for two weeks while she was on exchange programme was bad. Didnt turn out to be so bad. So it was interesting to listen to her stories of her time that she really seemed to enjoy. Somehow I kinda saw a different side of her, maybe it was a side she never showed me before, I was both surprised and delighted. Somehow it made her look more beautiful and adorable than she is usually.
Am I crazy to be thinking like that?
Nah, I guess not. I guess its the kind of reaction you get when you miss a person dearly. I've missed her a lot in the two weeks. Now gotta handle not seeing her for two months while she's away in Indonesia. I guess I can do that.
She's indirectly giving me a reason for me to work and succeed. I'm not talking about the A Levels. But about general things to come in the future. I'm not really bothered whether I'll succeed or not in the A Levels. Even if I screw that, I'll still go to a university and make my way from there.
But I guess its good that I'm heading into the A Levels with a calm and relaxed head.
And I have her to thank for that.
Enjoy your holiday and take care of yourself okay? I'll see you in January if I'm still in Singapore.
Thursday, November 06, 2003
Wednesday, November 05, 2003
Looking up university data, information and planning the application is more fun than studyin for A's! n its taking my mind away!
Purdue, Georgia Tech, Chapel-Hill, etc....
ARGH! someone help...! i really need to do organic chem!
they say our prelims are two grades harder. since i got COO, does that mean if i'm at least of the same condition as i was in the prelims, i would get ADD? since i've been doin a lot of maths, maybe that could b ACD. a little bit more of chem n i might get ACC. eh, i'll b real happy wit that right now u know...
listenin to a lot of lounge music now. i happened to watch MTV ChillOut Lounge last nite n it was so gd. lots of my kind of music. Morcheeba, Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, etc. I'm really into it now.
Purdue, Georgia Tech, Chapel-Hill, etc....
ARGH! someone help...! i really need to do organic chem!
they say our prelims are two grades harder. since i got COO, does that mean if i'm at least of the same condition as i was in the prelims, i would get ADD? since i've been doin a lot of maths, maybe that could b ACD. a little bit more of chem n i might get ACC. eh, i'll b real happy wit that right now u know...
listenin to a lot of lounge music now. i happened to watch MTV ChillOut Lounge last nite n it was so gd. lots of my kind of music. Morcheeba, Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, etc. I'm really into it now.
U.S. News Best Graduate School Ranking 2003 Quick Facts
"Average MBA Grad earns US$45k before MBA. After MBA, they earn US$75k."
What the fuck...!
I was juz surfin around the rankin n data place coz i'm keepin my options open for MBA after undergrad n guess wat i stumbled upon. Those who gets MBA from Harvard, Stanford n UPenn (top 3 business schools) earn about US$108k. I'm like SHIT! u noe how much tt is? S$15k/mth!!! How easy life's gonna be like that?
Damn!
but to think again, if you get a masters from those three schools, i guess that pay is like well deserved. i mean, you're practically best of the best.
ok i better work my ass off when i do my undergrad. better make sure i get to a gd business school at least.
damn...
"Average MBA Grad earns US$45k before MBA. After MBA, they earn US$75k."
What the fuck...!
I was juz surfin around the rankin n data place coz i'm keepin my options open for MBA after undergrad n guess wat i stumbled upon. Those who gets MBA from Harvard, Stanford n UPenn (top 3 business schools) earn about US$108k. I'm like SHIT! u noe how much tt is? S$15k/mth!!! How easy life's gonna be like that?
Damn!
but to think again, if you get a masters from those three schools, i guess that pay is like well deserved. i mean, you're practically best of the best.
ok i better work my ass off when i do my undergrad. better make sure i get to a gd business school at least.
damn...
juz got off talkin to my uncle who lives in illinois. it was regardin my university admissions essay. he said we'll talk more tomorrow, but the highlight of the conversation was that my permanent residence status does come into very gd use.
colleges has two kind of tuition fees, one for in-state students, that refers to those students who are studyin in the same state that they lived prior to going to college, and out-of-state, for those who used to live in different state prior to college. now, the thing is, some states allow residents to be considered in-state residents after 6 mths, 12 mths, 18 mths, etc. it depends from state to state, but if thats the case, then i might be payin lets say US$15k for UT-Austin, and maybe after a yr, i'll only hav to pay US$8k! tt's like half the fee for a gd college! man, i'm lovin this.
now i gotta check out renssaeler, duke and couple of others for background info.
this sucks. on top of my A's revision (i juz started organic chem, imagine!) i gotta handle Carnegie Mellon application that's due in a week's time. i've got one that i can choose topic, another to explain y i chose a particular program and elaborate. i can sound v optimistic n bright, but i dun hav time to go in-depth. argh. n i gotta do the california ones that's due by Dec 1.
y, y, y...
o while i am studyin, i've been downloadin that 70's show episodes. i love Fez's accent n his jokes. i watch the episodes when i'm takin a break, etc. now i've got the whole season 1 n 2. goin on to 3. damn, i can hav the complete set by start of A's i think.
colleges has two kind of tuition fees, one for in-state students, that refers to those students who are studyin in the same state that they lived prior to going to college, and out-of-state, for those who used to live in different state prior to college. now, the thing is, some states allow residents to be considered in-state residents after 6 mths, 12 mths, 18 mths, etc. it depends from state to state, but if thats the case, then i might be payin lets say US$15k for UT-Austin, and maybe after a yr, i'll only hav to pay US$8k! tt's like half the fee for a gd college! man, i'm lovin this.
now i gotta check out renssaeler, duke and couple of others for background info.
this sucks. on top of my A's revision (i juz started organic chem, imagine!) i gotta handle Carnegie Mellon application that's due in a week's time. i've got one that i can choose topic, another to explain y i chose a particular program and elaborate. i can sound v optimistic n bright, but i dun hav time to go in-depth. argh. n i gotta do the california ones that's due by Dec 1.
y, y, y...
o while i am studyin, i've been downloadin that 70's show episodes. i love Fez's accent n his jokes. i watch the episodes when i'm takin a break, etc. now i've got the whole season 1 n 2. goin on to 3. damn, i can hav the complete set by start of A's i think.
Sunday, November 02, 2003
hmmm, had gd day thinkin n sortin things out for the years to come. now tt i'm done wit SAT II, which kinda sucked, i feel. Writing, well, i'm not confident of scorin tt, maths was simpler than the ones i was practisin with, physics was too much of general detail n knowledge. but i guess it'll b ok. not too bad. besides, SAT II will only make a diff in top unis. Its more or less a supplement info than a requirement, i guess.
well, talkin bt unis, i think i've prepared myself mentally. since my SAT score isnt too gd, tt strikes off the top few unis. i'm almost certain i wont get into cornell, upenn n carnegie mellon now. i'm almost out of the race for berkeley, USC n michigan. tt leaves out the odd few public unis. Texas, Illinois n Massachusetts. but i guess i should b happy to know that tuition fees in these schools are about half of wat is required in top unis. most of these public would require US$ 20k or at max 23k per yr. top unis would require like 40k to 45k per yr. tt's a lot of money. n wats gd? some public unis like texas, illinois n michigan's engineerin program is better than those at top unis. so i got everythin to gain. at the most, i'll transfer to ivy leagues after 2 yrs. supposedly the name of ur bachelors does make a difference when we apply to work. tts an advice from my uncle. so get gd background knowledge in low profiled but gd programmed unis, then finish the cut wit Ivy. If I'm transferin, then the only unis i consider r MIT, cornell, stanford, Cal Tech n princeton. only those unis have better, if not equal grade for their programs.
Another factor might b weather. since i've been livin in singapore for so long, i think i wont b able to take the winter. so tt definately strikes out new england area, chicago, michigan, indiana n wisconsin. unless i'm willin to bear through the weather tt is. so tts gd for me. tt leaves me with either goin to California or Texas. my dad tells me texas weather is more or less like Singapore, if not hotter. tt's gd news. Tt means i can look very hopefully n prospectively at San Diego, Los Angeles n Texas. N I feel like I wanna go there. Ooh, its gonna b so exciting. I cant hardly wait.
and theres the plan n goal of doin well enough to enroll into graduate sch to do MBA. If MBA, then we better be talkin bt Chicago or UPenn. those two r juz it. they're the best in the field.
yea so when i say the future looks gd for me, u better believe me. n these schs dont require academic perfection or supremacy. tts wat i juz love.
yep, but i got all the time in the world to dream n wonder. right now, better focus on wats ahead of me. n tts the A's. ive got a wk to sort everythin out n make sure i do alrite. its juz 4 more wks to freedom n play time. i'm so gonna do it. its make it or break it. either way, i'm gonna go on.
these thoughts make me believe that i can do it.
well, talkin bt unis, i think i've prepared myself mentally. since my SAT score isnt too gd, tt strikes off the top few unis. i'm almost certain i wont get into cornell, upenn n carnegie mellon now. i'm almost out of the race for berkeley, USC n michigan. tt leaves out the odd few public unis. Texas, Illinois n Massachusetts. but i guess i should b happy to know that tuition fees in these schools are about half of wat is required in top unis. most of these public would require US$ 20k or at max 23k per yr. top unis would require like 40k to 45k per yr. tt's a lot of money. n wats gd? some public unis like texas, illinois n michigan's engineerin program is better than those at top unis. so i got everythin to gain. at the most, i'll transfer to ivy leagues after 2 yrs. supposedly the name of ur bachelors does make a difference when we apply to work. tts an advice from my uncle. so get gd background knowledge in low profiled but gd programmed unis, then finish the cut wit Ivy. If I'm transferin, then the only unis i consider r MIT, cornell, stanford, Cal Tech n princeton. only those unis have better, if not equal grade for their programs.
Another factor might b weather. since i've been livin in singapore for so long, i think i wont b able to take the winter. so tt definately strikes out new england area, chicago, michigan, indiana n wisconsin. unless i'm willin to bear through the weather tt is. so tts gd for me. tt leaves me with either goin to California or Texas. my dad tells me texas weather is more or less like Singapore, if not hotter. tt's gd news. Tt means i can look very hopefully n prospectively at San Diego, Los Angeles n Texas. N I feel like I wanna go there. Ooh, its gonna b so exciting. I cant hardly wait.
and theres the plan n goal of doin well enough to enroll into graduate sch to do MBA. If MBA, then we better be talkin bt Chicago or UPenn. those two r juz it. they're the best in the field.
yea so when i say the future looks gd for me, u better believe me. n these schs dont require academic perfection or supremacy. tts wat i juz love.
yep, but i got all the time in the world to dream n wonder. right now, better focus on wats ahead of me. n tts the A's. ive got a wk to sort everythin out n make sure i do alrite. its juz 4 more wks to freedom n play time. i'm so gonna do it. its make it or break it. either way, i'm gonna go on.
these thoughts make me believe that i can do it.
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