I have to say that going into the new course, I expected my classes to be difficult, but it’s still managed to catch me by surprise. I guess that’s how it is, isn’t it? You can’t actually imagine the difficulty ahead of time. You can sort of guess, but the way it creeps up on [...]
First week of school has been great so far. Like the two classes I’ve attended (there’s one more that starts on Monday), and made new friends, and all that. I suppose it has all been very normal and all very according-to-plan, which isn’t what I’m usually fond of, but this has worked out in a [...]
Happy Merlion Day, all you Singaporeans.
We’re about a month away from this year’s Gloomsday! [Update, 19 Aug: Not anymore!] Here are a few thoughts on it as we march into this most miserable of occasions with our feet heavy and our sighs even heavier. Another Gloomsday, another year older, after all. I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. [...]
School begins next week. We battle anew. It was a sobering feeling logging into IVLE again today. Those months sure went by quickly. The prospect of returning to school is more than a little intimidating, mostly because it’s a whole new experience for me. I do sometimes imagine myself dying in a blaze of metaphorical [...]