Time really flies, it wasn't long
ago when I started postgrad.
Now, it's coming to an end.

Postgrad years seem to run faster
than army years. Not tt I
enjoy it tremendously, but
it's definitely more
comfortable than
NS.

There is less stress in NS, but
you have limited freedom.

On New Year Eve I was in sch
& on New year day, ditto. Seriously,
I don't mind after all I feel I am
so, so, so close to the finishing
line.

Now I don't feel blue about working on weekends,
I worked seven days a week then a day
break and another seven days.

Thinking about finishing out motivates me
like nobody business.

I have mixed feelings about leaving
the lab, not tt I really enjoy lab
work tremendously. The people
at the laboratory block are
really fantastic, without
them I really doubt I will
finish my project. I borrowed
a lot of stuff from other labs
& they were always
generous with their
offer.

My colleagues were also fantastic,
there is no office politics and
pple just do their stuff.

I think I will miss the warmth
and generosity of my colleagues
but I am really happy to move on.

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'O' level result was released on the first day
of the second week of January. Finally,
I have coached a student that has
an A1 for Pure Chemistry.

After 3 tries, this was the A1 I really
wanted. It's weird, it's really sounds
like I'm the one taking 'O' level. But, after
3 A2, finally, I have a student
who got an A1!

Overall, last year was fantastic for all the
students I have coached. The
returns for all the subjects
and students that I have taught
were 7A1, 1A2 and 1B4. This
is a very nice finale for me.

The chem A1 was really something I wanted
and the 2 bio A1 were surprised for me
because this was my first time
teaching biology.

I will have lesser assignments for 2011 as I
aim to free up my Friday for leisure
activities. I always think Friday is
a good time to hang up with
great frenzs for dining
& drinks after a week
of work.

But for the past 5 years, things have
been far away from the way I wish
things would be; things
will be different in 2011.

For the past 4 years at least, Friday was
an additional 3 hours of tuition after
work. But, I have little complaint,
tuition really have helped to build
up my savings so that I have
got money for investment.

With 4 years of investing experience, I
think I have an early headstart. Nowadays,
I feel much in control then when I
first started.

Investment is a very interesting 'game',
a bit like chess, but only just a bit.
It is far more challenging &
emotional than playing
chess.

I believe one day when I am able
to win consistently, I might
lose a bit of interest but
I guess I will be in
it for a long time.

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The 'Social network' which depicts the
story of Facebook is a well directed
movie.

When Phoenix sent a Facebook invitation
for me in 2007, I thought this
will in time displace
Friendster.

It's didn't disappoint. At that time, I only
have about 50 friends in my Facebook.

But Facebook has evolved a lot since 2007.
The games are much better & the
focus of the site has evolved
to better suit the need of the
users.

Mark Zuckerberg is a genius because he
has managed to freshen things and
take facebook to the next level.
After a couple of years, Facebook
still surprised me as it keeps evolving.

When I bumped into Phoenix a week before
in the canteen, we were like
strangers, not even smiling to
each other.

I believe I am the chief culprit for things to
be so frozen out. Even though, deep down I
have my best wishes for her;
in her presence I can't help
but express scorn towards
her.

I really felt betrayed even though
I might be partly responsible for tt
behavior.

Beside that, I have really good memories

about the time with her. To me that
is really enough, it's better to
be in a short but energetic relationship
rather than in a long relationship with
no real chemistry and excitement.

I really don't know whether it is possible
for me to be in a long relationship as I am
not the type who likes to plan very far.
I always trust my intuition to guide
me in the right path; things are
more beautiful for me this way.