I did not, indeed could not see this day when first I set foot on that wretched island 13 weeks ago, and yet here I am, sitting back at home typing this, after having successfully completed my BMT Graduation Parade.
I am officially a private now. I have passed out of basic military training into almost two weeks of block leave. The sequel to this is something I will not think of now, since I'll only know of my new posting next Friday. Until then, we may rejoice.
Rejoice! Rejoice! And again I say rejoice!
Right, anyway, my immediate concern is my university application. I'm pretty set on NUS, since its the only uni in Singapore with a credible Arts Fac. Why not overseas you may wonder. Well, firstly, there is the question of money. Secondly, even if money wasn't an issue, I can't bear to leave home for long. Staying on a bloody island off Singapore's shores is bad enough, what more studying on an island off Europe's shores? At the heart of the matter, I'm just too lazy to do my own laundry. And, I'm sick of communal living.
So, back to NUS. I'm currently interested in majoring in philosophy, because I'm fascinated with the subject. The philosophy class at NUS is very small yearly, but that's fine with me since students will get greater attention from the professors. Personally I would like to sit in an ivory tower for the rest of my life musing on life's imponderables, but that's impossible, so I'll settle with a philosophy major. If possible I'd like to do a double major, with Lit as the second major. Alternatively it could be history or political science. I haven't made up my mind. I'll wait for the first year when I take the introductory modules. The problem with university education, especially in the Arts, is that I find so many things I'm interested in, and yet have so little time, and energy, to do them. Ah well, one cannot have one's cake and eat it.
Ok, I'm tired. Going off now.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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