I got my offer last week. Yes, I got the letter from NUS last week and I didn't update. Mainly because I had a lousy week at work, with me being either too darn free or too darn busy.
Work is planned in such a way that I never ever have work throughout the day. I'll have 2-3 hour stretches where I'll walk around the office in a pathetic manner, looking for work (from the other temps). And then there's the stretches where I'm rushing like some mad woman, trying to finish my assignments that for some reason, are always letters waiting to be sent out by that same day.
Anyway, about the offer. I didn't get Medicine. In a sense, it was a huge relief. It's almost as if I came full circle and eventually came back to what I was meant to (and wanted to) do. In case you're wondering, I got posted to Science. Yes, Science. And I love Science (mostly). I don't know why I applied for Medicine, especially when I knew right from the start that I'd much rather be in a lab. It was probably from all the psyching everyone around me was doing. It was probably the parental pressure. It was probably my lack of willpower and the inability to stand my ground. But all's well and I ended up where I'm meant to be. In Science.
So now I'm semi-looking forward to university life. It's just that NUS seems to have the most troublesome acceptance procedure among ALL the local universities. Submit photo for matriculation card, go for medical checkup, study for the advance placement tests, matriculation. ARGH.
On top of that, A*STAR (which supposedly rejected me for the scholarship, or so I thought after 3 weeks without news) has called me up (after the FINAL interview) for a clinical psychological interview. What that is for I have no idea. But that has put a lot of plans in limbo.
My interview's on the 3rd. I NEED to reply to the local universities by the 5th. I NEED to reply to the UCAS by the 6th. How more screwed up can the situation get?
I'm definitely going to accept NUS' offer, but what about the UK? What happens if I accept and don't get the scholarship? If I accept and get the scholarship, I could just pay NUS a penalty (assuming there is one). What happens if I DON'T accept a place in the UK and actually get the scholarship? Do I take a gap year? If so, will A*STAR actually allow it?
Onto happier stuff. I quit my job. Yes, I quit that miserable, low-paying, thankless job of mine. I quit so I could concentrate on studying for my advance placement tests since I really don't want to be doing biochemistry and organic chemistry in university, considering how much I disliked them in junior colleage. I don't mind molecular genetics, but I might as well try for that as well. Other than the tests, I quit because I didn't like the working environment and the bosses. The higher ups were unappreciative of our work and constantly strived to make us work over time. Even when we were relatively free. So yes, I quit and now I have the time to study for my advance placement tests, meet up with friends without having to worry about being late thanks to work or leaving early because of work the next day. I'm free to make my own plans, read more books etc etc etc. All this for 2 months. My last day's next Wednesday so yes, I am looking forward to it.
Tomorrow will be a long day. I'll be attending the induction session at NUS in the morning, followed by lunch with Teresa before coming home to laze for a while before meeting the junior college class near my area. To be honest, I'm looking forward to Sunday, not Saturday. And even more so, Wednesday. No prizes for guessing why. Lol.
The Great Singapore Sale is on, and in comes the whole "I want to buy a digital camera" thing. AGAIN. I can't get one not because my mum won't allow (because it is my cash), but because SOMEONE insists on buying it and if he's getting it, I'd much rather not have a camera (not even the film ones) at all. There are certain things you don't get a girlfriend because that constitutes splurging and doing so makes me feel weird. Getting a $600-800 camera constitues splurging. Other than that stupid camera thing, I want to get new shoes and clothes because my shoes seem like they're on the verge of giving out on me and my clothes.... let's just say the ones I do wear, aren't exactly presentable, given the violent and destructive tendencies of the side cover washing machine I have at home. Someone, please remind me how pathetically poor I really am so I won't spend too much.
Ok it is nearing midnight, I have to be up by 7am tomorrow morning which means I need to get to bed. Easy job considering how tired I am from 30mins on the treadmill and 20 on the cycling machine. Yes, I hit the gym. And I'm still feeling FAT. Good bye and good night. Till the next time.
I'm a 3rd year student in what is probably the largest autonomous university in Singapore majoring in a Science-related subject (well it sorta IS SCIENCE). I'm known to be introverted, sarcastic (at times), funny when I rant (which isn't a good thing lol) and somewhat of a loner. I miss LA and would move there in a heartbeat :(
