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Although I'm not any gifted in music or knowledgeable about it, I still like listening and watching this:

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Back to camp

to serve my remaining 83 days

the freedom after exams/graduation was short lived

it's again back to the exact settings three years ago

i called it the "stock exchange"

except that most of the faces are new

i wish i can fast forward 83 days

come on, let me move on! don't lock me in here!

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take a present snapshot of me

i am well aware that i have changed

for the better or for the worse borders on the contentious

but one thing for sure, i know i have changed in a number of ways

i asked why food isn't ready barely two minutes upon order

i try hard to avoid crowds to move quickly

did i expect life to function like computers?

i also get increasingly critical

What i learnt in classroom was impractical

i begin to identify things that matter

crisp truths versus fluff which smothered my senses

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I've graduated!

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exactly 7 days to the last paper.

i mean last paper of NUS.

how cool is that?

it's been a long wait.

i have endured hardships and overcome challenges.

and forged valuable friendships & "fiend"ships

dear friends, i thank you for lending support when hope was in short supply

dear fiends, i thank you for the experiences which bestowed upon me the ability to discern

it's been an eventful three years

good mug and drool times

good hacking code times

good coffee times

i have so much to say, being someone who dwells in school 7 days a week

gaining freedom soon feels like going out from jail

i hope the day would come but uncertainties abound create a tension of the opposites

even with a job, i am still lost and confused. What's next?

i put on the graduation gown and wondered why we couldn't just dress in tees

I finally discovered what works best for me.

i haven't been this cheerful, energetic and "alive" all the while.

completing work on time. having enough sleep. eating well and feeling good.

here are some of the habits which has helped me a lot:

- setting just 3 major tasks to do everyday (find your own optimal size for each task)

- read something or listen to something while you travel. (exceptions: don't do this standing, don't read on bus) I generally avoid newspaper because i hate people who spread their 'chicken wings'.

-avoid potato chips and junk food. eat sensibly.

-devise your own exercise routine. can't help you lose weight but prevents you from getting sluggish. my own routine takes about 10 minutes everyday, with a mixture of on-the-spot jogging, slow push ups, crunches, bridge, etc.

-have enough sleep.

it's almost the end--graduation.
even the snail mail has arrived.
indicate your attendance, order your graduation dresses. ("why dress and not outfit?")
that also means the dissertation is due soon (omg)

i must push on using my last burst of energy!

~20 days to submission of dissertation
~22 days to submission of 5000-word case study
~11 days to presentation for case study
~6 days to submission of service oriented architecture assignment

what's the motivation?

a good honors degree
a graduation trip (i long to have a holiday)
catch up on sleep and exercise i sorely lack
visit people and places