Monday, November 15, 2010


I used to think i was a sly piece of shit, being crafty enough to meet certain objectives with the aid of a rather bold personality of course. I was totally wrong. As it turns out, I am actually slightly sly, a little bit crafty and lacking quite a fair bit in balls(in a non literal sense of course)

Because i know i am actually secretly being stalked by those in the place you cant speak of(much like the department of mysteries in harry potter) i cant afford to list names and inadvertently cause them to sink into some serious trouble.

So anyway i found out in the past weeks that as if the agony of watching everyone ORD was not enough, i realise theres actually quite a few people who have actually started school. I must quantify most of it are stories i have heard from others so it may not be true but i wont be surprised even if it is. Mere words cant describe this ingenious, well crafted and perhaps slightly diabolical plan to actually be 1 whole freaking semester ahead of the rest of the pack but because i totally SUCK at posting anything other then words on this blog, i have to settle for mere words.

The plan is simple enough. Save enough leave, go "overseas" for a good 2 weeks(starting school in the process) on the pretext of clearing leave, come back take IC, before going back to continue your studies. Sure you have less time for the CCC(civilian converison course whose duration varies depending on the individual), sure you never really got a chance to say goodbye to both family and friends considering your undying spirit and dedication you have you put into your active service whilst in the armed forces but who gives a SHIT!?!

Imagine you have always been somehow keeping active contact with your friends during army, suppose you block out every sunday for family day and you have no one holding you back, whats there to lose in choosing to leave so quickly after you ORD?? I try hard to think who i know fits the bill and i realise...

THATS SO ME DAMNIT! I hang out with my friends regularly enough, i allocate just about enough time for family and i dont have a gf who needs attention every few weeks at least.

If i am allowed to perhaps be slightly foolish in thinking i am quite a wily old fox, it would seem almost natural for me to come up with this excellent idea to serve my full service, enjoy school early and eventually be 1 year richer than my male peers(based on the non presumptuous notion that a graduate will surely earn more than the mere 2.2k i am getting each month without making provisions for CPF yet) Afterall i am an excellent dealbreaker player and i almost won my first game at citadel the first time i played it. TELL ME I AM NOT SLY!

But friends, sadly, i dont consider myself to be lacking in the balls department(i jay walk even if the traffic light is just mere metres so take that!) i take that back. I can only conclude its my strong grounding of values instilled by my stint in army training and the eventual service as an officer(which i am still doing now of course). Well you can ramble all you want about me still childishly revelling in the glory of commissioning 1 year on. All i have to say is that my journey in OCS has more or less moulded the way i think and act today and i cant deny its for the better so i naturally attribute what i have learned today to those 9 months. Considering most of my fellow officer friends have places overseas and they have not taken the above mentioned path, surely that provides a sensing on why they chose not to do so?

At the end of the day i think i would rather lose that one year than live in guilt each time i come back for ICT, knowing i cheated the system with the constant fear i get found out and punished as a result. But then again what can they do to a NSman? Maybe i am only making excuses for myself and my lack of bravery but what the heck. I think i am happy with life now and the 2.2k per month which i still have not gotten(time to go stir some shit in camp again) so i think that suffices. Well but for the sad April and beyond enlistees you wont even have a chance to contemplate this idea at all so HAHA sucks to be you woo!

In other non related news, i thought i was dreaming when dad told me chelsea lost 0-3 at home. Miracles do happen! Come on gunners dont let me down again!

Twistin' at 5:43 AM
Saturday, November 13, 2010


the inability to guide my sister in any way for A's is seriously getting to me. I think i am really becoming stupid. haii

Twistin' at 9:59 PM
Thursday, November 04, 2010

options options options

As if life wasnt complicated enough for me, I received a mail from SMU a few days back with regards to a scholarship interview for both the USP and Lee Kong Chian which are both rather attractive for one who wishes to remain local. I thought i didnt belong to that category. But when i went to read the mails 2 more times on separate occasions, i know i am in deep shit.

While i am very happy with my HDB scholarship, the pay is to be honest measly considering that i would be pursuing a career in the finance sector if not for the fact that i will be bonded. To put things into perspective i refer to the undermentioned

"FRESH graduates from the economics degree programme of the Singapore Management University (SMU) are among the best paid in their peer group, with a median starting salary of $3,300.

Those with distinctions fare even better. The corresponding figure for them is $3,750."

If i continue to take up my HDB scholarship, the maximum starting salary i could possibly draw is 3.3k(with distinction of course). So that puts me at approximately $450 net loss per month should i choose to study overseas. But i must not forget that the local scholarship does not provide me with living allowance. Judging by my current spending habits, that would be $400 a month at the very least. That amount is of course subjected to increase should i get attached during uni.

This still puts me at a net lost of $600 anually the moment i step out to work. But to take this at face value would be foolish. The above figures are only valid if i am to find a job upon graduation but most importantly, should i pursue my education in the UK followed by the States as planned, I can complete my Masters in 4 years as opposed to the 5 in Singapore unless i am reading it wrong which means i could potentially waste another year of my limited youth studying.

But what about the intangibles? Overseas experience? Quality time spent with family and friends? Higher probability of finding GF(more options = more opportunities)

Options Options Options


Twistin' at 6:29 AM