so i cant sleep... as much as i've tried to. Having a splitting headache. I wonder if the splitting headache is causing a gush of ideas and thoughts or the other way around... I think too much literature-research and reading has made me 'over-analytical'. Well, 'over-analytical' in relative to my normal state of mind. So I'm randomly thinking of this.
There are 2 types of pple in this world (or rather in 'little Mr S.'): the procrastinator and the change-maker. Basically, the earlier 'talk' and the latter 'do'. The procrastinators or rather 'talkers' often identify sociological phenomenons and sensationalize them. Take for example the recent media interest and discussion over rising prices by 'little Mr S.'. This includes media interviewers with producers and consumers, in the form of discussions on how they cope with the rising costs. At the end of the day, it becomes a feature on 'where to find the $2 chicken rice in 'little Mr S.'. Otherwise, the recent survey on 'little Mr S.' service-standards (as reported on ST a while ago) is heavily criticized by locals on it's over-estimated results. This ends up with people calling into radio stations to criticize on 'poor' and 'rude' service at hawker centers, when they simply cant understand the concept of 'value-for-money'.
On the other hand, the change-makers act upon such procrastination. It is probably impossible not to find a trace of procrastination in these 'change-makers'. However, we would expect them to act upon procrastination. Or rather, procrastination may be a way of brain-mapping the action plan.
I've learnt that there is a limit to procrastination (well, probably not so for some pple aka 'friendly drivers of the pay-to-sit services'). I was(n probably still am) one of these procrastinators. It seems like procrastination is an inseparable form of identity as a member in 'little Mr S.'. Procrastination becomes plausible for everything in 'little Mr S.'. It has even become a social-process, an infectious and contagious one that is. I've come to grow tired of procrastinating. It started out as something 'intellectual' (yes, wishful thinking on my part). Then, I realize that I'm no different from the procrastinators in the rest of 'little Mr S.'.
So let us see what my wonderful NUS tertiary education has educated me in the last 2 years and 3 months. Sociology teaches me to procrastinate, Social Work teaches me to mediate a (social) problem, Psychology teaches me to act & solve. That probably explains why I'm a psychology major.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
it's getting exciting...!
A long day in school.. again. Overslept and missed my 8-9am tutorial. hehe.. there goes my unblemished JS tutorial attendance... Then spent a whole of 2 hours crapping with lynn in the central lib. HAHa... her fren bumped into her, and made a remark which hit the nail on the wall, "Lynn, why you so free?".
Finally, almost done with all the assignments and tests! Left with the JS paper, which I'm yet to be done with 'cos of the other group member.. did i mention that i HATE groupwork. especially weird and lazy group members. I'm totally motivated to pull up my CAP this sem! hehhehe.. I sound like a spoilt kid. hee... waiting for 9 may!
Well, it's getting exciting. Pulled eu, fang & jer to join a social entrepreneurship competition as organized by CITIBANK and YMCA. We chose the VWO, ST Andrew Autism school and managed to meet up with the PIC yesterday. It was really an interesting meetup. They've basically added the muscles and nerves to our skeleton-outline (sorry if the analogy sucks). SO seriously, it's getting exciting. Eu was so hyped up after the meeting. hehe..
oh, called merla yesterday. Feels good to hear her voice. heeh... she reminded me that this is the 3rd time I'm saying that I'll go over. hehe... hope i'll be able to go over as planned! She mentioned about a S$1000 bamboo house, and I started thinking about growing vegetables and having a farm. haha... random.
Excited about starting the Research Assistant work tomorrow! (at the expense of my JS lecture. hehe)
Excited about attending the Hearing-Impaired service this saturday at FCBC!
Finally, almost done with all the assignments and tests! Left with the JS paper, which I'm yet to be done with 'cos of the other group member.. did i mention that i HATE groupwork. especially weird and lazy group members. I'm totally motivated to pull up my CAP this sem! hehhehe.. I sound like a spoilt kid. hee... waiting for 9 may!
Well, it's getting exciting. Pulled eu, fang & jer to join a social entrepreneurship competition as organized by CITIBANK and YMCA. We chose the VWO, ST Andrew Autism school and managed to meet up with the PIC yesterday. It was really an interesting meetup. They've basically added the muscles and nerves to our skeleton-outline (sorry if the analogy sucks). SO seriously, it's getting exciting. Eu was so hyped up after the meeting. hehe..
oh, called merla yesterday. Feels good to hear her voice. heeh... she reminded me that this is the 3rd time I'm saying that I'll go over. hehe... hope i'll be able to go over as planned! She mentioned about a S$1000 bamboo house, and I started thinking about growing vegetables and having a farm. haha... random.
Excited about starting the Research Assistant work tomorrow! (at the expense of my JS lecture. hehe)
Excited about attending the Hearing-Impaired service this saturday at FCBC!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Follow Through...
What does the phrase 'follow through' mean to you?
To me, this phrase pops up during tennis and golf. 'Follow through' is a term used during my swings, be it to get the tennis ball farther across the court, or to hit the little white ball up and high over the putting ground. It often starts with a back swing, followed by a good hard swing. However, when the follow through is lacking, the ball loses steam. A seemingly good start ends up with a ball at the same side of your court, or a ball barely making the 50m mark.
I guess follow through has always been applicable in our daily lives. Sometimes, we set our foot on the starting point. Only to realize that we've failed to reach the end-point at the end of the day. Otherwise, the 'swing' is accompanied by a half-hearted effort. A follow through becomes necessary for a good and pretty ending. I hope that I'd be able to practice this analogy in my life. Although following through can become so tiring, I'd like to 'grain it into my muscle' till it becomes a habit.
Talking about analogy, thanks to changjie for giving me a very interesting one as quoted from his CS prof. I'll remember about the 'black diamond slope'!
To me, this phrase pops up during tennis and golf. 'Follow through' is a term used during my swings, be it to get the tennis ball farther across the court, or to hit the little white ball up and high over the putting ground. It often starts with a back swing, followed by a good hard swing. However, when the follow through is lacking, the ball loses steam. A seemingly good start ends up with a ball at the same side of your court, or a ball barely making the 50m mark.
I guess follow through has always been applicable in our daily lives. Sometimes, we set our foot on the starting point. Only to realize that we've failed to reach the end-point at the end of the day. Otherwise, the 'swing' is accompanied by a half-hearted effort. A follow through becomes necessary for a good and pretty ending. I hope that I'd be able to practice this analogy in my life. Although following through can become so tiring, I'd like to 'grain it into my muscle' till it becomes a habit.
Talking about analogy, thanks to changjie for giving me a very interesting one as quoted from his CS prof. I'll remember about the 'black diamond slope'!
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