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Friday, January 05, 2007

Dear Ah_Ken of tomorrow,

This letter is written in goodwill to remind you of what you had set out to do yesterday, for you seem to have forgotten all about them today. Maybe you just needed a rest from studies and all, or maybe you were just a little bit too satisfied with your results. Then again it may be because of the festive seasons that have led to the change in mood. Whatever the case, let me now list your priorities out for you here:

1. You are a student. It is obvious that you should focus your efforts on your studies. Furthermore, your friends, who are already working, have constantly reminded you of the benefits of studying. Just a quote, "When you study until you stress and you 'seh' your textbook, the textbook will not scold you back."

Let me also stress that although your results are above your expectations, you really not that good. You can't afford to put in less effort than you did for last semester, especially now that you are taking 6 modules.

Furthermore, please do not repeat your mistake last semester. Do you remember how you simply lose your steam after the mid-term breaks? Make sure that you don't fall into that again this semester.

2. Your applications for scholarships before was met with rejections and you know that it was not just for the reason that you did not take any 'S' papers. It was also because you had an average CCA record. You realised your mistake and had set out to take on more responsibilities after you set foot into NUS. You chose to work for USC because you felt closer to home (in NUS) there. Although you may be a bit burnt out from the various committees you are in, you know that they serve as a good learning experience for a greenhorn like you.

In addition, you also knew that you are not the most capable person there is but you believe that a positive attitude can help you to learn more to become one. Do not slack in this sense.

3. It is natural for people to want to find a partner to share their love and joy with. However, with your other priorities, you know you cannot give your 100% into a relationship at this point in time. And knowing you, you will want to give 101% into it. Thus you should not even had entertain thoughts of getting into one. Not now. Then again, I know you probably had made the decision after much contemplation as your experience had shown you the need to think through before acting on any feelings. Oh well.. It seems that she is not interested. So let's not make it any worse ok?

4. Do you remember why you wanted to join USP? It was for the opportunities. However, you have not taken up much thus far. Maybe you have adapted so well to Uni life that you are already very comfortable. It is time to kick yourself out of your comfort zone. Move it.

I know that all these will probably bring your stress level to greater heights, especially with school starting in 2 days time. However, you have your share of a slack holiday this December. Time to start your engine, kid.

Yours Sincerely,
Ah_Ken of today

PS: I chose to blog in this style because I initially wanted to write another letter but I chose not to.

The Origin. 1/05/2007 11:44:00 pm

quotes

"You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be, white dress, prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. You would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Prince Charming, they were so close you could taste them, but eventually you grow up, one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is its hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely cause almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope, of faith, that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true." - Dr. Meredith Grey from Grey's Anatomy

'How happy is the little Stone
That rambles in the Road alone,
And doesn't care about Careers
And Exigencies never fears-
Whose Coat of elemental Brown
A passing Universe put on,
And independent as the Sun
Associates or glows alone,
Fulfilling absolute Decree
In casual simplicity-' - How happy is the little Stone by Emily Dickinson

'This is your last chance.
After this, there is no turning back.
You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.' - Morpheus, The Matrix

'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Not because you'll get it, but because you're doomed not to want it if you do.' - Unknown

'There are plenty of people with good intentions who take the wrong actions in the end' - Gundam Seed Destiny

'Life is no straight and easy corridor along
which we must seek our way,
lost and confused, now and again
checked in a blind alley.

But always, if we have faith,
a door will open for us,
not perhaps one that we ourselves
would ever have thought of,
but one that will ultimately
prove good for us.' - A.J.Cronin

"Every life has one true-love snapshot
Strangers are just family you have yet to come to know
No life is a waste.
The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone"

"A man can endure alot if he still has hope." - Clyde T. Ellis

" 'Appreciate It.' 2 simple words. A life span of gratitude." - Cinderella Man

"A boxer enters the ring alone. If knocked down, he alone could pick himself up and keep the fight going." - Cinderella Man

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"Jame J. Braddock: I know this isn't what you wanted. But I can't win if you're not behind me.
Mae: I'm always behind you."

"People die in fairy tales all the time." - Max Baer, Cinderella Man

"Maybe sometimes people need to see someone do it so they can do it." - Father Rorick, Cinderella Man

"You always got ot figure you're not the best man in the world, there might be somebody better. That's the way it was. That's the way boxing is. The champion don't always stand up. There's always somebody coming up to take him. That's a part of life." - Jame J. Braddock

"If either man falls through weakness or otherwise, he must get up unassisted" - The Queensbury Rules, No. 4

"All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory" - Motto of the King's Guard in Ancient Greece

"With each passing day in a good marriage, the love for your spouse grow stronger than the day before" - Cinderella Man

"I take responsibility" - President George W. Bush

"Sow a Thought, and you reap an Act;
Sow an Act, and you reap a Habit;
Sow a Habit, and you sow a Character;
Sow a Character, and you reap a Destiny." - Samuel Smiles

"Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt - Shakespeare in Measure of Measure

"What does your heart tell you?" - Aragorn, LOTR

"To an outstretched hand we shall respond with an olive branch, but we shall fight fire with the harshest fire ever." - Israeli PM Ariel Sharon

"To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human. " - The Matrix

"Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth, always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong. That is your oath." - Balian of Ibelin, Kingdom of Heaven

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." - Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird

"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are... it is our choices." - Dumbledore, Harry Potter

"Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends." - Gandalf, LOTR

"Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten." - Lilo & Stitch

"Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it." - Malcolm Wallace, Braveheart

"Every man dies, not every man really lives." - William Wallace, Braveheart

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