ORD Lo!

I got my pink IC on the 4th, my official ORD's on the 6th, and today's the 8th! So yea, this post is kinda outdated.

Anyway, I think the hype surrounding ORD is way too overrated. Sure, life's definitely better out of camp. There's no more mosquitoes, no more noise and air pollution from all the dust, no more bad food (I'm not being a spoilt brat but even the cookhouse aunties find the food only barely edible...).

But that's all. Nothing more to be excited about.

I desire little of those freedom that others wished for. I have no ambitions. I don't even have friends to spend my time with.

Or maybe I do, but that remains to be seen..

One thing about being discharged from the army is that it puts issues that I've been running from right in my face again. To name a few:

Unemployment
I've been studying classified ads and job ads online for weeks but haven't taken any action yet. I've considered various options to balance my work, pay and leisure time but haven't made any decision. It's about time I settled on something and get started.

Deciding on my Course
I held on to NUS Science for the last 2 years but I fear holding on might not be the wisest choice..

I've got a keen interest in physics and thought being a physicist would be a pretty interesting prospect. My plans were to either become a uni lecturer after getting my masters/Phd or work at DSO or ASTAR. I thought both were pretty high paying and stable jobs which would more than make up for the extra few years spent on education in the long run.

However, my plan is obviously not without loopholes. There's nothing to guarantee that I would be good enough to get my 1st class Honours or that I have what it takes to even go for a Masters or Phd. And even if I do get there, no guarantees that the organisations that I apply to needs physicists in my field. Worse come to worse, I would most likely end up a teacher. Might as well go NIE at the start right? Why waste my time in uni?

The many no-guarantees have prompted me to do a serious re-evaluation of courses.

Scholarship Application
2 years ago I didn't care. I dislike doing write-ups about myself because I don't like selling myself. I also dislike going for interviews and doing badly in them.

But reality sunk it. 30k worth of tuition fees are going to be paid. Sure, I told my parents that I would pay for my fees and I'm pretty sure I can. But ouch. 30k seriously burns a big hole in my bank book.

If a few hours (or even days) worth of preparation and research can lend me a scholarship or a grant, I say the effort is pretty damn worth it!

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That's all for my ORD post!


From my Past,
To my Future