Today was an interesting day. had floorball in the morning before heading down to PS in the afternoon. RB and Lardlad decided to try thai express with me and it was not bad! I quite liked the green curry although the thanying express at Taka food court is much much better. Later met up with a friend at city hall and explored the dead marina city. It is so dead that there is barely anybody there.

Didn't know the mph warehouse sale is today. Anyway i have no time to read my own medical textbooks much less fiction? Met houston before going to dhoby ghaut whilst on my way back to pass a belated birthday present. Met Enil and Aik Yong as well. Got some clothes today for very good deals. I want a kenzo jeans t-shirt. Why? Its Kenzo

Interesting topics of the day

Culture. What defines culture? What is the baseline criteria that defines who is cultured or not? Can you say that anybody is not cultured at all? What does culture comprise of? Does specialised knowledge in one field make one more cultured than generalised knowledge in many fields?

Readiness. When does one consider one to be ready? Is it the willingness to take on responsibility and commit or is it the acceptance of the possibility of being hurt?

Happiness. I am in quite a happy mood lately. Peaceful and happy. I love this feeling of satisfaction with my life. Peace reigns. I went home earlier today cos i was dirty from floorball and i realised that i am rather contented with life now. It is nice and happy and it provides a lot of satisfaction. It doesn't mean that there aren't problems but the problems are minor and the joys are many. Just being with friends and family makes the world a happier place, esp when my friends act as a pseudo-siblings of sort cos i don't have any. I kinda feel at home all the time when i have friends calling and talking about the old days and the memorable times we used to had until National Slavery got in the way.

Goal getting. I didn't know i was so focused. Reviewing my life with my old friends always brings a new view of things. It is always clearer from the other side. I can't believe what my friend said but i believe that it is a compliment that he mentioned it this way. I am made for big things if only i put my mind to them. This was something my mom fostered in me and i have let her down all the time. Now i realised how true she was. When i wanted something, i will usually get it. That was me. I would create my own opportunities and fight against fate in order to achieve whatever i want. At whatever cost.

I came home early today for another reason. I needed to sort out my notes and my books and everything that has been lying on my table for so long. Also, i didn't really like staying at city hall any longer due to the exhaustive nature of floorball. Wanted to go to orchard and finish a few books but decided not to at the last moment. I think i am adopting a 4 day study, 2 day play and 1 day rest week now. There are some priorities that have changed in my life and it will be quite apparent.

I really think i am a lousy friend. I mean, i am not very good with interpersonal skills and thus i have a tendency to make a lot of people angry. Maybe i just think that the world rotates too much around myself. I don't think a lot about or for other people perhaps. But that is slowly but surely changing. Sometimes there is a paradigm shift in life and coming into med school is definitely one of those. Not that it was momentous or decisive but the factors that combined to generate change. It was both a good and bad year for me last year. But i would rate it as one of the best years i have had lived so far. And i hope that it only can get better.



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