Crossroads

Not expected to be here judging from the fact that I'm in camp during weekdays, but thank God for long admin breaks. :)

This week has been a pretty lazy one so far and it kinda gave me quite some room to think about all the decisions I've made over the weekend. Went to NUS for the open day last Saturday and I have to say that I was thoroughly impressed, at least in the most shallow of ways, because U-Town looked exactly like those too-good-to-be-true artistic impressions you see in adverts for future construction projects, just that they have actually manifested in real life. Of course, "looks can be deceiving" and (insert wise quote here), but I just couldn't see myself passing off a truly constructive judgment after simply spending less than a day in that place. After all, isn't that the whole point of making things look really glorious and attractive?

This is not to say that I was only enthralled by the look of the campus though. Faithfully sat in for talks and visited the booths about the courses I've more or less marked out in my head, and when it was about time to leave I could sense that I managed to settle on a decision. Though I admit that this extraordinary decisiveness (I'm usually irredeemably fickle) probably came by because I didn't have many options to choose from by default, I guess it's safe to say that the sharings and info only served to provide more backing for my intention to venture into Sociology.

Speaking of Sociology, I also came to this decision about the course I want to take if I manage to enter Uni not long ago; in fact, I kinda made it after I received my A-Level results. It's not because I didn't really have anywhere else to go (even now there's a huge risk of rejection), rather, it's simply because I managed to find a course that represented what I was actually really interested in. I'm glad that GP during my JC days made me realise the importance of knowing about current affairs and the societies that bind people together, as well as the satisfaction from being able to think critically and to write in clear prose. I think this pretty much validated Sociology, so it was only up to me then to inform myself that such a course actually existed. But from where I'm standing now, I wouldn't dare say that I certainly understand what would be in store for me should I really be accepted (and I'm referring to potentially thick notes and hard-to-grasp theories). Note to self: bask in the comfort that the unknown can be something compelling and really, really rewarding.

On another note, I have yet to continue opening up my options while I still have the chance to. Didn't really get to know much about SMU despite its rather attractive social sciences programme, and I also intend to apply to NTU. Need to consider almost every local university, just in case everything falls apart. And as much as I'm feeling the pinch from my 'danger zone' grades, I should be thankful that at the very least, they affirmed the direction I intended to take from the start.