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It was my 2nd day of orientation today, and through the teambonding activities, I managed to know beyond the initial 4 friends that I have on my 1st day in NIE. Though not as "ra-ra" as when I was younger in my JC orientation days, I was still considered relatively active & enthu ya. 1.30pm was my course registration & also the release of my subjects offered. I had opted for Geography (my fav) and English (to improve my England, which is rather powderful), but was disgruntled and shocked to know that I am offered Geo & Hist....
Not that Im against History, but studying both Geo & Hist can be really quite heavy and pose as a big challenge. Both are heavy content subjects which require alot of memorising and appropriate studying techniques. Yes, although Im only 21 yrs old (my imagined age), there's still a limit to what I can remember and be tested on. I was brooding over this reality for some time, when I was suddenly reminded, ironically.
"Whats up man? Havent I been teaching both Geo & Hist this year? I still managed well mah (again my imagination). So getting this combination shouldnt overwhelm me that much right?" Bearing this in mind, the obstacle & burden were lifted off my heart and shoulder. I was able to smile as usual as I left NIE with Alfred. Things arent as bad as I had imagined them to be afterall.
In life, we may not get what we want all the time, or we may not even get to make a choice over certain things. Sometimes after knowing a result or news, our natural reaction is to be negative & pessimistic. "Oh shit! Die liao, I cannot lah, its too difficult already. Wah, why am I so suay????? Sianz!"
Do you know when the flower will blossom?
Do you know when the rainbow will appear?
Do you know when your day will come?
How then do we know that we will sure to fail in a situation or task, when we have not given ourselves a chance to experience it? Who knows that because we made that decision and choice to try and do our best, that actually is the right combination to success?
Perhaps choices are not given by others to us; choices are given to ourselves by ourselves. We choose how we can feel when something bad happens; we choose to be happy despite all the unhappy things that happen. We choose to live life to the fullest and most fulfilling.