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Monday, April 06, 2009
 
In a mere few days time I'll be flying to Taiwan for 3 weeks. Really, I'm quite excited over this trip! Because I know I'll be having more fun than training this time. It's mandatory to overspend while on vacation cos that's the whole point of being overseas. Anyways, I'll be gone on Thursday morning and back on 1 May, and make it in time for my cousin's wedding.


I have been resting since Saturday and this had been a rather uneventful weekend. No plans, no dinner with friends, no shopping. Oh wait, scratch the last point, I did buy a pair of pants to fly in on Thur. No idea why there's this insistence on wearing pants while on flight. Nobody's going to really care, but damn, still I've got this pair of fantastic, classy grey Armani pants.

Oh and did I mention how bored I am? Well, I really am. My intention to visit the library was completely ruined by the rain this afternoon and since David Archuleta would be in Bugis tomorrow evening, I might as well drop by tomorrow to check out the American Idol finalist.

All I could do at home was laze on bed, eating chips, watching Sex and The City or Will & Grace. And then eventually, sleeping off the calories. It's a pain to admit that this isn't healthy but I really can't think of better things to do. My life is empty, with no drive and things to be occupied with. There's not even good bad TV to watch. Wonder how am I going to spend my day tomorrow.

The only thing that has constantly been on my mind is my future and career. I'd like to think that my future will be a rosy picture of wealth, success, health and great relationships. But that's everybody's dream. Is there enough 'luck' and job opportunities to go around? And there are like a million intelligent intellectuals like myself who will be competing to climb the corporate/ social ladder, so what does it take to really succeed?

We've seen success stories, surely, but are we of that calibre to attain something like that as well? What is the probability of success in a highly competitive meritocratic society? If we realise our dreams can't be realised here, does it necessitate a change in surrounding? Is it fair to leave this place where we learnt so much and where our lives took place entirely so far?

How much are we willing to sacrifice our present to achieve an unpromised future?
 
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