105 blog posts later...
...and this is who I have become.
Weird time of the year to do a review of the past year and all my doings. But today I was suddenly hit by the realisation of timezoomingby when a prospective IC fresher (incidentally also a Chem Eng-er) sent me a message through the MSoc website, asking me for survival tips and such. Survival tips. Hmmm I guess I could give some of those, if it's merely to SURVIVE, that she's aiming for. Coz I know nothing beyond that, as far as my course is concerned. Duh. Sensing her enthusiasm (and possible nervousness?) between the lines of her IM to me, was so reminiscent for the once-a-fresher that I am.
My 6 months in London, although short, contain quite a few life-changing character-building milestones and lifetime 'firsts' that I never imagined I would ever go through. Just to mention a few - having first-hand taste of what it's like to be one of the less bright (to put it mildly...) people in the class, sitting through an entire lecture without gaining ANYTHING at all from it, as well as practically sleeping through entire lectures. What else.... being away from home and family for an extended period of time... flying... falling in love....
This time of the year last year I was coming up with a million and one reasons why I should NOT go to Imperial College. This time of the year this year, I see on hindsight the reasons for my reasons as well as the consequences, both good and bad, of neglecting those very reasons.
The May Tan who alights in Kuala Lumpur on the 26th of June 2005 will be a different one from the one who departed from KLIA 9 months ago in tears and fears. Tears and fears still remain, different ones though they may be.
If there's one thing I've learnt, question all you want, but in the end God's will will prove to be the good, perfect and pleasing (Romans 12:2) will He has promised it to be. And it's not the end yet, so despair not.
But for now, I'm being haunted and taunted by the verse in Beverly Craven's 'Promise Me' - "I'll be home, I'll be home soon...."
"Though I'm right where I wanna be, losing track of time, but I wish that it was still last year (night)...."
Weird time of the year to do a review of the past year and all my doings. But today I was suddenly hit by the realisation of timezoomingby when a prospective IC fresher (incidentally also a Chem Eng-er) sent me a message through the MSoc website, asking me for survival tips and such. Survival tips. Hmmm I guess I could give some of those, if it's merely to SURVIVE, that she's aiming for. Coz I know nothing beyond that, as far as my course is concerned. Duh. Sensing her enthusiasm (and possible nervousness?) between the lines of her IM to me, was so reminiscent for the once-a-fresher that I am.
My 6 months in London, although short, contain quite a few life-changing character-building milestones and lifetime 'firsts' that I never imagined I would ever go through. Just to mention a few - having first-hand taste of what it's like to be one of the less bright (to put it mildly...) people in the class, sitting through an entire lecture without gaining ANYTHING at all from it, as well as practically sleeping through entire lectures. What else.... being away from home and family for an extended period of time... flying... falling in love....
This time of the year last year I was coming up with a million and one reasons why I should NOT go to Imperial College. This time of the year this year, I see on hindsight the reasons for my reasons as well as the consequences, both good and bad, of neglecting those very reasons.
The May Tan who alights in Kuala Lumpur on the 26th of June 2005 will be a different one from the one who departed from KLIA 9 months ago in tears and fears. Tears and fears still remain, different ones though they may be.
If there's one thing I've learnt, question all you want, but in the end God's will will prove to be the good, perfect and pleasing (Romans 12:2) will He has promised it to be. And it's not the end yet, so despair not.
But for now, I'm being haunted and taunted by the verse in Beverly Craven's 'Promise Me' - "I'll be home, I'll be home soon...."
"Though I'm right where I wanna be, losing track of time, but I wish that it was still last year (night)...."
posted by may at 11:29 PM
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Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Romans 5:3-5
Freshers survival tips in London : stay as close to Bayswater as possible... and dun mix wif ONLY Malaysians
more survival tips: dont get addicted to Khan's and Four Seasons. *nudges jan* =P
about the mixing with only malaysians bit, i agree. i have very few non-msian contacts besides my cellgroup mates and some coursemates but even then, those are seldom more than just hi-and-bye friends. it's definitely good to have a wider circle of friends, but im very very thankful and grateful for a great support group of msian friends... wouldn't change that for anything! :)
awww mayy...what a pleasant post!
dun mix wif jin and may *ppffft*
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