Honours has been a journey of self discovery, really. I find that I question myself a lot more than I did in my first three years. There's only SIX of us this year. Not like the number had increased in the past few years.
Research life is so different from your typical bachelor's. Trust me, it is much harder to keep track of what you're doing than when you had deadlines to adhere to. It is so much easier to procrastinate and overlook certain things.
The other day after class outta boredom, J let me try the Myers Briggs test and guess what? I got INTJ. Which isn't exactly surprising but at the same time, I felt... I dunno. Content? Sad?
Some of the things which I felt were true to a certain extent:
Treated like a "doormat"
Often unappreciated although submits work of high quality (or sth like that)
Methodical in approach (which probably explains why I am in Honours)
Prefer to work alone (once again, why I like researching)
gtg, bb.
13 April 2013
01 April 2013
You taught me something even if we were not that close.
From what I remember, though how little my memory of you may be, you were such a pleasant girl.
Most of the time, it was HI-BYE conversations in high school. Yet, I'm thankful that you were nice to me. A wonderful prefect, I'd say.
We were never in the same class.
Yet, I was lucky that through your best friend's party aka my classmate's party, I had some informal conversation with you.
And according to my FB history, I did say hello at least until 2 years back when I realised that maybe I wasn't that close to you so never mind....
Until 5 days ago, when you randomly LIKED my grad photos. There was this URGE in me to reconnect with you. Swear I did. But, part of me felt... hmm... this is funny....trying not to think too much, no, nothing weird. no, maybe I shouldn't disturb her-lah!
When I think back and as I looked back at our friendship on FB, maybe that's why you invited me to your church play despite me being your best friend's classmate and nothing more. And maybe that's why despite me being a new kid on the block at the time I saw you around, you were nice to me.
And perhaps your LIKE was a way of saying HELLO and CONGRATS even after years of not keeping in touch.
And on Saturday, just as I was about to reconnect, I saw tons of wallposts - a lot of them containing something I couldn't believe I was reading.
Life is fleeting.
One minute you're here, the next minute, who knows?
Most of the time, it was HI-BYE conversations in high school. Yet, I'm thankful that you were nice to me. A wonderful prefect, I'd say.
We were never in the same class.
Yet, I was lucky that through your best friend's party aka my classmate's party, I had some informal conversation with you.
And according to my FB history, I did say hello at least until 2 years back when I realised that maybe I wasn't that close to you so never mind....
Until 5 days ago, when you randomly LIKED my grad photos. There was this URGE in me to reconnect with you. Swear I did. But, part of me felt... hmm... this is funny....trying not to think too much, no, nothing weird. no, maybe I shouldn't disturb her-lah!
When I think back and as I looked back at our friendship on FB, maybe that's why you invited me to your church play despite me being your best friend's classmate and nothing more. And maybe that's why despite me being a new kid on the block at the time I saw you around, you were nice to me.
And perhaps your LIKE was a way of saying HELLO and CONGRATS even after years of not keeping in touch.
And on Saturday, just as I was about to reconnect, I saw tons of wallposts - a lot of them containing something I couldn't believe I was reading.
Life is fleeting.
One minute you're here, the next minute, who knows?
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