// no longer a freshie- going into sophomore year//

my, how fast, one academic year has already passed.
to me, it's the feeling of trepidation as the prospect of a working life inches closer.

perhaps i should not think too much.
live for the moment, as some people might say.

anyway, it's goodbye canteen A and hello the new foodcourt.
eating has never been so cool (literally, with air-con)
however, the taste of the food did not improve.
some stalls have changed hands, like the western food (said to be a branch originally from NUS)
those which did remained have charged higher prices.
well, other than this, i also have another grumble.
today i ate char siew rice (rice is the chicken rice type) from the chicken rice stall.
it was so greasy, the char siew (they translate into BBQ pork) and rice was practically glistening at me.
my stomach did a flip flop as I tried to finish it (drinking lots of soya milk in the process)
no wonder the stall had a lack of patrons in comparison to other stalls.
i doubt the chicken rice would taste any better.
although a perennial favourite among students, i guess it will lose it appeal as it is not cooked by singaporeans.
(FYI: the cook is from a certain country that experiences winter- that explains the ultra oily dish-i don't think i need to say more)

on the academic side, it's a headache in planning the timetable as we have to think whether we want to go for overseas exchange programs in yr 3(which by the way is super ex, unless you have high GPA) whether to take a minor, whether to do yr 3 attachment overseas.
but i guess i will more or less see how it goes before deciding.
i believe, whichever road that is meant for me will appear when the time comes.
no point fretting about it now as there are so many unpredictable factors.

today i went with wt to see our mentor.
when he saw wt's cGPA, he let out a loud WOW.
lol.
well, i have WOW-ed before already, at her ~4.7 GPA
then he says to her "you are a confirmed, very safe in the first class honours region"
then they kept talking about some research programme which only the top 5% can get into .
all the while i pretended to nod and pay attention.

then, the focus turned to me.
well my Cs in math and physics did not escape his eyes and he began to frighten me off by saying I will suffer in two of the modules this sem and one module in yr 3 as those relied heavily on physics concepts.
he said it in such a matter-of-fact way that i had to agree.
the two solutions he offered:
1. ignore your weaknesses (if in future you don't intend to stay in engin industry)
2. fix your weaknesses (if you really want to become an engineer)
he says "if you can get an 'A' in MS2008 this sem, you would have eliminated your weakness"
my reaction: totally fat hope