Life in NTU: The closing...

Juz called the sch to check if i still have any outstanding bills with them; all clear. Good! Which means i can go and collect my final transcript tml n that will mark the end of my NTU life.

3 and a half years in NTU, it sounds like a long time but well, time flew by so fast it feels like i am still in year 1. *Starts to recall....


March 2004:

Accompanied fen to a career fair cos both of us were equally lost at that time. Actually i have aldy made up my mind to further my studies in Aussie, Mudorch Uni n was in the midst of accepting the offer. But who noes? I came across a NTU, Comm Studies booth at the career fair n immediately tot this course looks and sounds nt bad. I went over to speak to the prof whom i still remember, is Dr. Xu Xiaoge. He talked to me abt some details of the course n said that year is the 1st year they started accepting poly students. I told him i came from a quite different poly course n didnt have a Certificate of Merit. But i still remember him telling me, "but its still worth a try".

And hell did i try. the registration process was long n troublesome but i nv give up bcos i kept telling myself "as long as i tried my best, i wont hav any regrets." So, i submitted all my testimonials, my poly transcripts, self-written personal statement, SAT results blah blah.. Went for the interview, did the test n such. After all tat, actually i nv tot i will be selected due to my pessemistic nature. hahaha... I was actually preparing mysrlf to go Australia aldy.


Apr 2004

On that faithful day, which i've forgotten when was it, i opened my mailbox n received an acceptance letter from NTU. "OMG! i was accepted!!!" for a moment i couldnt believe it.. i contemplated for a few moment.. a few days.. 4 yrs in sg or 2 yrs in Aussie? i even asked a few of my frenz for opinion, in the end, i chose the longer route. The rest is history.


NTU Sem 1, 2004/2005 academic year

From that day onwards till the end of semester 1, i tot i was the happiest and luckiest person on earth. hahaha.. a lot of things happened but unfortunately, i took everything for granted what i had until i lost it. but 1 thing, i admit sch sux to the core.. i was in for a culture shock n did poorly for my sch work.

Sem 2, 3 n 4 passed quickly like its nobody's business. got to noe more frenz in sch but nt really close 1s.. At a pt of time, i really loathed my life in NTU but i always got a bunch of old frenz to keep me going. As sem 5 approached, i went thru a period tat really allowed me to learn grow. Had the busiest semester in uni, projects after projects, difficult modules n when i tot i couldn't make it thru, i came upon setbacks, misunderstandings n stuff. but it is through this experience that taught me the ugly sides of human beings, including my own. I promised myself a lot of things during this period of time, n these promises shall stick with me till the end.

Fortunately, it is also cos of this that i've decided to venture out for my internship, which saw me packing my bags for Shanghai. The 6mths spent in a foreign land with complete strangers is a strange ordeal... Strange yet so fun! I had the time of my life perhaps... for the traveling, shopping, cold weather, squeezing trains, the food, the Chinese ppl, the alcohol.. oh my.. Was that the rite choice...

So eventually, i hung on for 3 and a half years. What can be described as a roller coaster Uni life ended on a high note, which i'm really glad to hav. Although i wouldn't say i've enjoyed my uni life but it certainly is an impt (if the most impt) part of my life. I tot i regretted nt going to Aussie to pursue my degree but thinking back, i guessed i've made the right choice afterall. 不能够天长地久但至少我曾经拥有...

Thank Serene, Ziwei n Diane who sticked with me for most of the projects. We had our ups n downs, quarrels and happiness. I guessed its all part of a gd experience ya? Not forgetting they are also the peeps who gave me considerably fair amt of comfort and encouragement when i was down. I wont forget our days in our small, little sch. the benches, the tiny tutorial rooms, the 100 odd seats lecture theatre, the studio, etc. back then they don't mean a thing, but now, it means a lot. cos it forms a past that i can nv, ever go back to. thanks.

Thanks all the teaching and admin staff of WKWSCI & NTU more notably, Dr. Angela Mak, Dr. Foo Tee Tuan, Dr. Lee Chun Wah & Dr. Xu Xiaoge (who also approved of me going to GIP).. Who taught us with fair amt of passion n gave us the help when we needed some.

A big thank to all the frenz who helped me pull through, who accommodate to my stupidity, my naive thoughts, my stubborness and attention. And of cos, to you, who is ever so impatient but yet, given me so much patience throughout the years n beared with all the shit i hav given u... i am nv a person gd with words, its hard i guess. with all those that had happened, i guess both of us will continue to live in fear, doubts n misunderstandings that can nv be cleared. but no matter what, maybe somehow.. it will still b a part of me.

Nanyang Technological University
Degree of Bachelor of Communication Studies
2004-2007

Bye Bye...