Now I can see how my diploma in Information Technology helps in preparing me for my future career. Well, it is not like I’ve already figured out who I want to be at this point in time but I’ve a strong sense of knowing how to find out. To be frank, I thought enrolling into a IT course, a course which I chose last in my polytechnic application form, was a huge mistake and blamed myself for not working hard. I was inspired to be a web designer then and it happened during when designing blog skin was a ‘in’ thing to do. But now I came to realize it isn’t really what I want. Yea, I may have a good sense of all things beautiful but that is totally different from creating them; meaning I have no passion for designing. And so, I tried applying for a design course and was rejected because of my result. IT was the only last option that I had in hand.
Polytechnic life was quite easy with him feeding me all the time-from printing my timetable to going through past year papers-plus a little bit of luck made me to top 10% of the whole cohort. Finally, I was accepted into NUS FASS and this was when I’ve got to start finding out who I really was. During the first semester, I devoted all my time fooling around and did extremely badly as a result. When I first read my GAP score online, it hit me really hard. It was serving me like a wake up call and I remembered stubbornly pressing the refresh button several times to make sure it was real. At that that, I came to realize how dependent I was on others for the success of my life. I depended on him extensively throughout my poly life, and still not realizing my mistake. Lady luck has been really kind to bless me with the best boyfriend a woman can have as well as a supportive mother. So why am I not appreciative and stop deceiving myself that luck will always be on my side and that I can always get pass life challenges?
I may be running out of luck right now but I came to realize who I can or should depend on for my success. It has got to be myself and no one else. Everybody’s success got to be the fruit of everybody’s hard work. Success will not come to those who do not work hard for it. Diligence and hard work is the key.
The last blessing Lady Luck may have left me with, in the way I perceive it, is perhaps ‘the mistake’ I made to study IT.Having a IT background helps a lot for a Communication and New Media major and this time round I promise to preserve and work hard for my future.
Just kidding! But hey, Akiko is like the nicest Japanese(not as if I have came across a lot to begin with) I have ever came across. Okay, I admit that initially it was her nationality that got me interested to befriend her, but our friendship did not stop at that cultural exchange stage. In fact, she is the person who I hang out with the most in school. Actually to set things clear, I do not have any close friend who I can call on to have dinner or study with. Yea, I foresee that my social life will collapse in semester 3 when she returns back to Japan.