The path ahead

Promenade today marks the end of my JC life. The final occasion to take photos with my friends turned out to be a messy and empty one. Why is everyone rushing to take photos with everyone else? Personally I thought that there was ample opportunity to take photos with all of your friends after the event, so it would be more appropriate for us to sit down and chat about our experience in the past two years. However, it turned out to be a disaster. Most were walking about and taking photos with one another. The emcee was completely ignored. The food was left barely touched at many tables, and the waiters and waitresses had to distribute them in order to serve the next dish (and go home earlier). I myself was left at the table and also decided to walk around since there was simply no one to talk to in such an atmosphere. Well, I guess I shouldn't expect much from a Singaporean JC Promenade. 

Now about the path ahead. This is the first time that I am making a decision for myself. My parents look from the practical point of view and tells me to take a course that is related to a career which I might specialise in the future. However, I think otherwise. Being practical has its limits. As we face the constantly changing vicissitudes of the 21st century, it is hard to determine the lucrative market of tomorrow. If I were really after money, I would just ignore my interests and simply become a doctor. However, 12 years of education has taught me that life isn't about success or money. It's about living the way you want. As an abstract person, I am contented to live in a world of thought, so I think I should be learning something such as the natural sciences. 

On my way home today there was this little bit about relationships. While I do want to get into one, I've persuaded myself into thinking that relationships are forbidden in JC. Not because I'm too young, but because there's too much uncertainty in my future and geographical barriers are likely to arise. I personally prefer not to be bounded to a place/organisation for 10 years in a rapidly changing world. Adaptability is the key to survival and depriving myself of that is not a wise decision. Moving on to the next phase of life on Thursday. My view to life might probably change. But as a cynic who thinks that life is harsh, that's rather unlikely.