Ditapo

I Have Had A Dream Come True March 21, 2009

Well, I never did get around to doing that EOY reflection for last year, and unfortunately it seems like I’ve already forgotten most of what would have wanted to go down. So I’ll get down to what remains of that first.

The year was on the whole a pretty positive one which did see steady improvements in some areas throughout. Hard work is unsurprisingly a good policy to live by in just all about all respects. Academically, it was a wonderful turnout on all fronts, and my many years in the Singapore education system has been put on hold at the moment with the appropriate letters this year. No IPS, a pity, but can’t really complain. The class as a whole has also gotten much closer, perhaps an effect of having a classroom to be in most of the time, and that too has been a nice positive improvement. Been picking up the books again, and of course, A Brief History of Time has been an excellent read. Just some points to consolidate what I still remember of the year, I guess.

• Hard work, when all else fails, will still be worth something. Some things just don’t go out of style.
• It’s been nice getting to know you, each and every one of you, and I do hope that things stay that way, and not simply head south.
• Be bold, have courage and have faith to try even that which you believe may not work, because ultimately if you don’t, it will be too late and the chance is gone.

More recently, BMT has been a largely enjoyable experience. Making new friends and doing new things, that just doesn’t really get old. Random encounters along the way, chatting with people you don’t know and will never see again, has been interesting aside from the scheduled events such as shooting (Fun!), Hand grenade (Watching C4 detonate is cool) and Fieldcamp (Outfield KFC!). Now, moving on to the next phase has become a pleasant surprise, and presents much opportunities, to make up for what I’ve missed before, and to enrich myself, I suppose. It also moves towards accomplishing goals 1 (Don’t die and don’t get permanant injuries) and 2 (Have a meaningful time and/or have the time to make it meaningful). So I believe that this will be a great opportunity, moving forward, despite what I might miss out on otherwise. Some brief goals to work at in this time -

• Learn to make music again
• Learn to draw again
• Read voraciously once more
• Learn to love again
• LEARN.

The pursuit  of pursuits is such a wonderful thing, is it not?

Moving on, the various interviews and related processes undergone recently have been a refreshing change and learning point relative to the general drone of BMT. Needing to think feels good. Where success has been an absent companion for me before in such situations, I think the increased experience has been of use at present and into the future, and might have helped my speaking as well, which some say has gone awry of late. Most certainly, I do hope that a degree of luck will supplement the effort put in herein, leading to a measure of success at this stage.

Hopefully the year continues to look up, despite the economy and all that, and that I will be able to take full advantage of the opportunities that might come by. There isn’t much consolation in being just not good enough. Forward, with pride and into glory. All the best.