life's rich pageant

this space might be a bit busy the next couple of days; feel an urge to
blog more before I head off to thailand in the wee hours of saturday.
I'm going to miss a lot of things eg. free time, sleep and internet
access. Sigh.



about half the time u'll find that I blog without a specific topic in
mind, pretty much writing down whatever surfaces from the murky depths
of my unconscious. This is going to be one of those entries, covering
the stuff I wanted to write down but lacked the space and/or time to in
the last entry. In no particular order, they are:



- sideways the movie

wonderful. It's a story about two buddies who go on a week-long
wine-tasting trip before one of them gets married. To me, it's a tale
about the bond of friendship and the triumph of self-affirmation over
despair. The script was very well-paced at different times
heartbreaking, painful and simply hilarious, and the screenplay was
fully deserving of its oscar. To top it off, the film was supported by
a wonderfully gentle score. Definitely worth watching.



- my uni cert

finally got it yesterday: the fruit of three years' work (and play). It
was kind of a reflection of my uni experience: underwhelming. Oh well,
too late for regrets now..



- more thoughts on my platoon mates

there's some really hardworking and helpful people, and others who're
pretty self-centred and lazy. I'm still rather baffled about how some
of the latter group actually managed to get into ocs, since they seem
to show no talent in any area other than slacking. I hope I'll find a
good reason soon.



- thoughts on fellow scholars

someone told me last week that apart from me and another scholar, 'all
the other degree-holders (including the scholars) are very ya-ya
(proud? arrogant?).' This was quite an awkward comment to respond to.
Personally I agree that sometimes we're too
forceful/impatient/insensitive in making our points; I think I've been
guilty of that in dealing with certain people in the wing. It's almost
part of our genetic makeup as scholars or university grads that we tend
to speak up when we disagree with things or just think that the
situation could be handled better. But putting our point across in a
diplomatic way is something not all of us have mastered. And this is
important because, like it or not, we are viewed as elites, and how we
handle ourselves and other people is something that will be closely
watched and commented upon. People skills are something we still need
to improve upon.



that's about it. Running out of time coz I need to return to camp soon. Going to help move luggage for our thailand trip. Sigh.