My national service liability will be fulfilled on 8th Sep (ORD) this year. To meet the start of my school term on 18 Aug, I will have to disrupt my national service for 3 weeks. My application for disruption had been prepared and endorsed, short of submission.
It is ridiculous to serve my remaining time during school vacation. Imagine your peers enjoying their vacation but I have to don my green camouflage uniform and return to camp idling my time pointlessly. There isn't any serious work for me since knowing I will be back for a short 3 weeks, no tasks will be assigned to me.
Discussing this with my superior, he agreed with me and my proposal to use my leave and off-in-lieu to cover the 3 weeks between the start of my first term and my ORD. Theoretically, based on directive and such, this is not possible. But an understanding superior does wonder. :)
Yes, I am still considering between Singapore Management University and National University of Singapore. I am seriously looking at different aspects of the two especially the exemptions offered. I would prefer the holistic education offered by SMU. Oh well.
April 24, 2008
April 20, 2008
My eventful March and April
It was a busy and eventful March and April for me. Gave me pretty of opportunities to be excused from work in camp. :)
I am officially a student of Singapore Management University. After my pre-matriculation examination at Raffles Hospital, headed down to SMU for submission and collect my student card and the letter to be submitted for my disruption from national service.
One of the benefits of matriculating early is, you get to enjoy free usage of their gym and rooftop swimming pool without paying school fees upfront. I have yet to use it, but probably give it a try soon.
For some personal reason, I applied for admission to National University of Singapore. I was called up for interview and was required to write a personal statement. I spent quite a bit of effort writing the earlier admission essay and it was a writer's block thinking how to draft the personal statement, not making it seems a replicate of my admission essay.
The interview was conducted by 3 professors and the course manager (I think). The first question goes, "Brandon, please tell me about yourself in one minute". I did a verbal diarrhoea, spouting whatever I can think of while trying not to appear nervous. After the interview, met up with Ms. Ng for catching up.
I was offered a place in NUS but I probably go with SMU, I think. My parents want me to reconsider. Damn, I'm so confused right now.
Met up with my ex-colleagues from IRAS last Saturday. The last time I met them was the last day of work in 2003? ha. They did meet up regularly without me because of my commitments back in polytechnic and national service.
A brief introduction to them, they were 'A' level students back then and I was waiting for my polytechnic term to start. Anyway, the 3 girls are doing pretty well, one is a cell researcher in A*STAR, one working in the regulatory field in government sector and the other a credit officer in a local bank.
We met at Boat Quay. I was late as usual, I rushed from camp after finishing up some work. We had dinner at a board games cafe - Pitstop Cafe. It was whole lotsa' fun playing all the weird board games, Tickets to Ride, Taboo, etc. Ha.
Gonna 'book-in' to camp now. Hopefully, next month won't be performing any duty if thing goes my way. Received the outstanding serviceman of the month. :)
I am officially a student of Singapore Management University. After my pre-matriculation examination at Raffles Hospital, headed down to SMU for submission and collect my student card and the letter to be submitted for my disruption from national service.
One of the benefits of matriculating early is, you get to enjoy free usage of their gym and rooftop swimming pool without paying school fees upfront. I have yet to use it, but probably give it a try soon.
For some personal reason, I applied for admission to National University of Singapore. I was called up for interview and was required to write a personal statement. I spent quite a bit of effort writing the earlier admission essay and it was a writer's block thinking how to draft the personal statement, not making it seems a replicate of my admission essay.
The interview was conducted by 3 professors and the course manager (I think). The first question goes, "Brandon, please tell me about yourself in one minute". I did a verbal diarrhoea, spouting whatever I can think of while trying not to appear nervous. After the interview, met up with Ms. Ng for catching up.
I was offered a place in NUS but I probably go with SMU, I think. My parents want me to reconsider. Damn, I'm so confused right now.
Met up with my ex-colleagues from IRAS last Saturday. The last time I met them was the last day of work in 2003? ha. They did meet up regularly without me because of my commitments back in polytechnic and national service.
A brief introduction to them, they were 'A' level students back then and I was waiting for my polytechnic term to start. Anyway, the 3 girls are doing pretty well, one is a cell researcher in A*STAR, one working in the regulatory field in government sector and the other a credit officer in a local bank.
We met at Boat Quay. I was late as usual, I rushed from camp after finishing up some work. We had dinner at a board games cafe - Pitstop Cafe. It was whole lotsa' fun playing all the weird board games, Tickets to Ride, Taboo, etc. Ha.
Gonna 'book-in' to camp now. Hopefully, next month won't be performing any duty if thing goes my way. Received the outstanding serviceman of the month. :)
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