Thursday, August 28, 2008
Brain dead
Did my GMAT this morning. It was an excruciating 4 hrs at International Plaza. Never thought so lightly of an expensive test before - just did 2 free online practice tests and went for it (bought a book but didn't really use it). Well, the unofficial result wasn't that bad: 85 percentile, 5% short of my target (no more LBS or Wharton MBA, I guess). My wife just chided me that I always lament I could do better if I had worked harder. Fact is, I'm really a lazy bum and could never have worked any harder. So yes, I'm lamenting on a moot point.
After feeling brain dead, I thought I could resuscitate myself by buying an ipod at comex. Horror of horrors! All the carparks were jam packed at 1pm on a weekday. Are Singaporeans too rich or too free or both? Think I'd just settle at epicentre instead of jostling with the crowd.
After feeling brain dead, I thought I could resuscitate myself by buying an ipod at comex. Horror of horrors! All the carparks were jam packed at 1pm on a weekday. Are Singaporeans too rich or too free or both? Think I'd just settle at epicentre instead of jostling with the crowd.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
30 years is the inflexion point
I struggled a bit to know that I'm turning 30 soon. I felt my behaviour changed quite drastically as it comes closer.
For instance, I'm old-school when it comes to music - I need a physical CD. I abhor MP3s, all this burning, ripping etc. Out of the blue, I'm trying to rip all my current CDs into MP3s now (a mammoth task neverthless)! What's become of me?
I'm also pondering what books to throw, what clothes to give salvation army, which bowling balls to sell or give away etc. I just felt that I needed simplicity. I realised diversity is not me - I must factorise everything into a neat equation.
Ha, even my taste for movies seems to be counter-"critics" nowadays e.g. critics slammed Jack Neo's movie, Money No Enough 2. But I thought the movie was pretty good and I could relate to the issues highlighted in the show. Critics loved the red cliff, but it was to me...plain vanilla with a "dong-dong-hee" Zhuge Liang that is both laughable and detestable at the same time.
Yes, changes, changes, changes. Changes to preferences, outlook in life and way of living. Reaching 30 years inadvertently brought about that change, for better or worse.
For instance, I'm old-school when it comes to music - I need a physical CD. I abhor MP3s, all this burning, ripping etc. Out of the blue, I'm trying to rip all my current CDs into MP3s now (a mammoth task neverthless)! What's become of me?
I'm also pondering what books to throw, what clothes to give salvation army, which bowling balls to sell or give away etc. I just felt that I needed simplicity. I realised diversity is not me - I must factorise everything into a neat equation.
Ha, even my taste for movies seems to be counter-"critics" nowadays e.g. critics slammed Jack Neo's movie, Money No Enough 2. But I thought the movie was pretty good and I could relate to the issues highlighted in the show. Critics loved the red cliff, but it was to me...plain vanilla with a "dong-dong-hee" Zhuge Liang that is both laughable and detestable at the same time.
Yes, changes, changes, changes. Changes to preferences, outlook in life and way of living. Reaching 30 years inadvertently brought about that change, for better or worse.
