Wow, believe it or not, Darren, the person who completely detested blogging and bloggers is now a blogger himself. I guess I understand the pros of blogging now. What really put me off before was that I stumbled across some cheap ass blogs that just rambled on and on about the blogger’s daily life.
Example: Hi, I’m Jim and today I wore a skirt to school. LoLx!!!1!1!one!!!11!1eleven!1! Everyone was looking at me, and it got me so excited, and then I realized I was so fat I couldn’t fit through my classroom door.
Note: Lack of coherence + retarded and pointless facts = I can’t give a damn. And well, first impressions always make the greatest impact.
In fact, there is such a wide spectrum of utility that blogs can offer. As my buddy Shen Kiat told me, if I’m to blog, stand out from the crowd. So In this blog I hope to be able to express my thoughts and feelings about issues, silly or serious, and most importantly use this as a link to my family and friends back home. Also me being me with my cold jokes, I hope that I can be able to incorporate some humour into this all, when and if there’s a need to.
P.S: If I do happen to stray into pointless retardation, it is YOUR responsibility to inform me. Feedback and constructive criticism is always appreciated. Thank you kindly. So here goes on my first entry -
A fresh start: a foreign country, new friends, a strange feeling, but refreshing nonetheless. Feeling lonely? Yeah … maybe a little, this is impossible to deny, missing my family and friends, my home, surely, but the overwhelming exhilaration of the upcoming challenges are far more appealing.
Reality Check: I have got to be a lot more independent now. It’s my life, my own life and I’m running the entire show. I’m both the director, and the actor. How I want to sing my song, it’s all down to me. The laundry, my meals, waking up on time for school and excelling in whatever I undertake. No one’s going to be watching over me anymore. Everything is my responsibility.
Obstacle in the way: Making new friends is never easy. Maybe it’s fear, fear of not being accepted? I can’t even start a decent conversation for Christ’s sake. Even if I did, it wouldn’t last long. What is it I’m lacking? Could it be ideas, or experiences? Or what? Hell I really have no inkling. Years and years of gaming at my damn computer has certainly dulled my mind.
Culture Shock?: When I went for the “Getting Started” program at my university, the speaker said that this is something foreign students commonly experience. Quite the contrary. The people here in Australia, they’re far more approachable in a sense. The majority of them are less stuck up (with the exception of the minority) than those that I’ve seen throughout my entire life. Always a pleasant greeting is sounded whenever I’m at a counter, buying groceries, or paying for my purchases. A “G’day Mate, or How are ya?” is most often heard. It’s a kind of graciousness that is hardly felt in Singapore. It may just be a simple gesture of kindness but it still brightens your day despite it getting monotonous at times. However, it is completely unlike the stinking rat race, where everyone is rushing from point A to point B in Singapore. The only way they’re looking is down…down at their watches. They don’t even have the time to look you in the face. If Singapore is working towards a gracious society, there is still lots of work to be done, especially since us humans, are our country’s most precious and only exploitable resource. Make good time.
Blessing in disguise: Well, if I hadn’t screwed up my A Level’s, I probably wouldn’t be here right now anyways. So I’d have to give credit to my endless hours in front of my computer for this *snicker*. Everquest, World Of Warcraft, I love you. The lifestyle here is far more relaxing, it’s almost getting boring. At least for now it is. I suppose things will take a huge turn when school starts on the 26th. But since going through all the crap the army has thrown right smack into my face, there’s some sort of a maturity in me, which tells me that there is nothing that I cannot overcome. Physically and mentally, I’ve become stronger. That is one of the few things I feel I have benefited from being in the army.
Forgive the unoriginality, but the only quote my grey matter can think up of now is “Carpe Diem”. For the still clueless, it means seize the day. I for sure will be seizing my day.
Hopefully this new chapter of my messed up life will end as a success story. Certainly am not wishing for a familiar ending again.
