back from youthnet 144 Re-encounter!
went to thistle hotel, JB.
the room was good (tho the last time i was there, it was so much better, but no complains!)
but the food wasn't fantastic.
oh wells, what mattered was the fellowship with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, and to encounter God, as well as to learn to use media and communication tools to engage and win my generation for God!
all in all, it was a good time of bonding and forging new friendships with various people, and i did enjoy myself there!
tho we didn't exactly do alot of REALLY ACTIVE and HIGH ENERGY activites, don't know why when i returned to singapore, i feel so tired and cranky.
probably feeling the reality hitting me, the stress and busyness of life that takes my time from doing the important things.
but we ought to celebrate what's right in the world!
ok. in quite abit of a dilemma over my Uni education.
not going exactly the way I planned it, in terms of the travelling to school part.
i wanted to learn driving this year because I wanted to save on time to travel to school, driving would definitely be alot faster, can shave off close to 70% of the time that I need to travel to and fro as compared to if i took public transport instead. but looking at the current selfish situation here, i think i've just wasted about 1 plus k learning to drive NOW, instead of using that money to get what i actually wanted.
thinking about it, tho i'm working and the pay's quite fantastic, i haven't exactly spent much on anything FOR myself that I truly wanted...rather, quite a fair bit of money went to CPF and driving.
why i need CPF now i don't know. though i know the money is still mine per sae, but the thought of all that money stuck there, and i don't exactly really need those money to be there now..it irks me to see at least 1 plus K in that stupid CPF account.
wished there wasn't such a scheme for citizens below 21.
so to consider:
NUS:
adv: more pragmatic to travel there by public transport, think the halls are better as well. more prestigious as well, cert recognised in many places. many people encouraging me to go there compared to NTU NIE. campus life seems fun too, looking at their brochures. acceptance offer has been given to me already, i just have to accept.
disadv: i KNOW i'll do teaching, feel that i may be "wasting" 1 yr. and i don't exactly want to study content anymore, cos it's of not much relevance to what i'll be teaching in future. school fees also quite high (which won't be a concern if i have the MOE teaching scholarship, but now still no news) and i'm not as confident that i'll enjoy Uni life with the deg. course in NUS. also very unlikely that i'll be able to teach tuition if i take deg. of maths (which i'm most inclined to take in NUS).
NTU, NIE:
adv: really want I want to do - teaching. also not as heavy content-based as NUS courses, which suits me. am certain that i'll be able to enjoy alot more in classes cos it's something that i'm interested in. school fees also paid for, 4 year bond not an issue. should be able to teach tuition part-time as well, esp if i drive.
disadv: very far(which hence i've a concern that i really want to drive there instead of taking public transport). not as prestigious as NUS (which really wouldn't matter if i'm doing teaching all the way...)
haiz. how how how???
