ACCEPTANCE!

It’s official! I’ve been accepted to Murdoch and will start my double degree with Kaplan in May. I’ve decided to do this degree with Kaplan because of the exemptions and the time needed to complete the degree.

As a part-time student, you are given the luxury to choose the number of units you would like to enroll for. I went on to search for other universities that offered part-time degrees and they were mostly offering 3 units each semester. That said, I decided to go against the recommendation by Kaplan and enroll myself in 3 units each trimester. Which means to say, if I start my degree in May, I will end my degree my Aug – provided I do not fail and repeat any modules. TOUCH WOOD! I don't know if the workload will be alright in conjunction with my work but let’s at least try the first trimester and see how it goes. If the workload gets heavy, there is always an option to go for 2 units the next trimester.

For part-time students, here is my piece of advice. Make sure your bosses know that you are going for further studies. It might indirectly indicate that you’re willing to improve yourself and help your career in the long run but more importantly, you should make sure your direct supervisor is aware of your schedules and that he/ she is supportive of you. It is very important that they are supportive because if not, you will probably face trouble splitting yourself in twos to complete your work and classes.

For myself, my boss is very supportive of my studies but change happens VERY FAST in my company. That is one of the reason why I would like to complete my degree at the soonest. As none of us can see the future, you never know if one day, your current boss might leave or get transferred and you will lose your support. So, always make sure you make known your schedules and gain support from your superior.  Clean their doubts about your schedule with them and if they are supportive, they will definitely accommodate your schedule. Of course there should be give and take but I believe this communication is most important. If you are intending to take part-time, think about it!

WHITE DAY. Ladies, have you received your cookies?

Okay, I did not receive any! HAHAHAHA. But in Singapore, I think we are not that fond of celebrating white day. Everything is usually done and shared during actual Valentines Day.

In case you are not aware, white day is mostly celebrated in Japan and Korea. It falls on 14-Mar – exactly one month after valentines day. In those culture, valentines day is the day where the girls gives chocolate candies to the guys and white day is the day where the girl knows if her love is reciprocated or not. In case you are confused by my explanation, please refer to Wikihow’s explanation. It is simplified with pictures and detailed explanation on the gift types.

Frankly, I like how this system works. HAHAHA. In a girl’s point of view, although it might be heart breaking to receive white chocolates or elated to receive the cookies. Either way, you get a conclusion, a resolution – to love with all your soul or to cry with all your heart. Guys… please start this in Singapore… HAHAHA. 

I’ve decided to move my butt and get going

Finally, I took a step forward and went for a university briefing session conducted by Murdoch with Kaplan. And surprisingly, although I didn't go with any expectations of signing any student contract, I actually did at the end of the event.

If you support Murdoch with Kaplan by sharing some video, you will get 300SGD off your fees. And, basically, if you attended the briefing session, you will only be charged half the administrative fees. Good job by their marketing, I think. I heard from my friend that if you were to put a referral name, your friend will be entitled to 700SGD off. Not too sure if it is true though, but if it is, you can put your friend’s name down and split the ‘profits’. HAHAHA.

Anyhow, that's the first step after somewhat stabilizing my career. Let’s just wait for the enrolment to start and the real test begins… 

My 8 shades of 小笼包

You must be wondering why the title? HAHAHA.

Well... Yesterday night, my friends and I went to watch the all-raved book turned movie - 50 shades of grey. And, before the movie, we ate...

Paradise Dynasty - 8 colours 小笼包

Anyway, about the movie. If you read the book because of the story line of how Anastasia managed to transform a f*cked up guy into a married man (and not because of the S&M sex), DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIE!

That's my recommendation for you.

Simply because there was very limited story line in the movie. It was just sex sex and sex. I would very much prefer to read the book to understand the entire story. Okay, you might say that I'm too quick to judge since there's "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed", but I think the movie did not do the 1st book justice.

Besides! I always thought all the characters in the books were super hot and cute. Frankly, in the movie, besides the main characters (Christian and Anastasia), the rest were only so-so. Sigh! Huge disappointment on the eye-candies. But oh wells, judge for yourself.

Tatas~