Happy Birthday Darren

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UDANG DI SEBALIK BATU@ PRAWN BEHIND THE ROCK

UK universities are really masters of advertising and marketing. First, they make you drool over their universities through fabulous postcard quality photos and magnificent story-telling skills.

Example: University of Edinburgh. They've shown me this in their offer booklet.

"With its stunning Georgian and Victorian architecture, and winding medieval streets, it’s easy to see why Edinburgh has been listed as a World Heritage Site.
And the setting is captivating. Edinburgh Castle dominates the urban skyline, perched atop the crags of an ancient volcano right in the centre of the city. " ~http://www.ed.ac.uk/explore/city/~

And this:

This is the place where you'll live if you study there...


Then they break the most crucial news to you, the thing that they really, I mean REALLY want from overseas students:

1st and 2nd year: 16100 pounds/ year
3rd, 4th and 5th year: 27300 pounds/ year
***You must deposit one third of the first year's fees if you want to accept the offer... yay T_T

Such a grand fee for a grand university in a grand city!

Wow, I'm so going there... If I want to go bankrupt...

I'll start growing trees with the ability to fruit money starting from today!

Giving Up

When it comes to something precious or meaningful, humans tend to fight for it with all their might.

But, sometimes, we reach a point where no matter what we do, it's just not good enough. We try our best, we put in all our effort. End result: we just get kicked in the ass, we get ignored, we are humiliated for our stupid attempts.

So, you know what? I give up. I give up trying, maybe I'm just not good enough. Correction: I am not good enough. I used up all my strength. I depleted all my hope. I have nothing left to say.

Up to you.

***PS: Totally fictional, just felt like posting, but no idea what to type. So tadaa, behold the crappy post by Lucasscott. Sorry guys! =)

Tension Aggravating Wait

In four more days we'll recieve our Cambridge 'AS' Level results...

This may spell joy and delight to some. They will reap the fruits flourished by their one year painstaking and diligent efforts in 2006. The reward: aaaaa.

Unfortunately, for some less fortunate individuals (like me), it will be a disastrous moment. The revelation of those long awaited results will only cast these poor souls into the depths of despair.

Wish you all good luck! All the best!

John Steinback: "Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass."

Hope the result will change us all for the better...

Dreams

Everyone has dreams. Some have just simple, modest dreams while others, dream of achieving greatness...

But what happens when our dreams are shattered and we are left to walk upon our own boulevard of broken dreams? Some collapse into despair and vexation, unable to rise again. Some, gather their strength and start from scratch again.

Some people accept this gigantic blow with optimism, discovering the blessing in disguise, learning from past mistakes, rising from the ashes again like a phoenix and in the end, sticking all the broken pieces of this shattered dream back into a solid reality.Unfortunately, some lose all their hopes. They see no light at the end of this tunnel, only a dead end. With the entrance blocked by a rock slide of broken dreams, they are trapped within their own darkness, created by the despair which they've succumbed to at the moment of the destruction of their treasured vision.

Maybe life isn't about getting what we want. Maybe life isn't about realising all our dreams. Maybe it is about recognizing this dream, and try to get it. Appreciating the small victories in the process. Learning from the small failures. Admiring the struggle it takes to stand up again after tumbling over failure. In the end, having the courage to still dream after countless failure is reason enough to celebrate.