Märchen

Thanks to JYan, I was reminded that I used to think of organizing a class band before. But alas, there is lack of interest and the plan is never realised. Oh well, if I ever get it done with someone else these few song will be what I would like to try.

Hikari -from Kingdom Hearts
Passion -from Kingdom Hearts II
Kaze no Toori Michi -from My Neighbour Totoro (Thanks to MY for introducing me to the piece)
Dango Daikazoku -from Clannad (it was planned to be played with Abe)

Beat the drums!

It is about time to get everything done. The clock it ticking fast, the battle is coming soon.

I had told dad that I might need to take SAT to apply for overseas university as most of them require the SAT as reference. Dad simply told me to give it a shot.

This might be the green light. It is about time to ask for recommendation letters from my teachers and obviously one from the dean or other college officer.

I'm not sure about applying to American University. It is simply because of the security factor. I'm scared about another shoot-out in the University.

SAT, is it a necessity?

I did some research on German University yesterday and found one particular university quite appealing. It is Jacobs University Bremen. Unlike most German University, this university is fully international, meaning that most of the academic activity is done in English. Well, there is no German proficiency requirement imposed by this university. One of their 3 year undergraduate programme is quite appealing. Earth and Space Science. However, the university is asking for American SAT.

I'm not sure whether I should take the American SAT. When I told big sis about it, she told me to drop the idea. Thinking about it SAT might be able to be used as a mean of retreat, in case plan B failed again. I have no intention to stay in Singapore anyway. I hate the elitist system where everything is about grades. It seems that I need to talk about it with Mr Yeo once the college re-open.

I don't really care about university ranking now. Since the rank is determined by mostly what is related with graduate programmes such as research, facilities and the achievement of the staffs. Since big-name professors are very unlikely to teach undergraduates, it is pointless to fight for it. As long as the undergraduate degree is recognised worldwide, it is enough.

翠岭夜韵

CO concert was not that bad, it is much better than bleak prediction JY prophesied. It went well, except the guest performance of Hu Ensemble which sound terribly boring. Shayne's performance was quite disappointing, it was rather boring. Perhaps I was too far to listen to the piece properly. Jia Xiang did a good job with his acting. His act really entertain the audience. There is only a couple of senior who turn up, the usual 06-07 gang and some 08 batch.

Europa?

I have been thinking for a while, how my future should be drafted. Even though Dad had given me some signs that he won't intervene much, it still cast me some doubts whether I'd like to do what I'm about set to do. There is something big that keep bugging me. In the field of science, there are more than 1 aspect that I'm interested in. Mainly biology, physics and mathematics. As I'm supposed to note, I have increasing interest in evolutionary biology, thanks to Izumi for introducing me to the topic. Astronomy is something that I'm already been interested in since I'm a little kid. Mathematics as everyone had said, is the most important aspect of science. I had read several books and found out that the current scientific advance rely heavily on mathematics. So far, I can only find one course that dare to combine such outrageous combination, something that is extremely tough to sneak in. Cambridge! I have been thinking of applying for UK University all this while as it is less a hassle compared with German University since I don't need to learn a new language to enter. I already had the required language qualification which is basically my O Level.

I dunno what to decide whether it is worth a try to apply for this course nor what to choose if it fails. There is not many university that allows combination between evolutionary biology and physical & mathematical science. Perhaps I'll have to abandon my interest in biology.

I just find out quite recently that Dr Richard Dawkins no longer teach at Oxford. His name is not in the list at all. Did he stop teaching and went into retirement instead? It would be great if I have the chance to meet him and ask him some question.