A Week Later

It has been a good week since the end of my last official assignment for the third year of uni. It's perhaps timely to pen/type down some of my thoughts, a week after.

The semester has not been an easy one. There was a whole string of different factors that made it tough. To start, I was officially on a 28 credit semester, with five modules and the field service project running concurrently. Even though some modules proved to be tougher than they were described, it could be largely attributed to the group mates I had. It is only this semester that I realise how fortunate I have been to be grouped with people, who eventually became good friends, and they could deliver results time after time. I guess all my luck ran out this semester with a group that I would never have wanted. It was hard work, and I had to put in extra hours than I should, because the split of work turned out to be imbalanced. Promises were not fulfilled because priorities were not in the right places.

On the bright side, everything else turned out to be much better! Squish was loads of fun, a module that I actually enjoyed a lot in USP, and I never thought I could do/understand something related to engineering. Consumer behaviour made me enjoy academic research on marketing, so much that I decided to start an Independent Study Module on it. Asian markets was enriching, and allowed me to appreciate how Asia is unique. Operations strategy exposed me to industries I never thought I might have an interest in, shipping and steel.

Apart from the academic pursuits, I have learnt to love God more. Preparing for bible studies is a daunting task, yet rewarding in many ways. I had to read deep into the passage, in its context, before I can properly guide someone along, let alone a group. It was tough and stressful thinking through James and asking the questions, to help myself learn so that I can help others learn. God has been gracious in helping me work through the two studies, and I am thoroughly humbled by that because I would not have done it by my own wisdom and understanding. I hope that this will be the start of something more in the future.

What's up next for me? Internship, ISM, and FSP, and perhaps one more module. All is good, because He is in control.

End of the penultimate year.

After submitting the final term report due in another 24h, I'll be officially done with my third year in university. Time flies, no? One semester after another, one batch after another, and now I'm next in line to graduate, class of 2016.

The end of each semester means something different to me each time. It has always been about growth, but in different ways. This semester, I have learnt, in particular, to love the people around me more. It is in my own little ways that I can serve the people around me. I prayed for them, spent time out with them, catch up with them and just being myself. I found that I derive joy by giving, more so than when I receive. After all, it is God who has loved me first and given me the capacity to love others. So, it is the only right response to love him more by loving other people more.

There goes, a little short reflection to end the second to last day of the semester. The next few months will be hectic, and I know it.