Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Counting down, it will be 42 days from today before I go abroad. Time really flies. Tomorrow will be my last week of schooling in Taylor's University, and I guess it is also essentially my last week of schooling in Malaysia. I am having mixed emotion.
A few days ago, I received a call from my agent. They told me the offer I accepted is based on a duration of 3.5 years. Any more exemption I will have to settle it myself when I reached there. I thought of my future. I will turn 22 this year in September. If I managed to appeal for further exemption, it will still be at least 2.5 years of schooling.
I once had the chance to finish my study before 24, even 23, but I screwed up. I have wasted a year in 2009-2010. And now I have to study half-a-year more than anybody else. I guess that is probably the main reason why no one chooses RMIT, aside from the fee difference. Yes, UK might be cheaper than Australia.
By the time I graduate, I will be 25. I did not expect this. At all.
I have to admit, over the course of studying electrical & electronic engineering in Taylor's, I have picked up a lot of skills and knowledge. I did not regret studying E&E, nor will I regret. E&E is certainly a course I enjoyed. But whether I am suitable to be an engineer, I am still not sure. Some friends said I am more of a scientist than an engineer. In any case, I will continue to pursuit my study.
Time sure flies. In this 42 days, I will have a lot to settle. Visa, air ticket, confirmation of enrolment letter which I am still waiting, accommodation...
Recently, there are photos of friends going off to UK. Sheffield, specifically. It is always a comforting sight to see them going there, but at the same time I feel deep sadness. I could have joined them. I could have met up with them.
I will be going Australia alone. This is going to be special. This is going to be different. I am not going to waste my life anymore.
