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Another week has come to past, and I'm ever glad it didn't take its time. Exams are done for (At least, for now) and there's a whole window of opportunities now opened with all the free time we have now. Theres the ever lingering fear that I'll just waste it all like all the last times, but I'm hoping to put it away. Speaking of lingering fears, I think I should elaborate on my uncertain future plans I've mentioned in my last post.

Ever since late primary school, I've always had somewhat of a plan on what to do after school and such. It has metamorphosed an awful lot over the years, but the later the change, the longer the change would actually stick. First it was to be an astronaut back during my kid years. Over time, I realised its literally a job that's too far out there for someone like me to attempt considering my background. Then there are those extreme risks and training and knowhow needed to even qualify to be one. All... well, just not my thing after I thought about it.

Stepped into secondary school and from astronaut I came back down to Earth and considered being an engineer. Living skills was one of my favourite subjects of that time, on top of Geography. I loved fixing things, tinkering with random objects and of course coming up with a new idea to work on and see it actually work. The order of that kinda shows the decreasing success rate of the end result. >.> Anyways, I enjoyed the new information on wiring, plumping and carpentry, and working on them even more so. Ever eager to try a new tool and technique at that time, I had this egoistical thought that I was the teachers pet at one point. But like all good things and times, this one had to come and then sadly, pass.

Form 4 came with a startling speed and strength. The sheer number of subjects and the depth of them all made it seem like a nightmare. I originally intended to take another 2 subjects, namely accounts and Reka Cipta... But quickly had second thoughts as I was struggling with the current batch of subjects. It was then I lost my interest in aiming for a career in engineering and sought for something more to my arena. Reason being, I just didn't cope as well with the calculation heavy subjects such as Additional Mathematics and Physics. And engineering, for the most part, is heavy on the mathematics side of things. And whats on my arena you wonder? It's the more 'Conceptual' sciences so to speak, don't know of a better word to define it. Namely, Biology and Chemistry. Did surprisingly well in those two, without fail and I seem to absorb the information a lot easier than everyone else. Its most probably because of my interest in the subjects (I'll get to how I probably got my interest in science in another post ;)). Anyways, I aimed for something more medical or biological in nature. Those plans still hold, and my weaknesses and strengths didn't budge one bit till now. In fact, I think my strengths just got stronger and my weaknesses, improved upon.

So, what am I aiming for at the moment? Pharmacy. Its not an easy job, thats for sure. But the pay's good, and it falls quite cleanly in my interest range. Work maybe a decade or two, then maybe delve into research after accumulating some wealth, experience and of course a decent amount of contacts. I've always wanted to be a scientist of some sort, and being prepared is never a bad thing I reckon.

Boy, that was long. Hopefully you're still awake by now. Also, if you're expecting a change of size from me in terms of blog posts, good luck, I like being verbose, and I'm not changing that anytime soon.

Ciao!