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Someone I know appeared in the papers today. The New Paper, to be more specific. As the papers say, "the 20-year-old is setting a record. He is one of two polytechnic students to receive the Global Merit Scholarship from the National University of Singapore (NUS)." And it is a big deal, because it is the first time the university has picked polytechnic students for this scholarship. His name is Quek Siu Rui, and he was my classmate in our neighbourhood kindergarten.

Now honestly, I don't remember much about him (I do have pictures of him though!). Except that he was always sitting two seats away from me, and that's not even something to note because our class size was small-about less than twenty kindergarteners. Over the years as we grew up, I still saw him around the neighbourhood, but sadly, we didn't talk. My mates in Kindergarten were girls, I still remember them, Polly and Esther. And they both moved out of my neighbourhood not long after we graduated, and, we lost touch.

Well, this Quek Siu Rui guy, apparently, he is a high-achiever man! His looks haven't really changed much over the years but he has been achieving all these things as the papers say...from being head prefect of his school, Ghim Moh Sec (now called Clementi Woods), to being the captain of his bowling CCA to scoring 7 points in his O levels. Whew. Who knew? I know he went to Ghim Moh Sec, a neighbourhood school (cuz like I said, I saw him around the neighbourhood) but I didn't expect him to be achieving all these things.

Come to think of it, it isn't really all that surprising. Cuz in my (old) neighbourhood, you see all these kids going to top schools, from Raffles Girls' Sec to River Valley High School to Singapore Chinese Girls' School, and that's just to name a few. Me? I was one of the odd ones, going to a neighbourhood school, but hey, my grades were fairly decent and now, here I am, a student enrolled in a local university.

Yup, so anyway, this seemingly ordinary guy, Siu Rui, got me thinking about my future and all that stuff. This guy, ok, he certainly looks like he is going to have a very bright future ahead of him. His life's plan seems to be all mapped out and yeah, someday, he will become some big shot person. But that's not the point.

Here I am, on my summer break, waiting for school to start in August. And how am I spending my holidays? Certainly not hitting the books, not doing some early preparation for next semester.

For about one semester plus already, I set my mind on majoring in Sociology. But only recently, from my dad's advice, not his expectation, and more serious contemplation, I have decided that I will major in English. and then i'll probably minor in Sociology.

My ambition was pretty straightforward all these years, to be a journalist-be it newspaper or magazine. Now I'm not so sure that I just want to merely report on events and people anymore. If I had my way, I would want to set up my own magazine in future and talk about social and health issues all the time. Live issues. That is why, I thought Sociology would equip me with the tools to knowledgeably talk and discuss about social issues. Well, apparently, having this knowledge is not that big a deal. and apparently, Sociology is a very hot potato kind of subject among students. Cuz hey, Sociology is very interesting to us impressionable youths going on the brink of adulthood and hence, very relevant to us. After saying all that, it seems that choosing Sociology would be to my disadvantage.

Choosing English would be pretty challenging, cuz there's all the technical and dry information to absorb. But having an English degree would be to my advantage in future. I can go anywhere and everywhere with it. it would be my weapon. English is a global language, and everyone needs someone who is certifiably good in English to settle all the legal contract issues and stuff. And I could travel. to teach English or something. I could be an interpreter, a translator, a writer, etc. On paper, it would definitely look like I'm good in something. and that would be English. and who can challenge me on that? Furthermore, English is not dead and set. There are various variations of English, Pidgins and Creoles around the world, and it would be interesting to know more about them, and constantly be updated on them. It could be fun.

So it looks like language is going to be all I have in future. So now, I'm thinking of taking German too next sem, maybe a little French in future and, brushing up on my Korean and Chinese/Mandarin these hols.

I can do this. My ambition is big in its own way and I can only hope for the best. And I know that I'll love my major. I always have, from young. Language is fun to use and play around with. If it wasn't, you wouldn't be reading this right now (cuz I'd definitely not be spending my time blogging). :)