Shocked as well.

I was chilling in my room with my IR spectra when a friend called me and told me that he just posted a breaking, shocking news in Google Buzz that...

my paper has been highlighted on the division's website.

Aaarghhhh. Even though only the people in our circle of friends who are going to see that post/buzz, I'm still shy. Not really onto publicity, though. Or maybe I'm just not ready for it. Well....

About quotes

"It's funny how no matter how different our stories or situations are, we all can relate to quotes and each other."

- twitter

Decision

Following the previous post,

I've bid goodbye to the life I don't want.

It was regretful, not because of the goodbye, but because of the earlier events.

"The worst regret we can have is not for the wrong things we did, but for the right things we did for the wrong one." - twitter

Then no use to regret them =)

Happy Chinese New Year! *time to find adaptor for my new camera's charger*

To follow or not to follow

I am contemplating now whether 2 semesters of "overloading" (the "real" overload, not literal) really worth the effort and time. Sometimes I feel like I wasted my brain, time, and energy. I was overwhelmed, pressurized, having continous headaches and pains, living a stressful life and tired to do everything else. As the result, I slacked off, then wasted the result that I should have gotten.

"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional." - Roger Crawford"

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure." - Colin L. Powell

A friend once suggested that I should not really rely on whatever seniors told us about modules and semester burden. They were simply suggestions based on how they saw the modules from their perception and their situation at that time. Just believed in myself, and what did I think of the modules. Yes, it is indeed true. When I put some trust in myself and had myself decide, I got better result.

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing" - Dale Carnegie

I don't say that seniors' and friends' opinions are bad and worthless. They are really helpful to get some insights on modules and things, the pros, the cons, their ups and downs, since they have encountered the same-but-different thing once. Knowing how to succeed and learning from their mistakes. Their opinions may come in quite a high level of accuracy. But some things to note are that they did it in different situation (such as, they were not in a batch full of hardworking and overly smart people), they have different traits, preferences, strengths, weaknesses and abilities. In the end, it is you who are going to "walk this journey", and it is up to you who decide and live up the path you have chosen. So.. Think, think, think and think before you do something. Gain opinions, and decide your own path of happiness.

Perfectionism

http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/How-Perfectionism-Hurts-Your-usnews-1180775693.html?x=0

I must agree on the idea that nothing is perfect and sometimes being perfectionist may limit whatever things you are willing to try, and even give you unproductive and unnecessary pressure..

"Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly." - Dr. Robert Schuller

Because nothing, even though they are done flawlessly, do not exist.

But is it OK to simply say that things are "good enough" when you can work it out to give better output? Chasing after whichever potential opened up is indeed, perfecting what you are doing, right? I don't think it's a bad attitude as long as the perfectionist can put his/her attitude in the right place, situation and condition.. Am I justifying myself? Perfectionists do come in different ways.

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra." – Jimmie Johnson

"Don't settle for less than you really want now simply because it's easier to achieve or even because it's a sure thing. You don't need to limit yourself. You don't need to take less than you deserve. Dream big, and you will achieve big things as long as you pursue them with your heart and soul." -tumblr