Grades

Just got all my grades today and honestly i am somewhat disappointed. The breakdown is as follows:

B+ Strategy
B+ Corporate Reporting
B+ Management Science
A- Managing People at Work

Well in SMU these are mediocre and crap grades. I guess the biggest disappointment was that I know that IF only i had put in a wee bit more effort I definitely could have converted the 3 B+s into A-s given the one or less point difference. I did relatively well last term and this term I could have stood a good chance to get onto the Dean's List for ONCE man, just this once in my entire uni life. Sians kinda sums up how i feel man. This is so gonna drag down my GPA and bring me down from a magna cum laude to a plain vanilla cum laude man.

Most of you reading this will think and say aiyah you've already got a job so why bother man haha. I guess its that driven and competitive nature within me that makes me want to cycle farther, work harder and score higher. Alas this brings me back to down to earth haha.

Many times i wonder, why are some people like Mr Ee able to consistently and EFFORTLESSLY (apparent or percieved) sweep up A+s and As while i have to settle for A-s and Bs man. However as I reflect back on the term, i know that i wasnt really giving my best and only kinda bucked up during the exams when i started cramming. If not for my exams, this term would have turned into an academic disaster. Im trying to cook up excuses and point the blame at my totally uninspiring profs but the responsibility i know is all mine.

At the end of this long whine, its good to know that the saying that "one mountain compare one mountain taller" (yi shan bi yi shan gao) holds true. Its also testing my ability to be content whatever the circumstances and to thank God for everything that has occured irregardless of my expectations. So with that i offer my disappointments and give thanks for the results of my effort, or the lack thereoff hur hur.

Work is great so far and ive been put on a live deal and its incredibly exciting. The only drawback is that im gonna be missing retreat this year cause the project only ends on 11 June. Today i brought home a 1 inch stack of notes that i'll have to plough through over the weekend to familiarise myself with the industry and client. I seriously think im a workaholic, but only if the work interests me. Maybe thats why i've been underperforming in school, see its not my fault haha.