S.O.I.

I did it. I finally did it. I finally deleted the games from my laptop. So no more spider solitaire, no more endless hours of distraction, no more trying to beat my own high score. Not sure what made me do it, but i thought enough is enough. It's time to get down to work. Pray i don't get addicted to any online or facebook games.

I was re-reading my previous posts recently, something i do from time to time. Found so many grammar mistakes i wanted to go back in time and slap my old self. This coming from the "Best English Student for PMR 2001" (ok i'm bragging a bit). Besides the mistakes, i was also pretty amazed at how dedicated i was (if only for a semester) in getting good results. That was during my first semester in Australia. And it got me wondering - where has all the dedication and enthusiasm gone? Granted i'm not the best student, i struggle just to reach average-dom. But after that semester i actually had pretty okay results.

So this is my statement of intent (S.O.I.). I need to do much better this semester to pull my grades up in hopes of getting my honours. And what better time to do it than this semester, where i've only got two subjects to worry about? Plus there's no final year project to deal with. This should be my time.

Not sure how this realisation came about. Maybe it's because i've been applying for jobs and haven't gotten any. Or maybe because i've come to know a few pretty dedicated, "outstanding" students this semester especially. Not sure. But what i'm sure of is that i don't want to be a one trick pony, who's only good at sports. Sports playing i'm not worried about, i've got plenty of opportunities. Maybe i've got my priorities all screwed up. But i hope it's not too late to change all that, and i'm bent on changing my ways. Not drastically of course, 'cause then i may just lose interest and motivation after awhile. Bit by bit, step by step. I can do this.

In other news, i was driving home from yamcha-ing with a friend today and i was listening to the radio. So this caller, a mom, was telling the deejay how much she misses her daughter who's so far away from her. Then she proceeds to dedicate a song to her beloved and much missed daughter. Her song dedication?

Pitbull's Hotel Room Service.