losers let it happen, winners make it happen!
how true! sometimes i wonder if its ever a good idea to be proactive, initiative, enthusiastic? to make things happen, rather than to wait for things to fall from the sky? there are some things in life which we just have to work really hard for. we don't necessary inherit them from our parents. we may not possess lots of talents or creativity. sometimes, it's the hard work, it's the self determination and the motivation and the urge to make it happen that brings us to success.

this i got from the Burning Questions talk by one of the ADM alumnus. she said, "when you want something, you really die-die work for it.” she spoke of her journey to success through 3 years in Design School. she shared about how she attained scholarships and brilliant results. she related her overseas education experience at UNSW. everything felt so familiar. i could smell the aussie air in the lecture theatre. the aussie slang, the talk about the aussie lifestyle, aussie school campus life. as i penned down the main points on my notebook for reporting purposes, i daydreamt too. recollections of the aussie school life flooded my mind...so much reminisces.

yes, like her - i grew up a lot after the 3 years in melbourne. perhaps more independent too? cooked, washed, bought groceries, repaired the lights, changed light bulbs, plumbered the toilets, paid off electricity, water, heater, internet, phone bills... my housemates became my besties. my school mates became my project buddies. my church mates became my family. what i missed most of singapore then? national day. mooncake. roti prata. orchard road. attained Double Hons scholarship, but decided that i missed singapore too much.

returned with a strong aussie slang. i still do slang a lot, if i wana. realised that over the years, i became a couch potato. perhaps i depended more on people here now that im no longer alone. realised that some times, when i do make efforts to make things happen, things fall apart over time. the more you meddle with things, the worst it gets. the more you try to be a winner, the more you end up becoming a loser. maybe i've adopted the aussie way of taking things easy? maybe i lost my passion for some things over the years? maybe it's better not to work so hard and compromise time spent on other important priorities in life?

what would life be beyond march 07? i don't know. and it remains a mystery. until then, i'll just keep my fingers crossed. another life's crossroad for me. it's time to contemplate and see if it's necessary to make things happen!

i wana be a winner today. you? :)