William Chong

Not much else to write in that title, it really asked for something nonsensical to head this post.  Really.  Am at Tamaki computer labs, typing up notes for 206.  Got 304 and 305 to work on too, both are reasonably difficult.  Sport psychologists don’t make particularly good lecturers, there’s nothing new she shows us, just summaries of the textbook of which we have to had read all through anyways (Swallow it whole, folks).

Had a second sandwich photo, but doesn’t seem to be uploading properly (black image).  Today a friend showed me a live track of the US-NZ foreign exchange rate – told me about psychological resistance at cent marks, pips, short selling (he made over $1000 on paper as we were speaking), supply and demand.  Once upon a time I had wanted to take a Commerce degree and be a stockbroker.  I remember my dad’s response when I informed him of my aspirations.

“You can go to a Malay polytech to do commerce.  It’s useless.”

(of course, in a Mandarin sentence).  The ferocity of his disapproval shocked me: I was taken to a relative’s house to have some sense talked into.  I remember my much-older cousin who did his Masters in Science and now taught Physics to private school students taking me up to his room, and pointing out all the things in the house that were there because of “science”.  (insert awe-inspiring dramatic monologue here).

… actually it was a pretty lame endeavour, but I told myself to pretend it was some sort of life-changing moment and let my dad have his way.  I dropped Economics from the following years’ subject choices in favour of Physics, and with that my aspirations for a six-figure salary in the future (or even $75000 a year, lol).

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Oh yeah, I like my electric toothbrush.  It works very well.