Thanksgiving dinner
This thanksgiving dinner marks the first social event which Puffy really enjoyed.
Not that I was invited there or something, I just happened to be there when they were having the dinner.
Still, I found it really fun and I enjoyed talking with other people. Maybe it's just the company.
And I got to know this Korean girl whom I will be working with in the forseeable future.
Anyway, some conversations at the dinner made me realise how lucky the Singaporeans who are here on scholarships are. It's not just the fact that someone is paying for you to study; but also, the security of a job when you graduate; even though it is a low paying job. A lot of the foreign students who are here on their parent's money have a lot of pressure to find a job after they graduate, so that they can 1) Live up to their parents' hopes for them and 2) Repay their parents financially. This pressure is on top of everything else that a normal college experience has. I guess this explains how someone who took Bio, Hum and Soc at the same time went to commit suicide[ i heard the suicide rate at University of Chicago is pretty high - if you thought RJC was bad... ] . It also explains how foreign students are so much more motivated than Americans. I mean, even if you are here on a scholarship, you still would have a 3.8 score to aim towards. Which is really really high.
Thank you, Calvin and Tong Kai
Not that I was invited there or something, I just happened to be there when they were having the dinner.
Still, I found it really fun and I enjoyed talking with other people. Maybe it's just the company.
And I got to know this Korean girl whom I will be working with in the forseeable future.
Anyway, some conversations at the dinner made me realise how lucky the Singaporeans who are here on scholarships are. It's not just the fact that someone is paying for you to study; but also, the security of a job when you graduate; even though it is a low paying job. A lot of the foreign students who are here on their parent's money have a lot of pressure to find a job after they graduate, so that they can 1) Live up to their parents' hopes for them and 2) Repay their parents financially. This pressure is on top of everything else that a normal college experience has. I guess this explains how someone who took Bio, Hum and Soc at the same time went to commit suicide[ i heard the suicide rate at University of Chicago is pretty high - if you thought RJC was bad... ] . It also explains how foreign students are so much more motivated than Americans. I mean, even if you are here on a scholarship, you still would have a 3.8 score to aim towards. Which is really really high.
Thank you, Calvin and Tong Kai
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