Chapter Seven: The Lone Wolf

I'm back. For now at least.

I do tend to come back to this blog once in awhile. When I'm feeling lonely or moody. It's just that sometimes I don't know what to write, or simply don't have the time to do blogging. Also gotta start watching what I say, now that I'm starting to job hunt. Don't want to accidentally say something I shouldn't.

I realised I haven't really quite started Chapter Seven or this blog. I was even considering abandoning the blog altogether. Everything that it represented and stood for has long since disappeared into some unattainable place. What's left is just little ol' me, sitting on a wooden rocking chair in my small hut on the hill. A fortress of solitude if you will, though not much of a fortress.

Emo stuff aside, this is a pretty important semester for me, career wise. I'm finally into my final year at University. To be quite frank, I didn't know what I want to do all these years. I was practically drifting like a piece of log in the river. Now when it comes to crunch time, I really gotta decide which path I wanna take.

I seem to be sending out Resumes quite broadly. What I'm actually looking for is surprisingly a non-technical position. Something like a consultant or advisory role of sorts, preferably in a bigger organization. Surprising in the sense that I'm pretty strong in my technical skills as well. But that's not quite the route I wanna go. I wouldn't mind being a Systems Analyst though. The problem is that my skillset is quite broad. I know a little about everything, but not too in-depth about a particular thing.

I also need to brush up a lot on my interview skills....

In terms of academics, this sem I'm taking a total of 22MCs. Not sure why I decided to do that even. Statistics is so totally killing me. Nobody can understand the lecturer as he tries to "talk out" everything to us and expect us to get it.... IS4100 and IS3101 still okay. Standard IS modules, pretty fluffy and straightforward. IS4100 is actually useful. Project management skills are good to have for my career. IS3101 lecturer mumbles everything so we can't hear. But he does record lectures, and it's a straightforward module unlike stats. IS3261 mobile apps module is pretty fun. We get to learn quite a bit here and there, even though I got experience. The lecturer is a pain to listen to though. He pauses too much and erm...er... ah...hmm... stalls a lot! Not to mention the total lack of project spec for sake of "creativity".

I'm also working on my FYP, which is pretty fun. I was so lucky to get a really good Prof. In fact, so damn lucky that he just got his PHD to become a prof. Everything fell in place just in time, so I switched over to him. The project is about Gamification in Education, and so far seems like a very interesting topic to research and develop on. Personally, the gamification part is relevant and will help me out on my future business once I gather sufficient resources.

I am hiring too! :)

In addition to that, I am still working on a freelance project for a friend. I have no idea why I even decided to go into that. I guess when I promised him, I haven't really started on my FYP. Now that everything is in full swing...... life is tough. Everyday also busy one, everyday got things to submit.. Speaking of things to submit gets me frustrated. Let's just say, you can't count on your "friends". Let's just leave it at that.

As you can see, I'm pretty busy this semester. In addition to that, I am attending recruitment talks and networking sessions here and there. Submitting resumes, doing online applications, taking stupid aptitude tests that are a bloody waste of time. That practically leaves zero time for myself, and to do blogging. So, don't expect to see these type of posts anytime soon. Today is an exception. E-Learning week.

Btw, I found a really good song recently. This band is awesome! It's both motivational and emo at the same time!

Just myseeeeeeelf!

Okay lah, I think that's all for today. Actually I like to talk a lot one. It's just that I don't have anyone to talk to... It's not that I want to be a Lone Wolf, it's just that nobody really cares about me or bothers to keep me in the loop. So what I do is just wander around, and sometimes do blogging. In a way it's kinda sad. But I guess in some ways it could be cool? Maybe.

Ciao