3 june 1989
decade-long SACian
tpcian
guitarist
music
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hello
"life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced." - kierkegaard
"three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." – joseph addison
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I’m very thankful that I had the chance to take on KI. It has influenced the whole of me; who I am, how I think. Simply, it changed my very essence & nurtured me into a better person. I was given the opportunity to explore a plethora of disciplines which shaped my ideals & guided my thought processes. I can’t say that my pre-2006 world was turned upside down. KI merely helped to sharpen the focus of my viewing lens & expanded the range of my vision. In the span of less than 2 years, I’ve grown up mentally more than I have my entire life.
I’ll forever be indebted to my favourite subject in JC, which is unlike all the other crap MOE throws at us. It forced us to think out of the box, pursue further research independently, cultivated in us critical thinking, threw us (blinded!) into a deep, pitch-black sea & gave no floats, opened up my mind to great possibilities, imparted much-needed logic (to a certain degree), enlightened me and pushed me out of my comfort zone - Knowledge & Inquiry. :)
Gawd, I'm a bloody geek. And I'm lovin' it. ♥
I’m thinking fondly back to the memories of lessons in our cosy little room in the J Block. The long, drawn out arguments in almost all the different inquiries apart from Eastern Philo & Ethics. The stoned moments when we were all too tired to think. The sharing of life experiences that awed me and brought my mind all over the globe. The unending patience and guidance of the 3 teachers who were like our friends. The immeasurable depth & breadth of knowledge we’ve gained. The wonder of learning about everything. Getting cowed by an awesome critique from a purple book ("How can we win them?!"). The hours spent slogging/panicking over the Independent Study, the 5am bedtimes, the madness of rushing to polish up the report one last time. The night lessons in the library. The almost reverential silence that follows when we just discussed something meaningful, inspiring & enlightening (which isn’t always KI-related… ’spring chicken’ =/ we were baffled by what we found out!).
Thus, cheers to Knowledge and Inquiry! I’ve been a lucky pucky ducky. :) What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger? How true.
That's why I'm so effing annoyed that there were 5 'C's in the end. >:(
