Complete

Just got off the phone with a whole bunch of people ranging from Reena,to me ma then my cousin and dipta...

Having a swell day, feeling all dandy and lightheaded.

Dee thinks Azie and i are going into our 'hibernation' mood, wake up early enough to have breakkie and lunch, laze around until bed time and sleep through till the next day.Or maybe we are suffering from 'post-tertiary education trauma'.Seriously who wouldn't, when everyone around us are like 'oh my god we are soooo proud of you!!' or 'my my,so you guys are doctors now, you deserve a break after your tough journey of 6 years'.
The 'post-tertiary education trauma' sets in when 'GUILT', a little fucker, shows up everytime someone makes a statement in awe.Guilt is unbelievably hard to deal with albeit common.
WHY- quite simple really, we know what we went through and it really doesn't deserve so much of hype.
I don't deny that we've been through difficult situations but seriously, the hype needn't be all that much.

Talking to Dee reminded me of all the things we can't do anymore- we can't play dumb charades in class no more, we don't have smoke breaks, we don't have another lecture to sleep in, no more mass bunking, we can't curse teachers or cheat during exams. We can't disturb Aaron Yim. We can't drink during lectures. Can't attend lectures drunk. Can't write dumb notes to each other.
It feels soo somber.
People, please cherish every waking moment you have left in Uni, even the bad becomes a joke ...a couple of years down the line.

Talking about graduation and such, i've been given a variety of things to choose from as gifts.
I've got Vegemite on one hand and a cellphone on another.
I'd definitely go with the vegemite, as for the cellphone, i'm yet to decide...but if anyones really interested, i love watches-brands i'm partial to- Swiss Army, Patek Phillippe, Tag Heuer, Breitling, Baume& Mercier.
But when i'm rooted to the ground, i'd realize i can't afford anything more than a Tissot.
*inaudible cursing*

Today's thought: Measure of success.

How do you measure success? We accept that its subjective and every individual has different goals and needs.

But seriously, if we took a second to think about it, we'd understand that it means nothing if we don't feel complete. This however, is my opinion. I believe this is how i'd measure success.
Lets take a hypothetical situation,lets say we focus too much on something and we are bound to neglect some people/somethings along the way.
One fine day, we'd wake up having everything around us, i.e the dream job and paycheque, the dream car, the perfect house and lets say every damn 'perfect/dream' materialistic acquisition.
Who would we be sharing those 'perfect' things with?
These 'markers' of success would be deemed void if, there wasn't anyone to share it with. It could be anyone-family, friend(s), a significant other.
Some of us know what we want but don't know how to get it. As we go along, we'd learn. Finally, we'd get it.

Success is an end result of pursuing a dream.
Nothing beats being able to share a dream. Having someone with whom you could share your dreams with is a luxury not many people appreciate. This someone could be anyone in your life.

This in turn completes you. You know at the end of the day, there's someone walking the path with you, holding you up and never judging you from your failed attempts.
That itself is success in its own rights.

Bottomline -guess all i was trying to say was, being ambitious, dreaming big and getting there is half the battle, the other half is sharing it and keeping what you already have. It would all mean nothing, if we ourselves don't feel complete.