destination SMU (?)

i've been flitting around the different unis i can go to, from NUS to Canadian unis and looking as far abroad as the UK at one stage. but after mik's dad took a bunch of us on a tour of the new SMU campus, i think i may have finally found the best option for my post-JC education. i've always been fearful of the distance/independence factor of overseas universities, because i don't feel ready for it. NUS just looked like a good choice because FASS has some really neat courses and everyone seems to go there anyway.

now that i've got a much clearer picture of SMU, i feel the saiful-groove man!!! haha... for the, the college is beautiful! everything about it is so gorgeous, from the fantastic gym facilities to the library which would make an interior designer envious. i've been to NUS quite a few times and i've been comfortable there rather than excited. but from the minute i walked into the SMU campus to the moment i stepped out, i felt totally hyped up and i couldn't ignore the blast of life and excitement that hit me square in the face. i could actually see myself enjoying going to school, as i sometimes feel going to VJC [rather than my anti-schoolness of VS days].

besides that, the curriculum offered under the Social Science degree looks a lot more exciting [and understandable] than the NUS one, which i still don't quite grasp. of course, NUS still has some really good courses, like the elective on religions and all, but it's not as if the SMU one is much worse. it's just different and i don't mind the change. all i can pray for now is a successful application, because it's gonna be ultra-competitve... eek! well, i'll leave that in God's hands.

in other news, i had dinner and dessert with kai's dad today. haha... it wasn't quite as harrowing as 'meet the parents' sessions are often made out to be, largely because kai's dad talks a lot and is rather open, which helped avoid awkward silences. we ate at akashi japanese restaurant down at paragon, and i departed from my usual cha-soba to have a bowl of udon. the food there was pretty good, though i suppose i'm spoiled by the fantastic japanese restaurant near my place which is rather more expensive. the udon was good nonetheless, and it's supposedly healthy, so i feel healthy now :P

we took a long walk to Far East Shopping Centre, where we made a little pitstop at Wheelock to watch an amateur rock band busk a song. i shall refrain from being too professionally scathing; they're on the right track but need some work. anyway, we headed to chinatown for chinese dessert paste. i tried some of kai's dad's black sesame paste and had my own walnut paste, which were both warm, pasty and nice :D kai had an almond paste which i didn't try, but since i foresee her parents wanting to interrogate me a lot more, i don't think that'll be the last time i visit that place :)

ok, slouching on my chair again, feeling tiredly happy. oh gosh i should stop creating words on my blog and start typing in proper english. when i feel englishy enough.