I cannot handle life!
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LOL... u must be damn zhai at putting smoke screen right?
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u say u no clue to yr career or wadeva course...then may i noe wad course are you taking now in ite? just continue taking that course, see if u like to have a career in it or not, and make yr life enriching by doing other stuff, for e.g. helping out in diff places, eg hospitals, go take up part time jobs and explore things that you have never done before...maybe liddat you will find sth u rly like and thus will know wad u want for your future and will also work hard since u have a goal.
ite>poly>uni is not impossible. irrc i know eagle mentioned b4 in some threads that he know someone who went thru this route. a route less trodden on but still possible as long as u work hard lor.
currently i also like u liddat, life not so sweet for me cos i kena retain in jc1 cos never study at all...while im attending my headstart programme in jc now, i have opened up another route for myself by applying for jae to ngee ann biomed engg, then from there go uni...meanwhile im still considering if im going to poly or staying in jc...life is not a cookie cutter, doesnt mean all must go by same route, yr end point is yr career, not uni. So find sth u like first then u work hard for it, if u tried yr best but still cant make it to uni doesnt mean its the end. (ite doesnt mean its the end either, no pun intended)
i work at mbs as part time waitress before so i know some of the 'managerial' positions supervisors never go uni b4, its hard work,leadership, determination to work hard for the company and intiative that brought them to the top and they rly take pride in their work. one of them i know has his own condo and car, but then again, having a career isnt all abt money, its also abt enjoying it.
most important thing is u enjoy wad u will do
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Originally posted by [imdestinyz]:
LOL... u must be damn zhai at putting smoke screen right?
I prefer to call it "Multi-tasking"
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Originally posted by Caroline95738:
u say u no clue to yr career or wadeva course...then may i noe wad course are you taking now in ite? just continue taking that course, see if u like to have a career in it or not, and make yr life enriching by doing other stuff, for e.g. helping out in diff places, eg hospitals, go take up part time jobs and explore things that you have never done before...maybe liddat you will find sth u rly like and thus will know wad u want for your future and will also work hard since u have a goal.
ite>poly>uni is not impossible. irrc i know eagle mentioned b4 in some threads that he know someone who went thru this route. a route less trodden on but still possible as long as u work hard lor.
currently i also like u liddat, life not so sweet for me cos i kena retain in jc1 cos never study at all...while im attending my headstart programme in jc now, i have opened up another route for myself by applying for jae to ngee ann biomed engg, then from there go uni...meanwhile im still considering if im going to poly or staying in jc...life is not a cookie cutter, doesnt mean all must go by same route, yr end point is yr career, not uni. So find sth u like first then u work hard for it, if u tried yr best but still cant make it to uni doesnt mean its the end. (ite doesnt mean its the end either, no pun intended)
i work at mbs as part time waitress before so i know some of the 'managerial' positions supervisors never go uni b4, its hard work,leadership, determination to work hard for the company and intiative that brought them to the top and they rly take pride in their work. one of them i know has his own condo and car, but then again, having a career isnt all abt money, its also abt enjoying it.
most important thing is u enjoy wad u will do
ya i agree, paper at most grants an entry... how well u survive and climbs is independent of what is on the paper.
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
I prefer to call it "Multi-tasking"
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Originally posted by [imdestinyz]:
ya i agree, paper at most grants an entry... how well u survive and climbs is independent of what is on the paper.
Depend on which sector u are from...Some place determine the max u can climb by ur highest qualification...
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Originally posted by [imdestinyz]:
alt tabbing skill gotta be damn pro also right...
Alt tab is impt, but so is Alt tab tab...there are multiple windows so U'll need to remember the order and alt tab tab accordingly
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Depend on which sector u are from...Some place determine the max u can climb by ur highest qualification...
rules are made by humans... so there's always exceptions... if TS becomes damn skillful at por-ing the bosses -
i'm a advance diploma holder..now i'm working..all my collegues are degree holder..i'm the only one in 60 pax who have advance diploma...i wish to further my study to get degree and a better salary...i really wish for that...but when i see people who are not so lucky like me...i really fell grateful og what i've been now...about others who higher then u...
let them be...
proof to urself that u can stand on ur own without their help...
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Depend on which sector u are from...Some place determine the max u can climb by ur highest qualification...
ya true, those highly skills-based jobs very concerned wif paper qualifications e.g. engineering, R&D will need at least Bachs to move up the rungs, otherwise if you working in jobs requiring more people skills then technical skills and knowledge, i think degree also not that imp. -
I took IT-related course in ITE, but I have no interest in IT.
I don't know whether should I become a designer, engineer, businessman.
I like to be a leader, not a follower. I love to lead and guide my team.
But some people tell me not to take local diploma, say it's stupid, waste time.
Go private diploma is more satki.
I see other people's lives so happy, so fun, so rich, so smart. How not to feel inferior.
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Originally posted by RegretRain:
Does that mean I will not be able to attend university ynext time?
Other people are so much better than me, it makes me stupid with only a diploma.
Chances are, yes.
You are not rich, you think your parents can support you for so long?!?
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Why are there still so many university graduates and so little diploma holders?
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Because the diploma holders move on to become bachelor degree holders?
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Originally posted by RegretRain:
Why are there still so many university graduates and so little diploma holders?
Why so unfair?u haf the stats?
how many and how many respectively?
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My life really don't know how to continue. No idea future want work as what.
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Originally posted by RegretRain:
My life really don't know how to continue. No idea future want work as what.
for people who lack paper qualifications, my suggestion is to start a business. It is a path where the more paper qualified a person is, the less likely they are to throw away their comfortable lifestyle for such risk. Trust me, even PhD people work for me and I don't have PhD. -
I don't think I'm the type who can start a business. Besides, I have no diploma yet.
Why choosing a future is so difficult? Can anyone suka suka help me?
No idea do what in future, no idea want earn how much. My life like sai.
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Originally posted by RegretRain:
I don't think I'm the type who can start a business. Besides, I have no diploma yet.
Why choosing a future is so difficult? Can anyone suka suka help me?
No idea do what in future, no idea want earn how much. My life like sai.
Are you willing to work hard? If you serious about it, I can offer you a business to run on commission basis. Employee easy to find, but someone who willing to work days and nights for their own business, very hard to find. If you interested, pm me. not mlm or insurance or property. -
Originally posted by RegretRain:
I don't think I'm the type who can start a business. Besides, I have no diploma yet.
Why choosing a future is so difficult? Can anyone suka suka help me?
No idea do what in future, no idea want earn how much. My life like sai.
U can find a friend...We have someone here in the forums willing to borrow from banks just to help his friend...
I forgot his nick though but I think ppl here will remember...
U just need to friend him that's all
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Originally posted by RegretRain:
I don't think I'm the type who can start a business. Besides, I have no diploma yet.
Why choosing a future is so difficult? Can anyone suka suka help me?
No idea do what in future, no idea want earn how much. My life like sai.
Take diploma,be confident and eat your pride. I have read that ITE>poly>uni>PHD,he got PHD at 30 + .If you are willing to work hard,you are able to change the tide of events in favour of you. Opportunities will always be present in life,it is up to you to take it or not.The longer you wait,the lesser opportunities you have in life.I suggest you take up SG.AdultsCircle.com advise if you do not want to pursue further in your studies,it will be able to at least earn you a stable income at the beginning but it will get better through the years. It's not too late to make a decision right now
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From school dropout to Academy Award winner
Animator Nickson Fong's passion for film puts him on road to Hollywood
Mr Fong will receive the Technical Achievement Award as part of a three-man international team. The technique they developed allows for more life-like movements and subtle nuances in facial expressions. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
By JANICE TAIWHEN animator Nickson Fong becomes the first Singaporean to pick up an Academy Award next month, he can look back with pride to the moment that inspiration struck.
He had been working on visual effects for the movie Godzilla in 1998 in the wee hours of one morning when he took a seemingly uninteresting algorithm - or formula - that a recent college graduate used to bend cylinders and applied it to muscle joints and facial expressions.
The technique - dubbed Pose Space Deformation - allowed for more life-like movements and subtle nuances in facial expressions.
It was a game-changer in the film industry. Hollywood blockbusters like Spiderman, Avatar and The Lord Of The Rings all used it for their 3-D characters.
Fifteen years later, Mr Fong, 43, will receive the Technical Achievement Award as part of a three-man international team.
The certificate, to be presented at the historic Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, did not come easy.
The first film that Mr Fong used the technique on was Stuart Little in 1999. He had to mimic human-like expressions in talking cats and come up with natural fur movements. "It was so new and companies tend not to trust new techniques, so we just sneaked it into the movie without them knowing," he said with a grin.
His pluck has helped him prove many naysayers wrong about him. He was a school dropout who flunked his exams every year.
"Your son is useless. If he can find a job in McDonald's earning $1 an hour, please find him a job," his principal at St Andrew's Secondary told his weeping mother.
Instead of hitting the books, he would spend after-school hours loitering in shops reading movie magazines.
On weekends he would be at the cinemas catching the latest action flick or animated film.
It helped that he had artistic talent. The only subject he excelled in was drawing. After winning many art prizes, he secured a spot in the master's degree programme at Savannah College of Art and Design in the United States after getting his diploma from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
His thesis project for the course was a short film which found its way to a prestigious animation festival, the Siggraph 1996 Electronic Arts Theatre.
The work impressed heavyweight studio DreamWorks SKG. He was one of the first few animators it recruited for its first animation feature film, Shrek, which became a global hit for its illustrated realism and humour.
Mr Fong commanded a six-figure pay cheque per project and lived in a two-storey house with a three-car garage in California, but decided to return to Singapore after working on The Matrix movie series in 2004.
The father of two said: "I felt obligated as a Singaporean to come back and share my experience. I know I can do a lot by offering opportunities and much-needed training for the raw talent here."
Little did he know then that he would face many roadblocks here. The production firm he started in 2004 - Egg Story Creative Production - folded in 2010 after the economic downturn.
It had been working on a $50 million animation film called Kung Fu Gecko, initially tipped as a possible global hit, much like DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda. But it did not take off due to a lack of funds.
In 2007, Mr Fong opened Egg Story Digital Arts Academy to train Singaporean animators via a two-year diploma course. He sold it to a partner two years ago to concentrate on production work but it has since ceased operations.
His family lives in Taipei but he remains active here with another start-up, Egg Story Studios.
That is why he is keenly tracking the progress of animation brand names DigiPen Institute of Technology and Lucasfilm Singapore, which have chosen to set up shop here. "We have a growing animation scene here but it is still in its infancy and it remains to be seen if it will flourish," he said.
"We do have the talent but there is a need for resources such as funding, training and opportunities."
Mr Fong's Academy Award is not actually an Oscar, which is the name given to the famous statuette. Last year, there were eight recipients of scientific and technical awards represented by 28 people. One group won the certificate, six received a bronze tablet and one group won the Oscar.
Home, The Straits Times, Thurday January 24 2013, Pg B10
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Originally posted by RegretRain:
Hello, let me introduce myself first.
I have graduated from ITE and I will be enrolling into a polytechnic soon. As I apply for the polytechnic, I have totally no clue about my future career and whatever course. I seem to be like a piece of wood drifting. Am I the only one without a clue of my life? I intend to attend a university but my parents would not be able to afford it after my studies. I really envy students who can afford it. I do not wish to be stuck in a diploma.
As I were formerly from ITE, I feel a sense of insecurity in me. Other polytechnic students will be younger than me. It seem as though I am overaged and might not fit in well. What if I can't do well in my studies?
By the time I ever enter a university, I would have been in my late twenties. Girls would be all around 19 - 21 and boys around 20-22.
And right now, I have problems such as low self confidence and I have not had a girlfriend since I was born. I worry everyday about my siblings and parents.
I really had enough. It feels so painful. Why am I the only one suffering in this world with poor studies, no direction, poor family and I even have to worry about my siblings about their education and my future.
Hi RegretRain,
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." Lost? Uncertain? Welcome to the club! (NO, YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE.) The idea is to explore, explore, explore!
No money to pursue further studies? Get out there and work for a few years and save up for it. There are many "mature" students these days. So what if you are a few years older? No big deal!
Don't know what kind of jobs you like? Then take any job that you are qualified for... you won't know if you like it until you have tried it.
Full of worries? Worry is useless... if you have a problem, go do something about it right now; if there is nothing you can do, then what's the point of worrying? Get it?
No girlfriend? Join activities and meet more people, the rest is up to fate.
Good luck, my friend.
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The problem that I'm facing currently is whether to apply for private or polytechnic diploma. I graduated from ITE and I am good enough to apply for a polytechnic. However, private diploma seems to take up a lesser period of time. So is it more advisable to go for a private diploma or a polytechnic?
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Sadly, most of us Singaporeans have this mindset that is hard to break, that of relentless study = great success. We just stare at textbooks and at worksheets robotically and only do the least amount necessary to get by.
First thing to do is to develop a love for gathering any kind of knowledge possible, since you have no idea what to do right now, rather than just taking the Zen way of go with the flow, start by being a Jack of all Trades, read up on various occupations, various pieces of information, various things. Only when you realise that studying is more than just an obstacle to get past will you start finding hope in this rigorous education system. This is especially important in a polytechnic which is more hands-on and requires much technical knowledge (unless you're taking something like mass comms)
This advice is very standard, so let me give an example of the 'Singapore' mindset and how to break out of it.
Singaporeans have this aversion to maths, thinking that what they're currently learning and boring and wondering why they're forced to learn countless amount of sums and theorems and why is it relevant to their lives. What a person must understand is two things, that knowledge is culminative, in that to get to the later parts you must learn the earlier parts (addition - multiplication - calculus) and that besides the apparent knowledge of what you're learning (memorizing the theorems and knowing what calculus is) you're also gaining different sort of knowledges (understanding how logical processes work, sorry if this is sounding abit too chim). So most people don't realise that there is a lot of complexity and beauty to maths after getting through the initial steps. For example Fermat's Theorem and Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle are beautiful in ways only mathematicians get since they've mastered the knowledge. Also many philosophers also love maths since it helps them think clearly, they see the processes in order, next to one another, which gives them clarity of thought. For an example that relates more to real life, our computers are so fast due to algorithms that mathematicians come up with to shorten the sofware processes. Not saying you should learn maths or find it enjoyable, but just saying that you should start learning more and find out about the diversity of life. The problem with Singaporeans being that they live in this protected glass ball of ignorance where life is only minimized to the things around them.
This isn't just for maths btw, it also applies to economics (Adam Smith's Classical economic theories came before Neoclassical economics which was created by Keynes, this is the things that we learn in JC econs today but we don't know of its roots)
Another quick example is that of music. Singaporeans will force their children to learn piano at a young age to be competitive or to try and make their children into cultured citizens, children will grow up to hate piano playing and music. What must be realized is that learning how to play the piano can help one identify certain motifs in classical music and help them understand the piece better. Those classical music pieces that seem to go haywire and have multiple random tunes incorporated in them (Bela Bartok maybe, Shostakovich) are actually a result of years and years of music theory and composers basing their work on other composers. Most children will just learn to play music by memorization and just scrape the huge iceberg that is the whole history of music out there.
If you're uncertain about life, you should also read up some humanities things, such as books and literature. Dabbling into philosophy, sociology, psychology and the like can illuminate alot of things about life and our society. Realise how Singapore is built on a collection of Eastern Philosophies that started from Confucious and Western Philosophies that started from Plato. Realise that many people out there have so many intepretations of life itself, from religious beliefs (Christians, Buddhist, Muslims etc.) to schools of thought (Existentialists, Solipsists, Nihilists etc.). People have spent several hundred years creating theories on how people should live their life, go look up their work some time.
Also realise that chasing after short-term pleasures will only send you further down into despair. Start thinking of things in terms of value, don't watch television shows just for entertainment, watch it for value as well. Example, Twilight is for escapism and entertainment, books like Sophie's World can aim to entertain and tell a story as well as educate. Realise that if you were a very social person before, you may have to cut down on social activities a lot. This is the small price to play in order to make yourself into a better person. Some people will just tell you to live by how you choose, but if you don't have this mindset to improve, how are you going to ever live a life without regret?
All these are very important, not just for coping with polytechnic university, but also for life in general. These are the places that require you to have good social skills, independent study habits as well as the will to succeed. There is much of life to be enjoyed, just because you have a small and bleak worldview, don't let it be trampled. Even if you find yourself facing more hardships later, you can get by if you have a general love for life and all its evils and inconsistencies.
I may be one small voice out of many on a vast internet board, but to whoever is listening, who has the genuine will to improve, who is currently finding trouble in life, who only sees a few grey moving shapes in an immense world of color and delight, who live a life of reckless abandon and only care about play without thinking of future consequences, take my advice to heart. There is too much in life that you'll give up if you either decide to live in great ignorance or great depression.