It’s NOT The End.
[Long Entry Ahead]
As you guys probably know by now, I didn’t make it to the Top 10 #WCI ! Am I disappointed ? Perhaps a little but I’m sure there are reasons why the final 10 is the final 10 and there’s nothing much to ‘cry over’ since I’ve tried my best and it has been a fun experience. So not to worry about me, like I said – your same old @iammyy here !
Getting into Final 23s was already a bonus to me – to think that I’ve never quite considered joining this in the first place to coming up with the last minute post just because my friends around me were like ‘Come on ! Just give it a go ! It’s so you please!” to finding out that I was in the Final 23 among the thousand over applicants to rushing out a video in the middle of the night after school with my closest bunch of friends till 4am. What more can I ask for ? I would have never experience all these without trying in the first place ! So thank you @StanChartBreeze for the opportunity !
To answer some questions I’ve received so far :
1) How did you get into Top 23 ? I have no idea ! Perhaps I was the wildcard ? (haha) But all I did was blog – shared on 3 platforms and waited. Nothing special in particular (I did not use the $100 GoogleAd credit as well)
2) Did you have a strategy ? Obviously not ! I was rather last minute (my bad) since school is still my first priority afterall !
3) I was reading your old entries, do you have a boyfriend ? What a personal question, but not anymore and not looking ! Enjoy my life, focusing on school/career. Happy to have my family+friends around ! Romantic relationships can wait I guess ? haha
4) What’s next ? Continue my undergrad life and hopefully end it by next April ! Grabbing any opportunities along the way when it comes =) AND this will be my last WCI-related post for sure !
5) I really like your AOTW posts ! Thank You ! I think that’s the only thing I can be proud of as a ‘blogger’. Haha !
Here I am, after a much needed rest (lack of >3hrs sleep for the past few days is no joke). Just wanna briefly thank each and everyone who supported me for this #WCI competition ! Something I doodled within 15 minutes…There’s a reason why my Design School lecturer gave me C- for drawing ok! =P
Thank You to the Mak family for understanding, especially when I contributed the most to the electricity bill (haha!) Esp to my elder sister, Hilda for her support on the other side of the Great Firewall (yes, she’s currently in Beijing).
Next would be you readers, friends on twitter, facebook and plurk for the never-ending flow of support and encouragement ! Every single retweet/plurk/message counts and because of all these platforms, I’ve met many wonderful new friends. Thank You for all the opportunities and kind words! It has been an amazing journey since I first designed my website on Geocities and now, I have my own blog with growing number of readers. Really a motivation to continue blogging and knowing that there are people who actually like to read my entries! Thank You once again !
These are the people whom I’ve been with for the past 3+ years and despite the fact that I dislike school (who doesn’t !?) I am glad I’ve made wonderful friends in there. Special thanks to those who spared that few minutes to write a message and be publicly featured on my #WCI video ! Week 13…HANG IN THERE PEOPLE ! It’ll be my final term next year, will miss everyone alot ! Not forgetting the wonderful seniors who are busy working but not forgetting to drop me words of encouragement too !
Last but not least, this is the bunch of people whom I can never thank enough. My other family ! People who shared my tears and joy along the way, who helped me no matter how busy they are, who shared stupid jokes and giggled at everything, who stayed with me in school till 4am to finish up the video and a spontaneous marketing team till 7am, who flooded the rest of their network with my links/video in the middle of the night, who made sure I am fed all the time and had enough rest – not forgetting not to skip school (lol), who gave me words of support and much needed hugs when I feel like breaking down/giving up. You guys know who you are =) They have been the biggest support in my entire 4 years of SMU life and the friendships I’ve made in the club is something I’ll always treasure. Thank You everyone in SMUBE =) *sniff*
There’s just so many things to say and people to thank but I’ll stop here before everyone dies from my ugly handwriting and drawing..Once again, Thank You for being part of my life ! Cone Testicles all !
<3
p.s : sorry to disappoint you guys =( no treats from me…..hahahahaha *runs away*
The Last Lecture
I enjoy reading books that you know it’ll stay with you as a lifelong lesson. For instance, “Tuesdays with Morrie” is still one of my favourite reads after all these years. Currently I’m halfway through “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, which has been on the top selling list for a period of time. To briefly give a background information on the book, it was written by Randy Pausch who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (pretty much a death sentence, he passed away at 47). He wanted to leave a legacy for his young children and to share his life lessons since he knew he didn’t have many days left to do so.
In the earlier part of the book (which I’m currently at), he talked alot about family and his upbringing. I see alot of my own mom and dad in his writing. Family values is very important to me and I could see the importance it was to him as he shared stories about his own family and recalling his childhood. He wrote about how the encyclopedia was his best friend and how his parents made him search for his own answers. Similarly, the dictionary/encyclopedia is often found at our dining table because Daddy Mak does not believe in spoon-feeding. If I were to point out what my family spends on most, it would be books.
Professor Randy Pausch also mentioned about the freedom that his father gave him as a child, to draw on his bedroom walls etc. My family is considered as a “traditional Cantonese family” where respect and values are of utmost importance. If my dad says something is right, no one in the family will dare to say otherwise (ok, 80% of the time). Till this day, I still ask for my parent’s permission to head out (yes, I’m almost 23) and calls home before going home so that they won’t be worried about me. All my friends know how strict my dad is with me, especially when I’m the youngest daughter.I did grow up thinking that life is unfair and that my father is ridiculous (because of all his restrictions) but now that I’m alil more mature/grown up, I realized I am doing all these without being asked to. Not because it has become a habit (well, sort of) but more towards “I want to”, for I care about my family and how my parents would feel.
Nonetheless, I would say my dad gives me alot of freedom in terms of education/life in general. He supports creativity and often encourages me to do things that “normal parents” would not even think of. Like who feeds their daughters alcohol at the age of 5 ? Or share with you his Ouija board experiences and tells you all about sniffing glue etc. I think I have a pretty cool father and like Randy Pausch, I think there are just too many life lessons from him that’s waiting to be shared. I really learn to appreciate my dad more and my time with him after reading the book.
So there are 2 things that I take away from the book so far. One is gratitude in life, being thankful for the loved ones in life and those who has been there for me in my life – be it lending me a hand in discovering my dreams or sharing their wisdom. Two is the attitude towards life and how we perceive things. Who knows what might happen to us tomorrow but live the moment without any regrets ? Those who are losing faith out there, stay positive ! There are just too many negativity in life to put us down, sometimes you just need a good book to remind yourself of how lucky we all are.
Question : If you were to give your “last lecture” – what would your topic be about ?
I think I’ll talk about my family, in fact I was telling my dad that he should write a book on us. (haha) someone will have to translate it to English though ! (not me!)
