??????...18/07/06

TOday's tuition started early and ended early too. Apparently Jos had made plans to meet his friends for a dip in the pool. Seems like this friend of his is moving out of his condo for 6 months and it's gonna be a while before they get to meet each other. Didn't know the bond between them is so strong. I guess this is the beauty of childhood.

Quite surprised to find myself staying behind and chatting with Jos' mum. We started talking about the Jos' progress in his studies and I have no idea how it got diverted to other stuff like Jos's elder bro, Jos' mummy's work etc... It was great to get to talk to someone much older than myself who have seen much of the World than I have. The down-to-earth talk was worth the half an hour spent standing by the study table.

Anyway, Jos' mum was complaining how the school is pushing her son so hard - the never ending pile of homework tasked by the teachers. And how she feels that the school isn't putting enough effort into other less "potential" classes. She can't helped feeling sad for the kids in those classes. To hear that from someone who seems to have almost everything in life is rather... "interesting".

We went on to talk about how a child's family brought-up dictates his or her societal status in one way or two. I can't help feeling happy for Jos for having such a good mum who kind of fits every bill of an excellent role model. Though Jos always complain about his Mum, I reckon somewhere down the line he will understand how fortunate he is as compared to others.

One thing led to another and my internship at Keppel soon came into focus. She asked if I'm planning to return to the company upon graduation. I've been thinking about this question as well and I kind of decided when she said Keppel is a good stepping board for those that wanna stay in the marine line. Of cause, she added that much would depend on one's interest and passion. That kept me thinking to myself... "What do I hope to achieve?" Honestly, I'm still searching for the answer to this question and I have clearly failed to find the answer to that. I think I am taking too much a time to decide and I better get my act together. Haiz...
Anyway, beginning to miss my intern experience at Keppel. Not so much of the work but the people. Been very grateful to the many mentors that I have been attached to. Like Thanallan. He has been my first line of defence when it comes to the countless arrows that have been shot from the superiors. A big "Thank you!" from the bottom of my heart. I sure hope the one day JB tour with him and a few other folks would materialise. Seems rather impossible but fingers crossed!

For now, I just wish to enjoy the remaining days of my internship at Keppel.

Too many thoughts in my mind and I'm not sure how to pen them down... Hym...