Happiest Man in Singapore

Site Visit number 2 this SEM! Wow we are really fortunate to go for so many site visits this semester and every one has been really enriching! The first one was at MRT Circle Line (at NUH) and today's was at Queenstown RC. It was a project done by Surbana and is a HDB residential estate. Standing at a proposed height of 40-stories, it was really a sight to stand at the foot of the block looking at the almost-completed apartments. (see pic)

One of the HDB block at Queenstown RC. Look at the gigantic tower crane. Check out the HUGE tie-members connecting the crane to the super-structure. COOLIOZZzzzz

Prior to the site visit, we visited the HQ of Surbana. A consultant company that provides construction advice and blahblahblah..(cant really rmb lol) Basically they provide consultant Project Managers la...the whole interaction was very good as we good get a REAL feel of how it was like to work as a PM in the construction industry. And as i was talking to weichen, it is really a breath of fresh air to see and touch the real stuff rather than sitting behind our comps and textbooks and visualizing the construction process..the machines...and WC said that she cant imagine those professors in our school who spend much time doing research behind their comps, in their little office space..haha i agree but maybe they also bored of dealing with construction projects day-in day-out...think we too kan chiong also la..haha



Anyway i was on the way home after Life Meeting in school (crusade stuff), and was watching news on the bus when i heard a news about some research company that is going to look for Singapore's Happiest person. Can u believe it?? How to quantify happy? and why would anybody want to do that? Ohh..actually as i listened further (to the news), the company stated that in Spore, 9 out of 10 pple were stressed out. 9 out of 10!! wow...that means if u pick 10 pple out of a crowd, only one of them can say they are happy with their life. The rest: too stressed out to stop and think if they are happy.



That got me thinking. Am i happy? Or am i just living day by day, taking things as they come...rushing projects, studying, going for lecture...without actually taking in what exactly am i doing. Or rather, why am i doing all this? Sometimes, i complain that there's so much work and not enough rest and wished that i can fast-forward uni life and get on to working. But will i really be happy when i start working? with all the various projects on hand i need to handle, with all the much heavier responsibilities that i need to bear, will i not complain and be stressed out too?

I think the answer lies simply in learning how to enjoy what i am doing now, in what we are doing now. Find joy in doing projects. Find joy in working with pple that you dun really clique with. Find joy and pleasure in the comfort of researching for random topics online. Find joy in reading textbooks. Find joy in learning more. Find joy in being a student. haha..only as a student can we have ridiculous amount of time to research on a topic, to take our time to read up on sth we are interested in.. So i say to all those who are reading this now: ENJOY THE PROCESS! dont be so caught up in rushing for projects, in getting that A+ or THAT grade that will pull up ur cap. Coz at the end of the 4yrs in Uni, when u start work, you want to have good memories to remiscence on, to smile and say to urself, "yeah, i had a great time in uni!" Anyways, for most of us, this is the last time we are going to be a full-time student. =)



So, ask urself, "Are you enjoying the process?"