So a week's worth of contemplation has driven me into believing one thing: The future may / may not be in your hands, but you just have to make a decision and believe in it.

I know it sounds absolutely lame to come up with such a cliché conclusion, but really, that's what I've come to realize.

I spent hours and hours pondering over what kind of education I think I deserve in exactly 12 months time to come. And there are a lot of limitations and constraints I simply cannot choose to ignore.

First of all, I am clear of what I want. I want to do media / film / communications / cinema studies / journalism / arts in general.

And out of all the Canadian universities, I like University of British Columbia (UBC) the most. It's in Vancouver, the weather is good, the city is great and I like how things work there. However, UBC does not offer communications studies. There is film studies though, but I will explain later why I don't feel like enrolling in a filming school.

U of T (University of Toronto) is great. It does offer New Media and Communications. Here comes the big fat BUT: It is, however, not offered in the main campus, but in U of T Scarborough. According to Charlotte, Scarborough's environment isn't that great. And I did some researh. The crime rates are pretty high. Point down.

McGill is in Quebec, which is too far in the east and I have no keen interest in studying anything in that school.

Okay, so now, it boils down to UBC and U of T.

Basically, I am going to re-apply to UBC, but this time, to interdisciplinary studies. Which is basically liberal arts in layman term.

As for U of T, I will apply to its Innis College and major in Cinema studies. The series courses seem very interesting and I think in-depth theater knowledge will set a good foundation for the ultimate dream in my life. :)

The reason why I picked a liberal education for UBC is mainly because I don't want to have any chances of regret or whatsoever in years to come. I have this unexplainable fear that my passion for film may just unanticipatedly disappear overnight. I don't want that to happen, so I think it's wise to play safe. Besides, getting a liberal arts education indicates a more diverse training, which is what employers nowadays are looking for.

So to say, I am giving up my place in NTU Communications Studies. It's quite a pity for me to do this because it was really what I wanted for the longest time. In fact, I think it is one of the best media schools in the region. But I think it would be an invaluable chance for me to go overseas during these 4 years and to really see the world. To be frank, I am really sick of being caged in Singapore. Although all my closest friends ARE in Singapore, I really do need a change of environment.

Meanwhile, the plan is to work harder on my Japanese, and try to pick up French by next year. I think I have this strange obsession with learning new languages. Hopefully this won't turn me into some jack of all trades, master of none.

Okay that's all for now folks!

PS: I am enjoying myself in Canada! Miss you guys back there.

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