Exam results and KL trip

Alright this is a bit late since results were out around a week ago. Ha. I must say that since Year 1 sem 2 my CAP has been steadily deceasing. Perhaps it is a reflection of my steadily decreasing stamina in my studies as well. Well, 4 B+ and 1 A. Not lousy but also not spectacular. The arrow-headed letter grade seemed to be more evasive than ever. At least I get it for my gender module this sem, which I am really happy about since I really enjoyed the module. All other grades are kinda expected. But somehow, deep inside there's still a tiny voice that wonders what if I had put in that bit more effort to pull it up to an A-? Oh wells, tiny voice is drowned once Christmas eve arrived and dd and I embark on our unplanned, unprepared trip to KL!



Too bad we don't have a camera so we didn't take many photos, and whatever shots were taken with dd's phone so I don't have them now. Despite of our lack of planning, the trip was still very fun cos its with dd! A few life lessons that can be learned from KL...



1) The effects of corruption on transport planning: All the LRT and train lines are disconnected. To change LRT lines means getting out of the station, walk a few blocks and getting to another station. Bus routes are really messy, and it doesn't really go to where it says it goes. Roads wise is also rather chaotic. Just like today, to get to this shopping centre around 300m away from a LRT station, we had to walk almost 1km cos there was this highway and canal in between. We had to walk 300m to a bridge to cross the highway, and then walk around 700m along the canal to the next nearest bridge to cross the canal. Oh wells. Frustrating as it is sometimes, we are also amazed at how the locals move around in this organized chaos.




2) Singapore is a queerly systematic: The Singapore machine runs so much like clockwork that sometimes we take efficiency and service for granted. In fact, in many cities, KL and HK included, the people have their way of doing things independent of central control. Just at the street where our hotel is, Petaling Street, the fake goods stalls are rampant. The whole street is famous for counterfeit products and regulation is definitely out of the question because so many people's livelihoods are dependent on this industry. There are also some food stalls that the hygiene standards are deplorable but they are still crowded with people.



3) I thought Singapore's pace of life is considerably alright compared to Hong Kong's. But now I know that even in Singapore, our pace is already much faster than in KL. The people there, be it sales staff, service crew, transport, etc, do have a slower speed of doing things. They are not in a hurry to get things done for you, and you as a customer is also not everything. Sure, I had moments of frustration over the long waiting time that I had to endure. But I guess this is only because I'm unable to translate my Singaporean sense of time into theirs.