well, i skipped half of pbf today to attend the talk for SIM summer school programme. well, they showed us all the prices and lists of universities and got the people who did it last year to speak to us. like my usual, irrational self, i got super hyped up! esepcially since it involved NORWAY (GASPS! so close to switzerland) and its about $2800 for the course plus accomodation. but no air tickets yet. well, i kinda knew my parents would refuse to pay for it. because, they know i'm always irrational. i went with wei xia and she wanted the korea one. so, at first, i was given 3 options:
1. if my parents are willing to pay, i can go to Norway this year. that's the best. but somehow, i feel i should be paying partially for this also. sigh!
2. i could tell them i wanna go to Korea first. with wei xia. since its alot cheaper. $1,700. then try to save up and go for Norway next year. [this is ultimately the best choice]
but the thing is, if i go for Korea thing this year, i would be sacrificing my MOM job (opportunity cost). cus the other time when i met gerard, i told him i wanna work at MOM this year again. for the same quarter and he said he'll ask jenny for us. so, if i go for korea, its right smack in the middle eh. so i might have to sacrifice the entire job for korea. and im not a big fan of kpop and all leh. just korea bbq, lee minho and 2ne1. and its really good money leh. plus, it really is quite a lot of money. i could probably earn about $4,000 gross salary if i do work.
3. save up on my own, work hard then go to Norway next year, with me paying for what i can.
and since my mum said it was expensive and i so expected their response, i have decided to really be dedicated to saving. plus, now, i have a specific goal in mind. so yeah. okay! i hope it pays eh! if not right, im still travelling to europe no matter what. i told mum that already. by hook or by crook. yuppp. plus, luckily my shopping genes seem to have died down, i hope.
am i maturing though? hmmm. because usually, i'll make sure i write a long letter about how i'll pay my parents back if they let me go and stuff. but this time, i took things in my stride. and i am okay with not going this year. fuckkk, why is it only january! i need to really scrimp! hahaha!
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