I finally received word that I have been accepted by UCI (University of California, Irvine). Professor is Bonnie Nardi. It was so exciting to know that I now have a formal opportunity to work with her.
It was a strange feeling of excitement coupled with the same uncertainty when I first left Singapore for the Internship. I was prepared for the worst but the experience turns out very good. Now that this is my 4th year of my professional career, done stuffs, and know lots of good colleagues, it feels like time to move on. Actions become repetitive, and work becomes political. I am happy to go back to University and return to the pursuit for knowledge and personal growth. In fact, good things about my days as a Master student returns to me.
However, since I returned to Singapore, I saw good about the city. It was a clean place, with stable environment and cheap food thrills. There is nothing exciting about the city, so I heard of any great cities such as Zurich. Its too safe to be. But stability allows your mind to settle and movement become harmonize. You can 'rot' if you like, acting in a harmonic motion, day after day. Friends, family, and the usual hawker fare will always be there.
Then why would I want to go? I think I am suited for academic research, and occasionally helping commercial companies in meaningful applications. Doing commercial all day long? I am not sure if I have the taste for more politics than I encounter now. I think constant fighting with people obscure the mind and one is more useful staying happy and focus. Not doing commercial at all? Confucius forbids. Why write papers without putting it to use?
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