Dreams

It had always been my dream to go to university but the day I received my A level results, I gave up that dream.

Still, that did not stop me from applying for a place in the science faculty in NUS - just so that I could say, "Hey, I also qualified for university." Hence I conclude that there exists in each one of us an egoistic self that manifests in varying degree.

I was filled with joy when I received the letter of offer. It was a joy that lasted until matriculation day when it was replaced with that tinge of sadness. The passing of that day was a seal on my decision.

I made that decision to lessen the burden on my mother. I have a younger sister and younger brother and they were both schooling. My younger sister also had dreams of going to university. I felt it would be very tough for my mother to support both of us in university. I decided that my younger sister who is the smarter one, should go to university.

Thus my pathwary diverted from my friends'.