Had a few good hours of catch-up talk with my fren just before leaving from Perth,
since came back, i've been thinking abt what i want to do with my life after i finish my phd...
can see myself working for a few years overseas, as in not aus not msia, mayb somewhere in Europe or Canada,
then try a few years in S'pore, and if i like it there, i can see myself settling down in s'pore.

won't say this is my decision since there're still 2 or 3 years before i need to decide on the first step, but i guess that first step is pretty much what i really want. that's a good way to build up one's track record in my field. so whether i want to come back to aus or go s'pore, it's still a good thing to do as long as i can get into a good lab o/seas.

the thought of working in s'pore came on Mother's Day.
last sunday, my parents and brother were in Penang for a mother's day dinner with my grandmother and all the relatives there.
since i came to study in melb, i've missed out a lot of family gatherings, grandma's 80th bday, cousins' weddings, and of course all the bdays and mother/father's day every year.
and plus ... since eldest bro is most likely to be settling down in aus, and i don't feel confident enough for my 2nd bro to take care of my parents,
i want to be 'easier to reach' for my parents.


anyhow... all of these are 'subject to change'

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i've just submited 2 photos i took in Perth for a competition by Jetstar :P
never thought i'm good enough to do this kind of thing, but bro told me i should try, so i did
there's a 'people's prize'... not sure how other prizes work...
but my submission is still being processed before it's in the gallery for ppl to vote.
stay tuned :)