Dear PM fourians.
I shall start by saying my Peeamfoourian terminology is horrible. (so do forgive me for it. =p)
Well, i't's been awhile since i've written anything anywhere, joined group events with you guys and actually had a decent chat with generally a lot of people in the class. Yet, class had officially ended, and i'm left here wishing it wasn't over.
I shall declare a few of many things.
1. You guys were the most awesome classmates i ever had in my entire life. By far. You were all so welcoming to one another, always open to helping one another and cooperative.
2. I do wish class never ended so fast.
3. I can tell you TAYMUN would not have been a success if i was placed in any other class other than PM4, simply because i wouldn't have got 90% of the class to join the club and i also wouldn't have gotten such commitment from a huge group of people. Never did i imagine when i wrote that petition letter requestion you guys to join TAYMUN that i would receive such an encouraging feedback in return.
While i was spending my last day with all of you guys i realized how much i've missed out on in the last couple of months for i was so sucked up with myself and my personal agenda. You can pretty much say my presence in class was almost just to attend classes and to do nothing else. I failed to strengthen my friendship bonds with many of you, failed to come across as a warm and friendly guy as i once was and definitely failed to even seem like i was part of the class. For that i sincerely apologize.
Since it is all over now, i guess there's no point looking at the past but instead look towards the future. All of us wil be scattered across the world but hey, in addition to that wonderful idea of that "BOOK", i'll offer my suggestions. ( i may no longer hold any presidential posts to advocate and have the final say over stuff, but i still can suggest. =p)
1. A once a year class meet is definitely very possible. Especially between the months of June- August during our summer holidays. And hey, it's just a day. It's really possible. I can almost assure you that in 10 years time, most of us would be so busy with our lives that we would hardly remember each other, or even make an effort to meet up knowing very well that some of us might not return to this country.
2. the Facebook group to me is the most VITAL communicating tool. I mean come on, there's nothing that beats the internet nowadays, not even snail mail. =p. the one problem about the group which has made it such a lousy communicating tool is that posts on walls do not SAMPAI to the members. Instead, we should just publish a random event and invite all PEEAMFOURIANS TO GRAB THEIR ATTENTION TO CHECK the group once in a while. =p. Thus, the role of the officers of that group become very significant. As much as i like the idea of the book, i have a very bad feeling that it will one day go missing.
I will end by thanking all of you for being such wonderful people and personally sharing what i wish and hope to do in my future so that you will get to know me a little better than what you have in this year and a half.
To start with,
I will choose the road more often taken by PEEAMfourians that is to pursue medicine at Edinburgh. This decision came about after i had a personal revelation speaking with God. Quite simply, to do God's will. And how, it is by being the first one on the ground helping and healing those in need. I do plan to join the NGO Medicins Sans Frontiere when i graduate, go to places where people are living in poverty and do not even get proper healthcare. At the same time i would get to see the world, and see things from a different perspective of life.
And again, the road more often taken, i will choose to specialize. and a particular interest as of now, Neurology. haha. gosh. even talking about it sends shivers. (imagine the amount of time i would spend indulging in text books picking up this field). But yes, this is just something I am thinking of having been inspired by Oliver Sacks and his stories and realizing that this is a field with so much more potential to be tapped out of.(for the knowledge we know about how our brain functions is actually very shallow as of now)
Soon after, i will either choose to be a
i) WHO Director GEneral just like what Dr Margaret CHan is now. I definitely want to make a difference and when i say that, i mean a global difference. And it is by assuming such a high position that i believe we'll be able to do it. (she was the health director of HK who manage to curb avian flu prior to assuming that position)
ii) Get involved in Politics. Why? Because again, i come to realize that i want to bring changes to this country. I want to do something for this country i have lived in for 18 years. And again, it is by assuming such a position, you will have the power to do and bring major reforms. (of course, if i would like to do this, i would have to pick up many dilagues =p including TAMIL)
iii) Be the CEo of a health care company. If i were to do this, i would be looking at earning tonnes of money in which i would use to be a philanthropist myself. And what would i do with the money? Again helping those less fortunate than us (in our own country primarily) and those in poverty stricken regions like Africa. (this would require me to take up an MBA)
I end here.
p.s. It was a very emotional parting session for me today. I am glad i will still be able to see you guys a couple more times before we part ways. And i hope that whatever time we have remaining, we'll be able to make the most of it.
p.p.s it has been within this period of one and a half years i've grown and matured as a person in terms of thoughts more than i have ever done so in my life.
p.p.p.s one more post will follow this one in due time. =)
Your friend always,
Ken Vin Lek.
