so, is it worth it?

to a certain extent :D (politically correct answer huh?)

if you ask me that question regarding 18 months MBA program in NUS i'm currently doing, i'd probably pause for a while and might come up with a stupid answer such as "let's wait til i receive my first paycheck" :D while that's probably the most practical answer i can think of, i am pretty sure if you give me a couple more minutes to think i'd give you a more comprehensive better sounding and of course politically correct answer

so i'm sitting here now in my room trying to justify what probably is the biggest investment i've ever made. this MBA program is no doubt a very interesting program since what they tell you in the prospectus one thing but what you actually receive is another. when i joined, i expected an eye opening knowledge from the modules that would blast me off my seat. well, that didn't really happen if i can be honest. most of the things they teach are usually quite common sensical or just a repetitive of what i learnt from my undergrad years plus a little extra. despite the flashy exterior and abundant amount of facilities they offer in NUS, i do think that the price is waaaay too steep *i'm assuming that you're paying the S$28k from your own pocket, not any kind of scholarship.. not even father mother scholarship - the most popular of all haha..*

let's not come into any conclusion yet though, it's not all down hill because what i learnt the most is time management. if you actually do this program properly i'm betting my money that you'll probably be quite organized in a way and don't get stressed out too fast when the work starts piling. that happened to me last time, went into a mood swing of depression pondering about the mountainous readings, homeworks, exams and the impending group projectS (some of the uncooperative team members didn't help either, they argued for 45 minutes choosing a powerpoint template... ARGH! but that's another story altogether). but you know what? you'd just have to do slowly do them one by one, tackle them where you can and prioritize everything one by one. getting all frustrated about them don't really get the job done anyways, so it's better to just put on some good music, get a cuppa hot tea and start doing them one by one. you'll be a walking zombie, depraved in sleep and all, but that's quite common in this program. in fact every other person there looks like they can do with a couple of more hours of sleep :D (except for mr cg of coz, he seems to be having quite a sufficient amount of rest time, shucks)

of coz there is that part where it's also worth it due to the variety of people with different background, experiences and nationalities you're bound to meet at school. have met quite a nice group of friends where i can click quite well. strange how we are from a different part of the world but most of the time think quite alike, i suppose people are not too much different, despite the exterior.

self justification? maybe. but judging at my first 3 months here i have to say that what i learn in the program can be plotted in a positive linear graph (come on guys, whip out your scatterplots! "where izzzz your scatterploooottttt.... "- prof ou, hahaha) compared to the amount of money i spent (will be spending). i'm just hoping that the salary i get can be plotted with an exponential graph though, that would be great! hehe..

oh yah i learn how to comprehend people (notice i didn't use the word "understand" since i still don't know why he/ they - mr chindia? :D fake it at the first place when his normal engreesh is better) with bad FAKE accents too in this program, might come in handy in the future :D