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| Friday, March 27, 2009 |
In Choson Korea, many Queens widowed early because their husband either died young or they have more than one wives. The couple with the greatest age gap is King Yojo (the 21st king of Choson Dynasty) and his second Queen, Queen Chongsun. In his 66th year, King Yojo married his second Queen who was only 16 then. When Yojo died at the age of 84, Queen Chongsun was only 34. These poor Choson girls have no right to choose but at least they get to be the Mother of the country and enjoyed political power (for some) and the best things in their times. These days (unlike the past where we lived under monarchy rules) we have the freedom to choose. Given a choice, why would someone wants to marry an ah peck who maybe old enough to be her dad (or even older)? Imaging when you are only 40, he’s already turn 60, old enough to be your children’s grandpa! If he’s rich, at least you can enjoy a luxurious life but if he’s poor and feeble, you better wish yourself good luck. Anyway, just now there’s this humorous and nice patient came in. He’s a big size man and has a twin brother. He talks to the doctor about how he and his brother were always mistaken for each other. I’ve seen his brother, a much quiet and bigger size guy. Then the topic turned to why his daughter is only 2 when he has married for 10 years. He replied something like his wife and him were too stressed so once they went to some resort to relax. But the room has nothing, only 4 walls, and there isn’t a toilet, only some basin for you to wash you face. He said, that was not the right atmosphere at all, who would still have to mood to do ‘it’. Nevertheless, after some time his wife was pregnant unintentionally so gave birth to his baby daughter in 2007. While he was talking, I caught every word. Lol don’t he know that I’m outside. The HK lady visited the clinic 3 times this week, on Tuesday, Thursday and today. She finally wore something else or her 2nd and 3rd visit but her clothes were all purple (almost the same shade of purple) in color and the same style, accompanied with jeans!!! When she came in yesterday, I was so surprised and asked if she only wanted to speak to the doctor or consult her. She said she wants to consult the doctor. And today I gave a blank look cuz I was just so amazed that she came everyday. She also noticed it and she smiled and said she only wants to get some medicine. Honestly, she’s a nice lady and I think her hairstyle is nice. Yesterday I received my acceptance letter from NUS bba along with a freshmen guide. Wow they are really efficient consider that I have only submitted my application (and most importantly, paid the registration fees) on the previous Sunday. I was wondering where’s my double degree and papayia told me they will only start to shortlist in April. Since I already secured my place in NUS, its up to me whether I bother to fill in the application for SMU. Their form is very irritating, still have to write essay, as if I bother. Majority of the best and the top students have flown off to UK and US. I believe with my grades (other than law and medicine, for which the second one I’m not qualified because I took neither physics nor bio), I can be accepted into any course I want without filling in any other things (eg other talents and achievements which I don’t think I have any). I think I’m really lucky to have scored well for As (I’m strictly a free-thinker but I’m inclined to believe in traditional Chinese religion like Buddhism, don’t try to influence me with Christianity, I’ll never give my faith to it). The amount of hard work you put it does not matter, I believe it is how well your mind can process at the point of time when you took the paper. I have never put in much effort in gp. I know I’m hopeless and was really giving it up (I had expected a C or D). All I had done is read TIMES (my bedtime story. The only reason I’ve done so is that I found it interesting) and I happened to put in what I had read in the essay I’ve written. That’s pure luck (perhaps with a little effort). I’m totally convinced of the phrase 船到桥头自然直。 Now all the trouble is on writing essay for scholarship application for NUS and NTU (almost the same shitty question). So sick, gues |
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