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“the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.”

(image credits to Peter Gowesky) 13th march, 2014: it’s been exactly ten days since I’ve received my ‘A’ Level results. ten days of wondering where I should go, what I should really immerse myself in for the rest of my life, and I’m regretting some of the choices I made two years ago.

“…and I can’t be running back and forth forever between grief and high delight.”

(image credits to Pittsburgh Counseling on WordPress) so… I just got my results today!

“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.”

(image credits to Strike Iron) I have spent the better part of the past two weeks shaking in absolute fear, experiencing sleepless nights in a living nightmare, and crying my heart out over the littlest, most insignificant things, all because of the one thing that could spell out the end of my immediate future as…

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“there is no plan. all is hazard. and the only thing that will preserve us is ourselves.”

(image credits to New Horizons Dorset) when I was younger, I always had strong faith in my future self to plan things out, and once I entered my first of two years of pre-university, I thought I had my life’s journey all planned out:

“whenever you feel like criticizing any one…just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”

(image credits to owner via link in clickable picture) no, I wasn’t feeling deep when I decided to write this post. something happened at work today that really made me think long and hard about how my academic journey has been so far, and the opportunities I’ve been beyond blessed to receive. let me start…

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CLARISSA E.

Singapore native and incoming Los Angeles transplant. Grad student at USC Annenberg. AlumNUS and ex-PR executive.

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