Dream

6 months into the course and I'm still surviving! That itself is already an achievement! To me at least. Haha...

Just not too long ago, actuarial itself still seem as ambiguous to me as rocket science. I merely took it up due to its proposition of a challenging and interesting subject matter and also some form of society induced parents pressure. After 1 semester into it, it did not fail me on the former, instead, it was more than i could handle. But after awhile, it starts to get interesting and at this stage i find it very intriguing as i dive deeper into Actuarial studies. Although I'm not sure if i will end up pursuing this line of profession, or even giving it up half way but up until now, it was all rewarding and i must say, i don't regret it one bit.

Actuarial is essentially a study into uncertainty and risk of every facet of life. We human fear and hate the unknown, the uncontrollable and therefore created ways, methods and complex formulas to measure them, to manage them and at some ultimate point eliminate then. But however good a hedge the tool can be, it can never be perfect and risk can never be totally eliminated. And this i think is the beauty of life itself.

Think for a moment that if perfection is by any chance attainable, that would mean the end of further development, advancements, creativity, achievements and no more new knowledge to be discovered. The perfect world would therefore be boring, wouldn't it? And i guess that makes perfectionist the most boring human possible out there! Hehe...

On a side note, i had just watched the movie inception and i must say, it was a pretty good show.Though the concept of dreaming within a dream within a dream can be, weird sometimes, its not that hard to get actually. I particularly like the idea that to plant an idea in someone's mind is not impossible, its hard but do-able. And once its done, the dream sticks, no matter what =p! I liked the ending as well but noticed that people were debating about whether Cobb is still in the dream or not in his final scene. In my opinion, it actually doesn't matter. What the movie is trying to tell is that Cobb no longer care if he is in a dream or reality, or the fact that he loosed his sense of guilt and found true happiness and nothing else matter anymore. Dream or reality. In fact, they are just a blink apart.

If we can make reality appear in a dream, why can't we make a dream into the reality? =p

To put an end to this pretty long post, here is a song dedicated to me by a very dear friend and i wish to re-dedicate it to all my dear friends out there. Watch the lyrics ^^.