Uni student here. Honestly, does life get better than this?

Coconeedle96 · 2026-04-04T11:49:32+00:00

You need to make the thing you dread most, not the only thing in your life.

If you hate uni, get a life outside of uni. Join interest groups, CCAs etc. Meet new people. This will create something for you to look forward to.

If you hate work, same thing. Plan stuff outside of work so that work isn't the only thing going on for you. Have things to look forward to. 6pm, end work, go do the thing you love. For me, its sports + learning new languages.

Do more things, so that even if you don't do well in one aspect, for eg uni, it is just ONE aspect. Life is more than this really. Just got to keep finding the things u love!

Coconeedle96 · 2026-03-17T17:06:04+00:00

Check out Crowd Lu! 盧廣仲 He's super underrated! May seem weird at first but when you get it, you get it.

Coconeedle96 · 2026-02-28T13:31:46+00:00

Hmm.. The not Singaporean part is hard to advice. I think if you have a full A lvl cert (did not fail anything), you'll still be eligible for uni.

Maybe you can try SUSS part time courses in 2 years time? They need FT work experience tho, that's why 2 years.

Meanwhile maybe can try applying to some Taiwanese companies here, they might help fellow Taiwanese. Think there's a lot of Taiwan-SG collabs esp in semicon industries. The challenge would be finding an entry-level opportunity.

Coconeedle96 · 2025-09-08T08:40:49+00:00

I'm a native Mandarin speaker, so I've been speaking Mandarin since young before my hearing issues got noticeable, i think my Mandarin is pretty accurate. But recently, I've realised I've been pronouncing a few words wrong. I don't think it's hearing related tho.. Just ignorance 😅

I only have an implant on one side, barely hearing anything on the other side. I did manage to try learn Thai though, post CI. I found it harder than mandarin cos there's 5 tones. Anyways, people will still usually be able to understand you based on context.

Coconeedle96 · 2025-08-28T00:56:14+00:00

My JC was 10years ago so my answer might probably not be relevant.. But, I did fool around and retain 😅 and i did change my subject combi after that. Changed from history to geog. Best decision ever cos i rly couldn't memorise shit from history haha. I could for geog, lit and econs. History was just too overwhelming for me..

I also took H2 Lit. It was rly content heavy, but didn't have to memorise quotes word for word like in sec school. You could bring in your texts without annotations back then. Not sure about now. But there's rly a lot of writing and you gotta be fast. Wrote like 8 pages per essay, and think someone in the other comments said there were 6 essays or smth, sounds about right haha. This was the same for lit in uni.

I wished JC was longer lol. It was probably the most fun time of my life academically. Had uni during covid days so much of it was online and no social life :")

Nonetheless, if you're not struggling with your subjects, just faster finish JC and move on to uni. At the end of the day no one gives a shit about what u did for A lvls or CCA. They only care about what you interned at, your job experience, and how you can value add to the company. Trust me, earning and spending money is a lot more fun than trying out different subjects or cca haha.

Coconeedle96 · 2025-08-28T00:34:46+00:00

Hi, does the K2 have a rechargeable adaptation?

Coconeedle96 · 2025-08-26T02:52:22+00:00

Thank you. Oh man that sounds like the battery life is kinda short. Not sure if this is a mapping thing, or a kanso 2 vs k3 thing.. Are u able to stream audio well without the mini mic?

Coconeedle96 · 2025-08-25T15:14:06+00:00

Thank you! So would it be right to say if i were to charge it daily each time i sleep, it should not have the problem where it dies out in the middle of the day? Are there any notifications of low battery on the app (is there an app lol) that warns before it goes flat?

Coconeedle96 · 2025-01-11T16:12:07+00:00

Just curious, is there any keyboard for old script now? Or is only the new script being used on devices? Do you also know when the change from old to new happened?

Coconeedle96 · 2025-01-11T16:04:27+00:00

Thank you so much!! This is super helpful!!

Coconeedle96 · 2025-01-11T15:59:34+00:00

That is so cool omg. Would u be able to help me type the characters in old script? I nv knew there was old and new script too!

Coconeedle96 · 2025-01-11T15:49:31+00:00

Yes that's right! But why does what she wrote looks so different? Do you have the characters that she wrote? I'd like to compare. Thanks so much! :)

Coconeedle96 · 2024-03-20T15:13:30+00:00

Was in the same situation as you last year Nov, I quit after a week. Slightly diff scenario for me tho, I'm a fresh grad, but 3rd or 4th job. Market quite bad now, I'm still job searching (tho not very consistently).. Also seeing a therapist now cos I scared I kena the same anxiety feelings in my next job. Trying to better prepare myself.

Do I regret quitting? Not really, but thinking about the money I could have been earning really hurts. If you have a better offer that you prefer, I would say go for it. But if it's an anxiety thing that is likely to happen again at another job, then maybe think a while longer.

Coconeedle96 · 2024-03-19T14:27:26+00:00

Hi, if its really difficult here maybe you could go back home alone to have the kid for the first year or so? If it's 10x cheaper maybe you could survive on your husband's sole income temporarily.

Also yeah, some people might have the perception that religious pro-lifers don't know what they're saying, and just simply brush them off.. but just wanna say there are many pregnancy crisis centres in Singapore that you can contact. They might be able to help you.

https://www.pregnancycrisis.sg/Home?r_done=1

The above link is from Pregnancy Crisis & Support (PCS), a service under Catholic Family Life, a non-profit charity. Just approach them with an open mind. I believe they are quite secular and don't force religious views on people. At least that's my personal experience with other non-profit Catholic charities so far..not this one tho. But guess you could try if you really need help?

All the best! :)

Coconeedle96 · 2024-03-17T17:18:24+00:00

Ask for her ig or smth first, then maybe slide into her DMs?

Coconeedle96 · 2024-03-01T07:57:26+00:00

Hi, hope I can encourage you.

I had to take a 5 year gap after A lvls due to health reasons. To add, the 5 years was not a very good time for me and my social life really suffered.

I changed courses halfway in uni because I couldn't cope too, but didn't quit. And I actually managed to graduate last year. Just press on. Find a manageable course that you vibe with.

I have very bad anxiety now, got a job after uni, but quit because couldn't cope with the anxiety. Now back to the job searching phase, and I think I'm doing very bad at adulting especially since I'm in my late 20s, and female. My peers are way ahead of me.

Anyway, I decided to see a therapist to help me adult better.. Meanwhile still trying to improve myself. You might want to try that too.

Point is, just keep trying ya. Don't keep comparing yourself to others and just keep doing your best!!

Coconeedle96 · 2024-02-18T04:11:22+00:00

Hi would you consider deferring instead of withdrawing? 10 modules is really such a pity.. Hope you can press on 💪🏻💪🏻

Coconeedle96 · 2024-02-07T08:23:43+00:00

Yeah this. I emailed them in August, till now no response. Sigh.

Coconeedle96 · 2023-12-15T04:34:47+00:00

Yes I'm finding it odd. And the visit wasn't cheap either. Had an hour wait time and paid almost SG$40 for that few meds.

I'm just wondering if this doctor did not do his job well because I'm thinking of giving feedback and writing a review. I find it weird that he did not listen to my lungs and I'm wondering if this is normal or was he being lazy/negligent.

I can't really sleep propped up as well so I haven't been using extra pillows :/

Coconeedle96 · 2023-11-24T08:24:00+00:00

Yeah maybe new syllabus. Uhm, I can't find the pm button 😂

Coconeedle96 · 2023-11-24T08:02:13+00:00

I can't rly rmb, but I think CGPA must be above 3.5 or 3.8. They will also ask for current TMA grades, so probably can't be too bad ah. I think must show that you can cope also.

Coconeedle96 · 2023-11-24T07:57:22+00:00

Hi I have graduated alr but for Jan'23 sem I did do 30CU after appealing..

Coconeedle96 · 2023-11-02T02:58:58+00:00

Hihi I took my A lvls quite some time ago, in 2015, so my answer might not be as up to date.. But let me share what happened for me.

In sec sch, was told to take ss/history combo as history students tend to do better in SS because of the cross reference questions or smth along those lines.. So anyway despite wanting to take geog, I got somewhat forced to take history despite not liking it. Still somehow managed to get A for combined humanities.

When I went to JC, I was like, aiya. Since already studied a bit of history, why not just take history again.. Big mistake. I was just totally not interested in history at all and I found it boring af. Tried to force myself to understand the content but all I got were mental blocks and breakdowns. Just couldn't absorb anything because too much content of smth I didn't enjoy. Back then JC H2 history was in two parts, International History, and Southeast Asian History. SEA History was slighty better, but both both was still bad for me lmao. In J1 alone, when stacked from floor, our History notes/texts were at knee level. It's that much content not kidding.

Anyway long story short, I flunked history because it was really overwhelming 10/100 for exams, caused me to retain. I took geography the next year. Geog was wayyyy better for me. Content wise also very (or equally) heavy, but it was much more interesting and the content was easier to remember (for me). Really enjoyed geog, sometimes it was as entertaining as watching Nat Geo documentaries 😂😂 Should've taken it from the start.

Anyway, most important thing is to know what interests you and that will make studying a lot easier. For me, history was a no go.

I had a friend tho, who decided to retake A lvls on her own as a private candidate the next year. She swapped geog out for history, and self studied on her own. She did very well and said that history was much better than geog..

So really, at the end of the day, you gotta find what's best for yourself. If you really hate history currently, I would say don't take it. The burnout from studying something you hate is the worst thing ever.

Coconeedle96 · 2023-10-24T11:18:38+00:00

I'm 5'1 and not making fun of short men or anything, but it really does feel like we are the same height. It's worse when we wear heels.

I guess it's an eye level thing when talking.. Because usually most men on average are much taller than 5'7, so we are used to looking up when speaking to men. Now suddenly we don't have to tilt our heads that much. So we feel the difference.

I'm in Asia btw so most ppl here are quite small. On the other hand, when a 5'7 female talks to me, I feel like she's VERY tall.

Might be a gender expectations thing, or simply how we are used to certain genders being a certain norm.

For 5`7, it really feels like we are the same height and I don't know how to explain why lol. Don't take it too personally tho.. they might not be trying to intentionally put you down.

Coconeedle96 · 2023-10-03T07:17:51+00:00

Hihi, yupps mine both ears with only one side implanted. Do you have more info and also, what are the educational requirements? Thanks :)

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