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Created on 2002-11-28 07:54:22 (#793306), last updated 2008-11-25
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Basic Info| Name: | Acinonyx Jubatus |
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BioOh, I'm on now, am I? Um. Hi.
Born in Kuching, Sarawak, which is on the island of Borneo. Went to school in decidedly uninteresting schools in Singapore (the highlight of each year was exams), and then on a whim, decided to study at Oxford. After much consideration, I decided to read Engineering Science, being totally unimaginative.
At Oxford, I soon realised that Engineering was quite, um, boring. Except for the interesting bits, of course. Was at Keble 1995-9, made loads of friends at Oxford, was superbly pretentious and intellectual. Oh yes.
I suppose the highlight of my time there was actually getting a first. Oh yes, still my greatest achievement - and I'm sad, I suppose, when I confess that I enjoy writing "first-class honours" on my CV. Heh.
I didn't manage to get funding to do a DPhil (ie a PhD), so I had no choice but to start working. In my infinite wisdom, I worked in management consulting for about a year and a bit before fleeing, not in terror or horror, but in depression. Took 5 months to rediscover myself, and remember what I used to like and enjoy.
Then got a job as an engineer at a gas / chemicals plant, and hated the job. Too operational, and I don't believe in "just keeping it running". Now working as a business analyst.
Still trying to find enough money to do a doctorate. Still refuse to give up on the dream. Still refuse to have a boring job in an office when I could be doing something more with my life.
Born in Kuching, Sarawak, which is on the island of Borneo. Went to school in decidedly uninteresting schools in Singapore (the highlight of each year was exams), and then on a whim, decided to study at Oxford. After much consideration, I decided to read Engineering Science, being totally unimaginative.
At Oxford, I soon realised that Engineering was quite, um, boring. Except for the interesting bits, of course. Was at Keble 1995-9, made loads of friends at Oxford, was superbly pretentious and intellectual. Oh yes.
I suppose the highlight of my time there was actually getting a first. Oh yes, still my greatest achievement - and I'm sad, I suppose, when I confess that I enjoy writing "first-class honours" on my CV. Heh.
I didn't manage to get funding to do a DPhil (ie a PhD), so I had no choice but to start working. In my infinite wisdom, I worked in management consulting for about a year and a bit before fleeing, not in terror or horror, but in depression. Took 5 months to rediscover myself, and remember what I used to like and enjoy.
Then got a job as an engineer at a gas / chemicals plant, and hated the job. Too operational, and I don't believe in "just keeping it running". Now working as a business analyst.
Still trying to find enough money to do a doctorate. Still refuse to give up on the dream. Still refuse to have a boring job in an office when I could be doing something more with my life.
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