I'm a november baby

I've got this sudden crazy idea.

I've been wanting to find out if there is a difference in intelligence between babies born in January and December.

For example, babies born in January have around 6 years before they enter primary school, while December babies have 12 months less than the Jan babies to develop their mental capabilities. So, would test scores be any different? Would Jan babies have more advantage than Dec babies? My hypothesis would be that test scores and probably cognitive development would be more pronounced for Jan babies, but they will only have this advantage until 10+, before they move on to secondary schools.

Can anyone shed some light on this issue? It's cooooooooool it's like I'm gonna do my own research and paper

Onepointone

That's not the score of my GPA

SEM 1 IS OVER!

('cept finals)

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So far it has been a rather fun journey, considering how I was complaining for the previous posts..

VOIX

Literally colours. I wouldn't have made so many friends, meet different kinds of people if not for Voix. Thank God for the soci people I've met - Olivia, Jo, Sebrina, Joyce, Syafiq that made me felt less lonely. In addition to the redliners - Olivia, Jo, Erina, Fangyu who made train rides home exciting. And to my small group, Accidentals - Olivia, Syafiq, Eustance, Teck Huat, Weiqi, John, Trella, Hon Yee, really enjoyed making music with you guys, and even though we're the smallest group but we da best yeah! And also to the rest of Voix, seniors and freshies alike, I totally enjoyed your company. You guys are a bunch of people who can sing damn well and it's my honor to sing alongside you. 

MEL AND ZIAN

These 2 lovely babies. Or shiny fairies. I couldn't have survived my first sem without the both of them. It's kinda weird with Mel as my senior, when she used to be my.. choir member. To think I used to call her "bitchy" in J1, but she's the cutest girl ever. Thanks for SOE-level-3-ing with me and I think Voix + SMU really brought us close. I love you.

Zian. Thank God for being in the same acad block and LTB class. You are my marker of sanity. I get to show whatever 'shameless' or 'gross' side of me without judging. SMU will be different without you definitely because no one else how grosss I really can be. Hahaha.

THE TERRIBLE THREE

I can't emphasize how much I miss my 2 zabors. No words can summarize, elaborate, fluff what I want to say. It's been tough meeting up frequently because we're all in 3 different schools. But I'm thankful for the short meetups at xiandelai or whatever adventurous place during this sem. I can't wait to run around or scream in the car when we meet after our finals. I hope we'll stay tight as we are even as we progress in our university. You girls are the ones that define "prissypoop". Without you I really.... damn deprived of my eccentricity. I think you girls don't need words to describe how I really feel right. Okay this is weird but I love you loads. remember "when the sun goes down it will still rise tomorrow. when the flower fades, it will still blossom next year."

MY GROUPS

Dedicating to my psych group, easily the most enjoyable group of the sem - Dhivi, Helen and Alvin. Perhaps it was the in class activities that brought us close. Perhaps it was the small group size. But nonetheless I am surprised at our dynamics; crazy bimbo princess, foreigner-with-an-accent-who-always-roll-her-eyes-and-online-shops-in-class, and the nerd-sexist. Special thanks to Dhivi who offered to be the joke and the "center-of-attention" and her KiloGrams. I enjoyed working with you guys even though my fuse was really short during one of the meetings. Nonetheless you guys were still so nice to me <3

To my LTB group, thank you. I know I flared up a few times but I was really frustrated at the time. Thank you for putting in effort even though it is at the eleventh hour. Thank you Faizal for being the charismatic presenter, and treating us to NamNam, and sending us home after a late meeting. Thank you Peishan and Tamara for being my girly bitches. Thank you Darren for being task-oriented and helping to organize our initial report ideas. Now that LTB is over, I still hope that we'll still hangout, especially after building relationships with you guys over several lunch. 

My Classes

Thinking back, it is unfortunate for me to say that SMU may be a wrong decision. I totally dislike the business-like courses. I honestly envy people in FASS (even though friends there suggest a shitty workload) because it's just more art-sy. Well it's too late to change anything, and so I'm gonna put all my resources here and make the best out of it. Thankfully, I had 2 soci mods this sem - Psych and Socio. Both mods are my MOST ENJOYABLE mods. I don't mind thick readings as long as I find them interesting. And they are. I really enjoy Prof Chung's class and honestly even though I disliked the abstract socio concepts initially, it grew on me and I am totally loving it now. I can't even say how cute he is as a Prof and I will bid for his classes in Y2! Now I'm kinda dreading sem 2 since there's only gonna be 1 soci mod. Oh wells suck it up.

I think that's about it! Most people won't even know I've mentioned them in my blog but I guess this is purely for memory's sake. I want to look back and know that God has blessed me with much stuff and not just remember the sucky times/meetings I've been through. I need to learn to be thankful and not take this for granted! One verse that kept me going for the first few weeks of school is from Matthew 6:33. 

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."

I used to think that I need to actively search for social life in order to have one. As I looked at my peers around me, it seems to suggest that I am the loner. I work alone. I eat alone. And this made me very insecure (because I forgot about my identity in Christ). It was bad. The more I seek friends, the less I get. Until one day, God said Let Go, and the verse above reminded me that I don't even have to try. So I did. I learn to enjoy my walks to Waterloo/Parklane alone, and did my duties as a student. Subsequently, things change and I'm blessed with so many friends, that I even have to decide who to have meals with because there's a demand but perfectly inelastic supply (me). Hahaha, kidding. University is a fun place with loads of freedom but I guess the challenge is to stay close to God and always reminded about my identity. It is not built on how many friends I have, my position in CCA.. etc. As I get more involved in student life, I pray that I will not stray away from the very initial values and beliefs I have held on to. Anyway. I shall end off here. I think I'm spouting nonsense and making incoherent statements because I'm gonna crashhhhhhh

HI EUSTANCE WELCOME (: