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On officially graduating

If there's anything the last 16 years of formal education in Singapore has taught me, it'd be working effectively and efficiently under pressure and time constraints. Just think about all the examinations and essays we've had to complete under 3 hours – that's no easy feat but we did it because we were   are conditioned to do so. We've gone undergone years of classroom training and, as creatures of habit, we got used to the grind. I used to hate it but I suppose if I had to go through that same drill again, I would be more equipped and less anxious. Time management  is something I've always heard the adults talk about but now that I'm considered a grown-up myself, I can testify the importance of time management. Something that used to sound and feel so unfamiliar has become one of the pillars that holds all my life together. As the congratulatory messages and well wishes continue to pour in since I conferred on Tuesday evening, I am reminded that I am ...