Why am I a girl? I have never considered this question when I was in China. However now, as a Nanyang girl in Singapore, a student who studies in a school which is opposite to HCI, I was forced to question on it. If only I was a boy, I could go to HCI instead of Nanyang.

Actually, I was not much fond of HCI until I attend their project day this afternoon. I just happened to attend this ceremony. Initially, I thought it was a math project presentation which may help me in deciding if I shall take the math project work as my SIA for the next year….. As a result, I have learned nothing about math project work but much about the differences between NY and HCI.

--- 华中一年做一个专题作业，而我们一年大约有10个，虽然有的规模比较小，但工作量也至少有他们的5倍。而且，我们作业的选择范围小，很多时候不得不为了完成任务做一些我们不想做的东西，因此，一年到头都在suffering and struggling……………..

--- 南洋的要求的确比华中严得多，作业多，抓得紧，可是结果呢？却总是不如人家华中。这并不能单纯的说是男生女生本身就有很大差异，教学方法和学生老师的态度还是有很大的影响的.华中学习比我们轻松，而且成绩也比我们好，各方面的能力也是很强的。

--- 华中很重视课外的活动。每次有学科比赛或是别的方面的比赛，华中总会派出老师学生。比如说上次，VJC的math quiz，南洋就是所有获奖学校里唯一没有老师带队的(不要告诉我这是对我们独立能力的培养，太牵强了吧)，也没有组织回来的交通。而华中呢，老师特积极认真，还记下了比赛全过程和每题的答案。后来回去的时候，下了大雨，我们8个人只有2把伞，要不是华中的校车载了我们一程，我们一定死很惨

--- 华中的scholar都能省下钱往家里寄，而我们的钱总是会被无数的缴费通知而榨到所剩无几。这次的project presentation day,人家准备了300多个奖杯和大量coupon的奖励，这种事应该是不可能在南洋发生的吧？？？

Actually, I am not complaining about Nanyang. Nanyang is a very good school indeed. However, NY should think more about what she could learn from her paterner. IP program is definitively not enough. Anyway, maybe two years’ experience in NY will help me more in my future in JC—hope it is not simply my daydream.