I started this book to document what is left of gradually fading details of my 6 years of undergraduate and postgraduate life in Melbourne in late 2011. It had taken me almost 2 years to complete this project.
If there is any overarching lesson to be learnt while writing this autobiography, to echo the words of President Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter, it will be the importance of keeping a diary or a journal. There are so many things and so many names that I cannot recall – just buried in the depths of my memories. Nevertheless, all my encounters and experiences, no matter how insignificant they are or how painful they are at the point in time, played a part in the total experience that I had.
It is a wonderful experience and I had not regretted a single bit of embarking on this journey.
Maurice Ling
September 11, 2013