i think i probably sounded the same as X in the previous entry, bigheaded and full of myself... but one lesson that i learnt when i was in jc was that, always associate yourself with somebody of your ability of maybe even higher for u continue progressing. if not, its just down hill for you all the way... its not wrong to change yourself to adapt to the present situation but make sure, it does not become permanent. u dont want to stand out too much, but u dont want to mingle too much until u loose ur own identity... sigh...