Gone in the blink of an eye

Time flies when you're having fun, and fly it did this Chinese New Year. Updates and Uploads soon... :) For now... its back to 2102 Lecture preparations :(

Friday Morning Observations

It has been a while since I bitched about anything, so I must say that what I witnessed today... well let's just say that this entry couldn't wait any longer.

I am not a morning person. School last semester didn't help much in converting me into one either. With last semester's earliest lesson starting at 12 and most training sessions in the evening, there was absolutely no need for me to be up any earlier then say... 11? 10? 

That honeymoon came to a crashing end this semester though, as soon as I realized that I would now have 8 a.m. lessons, from Tuesday to Friday... 4 damn freaking days. The first week was disastrous with me missing half the lessons and simply zonking out in the remaining half that I successfully managed to attend. Anyway, its the end of the second week now and I am pretty confident that particular worry is now behind me. 

Anyway, coming back to the issue at end, I had a 8 a.m. Calculus class today at the Science faculty. The lecture went well and despite me not understanding 35 percent of it (I am pretty sure I'll get it in the end), I enjoyed dealing with concrete numbers instead of wishy-washy arguments for a change. At exactly 9.40 a.m. however, my impression of the science faculty (now I understand Aldrich and JJ... the pains you endure to just get by everyday) changed forever. At 9.40 a.m., the lecture doors opened and a flood of students, from a particular nation, came rushing in, swarming the lecture theatre. There was a mad scramble for the centre seats and books, bags, pencil boxes and all were hurriedly used to "chope" seats for their fellow "comrades". This phenomenon was an eye-opener for me, I mean I have witnessed students rushing OUT from a lecture BEFORE the lecture ended but never IN to a lecture theatre BEFORE the previous occupants in the LT have even packed up their stuff. There is nothing wrong I guess with being over enthusiastic about going to class but it certainly does put things in perspective. Am I taking my academic pursuits not seriously enough, or are my overseas study mates simply going way overboard? Food for thought aye? :) 

The Curse of the -OH group

No fun. Period. I'll take that back. A teeny bit of fun. Period. :)

First day of school

Today didn't exactly start the way I had envisioned it to start. I had (note the tense) a morning lesson which was supposed to start at 8 a.m. but I guess waking up at 9.30 a.m. for a lecture that ends at 10 doesn't really help. Lunch was next on the agenda, as I headed with JJ for a quick bite at the FASS canteen. Food was boring, so was the location but at least the company was good :) I headed to the library to do some quiet reading before proceeding for my subsequent lecture at 2 p.m. , only to realize that this weeks lecture was cancelled and that official classes were to start the following week. I spent the rest of the afternoon tidying up my room and browsing through the upcoming work and lecture notes. 2 years of national service, 8 months of idle, 6 months of social science and humanities followed by a month of training does little to help with the current predicament I am in; 1 mathematics module and 3 economics modules. Oh well, guess I'll just have to figure it out along the way. 

Biathlon training was pretty intense today but it sure as hell made today worthwhile. The sets were tough but essential, kudos to ZY for writing it (She doesn't really realize that I curse her upon hearing the sets as much as she curses herself when she writes the sets...). Short term pain for long term gains... thats the thought to keep in mind when suffering in the middle of an interval training. 

Nicolas, JJ, Jon and I made a quick and rather spontaneous decision to chow at "Botak Jones" since YIH was closed and the subway queue ridiculously long. It was a simple meal but the company made the whole dining experience blissful. Island Creamery was another last minute addition to the list (thanks to JJ) and hence that was how a single scoop of burnt caramel and Nutella became the last two items consumed before the end of the 13th of January. 

A simple yet thoroughly enjoyable day. To be frank, there won't be much memories made during my stay in university here. Blame it on the environment or blame it on my arrogant, obnoxious, can't-be-bothered-about-the-small-stuff-in-life attitude, I don't really give a damn, cause one doesn't need a lot to succeed in life. A tinge of bravado, self confidence, determination and close friends are the essential ingredients for success. I don't know about the first three items but I am glad to know that the last and most important ingredient has already been found. :)

"During training the wind is my worse enemy, during a competition the wind is my best friend" 

- JJ (1987 - )

 

New Year Resolutions

Its ending

One Sucky School Term Coming Right Up!!

Here's to a great year ahead...

Let's hope the new year will bring more joy, laughter and peace to our lives... Cheers! Things are going to change this year... for better or for worse I don't know... but they sure as hell are going to CHANGE!!! Pictures from the countdown party I was at with my family :) Thanks for the memories!! Enjoy!