Thursday, November 17, 2005
8:24 PM

:sch so far:

End of lessons for the term. Next week will be study break, and then 2 exams the following week.

Wad do i like abt school life so far?

School is just 40 min bus-ride in the morning traffic.

Lessons are well spaced-out. Imagine, this term I only had 3-day week and 4 lessons a week, 1 for each module.

The profs (most of them) are charismatic, approachable and dedicated. Usually, they rmb my name, as well as some other classmates, and the prof-student interaction is very warm and personal.

The chance to perform. In just the first term, I had 8 presentations, 3 reports, 5 tests and numerous assignments. Stress aside, these definitely pushed me to work hard and learn more during lessons. Moreover, surrounded by ambitious and diligent accountants-to-be, and pressured by the obligation to do well to maintain my scholarship, the competitive environment motivates me to want to achieve more.

Conducive envt to study. Forget shopping... Wondered if I'd become a shopaholic b4 I came. I hardly step out of sch for food or shopping. The library rocks! There'r so many places in the library and study rooms in the school to mug.

Good-looking pple ard - potential eyecandies. muahaha... Mostly gals I'd say.. This works both ways. Can be stressful in order not to be plain-looking (this one is hard man), and to dress well (it's inevitable to wear the wrong combination in a rush to go to sch u noe). But, well, it's nice to have nice legs and pretty faces to look at sometimes. Hmmm... Dun expect too much from the guys, but at least they'r presentable. I'm serious abt this manz... At least they've pretty good dress sense, style their hair, and some of them got good bods... Muahaha...
Hmmm, the reason I put this as a pt i like abt sch is that I can't tink of anything else. You see, looks dun relli matter that much to me. So i'm juz crapping...

Wad do I dislike abt sch?

Gosh! So muggish! imagine the study rooms fully booked, regardless of whether it's a weekday or weekend... Kinda miss the times in jc when i could juz slp thru lessons (and sometimes salivate on my notes), leave tutorials till pre-blk test periods, hand up work late, and cram everything to the last... Tutorials and test results did not seem to matter that much at that time. Now everything counts towards ur final results! The emphasis on all-rounded education forces me to have to try to do well for everything - presentations, reports, project work, tests, assignments, class participation and exams. I dun tink there's an easy way out babe.

Different faces in different lessons. I'm somewhat the anomaly in the classes. My FA and Comms grp seems to be made up of the same classmates, but i dun share the same stats and LTB class with them since I'm exempted from stats, and I'm posted to a different LTB class. In AIS, I'm one of the few year 1s. The rest are made up of year 2s n older. Every time after lessons, I'll try to hang out with them for lunch. After that, we'll have our various schedules (usually I'll be the anomaly again), and we'll part our ways. Nv had to walk ard school alone in pri, sec and jc. well... dun relli like such a life... But hey! Now I'm relli used to it. Sometimes I feel that i'd rather be alone, so i can get things done quicker... Of cuz, i've to say I've changed a bit (inwardly)... Used to be super sampat, crazy and un-image conscious, but the new environment make me a little more cautious and kinda forces me to be more mellow and serious. But I juz need a little trigger to induce that madness in me. *winks

School term is so short. Having to manage 4 mods in such a short term, I have to be constantly on my toes. I hardly have time to work out. Okok, I noe it's an excuse... I'm juz lazy... Hehez.. I only work out like once or twice a week for very short periods which explains y i have a tummy now.. Boohoo...

Projects, projects and more projects! Ok... This term is supposed to be the slackest in the 4 years of my sch life, unless I go on exchange. Even so, I have meetings 3 times a week on average, 3 hours each time on average. Meeting periods range from 1 to 7 hours.

Do I regret my choice?

I dun tink so. Though it the cons seem to outweigh the pros, I'm glad to have made this choice. Being in such a different envt has been an eye-opener. I'm quite receptive to changes, adaptable and willing to learn from others. Now I welcome and accept differences in other pple, and try to gossip less abt other pple (but hey, I still like to gossip). By stepping out of the comfort zone to see more, I feel more prepared for wad lies ahead. I believe I need more time to adjust to the envt for me to totally enjoy this new life.