I'm slowly settling down, yea, however so slowly, I have to thank God for everything thats occurred in school thus far.

Today was a totally mentally draining day. I had to sit through 3 X 2hr lectures, all on communications, and some of which was repeated by different lecturers. So it's become a point that i found it to be torturous. You know, throughout my 1st lecture from 9-11am, I think I yawned like 20 times, fidgeted non stop and was on the verge of feeling claustrophobic. I felt kinda bad for the girls that were sitting on both sides, so I apologised to them when the lecture ended, as an act of courtesy in any case they thought that I was totally unaware that my constipated movements were distracting them.

But I couldnt complain. Because I would think of the footages which have been replayed over many times on the news. I felt so fortunate that I still have the opportunity to study, when schools have toppled over in Taiwan, and many more have been swept away by typhoons :( So I can't complain.

I can't complain coz I'm thankful that God has given me a place in this course, and my parents paid so much for university fees. So I can't complain.

In other fratty matters, I realise that Singaporeans (or at least those in my course) are really trendy people. There are a shocking number of students who are using macbook. A quick glance down the lecture room and you might think that apple actually sponsor notebooks. So many students either own a mac, or an equally sleek sony...The situation is so bad that my laptop appears to be a dinosaur beside them, which forms a small part of the reason why I'm still not bringing my laptop to school yet.

The people in my course are really smart... I was scanning through the lively discussion boards, and their posts are detailed, machiam like writing essays. hahaa, which again forms a part of the reason why I haven't contributed anything yet, coz I can't come up with that intelligent/ lengthy/multi faceted angled points.

I was so tired when the day ended, that I slept through my journey back home! hahaa... yea. I hereby dread Tuesdays : /

Thank God for guiding me through this week so far, will continue to rely on Him for strength and everything in the days to come :)
Cheers!

oh ya, forgot to mention abt my electives.
So I am suffering from the flashbacks of the horrors of economics. The warm smiles of my econs tutor didn't help to change my thoughts of economics as an evil monster. I think its a suicidal move to take Econs this sem. But now, even though I can still choose to drop, it will be difficult coz I'm very happy with my timetable now.

Thankfully, after Econs tutorial, I found redemption of my senses in a refreshing and entertaining French class. yea, I guess learning a language is a welcome break from all that academically heavy Econs graphs, or even my favourite Maths formulas.

Bonne Nuit (Good night)
vin

oh ya, besides the dark cloud that hangs dreadfully over school, (which shouldn't rightfully be the case), I've been enjoying taking the family car out for late night suppers, and making full use of the newly acquired convenience to go for an army chalet/gathering, and a spin with my friends to Marina Barrage when Singapore is sleeping. The city sleeps, but not we who have cars.
I say, Marina Barrage is stunning. Great place to lose yourself for the moment. Who wanna go there at 1am jio/ask me k, unless its ur preserved time with ur girlfriend/boyfriend...

Today after an event mtg, we drove to Old Town for tea :) love that place, xi mut milk tea (cold) is siap-siap-illy good. Yea, so thank God for a car, but i'm afraid all that crazy midnight blitz may have to be suspended/or cut down in frequency, when all the school work start to pile up.

Was listening intently to the N'tl Day Rally by PM just now, and boy am I so privileged to be born a Singaporean :)

Suddenly I feel like travelling agn... I reminisce my short trip to Beijing in May, miss eating the noodles, and the satay-like street food, miss crossing the roads in a cars-please-look-out-for-me manner, miss speaking China mandarin to cab drivers, and being so happy in the thought that I'm a visiting tourist in a foreign land!!

k, till next time
vin

I'm having the very 'sian' feeling abt next week, not exactly looking forward to the start of a full school week.

Last week, I was scrambling around for modules to fix up my timetable, and attended 2 core lectures. I felt really uncomfortable the 2 days when I was in school, coz of the new environment and everything. Coz everyone seems to know their way about in school, and settled down already, while I am a totally new freshie, who hardly know of anyone in my course, dunno where to get textbooks, or dunno where the canteens are located. My worst fear is that I'm losing some ground while struggling to settle down these 2 weeks, (& tutorials start this week) yea, so dunno if I'll keep up with the pace...

vin

I've completed my working stint, and now having a week of rest before the university term starts.

Thank God for the wealth of experience that I've gained through these 4 months. I see myself on the steep, upward part of the learning slope. haha... hmm... I really hope to build on that, and to broaden my scope in the coming years...

I'm having very mixed feelings on going back to school. But each time I get worried and all, I'll almost immediately remind myself not to be, its like there's this certainty within me that I should, and will trust God in everything. I will trust God to fix up a timetable that will enable me to cope with ministry & studies. So if I manage to get in a CCA, good. If I don't, I know that its all in God's good plans for me. I will trust God to give me a good company of friends. Coz I've missed almost all the get-to-know-each-other meet ups, and furthermore I'm not staying in hull, My first day will be like my first day in sec school, in jc, in army.

Hmm... I've just returned home from the airport, went to send my bro off. I feel a little sad now, coz the next time we'll see him in person will be 2010.. yea, thats a long period of time...

ta
vin