Singapura-pura

It has been a year plus, but goodbyes are always the hardest. Yup, I am back in Singapore. Term is going to start next monday. Have been feeling sickish for the past one week, ever since I came back from camp. Flu is gone, but is suffering from sore throat now. However, it is getting better, though am not in the best condition to start a new semester. Feeling a little scared right now and the feeling of having another semester have not sunk in yet. I just need some time to get used to it and psycho myself to study harder everyday.

I guess I will have to sleep without pillow, blanket and bedsheet tonight since my clustermate is not back yet (I think. She is currently uncontactable) and I stored my stuff in her room. Let's hope she will be back asap! Hopefully tomorrow? Please give me good night sleep. Thanks.

Berbonding-bonding

After 2 or 3 weeks being back, yesterday was the first time meeting up with friends. Everytime I come back home, the friends around are getting lesser, plus local uni has no holidays now, so that makes friends that are around even lesser. The closer ones are all gone now. I was at Papa Rich last week with my dad and for one moment, it brought back memories of me and WN hanging around there. Going out together used to be so easy, one sms and after 15 minutes her car will be waiting outside my house and there we go. Oh well, things have changed.

Initially, I only planned to meet with SK, but sms-ed with YS the night before and I asked him to join along. The most bizarre thing that happened that day: I was sms-ing CY while I was on my way to mv talking about meeting up the next day. After a few text messages, our conversation ended. Then, I was at mv, strolling around, waiting for SK and YS to arrive. I was at vincci when SK called, I picked up the call and walked out the store. Guessed who I saw, CY! I smacked him on his back and when he turned around, he was shocked for a second and after that keep asking me why you here why you here -.- haha. While all these happened I was still directing SK on the phone. hahaha. After the 4 of us gathered, I jokingly said there will be more friends that we will meet later. And true enough, while we were having snowflake, we saw TK and denise! Denise was saying she just bought monolopy deal, which, CY was saying before this he forgot to bring his one!

As for today, met up with CY again, yesterday's one was unintentional, today's one is the real one. haha. SJ joined us during his lunch break. From tmn megah we switched to tropicana city mall and we had a full 6 solid hours of catching up! The only remaining members of liulang. 唉~

Home alone

Wow a day just passed like that with me watching prison break all day. haha. I think that is what I am going to do for the next few days. I need to ensure myself that I do not touch my laptop at night, at least spend the time to do more reading. I do not know why, but I think they are correct, economics makes you appreciate the newspaper more, so I shall read more newspaper. Besides, I need to rest my eyes from the screen. That is what I really wanted to do during the break, to stare more at reading materials instead of the laptop. Am starting to get excited for the coming semester! :)

Sometimes we do silly stuff

I spent 6.60 dollars on correction tape. I cannot believe it!!! This can buy me 3 meals!

Correction tape with casing + refill.

But I bought the refill first -__-

The thing is, Prarthi and I both bought refills instead of the correction tape itself!

What happened is I went to buy correction tape for tomorrow's writing paper since it would be easier to do any correction and I met Prarthi at the mart. She went there to get her correction tape too. So, we got our stuff and went back our rooms.

I was opening the wrapping for the correction tape that i bought and was a bit puzzled about the structure of the tape.. seems like something is missing.. At the moment when I think I knew what was missing, Prarthi texted me "Did you buy the same correction tape as me?"

"Yes and I think it's a refill!"

I just bought a correction tape without its casing!

Now I have plenty of correction tape :D

Better make good use of it tomorrow.

Itchy fingers

Hehehe, deluxe maru. I feel like pinching his (her?) double chin.

Yes, my fingers are itching... i.... want.... to.... buy....

a.... g.. u.. i.. t.. a.. r......... yes?

Anyway, i need to think like an economist for the coming few days to comprehend the wonders of economics before saturday, micro and macro :/ But it is not that horrible, just that staring at it too long makes me a bit bleh.

I got back my essay for my SP1202. It is the language part that pulled me down. Only scored half of it.. I guess there are always areas where i need to put in that extra effort and time compared to other people. I am quite amazed how did i get the courage to take up this module. I think people without the flair for writing would stay as far as possible from this module. But it is okay, i just need to be extra careful on friday and spend more time reading through for mistakes. I hope i can get an average grade for this, please be more kind to me. fingers-crossed ><

I hope this cup of coffee sustains me. I went for interhall fellowship teaching. It was great! How i wish my mind could freeze everything the speaker said and play it over again and again.

Test on wednesday! By God's grace, i hope i can nail this!

Final lap

I wanted to write this for quite some time ago but couldn't find the time, not that I'm busy, more like lazy. haha. Anyway, here is what happened.

Somewhere during last week, after class I went to the canteen to have lunch. I was on my own and was happy when I found a table. I sat down, 'chop' that table and went to get my food. I got my food, happily sat down and started eating. It is when you are on your own, the light, the fan, the guy at the next table or the two girls walking past seemed to interest you. While I was eating halfway, this guy approached and asked whether there's anyone sitting with me (it was lunch hour so seats are hard to find). I said no and he sat. First thing I noticed, he sat down and prayed for the food and he prayed for quite a long time. He eats his food while i eat mine. Awkward silence. This is the moment where your inner struggles rise. To strike a conversation or just quickly eat and go! Finally, I couldn't stand the silence. "Hi, I'm teresa. Are you from science?" I could not think of any better topic to start with. It turned out he's pretty easy going, very interesting person to talk to. He stays in PGP too! I'm in block 1 and he's in block 3! Such a coincidence.

The conversation ended after our meals and we departed to our separated ways. Didn't know that talking to random people can be so interesting and exciting!

On the side note, I have been passing by this catholic students society notice board everytime I have 2161 lecture but I never notice what's on the board. Until that day I read this and I find it meaningful:

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change the things I can;

and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;

Enjoying one moment at a time;

Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;

Taking, as He did, this sinful world

as it is, not as I would have it;

Trusting that He will make all things right

if I surrender to His Will;

That I may be reasonably happy in this life

and supremely happy with Him

Forever in the next.

Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr