Happy B'day Sis

Well hasn't it been a while since I updated this blog.
Just like previous semesters, things really get hectic from Week 3 onwards. Now Week 4 has ended, and the feeling of being overwhelmed has set in as expected.

Sometimes I wonder why we need to do all these lab reports and assignments because I don't really see the point in how torturing myself will actually help me in my career in Food Science in the future. The amount of research that I have to bust my ass to do now, most of it just doesn't seem really relevant in the long run.

And it's my sister's birthday today... well at least it's already the 27th over in Australia where she is now. I think this is her first birthday away at home. When she left for Brisbane last month it really didn't seem that much of a change. All of us took it quite well, even my sis didn't appear to be home sick or teary. That's just the way my family is, we don't weep over something that is supposed to be positive haha.

But I think the reality has finally set in now. The home just feels so quiet during regular weeks where my other sisters are also away from home. On days that are rough, I come home from class feeling defeated only to feel more alone. Not that I don't talk to my parents, but you know it's just different from having a sibling to confide to.

I miss the times where we would go for supper.. such as McD or Kayu whenever we felt like it. Probably the only person who would go satisfy my random cravings with me at all the oddest times. Miss the times we watched horror movies together since no one else in the family likes this genre, miss the times where we watched dvds in the TV room with potato chips and alcohol. And the times we went for tennis together, which hardly happens now becoz it's just not fun playing with Mr. Ong on my own. Since mum and dad usually have different activities going on, so most days it's just me. Just feels so dull now, you were always the exciting one that was brave and creative enough to try new activities and stuff. Come to think of it, if it were not for you I probably wouldn't have discovered my passion for tennis.

Just wanted you to know how much of an influence you were and still are to me.
Though I have never said this out loud, but yeah I definitely miss you!!

Hope all is well in Brisbane and have a great 25th birthday!!! :)

Coping

Firstly I feel terribly sorry that I didn't fulfill my promise of writing about my trip last month to Brisbane. Not that I expect anyone to eagerly want to read it, but it's just something I already set out to do but failed to accomplish... so it's more like a personal letdown. Since returning from Aussie I was just consistently occupied with one thing or another, and before you know it the new semester had started.

Just reached the end of week 2.. and I already feel defeated. Having difficulty adjusting to the insane timetable, having classes as early as 8am and only finishing at either 5 or 6pm where the traffic along the Sunway road and LDP is torturous. Even though I'm only doing 3 units this sem (thanks to my summer effort :P), the overall time I spend in Uni is actually longer than previous sems. Really sapping. My energy levels are at a all time low, body feels like it's been ran over by a bus (several times) even though I haven't done anything really physical.

Despite the fatigue and grumbling, I find the units this sem to be quite interesting. BioprocessTechnology is like an introduction to the processing done at the industrial level, while Microbiology is fun... fun as in the labs are fun, playing with bacteria and all. But the lecture content is killeriffic. Lots to remember. And then there's Biochem, I haven't been attending many lectures because they all happen to fall at 8am, so sometimes I don't get out of bed in time... :(
I realized i'm not a morning person after all.

The only thing that has been getting me through rough mornings and traffic jams is great music, particularly tracks from Aphrodite (once again promoting Kylie!), which are so uplifting and it really helps brighten my day. :)

I'm sure my system will get used to this new schedule eventually, I hope it does so before the assignments and reports come in full force some time next month!! *gulp*

Till then, stay positive everyone! I know I need to :)