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Wednesday, March 03, 2004

March Blues

~Love Mum, Dad and Sis always~

Midterms are finally over. I'm feeling pretty glad that I'm finally done with yesterday's math paper. It was a funny feeling as I wanted to get over it as fast as possible. I was telling my friend, "Yes...8.30pm...one and a half hours..." Naturally, after the exam, most of the students planned their next trip to the bar for a celebration. I don't look forward to those kind of celebrations anymore. Instead I was looking forward to see my sweetheart after the exam to cook and have dinner together at my place.

It's already March. In another 2 months or so, I'll be heading back home for the holidays. I'm upset because I won't be able to attend my sweetheart's convocation. I wish I could be there on that special day. The beginning of March means the start of preparations for finals. It's all too soon. I feel the stress weighing down on me like a steel block trying to crush my brains. Today, I was briefed on the second-year program qualifications. I have to rank from my first choice to the last choice of all the disciplines of engineering that I'm interested in studying. So far, I've made up my mind to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. I just feel that job-wise, it is more suitable for a person like me. However, I would like to discover more of mechanical engineering too but I guess my interest doesn't really lie there even though I have this slight inclination to explore this area. Also, I planned to get a degree in business management after graduating from engineering. This probably is because I can't picture myself working as an engineer, managing the technical side in a factory or a plant...bla bla bla...I'm pretty interested in management stuff and I believe it will be a bonus because of the knowledge that I have as an engineering graduate. Hmm...oh well.

I'm sitting in the FYEC office now waiting for the meeting to commence. I'm pretty tired of attending these meetings (I never liked meetings). Also, I do not contribute that much even though I'm the VP Social. I've pretty much done my part last month in organizing that big event. There are still events to come but somehow I have no clue how it should go and the other members know better because they are Canadians. My friends told me that if I can get involved in the ESS (Engineering Students' Society), it would be great benefit to my personal involvement in school. I'm not saying that i'm giving up the chance to try or I plaintively think that it is a waste of time, but it's a fact that they are not really keen on seeing an international student run for positions. So, what's the point, eh? NO doubt it's a good way to improve my intrapersonal skills but it's also wise to not simply make a fool out of yourself as they clearly do not even respect you.

In short, I'm pretty much satisfied with my studies here. Being in the faculty of engineering of one of the top universities in Canada has given me more reason to continue studying the best I can. Studying abroad is never easy, but with the willpower and the strength, everyone can survive and gain the best fun, knowledge and excitement in their own ways.

Yun @ 7:54 AM | |

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Home: KL, Malaysia
School: U of A

I am someone who frets a lot - I call it a psychological disorder. I am constantly trying to escape my complex mind which, very often, drives me and my close companions to the edge of insanity. Born under the sun star Libra, I am greatly affected by a disease called "indecisiveness". Nicknames were never part of my dictionary until I met some people who decided to name me "turtle". Soon, I was representing a zoo of hamsters, "sotongs", pigs, cats, etc...

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