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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
And so ends another summer.
A different summer, one with more academic exploits than anything else. If you had asked me years ago on whether I would even consider burning my holidays to take classes, I would have given you a downright "No" for an answer. In VS, I probably would have just scoffed at the suggestion and not even answer! But here I am, looking back at a summer where I spent 10 weeks going to school every single day. It was tiring, and it was really draining. The last time I had lessons every day was in JC, and after being spoilt by my first 2 years in SMU, every day school kinda felt like a chore. I've no idea how I put up with it from nursery all the way to JC!
That said, results wise, summer was a runaway success. By some odd chance of class droppings/class cancellations/ failed bids, I managed to end up with the perfect combination that maximised my result for each individual module. Guess it worked out in the end, uh?
Away from academics, I guess I'll remember this summer for 'Friends'. I finally got down to watching all 10 seasons chronologically instead of randomly catching random episodes on tv. And now that I've watched it in its entirety, I have to say that it beats HIMYM hands down. Unlike HIMYM, Friends not only made me laugh, but it also made me grow along with the individual characters. The final episode was so gut wrenching, despite the fact that it was filmed years ago, the days after felt pretty lonely without the company of Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Ross and Joey. I'll definitely watch and re-watch the series over and over again when I have pockets of time to spare.
I started watching Grey's Anatomy towards the end of summer, but for now, I'm at the end of season 2 and I don't think that's gonna change till December. Grey's is good, but there are times where I get Friends withdrawal symptoms halfway through a Grey's episode. =X
So with the clock past midnight, I find myself in Year 3. My god, where did the last 2 years go? Honestly, I am not very excited about returning to school. School has been my life for all my life. Unlike my peers, I've not had proper experiences in the working world and despite all their complaints about working life, I am itching to try it out so badly... just that school's 'standing in the way'. It also doesn't help that the girls from my '89 batch have all finally graduated. The dreading started last year when all those on 3 year courses graduated, and this year, the full brunt of it was clearly visible all over Facebook. Crap.
All that said, here goes. One semester in SMU, before my 'break year'. CAT, Ethics, Personnel Selection, Tech Solutions to OBHR... it's another semester away from the School of Social Sciences. Sometimes I really wonder if I'm a SS student at all...
Greetings, junior (with a horribly painful pimple on the nose).
Mumbled @ {1:16 AM}
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