Saturday, December 16, 2006
in the midst of exams :(
kinda got around to coping with it. i think that learning how to manage stress is one of the most valuable and defining characteristics of "successful" pple (and with this, i use the narrow definition of academic and career success).
it doesn't matter if you are brilliant. if you cant cope with the shit that gets thrown into your face, you'll probably not survive anyway. the world doesn't stop turning for you. you just got to start peddling faster.
and so with this in mind, not only did i get a bike (or rather loaned it from yezi my really good friend here) i went biking today for 2 hrs? time just flies. was with mike and sam and we went biking to downtown, over the stone arch bridge and stopped by the old flour mill ruins (really scenic) and we even had coffee at the downtown library (they had books on sale! a bag full for only 2 bucks :) )
was definitely a wise choice to invest my time, other than school work. cleared up my mind (alot) and feeling so much more refreshed than this morning when i was feeling pretty overwhelmed.
life goes on, and definitely, as my cary, my friend from class said, memorable times from college arent acing that test or homework, but the crazy things you do with your friends.
obviously, i'm trying to balance both aspects. kinda hard this semester, but i think i definitely learnt alot about time management and also what i can handle.
:) baked gingerbread cookies last weekend. pretty good. made bread too! with my bread machine :D
and i finally got thru to pui, my housemate whom i thought was a jerk all along. had a long talk with her last night, and turned out that she was feeling depressed about school and stressed out, hence explaining her grouchiness and plain rudeness to me like all the time.
all's well and even though i think i flunked my mat sci exam on friday, as my mum says, just do your best and even if you dont get good grades at least you tried. (in other words, its not that you are not trying, just that you are dumb! haha )
and thanks to all the concern my friends have showered on me. definitely makes me feel better and more positive everytime i talk to you guys. :)
heads up! psyche up! focus! the end is near! :)