Oct 26, 2010

cbox out, comments in!

Due to obvious spamming of my cbox, I have officially taken it off the page and is therefore, not in operation.

Do feel free to drop comments and for those who just wanna say 'hi', you can do it there, too, until I find a more convenient tool that caters to my needs hehe.

Peace \/

New beginnings....Again?

One thing I've come to realise when it comes to making resolutions is that they are a continuous process, not to be left to the beginning of the year only to be frowned upon at the end of it.
Every day is an opportunity to learn and grow.

It's been about 2 months now since I started my LL.B. At the beginning of it, I truly was excited after the long break. Then, I got even more excited with the whole new world I was being exposed to - The world of the legal profession. Not to mention, the amount of studying one needs to undertake. Yes, I was excited.

Then, it all started getting to me. I either was too stressed or too relaxed. I was aware of the workload and now, I feel a little left behind. There is always time to catch up since it's an 'early detection'.

That was not the only thing. I felt like part of me had been ripped off. Missing In Action, I would say. There was this thing inside me that had kept me going, and it was doing the disappearing act due to a string of events. So, I turned to the closest reflection I had - my siblings. Mental note: no need to search for a personal psychiatrist later on!

They each handled different aspects of my issues haha. And because I used to give them my honest opinion on many occasions, when we have "the talk" and all, they reflected my own values towards me as a sort of reminder of the person that I am.

Sparing most of the details, one issue of which my sister and I spoke about was me doing what I needed to do. At the end of my vague cry-out to her, she told me something I knew all along haha! It hit me then, I was trying to be something that I was not, and in the process, losing a certain character in me which I respected. She reminded me of what drove me to do the things I did. Her feedback and my thoughts rang a wake-up call inside me.

After a week long self-reflection process, and now some unexpected decisions I made which have altered the way I take actions, I am IN FOR A NEW BEGINNING! I am being tested against time. Then again, what better way to build character!

So, Again, A toast to New Beginnings!!

Oct 2, 2010

a new life

Things have been pretty "shifty" for me the past month...I've started law classes (loads of work) and I've been moving around more often than I ever have...

From inter-city public transport to long journeys back home..plus ample walking..and meeting so many different people...Life has changed haha...I'm practically living off my bags now, at home and everywhere else...new places everyday, new attitudes (not that i'm in favour of some), new smiles, new friends :)

Time - once again taken the front seat..everything measured against it..complete pages and pages of readings..lunch breaks haha (what do you want to eat today?)..everyday is a mystery..with new friends, my close friend and i discover new places..lucky to have her around..heart-breaking having to "open wallet" every time..

did u know, law lecturers have a really good sense of humour? haha they talk well (part of the job rite) and they dress well (u can go on gawking at some of them hehe)..

it's all challenging...in a good way...life's not easy...and that's a good thing...'cos someone out there is having it worse than me..so no complaints..just taking it all in..i know this post has proven to be soooo random, which i don't normally encourage myself to do...but hey it's my blog!! (biasness allowed :)

taking it all positively, it's all a good thing..probably sign up for a society soon enough..learn more things..law is not all about the books (Everyone says that psshh!!)..yet, another good thing..yeh!! i love to read and write...doesn't mean i love staring at pages all day long..gotta be realistic aite? then again, i did consider joining the college's editorial team hmmm must be in the blood..

i've lost an umbrella, slipped and fell in public, dropped my stuff ample of times, almost got caught in between closing train doors, sat with an oh-so-unpleasant lady, met a really distant relative on the bus, waited for the train for about an hour (bad service :p), accidentally wet my top when i was making my way out of the toilet, didn't realise i had a button open until i looked down to check my bags, there's an elderly man in my class who's taking his law degree (determination, that one), had a hilarious train ride with my 3-year-old cousin, becoming an expert on getting around the city (exaggeration, i know hehe), still haven't figured out the bus system, found out there's a college in the train station itself, discovered that fast food is sometimes cheaper compared to most food (gotta "discover" more reasonably-priced places)..

anyway, the BEST part of it all............coming home during the weekend :)