Just got bamboozled in another exam... Hence, i'm taking this time to unwind and update my beloved readers on what happened since my Mardi Gras trip. First and foremost, a belated blessed Chinese New Year (my year!!)! This is the first time in the duration of my existence that I've spent the Lunar New Year away from home!!! We [the GIP(eeps)] organised a dinner on Friday nite at our apartment activity room. We were tasked to cook mostly chinese dishes, invited our foreign roomies and educating them on CNY and of course feasting on the obscene amount of food we prepared. Not missing was also the "lo hey" and the "yam seng" [beer here is cheaper than soft drinks and Yeo Yap Seng!]!!! The celebration lasted till the wee hours of the morning and it was one of the most special CNY i've celebrated so far!!! My signature fried rice received several compliments, but wat a shame the late comers missed out as it was wiped clean much earlier. My roomies also thoroughly enjoyed the occasion, particularly Robert, who said he wanted to throw up so that he can eat more!!!
The student experience, which many readers who were still uninformed, makes NTU studies look like O-levels! I am here to officially dismiss any preconceptions that studying in US is chicken feet, esp. at reowned institutions! I'm currently taking 5 modules for the semester, which is considered heavy in GaTech standards. Why? I have to hand up every frickin' piece of homework assignment every week and it is graded (thus counted towards final grade)!! To add salt to wound, there is a quiz for each subject every other week and mid-terms(read: mini-exams)!!! To top it off, the lectures here are clear and succinct, but we are required to do a lot of readings for the finer details and explanations!!! My ZZzz timings have hyperboled into the am regions, which I've hardly done in NTU, gym hours are constantly compromised and I can't even enjoy te DVDs I bought online!!! Argghh... This is the first time I've really mugged and although the feeling isn't top-of-the-world, it is surely something money can't buy. Sounds cliche I know, but I will definitely appreciate the more laidback setting in NTU when I get back and not take education for granted... I am still not as disciplined as expected, but I hope I will improve on that too!
VJ Titanium doesn't smell enuff iron in your blood, so here's another slab of rollicking good'o heavy metal from straight-edge (dun do drugs), hardcore metal band Bleeding Through!! Grrrl....
Bleeding Through - Kill To Believe
Gonna prepare for my next exam asap!!!
Laid to Rest at 1:30 AM;
ABOUT ICH
Psycho faraday.gonzo blogger.fanatic metalhead.gig goer.follower of Jesus.bhb church team striker.wld strip for Arsenal FC.
dean of sch of lameness.materialistic engineer.plays tennis/pool/snooker/bowling for fun.goes gym for vanity.
winning eleven addict.disillusioned guitar/air guitar hero.surfs the web but not savvy.self-proclaimed heterosexual fashionista.
avid reader of best-sellers & heavy metal magazines but no textbks.movie-chrondraic.TV/Youtube couch potato.habitual liar?!
