i have already completed 2 weeks of uni and it's week 3 next week! sheesh..how time flies. week 3 would also mean that i'm 1/4 through this semester? bleah. anyways, it was a pretty bad week this week in terms of sleep and uni. it started with a back log of work to do since last sunday. i had two concept notes due and a 2-page brief about my web design project and a mini-presentation. so yep, late nights and early mornings are a deadly concoction for me. on the other hand, i was really happy with myself in terms of my progress in golf. i don't know what struck me on wednesday but suddenly, i could hit so much better! and since then, well only friday actually, i'm seeing an increase in distance and height of my shots =) and yea, i've enrolled in a beginner's course in golf that is offered by the uni and i'm starting this friday! woohoo! pretty excited about it. it'll give me something to do on fridays too, since it's my day off from uni.

so how's uni? i guess it's the same. glad to see friends i haven't seen the whole summer. somehow it also feels good to be back studying as i seriously think the summer break was too long and it made me feel useless. but still, i really dread the heap loads of reading we have to do each week. but i guess at least now i have a purpose. i know i always said the plan is to not plan, but i've been thinking lots on what i'm gonna do after uni. will i continue to study for an honours degree (hopefully i'll make the cut)? will i work here? or will i go back to Singapore? the questions are tough and i hate thinking about them, but it's something that i would have to think about in due time too. so yea, i don't wanna dwell on them as of yet, but i've certainly gotta give myself a sense of what's to happen in the near future. i can't escape the fact that i'm someone who doesn't really flourish on spontaniety.

oh! i'm hooked onto samurai sudoku (5 grid sudoku) for the moment too. i think life's pretty much like a samurai sudoku puzzle. it's pretty hard to do, takes a while to figure, but the answers are literally staring you in the face. also, you have to do the puzzle as a whole (look at all 5 boxes and not solve each box individually). you get a little high on it at the beginning as you fill in the easy boxes using the hints. but then when the hints are used up, you really gotta exert those brain cells of yours. as you fill up more boxes, more answers start coming through, but then, it gets a little messy and convoluted and your brain's tired from all the thinking. you pause for a while, look at what you've filled up and then continue. finally, it's all filled up and you've completed it! ok, maybe it doesn't sum up the whole of your life, but maybe part of life is similar to it.

ok, i guess i better get back to my readings for tomorrow. don't wanna be lost in class. plus i just watched 2 episodes of gossip girl. not good. it's addictive! lol! ok, till next week =)

loves.

xoxo
sarah

it's almost been a week since i've came back to Sydney and i'm starting uni tomorrow! certainly amazing how time passes so quickly. since i've been back it was pretty much unpacking and packing. folding, and FOLDING. folding clothes, folding boxes, folding bags....i hate folding!! also been trying to neaten the stuff around the house. getting things sorted before the commencement of the semester. plus, the new sofa and TV stand came, so the place has been in a rather chaotic situation the past few days. blah! and now, we have to start a "professional" blog for uni, so i'm not sure if i'm able to keep up with so many blogs! i don't really think it's graded, but i guess it's good to get started on one, since it's important to build a steady stream of intellectual thoughts on my area of study - media. oh ya! and i've been practising with my new golf clubs. hopefully i'll be able to dedicate more time to it soon. i really need to polish my swing and get the ball UP HIGH in the air!

anyways, just wanted to let know that i really enjoyed my trip back to Singapore. though i think i partied kinda excessively, i definitely had HEAPS of fun! =) it was a very fulfilling vacation, and i kinda think i've matured in certain ways (excluding the times i got a little sloshed). for one, i've definitely matured in my way of thinking; learnt how to self-reflect on my own behaviour and better manage my feelings and emotions. i guess pains and sorrows are inevitable and the best way to overcome them is to actually go through with it, bear with it, and understand that you'll come out a much stronger person. indeed it was painful, but to be able to look back at it and not feel much anymore shows that i've come a long way, and that i've learnt to take it in my stride. so there's no use harping on it. i'm in a comfortable state now.

i'd also really like to thank everyone who had been there for me. though at times a liability, you guys still stood by me and cheered me up! if it wasn't for you all, i might be in a more dire state now. LOL! also a big thank you to those who came down to the airport to send me off! it wasn't the best timing but you all made an effort, and sacrificed a little, so i'm certainly very appreciative of it.