decisions.

I'm rather tired and I'm not really sure why I'm typing now at midnight. It's already past my bedtime.

But anyway, I want to say that my modules this semester is very exciting. I also have a very strong lineup of lecturers, even better than the best lecturers added together from the whole of last year. It is all very exciting, very engaging, very intellectually-stimulating. But, and it's a BIG 'but', it also means alot of effort. Just this afternoon I discovered one mod has SIXTY FIVE files uploaded for dl-ing and printing (and obviously, reading them). That does sort of screw things up a bit, especially when you're accelerating. Suddenly, cramming your readings from Week Negative One was not exactly brilliant. Hmmmm. I might really have to drop a module to stay sane (and alive).

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I met some friends for dinner together. Someone was facing some hard (life-changing?) decisions. Suffice to say that it does mean very different Uni lives (and very possibly, adult life) ahead. The advice he received was that "Don't make a bad decision during a rough patch in your life". That makes sense.

Anyway, some of them were talking about theur European trips, and then the topic of Italy came up. And of course, I must flaunt some European history knowledge, and someone thoght I might make a good European tour guide (as the theory goes, since you know the history, you probably can point out stuff and all. You know, stories.) Of course, I hastened to make the caveat that I wasn't a European-history historian. So naturally the question was, "What is your [area of interest/specialisation] then?" To which I had absolutely no answer. They suggested some. But I've done practically a bit of most things they offered. Asian history? (Some) Southeast Asian? (Some) History of religion? (Did some) Social history? (Did a little) European history? (Some) World History? (Some) I could even add a few more interesting stuff, but I digress.

This isn't a new question. It has been something I've been asking myself for a really long time. Maybe I'm still too 'fresh' to be answering this question. I shall have to continue to ponder and think about it.

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Exchange Program application opens soon. I always settled on going York, UK. But reality hits and sometimes you have to reconsider your options. For one, the $ issue was there. My own savings would be worth so much more if I went to some other places like Eastern Europe. Also, I should mention that it is also very nice and historical. They might also offer Eastern European history and stuff. I might even be able to do something on witch hunts and vampires too. hmmmm.

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Choices, choices, choices.

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