2nd March ~ Chapter 4

somebody, please shake me to remind me of coming back to reality..wake me up for goodness sake.

play time is officially over, so..welcome to the challenging world/life of a Monash university student, especially when they let you enjoy for 3 months & let you "enjoy" all the more once uni reopens at the beginning (which is already the final month of the 1st quarter of the year)..

why am i making it sound complicated? well, i dont know, dont bother..

promoting the great package deals wrapped in uni life which include:

1. "early-bird" classes
2. freely pick your own busy schedule
3. 'super' lecturers
4. crazy coursework
5. have fun in stress..stress while having fun
6. constantly updated course map/structure
7. 1st come 1st serve basis 'limited edition' notes/lab manuals (grab only while stocks last)
8. 'dead' datelines
9. killer exams
10. library freezing frenzy
11. patience-endurance test during queue at printer counters

accompanied with the all-worth-it complimentary set ~
multi-purpose course mates & friends who do the following:

i) provide emotional support before breakdown as a result of 'meet-the-dateline' syndrome

ii) appear staying up til late nights together rushing reports and having discussions etc..

iii) pals for entertainment

iv) company for fellowship over meals

v) platform for sharing tears and laughter via cyberspace, msn connection or thru real-time interactions

T & C applies:

*no additional charges apply for all of the above..

however, no money, no talk..please pay your fees within a week's time once you're enrolled..

hope you enjoy the "ups" of it, uni will not take responsibility of the 'down' sides you experience..

study at your on risk..thank you~

spent the 1st day of uni, nothing should be unfamiliar, but brain is practically still remains in holiday mood.

My BRAIN needs to be warmed up, for it has been resting for a while now, except when activated in play mode. I guess I'm not using my brain enough to think .. how pathetic *sigh

ok, i might have exaggerated about not knowing how to properly hold a pencil & write something because of the 3+ months summer holidays, but ask me to do an assignment, my brain goes blank..right away, probably in 2 seconds..

explanation: 1st for after receiving the info, the 2nd second nothing is generated in mind..

today, a person came & ask me for directions in uni:

"hi, are you a new student?"

me: "no.."

"ok, then do you know how to go to lecture hall 5001"

me: hmm, if i'm not mistaken, you need to go downstairs, it's at the basement..

"right, thank you"

the point is i had to THINK TWICE just to answer her when i've finished 3 sems in the very same campus..

monash is really good at making us blur, forget about everything & feel like a whole new stranger again for having long holidays after short semesters..

i only know there are a lot of bridges linking to various buildings..
in case i be a buddy, i'll be very successful in getting newbies into a 'lost-in-campus' adventure tour..

Heard some fellow course mates consisting of a pet panda, or the 'sour plump witch (aka sweet little fairy..if that makes 'you' feel better) and the maid mentioned about some classes teaching about bacteria, kinda attracts me to join in & listen to that lecture 'illegally' to check out how 'fun' the class would be, as it was described..

Perhaps i'm better off go attend a kindergarten instead..if it seemed uni students are addressed as 'children' by that particular lecturer..of course it's gonna stir up more interest than one who acts really mature in teaching..even though by that age, a lecturer would be mature by nature anyhow..

my attention span has dropped down to <50% (or even less) i think..

1 reason coz i'm deprived of sleep?
8am morning class is simply dreadful for people like me, unless i adjust my biological clock back to normal human time pattern..

i could listen for like, say, 15 minutes? (gosh, time passed by really slowly in class by d way) then my mind starts wandering off automatically, either just daydreaming or thinking about other things, which has nothing to do with lecture at all..

throughout 2 whole lectures, i managed to only been captured attention to listen to only 1 lecture slide, which felt more like story-telling, from a serious, no-joke lecturer..haha

hmm, i'm definitely not ready & mostly never fully prepared, thus surely need time to get use to the hectic life once again, brushing off worries and battling through tough assignments that come along the way..

"hocus-pocus~!!" .. i just wish i can "focus" to studies again real soon..

well, also more like i need to find self-motivation that drives me back on the 'books' track..
b'coz unfortunately..

there's no medicine discovered that can cure laziness yet, as of today, regardless of how advanced technology is in this modern era..

no other way than investing effort in our commitment as a student & prioritize with time wisely..

"faito faito", keep up the 'fighting' spirit yea, everyone..

to all the coursemates: gambateh, minna-san.. ~cheers =)