Monday, March 19, 2007

Perhaps this is a good time to update on my life, the first real post in a long time.

My parents has been here for 3 weeks now, and they are going back tomorrow. Sometimes I wish they wouldn't come to visit me, because it always feels so empty when they are going back. But at the same time, I miss them so much that I'm glad that they're here. So I don't know if I'd rather they come or not, but still, good-byes are such sad stuff.

Finally graduated after all these time spent in Perth. The convocation was great, lotsa catching up with old friends, people who mugged day and night with you, whom you shared exam tips with, exchanged assignment ideas etc. Basically these people suffered with me, and I'm so sad to see them all go. Most of them are already working in Singapore, while my road ahead seems so far ahead. I do hope everything will be worth it in the end.

On studies, honours is really not easy. Classmates are asking questions in lectures and tutorials that I haven't even begun dreaming about in the first place. I'm still trying to catch up on everything, while tutoring is taking its toll. While I enjoy teaching, it really does take a lot of time and effort, and my own research is lagging far behind. I need to begin some drastic time management.

Friendships-wise, I guess the shit I left behind in Singapore is still there. I thought that the distance will allow me to ignore it, but I still feel it. It is not good to see other friends stuck in the middle, but I believe that if you started a war, you should end it as well. (one way or another)

I would like to say that everything is just fine, and I'm really on the top of things, but I'm afraid that I'm still waiting for the dust to settle down before I can make any judgments. Suffice to say that things could be better or worse, depending on the day's mood.