Can anyone believe we're already 2 months into 2021? I remember at New Year's, uni start felt still ages away. Here we are now, first day of week 1. How's everyone doing?
I've got all my tutes on Mondays which is one busy day then but leaves the rest of the week free for work and other stuff. Not sure if cramping everything into one day was a wise call though. Stay tuned.
First assignments are due in week 4 which is literally only 3 weeks from the end of this week!! Ahhh, does anybody else's brain stresses like this haha.
Anyway, I'll keep it short and sweet - stay happy and healthy people - speak soon!
Schnetti
2:42am, Singapore. Currently doing some boring administrative things such as clearing my inbox. My, it has been a long while since I last blogged- I daresay it has been more than a month already. I originally wanted to do a blogpost for Lunar New Year, since I celebrate it in Singapore with my family. However Lunar New Year came and left;and it was mainly spent on my Feb intensive and duties for SummerFest anyways. (Yes to in-person SummerFest over online SummerFest though :( )
Yeap, it's that time of year again: a new semester beginning. Honestly, I don't know what to feel about it. A semester ago, maybe because it was my first one in uni (thus causing me to have a false sense of optimism), I felt all recharged and prepared. Fast forward to now-when the semester hasn't (officially) begun (technically it began for me in 18th Jan with pre-readings but). I'm feeling physically and mentally exhausted, along with a huge dose of apprehension for the weeks ahead. I've recently been reading my previously submitted assessments last semester-- and can I say that familiarity breeds comfort, I suddenly really miss last sem's modules :((
I mean, I'm far from adequately prepared. For starters, I haven't even begun on the readings for my first tutorial as I was out all day today. Though I don't feel guilty about it; it was a lovely catchup with a long-time friend. I'll gladly wake up earlier tomorrow to do it.
Looking back on my holidays: while I did not fufill some things off my checklist such as learning a new skill/taking up a new course, I did have a productive break. Juggling my volunteer job, paid job, as well as various student clubs and associations- these experiences were pretty good as well.
Either way, it's back to the grind. Just wanted to type a short post to say I'm alive, and will continue blogging (as much as I can!!). I'll (try) to be excited about what the next semester has to bring :) Wishing everyone the best of luck.
Time for bed now; my eyes are half open as I'm typing this.
O-week in full swing !!! Me and Cat went to the Engineering orientation before work and took some cool pics at the photo booth. That's me, looking all cute and excited and that's Cat, with the 'I won't flunk this semester' determination in her eyes.
Sooooo looking forward to after-work in-person O-week events and meeting new people!!! It will take my mind off Cat's changing food habits.
No more fancy feasts, she has taken a fancy to fancier foods. It's toasted bread, buttered side up for breakfast, dijon mustard, jalapenos and crackers for tea and grapes for supper. Next thing you know, we'll be having cheese boards in cat bowls 😒 I totally need to go out 🤪
Bump into you at some event 😁
love,
MoneyOverMen
They are harder for me than most people as I don’t have a family here and I end up being locked up in my room, not seeing humans for days, sometimes weeks on end.
Coupled with restrictions on food that doesn’t last a whole week, closed libraries, limited recreation, no outdoor exercise for a dozen reasons, I have decided to christen them as ‘Lockups’ rather than ‘Lockdowns’. If it looks like 💩 and it smells like 💩 then it must be... 🤣
Last week, I was quite enjoying my daily commute to work, and things being sorted at uni (mostly, still waiting for my fee remission from last semester), life was going good. Was looking to attend some singles event this Valentine’s day, get me brand new boyfie maybe. Of course, with Cat’s seal of approval - more important than mom’s 😝 But nah 🥀
Won’t cry over spilt milk, there’s orientation to attend and more clubs to join! Time to renew old memberships and make new friends. Now that I am not travelling, I can attend more O-week sessions online. The free swimming lessons at uni might start soon too 🥳
Totally looking forward.
love,
MoneyOverMen
P.S. 🎼🎼🎼 I will surviveeeeeeee... 😤
Not much Uni-related going on for me this week. Did not get selected for back-to-campus job I had applied for at Uni or the Grad internship with GSA, so not much involved in start of the year activities 🙅♀️
I’ll be attending the orientation sessions I can (online 🥴) Heard the on-campus ones gave students free jackets or hoodies, whatever you like to call them and a lot of other freebies. Trying hard not to feel swindled out of them 😣 The charm of online meetings has worn off too. Overall - feeling meh about it.
But realising a lot of fun stuff about... well, just stuff.
👁 Openers :
1) Thesaurus is not a dinosaur 🦖
2) Fruit bars are food and not same as Wine bars 🍷
3) The actual time I’ll be attending workshops and lectures is just from March to May! 🥳
The last one is quite a game-changer for me, means less stress of juggling my work-study schedule. Although, not having anymore dreams of being chased by a giant Thesaurus with sharp teeth is pretty cool too 😎
Keep masking 😷
love,
MoneyOverMen
Got Business subjects in my study plan and now there’s peace at home. No more 💩 where it shouldn’t be. I haven’t added them for the next sem and I guess the 🤮 hairballs will stop after I do.
Still looking for cat-groomers, can’t find any around. There are plenty for dogs but none for cats. That’s probably because it’s a well established fact that dogs drool and Cats Rule 👑😼 #BossCat
Enjoying the study-free month to the fullest before I get back to the grind. That means, catching up on all the sleep that I know I’ll miss when the sem starts 😝
Stay safe and mask on... again 🤦♀️
love,
MoneyOverMen
So, could not see business subjects in the study plan due to admin issues. Cat has been very upset about it and threw a massive fit, refused to use the litterbox and puked all over the house until she was sick #BossCat
Not very convenient to cleanup, especially early in the morning on workdays. But I spoke to Stop 1 today and it should be sorted soon 🤓 Cat needs a bath. Since I am getting paid this week ( first payday of the year 🤑 ) looking for cat-groomers who don’t mind bossy clients mewing orders at them.
Hope things smooth out soon.
love,
MoneyOverMen
We made it! Got the 💌 today. Now Cat can study all about business and I’ll type away in peace. I think it’s too early to get her a graduation robe. Barry’s one will fit her perfectly though. I’ll get it next week 😝
For now, I have to select subjects, set up the time table and follow up on the credits from last semester. It’s not easy getting to Stop 1, given they only work 9-to-5. I have been trying for the past two days in work breaks and finally got through the queue today. Made me wonder how those overseas get help at odd hours 😳
Planning huge celebration this weekend, both me and Cat will snooze like there’s no tomorrow and eat the best frozen pizza, Money can afford 🍍🍕 🤪
Enjoy summer and beach on 🌊
love,
MoneyOverMen
1:59am, Singapore. Just finished keying in timetable preferences. I tried to tell myself that I will post something here either in the morning or afternoon, so to make it seem as if there's some variety. But who am I kidding, I am a night owl (as can be deduced from my last post) and gets everything done at night, so!
How's 2021 been for everyone? With the world being the mess that it is, I hope that you are safe and happy wherever you are. For those taking summer subjects/Feb intensive subjects, wishing you all the best! As mentioned in a previous post, I would be taking a Feb intensive breadth subject, and as the days loom by, I get a little more apprehensive each day on whether I am making the right decision. I should actually start preparing for it a little by reading up more about the topic, though I wonder how much of it I would understand... hahaha.
The year has been off to a slow, and then suddenly busy start for me. This week, I found myself caught up in a flurry of meetings, ranging from Academic Skills Partner ones, Orientation Challenge organizing committee meetings, as well as for Farrago Magazine (excited to be a reporter, yay!!), and things I have to do for the club I am in. Outside university, I have various meetings for my volunteer and paid job. I don't mind though-- I signed up for all these commitments, and I enjoy them. Besides these meetings, there were sufficient breaks in between for me as well. I managed to catch up with friends, and I'm especially looking forward to calling one of them tomorrow. I had an enjoyable family dinner today, and experimented with a curling iron (I vastly underestimated the time needed to use one effectively... whoops :( ). Tomorrow, I would be having a work meeting and going out with my family.
On the outside, this year seems to be going well-- and I am very grateful to the family and friends around me especially that allow me to be so, and I must learn not to take it for granted. But there were many times I caught myself wondering: what's next?
Many times I find myself recalling about a question that was asked to me during a job interview: what are your interests? Simple question, but I found myself stumped by it. Yes, I am interested about causes like mental health and education. I am passionate about the course I am studying for sure.
But I have never had any interests or hobbies I was really invested in. Some friends I know like drawing immensely and post their works online. Others have an entrepreneurial mindset and start their own business. Some others like extreme sports, and I have friends that have interests that are seemingly out of the mainstream but enjoy it nonetheless, like clocks.
Hopefully, this year, I would be able to find my interest, and pursue a project that I am keen about. Not for the sake of academics or portfolio, but just to find out more about myself and others around me. When reading all the news and as we get deeper and deeper into this pandemic, cliche as it sounds, it made me realize that life is fragile and I should make the most of it when I can.
I thought hard about blogging this as I was worried that it had nothing to do with the first year experience, plus I feel this post seems a little more solemn as compared to some others. But then again, being a first year is a journey of personal growth anyway-- and since this has been a thought I have been thinking about since the year started, I felt it would be good to share.
Okay I really should go and sleep now-- bye for now, and best of luck for 2021!
Still waiting for the offer letter for the Software with Business course, should be arriving anyday now 💌
It’s been a very happening week on personal front and while I huffed and puffed and pushed and shoved, Cat blissfully slept through it all, probably dreaming about leading teams on weekdays and chasing mice on weekends #BossCat
Work started this week and it’s good to be back! Am in training and soaking it all up like Spongebob 🤣 And now that I can’t attend virtual events in office hours, looking for the real after-work ones with actual people in them. Got a job, don’t want another one, just looking for pizza 🍕 and people 👫👭👫 Mostly pizza. Hope they order the one with pineapple. Doesn’t matter if it’s not on top 😝
Masks are finally off. Stay safe.
love,
MoneyOverMen
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