Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Funny Stuff:
Sorry for not posting more pictures of life here. I guess i'd eventually get to it once I break away from the automations of daily life.
It is amazing what perspectives a new environment can give you. During the orientation here at UW, they brought in a faculty staff to give a talk to us about what to expect in college. The professor that talked to us and he explained that he used to be an international student in the states. Although he adapted well into American culture, there was something that he always was uncomfortable with. Similarly, I guess i've kinda worn into the culture here. In fact, its all very similar to Singapore and maybe i'm ignorant to certain things around here. However, I just can't seem to get past the fact that people here have different colored iris. Green, blue, non-black... its all so beautiful and mesmerzing. I almost find it hard to continue a conversation with someone while staring at the other's eyes.
Thankfully, the classes I take here aren't really difficult. Hell, I've even recieved some kind of confirmation that my writing doesn't suck as much as I think it does. Which is just superb. Maybe I blog with more confidence now. <3 it here.
Sorry for not posting more pictures of life here. I guess i'd eventually get to it once I break away from the automations of daily life.
It is amazing what perspectives a new environment can give you. During the orientation here at UW, they brought in a faculty staff to give a talk to us about what to expect in college. The professor that talked to us and he explained that he used to be an international student in the states. Although he adapted well into American culture, there was something that he always was uncomfortable with. Similarly, I guess i've kinda worn into the culture here. In fact, its all very similar to Singapore and maybe i'm ignorant to certain things around here. However, I just can't seem to get past the fact that people here have different colored iris. Green, blue, non-black... its all so beautiful and mesmerzing. I almost find it hard to continue a conversation with someone while staring at the other's eyes.
Thankfully, the classes I take here aren't really difficult. Hell, I've even recieved some kind of confirmation that my writing doesn't suck as much as I think it does. Which is just superb. Maybe I blog with more confidence now. <3 it here.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
If boredom was a drug, I would be in the rehab center all this while, getting rid of it once or twice but never completely cured of it.
Sometimes I wonder if there is something wrong with my psyche. For example, I tend to not do homework (like putting off writing this english paper since 7.30 pm... now its 11.00 and I still can't bring myself to work.) and would turn my attention to anything else, if not games. I would say that I am not addicted to games, though some of my friends would violently disagree, but instead I have this constant fustration with boredom and that I am always in search of something INTERESTING that would consume my time unproductively. Damn, I hate myself.
Everyday the campus seems to become more and more beautiful as I walk to my class. The leaves are turning brown/yellow and they fall as the wind blows. Kinda reminds me of what I wrote in an essay back in secondary school... leaves falling like yellow rain... Unlike in Singapore, the temperature is really great if not getting colder and there is alot of nice breezes that I enjoy oh so much. It is amazing to see the nature change around you but I think eventually I'll get used to it and it would not amaze me much anymore.
It seems that being around with people 3 years younger than me has really shown me what I was at that age (old... so old now). Sometimes I see the 'childishness' in them and sigh. Sometimes I see the old fart in me and I sigh. Sometimes I just sigh because I'm not really making use of my time. Somehow the bunch of American kiddies that I hang out with are really enthusiastic about alcohol. Or maybe I'm play too many games to really try to understand them.
Reflection is so powerful. I shall write my paper.
shen zai fu zhong bu zhi fu.
Sometimes I wonder if there is something wrong with my psyche. For example, I tend to not do homework (like putting off writing this english paper since 7.30 pm... now its 11.00 and I still can't bring myself to work.) and would turn my attention to anything else, if not games. I would say that I am not addicted to games, though some of my friends would violently disagree, but instead I have this constant fustration with boredom and that I am always in search of something INTERESTING that would consume my time unproductively. Damn, I hate myself.
Everyday the campus seems to become more and more beautiful as I walk to my class. The leaves are turning brown/yellow and they fall as the wind blows. Kinda reminds me of what I wrote in an essay back in secondary school... leaves falling like yellow rain... Unlike in Singapore, the temperature is really great if not getting colder and there is alot of nice breezes that I enjoy oh so much. It is amazing to see the nature change around you but I think eventually I'll get used to it and it would not amaze me much anymore.
It seems that being around with people 3 years younger than me has really shown me what I was at that age (old... so old now). Sometimes I see the 'childishness' in them and sigh. Sometimes I see the old fart in me and I sigh. Sometimes I just sigh because I'm not really making use of my time. Somehow the bunch of American kiddies that I hang out with are really enthusiastic about alcohol. Or maybe I'm play too many games to really try to understand them.
Reflection is so powerful. I shall write my paper.
shen zai fu zhong bu zhi fu.
Friday, October 07, 2005
"'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and
remove all doubt."
-- Mark Twain
I know its been a long time since i have posted anything... I guess I wanted time to myself. In some ways it was really unfair to my friends and I want to apologise here. Sorry for being a jerk.
One of the selfish reasons that made me want to post again is such that I can practice how to construct sentences again. For this quarter of the school year, i'm taking classes in Drama, English and Computer Science. A fairly intensive set of subjects that requires lots of writing skills, no? Odd choices for one who's crazy about computers others may say. I guess since school has already started, I have to stick with my choices.
Pictures and more stories will follow.
remove all doubt."
-- Mark Twain
I know its been a long time since i have posted anything... I guess I wanted time to myself. In some ways it was really unfair to my friends and I want to apologise here. Sorry for being a jerk.
One of the selfish reasons that made me want to post again is such that I can practice how to construct sentences again. For this quarter of the school year, i'm taking classes in Drama, English and Computer Science. A fairly intensive set of subjects that requires lots of writing skills, no? Odd choices for one who's crazy about computers others may say. I guess since school has already started, I have to stick with my choices.
Pictures and more stories will follow.
