In a blink of an eye, almost 2 weeks of the first month have already passed by..
Time passes so quick that it sometimes can be a pain.. as there're so many things to do but so little time.
I had a great year personally, however I can hardly deny the fact that 2014 is a disastrous (literally) year overall. I feel for the pain of the families who lost their dearest due to the plane crashes cases that had occur in the past. Hopefully, our country can overcome these unfortunate events and the nation can stay strong throughout this year.
It's also the start of the 5th month for me in Exeter, UK. Come to think of it, I am enjoying my time studying here surrounded by the nature. It gave me a refreshing ambience with wind breezing almost everyday. Although far from everyone else, I think it's great to reside in a county instead of a city, where you hear cars everyday and the rushing footsteps of tourists and office workers.
Distance wasn't a problem at all, for me in particular, as I was willing to spend time to travel around the UK. Before today, I had traveled to Bath, Cardiff and recently London - to celebrate New Year's Eve with Jay Vern and Junwei.
I am going to just briefly explain my 5 days of London trip. To start it off, it wasn't really a trip as a tourist but a food-hunter. In those days, I spent a bomb, having servings of ducks and lobsters almost everyday. Here is the evidence.
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| Burger and Lobster |
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| Nasi Lemak |
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| Roast duck |
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| Hainan Chicken Rice |
I went to eat Duck and Waffle as well. Here's a little about the Duck & Waffle restaurant. It is located on the 40th floor of a building and opens 23 hours everyday. It is a famous place to have luxurious food and get a glimpse of the sunrise as well. Sneakers and casual clothes are not allowed.. but we got in anyways.
Anyways, we celebrated out New Year's Eve in front of the HD TV on the News Channel, where it showed the entire duration of fireworks live from Big Ben.. and also Queen's concert feat. Adam Lambert. The London fireworks was amazing, however with the pay2watch system.. it left a distaste on the poorer folks but still, people filled up the entire area.
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| Imperial College London |
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| Geology Department |
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| Royal Albert Hall |
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| Royal College of Music London |
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| Hyde Park |
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| View from London bridge |
Well, in this blog post, I have to once against thank Jay Vern and his mom for the hospitality they had given me during my trip in London. Thanks a lot Jay! :)
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Fun was fun but.. the reality of exams approaching in two days time after my London trip was a real game killer. To be honest, I faced all of them with typical me, stress-less.
Okay a little about me.. I have not felt stress before when it comes to exams. It's not a big thing to boast or whatever, to me.. if you have read something, you won't fail, that's certain.
This is my opinion.
People nowadays are too realistic. How? Study for wanting a good result. Hiring someone with a good result. So, this means that studying hard can guarantee you a good job. Undeniable fact. However, after having lectures about psychology, it taught me that most things, (in my case, human behaviour) always has an intermediate that links between both aspects. So, to me 'knowledge' is the intermediate between studying and result; result and getting hired. It is vital to get good score, but is that, or let me rephrase it, SHOULD THAT be our reason of studying? No.
In my opinion, studying should be an enjoyment to learn for new knowledge and maybe that is why encountering exams, it feels like I am utilizing my knowledge to tackle my questions and not my notes. Sure notes is an essential piece of written words, but being a Malaysian, I am sure that some students just memorize those words, instead of understanding what was written.
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Since coming to the UK, being away from home, learning new cultures of people, mastering many forms of communication (mainly with my flatmates) and just having lots of time spent alone in my room, thinking and reflecting about things is a great experience. It makes me think that, what the future holds for me.
My future is a shady path.. since the degree I am studying can either lead me to various of pathways or none at all.. a condition which I called the 'hit' or 'miss'. Life is like a game. Those who play DotA with me knows.. my concept of win or lose is simple, its either the competitor is strong, or you are weak. There is no too strong or too weak among competitors. Compare with someone who you lost, you are weak.. that's all.
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I am currently in a stage where psychology has taken part of my life.. and to me it's coming to be quite true. I can still remember my friends and relatives who joked with me about analyzing them upon meeting them at first sight. I guess, it is true.. analyzing has taken over me when meeting with someone. I am very surprised to learn things like depression and immediately realize the symptoms fit in to the behaviour of some of my friends back home.
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I guess I am going to stop typing here.
The ending of an exam only to be followed by the start of a new semester right after, without any breaks.
It is tiring, isn't it..?
But what is tired.. when you are not going through it alone.
