Finally..... at least for now.....

Finally........ I can finally say "Finally".......

Have you ever felt the sweet ringing of your phone alarm....? Have you ever thought how lucky that there is today....? Have you ever willingly and happily wake up to the sound of your alarm ringing??? Well, if your answer is no.... you really ought to try it someday....

This morning's alarm was the MOST PLEASANT alarm I've heard so far in my life.... As soon as the alarm rang.... I woke, happy, willingly.... finally, the alarm telling me that TODAY has started rang. I took my shower gleefully, thanking that today was finally here. I walked to campus, the food today seemed so warm and juicy and delicious compared to what I've eaten before......

After a whole night of struggling and head splitting, the time for judgment finally arrived. My exam was at 8:30 in the morning...... 2 hours after that.... I can't say I did well, in fact, I'm not even sure that I could pass..... BUT, whats important right now, was that it was finally OVER, even if it was only for now...... at least........ I've done what I can.......


I never remembered exams in TTSS were THIS tiring. I remembered we couldn't even care less about them and even had food during exams. My UEC exam table was decorated with a box of "ta pao"-ed RM2.50 Kon Lau Mian from the canteen on the right, and a cup of "Nescafe-ping" on the left corner. And whenever I came to questions that needed some thinking, I'd open the box, turning some heads around me due to the swift aroma of minced pork, spring onions.... and whatever else there was in that meal.... and then eat over the questions..... that method ALWAYS gave me the right answer. Exams seemed to pass like a breeze in the past...... but Today......

Now whats left is my flight back home..... thats all I need right now......

Last Subject

4 days have passed since my 2nd subject. My first subject was Engineering Math, which I some how magically managed to get through it, without knowing the results yet though. Second was Hardware Fundamentals. Comparing these first 2 subjects, there were like Heaven and Hell..... Math was like: "I hope I pass", while Hardware was: "I think I might get 85+". But nevertheless, compared to this last subject.......


Software Technology. Its amazing how man's curiosity brought them to who and what we are today. Which damn mind on this planet found out that ALL things in this whole wide universe could be made simpler by putting them into Algebras and Functions!?!?? Thanks to these brains, we now have to study the cousins of their creations, Calculus and Trigo. But thats not all.... (though, it DOES make sense somehow..... that the law of mathematics apply to everything in this universe, its still a fascinating fact IMO, like how A + B is not equal to A x B.... figure the rest out by yourself, haha)

Humans tend to want to improve more and more, that they come up with computers and computer language.... and THAT's where Software Technology comes in.

Programming language, trust me.... isn't just meant for ANYONE to learn..... it really takes some skills, some brains, and some GUTS to try it. Maybe taking this course was a no no for me. But no matter what, I'm already IN it. Looking at the past year papers.... and at the textbook, not more than 2 pages, and I'm having a headache. And each time I have a headache, I have to take a 15 mins rest/sleep to recover.... how far am I going to get like this when I have just another 14 hours before exam.....??

I just...... just..... don't know what to do anymore... (thats why I ended up typing this post... =.=). 17 hours till the end of all these exams. However, failing is not an option, but I can't even study straight for more than half an hour. In fact, I'm still having a headache right now typing this entry.... pardon my post if it seemed a little boring or short.... my mind just feels like splitting, from looking at all those: Classes, arrays, instance methods, instance variables, access modifier, and whatever else there is....., it just makes me dizzy......


But whatever it is..... I think I'll do what I can for this 14 hours..... and after tomorrow..........

Knowing whats important........ or maybe not.....

3 more days to exam..... and counting (down of course).... however, I'm still suffering from some major "priority imbalance" syndrome, which usually creeps onto young adults like us... (hmm, I never thought the day would come when I'd be calling myself young adult, lol)

Games, movies (animes and dramas go in this category), and study.... which to choose? If everybody around me didn't start acting so paranoid, I might've still been stuck with the first 2 options. Since a week ago, students from all walks of courses (if this is correct grammar....) had made the library, not only their resting ground, but also their eating, studying, and furthermore, nesting ground.

A couple of days back, I was thinking of taking some time off my games and going to the library for some revision. However, upon reaching the library, locker keys were scarce.... I was facing the security guard, looking down at his desk, were FIVE (5) locker keys left..... *gulp*, I looked at the clock, 1 pm.... maybe I was a 'little' late afterall... (what do you expect from playing games up till 3am in the morning)

Ok, screw the lockers, I thought I'd just smuggle my bag into the library, after all I've seen many people do that before... Walking in, into the study room on the bottom floor.... I never expected to see a scene so spectacular, with people Standing, sitting on the Sofa, crouching in those minuscule spaces between chairs; opened books overtook the surface area of the tables, while closed books piled high and were used as head-rests.... I had been wondering whether most people in curtin were nerds so far..... this further convinced me....

Moving upstairs, I took the lift. What pisses me off is that when people somehow think I'm invisible, or when they have that "I'm more in a hurry than you" attitude. Ever gone up the lift alone, only to have the lift door open up to swarms of people fighting to get into the lift.... while you're the only one trying to get out...... My initial thought when the door opened was: "Looks like the 'upstairs' is closing".......... But anyway, even with so many people going down, there was still so many more upstairs.... I was starting to wonder whether I was a bit too relaxed about the exam.

Having both floors full, I moved on to the "New Study Area" situated next to the library, its something like an extension study area of the library.... Walking up the stairs, I open the door.... all kinds of voices could be heard..... questions, answers, explanations, definitions, mathematics, economics, mechanics, chemistry, physics, everything.... you name it. It looked more like a stock market office at that moment......

Finally, walking all the way nearly to the end, I saw some familiar faces, and then, I saw a chair, an empty chair.... it seems that my friends had left it for me.... if not.......


And seeing everyone in such a panic for the exam, I thought.... maybe the games could wait.....


*Gambate and good luck to everyone who's facing their exams soon or are now taking them.
*Hope you guys enjoy your exams. (especially those having their first exam in uni, haha)


***P/S: Forgot to mention that I enabled comment posting for non-members, meaning you don't have to be a blog member or sign in to post, anyone can post now, either you could leave your name or let it be anonymous (of course I'd prefer to know who's commenting).

Sleep....

What the hell is wrong with me lately.... I sleep at 2 in the morning, and wake up at 3 in the afternoon.... 13 hours of sleep, thats more than half of my day gone.....

Yet, no matter how I look at it, I can't seem to get off my bed, even if the alarm rings, even if the sun is out, even if my roommate's up and running his "Shin Chan" anime, I just seem to wake up, look at the time, then plop something into my mind to think about, and fall back asleep.... ...... I feel like a sloth....

I can't say I hate sleeping, but I can't say I like it too. Man.... but sometimes, sleep is just so nice, relaxing, you don't have to worry about anything, everything. And it even comes with a bonus, Dreams. Dreams are like sleep add-ons that allow you to be "alive" even while you're sleeping (IMO that is...), whether good or bad dreams, somehow I'm always thankful for them..... Dreaming keeps you thinking, and functioning, even while you sleep.... something just too bad are some people don't seem to remember what they dream of after they wake up.

However, I think it ain't gonna be any good sleeping so much...... I'm trying to adjust back to the so-called "sleep early, wake up early" schedule...... if I could....


Just a short post, coz I felt like it.... haha

1 week of Boredom

"Stumbling I fall away its hard to make a change~,
Easy to be who you are when no one knows your name~,
Walking pass the lonely roads with eyes as cold as stone~,
Climb inside the emptiness its safe when you're alone....

***************

All this time you lived alone without a memory~,
Built your life upon the ground that sinks beneath your feet~,
Step outside the misery for once you feel alive~,
Second chances only come around once in a Life...~"

- Lifehouse, Everybody's Someone

It just so happened that this funny song was ringing in my head when I was writing this.... so I thought I might as well put it in. Somehow, I feel this song sounds as true as can be... haha


Looking back on most of my posts here in my blog, it seemed like I've been complaining pretty much about time.... I guess it can't be helped being here in Miri....


But anyhow, exam is on the way, 9th june, which is one week and a little more from now, but I've only got THREE (3) subjects, Gone were the bad days when we had to take 10 or more subjects in a WEEK!!


As troublesome as it sounds, I've got subjects on the 9th, 12th and 17th of June ONLY.... which means I've got Math, 2 days break, Hardware, 5 days break, and finally the most hated, Software.... Now, wondering what I could actually do within those free times, (of course not studying, please....), I haven't come up with anything so far except playing games. (running short on anime and movie supplies, as its about time to go back to KK for a reload)


Before that, I still have one more week of free time.... (or study time it should be), which I'm gonna use it, probably, to explore these couple of games thoroughly. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warefare, and The Sims 2: Pets. Its about time I took SOME time to play games, though I seem to have games made my life upside down lately, waking up at 4 in the afternoon and playing till 4 in the morning.


For those who are interested, check back later for a short review on these games (maybe 1 week's time).... in the meantime, I'd better get started on playing, hehe..... see ya~

*Sorry if the sentances are a bit packed, I can't seem to fix the line spacing problem"