Week 10 Semester 1

(It's rare. I'm sitting at the tram stop in front of the State Library waiting from a friend. It's quite cloudy, and crowded for a Sunday morning.)

This week was a confusing one for me. Once I'm relieved of my 'duties', I became sooo free I didn't know what to do with myself! & studying became less and less desirable HAHA :(:(

The haunting thought of home is soo real now. As I start collecting items my family wanted me to bring back, I can't wait to give it to them. I can't wait to be with them, venturing for food & family time. I can't wait to snuggle with my mum dad and sister. I can't wait!

BUT I think I'll try something new this time round. I think I'll (try as hard as I can) not count down the days towards the trip. I know I'll unconsciously do it anyway. But I want to cherish each moment I have in Indo, and in order to do that I think I have to learn to cherish each moment I have here, too.

But enough contemplating!

This week, I successfully:

- finishes my story!! :D which I'll have to redraft a thousand more times, but I did in just in time for workshop ^^ PTL!

- do a french oral presentation. My first, and it was not the best, but it was enough! Learning a new language was so hard, but it was monents like that, that makes the process worth it. When you can pretend you speak the language so fluent and well ;)

- COOKED Hainanese chicken rice (with soup & sauces) :D

- cooked Mie ayam jamur. No words needed. Silence. Let it sink. Yum.

- Cooked Kue bandung ^^ which turned out okay! :D

- (just) cooked nasi with spices :D garlic, chili, bay leaves.. My room smells so good.

- stayed warm! Well, although the first few days were cold and wet, these last few days were quite warm ^^

I read Christmas at the Cupcake Café, Persuasion, and in the middle of reading an Indo 'political' book.

Twas a fun week! But the clock is ticking. And I'm terrified, but excited at the same time.

I don't know what I'll do when the clock strikes 12 and went back to 1.

Anyway, cheers!

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