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Return to the Dog House!

Quote of the Blog:
"See the pyramids along the Nile. Watch the sunrise from a tropic isle.
Just remember, darling, all the while, you belong to me."
- You Belong to Me, Jason Wade

Wednesday, January 18, 2006
10:43am

So, here I am...Wednesday morning, another gloomy morning, wondering why it still isn't Friday...but then again, I guess waking up Monday morning disoriented (and thinking that it was still the weekend and that I was still home) didn't help=P

Anyhooey, last nite was one crazy evening. Seeing that I'm the only one in res with a kitchen, Jen, Enoch, (his friend, Rosie, was it?) and Paul decided to come over and have dinner together. Quite disappointed with my lack of supplies and the size of my li'l rice cooker, Enoch went to work as the rest of us "assisted"=P

It took a while to cook enough...since we had to do it all in 3 separate batches...and while the second one was still in session, Julie, Cedric, and Adam dropped by, and a long awaited game of Phase 10 began=)

It was a nice evening overall...Kinda odd, cuz I think it was the first time I had spent a whole evening in the living room, and the first evening where it was my company and I who were making all the noise in the suite, and where all my suitemates had either locked themselves in working or went elsewhere to chill.

It was just a bit of a shame that I didn't get to really "chat" with everyone, cuz there were so many people. And well, I must say, I can't "entertain" or "host" very well=P...not one of my strong points.

Anyhooey, I am thoroughly exhausted today...especially since I didn't manage to get good sleep (a lot of dreams that I can't remember). Unfortunately, today's my "long" day - until 6pm-ish. Hopefully, I'll manage to stay awake and attentive in my classes.

The good thing is that I've already got most of my readings for this week done. I only have fine art history stuff left, although I'm expecting to receive an assignment in urbanization class today=( Just gotta keep myself on task...and resist procrastination.

Well, I'm gonna go finish my breakfast/brunch/lunch, and then go to class. Hope you're having a good "gloomy" day...

Sleepy...
     Angela

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Quote of the Blog:
"Love is the answer at least for most of the questions in my heart.
Why are we here? And where do we go? And how come it's so hard?
It's not always easy and sometimes life can be deceiving.
I'll tell you one thing: it's always better when we're together."
- Better Together, Jack Johnson

Sunday, January 15, 2006
10:21pm

It's been a whole week of listening to the tunes of Jack Johnson...and yet, I think I'll spend another week doing so=P They're very catchy tunes, I most say...yet relaxing at the same time...but then again, I have the tendency of "over-listening" (if there's such a thing) to any new CD I get my hands onto.

Anyhooey...the new year's here (or has for the past 2 weeks now)=P And well, as for new year's resolutions - I've never been one to do these. If you want to make a resolution, I figure you can make it whenever - most likely the sooner, the better.

But yeah, I guess being more open to meeting new people, as this is always a hard thing for li'l introverted me. And I also guess trying to find a new spiritual home to settle into (in terms of a church and a fellowship). It's hard, I guess...being a weird mix of commuter (on weekends) and a resident (on school days)...don't really ever "settle in" anywhere.

Another thing that I will be trying very hard to do is to keep up with my readings as well as I can. Although I have only one change in terms of courses, it actually seems more feasible to keep up with this term's worth than the last.

A more short-term goal is to finish Life of Pi=D I had started a li'l bit of it in the summer, but stopped when school started, and recently my sister's been bugging me to finish it. I hadn't touched it in so long that I had to start at the very beginning again=P But hey, I'm on page 186 of 354 - so, just past halfway=P It's basically what I read when I've got time in between classes, or would rather read something other than class material=)

It's actually kinda nice being back into the rhythm of school. I found the Christmas break a li'l too long this year...I mean, it was really really really nice to get 10-12 hours of sleep for a few nights in a row, but I found myself quite unproductive. Haha...my dad was so worried I wouldn't wake up when I got back to res, where there is no one to wake me...but yeah, when I know that I'm my only alarm clock and I've got classes to attend to, I'll wake up on time, if not earlier=P

Anyhooey...hmm...other things that have been on my mind...school marks? Surprise, surprise! Hehe...well, not so bad...I've got a confirmed mark for my Intro to Architecture half course - 83%. Not bad, I guess...although (from my rough calculations) I got a measly 73% on the final exam, BUT I did manage a 93% on my final hanging display project=D I was quite happy just with that mark alone, cuz I worked so hard on that thing!

Rough calculations of returned assignments/tests/exams so far, leave me with a 79.25%-81.87% average (about a 3.3-3.7 GPA, I think=S) I'm not certain due to possibly fluctuating tutorial particpation marks and small tutorial quizzes that may make a dent on my mark...but yeah high 70%-low 80%.

I'm trying not to stress too much from keeping up my marks. Just gonna try my best to keep up with the work each week and (most importantly) make sure I don't procrastinate and leave everything to reading week, as I'm pretty sure it'll come and go in the blink of an eye.

Also...I miss singing. I really do. The only place I sing now is in my room at res, and occasionally in my suite (if I know I'm disturbing anyone). I miss jamming with people (especially my worship team and with my dear Moks & Leungs)! I miss singing in choirs (church & school)! *sigh*...It's great to just sit in my room with some good tunes playing on my computer and to sing along...or even in the car, when I'm back at home.

I miss leading worship...or well, rather, I miss truly worshipping with other worshippers in love & unity. I miss being able to stand in a worshipping crowd, close my eyes, and feel as though it was just God and I...and no one else. I miss that.

I miss finding chords to worship songs online, printing them off and playing them clumsily on my piano...yes, that's right, on my piano...even though I can only play broken chords at best (but usually just solid, chunky ones=P), and at the same time, belt out the lyrics without a care in the world.

I was thinking of picking up the guitar...in hopes of having a portable instrument that I can play and sing along with at the same time...hmmm...need to borrow one or find a really really really cheap $10 one on e-Bay like Howard=P Haha...

*sigh*...Singing is so good for the soul. I watched Singin' in the Rain this past week for class...and man, I was so happy coming out of it=D It's amazing! (It's a great movie by the way...especially if you like musical, comedic romances...)

Anyhooey, I best be going...gonna read a li'l more of Pi and then I'll be heading to bed. I dunno when I'll manage another long update like this, but I'll try to make it soon!

Happy new year!
     Angela

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