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Jocelyn A. Monique

is currently an undergraduate student, and coping with her ~~overwhelming~~ commitments. I like long walks in solitude, cosy chats, usually sleep like a log, and beg your patience in tolerating my versatile humour

First week of Sem 1, Farewells and Furious Trainings.

Friday, August 14, 2009

10:07 PM

What a whirlwind of events! Just sort of sucks you up into a vortex you constantly skirt around. Firstly, let's begin with The Official Start of Week 1 in Uni - one word. WOW. Even though it was only four days of school, I felt like I've been shaken stirred upside down from the very start. The readings are a massive lot! :/ Complain whine whine, I'm basically zapping notes/searching for books in the Central Library almost after every lecture. So proud of myself, completely self-orientated myself around that place - so nice so big you can get lost among the shelves, I like.

Lunch times spent hanging out with the awesomeness that is my OG - it's so nice and heart-warming to have a bunch you can always look forward to after something, staring boredly at their laptop screens or teasing each other about their absurd modules, or even fretting over what textbooks to get. This week has been burnt on driving as well, the instructor this time was for some reason, super calming on my nerves so I fared pretty well which made me a happy girl :D

I went for my first land training on Tuesday, which was by the far the most exhuasting day ever - lectures, lunch, driving, then guess what we did? Nothing much except that we
ran around the campus as part of our slow jog
station time: butterfly kicks, push ups, and I DID MY FIRST ASSISTED PULL UP (MEN'S)
medicine ball training: this was the ultimate killer, I was thoroughly deceived because I honestly stupidly thought it was a foam ball until we did the rowing motion thing and my arms committed suicide
and finally, captain's ball in the carpark!

Training is really, from the bottom of my heart, really fun because of the teammates who make it so - they encourage and motivate us even though it's like reality TV where a bunch of bimbos (okay, maybe only me) are thrust into extreme conditions and have to do their best. Really heart them, but in all honesty The Schedule forces for prioritizing. ):

CSS after that, actually I just went for the food HA HA but eh it was pretty not bad, at least I know two or three souls there so I won't be too lonely if i join.

This week is Shuttle Bus week! (: First trip there I met my nice DB senior who showed around school a bit and the nearest way to LT11, been meeting alot of familiar faces but hardly any time to htht, it's just zooming around. I also got my EZlink card yay (: But now I need to start saving up so I can get my books as well hmm.

I am also deeply saddened by the loss of Amelia Johnson, who is such an inspirational girl/church leader - we never did talk much, except to exchange a few words of hey how ya doing and what's your plan for your youth group, in fact last encounter was at hearts on fire, guess now I won't be seeing her for a long time. I think it's true when they say good people die young, I just wish I didn't have so many good friends sometimes.

Second farewell to Frippiat, who is checking in now as I type. Too many commitments suck my weekend away, missing OG outing tommorrow at ECP because of my test and interview. See how it goes!

P.S Uni really demands alot of priortizing skills, and I am super indecisive so it's not a good combination.

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