My first post since i stepped into uni! :)
Officially survived 5 weeks of uni life woohoo! It was pretty intimidating at first - the physical building (first time having to take buses from one LT to another hahaha), the people (so many new ppl to meet and friends to make), the lessons (phy and math esp), the system (from bidding to balloting to planning my own timetable - thanks to cyn for helping so much).
So how am i feeling now? Been there done that.
Haha ok no la im still pretty new to many things. For instance, i just went for my first phy lab yst MYSELF. So proud of myself HAHA. But seriously, i was quite worried about it cos it's like i had never been to that part of the sch before, i didn't really know what to expect, i didn't know who i could/ was going to partner (i got reallocated to a slot meant for envt engin ppl). It literally forced me out of my comfort zone. Anw, thank God it was okay! (My partner was supposed to partner his friend but they were put in different lab groups last min so yay he didn't mind partnering me hahaha).
And thank God i've ppl i know in all the mods i take this sem. Really didn't expect keziah to be in the math mod im taking (and it's nice to be able to sit with someone u know in lectures). Attended tutorial alone but i made a new friend there too. And jieyi whom i didn't know initially but is now my groupmate tgt with monika for ctw. So i feel less apprehensive about taking mods myself in future :)
Then there's like a large group of new and awesome friends i made this sem from vcf. They're really nice, easy going, friendly ppl. Was deciding between pgpcf and engincf but the engin peeps were so nice (not saying the pgp ppl aren't! they were so nice i had difficulty deciding). Anw i settled for engincf and am enjoying it (learn a lot from the sessions every week).
I kinda enjoy the freedom of uni life. It's like for once i feel REALLY in control of my whole life. But of course, with freedom comes responsibility. Yes you can plan your timetable in a way that you have a free day- but who's going to help you if you screw up and end up with clashes etc? In uni, most tutors don't check whether you attempt the tutorials, you're not obliged to join any cca, nobody cares if you turn up at lectures or not. Yup so for once, i feel responsible for EVERY action that i take. From the simplest things like making sure i am not late for lessons and settling all my 3 meals to the more significant things like doing the graded quizzes/ assignments etc.
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u're welcomed (:
woohoo! zhang3 da4 le4! adult life is like that lor.. u're responsible for urself and everything u do. no one can dictate if u get employed, if u eat/sleep/exercise/drink/smoke or not, if and who u make friends with, how u spend ur money, what religion u follow, who u marry.. basically how u live ur life. ppl (friends/family/govt) can be concerned but no one can force u to do anything. and the law only comes in if u screw up others, otherwise it pretty much leaves u alone.
i think ur transition from jc to uni is a lil bit like my transition from uni to working life.. getting to know many new people, new systems, etc. i guess it's similar in the general sense of transitions ^^ so yea, what u learn now (the way to handle change/ new things, the way to overcome ur fears, the lessons u learnt, the courage u gained, etc) will put u in good stead for the future (:
PS: i still think taking mods with ppl u know is good in that u have ppl to attend lects/tuts with, to discuss difficult qns, to help one another with work/understanding stuff/finding 'resources' *winks*, to help keep an eye/ear out for one another (in case prof got say smth impt which u missed). but of course u may not always be able to take mods with friends, so it's good that u found it doable :D
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