January 27th, 2008 — 4:04pm
Thursday was the last day in the first semester. It was quick, I must admit. I wanted to share how each subject went through this semester.
Here goes (in no specific order);
- Physics
It started off well, very well actually. I knew almost everything being taught to us at the time and it was very interesting and refreshing. Things were different near the end though, things rushed and we didn’t take enough time to absorb all the information. Prof: We all knew what his problem was from the first couple of lectures; he drifts off topic a lot. A LOT! I think out of the one-and-a-half hour lectures he spent thirty minutes (maximum) talking actually on physics. He gave us advice, in a funny way; the others thought he just liked to have fun all the time, perhaps he does, but what I really liked is that everything he said I managed to learn something new from, perhaps practice more often – he actually taught me to concentrate more in classes, strangely! He was a nice prof, until of course that last mockery ruined how I felt towards him. T.A.: She was friendly, not very capable we could all tell, but very friendly. We argued with almost everything she had to say (which was a nightmare to some, heh) and she never got convinced with anything other than what she already had prepared.
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January 26th, 2008 — 9:27pm
It was an application on Facebook so I gave it a try. Here’s what it says in the about me section.
You are resilient in the face of difficulties, and no doubt your resilience has already been tested. You’ve had some tough experiences in your life, but you are wise and mature from them. Having had to grow up ahead of your times, you tend not to heed the advice of others. You tend to be a loner sometimes and think that you cannot depend on anyone else but yourself.
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January 21st, 2008 — 8:12pm
Second thoughts, I will not tell the story; for if I share perhaps I will feel better, and feeling better will only make me hate him less.
Seriously, I don’t want to hear from you ever, attend to you, talk to you, think about you ever again.
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January 17th, 2008 — 8:02pm
Frankly, hardly ever happens. Most of us have never felt ultimate happiness ever before, sad, but true.
Ultimate happiness. The kind of happiness that just cannot be troubled by anything surrounding us. The kind of happiness that makes us float off our grounds, moving to higher energy levels (I just had a chemistry lecture and the vocabulary is all over me). The kind of happiness that just makes you stop being sad, totally, 100%. The kind of happiness that will draw a full-face-coverage smile for merely 10 seconds, non-stop.
The kind of happiness that will make you think “is it possible to just keep things the way they are?”. That makes you wish time would stop right then and there. That makes you think “is it possible that ‘happier’ exists?”. The kind that is just, indescribable. I mean, it is most likely just a.. myth.
In fact, how many people can make us feel that way? If any.. I dare add.
Regardless of the progress GUC’ers (sad news to some, ey, weirdo?) has made over the past 2 days, what made me realize I am one of those lucky people alive that just got the chance to be ultimately happy for 10 seconds (actually a little bit more) of their lives were merely 3 words, 2 of which were in CAPS. Strangely.
Thank you.
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January 3rd, 2008 — 5:43pm
I counted the get statements. For the past 3 days I’ve been helping people with CS, and when I’m taking the easiest quiz ever myself I make a mistake that I realize as soon as I step out of the examination room (which I could have stayed in for another 15 minutes) ~ a mistake that just can’t possibly be. I mean, people can get lost in counting the number of operations in loops, fine that could get tricky, but counting a get statement? Come on.
Things are hectic. They really are. On the verge of collapsing if you ask me. The situation can’t last long at this rate. In fact, I think they’re very close to collapsing I’m not really sure if they’re still intact or not. I hope things get together soon again, I mean, we all have exams coming up real soon. During CS today, I was answering the quiz with extreme confidence that I let myself drift off to thinking about the situation. Obviously, not good.
I met a guy from GUCDiggers today, one of the more important people in charge actually. I’m glad to have met him, seriously, he will be of great help to my progress in the coming one to two years – either directly or indirectly I dare say. He gave us a couple of advices about how to legalize GUC’ers (which is terrific news), should be doing that as soon as Dr.Slim comes back (safely, insh2alah).
Enough. Thanks for dropping by.
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