Its my biirthdaaay....

those few words are startingly self centered.

ANyway, I'm 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooooooooooo

Considered an adult already i guess. I'm not really feeling in a festive mood, its weird. Maybe its the first birthday of unfamiliarity? A few different slices of cake can get you only that far. I think this is the first birthday i've had 4 different slices of cake thrust upon me(Thanks guys: Vlad, Jamie, Holly, Evan). Now i'm feeling sick.

And ya know what sucks even more? This: Knowing that i can legally drink if i were back home but yet i can't do it here!! Its extremely annoying and frustrating. My friend did buy a drink for me, but its not the same!! I had to sip or rather gulp covertly. Not. Fun.

Another damper on the mood: MID TERMS.

I'm taking a little break today. Actually i wanted to go full steam ahead, but i thought: screw it, i've been at it since last week and I need a little breather. I have Legitimate reasons!!! Eighteenth Birthday is a big deal! So I lasted until 4.30pm before I finally convinced myself that studying on your birthday is the most nonsensical thing to do and finally shut the books.

Yeah so i was disturbed out of my slumber by the phone ringing. Housing Complex called. A nice girl with a way too perky voice chirped in my ear: We have a package for you!!!! Mom's birthday present for moi had arrived, how fitting, a birthday mail wake up call. So i trudged off to shower and went to collect my package. It was super rainy and windy outside and my hair got all messed up. And i just washed and blew dry!!(well, it is My birthday) Mom sent me this beautiful blue Jim Thompson tote bag, thanks mom! I love it.

I had my first mid term on Tuesday and I feel that i have to share a little about the general attitude towards exams here.

Firstly, Tuesday 28th Nov: Mid Term for Social Science 1310: Introduction to Communications.
Walked into the Nice big lecture hall, sat down near the front, people all around me: "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkk, i am soooooooooooooooo screeeeeeeeweed. Are you screwed?" or "I'm just gonna bullshit"

Okay well, its just that i'm from Singapore, I don't hear stuff like that.

And then yesterday, i attended a tutorial that i didn't have too, but i wanted to, great to squeeze in some review even if it isn't my tutorial and tutor. It was for Huma 1125: Civilisation in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. and frankly, i haven't learned squat about Civilisation in Medieval Europe(Medieval in Fall, Renaissance in Winter). They should really rename it, Analyzing great literature of Medieval Europe. But i like it anyway. And Janet Ritch said, "the mid term is only 15% of your grade, so don't get too stressed out over it all right?"

I stared and blinked. What?

Okay, i have NEVER heard a teacher say that before. Really, NEVER. I don't know about any of you, but yeah, i was going: wow..this is..amazing. Our Mid terms in TP are 15% as well and no tutor ever said anything about relaxing!!

As much as this was a shock, it has a positive effect i guess. I know i still have to study but it doesn't feel that daunting anymore. Plus, Janet Ritch is a nice tutor, she really knows her stuff. Her PHd is in Medieval Literature i think..French Medieval Literature. Plus she looks kinda cool actually, with pre mature grey hair. Okay i don't know why i'm saying this. I guess alchohol and 4 types of cake don't mix.

Okay well that's my 18th birthday soliloquy. Thanks to all who wished me Happy birthday! Miss all of ya'll very much.

soliloquy88 at 12:30 PM | Comment

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