being down under and happy about it

This is really super tiring and stressful. But at the same time, I have never found myself so intellectually challenged and motivated to study. Though partly it’s because of the grade, but partly I am being ’sucked in’ by all that I’m learning. Honours is a real different level from the past years and I get all ‘excited’ about the information I’m getting. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again that I really love the friends that I have made over the past sem, through all the mugging, bitching and learning the bonds that form are really tight.

As for exams.. yes, i agree they are a pain in the ass but it also forces me to study, to find out what I don’t know. Besides, it’s kinda fun revising and slogging together. And after that we can all enjoy the celebrations together!

Of course it’s rather sad to think about how one sem has passed so fast and another one will be passing by soon in a jiffy. It’s like this time next year, I would be working or in a worst case scenario job-searching but what I’m implying is that I’ll no longer be in this ’sheltered’ kind of life and it’s kinda sad. But oh well, that’s life, isn’t it.

More blogging after my papers!

Ponder it..

The other day, I had a friend who said this to me after reading my essay.

“I like your essay. I think it’s a masterpiece in smoking. Totally rocks”

I had a super conundrum when I heard that. Should I be happy or sad?

Paradox

Something that kind of bothers me when I was looking at the plagarism warning for my essay assignments.

The university has a strict regulation with regards to plagarism and if anyone is caught plagarising, the student would be disciplinary dealt with.

But when it comes to us photocopying books and readings, we flout the copyright rules all over the place and it seems that nobody actually cares. Not that I’m a goody 2 shoes in this aspect. All Arts students know photocopying is part and parcel of every module.

Sometimes, I wonder what would happen if the university also clamps down hard on copyright just like it does on plagarism.

Leaving the past behind, I surge on ahead

Not knowing what I’m getting myself into

But I know it’s a path I have to take and walk

To complete it and to fight it through

I just ask for strength and wisdom to face it

That I may be victorous thru and thru

Looking at my trail with much joy and gladness

And safely in the arms of my Lord and Saviour

I Wonder (2)

To give justice to the same stewardess..

“To all Singaporean citizens – Welcome Home!”

When I heard this line, a sense of warmth and joy filled my heart and I could feel tears forming.

It’s really good to be home.

My Russian Bear

Some random shots from my handphone

One of my dinners in Geneva

Saw this giant Toblerone in the Swiss supermarket! compare it to the size of my finger. My finger was touching it.

Fried sweet and sour chicken that I made 2 nights ago.

Mormons..

I met Mormons for the 1st time and it wasn’t them approaching me but me approaching them. Well, actually I did not know that they were Mormons. I saw them kind of lost in the area of my hostel so I went to help them. They were an elderly couple dressed prim and proper and were going to a friend’s house for dinner and well, I could have guessed that they were from Utah and yes they were.. since most Mormons come from there as they were driven to ‘exile’ to Utah during the fledgling years of the Mormon movement. So while talking, they passed me one pamphlet and when I saw Church of Latter-day Saint, the reaction in my mind was ‘OH.. They better not evangelise to me.’ Cos I wasn’t the least prepared for a debate in this crappy weather. But well, they didn’t and I was spared. But I still spoke with them for I just took them as normal human beings instead of performing a religious discrimination.

But what I took from here is that they had a pamphlet/tract on hand to give to anyone who approached them. I wonder how many of us Christians actually have a tract always ready to pass to a friend/a stranger? I never did it before. I know my dad puts some in his car. Some of the taxi drivers in my church put tracts in their cabs. It’s a workable idea just that we never tried it before. Just start with giving one and soon you can work your way up and give more. GIve one today, give 2 tmr and so on and so forth. I’m sure one day, one tract will work its way to the heart and mind of the person. I hope i can try this when I get home. But we will see.

Geneva Day 1 – No photos

Ok.. I’m now in geneva. But I don’t really like this place as compared to Zurich. It’s too messy and too complicated to navigate around the place. And I thought the bus/tram maps in Zurich was bad. The maps here in Geneva are totally crazy as they are not properly marked at all.

Anyway, I think the best way to understand a city is to walk till your feet is sore and you soak in the whole city. That’s what I did in Vilnius and in Zurich. I did the same here and I would say this place reminds me of CBD back home. Really 1 word to describe - 乱

I went to see the Reformation statues today. But it was blocked due to some stage building for a concert at the place. I managed to take a photo from a crude angle but still it’s not satisfying. =/ I always see it in the church bulletin when Pastor Quek talks about the Reformation and I thought it’s just some normal statues. But how wrong I was. It’s one whole wall dedicated to the Reformation with these 4 giant statues in the centre. It’s really sad that I can’t get to see it at all for this trip.

Well, I’ll leave more talk for tomorrow and I hope I’ll be able to upload photos cos I’m using the hostel’s computer and there’s no USB on this terminal.

Soccer Fans rejoice!

It was closed for the day. But will go there tomorrow to take pictures of the WORLD CUP TROPHY! Make your photos bookings now! 2 SGD per photo! =P