Going places

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit's CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

After a year-long, wait that time of year is finally knocking on my front door. Here comes the season of red and green, and christmas hats and exchanging gifts and being with loved ones. Ah... this is the life...

The Christmas spirit is really high here in LMC. The whole day today there were groups of students walking around in red Christmas hats. Even our lecturers were given one each. How cool is that? And then last night i got a nicely wrapped packet of candy which i shared with my roomate. Honestly, I don't really know the girl who gave it to me. We just live in the same hostel block and go to the same college (obviously ;p). I guess Christmas really IS the season of love. Doesn't matter who you give presents to. Hmm... Maybe i should buy some candy and distribute it to the whole block before school's out..

Speaking of school's out, it's only one more day to freedom! WOOHOOO!!!! Tomorrow is the last day of school and I'm going to pack my bags tonight. Heheh.. Talk about planning ahead.

Let's see...

It's kind of sad that I'm not going back for Christmas. Including this year, it's been two years since I spent my Christmas with my whole family. This year I'm spending my Christmas with my two best friends in Kota Kinabalu. I can't wait to board the ferry and leave this wretched island for a week. It's an oven here and I'm looking forward to the cooler capital city of Sabah.

Travelling without my family to flank me is probably the best experience I can look forward. It's about time I proved to my parents that I'm independent and more than capable doing things on my own. Not that I haven't tried. I've always been denied the chance and frankly I'm tired of it. I want my parents to see that I'm a grown woman.

Anyway, moving back to the topic of going to KK, man, am I smart! Picking this time of the year to visit all the sopping malls waiting there. What with all the Christmas sale and Year-End sale, there'll be discounts everywhere. Who's to stop me from splurging on gadgets, movies and sushi? lol.. (you don't expect me to say clothes do you?) The only thing I'll regret is not spending this Christmas with my boyfriend. sigh.. Oh well, maybe I'll spend some time looking for a temporary eye candy in KK.. XD

Merry Christmas everyone! :D

Decisions, decisions

It's been five days since we got or semester results. After all the nail-biting and sleepless nights we finally knew our fate. Out of pure luck and no help from my dysfunctional, slow-to-react brain, i manage to scrap enough to stay here in LMC.

Phew. So it was worth it, the staying up until four a.m. and getting scolded by my boyfriend for doing so during our revision week. Last-minute study can't get you a 4-flat but it certainly does get your skin saved, so i've proven.

It's rather sad though to see some of my friends go tomorrow. Initially, we all thought it was impossible to fail and get kicked out from college. The reality really bites a chunk out of your heart when you find 2 Bs and a B- can only get you 2.90 for your GPA. Unlike in the olden days of high school gradings and semester exams, you pointer of less than 2.0 can really get you into trouble here.

I'm just grateful I'm not the one to lug my bags to the front gate tomorrow morning. Thinking back now, I just might have to break my promise to my friend to see her off tomorrow. I really don't think I can handle my emotions.

Well...

Now all that's left to do is to pick the courses to pursue and universities to pursue them in. Now I realise it's hard, learning something you like in Malaysia. My passion has always been and always will remain, writing. Naturally, I'd like to pursue a degree in journalism. Too bad that all the government higher learning institutes in Malaysia don't offer journalism.

Sigh.

I'd really like to establish myself as a freelance journalist. Maybe a carrier with some of the prestigious newspapers or magazines in Malaysia before that would be a great kickstart. The prospect of writing about the things I see and providing information for my would-be readers is something I've always envision since I fell in love with my first copy of Readers Digest, back in 1998. And since English has always been my field of specialty, writing comes naturally to me. Well, almost naturally.

Right now, my options are veterinary, language studies, biomedicine and business management. None of these actually appeal to me but i've decided that they'll provide me with a decent salary next time. Still, I don't feel the excitement of filling out the application forms as my friends do.

Perhaps in life, not everyone gets what they want. And that's not very fair is it?