A reflection on the past semester... (blogged during the exam period but was left sitting in my drafts)
Looking back, it went by pretty damn quick, especially the second half of the semester. So many things happened. So many things that I did not blog about. During the week, if I don't have lectures, I would find every single opportunity to head to the library to get readings, assignments and reports done. The only time I don't spend time at the library would be when there's UMSA meeting, work or... I have to eat. Even my time spent eating got cut down. Rawrr! Ohhh.. there's the occasional mid-week runs just to destress before battling it out at the library at night again. And weekends, if it's not sports, it would be.... library again.
What happened to those weekly hang outs? All those weekend spontaneous dinners? Those spontaneous lunch dates? Hulu cat? There were a few but.... RARE... so RARE last semester. And shopping ... I haven't been shopping. For once, I missed out on Queen's birthday weekend sales. I chose to hang out in the library instead of strolling down the streets, whipping out cash and spending it. I even missed out the dressmart sales where they had 50% off Nike stuff and I did not go to that! For goodness sake!! I'm earning some money now and I'm becoming even more stingy? Farrr!!!!! Ohh I blame Canada for teaching me to only spend on necessary stuff :p Ohhh.. there's also the rising petrol prices to blame for... eating me slowly....
And I also blame time. Time was just scarce last semester, that you'd find every single opportunity to get your work done. And the other ... was because I'm a stressed person, walking around and really couldn't be bothered to crack a joke or just be lame. And if I were to go to any social events, I'd come back thinking.. Man, that was a waste of time. At times, I just feel that I'm a person walking around spreading out negative aura that I'd rather just be alone and not harming others.
On the other hand, not all was bad. There were still the tiny lil things that made it not too bad and made me hang on... coz there's always a light at the end of the tunnel, and no, it's not a moving train :p There's always sports to look forward to, the mid-week runs, the few meet ups with people I haven't seen for quite some time, the occasional jokes here and there, and then....... believe it or not... WORK.
I did not actually mentioned this properly in my blog have I? but yeaa... I've started working at a swim school at the start of this year, teaching lil rugrats how to swim and sometimes hoping they would drown :p My very first part time job which lasted for more than a month and is still going strong. The Billabong work at the start of last yr was just a joke. Lol! But yeaa.. I do enjoy my current work. Sure, I do dread having the thoughts of having to go and work every tues and thurs, soaking myself in chlorine for 3 hours and having my hair turned brown when I could have been studying. The only thing that consoled me was.... Sher Mayne, think about the money, think about the money!! For it gets frustrating when they can't do what you ask them to do and it takes a heck lot of patience with them. There will be days where they just can't deliver what you expected them to achieve, there will be kids that scream at you and don't listen to you, there will be kids that will come up with all kinds of excuses to why they aren't swimming well .... And then there's the parents... sitting by the poolside staring at you and seeing how you handle their kids. And the constant worry in your head of not being able to deliver what the parents are expecting off you.
So... what made me still enjoy the job? The fact that they are kids. I was once a kid. And I bet I was just like any one of them, who would come up with all kinds of excuses not to swim, who would do anything to make the teacher annoyed and just see how well they can put up with me :p And one thing with kids is that at the end, they'll never disappoint you. Sure it might take weeks for them to pick up a skill .. there'll be times where you think.. man, they're hopeless.... and the next time they come, they surprise you and it just makes everything wonderful. Your effort is never wasted. Ohh and have I mentioned how cute these kids can be? You get kids dancing to Soulja Boy in the pool!! And because they are in the water, it makes them light so when you want to let out frustration, you can just pick them up and throw them back into the pool. So for me, it's a form of releasing my anger and to them, it's a form of fun. It's a two-way thing... and seeing the joy in their faces and hearing their laughters just makes me happy. All the worries about uni and miscellanous stuff just temporarily gets drowned under the pool and not to be seen and thought about. Full attention on those kids. And also, these kids are a cheap form for boosting my ego. So on days where I feel really down and helpless, all I have to do is swim a few strokes of butterfly or do a couple of tumble turns and these kids will be like.. OooOO!! Do it again, do it again! Ok, fine ... I might be a clown to them but hey.. it makes me feel appreciated ok :p So yeaa.. it's really the tiny lil things, the tiny lil ones that makes everything OK :D
And now.. here's just some photos taken using my phone throughout semester 1 ... pretty random... lolx!
Looking back, it went by pretty damn quick, especially the second half of the semester. So many things happened. So many things that I did not blog about. During the week, if I don't have lectures, I would find every single opportunity to head to the library to get readings, assignments and reports done. The only time I don't spend time at the library would be when there's UMSA meeting, work or... I have to eat. Even my time spent eating got cut down. Rawrr! Ohhh.. there's the occasional mid-week runs just to destress before battling it out at the library at night again. And weekends, if it's not sports, it would be.... library again.
What happened to those weekly hang outs? All those weekend spontaneous dinners? Those spontaneous lunch dates? Hulu cat? There were a few but.... RARE... so RARE last semester. And shopping ... I haven't been shopping. For once, I missed out on Queen's birthday weekend sales. I chose to hang out in the library instead of strolling down the streets, whipping out cash and spending it. I even missed out the dressmart sales where they had 50% off Nike stuff and I did not go to that! For goodness sake!! I'm earning some money now and I'm becoming even more stingy? Farrr!!!!! Ohh I blame Canada for teaching me to only spend on necessary stuff :p Ohhh.. there's also the rising petrol prices to blame for... eating me slowly....
And I also blame time. Time was just scarce last semester, that you'd find every single opportunity to get your work done. And the other ... was because I'm a stressed person, walking around and really couldn't be bothered to crack a joke or just be lame. And if I were to go to any social events, I'd come back thinking.. Man, that was a waste of time. At times, I just feel that I'm a person walking around spreading out negative aura that I'd rather just be alone and not harming others.
On the other hand, not all was bad. There were still the tiny lil things that made it not too bad and made me hang on... coz there's always a light at the end of the tunnel, and no, it's not a moving train :p There's always sports to look forward to, the mid-week runs, the few meet ups with people I haven't seen for quite some time, the occasional jokes here and there, and then....... believe it or not... WORK.
I did not actually mentioned this properly in my blog have I? but yeaa... I've started working at a swim school at the start of this year, teaching lil rugrats how to swim and sometimes hoping they would drown :p My very first part time job which lasted for more than a month and is still going strong. The Billabong work at the start of last yr was just a joke. Lol! But yeaa.. I do enjoy my current work. Sure, I do dread having the thoughts of having to go and work every tues and thurs, soaking myself in chlorine for 3 hours and having my hair turned brown when I could have been studying. The only thing that consoled me was.... Sher Mayne, think about the money, think about the money!! For it gets frustrating when they can't do what you ask them to do and it takes a heck lot of patience with them. There will be days where they just can't deliver what you expected them to achieve, there will be kids that scream at you and don't listen to you, there will be kids that will come up with all kinds of excuses to why they aren't swimming well .... And then there's the parents... sitting by the poolside staring at you and seeing how you handle their kids. And the constant worry in your head of not being able to deliver what the parents are expecting off you.
So... what made me still enjoy the job? The fact that they are kids. I was once a kid. And I bet I was just like any one of them, who would come up with all kinds of excuses not to swim, who would do anything to make the teacher annoyed and just see how well they can put up with me :p And one thing with kids is that at the end, they'll never disappoint you. Sure it might take weeks for them to pick up a skill .. there'll be times where you think.. man, they're hopeless.... and the next time they come, they surprise you and it just makes everything wonderful. Your effort is never wasted. Ohh and have I mentioned how cute these kids can be? You get kids dancing to Soulja Boy in the pool!! And because they are in the water, it makes them light so when you want to let out frustration, you can just pick them up and throw them back into the pool. So for me, it's a form of releasing my anger and to them, it's a form of fun. It's a two-way thing... and seeing the joy in their faces and hearing their laughters just makes me happy. All the worries about uni and miscellanous stuff just temporarily gets drowned under the pool and not to be seen and thought about. Full attention on those kids. And also, these kids are a cheap form for boosting my ego. So on days where I feel really down and helpless, all I have to do is swim a few strokes of butterfly or do a couple of tumble turns and these kids will be like.. OooOO!! Do it again, do it again! Ok, fine ... I might be a clown to them but hey.. it makes me feel appreciated ok :p So yeaa.. it's really the tiny lil things, the tiny lil ones that makes everything OK :D
And now.. here's just some photos taken using my phone throughout semester 1 ... pretty random... lolx!
During lantern festival .. a lot a lot of kuih bingka!!
During food night... a lot a lot of sambal!!!
During food night... a lot a lot of sambal!!!
I can squeeze a netball team in the Mirage.... with Marilee in the boot :p She loves it...
My other half "studying" in the library with me.... hahaha! sleep sleep sleep only...sorry but i just had to put these up :p orelse i wouldn't be shermayne...haha!
And then that's Jellymi.. who was supposedly meant to study as well... play game pulak!! caught on camera!
The condition of my table when completing my education essay...
i can remember this.. taken on queen's birthday ... stuck in the library completing my 60% written analysis.. it was worth it in the end .. A+ :)
What kept me going throughout the semester... hot choc, red bull, water
During one of the volleyball trainings.. where Boon, Jeremy and Swan were wearing purple on the same day!!!!
Greedy Shaun with a whole lotta KFC!!!
And so.. that's semester 1 for me. What's up for semester 2? Stay tuned.
1 comment:
Ya babe!!! waste time only you go out and not dance!!!!
Swan was a happy chirpy last Friday.
-audz-
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