This post is gonna be wordy. I've lost most of my pics since I reformatted my lappie and I don't really snap much photographs this year. I don't have a good camera with me.
The year of 2010 has finally come to an end. Since today is the last day of the year 2010, before I bid goodbye to such an eventful year and greet hola to a brand new year of 2011, I usually like to wrap things up about the good things that I've experienced in the year of 2010. So here it goes:
1) Since I have a whole 3 months break from my academic life after I graduated from my pre university, I decided to work for a month and a half (close to two months) and go for a vacation to Melbourne for a month. Working at the kindergarten was an eye opening experience for me. For someone like me who can't bear to be surrounded by kids, I find myself warming up to the lil ones pretty easily. I had fun teaching those 3 and 4 year olds for a month.
My vacation to Melbourne was AMAZING! I really need a break away from all those excess stimulation I had that time. With those decisions I had to make on which university to go to and what course to pursue after I got my diploma. It was a huge decision to make. And I know I don't wanna end up pursuing the course that I have no interest in knowing that it'll be my career in the future and hence, the frustration kicks in trying to decide between Law, Pharmacy or Psychology. I'll get back to that later.
So my sort of solo trip to Melbourne and being a kind of a tour guide for my grandparents in Melbourne was an experience that I will not forget. I did not have any plans upon my being at Aussie so I decided to do things without planning ahead which is so unlike me. I found my partner in crime there, Steph who is so very nice and she was my tour guide around Melbourne city=) And of course hanging out with Way Wen and one of his mate by the beach since we didn't have the time to meet up before he left when we were both back in Malaysia.
It was a privilege for me to be able to travel without my parents^^ And yes, I like travelling solo.=)
2) Choosing the right course. Yes, so my decision was torn between Law (my own decision), boring Pharmacy (my parents), and Psychology (my decision). I know that I don't wanna do a course that is commonly pursued by my friends. I don't mind sticking out like a sore thumb since I know I am an individualistic person=) Glad to be one and damn right, I am proud to be an individualistic person!^^ So yeah, it took me quite some time deciding what course to pursue next and I know that I have no interest in Pharmacy which means the taboo Psychology course and Law. My parents aren't cool with me by being a criminal lawyer cause apparently I am a girl and that I'm gonna risk my life being a criminal lawyer. I'll kill innocent people indirectly. Those rubbish. Well, to be honest, I got rather upset with my parents not allowing me to pursue Law so I turned to Psychology which I have been eyeing on for ages.
I do know that I'm gonna receive negative remarks not only from my friends but also my relatives when they found out that I am gonna pursue that course. For some reason, Asians just aren't open enough to the idea of getting help for their mental health problems. So the stigma is there. And that's the risk that I'm gonna take. I enrolled myself after a lot of hesitation and a few arguments with my parents who kept pestering me to make up my mind about which uni do I want to apply for.
After making that decision, I know I have to leave the country for a while to take my mind away from certain things, mainly the idea of studying in a university of my second choice (my first choice was IMU, HELP college is out of the picture. I'll need MAJOR HELP if I enroll myself in that uni). Hence the vacation to Melbourne was a good time out for me. And I need that to get myself mentally prepared for things=)
3) Stepping into University. A transition from college. I have no idea what is there for me. I have no expectations, well not really. I do have expectations for myself as usual. I don't like my English teacher. I dreaded English class since it was crap. I missed my college mates despite of me being able to get along well with my classmates. I dislike Research Method class. Journal readings used to be a dread (it's still quite dreadful having to read them to be honest). And I absolutely love Intro to Psych lesson and any lessons with Dr Priya (although Organizational Psych isn't my cup of tea) or Dr Alia=) I met people who managed to help me to survive dreadful and pointless English lesson. Most of the time, I read in class. Not because I don't respect the lecturer, but I don't see if there's any point of me being in that class. It was really discouraging. I mean my English lecturer discourage me to bother putting in effort in her lesson. I think she's the only lecturer who made me feel like that. I dislike her. All I remember is that she gossiped a lot with the girls in the class and I do feel out of place in her class.
But I have awesome classmates:) I remember the conversation I first had with the keeper on my first day of class and the heavy rain and having to wait for my dad to pick me up from campus for 3 hours and that made the keeper and I talked about anything to everything=) Semester 2 was HECTIC. Really hectic. But it was fun regardless. The time that I spent working on my assignments are worth it. I have a study partner who is always there to keep me going:)
4) Getting my car which means no more waiting for hours and getting frustrated for having to wait for hours for my dad to pick me up. I hate waiting and it's so much convenient when I started driving to campus=)
5) Helping Jade with her kindergarten. It was a fun fun fun process=) Enjoyed every single moment of it.
6)Lunching with my pre u mates. Gosh! I remember how we used to laugh out loud whenever we have a lunch get together.
7) New phone. Wanted a new phone for ages. Finally managed to save enough money for that.
8) Attended two funerals. Not very pleasant. But funerals are not supposed to be pleasant anyway.
9) Football fever during the World Cup season!! Lousy finals. Got super frustrated watching it. But football brought my cousins and I together. Since we were discussing about our favourite teams during the funeral..=X
10) Read books that touched my heart. Thank you Jodi Picoult!!<3>
11) The release of David's new album!!! Gawd! I got so excited and also a lil frustrated since I can't get hold of his album. But the keeper managed to find ways to get it for me that very night when I told him that I have not enough cash to buy his album:) And also the release of David's book! I just got it for my Christmas prezzi^^
12) I turned 19 and it is my last year of my teenage year. I also think differently and look at things differently. My conversations with my friends are different. I am able to relate to what I've learnt theoretically and practically which give me a better understand about certain things and issues=)
13) YDC camp. Met super awesome *snaps fingers*, amoysing *snaps fingers* people, and people who has salt:) Although I can't remember most of their names, but I do remember how they look like. Perhaps one day we might meet up for a yum cha session. I learnt words like chau kan, and "got salt"(inside joke).
14) Spending my time at the garden of Eden in the morning. I like the quiet environment there in the morning. Usually seek refuge in the garden of Eden early morning to mentally prepare myself for a hectic day ahead. I miss the garden of Eden and I am looking forward to be at the garden when I am back to campus in January=)
15) I am also pretty glad to say that I've met people who are meant for keep and I still have good friends whom I managed to keep in touch with, which is an achievement for someone like me who move on pretty easily and quickly. Though there were a few goodbyes, but again, I need a certain elements of goodbyes in my life to say hello to the new addition of people in my life=)
The year of 2011:
1) I will have important decision to make which will not only affect my well being and also my life. Hence, I am currently mentally preparing myself for those decisions that I am bound to make.
2) I also have to stop waiting aimlessly at certain things that are bound to disappoint me and look for other options. After all, the choices are there, it is for me to pick one and stick to it or if it doesn't work, I know there will be other options.
3) Learning to appreciate the people who meant so much to me. At times I might take things for granted. And I'm still learning not to do so.
4) A rather busy year ahead perhaps? And hopefully eventful too=)
5) Learning to let go of a few things and move on. Just like what I've been doing before this. Letting go might be hard but sometimes, but I feel the need to do so in order to accept more changes in my life. I don't mind changes and I am not afraid of them. I am just reluctant to let go of certain things.
What I don't regret is that I chose to do the course that I am currently pursuing and studying in the university that I am currently studying at. I can't imagine myself doing any other course besides Psychology=) Despite of the snide remarks that I've received from the people whom I met and being laughed at for choosing to pursue such an odd course, I am willing to bear those insults and snide remarks=P Since those people don't know better.
It was a pretty simple straight forward year=)
I have a unique way to end my year this year^^
Goodbye 2010.
