Song of the Week!

The Song of the Week is "Dōshite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" (Why Did I Fall in Love with You?) by Korean boy band DBSK (and yes, the song is sung in Japanese)! I wrote an entry about the song three weeks ago (called Something to Think About: The Fear of Rejection) and so I figured that it would be a good idea to share it in this blog! Besides, I love this song!

I'm also going share its MV to introduce the group (in case you're not familiar with them) and to allow you to understand the lyrics with the English translations.

Hope you like it. Enjoy!

My Stomachache...

I have a bad stomachache right now (must have been something I ate early this morning at 4am). It started about three hours ago during Bio lab, but the pain got worse in GNED (General Education) class. As much as I want to go home and lie down, I still have one more class, math.

So now I’m just blogging about my tummyache and drinking a cup of hot chocolate from Tim Hortons, hoping that it'll help ease the pain. I think it’s working, unless it’s the painkiller I took during GNED...

The battery in my laptop is running low and I’m nowhere near an outlet. I guess I’ll have to end here…

An Advice from a Good Friend

I just woke up from my nap. After I came home from my shift earlier today, I gave myself an opportunity to take a short rest before continuing with my homework. (In case you're wondering, I didn't do much at work. Business was slow and there wasn't much to do.)

Another crazy school week awaits me (as if my original timetable wasn't tight enough), but I do have confidence that I'll do fine with it.

While waiting for math class to start last week Thursday (the previous class ends at 5:30pm and math starts at 6:30pm), I sat with a friend in the cafeteria and talked about random things. During that random conversation, she advised me to say 'hi' or any other salutation to those in my program. She noticed that I just look at my classmates and walk past them, whether I recognized them or not, and that was a sign of rudeness.

I knew she meant well, but I honestly didn't mean to be rude at all, whether or not my classmates found it so. With fatigue weighing down on me, I don't have much energy left to greet people (even a smile feels like a lot of work), but I do get her point. Not saying 'hi' to others is a sign of unfriendliness, and as someone who's (usually) friendly, it's not like me to do such actions.

I guess I should take her advice and make a quick change. This means that a makeover with my attitude towards my workload will take place, which should help me survive the semester and make me feel more energized. Perhaps I'll start with saying 'hi' to people I think I can connect with and move on from there...

I guess a little change won't hurt and besides, I do benefit from it!

Something New!!

Yesterday, I had my first math class and it didn't seem that bad, at least for now. The teacher seemed pretty nice and we were dismissed half an hour early. Although I was exhausted by the time I came home, I was able to do (part of) my homework and arrive to my 8:30am class on time!

So, what's this new thing I'm adding to this blog? It's called "Song of the Week!" Every Wednesday, I'll post a song here and share it with everyone...at least that's what I plan to. There might be times when the same song is labeled as the "Song of the Week" for two or more consecutive weeks (I do have a busy class schedule and will have lots of homework!). So please bear with me!

The first Song of the Week is Linkin Park's "Leave Out All the Rest." I was listening to music while I was doing on my homework last night (a habit I developed during high school) and this song caught my immediate attention (to an extent where I was humming it while travelling to school).

Hope you like it! Enjoy!

P.S. Pay close attention to its lyrics - it's actually the main reason why I chose it as the Song of the Week!

My Timetable Hates Me!

After a full week of class, I can proudly announce that Teresa is not in any of my classes! What a relief!

So what's there to complain about my timetable? The way it's set up. Having at least one lab each day isn't such a bad thing, it'll just help me practise my practical skills. But here's the problem: starting this week, every Tuesdays and Thursdays, I'll have classes from 12:30/11:30 til 9 pm (thanks to math). What's worse? On Wednesdays, I have a (lab) class at 8:30 am - and it's a class I cannot miss! I'm starting to wonder how I'll be able to get enough sleep and wake up in time for that 8:30 class...

In case you're wondering, I'm currently studying in a 3-year Bio Technology COOP program. This semester, I have the following courses: 2 Biology, 2 Chemistry, an English, a Math, a GNED (General Education) and a COOP course. I hope I'll be able to do well in all of them and maintain my current GPA, if not increasing it.

I'm sure I'll be able to handle it. With lots of effort and a little luck, there's nothing that can stop me from my road to success...

It's late. I guess I should go to bed and get to school early tomorrow to dehydrate my sample for Chemistry.

Good night!