Can you believe it? The only post for this semester, in this blog, is at the end of the semester. I cannot think of any other fitting title than 'Single Entry.' because, obviously, it is a single entry to this season and because of another reason i shall disclose by the end of this post.
Final year student. People say final year is when your timetable becomes free-er. True, emphasis on the timetable, because while the classes became less, the workload or stress did not decrease. Instead, there were weeks when we were packed with things to complete or submit, and be evaluated. In this season, i took 5 courses; 4 subjects, 1 final year project. If memory serves me right, i will go through this post from Week 1, so the next time i look back, i will be able to remember what i had done.
I began Week 1 with my heart and mind still in the magnificence of Cambodia. Fresh from the holiday, filled with post-hol mood, Week 1 was nothing much. Some lecturers weren't even in yet, so classes were not entirely serious. The main highlight of the first few weeks is the selection of our final year project topic. While the proper way is to bid for our preferred topic on first come first basis, some, me included, went to the lecturer to get the topic beforehand. Much drama, much anxiety, i got a topic which is current and promising. Only time will tell how far i can go, with the knowledge i have.
One of the weekends was Thaipusam and since i was back in KL, i decided to visit Batu Caves for the celebration. If i can withstand the crowd, the next time i will go to Batu Caves is the next Thaipusam. The atmosphere was amazing, colourful and i simply enjoyed immersing myself in the vividness and variety of culture. Chinese New Year was next- so how can we really start the semester until later weeks? My friends and i had a reunion dinner to celebrate CNY and to celebrate our journey over the past 8 seasons. Food was good, companions were better. In the same note of cultural activities, a few of us went to a temple in Ipoh to celebrate Chap Goh Mei. Again, i enjoyed being there. The activities going on created and amplified the festive mood, knowing that it was the last day of CNY. I also liked the temple. There was an interesting bridge of rocks where we need to close our eyes and cross it. I did that. Then we hiked up the hill, in the dark, in the night.
We had other outings. Movie outings. Makan outings. The Impossible, definitely a tear-jerking, moving movie. Journey to the West by Stephen Chow had some really good laughs. Hansel and Gretel gives action non-stop. Had original white coffee hunt. Had nasi kandar people called nasi ganja. Had Swiss roll hunt. Visited wall paintings. Karaoke sessions. Late night mamak sessions or McD supper. Light paintings too! Oh, these memories of a final year student. Suddenly feeling that there is so much to be done with so little time left. Oh yes, my friends celebrated my birthday at Secret Recipe. Two two, yo!
It was not all fun all the way. Quizzes, tests, assignments and projects. Did our first filming for a coursework. There were times when work got so loaded, my head spun. The idea of final exams also too, is intimidating, after being almost a year without one. I think for the serious stuffs, i'll leave it until here.
And yes, before i forget, there's this sudden urge and desire to play Bridge, or Hearts, during our meal sessions. An interesting game, even more interesting if plots and twists are added to confuse the game. I think these add fun and complexity to the game, though not all will agree with me.
I did promise another reason for this title at the top of my blog, right? Check out my food and travel blog site. It's wonderfoodtravel.blogspot.com. Click it and you'll find nothing there related to this, yet, other than it being the same author.
So the other reason is, this title also indicates a single entry visa to a country. Where to? wc13 will tell you in the next post, at the end of the end.
