University: Semester One, done!

Happy holidays and happy birthday Li Sha <3

Just last week, I finally completed my Media Studies paper, and celebrated it with the gang with a good round of karaoke + surprise birthday celebration for one of our dear friends. 

So with 4 weeks of empty schedules lined up, I guess I'll be blogging a lot more in the coming days ^_^

Anyway, here are 3 things I came away with from this semester:

#1 There's a big difference between exams in high school and in university. 

Exams don't strike the same kind of panic and kiasu-induced fear, or the endless hardcore hours poring over books and last minute praying as they did in my SPM years. Not to say that uni exams aren't important or difficult, they still are. But compared to killer assignments that we were handed throughout the semester, the load of exams were somewhat lifted off our shoulders a bit by the end of the semester. Which in my opinion, is a much more effective learning method than having a 100% exam based system. Work hard first, play hard later.

#2 Monash semesters are just way too short

 3 months to cram 12 topics? It's stressful man. I know I sound crazy but the breaks we get are just too long, up to 3 months at the end of the year. Still, I suppose it's a good time to explore other interests and maybe even snag an internship ;)

#3 This has been the best student life I've had so far 

On the other hand, 3 months may seem short, but the friendships I've found here definitely feel more than a 3 month old one. Call it fate, call it destiny, but I believe that everyone meets for a reason. Going from total strangers to enjoying crazy outings, raves, movies, and random dancing together - you gotta admit it's pretty amazing. I'm really looking forward to more adventures with these awesome people.

I turned 19 with them :'D Thank you guys again for that one seriously kickass birthday