Last day of Year 1 Semester 2

Had my last day of lectures and tutorials for year 1 yesterday. Didn't really have the mood to really study yesterday though. "last day of school = play" :P But sadly there's still finals coming up in 13 days. WOAH. 13 days. Seriously, time to start studying...

But since it's the last day of school, we had to take some mandatory photos to conclude our first year in uni! Hahaha. So we went to ADM Rooftop just before Linear revision lecture. We thought we were going to get sunburn because the sun was so strong! Despite the complains, we still made it up the roof. Hahaha. Luckily there was a shaded area there. So we camped there most of the time hehehe. All photos are taken by iPhone 5. Everyone loves the chrome effect hahaha. It makes the photo so much better! Though we did use Camera360 for the group jumpshots. It was a good exercise for me cause I was the one setting the timer and the timer only allowed 3s setting -.- So well, it tested my shuttle run speed hahaha.

And here are some of the better shots we got!

This shot was meant to be a "fight scene" but it seems like we're doing a couple dance instead. Hahaha

Brunch @ Artistry Cafe

Went for brunch @ Artistry Cafe with my ex-colleagues. Reached there around 11am and there were still seats available. Probably because it was a rainy morning, so it wasn't so crowded. But the crowd started coming in as soon as the weather turned sunny.

First look at the cafe, the decor was nice even though it was smaller than what I expected. We got a corner seat at the cafe. It was more of a coffee table so actually it was quite hard to eat on that. Besides the point, we ordered a few dishes to try. Starting with the Belgium Waffle that received quite a good review online and the Big Breakfast. Ordered a double scoop of ice cream to go with the waffle which cost $12 in total. The big breakfast was approx $20 which was abit pricier. But the good news is that this cafe doesn't have GST or service charge! *yay* 

Cheap thrills in life.

Note to self: 20 more days to the start of finals. 

Despite that, spent the afternoon yesterday after calculus tutorial with my uni girls eating waffle ice cream at NTU Canteen 12/13. Had the sudden craving for waffle ice cream since Tuesday. $2.80 for a double scoop waffle ice cream, why not? I was really satisfied. 5 of us shared 2 double scoop ice cream waffle. Hehehe.

Then we went to another canteen to try the western stall Fish and Cheese cause Fel said it was good. Somehow my appetite opened after eating the dessert. So 3 of us shared a serving. Just had to try it since we're there. And I totally didn't regret trying it cause it was NICE!

After a long Hiatus.

It's been a long time since I last blogged. Hahaha.

I'm approaching the end of my first year of studying in NTU. Each semester seems to pass faster than the previous. Made new friends whom I can definitely rely on and some whom I'll probably not keep in contact with for long. I guess you call the latter "acquaintances" rather than friends. But I'm grateful for having my girls. They've been there since the first day of school. We met through SPMS Buddies Orientation. All of them didn't take part in SPMS Freshman Orientation Camp (FOC) so we were like, "the loners stick together" cause everyone else seem to know everyone else. Hahaha. But I'm glad I attended the Buddies Orientation. Else I'd be even more lost than I already am when school started! At least with them, we update each other of what we needed to do etc. It's more than just coursemates. We are Friends. 

For all matriculating student, I urge you to attend as many camps as possible. Get to know more people, widen up your social circle. Entering Uni is the best time to increase your connections. I'm not saying to make use of people or any of that sense, but it's never harmful to know more people right? And it should be made compulsory to attend FOC! & yes, apply for hall if you're able to! Just try it for a semester or a year. Just for the experience. I truly regret not doing the two important things I mentioned above...

But I did made a right decision by joining a CCA under the persuasion of  Jia Hui. Haha. We both joined ODAC Trek Subcommittee in the hopes of getting to know more people and making new friends. On top of that, we were so excited we get to go on overseas trips. But little did we expect our parents to react negatively to the news. Both our parents weren't supportive of us going overseas. They kept going on and on about how it's dangerous trekking in Malaysia's rainforest etc. Parents being parents, we understand their concern but it was really the experience we wanted. Persuading my mum to let me go for the first overseas subcommittee trip really tested my perseverance and how much I wanted to go for it. It took me months. Only on the day itself, she texted me while I was studying and told me I could go. Such drama. But I was still really elated and thankful. Went on the first ODAC trip with the rest of the subcommittee members and had a blast. It was my first time trekking and I didn't have any form of exercise before going on the trip, so it was actually physically demanding for me. Despite that, I made it down alive. Hahahaha. Ok I'm exaggerating just a little. But I'm glad I made it for that trip.

Anyhow, so first semester of school was HECTIC. No kidding. We were all still trying to get used to uni life in the beginning. It was so fast-paced all of us had a hard time adapting. Especially my two friends who were from poly. They were both from business and the last time they encountered math was in secondary school. It was definitely a stressful period for them. One of them actually considered changing course because she was feeling so stressed up. But in the end, we all made it through semester one. PHEW.

After a few weeks of break during December, school started once again. This time, we were all prepared for the hectic weeks ahead. Things started out smoothly and we're getting hang of Uni life. Few more weeks before finals and we're finishing up our syllabus of the courses soon. Let's push on!


Work hard for the things you believe in.