1. Mr Afiq Najmi Jamsari got into Sheffield University and flew off to the UK last September. (Yes, he passed his A-levels with flying seven ultimate rainbow colors of the unicorn~ yipyip22!)
2. I managed to get into my Geophysics major and flew off to Vancouver in September to continue my second year.
3. We attended Abas' wedding on the exact date of my flight back to Vancouver and Dahan had his open house right after.
4. I, for the first time ever contacted Kak Lin (a PHD senior of mine in UBC) to stay at her house while we waited for the day to move into our new house #casablanca woot22!. Mia went back to Okanagan but came to Vancouver multiple times because Vancouverites are awesome (LOL xD)
5. At the beginning of the 1st term, I was busy moving into the new house and Pak Cik Dahan was busy preparing for his departure that September. He later found himself staying in a house with 5 other housemates which soon quickly became his buds (I mean it, they even made a film about their home etc. Haha). So yeap, we then had our Fall or as the Brits say, Autumn term go smoothly. No winter break would be complete without snowboarding, so that's what I did after the finals. Weehoo~ :D
6. Winter break: I went to Spain to spend the holidays with my family there. Turns out Afiq and his friends also went to Spain and believe it or not, we bumped into each other in Mesquita, Cordova. Awkwarddd~ *that's what he said* Ahaha. Spent an ample amount of time with my sister in Cardiff (Guess what? Afiq was there too. Again lol) and went to London to meet some old friends back in college.
7. 2nd term started and Afiq was busy with a lot of activities already. He was so active with his band, frisbee, you name it! He was involved in the Sheffield Games, Battle of the Bands, NEXT, and these are only a few that I named here. For him to be this active in his first year, he has my salute. On my side, things were not as good. I was having breakouts due to the stressful life that I was having. Not that I don't enjoy the life I have here, it's just that I don't find that sheer joy and fun in class that I used to experience back in college. The lectures were getting duller day by day and they repelled not only me but many other students from attending. At one point, I just couldn't wait to finish my finals. Like I don't care about the grades anymore. But of course, interesting things happened along the way, alternating my daily school routine like midterms, midterms and midterms. :3 lol kidding (but really). Like I went to Kelowna with Rabiaal to pay Mia a visit during the spring break (Kelowna people are so friendly!), had sleepovers, organized the MSN event, got elected for MSA and SMC committee, and taught piano basics to lil kids.
8. Hmm. So for some of the outdoor stuff that we did.. That would be bungee jumping for Afiq and his gang, and windsurfing for me and ma gals. Haha.
9. May: My results are out and Alhamdulillah they weren't as bad as I thought >,O. That one week break before summer school started was filled with non-stop activities. We had many people coming to Vancouver -Alan from Toronto, Kak Rina and her bunch from Kelowna, Doje and the gang from Hamilton. It was fun although tiring. The things we did range from camping to shopping at the US outlet to crashing Auntie Saadiah's crib to watching LINDSEY STIRLING's concert! So currently I am in the midst of my summer school (man the classes are happening as fast as lightning) and as for the UK peeps, it's their turn to face the finals. Haha. Ganbatte neee~!!!
10. Boohoo is not needed for Dahan since he'll be going to Monte Carlo of Monaco (Na na na na na na na na na na na22~ I'm no beauty queen I'm just beautiful kingg~~ xDDD ) and Milan of Italy soon after he's done with his finals. As for me, Malaysia here I come!! :D
Errkk.. Wow okay that was a lot for a 10 point-form-sentences made. Anyway, the thing that came across my mind today is change... It's a broad topic. But as I traced back into the past few months, there's no doubt that things have changed -be it to me or to someone else. I, to be honest am not a huge fan of change. I've always loved to have things stay as they were before but c'mon, everyone is old enough to know that that is impossible.
What sucks about change is that it's easier for you to notice the change in people rather than in yourself (Am I right or am I right?). Change comes in lots of sizes and shapes. It could be the attitude, the physical appearance, and even the personality! It can also be the type that leans towards better or worse. So let's just hope it stays somewhere in between or towards better coz I bet everyone here is not up for a negative change. Here's a thing or two about change..
Firstly, what you'll realize is that change matters upon distance. Why? Because the further away you are from someone, the easier it is for you to notice a change in him or her, hence making the change seem to be a big deal. Try to however list down any changes in your housemates or someone you often see and compare. You'll see how hard it is to fill up the paper.
Secondly, you know what, sometimes even if you're friend is near you, changes can happen right in front of your eyes. This is usually depending on the situation or the environment that one is in.
Thirdly, forget about the point 1 and point 2 above coz changes are bound to happen regardless of the two theorems given anyways.
So how do we deal with these unwanted changes?
1. The hardest part about change is to accept it. The only way for our brains to work well is to acknowledge. By doing this, one can proceed onto the next step to deal with changes.
2. Learn to understand why. Rationale comes in better when we fully put ourselves in that person's shoes.
3. Decide whether to associate or to renounce ourselves from it. This is a really huge step because sometimes though how hard we try to pretend things do not really change between us and that person, we can never really tell what choices we'll make at the end of the day. Sometimes, people have already renounced themselves from that someone while they're in the middle of laying out the reasons. They could just continue detaching themselves or they might just come back into the picture.
I don't plan to go on for too long coz I'm pretty sure a lot of people can relate to this and might already have their own ways to cope with change. My personal experience with change, really, was not pretty.. Up until I realize then that hey, I do too change whether I like it or not. From then on I stopped making a fuss out of it coz that's how things are. They are always evolving and are never meant to be stagnant. One thing's for sure, I'll look back at this post and say to myself "Oh my look how I've changed". Haha!
"Every day is a transformation
Every day is a new sensation
Alteration, modification
An incarnation, celebration
Every day is a new equation
Every day is a revelation
Information, anticipation
Onto another destination"
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