i think after too long away from school and away from the life of a student.. i have almost forgotten the struggles and what not faced by a student. experiencing those and some other stress somehow seemed to be something new to me. well, maybe it is due to the fact that there is quite a significant jump in standards and lifestyle between JC and uni. for Singaporean guys like me, NS further broaden the gap or break time between the two education stages.
so yeah. somehow i feel weird no knowing how to do like 25% to 50% of the questions in tutorials and what not. somehow i feel weird to take longer than expected to decipher every key points of each lecture weekly. somehow i feel weird almost constantly working with minimal rest time and what not.
i guess i have to get used to all this.. and fast as well. haha.. may i find the light at the end of the tunnel of every lectures and tutorials. snowballing doubts and what not will be a real killer, i know. they say Science student's timetable is packed. well, true and the content we get is similar and so our 24 hours are pretty precious. really hope i can juggle time well. with that said.. i can't wait to stop giving tuition soon. more time on weekends for me and the people around me.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
each Tuesday evening
just going to be a little random and say how precious my Tuesday evenings are these days. one of the core module, CS1010S, that i am taking is super time consuming and tedious. second half of the week and weekends are spent mostly squeezing every ounce of brain juice just for this module. tutorials upon tutorials, assignments upon assignments, deadlines upon deadlines. there seem to be hardly any rest time from the lecture every Wednesday.
each Wednesday morning, they will drown us with information and what not, expecting you to learn quick and start your practices through the week. through the week, most of the times by Monday, i would be done with them. so Tuesdays are more or less CS1010S free. the relief is always so satisfying. i am treasuring every Tuesday evening as i need not do that computing stuff.
each Wednesday morning, they will drown us with information and what not, expecting you to learn quick and start your practices through the week. through the week, most of the times by Monday, i would be done with them. so Tuesdays are more or less CS1010S free. the relief is always so satisfying. i am treasuring every Tuesday evening as i need not do that computing stuff.
Monday, September 1, 2014
numbed but pressing on
yes, this is an update of my life.
pardon my long absence from this blog of mine but last couple of weeks have been filled with events, trials, lectures, tutorials.. all on top of the adjustment to life in NUS. it was a hectic start but i am still breathing.
so, to the point of lectures and tutorial/lab sessions first. lectures tend to speed through the content, sending me (hopefully not only me) totally lost. they always make me feel as though i was dropped into some thick Brunei forest without a compass or map but was expected to find my way out. tutorial/lab sessions sort of the ones that drop little hints that provide minimal help. the remaining struggles have to come from within me. ohh wells, shall get used to it.. i hope i am not the only feeling this way in college studies.. or i am doomed. another thing to get used to is being taught by tutors or professors with weird accents. yeah.. you know what i mean. yes, they are smart but at times i wish they could also speak more clearly to cater to locals' understanding.
next, to the part of hall CCAs. i signed up for many but many reject me as well. so far i have only one confirmed spot but it isn't enough to secure a room in my second year of studies. i have faced so many rejections that i am numbed to them. initially, it can be really depressing but well the positive side of me is always dominant.. thankfully. anyway, i have thought of alternatives and what not already.. in preparation that things don't turn out the way i hope for. still waiting on some CCAs to reply though but yeah.
out of school, tuition has been keeping me really busy during weekends. limited time spent on revision and social time. really looking forward to the next few weeks when i can "let go" of my students to go for their final exams. then i can spend more time for myself, my family, my friends.
on a side note, since it is the start of a new month, let's make a random goal.. to blog more often so as to distract myself from all the hassle of a student's life, giving myself needed break time.
pardon my long absence from this blog of mine but last couple of weeks have been filled with events, trials, lectures, tutorials.. all on top of the adjustment to life in NUS. it was a hectic start but i am still breathing.
so, to the point of lectures and tutorial/lab sessions first. lectures tend to speed through the content, sending me (hopefully not only me) totally lost. they always make me feel as though i was dropped into some thick Brunei forest without a compass or map but was expected to find my way out. tutorial/lab sessions sort of the ones that drop little hints that provide minimal help. the remaining struggles have to come from within me. ohh wells, shall get used to it.. i hope i am not the only feeling this way in college studies.. or i am doomed. another thing to get used to is being taught by tutors or professors with weird accents. yeah.. you know what i mean. yes, they are smart but at times i wish they could also speak more clearly to cater to locals' understanding.
next, to the part of hall CCAs. i signed up for many but many reject me as well. so far i have only one confirmed spot but it isn't enough to secure a room in my second year of studies. i have faced so many rejections that i am numbed to them. initially, it can be really depressing but well the positive side of me is always dominant.. thankfully. anyway, i have thought of alternatives and what not already.. in preparation that things don't turn out the way i hope for. still waiting on some CCAs to reply though but yeah.
out of school, tuition has been keeping me really busy during weekends. limited time spent on revision and social time. really looking forward to the next few weeks when i can "let go" of my students to go for their final exams. then i can spend more time for myself, my family, my friends.
on a side note, since it is the start of a new month, let's make a random goal.. to blog more often so as to distract myself from all the hassle of a student's life, giving myself needed break time.
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