Let's pretend this is the first post of the semester. My last one didn't tell you guys anything about my school year.
School is definitely in session....now! This week was the first flood of exams and, boy, did it hit me hard. (Is that punctuation correct?) I had my Anatomy/Physiology exam on Wednesday night and then I had my Human Sexuality exam Thursday morning. Although last week I planned to start studying for the Anatomy/Physiology exam to get a good pacing going on, but I unfortunately procrastinated until around Sunday (or was it Monday). One thing always led to another, and I ended up preoccupied with something else other than studying. Even when I had scheduled time to study, I wasn't quite in the mood. So...instead I wasted time and spent my week and weekend goofing off, listening to music, dancing, watching videos, etc--Not to say it wasn't well spent though. I certainly enjoyed every minute of it hanging out with friends or even by myself. I was so happy....until Monday.
I would study with all the breaks I had and stay at the library until 2am to 4am. Even after sleeping so little the day before the exam, I could only afford small naps and had to use the rest of the time after my classes and before my night exam studying.
Then, after my night exam on Wednesday, I had to start studying for my Human Sexuality exam the next morning (Thursday). I studied until 5:30am-ish, woke up at 7:30am for my lab which lasted two hours, and then I had my exam right afterwards.
Even with so little sleep, I'm still functioning. I got two little naps during the day, which helped a ton!!! However, I don't want to do that every again. Seriously. Cramming is not fun. Well...it was fun staying up with friends...but it's not worth the toll it takes on my mental state and ... yeah...well, it's just really not healthy. My mom always emphasized the importance of sleep to me. This would not make her very proud of me.
Bleeblooblah...well that's my crappy exam week. I'm so glad to get that over with and get on with my life--and my exams for next week, the week after, and the week after that. Yikes. But regardless, I've got a great weekend to look forward to. I have a few of my buddies performing dance and drum tomorrow (Friday), gonna go over some fundamental volleyball skills and get a few good peppers in, a nice lunch and dinner date with my buddy Wing, Asian American Association Fashion Show dance practices (I'm so excited for waltz...the choreography for that is so beautiful...I will tell Venus that over and over again...), AAA Kickball. It's gonna be a good one, guys.
Ahhh..... I'm so happy just thinking about that now. It's nice to get back into the groove of things. I missed the hell out of AAA. Presently, it feels good to be busy. It's stressful...but it's a good stress.
Anyways, gosh... I have really long wordy ass entries. Don't read this guys. LOL! I'll just bold words to sum it up for y'all. And I'm not proofreading. Or adding a picture. Man, I'm really making it hard for you guys, ain't I? I'm done with my little rant on exams and stuff. Next week, I'll let you guys know how dance practices are coming along and also my volunteering at Carle Hospital!! WOOO!!! And working in my research lab!! WOOOO!!! I'm shadowing a new Occupational Therapist this semester, who I've been really interested in working with since last year, and the research lab peeps are getting really interesting. I think just working with them for one semester got us a lot closer and more comfortable. Anyways, I like fun intermingled with work.
I say anyways a lot. Anyways, enjoi! Peace.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
It's only the beginning of junior year, and I'm realizing how my undergrad years have slipped away. Sure! There has been many, many, many great times like visiting friends, hangouts at Wardall lounge, chit-chatting, singing, skating, etc etc...but, still, I don't know how well I've lived out my college life. Maybe it's not even just about college, but I don't know how well I've used the time I had.
It's been really busy these past two weeks with studying for exams, first day of volunteering, a few research meetings, a few club events, and just other priorities that I haven't had the time to really relax and enjoy myself. Actually, I did enjoy myself a lot this weekend by having an flipping fantastic dinner/hangout at my apartment, doing laundry with Wing, and hanging out with Bridget. I also did a lot of my own thing in my apartment, but all at the expense of studying or sleeping. Even now, I'm writing this instead of sleeping. (Well...I'm also watching Hey Arnold!)
I feel like I'm in a nook right now where I kind of want to have my cake and eat it too. It's not a really tight nook, but I'm in there. I'm an upperclassmen in college. There's no doubt that I have a lot of responsibilities, and things I'm preparing for (such as graduate school and an adult career), but DAMN! I want some time back. I want to take back some empty days last year I spent by myself and go out or something. Or learn something new. Or do something new. Or do a club. I told a few freshmen this year, "There are a lot of clubs here at U of I. If there's anything you want to try or learn, don't waste your time. Sign up and check it out because you have the time now." Man, I should have told myself that.
It's easy to complain about how I wish things were different and how I wish I had more, but it's not really all about that. I'm not about regret....but I think admitting these things helps me set some goals. I want to catch up on my studies. There's some interesting stuff to learn. I'm wasting my education here. I want to read some books I've had my eyes on. The library at the U of I is one of the best, and I'm not gonna be here forever. Yoga!! Gosh I have to incorporate yoga in my life!! I need to relax and just listen to music in the living room. I want to sing with some friends. I want to go out to a dance or something. I want to play some sports. I want to flippin' unpack, so I can take pictures and post em up.
Watching Hey Arnold! is another goal of mine. I started watching this as I ate my giant skillet of fried rice, and man do I miss this show. I forgot how much I love this show. I can't even explain it, but boy does it mean a lot to be watching these episodes again. Ahhh...it's nice to appreciate something....like this...so simply.
It's been really busy these past two weeks with studying for exams, first day of volunteering, a few research meetings, a few club events, and just other priorities that I haven't had the time to really relax and enjoy myself. Actually, I did enjoy myself a lot this weekend by having an flipping fantastic dinner/hangout at my apartment, doing laundry with Wing, and hanging out with Bridget. I also did a lot of my own thing in my apartment, but all at the expense of studying or sleeping. Even now, I'm writing this instead of sleeping. (Well...I'm also watching Hey Arnold!)
I feel like I'm in a nook right now where I kind of want to have my cake and eat it too. It's not a really tight nook, but I'm in there. I'm an upperclassmen in college. There's no doubt that I have a lot of responsibilities, and things I'm preparing for (such as graduate school and an adult career), but DAMN! I want some time back. I want to take back some empty days last year I spent by myself and go out or something. Or learn something new. Or do something new. Or do a club. I told a few freshmen this year, "There are a lot of clubs here at U of I. If there's anything you want to try or learn, don't waste your time. Sign up and check it out because you have the time now." Man, I should have told myself that.
It's easy to complain about how I wish things were different and how I wish I had more, but it's not really all about that. I'm not about regret....but I think admitting these things helps me set some goals. I want to catch up on my studies. There's some interesting stuff to learn. I'm wasting my education here. I want to read some books I've had my eyes on. The library at the U of I is one of the best, and I'm not gonna be here forever. Yoga!! Gosh I have to incorporate yoga in my life!! I need to relax and just listen to music in the living room. I want to sing with some friends. I want to go out to a dance or something. I want to play some sports. I want to flippin' unpack, so I can take pictures and post em up.
Watching Hey Arnold! is another goal of mine. I started watching this as I ate my giant skillet of fried rice, and man do I miss this show. I forgot how much I love this show. I can't even explain it, but boy does it mean a lot to be watching these episodes again. Ahhh...it's nice to appreciate something....like this...so simply.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
It Was A Good Day
Yesterday, I was busy practically the entire day with very little leisure time. In the spare time I did have, I was working on homework assignments, two projects, and studying. I ended up going to bed at around 6am and having to wake up three hours later for a heavy load of classes from 10am to 5pm (with 1.5 hrs of breaktime in between). I didn't get to eat anything or to nap the entire day...but I couldn't have asked for a better day.
I stayed awake for my first class, Motor, Growth, and Development. That's already an extraordinary feat in itself. As a matter of fact, I was quite attentive even. Hmm...I don't know why I'm not usually attentive. It's a really interesting class and the professor is one-of-a-kind. Anyways, the topic today was Fine Motor Development. Usually, this refers to precise movements, such as drawing...WHICH WE DID IN CLASS TODAY!!!
For the last seven minutes of class, everyone drew people....any kind of person they pleased. We just had to draw human beings and draw until the class was over. It's quite a sight seeing 150 college students drawing cartoon-y persons in class. Some students were really artistic, others no so much. Some really creative and, again, others not so much. However, everyone was having fun...including myself. That's a darn skippy awesomely fun activity!
For the rest of the day, I was alive and kicking in all my classes. My head hurt and my fine motor skill was a bit off, but my brain was working better than ever. I was recalling info we learned in previous lectures, asking questions, answering questions--Henry Guan's brain was on a rolllll. I haven't felt this good in class for a while. This semester, my student-self was really lost. He didn't enjoy classes the way he used to. It was very upsetting. For the most part, classes were a drag. However, today was very refreshing. It was like a revival, if you will...like the Renaissance? Was the Renaissance a revival of the classics or something? What am I talking about? Anyways, as I was saying, today was very, very refreshing. I needed some refreshing.
In KIN 240, my professor was cracking jokes left and right. KNEE SLAPPERS, FOR REAL! It was kind of embarrassing laughing. I know he's a funny guy, but is he usually this funny? That witty, clever, witty, clever man. He made my day EVEN better. But but but but but....after class, it was all raining outside and I hate the rain and I was like "Ugh." But but but but....it wasn't even bad. I actually enjoyed the weather very much. This rainy weather was very odd. It was raining but it was also very bright and sunny. Very, very odd. Somehow, the light rain and bright sun was a really beautiful combination. NOICE!!
Blee bloo blah fling phlegm...I'm talking too much. Fast forward to 3pm when I had my exam. EEK! It took two hours to finish that tedious exam, but I'M FINALLY DONE WITH IT! Yeah.....I've still got exams for all my other classes, but it's been really hectic this week because of that one class. BUT IT'S FINALLY OVER! And guess what I did right after the exam. I pooped. :3 Good day times a million.
What this whole bunch o' jargon sums up to is that today was a Nate-the-Great day even though I wouldn't have expected it to be. Who would think 3 hours of sleep, full schedule, and an exam would make a good day? It's strange how things turned out, but I am really happy for this day. I'll try to make all my days like this. "Bring it." Bad circumstances can't get me down. There's always something good.
I stayed awake for my first class, Motor, Growth, and Development. That's already an extraordinary feat in itself. As a matter of fact, I was quite attentive even. Hmm...I don't know why I'm not usually attentive. It's a really interesting class and the professor is one-of-a-kind. Anyways, the topic today was Fine Motor Development. Usually, this refers to precise movements, such as drawing...WHICH WE DID IN CLASS TODAY!!!
For the last seven minutes of class, everyone drew people....any kind of person they pleased. We just had to draw human beings and draw until the class was over. It's quite a sight seeing 150 college students drawing cartoon-y persons in class. Some students were really artistic, others no so much. Some really creative and, again, others not so much. However, everyone was having fun...including myself. That's a darn skippy awesomely fun activity!
For the rest of the day, I was alive and kicking in all my classes. My head hurt and my fine motor skill was a bit off, but my brain was working better than ever. I was recalling info we learned in previous lectures, asking questions, answering questions--Henry Guan's brain was on a rolllll. I haven't felt this good in class for a while. This semester, my student-self was really lost. He didn't enjoy classes the way he used to. It was very upsetting. For the most part, classes were a drag. However, today was very refreshing. It was like a revival, if you will...like the Renaissance? Was the Renaissance a revival of the classics or something? What am I talking about? Anyways, as I was saying, today was very, very refreshing. I needed some refreshing.
In KIN 240, my professor was cracking jokes left and right. KNEE SLAPPERS, FOR REAL! It was kind of embarrassing laughing. I know he's a funny guy, but is he usually this funny? That witty, clever, witty, clever man. He made my day EVEN better. But but but but but....after class, it was all raining outside and I hate the rain and I was like "Ugh." But but but but....it wasn't even bad. I actually enjoyed the weather very much. This rainy weather was very odd. It was raining but it was also very bright and sunny. Very, very odd. Somehow, the light rain and bright sun was a really beautiful combination. NOICE!!
Blee bloo blah fling phlegm...I'm talking too much. Fast forward to 3pm when I had my exam. EEK! It took two hours to finish that tedious exam, but I'M FINALLY DONE WITH IT! Yeah.....I've still got exams for all my other classes, but it's been really hectic this week because of that one class. BUT IT'S FINALLY OVER! And guess what I did right after the exam. I pooped. :3 Good day times a million.
What this whole bunch o' jargon sums up to is that today was a Nate-the-Great day even though I wouldn't have expected it to be. Who would think 3 hours of sleep, full schedule, and an exam would make a good day? It's strange how things turned out, but I am really happy for this day. I'll try to make all my days like this. "Bring it." Bad circumstances can't get me down. There's always something good.
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| Photo Credits to Becky Guan |
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....so cute. I felt like this post maybe needed a picture, so why not one of Joe.
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| "Wahhh" |
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