yay....first day of school! hahahaha....i re-read kris's sms so that it kinda fits the mood of the day...thanks kris for the lovely sms=)

i was quite lost today, especially with the bus because i don't know where is the best stop to alight. but apparently, if got off with the rest of the crowd so luckily i wasn't lost.

today i had geog and european studies. geog was well, geog and they pretty much focused on globalisation, migration/population, climate change and lithospheric processes.

the lecturers were candid, especially the human geog one...but the physical geog lecturer was a teeny bit boring. damn

anyway, i stepped into european studies class and a wave of foreboding struck me.

WHY ON EARTH DID I SIGN UP FOR THIS MODULE?????!!!!!!!!

it's history of europe basically - and i signed up because it said European studies: Making of Modern Europe.

well, by inference, you would have thought that they encompassed how europe influenced the world by fashion, media, the olympics etc.

but instead of all the fun stuff, i got the (History of) Making of Modern Europe. prima facie, i was disappointed when the the French revolution greeted me. BUT....the lecturers made all the difference. they were very engaging and really passionate about the subjects they were teaching. that passion sort of came through and viola, i'm busy taking notes from my first history lecture.

i'm kind of looking forward to atmo and remote sensing tml. being the intelligent me, i placed all my lectures back-to-back without considering the fact that i have to travel to the science faculty and back again. i'm going to be late for not only 1 lecture, but also for the other one as well. oh well...see how it goes tml bah.if late then also bo pian - i scared i paiseh the lecturer and myself only lor.

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my cousin wrote back to me saying,

"I seem to miss the outdoors....I miss playing, running and being free! Almost all day I'm cooped up at home doing homework. And I never get enough exercise. Swimming is not my sport. Ice skating is much more fun, I just wish i could have ice skating lessons instaed of swimming ones. That way, I will be with my friends. I seldom meet them, and that makes me sad, so i treasure very moment I am with them. I've already tried to persuade my parents but it doesn't work. I just want to spend time with friends that are close to me but seldom meet."

she's only primary 4 this year....what direction is our society taking? is this what we want for our children?

how do i even start to reply to her letter? lie and tell her that everything is okay? or say "my dear, welcome to the rest of your life..."