A goodbye post before leaving UTP.....

I'm supposed to have left UTP by now...

But one big family is not easy to manage: My parents woke up late, my siblings throwing tantrums, misfits on the way here, so in the end instead of leaving at 9.00am, my mom told me they'll be here at 11.00.

Well, I don't mind actually. These few extra hours is a good time for me to sit back, relax, and do some blogging. :)

Yeah, as usual, my blog had not been updated for quite some weeks. Tests were history, results were out (I'm satisfied with my marks), it's holiday now and everyone is in the holiday mood.

UTP is a total desert now. Almost 80% of the residents had gone home (I'm gonna be one of the 80% soon ^_^). The uneasy sense of silence and the stagnant atmosphere here was unbearable, even the effect was felt since last night.

My typical night routine involves visiting yiherng and steward's and tamil's room at the left corner, lim's and jonathan's room at the right corner, then if have time I'll go down one floor, play daidee in michael and graham's room, then take a peek in lawrence and eric's room.

Last night, I found it quite unsettling to see all the locked doors and dark corridors. The usual lively atmosphere in V1C block during the weekends was replaced by stark emptiness and silence. I can't imagine spending my days in UTP like this. I'll either die from boredom or went nuts.

Anyway, this morning, more friends are leaving. I felt a little sad to leave everyone, but of course at the same time I can't wait to see my family again. This one week holiday is not for me to have fun only, I have a long list of things planned.

So that's about it. Time flies when you are blogging. To all my dear friends, HAPPY HOLIDAY! For those who are journeying back home, I wish you all a safe trip. To all my Malay friends, "SELAMAT HARI RAYA!"

Sloth is a sin

Laziness- Let’s not deny it, we love to slack off once in a while when life gets tough on us. But during examination week? Bad timing! There won’t be any happy ending for me this week if I my slothfulness get the better hold on me.

Life had been hectic for me this week. I’m having two tests this week on Friday, Physics and Engineering Maths. Luckily I had start revising my Physics last weekend, but I had not done any practice exercises for e-math! Plus, there’s still one more chapter to go in Physics. Time is running out. But I’m stuck with another dilemma- Addiction to DOTA.

I had spent my previous two nights playing DOTA. This game is simply TOO addictive once someone got hooked by it. My two nights are simply wasted without doing anything productive. Time just simply flies when you playing DOTA. But it’s not surprising, one game usually consumes up to 45 minutes. Imagine if you were to play more than 2 games per night, you can kiss your night goodbye and welcome a new day.

Sure, more than a few times I had tried to limit myself by saying: “Just one game! It won’t be any harm.” But once you entered the world of DOTA, there’s no turning back. The satisfaction of winning makes you feel pumped up for another match, while the anguish of losing provokes you for a rematch. In addition, it’s a miracle how alert and energised you will feel while in the game. Adrenaline rushed into you, whether when it’s hunting down your opponent for a kill or the other way round. Unfortunately, it’s totally the opposite when you finished. Your remaining energy forsakes you immediately, leaving you drained and exhausted while your eyes blinked painfully from staring at the monitor screen for too long. Needless to say, I won’t have any ‘mood’ to study after that. I just wish to jump into the comfort of your bed and fall asleep. To make matter worse, I had been coming down with a bad flu. Hence my free afternoon is used up for nap time, while I finished the rest of the night DOTA-ing. Two days gone just like that. Not to mention there’s assignment piling up for me to rush.

That’s all from me. Just want to pour out everything in this post because I felt so disappointed with myself right now, including my lack of self-discipline and poor time management. Why do I still do something that I know I’ll regret? One game is one game, it’s just as simple as that but I still keep on playing. I had wasted half of my week, but it’s not too late to repair the damage and make good use of the remaining days. Wish me luck for my test. Until then, I must learn to say and abide by this phrase: “SAY NO TO DOTA!”