spiralling down down down

It is the beginning of swot vac and so far this semester, I have learned two main things: 1. the school is atrociously disorganised and 2. it is going to take me a gazillion years to pay back my uni debt. How depressing eh?

So, my new year's resolution about being 'more sociable and involved in uni' has semi been achieved :)
down side? the outrageously large amount of work that I have to catch up on. Despite the stresses which really do make me cry, it's so worth it (provided I don't flunk out...touch wood). I really love my people now...not that I didn't before, I just couldn't say I really belonged during undergrad. But man, I really, really cannot wait until I graduate. Just...7 and a bit more semesters to go...-.-

One thing that I really don't like nowadays is my lack of time for anything. I remember reading those Mary-Kate and Ashley books when I was younger, that series called 'So much to do, so little time'. I am pretty sure they did not come up with that concept, but regardless, it has never applied to me so much more than it does now. I don't see everyone that I want to catch-up with, and worse of all, I never have time to listen to music any more - ultimate sadface!! So for this reason, I think I have only being listening to two different artists throughout the whole semester (16 WEEKS!) - Switchfoot and kind of randomly, Jeff Buckley.

I spontaneously remembered something the other day - it was a quote, my favourite quote, that I used for an English class at school in year 10.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover."
                                                                                                               -- Mark Twain

I love this quote. We were told to pick our favourite quotes in class and read them out the next lesson - this is the one that I chose. It is something that I wish I could live more by, but I promise myself, after uni is finished, I will! 

ain't no sunshine when she's gone

and by 'she', I mean the holidays.

Not too much has happened since the last post, only that the summer holidays are over :( that and it's a NEW YEAR! 2012 2012 2012. Hoping it will be a great year, but I am thinking it will be another stressful one. Why? I have talked to some of the seniors in the course and the universal opinion is that first year was the worse! NOOOOOO! I guess I do understand though- they have to blast us with all this information and theory before we are able to take on clinical patients ourselves next year. I do wish they would go slower though - it's week 2 and I am already behind! I blame having to take a First Aid course last weekend though; it was the biggest drainer and it took up the whole weekend!

So new year resolution? Be more sociable and involved at uni! I really did NOT do any of those things in undergrad. So maybe it should be for of a 'university/life resolution'. I don't know. But I am/will be trying :)

Oh one thing that I did do so much of in the holidays was watch How I Met Your Mother. Seriously, it's one of the best and funny shows ever!! I recommend it to everyone!