ok, time to recap my weekend. saturday, me and jen went to the beach with jessie! we did the eastern coastal walk and started out from coogee and ended in bondi. and as always, we rewarded ourselves with a vanilla slice at the bondi cake shop afterwards...hmmmmm it's the best! then later, met up with uni friends at ramen-kan...this japanese restaurant in haymarket famous for...ramen! i think they added too much msg or something..i felt like i was dying of thirst the entire night...
max brenner (the bald man)'s chocolate place!!! we headed to double bay (first time there last nite...really nice area to shop...reminded me of naperville) and ended up waiting outside for 1+ hour coz it was fully packed with people! we all got a cup of their famous hot chocolate and a plate of chocolate souffle....soooo rich....i thought i was gonna puke after i gobbled down my souffle...yeah...we all felt SO sick afterwards that we were unable to move!lol...
i gotta say, i still think 'ethel's chocolate lounge' in chicago makes better hot chocolate...hmm maybe it's the weather...hot chocoate tastes better in the freezing cold?!
the rest of the night...went through angela's wedding magazines and saw thousands of wedding invitations and table arrangement ideas...personally, i think weddings are overrated...!
today, i helped out at sunday school with michelle rather than attending the regular cell group. we taught the year 5/6 class! you can really tell what the kids are going to be like when they are older by their behaviours now! there was this really naughty/trouble making boy (but extremely smart) with his gang of followers...a really talented girl who gets every questions right, a boy who has a lot of 'numbers' ("according to statistics, murder in sydney increased by 40%..."!!!) and the really quiet twin girls. i haven't been around kids that age for a loooong time now...im trying to learn to be 'child-like yet not child-ish'...it's not easy!
uni work is starting to pile up again. tmr, biotech report is due and on wed, algo assnt on masters theorem....the only thing that keeps me going? Easter break next weekend!! and cindy coming to visit in 5 days! last Easter, we still had to attend classes during Easter at UIUC!! weird huh! i went thru my old journal today and found this entry exactly one year ago when i was deciding whether to stay in the states for the fall semester:
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I have been thinking about the pros and cons of staying for an extra semester here in U of I.
Pros :
1. May not have the same opportunity again to study abroad later.
2. Might as well as stay since I am already here?
3. Get to do more traveling around the US and meet more people
4. A nice church here where i am learning a lot
5. Get to see my daisies if they actually grow
6. Get to experience all 4 seasons here
Cons:
1. Won't get to see family/friends for another semester
2. I can't seem to find matching courses and I dont think I am learning much academically at all
3. I tend to not care about my school work here
4. Most of my friends from exchange will not be returning next semester
5. Falling behind academically when I go back - and that is bad considering I am doing my thesis next year!
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it's so fun to look back on how i made my decision last year.... i am REALLY glad i had decided to stay for that extra 6 months. totally worth it!!
1 comment:
Viv! Long time no speak. I'm also glad you decided to come back to U of I that fateful semester. I would've missed many a good night in the study lounges plus you helped keep me sane at work. Looks like you're having fun in Australia. My friend called me a wombat the other day, remember, women before mates, beer, and tv.
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