the rat race has begun.. *phew*
2006-07-11, 6:40 p.m.

So my 1st week of classes has started.
It’s only the 2nd day, but with ‘add and drop’ hectic-ness, I’m already tired.

Ta’aruf was nice.
It wasn’t easy, infact I’m still sleep-deprived from it…
BUT I made some great new friends from all walks of life.
Learned so much about others’ cultures and lifestyle (locals included ;p) which were pretty eye-opening.
So I’m happy.
=)

I’ve been assigned to Mahallah Asiah, which is the latest residential college and we’re the 1st ever to live in it!
*cheers*
It has an Ikea-inspired design to each room (a mixture of white, orange and light brown/wood-coloured) and I already have mine customized with my own stuff – comforter, bed cover, carpet, cushions and the whole do!
I look forward to returning to my room nightly now (which never happened before) since I adore my cubicle so much!
Yes, life’s good like that.

I’ve always been lucky with university accommodations.
Back in matric, I was also assigned to the latest college with cleaner and better facilities.
God knows me so well and I’m so grateful… haha.
Lucky, lucky, lucky… *grins*

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Let’s talk academics.
I’ve browsed through my study plan and there’s a freaking amount of courses which intimidate me only by reading its title.
Our dean told us that many engineering students have been dismissed for not meeting the standard of ‘world class’ which the kuliyyah aims for.
Basically, those who failed to score fabulously.
Plus, engineering kuliyyah has been awarded the BEST kuliyyah for 3 years running.
And students from engineering are the most awarded scorers…
‘No pressure’ huh?
*chokes*

Sometimes I wonder “why am I doing engineering again?” over and over.
Because the load is very heavy and exams are tough… so basically, NO social life (unless library or study dates count… but that’s another story ;p)
Hm, back to the question… “WHY?”
My answer is simple.
I like to be challenged.
I complain about things a lot.
BUT, it is the challenge that keeps me at things.
When something is deemed as hard or tough, and you pull through excellently… it makes it all the more amazing and worthy.
I could’ve had things easy by doing some other ‘more artsy’ courses, since I’m more of that ‘type’ of person (as been told by many)
BUT time and time again, I’ve amazed cynics and I’ve broken so many taboos on stereotypes that I feel if I want the best of both worlds and all aspects of life –
I CAN and I WILL get it.
That’s a promise I’m making to myself.
*amin*

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In exactly a week from now, I’ll be turning twenty.
Yes, 20.
I’m in that ‘not a girl, not yet a woman stage’.
I kinda just realized I’ve had this blog for about 2 years already… my, how time flies!

…woops, talking about time, I’ve to catch up with Amira and Ezrin for dinner, like, 10 minutes ago!
Later all.
=)

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