Sometimes the things that happen in this life makes you realize how important and precious some people are. I honestly believe that most people get what they deserve in this life. Not necessarily in terms of health or wealth, but rather in happiness and peacefulness. And so, I must’ve done something good in this world, because having friends like you guys is one of best if not the most wonderful blessings I’ve had in my life. When I’m with you guys, I feel everything bad is better in this world. All of my worries and insecurities are all gone. Isn’t that what makes us feel alive in this world? The bonds that we create with other people, feeling connected. The bonds that we create with virtual strangers that can grow to be stronger than any blood bond. People who have accepted you for who you are, the good and the bad. I couldn’t ask for better friends. I can’t even think of any better friends even if I wanted to.
Some of you are related to me by blood, most of you are not. Some of you are old friends, most of you are relatively new. Some of you I see almost every day, but for most of you I don’t. However, the one thing that I know for sure, is the fact that you guys will always be there for me when I need you. That’s enough for me.You’ve all have helped me in so many ways that you could never have imagined.
I’m sorry that you guys had to tolerate my moodiness. I know it’s one of my worst habits. My sulkiness, stubbornness, and sometimes even my impassiveness and selfishness. I am human after all. I’m sorry that I’m bad in remembering birthdays, even though you always seem to remember mine. I’m sorry that I don’t call as much as you guys do. Even though hearing your voices never seize to make me happy.
Just the fact that you forgive me for all the stupid things that I do. Makes me love you even more, and inspires me to be a better person.
Hope everyone had a nice Eid with your family, friends and loved ones. =)
I know I did. =)
Wish you were here sis.
So it’s midterms time, and I’ve been spending lots of time online lately. Honestly, I just can’t control myself with my procrastination problem and all. So I really need to take some time off, and just focus on my studies. In addition to studying for my own tests, I also have some tutoring to do, which takes lots of time too. (don’t worry, I don’t charge anything. I do it out of the goodness of my heart ;p)
I decided that I’m not going to go online, or use the internet at all, unless I really have to. I’ll be done with the exams on Thursday, the one after the next. This week is gonna be hectic, so I’m really not looking forward to it.
Anyway, Wish me luck..
Ohh , that was a quick pic taken from my iPhone. This is my usual study station.
So I went home today after a long, long day in college. I’ve been there since 7:30 am till 4:30 p , and I’ve been working hard for almost 3 consecutive hours in the lab before I was done for the day. I was sitting innocently at the kitchen table, trying not to fall asleep while waiting for the maid to fix me something to eat. The way I was sitting , I was slouched forward with my elbows on the table and my hands on my face ( you would too if you had the day I had..). My hair was falling on the sides of my face so I wasn’t able to see people pass by, and I liked it that way.
Then, I heard footsteps.. heels..
The Mom: Silverleaf, why are you sitting like that? Are you planning to take the place of The Hunchback of Notre Dame?**
SilverLeaf: Not really. Ringing bells is not really my thing..
The Mom: *pretending that she didn’t hear me* so I’m going to the Salon now.
SliverLeaf: Okay. Have fun.
The Mom: You’re not coming? I have an appointment.
SilverLeaf: Not really, I’m too tired. Plus, I have tons of things that I need to do.
The Mom: You need a haircut.
SilverLeaf: why? What’s wrong with my hair? looks fine to me..
The Mom: It’s too long. You look like a Hippie.
My mom actually said that I have hippie hair. Hehe. I don’t know why I found it so funny. I’m far beyond getting upset at the strange comments that my mom makes.
Also, what’s wrong with hippies? They were kind of cool. They cared for the environment and had strong opinions and believes . Besides, Hippie-chic is totally in right now. :P
Silverleaf: Ok mom, I’ll think about it.
Hehe..ok. So I really need some opinions. Generally, I keep my hair short and neat. Shoulder length or shorter mostly. But I’ve been growing out my hair lately, so it’s gotten quite long, and I like it. Yes it’s a bit of a hassle to maintain, but I feel much comfortable with it. I’ve gotten many compliments on it from my friends, and my dad thinks it’s cuter like that ( I do trust my dad’s taste in style and hair, just to be clear :P ). Although if I don’t cut it, I’ll have to be willing to endure relentless comments from my mom. So is it worth it? I don’t know..
To cut, or not to cut: that is the question.
An Unrelated incident that happened today at college:
We had a pop quiz in one of my classes today. It was all about memorizing some equations, and needless to say, I wasn’t prepared for it. After finishing the quiz, instead of handing in the paper like we normally do, the professor had instructed us to pass it to the student sitting opposite to each one of us in the class. And, with our seating arrangements, it would mean if you’re a girl, then opposite student would be a guy, and vice versa.
Then the doctor proceeded into telling us that each student will be grading the paper that he got from the other students. When I saw the guy that I was supposed to swap the paper with, I realized that he was probably the best student in the class. Ugh, that was embarrassing .I graded his paper and he got 9 out of 10. Freaking nerd. Why did I have to end up with this guy?!!
I’d gotten 3 out of 10 . I didn’t think that I’d gotten anything right anyway. He handed back my paper with a smile , saying: “ohh well,better luck next time. How did I do?” *with a big bright smile*
Freaking…
I’ll show him next time.
Notes:
**She used to say that a lot to us when we were kids, with some variation each year.
Ahh.. lots of things have been going on lately. First of all, my courses this semester turned out to be unexpectedly challenging. I guess I should’ve seen that coming since most of them are advanced classes related to my major. I honestly don’t mind that as much I should. I do enjoy a good challenge. Although that does mean that I’ll have less free time for daydreaming. You see, I have a slight problem with concentration, a short attention span. I can’t pay attention in class for more than 15 minutes, and the same applies when I’m talking to one of my parents. It’s been like that since I was a kid, although I did notice that my concentration is improved greatly when I watch movies or when talking with friends. hmm..
Normally I compensate for my lack of attention in class with studying by myself at home, but this has proven to be quite difficult to do this semester because my classes relies heavily on the professors’ explanations, causing me to waste lots of time trying to understand the material. This is really taking a toll on my free time activities and social life, which’s virtually nonexistent these days.
Okay, enough talking about boring university and my weird problems.
Let’s talk about Ireland!
The trip was kind of fun but exhausting. We didn’t get lost and we didn’t get robbed,which I’m grateful for (Although I did lose my phone there >< .On the bright side,I had an excuse to buy an iphone 3GS on the way back to Kuwait from Abu Dhabi).
Also, my sister seemed to like her new place and university which is good. We didn’t have much time for sightseeing, but we had some free time in Dublin so we looked around and it was fun. Dublin was a really beautiful, energetic city. A bit too crowded for my taste but it had lots of beautiful views.
Tralee, in county Kerry is where my sister is supposed to study. It took us about 4 hours in the train to get there. The town is quite small and there is nothing much to do there. However, the town was so beautiful. It’s just so.. green. I mean really really green.
Anyway, I included some more pics for those of you who are interested.
My God. I can’t believe that it has been this long since the last time I posted on this blog. I seriously have to work on my procrastination problem. Anyway, I’ve been too busy trying to catch up with Uni work (Goodness, who knew that missing a week of overly complicated technical classes was gonna cause this much trouble? :p ).
So I finally feel relaxed enough to do useless (but fun!) time consuming things again (aka , blogging and wasting time watching anime and Korean drama).That’s why I should be posting more regularly from now on. More updates coming soon.
Miss you all! ;*
