Unscholarly Behaviour
Thursday, September 28th, 2006
my resolutions for uni life were to do well in my studies, make lasting friendships and be proficient in new arenas. feel rather despondent to mention that i have achieved none of the above thus far in my 3 months here.
mebbe i can’t say for sure tho, cos it’s near to impossible to determine whether a friendship will last, nor does one become sufficiently acquainted in a skill to be deemed proficient in such a short period of time. however the studies part… i am damn sure of it.
my being a scholar recently hasn’t done much to change my perspective of academic life. i still maintain that my stand of having fun then working hard when the time arises is valid, despite my friends’ violent protests. ok. mebbe i know my stand is rubbish. but having fun is well… fun.
find it fascinating that i choose to nap, chat on msn, hang out in a friend’s room or read my newspapers when i have tutorials or assignments to be handed up the next day. more so when i forego going for lessons just to perpetuate the above. i muz be one of the most non-academically inclined scholars ever.
as a result i’m like ard 3 weeks behind in my academic progress in terms of lectures and tutorials. not a pretty fact considering it’s only Week 5. mathematically it juz means i’ve been spending 60% of the time the average student spends studying on inconsequential stuff like mebbe… msn-ing and sleeping?
juz emerged from a tiring 48 hour marathon in rushing my assignments and tutorials before the actual deadlines. been surviving on 1/2 hr naps every 4 hrs or so. consumed for the 1st time voluntarily my supply of chicken essence which gave me at the very least a psychological boost temporarily.
for the 1st time in my life i realli want to experience what a typical student undergoes, that is, attend conscientiously the majority of lectures and tutorials, submit assignments before deadlines and put in constant revision time. it sure was easy getting my 6 pts and straight As for the O’s and A’s resp., but uni.. it is palpably a different ball game altogether, what with the CAPs in every semester being equally important.
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time to wake up.
