Life in the FastLane

U know, every year, every semester, everyday.. i keep mentioning to myself that i have to keep updating my blog. And every of those time, i keep not doing them. Why? Laziness would be the main factor I suppose. It's not like there isn't anything that has happened in my life. There has been tonnes, in fact. But i keep thinking that they are all boring stuff and why would i want the whole world to know what has been going on in my life anyway. It's not like i'm special or famous or anything for that matter. But then again, I am the one who needs to keep up on my writing skills and this is a way for me to do so.. or should i say typing skills. :p

Anyway, the past semester in IIUM has been quite exciting, revealing, tiring, hectic, and to tell the truth, has been a great one so far.. I would say that for the upcoming semester too i would presume. But.. then again, I have been a bit busy with activities and classes. And this is just the beginning.. (I'm going off track again)

So, semester 2 2009/2010 in IIUM. I took two psychology classes; Personality and Islam and Psychology. For communication, 4 classes; FCQS (Foundation for Communicator in Quran and Sunnah), Intro to Electronic Media, Intercultural Comm, and STATISTICS.. Haha.. Some would know that i took stats for my psych minor the semester before, and so i thought i would excel this sem. I thought wrong! I mean, I understood faster because of previous stored information (long term memory... psych!), but there were some new topics that was not covered in psych stats and that got me stumped. Missing a few classes (2! and unintentional) did not help much, especially the two classes were on the new topics. Haha... But, like I always say, there is always a blessing in disguise for all mishaps.. this time it was in a form of a male Research Assistant to Dr. Saodah, also known among us (me and my two mates as RAG - R.A guy).. He is, should i say, cute, in a sense i suppose, very helpful and really cared for all the students in the class.. especially of our marks.. He really helped us on our assignments, and was always willing to answer any queries.. He even took time after work to help us with our revision, which in my life history was the first time that i revised for any of my subjects one whole week before the Finals! You may think this entry would be all about him, but nah.. im not that eccentric to go on raving bout RAG, although he was one of the major highlights of my semester...but i'll tell you one thing, his geeky appearance was fun to look at, with his nerdy glasses, the cap and never missing the MP3 earphone in his ear.. the classic cute geek if ever you see one.. i found that the character Dr Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds does have some similar qualities.. hehe (dreamy eyes..) ;p

Yes, it was that stressful for me to actually wanting an A on this paper. Why? i dont really know, but i knew i had to get an A and could not settle for anything less... another first for me, as i never really cared what i get as long as my CGPA is above 3.0.. I suppose the A for stats would hopefully boost up my so far no so good CGPA.. But alast, all hopes faltered when the paper was flipped open on exam day, and the questions were different from the ones we practiced of the previous semester's papers... got a bit confused on what the questions really wanted, then just answered them blindly using all the info that i had obtained from class, all the while believing that my lecturer did it on purpose so that i wouldn't get my A.. did i get an A? NO.. just an A-.. not too happy..

Anyway, that wasn't the only thing that happened within the sem.. I also signed up for hockey again..playing the all important role as the goalie for my mahallah (hostel). Had a great tournament, in fact we came in second.. which never happened before. And then i also signed up for the IIUM team.. meaning i'm playing for IIUM in the MASUM (Majlis Sukan2 Universiti Malaysia - Malaysian Inter-Varsity Sports) tournament.. Haha.. Me! a varsity hockey player! Hilarious...

Then there was the friendship built within the semester.. New friendship made and the old renewed .. Made a few good friends this sem.. Maryam from stats class, of course Miera and Waji, Ayob and the whole hockey team both from my mahallah team and the IIUM team. And then there's always Sofia, Farhan, Syasa, Eida, Cici, Zainab, and not forgetting the people in CSD and Peers and my roomates, Sieha and Eycha. The great times I have spent with these people, their encouragements for me when my hopes were down, their laughter, support, love and care... i would never forget their contributions in my life. In short, eventhough my results did not come out too good (went down a bit), but having these people around me did not leave me time to be depressed or sad.. Their ambience and good vibes are always strenghtening, cheerful, upbeat, and uplifting. And i have to add Oyen here because he is one handsome, charming cat.. and i can talk to him forever.. (dreamy eyes again..)

All in all, my semester was really lively, fun and i would never change it a bit.. well, maybe my result.. please?