Thursday, December 31, 2015

How to Ensure Time is Well Spent

Warning: This post poses questions and puts the author's first-world problems into perspective. It does not provide a solution as the title might have suggested.

I have finished a semester (also finished a two-week break) and am already a bit anxious of how other breaks will be spent. Not because this break was bad. Not at all! I had a great time. However, it does make me think about how will my other breaks be like.

There is so much to do in the States. I guess I would have a lot to do back home too if I set my mind to it. But here, I guess because my I live apart from my family, decisions are mine. Lol. Just kidding. I still ask my parents for permissions to do stuff, but being here alone makes me best at deciding since I, myself is the best person to assess my own situation. Then again, I am not the best decision-maker in town.

How much travelling do I want to do? I keep reminding myself that I have only two summers here. That is not much time. When do I go back to Malaysia? Can I do all the things I want to do? It feels too much, but then again is it?




Sunday, December 6, 2015

Culture Shocks?

Wow, I wrote this post back in September, when I had just started schooling. But I saved it to drafts thinking I would improve this post and publish it after a few days. I only came to do it after a few months. Finals soon! I added commentaries today to reflect on what has changed.

So I have recently started school at U of M.

Doors are heavy!

One of the first things I noticed was that doors are really heavy. I couldn't even push some of them. Many times I would be fumbling to open one of the many doors available, giving up, about to attempt opening the door when some stranger just opens the previous door easily. If anything, I am appalled at my own weakness. But to justify myself, in Malaysia doors are really light, so I never really give a big push at doors.

Comment: I guess doors are still heavy, but I can push them fine now ;)

People trying to bless me after I sneeze

From watching movies, I know that Americans say "Bless you" after hearing someone sneezing. If you know me well, then you would know about my allergies. So imagine myself on a series of sneezing episodes, and the more sneezes I churned out, the more people trying to bless me. I find it odd to live that experience. Because I don't really understand the concept of it. I appreciate the thought though guys.

Comment: I guess it's pretty obvious Aifa, that people are asking God to bless you!

Pizza Party all the time

I love pizzas. I don't know how many slices I take ever since I came here. Sometimes I consider going to club mass meetings just for the pizzas. They are awesome. I am aware, though, like many other Malaysians, I'll probably get bored of it soon.

Comment: I don't get that many free pizzas anymore :(

School spirit is crazy

I had never thought about coming here because of "U of M" has a big name in college football. Honestly, I forgot how big sports is here until I came here. And heck, I never expected that it is that big of a deal. The fact that is that there are so many Blue Merchandise Shop never fails to surprise me. I mean, wow people really buy these stuff. One time, when I asked my classmate who we were against the next day, she went, "AIFA!". She really couldn't believe I was that indifferent. By the way, people cried when we lost to MSU. When my lecturer asked another classmate " What did you think about the game?",  he replied, "I don't wanna talk about it". Guys, chill.

Comment: I still haven't bought a single Blue merchandise.

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