Been a while....

I apologise for the lack of enthusiasm in blogging recently, but I assure you I'm not giving up, and am having something brewing in my pot.

In the wee hours of the night, sitting cross legged, staring at a pile of leisure reads on my study table, as well as youtubing on my laptop, feels totally like the time machine. Back to exactly a year ago when I was studying in Liverpool. Albeit different cause.

Today, I am just trying to fill the gap of time. Tomorrow is a public holiday (reads: bank holiday in uk context), thus I have the luxury to forego a bit of my sleep to do some non-constructive stuffs. It is kinda like... How can I waste my night when there's no work tomorrow? And then the irony sets in.

However, during my schooling days, pulling an all-nighter meant serious business. Doing your tutorial won't need an all-nighter. Researching for your dissertation don't need that either. All-nighter usually meant that there is a submission coming up the next morning at 9 am. Usually I'll make a trip to our communal kitchen in our flat at about 2 am to grab a bite. That is also when I'll bump into my flatmates, some of whom happens to be my classmates as well. They would sometimes be groaning about how I have not started my papers and still get a manageable grade.

This boils down to planning, really.

Because, by then I would have done my research, got the arguments drawn up, and only left with the work of typing. I wrote the outline for my papers soon after the modules start and put it aside, beefing it up along the way. I start my research early by hitting the books before the other 101 classmates get the books I want from the library.

That is how I start my papers at 4 am, ensuring a final check and manage a comfortable submission at 8:45 am . Also, to avoid problems during submission, I would have opened the submission page at 8 to 8:30 am to ensure its work-ability.

I would say I have learnt a great deal through all these trivial matters. Time management, research ability and work priorities. And most importantly, analytic skills.

My lecturer once warned us at the start of a particularly module that by the end of our course in Mass Communications, we will either go crazy or become fat. Crazy because there is so many standpoints (e.g. intended audience, producers etc); but this is what honed us to be analytical! =) Fat because the stress will make us eat more junk food! It is pretty obvious I am the latter hahahahaha! You know, Thorntons' brownies are such good comfort food at night! Thankfully but sadly, it's not available in Singapore. It was my drawer staple!

Something's weighing down my mind but not apt to share publicly. Agony.

Anyway, everyone be well, stay well!