On starbucks, diamonds, flu and exams

No there's not much connection between all the sub-topics, except maybe that its an update based on events of the past few days.

First on what's happening in school. Yes, I am down with sore throat, cough and flu and literally dying. add on to the fact that I still have an exam on Sunday, i think i've got a killer combi on hand.

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Went for the school's learning journey for the Arts fac students, and I think it was well-planned and executed. Some hiccups here and there, but that's normal. I personally thought it was all really good. And for myself, personally, it turned out better on the Starbucks station-side, since I got to know some of my colleagues better, and yes, heard some good advice. hmm. like "If you believe in what you're doing, everything will (somehow) fall into place". I didn't think of it at first, but I think the well-meaning advice actually helped explained what happened last year. (As a history-student-wannabe, I think there's a natural tendency to look for new interpretations of past events and experience.)

For instance, I started off in late 2006 thinking of a fresh start, and yes had some (IMHO) good plans and, if you want to call it, "vision" in place. that worked for sometime, at least in my little forcefield. But I think I was eventually detached from the ground, 'coz I think that didn't quite rub-off with others. Fast forward a few months, I think I was serving out of obligation then out of belief, and by mid-'07, with the mission done and finished, it really was back to Square 1. Disillusioned, isolated and detached, I think I did at least managed to convince myself to give up a pointless enterprise. Was it my fault? I guess it has to be, but as with all coins in the world, there are always 2 sides to it. Another accident and a minor surgery later on, and I was quite ready to pullout. I got back my freedom in early Nov '07, but never was quite the same person I was one, or even two years back. For better or for worse? I'm still not sure yet, but I hazard that it was probably for the better.

From my current job and daily activities, I think I'm starting to rediscover what having meaning in life was all about. And yes, the advice that "if you believe in what you're doing, everything will fall into place" is probably sound advice. I remeber I did post this somewhere before, so allow me to repeat this quote again:

Quoting Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) on his Happiness Formula (quoted from getrichslowly blog):
Happiness = Health + Money + Social Life + Meaning

So yes, some food for thought.

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And yes we had a good dept dinner treat from Boss. And the conversations spanned across numerous topics. (That's how the diamonds part is related, but I shall not elaborate here)

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So here I am, sick, almost halfway through my revision and deciding to slack a little. Here's wishing good luck to all my friends (and myself) who are taking exams! good luck!