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Just a Minute (November 2010)

November 30th, 2010 by Manda | 1 Comment | Filed in Life

On the last day of every month, I take Just a Minute to reflect on what I’m currently up to.

Celebrating… the end the semester!!

Preparing… to say goodbye to all the friends I’ve made in my abroad program. The final departure day will be a sad, sad day.

Feeling… conflicted over many boy-related things. Oh, why must I always over-think and over-analyze everything to the point where I don’t even know what I’m stressing about anymore?

Counting… down the days until I am back in my beloved Hong Kong! 23, baby!

Missing… all of my friends from back home. I’ve been extremely busy in the last few weeks and am long overdue for numerous Skype sessions.

Listening… to S.H.E., the Taiwanese girl band. Damn, they have some really good (and very catchy) songs.

Packing… for my one-month vacation! More details about this vacation to come…

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Fall Semester Abroad: Complete

November 29th, 2010 by Manda | 2 Comments | Filed in School

As of 11:45a.m. today, I have officially completed my fall semester abroad.

It’s so surreal, to be finished with such an intensive semester. No more 听写 (tīng​xiě​ / dictation) to prepare for, no more 生词 (shēng​cí​ / new words) to learn, no more new 语法 (yǔ​fǎ​ / grammar) structures to learn… the semester is over. I’m done.

Now, I have two days to party it up in celebration of successfully completing my semester (my final exam went very well!) as well as pack for the opportunity of a lifetime I’ll have in December: a whole month of traveling, what?!

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In a Funk

November 28th, 2010 by Manda | 4 Comments | Filed in Life

Do you ever have one of those days where you’re just a little bit off with everything? You’re a little more spacey, a little more clumsy, a little less “in tune” with the rest of the world. There’s nothing in particular that really causes it, and there’s nothing in particular that helps you snap out of it.

Today has been one of those days. And ordinarily I would spend this kind of day in bed, away from the rest of the world. For me, I usually can snap out of these funks with a good night’s sleep. But that wasn’t an option today, as I have the biggest final exam of my life tomorrow. Not to mention I had a lunch-and-study date lined up with a friend this afternoon.

As you can imagine, studying for my exam hasn’t gone well. And lunch was unusually awkward and stilted. So now I’m terrified of my exam and fretting over how lunch was, on top of which my mood still feels a little strange. None of these things are exactly helping me jerk out of this reverie I seem to be in and get back in tune with the rest of the world…

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