Journal Entry #1 : The New Semester

The new semester...well it's here again. As usual, it brings with it new challenges for me to face. This semester is the first time I'm not staying at the hostel. I am renting a house with 3 other friends. What does this means? FREEDOM! No more curfews, rules and disgruntled security guards to deal with...thank God. I know rules exist for a reason, but in the mind of a self proclaimed rebel such as myself, rules are meant to be broken. So I definitely look forward to experiencing this new life. But, as the saying goes, too much of a good thing can be bad for you. Hopefully I won't go crazy with all this newfound freedom. Fortunately I have friends that will do their best to keep my feet firmly on the ground, so no worries I guess.

Something else that's new for me are my 3 housemates. I've known them for almost 4 years. We've been in the same classes but we generally moved in different circles. I consider it a challenge because knowing someone and actually living with them are two different things. We all have our quirks that the others have to live with so tolerance is of the upmost importance. I know, that actually sounds cheesy..but it's true. We need to learn to get along, or at least pretended to, otherwise we might end up tearing each other to pieces...literally.

I really miss my former housemates. We don't actually go round finishing each others’ sentences or any other stuff that besties (best friends) do, but we get along well. So well in fact that we sometimes have problem working with other people. Those poor souls just can't handle the stress... Although they are staying at the hostel which is just a stone's throw away, we don't get to spend as much time together. Plus, all of us are too lazy to go visiting...(I did say we were very much alike). We make up for it during the weekends though and can spend the whole two days just fooling around. Good times...

Of course, not everything is new this semester. Some things never change. We all go through it every semester that I get a sense of deja vu every now and then. Worrying about grades, assignments, quizzes, projects, meeting new lecturers, learning new subjects, stressing out on the supposedly efficient online registration system...same old, same old. The first week is always fun. You go around trying to figure out where your class is, who your lecturers are, whether you need to change your class to get a new lecturer, meeting new classmates and greeting old ones. The best part is lecturers almost always finish their classes earlier than usual. Nice...

I've always have a problem with balancing between fun and business. Too much fun and my grades suffer. Studying too much...well, that will never happen to me..ever. My new housemates are quite serious when it comes to studying, so maybe some of that will rub off on me...hopefully.

Whatever challenges the new semester brings, I know that my friends and I will go through it together like we always do.