Days left till UWC: 39
Prep has been going alright so far. Flight tickets have been booked, my e-visa application has been approved and I've already started stocking up on winter clothes. So far, I've got a few winter pieces (thank you Aunty Bee Chin!) and a couple of extra sweaters and jeans (a result of two KL shopping excursions oh yas).
And I've finally made up my mind on which subjects to take. After much discussion with dad and mum (where we both got supremely annoyed with each other) and thinking, I decided to go with: Eng Lang & Lit HL, Bio HL, Chem HL, Math SL, History SL, and Spanish ab initio SL.
The good thing about these subject choices is that it leaves me with a lot of doors open for whatever uni course I wish to pursue in the future. I had a lot of trouble choosing because I honestly have no idea of what to do with myself. What kind of life do I want to lead? What do I want to dedicate the rest of my life to? Vague ideas of philosophy, medicine, political science and theology fill my head but hmm I'm still not sure. I'm hoping that I'll find some answers at UWC. And with everything that I'll be exposed to, I think I will.
Recently, I've been talking to some of my co-years over whatsapp and I'm glad to say that we get along quite well. We have a whatsapp group that we use to talk to each other with. It took me a while to get used to it because, well, I've never encountered such an enthusiastic, smart and thoughtful group of students. Conversations ranging from topics like the Holocaust (Obi from Syria), Indian cricket and the dry spell (Madhoor from India), religion and racism issues, the UN, fooood (i have so many pictures of yummmmy food in my my phone), time differences and cultural affairs. It's especially interesting when we have conversations about the World Cup because you actually get to hear from the people whose countries are playing and listen to them as they talk about their teams. It all gets very heated when someone scores a goal or when someone wins or loses. Another interesting thing is finding out about whats happening around the world even before it gets reported in the news. Like the earthquake in Turkey that happened in May and the car bombings in Syria. I got to know about these happenings minutes after it occurred. It's a good feeling; being able to connect with so many people in the world, being able to share in their joy and grief, being able to give motivation and consolation and getting to know the lives of other people. It's great, it really is.
I'm really, really excited to go but at the same time I'm quite reluctant to leave because I'll miss everything here. Mum, Dad, Oli, Pip, Boo, curry mee, ha mee, nasi lemak, indian rice, tea, the church, Wednesday night bible study, my friends, all the funny uncles and aunties here, brekkie club, yumcha, having ice cream at McD's with friends and sometimes mum- it's been a long, unforgettable 8 month holiday. But at the same time I feel relieved to finally be getting my hands on some work. It's been a long time since I've opened a bio reference book and I haven't done a single math sum in like 8 months... I wonder if I even still remember how to do most of my math hmm. Anyways, it'll be good to finally be able to do something and feel productive again!
39 days to go. Loads more to do before I actually get there heh.
I can't wait.
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