Post-InTempo

It seems as though I had been missing school for a week. This week, the post-InTempo week, has been like a slap back to reality for me. Only a month till reading week begins and workload are starting to come knocking on my door.

Today I had a one-on-one session with Dr Roland. It lasted 40 minutes. 40 minutes in his office. I initially was really afraid because earlier this week, Yat went for the session and it got me really nervous. But I was surprised to see how wrong I was. There he was, giving me a reality check, making me verbalise my dreams, making me realise there is more to school that just modules. But most of all, he made me realise what sort of person I wanted to become. He asked me, 'Do you want to be famous?'. If it comes, I'll accept it. If it doesn't, I won't chase it. That was my reply.
The talk was really an enriching one. And he was quite open in sharing his experiences too; because what we all need is for someone who has been to the top of the mountain to share us the view. His view maybe limited, but well, any view is better than no view. Haha.. for some reason I was really intrigued by the Galileo's thermometer he had on his desk.

Today's lecture was damn interesting. Prof Liu showed us a video about microgravity generated flight. It was a japanese documentary so we didn't understood a word.. but it was just as hilarious.
Let me try to explain..
They carried out an experiment, letting animals experience weightlessness. A cat, a lizard, a frog, fishes and birds. I don't whether it's educational but I certainly rate it a 10 for entertainment value. During the brief few seconds of weightlessness, all the animals seems lost; the fishes and birds swam in all directions, the frog was kicking its legs frantically in mid air, and the cat sprang out of the box, trying to grasp at the walls. It set the whole LT laughing like mad. It was damn damn damn funny..

Also caught a performance at LT13 after school today about south-east asian music. Seeing people from different races and backgrounds play the gamelan got me impressed. Mind you, the profs teaching the module are caucasians. Haha.. The music played tonight was from Thailand, West Java and Central Java. Distinct sounds from different instruments, coupled with dances made the whole performance a perfect end to the week.