And the time draws near..

1 more week to reading week..
2 more weeks till me first paper..
3 more weeks till I'm done for this sem..

It doesn't take a knock in the head to realise that NUS students have turned to zombies. Sleepless nights are a norm, breakfastless mornings are nothing new and mugging till late at night have become the coolest. It happens gradually after the mid-term break - the transition to become a zombie.

Lamenting about due reports and projects and back-to-back tests are the talk of the town. Well, what's new?

But once in a while, when you take a break from all this 'meaningless' chores, you realise what you've been missing. For example today, I finished my lesson at 2 (dang.. I'm always falling asleep during chi tut) and I was contemplating whether to study or not. Being a studious boy that I am (and a test this wed), I chose to listen to the angelic voice inside my head and headed to science library. Yes, it was crowded as usual (I mean exam crowd usual). Bought dark chocolate to keep awake, found a quiet area in the library and I began my mugging. However, I didn't last that long.. because about 5, I decided that I miss the evening view (ya.. cos I've been going home at 8 nearly everyday for the past 2 weeks). So ya.. I headed for home, taking the long trip to JP before going home.

Many people don't know this but I like to observe people's antics and I got plenty today.. people chasing buses, a cute english-speaking boy and his english-speaking grandpa, smelly sec sch kids, plastic-bags heaving working mum and others too. Sometimes it's nice to get away from school and all it's competition. To look around expecting to feel the 'humanness' of it all.

So when work is tying you down, exams just around the corner, and you feel like tugging ur hair off.. remember to just take a small breather.. walk around, play some games, chat with friends, or just take a power nap.

Because there is certainly more to life than just being a student..