Even though it was recess week, i was still in school every day for lab. so much for catching up on rest. but to be fair, it was definitely more relaxed than a normal school week. also, i'm happy that i finally ran a successful column, and got some pure product which can be used for further synthesis. luckily i made just enough to complete my series of reactions. probably will have to make more next week.
for normal NUS students, recess week is used to catch up on whatever's taught in the first half of the semester. since i was in the lab every day, the logical inference is that i didn't study much. did manage to get some kanji practice done, which is timely as the japanese mid-term is about 3 days away. still have to get more familiar with the grammatical forms and structures over the weekend.
despite being busy, i managed to squeeze out some time to go to CJC for judo training yesterday. to put some perspective on that, i haven't been actively training for like a year. met my kata partner there for a quick refresher, but we didn't get past the first set. somehow, i don't remember breakfalls hurting that much. then again, it HAS been a year, after all. we definitely need to start training early before taking second dan, which should be next year at the earliest.
also during training, i met the new sec 1s and taught them a bit of stuff. too bad the J1s only come in next week. that means that i'll probably only see them over summer break, or reading week at the very earliest (if i can find time to go back). as for the sec 1s, there are 7 of them, and from what i saw yesterday, 2 kids show potential, but for different reasons. one of them is big for his age, and seems to get the basic body positioning quite easily. i like the other one because he asks the correct questions and applies new information well. guess i'll check in on them the next time i go.
there was a bit of...not-good (for me) news too. SJI/CJC boy has dropped chem, which means that i have one less source of income. while it kind of sucks for me, the more important thing is that he does well this year. and if dropping chem in favour of H1 maths works for him, i can't really complain. that means i have to start looking for more tuition kids. while i can survive on my current tuition income, there won't be much savings after all the necessary expenditure. wonder if any other CJC kids want tuition?
fitness is an issue that bugs me every now and then. i know that i'm far from ideal fitness, and that does present itself as a concern. but i can't seem to convince myself to get out there and work for what i want.it's one thing to know all the theory, but putting the theories into practice is a different story. and it sucks worse because nobody except myself can do anything about it.
recently, i've also been feeling kind of empty/unfulfilled. like, there has to be more to life than lab and school. but i've been so tied up in those 2 things that i haven't really done anything else much besides. the sad thing is that i can't think of anything fulfilling off the top of my head. to think that i'm not even stuck in a repetitive job that i don't like. makes me quite scared of working life in the future, actually. oddly, weird dreams and childhood memories are surfacing more frequently. the dreams are kind of entertaining, but the memories...some i could do without. could they be linked to my unfulfillment? maybe they'll go away during summer break.
school resumes next week, and the biggest concern is the japanese mid-term. that aside, i also have to run 6 more NMR spectra, do at least 1 synthesis, and catch up on the other chem modules. sounds ok, just that the mid-term is worrying. still, it's nothing that can't be solved by good time management, unless something messes up and i have to repeat reactions.
for normal NUS students, recess week is used to catch up on whatever's taught in the first half of the semester. since i was in the lab every day, the logical inference is that i didn't study much. did manage to get some kanji practice done, which is timely as the japanese mid-term is about 3 days away. still have to get more familiar with the grammatical forms and structures over the weekend.
despite being busy, i managed to squeeze out some time to go to CJC for judo training yesterday. to put some perspective on that, i haven't been actively training for like a year. met my kata partner there for a quick refresher, but we didn't get past the first set. somehow, i don't remember breakfalls hurting that much. then again, it HAS been a year, after all. we definitely need to start training early before taking second dan, which should be next year at the earliest.
also during training, i met the new sec 1s and taught them a bit of stuff. too bad the J1s only come in next week. that means that i'll probably only see them over summer break, or reading week at the very earliest (if i can find time to go back). as for the sec 1s, there are 7 of them, and from what i saw yesterday, 2 kids show potential, but for different reasons. one of them is big for his age, and seems to get the basic body positioning quite easily. i like the other one because he asks the correct questions and applies new information well. guess i'll check in on them the next time i go.
there was a bit of...not-good (for me) news too. SJI/CJC boy has dropped chem, which means that i have one less source of income. while it kind of sucks for me, the more important thing is that he does well this year. and if dropping chem in favour of H1 maths works for him, i can't really complain. that means i have to start looking for more tuition kids. while i can survive on my current tuition income, there won't be much savings after all the necessary expenditure. wonder if any other CJC kids want tuition?
fitness is an issue that bugs me every now and then. i know that i'm far from ideal fitness, and that does present itself as a concern. but i can't seem to convince myself to get out there and work for what i want.it's one thing to know all the theory, but putting the theories into practice is a different story. and it sucks worse because nobody except myself can do anything about it.
recently, i've also been feeling kind of empty/unfulfilled. like, there has to be more to life than lab and school. but i've been so tied up in those 2 things that i haven't really done anything else much besides. the sad thing is that i can't think of anything fulfilling off the top of my head. to think that i'm not even stuck in a repetitive job that i don't like. makes me quite scared of working life in the future, actually. oddly, weird dreams and childhood memories are surfacing more frequently. the dreams are kind of entertaining, but the memories...some i could do without. could they be linked to my unfulfillment? maybe they'll go away during summer break.
school resumes next week, and the biggest concern is the japanese mid-term. that aside, i also have to run 6 more NMR spectra, do at least 1 synthesis, and catch up on the other chem modules. sounds ok, just that the mid-term is worrying. still, it's nothing that can't be solved by good time management, unless something messes up and i have to repeat reactions.
-random thought of the day: Maybe it's time for a haircut?-
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