Nottingham War 1

It' been such a long while since I did a blog post. Finally, I finished all 5 papers and can have a peace of mind. Overall, I didn't do well and I'm ready for terrible results. Base on my analysis, the causes are:

• Design projects that kept me busy throughout the 12 study weeks.
• Lab sessions that are all cramped at the end of the semester, gonna rush the reports.
• Not used to the way of lecturers giving lectures.
• Not confident enough to determine how to solve a question thus draging it too long.
• I'm never good enough to be good.

At least, the idea of running away is not haunting me anymore. It doesn't matter what result I get, just live a good student life and complete my degree, that's all. My mum already told me not to work so hard, she doesn't mind whatever result I get as long as I keep myself well. When I reach the age to work, the glory of the past won't really bring much satisfaction (That's so ture).

Anyway, I'm planning some new strategies to deal with my second semester. It doesn't mean I'm letting my guard down, I'm still gonna give it all for the next sem (Haha, that's the spirit). Have to be like the card "Reborn", eventhough I'm down for once, but it's never too late to stand up again.

OK, after today's paper finished at 11.30 a.m, our whole house went to Broga restaurant. Isaac brought along the "yu sang" (鱼生) to "lou" (捞) there. Guess what will the other customers there think about us. Met some classmate there too, all of us are quite relief and happy(?).

Our "family":

Classmates at the next table:

Then, according to our schedule, we should clean the whole house inside out. We did not do any cleaning since Christmas because of the exam (argh...). So, we spent the first hour cleaning our own rooms, then we'll do whatever with the house and outside. It took us about 3 hours, but the outcome worths it. I even changed my furnitures setting in my room, it looks bigger now.

Our house is so clean now:


Pity Teng's car, become shoe rack while cleaning outside:


And my room:

Wow, exam is done, room is clean, and after a hot water bath, kimochi~ Gonna treasure this 2 weeks of holiday before the 2nd semester starts. Time to reshape myself from the exam pressure!

It's writen in Isaiah 49:10, "I have refined you but not in the way silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering." Indeed, human will change when the condition is critical. This is one of things that blinded me before I know Him, wondering why all the troubles keep coming to me, why I should suffer so much. Somehow, I slowly learn that the world don't revolve on me, there are worse situations out there, everywhere. But only through suffering, we will grow, and fear not, God is always there, we're never alone. Thanks God for blessing me through the hard way. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.