Mistakes Are But Stepping Stones..

It still keeps ringing in my mind.. Those few words. Few they may be, yet so powerful; So powerfully appealing to the mind. No, I do not ponder over them at every second.. yet they never fail to keep me going at the toughest of times..
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Okay, I guess I'm in the mood for some random rambling! Plus, since it's a new blog, I might as well reminisce over some stuff. Prior to leaving Malaysia, the most memorable advice given to me was to 'stay the same.' Now, I really do feel (more like hope really.. lol) that I have stuck to this advice. Yet, I guess it'll only be put to the test upon my return home. Now then.. speaking of returning home.. It is becoming more and more likely that I will be returning HOME THIS SUMMER!!! Now now.. don't let your hopes skyrocket yet (LOL).. There are a couple of things standing in my path back to Malaysia this summer. Firstly, there are the few internships I applied for. I still have not heard from ANY of the companies yet, and am beginning to lose hope that I ever will (so much for optimism eh?). That aside, there's the Conference Housing Assistant job that I have applied for. It is basically an on-campus job over the summer, which I can perform while taking a couple of classes. If my application makes its way through the stack, then I should be expecting an interview next week. If this fails as well, then I really do want to go home, because I don't want to spend an entire summer here doing nothing. So, fingers-crossed! (Actually, I've come to a point where I've decided it doesn't matter which road I take anymore.. there are pros and cons to everything, so yeah).

Back to the reminiscing.. heh..
An odd first semester here which started off amazingly and ended in tatters was followed by a rather forgettable summer. Ties were forged, ties were scorched.. The massive repercussions shadowed the next semester, but truth and clarity finally prevailed this semester. But the fact of the matter is... it has all happened, and there's no going back and changing the course of events.

I've been a vegetarian for almost 11 months now. I made it a point to do it for a year, and am almost there.. with God and Grandpa's grace (",).. I haven't been all that active in extra-curricular activities as I would have liked to be since I came here. There is the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) which I have been a part for some time now, but there's nothing much I have really done as a member. I'm hoping to shave off the rust and become more involved on campus from here on. I also feel I have often put too much pressure on myself, so much so it makes me snap during the worst of moments. I have decided to take it a little easier.. a good dose of Bleach never fails to help.. hahahaha (I am becoming a fanatic... no kidding! I'll speak more of my fanaticism with Bleach in an upcoming post). I have also accepted an invitation to join the engineering honors society, Tau Beta Pi this semester. I have no idea if it really helps beaing a member, but I just decided on joining anyway. I have made a few attempts to land on-campus jobs to make myself a few bucks, yet somehow it has only ended in failure. Maybe I'm not trying hard enough, so I'm going to keep trying harder. All subjects went really well last semester, yet once again (as it happened in SPM), Biology stood between me and straight A's.. On this note, I am glad the class is over, and NEVER want to study the subject EVER again!

Getting late.. fatigue is setting upon me rather early today (Oh have I mentioned, I've been living nocturnally for quite some time now, as some of you may already know.. 4-5 am is my general sleeping time). Tomorrow we're celebrating Holi (a week late.. lol).. there's going to be some colorful celebrations organized by the Indian Students Association of my campus. Certainly looking forward to it. Before I leave, I shall leave you with some food for thought..

Mistakes are but stepping stones; The bigger they are, the more difficult they are to get over. However, the bigger they are... the higher one would be upon getting over it..

Adieu