太好了

终于做完了JS Presentation....

Now only left the essay to write n edit....

And today is the submission of OMG paper.....so only left presentation of OMG

What is left.....is Money and Banking (which is due next monday)

其实还有一大堆东西要赶，不过总算作完了一些。

Yesterday the behavioural guest lecturer was quite funny....the way he laughs is quite erm....unique? hahaa.....and although they made this lecture complusory for all year 4s, not everyone came. I spend 6 hours waiting for the lecture since I've nothing to do after my JS presentation. And 6 hours actually passed by quickly. Just hang around anime club room, talking to my group project mates and watching shows.....and then look for teachers.....and then come back and watch shows again (plus study lah, i got study okay.....but the papers are so difficult).....

I think this week I have to go home late 3 times instead of the usual once a week.....yesterday was 1 time, today another.....and probably friday also.....sigh

I'm wielding my ultimate weapon and slashing at projects now.....Bwahahaha fear me...ye all projects and assignments.......(okay.....I'm going to battle soon.....hopefully it's going to be me standing in the end.....victory!!)

I'm starting to think that the only time when I can update my blog is during weekends now. Just so busy everyday doing project after project....and rushing assignments.....until it became somewhat of a routine. Just finish one thing and another would pop by, waiting silently for me to turn my back and acknowledge it.

On second thoughts, school term is ending soon. I'm not sure what to think about this semester.....it feels entirely too short. Like there's no room in between for me to catch my breath. The pace of school is relentless....especially during the end of semester where all presentations, projects, writeups and assignments are due.......sianz.......and exams is coming within 5 weeks time.

Good thing is JS presentation and OMG presentation are more or less there, Bad thing is there's still Money and Banking presentation. And I'm not sure what to write for money and banking essay.......plus must think some topic for reserach proposal for Behavioural........I'm kinda out of ideas what would be an interesting aspect to study liaoz........then there's one more econometrics and OMG assignment.......and finally, exams.....

I imagine i'm currently suffering from what people would termed as information overload......hopefully my circuits wouldn't die on me. But I'm optimistic that even so, God will give me new one anyway.......^_^

銀河鉄道の夜

Ginga Tetsudou no yoru - Night on the Galactic Railroad is a beautiful story. Written by Miyazawa Kenji - it tells of a young boy named Giovanni who was often bullied by his friends because his father was not around and his mother was ill. Giovanni only had a friend - Campanella who understood him. On the night of the festival of stars, Giovanni wanted to join in the fun but was rejected by his classmates. Feeling upset, he ran to the fields and looked up into the sky where the stars shone brightly. Suddenly a train came and picked Giovanni up. Within the train was his best friend - Campanella and thus their mysterious journey begin...........

To me the story is beautiful - because it was permated with a sense of mystic, loss and foreshadowing....throughout the journey, Giovanni saw many things - symbolism of things and lessons - some of which I do not quite understand. It also weaved in many Christian symbols - which is strange in a way because Miyazawa himself is a Buddhist. Nevertheless, the symbols do mean something and they actually foreshadow the central theme of the story - one of letting go and scarifice and the meaning of true happiness.

I guess sometimes no matter how much we long to be on a journey - we will reach our destination one day. And no matter how much I want to share some part of my life with people, eventually some roads are meant to be travelled alone. Letting go, nostalgia, moving on are all part and parcel of living. The imaginary world is not real - but the lessons behind them are. Fiction has the power to overcome barriers that logic created and open our eyes to the truths we never see. If we bother to look deeper, there's a whole new world of meaning waiting for us to explore.....one lesson which I learn from anime is striving - never give up, no matter how tough things get going. I'm really thankful for the optimistic view of life that anime has given me..^_^