Sterling State Park's great view of Lake Erie
This weekend is fall break and I didn't head anywhere for the first time, because UM School of Public Health was having an open house for prospective students. I went and I must confess that I fell in love with the school, the facilities and the curriculum. So, I decided to stay on in ( &@#%$ cold ) Michigan for another two more years starting next September. Of course, this is provident on that fact that I do get into UM SPH, because it is really quite hard to get in:S
Spent a lot time figuring out my future this weekend. Attending UM SPH prospective student day was the first step, and things are finally falling into place now. Sometimes I really hate myself for needing this sense of security from knowing how the future is going to turn out. But sometimes I'm glad that I have this trait because it keeps me forward planning.
For now, I have decided to go home from January to August. It will be great because I can help in preparing Weiyu's wedding. I can possibly taech for a whole 8 months (and please guys tell me if you have any lobangs for teaching..im looking at JCs. thanks). I can "pork myself up" and celebrate CNY, seomthing which I haven't done for a long time and which I would be missing another couple more years. I would be able to spend time with my family back in Singapore because my dad has decided to go back. I'm really feeling blessed to have this shelter back home, a family to fall back on when things aren't working out sometimes and someone up there who has been looking out for me. Especially since a friend just got diagnosed with cancer, and visiting him recently has just made me really pensive about my life, what I have been doing and what I should be doing. Along that line, I am glad that I have also made some personal decisions, and I should move on with my life:)
On a happier note, I went to sterling state park with a ocuple of the sophomores who stayed behind for fall break just yesterday. We had initally wanted to go apple picking but Wiard's Orchard was closed. But the picturesque views, sandy beaches and overhead sun at Lake Erie all made up for it. It was nothing too exciting, just a relaxed way of enjoying a Sunday afternoon.
I'm really hoping that everyone out there is getting along well:) Do please stay in touch with me, cos sometimes I got so sickening anti-social that I fail to keep those treasured ties tenable:) TC.
It's already October! Probably been through quite a bit in this first month of school. Adjusting, readapting, optimizing, falling, standing up again. Life is always full of challenges isn't it!
Trying to balance a lot of things this semester. Looking for jobs, applying for schools, doing that 18 credit workload. Hopefully will enjoy this semester as much as I intended to be:) Things are gonna be tough, but glad that things usually work out. Family's gonna relocate home to Singapore finally ( after ten thousand donkey years) and it seems that even if I cant get an internship or co-op here next year, I can just go back Singapore for the whole time yea!!!:)
