Thursday, February 23, 2006
Reading week anybody?
On one fine MSN chat, a friend asked me why I was online and not doing assignments instead. I told him that it was Reading Week. Obviously, he didn't know what it was. I don't know if students in UK do have Reading Week but anyway, he asked me what it was. I said it is a one-week holiday for university students. Then, he asked me if I had started studying. Of course, I replied with an affirmative "No." I was pretty confused because Reading Week isn't for studying. It is for de-stressing!So, I asked him if he has the same holiday and he replied me, "If it is a holiday, we call it a holiday. We don't give it a name like Reading Week."
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I couldn't tell if he was making a joke or trying to be sarcastic about it. Maybe he felt it was so lame to name a holiday like that. His first assumption was that it is a week to study since the name of the holiday has the word "reading" in it. It really isn't for "reading books." *LOL*
Reading Week is a significant holiday for students. In fact, it is a holiday that we especially look forward to during each academic year. Without this holiday, suicide rates go up. Through the years, they realize that amount of suicide cases increase during this time of the year. Hence, they officially give a holiday to students. I'd like to view it as the university's acknowledgement of our stressful schooling conditions.
I have been tagged with a "meme" by Maverick.
Haha. I didn't know what it was until I visited his site. Now I remember I have been tagged by Gareth sometime ago, and I forgot all about it until today. Sorry! I guess I was too preoccupied with school.
Since I have nothing impending to stress me out, I can spare a few minutes typing this "meme" out and tag some other people. I am just going to use Maverick's template and list my own. because I am so new to this "meme" thing :P
FIVE WEIRD HABITS ABOUT MYSELF
- I talk to that soft toy on my bed. If I'm feeling sad, I'll ask it why are all these shit happening in my life. If I am feeling silly, I will just talk some crap with it. And if I am feeling frustrated, I'll keep squishing it's face and body and try to roll it up into a ball (yeah, I know I am brutal).
- I like to wash my dishes. For some odd reason, I just like to clean things up when they are dirty. This applies best to dish-washing.
- I pinch my pimples. Ouch and yuck. If I see a pimple that requires pinching (or a blackhead), my hands get itchy. It feels good.
- When I wash my hands in a sink, I have to pour some water over the faucet a few times. Why? I think I feel that it is dirty.
- Is day dreaming considered a weird habit?
FIVE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT GIVE ME PLEASURE
- The company of friends. It keeps my loneliness far away from me.
- Music. It sings with my heart and dances at my ears.
- Home. Whether I am here living by myself or back home with my family, home is the one place that I can seek comfort and privacy.
- Love. Being loved and giving love complements my soul and existence.
- Trees. I love plants. The world is such a beautiful place with mother nature's garden.
With this, I end here with a list of tags - Brenda, YunYun, AMS, Li Shun, and Gareth. Okay! ;)
