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Monday, October 6
yes, it's one-of-a-kind 12:48 AMI guess I've always advocated the need for one to recreate a home away from home - just finding ways to strike the internal balance and harmony that one needs, when being overseas gets unfamiliar and crappy at times. To that end, Js and I'll oft discuss how our exchange experience's been like, how we feel and perceive it, and even how to possibly make things better for ourselves.
Through these simple discussions, I've discovered my experience to be rather different and uniquefrom the others'. And I do want to pen these thoughts here cos one day when I revisit this blog and relive my memories in Canada, I want to know how I've exactly felt about the way I'm leading my life right now.
Every international student here has his/her own personal goal for exchange - I've come across an entire multitude just talking to the many new friends I've made thus far. And I know too that my friends who went on exchange last semester'd led their own fulfilling lives overseas as well, albeit in different ways.
So what makes mine one-of-a-kind?
After all, I'm not the permanent party-goer that a great handful here are, nor am I always the one opening my doors to the many impromptu-ly organized house-parties and socials. But one thing's definitely different though, which are my efforts in being willing to talk to anyone and everyone (well, almost!), and to reach out to those whom I feel I could interact on a more personable level. And of course, anyone who knows me'd understand that relationship management's something I find most satisfying and enriching for my personal development.
But more recently though, I've realized that it's too our buddies who've made exchange life so much more excitable for us. In fact, Js and I are really fortunate to have fantastic buddies whom we get along very well with. From the several chillax sessions and invitations to home dinners over the past few days - now, which other exchange student has had the same amount of VIP treatment like us, sitting down with a Canadian family and experiencing it all? Haha.. so yes, to this end, I think we've led very different exchanges lives from most others (though my point here is really not to compare); it's merely a revelation I thought I'd want to remind myself and be thankful for.
IQ's Cafe on-campus, with Laura and Judy
"We proudly serve Starbucks Coffee" is IQ's tag-line, though they're really not as good, heh.
Yet another place to chill - IQ's got couches, a TV, many pool tables and even a mini-arcade! A bigger version of Frujch or Screme I guess.
To Natalie's place for dinner
Nat's a really funny person who loves taking cranky pics as well! And she still constantly talks about her SMU exchange experience, which makes us really excited and happy to reminisce about things back home!
Behind her house is a beautiful park by the Assiniboine River.. whoa.
And being the swakoo Singaporean who's only seen home basements on Debbie Travis Facelift and other TV programmes, here's finally exploring a real one - Nat's got her own personal room/space there!
So well, even though life here's dreary at times and I do yearn to be back home in certain ways, ultimately it's these little things that will form an integral part of my life over here. Definitely one-of-a-kind? After all, I'm from SMU; I'm different! HAHA.
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You are an enthusiastic innovator, always seeing new possibilities and new ways of doing things. You have a lot of imagination and initiative for starting projects, and a lot of impulsive energy for carrying them out. You are stimulated by difficulties and are most ingenious in solving them. You can get so interested in your newest project that you have time for little else. Your energy comes from a succession of new enthusiasms and your world is full of possible projects. Your enthusiasm gets other people interested too.
Your feeling preference shows in a concern for people. You are skillful in handling people and often have remarkable insight into the possibilities and development of others. You are extremely perceptive about the attitudes of others, aiming to understand rather than judge people. You are much drawn to counseling and can be inspired and inspiring teacher, particularly where you have freedom to innovate. With talent, you can succeed in almost any field that captures your interest.
A difficulty for you is that you hate uninspired routine and find it remarkably hard to apply yourself to sometimes necessary detail unconnected with any major interest. Worse yet, you may get bored with your own projects as soon as the major problems have been solved or the initial challenge has been met. You may need to learn to follow through and finish what you have begun, but are happiest and most effective in jobs that permit one project after another, with somebody else taking over as soon as the situation is well in hand.
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