i've reentered university after what was a very well spent semester break. it's week four already in the semester, with the previous weeks were conducted as online classes. and it's going pretty well.
some background info as i never mentioned any details about my degree lol. i go to upsi, it's a public university located at tanjong malim, perak. i quite love it here. this university is the best academic institution and i'm lucky i got to enroll here.
apart from that, i think tanjong malim (or what we prefer to address as tm for short) is growing on me. it's a small town with quite sufficient necessities and stores. we have mcdonalds, familymart, zus coffee, watsons, guardian and eco shop! it's basic, but it's enough for me. and my rent house is located at the border of selangor and perak, near the train station, which makes it perfect as i travel to kuala lumpur quite often. it took less than 2 hours to get to kl by the commuter train. it's safe to say that i'm comfortable here.
as for upsi, well, how do i begin to put it into words? i just like it! even though most of the days is just a repetition of me waking up goddamn early, asking my boyfriend what color do i wear today, taking the quickest shower ever, putting on simple makeup, going to class, sit at the back and play with my phone until the lecture ends, walking miles and miles to classes and faculty, chasing after the bus or waiting at the bus stop for one hour (there's no in between), going back to my room, change into comfy clothes, taking the fattest nap with my makeup still on, wake up just before maghrib, go shower, watch movies or do assignments (depends on the due date), daily phone call with my boyfriend, go to sleep at midnight, and repeat. but it was enjoyable and i'm living in the moment because i know one day i'm going to look back at these days and miss it terribly.
so anyway, i thought coming back this semester was going to be tough. one thing i've noticed about this semester is my attitude. i feel more into life, more positive and just overall happy. i don't wake up wishing for the day to end anymore, i focus in class more and i've learned to cope better with factors that may knock me off balance. i'm also eating regularly, healthily, and don't feel guilty at all about it. these may be normal things to another person, but my attitude is a personal achievement for me. i think this is optimism, and i really do love what it's doing to me.
that's pretty much just it. this post should have come earlier but i've been terribly busy, so apologies for that. i'm having a great forth semester, not extremely dramatic and eventful (though a lot of events), but it's just nice, stable, calm. i hope it remains this way until the finals.
xoxo, A.