Finally done with my very first year in University!

Yes, "finally", but at the same time, how did one academic year pass so quickly?!

It's a rather conflicting feeling. I'm happy that I'm done with 1 out of 4 torturous years, but feeling sad that time is slipping by so quickly without me enjoying it.

Semester 2 was especially crazy for me.

Took 7 modules (6 module AUs worth though, but still considered overloading) and took up the most tuition assignments I've ever had. I still remembered the first few weeks of sem 2 feeling so miserable because all the presentations started coming in then and the amount of weekly readings increased so much more as compared to the last semester.

I also had JAP commitments and was in Alpha course then so I barely had any time left for myself. I was constantly doing my readings whenever I was travelling.. and at times, I'd catch up on my sleep while travelling. It was just a miserable first few weeks of school but I overcame it with the Lord's constant providence!

That was really one of the most intense period of my life. In JC it was intense solely because of studies but now it's like school + church + tuition + work + JAP + alpha lol. And... I thought everything would get better after a certain week... JAP was completed first, so I looked forward to the week that followed. But that was when some of the deadlines started to roll in and I was really so drained by then. Eventually, I just got used to the daily hustle and just felt constantly tired lol.

I still remember a very bad day I had.. it was a Thursday when my group mates and I planned to head down to the Tiger Beer Brewery for our project. We went down after our class which ended at 3.30pm, was caught in the jam and was late for our tour. Completed the tour and came out to realize that the bus to the nearest MRT station was only coming in 30 min. I was rushing to head down to church for alpha course at that time so I was feeling quite frustrated. I forgot to mention that it was raining very heavily then lol. So we walked to and fro, and finally we got a cab to head to the nearest MRT station after awhile. But guess what....? My shoe decided to join in the drama and failed on me. It happened while we were walking to and fro to the bus stop and find a cab. I was just so speechless by then and wanted to pull my hair out at that time... though I think I still looked pretty cool on the outside? Like, what are the chances that so many bad things will happen to you on the same day? Heavy rain + horrible frequency bus + broken shoe........

The saviour of the day was my dearest sister who offered to pay for my cab fare down to church. She even went to buy me a pair of slippers. I was really sooooooooo thankful for her and I still am. Kept praying throughout the whole journey to church too and really thank God for giving me the peace in my heart to prepare for the class!

(I find it amusing that I can still remember the details so clearly when it happened quite some time back. Goes to show the trauma it has left on me lol.)

The next crazy period was during the last few weeks of school. By then I was already done with JAP, alpha and also quit one of my jobs. But that didn't mean that I had more time because I was just so busy trying to rush out my assignments, prepare for presentations and study for my tests that was due that week. It was meant to be done and prepared weeks before but with the daily commitments, it was really hard to. I tried to do what I could during the time I had in between my commitments and thankfully I could submit and prepare for everything in time.

The final blow was the study week and the exam weeks. Actually week 13 too. Week 13 was crazy with 3 presentations, 2 assignments and 1 test. I remembered barely going through each day, but yeah I survived so that's why I'm here now lol. Study week wasn't any better too... because I wasn't consistent with my work throughout the sem so it was the time where I really crammed the entire sem's work in that few days lol. Couldn't cancel tuition classes and I still had to go on with it because it's their exam period as well. Really felt so stressed up and I broke down so many times during that time. It was actually the first time I just sat down, stared into blank space and just burst out into tears. I couldn't control myself as I was talking with my sister too lol. Speaking of which, I think it's the first time I cried in front of my sister like that?! And it went on for a few nights lol. To be honest, I kept losing sight of Him during this period of time.. which is also the reason why I kept breaking down.

Thankfully, there were so many wonderful people by my side who kept reminding me of Him throughout the journey. It really helped me in getting through what I was facing. It may be just the simplest "how are you", "jiayou", "all the best" etc, but it meant so much to me then and it helped in pushing me forward. :-)


1. Daddy
For always making sure that I get my breakfast every morning, for sending me to school every day, for constantly giving me the encouragement and support!

2. Sis
For always listening to my rants, for giving me the hugs to assure me that everything will be fine, for treating me to meals whenever I'm feeling down, for the study pack, for praying for me!

3. Songen and Emily
For being there during the study sessions, for giving the support, for lending me a shoulder to rest on when I'm tired, for the encouragements!

Without this four people, I wouldn't have gone through and survived this semester! I'm really superrrrrrrrr thankful for them. :')

There were others who also gave words of encouragement along the way as well:









There're still others, but just thank you to all who encouraged me along the way! Some are really unexpected, and some of them do it so consistently throughout. I'm really blessed with wonderful people around me. :') Thank you alllllllllllllllll!

I really have to thank God so much for bringing me through this sem, and the entire Year 1 as well. He really provided me with so much more strength that I thought I had, guided me to overcome all that, and blessed me with wonderful people. It really wouldn't have been possible without Him. Through it all, I learnt how to rely on Him more and more each day.

Thankful for everything and I shall enjoy my summer holidays now before facing Year 2... :P