12/7/16 - 22/6/17
It's long in a sense that we took
4 core subjects: Biology 1 & 2, Chemistry 1 & 2, Physics 1 & 2 and Maths 1 & 2
And minor subjects: Health Care, Affective Domain 1 & 2, Malaysian studies, Fundamental English 1, 2 & 3, Moral studies, IT
It's short in a sense that it's only one year.
I remember back then when I just entered college. Everything was a disaster for me, I have no idea why but back then the thought of wanting to quit all these and change path into working or just taking a simple course rather than studying for 6 years had definitely cross my mind before. But yeah after all that, here am I, finished my foundation studies successfully and entering a new(crucial) chapter of life - degree.
A year, definitely a year of growth.
As foundation has ended, I would say I really miss the time striving for my best for studies even though it could be really mentally and physically tiring.
I miss the time where we would have group studies days before our finals,
I miss the time where we stayed up late to rush all the assignments and lab reports in Mcds or Starbucks or even still in one of the discussion room in college,
I miss the time where we would go for trips into the forest and the science centre with the entire batch to finish our given task,
I miss the days where we went planting and cooking for our bio project,
I miss the days where we dissect rats and discover the cadaver room.
I miss the time eating with you all and talking about lame jokes in the school cafeteria.
Basically, I miss everything in foundation.
All the things which I took for granted back then had become memories which would definitely be dearly missed.
However I would say, humans are always fickle minded. The dilemma is always there. And we tend to like things other's are having.
When I was having a hard time and hectic life studying, I actually look forward to holidays.
Yeap, university makes me appreciate holidays a lot more when each sem break only allows me to have a one or two weeks break. I don't know whether I'm aging mentally or not but I prefer peace and calm. I really had the urge be crafty and bake honeydew cakes, do some sewing and handicrafts, all the alone activity times. I don't mind going into the nature, not to play or have fun but to just sit and stare out, a simple way in escaping from all the problems of life. That might be the reason why I'm into vanilla skies and deep blue oceans lately.
Going out with friends for exciting outings and campings are okay but sometimes I prefer sitting down with some close friends just to talk about life, to build all the human relationships that I didn't have time to catch up with. Jungles and events are the thing that I'd to go through in foundation for assignments but peace is something that I'm really eager for, to stop all the thoughts and stress from studies.
To be stuck in the dilemma makes me feel sad, in between of whether time should go faster or slower, hoping degree to start sooner or holidays to extend longer.