I still remember writing a post titled "First day of sch" and here i am posting the last..
i have never tot i will really come to BERKELEY.. i tot it was just another "say say only"..
All our hard work paid off today. Its all over, the amount of anxiety in me before setting off for this GSS trip, the amount of agony during the peparation came to an end. It wasnt v long ago that i was pondering whether to back out. It was also not v long ago that i was so frustrated with VISA application, subject registeration, looking for lodging and packing up for the trip.
We made it TODAY.
Berkeley is a nice place to be in.. although i was complaining a lot abt its weather, the homeless ppl, the ulu hall and the ulu hass biz sch, they are all part of my v memorable experience here. It seems like we were still looking for the CHEIT hall, room no. 230 and 210 a few days ago but we are proud to say that we have done well! really well. Too bad that we chose the pass/not pass grading option but not the letter grades, if not, i wont be surprise to see an A .. haha..
For the past few weeks, our daily routine is:
-waking up early at arnd 7 to eat breakfast at Crossroads
-Hurry back to hall to mug
-pack up to go for lunch at Crossroads at 12pm
-go for International Business lecture at 1pm
-go for Macroeconomics Lecture/discussion at 3.30pm
-head back to Crossroads with Mcc, Alfred, lulu, Tattis for dinner
-Chiong to bath/switch on lappy
-skype mummy
-Start mugging again till 12am plus plus
Occassionally, we will squeeze in shopping at the nearby shops if we finished our tests early.Weekends are always reserved for travelling, judging from the 3 GB of photos.... u guys can count the no. of places we have been to.
There is no need for me to follow tt routine from now till 7 jul..I admit that i didnt want it to end today.. at least not so soon..like give me a day or 2? The sense of emptiness was so overwhelming after i hand up my macroecons finals and step out of class.. To the sch, its just any other normal day of a sch term. To me, it marks the end of all the tears and sweat. Everyday in these 7 wks were packed with activities, there is no free time at all, every minute and second must be well made used of. WE are always saying " there is not enough time. We are dead for the exams" BUT we made it! We got 47 out of 50 for the last final international business exam.
Packing up my huge stack of notes, cant believe we have really finished this 6 wks crash course..Looking around the place in UCB, the buildings and stairs were once so foreign, yet i am alr so used to seeing them now.. Looking into the classroom , i can easily find fimilar faces, unlike the first wk when we were so lost..Sat tgt with Mcc, Alfred and lulu for our last macroecons class, everyone appeared to be so normal, but deep down, i think there is a bit of addness ba..
Really v thankful to be here, there is so much to learn and see. There are so many ppl out there who care for me, so many of u who are concern abt whether we can cope. Friends that we made here, ppl who offered help along the way had really made a difference, everyone means a lot to me. Its sad and hard to bid farewell.. Coz i noe tt we wont be able to meet again in the near future.. Keep in touch k!
I will miss this place..
