first day of class

the fall semester has official begun. and with it came the change of seasons. a perfectly sunny morning outside was a freezing 13 degrees C, and there i was walking to class with my ass frozen wearing a t-shirt and bermudas. smart choice.

the three-hour ECE110 lab got canceled much to my relief, so i had literally nothing to do till 2 pm. that was also when the fun started, with 2 highly entertaining lectures and then followed by a meet-n-greet/barbeque at the engineering quad.

by the time the barbeque concluded, it was 6.30 pm but that wasn't the end of the day yet. there was one more finale to the day: English 104 - introduction to film.

it was one of the electives which i desperately wanted to get into, and i'm really glad i got a spot in the class. today was also the inaugural weekly screening session, where we enjoyed the film north by northwest directed by alfred hitchcock. it was definitley a breath of fresh air from all the techincally challenging engineering and math courses and i can really see myself looking forward to every monday instead of dreading it.

i've been thinking about a challenge that someone's posted recently: go to bed every night feeling exhausted.

it's not about being tired all day and feeling sleepy. it's about having spent your day with a purpose, knowing that you have put your heart and soul into however short amount of time you have, going to bed knowing that you'll be fully recharged when you open your eyes again, and doing the same thing all over again.

and i dare say, today was one of those days that i spent with a purpose in mind, where i paid attention to every single word the lecturers had to say, and i opened my eyes and mind to everything around me and took it all in.

today i feel exhausted.


+listening to: bold as love by jimi hendrix