Time Travel

Until someone invents a real time machine, music never fails to transport me to the past (not physically though). It's quite interesting how a song can trigger a wave of memories and emotions. It must be the built in memory in my cortex. Anywho, just a few examples:
- Fergie's Big Girls Don't Cry: the song of summer 2007, it followed me everywhere, to work in the lab, in the car, in the dorm, in stores, everywhere.
-The Fray's Over My Head/Nick Lachey's What's Left of Me: the songs of summer 2006, i heard each at least once each time i drove to and from my cashier job at the supermarket (yes, i was one of those, one of those American kids who work as cashiers in high school).
-John Mayer's Dreaming of Broken Heart: my go-to sad song, regardless of the occasion. So, whenever I hear this song, I remember the sad times. Or if I want to "record" a sad time, I'll take a listen. Depressing, yes.

That's it for now. There are a few others I may share later. Maybe.

Music from Gossip Girl

I think the producers are quite good at finding music for the show. Here's a song for Lily&Rufus and Dan&Serena, the couples that may never be together:

Ending the semester with a bang...not

-The past 12 days felt like the longest 12 days of my life. I never thought I'd get through 6 finals, but I did as always. Now, I can just kick back and watch the GPA take a beating as the grades come in. I always tell myself check after the holidays, but it never happens. Curiosity kills the cat.

-This semester passed way too quickly. Decisions that I have been procrastinating on finally need to be dealt with, such as what to do next summer and my Wharton concentration. Also, although I didn't die from 7 classes, I was close to insanity a few times. I don't want to do it again, but I really don't want to stay for the summer. We'll see.

-I'm starting a list of "lasts at Penn" already. Sad. To kick it off, next semester will be the last time I apply for housing at Penn for senior year. I think that's it for now.

-Wait, is it already the 18th? I need to go Christmas shopping. First thing on my list is Love Actually for myself, since I apparently broke it by watching it too many times. Then, must get a few things for friends and family. Oh and decorate my secret santa Munny. I'm not artistically talented. I'll post a picture of how it comes out.

TTFN. Christine is going home. =]

So close, yet so far away.

Lacking motivation on this Sunday morning. 2 more finals, come on Christine, you can do it.

But first, let me blog about something: 我知道我不善於用字言表達自己. 有時後很直接但沒惡意. 有時候會口是心非. 有時候講一件事但我講的方式會引起聽的人想成別的意思. 媽媽常講說我講話很白話. 聽到的人可能會被傷到. 下次, 先用大腦想一下在開口吧.

The Wall

It happens to me every finals season. I hit a wall midway through my finals and lack any motivation to study. All I can think about is the fun things I can do during winter break. But, it won't last for long as I do need to study for my finance exam tomorrow.

Procrastinating

Random observations of mine:

1. I think we're hitting the age/year when more people are thinking more about relationships, be it ai-mei-ing in attempts to start one or actually being in one. I attribute this to guys finally becoming more mature and man-ing up.
   
2. Currently, my most feared feeling/state of being is loneliness/being alone. I start thinking and panicking about my petty problems. I feel the constant need to have someone bring me back to Earth, to have them remind me that in the grand scope of things, I take some things too seriously, and there are more important issues than a letter on a transcript, such as physical and mental health. To quote my cheesy RA, "a grade is just one letter in the book of life."
3. Lastly, regretfully, I realize that I have nothing to remember this semester by besides the 7 classes I took. Wait, nevermind, there was you, too. =]
   

Fall '08 lineup

Wed - Marketing
Thurs - Japanese, Physiology
Fri- Finance
Mon - Bioethics
Wed- Accounting

Not really sure how the semester is over already, but counting down the days to freedom.