Time for an update
Now that I actually have the time. Or the inclination- boredom is an excellent motivator.
Parents are in Thailand at the moment. It's nice to find out that me and my siblings can get by without making a complete mess of things. Me and the older of my younger sisters are taking it in turns being home, in order to look after the younger two. It's not hard- they generally just play the Nintendo all day- but it can get wearying.
Easter was pretty awesome. Got two sets of chocolates, one from my family and one from ranorith's, which was nice. Unfortunately I lack the ability to control the amount of chocolate I eat, so I'm feeling pretty sick now. Still, sickness from eating chocolate is good sickness :)
My course is amazingly intense. I'm beginning to understand why I needed such high marks to get into it- if I hadn't got used to the idea of regular study by now I wouldn't be able to cope. Anatomy alone is incredible- I love learning it, but it's very easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer amount of information I need to memorise. Biochemistry is intense in a completely different way- it's a more conceptual subject- but I don't dislike it the way I did chemistry. It's all so... relevant. I can understand why I'm learning things, which is an excellent motivator.
Other than straight coursework, we also need to learn animal handling techniques (the fun part). Not often- maybe twice a term we get to see actual live animals. Last time I got to wrestle with a cow's head (it's body was held), open it's mouth and pull out it's tongue to take a look. I understand if people don't envy me, but I loved it :)
It's hard to have a life and pass my course at the same time, but I'm trying. Watched 'Mr Bean's Holiday' last Saturday- it had maybe two good moments, in the entire film. I wouldn't recommend it for the story or the comedy- although the French scenery was very pretty.
Hmmm... done.
Parents are in Thailand at the moment. It's nice to find out that me and my siblings can get by without making a complete mess of things. Me and the older of my younger sisters are taking it in turns being home, in order to look after the younger two. It's not hard- they generally just play the Nintendo all day- but it can get wearying.
Easter was pretty awesome. Got two sets of chocolates, one from my family and one from ranorith's, which was nice. Unfortunately I lack the ability to control the amount of chocolate I eat, so I'm feeling pretty sick now. Still, sickness from eating chocolate is good sickness :)
My course is amazingly intense. I'm beginning to understand why I needed such high marks to get into it- if I hadn't got used to the idea of regular study by now I wouldn't be able to cope. Anatomy alone is incredible- I love learning it, but it's very easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer amount of information I need to memorise. Biochemistry is intense in a completely different way- it's a more conceptual subject- but I don't dislike it the way I did chemistry. It's all so... relevant. I can understand why I'm learning things, which is an excellent motivator.
Other than straight coursework, we also need to learn animal handling techniques (the fun part). Not often- maybe twice a term we get to see actual live animals. Last time I got to wrestle with a cow's head (it's body was held), open it's mouth and pull out it's tongue to take a look. I understand if people don't envy me, but I loved it :)
It's hard to have a life and pass my course at the same time, but I'm trying. Watched 'Mr Bean's Holiday' last Saturday- it had maybe two good moments, in the entire film. I wouldn't recommend it for the story or the comedy- although the French scenery was very pretty.
Hmmm... done.