Life is full of it.

Sigh. Life is... going slow. So slow I wish I could tie a noose and hang myself. It's irritating and depressing at the same time.

I need to get out of this house. I need to get out of this country. I need to get away from it all. Either physically, or maybe to the other realm.

As of now, my life is on hold. I need a jolt to get it moving.

Inspiration, not negotiation

Tired writing cover letters, so I'll guess I'll blog a little.

One of the best things that happened to me in university is my lecturers. Though I have trudged through lectures where the presenters were at best forgettable, I have also had lecturers that were amazingly talented, truly masters in their field of specialisation. These lectures taught without referring to notes or handouts, merely recalling what topic he or she was suppose to taught on that day and would begin talking to the class, writing on a white board when necessary.

These lecturers were obviously there not because they had obtained their PhDs. I have had lecturers with PhDs as well, and some didn't teach as well as these geniuses. No, it was only down to one thing, and that was experience. They were either veterans of the corporate world, entering the acadamia to educate us younglings about the harsh realities of the real world, or they were veterans of the academic world, having repeated the lecture over and over again to countless generations of accountants.

But today, it's not my purpose to blog and sing praise these lecturers. Neither is it to condemn the other lecturers who were not as elite and wizened as those I mentioned above. These lectures are a different group of people. People, whom unlike the wizards of my faculty which I go for advice on my assignments, but instead I go to for advice for the real world.

And it's rare to meet people like this, I reckon. Even more so in a public university, where salaries are low(er than private), and you have so much work to do, not limited to lecturing but also research and administrative tasks, not adding to the mismanagement and red-tape of the upper echelons of the university management. Lecturers who don't mind spending time talking to you, asking how you are doing personally and academically, even in subjects that aren't related at all to them.

These people aren't lecturers, but mentors of life.

I'm fortunate that I didn't just meet one or two throughout my four years in university, but I met a handful. I've talked to them about my life, and sought advice from these men and women. And never have they rejected my requests for such advice, and have always treated me not as a mindless student sheep, but as an adult.

After graduating, it's harder to meet up with them, but I'll always treasure the advice and effort they made to help make me a better person.

Thank you.

Resolutions, resolutions (Part 2)

Six to ten. =D

6) Read more.

I'm not much of a book reader, and I think that should change. After all, the more you read, the more wiser you should be. And besides, they make for ample conversation pieces. More books, either online or from a library, regardless of genre, be it fiction, self-help, or humour, is something I aim to do this year.

Lots of opportunities to do this, either when waiting for someone or going to Borders on the weekends and snuggling on a couch in Starbucks with the latest book to read. This is one resolution I'm really looking forward to fulfill.

7) Get involved in a charity.

As I'm no longer in the 'studying' phase of my life, I think I should try to be less non-chalent about the world around me and start taking a more active part in making life better for others. Honestly, this resolution is really vague, and I'm not sure what I can do, be it donating money to a charity or donating time and effort in one. But still, it's a good resolution to try to adhere to, and thus something I hope I can achieve.

8) Learn self-grooming.

I've been told, at times, I'm a walking fashion disaster. And that is from people who are polite. Self-grooming, though once belonging to the annals of the metrosexual and homosexual, is now a norm in Malaysia, and I think it's about time I get on the bandwagon.

This includes purchasing clothes that are.... of reasonable tastes (No more jerseys/black t-shirts), as well as using facial cleaners and such. I'm still staying away from having facial therapy at beauticians, though.

9) Religion

This resolution is on two fronts. One, is less jokes on God. Second, to actually know more about religion. At first, I wanted to cover religion as a whole, but I think focusing on one is a much better idea. Buddhism it is then.

10) Play the sax.

I have a sax at home which I suck at playing at. This year, gonna learn how to play that bad motha'! =D

Here's to a good 2010.