New Beginning

Thanks a bunch to all my family members + friends who wished me yesterday. I was especially touched that some of my ex-schoolmates, even those from primary school remembered!

I'm at my sis's house in Damansara since i have no classes tomorrow either. I'm not being as productive as i should be....so so lazy to do my SCL....and the bed and tv are constantly calling me.

Okay, my buds have been asking me to write about my classmates...the new people i've met and all that so here goes..

There are 122 people in my class so our hall is really full. I don't think i've really really met all my classmates yet...i still can't remember all of their names but so far, those that i've met are nice. But it is less than a month and experience tells me that you can know a person for a year and still not really know them so i'm keeping all judgements and opinions about the people around me to myself and i'm not going to spill it all over this blog.haha. Still, i have met some funny and weird people and everyday i talk to someone different and find out more new things so that's the cool part.

I'm been wanting to update for ages but seriously there hasn't been any freaking time. Anyway, it's been about three weeks since i started first year and to describe my experiences i just have one word - FUN. Like for real. Obviously, i've never been busier, soemtimes i spend my time at the main campus at late hours, i sleep an average 4 to 5 hours a day but it's just a different feeling when you know you're learning something that is bringing you closer to your dream... Haha..corny right?

It'd be impossible to write about everything but i'll mention the important stuff. Firstly:

ORIENTATION WEEK
Orientation week was a mixture of fun and boredom. The talks were boring, probably cause i heard most of them when i joined foundation but the stuff like the amazing race was cool. I love treasure hunt stuff. Throughout the whole orientation session we were mixed around into various groups so everyday you meet new people. As usual, most people noticed quite fast that i looked like my sister and some of the new batch even called me 'Kak Faran' at times, confusing me with the real deal ...do we really look that alike?

Owh, and people think im older than 19....during registration time i got called kakak by two guys..like wth

MY APARTMENT and HOUSEMATES
I got an apartment that does not require me to climb up stair!!! like woohoo giler....i hated 2x having to move out from the highest level apartment last year. I came a bit late so i got the master bedroom but i got the bed under the fan. And i got Maryam as a roommate which is like so cool cause we spend most of our tiem together anyways. My other roommate is nice too. So far, all my housemates are okay. I'm closer to my roommates and Ama- a 21 year old gal who lives in the single room. She's done a year of dentistry so she also acts as my reference book.haha. She's psycho.

LECTURES
At the moment im going through my anatomy block so my lecturer is Prof. Nasa. He is like the bomb. He makes all this jokes in class, he brings slide shows to motivate us which is so cool and he's damn smart and a walking dictionary of anatomy. His classes are never boring and i can stay awake for a duration of 4 hours. I think all of us totally adore him even if his jokes are sometimes bordering on lame...but sooo comel.haha.

So far we've had 3 weekly test... and yea! Alhamdullilah ive gotten A's for all of them. Have my finals next week... and there's an OSPE which i think i'll suck at but we'll see how it goes.
I'll try to update more tomorrow...bear with all these outdated news for the time being.haha

Last post before i head back to cyber. I actually planed on writing a longer post but i had the urge to write earlier and i ended up writing it in my diary so i don't feel like writing the whole thing again.

In short, my last 3 months at home have been awesome. I spent time with my parents, saw my brother, met up with my friends, read tonnes of books, watched loads of japanese drama, and other shows, and got back to piano again among other things.

I'm going to miss being at home. Next time i come back will probably be during raya.

Can't believe i'm actually starting medicine. Scary,exciting,unbelievable all rolled into one.

Wish me luck!

This week i ad my last piano class. Was quite sad to be leaving the class actually. i really really like my teacher and i've really enjoyed learning with her. She was always so patient (even when at times it seemed like i had to left hands) and she was fun. I really really hope when i come back after 1st year hands i can study with her again. that would be great.

Anyway, when i look back at my two and a half months of playing piano again and my classes a lot of things come to mind. You know, going back to piano even after 6 years of not touching it wasn't really so hard and getting the notes right when i played or acquiring the right speed was something i could handle. But, i have to say i seriously am lacking of the right 'mood' when i play the pieces. haha. Hmm..how do i explain this..Well, i guess when i play it looks like i'm not really feeling anything and i think that expression part is the hardest thing to overcome. For me, it's like breaking through a barrier cause i can be very self-conscious at times.

For example, i recently played this piece Ballade Pour Adeline which is a romantic song. And i think i played it ok enough but it's definitely not romantic...probably cause i didnt really what emotions were being conveyed at different parts of the piece. So during the last few classes my teacher goes through some intepretations of classical pieces with me. Turns out the Ballade Pour Adeline song was loosely i think about a girl in love and there's one part where you're suppose to play real fast as it reflected her feeling confused and anxious. And when she played it for me like how it was supposed to be, i actually could see what she means.

And after going through other examples, i guess if you have a better understanding of what the composer is actually trying to convey through the use of sound it helps you appreciate it more. There's this Beethoven piece, Symphony no.5 which i think is one of the most recognizable piece of music out there which i never really liked cause i felt it was a bit too perky for me. Then once, a friend of mine talked me through the whole 4 movements and he talked about how it was suppose to be an expressive journey starting from the conflict and moving into the glimmers of hope. Well, i never viewed it like that, but once i did and then i listened to it..i didn't find it so bad anymore.

I'm not saying that you need a whole load of classical history knowledge to be able to appreciate classical music but in some cases it helps.