a small thought...

I'm a little stressed out nowadays. I have so much to do and so little time to do everything, and it is a little hard for me to be alert all the time. I want to learn more, I want to hang out with my friends, I want to relax, I want to go yoga, I want to enjoy the beautiful things around me, and I want to sleep (ha, yeah, really). And you're missing a lot more of things that I really really really wanna do. I’m, instead, carrying around a backpack that’s half of my size and weight (ok, a little smaller), complaining about my back and knee pain (wonder why!!!), eating unhealthy food (ugh, cafeteria food), drinking unwanted amount of coffee and other caffeinated beverages, and worrying about not having enough time this weekend to study for a midterm exam (class retreat at the outward bound school, woohoo!).

But I think through a little bit of suffering/challenge that I go through might teach me something more valuable. Like last week, I went to school on Thursday to do some school work although I had no class. But I ran into someone that I sort of knew, and I had such a great lunch/afternoon conversation with him, first time in a long time with anyone, really. We were sitting in the cafeteria and the conversation was carried to the botanic gardens that's actually connected to the campus, which I so did not know. Obviously, I didn't get much work done that afternoon, but really, good convos, good peeps (ok, one person, but still), beautiful gardens and afternoon sunshine really helped me take a break a bit from my stressful week (and more stressful weeks to come for midterms).

Sometimes what you need in life is just that simple. Some of you have emailed me recently, and i'm really sorry that I'm unable to talk on individual basis at this very moment. But I swear, I wanted to tell you that I'm still doing well, learning, growing, smiling, laughing and generally loving life, as I always do. I'm trying to look at the big picture, I suppose.

I'm a little high on coke-zero and other caffeinated drinks that I've taken today, so what I’ve babbled so far sounds really… eh… uneducated and not-so-nice, But please know that I'm thinking each and one of you, and I love you. Now, really back to work.