Sunday, April 01, 2007
Its weird how I was up to my ears in frickin work+midterms+diaspura last week, and then suddenly left with absolutely nothing to do this past week. This week, I had time to go to the gym, do my taxes, send documents back home, repair my ipod, register for classes next semester and this summer (have decided to stay in Penn this summer and forego Berkeley. The academic departments here have made trying to transfer credit back to Penn such a bitch process, and plus I have to find sublettors for the whole summer, its just too much of a hassle)
And... this weekend was the best/chillest weekend I've had this semester. Sort of a timely reminder of how i SHOULD be spending college, instead of working my ass off.
Friday was celebrating Dalglish's birthday at fabulously-expensive-but-oh-so-heavenly-desserts Buddakan and champagne at Tangerine after. Cheers to the best conversation I've had this year with Dalglish, Nadia, Gina, Rachel and Cynthia about the College/Wharton debate (of which my stand for a liberal arts education is getting stronger by the day), relationships, how college life should be spent, and life in general.
Personal vows made:
1. Not to make the mistake of studying too hard like what I did this semester. I sacrificed my life for books the past 10 weeks, and I have nothing to show for it, not even good grades. So screw it if I cant get another semester of 4.0 GPA, these are the last 4 years I have left to have fun.
2. To live more weekends like this one.
3. To have more "Edward" type of holidays, ie: to spend freely, to not be giam for once, and drink copious amounts of alcohol in the process. (see Edward, you've become a frickin adjective.)
Pictures!
Famous big Buddha
Helloooo Chocolate Pagoda and Chocolate Bento Box!
Yay to good conversations and champagne at Tangerine!
Saturday afternoon was spent in New York to catch a Gordon Matta-Clark exhibition at the Whitney Museum, as part of my second art history field trip. Unfortunately, no photos were allowed, which was a pity. His works are really amazing, breaking the common misconception that contemporary art is mostly comprised of "a single dot on a white wall" as suggested by a friend today. It's not.
Rushing back in time to perform "The Father's Love" with Overflow at the Full Measure concert (making it just in the nick of time, no thanks to the hopelessly unreliable New York subway system). Full Measure was astounding, as usual, though I had much preferred the acoustics of the venue of their previous show.
And a grand way to end off the night: going with Caroline to catch STRICTLY FUNK's 365 concert, which blew me away and inspired me to new heights, as usual. And yes Andrea, we love you (!!!). I hope they accept me next year. Will just have to keep practicing over the summer, I guess.
It's been a very liberating weekend: All at once, I feel free from studies, free from the pressure of Wharton, free from forcing a love life (I have found that I have no emotion for the said eye-candy that has been the subject of previous posts anymore, though.. there is hope on another horizon...), and just free, in general, to pursue that college life that I set out to embrace almost one year ago.
he rocked the party at 12:46 AM |
