She comes home, to her desk, and flips her books open

Yeah, that says it all doesn’t it?

Lately, I’ve just been really freaked with the lectures that have been coming up. So much to remember, all these metabolic pathways, kinda need to stop messing around and just focus on lectures. Luckily, I’ve got a good group of friends who know how to have a good time and still know where their priorities are. So we’ve decided to form a study group, me, Sandeep, Zia, Roshnee. Others are welcomed to join but it’s better if we get into groups of 3-4 max. Anything larger and we’d have mini groups. It’d be good to discuss the metabolic pathways, talk about it together and quiz each other on it. This way, whatever we study, well we can complement each other on it, help each other out and when you study to present information, you end up reading and knowing more. Well, for me at least. 

I’m really happy with the current group of friends I have at IMU now, didn’t take that long to settle in I guess. Met some really mature people - women, of course - and some clowns you can just have fun with - intelligent ones tho - and some friends you can really rely on. Well, I don’t wanna rely on anyone just yet, you never know with people really, as proved apparent by a long-time buddy of mine who just left the scene like that.  

I noticed something really funny. . .with exception of Lotus, Candymandy and Gedik, I don’t see any of the Intec crowd hanging out with Intec people. Well, it’s good and really great that they don’t limit themselves and mingle but they’ve completely stopped hanging with em, which is kinda sad. Like today, I met Zack and asked him who else does he still stick with and he said practically no one else. I don’t see Sharifah and Yasmin around.  I see Lotus quite a bit, she’s a pretty friendly senior now, haha and I bump into Candymandy quite a bit too. Gedik’s the best, she messaged me once to have lunch with her, couldn’t do it then but we’re meeting this Friday to catch up with each other =)

QueenQuah said she’d update me during the break she gets next week, I miss her loads too. Uni has been hectic for her too.

Eager Beaver and I chat once a week I guess, when things aren’t hectic or when there’s a youtube link or political blog article he thinks I should read or when he has reflections.

Wonderboy and I text regularly. Same goes with Screw. I get Chili Padi Muffin’s shoutouts daily so I have a rough idea of what that woman’s up to

Been a while since I spoke to the Pink Potato Princess but I’m guessing she’s busy with uni.

Been a while since I met Funkmonks, but I know she reads.

Jo-nah is MIA.

I haven’t heard from Statsboy and Sleepy Arep in ages.  

And Jakun, well she’s the best If she can’t catch me on MSN, she’d leave an email on Gmail updating me. Sadly, I can’t reply often but I try. And if I can’t, I leave messages via MSN. 

Although, my closest friend from uni has completely avoided me and tends to do it a lot. Just last week, he texted me. . .

Sir Doink : Hey, you still awake by any chance?

Well, I wasn’t. So the next morning. . .

Me : Sorry, fell asleep early, was exhausted. What’s up?

And as expected, I got no reply. Tho Sir Doink never messages outta the blue like that for advice unless in real trouble, so I got worried.

Then I saw the jackass in the cafe getting food.  So I shoved aside all my pride, ego and what not and did my duty as a friend (or whatever we are now) to ask what was wrong, cuz my conscience wouldn’t let me rest easy.

Me : Hey you

Sir Doink : Hey

Me : You look different

Sir Doink : I shaved

Me : Ah

*awkward silence*

Me : What was yesterday’s message about?

Sir Doink : Nothing. . .

Me : Ahuh. Sure.

Sir Doink : Might have to head back to Ipoh for a bit. Some family trouble.

Me : Why, what’s happened?

Sir Doink : *looks uncomfortable*

Me : Never mind

And just like that, I walk away to go get food and join my own group of friends. And he joins his. And later, when I check to see if all is ok, I get. . .

Me : So when do you go home?

Sir Doink : Soon, probably this weekend.

Me : Ah. I thought I was the one with family problems.

Sir Doink : I’m not saying a word.

Me : Well I tried.  

I hate it when close friends turn to this. Sure, he was the jerk. But I hate myself for letting me trust him at some point of time. I could easily say that my ex was a mistake, but I never wanted to say Sir Doink was. And I guess I trusted him with more than I did with my ex because I thought he had the maturity to listen and help me deal with things. But I guess maturity is something scarce these days in men unless they’re like Emperor Insanity =) and well, life is gonna be full of people who can be one thing and then be the complete other.

Today a cousin sister of a close friend at uni passed away and we mourned with her by skipping class. The cousin sister was 19 years old.

Life is so short. . .Best to not dwell in the past and worry about the morrow but just live each day as it comes, taking our steps one by one.

Cheerio folks.