Time seems to pass so quickly this semester. My mid terms ended not long ago and now it's exactly 28 more days to my first final term paper.
There are so many things that I want to do, but so little time available. I'm really putting a lot of effort this semester into my studies, unlike my previous semesters and I'm glad that my mid terms results are satisfying to me. I got 38/40 for one of my computer science modules and I was really happy until I saw the person beside me getting 40/40, full marks! No surprise that he is not a local. The bell curve in this course is really steep, due to all the talents coming in from all around the world. This means that I've got to work even harder!
I'm not a materialistic person, but I treasure time more. It is true when they say time is money. As I grew older, instead of wanting birthday gifts in the form of material objects, I value time even more. It's quite ironic that for my 21st birthday, I didn't even have a time to hold a birthday party last year cause I was super busy with my studies. Personally I don't mind not having a birthday party, but I was quite disappointed that no one bother to ask me if they wanted to have a birthday meal with me. This year was different, and likewise, even though I didn't receive much birthday gifts (3 to be exact, from my Mum, CG and Ministry Leader), I'm really happy that I've got to spend it with my best/close friends. Because I believe time is of a greater value than material goods, I rather not receive any gift if I can get to have some quality time to spend instead.
I remember reading this somewhere:
When you are young, you got no money, full of health, full of time.
When you reach adulthood, you got no time, some money, some health.
When you reach elderly stage, you got no money, no health, full of time.
Guess it's true this time.
