Friday, January 07, 2005

fatigue, learning and nostalgia...

its good to know that no matter how bad things used to be, if we decide to move on and learn to adapt to new environments, we can remake ourselves and overcome anything. yet we can only learn to undo things that were not deemed appropriate or bad habits slowly. we take baby steps. some people are able to do it much quicker, but it seems that i am changing at a much slower pace..but changing nonetheless. i'm trying to figure out why i'm so tired lately. i used to be able to work all through the night and still be able to teach during the day. but nowadays, as soon as i reach home, eventhough i plan to do some work or catch up on my reading, it seems that the body refuses to comply. fatigue. i missed my dinner once or twice. i feel sorry for my wife, she cooked one night and when dinner was ready, she came over to me and there i was sleeping peacefully. she didn't wake me up because she know i was tired.

a friend told me it may be because i don't exercise. maybe its true. but i've yet to test the theory. a few days ago i was supposed to be playing futsal in the evening, but it was cancelled because something came up. apparently a friend of mine was involved in an accident. so i went to visit him. it was kind of bad. he had 10 stitches on his head. his hand was swollen. how it happened i asked? he was riding his kapcai in KL and was near the syariah court house when a taxi just forced him to the curb. he fell off his bike and passed out. when he woke up, he was in a cab which was taking him to HKL. and before i ended the visit, he reminded me to think twice about getting a bike...

its been a busy week. preparing final exam questions, conducting the first test, organizing debates, attending class...eventful week..i attended my ex-supervisor's class recently. it was like walking down memory lane. but how the perspective has changed. u don't attend the class because you need to complete the credit hours, but for the sake of learning...there are a lot of things that i can still learn from her...and i am learning...

yesterday i was also honored to know that my neighbour's (i.e. my ex-classmate) wife is now 13 weeks into her pregnancy...congratulations friend! let's hope that parenthood makes us more matured and better people. i know someone who's already having some fun becoming a dad...my wife is now into her 5th month...due this week we have to go for her monthly check-up...but she's a bit scared this time because she has to go for a blood test.

suddenly i just miss being a student again...i miss those long nights where you just stay up to read and analyze and synthesize and ponder what can you contribute to humanity....

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