This is me, after ONE WEEK in university. Pathetic, isn't it? Actually, the picture was taken last year on the date on the bottom right hand corner. And I'm on the left, not right. With the long hair with is now long.

One week of university and I'm exhausted. Truth be told, I wasn't even that tired in junior college, not even on my Special Paper Lecture days (Mondays where I would be in school from 7.10am till 5.30pm/6pm).

Every night, I'm sleeping past 1am as I'm spending 2-4 hours a night reading my lecture notes, revising and IF I'm doing my tutorials/assignments, I end up chalking up to 6 hours of work at home. Sad. And it's ONLY the first week. I'm turning into the perfect Singaporean student *shudder*. It's a nightmare.

Anyway, I have a lab report due this coming Friday, I know nuts when it comes to doing my tutorial (I'm guessing my way along, but give me some credit for trying, ok?). I'm a little lost in General Physiology, the lecturer doesn't cover enough in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry. The most comprehensive lectures come from Organic Chemistry which I happen to dislike plus there are NO uploaded lecture notes for it which means I'm tugging along a textbook for Organic Chemistry lectures to keep up with the lecturer. I have a book report to do for my Freshman Seminar. I have reading assignments for General Physiology. University is nuts. And it's still the first week. Not to mention that most lab sessions and tutorials haven't even started. I already look like crap (plus I feel the part) and it's only the first week. Does anyone feel the pressure just being in the National University of Singapore? I do. And it's only my first week, can I stress and emphasise it enough that it's only the first week?

I thought the first week was going to be hunky dory. We, the freshmen, would go for lecturers, sit through talks on expectations and professors would lecture us. All of the above has materialised, and so much more. (Which reminds me, I have to wash my lab coat as I need it on Monday!) I wasn't so pressured in my first MONTH in junior college and everyone told me that junior college was going to be the most trying part of my academic life. Take it from me, it's really bullshit. University is a whole new ball game. And I hate ball games, the balls keep hitting me on the head.

The upside would be the lab sessions, I had one on Friday. I got to use a pH meter. Now, my secondary school and junior college both had pH meters I reckon, but they kept it well out of sight so to see a pH meter AND use one on Friday was mindblowing. Ok, it wasn't exactly mindblowing, but I have to say, it was FUN. Plus I used a magnetic stirrer (which I didn't know existed *HAH!*). And I saw the centrifuge! I am NOT geeky or nerdy in case you're thinking.

I can't wait for the genetics lab session on Monday now, I mean, it has to do with E.Coli! Can you imagine? E.Coli on our first practical?!?!?! The drosophila is somewhere out there too.

Anyway, I have to stop now. I have to wash the lab coat, my clothes AND then continue with my lab report. I still have to read up on my lectures tomorrow. Plus, in local slang/colloquiallism, I'm "shagged". Personally, I find the term 'shagged' very crude and unacceptable but no other word conveys the level of exhaustion I'm feeling in a more effective manner. So yes, 'shagged' will do for now. I'll try not to make it a habit. It's such a crude, ugly word.

Laundry time!!!