It really surprises me how some people present themselves in foreign countries. And the way I react to this stupidness is by not wanting to have anything to do with them even if we speak the same language.. and it is just sad. But i’d rather keep it this way..

There is this student who REALLY gets on my nerves, he keeps saying I am from country X whenever he raises his hand to answer a question.. even if it’s more than once in the same lecture! so I thought it’s weird but maybe he’s just too attached to his country and proud of it.. so why not! But it turned out that for him this is a way of saying I am rich, we have oil.. we have oil, we are rich!

And it doesn’t stop there. He keeps talking and asking about oil regardless of what the lecture is about .. so if the lecture is about monopoly, he asks about oil and he would of course have this introduction of saying ‘im from country X, blah blah… what about oil!!?’ If the lecturer is talking about diamond, he’d say what about oil?! if it’s economy, companies, game theory… anything and everything, he’d ask about oil!

I think i know him too well by now, to guess what his question would be and get it right even before he asks!

Sometimes I feel like telling him, show them more of what we are and who we are.. Don’t be this shallow, no one cares or wants to hear more about your oil crap!

‘Photo taken by: D’

It is when I realize that I am spending all my time on research and studying, I look out of the window.. and wonder how would it feel to have all the time in the world again, how would it feel to relax, how would it feel just to enjoy.. Am I missing out on all what can be fun!!? At times like this, when I desperately need a break, when I need to go back and taste the sweetness of not worrying about time, not worrying about deadlines, group meetings, finals.. the answer would be simple and clear.. YES, I AM!

I must admit that one of the most important things I have learned during those two semesters is structuring. And not only on paper, but in thinking too. I used to complicate things, and didn’t really know from where to start when having to write anything. When I look back at my very first assignments, It amuses me how much this all have changed.. the style of writing, research and applying the right ways to support any arguments.

Whenever I see people wearing graduation gowns it makes me yearn for next semester (which is the last). But I keep thinking, would I really want to stop the research.. would I be happy to be done with all that Im learning!? There will always be a part of me that wants more.. more knowledge, more education, more definitions, more new concepts, more of being able to talk in any topic and any discussion, more of valid arguments, more of different opinions, .. just more of all.

So would this be a first step for something big? would the little bits of research we’re doing now be just the beginning…

I hope so, and I want so.. studying here is different, it’s definitely more rewarding, stronger, and powerful. Im not the same person I was a year ago. And the more I think about it, the more I want to move forward and go further..

Today was one of those days where everything goes wrong from the very start. I woke up feeling I need more sleep.. I had so many things to do so basically I was dragged out of bed.. It was raining heavily, and I got all wet while walking from a driver who didn’t get the fact that when it’s raining, streets are wet, and it’s better to be considerate and try to slow down a bit for the sake of others..

Then I got this really bad mark in one of the exams. It’s not that I didn’t expect it.. i did, but I always keep the positive thoughts.. so I had the ‘maybe not so bad’ attitude all along.. but it turned out to be bad. like.. really bad.

Oh, and I got this call for TV casting.. which I thought was hilarious!

But just when I thought It’s definitely not my day, and as I was on the way to get some tomatoes from the store, a man who was coming from the other direction looked at me.. and said ‘ Have a wonderful day because you deserve it!!!!’

It’s funny how small incidents may have a huge impact on your mood.

That was definitely uplifting! Just at the very right time.. when I needed it.

One of the questions in yesterday’s ‘Business Economics and Strategy’ exam was about the decision that the RBA, ‘Reserve Bank of Australia’, will take regarding the continuous increase in interest rate, which was in the news a day earlier.

And It was so unexpected! I was wondering how would everyone’s reaction be if a similar question is to be asked in one of our universities?! To watch the news is one thing, and to keep up to date with economic news is another thing!!

Life is tough…

*sigh*