Update First Half of 2017 and What I Have Been Up To

Hey there! 

"Not sure when was the last time I shared any post/ update about how my life has been. There are a few important things going on in my life and 2017 has by far been the craziest year ever. "

First off, I completed SACE programme in 2016, which is the South Australian Matriculation Programme, equivalent to the year 12 in any typical Australia high school. I've gotten a few uni offers in December after my results was released and honestly, I didn't work really hard in 2016.  I mean I did work hard and study my ass off for exams but I know it's not my 100% effort. Hence, I'm quite satisfied with my SACE results even though it wasn't good enough as compared to other SACE students. I had offers from University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Monash University Clayton and last but not least, I got my UNSW offer later in early January this year and I had to make my decision in a day time. Basically, I was struggling, trying to figure out whether going to Melbourne would be a better choice for me or going to Sydney. At last, I chose where my heart wish to bring me. I felt like the programme offered in UNSW was more specific towards what I wanted to pursue. I went on with the decision and left home in mid February to Sydney. It's my first time leaving home and had to take on the responsibility of taking care of myself. I thought it would be scary at first and let's be honest with each other, it is. I was lucky enough to have my parents supporting me financially, mentally and also physically. They came to Sydney with me to help me settle down, stayed with me for about 2 weeks till the first two days of my orientation week. I'm really grateful to have such supportive parents. I thought I would be very home sick once they left, but turned out I was fine. I started getting used to living by myself, maybe because I had a lot of distractions to keep me away from missing home and I was in a new city with lots to explore, I had a lot of fun, made some potential life-long friends along the way. No words can describe how grateful I am to have met my uni group of friends during orientation week. They are the kindest at heart even though sometimes they may be a bit rude, sound a bit mean outside, but deep down they are really great people to be friends with. I had the best semester of uni and went to lots of parties, did lots of crazy stuff and also cried because I sorta went insane due to the amount of stress in the middle of the semester and much more that I will still remember till my very last breathe. Growing up is hard,  especially when you have to learn to grow up by yourself. I didn't know which direction my life was leading me to, but everyday we make small decisions that kind of pave into one path that guides us to where we led ourselves. In the end, you will realise you have to face all the consequences yourself.

Moving on, overall, I had a great semester. My results for semester 1 wasn't that bad, considering I spent a lot of time doing other things instead of studying ... uhh ... but yea, I was quite satisfied with my results ((part of it was also because I didn't fail CHEM, so I don't have to retake it)). It was during finals I met someone and this person has been on my mind for the longest time. I went back home during my semester break. It was a well needed break from my life here in Sydney. I had a few trips during the holiday, a 5 day trip in Hong Kong and 3 day trip in Singapore and 1 day trip in Johor then back home for 3 weeks. Holidays passed by like a hurricane, I didn't even have enough time to meet up with all of my friends, they were as busy as I was. Speaking of my few trips, was hoping I could share more about it on the next post maybe. I don't know if I have the time, but I'll see what I can. So this is just a huge update on my life, but also it's just a short synopsis of what has been going on in my first semester of uni.

- Will probably just leave the synopsis till here, may update more details in the future. 

To be continued ...