One thing you could do with a piece of paper
April 23, 2011 at 2:07 am 4 comments
Last week I went up to Sheffield and stayed with my sister who’s studying there. See the thing about hanging out with first years is they are first years and can afford to be a bit more relaxed about exams and stuff, sadly however, I am no longer a first-year, in fact I’m a final-year (gasp!). So it was all play and pretty much no work done when I was there.
Which was why I ended up barricading myself at home since I got back, trying to get work done. Trying being the keyword here. Because rather frustatingly, words are not coming to me in my writing. I read journal article after another, treasure-hunting for nuggets of wisdom to shed light on how to present what I’m writing, and this week it has been slow, to say the least.
After about 5 days, I was so glad to have a valid reason to get out of the house, to go to church for Good Friday. And it was great. Walked from the bus stop to church and it was so sunny and warm, and somehow I managed to make my way across 4 normally busy roads without having to stop for any lights or cars, which was one of those “this is pretty awesome” moments. And I had chance to serve at church today, helping here and there, and that was pretty fun to be honest. I was genuinely happy and my dissertation was the last thing on my mind, which was great!
Anyway, I was making chicken soup today, couldn’t be bothered to spend that much time in the kitchen so I made enough for lunch and dinner. Soup must be like one of the best “minimal preparation, amazing outcome” food. Before I had my lunch, sitting there at my sunny spot beside the window, I looked at what I had prepared and was inspired to take a photo of it.
Not too shabby looking. And then I felt like playing about with lighting a bit, so I reached into my drawer and picked up the first random piece of printed out journal article that I had, turned to a blank side, and used it as a light reflector thingy.
Hey looky, that’s looking a lot brighter. And that, was the most joy I’ve gotten out of that journal article. And probably will be the most joy I’ll get out of it.
Tada, story of a final year student’s simple joys in life.
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Ced | April 23, 2011 at 2:20 am
The soup looks wonderful, Wen Qi. I’m jealous.
How are things coming along, by the way? I mean with academics and such?
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wandkey | April 23, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Be jealous not, tis but simple food.
I’m currently writing up my dissertation, and my lab results are just whacked, but I have to make sense out of it somehow. But other than that, I’m still ok, not gone mental or any of that such. =)
How about you, how are things?
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Ced | April 28, 2011 at 5:12 am
Me? Mostly crazy, really. My exams are on now, and I think I just failed math. But am working on things, and plan to do well for Chem next week.
Are you online often, by the way? If so, where are you online?
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wandkey | April 29, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Well, all the best for Chem and whatever other papers you may have then!
I am actually online a lot of the time as long as I’m not out, which considering that I’ve work to do, is almost all the time. But I’ve not actually logged into msn for like forever, I do go on Skype though, at some times of the day.