Keep Holding On.........

With six weeks down and eight more to go, it seems a little surreal that the two years at BCIT is finally drawing to a close......at times it just felt like it was never going to end.....BCIT was definitely quite the crucible, and immensely more challenging than I had ever thought possible.....

It was a little unnerving to hear Rob give us a pep talk that Monday morning two weeks ago. Apparently he saw it fit to take the first half hour of class to address our mental health. He noticed that our mental resolve completely broke down during the last few weeks of the previous term, and despite having it perked up a little after the break, he warned us, interestingly enough, to not let our emotions get in the way. He told us that the worst time to contemplate life is during finals season, and we need to treat this entire term as an extended finals season in order to pull through.

We are at risk of becoming suicidal.

Myra had a different take on the matter. Once we pull through, nothing we ever do in life will be this difficult again.....Boy do I hope she's right......

But at the moment, Rob's advice seems a little more pertinent. There are definitely many things worthy to ponder and sort out, but emotions must be put aside for now. The emptiness must be ignored and the pain must be quenched. Maybe once i set foot into the BC Cancer Research Centre in May, working on a fusion project between immunology and cancer biology, I will have the opportunity to recover some of the things I've decided to throw out and patch up some holes I've let eat away this term

Until then, the Olympic non-break will consist of
- Chem Lab Report
- Biochem Lab Report
- English Research Proposal
- English Discussion Essay
- Micro Lab Summary
- Genetics Lab Assignment
- studying for midterms x4 (ManReg, Biochem, Micro, Genetics......all big ones too, except ManReg.....)

My first purchase this summer will be a new desktop. The one I use now is 6 years old and long overdue for a replacement. A second big-ticket (relatively) item will also need to be purchased. And if there's money extra I will also get myself a MacBook =P

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Keep holding on......'cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through............