Results was released this afternoon. Grades have improved... I've been looking forward to this day when my CAP improves; it ain't an easy process, really. So, I'm really happy with the improvement. Afterall, my score had been decreasing prior to this sem... I guess I have a lot to be grateful for this sem and hols apart from my results. Besides, I think I'm no longer so anxious about my results as I used to during secondary and college days. Think this is part of life, a point when we all learn to take more things easily and realise that there are many more things and experience that matter more than results.
Christmas' nearing. Have been busy with Christmas' shopping and celebration. Received wishes and cards from friends, and I'm kind of touched to received many personalised messages. I mean after so many years of receiving cards from them, their messages still sound sincere and personalised. I'm guilty of writing generalised messages and wishes on Christmas cards to some friends for reason that we haven't been seeing much of each other hence the lack of personal touch. So yes, I do feel quite uneasy about this. And for your information, I do keep Christmas cards, but I don't really read through them again for the second time. I know of people who do, but I find it quite a hassle taking out the card from the envelope, reading it, and putting it back into the envelope.
I like the freedom of shopping alone in a quiet mall. Being alone gives me the space to think. To think about what I need to buy, whether is it really value for money. I must say that I'm a sound consumer, I seldom buy anything on impulse these days. But for some reasons, mall's crowded today. It's just the eve of Christmas eve, and it seemed to me that the crowd's out. It kind of irritate me to walk along the same path of strolling couples and individuals. It's equally annoying to be walking behind rowdy teenagers or some loud-talking group of people. I definitely understand that some people like to stroll or walk at a slower pace and talk more loudly; and I must stress that I'm not suffering from some hormonal imbalance nor am I jealous of their company. Besides, when with friends when I have company, we tend to walk more slowly and become more animated in our speech as well. Oh well, sometimes it's hard to practice what one preaches. Perhaps I should simply just avoid crowd.
I'm looking forward to a simple and quiet Christmas this year. I think it will suit me best.