220801, 1715hr, illinois time.

i'm actually at work right now. yups, today's my first day at work at the library this semester. i wasn't supposed to start till tomorrow, but mary kay needed someone to cover the evening shift today, desperately, so i jumped in to fill this shift. i was supposed to be here earlier, but i had to go see the dean to do some paperwork, so i was late.

oh yes, major accomplishment today - i've finally transferred to LAS! after agonising over the paper work since last semester, i've finally completed all the necessary processes and am now officially enrolled in the college of LAS [liberal arts and sciences]. it is a requirement for my political science major, that i transfer to LAS for at least a year. i would of course have gladly stayed in the college of engineering if i could, cos frankly, they're far more efficient there than LAS. just see how it took me 2 trips, and a total of 2 hours of waiting today just to see the dean for 5 minutes. oh well. but at least that's a load off my mind. been meaning to come see her since i got back. at least it's all settled now. she was quite amused that i went yippee when she told me that the paperwork's all done.

first day of classes today wasn't too bad. i woke up a little too early for my 10am class, and had enough time for a game of pool with myself. my social psychology class seems easy enough. i foresee some problems with my pol s 280 class though, because we have to work in groups for assignments worth 20% of my grade. uh-oh. bad idea. my first japanese class was quite fun, cos i had tk there with me, and we had fun gossiping about our sensei ["she looks like a typical japanese housewife!"] and fellow classmates. ["i'd bet that guy with the green hair already knows japanese. he's just here for an easy A, confirm."] the class i'm not too sure about is the engineering class on biomedical imaging. i do have an interest in radiology related stuff, and the prof looks quite interesting. but i'll have to see if i like tomorrow's engineering class on communication systems better. i'll probably need to drop one or the other.

i can't believe i'm actually so excited about my first day of class. it's been a long time since i last felt so happy about going back to school. hahaa...it's sort of like a challenge that i've set for myself - to do well. and the reward is a semester in japan. i was in such a good studying mood i managed to do 3 days worth of my japanese hiragana homework in half an hour, cos frankly, i've already learnt the hiragana on my own, the homework is relatively easy.

even my sore throat is a lot better today. think the amount of sleep i had yesterday really helped. and the fact that my life is as pure as clear water now probably makes it easier psychologically for me to get healthier. hahahaha... yes, as quick as lightning, the revelation comes to me. this sounds quite buddhist, i must admit. i have no romantic wants right now, and having rid myself of the desire for a guy, i've also gotten rid of any reason for pain. i wish i can explain this better, but indeed, it's quite a good feeling. this probably has to do with my vegetarian thing. feel all cleansed up now. heh.

i probably should have done this earlier, cleansing crap out of my life, i mean. but hey, it's not too late. i think this is good timing actually. at least it's in time for me to have a wonderful first day of school.

*beam* so proud of myself. *beam*