turbulence;

options just ended :D my 'hell' day of 2 essays due, one test and one presentation...OVER! seriously though, went into options not expecting much but savouring the freedom. the best thing is that you're allowed to pursue largely what you want to do and experience for yourself. and decide how interested you want to be, or the depth of knowledge you want to attain. AI (arabisrael conflict) was the most enriching one, despite many videos and class discussion time ie. time to slack, content-wise and understanding-wise it's been the most intellectually and emotionally fulfilling. and no longer do I bias my views on the side of Israel but rather think about international diplomacy on the whole. pharm chem...uhh heavy content which actually requires thought and lightspeed of powerpoint clicking = futility. for the first time in the lab I broke something. must be grace zhang's bug or something! and she continually leaves her water bottle/jacket everywhere. and she sleeps alot, especially during pharm chem too :D a most interesting & endearing partner though, I could think of many other people whom I wouldn't want to have shared 2 options with.

a quote from mr murakami's wild sheep chase:
"You concentrate on waiting for someone and after a certain time it hardly matters what happens anymore. It could be five years or ten years or one month. It's all the same."