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Independence & Confidence

Absolutely love having the weekend all to myself.
Did all my Christmas shopping today. Got gifts for mom and dad at SSF. Went to Jusco and got all my Christmas cards. Will be posting everything on Monday.
Was nice to be out on my own again. Sure it's fun going out with friends and all...but I like being alone sometimes. Most times. No unnecessary conversation. No need to wait for anyone or follow anyone. 
I've come to realize, that no matter where you are, independence slowly gives rise to confidence. Once you start doing things for yourself without depending on anyone, it's like you have this new lease of life. It's like I have this new lease of life. This new found confidence. And it doesn't matter if I'm walking alone and people look at me and think I'm lonely or whatever. I just feel so confident being by myself now. And I think every young woman needs to feel that way about herself.
I really do.
Spent about two hours in Harris reading Julia Quinn's new book; Brighter Than The Sun. Eleanor and Charles. Standing for so long didn't really help my back. Hurts like hell now. Can't mop, can't lift heavy stuff, can't sit or stand for too long. So bloody inconvenient. Lumbar strain, the doctor said. Pfft.
Spent the whole of yesterday evening watching movies. Finally watched Ted. Honestly? I don't get what all the hype was about. Movie was only so-so for me. Yeah certain parts were funny, but I found it rather stupid on the whole. A grown man living with a teddy bear..? Well maybe that's coz I hate soft toys so I couldn't really relate to it. Maybe. But a thirty five year old dude with a teddy bear?! Dude. Seriously.
Pitch Perfect was not bad. Wish they had a capella groups like that here too. Would love to be a part of something like that. Medleys, competitions. How they add in their own harmonies to the songs and mash it up. So awesome.
Monte Carlo was another one. Typical Disney movie. Not too bad though. That Teo character was kinda cute. Loved Meg's fashion sense. Flats, sandals, plain T's, bermudas and flowy dresses. So feminine. So chic.
Went for Life Of Pi in 3D last weekend. It was definitely worth watching. Saw the book many, many times before but the synopsis never appealed to me though I must say the movie was a good one. Faith really does take you a very long way. Gonna catch Rise Of The Guardians with the little sister when I get up north in two weeks. The trailer in 3D looked pretty darn cool.
Busy, busy week this week. Test after test. Presentation after presentation. And for the first time we had a Skill Test. Everyone was paired up and given a case to study. One would be the doctor and one would be the patient. We'd act the whole thing out and come up with a diagnosis or at least figure out what system was involved in the case study based on the signs and symptoms given. Like for example, gastrointestinal or urogenital or cardiovascular system. We were all divided into groups and assessed by different lecturers. We felt like actual doctors lol. Really interesting.
Another two weeks 'till I'm home. Missing mom and dad a lot. This might very likely be our last Christmas in this house. I think by end of next year we'd have moved into the new place. Looking forward to having a new room and everything but at the same time a little saddened by the fact that everything's gonna be so different. I grew up in the house where we're in now. So many memories. But then again change isn't always a bad thing. And the view from my new room is beautiful so I'm not complaining :P
Hmm.
Two more weeks. Just two more weeks.
:)

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