So, despite the fact that my previous post doesn’t mention it, I feel I should now. It has been a long hiatus from writing for me. Needless to say, summer was busy for me. I was fortunate enough to have another full-time government job that I will get to continue on at this fall.

 

With the influx of distant friends and the burden of school off my shoulders all semblance of order or restraint washed away swiftly. Despite the implication, nothing regrettable happened; it was just the usual fun time-wasting antics of summers past.

 

Actually, this might have been a more productive summer considering the money I made along with earning a useful G2 class driving license and with it the freedom to meander the city in a beat-up grey Mazda minivan.

 

But, I’m back now.

 

I made a vow to myself that there would be some significant changes to my lifestyle in September. My vow was to stick to something I never really had dedicated myself to… a routine. Mostly I wanted to get out of the unhealthy cycle of laziness and screen-looking that plagued my previous academic years. While some of you may say that maintaining a quasi-personal blog is very counter-intuitive, I would like to rebut that with a stern but friendly, fuck you I like it.

 

First off, there is the exercise plan. With tuition this year costing me around $5500, I figured that I might as well milk this university thing for all it is worth. In other words, my gym attendance will increase infinitely this year. I am also coupling this gym regimen with a nightly push-up routine brought to me by the intertubes.

 

While health and fitness was a good motivator to start, it certainly wasn’t as powerful as vanity. Recently I was informed of a looming family vacation to Barbados which is both awesome and daunting. This time on the beach I would prefer to not look like a cushy surrender flag. It would be nice to blend in for once, and maybe get to look like a bronzed god…

 

Putting academics after a section devoted to my desires to get killer triceps kinda makes me seem like a big fucking haircut doesn’t it?

 

The way I see any schooling is that it just takes time. When I was having marathon study sessions at the library learning more in a week than I did most of that semester, I decided that a less intense regimen throughout the year might not be a bad idea. As much as I prefer being at home, my productivity in the library is at least 10-fold that of my study sessions in my room.

 

Attendance for classes was never a major problem for me. And that alone could get me high B’s for many of them. However, if I want to give this med school thing a legitimate shot I should go for the gusto and get some A’s.

 

There is also a good chance that this academic routine will play wonders for some other problems I have such as my insomnia. The best way to make sure that I both go to sleep and wake up at reasonable times is to have a rather rigid schedule to base myself off of. Nothing will ensure a quick sedation than reading through 2 chapters on point mutations.

 

And of course, no routine is complete without some form of leisure. This sounds remarkable geeky, planning out your fun-time. Luckily my weekends have remained perfectly free of any commitments. I plan on quarantining my gaming and usual hanging out to this limited time period.

 

However, I do want some of my free time to be at least personally fulfilling. Recently I’ve picked up my guitar again, and have decided to reintroduce myself to it. With my friends’ newfound enthusiasm for music, I feel I should try to join in on the fun. 30 minutes every weekday should be sufficient practice for me to get back into the groove of things.

 

While it is really exciting to plan this new way of living for myself, I am aware of how much of a challenge this will be for me to maintain in the days to come.