A note from soliloquies..

Good Morning Everyone!

Well, whether you are here in morning or at night, I am here to tell you that I am much delighted to be invited as one of your authors for this particular blog. I have read through most of the posts on here and am overly confident that your current author has some marvellous skill in delivering opinion in a textual medium.

You're probably not going see my posts too often on here, as I have my own little journalling medium ( http://hdsoliloquies.blogspot.com/ ) , but nevertheless I always have access to contribute to any and every scope that his blog encompasses.

See you around

H

Places I deem lovely

Partly due to: tourism adverts, random wikipedia-searching on different places, and my flag collection, I have some places that in my terminology are simply "lovely". Allow me to become a travel guide book-ish for a moment.

ASEAN: My country of origin is a member of this regional bloc. The abbreviation sounds creative. I sincerely wish it will become like what EU has become. Its flag is well-suited to a common identity of the region.

Christmas Island and Cocos Islands: They are lovely for they are part of geographical Southeast Asia and thus potential members of ASEAN. Plus their flags are colourful and unconventional - what a great mix.

Guernsey: One of the channel islands. I don't know why specifically but it's my favorite amongst what are known as the Crown Dependencies.

United States: I used to imagine myself as a head of a diplomatic mission presenting credentials to the US president in Washington DC. (As noted in my earlier post, I think I should make this imagination realisable for "it's never too late to change".) Besides Miley Cyrus's "Party in the USA" is one of my favorite songs.

Cayman Islands: The name itself is cute and pleasant. Appearing to be very beachy, as of now I do agree with the opinion that these islands are the "paradise". I kind of wish I was even born there...

Change

At the start of this month, much to my relief I learned that reluctance to change is quite natural (hence understandable by a little extension and few assumptions). Coincidentally just a few weeks earlier, at least two of my ex-classmates noted "I haven't changed much". Naturally and not too surprisingly, I did retort that I never promised any change the way Barrack Obama did spectacularly.  However on a purely objective note, it needs to be said that they in fact were and still are equally guilty of the same reluctance in my humble opinions. 

Having said that, I guess I can stop worrying about not yet becoming close to what I "intended" to change (as part of an assignment) - it included blogging about the "progress" too. I hope I'll appear to attempt at least. Whether change is impossible, difficult, or something that you must appear to attempt, over time I have become more and more acceptable to the idea that "we are never too late to change". 

Ratings for the early days of an academic year in Dunedin

At the end of the mentioned period, I think ratings should be given on some highlights. The rating is on a scale of 1 - 10 with 10 being the best. Here we go...

O week - 4.3 Cancellation of the toga parade was bad idea, click on O week .....liquor.....and thoughts for further information on this matter. The events were average.
  
Kristov Vodka Cruiser - 8.9 for being a alcoholic beverage that taste nice and still being in my budget range for alcoholic beverages.

House parties so far - 9.5 Judging by photos afterwards on facebook, everyone seems to have enjoyed them. So, it's a well deserved rating for the hosts.(There was an individual rating 10 in the time frame.)

Classes in the first two weeks - 7.0 Delays in supposed all-in-one web-based portal is less than impressive. However, for "easing" us back to books, notes and not-too-easy to understand concepts after more than two months away from all of those redeemed this from an abysmal rating.

"New Pharmacist"(yearbook) - 8.2 Good choice of photos. Mostly well written. But while giving information on "weekenditis" is commendable it seems to me that there is a bigger problem with "weekdayitis" from  Monday 8.00am to Friday (whenever the day ends).