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Born in Sg, survived seven years of IJ, escaped to canada for the miraculous rebirth.. likes to say she found self there, But well when can we reach self actualization? now a waterloo student. 110% horse mad, was practically born on the back of a horse ( or rather wishes she was) horses are my favourite thing.

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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
End of 1st Year Post

Ok... here it comes...

So, i've finished my first year at Waterloo, it has been a truly amazing year.... Well that is to say the least really. University is just an awesome experience that is indescriable. It's hard work, torture, full of laugher, friendship, pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone, doing things you never thought you'd do. Getting to know sooo many people, growin up, making mistakes, learning from them, new experiences. Entering a new phase of life, all that cheese.

I've learned more about myself, pushed myself, become more confidence.

YEs, i will be SADDD to move out of REV which has been my home for the last 8 months. A short but sweet 8 months where soooo much has happened. I'll miss...
- Going out to v1 for food
- Staying up till 3 am
- Watching movies in each other's rooms
- Shopping at conestoga/ fairview
- Whinning about caf food
- Walking MILES to class
- All the great lectures i've heard this term

The thing about university is that you can actually study things YOU like, are intereted in and have profs talk about ACTUAL things that make sense to you and make you go " wow! i didn't know that! that is sooo cool" Like my RS class, it actually really did impact my faith, i never expected it to. Before, i felt that not going for confession, not following certain catholic customs was considered bad and i felt guilty for it, that i wasn't the " ideal" catholic, i was a buffet catholic, only taking what from the faith what i wanted and not EVERYTHING. But then again.... who is to say that i am not catholic and a bad one at that? Who can criticize me, just because i do not follow it does not makes me anything less? It's my choice, i do not go for confession because for me i don't feel like it is disconnecting me from god in anyway, what is wrong with just directly speaking with him? am i wrong for having this opinion? Is there anything wrong with questioning it? Im not questioning my faith directly, just some of the practices. Is it wrong to be a critical thinker? I remember someone told me something about atheists reading biblical texts and studying theology, knowing it better than believers do. My response now would be.... well... so? If they want to do it out of interest that's up to them, that is the same as me studying buddhism and sikhism and not believing in it, i just learn out of interest sake. What is wrong with that? I used to feel strongly about atheists, but i don;t anymore. Just as long as you don't go around telling ppl with faith they are wrong. I won;t either, or go around trying to convert them, i mean, if they want to fine, if not then so be it!

Damn went off-topic, oh well.

Tha'ts what i learned 1st year oh and that social pyschology makes the world go round, it fricken explains everything.