It's pretty ironic that I'm getting an adrenaline rush now. Not from planning some crazy trip, or in anticipation for a happening night out, but from the project work I'm doing now. Yes, from work! OMG. So much for thinking that staying in Uppsala meant eating, sleeping, facebooking and joining the occassional trip around Europe.

Just back from pretty Poland! And that was after a trip to the COOOOLD Kiruna and Abisko! Too bad it's a bit tight on time to update on trips now because photos simply take a long time to upload. And it's no good talking about trips without photos. But I have to say that both trips were uber fun though. And it's all because I had wonderful people to go along with! So glad I went with them!!

You know how the saying goes: "lose the battle but win the war". I knew it had to be done, but this was plaguing me intermittently over the Poland trip. Even if it'll ultimately work out, I just hate losing. Doesn't everybody? So today at that damn group meeting, I had to squelch my pride into the tiniest corner of my mind, like the way I stuff my huge fleece blanket into my backpack before travelling, and apologize. For something I believe I did no wrong. The other option was to be out of my group for good, fail my pass/fail module and retake it in SMU. Wow. The autonomy this school gives to project groups here. A few other people I know have already been disowned by their groups, and I was teetering off the edge for mine too. *growl* At least the worst is over.

The Poland trip has also spoilt me. Food was absolutely cheap there, and we've been gorging ourselves silly with authentic Polish cuisine, at prices that would get you a baguette and orange juice back in Scandinavia. So coming back to Sweden, I'm now yearning for a serving of thick, flavoured soup, dumplings, a pile of meat and wine in one meal, only to find myself staring at my plain old spaghetti and sugared fruit tea. Terrible huh? When I first came to Uppsala, I could live off two small plates of spaghetti and water a day, and even lost weight! Now, it's like in reverse, but with twice the effect, in terms of weight (that's in my imagination cuz I dare not plunge myself into depression by stepping on that dreaded weighing machine).

Deadlines, deadlines and deadlines.

Time to get back to work!

10:34 pm ·