Escaping

Which is better;
playing Freecell game for hours and don't study, or browsing social networking site for hours and don't study?

Both are bad; I know. But when I compare them, I feel the latter is a little better.
Today, I did the first one and now feel bad.
(But I know that even if I erase the game from my computer, I will find another game to escape from my study... and social networking is still on my list.)

-- I need to be stronger...

Quietness

Thinking in a quiet place makes me feel centered.
That's why I like quietness.

Minor Mistakes

I finally realized why I couldn't get a good score on Math.

This is because of minor mistakes that I commonly make, such as forgetting a negative sign, doing strange addition or subtraction, or changing a number when I write it in another page.

I've been making these mistakes when I'm solving equations, but I hadn't had recognized that this is a problem as serious as forgetting a formula.

We often take our minor mistakes lightly, but when they accumulate, they could be a really big problem.
I finally realized this, so I can make an effort to correct them.

The Interesting Textbook

Within the all four subjects I'm now taking (Math, Physics, English and Anthropology), Anthropology is the only subject that I'm not bored when I read its textbook.
It's interesting to know various things about various cultures.

Maybe

There is noting that remains eternally in this world.
Therefore, in 5,000 years of future, people may argue that
"It's the ancient characters!"
"No! It's just someone prepared to spoof us!"
in front of some stone monuments.

Slowly

To realize lots of things is certainly a good thing.
But, it shouldn't be done with haste.
Understanding things one at a time is the best way to improve ourselves.

Try

I grateful for my existence because I can even try something that looks impossible to solve.
The percentage of success may be really low, but I think if I work very hard, then I may achieve success.
I can decide whether to try or not.

Ate a Lot

I went out for dinner today for the first time in two months and ate a lot.
Now I feel like I'm ready to explode.

Moderate Problems

Maybe I have become a little strange because I feel it's more fun to solve the practice problems of Math or Physics than just reading their text books.

Maybe I have fun because I'm solving only moderate (I mean, not too difficult) problems.

Always

To be happy or to be sad is really determined by this particular mind of mine.
Therefore, I always want to choose to be happy.

Fog

Today was a foggy day, so it was like a different world than usual.

In a fiction, we often see something extraordinary appearing from the thick fog.
We feel that kind of thing near ourselves on a foggy day.
It's the world of the subtle and profound.

Multiple Quizzes On a Web

Nowadays, we can even try some multiple quizzes on the text book's homepages.

Some of them also provide the feedbacks of the quizzes according to our answers, so we can study even further.

The Internet is convenient.

The Pictures

Today, I got the pictures of the last month's wedding ceremony from my mam.

Those are pictures of my cousin, who was the heroine of the wedding, and me, who was wearing Kimono to celebrate.

I was relieved when I saw those pictures, because I photographed better than usual.
So, I guess, I could made my grandma happy because she is the person who lend us the Kimono .

Newly Arriving Email

Hearing the notice of newly arriving emails is a kind of fun, even if they are mechanical mails from a company or something.

Maybe that's why I don't quit subscribing from some mailing lists.

Well Balanced

I want to be a person who doesn't look down on something because it's easy to deal with and who doesn't give up easily even if the problem is too difficult.

It is hard to maintain the balance.

A Good Excuse

Wow, I forgot to write a post before midnight because of my study!

This is the first time that I have had a good excuse for forgetting about this blog. When I forgot to write a post, usually that's because I was busy playing or chatting.

I hope I can concentrate like this until the mid (and the finals) finishes.

Blue Sky in Two Weeks

Today, we had a very beautiful blue sky for all day for the first time in two weeks.
Rain or gray sky may calm our minds, but I sure like the blue sky.

Some Beautiful Patterns

I don't like suffering by solving a difficult Math question.
However, I do like seeing some beautiful patterns like flowers or snow crystals which some equations produce.
It would be good if I could pass the exams by only looking those patterns. (Never happens. I know that.)

A Dream Which Has Sounds

Today, I had a dream that had a realistic sound.
In my dream, I played some scales on the violin in my teacher's house. It was a very realistic sound. (Not a beautiful one, though.)

Although my dream are in full color now, it is very rare have a dream with such raw sound. I guess, this is the second time I have had such dreams.

The Old CD

Right now, I'm listening a CD that I bought about ten years ago.
Sometimes it's good hear the old CDs. It reminds me about that time and also there are some new discoveries I didn't recognize ten years ago.
It's interesting.

The Guardian Angel

Have you ever felt the existence of a guardian angel?
About a week ago, I felt that existence.

I was so concerned about my study after the midterm tests, and was crying.
Then, for one moment, I felt a warm air with words like "Don't cry..."
I was overwhelmed by a warm feeling, and then cried again; this time from happiness.

The angel was always looking after me, so I think I'm OK now.

Reading Break

Today, we entered Reading Break.
This time, we have three days off from classes, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Including the weekend, we have five days off!

So, now I can read text books all day long (If I try really hard... ), and catch up on the classes.
I really have to catch up.

With a Constant Effort

If everything already exists in me, then I really don't need to hurry, since I can eventually catch the thing that I want.

Like a Sleeping Pill

I wonder why I feel so sleepy when I'm reading a Math text book.
I shouldn't sleep!!!

Internet Radio

On the last Wednesday (The day I had the difficult Anthropology midterm, and sprained my right ankle.), I finally found how to listen to a radio on my computer.

I had tried several times on the Windows Media Player before, but somehow I couldn't find it. I could download some TV or music clips on the Internet, but that was all I could.
But now, I know how to do it, so I can listen various songs anytime without having irritated by the annoying noise, and even more, I can check the title of the piece that I want to know!

This is really good.

...

(Am I tardy in figuring this out? - Yeah, I guess so...)

Practicing in My Room

Recently, I've got a lot of nerve for practicing violin at home.

I couldn't practice it in my apartment suite when I started to learn, but recently I practice it fifteen to twenty minutes everyday. And today, I practiced even longer, 45 minutes!
I still put on a mute on my violin and practice in softer sound, but if I become more bolder, then I may practice it in full sound someday... (It IS too much, I think.)

Inside

It's warm inside my room, and I'm now full.
Oh, how happy am I.

Testing Hours

Even a very easy problem looks difficult when it's presented as a test.
The testing hours must be under some magic spell that makes any problems appear as difficult ones.

A Misfortune Or a Fortune?

I wrenched my right ankle when I made a false step climbing down stairs.
It hurt a lot at that time, but I could walk. Fortunately, I didn't have any classes after that, so I went grocery shopping as I had originally planned, then came back home.

The place I felt strong pain didn't look bad at all when I first checked at home. But now, it's swelling up a little, so I put on compresses as the instruction of first-aid treatment for a wrenched ankle (on the web) suggested.
This looked to be very common care for my case.
And now, I should rest my foot until it's healed... maybe about a week.

One very very good thing for this incident is this;
A really nice looking guy, who I had seen in a corridor just before, came and spoke to me.

I forget my pain at the moment he said, "Are you OK?" I replied I'm OK, and slowly stood and started walking. But it was hard to keep a grin off my face just after that.
That was very nice.

The Guitar

After I started leaning violin, my ears became more sensitive, so I became more sensitive to the sounds of other instruments.

One of the instrument to which I had never paid attention is the guitar.
I catch much more clear and pretty sounds from the guitar, and it's much prettier than the violin's plucking sound. The harmony is so beautiful too.

I'm just surprised how I missed the beautiful sound before.