Lectures Abroad

Lessons at CUHK started yesterday, and my very first lecture abroad actually ... didn't happen. Apparently the lecturer had some personal issues to settle, and didn't turn up. Great start huh. Second lecture was much better, although nothing really went in, and I'm starting to wonder if my brain has really rusted after 4 months.

Similarly, today's marketing lecture was kind of cancelled, although we did form our project groups. I do have to say that yes, the locals here are much more friendly and receptive than us back home in Singapore. This danish student and I were the only exchange students in the class, and guess what, a group actually initiated to have us join their group. I know I can't speak for all Singaporeans, but I think most of us back home would tend to shun away from the foreigners, worrying that they will be future phantom group members. And yes, I'm guilty of that too.

Modules are all a mess now. Apparently everything will only be settled and confirmed by the end of next week, and I am actually going for lessons which I may not be taking, and also missing classes which I want to take but haven't gotten. There goes my plans of settling my modules and timetable asap.

It has been scorching hot since the day we arrived, but it rained last night, and is raining again today. Weather starting to cool down, and season changing perhaps. Apparently my room view allows me to forcast the weather for the next hour or so. If the sea turns rough, and if I can't see the outlying islands anymore, means its raining heavily over there, and its coming here real soon.