Breezy Monday TerryJune 20, 2011 0 comments

I stirred from sleep at 4am but couldn’t get back to sleep again, probably because I slept so early yesternight. I gave up the battle at 4:30 am and woke up to make my packed lunch and do some reading.

I made the sandwich, Yes! But the reading, mmmhhhhmmm, I thought of my exam schedule, decided am academically covered and got online instead.

huh! This talent of mine, sometimes it derails me, oftentimes it keeps me bubbly so am not giving it up any time soon.

My Monday started with little mishaps, a lean against dirty water on my cream top (I was banking on the rain to clean my car, it didn’t, at least not thoroughly), my water bottle spilled its contents all inside my bag on a rainy cloudy morning with no sun to dry it. Nonetheless, nothing would spoil my cheer.

I eventually got to some serious reading, revision actually, in the university library at 9 am of course interrupted by bouts of surfing on my phone.

I’ve just done my mid-semester exam, Literature – Poetry across Cultures. It was fantastic. I trust the others will follow the same trend. Either way, I’m well prepared though Advertising and Media audiences is giving me goose bumps but I trust in a higher power and who knows? It might turn out to be my best, will let you know on Wednesday.

I am looking outside the window, it’s like an African winter, I look within me it’s summer.

Oh the bliss! I love these moments.

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An afternoon of Proverbs TerryApril 12, 2011 0 comments

I found a very interesting ka-book at the Kenya National Library this afternoon. It has proverbs from all over the world and their meanings. And yeah ! it's so little, pocket sized infact, but it's a philosophy power-book

 

I plan to borrow it after am done with exams, probably Friday when my spring holiday begins. A peek preview ......... some of the interesting proverbs I came across as i flipped  through,

He who likes cherries soon learns to climb -- German proverb

Never let your education interfere with your intelligence -- American proverb

Money has no smell -- English proverb

Camels, fleas and princes exist everywhere -- Persian proverb

Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men -- Chinese proverb

An elephant does not die of one broken rib -- African proverb

God writes straight with crooked lines -- Portuguese proverb

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procrastination galore TerryApril 5, 2011 0 comments

Do not wait; the time will never be "  just right" --Napoleon Hill

 I've just come across the above quote in this month's issue of the TRUE LOVE E.A. magazine as I was sitting in my car waiting for the library to open while thinking of how much revision ground I have to cover by the end of this week so that next week am fully prepared for the end of semester exams.

You see, I am a big procrastinator. I have tried ridding myself of this weakness but often stumble and fall. Knowing how much detailed my courses this semester are, I should have tackled lots of it bits by bits and right now it should have been just flipping through but Oh NO !! I had to wait until the very last moment and yet intend to keep my GPA at not less that 3.9 / 4 as it is now. I told you am a big procrastinator not anymore though now that av recognized that, healing begins. Is the a P.A. (Procrastinators Anonymous) ?? There should be. That quote will be my knight in shining Armour in my moments of weakness, it will help me shake loose all excuses.

Gotta go if I'm to finish the pile of work av set for today.

Blessings and bliss, mmmwwwwwaaaaahhhh !!

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