It rained this afternoon. My mood felt like the weather today.

I think I am officially suffering from senioritis. The second half of this semester has been relatively easy compared to all my other semesters, because I am not taking 6 courses. Still, I don't want to go to class. I don't mind doing the work. I just don't want to go to class. Senioritis. Let's blame it all on senioritis!

I found out today that I got a 100 on a project that I had spent a great deal of time on. And you know what? Normally, I would be thrilled, but I didn't really react to it. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it'll sink in tomorrow. Maybe I'm beginning to feel indifferent to it all because of seniorities. Yeah, maybe that's it.

Can't you tell that the theme of this post is senioritis?

Graduation will take place in exactly a month, and not surprisingly, I have mixed feelings about it.

For one, I am finally done with college. I am thrilled to be the second in my family to graduate from college! (My sis, who graduated last year, was the first). I couldn't have done it without all the little people in my life. Hehehehe, just kidding. My family and friends know just how important they are to me. I am not so sure I look forward to the graduation ceremony, however, as the weather can get unbearably hot in May. And all for what? For a piece of paper that signify the successful completion of my undergraduate degree? Personally, I'd like to think that I took more away from college than a diploma. It's the experience and the learning that mattered most to me, and I think I can take with me plenty from my college "experience". I could care less about the ceremony (or grades, for that matter) and I was reluctant about attending my own graduation, but my parents insisted that I should celebrate my hard work. The only reason I am going is because I see it as a way to dedicate my thanks to those who I care most about.

As far as grades are concerned, I guessed I could've paid more attention to them. I did well enough to maintain the required GPA to renew the merit scholarship, but I am at the borderline at making honors at graduation. I doubt I would be in that situation had I not taken so many course overloads to "challenge" myself. I guessed it will all depend on my performance this semester, which will be over soon enough. I should be suffering from "senioritis" just about now, shouldn't I? (I don't feel it, though) :)

The downside to graduation is that I am still not sure what I wanted to do after graduation. I know that I wanted to attend grad school at some point, but I know it's not now. I need to figure out what I need to do first, otherwise, grad school would just be a waste of time and money. I am extremely glad that I am graduating in three years. Even if I had stayed another year, I highly doubt that I would be in a better position that I am in now. Some people just know exactly they want to be when they grow up. Others don't. (Obviously, I am in the latter category).

Like most people, I just want to figure out what I want to do with my life. The only thing I can say is that while I am still not too sure what I want to do (I have some ideas, which might take a while to get to them), I am, at the very least, always doing my best in the things I decide to do and have the support of the people I love most (namely, my family). And you know what? I am more than happy and appreciative of all that I have, and I always feel like I am one of the luckiest people on the face of this planet because I get to spend my life with those who means the most to me.

It's been hours since our flight back from Manchester, New Hampshire, and I am still feeling incredibly dizzy. We left the hotel at around 5:45 (I got up at around 4:50 a.m) and I have been dozing on and off during my flight and ride home.

I have lots of interesting stories to tell, from going to a bar in D.C to winning a Playstation II in a raffle drawing. (Yes, it's an over 21+ only bar and I am not 21 yet, and yes, they checked my ID). As far as the case competition itself, there were three divisions: two undergrads and one open division. My school sent two teams there (my team is for the undergrad and the other team is the open) and we both placed first in both! It was such a nerve-racking moment right before the announcement because it was simply a make-it or break-it moment. We were cheering and laughing and then we took pictures in our suits afterwards. I guessed all that late-night meetings until the early morning for the past couple of days paid off. :)

I will write more later because I am still a bit dizzy. But all in all, there were fun moments and also moments that I didn't really enjoyed as much (i.e. my ear was hurting terribly on the trip home, probably because of pressure from the plane's descent). It's my guess, anyway. As for now, I am safe and sound and back on campus and I am going to relax and get lots of rest from now on...

You can bet I have lots to say about my trip to Virginia/D.C! I am really tired right now (we just got back on campus a while ago), so I am dozing in and out of my sleep-like state. But lots, lots of things to say.

I have so much work to do this week, but I am not feeling too motivated these days. I have enough work as it is, and I think I am going to focus on them after the competition this weekend.

My team and I are leaving for the competition in McLean, Viriginia on Friday afternoon. We will be staying at a 5-star hotel, so that ought to be fun! My team has begun our presentation and we will be preparing for it in the next several days. Yesterday, my group had a meeting and we didn't get out until nearly 1:00 a.m. in the morning. I was not sleepy, but it was a very long (but productive) 5-hours meeting. It also has its funny moments.

I have another group meeting tonight and we are anticipating that we should be done by midnight. Then we have a short break. We have not decided if we will schedule any more meetings after tonight's meeting; it will depend on how we accomplish tonight. This week has been hectic. I have also yet to pack for the trip. Shall I start screaming, "ah!"? ;)

I am lucky that I am caught up in most of my classes. I will be a little behind in my work by the end of this week, but I expect to catch up with everything by early next week. I think I am just going to relax and focus on our group's presentation for the rest of the week.

After the competition, I am going to.... :) :) :)

Hmmm, what else?

I missed skating. I didn't have the chance to go skating (since the public rinks has closed), so I would have to travel elsewhere to go practice skating (and since I don't have a car...)

But, my sis said that she'll drive me when we work out a schedule! Yay! Even if we can't, I guessed I could wait a couple more months until the skating season begins again.