My IH room's never looked this empty before except for the first time I moved in here. I've packed most of my belongings and valuables in the cupboard and hopefully my room won't get rented out but if it does, then the temp visitors will have to be contented with sleeping on my unwashed bed covers and linen for the week.
Leaving for Sydney tonight on the overnight train. Should be fun as I haven't been on a train for almost ten years now. Actually I can't really recall the exact time span since I've even stepped on an actual train besides trams and LRTs and KTMs.
Anyway, midterms have come and gone. Didn't do well on one of them but am hoping that the second one went alright. One assignment down and two more to go after this Easter break. I'm actually bringing along part of my assignment notes to be continued in Sydney when I have time to do it and don't feel like doing the sight-seeing stuff and touristy attractions.
I won an Easter bunny soft toy complete with hollow chocolate egg at yesterday's dinner when Scolarest had a surprise for the last several stragglers of us still remaining in IH. It's pink and soft and to quote one of my friend's description of it, feels like cotton candy. I think it's a good start to my first real break from uni life, don't you. Even if it is for a week. Tiny chocolate eggs were distributed along with fruit salad dessert as well and we actually had grapes and kiwis in the fruit bowl yesterday night too. I managed to salvage a kiwi for my self before anyone else got it.
It's my first experience at seeing and being in IH when it's so empty since the beginning of the semester. Normally, there'll be heaps of people everywhere but it feels kind of nice I suppose not being around people constantly and them around you. It'll get even more empty and vacant towards tomorrow and Sunday.
Hopefully I can return to IH by this time next week or Saturday morning the latest to get my room, assignments, and life back in order again. And then it's normal uni life regaining momentum once again the following Monday.
I had three hot cross buns today and they were so good. I can't believe we only get them during Easter and not at anytime and everyday during the rest of the year. Alright, it's raining and getting chillier by the minute. I just need to tie up some loose ends before departing for the train station on Spencer Street. And I think I might have forgotten how to get there but no worries because I think my friend coming with me knows. Or at least I hope so.
I do have a map with me. I just refuse to use it because I'd look like a bloody tourist person when I'm really not anymore.
Speaking of getting lost, amusing or the least bad experience story for me but not for the people I tell it to. It was the first time I really got lost within the city area when I was trying to navigate my way through Lygon Street from Koko Black to Victoria Market and then to the Melbourne Uni Sports Centre for the intercollegiate girls volleyball final game where IH got it but managed second place only. Boo Trinity. Anyway, deviating from getting some really good and hot chocolate from Koko Black with a group of friends I tried to get back to the main road leading to the uni but got lost for about an hour until I finally decided to return to IH upon realization that I missed half of the game already. So walked another half hour back to Vic Market where I got a tram back to IH. Oh, and did I mention that in the morning when I was headed towards the city as well that the trams weren't operating as well so I basically had to walk another half hour midway to the city. All this is in a span of four hours I think on that very merry Sunday.
Have a good Easter.
