Monday, September 29, 2008
Monday blues!
By Chipo M.
Good morning to you all who are in a very good mood this Monday morning. I know a majority are still trying to get a grip on themselves because the weekend "virus" is not gone as yet. Most of you are feeling guilty right now because you are still in bed and have missed the dawny lecture at Eden Groove. you know who you are! I will not mention names... There is no need to start up a fight is there!! To those who are up and running, I salute you.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Letter to My Younger Self
Hey Stranger
Wow, I can’t believe that a whole year has passed since we last spoke, but scarily it has. One thing is for sure; your first year at varsity is going to be the fastest year of your life . The time literally flies, like someone up there has constantly got his finger on the fast forward button. But in this never ending blur of friends, alcohol, girls and memory loss take the time to step backwards and appreciate the experience; these truly are the best years of your life.
You will learn to love the independence that comes with living away from home, embrace it, seize it and assume control. Remember that is you and you alone who is responsible for the path you take.
Balance will prove to be an important word for you; in the upcoming year you will claim it, lose it, fight for it and eventually realize that without it you will go nowhere. Learn to balance, balance your relationships and friends, and balance your studies and partying. If I could give a single piece of advice to you, one word is all that I need- Balance.
You have a heck of a journey in front of you; you will discover things not only about the world around you but also about the person inside you. Above all remember to enjoy the good times as they will pull you through the bad. Hang on to your dreams as they fuel your actions.
In this new environment your eyes will be opened as you realize that there is so much more to life, than what you left behind on that overcast February morning. Although you will not think so at the time, in leaving your world behind you will gain so much more.
Keep it Real ……
S.Balmuth
Wow, I can’t believe that a whole year has passed since we last spoke, but scarily it has. One thing is for sure; your first year at varsity is going to be the fastest year of your life . The time literally flies, like someone up there has constantly got his finger on the fast forward button. But in this never ending blur of friends, alcohol, girls and memory loss take the time to step backwards and appreciate the experience; these truly are the best years of your life.
You will learn to love the independence that comes with living away from home, embrace it, seize it and assume control. Remember that is you and you alone who is responsible for the path you take.
Balance will prove to be an important word for you; in the upcoming year you will claim it, lose it, fight for it and eventually realize that without it you will go nowhere. Learn to balance, balance your relationships and friends, and balance your studies and partying. If I could give a single piece of advice to you, one word is all that I need- Balance.
You have a heck of a journey in front of you; you will discover things not only about the world around you but also about the person inside you. Above all remember to enjoy the good times as they will pull you through the bad. Hang on to your dreams as they fuel your actions.
In this new environment your eyes will be opened as you realize that there is so much more to life, than what you left behind on that overcast February morning. Although you will not think so at the time, in leaving your world behind you will gain so much more.
Keep it Real ……
S.Balmuth
Home sickness.
To my beloved sister.
I know that as I am writing this letter you are miles away. You might even fail to understand what I am saying because your mind is a thousand miles away north of the country you are in right now.
Yes, I know you are physically at Rhodes but your mind is visualising you with your family at home right now. You were the missing piece in the puzzle but now the circle is complete that you are finally home. Your facial expression, that haggard and mournful look tells me that you did not expect to be so far away from home for such a long time. Living away from your parents, sister and your boyfriend especially is a daily struggle for you. Remember that night a fortnight ago when you cried yourself to sleep because you could not take it anymore? Will you ever forget that day when you have already set up a home going count down on your 2008 purple and white planner?
I can tell you are having a tough time with the distance that is between you and home . You can not talk about what is troubling you because you consider yourself as surrounded by strangers who do not understand you the way your mother takes her time to listen to your problems. After all, you feel it is proper to discuss your problems with people who appear as too busy with their own crisis- an assingment that is due in twenty four hours.
This is all part of growing up. This you should know my dear. I know and you can confirm that, in two month's time you will be home. Your thousand mile journey is coming to an end. A smile on your face confirms that what I am saying is true. Soon you will be going home.
With love
Trudy.
I know that as I am writing this letter you are miles away. You might even fail to understand what I am saying because your mind is a thousand miles away north of the country you are in right now.
Yes, I know you are physically at Rhodes but your mind is visualising you with your family at home right now. You were the missing piece in the puzzle but now the circle is complete that you are finally home. Your facial expression, that haggard and mournful look tells me that you did not expect to be so far away from home for such a long time. Living away from your parents, sister and your boyfriend especially is a daily struggle for you. Remember that night a fortnight ago when you cried yourself to sleep because you could not take it anymore? Will you ever forget that day when you have already set up a home going count down on your 2008 purple and white planner?
I can tell you are having a tough time with the distance that is between you and home . You can not talk about what is troubling you because you consider yourself as surrounded by strangers who do not understand you the way your mother takes her time to listen to your problems. After all, you feel it is proper to discuss your problems with people who appear as too busy with their own crisis- an assingment that is due in twenty four hours.
This is all part of growing up. This you should know my dear. I know and you can confirm that, in two month's time you will be home. Your thousand mile journey is coming to an end. A smile on your face confirms that what I am saying is true. Soon you will be going home.
With love
Trudy.
Letter to Younger Self
Dear Amy
I hope your voice has come back after being sick in ‘o-week’ and trying to keep up with the partying and drinking every night. The term has now begun and you should be prepared for a hectic year ahead. And yes, now it’s time to knuckle down and work! I know you think University is going to be one big party and you are going to have so much fun, but I’m sorry to say it’s not going to be like that. Many of your nights are going to be spent working into the early hours of the morning or sometimes not sleeping at all, only finishing your assignment half an hour before it’s due the next day. You will become very familiar with the term “all-nighter”! This is because the night before (and all the weeks before when you already knew about the assignment) you chose to go out to the Union, Rat and Friars, got drunk (‘cane-trains’ are dangerous) and stumbled into Res at 5:am the next morning. Because of this you will most likely miss all your lectures the next day and can only start recovering from your hang-over at 8pm, about the time when you realise you are ‘screwed’ for your essay. You will do more work this year than you have ever done in your life and often wonder how it is humanly possible to do three major assignments in one night, but this is your fault! So stop feeling sorry for yourself. Learn to manage your time and work in advance, instead of watching every series possible on DC++, and you won’t put so much pressure on yourself in the future. I’m not saying you are going to do badly at university, actually you will do pretty well (amazingly), but you don’t want to spend your days tired, hung-over and guilty with an assignment looming in the back of your mind. Stop letting other people influence you so much, especially when it comes to going out, maybe if you listen to yourself for once you won’t make half the mistakes you are going to make. Don’t care about what they think or even feel because half of them won’t be your friends by the end of the year anyway. What is important is your happiness, not their's. Tell yourself everyday that everything will be alright.
Love,
Your older self
I hope your voice has come back after being sick in ‘o-week’ and trying to keep up with the partying and drinking every night. The term has now begun and you should be prepared for a hectic year ahead. And yes, now it’s time to knuckle down and work! I know you think University is going to be one big party and you are going to have so much fun, but I’m sorry to say it’s not going to be like that. Many of your nights are going to be spent working into the early hours of the morning or sometimes not sleeping at all, only finishing your assignment half an hour before it’s due the next day. You will become very familiar with the term “all-nighter”! This is because the night before (and all the weeks before when you already knew about the assignment) you chose to go out to the Union, Rat and Friars, got drunk (‘cane-trains’ are dangerous) and stumbled into Res at 5:am the next morning. Because of this you will most likely miss all your lectures the next day and can only start recovering from your hang-over at 8pm, about the time when you realise you are ‘screwed’ for your essay. You will do more work this year than you have ever done in your life and often wonder how it is humanly possible to do three major assignments in one night, but this is your fault! So stop feeling sorry for yourself. Learn to manage your time and work in advance, instead of watching every series possible on DC++, and you won’t put so much pressure on yourself in the future. I’m not saying you are going to do badly at university, actually you will do pretty well (amazingly), but you don’t want to spend your days tired, hung-over and guilty with an assignment looming in the back of your mind. Stop letting other people influence you so much, especially when it comes to going out, maybe if you listen to yourself for once you won’t make half the mistakes you are going to make. Don’t care about what they think or even feel because half of them won’t be your friends by the end of the year anyway. What is important is your happiness, not their's. Tell yourself everyday that everything will be alright.
Love,
Your older self
Monday, September 22, 2008
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