You have broken the chains (in more ways than one)

Finally ended exams today - marking the official end to by far the worst (and yet also the best) sem i've had so far. More on that another time when i am in a more introspective mood, for now it's just my thoughts on today.

Woke up early today to try and have my quiet time before leaving the house - just very distracted again, hopefully now that school has ended things will be better.

Took bus to school for the first time since tuesday methinks, good chance to do some last-minute revision though i didn't really make good use of the time - too sleepy. There were nus people peppered around the bus who were far more successful...

Got to the library, was thinking of looking through notes again but no mood la, so went and read yesterday's newspaper instead - catch up with what's going on in the world that has gone far ahead of me in the past month or so...

I have decided that MPSH stinks as an exam venue, primarily because it is all but impossible to evade people who are frantically studying last minute or asking one another "hey, did you study so and so", or complaining "i'm so dead for this paper" or stuff like that, stuff which for all intents and purposes i'd rather avoid, and at the end there always are a sea of people asking how the paper was, what question they screwed up and all that nonsense which is just not my cup of tea. No, for me once you get to the exam venue, to pardon the lack of a better phrase, your fate is sealed, and no amount of this or that nonsense will make any difference, so why bother? Might as well maintain whatever joy you have for as long as possible and agonize only (if need be) when the results get in.

Oh and MPSH 5 in particular is badly in need of renovation - it looks like you could film an episode of "Growing Up" there, as obviously it has remained untouched since it was first built, but i digress.

Paper was interesting, i could more or less manage all the questions, though for an open book exam the questions were strangely straightforward, as in the open-to-your-notes-and copy-and-you're-home-free variety. Something tells me the bell curve will be thrown a curve of its own in grading this one...

When i got home i was browsing through some songs when i came across another one in the haven't-sung-since-i-was-a-little-boy category. Like it cos it is a Christian song that makes a lot of sense (something that is hardly a given today) and celebrates our victorious life in the risen Christ. Shall sing it in the next possible opportunity =)

You Have Broken the Chains

Oh God, Most High, Almighty King,
The Champion of Heaven, Lord of Everything,
You fought, You won, Death lost its sting,
And standing in Your victory we sing:

You have broken the chains
That held our captive souls.
You have broken the chains
And used them on Your foes.
All Your enemies are bound,
They tremble at the sound of Your Name,
Jesus You have broken the Chains!

The power of hell has been undone.
Captivity held captive by the Risen One.
And in the name of God's Great Son,
We claim the mighty victory You've won.

Lyrics courtesy of my head.

Anyway, have a whole load of things that i am supposed to/ want to do during the break, now that school has ended for me, here's a partial list (in order of when i remember them):
-Prepare for MEET
-Get my SEP course application settled
-Clear IPPT
-(And therefore exercise like crazy before that)
-(And also exercise like crazy after that given my likely ballooning in size when i am on SEP)
-Clear and rearrange my room
-(Finally) take basic theory
-Play guitar better
-Improve quality of quiet time
-Plan trips while on SEP
-Meet up with people to talk and pray
-Other stuff that currently evades me

Happy holidays, everybody...