Life after exams

I must admit that life after exams is much more fun than I expected it to be. The most academically stressful study course and examinations of my life is over (many have told me that university life is not as hard as IB, and I will stick to that perception until I have had the privilege to experience it myself), and the fact that I wake up stress free is enough to enjoy the holiday. But the times at which I spend to myself are anything but productive, which I suppose has been long awaited. TV show after TV show, mostly comedy just for the sake of bringing back laughter into my life rather than something contemplative that I always tend to prefer. I'll leave that to when I read books in between train rides to catch up with friends and family. 

But the academic challenge is over, and the social ones begin. I now have the task of maintaining my relationships with all my friends (which, by looking at my affirmations, are more than what I originally made it out to be), wherever they may be or wherever they may go. Many are going overseas, and the effort to maintain such a relationship has to be present, no matter how hard they may be. There is hardly any effort at school. You meet each other during class times, are forced to discuss and share ideas and get time to spend during lunch. Now we have to arrange our own times, arrange the place to spend time with and make up our own discussion topics. I am happy to actively learn how to be sociable through books and countless MUN and high end conferences with my father in Jakarta, but it still doesn't take away the effort of it all. 

There are much bigger visions that I had in mind during this period of time. Learn to drive, take coding classes, but I suppose they can all wait. All I want to do is relax, and have time to refresh. Fingers crossed, I don't develop lethargy instead. 

Cheers,

Matthew Tan