The Good?

  This is a follow up of "The Bad". I bet one of the things you are wondering is, "why the '?'?" Well, what I believe, is that if you are to compare the content of this and the other one, you may feel like: "Hey, this isn't really good.... it's like superficial good! Like, feeling good after watching a Disney movie, only to go back home to your mountain of assignments, kind of good." Well, I do what I can, if you have read the other one, you probably would understand more.

  The thing I will list is very.... as I said... superficial. But, as my physio said, "your outer muscles have to recover first, only then we can work on your inner muscles." So let's just stretch what she said and interpret it as, "we gotta fix the outside first (the physical part), then we can move on to the inner part (emotional, mental, I dunno.... not physical?) 

  Well, for starters, I got a Polaroid camera. I've always wanted a Polaroid, I've been researching it for months. I guess maybe it's like an impulse buy or something to try and soothe myself but hey I love it, and now I have it. 

  I guess the other thing that keeps me sane is my room. Over the past few weeks, I've been constantly working on my room. Cleaning, tidying, getting rid of stuffs, and more tidying/cleaning. I have considerably little material things (for a university student at least). Ever since my exchange in Sweden, I have picked up the habit of living with fewer things. I realized I don't need that many things to be happy. (Kind of cheating in the 21st century, as the computer can do so many things, which makes me not require much other stuff)

  Due to my ankle injury, I'm kinda chair-bound, which means I have been reading a lot. My "to-read" pile of literature (books/comics/whatevs) have finally seen more progress in this past few weeks, in comparison to the whole year. I bet some of you might think, "hey, you're just trying to distract yourself/block yourself from whatever inner pain you're enduring." Well, you're mostly right, but I am still reading, and reading is good. 

  I've also began to try and pick up Python (the programming language). I've been looking up on jobs in which my degree is acceptable (BSc in Statistics), and I noticed that many of these job offerings want candidates who knows Python. This at first, made me regret that I did not pick Computer Science as my minor, then I think back and actually, I had lots of fun with my German minor. My German minor helped me made lots of friends, I learnt some new physical language, and most importantly, I had lots of fun during those classes! So no! No regrets there! 

  I know that lots of these are activities, but hey, it's what I need. Next up would be the neutrals then. I wouldn't call them neither good nor bad, but it's more of they're both good and bad for me.

Figure 20.1: My room!