There is no murder in paradise

Caught Child 44 on Monday night and I really liked the plot a lot, just that the movie is a little too draggy. It talked about how in the Soviet Union, termed to be "paradise", there is full reign under Stalin and his communist party. In paradise, there are no murders, but when young boys appear dead and naked, Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) set off to try and solve these murder while ignore higher orders. Circumstances stacked against him, he managed to come out strong and overcome all the odds against his favour.

Rating: 3/5

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This has been a really emotional month with hectic school schedule and lots of other stuff happening. And I am not sure if I am coping well, but I think that having people to talk to is really important and it definitely helped to keep me going. Anyway, it's the last 7 days and I hope that this will be over soon.

Crazy Intense Final Sem

Yesterday was probably my most stressful day in my 4 years. Not only is the final boss of Chemical Engineering (Design Project Team Report) due, I still have a mini boss (CN5222 term paper) to complete. It was terrible, but it made me realize what is important to me, and what keeps me going.

Grades are definitely not it. Though it may be important, it isn't the end of the world. One thing I keep telling myself, "Do what I want, not what I need". Because by doing so, you will not regret your actions, but more so enjoy the process. However, there is still the bare minimum that you need to do. And I hope that I have met that bare minimum.

The past week was hell for me, and I am glad some friends made it much bearable. My family would work to, just that my parents are overseas and everyone else is busy af. So back to my friends. Thanks to my group mates for grinding through that monster together. I would never have imagined myself completing it, if not for the support that you guys gave. Thanks to the RH group for the constant rubbish and motivation to keep our spirits high. Thanks to the people who met up with me during this dark period, to pull me out of the dark and showed me that there is light. Thanks to the individuals who gave me encouragement and motivation to complete all that monstrous assignments. Thanks to the people who made my Thursday - Sunday much bearable, instead of despair. Last but not least, thanks to my bestie Jason for all the random conversations to keep myself calm and relaxed. This experience only made me more resilient and reinforced the fact that I work better under stress.

With that, one more presentation and two finals to go!

Perhaps 1 and 1 don't always give 2.

Initially, he thought it was going to be a happy ending, after all he isn't getting young anymore. It started out with fun and laughter, peace and joy. They enjoyed every moment together. But they did not realize they were progressing too quickly, and soon they started expecting things from each other that they weren't even sure they possess. He wasn't able to provide the sweet talks, the consolation, all the small little things that is required to maintain that. It became a turmoil very quickly when stress piled in, he couldn't cope with the additional emotional burden and started lashing out. It turned nasty. He didn't want it to end up this way, and had no idea why it went up this path of no return. They quarreled, they fought, and soon it was the end of them.

Perhaps, one and one don't always give two, but zero at times.