Leon just came back from Singapore recently and he got me the perfume I requested. As you might have known, I quite fancy Christian Dior’s Hypnotic Poison so I asked Leon to get me a bottle in Singapore (because I just can’t find any here in Brunei).
He also got me this:
A gift from Leon
It’s a white gold necklace, the pendant is in the shape of Leo star-sign (because I am a Leo, obviously) and adorned with a Peridot stone (birthstone for those born in August). He had it custom-made specially for me. I haven’t worn it yet because I’m afraid I might lose it so I’ve decided to only wear it on special days.
It’s only been slightly over two months into the Masters programme but I’m already feeling suffocated. I am honestly reconsidering the whole thing whether this was a good idea in the first place. Balancing studies and work is not easy, as all students who do part-time jobs know. Nevertheless it’s something we have to live with (I just wish I could stop complaining). So far things are sailing not too smoothly, I’ve got all those research work piling up behind me (such as reworking on my literature review.
And there’s also the book chapter assignment. Everyone in the class is assigned to write one chapter each for a book that one of the lecturers is planning to write. All of us have an area (i.e. country) which we have to look into. As for me, I chose to write something on the Philippines (don’t ask me why I picked the country, it was done on impulse).
Since all of the modules require at least one research paper each (with varying word count), I thought it would make life so much easier by concentrating on just one major topic. This way it would save my time from having to look into different areas. I only have two months left to do both the research and the write-ups so focusing on one specific area would greatly reduce the trouble (and pain).
#2099 Jojo says:
That necklace is really cute, your boyfriend sounds really sweet :) You’re really brave to try and balance studying and working. I couldn’t do that. In the UK, we are given a monetary loan for studying at university, (which we have to start paying back once we get a graduate job). I just lived on that loan and didn’t work. I think I am too much of a perfectionist and take too long to get work done that I simply wouldn’t have enough time to do it. So kudos to you!
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#2103 kressa says:
You guys have been together since I started following your blog :) No wedding plans yet? I’m sure Leon is very supportive of your decision to continue your education, but still equally challenging trying to juggle it with your profession.
Curious, what exactly are you writing about on the Philippines?
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#2106 Kitty says:
Nope, no wedding plans yet. We’ve talked about it several times but we haven’t actually planned anything yet.
Yeah Leon’s very supportive about it since we’re both doing the same Master programme (taking the same classes and all) :)
I’m doing something on mining issues in the Philippines. Nothing too complex since I won’t be doing any field research.
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#2108 Ashleenah says:
Oh my love, I am loving that necklace. It looks gorgeous. You definitely have a keeper there.
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#2111 Malik says:
Nice necklace you’ve got there, Kitty!
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#2112 Jojo says:
How comes you haven’t eaten cake for over 5 years?! And thank you for the compliments on my cake hehe :3
Ahhhh I see, yeah we have to fund our own education once we get to masters level as well. Good luck with everything :)
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