The Climax

I only have 24 hours per day. Time management is not like dividing a round shaped pizza where everyone can get a piece of pizza that has the same size with the others. We should (I hope I do) divide our time based on work priority. Cut the crap, I am feeling guilty for not updating my bolg for so long, but assignments are killing me.

Climax - A period of time where all the big name assignments, quizzes and lab reports clumped together and the due date for all these fall within the same week and due dates are only 1 to 2 days apart. Usually, students in this climax period will suffer from heavy insomnia, stress, hormone imbalance, disruption of circadian rhythm and loss of body weight if stress persisted.

Week 11 of my 1st year 2nd semester in Monash University, where I have one biotechnology assignment, one psychology literature review, one biology lab report, one biotechnology close-book quiz, and two physiology online task that left undone yet, all of them due in the same week, but not for physiology tasks. But still, having so much assignment due at the same time is like Dementors wandering around you and take all your pleasure and happiness away.

It's okay, bring it on.

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I had my first dance performance on stage in my life. Was I Nervous ? Maybe a little, generally, no. How much did I give myself ? Eight of of ten. I was dancing Rumba. People refer Rumba as 'The Dance of Love'. Rumba is a form of Latin dance where it involves with complex footworks and many techniques. Actually, we did not have enough time to practice. We only had a few practice session before the performance. Still, we made it.

That was one of the longest 4 minutes of my life. When the music starts, the audiences were silenced. Physiological changes such as perspiration and increase in breathing frequency and heart rate was observed. Here's the story. We had been practiced so hard for the performance day. No matter how bad I danced, I will still be proud for myself, at least I tried, on stage.

I didn't have my best dance on the first day. Me and my partner was a little to nervous (maybe) and she accidentally knocked her own feet and nearly tripped, in the end, we had a lousy preparation steps in the beginning of the dance. I was like: Oh, this is really embarrassing. Afterwards, I did a major mistake in the end of my dance for the first round of performance where I mistakenly fasten the count for the steps. The second performance which I gave on the next day was way better. No major and observable mistakes, perfect synchronization and lack of nervousness. When they applauded, I felt relief because the performance was over. I felt sad because the performance was over.

I never know that dancing has so much fun. The tutor is good, the dancers are amazing, I really enjoy it. Too bad, I am easily impressed by many thing. Dances impressed me, and I like it. Should I take part in the performance group next semester? Too soon to say, but I shall see.