I think it's important to periodically meet new people and exchange conversations with them. It need not be long conversations nor deep ones, and it doesn't matter how random the topic is. But it is important because it helps us understand the changes that we have gone through ourselves, which only new people whom we don't meet often can pick these little nuances out. The people whom you stick with everyday may not be able to see that change in you, may not make you realise that you've changed, and may sometimes take that change for granted.

Just had this thought on the way home due to a brief conversation I had with my neighbie before I left hall. She gave me this big compliment in the middle of our conversation that stunned me for a while.

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Anyway something has been hovering around my mind these few weeks... maybe irritatingly? I just want to remind myself to let all these go through you but don't let external noise and turbulences affect the core of who I really am and what I believe in. It's easy to be swayed in times of chaos and uncertainty but stick to your beliefs and values and you will be fine. There is no shame in being who you really are. Be proud of it, because if you don't who else will?

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And my hell week is starting again... and I guess it will last all the way till the end of finals, which means the end of my undergraduate life. #feels