0000

 "That is my spot. In an ever-changing world it is a simple point of consistency. If my life were expressed as a function in a four-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, that spot, at the moment I first sat on it, would be 0000."

(Dr. Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory)

      This last few weeks has had me adjusting to a multitude of changes. Oddly enough, I seem to take everything pretty well and not sulk over things. I don't normally welcome fluctuations of any sort in any aspect of my daily life. Now though, changes I see, are for the most part, for the better.

      For instance, I now have a room mate. We share the same room, wardrobe and trash can. This is perfectly normal for anybody else but for me this is quite big. Again, I adjust to this with good humour. I tolerate her incessant off-tuned singing (which, it happens I find to be quite charming) and do not agonize my loss of solitude much. When I do feel like shutting off the world, I'll simply head over to the spare room and play my brand new keyboard. What with my raw and sore thumb and lack of a pedal sustainer, I make do. Will probably try to buy a pedal sustainer soon.

      Another aspect would of course be daily chores. I confess, I have never in my life used a washing machine or rice cooker. I've tried ironing my clothes a couple of times (just to find out what it's like) but that's about it. I now wash my clothes, hang them to dry, iron them and fold them nicely. Alas my culinary skills is still restricted to 'cooking' rice and washing the dishes. Not to matter though, my room mate have been teaching me basic cooking skills and I'm learning. Again, perfectly domestic stuff but to me these are all new.

        Last but not least, studying. I have been studying consistently this past few weeks. Well, more consistent that I've ever been anyway. All that mumbo-jumbo of me intending to 'ameliorate' myself are due to a couple of things. One, some letters of Al-ghazali from a certain friend of mine, two; the fictional Dr. Sheldon Cooper of the tv show The Big Bang Theory. It's funny how easy it is now for me to just sit at the desk (which, I rarely do because I tend to prefer the bed) and study organic chemistry, physiology, even Maths (yes, I am learning to unlearn my math related 'learned helplessness'). Studying had always been a drag to me. Now, I actually quite enjoy it. Good for me huh? 

            

         But of course, as long as I focus on the subject matter and restrain myself from contemplating my future career (for now) of being a Pharmacist (which still fills me with dread and queasiness) I'm alright. Once I do though, it's all a downward spiral. So, I avoid it and it's working well.

My 0000 being my stowed away dream and nightly calls to my family, I'm learning to survive.