I (heart) Holidays!

it is almost two weeks since semester break started. this is how i spend my holidays:

1. playing the guitar. a lot. so i have improved somewhat. at the same time, i also have improved my singing. i used to think vocals and instrumental skills are not important compared to the content and meaning of the lyrics. but now i realize that if you don't have those, people would not even listen to the song in the first place!

2. lots of time to think up song ideas. though nowadays i am more critical of the songs i write, and often kill it down before i even write it. the song is either too simple, too cliched, too 'easy', too pop, too whatever-you-can-think-of... yes, it's true we are our own worst enemies.

3. blogging and reading other people's blogs. some of my friends really write well!

4. i have improved my driving. it used to quite difficult for me, but i have determinedly overcome it. unfortunately, i still don't have a car. and even if my parents bought me one, i don't really go out that often. my brother will steal it. and if i want to prevent that, i could drive it to uni and park it there, but then what's the point anyway? this is one minor disadvantage of studying so close to home. (close = 10 mins drive)

5. i have improved my sense of direction too. this also is quite difficult for me, but i believe nothing is beyond reach if we believe we can.

6. read Da Vinci Code, and found myself very enthralled by Dan Brown's writing style.

i have achieved so many things in the brief span of two weeks. would i have done so during lecture weeks? hmm, i don't think so -- i would just be wasting my time.