I’ve realized that I shouldn’t share too many personal details during group meetings. Sometimes professors might misunderstand you or even form negative impressions. From now on, I plan to stick strictly to reporting the facts. I finally finished an assignment for my Finite Element Method (FEM) course. However, I fell into the trap of tinkering with my editor and software again until 5 PM. It’s a habit I really need to break, as it consumes too much of my productive time. ...
🕒 10:04 | Social Overload There are several new faces in the office today. When I went to get some water, a fellow compatriot—the one who helped us find chairs at lunch the other day—started talking to me and asked to add me on WeChat. I felt a bit uncomfortable; I’m not really interested in joining or forming these kinds of social groups. There is also a new Chinese girl in the office sitting right behind me. I haven’t spoken to her yet. There are just too many people this term for my liking. ...
Today is Saturday. I woke up early to video call Huan before she went to bed. I scolded her a bit again because I feel she often represses her emotions just to be a “good person.” I don’t think that’s healthy, especially between family and partners—it’s important to be honest about how we feel. After the call, I started working on my assignment. I’ve really come to enjoy using Quarto and LaTeX to complete my homework; the results look very professional. ...
Since I had no classes today, I spent the entire day working on my assignments. In the morning, Luis invited me to a breakfast event, but I turned him down. He then called Amir, who suggested that Luis ask me one more time, but I declined again. However, when they returned, Luis brought a burger back for me. I felt a bit guilty and embarrassed for having said no so many times when he was being so thoughtful. To make up for it, I shared some meat and an egg with him during lunch, which made me feel a little better. ...
I don’t know why some things are so energy-consuming, especially tasks like writing in my journal or studying. My day mostly consisted of attending two classes and working on my Rock Mechanics homework. Aside from that, it was a quiet day with nothing major to report. In addition, I called the RBC to get $6 refund.
Following my conversation with Victor last Friday, I decided to start getting up early. I was out the door by 9 AM and spent the morning working on Assignment 1 for my Finite Element Method (FEM) course. As usual, we had our group meeting at 1 PM with Victor, Jason, Kourosh, and me. At the end of the meeting, Victor asked to have a one-on-one session with me at 4 PM. ...
I watched phone too long today. I polished and submitted the final assignment of sensing. I prefer to the individual assignment rather than group work. I don’t like my chair because it is a little bit tall. I will choose to kneel on the ground to use the computer.