First Week Back

So it's been quite an ease returning to school after a good four month Summer break, I actually kind of missed having some sort of intellectual stimulus during that time. Now that I'm back there are many things that reminded reasons why I find university can be a waste of time.

Being an art student I'm constantly surrounded by numerous "knowledge challenged"people and it makes me wonder how they even got accepted. I overheard a couple conversations during my first week back and people do talk about their holidays. This particular person had come back from Thailand and had their anecdotes to tell and I swear this tops the most stupid things I've ever heard list:

"Thailand is the best, their 7/11 is like a restaurant if you want noodles they just poor hot water in it for you."

The last time I checked, hot water and noodles from a convenient store can only mean instant noodles. I almost face-palmed through my face. In other news, I only have to be at uni for three days a week and my fourth subject is an online subject so I guess that leaves me some time to get a new part time job. 

Here's an update:

Food I've been eating/cooking:

Chicken Salad with Rice Vinegar Dressing

Salad and Potato Gems for my man. 

 Music I've been listening to:

Marriage

Yesterday my aunt decided to lecture me about dating and marriage. 

She said "Date someone who's got a medicine/science degree so that when you're older you don't have to worry about finances because they earn at least 100,000 a year." 

I told her "I'd rather be poor and in love than hating myself and rich. Money can't buy long term happiness. You're shallow." 

She says "Oh please, you're still young you don't know anything. Look at me and your uncle, we're dealing fine with our finances."

Now normally if this conversation had happened ten years ago, I would have let it go but I'm here in my early adulthood in a completely different world as to when she grew up and this frustrates me. There are so many people out there on their deathbeds regretting the fact that they didn't live their life the way they wanted to but rather the way that others had expected them to. I've already broken the social norm for an Asian by being horrifically appalling at math so why stop there?

Fair enough there are some aspects as to why money and career is important. But it seems as the older generations don't know a thing about life balance. This conversation with my aunt ended last night with me saying this to her:

"I never said I would date a low life. I'm looking for a partner who is strong minded, who's intelligent because he understands why he's made his life choices. A person who has a willingness to work hard in times of distress and who doesn't mind a challenge. I wouldn't careless if he doesn't have a degree because in this changing world, no employee is looking for a piece of paper that says you're qualified anymore, they're looking for experience and hard workers and adaptability. So excuse me if my choices offend you, or my parents but in the end I am not going to do it to make you happy, I'm doing it for myself."