People Matters

A night out with my study buddies. Went to the Bloor-Yorkville IceFest for a bit with R, and then had Thai food for dinner with everyone else. IceFest wasn't as great as I expected. Thai food was a little too sour for my liking. But overall, a good night out with the gang.

But the more important things......

Congrats to Mr. N! He and the Mrs are having their second child, due in April! Can't believe he didn't tell us until now!!!

During the night, we started talking about the exams again, and we all realized how stressful this first exam has been for everyone. Everyone here tonight passed, but obviously was really stressed out while studying. Some couldn't sleep. Some didn't sleep. Some just gave up studying. (Me? A few people will know that I was really freaking out too.) That was just Round 1 and we were already so stressed. How are we going to get by the next two exams?!?! A few days ago, in the news, they talked about people getting awards on these exams. Even in the news, they mentioned that the September exam is one of the most difficult professional exams in the world. *sigh* Can I really do this?

The other thing that sort of bugged me tonight was (as usual) the discussion about relationships. When L is there, there is always talk about relationships, which I absolutely hate. And at some point tonight, I realized that I was the one and only single person there. Not all of them came in pairs, but they all had a gf/bf/wife/husband. There are many things that some people said that I don't agree with. Whether it's about dating, finding the right person or getting married, there are things that I can't believe people said. (Who the heck goes around telling people to cheat on their gf/bf?)

But what got to me the most was that everybody seems to think that I don't know anything about relationships. At one point, there was talk about how it's hard to break up with someone. One person claimed that she has a hard time letting go of relationships. And for whatever reason, people just assume that I don't get it.

But I do know. Perhaps better than anyone else.