While you were sleeping

Was watching that movie earlier.

What a contrast this week has been compared to the last.

Throughout week 1 of my "holidays", I had been nagging at myself over the lack of any accomplished work. If you had taken a look at my schedule you'd be freaking out. And I have been because of the workload and time that's slipping away. Progress was at a crawling pace. It's like I need a bigger threat to put me back in place. To keep me running and checking things off the list. Then again, is it normal to be like that? Maybe I've settled into the laid-back mode of the holidays and I've allowed my motivation to disappear.

Okay so that was last week. You could say I was ready for something different.

So at week 2, things were brighter. Got to work at my landlord's farm on Monday and today, and that means $. Then, on Tuesday I took a nice trip out of the city for some fishing with my classmates. It definitely brought me out of that crappy haze I've put myself in.

A change in scenery, fresh air, water and clear skies. It is always NICE to step out and be still with nature for a while. Nature then rewarded the group with a nice catch...

A beautiful and rare Aussie lungfish that is easily 50 years old. It's supposedly a living fossil that represents the transition between fishes and land dwelling animals because of its lobed fins and internal lung structures. Because of its protected status it had to be released upon capture..but not after a few photos and a bit of fondling from the rest of us.

When we let it go, it started to swim off in the wrong direction and was getting too close towards the shore. Our tutor yelled out, "Maybe it's evolving!"

That catfish looked so harmless but it stings!

Alright, time to get to bed and to recharge for the next day. Another field trip awaits at 12pm tomorrow. This time I will have exercise patience with the group. There's 11 of us and only 5 showed up for a discussion before the trip. Let's hope everyone knows what to do..