Allure of Snow

Since my polytechnic days, I've had the habits of not attending less useful lectures (I remember walking out on one, with my classmate saying we were engineering students :P), playing psp during boring lectures and listening to music during most lectures. Some habits still survive up till this day. Oh, did I mention dozing off in lectures in the front row? Lately I started having problems with my 9am lectures. With the subzero weather plus less-than-ideal sleep I have been having, waking up early for law lectures is a pain. (While typing, I paused to think about how I woke up almost 5am plus daily in the army - no excuse!) But snoozing the alarm and continue sleeping is just too enjoyable a comfort to ignore. Besides, lectures are recorded and uploaded online - so why the trouble?

This morning was no different, except that I knew it would be snowing early in the morning. I was not disappointed when I woke up to see white rooftops across the street. It was snowing again! There was something so alluring about snowfall. Watching the snowflakes 'floating' down and dancing as the wind dictates is a really beautiful sight. While walking through the snowfall last weekend and listening to Bach Violin Sonata, I told myself that I have already completed an objective of studying in Europe. So, I was soon up and awake, dressed and ready; not for lecture, but for a walk to a certain Brandon Hill park at 8am.

From the view off Cabot Tower, it was white and misty. Without any proper footwear, it was an exciting time of walking up slippery footpaths and an even more exciting time sliding down like a penguin. The feeling of snow against my face and the sound of the shoe on the snow on the ground was great. Unfortunately, it was soon time to attend the lecture.

After sliding down more footpaths and climbing up more slopes, I walked into the wrong lecture theatre. Seems like a wrong decision was made again to attend lectures.