Rollercoaster
Well, I am finally done with my exams. I must be like the last person in the world to finish my exams. And in true Chem Eng style they sent us off with a hiss and a roar or in other words a 7 and 1/2 hour exam. I mean, is that cruel and unusual or what. Basically they gave us a process plant and told us to do a mass balance on it. I took 3 hours to do it because I didn't realise that some values were subtlely hidden. My results were completely whack in the heat balance which gave me a heat exchanger that had 1700 sq.m of surface area and spent $5 million dollars to purchase it. At least I answered all the questions and I think I gave at least some proof that I knew what I was doing.
It was such a good feeling to have finished it and my classmates and I grabbed a few cold ones and climbed onto the roof of the engineering building outside our design office and just moaned relaxed and chilled (both literally and figuratively). Tonight the whole class and lecturers are off for dinner to celebrate the end of 3 years of Chem Eng. Its such a strange feeling when every day for the past 3 years we've been turining up to the same places and seeing the same people. I'm surprised to find that I'm actually going to miss it much as it was stressful going through it. Ah well, nothing will ever remain the same so maybe I should learn how to enjoy what I've got and not worry that it might not be there tomorrow.
On a sadder note one of the girls in my youth group who I would consider a friend has recently tried to commit suicide. She hasn't been turning up to church for the past few years but I could never picture her commiting suicide. Its such a strange concept for me I might profess to be a Christian Nihilist (ie if God doesn't exist then I can't see a meaning of life but thats for another post maybe) but I can't comprehend someones life being so bad that they cannot see any light at the end of the tunnel and believe that nothing could ever get better. I feel for her sister and parents and can't even comprehend how they must be feeling. The concept that someone I have known for so long and at least attend church would commit suicide seems to open a big question mark in my life. God is good, life is tough, expect no more.
Finally changing the topic yet again I am leaving for Balclutha on Sunday. I am actually looking forward to it (apart from leaving Christchurch and my friends for the summer) the project that I have been set is really interesting for a Chem Eng and if I do well I might be able to hook something up for next year as well. Anyway, to all of you that I don't see before Sunday, have a great summer. To those of you off to a different country God bless and go hard and I'll be looking forward to hearing all about it. To those of you I won't see again (ie those leaving Chch and becoming 'contributing members of society') God bless and have a great life, always seek the perfect moment, joy and God. Finally I will be back for a couple of weeks over the Christmas/New Years period (though not Christmas itself since the family is off to Nelson) and will hopefully catch up with some of you then.
God bless you all and via con Deios.
It was such a good feeling to have finished it and my classmates and I grabbed a few cold ones and climbed onto the roof of the engineering building outside our design office and just moaned relaxed and chilled (both literally and figuratively). Tonight the whole class and lecturers are off for dinner to celebrate the end of 3 years of Chem Eng. Its such a strange feeling when every day for the past 3 years we've been turining up to the same places and seeing the same people. I'm surprised to find that I'm actually going to miss it much as it was stressful going through it. Ah well, nothing will ever remain the same so maybe I should learn how to enjoy what I've got and not worry that it might not be there tomorrow.
On a sadder note one of the girls in my youth group who I would consider a friend has recently tried to commit suicide. She hasn't been turning up to church for the past few years but I could never picture her commiting suicide. Its such a strange concept for me I might profess to be a Christian Nihilist (ie if God doesn't exist then I can't see a meaning of life but thats for another post maybe) but I can't comprehend someones life being so bad that they cannot see any light at the end of the tunnel and believe that nothing could ever get better. I feel for her sister and parents and can't even comprehend how they must be feeling. The concept that someone I have known for so long and at least attend church would commit suicide seems to open a big question mark in my life. God is good, life is tough, expect no more.
Finally changing the topic yet again I am leaving for Balclutha on Sunday. I am actually looking forward to it (apart from leaving Christchurch and my friends for the summer) the project that I have been set is really interesting for a Chem Eng and if I do well I might be able to hook something up for next year as well. Anyway, to all of you that I don't see before Sunday, have a great summer. To those of you off to a different country God bless and go hard and I'll be looking forward to hearing all about it. To those of you I won't see again (ie those leaving Chch and becoming 'contributing members of society') God bless and have a great life, always seek the perfect moment, joy and God. Finally I will be back for a couple of weeks over the Christmas/New Years period (though not Christmas itself since the family is off to Nelson) and will hopefully catch up with some of you then.
God bless you all and via con Deios.
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