November 12th, 

It's been such a busy day today - early classes, chilling with the buds, cleaning my room, yadee yadee yadahh... things that people do all the time. To be honest, what's making me tired is the fact that there's been so much going on at home : gramps death, grans in the hospital & just purely the thinking I've done lately that's making me so sleep deprived. To summarize it all in one word, it'd be - FRUSTRATING. So I've been thinking, back in the baby booming days a standard family would have 2+ kids. Okay, that sounds normal. The parents would spend their whole lives caring for their kids, again, normal. But, how do the kids repay their parents when they're all grown up as adults ? By abandoning your mum & dad? By stripping them from the money they've saved up their whole lives ? NO ! That is definitely not the way to repay those who've raised you. I honestly don't understand how people become so materialistic! Lately I've been learning about the idea of filial piety - meaning for kids to care for their parents when they're in old age. This idea has been around since the earlier development of china. All in all, I just don't know how people can put money over family. As a note to you guys (myself included) - please be grateful for the love that you take granted for everyday & have family above all. 

Alrighty ! Aside from the frustration, let's share some positive feedback of the day. A high school friend of mine left for a different university and came back recently (YAY) so of course we hung out, reminiscing the good ol' days that we had - it was definitely a great way to catch up. Also watched Ender's Game (the movie) today! If you guys haven't read the book or seen the trailer,don't worry, this movie won't disappoint ! Myself, as someone that isn't really into action movies actually found Ender's Game to be quite a surprise. I won't spoil too much of it for the time being, but one last comment...I really thought the ending could've been better & not leave me hanging :( 

Favorite part of the day was the tarot card set I got from my friend. I'm quite into art history, so once I opened the 'manual' the informative description of each card and it's symbolic purpose really kept me intrigued. So far I've still got a bit to read until I finish the book & learn the ways of the tarot cards. For the time being, I will be studying the manual & talk to you guys soon ! 

Lot of love ❤️,
es.