If you've been wondering why it has taken me so long to update my blog, it's mainly because of a rather packed schedule the past two weeks. That, added with a little exhaustion have helped to delay the updates.
It's been two weeks of trying to finish off our second presentation, which is a lot more technical and specific. Everybody was a little stressed out since most of us had a bit of a hard time trying to understand what we were going to present. A second test looming over the horizon didn't exactly help ease the situation. Somehow though, we managed to find a little R&R amidst the chaos.
Half of the group made a day trip to San Antonio on the 28th of Mar, which was a Saturday. It turned out to be great timing as there was a street fair and market being held (apparently on every last Saturday of every month. I don't know if it was just because of the fair but the Downtown San Antonio seemed a lot more alive than Downtown Houston.
While we were there, we visited the Alamo, strolled along the River Walk, went through La Villita and finally dropped by the Cathedral of San Fernando. The Alamo is a historic place where the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution took place (i had to Wikipedia that up, he he). The River Walk (which is probably my most favourite part of San Antonio thus far) is a beautiful network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River. It has many restaurants and cafes along the walk and it is just that nice. I wouldn't mind revisiting it if i had the chance. La Villita is a historical arts village but we basically just passed through there. Our final stop was at the Cathedral of San Fernando which played a role in the Battle of the Alamo. There's just too much too describe but i guess i won't bore you with the details. In short, the trip to San Antonio was well worth the three hour drive from Houston.
The Torch of Friendship
The Alamo - no pictures were allowed inside the building
The streets close to the Alamo where the street fair was being held
Taking a cruise down the River Walk. Our boat driver cum guide was quite a funny guy
The Cathedral of San FernandoReality sank in after the trip as we worked to prepare our presentation. We also took another test on Friday and thankfully, it wasn't hard. The review before the test helped a lot. We celebrated by going for a dinner in a fancy French restaurant. By fancy, i really meant a little bit more pricey :) The food was quite good though.
The following Saturday, about half of the group took a day trip to Austin. This time, i did not follow, as tempting as it was because i was tired and had to finish up my presentation for the following Wednesday. From the others, i heard that Austin is another great place to live in. Too bad...at least i had my rest though.
The following Saturday, about half of the group took a day trip to Austin. This time, i did not follow, as tempting as it was because i was tired and had to finish up my presentation for the following Wednesday. From the others, i heard that Austin is another great place to live in. Too bad...at least i had my rest though.
Our presentation was split into two mornings and mine was on the second morning. Everyone was feeling quite nervous but thankfully, it didn't really show for most people. I didn't really practice that much and relied on whatever little i could remember in my brain. Praise God i managed to pull it off without really feeling nervous mentally. However, my body seemed to think otherwise as i was sweating almost profusely. In any case, i'm just glad that that's finally over and here i am again :)
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