The one time we become even more confused
than usual and believe me… that’s saying something! We spend all semester
begging, pleading, praying (in tongues) for this sacred time to come.
The countdown goes from months to weeks to days… and in those last moments when
we’re so sure we’re not going to make it, we’re about to crash and disintegrate
from the stress and tears of final projects and exams, hanging off the cliff
with our last finger, the sunlight breaks through the storm-clouds and the time we've long awaited arrives and its good, real good in its first few weeks… but
then… nothing. Waking up at whatever time we want begins to get monotonous, at
2 pm with nothing good on TV (Ha!) we let out that inevitable sigh of boredom.
Let’s not forget how personal hygiene takes a back seat We find ourselves
wondering if we’d rather be back in school, but then as soon as the holiday
comes to an end we’re filled with dread and doom and looming rain clouds at the
thought of going back.
Now that we’re in College/University
holidays mean a different thing, for most of us that means going back home and
for some of us that means starting the holiday with a flight home.
Tip
1: DO NOT get wasted on the plane if you are
travelling alone. I know it seems like an opportune moment of complimentary
liquor and nothing else to do, but when you start singing along to Rita Ora
with your headphones on super blast and that evil eye from your neighbour can’t
deter you, its downhill from there.
Afterwards come the comforts of home, all
the things we took for granted in high school like home cooked meals and a
clean bathroom, it’s almost enough to have you tearing up to Diddy’s “coming
home”… until he starts rapping of course.
Tip
2: Your folks love to pamper you when your home,
its 5 star treatment you never got when you actually lived there, but for extra
pampering feign a little illness when you come back, pull a Lindsay and claim
‘exhaustion’ and malnourishment from the strenuous semester. Your treatment is
very likely to increase at least 2 stars.
The best part about the holidays is all
that free time you have on your hands.
Tip
3: Take time out to invest in things that need
fixing, like a cluttered house or a spiritual connection or, you know your look
(said in the most positive manner possible).
There’s always room for
improvement. The worst part of the holidays is all that
free time on your hands, it’s not long before the dreaded boredom sets in, yet
you still can’t muster energy to go job hunting (shudder). It does indeed
become a dilemma
Tip
4: Sometimes when we can’t count on our old friends
it’s time to make new ones… i.e. Jack, Johnny and Jimmy if you catch my drift
(*disclaimer ; no responsibility will be taken for any repercussions that may
follow if the former advice is followed)
Lastly, we love to take advantage of the
free time to spend with our friends, but let’s not forget about the family. As
much as we missed them it takes me exactly four days before I start to hate
them again, but they did invest for me to be here after all so
Tip
5: Do take some time out to bond with the folks,
whether it’s Sunday dinners or drunken barbeques we did miss them, right?...
Right?
