I had a very sound sleep last night because I slept alone without any interruption. It was a rare intact whole night sleep. And I feel energetic this morning when I woke up naturally at 5:25. Stone has spoiled my sleep for already 4 years long. Yet, I've gone through the hardest time of rearing a kid, the first three years. Today is Stone's 3rd birthday. Happy Birthday to my beloved son!
I didn't work at all yesterday and that's why I felt relaxed. The first half of the day, I learned New Concept English. Then in the afternoon, I finished reading all the information on J-school of UCB's website. I studied the financial aid and found out the Ning fellowship and international graduate parent grant suited me most. The Ning fellowship is set for Chinese ambitious graduate students and the parent grant means that they'll give you money to middle aged students like me for parenting kid while you are studying at UCB. The faculties assure applicants not to worry about the tuition fees, for they'll try their best to make sure the fees don't keep anyone from attending school. It's said on their website that 90% students in UCB receive some form of financial aids. Despite, I've prepared a million for my next year study and Donkey supports me to do so. So there's nothing to worry about.
I've found out that the best way to ease my anxiety is to do something. As soon as I begin, I feel much better. For example, I was anxious because I thought there was little time left for my application. But after a week's study of the application information, I was relieved.
They asked me to attend a meeting this afternoon about learning from X again. It's a sheer waste of time. My patience for all these is fading. I'm tolerant enough but I'll change from this month on. Qian'er said our youth periods were precious and limited, it was unnecessary to split any to things like that. She has resolved to apply for study furthermore abroad as well. So now I've got companion. I think she's much more competitive than me. Her HK residency identity and her experiences in the riot of 2019 in HK make her eminent, for instance. I feel sure that she would receive a good result. ME, TOO.
