The fault is (not) in Monday

Some of us hate Monday. Some of us love Monday. I can't tell whether or not I hate Monday but sometimes it takes me a long time to decide whether or not I'll enjoy the day after Sunday. In other words, often times I think fundamentally about what will I do tomorrow--on Monday and predict what would happen then. Is there any surprise going to happen on Monday? Would I get scolded by the lecturer tomorrow? Is it going to be a boring day? 

"There's 104 days of summer vacation and school comes along just to end it"

I admit being frequently unprepared for Monday--the activities I do every Monday. Often times I complain that I need more holiday and it's not once, twice, or thrice happened in my lifetime that.. yeah.. I've ever wished such Thriday or Fraturday or Saturnday does exist. Can we have more days for our weekend? Friday, Saturday, and then Sunday, and then I lie awake at Sunday night, realizing that "Oh geez! I'll have class at 7 tomorrow morning and ich hab' mein Geist im wheresoevercalled-La Isla Bonita verloren!" 

Sorry for my German. I just love doing code-switching. 

Just now I mused on the reasons why I dislike Monday. It confuses me--the fact that I find myself among those who dislike Monday. Do I really dislike Monday? What's wrong with Monday? I remember back in high school I didn't hate Monday because my favorite subjects were scheduled on Monday. The fact that I didn't hate Monday back then struck me. How come I liked Monday back then, but not today? 

So here I'd like to tell you how my Monday is for this semester: 

I have two classes; the first one is scheduled on 7--in the morning--which leads me to a realization that I have to wake up earlier in the morning. I don't really like the first subject--the 7-in-the-morning class due to some reasons (I'm sorry I can't tell the reasons). The next class is scheduled on 10.50 which means that I have free time from 8.40 (as the first class ends at 8.40) to 10.40 and I don't know how I should spend that free time. I have no classes after 12 and since the distance between my house and the campus is quite far, often times I find myself being so lazy to go home--I mean--I just don't want to wait for and halt a cab. I want to be home within a blink. Moreover, Monday means I-realize-that-I've-got-a-bunch-of-assignments-to-do but the problem is I-don't-want-to-do-them and I need me-time which I barely have during the fifth and sixth semester. 

I can say that I have such a boring and monotonous Monday. Every week such things happen over and over again and I just need something new; probably a new lecturer for the first class--the 7-in-the-morning class--would be a good idea (oops I just mention that damn clue). But it doesn't imply that Monday is boring, I mean, in general. As I've told you that back then I liked Monday since my favorite subjects were scheduled on Monday. The fact that back then I liked Monday implies that I--actually--don't dislike Monday in general. I just dislike one specific kind of Monday--the Monday I dislike, of course. But making generalization that Monday is the most terrible day in a week sounds unfair. 

Sometimes the problem is not in the day--Monday; the problem lies in us, in me. Whether I like it or not, Monday is Monday and it will always be. Whether or not I like it, the 7-in-the-morning class does exist and it is there, written in the schedule. Traffic is heavy on Monday and that will never change until people start to drive wisely (or at least use public transportation instead of riding motorcycle or driving car), or at least God blows a special miracle which widens all major roads in the city twice or thrice the normal width, allowing another or two other fast lines. As long as I don't try to explore new places and meet new people, I meet the same people over and over again on Monday (and the rest of the weekdays) and I'll always do. I deal with the typical Monday assignments and I'll always deal. 

In a simple way, the fault is not in Monday. Monday won't really change. The problem lies in us, in me. We're just not prepared to face it.