Week 4: Famous Last Words

This week’s reading was very interesting. I found that the Divine Archer did not differ very much in terms of the major plot points. It was a great reminder of the story and I understood what was going on much better than my first time reading the Ramayana. Also, I was able to better understand what the motives were for the characters. For example, Ravana’s sister Surpanakha had her nose sliced off and was beaten by Lakshmana. I missed this aspect in the original story so it was great realizing why Ravana was so mad in the first place to kidnap Sita. However, I did not necessarily enjoy the battle between Ravana and Rama. I felt it was extremely quick for such a vital plot point in the story.

My best writing was definitely my story I wrote this week. I focused on the two monkey brothers Vail and Sugriva. I am glad that I changed the story in that Sugriva and Vail had a relationship with Sita before they met Rama. This should make the motives more important. I felt that I wanted to include a reason for Sugriva to be so vengeful against his brother. I am looking forward to continuing my story with Sita and the two monkey brothers.

My other courses have really started to pick up. My homework assignments have been weekly and take a lot of time. My production homework took me and my friends more than 8 hours to complete. I also attended my first course on the drilling simulator at OU. This course allows you to simulate all of the surface operations such as tripping in and out of the well. (Tripping) I cannot wait for my other classes on the drilling simulator.

Souce: OU's Drilling Simulator

Finally, I watched the Super Bowl with all of my friends. I happy to announce that the Broncos won! Also, my 21^st birthday is this Tuesday so I am looking forward to celebrating with all of my friends.

Overall, it was a great week.