Christmas!!

Hooray!! It's Christmas...

Or it was anyway...

Anyhow... unlike all you lucky folks out there who were whooping and celebrating away... I was stuck at work... no rest for the wicked as they say. Still... not a bad way to spend the day... at least I got to do something... not spend the whole day at home bored to death. Added to the fact that I'm paid for it... well...

Caught a bit of a cold so... not feeling too well right now. Apparently it's the Border's epidemic. Almost everyone has some form of it. Oh well....

Tomorrow I have a class activity just before work so should have more interesting things to blog about. If not... well... hehe.

Belated Merry Christmas everyone!!

Signing Off.

I GOT IT!!!

Finally... after so long... months and months and months and months and months and months....

I've finally got it...

My D80

Hehe

Signing Off

To Date...

Hmm... haven't been updating in a long time.

Probably because too busy with work. It's like that.... when you're working you can't blog... and when you're not working you try to spend your time relaxing or doing some recreation.

So... I've gone to the next step of uni applications... I've accepted... got my CoE... now.... VISA APPLICATION!!

Hehe... overly dramatic.

Anyway.... that's all for now I guess

Nothing big happening since I'm at work all the time.

Signing Off.

On Your Feet

Basically what I've been doing for the past two days. On My Feet. Yesterday morning... started out with a nice refreshing game of paintball. We loaded a hundred pellets and shot it out the first round. Didn't really have fun because everyone was busy hiding and not shooting. The subsequent rounds were more fun. We actually bought 2000 more pellets to share amongst all of us. Then... we went all out, shooting people left and right. I got shot a few times. Once by Poh Yin and once by Ben's brother (that raised a few scars). I gave as good as I got though (poor Jun Lin). Hehe. I shot Jun Lin three or four times. I got Juliana's marker (read: gun) once as well. All in all... very fun. At the end, my adrenaline was pumping. Didn't feel tired or hungry. Very expensive game though. Just for that game, we ended up spending RM80 each. After that, adjourned for lunch and then went to Chin Lin's place for a friendly round of Warcraft... although I'd say that Chin Lin, Jun Lin and Caroline got off on a technicality. I got DCed and Juliana's battery died... so that's why our team lost (we were winning... don't let anyone tell you otherwise) and then at night, I went out for dinner at the BBQ steamboat place at Nagore Road. It was fun... but well... as always... no one seemed to be able to finish all they took. I wonder why that's never a problem when I partake of BBQ steamboat with other people? Then... with full bellies, we went to Batu Ferrighi and walked around a bit... The End (for Saturday that is... this is gonna be a long one... bear with me okay?)

So... now comes Sunday. Went to church as usual... after church... went to Little Cottage for lunch. The food was nice... service was prompt. Very filling. I left almost bursting to the seams. Then... we decided to go to Queensbay... hehe. When we went there... it was about 2.30 pm. When we left... it was 9 pm. Hehe... methinks this was the longest time I've ever been shopping. Body Glove was on sale... 50% off. I took advantage and got a t-shirt. My brother got a jacket. My mom bought a blouse from Bossini at 40% off. Then we walked and walked and walked and walked. Went to Borders.... Old Town for coffee (their bread is seriously nice... don't know what they put in it but it tastes like heaven). Went to Jusco... and so on... In the end... we also went to In-Base... my bro got another t-shirt there... I tried a lot of things... but unfortunately they either weren't suitable or they didn't actually fit so... couldn't get anything more.... Still a full day... Dinner: all I had was a few pieces of sushi and a cream puff from Beard Papa's.

And that's all he wrote.

Not bad for two days... didn't actually go home much...

We'll see what next week brings.

Signing Off

'Tis The Season

I guess the season currently is... not just because Christmas is near... but it's also the season for part time work and so on. I just landed myself a part time job... after much deliberation and consulting of friends... deciding between two different jobs. I started a day of training and will be starting work next week.

Also... I got a little something for myself... a cute PenGuin skin for my thumbdrive... my classmates have christianed it "Little Yong Ming"... but I don't mind.

Apparently Queensbay has displaced INTI in the second home category. I've spent everyday in the past week going there. Monday... my first time... with Benjamin, Caroline, Chin Lin and Li Lynn. Tuesday.... with dad's friend... Wednesday... Thursday... Friday.. well you get the idea. On Thursday I went with Ee Ling and her sister. Ostensibly to change the RAM in her notebook. Got there... and the RAM couldn't be changed because a screwdriver was missing. Went shopping after that. I saw a green t-shirt in a shop in In-Base that was nice. Wanted to get it... went back there 3 times... but after trying it out... well... not that nice after all... so went away empty handed.

Tomorrow... going for paintball... humph... my classmates are so mean... they said they all will target me! It's so bad of them.... they want to make me run. Never mind.... tomorrow you'll see the heroic last stand of Yong Ming... hehe.

Signing Off

My Achy Breaky Legs...

Well, fair's over. I sold about 12-13 notebooks in three days. Okay achievement although I really could have done better. I wonder why is it I'm usually unable to sell past 2 or 3 pm? I always make the bulk of my sales earlier in the day. Curious. Anyway, done with that. Although not fully done yet. Customers who are friends and friends who are customers keep calling me to troubleshoot for them. I mean really, you cut your commision for them, cut prices for them, and they expect you to do everything for them despite it not being your job, despite the fact that you're not working already. And all this after carrying out three days of hard labour. Aching legs, sore back, black eyes and extreme lethargy and all.

Some good did come out of the PC Fair though, I got a very nice PenDrive. 1 Gigabyte storage and it looks really cool. Maybe I'll spice it up or something. I also got this no-brand webcam. Sufficient to use I guess. So I can't really complain. Also, I had fun. It really was fun, haggling with customers, trying to convince them of product superiority. I also made some new friends. Downside, I didn't get my camera yet. The price was really really steep. Outside selling at about 4.1k, in the fair, selling at 4.9k.

Today, went to Queensbay for the first time. It was HUGE!! There were shops everywhere. Food shops all around with clothing stores (big name brand clothing stores all around), there was a nice Popular bookstore and a large Borders (which isn't open yet). I think I've died and gone to heaven. Going there again tomorrrow and on Thursday and on goodness knows when. Can't get enough of the place.

Signing Off.

Fairs, Faired, Fairing... Fair

So... this weekend is the weekend of the PC Fair. I just completed my first day there. Sold a measly three units. After it was done, my legs ached like anything. It was just like my first day at Body Glove. Hopefully today will be like the second day and that it'll be better.

Also, my unconditional offer letter came in already. Finally! I accepted it yesterday. One more small step closer to University. Hehe. Can't wait.

This is a short post. Nothing to say actually. Just keeping it updated.

Signing Off.

Of Designing, Birthdays and Work...

So... haven't blogged in a while. Not sure if what I've done is worthy of a blog post but hey... this is a place for my thoughts and ideas as well as to keep updating what I've done. So what else is it for if not for the minutiae of my life.

Here goes...

Having done with the science camp, they... the all-seeing, all-knowing powers-that-be of INTI decided to give us more work to do. SO they came up with this scheme to get us to help them with the INTI Open Day (which incidentally was supposed to be the job of the HSC but they were to lazy to lift a finger to help) so... we... the illustrious DSCAU (Biotech) have jobs assigned to us for Open Day as well as creating posters and folios.
Guess what I was supposed to do...

Make Posters!!

And the result of my toils:


All these beautiful posters have been printed and will be displayed in the INTI roadshow as well as Open Day.

Not only that... they're thinking of displaying some in selected schools (not SXI unfortunately... apparently Bro. Paul won't let them have a display area because Michael (the marketing guy) said he couldn't bake (kidding) ).
Just think about it. My work... displayed prominently for all to see... hehe.

Coincidentally, today happens to be Ee Ling's birthday and tomorrow Juliana's. So we gave them both a joint celebration. Had lunch at Pizza Hut with a cake. We even gave Ee Ling her own poster (designed by me of course). She was ecstatic. She was jumping up and down. When we gave it to her... we could hear a gasp and well... it was classic Ee Ling.
So: HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Ee Ling and Juliana!!

Now, I'll have to go study specs. Getting ready for the PC Fair this weekend.

Signing Off.

And The Saga Continues...

So... camps are over... technically I have nothing to do anymore... so why is it that I still find myself at school doing stuff? I don't know... all I know is that I'm still there. I was there today... I'm going back there tomorrow. Oh well... I can live with it. At least I'm not at home, bored.

Anyhow... so the great big field trip thingy got cancelled. Don't know how I should be feeling about that. Was kinda looking forward to it and all but I guess it's no biggie that it got cancelled.

And today I caught the latest in the James Bond series: Casino Royale. Pretty interesting and it was fine... all the way up to the end of the casino bit. Then it was just dragging along. Got really boring at the end. I was wishing it'd be over soon. Hehe.

Now I've gotta go hunt down a surgeon from seven years ago... gotta get a report done... haih... God knows how I'm gonna do that. Anyway,

Signing Off

Yay Me

So... a bit of cheerful news...

Finals results are out and.... they're...... As!!!

A minuses... but still As... who cares about a couple of dashes.

And IELTS also came in... I got an 8. Was hoping for an 8.5... but I'll settle for 8. Especially since Simone (who was trying to console me I think) said that that score was just as good as medical students get.

Not only that.... my 'conditional' offer letter came in... One step closer... now need to finish off... although I don't know why they only gave 8 credits when I should've got 10... oh well... never mind.

Now that all that is done... There's just a million things left to do.... Accept offer... arrange tickets... arrange accomodation... arrange dates... and... well... you get the idea...

Seems I just can't get out of going back to INTI though. Since the holidays have started, there hasn't been one weekday where I haven't been back to INTI... hehe... maybe it's the whole reluctant to leave school thing... but I doubt it... it's just that I've been much too busy with activities...

Last Thursday... went for a movie... just to unwind... wanted to watch Casino Royale... but what can we say... tickets sold out like hot cakes... so watched Happy Feet instead... man... those penguins are cute... especially Baby Gloria... although I didn't really like the whole thumping the feet thing... after a while it got really tiring... shame though... since that was what the whole movie was about.

Time to rest next week I think.... hopefully.

Really time to rest now though. Good night.

Signing Off

Damned If I Do... Damned If I Don't

Last day tomorrow... Science Camp Third (and final) Chapter happens tomorrow. It's the end of all those long days and hurried lunches that we've been having over the past week and a half just to prepare for the camps. Thinking about it though, after tomorrow... what happens? Back to the days of lazing around... staring at my computer screen...
but then... what's the other end? Going out way way early in the morning, before the cows come home, and working my ass off and coming back at dinnertime exhausted and really grumpy, spending a tired night before going off again the next day. Should I be thankful it's over? or should I be wishing that it wasn't?

Exam results also come out tomorrow.... apparently tomorrow is a very very eventful day... hope for the best... especially for Bio... wish me luck ::crosses fingers::

I'll just end this post with pictures from the last science camp.

That's Dr. Ooi... representing INTI

The Amazing Combustible Chocolate


The Coke-fountain we did to end off the camp

That's me... after diffusing the 'bomb'

Half Gone

Today's Science Camp was a blast... literally. It took a lot of work, exhaustive preparation and experimentation but we finally pulled off the camp. One down... one more to go.
Did I mention explosives? I played Demolitions expert again... and it blew up... right in my face! I think I have pictures... but I haven't got them yet... so nothing for now... I'll post them up later. Talk about a shock though... my hand was numb for about half an hour after that. It was really tiring... but fun... and we laughed and we played and we kidded around.

Photos forthcoming in upcoming blogs... be patient.

Signing Off.

Insanity

I'm exhausted... planning for the science camps and all... really takes something out of a person. Haven't had enough sleep and we're all starting to do crazy stuff. Just today, I was assigned to the bomb squad. I geared up and prepared to diffuse the first projectile. I had reached it and was ready to disarm it. Touching it and then undoing the top, it hissed at me then went silent. What a relief... I had fully expected it to blow up in my face... even though I had a face-shield and... wonder of wonders... the second one had already gone off without me having to do anything about it. Hehe. We got all worked up... for nothing.

Very very tired now... Wishing the science camps were over so that I could get some rest.

Signing Off

No Rest For The Wicked

Busy... busy... busy...

Who knew that post-exam, post-course period could be so busy. Despite not having classes, I still have to go to college almost everyday. It's the stupid Science Camp thing where we're supposed to go and demonstrate to little kids the wonders and the joy of science. Sometimes I wonder if the kids are really impressed by what we do... or if they're bored and pretending for our sake.

On another point... another disappointment...
I can't get my camera... not until next month anyhow... It's just too bad. I've been waiting months and months and months... haih.... what's one more month... I guess. The Star people are so evil. Just after I found out yesterday that I had to wait another month, the just had to come out with a sparkling review on it the next day.

Apparently it's Ivan Teh's birthday today. We celebrated with him yesterday... brought him a cake and all.

Even though I'm really busy now, the rest of the holidays promises to be a real bore. I tried applying for work but Body Glove needed people who can work past Chinese New Year... which I can't so... anyhow I suppose I'll be too preoccupied to work. How could I work anyway, when I might have to arrange things about my education? Applications... tickets... visas... and last but not least.... packing.... and all these things have to be done before February.

Oh well... time to go get ready I guess... One more round at INTI....

Signing Off

Unshaken

So... Major exams over... one more left... the RM500 exam... IELTS. Not so stressful... because nothing to study for it... just show up at SEGi tomorrow.

Exams are over... and I know I should be relieved... but somehow... I don't feel as free as I did after last semester. Still a lot of things to worry about... unlike last semester.

Arrgghh...

Signing Off

Shaken

Okay... one down.... another... 2? to go.

Today's Chem exam has ended and, I for one, couldn't be more pleased. It was a toughie... a real toughie... Out of the three hours allocated for the exam, I took 2½ hours writing out my answers, going over my answers, crossing out my answers, rewriting my answers, and finally going over it another three times just to make sure that there was nothing more I could do to resuscitate it. It was nerve-wracking. I was literally shaking when I left the exam hall (just on time... another minute and I wouldn't have been able to leave for the next ½ hour). Took the whole day to calm my nerves. All I have to console myself is that my friend said that I did as expected... which I don't exactly know what that means... Oh well... now... next horror to prepare for... Bio exam... ugghh... Animal Development...

Signing Off

Just Around The Riverbend

I look once more just around the riverbend
Beyond the shore somewhere past the sea
Don't know what for ...

~Pocahontas~

Well... that's the wisdom of Disney for you... A few riverbends for me to negotiate... not knowing what's on the other side...

Exams next week... that one I can sail through... haven't actually concentrated on studying yet... but it'll come... it'll come... hehe. Been lazing around for the duration of my 'study' break... but now... when push comes to shove... I'll be buckling down soon and working on it...

The more ambigous riverbend... next year... I wish decisions were easy... now especially... the path ahead keeps changing... and different paths have their different appeals... Which do I choose? I don't know... I've picked one... hopefully it's the correct one... but I don't know... I still can change my mind if I want to...

Argghh... maybe I should just be decisive... pick one and stick with it... but I don't know... what if it's the wrong one? What if the choice I make will doom me for the rest of my life? Still harbouring plenty of doubts... why can't choices be more clear cut? I miss the old days... when parents and teachers made the choices for you and you only had to worry about small things... like what to eat for lunch and so on... haih... yeah, I know... it can't always be like that... we have to grow up... make choices of our own...

Anyway... time to begin... holding my breath... hehe... diving into exam week.

Life Goes On

No more ranting about lasts for me.... at least not until January or February... Hehe.

As always... life must go on. We move on to new and better things and so on and so forth. Still I can't help reminiscing and wondering if I had done anything different, would I be where I am today? Would things be better or worse? Yeah... I know. We only get one shot at life and what we've done, or chosen to do... that's what's happened and there's no undoing it. Still... there's something to be said about the multiverse theory... to think that there's a copy of you in another dimension who made a different choice and is living a different life... total crap I think... but some people subscribe to it.... I must be delusional though... typing it out here.... typical human arrogance... thinking that the world revolves around yourself.

And anyway... as I've said, Life Goes On. I went to Gurney yesterday... 'chaperoning' my brother and watching Prestige.... quite a nice movie... excellent presentation... but the story gives me the creeps. I mean... one guy killing other people and another guy killing himself time and time again... ugghh.

I'm bored... it's only the second day of the study break... the first day I'm stuck at home and I'm bored... Finals are in 7 days.... still no mood to study.... as usual.... last minute kinda thing... still.... it works.... so... what the hey.... After finals.... months and months of boredom... I wonder how I'll pass the time...

Anyway, I'll leave you with pictures of my bio class... as promised...

Last Classes

It's been so fast. Thursday was the last day for my chemistry class... and the Friday bio... It was quite fun, the teachers were not as rigorous as usual and they had us take group photos. All in all, it was was fun but a bit depressing. That was probably my last class in INTI. I had just gone there.... it seemed like yesterday... and now I'm leaving it already. Submitted my university application yesterday. Now all that remains is the finals next week. 31 October and 2 November... then that's it. Sayonara INTI. Oh well. We can't be stagnant can we. Hehe.

Anyhow... yesterday I went for the Editorial Board Appreciation Dinner. It was to be my last time. Another last. It was very fun. The best part... everyone got stuck in traffic jams because of the rain. So Mr. Liang was late, Ms. Wong, Ms. Wong, Mr. Wong and Mr. Wong were the latest. We waited for them until 9 and had just started when they arrived. The cameraman... couldn't make it. His car stalled. So... no pictures. I had a hilarious time... laughing with Ms. Mary Ann and Pn. Ang and Pn. Low. Very interesting. One time... we laughed and laughed until tears came... Laughing at Ms. Chan's eccentric habits actually. Man that joke was funny. I just realised though. This is definitely my last... I no longer fit in with the little kids. I did... when Matthew, Mark and Asher were around. Those were people I could understand. After that... I don't really know the rest anymore. It's like they're on a whole different wavelength. They talk differently, they joke differently. I just don't belong. High time I just moved on. Leave them to do things in their own way. I think I was just pushing myself last year when I stayed back one more year to finish the magazine. I had lost all the familiar touchstones that I had back in the day... and I just realised it. It's a sobering thought. Knowing that you're not needed... and even if you are... there's nothing you can actually do.

Anyway... sad thoughts aside.... here's a picture of my last chemistry class... Bio class pics forthcoming in the next post... I haven't got them yet, hehe.

Like A Bedraggled Rat...

I went for badminton today... played for two hours... and then they decided to go hiking before dinner. So... we hiked. A long, arduous climb up many many flights of steps... reaching the top. I had thought I was gonna have a heart attack and my legs were going numb. I was the second to reach. 1 minute after Jun Lin... man... he set a fast pace. Anyway, it then chose to rain... All the way down, pouring, soaking, drenching rain. I had thought I'd reach the bottom reasonably dry... but then... it came down harder... The ironic bit... when we got down the hill, it stopped. Wonderful. Just wonderful.

That's me... at the bottom of the hill... soaked to the skin.

Signing Off

Awards...

Just the other day, I recieved my first ever award from INTI. Surprise, surprise... it was an award for academic achievement. Apparently I was eligible for a Certificate of Merit for having gotten a minumum 70& average (I got 79.18... just 1 more percentage point and I would've gotten a Certificate of Excellence... boohoo... :-)) and taking at least 12 credits for the semester. So... we (those who got the awards...) all dolled up for the ceremony. Thirty minutes of ceremony and they expect you to dress up in formal shirts and so on for the whole day. Sheesh.

Someone (:-)) said I should post pictures... so here it is... the stars of Biotech. L to R: Caroline, Natasha, Patricia.... and ... yours truly.
And this one... All the Certificate of Merit winners.... with the addition of one Certificate of Excellence winner who didn't realise photos were being taken :-)

Decisions... Decisions

Why is it that decisions always seem to get more and more complicated as you go along? It's like... when I started this course... I made a big decision... to study Biotech... everything was just fine and dandy... up until now... then a bigger decision... which university to choose? After that... which major to take... then what courses... then where to stay... then how to budget... then... and the list goes on and on... it seems that everytime I make a decision, another four questions are raised.

Anyhow... back to the briefing on updating and so on. Tomorrow... Bio test 2... and Chem quiz 2... after which, we'll be done with the minor tests... Major exams at the end of the month. Next week will be a busy one... I forcast 5 lab reports due on Friday with a big assignment due on Wednesday...

Signing off

Ah Sweet Rest

T'wasn't much of a rest... but the weekend was quite fun... went swimming and relaxed and so on. I had a huge buffet breakfast and well... okay... hehe. Compared to the weekends before, this one was very much less hectic. I had fewer things to do... so can just relax and forget about most things.

It seems like a pattern is forming. The Friday before the Science camp, we were late for Clarissa's party. This time, we... well actually 'they'... I wasn't originally going. Anyway... was supposed to watch a movie at Gurney... Ben and I hadn't had tickets... you see... it was a last minute thing... us deciding to go... anyhow... the whole point of it... we were kinda late... everyone was rushing us and so on. We made it in time... but only just. Anyhow... the rest of them watched 'Rob-B-Hood'... which I thought was a very silly show. The original plan was to accompany the rest... but on the way up... I saw 'The Devil Wear's Prada'... so... we ditched the rest. And looking at it this way... most of them paid RM10 for the Rob-B-Hood thing... we paid RM10... for premier class tix. That was cool. And the show was great. I really liked Meryl Streep's acting. The character was fun too...

Saturday, I signed up for IELTS... luckily I was informed that I needed it on Thursday... otherwise I would've dragged it on and it would've become a problem sometime later. It was quite last minute... only 6 places left... 'Phew, that was close'.

Signing Off
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Disaster Relief

This is basically a sub-topic from last Saturday. As we all know, I got my biotech tee on Saturday and sent it back the same day. Now... complications arise. Apparently, it's not enough that the bottom hem was not sewn properly, it also un-dyes when washed. So... now we have a black shirt that's orange.

Anyhow... that's that but I'm not handling it so it's not my problem I guess. The relief part of this post happens to be the liason's job.

Tomorrow, we're going on a field-trip. An excursion to the hospital. Should be fun. We're visiting the pathology lab. Maybe we'll all come down with some rare strain of toe-rot or something. Hehe.

Signing Off

Playing Professor

Today was fun. We, that is, my classmates and I, conducted a science camp held for schools within the Bukit Bendera constituency. 'Twas a lotta hard work but it was fun. Part of what I did... lecture to pupils about gram staining of bacteria. Hehe... I enjoyed that... handing out facts, fielding questions and so on. Interesting point of view. From the teacher's perspective and not, as always, from the student's. :-)

Also... we got our Biotech T-shirts today. Wow... it was comfortable... but.... defects... The bottom hem was not done properly and they missed the skirting on the sleeves. Haih... wear it for a day... then have to send it back for touch-ups. What kind of unprofessional workmanship is this?

Yesterday was a very busy day. The whole day was spent... bio test... then preparation for the camp. Clarissa's party was supposed to start at 6... but we got there at 8... sorry Clarissa!! Guess I over-gauged the word 'party'. Turned out to be a pajama party instead... haih... laughing at me... as usual.

Signing Off

Wish Me Luck

Tomorrow is the last of the first tests. MCB 122... Molecular and Cell Biology 2... A bit nervous right now... since I'm blogging when I should be studying... well... breaks are a must and what better way to take a break than to let out some of it on the net... hehe.

Gotta go. Back to the grind.

Signing Off

Forgotten

Hehe... me and my memory. Totally forgot to mention my hectic Saturday.
Anyhoo... Saturaday. Went to college, supposedly to help with lab work, but ended up doing what I always do... running around like a rabbit snapping photos. Hehe. It's what I know I guess. Anyway, after that... went out with Chin Lin, Benjamin,Patricia and so on. The plan was to make the Biotech T-shirts as well as the name tags. Got a big headache with the t-shirts. One printer couldn't do it in time. The other one... well... in the end we went with the other one. Colour scheming... haih... another big issue. I liked the green and white (of course... being a Xaverian and all). They wanted blue... light blue and white... well... I thought it looked like a girl's shirt. In the end... at the shirt maker's... they couldn't do any of them.... so ended up black and orange. Oh well... I suppose... but then it seems like some of them weren't really happy about that. Big headache there.

Besides that, went shoe shopping with them. Shopping for Pat's shoes that is... hehe... After all of the ruckus, went to Gurney to watch You Me & Dupree... Quite nice, that show. Started a bit slow... but I loved the middle bit. Not a big fan of the ending though.

That was that... the whole day out of the house. No rest for the wicked.

Signing Off

Trials and Tribulations

The week snuck up on me.
Promises of calm and rest and peace... all dashed by the realisation that once again, I'm faced with a test week. Not only a test week, but two tests... and three lab reports to hand in on Friday. After that... I have to emcee on Saturday... as well as do a Bio lab presentation. My God... if this isn't a week in Hell... I don't know what is. Still I'm keeping upbeat. Knowing that I thrive on pressure. Who knows, I may just survive after all.

Nuclear storm tomorrow. Chemistry test. Wish me Luck!

Signing Off

Week To Date

Wow... it has been quite a while since I posted anything. I had not thought that it was so long...

Anyway, I'm posting again today. Well... it's been a busy week. Lab sessions and reports and so on... The fun part though... we got to do Microbiology... cultivating and studying bacteria. Klutz that I am... I broke a few of the agar beds.... It was fun though... streaking the bacteria onto the plates and playing with antiseptic solutions. The downside of labs (there always is a downside, isn't there? I mean... when you say that every cloud has a silver lining... you also mean that the silver lining has the cloud) is that we have to prepare lab reports. On Tuesday night... I had to finish 21 drawings of cells... and yesterday... another lab report... Thankfully, today's report will be short.

Oh yeah.... On Tuesday... saw Jee Mee off... Kinda ate into my lab report time... which was probably why it took so long to finish but that was okay... I mean... it's not everyday that you see a friend off to study in UK. Anyhow... so Bon Voyage Jee Mee... and good luck.

Signing Off

Ah... Bliss

I haven't been very chatty lately... have I? It's been a long week. The semester's just beginning and here I am... already behind time and trying to cope. Couldn't even get enough sleep. This morning... woke up and felt like a piece of dead wood. It's a new semester... with all new subjects and so on... and the teachers are already laying it into us. I have 3 lab reports to finish over the weekend. Three!! That didn't happen... even in last semester... as I recall.

I can feel my fingers going numb...

Need to sleep...

Going to go take a... ...

Signing Off

Confusion

Sometimes.... I wish the world could be simple... that there's nothing that can confuse you or clutter up your mind and perceptions. Sadly, that can never be the case.

Entry to university is harder than I thought. Aside from the marks quota... tons of other things that I have to worry about. Accommodation, books, people, courses, and so on... and it doesn't help when my dad jumps on me with yet another of his convoluted, crazy ideas that never seem to make sense to me. It's just a bit bewildering.

But... I guess it's just another challenge that life throws to us. Everyone goes through this I think. And so... I will... if I must.

Just a bit confusing now. Maybe it'll be clearer in the morning.

Signing Off

New Beginnings

Well... the start of another semester... my final here... I hope...

Should have an easier time of it... considering that I have only two subjects to juggle this semester. First class of the semester... Chem Lab... coming up in... oh... about 2 hours.

I wonder what new developments will arise this semester. Or will everything be just like last semester. I'm inclined to think not. Knowing that time moves on and change happens... so this semester should be different from the previous. I'm counting on it. It looks promising enough.

Anyhow... I suppose I'm going to prepare now.
Let us descend unto the breach!

Signing Off

Rush Hour

So... today I rushed down to Kuala Lumpur. I say rushed because it was literally a rush. The trip was just planned out yesterday because I saw an advertisment about the University of Adelaide Open Day in KL today. So... we rushed.

The plan was to wake up at 5.00 a.m. and reach there by 10. In actual fact... we woke at 5.30 and reached there at 11.30... hehe... what can I say... delays. Missed one talk but that didn't seem like much. The information gathering was invaluable. I can safely say that I knew only about 30% of all that I learned today. Luckily I got the chance to go down today. I might never had had this opportunity to get all my questions answered. We were actually so busy that we only had 11 minutes for lunch. A hastily grabbed sandwich from the lobby had to suffice for a while. RM 10 for a sandwich... no complaints though... the sandwich was excellent... albeit less than satisfying... if only the portion was larger. Anyhow... we stayed there until 4 p.m. wearing out all the Professors and so on. Hehe.

After that had about half an hour in KLCC... and walked around just to relax. Then it was time to head home already... Man... time flies doesn't it?

Driving around KL was no mean feat though. I got lost at least three times trying to navigate the streets... they're just so crooked and wind-y and the road names weren't properly labled... so... hehe.

On the way home... stopped at the Tapah rest stop for dinner. I was disappointed though. Was looking forward to having a few doughnuts from Dunkin' Doughnuts there. So happens... they ran out...haih... there's always next time I guess... and next time... maybe I'll stock up before leaving KL. Hehe.

And so... that brings me to now...tired... footsore... doughnut deprived...

I think I'll turn in... maybe things will look less bleak tomorrow.

Signing Off

How Time Flies

My... my... the end of the hols is almost here... It all looked so far away from when the last semester just ended. Hehe... can't wait to be going back to school. The past few days have been eventful. It's only that I was too lazy to chronicle them here... hehe.

Anyhow... so let's begin with yesterday morning... I went to INTI for enrolment... signed up for the next semester... then found out a few things. Things such as I need a 75% average to progress to Adelaide in February (early admission, otherwise I need 65% in July). Also that I already have a 79.18% average for the last semester... I just need to keep it up. :-) Not as easy as it sounds I think.

Then... in the afternoon... went with Kee Hong to school. Did some things there... hehe... threw a fake tantrum... but it worked... got him to do something at least. :-)

Okay... fast forward to today... I collected my new specs today. Yippee... I can see again!!

Later... my family went to watch Monster House. Excellent show! Very unique storyline . Well worth a watch. That was that...oh... besides the fact that I ran into Christopher at Tesco... but that was a really minor short thing. Hehe.

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Birthdays

Years come and years go... they're everchanging...

There are but few constants in every year... one of them is birthdays and today happens to be one of those special days... The birthday of our country...

Coincidentally (or not, since it happens every year), yesterday happened to be the birthday of one of my friends... Matthew Gooi.

So... let's give a warm joint Happy Birthday wish to both of them. Hehe.

Patience

They say patience is a virtue... and I agree...

There are times though when you find that people just test your patience. I wonder why I'm dedicating a blog post to a person that's constantly trying to demean and degrade me....

Hehe....

I got this far as I was chatting and then... well... we kinda made up... was feeling really annoyed then... I know... I know... all those lectures I've given about not letting other people affect me... but that can't happen when it's one of your 'inner circle'. Anyhow... got really mad at him... but then... I was surprised... he cooled down and apologised... wow... if you're reading this (and you know who you are... I don't like to name people too much on this blog)... I'm proud of you for swallowing your pride and apologising. Thank you.

You think you know someone through and through and they can't surprise you... and then... they pull an 'about face' suddenly... I had thought that he was a person who wouldn't back down... but he did. Was a nice surprise... a very good one.

Signing Off.

Had My Fun... Now Time To Pay

Hehe...

I guess you're wondering what that means...

Basically... I went out clubbing last night... stayed out until 4 a.m. (I know they close at 3... but we went to McDs after). So... anyhow... because of my late night out... got only four hours of sleep... So sleepy...

Still... I managed to get through a full day. Went out for the Ed Board luncheon... went around Prangin shopping... looking at computer stuff and so on...

In the evening... wanted to get new specs... went and chose a frame and everything... only problem... the 'not enough sleep thing' came back to haunt me. They couldn't test my eyesight 'power' because my eyes weren't rested enough... so now, I have to go back there again on Tuesday or Wednesday... Bummer...

Hehe... other than that, it's been a very very good day... Caught up with my friends today... what's going on and so on... have to keep those bridges of communication open.

Signing Off

Celebrate!!

Break out the party hats people and let's celebrate...

Hehe

Would've been... except no-one seems inclined to celebrate with me.

What's that you ask? The reason for my sudden spirit of cheerfulness?

Well... let's see... I got 'better than self-expectation' for my subjects this semester. Hehe... not a very good reason I know... but it's an occasion that comes rarely in my life... and it hasn't happened in a good long time... So... when it does happen... Party People!!!

Hehe

Okay... in all seriousness... here's the breakdown of what I got... Bio A, Biotech and Computing A-,Chem B+ and Math B-...

All above my minimum average of B-...
Looking good people... looking good...
Not good enough if I want a scholarship... but good enough for me I think...

Best results I've seen from me in a long long long time

Soo... cause for celebration

Signing Off

Jailbreak

Today I got the chance to stretch my legs. Followed my brother to Gurney... he left with his classmates.I went to watch 'Click'.
Ran into the librarian possey... Darren, Kah Sing, Lettecia, Genie, Guo Qiang, Boon Hoe and Jin Wei. Turns out, they were also gonna watch 'Click'and at the same time too. Coincidence?
Anyhow, so... I got absorbed into the group. Hehe
Absorbed is not very appropriate... since I was in my usual standoffish-with-people-I-am-not-so-very-close-to mode. Hehe
Anyhow... at least I got to go out and not waste away at home.

Hmm... two anyhows in my last paragraph... not too good English methinks...

Tomorrow... (well today actually but I will collect it tomorrow) exam results come out... SO SO nervous. Will update tomorrow... when I know my fate.

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Sheer Utter Boredom

I hate the holidays.

It seems like it's the school's saddistic way of making you go crazy. First, they put you through the pressure that is exam week... then... after that... they give you a few weeks off that's ostensibly,... to let you relax and enjoy yourselves. In actual fact, the weeks off are for you to drive yourselves crazy... staring at the four white blank walls surrounding you...

I managed to stave off the advances of the enemy last week. This week however, my barriers are begining to crumble. Having exhausted all possible entertainment avenues that I could have last week (movies, karaoke, food, loitering, shopping, clubbing... you name it), I now find myself with the horrible prospect of sitting in my room, playing my computer games and letting my mind (and my eyes) rot.

And to think... it's only the beginning of the second week.... Arrgghhhh

T-minus Thirteen days and counting.

I must go... time for more wall staring

Signing Off

Knocked About

Humph...

Today, went to church... one of the few times they made me sit up on the stage... well... anyhow...
listening to the guest pastor talking... and then... suddenly... he grabbed me by the arm and pulled me to the centre of the stage...

Talk about surprised. Hehe

Then he starts using me as a crash test dummy...
Chokehold, trips and so on...
Didn't really hurt.... but the whole church was laughing...

Oh well... not that big a deal I guess...
Didn't get hurt anyway...

When I got home after visiting grandfather and going shopping at Tesco, I was soo exhausted that I actually took a 2 hour nap... something that I generally don't want to do because it interferes with my sleeping patterns...

Signing Off

Last Minute

D'you know how I spent my last two days?

I spent them going back to St. Xavier's with the express intention to finish off the school magazine. Man... those people are really behind time. The deadline being on Monday, they were still not finshed with the layout when I got there on Thursday. So... I helped out of course. What else could I do.

When I left on Friday afternoon, we had gotten most of the work done. Only one section remaining. Not too bad an accomplishment, I think.

Signing Off

Battery...

Put my self in a panic just now. Read in The Star that Dell was recalling 4.1 million laptop batteries because of potential fire hazard. What does one do in a situtation like this?? I went straight to my room and pulled out the battery. Hehe.
Then I went online to check it out. Turns out, my battery was not affected. Man... wasted adrenaline....
Anyway, to recap the day, I went to INTI to carry out the column chromatography experiment. After that, walked home and pretty much wasted the whole day playing the Longest Journey 2. Hehe.
Maybe I'll stop by SXI tomorrow...

Signing Off

Social Butterfly

The past weekend has been a very busy one.
Friday night, went out at night twice, Saturday morning, Saturday night, Sunday night (again twice) and then Monday morning.
Good times... although the most fun was to be had today (or should it be yesterday??).

Anyhow, today.... or yesterday... hehe... I went out for a movie... went for 'a' movie... but ended up watching two...

The original plan was to watch 'The Lake House'... but then, ended up watching 'The Break Up' as well. The shows weren't too bad. I enjoyed them... but the Break Up was rather unsatisfying... the end of the show... well... leaves something to be desired.
Now... the Lake House was nice... I especially liked the part where the guy died... but didn't die...
Excellent show.

Shopping was also on the itinery... but for me ... it turned out to be window shopping only... hehe
There was this shirt at U2 I wanted to get... but postponed it... anyhow... there's always next time right... and who knows... next time... something better would probably catch my eye.

After watching movies... we went out for dinner at Kevin Yaw's... I never ate there before... although I heard many of my friends talking about it... I didn't even know where it was...
Had the lamb cutlets. Not bad... and it came in a large portion so I was quite full.

After dinner, walked around Gurney until my dad picked me up. Wanted to have dessert... but... Oh well... Hehe

Now... if every day was like this... wouldn't it be a blast?!?
Hehe... I can but hope...

Signing Off

Exhausted

Wow... it's been a long day... slept for 6 hours last night so was groggy when I woke. Went clubbing with Paik Weng and his Ipoh friend, Chun Heng last night... Had quite a bit of fun actually... started dancing after a while there... enjoyed myself quite a bit.

Anyway... woke up today and then went out with Paik Weng, Chun Heng and Ee Ling. Dropped Ee Ling at Prangin and then went for Dim Sum.
Dim Sum was filling... ate until Chun Heng said he was still very full 4 hours later. :-)

After that... went to hang out at Prangin... Endless journey of walking up and down and up and down and up and down. Not quite endless... but it seemed like it. Got home at about 5.30 and spent the rest of the night reading e-books... What a life. Hehe.

Anyway, gonna be quite busy next few days I think. Monday they have plans to go to Red Box and Tuesday... gonna go watch Lake House. Should be a blast!

Signing Off.

Euphoria

I guess everyone has gone through the feeling of ecstacy that comes upon one just after completing the last exam of the semester and knowing that there are three weeks of utter boredom coming up... what fun.

It's like nothing else... the rush you get in the final minutes before your paper is handed in and the examiners release you. The mad stampede out the door... the girns and the smiles and the cheers as you finally realise... this is it... it's over... the week from hell is done with and now comes the weeks of sweet, blissful boredom.

I wonder what I shall do first, nothing, something... anything? Hehe... who knows... I may not even stir from my bedroom...

Well... anyhow... I'm back... More posts forthcoming.

Signing Off

Heritage Walk

Last night, my Alma Mater held a grand gathering of sorts... Current pupils and alumni came over to help the school raise funds for improvement of the school building. It was quite fun albeit crowded... you couldn't see past the end of your nose in some places :-). Hehe.

I, of course, enjoyed myself tremendously... running around, playing with the Ed. Board cameras and taking pictures... Met some of my old friends... It's been about 10 months... how time flies eh?

Caught up on the latest news and gossip. I wonder when I'll get another chance like that... too much time has gone by... kinda regret certain things... but the past is the past. Oh well...

Signing Off

The End Is Near!! Run For Your Lives!!

Hehe... maybe I'm being to overly dramatic... but with finals just around the corner (next week, in fact) and that I haven't even touched my books yet... well... cause to panic...
This will be my last post for about a week I think. Don't think I'll have time for this once the shockwave hits. If I don't come out of this.... well... hehe

Anyhow... the end may be near... but I've still got time for a final bash before my head goes under. Tonight, we have a "Heritage Walkathon" organised by St. Xavier's Institution. We're supposed to go there and spend and spend so that Betty can have a roof over her head... fat chance... hehe

No... not really.... not that evil right? Actually it's for repairs to the school... which is a welcome thing I suppose... but couldn't they have done it while I was still in school? Man... talk about bad timing...

Signing Off

WooHoo!!!

Wow... the rush.... 100% for Biotech Test 2.... man....

Hehe.... a bit too enthusiastic?

That was very exhilirating... I think this is the first time I got full marks for any subjective paper... Of course there were mistakes... but there were 1 or 2 extra marks.... so... Woohoo!!! hehe... it was actually over 30 marks... but still that's full marks... and that raises my overall grade to 45.3/50.0... that's really..... well

Gonna go jump up and down with glee

Signing Off

Nightmares...

Hehe... no... I have not been having nightmares... it's just Math as usual... why they have to make integration so hard is beyond me. It's bad enough that they twist all over the places with xs and squares and roots and differentials... to add trigonometry to the equation... ARRGGGHHH!!!

There... that felt better. I suppose I have to just grit my teeth and bear it. After all, it's only for another two weeks.

Very sleepy now. Last night slept at 1.30 and woke up at 6... about 4 and a half hours of sleep... that is if my math is correct . (smiles sleepily)

Signing Off

Bzzzz

You know the saying that goes busy as a bee?

It sure felt like it the past few days... homework... assignments... problems to be sorted out... man... when it rains, it pours... but it's over now... not that bad anymore... can relax a bit... Yesterday was the worst though, big Math assingment due yesterday and I couldn't finish. By 2 p.m. yesterday, there was still a question that I didn't know how to solve and the deadline was 4 p.m. I did it though. Finished at 4 p.m. on the dot.

At night, went for a movie... Lady In The Lake... not very nice... the story's screwy... It did help me wind down a bit though... after that, went crawling around town with my classmate... quite fun. I also found a replacement for my friend's tripod... took a lot of searching but I found it... :-)

Today, my dad came back... and brought me back a WIFI router... can expect more posts nowadays I think, now that I don't have to lug my notebook all the way outside to manually plug in... hehe...

Signing Off

When anxiety attacks…

I am really clumsy...

Saturday, taking photos for the "Love Our Valuable Environment Quiz" at INTI, I broke my friend's tripod... hehe... stepped on it actually... so now I have to go around and find another... not an easy task as the tripod is uncommon... oh well... price of clumsiness.

Yesterday, International Night... as usual.... my old extroverted self... there I was huddled in a corner riddled with anxiety... I suppose it didn't show but there it was... hehe. Then out of the blue, I opened a fortune packet... it read... a man who is full of himself will always be... I can't remember anymore... the big question is... how did it know I was standing in the corner by myself the whole time...
Freaky!!

Signing Off

Doldrums

Sigh... very moody nowadays... don't know why... guess it's the lack of sleep I've been having these past few days... sleep's been catch as catch can... 5 hours here 6 hours there... last night was tossing and turning... couldn't sleep for some reason. Of course, haven't lost my optimism. The sun will shine again... maybe tomorrow... hopefully.

I've started to try my hand at cooking. Considering that I'll be in Australia next year, I'd have to know how to really cook by then. So I'm thinking of making my own lunch every day. We'll see how that turns out. Today's scrambled eggs were well recieved. My classmates had a sample. They didn't hate it... Woohoo!!

Math test tomorrow... last of the tests... before the final exams.
Why is it tests and exams in college have to be so close to one another. Barely time to catch your breath and another one is upon you again. Oh well... such is life in college. Must learn to get used to it. Surprisingly, I'm holding my own... my marks are not half bad when compared to what I usually got for Form Six. Maybe it's the fact that these people are paid large sums of money by people like us to teach so they're less inclined to cut our marks. Whatever it is... I'm thankful.

Signing Off

Pirate Fever

Man... did everybody catch scurvy or something... Pirates Of The Carribean just opened on Thursday and already everyone seems to have watched it. I wanted to watch it with friends on Saturday but no tix. Sunday... thought I'd catch it that afternoon... got there to shocking queues and full cinemas... . Guess I'll just have to wait until the hubub dies down before another attempt to watch the heroic adventures of Jack Sparrow....

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The Calm Before The Storm

Just finished the Biotech test today... that takes a load off my shoulders. The sun was shining... the wind was blowing etc. etc. Hehe... just time for a brief respite before plunging in for the finals. The finals will be tough... or so I hear. At least I can do well for the tests and assignments. Got 46 out of 50% final marks for Bio. 25 out of 30% for Biotech. That's not too bad, considering the state of my results in Form Six... hehe...

What A Relief...

At least half my week is over and I'm so thankful that I got out of it alive. Hehe
The computing paper nearly killed me, 'twas that tough. Now all that's left is the agony of waiting for the result...

The rest of the week seems okay by comparison. Biotech test on Friday... but not that much to study so I think I'll be alright. Today we had a practise session for tomorrow's talk. It was quite fun... we were all laughing like anything.

I had some cheering news though in the time since I wrote last. For Bio test 2, I got 29/30. That was a pleasant surprise. Chem test 2 was 44/50. Not too bad... compared with my earlier standard...hehe

That's it for now... nothing too interesting yet... will brief on further developments...

Signing Off.

Ups And Downs

Guess I just needed a reminder that life has it's ups and downs.

Saturday was really fun. I got to run around and learn a lot of things... Also I got a lot of photos... 1Gb worth actually... hehe. That was a real up!! Even though I came back tired, it was worth it. It wasn't perfect but still... approaching....

Negatively speaking... my dad refused to get me that dSLR... to quote " Maybe next year, after your finals"... Bummer.... hehe
Still... not that bad I guess... don't really need it to live and breathe.... Was quite depressed for most of the afternoon though. Cheered up later in the evening.

Signing Off.

Bon Voyage

Today we say goodbye to one of our friends from school. His loss diminishes us all greatly. Life will go on but it will seem slightly different without his presence. No... he's not dead!! Just... gone... far far away to the strange land known as Kuala Lumpur. Off on his own intrepid adventure.

Goodbye Ivan Lee and Good Luck.

It makes me wonder. What will happen when I go off into the great unknown. A bit scary....

It'll be a subject for next time. Too sleepy now.

Signing Off.

Ignorance Is Bliss

In college today, after listening to ev'ryone, I just realised I have even more to do than I thought. Luckily at the end of July we get a break. Class cancellations and such. A week that's quite relaxed then... altho I don't know if I can with finals just around the corner... second week of August... that's only four weeks away... Arrrggghhh!!! {screams head off} Hehe...

For news closer to the present, it's lucky that I can get a ride to SXI today. Otherwise, I need to trek down the hill and take a bus to Komtar and then walk to SXI... whew... shudder at the thought. Thanks Pat!!

Apparently it's white collared tee day at INTI, I saw at least 6 people wearing white collared tees in college today, yours truly included. Freaky coincidence isn't it... Happens quite often actually... people wearing the same colours that you or your friend are wearing. Maybe I'll start a colour diary... or not. Maybe it's mass hypnotism or everyone shares the same wavelength. Whatever it is... it exists. Yeah, I know, paranoia setting in. I'll let it be...

That's all folks.

Signing Off.

Pressure

Man... these college people really know how to keep up the pressure... Assignment pressure last week and test pressure this week and now... on top of that... more tests next week. Well, at least the easier tests are over... now I'll really have to slog. Have to get ready for Computing and Biotech tests next week. There goes any hope I had to relax a little. Added to that... I now have extra 'projects' to take care of. I've to create an update for the SOSAM website and be the photographer for next week's Intel talk.... Not looking forward to next week that's for sure. At least there's the field trip on Saturday. That shows some promise.

On the bright side, I think I've almost convinced my dad to get me a dSLR. The E500 looks really cool despite being last year's model. For now I can but dream... and keep up the pressure. See... I don't only get pressure... I can give it too. Hehe.

Signing Off.

Busy Busy Busy

Whew, loooonnngggg day yesterday... too tired to even go online...

Five hours of class non-stop, lunch and then some drama then class again... When I got home I was almost ready to drop. Wasn't a very good day... still some things got done.

I'm in the process of convincing my dad to get me a dSLR... so have to go survey prices... maybe today or tomorrow. We'll see how that turns out.

I'm going to go... T-2 hours and 30 minutes to Molecular and Cell Biology 1 (MCB121) Test 2. Wish me luck!!

Signing Off

Early Bird

I suppose I have to get into the habit of airing my thoughts otherwise this blog will go stagnant again. It's about 5.30 in the morning and not that I want to be posting at this hour, but my grandma woke me up... barging into my room. 'Thanks Grandma!'
I've got a Chemistry quiz today... a prelude to the test that'll be on later this week. As usual... too lazy to study much so here I am... writing random thoughts out on the internet.
Nothing much to say anymore so I'm just going to leave it at this for now. Maybe when I've woken up in the afternoon I'll have something more... Gotta get this blog in shape right... Don't like the way it's looking now... so sparse and empty.
Signing Off.

Hiatus

Hey... it's been a while hasn't it... didn't have time to update while working. Hopefully, now that I'm back in school, I'll have more time. I actually forgot about blogging... until that is, a rash of people started... yeah... I know... way to follow the crowd.

But anyhow, to bring you up to speed, I was working at Body Glove BJ since I last posted. Actually hated the job. Very tiring and the coworkers... gosh... any small mistake and they jump on you and hurry along to complain to the sup. 'Very mature' no?

Anyhow, all that's behind me now. I joined INTI... doing biotech. Not bad actually... but biotech and computing suck. Oh yeah... forgot Math. At least Bio and Chem are okay... but seeing as we've covered most of the topics before.... lucky we didn't get all new subjects... that would've been horror.

Made all new friends... and some old ones that I didn't really get to know (not in my class of course). Perhaps it's human nature but after only a month, there were two factions in the class and none of them wanted to talk to each other. Moi was not involved (they said my radar lacked a high enough frequency to detect the salvos of war). So there I was, stuck in the middle while my class (I'm the class rep btw) disintegrated around me. Luckily things have taken a turn for the better and the warring factions have slowly begun to calm down. Still have no idea what the whole fuss was about though (they wouldn't tell me). Still, glad this is over, but now, the next period of difficulty. Schoolwork.
Last week's been hectic. Three assignments due on Friday and two lab reports interspaced in between. Considering that all of them have to be typed and formatted and 'prettified', that's a lot of work. As always, I persevere. Not really looking forward to next week. Exams, exams, exams. Bio and Chem with a Chem quiz (mini test) before. Sheesh. These people are trying to work us to the bone.

On the bright side. I have a field trip coming up. Next weekend in fact ( so... not all is bad). Looking forward to it. I think one faction will abscond though. I don't know what to do with them. Can't mediate because I don't know anything. Oh well... maybe they'll settle it by themselves and forget about it.

Oh yeah. One thing I forgot to mention. I kinda grew up. From not having a decent social life to partying on the weekends. Friends are now into clubbing and so I got dragged out... kinda fun but not really my thing. After the third time out, I got really bored (maybe the booze wasn't strong enough, hehe). Don't know if I'll go again, although if I go it'll probably be very low key. Once in a blue moon... that sorta thing.

Another plus side of going to college, I got my own PC!! Woohoo!. I wheedled my dad into buying me a new laptop. Next target: a camera. Yeah, I know... aiming too high... but still... one has gotta have dreams. Maybe with a laptop, I'll blog more often considering that the college has free wireless.

I guess that's it... The history of Yong Ming, over the past few months, all condensed into a few paragraphs. Left some things out though. Maybe next time I'll add another tale to the chronicle.
Signing Off.