goodness !
there’s a nasty case of homework out there with my name on it.
these ‘5 little devils’ are killing me.
first – i felt like a primary school girl.
second – it’s a pain in the ass
each worksheet are worth 2%.
5 worksheets = 10%
*roll eyes
the amt of time on each worksheet: 45mins.
checkin out webby, coming up with fanciful & flowery words
5 worksheets = 40 website
amt of bullshit: unlimited.
– G
i’m not kidding abt intensive.
3 mths of school: two weeks intensive classes, followed by once a week.
28th april – class test.
5 worksheets – to besubmitted
assignments 1 – 03th may & 05th may.
assignments 2 – 19th may & 24thmay.
cls presentation – 1
exams- 12th june & 14th june.
yeap, that why sundays are for school & probably the reason why i gave up reading novels and watchin tv.
intensive is a good word. busy is my middle name. stress is smt i deal with daily.
-G
opps.. this entry in my draft for a mth plus..
shit ! its like d 7th or 8th time, i forgot abt my purse !
what was i thinking?!
called my colleague. arranged to meet her at bt merah interchange.
lucky me.
waiting. daydream. switch off.
saw a lady with a blind guy walked passed me and i tot, wow. no one ever approached me for such help.
cont daydream.
suddenly. a boy appeared in front of me.
tried to tok to me? i remove my earpiece and asked ‘what?’
he shake his head and walk away.
mm?
he came to me again.
showing me a little note.
‘hi, i’m xxx. suffering from cant-rem-the-name-illness. i cant speak properly. i want to go home. could u direct me home? these are my buses. thank you. pls dont give me money, i just want to go home’
quickly scan through the buses and realised.. oh? the buses are not available at this interchange.
signal & told him to wait.
ran to the bus station control and seek for help.
a bus captain followed me to the boy and informed me: he’s taking bus 16. d boy noe what bus to take. why did he approach u?
?!?!
erm?
d bus captain repeated: bus 16. d boy noe.
and he left.
my coll came with my purse.
my bus (851) came.
i left with my coll.
leaving the boy behind.
got on the bus and regret.
true. the boy might noe what bus to take.
but he did approach me.
how could i leave him?
someone in need and i left.
it made me feel lousy abt myself.
what kinda person i am.
a note was presented to me, seeking for help.
when my bus arrived, i selfishly left.
yes, d boy sudden approach,
i’m a little confused by the boy & the situtation,
i didnt had d time to think through my actions.
all of d above.. are not good enough reasons,
to justify myself.
enough of beatin myself in the head.
live & learn.
– G
wandered around marina square and saw this nice little corner.
leads to suntec..
realised i hv lotsa notebooks !
my ‘study’ partners.. *wink
i dont like taking pixs of food..
1st timer – so, yeap, photos.
okie.. almost finish this den goes – shit, i forgot to take photos.
i like this. soupy + main course.
my dinner partner – pumpkin
‘reddish’ top from jie..
note:
okie, i promise no m0re ‘food’ photos.. cramped my blogging style. 🙂
nitey nite
– ying
i heard this on the radio recently.
“if you could ask your partner anything before marriage, what would you ask?”
finally. came up with my answer.
i would read him the marriage vows & ask him to think through.
nitey nite.
– G
quick post & i’m outta here.
in case you’re wondering – why do i pour my heart & soul into this bachelor tinky.
(1) doin smt for myself.
only a handful of pple understand..
after advanced dip, i swear ‘no more school’
but at 27, i found myself back in class.
despite all d stress and whines, i’m happy.
i might not get the best grades and it doesnt matter.
it’s d whole idea of doing smt for myself, that’s my wow-factor, my motivtor.
i just wanna clear all modules.
what’s d secret to happiness?
the simple answer: contentment.
(2) the monies issue
i seen some of my classmates who took classes for granted, who proudly skip class or even 15% class quiz. hey, go ahead. esp if you have rich parents who kindly folk out 20k
( fyi – my parents have the monies but its kinda duh?! expecting my parents to pick up the tab )
like i frequently say – monies is a motivator for all d hard work. 1 module cost 1550. i say thats helluva of motivation.
(3) all the time in the world. not.
One of the biggest challenges is time mgmt. balancing work, classes, assignments, slp, family, friends, pumpkin, me-time.
unlike full time students, luxury of otot (own time own target) doing research, meetin project mates, written report. part timers operate in a totally different style. i cramped whatever time i have into reading journals on train, giving up sleep and tv-time.
exams for full time students are a leisurely affair. for me, its crawling outta bed at 6am, coffee + study before heading off to the office. REPEAT. 5 days a week.
And the ‘best’ of all – are you ready for the shocker?
i took my exams last week and ta-dah, im back to classes.
another 2 modules, 3 mths, 4 assignments, 1 class test, weekly ‘homework’ and 2 exams.
having say all that – im not in the position to whine. there are full time working adults cum parents in my classes. seriously. where do these ppl find time? *bow down to their time-mgmt skill.
side story
to illustrate how committed i am..
i was upset with pumpkin over taking a little break after exams.
kinda upsetting when i realised we cant make it.
frustrated. disappointed and ended up in tears..
i was still crying when doing my assignments.
it was tough.. one of the toughest thing i had to do.
why didnt i take a break? goodness, i was in tears !
deadlines to meet. things to do. life goes on.
take your pick.
alritey, i’m out.
gotta slp, i’m on 2 weeks intensive classes and there’s journals winking at me. 🙂
– G
walk past URA building & pumpkin known abt the ‘model’ of spore.
decided to check it out. 🙂
*awesome 
*yes! i love sucha stuff. nice?
the details. the effort. the colour. lookin at spore developments. 
*he love it too.
*love the way he ‘snap’ orchard road.
*happy me !
*the light over the ‘model’ i like it.
hey, thanks pumpkin for the happy-after-exam-stress-free-weekend ! after 3 mths of intensive classes, assignments, pples, exam. this weekend is awesome, sweeter? 🙂
gtg. cls start tml.
– G
quick blog & i’m outta here.
went facial recently.
chit-chattin with my facial girl. abt life, school, a little abt bfs, work.
den facial girl asked: your bf paying for your school fee right?
no. of coz not.*frown
facial girl goes on abt getting my bf to pay for school fee, mobile bill, insurance or even facial package.
meanwhile, i pretended to slp.. haha !
why bother to ‘correct’ her views. she’s fixed on getting bf to pay for everything and if her bf willing to pay.. who am i to comment?
plus my face in her hand !
okie i’m out.
like mummy said – exam over. watch some tv, hv some fun. 🙂
– G
seriously.
*tsk tsk
on the train, revising for exam.
look up from my notes and TADAH, armpit in my face.
durh !
gave the uncle the ‘look’
he dont get it.
shift myself and gave him the looks.
he still dont get it.
ugh !!
it’s not my fault that i’m short but it is his fault for placing his armpit near my face.
meanie me, finally swing my bag in his direction. he gotta the hint and move his arm away from my face.
finally. *breath breath. hehe
– G
awww..
my parents are super sweet.
closed the door when they realised my neighbour’s bird chirping away.. lower the tv’s volume & mum told dad: dont sing ktv, xiao ying studying.
so thoughtful and sweet.
(L)
on a separate note – jie is in china; hols with christon.
everyone asked me how come jie didnt call home?
den i realised, she emailed kor & me. smarty pants.
i missed pple on that side.
not fun sleeping alone.
– ying