Monday, April 30, 2007 04:42 a.m.
So freedom came along on Friday and it feels good not having to study or worry about the exams. I only worry about my grades now. After the papers on Friday, Barnabas, Reggie and myself had to see Jenny for the admissions tea preparations and after that, it was to Crystal Jade at Jurong Point with E! We ordered a feast and I ended up so stuffed! I don't know why we went to Jurong Point but we thought that since we'll probably not come to the Jurong area for the rest of the year, we might as well eat there. We picked up some travel brochures for Europe (I want to go visit Italy and Spain!), looked around for a new camera (I need a new one!) before we came back to my place till cell time. Saturday morning, I went for the older girls' cell before I went to cut my hair. Met E, headed back to his place for a while before we went out to buy dinner home and rent "The Departed" which was really good especially since there was Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio in it. Haha. Yesterday, I had to go back to school for the admissions tea where we persuade JC students who have been offered a place in the accounting school to accept the offer and choose us over the other universities. Super tiring because most people always ask the same few questions. Victor Yeo (the company law professor) was there too and when I saw him, I was completely gripped with fear. After that, I kept on thinking about my exam papers and about how badly I'll do (I have this horrible feeling I'll do badly) and I know there's nothing I can do about it already but I can't stop thinking about them and can't stop worrying about what I'll get. Well, after the admissions tea, I went over to E's place again, picked him and his sister up and we went to Serangoon Gardens for chicken rice, bought his dog's meat and picked up ben&jerrys! After a while, I left for my grandma's and he went down to Barker to play games before I bought dinner over for him at about 8 and we watched "The One". Haha. It was boring and it didn't make much sense so I just read my magazine. Haven't done anything today because I only stumbled out of bed at 3.45pm just now but I'm going to take a quick dip in the pool and meet E later after his work!Tuesday, April 24, 2007 06:34 p.m.
Company law paper today wasn't easy and I didn't have time to finish it! I think I didn't structure my answers properly too and that could cost me some marks! I thought insider trading would come out and there would be more emphasis on corporate rescue but there was hardly anything on it! Instead they tested redeemable preference shares, share buybacks and liquidation - issues that I'm not very familar with! Then I realize on the train back that I got my share buyback conditions and all mixed up! AHH!! When would I never mess up an exam?Saturday, April 21, 2007 10:25 p.m.
I think the marketing paper yesterday really shagged me out because I slept till 5pm today. I couldn't move at all the whole day and it didn't help that I had such a nasty headache. I only woke up for lunch, didn't like what was on offer so settled for half a pint of Ben&Jerry's new york super fudge (my comfort food) before climbing back into bed till 5.Friday, April 20, 2007 10:10 p.m.
Marketing today was really really bad. I didn't know what to write for the first 2 questions and it's 55 marks in total. I just felt like there was nothing to write and I was just going round and round my same few points. I thought econs was bad but marketing's definitely worse because at least I felt in control for econs and I could do more questions! I think I might just be the first person everyone meets that gets a C for marketing! I'm still in quite a shock and man, it was really really horrid. Well, E came over yesterday afternoon with chips and chocolates! My sister came home and the 2 of them went downstairs to play badminton before dinner. It's quite funny actually because minutes before E went to play with her, he whispered "I feel like I'm dating a younger girl." I think he forgot that he's really dating a girl that 2 years younger than him. Haha. Apparently my sister won the game because she's younger and so she was given 2 extra points. Haha.
Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:15 a.m.
Why is it that everyone I've met so far has gotten an A for marketing? And how is it that everyone taking marketing this semester seem so confident that they'll get an A? I think I might just be the first person everyone meets that gets a B for marketing.Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:20 a.m.
Econs paper yesterday evening was really blah! I had nothing to write and for the first time in history, my handwriting was so neat and my answers for each 25 mark essay question was only 2 pages long! I didn't even draw any graphs and to make my essay look longer, I even wrote out the question. Haha, I didn't know what else to write or how else to crap and by the 2 hour mark, I was already day dreaming. I don't dare think about my grades. E came to pick me up and we went to Greenwood's for fish&chips. He's off to Shanghai this coming weekend and I'm giving him a list of things to tailor and hopefully, he doesn't come back empty handed. I had such a hard time just getting him to listen to what I need him to do. 4 more papers to go!Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:21 a.m.
Mum organized a farewell party last night for my uncle and his family because they're leaving for Vancouver but because it was also her birthday, it kind of became her birthday party too! We had kueh pie tee, crabs, mussels, curry chicken, prawns, ben&jerrys and wine and my hands were too busy from peeling the crabs that I didn't take much photos! E was around too and he got his first taste of our family parties. Haha. We bought flowers for my mum and after dinner, he got dragged into my room by my younger cousins and they grilled him non-stop. Haha.
Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:12 p.m.
Econs is driving me up the wall! All the equations, discussions about real exchange rates, monetary policies, ISLM diagrams, interest rate parity and trade deficits are driving me crazy! I saw the past year papers and my tutor has this knack of setting questions that are out of this world and even studying day and night for the next few days won't get me close to answering his questions. I cannot imagine what grade I'll get for econs! Oh the horrors! And besides econs, there's still company law, marketing, HR, control & risk management waiting for me. Oh the double triple horrors!!!!Friday, April 13, 2007 08:45 p.m.
I am going crazy studying for this exam!! I don't understand my work and my brain can't seem to retain anything! It's madness and I really want to give up and just hide in bed, appear on the exam day and take the paper and not give 2 hoots about the results.Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:12 p.m.
BSF tonight was good and we've just finished Romans chapter 5 after 9 weeks of classes! We're also finally moving away from the more depressing part of Romans and we're talking about salvation, eternal life as well as God's grace. Today, we had to compare the differences between Adam and Christ and how Adam was selfish, disobedient and brought death to the entire human race while Christ was selfless, obedient to the cross and brought life to people who choose to believe in him. Every lesson is very interesting and I'm very thankful for BSF because I'm really learning alot and I've got a really fun discussion group too! Exams in less than 85 hours!!!Monday, April 9, 2007 08:20 p.m.
My grandfather gave me an Easter present yesterday! It's a simple blue towel that he twisted together and he attached 2 eyes on it to make it look like a cute little blue bunny! It even came with a hard boiled egg! :)
Sunday, April 8, 2007 06:55 p.m.
Crap a doo doo. My communications tutor gave me her feedback for my presentation topic tomorrow and it isn't positive at all. I'm screwed.Sunday, April 8, 2007 12:27 p.m.
Easter sunrise service early this morning at 6.30am! It was good waking up so early and after we sang a few songs, had corporate prayer, the sky turned bright! Pastor David's message really reminded me that Jesus' resurrection is real and that because Jesus died and rose from the dead, we have our christian faith today. I always know that Jesus' resurrection is real but somehow today, it was entrenched deeper into my heart that it is indeed real! Breakfast afterwards and then E and myself went for 8.30am service which was very heartwarming. Pastor Malcolm's message was equally good and we were busy flipping the pages of the Bible, trying to establish who James the Elder was and among other things, I now know that out of Jesus' 4 other brothers, 2 of them wrote Jude and James! Communications final oral presentation tomorrow and it's seriously giving me the jitters. It's so scary thinking that in a mere 8 minutes, 20% of my grade will be accounted for. My powerpoint slides are so bare and I'm scared I'll forget everything and I'll stumble and end up mumbling or worst still, not sound convincing or persuasive enough. AHH.Friday, April 6, 2007 11:46 a.m.
Exams are in exactly 10 days time and the stress is starting to get to me because of the copious amount of studying that needs to be done. I feel very unprepared especially for marketing, control & risk management as well as econs. The people around me play a part too and everyone's just so focused on their GPA and hence they spend 14 hours a day pure mugging and I feel so guilty when I still go out, have dinners and spend only a pathetic 4 hours a day, or less, studying. Well, a good chat with Colin on Monday as we were coming home from school and we have different takes on GPA, the future and all but after coming out of that, I decided I'm just going to do my best because that is the most important and I'll leave the grades, the worries and my future up to God. Other than trying to study (I get distracted and restless very easily), I've been desperately trying to get my exchange matters sorted out and find an apartment in Copenhagen. I have to submit my registration package this Monday and I haven't even compiled anything. Citibank emailed offering an internship but I've already secured my internship with the other bank so I'm not too sure if I can still take the Citibank's internship up after I'm done with my first. I've got a communications final oral presentation this Monday and it's worth 20% of my grade but I haven't even decided on my topic or write my speech so I think this weekend will be burnt doing that. I'm honestly quite scared because my tutor is quite demanding and I don't feel comfortable or confident with what I've got this time around. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------