Epitome of IDIOCY

I'm honestly the biggest idiot on the planet.

I didn't print out the confirmation slip for hostel stay, instead I printed the information slip! Cos at that time, I thought the information slip was enough. And now OSA is saying that they don't have my application. Thus, I did not get allocated to any hostel!

So in panic mode, I quickly called Jian Hui to let him know and he said there's nothing he can do except put me on THE LIST. Not sure exactly what list it is, but he said I have to wait for 12 people to reject their rooms before I can come in.

I've never felt stupider.

But ask me again when I've gotten back my 2nd Pharmaco test results.

This sort of thing never happens to me; I always make sure I do all admin procedures correctly, knowing how admin can screw up.

Anyway, I'm much calmer now, having (somewhat) accepted the fact that there's nothing I can do.

On another note, my Therapeutic Communications project is over and I've handed in my Employee Management report. Tony said we did a wonderful job for Therapeutic Comm and this time I actually believe him. I really felt extremely proud of my class yesterday as all of them did a wonderful job. Some role-plays even moved some of us to tears, or near-tears; they were THAT touching. So well done, class of 0607 :)

I hate BIZzy weeks!

I thought my hell week was over but I realise that I have quite a few deadlines coming up AGAIN! Employee Management report due on Thursday plus I still have to edit the question Nicole and I are doing. Then Miharu's death essay due on Tuesday and Pharmaco test on Wednesday! HOW? HOW? I've only kind of started on the essay and not even studied Pharmaco. I simply cannot get another horrendously terrible grade for my test!!

So what am I still doing here after ranting about the amount of work I have? Well everyone needs a break once in a while. Problem is, I think my whiles are a lot shorter than everyone else's hence I end up taking A LOT more breaks! DAMN.

DND photos! More to come later...

Tat aka Muscle Lee, for obvious reasons although you might not be able to see it here :) he's also the other CMB Pub I/C and 0708 Rag Chairman.

Terence, Photocomm Chair. I don't really know why I'm doing that pose and exposing my belly for the world to see.

The girls and Mr Lee, who looks strangely appropriate in this photo considering the fact that he wasn't supposed to be in it :)

Wendy, the only guy with a girl's name.

Yau Yen Woon aka the servant. My God, the girl took simply EONS to get ready! Even I was faster than her and people complain that I'm slow.

YeeLian the pirate (CMB secretary) and Winnie in a kimono (CMB vice-chair). I think their block's theme was Wild Wild West but I'm not too sure.

DND Marketing I/C, Nicholas David Choy, as he likes to be called :)

Nithiya, the first ever person I met from Block B. We were 2 lost souls, trying to find where the hell our block people were.

Ritchie G.. Sounds damn cool right? Like Kenny G.

My directly-above-me neighbour, LSM. Better known as Sandra or Li Gong Zhu. The woman doesn't put makeup and she still looks decent! Life's unfair.

All hail the Queen Mother and Princess Barney.

Joey, the cute little Goth girl. Also my nursing coursemate

Kai Yuan, the other CMB Pub I/C and 0708 Chief Designer. He looks extremely scary and I'm smiling away, happy as a clam (always wondered why it's "clam" and not like, seahorse or something).

Kang Hao, the person whom my table addressed our problems to, and believe me there were quite a few. SORRY!

The Queen Mother and part of the S.A.D. The A aka Amanda is missing.

Nursing coursemate and my level rep, Cheryl. Darn it, I look fat in the photo.

Dawn, whose dress kept slipping down :)

Shorty Eng Hooi, who only reaches my ear, haha. And that's with heels.

Joanna, Medicine OG mate and fantabulous violinist and pianist. Hope she updates me on more gossip soon..

Us girls in front of a waterfall thingy at Bukit Batok Country Club.

dancing when the stars go blue

I have a laundry angel.

This is the second time someone has put my clothes into the dryer, without even using the washing machine I was using! Amazing. And here I thought laundry etiquette was long forgotten. Thank you, my laundry godmother/father for not leaving my washing to stink in the machine.

Anyway Sheares Dinner & Dance was yesterday. I enjoyed myself very much actually, considering I heard that there were a lot of problems. I quite liked the decor of the place. They had these tree-like things that held candles and the ambience was good. Food was rather yummy for $50, I mean it was about the same standard as my prom at Hyatt and I paid $63 for that one. The ballroom even had 4 projector screens so that people not facing the stage could still see what was going on.. Very thoughtful of them.

But the highlight of the night though had to be the costumes. From mama-sans to Goths to Alice in Wonderland and even the Queen of Hearts, it was just so entertaining to see people dressed up. I'll try to post some photos, if I ever manage to learn how to :)

All in all, a wonderful night indeed with much laughter and merry-making. Plus Mr & Ms Sheares were my very own block people, Lydia and Samuel =) didn't really expect them to win honestly, but their answers for the Q&A segment were the best, so congratulations!

Wide as the Gas Grill

A couple had been married 10 years. One afternoon, they were working in the garden together. As the wife was bending over pulling weeds, the husband said "Hey honey, you're getting fat. Your butt is huge. I'll bet it's as wide as the gas grill."

Feeling the need to prove his point, he got out a yard stick and measured the grill, then his wife's butt.

"Yep," he said, "just what I thought, just about the same size."

The wife became mad and left him gardening alone.She went inside the house and didn't speak to him for the rest of the day. When they retired to bed that evening, the husband cuddled up to his wife and said, "How about it, honey? How about a little lovemaking?"

The wife turned her back to him, giving him the cold shoulder.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

She replied, "You don't think I'm going to fire up this big ass grill with your little match stick, do you?"

I Don't Need Subtitles

Quite an old video but still funny nonetheless.

Retrograde

I love Arisya, Halimah and Li Shan to bits! Thanks to them, I got a Bo-Peepish retro dress, the classic thick white hairband, necklace, earrings and shoes all for just under $50 :):):)

They really are the best people to go shopping with cos even when I have no stamina they just keep going on and on, searching the crowded miniscule Bugis Village shops for the best bargains and the nicest stuff. Without them, I would've bought a typical polka-dot dress, not bothered to hunt for shoes and more than likely spent close to $70 on just a dress and accessories alone. Thanks girls for spending 5 hours shopping with me, you're the greatest!

I am totally in love with the dress. I feel so happy whenever I wear it plus nobody will see my bloated tummy... Know what's the best part? It only cost me 25 freakin' bucks! It's such a bargain, I tell you.

DnD's on Friday and I can't wait...cos I get to wear the entire ensemble, which I really really love =)

Oh yes, happy belated birthday Mun and Yau Yen Woon.

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Today was totally depressing, discouraging and disheartening. I blame PMS for making me feel this way.

First the day started with Renal Physio tutorial at 8AM. I was so sleepy cos of my very tiring week (3 presentations and 1 test!).

4 hours of break followed by Employee Management, which I normally enjoy cos it's just something so different from nursing. I was quite hyped up about the presentation too as I really thought my group did an excellent job.
Of course, because I described my day as being so crappy, something had to come along and ruin it. That something was my Pharmacology test result. I was so surprised that it was so bad cos I DID study for it and I thought I knew almost everything. I think it was the negative marking that killed me. I'm quite affected by the test result, either cos I studied and still did badly or maybe it's just PMS. I'm beginning to feel extremely stupid; I just don't understand why I couldn't do better than this. I STUDIED, for crying out loud! Never in my life have I studied and gotten this kind of result.

Luckily my presentation wasn't affected by my lousy grade. I think I presented okay and the rest of my group members did fabulously. However, when it was time to collate the results, we realised we only got a measly 71 marks. WTH! I'm damn pissed off cos I think we deserved better than that even though we didn't explicitly answer the crux of the issue. To think I graded the other groups so generously, giving them 80+. Even the worst group got a 74 from me! And they were really bad.. Our theory is that the people who gave us the lower marks presented already, saw their marks, decided to hold a grudge and give the rest lower marks. This is just hypothesis though. But I've made up my mind on the marking of the remaining groups. I know it's unfair and really terrible, but grades DO matter and if I keep giving others 80-something, I'll lose out. It's just the way the world works.

I need something to cheer me up. Aha. I spy "Lost" sitting on my table, just begging me to insert in the DVD and watch :) and that's exactly what I'll do, after my dinner.

Demoralisation at its best

It hit me today that I'm competing with students who are on a different level of smarts than I am. Yes I whine and complain almost weekly about the fact that I fight for those elusive As or even Bs with Pharmacy, Dentistry and even freaking MASTERS in Nursing but it just didn't quite sink in before.
So what made today different? Obviously, it's none other than my Physio results. I failed, as did 4/5 of the class. Shocking, isn't it? The highest: only 66.7. Of course that's much better than what I got but it still isn't great. The profs keep telling us how well we're doing and they're so impressed with our abilities.. I feel like telling them "Oi! Wake up and smell the coffee lah!" Maybe we're better thinkers or learners than their countrymen but this is Singapore. Good just won't cut it, we have to be the best.
I'd like to keep going cos I really don't like to give up but I think this course has worn me down a lot in the first sem. Nowadays I just feel so tired and sleepy during my lessons and when I think about next week, I just want to die. Honestly, 3 presentations and 1 test is no joke. The only small comfort is that the 4th presentation was postponed.

Being in school is still better than working though.

Darn it, I still haven't blogged about CNY with the band people and how 20 people were ferried from, literally, one end of the island to the other.