true?

one year ago...

Thank god the horrible exams are over. With this upcoming 3months of hols, I hope I would be in better shape for the next sem.

Korea & Taiwan~

shall not make the same mistake.

The finals are coming, the battle horn sounded, swords unsheathed, spears readied, the baying of the horses, flags raised high. It is that time of the semester already, and I must not slack off.

And you, all the best too (:

slowly, but surely?

Yes, I can say I did not totally waste this weekend away. Managed to listen to oscillations webcast and finally get the hang of it. It has really been a hectic few weeks, having a few datelines catching up to me, especially EG1413 (please go away soon D: )

I received an AWESOME manchester united jersey from alwin & sharon for my 22nd bdae. We went to makan at newton with delicious food like the stingray we ordered. Lovely dinner, but the fats!

Anyway, recently I made a vow not to turn up late for morning lectures, and I must say I'm proud that I managed to. Go me!

end of midterms.

And again, I question why I'm in chemical engineering. What a power-packed paper leaving me stunned shocked bombarded overwhelmed hopelessness. The dementors popped out and started sucking the very essence of my soul out! Okay fine not that bad but you get the idea.

It was the only paper which I just did not know how to do, which left me waiting for the damn paper to end. Bad sign, really bad sign.

Hais.

a near complete disaster.

Today was my chemistry test, and to say things started off badly would be an understatement. Just after the invigilator started the exam, I tried my calculator and to my sagging mouth's horror, the calculator suddenly decided to run outta battery at this inopportune time. Wonderful.

I've always heard of such cases but its so surreal to have to experience it first hand. To compound my misery, the previous night, the thought to pack another spare calculator into my bag was waved away by my brain. Plus, I should have listened to the signs, as zw was telling me that his calculator ran outta battery or sth, and that he needed to borrow from corn.

But not to worry, a combination of prayers and innovative ideas kept the calculator sorta running til the end of the examination. Such ideas include repeatedly whacking the calculator (as if that's really any use), warming up the effing battery with my hands (again, as if that's really any use -.- ), and punching the "On" button repeatedly (maybe that had some use). But in desperation, clinging on to such thin threads of hope kept me from totally losing my head and run around the hall stark naked.

Thank God I survived that ordeal. I had changed the batteries just last sem, could it be that uni-level calculations take up so much computing power?

A few pointers that I took away from this experience.
- Always bring extra calculators.
- Or bring an abacus.
- Listen to the signs around you for any impending disasters.
- I am UNABLE calculate (1-2.5) without the use of my calculator.

you.

never fail to.

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