Off to Hunan!

I'll be going off to Hunan for a 8 days hiatus...so, till then!

My agenda this whole week was to train wholeheartedly for Singapore Biathlon, which is due this Saturday. But you know la, in the end only did a few days, and all halfheartedly...it's 2 more days and I'm really worried already.

Also, I'm extremely frustrated that 7th March have so many events happening! I had 7-8 invitations to activities, gatherings, and whatnots, but my sis's birthday would be taking priority over it!

And my FYP allocation is finally known! I'll be doing Probiotic survival in yoghurt with Yu Ling . It's my first choice, as I wanted something that involved R&D as well as microbio. So it's really great that I'm pursuing a subject that I have interest in.

With this new sem starting in 3 days, I am really determined to make worth my skills and really apply it into this project. All the best to me!

Life's been going a little downhill for me recently.

First, it was the utter disappointment I felt when my driving instructor, whom I respected alot, sms-ed me asking me to lend him $1000. He never seemed that sort of person, and it really shattered the good image I had of him.

The thing that came next indefinitely left a scar in my man-pride as well as psychological self. IFF(International Fragrances and Flavors) was supposed to be my attachment place. I had to go for an interview just to let them know more about me. So, in order to go for the interview, I skipped two revision/hints classes, and even pushed my test paper earlier.

What can I say about the interview? Truthfully, it was a waste of time. I went there to get scolded, not once, but twice, just because I was a guy. I wont be going into details here...but it really made me very angry with the company. The bombshell came the next day, when I found out, through friends, that IFF rejected me. It really made me moodless to complete my projects on hand. Thanks huh, IFF, for wasting my time and revision classes.

Then I was given another attachment, this time I swapped with another friend, so that I could go AVA. But who knows, I got REJECTED again! Cause they wanted a girl there. The irony of it all.

It really makes me feel like I shouldn't be in this course at all. What with all the companies prefering girls.

Jubilante

It's been a rather intense week for me so far.

First off, I had my driving test on Wednesday. It was so nerve-wrecking that I couldnt even sleep properly the day before! During the warmup, although I was nervous, I managed to do all the courses properly.

The next 15 minutes while waiting at the Tester Room was like eternity. Minutes passed by, seemingly like hours. Finally, as the testers one by one came out, to call out their testees and their respective test route, you can literally feel the air in the atmosphere thicken, and everyone's heartbeat increased.

I was really hoping to get one tester, which I heard was very kind and lenient. Unfortunately, he didn't take me. When the next tester came out, I was fervently wishing that I was not assigned to him, as he had the worst reputation of being very impatient, grumpy, and not lenient. However....it was me -_-

And I got the worst test route, test route 4! So I was really nervous...

Long story short, I passed!

And then, PDD exhibition was next, and our Fried Milk was a great success amongst everyone who came for the exhibition! At the end of the day...it marks the end of PDD, the module that really takes up alot of time..

So it's shuang xi ling men..eh?

Not really...

Today I just found out that I'm going to IFF for attachment! It has somewhat been my attachment place-of-choice, and I'm really happy that I'm posted to there.

Can't wait!

Been really lazy to blog...

CT's over, and I didn't put much effort into it. Guess that's why I couldnt do 2 papers and couldn't complete one...

Basically my life is more about jogging and swimming, but then again, I can't do more than 2.4km jog and 10laps swim now. I don't really know what's wrong with me, but I need to get my mood back on.

So yesterday's was dinner at Chomp Chomp with PAL friends, followed by Ip Man at midnight. I daresay the show was super worth it, and probably the best show I've ever seen in 2008!

Sense of accomplishment

Today I went for the swim trial. I was really nervous as I failed all my timing when training up for this. And to top it up, I was really tired and shagged out in the morning with my arms being sore all over.

Luckily for me, I went home to take a 4 hour power nap and woke up feeling really great. But, that feeling was lost completely the moment I reached the pool. I felt really disheartened when I saw how fast the people swimming freestyle was, and doubted that I could pass the trial.

The shocking thing was when I discovered I did not bring my goggles! Thankfully, the lifeguard lent me one...

Once we kicked off, I kind of drained my energy in the 1st lap, and felt like giving up already. However, I kept telling myself that I must clear this hurdle once and for all, and not waste my money...The feeling of chionging the last lap was really great!

Got out of the pool and saw that I clocked 38:20, of which 40:00 would be a fail. And it's my personal best :D

Felt really exhilarated and it comes to show that anytime you feel like giving up, let your mind control your body. With determination, anything is possible

I'm out of time...

and all i got is 5 days, *fricki fricki* 5 days.

Within the 5 days. I have to
- Train for my swim trial
- Complete several reports which will be severely timeconsuming
- Find my notes that are scattered around the house
- Identify which notes I'm missing
- Start copying down missing notes
- Prepare for sensory evaluation which will be on Wednesday

This is just too much! I really need to learn how to prioritise and manage my time wisely...before it's too late!