Assignment Blues & Exam Ever...

Now! I'm back to 'civilisation' too!! Feels so wonderfully great! =D

Actually, today marks the beginning of my exams. Why the celebrative mood? Well, for the past week, I have been deeply buried in intensive revision. Before that, I was frantically rushing for assignment deadlineS (nope, it wasn't last minute attempts, in case you're judging too early ;> ). You can almost say that I have 'reclused' in isolation during those days. What do you call having to eat with, drink with, bath with, sleep with, dream of XXX ?? Replace the 'XXX' with assignment or exam revision, you'll understand what I mean by my rational for using the word 'recluse'! Seriously! Apart from the usual daily necessities, I was just doing revision. Being sick didn't help either... Many (I think I'm the 5th to 7th candidate) have caught some virus at work over the past few weeks. Was mentally doing the 'Sars-like' flowchart already...

Still remember that late afternoon after coming out from a meeting, it begin with an innocent feel of itch on my throat. Hours later, I started to feel some throat uncomfort. At night, reality hits! -> It's REALLY sore throat! How come so suddenly? In the middle of the night, I woke up feeling something weird in my throat (can't remember if it's terribly dry or pain). When daylight comes, indeed, my worst fears came true - I can hardly hear my voice. Have 'lost' my voice twice and was once mistook as a mute but sweet girl (that fellow even said "wasted"!) ;-{

And in case you think, that's the worst it can get, that's not just yet!! At the nearby clinic, doc took my temperature and said I didn't have fever (only when I asked). I saw that the reading was 36.9 (hope my science teacher is not reading this but I kinda forgot what degree was the 'dangerous' level =P Was 36.9 degree celsius the norm or ceiling? Feel free to post yr comments...) What confused me was that among the medicine given to me, one of them was for treating fever. When I exclaimed in question "I have fever?", the pharmacist look at me strangely, and tactfully answered that I could take it "when needed".

????? So, do I or do I not have fever?

Anyway, after the 'fever' (felt somewhat better after taking it and sleeping), I started to develop phlegm and later cough. The 'finale' was flu. Was probably tired b'cos of that. Hee... this is not very lady-like, but I actually slept on one of those rod-iron chairs that allows for lean back, when I arrived 1 hour earlier for an external meeting. No worries, cos' I was in neighbourhood area, not cosmo city area ;) Could hardly make it through the day. Was given a kind 'go home' by my nice supervisor after lunch. Still, much as I can't wait to sink into slumberland, I can't just leave yet cos' that day was the last day before I embark on my 11-work day leave! Took an hour (thank God it's not more!) to clear some work and arrange for some handover during this period.

As you can see, the sicknessES just added to the typical stress while one prepares for exams. The first paper (have 3 papers in total) is most crucial, cos it's one of the papers that I failed last year. This particular subject has high failure rate, rumored to be as high as 40% last year or the previous year (lecturer even said that one student had a heart attack during exams! *gasp*). Need to sit for 2 papers to complete the exam for this ONE subject! And no fooling around! If you fail one but pass the other paper, even if your total aggregate justify for a pass, you will still be considered having failed the course! I was given feedback that I failed more in the first paper. So, now you get the full picture why the last week was esp. stressful for me?

Nevertheless, thank God for bringing me through. Tks to those (you know who you are) who have kept me in prayers during this period =) I nearly spent the entire time studying for the wrong chapters. Thank God that I discovered it earlier! If not, I will have to race even harder against time to complete my revision.

Alas, as I was walking into the exam hall this afternoon in Spring Singapore (the former PSB in Bukit Merah), I still have not adequately cover all in revision. However, it doesn't make sense to linger outside the halls though it was then just the 10 minutes reading (but no writing permitted) time, when everyone else are already busy thinking up answers in there. And so, I went in. Believers, that's the best way to allow Him to work through you, isn't it? Bo-bian mah, so, how? Die or don't die, also gotta trust Him. Who else can I hope in anyway? Whatever the case, He never fails.

After a gruelling 3 hours (even my pen ink run out! gotta used spare pen), I came out, thinking, ok, it wasn't as bad as it can be. However, this was strangely familiar when I took the exam the first time round last year (I even joined coursemates in laughing it off, saying how easy it was! Come to think of it, aiyo, so ashamed...) *Sigh* Hope in the Lord, hope in the Lord...

Got 2 more papers to biah... Can afford to relax a bit but can't be too complacent =I Can't wait for this whole exam season to be over when I will really pamper myself...=} No, not going to paint the town red (otherwise, my heart will 'pain' + account may be also turn 'red'). Have already drawn out a list of stuff to do after the 27th! ;] Anyway, focus, focus!! Study!