Exam blues...

Hiya... been a while since i last update here... was actually reading some blogs then i thot, hmm... maybe it's high time i update mine too... Actually, blog is such a nice way of knowing what's going on in the lives of pple u care, as well as a good avenue to find similar-minded mates in terms of interests, etc. Still, nothing beats the personal touch of meet up or phone call. ok... am advertising for neither blog of teleco, ok? Muz clarify...

For the last 8 days, i have been 'imprisoned' at home for the sake of completing the last 'leg' of my degree race... Well, actually i did 'got out' over the wkend... but that's more to submit my assignment (which ate into my exam revision time) and well... to give myself some sanity break as well... after having worked so hard on my assignment! I'll be ashamed to disclose how long i took to finish that so i shall not say so :p

The reading of the text is quite dry. Nevertheless, am psych-ing myself to love it! After all, it's psychology I'm after. Certain topics, well, not that bad after all lar... I jus wish that i could progress faster... Ha.. i guess at the back of my mind, i am still harbouring hopes that i can 'go out' and do some stuff i have much earlier planned for during this long 1 and half wks of leave! now, it seems the risk is too high... better finish my revision safely first... the rest can wait... can't afford to wait another full year to finish my course if i don't clear this module!

Am taking a break from my reading on the laptop. Was in fact trying to load up the MCQ questions but again, it took too long that one begin to wonder if there's any virus coming on! *sigh* So, naturally, i went on to check out other stuff online ;) Only have to tell myself not to have 'over time' break... Am i too hard on myself? But really hate it that my progress is this slow.. :(

One last note, and this is a thanksgiving :) The reason i can blog at this hr is all thks to a laptop recently acquired at $800~ during a promotion. Yea, it's first hand and not the cannot-make-it type of model. In fact, am listening to online radio right now and the speakers work v well too ;) As some of you might know, yrs truly are not very well off, so part of the money that purchased this laptop actually came 'pre-maturely' from the progress package... Ha... what a way to promote votes... the Singaporean way... if fines work well, i guess it worked for votes as well!

Guess most of you don't know that in order to get this laptop, i have to queue up outside Courts early in the morning, even when the aircon is not on yet and the security guard is walking around... U can exclaim and laugh but i seriously have never thought i would do such a thing! The perils of 'poverty'! When i reach the spot, which is abt 3 hrs before opening time, i realised i was the 17th person in queue! Truly Singaporean... me newbie lar.. But gosh! The fact that each outlet has only 3 laptops to offer was definitely bad news to me then... I'm 17th in the queue! Nevertheless, i prayed (and sms 2 more persons to pray! hubby included of course, cos' he's the one who suggested getting the laptop) and sat myself down to read thru' the Sat's thick pile of newspapers. Have even bought my course bk to read + music to listen to... Never quite imagine that i could also be 'entertained' by the musings of others (kay-poh) in the queue. Heard 1 uncle (who seems to know everything and is kinda 'indian chief') that the first 3 persons actually came all the way from the Bt Timah outlet, which was already lined up with many the night before... Yea, I know Seng Kang is quite off location wise but, you mean they have started queuing since last night??? Unthinkable... and I sincerely hope i won't ever reach that stage!!

Some minor arguements even arose when other newbies tried to queue at the other end... when the queue has stretched to the opposite end (near escalator). Courts staff were asked to be involved in calming unnerved 'queue-ers'. I just 'kan si' aka. watch show, lar! In the end, it's still happy ending - those who try to cheat were told that the queue started at my direction. Hahaha!!! Aw-bee-good, uh! =p

And the happier ending is: I GOT THE LAPTOP!!!! I was the 2nd 'qualifying' person to buy the laptop, based on the numbered ticket given to me. Was somewhat amazed. Indeed it is God's intervention!

So, now i don't have to take shifts with my hubby in using internet or word processing stuff, since he often use it for his work purposes... u know, working on his quotations and emailing, and esp his design software, which slowed the system terribly!!! Now, we just have to move the modem here and there, depending on whose need to use internet is more justifiable ;) Don't worry, we don't fight over this :]

God is good :)