Saturday, April 15, 2006
my computer was down for repair the past few days, which explains why i was MIA. it's back now but with more problems than ever, or so i think. i don't even know why my dad sent it for repair in the first place, just becuase the mouse USB was problematic. i hate it when i have to redo all the settings and try to retrieve and reinstall all programmes. now the text size in the typing box and on my blog text space is larger (let me know whether its still small). and for a while just now the computer kept switching off automatically due to fan problems. and it's just plain irritating because pop up ads are popping up like crazy and i don't know what to do about them because i've already activated the adaware thing (i hope). i need all the ad blockers i can get. now people, boycott all companies which put up ads like that. grrr.
anyway my NIKON uploading software is GONE and i can't upload my photos now until i find the installation cd rom. so till then, you can only read about the mardi gras experience. the pictures will come later. i like photo posts cos i believe they speak more than my words can.
mardi gras was a blast! expected it to be anyway because it was large-scale and publicised TJ event. saw pretty interesting costumes. had to hurry to put on mine after the drama performance, which went well! regardless of the clip on mic problems and the door prop that threatened to detach sooner or later :) now i wish syf will be over very soon then i can get to the pdp-less life. caryn you're the best living 'emily rose' ever! ahaha and the unplanned walk across the stage was the climax of it all, mainly because the stage lights were green and the effect was SO eerie-like! but despite all the fun, i think 3 hours isn't enough. what more i only got 1.5 hours to walk around. i didn't even catch a full performance. all that planning what to go as and prep for this.
i tried baking cookies just now, which turned out to be brownies cos silly&forgetful me added too much water prior to adding the egg. if you must know, it was a ready mix. nevertheless, it still is chocolatey and definitely edible. triple chocolate brownies, coonies, whatever. i also conclude that i can't focus when my sight is blurred. i didn't put on my dailies and did not wear specs(my plastic framed one makes me get a headache and the other pair is just for homewear due to the peeling colour coat, which means i need new specs and a eyecheck) so i went to the gym with blur vision and didn't feel as accomplished even though i did the same stuff. i wasn't even running in line on the threadmill. and the last time i went jogging without sight-aid, i got tired earlier. if you want a cliche 'moral of the story' out of this, one can't keep running when all you see ahead is unclear and you have no focus. the less clear your sight, the easier it is to deviate and the higher your chances of giving up earlier.
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ohhh, edit edit! i happily forgot about my PROGRESS REPORT and the PW RESULTS. let me update on those now. my progress report is not much of a progress report. the only thing i've progressed in is BIO. because i like bio more than the other subjects if you haven't already known. so i say hello to my FIRST EVER C grade in my ENTIRE jc life so far. 60 marks YO!more than 50! haha. but at the same time there's F and O staring back at me. thats chem and math. i think the math test i actually passed wasn't included. now remind me not to be absent for any tests ever again. and chem, well, my fellow chem-taking schoolmates, you know how the tests were like. "in A levels, they won't ever give you such a big compound with 11 carbon atoms in deductive questions" well, why put it in our test then, the chem department?! regarding the comments by tutors, i beg to differ about certain phrases. ahh ok JCTs will see more Cs. C's for CHERYL!
got our PW results back yesterday. badd maggie gohhhh. got a 2, which is lousy compared to the many 1s in our cohort and other CGs with rows of 1s. our whole class ended up with grade 2s cept for one 1. and we don't know why. why didn't those who also deserved a 1 get then? the whole class getting the same grade is unbelievable and i'm quite doubtful about it. we were the only CG wallowing while others were screaming away in joy. so if you all haven't yet started PW, please WISH with all your might and PRAY VERY HARD that you get a good tutor who isn't biased.
you know what, i think i'll go request for a laptop soon, since i'm going to need one soon. might as well, right? at least i can use the computer in peace. now that the computer's starting to give problems, it's time to switch! and whats better than backup for all my files. i hope the day my PC completely crashes, sending the C drive crashing along with it will never arrive. now thats another something to save money for. i have to save for a trip overseas after As, a laptop, grad night stuff and of course, my own shopping expenses. ok i'm determined to save $$.
0.5 x weekly allowance x 5 months = $500!
