Sunday, November 29
Thank You, Mr Vignesh.
Then, YinShin told me something.Something very shocking, Mr Vignesh passed away today. I was feeling sad and memories of him came rushing back into my mind. Emotions overwhelmed me.
Mr Vignesh was my tutor for Criminal Law back in my 1st year, and occasionally he would substitute for Contract Law as well. Even though he only taught me for a year, but he can still remembers me and my batch mates. We would always greet each other whenever we bump into each other in college.
Mr Vignesh is one of the most patient lecturer I ever had. Never once I see him getting angry or even raised his voice to students.
I didn't even have the chance to properly thank him for what I manage to achieve today. I took things for granted, that I would always see him around. There is no doubt that Mr Vignesh played a role, not only in my education..but all other ATC students as well.
I'm very sorry to hear this news. I wanted to attend his funeral, but was told that he was already buried.
Mr Vignesh, thank you for everything. Everything that you had taught ue. Now that you're with the Lord...may you rest in peace. You will always be remembered.
Saturday, November 28
So, What Now?
A lot had happened to me on Thurs. As I mentioned, Thurs is going to be a very gan jeong day. But no matter how much I prepare myself for that day, it will never be enough. :(
I'm now left in a state of dilemma. I really do not know what I should or shouldn't do. I do not know which path should I take, which is the better one. I don't want to make any mistake at this stage, as I might regret it for the rest of my life.
I can't blame anyone for not telling me this before, I myself was aware of it, just that I am not aware the level of seriousness of it, until last Thurs. sigh.
I have lots of serious thinking and weighing to do.
I prayed hard to God, asking Him...what should I do? Which should I chose?
Every steps I'm taking now, every words I'm saying now seems to be affecting my life greatly. Much more than I had ever anticipated.
Wednesday, November 25
Gan Jeong Thurs!
speaking of IELTS, another reason why tomorrow would be damn gan jeong is because my IELTS result would be released tomorrow! supposedly we can get access to our result online at 9am sharp, unfortunately that would clash with my interview, and since i need to rush to class after that, i need to collect it by hand after my interview.
so...lot's of things would happen tomorrow. wish me LUCK!
*praying hard*
Monday, November 23
Shoe Split Open.
sigh, since weekend is usually filled with classes, i can only shop for the attire on sunday after class, so i was with my mom in 1u, trying to get something presentable. we ended up in G2000 and i manage to get a knee-length skirt which cost us RM179. i felt really guilty using so much money on just a skirt, considering the fact that i vowed to myself to save more. :(
whereas for the top, i decided not to buy a new one, i'll just borrow from my sister. (hehee! thank goodness she din bring all of them to NY!)
so today, i leave house way ahead of time, so that i won't be late and plus the fact i never been there before. i met up with jacquelyn at the LRT station and we actually kind of lost our way. finally we manage to get the direction there, i suddenly felt that my shoes became damn lose. then i look down.
Sunday, November 22
Time is Running.
another week has passed by. time really passed so-damn FAST! well, as usual every Saturday evening, MrKJ will give us test on CPC. and since today we sat quite behind, so i can actually flip out our notes to refer the answers. and really, the questions he gave is not very difficult, the problem is that i CAN'T remember those cases/principles because it's just way TOO MUCH!
well, usually he'll stand in front of the class and do his own reading and give us about 15 mins to complete the test, but God knows why this time he keep walking round and round the class. well, and obviously he noticed that most of us actually referred to the notes.
and finally after collecting our answer sheets, he started "lecturing" us about why we shouldn't refer to the notes. i know he's expressing his disappointment in us and keep emphasising the fact that we shouldn't slack, for the next 7-8 months.
i was actually a bit shaken up after his "speech". he told us that in about 5 weeks time he'll be finishing the syllabus! GOODNESS, the entire Criminal Procedure! and, i can't remember a shit! i haven't even really read the notes/textbook. i know saying that "i have no time" is not a valid excuse. sigh. i really,really got to BUCK UP!
Thursday, November 19
Unlucky Bitch.
well, as usual i've class on thurs, from 10am-3pm. Since i slept late last night (as usual >.<) but this time was because i need to rush my Statement of Claim for MsMunita's class. sigh. so damn shit, i "act smart" don't want to refer to MrJoseph's SOC sample, just draft one by myself by only referring to MsMunita's sample which was based on other question. Ended up, i forgot to put in the 2nd Dedendant's name and i didn't plead for the cost of care! so damn shit!!! my client will end up suing me back.... :(
anyways, i was feeling so damn sleepy during class, when it was about 2pm, i'm longing to faster go home and SLEEP! thank goodness MsMunita didn't extend the time, class ended at 3pm sharp. so i quickly pack my stuff and head towards my car.
as usual practice, before unlocking my car doors, i'll make sure that it's all locked 1st. this time, i unlock the passenger seat(mine need to lock/unlock manually cause the alarm spoilt long time ago), then i open the door. suddenly the alarm rang. i was shocked, because i it has been years since i actually heard that car alarm rang! i even doubted whether it was my car or not. but since it was really loud and other cars seem, erm..not theirs larh, so i knew it was mine. i panicked. thinking, how on earth the alarm was actually triggered.
i called my mom 1st, since it's her car, and...well, she don't know how it happens too. so she called my dad. whilst all that happened, the alarm stopped, so i tried opening the door again, and the alarm went on again! sigh. it must be going on for quite sometime till the parking staff came over to checked. he get another man (which i think is more pro in this type of alarm/car thingie) and i explained to him that it's IMPOSSIBLE for the alarm to trigger cause i DON'T even have the car remote key thing! then my dad called, he was trying to explain to me how to off the car alarm and where the lock is, ofcourse, being totally illiterate about cars/engines...i open up the boot instead of the bonnet. (i know i'm totally stupid!) anyways, the parking staff asked me to pass the phone to him, and he manage to find the lock. UNFORTUNATELY, i dont have that "small key" to switch off the alarm. so my dad has to go all the way back home to get the key. sigh.
so i head back to college to wait for my dad, several friends told me that it might be the battery's problem, that it might reached its lifespan already, so i definitely can't drive it back. i was shocked. OMG. then how?! sigh. worrying and worrying.
finally i dad arrived. and he manage to turn off the alarm and i asked him about the battery thing. thank goodness it's still OK.
sigh. unlucky day for me. but good thing my dad's able to rush over to help me! thanks daddy!
Wednesday, November 18
Banana Leaf Rice at Bangsar
That place was really, really packed. we had to wait for about 10 mins before we manage to get a seat. Ragini told us that once we are done eating, we have to leave that place...it's not really allowed to sit down and chit chat after the meal.
Anyways, i was quite excited, considering this is my 1st time. i'm like total blur case! ok, 1st the staff will lay out the banana leaf.
Monday, November 16
IELTS.
once i registered, deposited my belongings to the person in charge, i went into the examination hall. once im seated, i look at the stationary given. it's a PENCIL and an eraser. initially i thought the pencil is used for us to shade our answers on the answer sheet, so i think..hmm, maybe later only they will distribute the pen for the writing test. and the pencil supplied is not those 2B pen, it's those type of pencil we used in primary school, where there's like a few bullets and the lead is damn short, once it's blunt...u pluck it out and then put it in from the back of the pencil..?? well, i seriously hate that pencil cause i can't write too hard! and.......... i have to use the same bloody pencil for the writing test as well!!! ~#$%$^&*&((*@#
sigh.
and, i dont think i did very good for my listening. i missed like 2-3 questions! sigh. i didnt even know i missed it until the answer for the subsequent question was mentioned....im so damn stupid!
that module ended at about 12pm, so i had roughly 2 hours before my speaking test, so i went to klcc to get something to eat and stone there for a while, then i head to British Council for my speaking test.
my speaking test was HORRIBLE! i can understand my examiner's accent (though i can't identify which accent that is), but my mind went BLANK! seriously, she asked me to described my house, and i said "it's a semi-linked-terrace house..and it's double storey" wth?! semi linked????? sigh. sigh. should have bullshit and said something easy like an aparment. basically the topics that were asked weren't that hard, but that...just at that moment, i'm so damn nervous, i just can't think straight! :(
sigh, whatever is done, is already done. anyways, i'll know my result next Thursday..... *gan jiong*
Friday, November 13
Looooong Day!
i'm very,very thankful because my lecturers are very,very helpful! since i needed two reference letters from two different lecturers (for some application thingie), they did it promptly for me! in fact, i asked Ms Meera last wednesday, and she did it on the spot for me! and same goes to Mr Reuben. not only that, they wrote a very positive reference letter for me! really, i'm extremely grateful!
well, after class i rushed towards the lrt station since i'm suppose to meet up with Wendy elsewhere, and the weather doesn't look too good. it started drizzling already. sigh, thank goodness the rain became heavier once i reached the station.
we head to 1u to meet up with dear Catherine for dinner, and as usual...our dinner took hours, since we were talking non-stop!
me and Wendy hang around in 1u for a while since Wendy's getting a new squash racquet and the ball too. we tested the "bounci-ness" of the various types of balls for quite some time too.
after that...i waited for Winnie,Tian,Li to come over to pick me up to head to Sunway Pyramid to meet up with Angel and IeVon. i had not seen them for ages! knew them when we were form5 during our band camp in their school -- Keat Hwa High School at Kedah. it's great catching up with them, ohya..Chee Jack was there too. We were there for hours too, catching up with each other,sharing news and erm..occasional bitching too. aiks, seems like lately i keep bitching around about other ppl. yeaa..i know it sounded immoral, but sometimes..it's just unavoidable..u know?
well, i'm so damn tired now. thought of doing another listening practice for my IELTS, then i realised the CD provides only one practice for listening, which i already did that yesterday.... T__T
sigh. well, at least now i can go to bed now.
goooooooooood night!
Monday, November 9
Monday!
sigh. but Monday is always a very un-productive day for me. i barely study or read anything. i'll just drag it till after 12am usually, since Tuesday i only need to work for about 1 1/2 hours.
aiks.it's almost time to hit the books. hhmm...maybe i'll watch something on tv 1st. hehee..
good night!
Sunday, November 8
Essential Stationaries.
saw the photo up there? yep.that's what i need during class and when i'm studying. during my A-Levels, which was in 2005, i tried various types of highlighters, coloured pens, pens, rollers and even the papers i used during class.
and after various trials&errors, now i'll only use stabilo highlighters. why? i like their yellow colour as it's sharp enough. some other brand's yellow is quite dull. but i felt that the colours sold are quite limited. they should have more different shades of purple! not only that, it's not this stabilo highlighter is not very bulky, so i can easily fit all of it into my pencil case.
whereas for the coloured pens, i use stabilo as well since it's the only brand that provide the most variety of colours and it's ballpoint is quite fine, it's useful to add in short notes at the margin of my paper.
and the most,most important is my G1 pens.i'm proud to say that that 2 pens you see above was bought when i started Inter (2006) it's still in a good condition until today and all i have to do is get the refils. and i must,must use only 0.7 - blue. not black. why? it's more appealing to me lah. i like that it's thick enough (not too thick). i know that if the ballpoint is thicker, the ink will finish faster, and that...i think is one of the disadvantage of that pen. i think i spent hundreds just on the refils. class started around mid-September, and now is only the beginning of November, my 1st round of refils are already finished! (1st round as in, i'll buy 10 refils) and i bought my 2nd round already. sigh.
i even had a specific pen to use for examination purpose only. i was told not to use inked pen during examinations as there's possibility of examiner spilling his/her drink or water on my answer script, and everything will be gone! although i much prefer to use ink pen, i trained myself using ballpoint pen (for me, extra effort need to be put in when i'm writing, as the "ink" for ballpoint pen can't come out as smoothly as inked ones) -- i know i sounded like some obsessed-with-pen-freak, but i can't help it! (i was damn surprised that we're not allowed to bring our own stationaries for IELTS! what if i get some stupid pen without a good grip???! )
next..rollers. ahh...this is essential. i'll be very pissed with myself if i didn't bring it to class! because, i tend to use it a lot. and... i can't even remember this is the number-what-roller is used since September. and i only use whipper-mini roller. i tried lots of brands before, and i'll always get frustrated if it can't roll on my paper properly, or it breaks etc.etc. it cost me about RM11 for 3. and..really, i can't remember how many rollers i had bought. sigh.
and whoever created Post It, i have to salute and thank you! it really makes life much much easier, for example u want to jot down some important things in ur textbook, and sometimes there's not enough space, all i need to do is just write it on Post It and stick it! and sometimes when our lecturers realised they missed something important and wants us to take down notes (despite moving on to the next subtopic) i just have to take out my Post It and write it there.
ohyaa! and different highlighter colours had different function.
- yellow - cases and judges' names. and i'll underline it with my red ink pen
- orange - Acts, Directions, Rules - underlined with red ink pen too
- green - academicians, articles - underlined with red ink pen.
- blue,purple,pink - important points. depending on my mood to use which colour at that time.
i just love seeing my notes full with colours, colours, colours! it made studying,reading a more "enjoyable" process.
Saturday, November 7
I So Need To Scream NOW!
it's now 3 in the morning. though i had hours of class today, yet im still awake now...thanks to MrKJ. his class just now really freaks me out. he did Charge question with us today. about 6 ques? and....i realised i don't know what the shit the question is asking as well. all i know it's a Charge question. sigh. i feel so damn stupid.
i spent hours reading on his book, and i think i understand what Charge is.
but when i read the question.... *blur* i dont get it at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i still can't identify the issues nor the answers!!!!!!
i spent too much time on stupid Charge, and now i'm too tired to do any exercise for my test next Saturday. yes, i'm taking an English test next Saturday. T_________T
sigh. it's been a LOOOONG time since i took a proper English test. yea, the last time was during SPM where getting A1 is almost effortless.
i started on Reading exercise yesterday, and only half of my questions were correct! wtf!!! the passages given are seriously not easy. sigh. sigh. sigh.
there are just so...so...so...many things that must be done right.
- i must get the required marks for my English test, cause i dont want to resit as it will cost me RM550!
- i cannot just study for my English test, as i need to constantly study for my stupid current course.
- i cannot afford to resit that exam! not only it'll be financially costly, but i don't want to resit the Oct paper nor the following year's paperssss!!!!!
*SCREAMS*
Friday, November 6
Dramas. Dramas. Dramas.
well, i just reached home not too long ago from class, had dinner at about 10pm..i asked my mom to cook for me, cause i'm planning to save money, but my stomach was grumbling during dinner break, so i gotta get a small burger...so, ended up NOT saving money AND double dinner. :(
well, today...was quite a dramatic day. (well, for the past few weeks...lots of dramas had been happening in college, in my CLP class specifically).
ok, i think it was about more or less a month ago, my college had announced the day of our Convocation, the price and other details.
Each of us must pay RM180 to entitle us to attend the ceremony and the dinner thereafter. Any of our family members who wishes to attend must pay RM180 which is inclusive of both event. RM180 is just the admission ticket.
Each of us then have to pay RM388 for the rental of the robes (add another RM200 as deposit), and it's inclusive of several photos taken during the ceremony and a DVD of the whole event. If u want it with frames, u have to top up additional RM180 (normal black-brownish frames) or RM250 (gold frames with UOL logo carved). If we wish to have a family potrait taken, it will cost another RM130 inclusive of one photo frame and several pictures.
Well, after adding everything up....i have to admit that it's quite expensive. and..many other students thought so too. and last week, someone started a petition...something about they are against the overpricing of the Convocation event and the paper was circulating around class. well, honestly...i dont think it will be successful, because before the petition started..some other students had made payment to the photographer firm (including myself) but then again, i'm contractually bound to attend this convocation...so i wont be foolish to take any part in such petition as it may jeopardise my current status (long story). so all i can do is sit back and watch the fireworks.
Then today, the chairperson of our convocation came to our class...spent 30mins (which was taken from our lectures) to "discuss" with us the overprice issue. well, honestly....it's not really discussing..it's more like making a statement that everything had already been decided.
well, i can't blame her action. it's now 6th Nov, convo is scheduled on the 8th Dec. roughly a month.... it's not a short period, but i really dont think that there is sufficient time to engage a new auditorium or a new photographer. even if those were done, the outcome may not be very good, as everything will be done in a rush. and not to mention that it will be quite unfair for students who had made payment already (like me...hell, i paid RM2768 for this whole convo thing!)
well, some students got really aggressive...by demanding WHY we can't rent robes from other source etc.etc.etc. sigh.
well, there's a possibility that the college is actually collecting some commission out of this convo ceremony...but even if they did...i really don't think it's very wrong. for goodness sake, our fees is very, extremely reasonable. my tuition fees (exclude exams fees/UOL fees) for the entire degree course is less than RM20,000. Adding our exam fees and UOL fees, it will probably reach more or less RM50,000.
other University have the privilige of charging lesser or even free for their convocation ceremony, but...how much are they charging their students? hell..Taylor's a level is 3 times more than my a level fees in my college.
and for our current course...about 10 books were given F.O.C...provided we paid our tuition fees early.
sigh.
and..there are other dramas happening in college as well. i wonder how many more dramas are lined up for the year.
Wednesday, November 4
Turning 21.
just a simple-mini celebration with my family, mom bought a Choc Cake from Secret Recipe. and since my sister is leaving on that day itself, so i really appreaciate it that we still manage to have time for birthday song. (:
- Fufu
- Jc
- Wendy
- Vanessa
- Daniel
- Yin Shin
- May Nee
- Ragini
- Seet Long
- Li Hong
- Eunice.
- Jan
- Winnie
- Sok Teng
- Pek Li
- Yew Wey
- Tuan Chin
- Alex
- Zheng Yang
- Eggie Tart.
and ofcourse, not missing the happening night we had in Poppy Garden. (:
Monday, November 2
Dramas.Gossips. Bitching.
Although it's not generally a good thing for us to bitch about others, but if the others don't create so many dramas for us to "watch" or even found out about it accidentally, we won't gossip about it. Hell, we're all suppose to be friends!
Sigh. Problems after problems are popping out.