Hello everyone. :)

Sat for my TOEFL on Sunday. it went pretty well actually. Dad and Dee accompanied me to KL, and poor them had to wait for me to finish. Four and a half hours.hahah. but they went to KLCC in the mean time.

Remember the all famous Prof Borges trials i make a big deal out of every semester? well, it's on again. and (i dunno if i mentioned this but.) the topic is about a retarded parent seeking custody of her child (think I Am Sam starring Sean Penn)...and im on the defense (now referred to as Plaintiffs, since its a civil case....and the 'prosecution' is called the defense ..so confusing) and.....im the ATTORNEY THIS TIME ROUND...WOOHOO!....not really. my opponent in court is my very very good friend Loh Jia Min. it sucks. we wanted to be on the same team. i think the Prof. is secretly (but quite obviously,really) delighted to see us both fight it out (we're his biggest fans, btw).

the thing is, she was lawyer on the opposing team last semester too...and though i wasn't a lawyer but still on the rival team..things got a lil awkward between us nearing the trial...coz fights became more intense and somehow..(though we wont admit it) rather personal. and when she WON, and i LOST, i had no one to whine to and she can go HURRAH over her victory. HATE IT.

i must win this time.

Happy Birthday CHERYL!

(i dont think she reads this blog. oh well.)

Here's to you..and Wishing you all the happiness in the world =)

oh wow. Week 1 of college finally over. i've finally decided to shift sections for Econs class. so now, no more friday 4-6pm. *whee~* but it's a different Econs lecturer, and it seems that he's a better lecturer, though i think 'better' is very subjective. To most, better means:

• more experience
• speaks in an un-boring way
• goes beyond 'conventional'
• puts a lil of the lecturer's element/personality in the way of conducting class - like Prof Borges haha.

but to me, since im taking Econs as an 'easy' subject (since i have to deal with Anthropol. and Biology), 'better' for Econs also includes:

• qualified
• gives challenging questions but PREDICTABLE sorts
• no-trouble-for-me-and-no-trouble-for-you kind
• not-so-high-expectations
• very flexible
• no space for a "ME-is-important" and "screw-ur-other-lecturers-" kind

well. it seems that this lecturer teaches his class what he thinks they SHOULD know, has very disorganized notes (OH NO) uses his own slides, 'textbook is just a reference', and his tests are gonna be HARD. oh and his notes contains a number of stuff that arent in the syllabus either. oh and he doesnt teach in order, as in he skips from chapter to chapter here and there. Hmm.

but no friday 4-6pm class  (in case u dont know, i havent had ANY crazy friday schedule for 3 semesters. 2 outta 3 of past semesters - including when i was at Taylor's - saw me through with NO FRIDAY class. hrpmh.)

on a different note. FIONA CAME BACK ON WEDNESDAY!!!! i was very very happy to see her. oh you dont understand. for the past two semesters i go to class every day with her. and she visits my room every night.

so we had dinner together...talked alot of nonsense...watched a happy-ever-after modern fairytale...ate sommore...it was as if she never left.

but she's gone again now. =(. and i'l have to deal with it.

just to refresh ur memory: she's not coming back cause she got into Northwestern. and she's flying off soon.

oh we had more people join our Anthro class today. people from last year's Politics class was there...our soc sci gang. now i dunno if i should still be lawyer. HMM. do you know. i've been in Borges' class 3 sems running. oh right. i told you that already. in fact, im planning to take EVERY SINGLE class he teaches. i only wished that he thought more subs. HEE. to think that alot of ppl either hate him or are terrified of him.

going home now. Toodles.

Arggh. just typed a whole entry and *poof* it went.

Well i dont remember last semester being so boring. it's only Day 3 and im bored to tears. On the first night here, i slept 14 hours. 8.30pm to 10am plus the next day. it's not bliss i tell you. i FORCE myself to sleep coz there's nothing else to do.

Well, went for accounts yesterday. the lecturer seemed decent. i only hope i'l be able to cope. her textbook costs a friggin' 84 bucks. and we're only gonna use HALF! calls for photocopying again. wakaka.

i wanted to get the original for Anthro., but the bookshop says its not (well, the lady in the bookshop says they're not) planning to order them coz it seems its some limited edition or something. (huh.)

i mopped the floor today. hahaa...i was waiting for my roomie to do it, but its already so filthy and it doesnt seem like she's gonna budge anytime soon. the debris has been threatening to pull my nose off. :S.

oh by the way, i joined the INTI 100-ppl choir. i thought we were gonna be some INTI Choir Team, and be on-going, and sing pretty songs. well, my high hopes...........are dashed. it seems that we're only gonna sing ONE song. and thats the INTI song. and i dont think we're gonna have SATB (soprano alto tenor bass). and they dont even have auditions; maybe cause they cant even find 100 ppl to start with. anyway, practice is this evening..at the rooftop. (hmm.) will tell you how it goes.

So fast and it's semester 3 already..just looked up my own blog yesterday and surely i couldn't help but notice the sorry state of the webpage. on the right, as you can see, is a picture i havent changed for ages, and below it is a lame supposed-to-be-temporary-statement that i never bothered to change...and a few of my blog links are outdated.

i wonder who even reads my blog anymore. tee hee.

Anyway, im glad that Semester 2 has ended (just as quickly as i wanted it to..=) ) And i really thank God for my 4.0 *yhay*... it feels good to be starting new subjects, though i really liked my subjects last sem and REALLY wouldnt mind having to repeat them again. oh well, this sem im taking :

• Principles of Accounting I (gee, i dunno what im in for)
• Cultural Anthropology (sounds so 'geng' rite hahahah)
• Microeconomics
• Biology (which im kinda regretting..but the other option would be Chemistry)

well, hopefully i can cope. i feel kinda lost going to classes without Fiona. She doesnt have to come back ever since she's completed both LAN (malaysian studies and moral education) subjects. Claire's gone too (she still owes me 40 bucks lol) and alot of others. i miss having Fi come to my room every nite to talk nonsense together. i miss playing with her phone. i miss poking fun at her. oh now i cant borrow her black pants anymore...now we cant complain about lazy ppl together anymore. now she wont join MUN with me...now she cant go to the Ball with me. .

and what about other friends on the waiting list? i mean, i'll be happy for them if they get to go...but i'll be damn sesat here la. STILL, i've come to enjoy the freedom i have here, staying on campus. i sort of just do my own thing..and problems and arguments at home cant get to me. Don't get me wrong, i love my family..but being here gives me space. Space to do nothing, really. it's not like im living alone in KL hahahha.

can't wait for the year to be over. can't wait for the "U.S. Period" to be over. can't wait to be free,really. being the eldest child is a huge suffocater..and even more so if ur a girl. parents fuss over you..often times to the point of choking you. can't blame them, they're new to this too. as my fellow-first-child told me:
 "As the oldest, you gotta break alot of things so that your younger siblings have an easier time around it. "

im not an ignorant or naive child screaming "I know what i'm doing!" and yet, i really wished i had some space to make my own mistakes. i'm 18 this year. when i was much younger, parents told me that "when im 18" then i can do such and such. and when im 18, they tell me that "when im 21" or "when im working" then i'll be able to do such and such.

seriously. if they dont wanna deal with things now, do they seriously think they can deal with it when i turn 21 in US?

*pulls hair. stomps feet*

Oh not to worry..i can be patient..i can bid my time..i've learnt it the hard way..and if i have it my way, i will NOT fail again. *evil laugh*

who am i kidding. let me go!!

Come and See

(Graham Kendrick)

Come and see, come and see
Come and see the King of love
See the purple robe and crown of thorns he wears
Soldiers mock, rulers sneer as he lifts the cruel cross
Lone and friendless now he climbs towards the hill

We worship at your feet
Where wrath and mercy meet
And a guilty world is washed by love’s pure stream
For us he was made sin
Oh, help me take it in
Deep wounds of love cry out “Father, forgive”
I worship, I worship the lamb that was slain

We worship at your feet
Where wrath and mercy meet
And a guilty world is washed by love’s pure stream
For us he was made sin
Oh, help me take it in
Deep wounds of love cry out “Father, forgive”
I worship, I worship the lamb that was slain

i went to the AUP office early to to book the 'number' before it 'finishes'. that was 12pm. oh NOOOoooo...they only gave out the number at 'around 1-1.20'. FINE. so i went back at 1p.m. to get the number...and no, i could only get the number at 1.30. FINE. i got number 6. still FINE.

when i FINALLY got to enroll...Microecons 1A class was FULL so they dumped me into section 1B. and ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS got into 1A. why should i, when i have been visitting the office since MONDAY. now i have class until 6pm on fridays. CELAKA BETUL.

then..i went to check my marks for Business Comm. oh GREAT. she only gave me 50/60 PERCENT of my total assessment. which means i need 35/40 PERCENT in my finals to get a measly A. which means i have to score 87.5 which is really 88 in my final paper..which is what, VERY VERY hard since the same lecturer is gonna mark my paper and like it isnt already naturally hard to score highly for such a subjective paper. SHE, who cuts almost 95% of this sem's two-hour classes to one hour, or 45 mins. SHE, who gives grammatically-wrong-ambiguous-and-confusing-VERY-SHORT-notes as lecture notes. SHE, who says a written resume is worth 7% but and interview is only 3%. SHE, who says a written MEMO is worth 5% but so is a whole 20min PRESENTATION. SHE, who cut our sem short cause she's gonna go work at some OTHER UNIVERSITY. *screams* *pulls hair* *SOB* )=

not ONLY those, today i got back my Test 2 for Political Science...and i only managed an 80 this time. WHEN I STUDIED HARDER THAN LAST TIME.

AND, i havent finished the freakin' moral assignment.

AAHHHHHH!!!! *STOMPS* *FUMES* *WALKS OFF*

• TOEFL- well i have been really meaning to register for this one..it just that i havent had any universities to send my results to...its so hard coz i dont wanna waste the free 4 copies of results

• ENROLLING-THIS one is really annoying. this week is supposed to be advance enrolment..and i've been to the office four times only to go back each time without enrolling. The first time, there were too many people, so i just took the form to fill and come back another time. THe second time, there was a notice saying we cud only enrol btwn 10-12pm or 2-4pm, so fine, i left. The next day, i came at 11.30 only to see that there was a NEW NOTICE saying that now enrollment was only from 2-4. ISH. FINEEE. so i came back at 2.10 only to be told that all the waiting numbers have ran out. THERE IS A WAITING NUMBER (like at the bank)?!?!?!?!?!?! and there was only numbers 1-60. it seemed that by 1.30 they finished giving all the numbers already. WHAT THE HECK. and i have classes from 2-4 today, so i cudnt enrol...and the thing IS, the number of spaces for certain classes are LIMITED, thus the need to enroll ASAP.

• CHURCH- well, i just attended my first ever training for SUnday School teaching/evangelism. i admit that i was skeptical at first...but the seminar was really helpful, and i learnt a bit or two. Easter's coming...that means busy with presentations again. A little sad that they didnt ask if i wanted to be in the choir for SUnday Service )=

i was down with The Cold since saturday...so finally on thursday i decided to go see doctor. JiaMin was such a darling to go with me. i wudnt have went if no one wanted to come with, you see. hahah. so anyway..took the med...

woke up Friday morning covered and itching away with rashes all over. think its cause of the med. O.o. i've never had an allergy reaction before...in fact, im not allergic to anything. hrmph. so JiaMin sed i needed to take the flu med(which can control the rash). then we deliberated whether or not to go to the hosp..which is in SEREMBAN! *faint*...in the end tak jadi lah, coz the Accomodation Office ppl refused to send me.

aniwae. back to the clinic. the doctor didnt wanna replace my med...summore will charge for the new med...pfftt...in the end went to the pharmacy next door, and got a second opinion. so i just stopped one of my meds for now lor. according to them, the rashes would take a day or two before it goes away..

oh well. and i thought i wouldnt catch the bug. hrmph.