Today is an extremely hectic day.
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| Dad sleeping, daughter selfie-ing HEHE |
((Sorry for starting this on a bad note!!)) As you know, my dad went for a spine surgery and all praises to God that he's doing pretty fine, but he's going to be hospitalized for six weeks. And so, I just came back from the hospital. But you know, hospitals (esp SGH) are super strict about the number of visitors and they have this gantry system whereby only four visitors + two caregivers (my mom and bro) are allowed to visit during visiting hours. and during non visiting hours only two visitors + two caregivers are allowed to visit patients. Hence, I ended up having to stay at the lobby most of the time instead of seeing my dad... which is extremely pissing and a super waste of time because I would rather stay home and do my assignments instead! I was really angry that i ended up leaving early, but yeah, I must understand that this ridiculousness is supposedly 'HELPING'. But i seriously think it isn't. I swear if my bucket list of opening up a hospital were to come true, such system will be demolished.
Talking about bucket list, I did it - I presented my bucket list in front of the class! I honestly was not really satisfied of the marks I got, and many of my classmates were shocked about my marks too! But well, I guess I wasn't very confident about my presentation that day. I did put a lot of effort and had a lot of fun in the process of making my presentation, so I'm glad my friends liked my slides and my content! :) I'll continue improving on my presentation skills from then on. But can you give more feedback on my presentation so I can improve? THANKS :D
Moving on.
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| 16th May! - Gym |
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| 16th May! |
On that very same week, we had Gym as our sports & wellness module after completing Cha-Cha. Gym was really tough after nearly forgetting what the word 'exercising' really meant. Nevertheless, I signed up as a member of the gym! How surprising is that? It shows that I really think the gym in NP is really great and it could actually motivate me to start exercising and keep fit again! Meanwhile for this week, we did Adventure (rock climbing) and had so much fun. It was one hell of a challenge to climb the wall and some of us didn't make it, but glad my group did despite the fact that our rock was the hardest to climb (as we were told)!! Looking forward to another two weeks of adventure during sports & wellness!
That session however, turned into a photoshoot session too. As usual. hehe. Enjoy the series of photos!
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| Thanks to JOEL for his awesome dramatic phone effects i think this is super nice! |
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| MADE IT TO THE TOP YAY |
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| MY NEW FAV PICTURE |
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| Lestor belaying while Michelle managing rope (awwwww) |
Congrats you made it till the end haha I bet you thought the series of pictures will never end. Yes so evidently, we had SO much fun that I could seriously consider taking this up as my S&W next year :) Climbing the wall was a challenge but climbing till the top was a great achievement and super satisfying! I've never really been that much of a sports person, but I've always liked high elements and all the challenge that comes with it. It kinda proves myself wrong about being weak physically/mentally! Belaying, however, was really tough. I perspired so much more as a belayer (the person who carries the weight of the climber who is climbing to make sure he's always secured), than when I was the climber. Your friend kinda need to have a lot of trust on you before climbing the wall. and if he or she falls, you'll have to support his/her weight. Huge responsibility coz you're technically carrying your friend's life!
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| Btw, I saw a pony while shopping at KL haha |
Having to do tons and tons of work during class and out of class is going to be normal from now on, I guess. With the essays (which i think i did really terrible for) and with the assignments/tests that my class and I are expected to complete, I just hope I can keep up and won't lose out. Something about me is that, I'm really competitive no matter in what aspect - be it studies, commitments or even computer games! It's something I've been trying to control because if my competitiveness gets out of hand, I find myself getting really demoralized and emotional. But it is also something that drives me to study or try harder in order to not let myself down. I've been lectured by my sis so many times about accepting failures and about being contented with the marks I get, yet I still do it over and over again that sometimes I get tired!
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| HAHA i had to add this somewhere cos i think it's nice. Thanks Joel! |
Okay, this post is getting lengthy but it sums up my two weeks! I hope you've had a great time in Bali last weekend! From the pics which you sent last week, Bali seems like a reallyyyy pretty place to go for a vacation. I'll go there sometime!
Anyway, I'm considering to start work again like during weekends because I can't control myself from spending!! I can't possibly use my parents' money all the time right? What do you think about that?
OH and it suddenly struck me that I'll have to find a book to read for some book reviews for the blog posts right? Sigh cher, why you do this!! I have so many things to blog about okay? Hahaha. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this post. I'll see you next Tuesday! Have a good week ahead :)
Time to do my behavioural science journal. *HUGE SIGH... LIFE*
Hi Ain!
ReplyDeleteHa, there'll be many more occasions for you guys to do presentations, no worries! You're obviously an articulate girl - I just think you needed to prepare more, and have a clearer structure for what you want to say. It's all about getting more practice!
Hope your dad's recovering well. I've been a 'victim' of the ruling about limiting the number of visitors too - but are you aware of what the rationale is, and do you agree with it? Many a time, we get worked up over rules and regulations because we may not see the bigger picture, and only relate to these policies and rules by thinking ,"But *I* won't do that / It won't happen to *ME*" etc...
Sometimes of course, the government and hospitals and schools do go overboard in enforcing these things, but from their perspective it's better to be safe than sorry. You go think about what you would change, for YOUR hospital!
Rock climbing - I've only ever done that once in my life, during NS, actually, which was a lifetime ago. I remember it being a really tough activity, but yes, incredibly satisfying when on finally reaches the top. Think I've got to exercise and run some more before I try it again though....
Great that you're enjoying it, and go for it! As I keep telling you guys, make the most of your time in school, and yes, I know things seem busy now, but with proper time management you CAN squeeze everything into 24 hours a day!
Yeah lah - it's tertiary, so you're definitely going to be busier from now on, and more so once you graduate from PFP into Poly proper. It is a FOUNDATION year though, so get your routines and discipline right in the next ten months, and you should be allll set for Poly!
It IS sad to have brought along textbooks on a trip, but at least... you got to go on a trip? AAaaaaand books are fun to read. Or at least, they can be fun. Choose well. It's a great habit to cultivate, and can be really cheap too, since the school library and the national ones, are really quite well stocked.
Work - that depends on you. I think it'll give you interesting experiences, and a sense of satisfaction from earning your own money - but will you be able to cope with the time taken away from family and school? Perhaps try one day a week first, or smth, and see how you're able to manage your time?