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[November 27th, 2009] |
3 papers down, 1 more to go. I've realised that I really really cannot handle examinations, and shall do my best to ensure that I've got at least 1 non-examinable module per semester from now on. Open-book is still alright, but I totally fudged myself during the closed-book History paper yesterday and am still feeling mope-y about it, 'cos it's my first level-3000 module for my major, I love the professor, and was hoping that I'd be able to do well enough to even out my less-than-satisfactory grades for the two assignments. Both of which I'm still feeling sore about actually, I really don't think I deserved a B+. Twice. :( But after yesterday's paper, I'd be grateful if I could get a B+ overall - I wrote such absolute twaddle for both questions and had 0 factual substantiation; it was like going through NJ exams all over again, with nothing but half-remembered sweeping statements seeing me through. In NJ I got Cs for that kind of crap. Now... Gah. I dunno. As usual I only have myself to blame for wasting my time the day before on nonsense like this, which, though extremely fascinating, caused me to waste about 3 hours reading practically every article on it and then dicussing it with Miah for another 2, and being filled with lethargy and don't-wanna even when I didn't have much else to occupy my time with.
Also, I'm really really annoyed with my PeeGeePee room. My power has been completely cut off at least 5 times in the past month, and this happens even though I barely spend any time in my there. I don't even think it's my fault because I hardly have any electronic equipment in there that could cause the power trips! :/ Stupid Residence. I asked them to fix it properly once and for all but the technician hemmed and hawed for ages till I got so frustrated I just told him to do a quick fix and go. Sigh I need to grow some balls.
Okay shall quit moping, my next exam is only in 4 days and I've got myself a pretty new toy to waste more time on. Besides, I think my sister is even more grouchy than I am - most of her friends did better than her in the PSLE and she's rather upset. Poor poppet.
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[November 19th, 2009] |
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Three days of (admittedly very on-and-off) work, endless revisions, two new levels in Maplestory (told you the work was on-and-off), lots and lots of trees killed in the interest of research photocopying, and Three Thousand and Twenty words later...
The last assignment of this semester is finished. I cannot bear to look at it anymore and am just going to hand it up to the Workbin, 40% of my total grade for the module be damned.
Anyhoo, let's all watch Domo-kun "dancing" (?) in a bizarre Jap-rock video to celebrate! Yay! Studying for my other 4 modules starts tomorrow! Ffffff.
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[November 14th, 2009] |
This semester has essentially been one painful essay after another - I don't know what's gotten into me, I used to be able to read and write at a faster-than-average pace but I'm now so awfully sloooooooooooow. Spent 4 days killing myself over the Math essay that is now sitting pretty in the Workbin (it's actually rather awful and a bit shorter than P. wanted but I'm too sick of it to attempt any more modifications) and now I've got another big one to write and turn in by the 20th of November. Which happens to be 3 days before my first exam, 4 days before my second, and 6 days before my third. How to study like this, I ask you :(
BTW, if anyone has useful information (books, articles, whatever) on Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore, please let me know! <3
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[November 9th, 2009] |
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Have suffered two essay-slams in the past five days, I don't know if my poor procrastinating heart can take it anymore.
#1: Math Essay
(during Thursday's tutorial, when I decided to be a muggertoad and sneak in a question about my research paper during the lesson)
Me: Er prof, I was reading Hamming's explanation for the so-called unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics and I found [the argument that I intended to rebutt in my essay]... Doesn't this imply [my rebuttal]?
PP: (with heart-crushing terseness) No.
Me: Oh. -heart is crushed- Well.
PP: Hamming was actually referring to ... [something completely different from what I'd thought] ...
Me: Oh. I see. But -
PP: But what?
Me [WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT IN YOUR COMMENTS ON MY PROPOSAL SO I WOULDN'T BE ROYALLY SCREWED OVER NOW?!!?!?!] Oh, nothing. It's alright.
#2: History Essay
(during today's lecture)
Prof: [ethnic minorities blah blah] Oh, I was pretty surprised to note that quite a few of you who'd chosen to use Burma as the case study in your essay on language policy picked English to be the language of instruction in schools...
Me: [OMGTHATSMEPLEASESAYITSGOOD]
Prof: ... interesting, but no I wouldn't really agree.
Me [Shit.]
Ok hai worldz I r fail @ life :( If my other research paper gets rejected now I think I will cry, especially since I've already gone and photocopied a couple of books on cults and they're bound to cause me quite a bit.
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[November 3rd, 2009] |
ZOMG CHEST HAIR..?!?!11?!?
( Halloween! )
Anyway, horror of horrors - I logged on to MapleStory today using my sister's unwanted account, and actually enjoyed playing the game after a hiatus of about 2 years. This does not bode well for my undone essays.
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