Nervous?

Am I nervous? I can't tell exactly. I think there shld be some trace of it. I'm going to sit for the paper which I 'da bao'. Please let everything turn out fine. Let me know what the questions' asking... what the method is.. and which page to flip to. Heh.

I did work harder this sem naturally... at least I did most of my tutorials compared to the almost 'kosong' scoring the last time. But I think this mod is one of the hardest or hardest finance mod... it's got lotsa financial statements stuff.. and I'm not exactly an accounting person. Hm.. probably I should drop that last sentence.. gotta convince myself that I can do it~!

I'm in a mode of self-motivation or de-stressing. I need to move something.. so I'm moving my fingers... if not I may just start peeling my nails. Heh. Sick? Off to bed and try to sleep... Good night.

I'm Tired

Wanting to go on the US trip is definitely not an easy one. Seems like stuff keeps going wrong. I get a different departure date from what I wanted. The employer is not exactly nice and they go back on their words. The agency give you few days notice to make decisions and to get your stuff done... and it's tough trying to get through their line... it's a one out of ten or more chance.

Have deviated from my revision of my exams just to replan and contact different parties for the US trip. Have yet to finish my revision for the papers in 1 and 2 days' time. Caffeine was my sustenance but instead my usual cup of tea... I had to contend with coffee coz' it's not "cooling" like tea. Having 3 cups of coffee a day.. morning, afternoon and nite.. but they dun seem to work as well as tea.

Am tired. And troubled. My mind's not with me. During the day, I mistook toner as toothpaste. Instead of turning on the tap, I almost wanted to pour the cup of hot water I was holding on my hands. I was sharpening my pencil when I unconsciously tilt my sharper and all the pencil shavings fell out of the sharpener. And I kept picking up the wrong item or taking an unintended action.

Hope everything will turn out better. Hope I'll be in top form during my exam papers. And hope the the parties related to the US trip will be 'better'.

Dislike in a Context

If there are a couple of words I don't like seeing or hearing.. D.U.H. is on the list but only when used in a certain contexts.

It's fine if it's said in a light-hearted manner or infrequently. But XXXXXXXXX if directed in the wrong way and u know it's a real meant-it way. I can't find a word to fill in the Xs but its just not being nice.

And I can't stand it when some guy exclaims some hokkien word. If they think it's cool... I beg to differ. In fact I think the f word is anytime better than that hokkien one.

What I've written so far is not in a pique of irritation though I'm currently pretty displeased with some party in a faraway land. The thot juz struck me.

Have a Break, Have a Blog-Time

Still waiting for my US employer to reply my mail. Really hope she'll accede to my request. I get kinda nervous each time I check my mail... am anticipating for a green light.


Didn't know there's so much science to perfume. Heard the following tips over the radio...

1) To sustain the scent of ur perfume... you could try perfume layering:
- Use the fragrance as a shower gel
- After bathing, towel dry and use the scented moisturizer while your skin is still damp to seal in moisture and fragrance.
- Spray on the perfume (Parfum is the strongest, followed by Eau de Parfum and Eau de Toilette is the lightest.)

2) Do not:
- Spray your perfume on an area that is in constant contact with the sun as its alcohol content will evaporate and the scent of the perfume will change.
- Spray on your clothes for the perfume will stain your clothes and the scent will change.

Shall get back to my preparations for my exams. Heh.. haven't exactly found the momentum.. something which I wonder if I did chance upon the last 3 yrs. But nonetheless... trying to study amidst "mild" detractors such as TV. But there's some Chinese saying along the line of : "Resting is to pave the way for a longer journey"?? Ahh... my Chinese proverbs, idioms are prone to loopholes and scrambles. Heh.


"The mind is hard to check.
It is swift and wanders at will.
To control it is good.
A controlled mind is conducive to happiness."

On my way... to control my mind.. :)

By Sydney J Harris

"Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time;
It is regret for the things we didn't do that is inconsolable."

Stuck

The days hastiliy paving my departure for the states. But I'm feeling stuck.

1) The airline made a mess out of our departure dates from SG.
2) Without the exact departure date, I can't request the US employer for a change in end date as yet and I've gotta submit that request 3 weeks prior to arrival there.
3) I don't know if my request to the US employer will be successful.
4) Have assumed that my request will be successful and have decided to depart from LA. So should the request not be successful, I'll be travelling to LA to take my flight back to SG which is dumb considering the fact that NY is nearer and I've not been to NY but I've been to LA.

Management

Went for some career talk on some programme by some coy today. Before I went, someone warned me that the staff weren't friendly. Naturally, I took some of that but didn't want that to influence my thoughts about the coy. Got there, well, the people were pretty friendly. Had a rather positive impression... until the programme trainees were asked to host the Q&A session. The positive impression remained but a new thought surfaced: "What a bunch of rude trainees..." One of them kept rolling her eyes when answering the question which made her look so haughty. And when one student asked a question, another said that he must've not been listening in a rather curt manner. Well, for one, I'm behind the student coz' the answer to his question had to be implied.. and I thought the student's attitude is right - to query when in doubt and when what had been said sounds vague.

It's really worrying when u see such people who are actually in a management programme. Though it's still unknown if they'll get their managerial posts but the possibility still exists since the programme is suppose to expedite/help one who's interested to get into management. Haughty, insensitive, arrogant managers... eeewww.

Weight Loss

Caught this on some mandarin entertainment channel. It’s the weight loss regime of an actress.

1) Stand and eat in front of a mirror, naked. If the stomach starts to bulge, the food one is eating causes one to put on weight. Stop eating it. (Hmm… interesting)

2) Don’t consume caffeine. Intake of caffeine reduces the body’s water content through frequent urination. The reduction of water causes one to put on weight more easily. (I could’ve found the cause of my fats…)

3) Don’t consume dairy products and meat. Instead, eat vegetables and fish.

4) Do yoga and pilates. (Something I hope to take up)

That’s about all I can recall.

If someone’s wondering… Nope. I’m not gonna subject myself to the above with the exception of yoga and pilates. 1’s interesting but personally an uncomfortable situation to be in. 2, I’m a caffeine addict. 3, sole consumption of vegetables and fish requires lotsa determination and there are dishes that can’t be resisted.