Tuesday, September 25, 2007 | Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Sigh it's midterm break and notice how i've carefully avoided calling it a holiday. Because it really isn't! Two essays, an abstract and a field trip report to write, a powerpoint presentation to prepare for and three lit books to catch up on - all before i can see this week to a close! God give me strength and discipline to see it through.

Sometimes i really wonder what will motivate my tuition kids to want to do their work proper without running around like little savages. I didn't use to believe bribes would do, but i'm almost at my wits' end. Sweets? Crossword puzzles? Threats that i'd kick them out of my class? Coughing at them? I don't understand how some of them can happily tell me that they just failed a test or got a band 3. I still remember how very devastated i was when i got a band 2 for english in primary 1 (not to say i was the most conscientious student but still).

And yes the reason why i wanted to blog today:

Elliot came out last friday at 1400 exact, i am so glad that cheche had none of those serious complications. In fact, she seemed to have a rather easy time! But before i start to sound heartless, i predict i'll probably go through the same process she did heh. Like mother, like elder daughter, probably like younger daughter i'd expect. We have low tolerance for pain.

Teeny elliot :) He's got this habit already of putting his left or right hand up to his face. And he's tall and lanky just like his father heh.

I hope i can see him again soon. My mum won't let me carry him at all cos i'm still coughing like i want to die sometimes (but i kept my mouth tightly shut and turned away when he was around of course), so all the more motivation to stay away from cold drinks and make mr cough go away fast fast!

Anyway back to work.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | Tuesday, September 18, 2007

I think i do very stupid and pointless stuff when it boils down to pre-test day.

Like blogging this stupid pointless entry, take that down for starters why don't you.

Like opening my wardrobe and thinking very hard of what to wear for the rest of the week.

Like caving in to temptation and buying a cold mocha frap from starbucks to settle down to study when i still haven't recovered from asthmatic cough (and the whipped cream they used wasn't even delish at all).

Like looking through old pictures of my long curly hair and counting out the number of days (fine, months) it'd take to grow it all back.

:(

Anyway. Baby elliot's due anytime now, i can't wait to see who he'll look more like - cheche or mengjet heh. But no matter what, i'll still love him as much as i love anna.

Sometimes having a sister and brother who's 10 and 9 years older than you and having them get married and have their own kids way before you makes you kind of anxious to see how your own life will turn out...or maybe not. :)

Saturday, September 15, 2007 | Saturday, September 15, 2007

My tummy's refusing to hold any food, now it rejects even fruits what the heck?!

It's all giving me a perfect excuse to not go school and all, but really, could all these illnesses have come at a worse time? -.- Well actually i can think of worse times but let's not go into that.

Nausea! Asthmatic cough! I command you two to begone begone! *flower power added with a dash of snuffle, motion slotion come forth with a potion!

Oh i removed the last post because even it was starting to nauseate ME all over again. Some images are really best forgotten.

Monday, September 10, 2007 | Monday, September 10, 2007

I am writing (typing) this down now to tell myself very sternly to:
(1) print out all my readings for geog modules faithfully each week
(2) complete each lit book/poems i am supposed to read within each week
(3) compile a list of all project and essay deadlines by tomorrow
(4) file away 4 weeks worth of lecture and tutorial notes
(5) read my political science and entre marketing textbooks else i will die when test or exam comes
(6) sleep earlier each night by 1am latest
(7) take my cough tablets faithfully so that i can stop drowning out the lecturer's voice and irritate my neighbours with my incessant coughing
(8) jolly well not buy anymore stuff i don't need except for future work clothes
(9) be more proactive in asking people about their jobs and job scope (not much time left!)
(10) find ways to somehow make my funky-clothes-not suit my funky hair colour (one thing i did not think of beforehand GULP)
(11) be much nicer to nathan so that we won't fight over stupid stuff
(12) eat dinner at home more often(so that i save more money!)
(13) not make any silly mistakes during keyboard presentation tomorrow cos i made it very simple already and it'd be very depressing if i can't even get it right
(14) make time to do my bsf homework even though i didn't go for last week's one and can't go for this week's
(15) most importantly, wake up early to read and catch up on my 40dop book and do my qt (it's damn sad that even nathan who doesn't like to read is keeping up with his 40dop reading and i'm still waaay behind)

Argh snap out of holiday mood already! *slap slap slap