Chronicle 57 - Notes To Self

Never thought I'll do it. I actually lied to my boss so my leave to Bangkok would be approved. I won't elaborate on the mechanics of the lie here, what's more important is, how the heck did 'those people' actually influence me enough to do it? I remember being pretty firm on not going at first. Anyway, the tickets have been booked, so I guess I'll delay reflecting on this after the trip. My mum booked it for me.

Speaking of my mum, I once asked her opinion on a certain matter bothering me sometime back. I remember she said I was indecisive. Anyway, while she was booking the flight, she raised that matter again and asked a question so hilarious, I laughed till I choked. My mum's the kind that will remember what you say to her, even if it was in passing. If she actually capitalized on that annoying ability, maybe my dad wouldn't win most of the arguments at all.

I went Gardens by the Bay with my University mates early this month. Not exactly a fan of botany and flowers, but the day went pretty well actually. I remember being tired in a satisfied manner after the trip. I'll say it was quite a feat to organize an outing with that many people.

That said, everything after that was crazy. Rushing for the assignments while juggling meetings with my project group mates was no joke. It was the first time I've ever submitted an assignment late. These assignments also happen to hold an annoyingly huge amount of weight for the modules. Coincidentally, I had to work from the mornings during that period too, as well as have one of my day off cancelled to attend a 'teacher training session'. Amidst all that, I'm still pretty thankful my project group excused me from an important meeting so I could have more time for my assignments.

There was a photo-taking session for our project group a few weeks before. All was well until the photographer requested a "not so formal" shot. I really wanted to kill the photographer then. What made things worse was that, when my other group members were posing, the class was silent. When I finally composed and forced myself albeit super unwillingly to pose for that shot, the entire class cheered. What the heck? I seem to be becoming a regular at making a fool out of myself this month.

I also watched the movie [Croods] with my University mates some time back. It was quite a good movie but would have been even better if I wasn't constantly battling with the urge to fall asleep. The overestimation of my stamina was apparent when the guy on my left had to nudge me a few times to keep me awake. And we went for LAN after that too. Note to self: "Two weekends worth of project discussions after sacrificing sleep for an entire week is your limit." I could do better when I was in the army. Getting weak!

I was somehow 'convinced' to go for a BBQ session that I initially said no to by my project group members. After meeting them in the morning to discuss our presentation, we went for the BBQ in the evening. I cut myself and injured my shoulder when showcasing a form of 'silent protest' during the BBQ. Note to self: "Be careful, you're getting weak!" A certain project group member has been behaving rather weirdly towards me recently. I interpret those actions as his way of challenging or poking fun at my beliefs, as well as an extension of a discussion we had sometime back. Just to make it clear, I am not intimidated by, nor do I feel uncomfortable around certain people. It's just that I've never encountered others like them before, or specifically, anyone that would [dare] interact with me in that manner. I honestly don't really mind... much. I always seem to have trouble getting offended by something if I am also amused in the process.

The rehearsal presentation for our group project went well in that we had quality feedback from the lecturers. I guess we sort of know our weaknesses in the process of formulating our report, but was too cocky and proud to change it. This feedback session served as an official mandate to re-look at our stuff.

The enrollment of modules for next trimester has met with some problems again. I'm currently still on the waiting list for the modules. The consultants and customer service personnel must be having a hell of a time. 

Regarding work, a quarrel broke out between a teacher and my boss again! The quarrel ended with the teacher resigning. No lack of drama here. On a side note, after a talk with a friend, I bought my boss McDonald's breakfast disguised as a gift from her ex-student (the same guy that introduced me to the job), and gave her the impression that I was merely a proxy. Alas! That stupid guy though, actually exposed me! Speaking of which, I'll add another note to self: "Get even with that idiot!"


"I'm getting the hang of it... ...,
It doesn't take as much effort as I thought... ..."