Thursday, August 27, 2009

The trough period..(my week in review)

~Smooth seas don't make skillful sailors.~
-anonymous-

Oh, the trough period. When will the boom period ever come...? ^^

I think this week has been one of those weeks which i fear most.
THREE exams and a maths assignment to hand in by the end of the week.
All three exams involve calculations (o yea!) which

a) I'm not good at, and
b) I'm good at but will always find a way to be CARELESS. haiya.

As predicted-- i messed up physics (surprise, surprise). Plus my chemistry and maths are VERY so-so. Not to mention my last topic test for econs was the worst marks i've gotten for econs so far. (and i really worked hard for econs!)

I don't know what else i can do to improve my marks. It seems that whatever i do, and no matter how hard i try the marks just won't budge. ish.

But that's ok.
Tati said it doesn't matter what the results are,
what matters is you don't give up.
I can't believe someone who likes the JONAS brothers and miley cyrus and high school musical can be so full of straightforward wisdom.
Tati's right.
i believe you, taton.
It's beautiful how the littlest things people say to you can touch your heart the most.
If only miss jenny had the same motto.
haha.
I am AFRAID of that lady. seriously.
She gives me the heebie-jeebies~~~. (o.O) ooh.
Not her fault though.

To add icing to the cake (of crappiness), I found out last night that my beloved grandma has suffered from a stroke. She was found lying on the floor of the garage- unconscious; by her maid.
Doctors said there's bleeding in her brain.

Had to transfer her from hospital to hospital because they didn't have the equipments or specialists to treat her. What the duck. This was the same thing we had to go through two years ago when my other grandma was sick. (She died last year.) Shows the true state of our health facilities in Malaysia.

I can't take having two of my grandmas die in two years! Please let this grandma live God..

So what did i do?
Lied on the bed and cried. Then prayed.
Then went to shower and cried for another hour. Then prayed again.
Realised that we as mere humans are only able to pray and hope. And TRY (to some extent.)
But the final decision is up to God.
I feel so helpless.
So human.
(-.-)

I guess it would be unfair to say that my week SUCKS (with a big fat capital S) entirely.

Because there were moments that i loved living.
For example EALD class.
KBU idol was fun.
Because:
a) I got to be Paula Abdul :D
b) I got to give comments that are only said to make me look smart
c) I got to say the word 'crap' many many many many times
d) Sarah was a wonderful Simon and Leong was nice-guy Randy. XD
e) Franky as Ryan Seacrest was PRICELESS
f) Atiqah was the KBU idol and i honestly believed she's better at talking than any of us on the judges' table. Gaha.
f) Everybody had a good laugh and released their stress for a while

I like the last point the most.
AUSMAT's been corroding us slowly but surely everyday. We needed a laugh.
EALD saved me, at least. It gave me reason to go to class every week.
Going to EALD class never fails to give me that little spring in my steps and a small joy in my heart.
(seriously, it's the only subject i don't suck in.)

And, at the risk of being labelled a suck-up; i'd like to thank Mr Derrick for his infamous SARCASM and dry, evil humour. It never fails to amuse me. Haha. Bodek,bodek.

So yeah, eventhough this week was generally suck-acious (yep, it's a WORD. Wait, no it ain't) I'm counting my blessings and just trying to move on-- getting through this week as best i can. Just trying to keep on running until i'll finally finish this god-forsaken marathon called AUSMAT.

No matter what, i'm gonna get there. I'd crawl all the way if i have to. I'd drag myself with my own two fingers if the situation arises. I'll crawl with my tongue if i have to (beautiful image, i know). I'll never stop running until i'm done with this thing.

Bring it MOCK EXAMS!
Bring it!
Give it to me!
Hai-yah!

~The lesson is in the struggle, not in the victory.~
-anonymous-


PS- all the best to my friends, classmates, and also those who i don't know but pretend to know. ^^ G'luck.

PPS- Please pray for my grandma..

12 comments:

  1. sabar nadon sabar
    insyaAllah ur grandma is gonna be ok

    plus dun give up in AUSMAT
    we can do it..
    yeah

    hahaha

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  2. Good luck...You can make it!

    but then again
    sometimes
    ppl dont care about the process
    what matters the most is the RESULTS.

    I hate that
    i really hate tat.

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  3. nadon, i hope your grandma gets well,i'll say a prayer :) sometimes, i think the almighty has HIS reasons.

    for everything.

    hang in there, remember, the trough period has its time lag, but you will DEFINITELY see a boom later on(eventually) and i am a KEYNESIAN, so i believe in "intervention". tough it up woman!

    p/s : i believe its kbu idiot, rather than kbu idol.and i am SO not! i thought rahimi was good. and i have to agree, it was a very good concluding eald class. i'm going to miss a lot of things.

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  4. 1. my physics mark plunged down happily by 23. and math, i thought it was at 10 30 am. assignment tak sempat baca, 8 markah terbakar.
    2. let's finish what we have started!
    3. get better nenek ^^
    4. "you know not, it's not ur result that important, it's what you learn during the process" - miss say
    4. *scracth scracth

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  5. assignment tak sempat baca, 8 markah terbakar.

    haha, it rhymes! mud..sama juga :(

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  6. hey roomie
    sorry i havnt been visiting ur blog
    hope ur grandma gets better, I'd pray for u
    sorry I didnt say anything the other day
    I knew u were crying, but I wanted to give u some alone time
    freaking Ausmat is SO tiring
    hope u and I arent baking any more cakes of crappiness along the way

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  7. hope dat ur grandma gets better. keep praying. insyaAllah

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  8. To fadli:
    Yeah. we can do it!
    & Insyaallah my grandma gets better..
    Hope u r okay handling ur grandfather's passing.
    Ak sedekahkan al-fatihah..
    Sabar & tabahkn hati ye palee.

    to Siew Wuen:
    I REALLY hate that too. But that's the way our system works it seems..
    I think ausmat would ACTUALLY be fun if we weren't pressured to get such high marks.. T_T
    But YOU dun have to worry bout that la my dear..
    hehe.

    to Atiqah:
    Thnku for your concern.. i appreciate it.
    My grandma is getting better--but she doesn't remember us anymore. huhu.
    Yep, God works in mysterious ways.. i just have to trust Him; and it'll be ok.

    Alright, i trust you, economist atiqah. I hope Keynesian economics works in real life!
    haha.

    I'm going to miss your fabulous crapping the most.. XD

    To mud:
    1.Same situation la mud.. huhu.
    2.Yosh!
    3.Insyaallah..
    4.Ok2. I trust you miss say.^^
    5.Haha. Funny la u.

    To Jaevon:
    Yah. Join the club! T.T

    To roomie busuQ:
    Thnx for ur prayers.
    I think it was obvious i was crying, but i didn't mind you not saying anything.
    You're right, i needed some time alone.
    thnkfully grandma's getting better.. ^^

    AUSMAT- the most FREAKIN tiring marathon in teh worrrld.

    To ar.nsy:
    Thnx. Will do. :)

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  9. Nadon~

    山重水复疑无路,柳暗花明又一村
    It''s a chinese idiom, literally meaning that with all the mountains and waters blocking our way, we feel like we are going nowhere or heading for the end of the road. But, as you look through the bushes of flowers, there's a village right behind them!

    Sometimes we feel like giving in to all sort of difficulties, but what really counts is what we have really striven all along and not flinch even the world seems to abandon us. Who knows, the reward is just right behind the bushes of flowers =)

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  10. Leong,

    I think that's a wonderful idiom-i've never heard of it b4. So kind of you to copy it in Chinese, because obviously i can read chinese. Haha. I mean, OBVIOUSLY. :D

    U r the sweetest.
    Thank you for the motivation-i like the last line the most. ^-^

    PS- My grandma passed away on the 4th day of raya the other day. I will always miss her. And of course, i'll never stop loving her.
    :')

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  11. Wow never knew you could read Chinese? Serious?
    Or ure just being cynical there? =P

    Btw, I'm sorry to hear that you grandma has passed away. Honestly my beloved grandma passed away too when i was form 4. Huge impact on my life since then, but we still have to go on anyways. Jia you Nadon =D

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  12. hahahaha.. NO la i can't read chinese. :P

    OR CAN I??? O.o

    hehe

    Thnk you for your kind regards. Life moves on, yes. But sometimes it seems to stay still and you can't help but look back.
    And that's when it hurts the most..

    Must be strong.
    I AM STRONG WOMAN!
    (at least i hope so) hoho.

    PS- wut is "jia you" meh? ^^

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