I don't remember when was the last time I really go out and doesn't have to worry about anything related to Unimas. (No, outing with the girls buying study lamp doesn't count. But at least, I did hang out with them lah) I haven't visited the Spring and from what I saw of the photos posted in Instagram and Facebook, Christmas is around the corner and it look so purrrrdddyyyy. Even Uncle Joe and family had spent the WHOLE day at the Spring. And then most people I know had watched Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012, except for me. I only managed to watch Rihanna's performance of Diamonds but due to sucky line, I can't watch it until the end. Booo!

When that's done, I have finals waiting for me so my Christmas week, isn't really a Christmas week. My Christmas is only on the 25th. After that, I'll dedicate it for study. I WILL and I MUST. My last paper will be on the 16th (no biggies). Oh, did I mention that my exam will be one week STRAIGHT?? Yeah, that's how tough this semester is. And I'm afraid to think if I can actually get through this semester. I really am. But I just can't wait to get this over with! Because after that, I want to roll like a panda. 

LIKE A PANDAAAAAAA!!!!!

No, I am not kidding you. I am indeed allergic to midterms. Especially midterm exams that are held after the mid semester break. I first realized this when I was studying for Business Maths, because the midterm was held after the holidays. After I came back to college (as I was staying in campus during my first year), when I started studying for Business Maths, my nose started to act up. I started to sneeze a lot, my eyes get puffy and watery, which leads me to have long breaks and minimal time to study.

And it leads to me failing that midterm. 

During the second semester, I couldn't recall being sick during/after the midterms because anything related to studies during that period was a blur to me, as I was dealing with a massive heartache at that time. 

Third semester. 

My first semester of commuting from home. This was the most tiring semester for me, because besides having classes from 8 to 5 (office hours class, as Tina like to say), assignments and midterms pilling up like crazy so I got sick a lot during this semester. Countless visits to the UNIMAS clinic until I developed a love-hate relationship with one of the doctors there. No, I am not kidding you about this too. Can ask Hany about this. 

Fourth semester.

Maybe I'm already immune to sleeping late and waking up early, so my sinus attack become less during this semester. But...... it will always, always appear whenever I'm having midterms. Although I can't seem to remember what subject did I succumbed to sinus attack, but I remember I did fell sick during one of those times.

Fifth semester.

Almost the end of the mid semester break, and I have five midterms coming up, a few assignments due in the first two weeks after the break and yes, you guess it, I'm having sinus attack. And it's like, every single day. After I wake up from sleep, after bath (?), after a short nap. I really need a visit to UNIMAS clinic if this condition continues until tomorrow. Oh God. But, like the previous semester, no matter how sick I get, I will always persevere, and perseverance actually bears great result so I know, despite the odds, I can do it.

Therefore Marcella,

GAMBATEH GAMBATEH for the midterms. ^^

That's why it's called the present.*

It's almost 5 o'clock in the morning,and I haven't sleep yet.

Might be having a long day today as it is registration day for all present Unimas students.

Will be heading to the bank to take out some money. 

This semester's fee is RM 685 (which is less than last semester's RM 691).

Then I will be paying my fees at Unimas' Financial Unit as I hope think it might be faster compared to services at Bank Islam.

Mijot will be coming with me as well, as she's gonna 'tumpang' (I can't even think of the right English word for this  *sigh*) me this semester.

I have no objection against this as long as our timetables are not clashing to the point that she has to wait for me or vice versa.

And we've decided to register our courses at CAIS as the internet there might should be faster.

Mind you we have to fight for places in classes offered because every subject/lecturer has a quota.

So I hope I won't be cranky today if all the process involves waiting; which ironically all process does INVOLVE waiting.

And I might need this in order to stay un-cranky.

Yesterday, I was out and about with ama that I missed out the checking the pre-exam result. But maybe it was a blessing in disguise because I thought (and kinda feel that) I might be failing one or even worst, two subjects this semester. I don't mind repeating one of the subjects that I targeted fail but I do mind repeating the other because the subject is just so freaking susah. I remember I had only two hours of sleep just to finish my assignment for this particular subject. And I don't understand the textbook at all while the slides, I have no comment so it kinda demotivates me to study that subject. Imagine repeating the whole ordeal again? Nuh-uh.

Last night around midnight I was watching Hawaii Five O (the remake version) alone (as I usually do) and as I felt hungry, I decided to make myself mee sedaap and Anlene milk. When I was making my drink, my phone suddenly rang to Pretty Girls Rock by Keri Hilson and I immediately knew it was Hany because I set that ringtone specifically for her (I know you'll have the 'awwwww...' moment here hun. Don't lie to me :p). I was like, "why is she calling me in the middle of the night? Mesti ada apa2 tok." I answered, and she told me that we can check our result online at that moment so I was like, "crap. Doomsday." And at the same time she told me her result and I am soooooooooooooo haaaapppppppyyyyyy for her! To think that she feared of repeating a first year paper scares her (and me) because c'mon. Who fails first year subjects right? But I do know how she feels because I felt that during the previous semesters. 

Surprisingly this time, when I checked my result this time it didn't lagged or anything and honestly, I was a bit afraid that it came so fast because honestly, I didn't expect to know about the results until this morning. And the moment I clicked the "current result", the first thing I saw was Financial Management, C+. I was like, "thank you God! I passed that damn subject!" At the same time I was calling Hany too and she was sooooooooooooo haaaaaaaaaappppppyyyyy for me too because I passed that subject as she, of all people knows how worried I was of that subject.  I looked down, and I saw 2 A-; and one of it is Malay Language. I got a freaking A- for Malay Language. Hahahaha! My BM sucks you know, so getting an A- makes me feel like I'm on top of the world and a prove to mummy that my BM is not so bad after all. And I looked up again, and I saw Managerial Accounting, C-. But I kinda expected that and to be frank, I don't mind repeating this subject because my accounting foundation is not so strong so I hope by repeating it, I can get a better result.

Love,

Marcy.

Xoxo

Why hello there. I am still around, if you are wondering what had happened to me. Just that I'm kinda busy doing preparation for my final semester exam. Just had my third paper, which is Statistics for Economics and Business today at 2 and I can say, well, I did the best. This is the first time ever I felt prepared for a quantitative paper. I can't say that I will get an A or an A-. A pass is good enough for me. And by pass I mean getting a B or B+ perhaps this time? Anyways, actually I wanna blog about my visit to the Unimas clinic today. 

As Elly had her exam at 10.30 and I do not want to waste the fuel of baby Khloe by going back and forth, I decided to study at Cais (Unimas' library; short form for Center for Academic Information Services after dropping her off. We left the house around 9.35 and reached Unimas around 10.05-ish. As it was still early and realizing that my cough is getting worst, also my flu medication is almost finish (and I have no money to buy new one. Yes, I am flat broke thank you very much) so I decided to pay a visit to Unimas clinic. 

At first I thought the clinic was closed but apparently I read the wrong sign and it was not even written "CLOSE". So I went into the clinic and get the number from the registration counter. When I went in, there were only two students there who were waiting for their turn to get their medication. I don't know how long did those two waited but for me who was only there for three agonizing minutes, it feels like forever. To make matters worst, I couldn't even find the lady who works at the registration counter at her work station. Finally after five minutes since I'd arrived, one of the girls finally got her medication and the lady returns to her workstation. Then the girls left and I was alone. Six minutes pass since I had arrived, and the lady didn't call my number for pre-registration. I was about to cry when finally someone enters the clinic and gets a number from the registration counter. And then came an Indian girl doing the same thing and they both sat behind me. Only then my number was called. I was about to show my sour face to her but maybe I was to weak to even put a pout on my lip I ended up smiling and saying "thank you" instead. 

Fast forward, I was waiting to be called to the doctor's room. I hoped so hard (does this term even exist? Hahaha!) to not be called to the same doctor that I had always get during the earlier visits to Unimas clinic earlier this semester. No offence doctor, but all you do is scroll down your computer while listen to what I said about my symptoms. Either you are an experienced doctor that knows what medication to give based on my symptoms or you're just lazy. Again, no offence. Lucky enough, I wasn't call to that doctor. Instead this time, I got another female doctor. By her accent, she might be an Indian, or maybe Sikh. I just couldn't make out which one. So anyways, she asked me for my symptom and I told her and then she asks me again about what colour my mucus was then finally she told me what kind of medication she'll give to me. I am a happy girl after that. :)

So basically, by eleven o'clock I left the clinic with four sets of medication, two sets of flu/allergic medication (one for day, another for night), one set of antibiotics and a cough syrup. But for the time being, I'm eating Elly's cough syrup that she left here before she went back for the four months semester break last May as she never used it before and it was of the same type. 

Hoping that I'll manage these papers despite of the illness. I'm not hoping for A's, just pass will do considering my result for this semester is beyond the satisfactory level, even for the very competitive part of me. And again, like I have said during the first two semesters, I wish not to repeat any subjects if possible cause I wanna graduate on time, in 2014. Amen++. 

Anyway, so far 2012 isn't really being kind to me in terms of health and financial. I'm hoping that the rest of the year will. And please, to you readers out there, take care of your health, especially in this bipolar weather. Eitherwise, you'll end up like me, making frequent visits to the clinic. 

Love,

Marcy.

Xoxo

Last Thursday in our Financial Management class, Madam Josephine drop a bombshell at us that this Saturday we have to go for an investment quiz by PNB. And mind you, this is mandatory. If you couldn't make it, you have to write a letter explaining why you can't come. So high school. Anyways, we were told that we have to come before 8:30 a.m in order to know where will we be positioned at as apparently the third year students were also asked to go for this as well. But being a Malaysian and knowing the existence of Malaysian time, I left home at 8:25 and reached the faculty around 8:50. Ten minutes to 9 p.m. As I couldn't find my friends (Vic, Pris, Tina and May), so I settled down at the corridor at the ground floor. The next thing I know, Madam Norlina shouted from the first floor saying exactly this:

OLEH KERANA FAKULTI TIDAK BUKAK, KITA AKAN AMBIK KUIZ DI SINI (she meant the corridor of the faculty)!!!!!

And everyone was like.......ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME????? So we ended up settling down at the corridor where we stand but since it was too crowded, some of us were moved to the first floor, some to the second floor even! I was moved to the other end of the first floor (together with Azra, Achis and two other coursemates of mine). As I was going up the stairs I saw my friends and my coursemates settling down, all I can do was laughed because the sight was just so hilarious that it cracked me up. We all looked like some homeless people begging for money and food, except that we are students of Unimas who are going to sit for some quiz that I bet nobody studied for the night before *heeep! Don't deny. I know you don't. Haha*. Didn't the photos that I took just speak for itself? Thank God the quiz was only for one hour and the lecturers didn't make us stay for some other shit so I quickly drove home after submitting my answer sheet and also the question paper and then sleep for four hour straight! 

I just hope there won't be any mandatory quiz, surveys, whatsoever crap that take my Saturday away next week cause I wanna attend cousin Bell's first holy communion mass. Please God hear my wish and I promise I will say my morning and bed time prayer. Thank you!

Love,

Marcy.

Xoxo.