My internet connection speed is impossibly slow right now. Unknown powerful forces are conspiring to aggravate my headache. Today's hike around Singapore to deliver the WKWSCI FOC packages left me darker, exhausted and more convinced that global warming is an urgent and serious issue that should be tattooed into people's awareness so that something can be done about it. But that's another serious discussion for another day because as of now, I am rendered incapable of producing even a B grade GP essay.
June and I had an 8 hour adventure of 14 bus rides, interspersed with hours of walking towards both the right and wrong directions, while holding on dearly to our street directory and trusty transit link bus guide to locate the 12 houses, then knocking on strangers' doors, meeting and (not) meeting the targeted recipients and also, desperately fighting the temptation to simply mail all these packages and make our lives so much easier. Unlike some lucky people, we didn't have the luxury of a car (aircon!) nor the funds to hire a cab (aircon!) for a day, so we had to plan our routes (bus transfers) the night before and what a headache it was. I thought South/South West was not that big (when plotted on the map) but somehow the ridiculously hot weather made the area seem so so big. Despite the planning, we still got lost , especially around Pasir Panjang area. It didn't help that my leg muscles were aching because of the other day's sudden attempt at sprinting (See previous whiny post).
But we survived and completed our task so it was an accomplishment.
So if you're one of those we (Junqi and Val) delivered the packages to, you better go for FOC or else. =)
I'm most probably not gonna be able to make it for the camp because I'll be in Philippines. So sometimes I do ask myself, why in the world am I doing this anyway?! I'm not the biggest fan of camps and stories of other camps horrify me. I hate camps in general but CS camp was different and I actually had a good time (And no, it wasn't just because of "the hot guy". Haha.). I remember feeling impressed and appreciative of the effort our seniors put in to make the experience more personal, sincere and inclusive. We may not all be the best of friends (far from it) but it really helps to see a lot of familiar faces in school everyday. I remember I was quite shocked when I saw Jin appear at my doorstep with the package and a big smile around the same time last year. At that time I thought it was all very gimmicky, and I still do, but I guess it worked.
Anyway, I'm finally very sleepy now, and my headache has ameliorated (SAT word!) without the help of panadol/aspirin thank you very much. I remember we studied how panadol works on receptors or whatever they are but the process eludes me at the moment. In fact, I remember almost nothing from JC Biology and stress-loving me is hoping to take BS101 next semester, a module with an 8.30 lecture on a Monday morning. I'm hoping to do another science as well so that I can clear my GERPE for Science. I wish I knew for certain now if I can go for the exchange program in Year 2 Semester 2 because I was thinking that maybe I can do a Science module there and not worry about it since it's simply a Pass/Fail thing. As for now, I plan to continue torturing myself for next semester. I have a horrible timetable planned (i.e. no day off!) and I might end up with 23 crazy AU's again. It's strange because despite that, I improved by a lot in Sem 2 despite the heavier workload. Maybe if I increase my workload next Sem then I'll improve again. HA! What lopsided, naive thinking I have.
I will tackle STARS again tomorrow and finalize my timetable planning. I will REstart (i.e. stop bumming around <-- a skill and a love) on my Things-to-do so that I can experience that satisfying feeling of ticking them off.
I'm extremely verbose these days and I still have a lot of things to write. (*that's for not writing regularly. thoughts, too many of em, accumulate!*)
I know I'm capable of a paradigm shift. But like motivation/inspiration, how long would it last?
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