Archive for January 5th, 2009
well…
i’ve called sta, and it’s not like i can change the departure dates to june anyway. which means i can’t cancel this exchange trip and just go for a eurotrip, because if i want to do so.. i would have to forfeit this ticket and get a new one :(
so.. oh well, i had better read up on my french then. shall bring along my campus to read on the train and during the transit as well (if it doesn’t bore me to death i guess)
looks like whether i get the 3k or not, i would have to go. well, at least i would get the 8k… by like i have no idea when.
this is probably more help than that phone call anyway. i thought i had an avenue to pour out my soul to.
go? don’t go?
i can’t believe it. it’s 18 days to my departure and i am still divided being going and not going.
wtf.
i mean, seriously do they have to screw up every single thing? like how many things have they screwed up so far?
1. not confirming the number of places with insa
2. trying to send 15 people over for exchange, when the cohort over there is like 25 per year. and 25 includes EVERYONE.
3. telling us we were bonded, and then we found out that we weren’t. they could have just told us that the “bond” isn’t guaranteed and we could have applied for other unis last time. with modules in english, i might add.
4. not assisting us in our applications to other unis.
5. suddenly forcing us to go for exchange, or pay for breaking the bond
6. crediting my money into a wrong account number
7. refusing to call up the bank to cancel the transfer, when i specially told them that dbs told them to do so, and they said they would sit and wait for the rejection letter instead, and then wait for the money to be back into their account, and then they would giro the money into my mum’s account.
hello? what has gone right i ask you?
NOTHING
really. and i mean it.
i have nothing much settled up to date, really. i mean, besides the stuff that i can do on my part, like getting tickets, setting up bank account to buy bank drafts, etc.
because this is soooooooooo much help that they’re offering.
i should have just skipped all these bloody applications and stayed in singapore, for goodness sake!
whoops.
i really meant to go to bed. but an hour and a half later, i still can’t sleep! dammit.
shall read up a little on italy i guess.. i think the more i read, the more i feel like going. (but the more i’ll miss my dearie!)
aarrrgghh, why can’t monday 830am come quickly?? i’m practically dying to know where my 11k got transferred to!!!! i seriously have no idea whose account number that is.
plus i still wrote and emailed my account number to them la! how could they get it wrong.
on a sidenote, i wish my deardear was here. my throat is so damn painful and i wish he was here to hug me to sleep………………..
note to self: try to get difflam OTC, ran out of those!
rinse mouth with chlorhexidine tonight..
*ouch*
oh btw hl.. are we still going to meetup with clare? sorry i cancelled on the meetup today cos it was my bro’s birthday :(
damn, i’m reminded of the good old victorian days.. and how we used to go cycling during our 1hr and 55mins break.. and how clare & kt would terrorize us by cutting into our paths so suddenly :(
happy birthday devon!
not like you read my blog (since you’re like TWELVE) but yeah, happy birthday anyway! maybe i should show this to you the next time you use my laptop to play GTA :P
anyway, we had a great brunch today, with dear & my family, eating yummy bak chor mee :) but then, dad forgot to bring his pants out, so that he could get the tailor to alter it! so dear & i had to go back to fetch it… and then it was raining. dammit.
i was trying to find my poncho but i have absolutely no idea where i’ve placed it. however, i did manage to find random stuff like my rifle cleaning kit (like as if i need it now!), my number 4s (although i can’t find my gore-tex!), my boots (which were a great help to mel in sydney), liquid kiwi (which i kindly donated to deardear), solid fuel, gloves & stuff for field camp…
i am seriously a karang-guni.
i don’t even need all these stuff (though i might bring my boots with me cos i might want to do some climbing/trekking), but i guess stuff like those brown shirts, polo tees, black shorts, pt shorts.. kinda make pretty good sleepwear. lol.
i honestly have so much rubbish in my room, which i didn’t really realise until my mum made me pack my room before i leave.. lol.
oops. digressed too much again. oh ya so anyway, we went to my gran’s place, which dear is there for the first time. watched tropic thunder.. which is so hilarious! hope that deardear is comfy being around though :)
went to swensen’s after that to celebrate my bro’s birthday.. and i think my sore throat got worse from the sticky chewy chocolate :( and to think i skipped all the fried/spicy mains, and settled for smoked salmon baked rice.. but i just couldn’t resist ice cream :( and chocolate. and the pile in the fridge bought by dear’s parents will just have to wait till my sore throat goes away… :(
omg, this reminds me of my hopeless attempts to resist gelatos at Annecy, and how we managed to spend like 6euros in 1 hour! ok wait, i think i spent 4euros. but still! who can resist rum & raisin.. and the rum is so so so strong and nice! and melon too! oh-so-refreshing on a hot summer’s day! if i go broke in europe it must be due to gelatos and chocolate. although i have no idea where are the nice gelato places in paris though :(
haish. you know, i’m still have bloody mixed feelings about paris.. even though i know i ought to be just enjoying myself and stop stressing out! but on one hand.. i’m super excited! and on the other hand.. i feel damn guilty!!
arrgghhhhhh!
oh well anyway, i’ll be leaving sgp, terminal 3 at 0220 on 23rd jan.. so i’ll be there around 2359 on 22jan in case you wanna send me off.
on a random note.. i don’t know how to pack my luggage!! it’s either i’m a damn good packer, or i haven’t placed many things in yet.. but apparently, after placing some of my clothes & stuff into my potato bag (i separated out the clothes into both the potato bag & the luggage, in case there’s a luggage loss and i still have clothes to wear).. and my luggage seems.. rather empty.
hmm. why???
i know i haven’t placed stuff like rice cooker (don’t laugh, i need to cook rice there okay! or cous cous!!), foldable pail (which is seriously NOT bulky at all!), chopping sheet, bedsheets, blanket, sleeping bag, some condiments & food… but most of my clothes are in. and i mean… WINTER CLOTHES. and i’m bringing 4/5 coats over.. hmm though i guess my leggings/stockings/high socks/leg warmers don’t really take up too much space…
okay, i’ll just take it that my packing skills are brilliant, since hw’s parents asked me to pack some of their bulky stuff back from oz the other time.. since i had so much empty space left in my potato bag…
either that, or sitting on ziploc bags to force the air out really works.
oh no, my throat is damn painful.. and i think i might be running a fever if i don’t sleep early. shall do a french quiz of the day and then time for bed!
bonne nuit à tous! :)
