Occasional Free Weekend

Helloooo today marks the 2 day weekend where I'm just bored out of my mind so I managed to finally blog AGAIN. Exams are over (YES!) and holidays are vast approaching. Then again, I'm not going back so I'm not all that happy :(

But anyways, updates since I've left off :)

So after coming back to Perth, it was a gruesome 6 weeks of exam preparations with intervention classes (extra class for those who don't know what Intervention class is ;) ) not on a daily basis but some classes are once a week, and some are once every fortnight (which made it better but sorta lost track along the way :S )

Intense revision begun especially with English and its workshops for all the sections in the exam, which involved 3 sections. Technically, I didn't manage to go for ANY of the 3-4 workshops offered (teehee) but yeah.

Reasons were:

1) The first week was the finals for Canning's Got Talent so I had to support Brenda (who won in the end with her stunning I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston)

2) The following week followed a mood of laziness coz the workshops are held during lunch time

3) Till the next week, which clashed with Chemistry (my Chemistry suck ok?) and so I had to prioritize Chemistry instead of English

4) And when it finally came to the last workshop I literally like really really forgot about it till English class when Kaye was like "Thank you to those who made the effort to show up for the final workshop at lunch time today"

With jaws dropped, I was like "HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT?" and I was like oh well, it's too late anyways :S But nevertheless, English classes were filled with homework daily, with manufacture of study cards to retrieval charts to notes here and there and struggling to finish up the novel, Jasper Jones in the period of 2 weeks (which I did not BUT I did finish the first chapter, ok, I have 6 pages left till the end of the first chapter) Thanks to the notes and study guide, and not forgetting the past year student notes on the characterization and stuff, it was sufficient to help in the final assessment essay, i think? Can't really remember my score for it XD

Other than that, prep for other subjects were not quite the same, except Intervention classes on different days. Monday evenings 5pm to 6pm (on alternate weeks) were for Math, Wednesdays were for Chemistry, Thursdays for Bio (during lunch time, and yes, I skipped lunch and went straight to class after 12.35pm-1.15pm and was at class till 3 with a hungry stomach :P ) and Fridays were for Psychology which was on alternate weeks. So yeah, jam packed weeks with stress and homework and new topics to learn while prepping up for exams. Not to mention the load of junk food I bought to savor my hunger during exam times.

One thing I realized (and I've posted this on Facebook as well), the few things I notice and hate about exams:

1) I become a hungry eating monster, who keep eating even though I've finished dinner already. I can just finish eating dinner, go to shower, come out, get dressed and chew on junk food before or while I study. It was basically " The ... *oh nom nom nom* therefore ... *ohhhh nom nom nom*" Like non-stop for a week! CRAZY!

2) I become this PMS b*tch who blabbers and pick a fight with anyone in the house, from friends to certain housemates (well, some do provoke by putting loud music while I study ok? And it's not those calming, soothing music, it's those hard, rocking, clubbing music that makes me wanna move instead of study. DISTRACTION MUCH)

3) I become a zombie, sleeping super late at night. Gosh I remember sleeping the latest at 4am just to finish up on Bio facts, just coz it's the final paper of the whole exam and I had tired eyes, bulging eyes, or in easier terms, PANDA EYES (not very observable but I coin it Panda eyes? :D)

After exams were over, it was a free half-day Tuesday morning till night, since my paper finished at 11.10-ish, so that was good. Spent a whole day out with Si-En (well till 3-ish anyways) and we went to Carousel just for the kicks of finishing exams. We went for lunch at Maccas and then Factorie to look for outfits. Planned to drop by at Coles for groceries, but yet again, we were distracted by shops leading on the way to Coles, from Ally to Jay Jays to Collete to even the pet shop, which was so sweet to see those lil puppies. Sorry I have a soft heart for pups ;)

Within those stops, we managed to buy a vintage, plain purple dress for Si-En at Factorie and also accessories and shirts here and there from Ally and Jay Jays. Finally making it to Coles, we bought groceries and met with Bren who finished watching movies in the cinema with a friend and was grocery shopping as well. We made a move to go home and we waited at the bus stop. Missed out on 2 buses, one coz we didn't make it in time and two, coz we were distracted on our groceries that we didn't halt the bus in time to get on it and it just drove past us.

Managed to catch a bus, and Si-En went off, while I ran back to the mall as it starts to pour out heavy rain and I called Bren and see if she wanted to head home. To my surprise, she was on the way home already so it was alright. Went to wait at the bus stop in front after the rain died down and managed to get on home.

The next day marked our student rest day! And I sorta didn't make much use of it. Just the usual wake up late, go off to Kara to eat and then head home, clean up the room (after the hot mess I made studying for the subjects and trust me, it's not a pretty sight to see papers and books all around) and go online like nobody's business. YEAH!

Thursday and Friday came with school starting at 8.45am and I was NOT ready for it. Used to sleeping at 3am, 4am or even at 6am, till my body clock is just all over. Crazyyyy but the past few days have been the same, with having to wake up early today for mass and late on Saturday (3pm, a whole Saturday morning wasted, I KNOW). Sorta am sick of having to wake up late and early for school and for chores ugh hmmm

A few little updates here and there:

1) Getting a leaver's jacket (College style) that cost $95 (IT BETTER BE WORTH IT though I sorta did approve of the design after seeing it teehee)

2) Le Cousin and relatives came to visit on the week before and during exams. Managed to sneak out one day before the first paper to hang out with them at a place named Pinnacles, which is type of pointy rock, up North in Perth. Located in a desert-ish place and a lot of sun. Had lots of fun, not very much but quite reasonable amount of fun taking pictures and trying avocado spread that was offered to me by my uncle's brother, who brought us around for the whole day. Thanks Uncle Richard!

3) Friends are leaving for Kuching in another 3 weeks. LUCKY PEOPLE. Then again, Imma have to be stuck here in Perth for the 3 weeks holiday with like only 2 people in the house. But no fear, hopefully something would come up to make the holiday interesting. PLEASE let it not be an attack or anything harmful ugh

4) Despite exams are over, I have tests and EPW (Extended Piece of Work), assignments and productions due within these 3 weeks. LIKE helloooo? Are you crazy? From the stressful exam to getting back to work in a matter of a few days, gosh *faints*

5) Might have to find a part-time or even if possible, a full-time job during the holidays, just for experience and of course, le cha-ching, cha-ching ;) Then again, who would employ me? LOL Mama told me to find her a job as well and she might just drop in to work too. A blessing or a curse? o.o You tell me

6) Housemates, well 3 of them, are moving out. One has already moved out, not sure if deported due to lack of attendance to classes or as he would call it "Serve the army back home". He left some usable objects and things to use, so I took the bedspread (which of course Imma wash before I use. Please, I'm hygienic ok?) Another 2 are moving out, one coz he's moving off to UWA (i hear) and not really sure why the other one is leaving though o.o

7) Things in the house have been missing. From pieces of food (namely pizza to nuggets) to even my box of chocolates (ok, not very big boxes of chocolate, but still, it's my chocolate ==) Cutleries were missing, things are used without permission (well this one wasn't really brought up but hey, I'm still sorta angry at people using my rice cooker and kettle ok?) I sound like a selfish person, but how would you like it if people took or used your stuff without permission and some may even be "misplaced" or disappeared?

8) Drama arises in the house. From one drama, it leads to another. Oh gosh. Fights to misunderstandings to just petty things. But oh well, that's life. I have my problems too, now the list is just added on an item, how fun? == Yes, I picked a mini fight with a friend just today. Life ... without drama ... where is the fun, eh? Not fun at all, thank you very much

9) Exam results are out, pretty ok marks but still not very satisfying. Did well for Psychology though :) woots! Chem as usual is a killer, Math was mehhh, Bio isn't returned yet and trust me, I'm starting to hate English now ugh Got so low for my essays. I'm not creative or spontaneous, vibrant or full of personality, c'mon! I'm not that spunky and smooth and funny too :3

10) OH OH Thank you to the Empowered Family for the awesome mail of the ER2012 kit :) Loved the magazine. Looks like my handsome, caramel friend made it to the cover and the back as well :) Just teasing but awesome picture, Aaron and congrats on being on the cover. You beat me to it :P I wanna be on a cover too hahaha Not to mention the conference booklet, along with the brochures and stuff. Was jumping for joy when I received it teehee :)

I think that's all I have for now. Hope those or the one who's reading this don't get to engrossed in my life. I'm just ranting just like any other teenager would :) Take careeeee muah!