Happy/Merry(belated).KWISTMAS

Oh yes !
Finally. Time to update my poor, neglected blog.
And also another attempt to entertain you guys
(my dearly beloved readers/fanboys/girls) !

Before I continue typing endless on my keyboard.
Let me just be the last person (this year) to wish you :
Happy/Merry (belated) KWISTMAS.

Did you have a great one ?
I bet you did !
What ? You spent the whole day at home doing nothing on your laptop ?
STILL AWESOME !
Why ?
You have friggin' Internet.
And I don't.

It's making my Aussie experience terrible.
I'm currently leeching off a tiny little Vodafone broadband.
3gb for $30 (sorry, I still don't know the proper symbol for Australian dollars =P )
That's almost RM100 !
You go on Youtube. Watch a video.
BAM ! You're almost out of it.

So I suppose you might wanna hear how my life here has been, right ?
Ok, so when we arrived at our apartment at 1am.
IT WAS EMPTY.
MY ROOM WAS EMPTY (save for a bed. lol )
No internet. No food (does Maggi and Coke count ?). No INTERNET !?
Oh and no furniture.
We had to rent a cheap car and drive all the way to
IKEA to get some "cheap" DIY furniture.

And since this is the first time I have actually MOVED (and am old enough),
mom let me choose the furniture I wanted for my room.
Not a lot of choices though.
But by the end of the week, my room had:

• Bed (White) with LARGE drawers underneath it.
• Bedside table (White)
• Squarish rack (White)
• Drawer (White)
• LED Lamp (Blue....OMG YES FINALLYYYY)

As you can see, the choices were extremely limited.
Because my room was pretty small.
Well, that's what people usually say but I think it's plenty of space.
I like small rooms/houses.
Makes you feel all cozy and you don't have to waste so much time sweeping/mopping.

Right now, I'm chillin' at the library. Exploiting the free WiFi offer as much as I can. I know I'm evil but come
on. I'm a poor boy in a foreign land with no access to anywhere else.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE FRIENDS HERE !
Gimme a break !

So far, everything is going according to plan.
Living fine over here.
But I haven't registered for the school that I'm going to attend yet.
For the first time in my life,
THE SCHOOL IS GONNA BE FAR FAR AWAY.
AND WE HAVE NO CAR !
Great.

I had to spend nights Google Mapping, browsing, finding sources, visiting the bus station, stealing brochures and maps just to find out how to get there (and I'm not even sure if it's the most EFFICIENT way to get there).
I'll have to take a bus outside my apartment to the central bus station.
Take ANOTHER bus to a stop near my school.
Followed by the classical "walk to school by foot".

And speaking of school, I've already met the counselor.
And decided on the subjects that I'll be taking.
This was what I had in mind :

1. English as an Additional Language (because it's compulsory)
2. Maths 2C/D (because it's the easiest one for entry to uni)
3. Biology (because memorizing your brains out is easier)
4. Applied Information Technology (because I always wanted a computer course)
5. Chinese (don't freak out. the past year questions are a joke. EVEN FOR ME !)

During the consultation, he asked me what I wanted to study in uni.
So I told him I'm thinking of either IT or Environmental Science.
With Computer Science being my third,
'cuz it's Freakin' HARD and my Maths is just terrible.
After proper "consultation", this is what I got :

    1 . English as an Additional Language (because it's still compulsory)
    2 . Maths 3A/B

He tried to talk me into taking Maths SPECIALIST.

I tried to decline because my Maths is terrible.

He said it looked pretty fine to him.

*points at SPM Maths A*

*Me laughing inside*

I told him to look at my Add Maths C+

"Still pretty good"

Oh God Noooo !

But I managed dissuade him by telling him how

low standard Malaysian Maths is.

He finally listened.

Thank You ! =D

   

    3. Chemistry (because Chemistry is ALWAYS more useful in the science field...)

    4. Applied Information Technology (Ohhh finally...a subject which he didn't harp about)

    5. Computer Science

So with no prior knowledge in Computer Science,

he still encouraged me to take this subject.

He insisted I didn't need to know anything to take it.

Oh and Computer Science careers pay better.

Of course I know that.

'Cuz it's so HARD.

I hope this doesn't turn out like Maths T this year.

Oh and what happened to Chinese ?

Well, he said no one was taking it.

So the class probably wouldn't run.

I was devastated.

I'm not sure about the student population in that school,

but NOT A SINGLE SOUL is INTERESTED !?

I mean it's an international school.

Lots of Singaporeans and what not.

And the difficulty for the subject is a joke.

WHY.....

Curse my fate and my naive attempt to learn.

Next time you see me, 

I'll probably be a BANANA....

And that's my "set list" for next year.

I hope I can do good in them.

Especially the subjects which I've never taken before.

*Gulp*

Of course, if you told me to take these following subjects :

• English
• Maths
• Biology
• Physics
• Chemistry

I would kill myself instantly in that counselor's office.

Oh and school only starts in February so I'm pretty free.

 I AM considering working at McDonald's in the mean time.

Whoopie ! My first job ever !

Now all that's missing are my referees.

Anyone wanna volunteer ?

No friends allowed !

That's all for this update.
I'll write EVEN MOAR....when my broadband arrives.
Until then, I guess it's "repeated trips to the library" for me.

And to all those people back home :














Ciao ! Seeya REAL SOON !

Listening to Nothing

Hungry,

TK