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Jocelyn A. Monique

is currently an undergraduate student, and coping with her ~~overwhelming~~ commitments. I like long walks in solitude, cosy chats, usually sleep like a log, and beg your patience in tolerating my versatile humour

have a fantastic friday

Friday, August 01, 2008

9:57 PM

For those who attend morning mass on Fridays, I'm sure you get the title (:
Another tiring week, you'd think the absence of CCA would clear your time for revision, but of course there's now the consulations, enrichments (for the bestowed), remedial (for the not-so- bestowed) and of course extra classes, for teachers who just want to play it politically correct.

I had a little adventure of my own on Wednesday, in the morning. Missed out one hour of Think Career Day talks because of the appointment, and got cheated at the busstop because there was no straight bus to CJ. So I decided to walk the Chancery Lane way(seeing as how I've always entertained myself many an evening walking to Novena) to get back to school, minus the bus fare. The things I do to save 45cents. And I don't know whether it was the weather, the lack of direction (funny how it manifests itself physically now), or simply stupidity and bad luck on my part, I walked up the wrong turning. And found alot of unfamiliar houses with posh names. Almost panicked, but thank God for remembering banner names and other landmarks, walked up the correct lane back to the side gate. Only to find it was LOCKED. Wth. I honestly couldn't possibly see myself walking all the way to SJI and take a bus back to CJ (defeats the purpose) when voila, saw an experienced canteen aunty jump elegantly over the barrier from the main gate. We all know that imitation is the best form of praise, so I did my part by similarly crossing over the road barrier in as dignified a way as possible, an admirable feat given my bulky bagpack and jacket and wallet in my hand. Was awfully smug about it until I saw the drain. Which I totally didn't see due to parallex error from the road. Major skills came into practice here, Odac Kodak moment hoisting my bag across the drain and crossing it, before finally arriving at the main gate, albeit a litle flustered. Junior councillors looked pretty bemused. Trust me, the adventure was not. Funny.

I can't really say I found the talks useful, apart from the low pay and long working hours that journalism demands, that has led many to change their career paths. And Law? Haha, Jocelyn. Joke. All I know is that in order to succeed in this paper-chase society where your entire life is judged by an alphabet on your cert,
You're going to have do some darn well. Straight As. Oustanding CCA record. NYAA. External affliations. Carrying yourself well in front of complete strangers. Never say die cos you will die attitude.
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You are really sweet(: I hope it works out for you better. Thanks for watching out for me.

On a reflective note, you know there's still a wee bit of silver lining in that cumulonimbus raincloud of a life when
1) for the first time in months, you come home and there's no more shouting matches
2) you don't realise you've been talking on the phone for 40 minutes with your friend
3)no more nasty nightmares

Thanks God, for cheering me up, even though I wouldn't call myself a true Catholic. I understand that adversities are a challenge from you waiting to be overcome, but I hope you realise that I've gotten more than my fair share already, and I'm reeling.
Indefinite sensations. I don't even know what I'm feeling, I don't even know what to feel anymore.

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