Procrastination is a challenge

Finals are over! Schools out! Work is almost done!
It's time to:

Laze around and do nothing!

BUT

Argghh....Even after finals, I am capable of getting busier than ever. @.@
I have to work, clean the house, cook, do laundry, chores, grocery shopping, workout, study(yes, study...), applying to schools and jobs and keeping fit..all to start over again the next day coz' you're not alone but alone in keeping this place clean, tidy and working in order.
Can someone please teach me how to stop, relax and enjoy the days of doing nothing?
Procrastination comes naturally to most, but is definitely a challenge to me..
*sigh*

It's almost here...

Christmas is almost here! My favorite season of all times! =D

I wish it would snow this year...lots and lots of snow!

Oh well, it's finals now. Which means I'm buried under a pile of work and books. My best friend, Stress is now knocking on the door, hoping to spend more quality time with me during this wonderful time of finals. Hopefully temper and frustration don't come knocking too..Or I'll probably knock someone's head..hehe..yes, if you don't know, I have a wonderful temper.. =p Anyways, despite all the stress and frustrations, I do make time for GRE and Entertainment! hehe..

here's a MUST watch: TANGLED!

I laughed like a kid all the way through the movie. It was fun and relaxing..a good way to get stress out the door.

Thanksgiving Week

This year's Thanksgiving is different than every other year..no house hopping, no big-time entertaining, just simple and fun. Johnny brought a turkey from his company and I cooked it. And some dishes. =) I'm splendidly surprise of my cooking skills..really...it's my first time cooking a turkey, well, cleaning a poultry that is not already fillet, cleaned, packed and ready to cook..it had everything intact..it was an interesting experience that I hope not to do again..haha..i mean the cleaning part. Anyways, turkey turned out great. Stuffing was ok, gravy was perfect..after an entire day of toil and labor, we had our delicious Thanksgiving dinner..

Black Friday was fun too. We went to Tulsa, OK to shop..hehe..and well, there were couple of good deals..bought couple of stuff and Christmas presents. All were fine and well, happy as can be, we headed back. But then, of course, something has to happen..as always! =p Flat tire! We pulled over, tried to remove the nuts but they were screwed in too tight..both of us were not able to get them loose..so, we decided to pull over on a flatter road..Thank God for the kind and helpful people out in the nowhere..an old man saw us pull over near his place and immediately came out to help. He jacked the car, and helped us change the tire..and he even told us where to get new tire which was just 2 min away. All is well, we got the tire changed for low price and we were set to go..eventful huh?

anyways, GRE on Monday..pray for me and wish me luck! =)

Almost the end...

It's almost the end of another semester..3 more weeks of classes and I'll be done with this semester..Can you believe it? I'm one more step to graduation! Anyways, things are going crazy for me now. Exams every week, homework, papers, working 2 jobs and of course, chores. Caffeine is my daily source of energy, no more 8 hours of sleep and no more gym..I haven't been to the gym in 2 months! It's crazy..from every 2 days to once a week to now, every 8 weeks? I really need to start making time to exercise. Fortunately, I quit housing job to concentrate more on my studies and now, I have more time to study and sleep.

Last Friday was my last day at Housing. My colleagues and supervisors threw me a mini "goodbye" party. Everyone brought food =) There was Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, homemade Malaysian-style banana cake, homemade sausages (which they all finished before I arrived) and cupcakes! hehe..It's fun working there but things had become routinely. People here are great to work with, everything was easy and uncomplicated. I get to study on the job but internet on the computer I have is super super slow..Instead, I decided that my time is better spent on studies as it's my senior year and I really really wanna get into the phd program here...

So, now with only one job, I get to use my mornings to study instead of filing and just tutor on weekends and after class. It's so much more relaxing since I get more stuff done now (and more sleep, less caffeine). GRE is coming up after Thanksgiving..so, I have a lot to do..I really wanna make at least 1500 on the GRE.. =)

Anyways, time change has messed up my schedule a lot. It gets dark too early and bright way too early in the morning. Wind blowing at my face, wearing layers and boots...call me crazy but I now look forward to SNOW! I'm so excited!!!

Ok, back to studying and being a nerd..haha...

Overloaded

2 Weeks of of sleepless nights, headaches and frustrations, I hope everything goes well and it pays off. I had 3 exams this week, 2 term papers to draft and 2 bonus essays to draft..done with the exams, leaving 4 papers to draft..At this point in time, my brain is about to explode from overload. And all my friends told me that senior year was going to be easy going and headache-free..well, that's not happening for me. Senior year is tougher than the past 3 years, more hard work and more effort..My life always seem to be different from the mainstream..but I love every bit of it..So, Rill, if you're reading this, go back to studying..hahahaha......

Things (I still need) to do for this week:

1. Register for GRE.
2. write my application essays
3. set up my other students' tutoring session
4. decide which schools to apply
5. Study for GRE.
6. Draft my 4 papers..

Not too bad right? =p

Grateful

Despite all that has happened, I'm so glad I made really high A's in my Risk Management and Emerging markets exams. Both my favorite classes too! I was so worried about my Emerging Markets class as we had to write more than 10essays in 1 1/2 hours! haha..I wrote till my hands hurt, but I guess it's worth it!

(Even that one question I wasn't sure what I was writing and have no idea where the answer came from, all I did was pray and I made full score!)

Thank God lots and lots!

=D

Oh well, more exams and papers to do now..that's all!

My 23rd ♥

My 23rd Birthday was awesome! I had so much fun and enjoyed every part of it. In the afternoon, Johnny, Sheryl, and Daniel went to the mall with me. We had lunch since all 3 of them were hungry..it was short and ok..then we kinda just split up and went seperate ways since Sheryl and Daniel wanted to go somewhere else outside the mall..I don't remember where they went, something about BestBuy and other outlets..so that explains why I didn't see them in the mall after lunch..anyways, I had fun shopping..I got my winter boots, a knit vest, a cute winter cap, a small black knit short-jacket (so I can stop borrowing from Sheryl) and hugs! It was funny how I keep bumming into the students I worked with that day and I got hugs. After my little "spree", Johnny and I went to watch "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps". At this point, still wondering why I can't find Sheryl and Daniel at the mall..so anyways, the movie was really nice! Sadly, I was the only one who knew what was going on in the movie. Haha..nevertheless, I had fun.

After the movie, we headed back to the mall to pick Sheryl up, thinking she would be there..After some time, we still couldn't find them and so I called her. They were already at Shogun..at least they could have told us. *sigh* Dinner was at Shogun. Food was not as good as we expected, environment was weird because someone had party music right behind us. Overall, the day was fun. Of course, Sheryl disappeared again after dinner and me? I had to head straight back into my books..haha..so, yes! I enjoyed my "little holiday"!

♥♥♥

Some pics!

(I think he had a headache trying to order? haha)

My Miso Soup

heart attack for appertizer

My Spicy Chicken Bulgogi

(yes, I had korean food at a japanese restaurant..haha)

Sheryl's Yakisoba

Johnny's Steak Teppanyaki?

Slippers from Sheryl

Mirror from Daniel

(it came with 3 price tags! haha)

my cute cute cap ♥♥♥

oh, and introducing my new study chair..hehe

it's so comfy ♥♥♥

bye bye back pains and uncomfortable seat..

♥♥♥

That's all for now..BYE~~~