The Time Factor

A couple of years ago, during a prefects' camp I went to, we had to get up at about 5am every morning and run uphill, downhill & all around Fraser's Hill. So, the first night, my room-mates said I talked in my sleep... moaning: "NOOO .. I DON'T WANT TO RUN ANYMORE!"

-_-"

Now that I'm no longer a 15-year-old newbie prefect & much braver & tougher (well, I like to think that I've grown more tahan lasak, hehe)... I realised there's yet another hurdle that life's thrown my way : South Australian Matriculation.

Like, what the heck??

I know my older friends warned me that it would be a lot of work, months of nonstop slogging away at books & assignments, lots of deadlines to meet.. I know that S.A.M. students have to be investigative, innovative & most of all, INDEPENDENT... and yet, I really thought I could handle the challenge.

But now, it brings me back to question -- can I?

Well, of course, now I have to find a way to handle the stress & pressure -- tuition fees have already been paid, haha -- but even if right at this moment, I'm not in the best shape to run the marathon that all SAM students have to endure; I hope that by the end of this year, I will be.

Maybe I just lack proper time-management skills. Well, actually, that's pretty obvious. I watch way too much TV and take too many long breaks. I sleep too long and waste too much time dawdling. All these are things that I can improve on. Maybe, before now, it just didn't seem so urgent to shave off those rough edges -- but maybe now, SAM will make it a MUST. Maybe I place too much importance on the little things in life. Maybe I'm just a big time-waster and am looking for more excuses to waste even more time (i.e: blogging!)...

By the way, I had my M'sian Studies quiz (hehe this one was ok.. can pass la -- but memorized a whole list of years for nothing..) & Accounting Studies Common Test today. Accounts reeked. My whole Statement of Financial Position was ... the f-word would be put to perfect use right now, but I choose to say... screwed up. Not only was the Total Assets & Total Equities supposed to be $119,000 -- mine was $31,600. Like, woOt! Not even close! I believe I just kissed 3 marks goodbye.. and it wasn't even a kiss.. it was more like a molestation.

And you may think - "Aiyer Sha-Lene, you don't so kiasu lah, 3 marks only..." but you forget! The rest of the paper! I didn't know how to do any other questions for sure! I studied the textbook like the Bible but still, few questions came out from there. Like.. what on earth is "financial" and "non-financial information"? And "item from account" from "accounting entity convention"? *bangs head hopelessly on table* I believe I've never looked so bummed out in my entire college life (I know, barely 2 months, but still! Was going for a happy-face record you know!)... when I went into the Multi-purpose Hall (MPH), I wanted to score as high as possible for the test... but when I walked out, I was only praying to pass it.

Exams are demoralizing. -_-"

Working on Economics project now... stuck at question 2.. Buford, Li Shan, Laura & An Nie are helping me now.. hahah, I think I am incapable of independent work anywhere, anytime except when it comes to the editorial board. By the way, have I blogged? I got Editor for Winanga-Li! That's the SAM Yearbook at Taylor's. Whee!~