"W" is for Withdrawn.

After much debating and contemplating for today, I finally decided to drop my Financial Accounting module. It was actually quite a tough decision for me. This is the first time I've withdrawn from a module (and getting a "W" grade). I always thought that doing so would leave an ugly mark on my transcript.

I thought long and hard over it, and tried to reason with myself. I am currently taking only 2 modules for my final semester; Financial Accounting and CS3214 (no words can describe how tough it is).

I have already taken all my essential modules for graduation. The reason why I took Financial Accounting was because I had my eyes set on it since the previous semester, but could not get in due to limited spaces. My friend, Sylvia informed me that she has dropped Financial Accounting, too. My other project-mates also advised me to drop it because I actually have absolutely no reason to go through with it. All that, and because I am currently feeling stressed over CS3214, I finally gave myself the courage to click on the Submit button and drop Financial Accounting.

I hope I did not just make an earth-shattering mistake. I pray that everything will turn out fine in the end.

Weekend Visit to the Doctors'

During the course of the weekend, I've made two trips to the doctor's.

On Saturday, I went to the dentist for my monthly cleaning appointments. Halfway through, he said something that bothered me.

"I need to extract your wisdom teeth. Two at the top and two below."

I never did know what 'wisdom teeth' were, but the mention of those words stirred up memories of my army days where my friends had one week's M.C. for getting their wisdom teeth pulled. I was like: "OMG, that's got to hurt!"

The dentist went on to ask: "Would you like me to pull them today?"

Of course, I quickly replied NO! I wasn't mentally prepared for it. Anyway, I asked him if it would hurt a lot, but he reassured me that it is painless.

Uh, right. Perhaps my army friends were just finding ways to stay home and exaggerated their condition. Or were they?

I told the good dentist I would have my wisdom tooth extracted next month. By then I think I should be prepared.

My second visit to the doctor's was on Sunday. This time, I visited a skin doctor for a problem with some skin on my hand that has been bugging me for two weeks.

When I told him that I was using some Chinese 'yellow lotion' before I visited him, he burst out that "the government should ban all Chinese yellow lotion" because, unknown to many, it contains chemicals that a large percentage of the human population are allergic to.

Oh, well. The doctor said that I had an infection, and helped me to apply some cream on my finger and wrapped it up in a bandage. All that costed me a whopping $140. Darn, it was so expensive.

Anyway, I learnt a lesson from this. I attribute the cause of my skin problem to my computer's keyboard, which is four years old now.

Let's just say that, if you have been using the same computer for many years, think of all the dirt/bacteria/germs and whatnot that have gathered there because your hands have been in various places.

Always, always wash your hands before and after using your computer.

Wee~ New Blog

Well, what do you know. I have decided to create my own blog again.

I used to have a blog of my own, hosted by BlogSpot as well. But my personal life is actually pretty dull, so there was nothing to write about. I decided to stop posting in my old blog.

It was only recently that my friend (Yong Hao) showed me his blog and got me reacquainted with BlogSpot. It has been years since I've logged into my account, and lo and behold, BlogSpot has undergone a major overhaul, with a user-friendly interface, cooler preset templates and overall nice design.

Looks like I am back to blogging. Just a little warning to all that read my blog:
The writer is not to be held responsible for any feelings of boredom, depression or negativity that may occur from the browsing of this blog.

Yes, I am quite the pessimist. Enjoy. :)