Pkchukiss - Reality Wine

My last posting was on 20 May 2007.

Since then, I have had so much things to do during the day that I simply didn’t have the energy, nor the mood to face my computer in the evening - even to do my favourite thing: write.  I guess that’s the nature of being a student of information technology - the screen can get a little intimidating sometimes.

21-25 May was my school e-Learning week: we were supposed to study at home. Well, that week would have been better as a normal school week, because I got hit with a terrible cold the entire week. I ran a high fever, had sore throat, and I was alternating between feeling hot and cold. To double the whammy, I had a Technical Business Communications project to submit the very next week, as well as complete the plethora of eLearning week assignments. I would have been able to finish them all had I not felt wretched that entire week.

Essentially, all my plans were thrown into a disarray. It was terrible picking up the pieces in the aftermath.  Not only had I missed a critical project meeting for the Innovations, Design and Enterprising in Action module, I missed a couple of blog posts at another blog which I write.

It sure didn’t bode well for me professionally, but I had to suck it all up, and stick everything back together.

Over the next few weeks, I dived into my other projects, as well as assignments - studying for my quizzes along the way into the first week of June. The week from 4th to 8th June was the toughest, and saw myself pushing the midnight train for the Database Management module, as well as the presentation for the project meeting that I missed. Couple that with at least 3 quizzes which materially affect the semester’s grades that week, I was a wreck when Friday rolled around.

While the rest of the class rejoiced at the opportunity to rest during the school vacation, I went home to pack my bags in preparation for my in-camp training on the 11th.

Setting off for Tanjong Gul (it’s at the end of Tuas) in the dead of the morning, I bade temporary farewell to the civilian world, and jumped back into the world of military training - and earned an abrasion in my groin. I’m sparing the details of the wound, but it’ll suffice to say that it leaked and stank. You wouldn’t want to be in my boots if you are a scout!

I came back to the world last Friday, which explains why I suddenly ‘decided’ to post again after the hiatus. I’m not sure if this situation will repeat itself, but I’ll try to prevent it. Of course, it helps if there is somebody out there who lets me know that she/he’s reading this - more motivation for me to keep the ink flowing on this blog

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