J'ai une mauvaise grippe. Ce n'est pas bonne!

真糟糕！ 我生病了。）：为何天气变好的时候才生病哪?

Have been ill for 2 days now. Temperature has been hoovering at the low 37 range which means my body is obviously fighting something. Temperature rose slightly just now to 37 .6degreesC. 4 painkillers yesterday obviously didn't help much. Going to classes today was such a torture and for the whole of today I keep doing stupid things. O.O

Fun stuff for today: I walked past a protest rally outside Capen library and joined in the chanting! "Hey hey Ho ho, budget cuts have got to go!". We had a dinner picnic behind our apartments at the lake and watched the sun set.

Just had applesauce! Yums. Made me feel happier. I finally finished my work! Off to bed now.

Life of a college student

Here I am in my last semester and finally experiencing what I guess is the life of a college student. University before my last semester has been stressful at times but not quite like what I am experiencing right now. Not that I'm extremely stressed now, but the feeling is just different. More camping in the library, COFFEE (tsk!) etc. I guess I have only myself to blame or thank for this experience. After all, I'm taking all the 400-level finance courses on my own accord since I don't need it to graduate.

Just got back from the library where I have camped the whole afternoon studying theories which my brain really does not want to absorb but still needs too for the exam tomorrow. Got quite a scarwe when I got back to find the main door of my apartment closed but both locks not locked! Then I tried calling out to my room mate but she didn't respond and her door was closed. I opened her door slightly to check and it's dark but i think she's sleeping if I'm not wrong. Couldn't really see in the darkness. Hope she's feeling okay! Anyway, so I just got back from the library and showered immediately. So here I am now, at 10pm eating my delicious char siew rice. A trip to toronto for the rest results in delicious food for me! Yums. Food and show then it's back to studying.

I WILL CONQUER TOMORROW'S EXAM!

Harvard Dream

I've been having extremely weird dreams recently. Then again, I always seem to be having weird dreams so I suppose this is one of my many weird dreams. Anyway, in this dream, I dreamt I got accepted into Harvard! I didn't actually dream of the application part, so it was really random. It started off with me waiting in a room with many other people and then a few people walked in with stacks of envelopes each and we had to go to a certain someone according to our last name I think. You report your name, the person searches and if you were accepted, you get an envelope. So I was waiting in line, really nervous and then it was my turn! I went up, reported my name and was just thinking "Please let me have an envelope, please let me have an envelope!" while the person search through the pile. Then! I got an envelope and I was jumping all around screaming "I GOT AN ENVELOPE!"

So that was my Harvard dream. What reminded me of it is my upcoming MGF407 derivatives exam. The material is so difficult and my attempts to read through the textbook today proved rather futile. I just don't understand all the theories. So there, I guess my Harvard dream is really just a dream. I know I'm not smart enough. Not that I have plans to apply for Harvard though. It was nice dreaming I got accepted though. Hee.

Back to Wiener Process and Ito's Lemma. The people who comes up with such stuff, crazy brilliant though I slightly resent them for doing so. Still got to admire their brilliance though!

J'ai mal à la tête!

Owie. My head hurts terribly. Must be all the stress from the fine dining dinner. It was so stressful okay! Having to eat properly and all. Not to mention they purposely choose all the menu to include all the food that are difficult to eat. For everyone out there, DO NOT order long, stringy pasta of any kind, any meat with bone in it or a dessert with a rock hard piece of chocolate or anything you can't cut with a fork on top.

Anyway, here's a shout out to my sister! Thanks for sacrificing one full month's pay in order to come to the US to look for me and attend my commencement! I'm super touch. And shout out to my parents! Thanks for coming over and bringing my two siblings along too! I know it's super expensive. I'm super touched and excited to be meeting all of you soon. (:

Job hunting and application is not going good. At least I tried/am trying. It's tough not to get discouraged at times. I feel so stupid, not even knowing how to start looking for a job properly and all, and so inadequate when I see the requirements of needing previous experience. I know there's a job for me out there. I just need to find it. God, help me!

In need of serious rest now. Feeling horrible because of the funny feeling in my head.

My 3 happy things for today:

1. French exam was horrible for everyone even my teacher said so, especially the oral section. But I somehow managed to scrap a decent grade though. Thank God! It's a bit of a miracle that I managed to get such a grade. Just need to work harder for my remaining 2 quizzes and last final exam to pull my grade up a bit. No B in my last semester! I refuse!

2. I managed to catch the shuttle though it came early and I had to run for it! It wasn't a short run. Okay, this sounds like a bad thing but it's a good thing because the shuttle driver waited for me and I managed to catch it. If I had missed it, I wouldn't have been able to make it to class this morning.

3. Fine dining dinner tonight! Food was yummy though I couldn't really enjoy it as much as I normally would have.

4. Finally made it to the gym after a loooooooong time and watched spongebob squarepants while on the machine.

I know it says 3 things, but what harm will an additional happy thing do?

Bonne nuit tout le monde!

Retail Therapy

Have been buying clothes, probably too much (Sorry mum and dad! And Hi! I know you guys read this. HAHA.) . But I don't normally buy much clothes or anything else for that matter apart from food so I guess it's not that bad. After all, I need clothes right? Trip to the mall on Saturday landed me with a new pair of jeans (urgent necessity!), a new jacket (buy of the century! Super clearance and it was only 3.99 before tax), and a pair of sandals to get ready for the Spring season! Another cardigan and 2 blouses coming in the mail. Weee! Upcoming trip to Walden mall to look at F21 and other stores. Need to buy shorts and more basic tees to replace all my old tee shirts. Excited.

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Life recently consists of Taiwan dramas, school work and exams. My french exam was disastrous which included me answering stuff like "Non, he does not like the film" to question like "Did he watch the film?" *heads desk* I totally did not catch what my teacher was saying and instead of leaving blank, I decided to try my luck with the few elements I caught. It was so bad! I don't want a B in my last semester. It would ruin my transcript. ): So worried and scared now.

My family is coming over for my commencement which is real soon! Only 4 more weeks as an undergraduate. Scary scary. I can't wait to see them though. It has been a long time. (:

I once read a book that started out with the character saying that whenever you're sad, think of 3 reasons to be happy for that day. I guess it's supposed to make people happy because they realize that their day was not that horrible after all. While it hasn't been sad or horrible (okay, actually it has considering how badly my french exam went and I still haven't won anything from Tim Hortons) the past few days, I've been feeling rather down for some reason. Whatever it is, it's probably a good way to be positive. My 3 reasons for today are:

1. I got back my MGF402 exam 2 paper today and I did well. Yay! Considering how rush and how late I had to stay up till to study, and not really understanding the questions and all, the result was very satisfying. I still don't understand the theory/reasoning behind the answers by the way.

2. I had time to watch Down with Love today! Yay to dramas!

3. Placed Charlotte Russe order. Yay to new clothes!

I totally forgot abt my MGF exam paper till I did this. Guess it's a good thing I decided to try. It's quite difficult thinking of 3 things though.

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It's such a wonderful video. So touching and amazing. (: