Monday...

and so the holiday mood that i was basking in due to the influence of my friends back in NUS spilled over to this morning....
in the office, my msn status will alwaiz be 'busy'....but this morning, i deliberately set it to 'online' instead....
cos i wanted to chat with my friends.... =p
It was a busy day at work, but despite frenzy chatting amidst doing my work in the morning, i was able to complete everything in the afternoon and leave my office at the same time....

How's everyone back in Singapore?
it's onli 3 wks more to Christmas....the festive mood shld be in the air already right?
Over here, well, at least at where I live, the christmas mood is not as strong as that in OrchardRoad yet....but i guess it will be when i experience a white christmas in Denver, Colorado....

There was some news to cheer for today....i got back my exam results...had an exam last thursday...it's a bioengineering module, and surprisingly, i did way above average...the average was 25, i got 33....
and my friend juz told me that the 33 is full marks.....hahaz....well, i knew i could do the paper and i handed it in earlier too....but i didn't tink i'd get tis mark.....well, again, i guess i'm lucky....
and the best thing is that I can skip the final exams oredi....believe it or not, the professor, midway in the module, offered an option to every student to skip the final exam if they wish to....and he'll just take the mid-term exam results and CAs as 100%....
I know it sounds weird...but that's the way he does it....and I think i'll most probably skip the finals le....
Cos my exam last week would be able to account for 80% of the module....it wasn't supposed to be that high, but well, long story....the prof lost the database of scores for the first exam, which i didn't study for and did quite badly in, and so i had the chance to double count my second exam (which is the one i just got back)...and because I'm going to skip my finals....thus, last thurs's exam will then account for 80%, with 20% being the other CAs....so, if my friend is right that 33 = full marks, i will then have 80% in my bag oredi... =p
and because I'm taking it on a s/u basis....i'm definitely in the safe zone oredi.....if i'm lucky, i might even still get an 'A'....but that's not impt...cos i've got other more impt priorities here....

Work for my biz plan competition has been stagnant for a short while.....it's making me restless.....but there's nothing i can do yet because we are awaiting the reply of a person who is critical to our endeavor....
Hope she'll reply soon....and we gotta press her for it if she still doesn't by midweek....

Hmmm, they must be cable skiing right now already....I gotta organize some roadtrips to Msia and Thailand when I return next year.....the adventures i've had so far here in the US are pretty exciting I'd say....and I would like to share them with all my friends when i return and influence them too....
And that will encompass more of exploration, more hiking, climbing, taking in breathtaking sights from mountain peaks, standing at the base of towering waterfalls that require one to hike extreme trails to reach, and more to come in my future trips....

I called my grandma juz now....she wasn't in but i managed to speak to my uncle....
And I do miss them so so much too....I know my grandma misses me alot too, cos amongst all her grandchildren, I am the only one who visits her regularly throughout the year....at least once every abt 2-3 mths....
I still remember that on my last visit before I was due to fly to US, she was fighting back her tears as I bade her goodbye and started wearing my shoes....
It was a very touching moment....she made me want to tear too....but I managed to hold them back....
I know she's worried, cos after all, I'm her eldest grandson on her sons' side (for hokkiens, the eldest grandson on the guys' side is equivalent to a youngest son)....and it's the first time I'll be away in such a faraway land alone for a year....
Sighz, I should have purchased the credits earlier and made phone calls back....all along, I have only been asking my dad to assure her that I've been fine....
I'll call again soon and hopefully, she'll be at home then....

Listening to songs brings back all kinds of memories for me....mostly fond ones....
And now I realize that the phrase 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' really is very true....

hahaz, okie, this has been a long post....
Well, Olive juz had her last paper...yay!!! happy for her....poor her has been so stressed out....hav fun now alright? =)

more later.... =)

Absence mAkeS tHe heArT gRoW fonDeR...