" Thus begins a new chapter ... "
Hi all! I really do apologize for the constant stench of neglect on my blog! Recently, I've been really swamped with matriculating. For those who still don't know, I'm going to be an NTU student starting August! Hoozah! Hahahaha(: Best part is I will be studying the course I've been dying for since JC - Psychology. How fun is it to study human responses and brain waves; who knows I may have my fun poking into people's secrets. Wahahaha.
So anyways, about the part of me being completely overwhelmed is true. There are tons of stuff to do just to matriculate and I'm already feeling the stress of it all. Lol. Thank goodness for friends(: I found out that Chengling and many of my JC classmates are entering NTU too! I'm so happy to have people to count on, just in case I need it! *Before I move on, I just want to thank Chengling and her sister for their souvenirs especially bought from Switzerland: it was a really delicious brand of chocolate called Milka and it was somewhat exclusive in Singapore. Because if I'm not wrong, there is only one supplier here and so far they only sell one flavor. The one they bought for me had bits of caramel and it just enhanced the milky chocolate! Within one hour, I've already finished half of it! Lol :S
I do need to apologize to Chengling for constantly disturbing her with my questions on the procedure of matriculating. Hahaha, I'm really a nervous nelly and frankly speaking, I need some sort of assurance before I dare to sign up for anything on the NTU website. LOL. A huge thanks goes to Chengling too for rescuing me time and time again(:
I did clarify certain doubts of mine with a cheer senior of mine who had just graduated from NTU. The other day at Cheer practice, the moment she entered the hall, I just bombarded her with countless of questions! Hahaha, plus we spent half of the practice sessions just talking about her experiences in NTU. It was then I found out that even accommodation in NTU is just as stressful. She told me that first years are definitely guaranteed a room in NTU, however in your second year, you have to fight for the space. It does not matter whether you are signing up for a single room or a double room in year 2, technically, they have to get a place in accommodation in the first place! And they take into considerations many aspects of your first year: results, how far you stay, participation points in various events etc. Gosh.
The worst part was that she mentioned that having just Cheerleading is not enough to achieve the required points. Plus, it would be best if you joined the hall committee, which felt something like a student council. So I'm definitely thinking of a leadership position in NTU, be it Cheer or in the student union.
Besides worrying about accommodation, as of now, I'm fretting over many other issues such as the tuition grant, study loans etc. Everyday I'm literally sitting in front of my laptop, reading through the guide time and time again. I'm not going to go into details about the whole loan issues, but thank goodness I've my parents to help me along the way.
Oh, and some funny thing is that I've to get my photograph retaken. Apparently my photograph shows a rather plump-looking me and many people do not believe that it is me. First was the officer at airport customs. I'm serious! I told this to Chengling and she was stunned. I was returning home from China and apparently back at Changi Airport, the officer who was checking my passport stared at me for a few seconds. Then he stopped me there, asked me to recite my birthday, my NRIC etc. Thank goodness I brought my IC along and explained how much I've grown. He laughed and said that I really did lose a lot of weight. So thanks for the compliment, but no thank you for stopping me at customs D:
Another time was during an interview at SMU: before the interview, I had to sign in with my official documents to verify that I did not withhold any important information from the school. Then the person at the front desk looked at my picture and then looked at me again. He asked me whether this was really me and I had to assure him that it was INDEED ME. He laughed and exclaimed how is it possible that even though the photograph was taken not that long ago looked so different. Gosh.
So I've no idea whether to be happy about the fact that I looked quite different from my previous photograph, or be sad about it ........................................
Talking about some things new: I've recently tried out Singapore's latest Gmarket website called Qoo10. I've ordered a few items from there and I was quite happy with their service. The people there were really friendly in explaining the procedures of placing orders and payment. Plus whatever questions I had posted up for them, they would answer it within an hour: efficient, affable and really approachable!(: However, even though many of the items there are super cheap, a few sellers really like to overstate their prices. So when shopping on such websites, so be wary of certain overpriced items as well. Other than that, I am overall quite satisfied with their services so far. Before I can continue praising them, I have to wait till my orders officially arrive.
And I'll be stopping here, I've to rush off to take new passport pictures of myself(: Toodles~