BUSY AS A WORKER ANT

BUSY AS A WORKER ANT


Finally, everything's beginning to take shape and fall into place. Since last Friday (the first day of orientation), everything was AMOK. Somehow, my name was not captured and, in a glitch, ended up being left out of the loop. It resulted in my personal data not being sent to the institute, and thus I could not register for PGDE as Jan 2009 intake. As of last Friday, I was yet to be considered part of the cohort. That Friday, I called this department and that department. Liaised and spoke to a couple of ministry officers, all of whom are awfully helpful and efficient. Ended up dashing here and there; first to the Ministry to pick up some forms, then to the institute to submit the forms. Needless to say, I missed the first day of orientation.

On Saturday at 12pm, we had a session with The Master. We finished at about 2.30pm, and Doro, ZA, and I went for lunch at Simei. In between lunch, we squeezed out some time to make an appreciation card for The Master. That night, halfway during fellowship at TM Open Plaza, I sneaked some time off to have some passport photos taken. On Sunday midnight, I was still printing copies of the O Level Results Slips, Polytechnic Transcripts, and University Transcripts. Following which, I did some artwork until 3am.

Fell asleep at 4am. Woke up at 6.20am for today's orientation at 8.30am. Only just today, the relevant forms and documents were finally fully submitted to the Registration Office. Following which, I made a trip down to the Finance Office to make payment for Health and Wellness Fees and Hostel Application Fees, went to the Alumni Office to collect an alumni gift pack, then to the Student Liaison Office to collect a welcome gift pack and NIE shirt (for Thursday's team-bonding activities), then finally to NTU Student Service Center to submit the Hostel Application Form. I basically went everywhere today.

Finally. All that are required to be submitted have already been done so. All that's left now is to wait for my matriculation card to be generated, and a student Portal account to be created. The friendly staffs down at the department predicted that the card and Portal account would be ready as soon as this Wednesday. Really relieved, honestly, because everybody else have access to the Portal, the Blackboard, as well as their personalized timetable. Me? I'm as clueless as a dodo bird.

It's really a relief to see the misty haze finally taking shape. Just the matriculation card and Portal account left, and I'm done! I'm not placing high hopes on campus hostel however, because the vacancy is very limited, and the staff at the counter admitted to having quite a long waiting list when I probed. This is a main worry. After 2.5years of spending more than 4 hours traveling back and forth, I have no desire to do so for another year. It is just beyond tiring - physically and mentally; having to wake up at 5.30am when the first lesson starts at 8am, and reaching home at 6pm plus when the last lesson ends at 4pm. Buona Vista is already bad enough; Boon Lay will most probably suck dry the life out of me.

Oh well, there are so much stuffs to juggle with. Basically as busy as a bumblebee. Albeit it feels a tad hectic - so much so that I hardly made time to eat - it really gives one a really good sensation of achievement. It's just a good feeling to tackle things down, one by one. Like pinballs.

Matriculation card, student Portal account, Blackboard, personalized timetable, elective studies, content upgrading modules, hostel accommodation, celebrations for the Jan babies, organizing and planning, card preparations, present-buying. When all these are settled and done, I'll finally get down to dealing with my own personal stuffs. I've yet to set any clear goals or directions. Gee! Resolutions for 2009. Ministry. Spiritual walk. Finance management. Loans repayment. Takamine guitar. Palmtop. LASIK. Social life. Club activities. Time management. Weight management and maintenance. The future.

Have been slugging around for a tad too long. It's time to clear all the dubious thoughts, straighten the mind, find trust to believe, and get back on. Oh well. Things will turn out fine, most definitely, I believe. Please just affirm me of it more often and cheer me on!