#89 | 1 more week!!!!

1 more week before the semester comes to an end‼️

I wanted to post something during the term break back in June but 

I couldn't think of anything to write & there were tons of assignments waiting to be completed 😭

Anyways,

The COVID situation around hasn't exactly gotten better yet.

Haven't gotten out of the country since 6?? months ago.

Think I broke my record. 

So, I have been staying at home, doing work and praying for the COVID situation to get better otherwise, I might have to cancel December's plans 🥺

COVID, please have mercy and let travel in December 🙏🏻

On the bright side, there's one more week before the current semester comes to an end!!! one more week, 2 more assignments & 1 video due before I can officially take a break and Netflix without feeling guilty. 

I actually started to Netflix already... 

But that's because I don't have the materials to create my prop for the video.

I'm gonna go get it this weekend and make my prop.

Anyways, I can't believe I'm nearing the end of the first half of my final diploma year... This actually meant that I have been schooling from home for almost 5 months due to COVID-19. Neither can I believe it's already August... Where did the time go??? It's gonna be December in like 4 months' time 😲 2020 really... 

WOW...

This semester was kinda chill (even though I feel like it's not supposed to be?) chill as in I'm not as tired since everything is done at home, I can wake up 10 mins before the lesson and still be on time. As for the assignments, holy mother of God. I hate this semester's assignment wtf. 

In the beginning of this semester, Singapore was still in its circuit breaker phase. Despite that, I have group assignments to complete???? And it's not like simple group assignments where we could just video call and discuss. But like, assignments that required us to really discuss face to face. Since we were encouraged to stay at home during that point of time, discussions were done online. We had no choice. Even after the circuit breaker period, there were assignments that required us to film ourselves, as a group doing activities and storytelling. 

utter bullshit.

I don't understand why they can't just cancel out the group assignments or tweak it to individual assignments instead??? We're not even encouraged to visit anyone unless it was necessary!! We were encouraged to stay at HOME. Why am I still tasked to do group assignments? 

"oh, it is to help you build your teamwork & communication skills"

please 🙄 as if doing 2 years of group assignments didn't help me do that already.

That being said, I was blessed with really good team members for all my group assignments. All, except for one. I honestly don't know what's going in that fellow's brain?? I heard from her previous classmates that she has been like that since Year 1. Some people just don't change...

But yeah, I'm currently grouped with that fellow for a storytelling assignment (which I still need to make the props for). No contribution on her side at all. Script was 98% written and edited by me, prop ideas were from me, plot idea as well. No contributions from that fellow's end whatsoever. I spoke to the lecturer about it and asked whether I should film that fellow's part of the assignment if that fellow doesn't do it by the deadline. Lecturer told me not to because it would be unfair to me. So, that's that. I gave my group a deadline to film their parts of the story, if that fellow doesn't email me her part by the deadline then I'll just submit whatever I have. 

I have a feeling the fellow thinks that we have to film her part for submission if she doesn't do it. So like she's probably thinking -> "Someone else can do it for me since they need to submit it anyways. I don't have to do anything." I mean, that has been happening since Year 1 till now...

sorry sister. not happening this time. if you don't film your part, I'll just submit whatever I have and you can deal with the lecturer yourself later on. 

Just 2 more assignment, 1 video and 1 quiz due before I end this semester. I can do this. 

/^me hypnotising myself into thinking that this semester will end soon^/

YES IT WILL.

JUST 8 MORE CALENDAR DAYS.

I'LL BE FREE AFTER 21 AUGUST.

I sound like a crazy bitch rn. Enough of academics. Circuit Breaker ended a few weeks back and everything seems to be back to normal (normal like before circuit breaker). I hope life before COVID returns soon... 

First place on my travel list after this circuit breaker ends, Thailand. Specifically, Bangkok. I miss the food there. I miss the people there. I miss my Thai milk tea. I miss the shopping there. When will the travel restrictions be lifted.. When will it be okay to travel again???

A list of places I wanna visit when it's safe to do so:

• Bangkok
• Malaysia - JB, Genting Highlands, Malacca
• South Korea - Seoul, Busan
• Japan - Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido
• Perth

I miss Perth so much T_T. March's Bangkok trip & June's Perth trip had to be cancelled due to COVID. I wonder if the same will happen to December's trip... (I hope not). Pls covid, just go away or can someone find a vaccine/cure for it soon??? I read online that SG is testing out the vaccine for COVID on human volunteers now so I'm praying for everything to work out 🙏🏻 

This post is getting messier the more I type :))) also, this post was supposed to be out during my term break but I dragged it till last weekend and dragged it even more till today heh. Okay, moving on: 

Health Updates.

Not like it's important for anyone to know. I just wanted to include it in the post so that I can look back and read about it in the future. In the last post on 30 May 2020, I mentioned that I went to the A&E due to a epileptic seizure. 

Ever since then, I have visited the hospital 3/4 times after for consultations with the doctor and for more scans. After consultation with the doctor (after I was discharged from A&E), the doctor explained to me throughly what happened and why it happened. He also recommended me to take medications to control my brainwaves. However, the medications came with side effects - Weight Gain. He told me that I could wait till the scan results came out before deciding on whether to take medications or not. 

that was exactly what I did.

not a very smart thing to do.

He scheduled 2 scans for me after that consult - EEG & MRI scans which I had to wait almost 3 months for. Few days after the consult, I had another seizure episode except it wasn't as serious this time. Woke up in the morning feeling pain at the side of my tongue and blood stains on my pillow. I called the same doctor about it and asked whether my scans could be pushed forward. 

My scans were pushed forward and during my EEG scan, a doctor came to talk to me after hearing about my recent seizure episode. She strongly recommended me to take medicine to control my brain waves despite the side effects it came with. I took her advice and so, I'm currently on medication now, while waiting for my next consultation with the doctor. (EEG & MRI scan all done). 

So far, I don't feel the side effects - Weight gain yet. But I guess it's also because I have been controlling my diet & keeping to 2 meals a day with less carbs. Other side effects that I have experienced are most feeling tired, mood swings. Other than that, I'm still normal. But, I have to be on medication for 2 years. (It has only been 8 weeks??) 

everything is gonna be okay.

I guess this also marks the end of this post :> It's getting late and I still have things to do before sleeping. Kinda excited for tomorrow because it's the day where I pack items for mailing hehe. It's just so therapeutic?? I don't know how to explain the feeling I get...

Before I forget, I'm watching this k-drama on Netflix: It's Okay Not To Be Okay. I know the drama has already ended but it's not my fault I had deadlines to meet when they were broadcasting this drama. This is the first ever k-drama that made me tear up in the beginning. Every single episode till Ep 4, I have been tearing up like a loser. Can't wait for 21 August to continue watching it without feeling guilty. 

that's it for now!

until the next post, 

stay safe and wear a mask! 

- the bunny pal 🐰