Another xmas = Another year

Xmas lunch with the grandparents yesterday - nice kinda feeling that you only have when you dine with grandparents.

Dinner was a 'party' with the one and only roommate (and later on her jk joined us haha). Made a trip down to the Cold Storage at WCP and ended up with $80 worth of food and nonsense. There was 2 rolls of garlic bread, lettuce and cherry tomato salad with balsamic vinaigrette, 1 honey chicken, shaved honey picnic ham, Ikea meatballs, some chips and sushi. Dessert were two cakes from Coffee Bean and drink was Moscato. Wow lol. Finished all this whilst watching a great movie - 3 Idiots - followed by Legend of the Fist, whose mediocrity was only enhanced by the fact that we watched 3 Idiots first. Oh and I almost forgot: I made everyone wear party hats and gave each person a bag of party favours too~ courtesy of Jacks Place haha.

Merry Xmas and that's one more year over. So quick as always.

On a sidenote, my grade dropped quite majorly this past semester. Dammit. If I only took one extra class this semester, I can't even begin to imagine how bad it might be next semester with TWO extra classes, honours thesis, and IVP. Oh wowee.

~ st*rcr*ss*d ~

Gum and Muscle

Today was supposed to go like this: 9am-12nn Squash, 9am-12nn Softball, 11am to 1pm Badminton, Free time in between go Library do thesis research, 5.15pm -8pm Friendly vs SIM, 9pm-11pm Soccer, 11pm-1am Floorball.

But I skipped out on a few and even then, I still feel so tired and drained and my strained quadricep is still strained... and getting worse. So my performance during the friendly was just... not worth mentioning after a while, because it was just... so lacklustre! Started off on such a good note too... =/ Sigh.

Then skipped out on soccer training to go have dinner with the lovely teammates, hoping to cheer up a bit. Only well, the gum around my growing wisdom tooth started swelling and hurting, until one side of my cheek is now obviously rounder than the other. Like a chipmunk storing food in its cheeks. It even hurt when I ran. Wow.

Not a good day really -- can only hope everything starts picking up soon.

Nevertheless, the pulled quadricep really puts everything into perspective. As much as I'd like to live up to expectations and obligations for hall, it is worth nothing if IVP comes at the expense of trying to fulfill all these. Nothing. Simply reaffirms my faith that for me, right now, IVP is really my topmost priority, and thankfully, the poor neglected thesis is eventually gaining some importance too. Get my goals right, put my 100% and I know it will come.

Complete rest for five days after tomorrow's IVP training. And a visit to the dentist if required. Darn. Me no like dentists -.-''

~ st*rcr*ss*d ~

Sweat and Victory

Last match of the league today - glad to say that we ended on a very tired but good note! Came back from a 0-2 in the first period, to win 6-5 in the last. With 8 players nonetheless! And scored my first goal! Or second hmm. Bottom far post yay.

There were several severely frustrating moments, like when F- got sent off for incorrect substitution, and again in the last few minutes for incorrect distance when we were 1-man up on them!? Was so pissed that I couldn't help it despite my recent attempts to not speak up to her. Raaaaa.

But really glad it all worked out anyway. Next up is IVP!

Just three words to that: Bring it on.

~ st*rcr*ss*d ~

Taken Advantage of...?

I know: I'm not very good at saying "no", and I tend to go all out to help out friends. But even for me, there's such a thing as I-hate-feeling-used.

First it was the plea to get Master to open the door because she would be out till late and forgot to bring her transponder. Then just a day later is the request to help her dry her laundry? If you're not going to be in hall then don't do laundry. Simple, no?

Worst thing is I feel used, because sure we've been acquaintances, hallmates, and maybe even friends on "hi" terms, but hardly was there ever anything more and all of a sudden there just seems to be a barrage of unfamiliar requests hrm. Did I miss something out or am I your personal maid?

Ugh. Irritated.

~ st*rcr*ss*d ~