Updates To My Life
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Ah-hah... Its been dunno how long simce i last updated(as usual).... Been busy these days, yea, even during the holidays my calendar screams "BUSY".
Now, busy with what u may wonder. Haha, busy with the "unusual" stuff in this case. But mainly catching up with friends, prepare for industry panel presentation as well as getting my jaw treated.
Catching up with old friends is always nice, but oh how sad that there is this thing called school and well the society says(indirectly) that all of us muz attend.... Anyway, school is a torture with the exception of primary sch=)
Industry panel presentation aka "joke of the year"... Well well, it went rather smoothly i would say, but hey it all boils down to hard work once again. But at least my hard work paid off. My team clinched the third place in the cohort, bagging a miseable reward in the process....
Now going on to my jawache.... Now is heart ache oso. Haha. But i guess its money well spent. From the day my jaw/teeth started aching till now, I spent abt 1K in all. Haha, how i spend so much huh? As some of u had known, the wrong diagnosis thingy by this dentist who i think is some rookie whom graduated from NUS faculty of dentistry..... I had no choice but to consult him, as i really was in desperate need of a dentist at that point of time.
Then later, I visited another dentist... Which well at the very least was able to diagnose the cause of the condition.... But couldn't really offer me any solutions... That i dun blame her. Well, she wasn't trained in that aspect anyway. I require someone trained in maxillofacial surgery in my case....
Hence with no idea where to get someone trained in that aspect, I went to the hospital. Alexandra hospital in case u are wondering or ever need it in future(touch wood).... It was during the consultation at alexandra hospital that revealed further problems... The infamous "Wisdom tooth"....
But a tat more complex than others who suffered from the same condition. Mine was both sides on the lower row of teeth. And they are like clamping my whole row of teeth from both side, resulting in severe pain. Severe in this case is really SEVERE and u will not wanna know what that feels like.... Furthermore, both tooth is being covered by a layer of bone, so a surgery is needed in this case. Haha, actually looking forward to the surgery to relieve myself of the traumatic experience i had with all these toothaches for the past couple of months....
Ok, now back to my jaw... Yea, suffering from temporomanbular joint disorder... That is simply a joint in your head. Put a finger on your face, infront of your ear... You should be able to feel the temporomanbular joint should you start moving your jaws.... Some dunno what cartilage disc slipped out of place resulting in all the pain! But well, the treatment to this is more of medication coupled with therapeutic approach. So, yea, needs time...
Yea and these were the two culprits responsible for all the intense pain i experienced during the past couple of months. The surgery should relieve at least half of the pain i'm experiencing now. Let's hope the jaw treatment goes well too....
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Results day is tmr.... Haha, kindda getting a little nervous now... Unlike the previous sem, this sem is very different in its own ways. More hectic, more modules, more stressed up. more problems.
I guess its due to how the semester structure itself, landing the school days in the midst of all the holidays and everyone practically gets into holiday mood.
Greater expectations, greater pain when one falls? i guess so.... This sem started off quite well i muz say. I got much better results than my last mid-sem, but alongside this good news, comes a greater expectation both from myself and those around me to achieve even better or at least maintain these results come end sem.
This type of life is indeed highly stressful i muz say. Speaking of which, my jaw still hurts now. I really have no idea who i should look for now. I visited the dentist twice, but since its mainly jaw aches and muscle cramps around the jaw areas and nth to do with the teeth at all, I dunno if I should go visit a specialist dealing with muscle cramps or a specialist whom deals with the bones/joints....
Looking back, i can have a whole team of project mates telling me i dunno this and that and expect me to cover ass for them... I even got project mates who have the cheek to spend the whole night in his friend's house gambling till dawn while i'm rushing out reports after reports throughout the night. Oh, how i miss last sem....
But of course, there are things to be glad about too. Friends who are willing to lend me a helping hand while i'm in desperate need of one. Thank you! You know who u r...
Now, I can juz wait patiently for my results to be released tmr. For all other subjects, I suppose they are not much of a problem. But for my Stats paper, I seriously have no idea what the outcome would be. During the paper, my jaw ache acted up and even caused a headache.... And the result is...I only attempted the questions on probability....
And the irony now is, I wish that i fail the paper. Coz i dun think i will pass very well even if i did manage a pass, and this could potentially mean a great damage to my GPA. On the other hand, if i were to fail, i can choose to continue to fail my supplimentary paper and retake the module next sem. This way, no damage would be done to my GPA.... But of course i would have to commit extra time and effort next sem for this additional module...
Lets hope that all will be well tmr...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
JOKE OF THE YEAR
What a joke! What the hell is happening to me recently?? First, it was this stupid bruxism, which i never even heard of before, next, I just received a notice from the school that my entrepreneurship project actually qualified for the top 5 positions in the cohort and i will get a chance to present my idea to this panel which consist of people from the industry....
Sounds good huh? But apparently not so (at least for me).... Firstly, I already kindda give up on this subject already. Even prepared to get "D" as my final grade. I tried hard for 13weeks, but to no avail.... I tried much harder on the 14th week and i qualified for the top 5.... In fact, I would say 80% of this project was done within that one last week prior to project submission, although that 20% could already make up a proper submission. And, one week's work is able to pull us up from probably the bottom 5 in the cohort up to the top 5?? What's the world coming to?
I know that my project is not flawless, and presenting my proposal to industry players would certainly mean much more work for me to do right after my exams. I'm already stressed up enough already.... More than often, opportunities are good, but there are times whereby it may cause more harm than good....
I'm now in a dilemma.... I know that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. It may never come back again if i let it slip through my hands this time round. But on the other hand, can i take the additional amount of stress & workload if i were to give it a shot.... I am already not managing stress very well already.... If i don't try to destress asap, my condition(bruxism) might worsen...
Yes, i know many would in their logical state of mind tell me that health is more important and etc... But its truly a pity if i were to give up at this last stage.....
Having a choice is good most of the time, but this time round, i really wished that i wasn't even given the opportunity in the first place....
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
OUCH
For the past two days, I have granted myself some annual leave despite the upcoming exams...
The reason? I was being erm diagnosed with "Bruxism", sounds serious? Its' just clenching/grinding of one's teeth during sleep. So, its more of a sleep disorder rather than a dental problem. But it does lead to dental problems in the long term if not treated.
I had this severe toothache which lasted for weeks and it got worst on friday afternoon....(So, if i appeared to be unhappy/emo/ignoring anyone of you for the past couple of weeks, its due to my condition, don't feel offended ok)
Anyway, my previous dentist had given me a wrong diagnosis. He told me i have got sensitive teeth. But how could a single sensitive tooth create such a massive pain around my whole lower right face for weeks?
So i decided to seek a second opinion. This time round at a more reputable one.... I admit the first one was juz go opposite school anyhow grab due to desperation.... Eh this one was much more professional and logical, with all the X-rays and whatnot....
But, still there isn't any immediate solution for me.... I was prescribed some antibotics and pain killer. However, this is not the ultimate solution to it. Bruxism is more than often caused by highly stressful lifestyle. So, learning how to destress is the ultimate solution to this condition...
Hence, I gave myself a 2 day break from all forms of work. Basically slacking for two whole days during this crucial period... Oh how sinful is that....
I think I'm beginning to see the effects of the two day break alrd.... At least when I'm tying this entry, it doesn't hurts( at least within tolerable levels). Hopefully this can last till at least the end of my exams....
In the meantime, if things dun improve, i might have to take muscle relaxants as a temporary measure until my exams are over. A visit to the psychiatrist/a mouth guard during sleep is the last resort... And it doesn't come cheap, $550! And needs to be replaced every two years..... That works out to be a whopping 50% depreciation per annum....
Ok, so guys, one live example here, don't over stress yourself ok! It's definitely no joke! It hurts.... And its expensive....
And, now, I have totally no idea as to how am i going to catch up with my back dated revision schedule.....
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
CLEARED
Finally! The last project for the semester is completed. The presentation today marks the end of my most hated module. Didn't go too well, just like all the other teams, but at least we tried our best.
Btw, if u have been reading my blog, yes, i managed to churn out all the advertising & promotions material in one week... Its been truly tiring....
Now, just waiting for results le. Pretty optimistic abt it thou. Coz we kindda literally forced our lecturer to award us that "A". To pit us against each other, he assured us that there will be at least one "A" in the class. So yea, we kindda do up alot on the Advertising & Promotions aspect. He should be quite impressed lah... As for the content portion, every team is all CMI one. So i guess the efforts spent on A&P did help differentiate us from the other teams.
At the end of the presentation, i felt very relieved.... Relieved of a very huge burden which i have been tasked with for the whole of this semester. But after coming home, as i was dragging that folder titled "Ice-Burg working files" on my desktop into another folder titled "Case Closed", alot of things flashed through my head. Practically overwhelmed with emotions.
I know this sounds abit stupid and drama.... But yes, i really think that i will miss the process of choinging this whole project out for the whole of last week.... Never had i felt so strongly for dragging my project working files into the "Case Closed" folder. I usually does it with excitement and feeling very happy... Lol!
I guess this is what others call "putting your heart & soul into whatever you are doing"....
Although i seriously hate this project to the core, but the rational side of me tells me that this project have indeed made me learn alot.... It made me grow up.... It really did... It really pushed me to the limits and gave me that sense of achievement. Just one week ago, it all seemed so impossible to generate a full fledged marketing campaign for our business idea.
Even the most basic "logo" was not even designed. But i was really determined to get it done for the sake of my GPA. Given that i already know that i will be stepping into the exam hall with 3As and 2B+ in the bag, i really wished that i could just get that perfect score of 4.0 for once in the whole of my TP life.
Furthermore, the rest of the teams seemed so unprepared the previous week. It was a golden opportunity for my team....
So, yea, i went ahead, sacrificing sleep, meals, lectures, homework just to get it done. Slowly, but surely, things were progressing.... From the logo, works began and soon, the packaging, product photography, posters, advertisements, roadshow and webpage were all up and running! It was, a full fledged marketing campaign!
And today, I'm proud to say all of the above materialised with the exception of the roadshow...
I won't deny that there was indeed a great sense of achievement to get all these done within a week. But its very tiring to do so.... Its a love-hate feeling i guess....
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Wow... Three projects down, one last one to clear.
After every dream comes reality i guess.... On saturday i was in dreamland(enjoying my photo taking session), on monday, reality is back. BACK to my projects literally...
Just when everything seem so off track and gloomy for my entrepreneurship project, why do i have to find that glimmer of hope at the very last minute? I was actually fully prepared to get that "D" for this module alrd, but the trial presentation today made me see hope in the business idea once again.
I'm in a dilemma now.... Should i commit my time for the rest of this week to revive the whole project before that freaking presentation next week or should i just concentrate on my other 5 modules and heck this as usual?
If i managed to revive this whole thing, things could work both ways.... either i score for all my 6 modules or that i revive one module and put my other 5 modules at the risk of not getting an A in the final exams....
Why cher? Why? Why did u make me see the potential in that brand name of mine which u once rejected at this last minute?
No risk, no gain, should i risk it???
If i risk this, i would have to do the following within the week on top of an almost complete report.
1) Design that LOGO
2) Go source for that stupid packaging foam
3) Design and print those packaging materials
4) Advertisment design
5) Product launch roadshow
All these within a week! Let's hope i will not drop dead by then.....
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
Hi guys, some pics to share here. They are from the Sentosa Flower Fest 2009....
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Mummy, Son, Daddy??
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Pluck me for your valentine?
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Grand Finale
Hope you guys enjoy....
Anyway, here's another set of peektures taken sometime back...
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Real? Relection?
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Where's OUB's glorified past?
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Ok, thats all, hope you guys like it.... don't ask me when post pics again, i also dunno.... Juz wait patiently bah....
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