My brain cells froze while I thought of a suitable title for this post.
My Christmas vacation officially kicked off last December 16 when I headed to SG to stay with my parents for three weeks. The moment I arrived in Changi Airport, excitement was in the air knowing I would get to see mom and dad again like I did the past three visits. Additionally it would be fantastic to spend the holidays with them two years in a row (and hope this year won’t be the last hihi). After meeting up with my parents, the three of us had lunch at Burger King then headed home to rest before having dinner at Bonchon in Bugis.
The first three days here in my second home were dull because both of my parents were at work. My routine was like this: wake up at 8 or 9 in the morning, tinker with my mom’s iPad, have lunch at Hawker or somewhere else, take a nap, check my online profiles, read, dinner with the parents, then go to sleep at 11PM or midnight. I did not turn into some frivolous couch potato albeit all the boredom I suffered until the night before the end of the Mayan calendar - December 20. Instead of sucking up to the dust, there was something else I crossed my fingers on that day. And that was the…
ONLINE RELEASE OF GRADES!!!
Originally the grades were supposed to appear by some stroke of magic at our MLS (MyLasalle for those not in the know) accounts by 9PM. Alas on the morning of December 20 aka the day Miss Philippines got robbed once again at this year’s Miss Universe, we were informed by MLS we would have to wait until 11:30 in the evening for our agony to be ceased.
…..aaaaaand we were all asleep by midnight due to MLS’ infinite technical problems.
For days prior to the Lasallian version of doomsday, I prayed for my grades would be good enough to get into the Dean’s List once again. Like I said three months ago the first term of this school year was so terrible it can be a top candidate for my worst of 2012 as well as my entire college life. Thank my lucky stars the odds were in my favor this term all because of my subjects and all the new friends I’ve made in my classes. Basically I morphed from Forever Alone to Freddie Mercury due to the badassness of my life from A to Z. Not only that, my grades were skyrocketing in all of my classes even in INTOECO.
Spoiler alert: my grade in INTOECO was higher than 2! All the while I thought it would sink lower than that crushing my dreams of being DL this term.
On December 21, 2012, the world ended and now I am living in Jupiter. LOL kidding the Mayans lied to me and the seven billion people of this planet! The morning started out like no other: I logged in to my MLS account, clicked on “View Grades”, and I was delighted to see a 3, 3.5s, and a 4 for the second term. My prayers were answered; my efforts were not scrapped to the trashbin - once again I made the DL!
*queue in Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries*
Here’s a screenshot from my mom’s iPad as a proof of how marvelous the second term was:
Too bad I was .67 points away from becoming a first honor DL but I’m still thankful for being at the cream of the crop again. I told you I’ll be making a comeback!
On Saturday I went on a shopping spree at the Cotton Ion sale in Vivo City as my dad’s reward for my accomplishment. Can you believe that I spent around $100 on two long-sleeved shirts, four pairs of shoes, two skirts, and two printed tees? The days after that were great but I’m too lazy to narrate all of these because it would take up too much space on this entry. Teehee.
You know what was the highlight of my holiday so far?
I finally got the iPhone after 5678038237 years! This pretty much explains why I’ve been tweeting via any iOS client and posting photos on Instagram lately. As a result of creating my very own IG account, I will no longer use Twitpic. I will be tweeting photos via IG or the official Twitter photo client instead. Do you have Instagram? Follow me @reallycandicereally! This is where I post quotes, stuff I’ve found everywhere online and offline, and things enlivening the brighter side of me. Beware: occasionally I showcase my vanity through IG.
So what happened to my Blackberry? Currently it’s lying in peace at the top of the bedside drawer. What will I miss? I will miss BB Social (especially BBM and Twitter), those annoying freezes, the colorful LED when I receive a message, and that cool QWERTY keyboard. It’s hard to imagine how the Blackberry used to be my dream phone a year ago. But I guess things change, right?
Today I’m updating this because for three days I’ll be in KL with my family. I could feel the euphoria rushing through my veins. To all those reading this, enjoy the rest of your vacation!
P.S. I had my hair dyed bronze brown today. Cheers! I’ll show you a photo when I get back from KL.
