I have an examination in about nine hours’ time. I just discovered I don’t have a pen. *qua qua qua

My course starts at the end of the month. I’m paying about $50 to take this waiver examination so that I don’t have to sit through the Effective Communication module. How exciting.

Edit: I’m probably going to be stoned to death for “wasting your well wishes”. I didn’t turn up for the examination. Muahahahhahahha. I didn’t sleep well the night before. And because I knew at the back of my mind that I have a second chance to sit for this paper (in the second semester), I decided not to get out of bed.

What about the fees, you say? Fortunately there’s Q. He’s taking a different course, but has to sit for this waiver examination all the same. Upon receiving my SMS that I was “very stoned, wanted to sleep and didn’t care if the fees were refundable or not“, he decided that he was rather “stoned” too. I don’t know what he did, but it appears that we don’t have to incur additional costs to take the Jul paper.

Did I mention how much I love my friends? Hahahahaha.

Cruz:
I’ve just received the acceptance offer for my course next Jan.

Gerald:
So you’re officially an undergrad now!

Cruz:
There’s something really funny here.

Gerald:
What?

Cruz:
There’s this core module…. “Speaking with confidence”
And erm, attendance is compulsory.

Gerald:
Hahahah! Go top the class!

*blush

Upon further reading, I discovered I’m supposed to choose from a variety of core modules and not attend all of them. Oh. Ok.

After years of procrastination, I’ve decided to get myself a degree further my studies, upgrade myself and be a better man. Some of my friends are completing their masters, so I can’t lag too far behind. Haha! More on that if I successfully get myself enrolled in the Jan ’09 intake.

Anyway, I had a hard time digging out my business diploma and GCE ‘O’ Levels certificate for submission to the university. I’m currently in my first job and I don’t intend to leave anytime soon. Therefore there isn’t a need to have these documents handy. Because I presented the necessary paperwork and attended the interview with the Head of Department- dressed in shorts and bermudas shorts and slippers (me, not her)- after getting my first formal pay cheque, I reckoned that if I ever need to attend another interview (within the same industry), those guys wouldn’t be hiring me based on my academic qualifications.

It’s been a good nine (!) years since I last saw my poly transcripts. I stared fondly at the only distinction I got in my three years in Ngee Ann. Business Mandarin wasn’t not even a core module. Muahahaha.

Then I got a rude shock when I saw:

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: C (60-69%/ GOOD)

I texted my favourite lecturer the next day,

“You know what? That so and so gave me a C for Oral Comms back in Year 1! That is a major insult! I can live with Cs and Ds for Human Resource Management or Business Law. But a C for Oral Comms?! How am I going to face the world?!”

She sniggered.

And I laughed at myself afterwards. Jumping up and down at this only after 11 years… It just shows how interested I was in my grades back then.