Shitty nehneh...
So I am finally posting something of substantial length on this LJ instead of using my Diaryland blog :O SHOCK SHOCK HORROR HORROR SHOCK SHOCK HORROR (Which is actually part of some song I heard on TV, it was used to advertise an episode of some animal documentary on Okto. The song went something like this: "The feeemaaale of the speeeciiieeesss is more deadlyyy than the maaale...")
Went to AC with Meranda to collect A Level certs and SGC today, and also to abuse the photocopying machine so I can finally own some good notes for Russian, ehehe. I actually spend a few hours on it every day and have an exercise book to do all the practises in, O STUDIOUS ME! If only I were this guai in actual school, hahaha! We bumped into DT at the photocopying room and he was like, "How dyou say 'I will live in Montana and own a recreational vehicle' in Russian?" and I was like T_T Dude. I've only had the damn book for a week and I'm still learning basic grammar and vocabulary. Yah, Amanda the International Grammar Nazi. I REFUSE to butcher such a wonderful language, it's bad enough having to deal with Engrish every day >_> But anyway, because I am curious and want to practise, here you go DT: Я буду жить в Монтана и буду иметь транспорт для отдыха. It translates literally into "I will live in Montana and will have transport for leisure", which is the closest I can get to "own a recreational vehicle" (wth, hahaha). At least, I HOPE it translates to that, I have no way to check at the moment because I don't have a proper tutor or penpal to ask :/ The Cambridge language centres in Singapore offer Russian courses, but 10 lessons under the Basic module already cost $385 and Intermediate and Advanced classes are like $400+, so I'm like aaahhh... So I will master as much of Basic as I can on my own and see how it goes from there. I know there are forums for this sort of thing, but I am still apprehensive in case of internet weirdos and flame wars, lol. Oh well, see how lah... Learning new languages is exciting :D
So after collecting documents and epic photocopying and lunching with Rox, Mren and I went for an NUS campus tour of the SDE and FASS buildings with a couple of NUS seniors. I didn't know what they would look like, I was just told to meet them at Clementi at 2 so I was like, "Eh let's do the airport thing and hold up name signs." HAHAHA XD Mren helped me write "VICTOR & MICHELLE :)" on a spare piece of paper and I held it up as I stood there at the control station, LOL. ... Well. At least it worked, we got their attention pretty good there X) Tour was interesting and the people were friendly, weather was BITCHING HOT AND HUMID, but then again what's new, Singapore? =_= OH IVAN, I SHALL COME OVER TO WARM UP YOUR RUSSIAN WINTERS SOMEDAY XD
On the subject of uni, I still don't know if I should apply for hostel stay. MOE recommends it as part of their teaching scholarship programme and they reimburse me for a year's stay at standard rates, but if I don't intend to stay in a hostel for at least one year, I have to write in to them with a "valid reason" T_T Personally, I'm quite open to hostel stay but my mum is like "LOOK AT YOU, YOU'RE NOT READY." Right. When I'm 40 and want to move out, she will still be going "LOOK AT YOU, YOU'RE NOT READY.", only in a more old lady voice. Oh god, I hope I get to move out before I turn 30 D8 I shall flip my trusty coin on this. Ok, heads hostel, tails no hostel. ... *flips* Heads hostel. ... Alright then, lol. And while we're at it, heads LPP, tails no LPP. *flips* Heads LPP. ... Good God, Trusty 5-Rand Coin, dyou want me to DIE in uni?? I'm majoring in Psych, taking 4 modules in English and 2 modules in Math, and you STILL want me to take a course in the Language Preparation Programme? Can I cope?? And why am I talking to a coin???