my ambivalent attitude

Sunday, March 26, 2006

I was like a cat on hot bricks this morning when a sms by one of my referees Mrs Lee indicated that she was confused by my smses to prod her for the recommendation letter. She kept asking me for the form and I had to explain things lucidly to her that there was no such form and to make things simple, she could modify the letter that she sent to the US universities that I applied to. Which means I cannot mail out my application today since she can only send her letter to me tomorrow on a working day, and I will not be at home tomorrow because of TJ! I was racking my brains for a solution when a more comforting sms arrived in my HP. It was by CPT Shane and he said that he will send his to me by tonight as he was rushing a project for CSO. Oh well, at least one will be ready by today. Fortunately, I have my sister to count on. During her 3 hour break tmr in school, she will help me check mail, print out the letter and mail it out. I believe she won't screw things up. *cross my finger*

Having completed my Umich Honours Program essay and finishing my part on the application, I went out after the episode this morning to unwind and let down my hair. After visiting the Kbox Clementi branch with my sister (treated her to thank her for the favour that she will be doing me tmr), we traveled on the IMM free shuttle service adventitiously and walked down to CREATIVE main branch at IBP(International Business Park). And guess what? I purchased Zen MicroPhoto and a companion power adapter at $457! Possession of a MP3 player has been tempting me for quite some time now and I finally set down my mind to buy one as an early birthday present for myself, though I will have to scrimp and save for the next few months in order to recover that sum of money. Nevertheless, I felt the product was definitely well worth the money spent despite its staggering high price - its design I felt is the best among the multitude of Zen products and its vibrant OLED colour screen is captivating! Though I know that I may probably get the same product at a lower cost during the warehouse sale, I find it a hassle to jostle with the hordes of kiasu people that will be packing the store like sardines then. And considering the numerous guard duties next month... (I shall not elaborate more)

scribbled at 6:03 PM