Drama, drama...
apparently, my cousins in australia aren't getting along well with each other. now, i've heard snippets of both sides of the story, and my personal assessment is that it's rather silly to argue over such trivial stuff. i had originally wanted to blog about their dispute in greater detail, but decided against it after second and third thoughts. after all, there's that old saying about dirty laundry, and what not to do with it. instead, i think i'll send them an email or something later.
once again, my supposedly objective-packed day has been reduced to almost nothing. i called the shoe shop to enquire about the steel blues, and was so happy to find out they were in stock! then, the store called me back 10 minutes later to retract that statement. turns out one of the staff made a mistake, and it wasn't in yet. bugger it. make me happy for nothing. well, latest news is there's a newer, better model coming in in around a week's time, so i'll wait until then. if they still can't deliver, i'll just look someplace else. after all, i don't believe the ENTIRE queensway shopping centre won't have another pair of shoes which i like.
so, with that objective gone, i was left with my NUS medical checkup. due to poor planning and a touch of laziness, i left the house at 1:50 for the 2:30 appointment. as if the tight timeframe wasn't enough, i managed to get spectacularly lost while searching for the place (i ended up at NUH, and those of us who have been to both locations know how far university health services is from NUH)! serves me right for not doing my research/homework on its location. the nice lady at the NUH information counter told me to take the shuttle bus, and that it wasn't a walkable distance. guess she underestimated the walking power of (ex-)army boys. your concept of "walking distance" gets redefined after you walk 24km in FBO - especially if you've done it more than once in your NS life, like me! as if to prove her wrong, i ended up walking there, and was ultimately 45 minutes late for the appointment.
fortunately, the nice counter staff were very understanding, and they managed to slot me in somewhere. saw a couple of army acquaintances, as well as a few ex-schoolmates from secondary school and JC. really is a small, small world...especially in singapore. anyways, did all the routine stuff, like eyesight, urine test, chest x-ray...similar to the pre-enlistment checkup; major difference being that everyone was nice and friendly, unlike in CMPB. found no pressing problems (though i was told to lose some weight - as if i didn't know i had to!). they said they'd call me if anything was amiss, so no news is good news in this case.
came back home after that, and saw a pretty interesting notice in my email. one of the cat high old boys has set up a tuition centre, and is hiring teachers. now, i know my previous stand was that i would never work in a tuition centre, but hey, this centre is run by an old boy! if i really HAD to work for a tuition centre, might as well start on more familiar/less treacherous ground, right? i've already sent him an email expressing interest in a teaching job, and i'm just waiting for his reply now. only grounds for rejection i can see now is that my total working time (april to july - 3+ months) might be too short. but...let's not assume too much. would be a total waste of time and effort to think of solutions to problems that might not even exist.
well, that's about everything interesting that's happened in the recent past. there's coaching tomorrow! can test out myshiny new whistle (it's plastic, and therefore un-shiny). really hope the knee holds out through coaching. actually, that shouldn't be a problem. it's feeling less bummed as compared to the previous few days. meanwhile, i'm off to draft my monthly budget statement and expand further on an idea for a killer chem question that came to me while waiting for my checkup results. my student is so going to hate me for this.
apparently, my cousins in australia aren't getting along well with each other. now, i've heard snippets of both sides of the story, and my personal assessment is that it's rather silly to argue over such trivial stuff. i had originally wanted to blog about their dispute in greater detail, but decided against it after second and third thoughts. after all, there's that old saying about dirty laundry, and what not to do with it. instead, i think i'll send them an email or something later.
once again, my supposedly objective-packed day has been reduced to almost nothing. i called the shoe shop to enquire about the steel blues, and was so happy to find out they were in stock! then, the store called me back 10 minutes later to retract that statement. turns out one of the staff made a mistake, and it wasn't in yet. bugger it. make me happy for nothing. well, latest news is there's a newer, better model coming in in around a week's time, so i'll wait until then. if they still can't deliver, i'll just look someplace else. after all, i don't believe the ENTIRE queensway shopping centre won't have another pair of shoes which i like.
so, with that objective gone, i was left with my NUS medical checkup. due to poor planning and a touch of laziness, i left the house at 1:50 for the 2:30 appointment. as if the tight timeframe wasn't enough, i managed to get spectacularly lost while searching for the place (i ended up at NUH, and those of us who have been to both locations know how far university health services is from NUH)! serves me right for not doing my research/homework on its location. the nice lady at the NUH information counter told me to take the shuttle bus, and that it wasn't a walkable distance. guess she underestimated the walking power of (ex-)army boys. your concept of "walking distance" gets redefined after you walk 24km in FBO - especially if you've done it more than once in your NS life, like me! as if to prove her wrong, i ended up walking there, and was ultimately 45 minutes late for the appointment.
fortunately, the nice counter staff were very understanding, and they managed to slot me in somewhere. saw a couple of army acquaintances, as well as a few ex-schoolmates from secondary school and JC. really is a small, small world...especially in singapore. anyways, did all the routine stuff, like eyesight, urine test, chest x-ray...similar to the pre-enlistment checkup; major difference being that everyone was nice and friendly, unlike in CMPB. found no pressing problems (though i was told to lose some weight - as if i didn't know i had to!). they said they'd call me if anything was amiss, so no news is good news in this case.
came back home after that, and saw a pretty interesting notice in my email. one of the cat high old boys has set up a tuition centre, and is hiring teachers. now, i know my previous stand was that i would never work in a tuition centre, but hey, this centre is run by an old boy! if i really HAD to work for a tuition centre, might as well start on more familiar/less treacherous ground, right? i've already sent him an email expressing interest in a teaching job, and i'm just waiting for his reply now. only grounds for rejection i can see now is that my total working time (april to july - 3+ months) might be too short. but...let's not assume too much. would be a total waste of time and effort to think of solutions to problems that might not even exist.
well, that's about everything interesting that's happened in the recent past. there's coaching tomorrow! can test out my
-random thought of the day: Feeling evil now...-
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