When all things fall apart.
Okay, I finally managed to survive one whole day without a bandage on my right wrist, which means I can finally type normally again.
First of all, mucho thanks for the concern. All twenty-six of you. I am deeply grateful, because each comment had brightened my mood considerably while I was loitering blankly around my home and feeling like a useless bum.
The past few days were torturous. Considering that most of my assignments had to be typed, my typing pattern was more to the likes of type, type, oops! error! delete, type, type, error again, delete again and then the cycle goes on. And it is extremelly frustrating having to press the backspace key ever so often because the mistakes seemed countless.
And now look at this. I typed the entire paragraph above this sentence without a single mistake. Ha!
The past week, in a nutshell, has been extremely rough on me.
The bowling IVP tournament went shittily - if there even was such a word. I missed several shots which was I was not supposed to miss, and I broke into tears several times during the tournament when I had already promised myself that I must not cry in front of everyone.
But, how can I not cry when my average was a mere 130+ when my usual is around 150+? I feel as though I’ve disappointed myself and my teammates greatly.
Anyway, it’s already over. And there is no more point harping on it.
As if having a terrible weekend last week wasn’t bad enough, more boo-boos had to come my way this week, with Monday and today being a couple of the worst ever days.
An incident today really made me feel like banging my head on the wall several times.
The Statistics assignment.
I completed the assignment in advance - way before it was even due. I did my revision dilligently, and I made sure I made no careless mistakes in the assignment sheet. I read and re-read the assignment guidelines several times to ensure that everything would run smoothly. Deadline, today.
Apparently, the deadline was at 12 noon today, and I was still holding on to that damned sheet of paper at 2.00p.m. in the afternoon.
The best part? I had absolutely no idea that the deadline was at 12 noon, today. All I knew was that the assignment was due today, assumingly at the end of the working day.
Boy, was I wrong.
Fuck, was the first thing that came to my mind when a particular classmate swore to me that the deadline was indeed, 12 noon, today.
I made a mad dash to the staff quarters and desperately tried to locate my Statistics Professor, but she had already packed up and left for the day.
“Late assignments will be penalized heavily or deemed invalid.” - Says the assignment guideline sheet.
Damnation, I’m doomed.
Dear Professor,
My apologies for the (slightly) late assignment. I have placed the yellow file containing the assignment in your pigeon hole this afternoon at 2.00p.m.
Apparently I had misread the deadline as 2pm. And when I only got to find out about the error when I was in a class with some classmates from the same statistics group during my 12-3.30p.m. class this afternoon.
I hope you will still accept the assignment, because I have worked hard on it.
I assure you that this mistake will not happen again - I am usually not this absent minded.
Thank you. And Happy Chinese New Year to you.
Cheers,
Brenda
And, because of the rising amount of stress and the constant need to be on the ball with my assignments and projects, I am in a terribly bad mood these days. And I am cautioning you (especially those who tend to be around me) - to be wary.
Certain annoying little project group mates who are constantly arranging project meetings and not showing up, demanding another one later on, and especially people who are constantly SMS-ing me while I am studying should particularly watch out.
Countless assignments + projects + annoying people = stress.
Don’t mind me. I’m just grumpy.
C O M M E N T S (13)
Yikes, well that letter sounded pretty good… hopefully the Professor won’t give you a hard time about it!
Glad your wrist is feeling better :)
Aw, feel better about everything and don’t be so grumpy. I’m glad your wrist is better, and I’m sorry about the tournament.
Your professor had better take it and not take off points, or I’ll have something to say to her. *menacing*
Tsktsk, Brenda. Still as absent minded as usual, I see? Anyway, you seem to be doing quite well so far lah, so not to worry.
Ugh, I’m sorry to read about your bad week. Everybody has off days, so I’m sure your teammates understood. It’s not as if you didn’t bowl as well on purpose.
Hopefully your stats assignment will still be accepted and next week will be a whole lot better!
Wow I hate that whenever I do things in advance, I always forget it at home the day it is due. Sometimes I’ll just let it go because I suppose doing it and learning was the most important part right? Then again, I need that credit so grr to that.
I’m glad you are feeling better at least. What is in the past is in the past.
Gd tht yr wrist has got better….hmm….for the tournament just take it as a learning experience n u can always do better in other tournaments….yr teammates will surely knw tht u gav yr best effort…..due dates for assignments…i really hate them…..i hope yr statistics prof is kind enough to excuse little brenda this time…relax and take things one at the time….Have a joyous Chinese New Year….!!
yay, brenda is back.
as for the assignment… i hope your tutor relents somehow because well, you did do the assignment only that you had missed the deadline somehow. furthermore, it’s the holiday season… :/
Brenda, I have to say, I find your blog unique. This is one of the few blogs where I see coherent entries that are sincere and frank. I admire you for that. Hard times will pass as always. Feel better soon.
Eek… I’m sorry to hear that your right wrist twisted, but I’m glad that your wrist is better. Typing with an injured hand isn’t my favorite thing to do either.
I hope your professor will accept your assignment once she read your letter. Don’t worry about it. Surely everyone has these stressful days, and they’ll pass. Take care and feel better.
Ack, I’m sorry your bowling tournament didn’t go as well as you hoped. I’m glad your wrist is getting better though, because boy do I know it hurts to type when your wrist is close to dying.
Hopefully, your professor will be generous enough to accept your assignment without penalty. It seems pretty plausible, and possible that they won’t because my friends have done the same thing, and have been fortunate enough to have no penalty on them.
I’m a bit late but I hope your wrist feels better as time goes by. Well obviously, it’s going to feel better but you get my point. :)
Bah, you can’t help a broken wrist… and there’s many other tornaments to participate it so you’re right on just moving on with it. Bah.
It’s amusing to see how every post-secondary student is so set on deadlines and deadlines. Deadlines are the most important thing in their life. Haha.
im sure ur prof will forgiveu. afterall, u’re bugged by tournaments and an injured wrist. (:
ayes, i get e typetype,oops!,DELETE stuff too! when my wrist is perfectly fine ‘cos of my new keyboard.it’s irritating. growl!
cheerios ya? sometimes we have to learn to cope with stress. (:
what doesnt break you, makes you stronger.
i believe brenda will come out of this battle as a stronger girl! yay
Glad that your wrist is better :) Get well soon, ya?
Well, I guess we’re in the same type of situation, I forget to do my econs elearning assignment, it was due yesterday at 6pm. I was having a test that time, and the previous days I was so cope up with studying for the 2 tests that it totally slipped off my mind. =(
Correction: We’re doomed.