First Day Back!

After missing 3 weeks of school, I was ready to turn around and go straight back home before it had even reached 30 minutes that I had arrived at school. 

Whenever I thought of school, all that passed through my mind was how much notes I was missing out on. Oh and of course the lunch time gossip! Never for a second had I thought about actually being in school.

Boy oh boy, I had easily forgotten the dirty graffiti-rich compressed toilets, the packed hallways and the sugar high junior certs.

Two girls were tossing each other around near where I was sitting, one almost hit off my belly - SEVERAL TIMES! I got so scared that I actually started to silently cry. Not only because of the vigorous question of whether or not she was about to hit off my belly and cause more damage but also because I could not believe that I had actually missed this place. What was I thinking? 

All of that drama aside, being back was truly overwhelming. I have got 3 weeks of 7 subject notes to catch up on plus homework and revision to do. I've got to say though, thank you to all my friends for all the help. Not having to carry my books around is great! The teacher are being great, all being extra sweet and one even went through the trouble of giving me her chair at lunch time, as the hall was packed out. 

Time to stash away my 'Sims 3' & killer heels, bring on my sweat pants & junk food, shit's about to go down!

 ...

Or maybe just one last night of sweet procrastination.

99 days left until freedom. Is it wrong that I wish I had a little more time?

HPAT- Ireland Part 1

Yeah I don't know how I will survive this one. So I had decided not so long ago that it would be a great idea to take this exam, simply because you never know.


When I was little I use to dream of being a nun. I use to walk by our local church and see all the happy young nuns about their daily business and think "Gosh I would love to be as happy and devoted as they are"
See back then nuns were people of great respect. They were known for their love, kindness and compassion. They were very approachable people who enjoyed getting to know and be part of the local community. 


After moving to Ireland my perception of nuns changed. Nuns then became a different symbol to me. Here the nuns I come across are all - unfortunately - old. I find them only at funerals or mass. I don't find them as friendly and approachable. And so as the years went by I had forgotten all about the dream that the child in me once longed for. 


Naturally I am an ambivert person. I enjoy being social and sometimes even the center of attention but I also need my time for myself and away from my common society. 


Dipping into my introversion, I gathered that I wanted to an aeronautical engineer. Dealing with machines and non-organic systems appealed to me. So I got a work experience in Transition Year in Air Atlanta to find out what the job entailed.

In boeing 737 checking things out*

Of course I adored that job but soon I had moved on with a new obsession. I then wanted to become a midwife. Babies are so cute and the wonders of pregnancy amaze me. 

As i explored my new found love of the human body i thought to myself:

 "why limit it to just the reproductive system and female stuff"

So then I went to the NUIG's 'Open Day' and fell head over heals in love with biomedical engineering! It's the perfect course for me! Got a good mixture between engineering and anatomy! 

I'm sure I will be happy with bio eng but i'm still going to try for medicine because in happy lala land anything is possible! 

Will I get points? I don't know but I can try.

Will I do well enough on the HPAT? Again all I can do is try. 

* N.B. If you wish to download/copy/share my photos please ask permission first.

Doomsday

So I've got my pres (mocks) starting tomorrow! Everyone is panicking and terrified yet I'm pretty chilled right now to be honest! 
Relax good people! Tomorrow is NOT doomsday! There is life after the pres! *

A Good Night Out...

I know you're suppose to take it all serious and "what if this was your real leaving cert blah blah ..." but I've decided to have a different out look on it. Yes I have done some studying but following my mother's illness I haven't done much study thus my pres to me are just a simple test of what do I actually know. 


I'm not expecting great results, I know that they are a reflection of what studying I have done. And yes, this does apply to you too! (unless you're extremely sick on that day or other valid good reason. No, a hangover does not count.) So if you don't get great results, although you did do more than 3 hours of studying at night, somethings wrong there! 


That probably means you didn't do effective studying. 
You gotta ask yourself; 

• Was I logged into 'Facebook'? 
• Was there lovely background music on?
• Did the dogs come in and out of my room/kitchen?
• Was I hungry/tired/cranky?
• Did I just read several pages?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, then dude I'm sorry but you did not do any effective studying! Especially if you answered yes to the last question. Unless you're like 1 in a million and you've got great photogenic memory then don't waste your time reading shit! You won't remember two thirds of it! Better off doing questions or making pretty posters for your wall with useful information like me! Point is the results will show me what I already know and what I need to focus on! You've got 5 moths left to go, relax there is plenty of time to revise and learn new things and get it into your brain! ")

Check out these bad boys due to go on my wall later!*

 

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Word of The Day!

Word of The Day:  Analysis


- It is a noun ( I think?)
- It basically means the separation of component part and looking at what makes it whole. 
- Use it in poetry, novels, plays or in situations to describe your reading of it. 


Examples:

• In my analysis of this poem... (Simple english: looking at this poem)
• On analysing these lines... (Simple english: looking at what these lines mean)
• Johnny was analyzing the play... (Simple english: he was describing the play)
  
  Both spellings of analyzing/analysing are correct. Spelled with a 'z' is American spelling while with an 's' is European English.

Word of the Day!

In poetry or novel questions I'd like to believe you can earn brownie points by using fancy term!


Word of the Day:  Nostalgia 

- It is a noun

- A fancy term to describe a sad longing to go back into a though, memory or a time in the past.

eg: It appears the poet has a nostalgia for her childhood in the country side.

Don't believe me? Ask The Puppy of Knowledge !