London trip

Hi all! Sorry for the late update. Exams are just over for me and now I actually have the time to do the things I wanted to do. Some of the things are like trying out rock-climbing, hitting the gym, planning my trip to Japan and London...

Speaking of London, tonight I'm going for dinner with my mum, bro and Yi's family. I don't really know how the dinner will come out, but I think I'm just going to be myself and try to enjoy the dinner to its fullest. My mum and bro are currently in the gym, so it's me home alone at home. So I thought I'd write here to vent some of my feelings.

I know that our (Yi and I) parents are actually very worried about us going to London alone. Even though this was supposed to be a trip for us, I think today only I realised that Great Britain is actually a very foreign place, especially for this country-bumpkin who hasn't step foot in the continent before. We only read about it in books and on the Internet, but until we have been there and seen it for ourselves, I don't think we'll ever realise how dangerous this trip is. However, I believe that reading some books and researching on the Internet will help us out with better understanding the place when we get there. Of course there will be some "ooh..." and "ahh...", but at least we're more prepared.

Apparently some guy will be following us on the first couple of days. Aunty Kim said his name was Wai Hong from SMKDJ, but somehow it doesn't ring a bell. Maybe it'll only ring a bell when we (I) meet him there. This is to ensure that we don't get lost and to protect us.

At the end, I believe that after this trip, I will become a stronger, more street-wise and a better planner in life. I'm just so excited for this trip! :)

XOXO,
Audrey Leow

P/S: I also really want to play with snow and get away from the rainy season! :P

UK Education Services

Haiz, I'm so confused right now.

Just now. E West Education Services contacted me. They asked me if I'm still interested in applying to the UK. They even scheduled a meeting after my AS exams. However, after that conversation was over, I thought about it again, and thought: Oh god! What happens if everything goes wrong? Is this a gamble I'm willing to take?

I mean, Taylor's College itself already helps me with my UCAS application, and I'm almost done with mine except for the personal statement. Do I really want to take the risk and start over with an education service?

So right now I'm in a dilemma, whether to follow my original path of following the college, or change and follow education services. Maybe I should discuss with my parents first, but they might be better off not knowing this. Maybe I should just reject the offer given by E West and follow my path.

Ya, maybe I should do just that. I mean, I'm already almost done with my own UCAS application, so why take the risk? What happens if something goes wrong? Yup, I'll just tell them that we do not need your services, and then only I'll have to worry - about my personal statement.

Talking about personal statements, I haven't even started writing mine yet, and the deadline is next Thursday (24/11). What should I do? Maybe I should start drafting it ASAP. OMG, Audrey! All of a sudden you have so many things to do in 2 weeks! Maybe you should have planned your time better...

Anyway, now that writing this post has helped me make up my mind. It's back to studying and thinking about my personal statement. See ya!

XOXO,
Audrey Leow

Studying

According to this quote I just picked from the Internet... never mind, I'm just too lazy to find one now.

Anyway, back to the matter of studying. Next 2 weeks will be the last weeks for my AS exams. However, right now I seem to be studying only half-heartedly. Is this bad, or good in a way? Hmmm, never know.

Today I was supposed to study half Chemistry Paper 2 and half Physics Paper 2, but I think I'll only be studying Chem today. Then I'll only study Physics tomorrow. What am I doing, you ask? Well, my mind is always distracted doing other things such as reading manga, watching anime, playing Sims Social, HAVING to help my mum do the house chores... Haiz, maybe it's all my fault that I'm studying half-heartedly.

Never mind, these few days will be the final push for me!! Gambateh, Audrey!! :)

XOXO,
Audrey Leow

London

Hi guys! Guess what? I'm going to London!! :)

Yup! It's confirmed already, I have even paid the air tickets. This is just so exciting. I'm going with my good friend, Yean Yi. Actually this idea was kind of unexpected, as in I never expect her to agree and follow me to this cool trip. Even if she agreed, I never expect for our parents to approve of us going there by ourselves!! SO for all of this to be happening, this is just so exciting!

Anyway, after my AS exams, she's going to come and sleepover at my place. Now that itself is another thing to be excited over, as we never sleepover and each other's houses before, so this will be a first for us.

So far, air ticket = settled. Accommodation = settled. Now all that's left is the budget, transport and attractions. Can't wait to plan for the trip right after my exams. Bye!

XOXO,
Audrey Leow