Wednesday, May 19, 2010

A prophetic mirage floating atop the desert sand

MY BRAIN. IT HAS FAILED ME.
A quote from deadpool, a marvel comics character. i've never actually read the comic, but the idea of an anti-hero with split personality disorder who breaks the fourth wall appeals to me. he's set to appear in Marvel VS Capcom 3, where he has the most epic special ever; he breaks the fourth wall yet again by grabbing his health bar and using it as a pole to clobber his opponent. one of these days i might start following his comic.

(at this point of time i got distracted by like an hour reading the backstories of various marvel characters)

and yes, my brain has indeed failed me. studying econs is simply not working out for me; stuff goes in, stuff comes out. i seriously wonder if my time is better spent studying another more study-able (hooray for making new words!) subject, like maybe H3 physics. after all, the only alternatives are gp and chinese, and both are lost causes for last-minute studying anyway. maybe the opportunity cost of reading marvel backstories is less than i originally thought :/

there was a mock chinese paper yesterday, and they gave it back to us today (they are amazingly efficient when there are only two weeks left). surprisingly, i managed to score a 68, which is actually better than i expected. but then again, it could have just been luck, cos that paper felt quite easy compared to others i did last year. today was the composition component, and i realised just how out of touch i am with the language after the 6-month hiatus. i was constantly referring to the dictionary for even the simplest words (luckily there was a spare dictionary, or i would have been dead meat). note to self - steal younger brother's dictionary.

the june holidays are coming towards us like a flying brick (why a brick? cos when a brick flies towards you, YOU HAD BETTER DO SOMETHING). as inappropriate as it is to be thinking about slacking off at a time like this, i'm quite looking forward to the OG chalet. assuming that there will be one, of course. there is gonna be one, right? come on, you don't hang a carrot in front of a donkey for three months just to yank it out of his face, do you? at least just an outing if not a full chalet? *crosses fingers*