the most exhausting day of my university life has just passed....
- the day started off with an 8:30 class...and we all know how much i hate those... because my enrollment appointment was at 11:00. - i went into class and instead of the usual business IT questions on the slide show. All the slide show read was "discuss changing to midterm format" - i start to think to myself, "ok...that's cool..maybe the prof will add some multiple choice here and there and some short answer instead of purely 6 long answer essay qusetions" - DUN DUN DUN..... that is obviously not what happened.... ahhhhh..... here is where my day takes a dramatic turn.. - The prof tells us that many people in our class have approached him and emailed him saying that they do not know what or how to study for the upcoming midterm b/c the content is too ambiguous... - In response, the prof decides to change the entire course material that would be tested to accommodate these poor folk while the rest of us are speechless, shocked, and slowly turning to anger, confusion... do you mean to tell us that ALL our hours of studying (+15 hrs for me alone... and there are many much more hardcore accountants than me in my program) have gone to waste?? to put it simply: yes. The prof specifically told us that none of the stuff which he had been telling us to study for the past 2 weeks would be on the midterm and that what he had been telling us NOT to study the whole time would be on. - thoughts in my head: AHHHHH...omg.... i've gotta cram 280 pages worth in all of less than 24 hrs... - class ends after 25 minutes b/c the prof "kindly" tells us that he's giving us more time to study instead of teaching a full-fledged regular class. - On the way home, i have my freak-out. I enter my lovely apartment and try to study, but decide to take a nap to get rid of some stress and exhaustion from the days b4 (averagin 4.5 hrs of sleep over the weekend) - My alarm clock rings at 10:55; I enroll in all my courses... many were full so I got stuck with random hrs and DE courses...that's ok :) at least there are no 8:30's offered!! - alrite...i study for 2 hrs.... and eat some lunch while doing my intermediate financial accounting assignment which is also due tmr... - class until 2:30 - get home from class... study, study till 7ish when i realize i need to cook smthg for dinner... cook, start studying again at 8... - by 9, i realize that i am getting very dizzy and my eyes are heavy and on the side, i have this horrible headache... - hence, i must take breaks every 20-25 mins or so to keep my head from bursting literally... =P - 6 chapters studied.... 6 pages of notes double-sided written --> all in about 10 hrs... - by the time it's 11, i can barely get through 5 minutes of studying without having to take a 1 minute break... i look in the mirror, i've got HUGE dark eye circles... and i look like i ran a 40 K marathon :D lol.... i like that hehe... i feel my head pounding... and it feels strangely more heavy than i've ever felt b4... i finish the last chapter thru the pain... and close the books..done for the day. - as i hop on my bed.... it's wierd... cuz i sleep on a bunk bed..and it feels so hard and taxing to even climb those measly 3 steps to the top bunk... uh oh...first sign of "this doesn't feel right". - as i lay on my back, i realize that i cannot sleep on my back tonight b/c my head feels extremely heavy in that position and uncomfortable. Fine..i move to my left side... - With my body shifted towards the left... i realize that this is even worse... i literally feel like all the 10 hrs worth of info is squishing my brain towards the pillow.... it feels immensely painful... even worse than standing up... - i switch to my right side... the pain goes away momentarily.... but i normally do not sleep on this side so it feels kinda soothing yet wierd.... - switching back and forth to find a comfortable position..... - i realize that i am actually having a bit of difficulty breathing... oh crap says my mind.. i get myself outta bed and have 2 puffs of that stuff that is supposed to help me w/ i feel short of breath.... i climb those stairs again and thankfully the puffers acutally helped.... breathing is a bit easier... - My heart cries out to God... I really cannot do this on my own...It is only thru Your power and strength that i've even survived this entire day... God I need you more than ever... - up until this point, i haven't actually faced a physical trial in a long time (last time was gr 12 w/ pneumonia.... and the time b4 that would be 2 when i almost died to kawasaki) ... God reminds me that not only do I turn to Him for emotional, mental, spiritual trials...but also physical... and while this blog may not seem too bad to you... the past 2 years at UW has taught me that I really cannot take that much.... up until now, i've gotten sick every single final exam period... my body has always been frail and weak... but it's God who keeps my spirit alive... - i wake up today, and it's 9:30... hehe...i count w/ my fingers how much sleep i've gotten and i praise the Lord... hehe... i find out that my fellow accountants have all pulled an all-nighter... maddd props to you...
