lost puppy

my neighbor downstair just lost her puppy. i remember seeing the dog a couple of days before she went missing. she was actually set free in front of the owner's gated apartment unit. am still at disbelief that it was the last time i saw her.

anyway, am down with severe sore throat this morn. decided to call off work. spent the morning cooking some soup and watching some sitcoms. took a long afternoon nap and finally gained back some stamina! glad that i will be able to make it to the south america meeting this evening. we're so close to the finish line. let's hope my teammates are focused on the meeting, so that we can get out as soon as possible.

can't hardly wait till my graduation. i want to be done with school work. i know that it's a completely different world out there. but working allows you to have your own set of priorities when you get off work. i would like to volunteer as a tutor to little kiddos. i do want to travel and enjoy the smell of freedom by going to unique places during the weekends. but if my future boss is demanding, i might end up like my roommie, who's constantly in front of computer, doing her tasks, even during the weekends. gasp. the vicious cycle shall continue.

big, bad habit

just finished my final today. boy, i'm not much of a fan of multiple choice questions. i always seem to question myself whether i pick the right answers when i step out of the exam room. i mean...there's a clear cut whether you understand the materials or not if your exam is in essay form. with 'all of the above', 'none of the above' as options of multiple choice questions and 0 credit for wrong answers (though your concepts are alright), i think i deserve some pat on the back for being anxious.

and all my fingernails have been chewed and bitten off! they look short and ungroomed. argh!!! this 18 year old habit is really hard to knock off! i've tried nail polish or just fiddling around with my fingernails without biting em...but when a challenging task is given or during the exam period, i can't help it! i simply need to bite my nails to keep myself calm. the after effect? since i bite em all the way close to the core of the skin, it's actually quite painful to open a jar and scratching is nearly impossible. (ah...i noticed that this paragraph is a tad too uncivilized to be published. but, whatever)

the good news is that there won't be any exams in the next 2 months. i can definitely let these nails grow pretty long. i'm going to try to be more self-conscious too. i haven't looked at my surroundings while biting my nails. be it driving, working, or reading, it's so difficult not to do it!

it's time for a change. old bad habit must die, or it will be engrained in my brain forever.