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Got my results for summer 2009:
Chemistry: B
General Psychology: A
And I thought I was going to fail Chemistry. Phew…Thanks Mr. Chong.!!
In all truthfulness, I am not that stressed about my exams. Am more stressed about my health right now; I just wanna get those stupid exams over with it so I can deal with my decliningt health.
Can stress worsen my health in the status quo?
Expository Writing – A
Biology – B
American Civilization I – undisclosed (I am not revealing this because I feel that the grade is totally unfair and does not reflect the work I put in for this subject. Not going to say anything more beyond that)
Am I happy overall though… a bit. But summer semester has been hectic as hell so I have been blah about it too.
God help me through Gen. Psych.
xoxok
Hahahahaha…I am speaking metaphorically by the way..NOT LITERALLY!
I SURVIVED her first round of torment. I scored 85% on her much dreaded quiz. Comparatively, that’s not bad if I do say so myself. I’m just relieved that that part is over. 1 more quiz, two exams — let’s see if I survive those.
I swear A LOT of stuff that came out was NOT part of the textbook. Aphasia, agnosia, corticalization, among others.. I honestly had to rely on logic and past knowledge.
Why does this happen to me? If I get a nice lecturer, her work is hard core but if I get a not-so-nice lecturer, her work is a walk through the park…Dang the karma!
Please pray that I get through this course alive..in order for me to pass, I’d need to get 70% or C.
P.S. I don’t mean harm against my lecturer. I like her, I do!
Can I just say that I AB-SO-LUTE-LY despise this summer term… Short term = double the work and a gigantic headache.
I am feeling the pressure from my psychology class. My lecturer is a very nice lady but her workload is a real torment! For example, this coming Tuesday, her class has to cram 5 chapters in f our days for her quiz. And it’s not enough to study her notes, you have to study the f-ing textbook! Gahhh, according to a friend, people scrape through her course. I wanna do well for goodness sake, not scrape through. At this point, I don’t know if I have a choice. I guess Destiny awaits me on Tuesday. Bloody hell, had I known her work ethic, I would have taken her course during the 16-week term.
Inhale…Exhale…. at least I have got two things going for me. 1) I have already been exposed to Psychology, and 2) She’s been very accommodating to my needs. And with the latter, it makes me wanna excel in her class because I sense that she believes in my capability.
As for chem, so – so la. I would say it’s manageable.
So this is why I haven’t been blogging. It’s cause my head has been buried in the books.
Wish me luck these next few weeks.. Pray that I will do well in my Psych class.. I’ll update on that quiz once I am through with it.
Trying. to. get. over. the. holiday. bug. It’s very contagious and deadly, and unfortunately, only a temporary cure exists; self-determination. Can someone please find a drug to inoculate us from this lazy state?
It’s back to college next week…starting the summer term…it’s an 8-week term so there is A LOT to cover albeit I only have two subjects; Environmental Chemistry & General Psychology.
On a positive note, I am glad to be finally taking a Psychology-related subject. I loved doing A.P. Psychology.. so I can’t wait to revisit the discipline!
Gotta go now, it’s simmy time!
Sorry for my silence yall… I am jam-packed with assignments and revision for my finals which are on the last week of April… Seriously, I’ve noticed a trend where my lecturers hand out major assignments in tandem at the very last bit of the semester! Haha… it’s seriously irrittating.
I wanna blog about so many things…book reviews, poetry and whatnot…but I am just so exhausted after doing my assignments… I just wanna chill with a good movie or just meditate…
I am pretty proud of myself these last few weeks as I have gotten my arse to the gym three times a week…. I hate the very act of exercising….but I know I have to do it… By the way, I do not attend a gym for the purpose of becoming “thin”, I go to the gym to strengthen my spine and improve my overall health. That is ultimately the mantra that I chant to myself when I need the motivation!
This week was registration week for the summer term at my college.. I am taking Environmental Chemistry and General Psychology. The former satisfies a mandatory subject in the General Education requirement and the latter is a compulsory subject for all psychology-related subjects in the future. I am taking E. Chem not only because I have to but because I like my lecturer, Mr. Chong, who has undoubtedly been fair and amenable to this particular student throughout this semester!
On another note, I will definitely be back blogging actively during the month of May since I have the entire month off. I am planning to take my babies Noah and Chanel to the beach in Port Dickson. Also TYL and I want to go to Cameron Highlands to see its beauty…. basically explore the strawberry farm, see how BOH tea is made (I love tea by the way) , eat the local cuisine and JUST be in the whole countryside experience you know… It’s also very likely that I have to fly to Chennai, India for medical reasons…will blog more about it when I have confirmation…I seriously hope that new DVD BOX SETS will be out during that month….because I just love to be a couch potato..haha (not all the time… simming is another thing I wanna do…. I have also been musing on a recipe lately… been watching Asian Food Channel and got inspired…. what do you think of Chocolate Mousse with Strawberries and Mint? All three ingredients go very well with each other… but I was thinking about what alcohol goes best with all three… Rum? I want to experiment and taste…mm MM mm.
Well this is as much as I’ll blab on for now..Until next time.. XxKxx
As some of you may be aware, I have an illness called Neurofibromatosis Type 2 — a garble of a word, I know. The hallmark of this disease is the presence of bilateral acoustic neuromas, or benign tumors growing on or near the hearing nerves. Most people with this disease end up becoming totally deaf as a result of these tumors being excised during surgery. Sometimes though, hearing preservation is possible…albeit extremely rare. In most cases, the next best possible solution would be the Auditory Brainstem Implant, an implant which is placed on the brainstem…this device transmits sounds through the brainstem as opposed to the conventional route… since… well…the auditory nerve(s) were compromised during surgery. On one hand, this may seem like a blessing, however, recipients of such implants cannot decipher human speech effectively…sounds transmitted through this device are almost unnatural. The good thing about this implant, however, is that it enables the patient to live with a certain degree of independence. For example, one can safely walk across a street without having to fear incoming traffic..because one can hear the sound of cars honking and etc.
Moving on, am I afraid of becoming deaf? Absolutely. I often wonder what it would be like to live in a silent world but then again, come to think of it, I already am. You see, for the past year or so, my hearing had taken a turn for the worse. No doubt I can hear, but I find it extremely difficult to decipher human speech against background noise. I also find it difficult to understand people when they talk too fast or too soft. It gets so frustrating sometimes that I become short-tempered with people who don’t seem to get it… I regret that frustration though, because I now know they simply do not understand.
As a result of this recent decline, many areas of my life have been affected including my college experience. My communication with my college mates is very limited, not because they are unfriendly, but because my hearing disability impedes my ability to communicate with them. As such, I sub-consciously hide myself in my own little silent world, often accompanying my loneliness with a good novel to read.
Dr. Steven Baptist (the head of the ADP department at my college), informed my stepfather at the beginning of the year that SEGi College not only prioritizes itself on educating our youth but also being socially responsible for people like myself….My lecturers in SEGi so far have been accommodating but despite Dr. Steven’s statement and my lecturers’ noblest intentions, they are simply not equipped to deal with special students such as myself. For example, we often have to view video clips and then answer a bunch of questions…how can I do that when I can’t decipher human speech effectively? Who could blame them anyway, they are just not trained to meet the needs of deaf or hard of hearing students.
Which brings me to wonder whether it would be best that I pursue Gallaudet University…it is a University located in Washington which specifically caters to students who are deaf and hard of hearing. If I choose to pursue this route, I would need to find a scholarship to study there as the financial cost of studying in the States is exorbitant..*sigh*
The hardest thing in this whole dilemma is being left stranded in the middle…. On one hand, there is the hearing world….and the other…the deaf world…and I am in the middle…which world do I belong to? That is the toughest part.
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*Pondering* Thinking of ways to cope. This is the part where I seriously wish I was living in the States where they have hearing rehabilitation programs to help a hard-of-hearing person cope…Over there, your disability is not seen as an impedement but a source of potential…to drive you to succeed…which is probably why they can produce individuals such as Stephen Hawkings and Brooke Ellison and even Helen Keller.
I wish I had that support here in Malaysia.
Mark my words though, I will keep on chasing the Dream. I am after all, in the truest sense, a Dreamer. 
Dear all who fervently read my blog,
Happy New Year, I hope all of us are doing our part in contributing to a New Dawn (see below).
Having said that, I can finally reveal some exciting news. On Monday January 12th, I will be starting my freshman year in Psychology with Upper Iowa University/ Segi College. I know in my heart my grandfather is looking down with such pride as I have been through a lot in my life and to reach this point feels so darn amazing. I feel so happy that despite my limitations, I can still contribute to making a positive difference in this world.
I must admit though that I walk into Segi with a certain level of anxiety because it has been a good many years since I have been in a traditional classroom environment. Also, I have hearing limitations which I have compensated with a hearing aid and a recorder to record my lectures. I pray that God will guide me in such difficult times, after all, all things can be made possible through Him.
So I will update this blog soon with more entries but until then, I would like to once again wish all of you Happy New Year and I hope that we can all achieve great things this year…
K
Yay, Finally I got it! I am pretty happy that this part of my life is over, not that I am not grateful for what I have benefitted from though. I am just happy I am moving on in my life to college to earn my degree in Psychology. I dream of such a day, where I will graduate and make my mom, my grandpa, Yi Liang and my family proud. Here’s to hoping for the best. xoxoK
Enter Through Keisha's Mind & Soul. My writings are my life especially when I write for Life Poetry. Visit my blog to hopefully connect and discover a part of yourself as well. Life is tough and the way to get through it is through support and encouragement. My faith is what keeps me going and I often include my spirituality in my poetry as you will see. God is Good!