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Last Friday, I woke up from a dream that I could walk. The dream was so real and tangible that I actually imagined myself walking, and convinced myself that taking out my cast was a good move. I spent an hour ripping out my cast with the help of my swiss army knife. After all that effort (I’m attempting to sound nonchalant here..), I couldn’t walk. It was more of a limp and drag rather than a proper walk. I went back to the hospital to get my leg re-casted. Ah well. I’ll be smarter next time.

I don’t know why I decided to term the following “naked intelligence”, but I guess two words popped into my head and since it sounded catchy, I stuck with them. What I’m referring to, essentially, is the fact that some people can really memorise entire textbooks, or learn concepts extremely fast. In fact, however, they have no idea how these apply in reality.

I hate people who brag about things that aren’t really important…even if they were, bragging still ticks me off. It introduces an element of competition that is unproductive really. Most of the time, whatever he/she brags about is simply due to pure luck, rather than any form of personal achievement.

I don’t know why I’m so random today..maybe it’s the lethargy…or maybe it’s just that I’m bored. I’m thinking of scrapping this blog altogether. It’s not even properly structured and all… we’ll see how it goes.

I just realised that I asked for a break in my previous post. …. yup, God’s granted it. I fractured my ankle. Now I’m on a long break where I can’t do anything even if I wanted to do something. sad life. But, as all who have passed through the walls of NUS know, life goes on. On MC? Tough luck. Still have to drag yourself to lectures. I did pretty bad for my recent assignments.. Why can’t I have a maths brain like others? I think I take 2 hours to understand something the vietnamese guy who-got-full-marks-for-everything-and-don’t-have-to-study-and-is-so-smart-i’m-so-jealous-i-wanna-be-him takes 2 seconds to master.

yesterday Candice and I went to the Laurent Bernard chocolatier boutique at Wessex Estate. I’ve been there once before (last weekend) with my parents, who took me there out of pity that I was stuck at home 24/7 because of the cast and crutches..which reminds me that Singapore is handicap-unfriendly. Anyway, we had a late breakfast at about 1PM…the food’s quite expensive, but we agreed we’d definitely go back just because the ambience was charming.

why is michigan taking so long to respond… don’t they realise that students have to book flights and arrange accommodation before heading down there?

okay, back to the topic of interest… to all my wonderful friends: please stop asking me about my leg… haha. I really appreciate the concern, but I hope you all understand that all I’m trying to do is to make it from LT15 to the Biz lobby..and it takes me close to 40 minutes just because every 10 metres someone stops me for a chat. =P So to satisfy everyone’s curiosity, here’s the story:

SoC was playing Engine in the inter-faculty games soccer semi-final. The ball was passed somewhat into my direction and I realised I had an opportunity for a shot on goal. As I pulled the trigger and kicked the ball as hard as I could, some guy from the opposition came from the side and kicked the ball away in the opposite direction I was kicking it. He got in a little faster than I did, and I ended up kicking the sole of his boot, after which he followed through with his kick. My foot snapped backward, and now here’s the confusing part… I know the e-mail sent to everyone said that I continued to play on until the pain was too much to bear etc etc…. I assure you that the pain came within 2 seconds of that tackle, and unless “continued to play” means “stumbled forward for another 5 metres”, I didn’t continue to play. I fell to the ground and yelled. Some of my team mates and the opposition (of which I’m grateful eternally) carried me off the field. I was sent to NUH, and was discharged 7 hours later. I have a fractured fibula, and a fractured ankle, and one of my joints has been knocked out of position. Yes, it hurts a little sometimes. Yes, I was zoned out on painkillers for the first few days. No, I’ve since stopped taking them despite some of the pain because I have to study. Yes, I did try to walk normally a few days ago but I fell down again. It’s gonna take 6-8 weeks to heal. And most of all… NO, I’m not using this as an excuse to get out of tutorials and all. It’s just very tiring to be walking around all day on crutches. I believe after 2 months, I’ll have very muscular arms.. haha. Moreover, it’s super inconvenient to just be in school… what happens when you’re thirsty? what happens if you need the toilet and it’s far far away? how much does cab fare cost to get to school and back? Yeap, I assure you there are far more considerations than just tutorials.

Right, today’s a Thursday.. I have to go back for TA duties now. Sigh.