before i delve straight into one of my latest "infamous scandals"...

an amazing, wonderful thing happened to my little college! guess what?
they've been showing CNN on our lobby's TV set for 2 days now!
would you agree with me that THAT is a miracle? =p

well, the "CNN viewing" started yesterday. i boredly walked into the entrance and swiped my ridiculous ID when i looked above the normally unnoticeable wall-hung TV set... and i was so surprised to see the familiar red headline ticker and seeing "CNN" etched on the lower right corner! little did i know that TV had cable... because usually they only show the university-wide channel... or just turned off. it was really a miracle! maybe someone knows someone in the college LOVES cnn -- and that's moi! hahaha...

people were glancing curiously at the TV, but didn't pay much attention though. i, on the other hand, had no official business to loiter around the ground floor since i had classes to attend. but then I WANTED TO SEE MAX FOSTER! and so after my first class (there's a short 5-8 min break), i walked briskly down four flights of stairs just to check. unfortunately (or not), "CNN Connects" was on. i thought, maybe that's why the channel was on. i went up again. turns out we didn't have a prof for the hour's class! and so i waited till 1pm came, and straddled down again (i swear, i was that desperate)... and ha! i saw monita rajpal and my lovely max! and so i stood awkwardly for a few seconds (no one was really around... and jeez, i just saw my next prof going up.) i had to part ways yet again (took a peek at max, and kapoof). but i was happy because my college sure knows quality television programs! and quality journalism! :D

(** i think the reason why the college is on one heck of a shift is that it's making itself puffed-up for accreditation. if that really is the case, wunderbahr! i see happier days ahead... and um, i just want to know whose idea was it to air CNN for us... 'coz he/she is a god!)

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topic: there indeed is a heavy price to pay for being ignorant.

my bumbling arse signed up for volleyball this second semester, and poor dear's haven't got any knowledge of how to play it, much less have touched a ball. i thought, heck, isn't this supposed to be a beginners' class? that's why it's Basic! and so i went on.

but then yesterday we had our first on-the-field activity, and omg i am such a loser! i couldn't pitch the ball! i couldn't catch the ball! i couldn't throw a ball 3 feet away from me! arrgh everything was so disappointing! i mostly had to fetch for the rolling ball. barf. i felt that in the 40-plus students around, i was the only one who knew nada. i shamed myself sooo baaad.

i should've stuck with nerdy dancing. i never did good at sports, man... slobby me.
i have to remedy this stinking situation (i'm already here, i can't go anywhere else! *regrets*) by practicing myself. this sunday, mumsy and i are out for a "don't-know-it-all" volleyball session... i will try hard. cannot take a 3 for a grade in PE! that will be the worst that's ever happened in my academic life!

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TAR8 update: hooray the Linz family's 1st place on this leg! i'm soooo happy they got it finally! followed by the Bransens! (ha, i'm so blessed... my two fave teams are on top!) followed by the Godlewskis... and uh, the Weavers. i thought i had all the love going when the weavers finished last, but then phil said it's a non-elimination leg! crap! they are so damn lucky, but they don't really deserve it. looks like i had to bear them another time... i really hope they're out next week. (ha, don't taunt the linzes mama weaver! you'll pay soon!) ... i think there are only 3 episodes left, so i am so excited for anything that's gonna happen. let's go linz! let's go wally! :)

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