Sorry for the absence

Well after result day on the 10th of August, I didn't really want to write down how frustrated, shock, depress, baffled, or *insert emotion here*.

Been pretty busy lately. You know, planning, phone calls, continue being a sloth and etc. After Doomsday struck and luckily I manage to survive, thanks to the support shown by friends and of course you, Feng =).

A few notetable people who are Maalini, Jolene, Faye, Aliza, Kok Din, Daniel, Ibrahim , Amirul, Isa, Ken, Chee Kit, Mel, Chong Li Li, Audrey and Boon Seong. Sorry if I missed out any names. =) There's a whole list but just to let you know, I appreciate that.

So I had appealed, to LSE and Warwick but after several emailing sessions the answer they gave me was please wait until the 20th where the results would be released in the UK. Heck I even have to mailed then my Results (But that was expected , wasn't it?)

So the 20th came and I went to college with Farhanah. Meet some friends, juniors, super juniors (?). Apparently no one resides at my room yet so yeah. It still belongs to me! Say Mrs. B and got my component grades. Missed A for Computing by a slight grade and I still don't understand how I got a B for Psychology with AB grade. Yeah if the B was at paper 1 which carries 2/3 of the total mark, sure I'll understand. But I got a B at paper 2 which carries 1/3 of the total mark!

Albeit that, Maths grade was horrible. Shocking and speechless but enough said. There is nothing I can do except to move on and strive to do better next time. I had it easy since the beginning of my education life so I guess this is where I fall and is reminded not to take things for granted.

At the end of the day, got back home at 6pm - ish. Check my UCAS, 2 rejections. Sadness engulfs me for a sec but it did not stay long. There are things to be done. I emailed Manchester regarding the 2 Accounting course available for clearing, Accounting (AAA) and Accounting, Management and Information System (AAB). Decided not to go for Management (Accounting and Finance) as the course structure is more towards Management. And then I called the universities, both Warwick and Manchester for Clearing. When I phoned Manchester, i asked about the Accounting course. Much to my dismay, they said it wasn't in their clearing list.

Shocked but I think I am getting used to it now so I called Warwick instead. Mine you, getting the line busy for a few hours and your mum starring at you isn't something pleasing. Manage my way through and ask them for the Management course. After 1/2 of complex stuff (Apparently my subjects had a minor problem, no science subject but later found out that Computing was a Science subject), they said that they will call me back.

And so the wait continues. The next day I got an email from Gay Matryniuk, Senior Undergraduate Admissions Administrator.

Dear Adrian

Further to your clearing enquiry yesterday, we cannot make you an offer for the BSc Accounting programme but may be able to offer you a place on the BA Accounting, Management and Information Systems programme. I would however, need to verify your IELTS certificate before I could confirm this. Please therefore scan and email your IELTS certificate to me as a matter of urgency.

So okay there is hope, I got a place! A bit paranoid about the bold may be but it went well later.

Fast forwarding the story they confirmed that I will have a place there. Now I'll just have to wait for UCAS and oh my didn't I wait and waited.

21 August till the 27th August and finally they change my Clearing status. This whole month has been full of empty days, non productive due to the word waiting. This has truly tested my patience

Another thing was with Sime Darby. I've called them to tell them that I got a place at Manchester.

Day 1: No one was there in the department.

Day 2: Kak Zerizan was away but Kak Intan was there. She reffered me to Kak Muja (email her as she was in Hong Kong at the moment). Wrote and emailed the letter.(I'm getting pretty good at this =D). Went back to sleep and when I woke up, a reply was already there. Kak Muja seems to be very efficient in replying emails. Thank God for that ^^.

Yes Adrian, you may proceed.

Best news I had. So everything is settled, with Sime Darby and with the University.

For now I have to wait again for my Visa letter to come.

Wish me luck~

P.S: Didn't i mention how I grow to hate the word 'wait'? And thanks Li li for the nice phone call. Really enlighten me to the life style in Manchester. =) I'll probably stay at that hall the following year. I think it might be a bit late to apply now.