Hello there...

So wow, long long times.....

Between all my interent connection problems, an extended stay in Italy and general coursework/exam revision this space here got neglected....not that it makes much difference to anyone but me...but atleast i'm back!

If we thought March was crazy, April and May were worse...i really don't have the time or the space probably to fit this all in so lets jsut say it was wild times.

Heres a short run through of the highlights.....(if you care)....

• Went to Itlay, got stuck there thanks to a volcano (in Iceland)
• Sprained my ankle....purely by falling down while walking....[well done Manisha, you just broke your clumsiness record]
• Had my real art exam and actually finished my painting! [shock for anyone who knows me]
• Had my final day of school ever.....it was really depressing and thanks to Cat Potter I cried....[she knows why]
• The ordeal to finish yearbook....involving 4am bedtimes during study leave and exams....I actually have every person's yearbook profile ingrained in my memory, right in the place where I'm meant to be storing maths and physics?

ahh yes exams....oh dear....anyone who takes maths...I feel your pain....those exams have got to be some of the worst of my life....just...no words to describe what I felt after C3, atleast C4 was slightly better?

Anyway the first week of exams is over thankfully and i'm taking a 'break'....so I thought I might aswell revamp this blog....what do we think?....Brownie Points for guessing the significance of the background....

So maybe in about two weeks, I can finally catch up properly, some photos I took will be uploaded (but as of yet are still in my camera) and you may be seeing./hearing/reading a lot more....

[Ps. good luck for exams!!]

March Madness

Wow, long time no see?




Sad times.



But anyway, it’s time to resume this blogging after numerous distractions and tragedies have separated me from my computer and worse...the internet.



Yes well it's been busy times and I have finally managed to find some time for this.

WARNING: this is going to be the longest post of your life, about four posts in one.

It all begins with deciding to head yearbook this year. DON'T DO IT. [Just some words of advice for those who still have this joy]. Yes well I finally realised why teachers make such a big deal over deadlines. Talk about unnecessary stress. I guess I did volunteer and in the end it's hopefully going to be a great book.

Also as everyone who is in the same position knows, UCAS is finally coming to an end in terms of offers and all that's left to do is press that shiny red 'reply' button and decide where you'll be next year. Currently still deciding between Nottingham and Sheffield...thoughts?

Also it's that time where teachers are manically trying to fit in the last bits of the syllabus to give us 'revision time' before we leave in a few short weeks. Four weeks to be precise. Four weeks of actually physically having to be on site. It’s kind of sad, kinda not, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there, there's so much left to do!

In the past two weeks or so I have been in music mode. I had my piano exam which I found out on Saturday I passed. I was so relieved considering my teacher has been unable to teach me for months and my violin teacher had bravely endured my efforts, only to honestly say he was glad he wasn't the one presenting me for exam.

Also Monday I had my flute exam, which was such an EPIC FAIL. If I could only ever use that term once in life, this would be the moment. I came out, only to listen to my accompanist sigh and advise me to retake next term. You know it’s bad when they say it to your face.

Also last ever concert....at school that is. It was one of the best ones we’ve done and it still hasn’t sunk in, but after seven years of rehearsals and run-throughs and manic stand-arranging we finally say farewell to such events.... [Well I will definitely be coming back next year to see Jewitt cope without all us Year 13s].

The day after saw me down in London [just about awake enough to remember my violin] playing with a proper orchestra....no offence to CCHS ...

It was part of a scheme which meant some of us string players from SMC got to perform with the London Symphony Orchestra [bows down: I <3 them]. It was actually really fun, we had this amazing conductor who was so nice and funny...well not funny, but he amused us....

And I made some new friends [WIN] and picked up some new vocabulary i.e. CHENGFAIL.

While most of CCHS slept in on the Friday, the beginning of was meant to be a four day do-nothing fest weekend , A level art and drama students had no rest and sure enough at 8.45 we could be found in school: I had a lovely 15 hour art mock.

Having missed a day to go to London for the concert, I was banished from the A2 room and had to sit at the back of room 19 with two year 12s...who were really nice, but still. I did however cram my painting into the A2 room only to be criticized for my slowness.

People are taking bets on how long it will take me to finish the painting. But hey, the Mona Lisa wasn't completed in 15 hours...but I’m no Da Vinci so we'll just see. I currently have one and a half hours of painting left before I lose the bet and have to buy numerous pizzas to feed my art class tomorrow. A defeat I do not look forward to.

[ok so, it' sideways, but points for guessin what it is]

On other notes,...

It was one of my best friend's eighteenth last Monday [happy birthday!] so on the following Friday a group of us went out to Frankie and Benny’s, NOT Benny’s and Jerry’s as a fellow blogger most eloquently put [ahem IRENE].

Her mum made us this beautiful cake and it should be a crime to eat it...and we got gift bags! I haven't gotten one of those since i was like seven! ahh the memories....WIN definitely.

And....is it me or does no one ever come in anymore? I swear half of the year is missing....some mass conspiracy theory involving Chelmsford Library I believe.....

 

<---- 'where is everyone?'

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QUESTION FOR ART/LATIN PEOPLE...

...Rome? Who’s going? Anyone want to tell me what on earth is going on? I don't even know what time the flight out is. FAIL.

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And if you’re wondering where my a-levels went, I think this sums it up:

-[Clearly someone is on top of everything life wants to throw at her]-

Library?

So today was my physics exam...it was thankfully my only exam...however doesn't mean I was as prepared as I should have been.
My endeavours to revise have been admittedly.....half-hearted.
The week began with the thought of serious studying/revising in Chelmsford Library.

yeah, that's when the joke begin. As anyone who lives in Chelmsford (or goes to school there) knows...the library is the general place to be during exam times.... (atleast for those of us ahem...'cool' enough).

So my week was like this:

Monday:         PLAN: Spend all afternoon revising

                      REALITY: chatting with friends over a Costa (I didn't even have to pay...thank you Gopika)

Tuesday:         PLAN: spend period two and three and lunch in library...everyone else is in school right?

                      REALITY: oh looky here, one of my friends who is taking the day to revise....general chatting after weak attempts of silence.

Wednesday:    PLAN: A WHOLE DAY revising in Library....hide in a corner   
             REALITY: found a couple of fellow physicists.....downwards spiral into getting high on Jelly Tots...'they get you high, but then comes the downer' as she eloquently put.

Thursday         PLAN: morning revision. EXAM TODAY.

                       REALITY: wow, actual revision occuring....must be the panic setting in.

I think it was ok.....wasn't as bad as this legendary biology exam....glad to report that no seals were in my paper...but i didn't finish in time...so sad times, but hey, we can always retake? General dossing may now resume. Half Term cannot come sooner....

Also when I came home, my grandparents were around. I love my grandparents, they're the best....but they did something kind of weird....Just before they left, my grandmother pulled me aside and gave me this issue of her indian magazine/newsletter she gets sent from india called ....the topic was marriage and weddings/advice for brides-to-be ....since I'm only 17, should I be worried?

On a brighter tone...I just checked my email to find I have another offer! good times, even if it is for my last choice....take that Cambridge...someone does want me.

Shouldn't you be Revising?

Yes...yes I should be. But hey, why revise when you can blog?

To be honest, I have no motivation whatsoever to revise at this particular moment in time so I've decided to  restart this blog from scratch since it'a a new year....

2010 has come...one week in and its already been one unpredictable ride.

There's all this snow that has thankfully meant I have only been in for two days of school. [Thank you global warming]. On the other hand....I'm an epic fail when it comes to walking on ice....so come Monday, if it hasn't all melted away, I foresee a lot of tripping

Then there's the very sad news that I didn't get into a uni I really wanted....It was a very dark day when I found out, but I've gotten over it and am sure that someone up there has destined me for something greater and better.

Also A levels....are they meant to be so stressful? honestly everything comes all at once....all those deadlines and ever subject thinks they are most important.

Of course my impending Physics exam should take priority but I find myself trying to catch up on all the art coursewrok I've been avoiding [never been one for doing work early]....must have a whole stetchbook and a three thousand word [urgh] essay in for Tuesday....hmmm....three days with no sleep? probably

On the brighter side of life... I got a merit in my Grade 5 violin exam...this cheered me up greatly....