Assoc. Prof. Dr Rachel F. Mansa

I feel better this morning. I am so happy. My migraine had diminish in size from an elephant to a mouse. On top of everything it is Friday. Time to let all the worries of work fly into oblivion. I will sleep early and wake up late if my Kiddo permits me. There is also a good link on writing English which Doc Beautiful had passed on to me. Be sure to look into it. She learned from it and even an English reviewer thought that the paper was written by a native English speaker. I want to get to that point.

Election season is here. It does not look as heavily decorated as 20 years ago. I remember how the streets used to be littered by posters. Even the sky would not be visible. Some like politics some don't. I am neutral on this ground but I understand the need for a stable government. I found this on Marina Mahathir's blog, a resource page for elections . For those who are in their wits end what an election is. Go to the page and read on to your hearts content.

Just took two more panadols. I have to admit it.. I am beaten. I can not take this anymore. Wish I could stop work for a while and rest. I feel soo exhausted. But I have so much to do. Last night I ended up meeting the big guns at 9.30 pm. Yes, late at night. The only good thing that came out of that was that it is finally over. Thank you God. I need to check if I am the first KaDus girl to get a Chemical Engineering Doctorate. Is that true? The big big gun stated this which even I did not think was true. If it is true that is great for me. The first time I am first at anything. But I hope if anyone out there was first before me, then to come to me and tell me that I was not first. :) Otherwise my head would be too big for my body! Ha ha ha ha... I would look like a Lollipop. I can not help agonizing over the fact that I missed last night's American Idol. :( I hope there will be a repeat for me to see David and Michael.

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Ha ha gotcha... I am not cursing at my life. I am just cursing at my bloody persistent headache. I have been to the specialist and Dr ENT said I had a sinusitis. Uwaaaaa... never heard of that.. Why now Why me.. I need my health to be tip top. That is why I have my headaches, my sinus is infected. Nevermind. That just means I have to work even with this bloody awful headache. Had popped to panadols this morning. Maybe it is past it's due date. I do not notice any relieve of headache. Hmmm... Plus I have to meet the BIG guns today at five. Maybe I should sleep first and rest my poor head. Okay this panadol popping preggy lady will in a nutshell still want to talk about American Idol.. I just can not wait for tonight. Last week I got too busy to mention my lady favourites.. I really like that teeny tiny Filipino girl, Ramiele Malubay, That Asia’h Epperson... her performance was joyful, Carly Smithson really dissappointed me ... I really hope she improves... Syesha was good too.. Com...

My hubby asks, "when is American Idol on?". Everyday since Sunday night. We were impatiently waiting for last night. And it was worth the wait. The singers were all very very talented. Especially the one mentioned in the Love&Peace blog (http://josiekupi.blogspot.com/). David Archuleta, Jason Castro (his eyes are piercing blue... ah I can swim in those eyes all day) and our son's Namesake OZ Michael Johns. Michael is my hubby's favourite to win. My kiddo loved Jason Castro he was clapping his hands throughout his song. Can you imagine my 14 month old son clapping and appreciating talent. Maybe he will be a famous entertainer too one day.. Ha ha ha ha. Really can not help dreaming about silly things for my kiddo. And David, in my eyes he can do no wrong. My only fear is that his talent will be destroyed by the publicity that he receives, he is so young. I pray not. The named ones are the strongest contenders, they have skill, originality and artistic input into the...

Woke up wondering if I could skip work today. I did not feel well this morning. Neither do I feel well now. Came to work anyway because we have the few unmentionables to be finalised. I totally forgot about the School meeting. Oh dear. Luckily I called Dr X to help me decide a few things, at which he promptly reminded me that I should come to the School meeting. Close call. I would put down my thoughts for that meeting not now but for another day. Safe to say that there were a large amount of heated arguments and issues being raised and solved. Which I think was fruitful. Next my personal issues. Firstly my headache (migraine). Been having this for two days. On top of that my sinuses are really painful. That one started today. Furthermore I have abdominal pains. Something like period cramps. It is horrible to have to work even when I have all this pains. Hopefully my body will not punish me in any hard way for my need to push myself within these next few months. I pray baby will be ok...

Don't you hate it when you are undecided about something? For example, your shopping time is half an hour before the flight leaves and you have to choose between two beautiful bags at the airport. Or you want to eat but you can not choose between two of your favourite dishes. This had happen to me a lot recently. My taste preferences had changed since I got pregnant. Hmmm.. it makes choosing what to eat a hell of a feat. Sometimes it makes me wish I do not have to eat. Another huge problem I have nowadays is that I can not seem to decide on the type of questions to set my students. This really makes me frustrated. I think the best way to set exam questions are to pitch it at a level where most students would be able to score average, a few to score lower end grades, God-forbid any failures and a good number of A's. Perfecto. I would call my last year's paper something like that. So why suddenly I become a Duh uh.. dunno how to set questions. Feel soo dumb and stupid sometim...

It was pouring non stop today. However, not wanting to dampen anyone's spirit we all still went on with the original plan to get massaged by a school of fish. :o well if you haven't heard it. I hear it is very good. By the time we reached Tamparuli we were informed that the river was swollen and we diverted our plans to Poring Hot Springs. So by the time we reached Hot Springs.... It still has not stopped raining. We were told that even the hot water tubs were not giving their usual hot water. On top of that the water was murky. Hmmmm... how bad can it be. I told myself I would not let this bring me down.. I would still dip into the water regardless. And I did, along with everyone else who had the child in them still. Reminds me of wading through muck. hahahha It was fun. To top it off. There was a crazy Japanese tourist who decided to wear a pink set of bikinis and run around terrorizing all the men. That was hilarious. Oh it was a good bright day. My kiddo was clapping away a...

Don't hesitate! Define your choices and make the decision. Once decisions are made, there should be no deliberation if it is the right or wrong choice. To make a choice succeed one has to put into it pure HARD work. So that means no choice is the wrong choice? According to my friend as long as there is a starting point. No one can ever discover the end of the journey unless the journey is begun. I find it hard to swallow. I am at a crossroad. I want to do a lot of things but looking at my capabilities I should focus on one which I like most, or most comfortable. My wish is still to be able to start my research work on something I know and also start it on something I like. Can I not do both of these?

How do we do that? By blogsurfing. :) Yeah fun and easy. Gets you to know things that are useless but somehow adds value to your day. Today is about the third day I am at this blog working out how to set it up so it is interesting and tells a story. On top of that I am writing my lecture notes... which is boring me to death... I used to enjoy it.. but now I just feel tired all the time. I am also currently setting questions... IT is so difficult to pitch it just the right difficulty. It becomes harder when you need to gauge the difficulty level for about 350 people. It is crazy. Recently I haven't gone out to meet any friends.. Which is really sad but I have tried to catch them during breakfast, lunch and dinner. I must try harder. I think it is important to spend time with people you love. Anyhoo I will continue my blog surfing..

140208 Happy Valentine's day to all my friends and loved ones. The foundations of a successful life is a loving home. So bring up your kids in a warm and loving environment. My son tried singing Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,... aahh aahh ahhh... it sounded like budger, budger, budger,... aahh aahh ahhh... We rolled on the floor laughing.

130208 Recently been having a lot of arguments on the homefront. Two nights ago I was fuming. Was planning to never talk to my husband again. However my new year resolution this year, to be forgiving, to be dedicated, to be happy, overruled. So I decided to start the day with a new leaf. And it was a very very fruitful day. A day I saw another side to my husband of which I love. And I ended up saying to myself. You see there is a GOOD is everyone. You just have to open your eyes wider.

Always go for the difficult choice, it never failed to make things easier for me in the long run. Quote Anon... This thoughts came to me because I have to ask myself if I wanted to have my baby born on 08.08.08. Since my expected due date is 06.08.08, for those who believe in good fortune that it is best to get good dates... I have found that doing the hard work or making a difficult choice to be best thing to do in life.