The best~ day~ ever~

Too much AoS and Cal~ Lol.

Best day ever with the worst sleep ever! HELLYEAH I GRADUATED!!! PASSED ALL MY MODULES YAY!!!

So 2 months down the road since my last post, I've:

1) Fully recovered from the accident (at least physically);

2) Got promoted (grade) and promoted (post); and 

3) Settled and passed exams!!!! 

Best day ever, no?

I am back to regular exercising and apart from a minor frequent headache scare (which turned out to be migraine which left me soon after), I displayed no other post-accident physical symptoms. The scare and trauma is still there, evidently, as I still don't dare to go back to ECP alone without company. But I have taken the first step and did my first solo cycling since the accident last Saturday, which is a pretty good start in my opinion! Cycling alone again takes some getting used to, but at least I can control my own speed and pace without interference. 

The promotion came with a good performance grade and had totally surprised me, given that 5 yrs is pretty fast for the next level of promotion. But the AD (now D!) and heads (and now DDs) must have fought for me and for that I am grateful that my hard work has not gone to waste and that they have seen it. And then Vincent had to surprise me by calling me in for a private meeting just before my exams, mentioning furtively an "upgrade" for which I'm involved. Only after the meeting with Director did we realise that the Section has now turned into a Branch and therefore we are the filler positions for the newly created AD positions! It is again recognition from them and I really do appreciate the chances that they have given me. :) While I am finding it awkward to deal with my ex-peers as a more authoritative figure, professionally everyone has been pretty accepting and I am glad for that! 

MT5011 was the worst nightmare of my life. I walked into the exam hall feeling pretty confident and walked out completely crushed. But CC Tang must have marked pretty leniently and woohoo we all passed the module successfully! Having an overall CAP of 4.3 is pretty self-satisfying. Part of my intention in pursuing a Master's, besides the desire for more in-depth knowledge and wanting to stimulate my brain cells before they die 1 by 1, is that it is a second chance to prove to myself that my mediocre results in Chemistry could have been better and that I really can still best myself.

And that has proved true and yes, best day ever!