Delayed

I guess we never know how important the computer and internet are to us until something major happens. I’ve been without Internet connection and a desktop for the past 3 days. I went to MSL today to pick up and pay for my air ticket which is dated on January 5th. I have already set that date as the day that I leave to the States. I like to prepare myself mentally for what lies ahead and for the day that I’m about to leave. However, after paying for the ticket and running other errands around KL, it was time to head home for dinner. I wanted to e-mail my contact at Drake on Monday to confirm the finer details with her but since the Internet was down, I decided to wait until it gets back up.

After dinner, I got a message from Grace asking me to call her back. It was about the accommodation at Drake. So call her back I did. It wasn’t nice news. On campus housing would only be available from the 13th onwards but in the admission packet, it is stated that International Students should arrive no later than the 10th. Where the hell are we supposed to put up then??!!

Naturally, I got nicely from my mum for not e-mailing the University earlier about the accommodation etc. One would think that if we were supposed to arrive by the 10th, we would have to have a place to stay by then right? That was why I did not e-mail the person in charge sooner. I hadn’t even confirmed that I was supposed to go this time around. Who knows? I might pull another Canadian escape routine this time again. I guess I’ll have to cancel my ticket for the 5th and instead take a later flight which would be on the 9th. The cancellation of the ticket would firstly, be a hassle and secondly, would cost quite a bit. Needless to say, my mum isn’t too happy about that and she’d made it very clear to me. So kill me, it’s my fault I’ll admit it. Contrary to popular belief, I’m my harshest critic. I’m still kicking myself mentally…

Well, at least I’m not the only one who has to endure shelling from parents. Grace apparently got it as well. We are one and the same. I suppose it’s better to stay at a motel/youth hostel/backpacker’s lodge for 3 nights or so in comparison to almost a week (my case, if I leave on the 5th). Grace will also be arriving on the 9th so yeah, we could just rough it out together for a few nights at a motel and split the bill.