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Tuesday, December 14, 2004

English? Manglish? Canglish?

My English teacher said that having a final paper in a writing course is stupid. But, we still have to write a final paper because the rule said so. She was complaining about it while reminding us that it is not something to worry about. After all, it is only worth 20% of the course mark. Our research paper was worth at least 50% of the course mark. Currently, I have an overall grade of B- for English. I will see what I can do to pull my mark up for this final but knowing her and how she grades international students...I doubt I can even get a B+ for the final paper (I am horrible at writing).

We will be required to write a 500-word essay on a topic. In the exam booklet, we must include a draft with revisions and the good copy of the essay. At the end of it all, we must indicate what type of essay we wrote (expository, narrative, argumentative...etc). I hope I can manage in two hours. After all, the essay's maximum length is very short. I am pretty hopeless in writing short essays or when I am forced to write on a topic that I have no interest in. Not the best of writers, but I will do my best. And then, I am coming home to sleep. Gosh, I couldn't sleep well last night because I had weird dreams. *yawn*

Wish me luck!

Yun @ 11:29 PM | |

about me

Home: KL, Malaysia
School: U of A

I am someone who frets a lot - I call it a psychological disorder. I am constantly trying to escape my complex mind which, very often, drives me and my close companions to the edge of insanity. Born under the sun star Libra, I am greatly affected by a disease called "indecisiveness". Nicknames were never part of my dictionary until I met some people who decided to name me "turtle". Soon, I was representing a zoo of hamsters, "sotongs", pigs, cats, etc...

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