Saturday, January 09, 2010

Stop me... i'm a shopaholic


U know what... preparing for exam can be a stressful time... it can be boring because your life basically come to a funny routine...

Waking up in the morning, not wanting to leave the bed because you know the next thing to do is back to the book... (maybe the cold freezing bloody UK weather does play a factor here too)

Looking at the questions and books... felt studying is such a chores to do...

And when you realise that the success rate is... err you know... not sure yet...

Mixed feeling inside me whether praying for heavy snow throughout this weekend to postpone the exam or just get over with....

Spending hours in front of computer doing online questions are useful to an extent... but ... u know when online shopping is so easy and common (even a 70 year old grandfather can do that)... and january sale going on now... it's hard to resist the temptation to buy things....

OMG... without realising i have already bought 5 games, 1 lens, 3 CDs, Concert tickets... OMG... i have already spent like more than 400 pound... I MUST STOP now.!!! Some ppl stop me!!! Worst now... i am even planning for holidays and spa trips... theatre trips.... What AM I DOING???

'PeriStress Shopaholic Syndrome' secondary to College Exam!! There you go new syndrome to fit into the text book... together with Brown's syndrome, Noonan Syndrome, Prader Willis Syndrome, GoldenHar Syndrome, Beckwith Wiederman Syndrome, DiGeorge Syndrome, Tay Sach, Down's syndrome ... (the list go on......HOW TO MEMORISE ALL THIS????)
It's a collection of symptoms listed below: (Need one major features and two minor features to confirm diagnosis)
Prerequisite Features:
1. Facing a major event/exam in near future
Major:
1. Buying things impulsively in-store or online
Minor:
1. Stress Diarrhoea
2. Restlessness
3. Sleepless nights
4. Nightmares related to the stressful event
(above list is not complete and due to be revised again in near future....)

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