The afterMATHS

I am really bad at mathematics! When it comes to numbers, my brain got a sudden stump. Mathematic as a matter of fact, is very mystifying for my brain to accept. Calculators are indeed an amazing invention ever!

Yesterday, during jaga, just before we left, the specialist questioned us for one last time of what we have learnt so far in the Obstetrics & Gynecology dept. Aargh, it was 5 minutes passed 5 am, we were supposed to be gone already, I was extremely sleepy and the cold weather caused me a nasal obstruction. Dah la mata berat gile, kaki dah kebas-kebas, hidung tersumbat… tiba-tiba dia suruh kira-kira pulak!
She asked something like this…

"kalo mens terakhir ibu, 20 augustus 2008, kapan taksiran kelahiran bayinya?"

Oh mannnn, I know! I know! This is the easiest thing ever! I can use so many methods to get this answer – the 'count back method', the '40-week method', the '266-day method'.

But…
it all involves calculation. Terus mati mood. So I just kept quiet, standing still and let my other friends to answer that. Malas nak kira okay??! Bukan sebab I tak pandai or terlupa…~ whatever~ ambik la kau! Jawab la soalan tu, dapat la puji skit, kembang la skit! Bagi chance! Cepat-cepat la skit jawab, nak balik tidur!

So, my maths is really that bad, or was it just the 14-hour jaga aftermath? I believe, my brain is poorly designed for calculation.

Believe it or not, I never passed my addmaths during school, until I got a C for a few SPM trials and finally an A for SPM. Guess how much struggled it was? I was determined for an A, not because I fell in love with it, but it was for mama. Just because she was hoping and praying for it and paid RM60 per hour for my one-to-one addmaths tuition at home for so many hours, days, weeks and months, that she'd do everything to make me ace everything. If only my left brain was adequately designated for mathematics, she could have had saved that money and got herself at least one nice LV handbag, or a nice gateway around the world.

Maths… I'm still using my magical scientific fx-570MS calculator, even for a simple tally. It has been like 6-7 years but it never ran out of battery. Amazing kan?? Battery Casio ni bagus sangat ke? Tapi kenapa calculator Wawa yang baru 2 tahun tu haritu habis battery before dia SPM? Oh, she absorbed the energy from her calculator and kept it in her brain. No wonder she got 10As. Oh Camtu rupanya…