Scummy Gap Student ch13-14 afterwords

ch13
>My alma mater is taking part in the Hakone Ekiden again this (next?) year. I'm looking forward to the New Year holidays. [tn: A two-day relay marathon race between Tokyo and Hakone which takes place over the 2nd and 3rd of January every year.]

>Writing Scummy Gap Student reminded me of my entrance exams.

>During middle school, I didn't study at all.
>In my third year, I suddenly raised the level of the college I wanted to get into. (At that point in time, I had a 20% chance of passing...)
>I studied every day from morning til night, and come winter, I somehow managed to score 90% and got in.
>On my first test after enrolling, I got the second lowest score in my year...
>Guess I really cut it close... [^_^;]

>I used to study diligently at school lol

>These days, all I do is draw manga and illustrations, but I'm really glad I studied so hard back then.
>To all the students and exam takers out there, please study hard so that you won't have any regrets.

ch14
>I got my flu shot the other day! After all the blood transfusions I've done, I thought I had gotten used to having a needle stuck in my arm, but it still really hurt. lol
>I dunno if it's gonna spread this year, but for now, I can relax.