It Always Rain On Me.
To continue from where I left off earlier, I always seem to be 5cents to 10cents short of making the amount that requires of any purchase. Out comes my note and in goes a new avalanche of coins to add to the nearly-men.
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Following up on momentum, as Jx says, makes a whole lot of difference between making it within 3 weeks or pursuing vainly for 3 years. I have since followed up with 2 unreplied messages over the weekend. I'm not sure what's she is up to, but for the consolation, she once told me that she is hardly contactable while she's studying, and when I asked why, she commented that her hp is switched off during her mugging.
Well, I never expect her to be that exaggerating.