Application for a Canadian Visa: A challenge overhead

Now right back home after the last examination I find myself in the middle of a "mess" while the date of departure is approaching.
It is only three days before my flight to the US, 3 days away from the start of 3 months working in Alaska, and 100 days away from the World Youth Congress in August :o

Lets make a quick check

1. Packing and Weighing of Belonging: :(
2. Finding friends (or victims :D) for the Deposition of Left behind Belongings: :(
3. Canadian Visa: T__T
4. Shoping for Backpack & Winter Clothes for the trip: :-ss
5. Revision of Procedure when arriving in Alaska: @@...

Yet I have whole 3 days for all these preparations: D...

Actually, things would not be so bad hadn't it been for the fact that the Visa Application for Canada is in a complete chaos.

It comes down to 2 ways to choose:

1.Trying to finish this Visa in Singapore, the ideal ( & also impossible) situation is that I could finish it within one day. However, most likely the usual process take 3 to 6 weeks--> need to change the tickets + risk breaking the employer contract. The advantage is that I can save a lot of money, while being able to go together with my friends (whose flight is later than mine)

2. Going to Canadian Embassy in New York to apply for visa. The process here only take half a day. However, it would require me to change the flight route, which will quite easily exhaust my budget.

All in all, I would have to change the flight T__T
Omg, hope I wouldnt panic as the time drawing near... :-ss