If I don't get it by Thursday, I'm gonna call my liason officer
at the ministry.
This is extremely unfair to me leh.... I've had to borrow money
from my sister and borrow the FS' spare laptop thanks to the
tardiness of the ministry. At one point in time my savings account
reached single digits - literally.
I mean, how long does it frickin' take them to process a cheque
and to courier it to me?

why can't they giro into your bank account immediately?
I think you should not wait until Thursday. Just give them a
call now...