the time to panic should start soon yet it passes by so slowly.
managed to convince my coursemates to meet tomorrow so i had a few hours to kill before ocf music prac. (actually had the whole morning but no.. i had to slack and eat lunch early and find all sorts of excuses)
Attempts to study at a location close to church meant sitting in front of the computers and struggling with the slow connection in uni as well =x this increases the chance of getting distracted both by ppl online as well as facebook!
an elaboration on facebook: this guy sitting next to me all of a sudden asked me how to delete friends on facebook! =x so funny ok.. haha, funnier that i actually attempted to help him figure out.. though only to block not delete fully.
music prac was good.. kat graciously provided many of the scores thus able to play and waste less time figuring out the notes..
i don't deserve the title of team leader for welcome though coz i think seriously, yenping and shiek yan did most of the work.
after the night, got to talk to myra who coached me on getting PR. Loads of documents to settle .. i should start by the july hols and download the file to find out what exactly is needed and pass up immediately after graduation?
loads of talk about interviews and the confidence to sell self.
jammed with the flute later. tried improvising.. wasn't easy for songs that i nv heard before.. but i guess once i figured out the key it was on and avoided playing notes off the key, it was alright to just play random notes.. =D hurray!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Windy day (literally)
2nd April, Wednesday.
I never knew the destructive powers of the wind until i heard the news. Indeed it was another typical 'weird weather' in melbourne with winds blowing so hard it was literally hard to walk straight. A course mate of mine who was quite big in size was telling his story of being lifted and blown a meter back by the large gust of wind. What shocked me most was to hear deaths occurring as a result of it! Apparently a woman was killed by some bricks as winds reached 130km/h!
Tree brunches lying scattered on the roads and the strong winds didn't seem to link in my mind though on hind sight and having read the report, it should. Oh.
I never knew the destructive powers of the wind until i heard the news. Indeed it was another typical 'weird weather' in melbourne with winds blowing so hard it was literally hard to walk straight. A course mate of mine who was quite big in size was telling his story of being lifted and blown a meter back by the large gust of wind. What shocked me most was to hear deaths occurring as a result of it! Apparently a woman was killed by some bricks as winds reached 130km/h!
Tree brunches lying scattered on the roads and the strong winds didn't seem to link in my mind though on hind sight and having read the report, it should. Oh.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Due Due Due
While looking for new ways to avoid studying, i realised some photos i have from belgrave can be nice if i mess around with it. Shall do so, after i finally settle down and study though. (which might take forever)
On my list:
i have revise ALL 4 subjects, 3 weeks' worth of tuts, one enite to prepare for, one presentation on monday, one assignment due on friday.
It's time to start.
on a side note:
My life's all about deaths. (AM and their mortality rates. Death within PAs or CAL years. And Enite's countdown.)
On my list:
i have revise ALL 4 subjects, 3 weeks' worth of tuts, one enite to prepare for, one presentation on monday, one assignment due on friday.
It's time to start.
on a side note:
My life's all about deaths. (AM and their mortality rates. Death within PAs or CAL years. And Enite's countdown.)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
A jog and the lack of water..
Before i start repeating myself too often,
i'm getting stressed. or at least i say this and end up talking non stop on msn again.
I'm supposed to at least read through the case study (this week's one is real sciency! hope the one i'm supposed to present is not) by tonight. Have to practise many times to perfect the presentation! i might even postpone plans to go to witness pairing! =x
Everyone's getting stressed though. With the approaching of enite. I was excited till the presentation problem. Now i hope there's time to juggle. It's amazing how the power of procrastination still lingers despite fears.
Contemplated between jogging and staying home to rot and stress, obviously, jogging won. Upon arriving home though, somehow the water supply got cut! refused to ask the neighbours if they had the same problem and my solution of waiting till it returns worked! =p haha!
i'm getting stressed. or at least i say this and end up talking non stop on msn again.
I'm supposed to at least read through the case study (this week's one is real sciency! hope the one i'm supposed to present is not) by tonight. Have to practise many times to perfect the presentation! i might even postpone plans to go to witness pairing! =x
Everyone's getting stressed though. With the approaching of enite. I was excited till the presentation problem. Now i hope there's time to juggle. It's amazing how the power of procrastination still lingers despite fears.
Contemplated between jogging and staying home to rot and stress, obviously, jogging won. Upon arriving home though, somehow the water supply got cut! refused to ask the neighbours if they had the same problem and my solution of waiting till it returns worked! =p haha!
Social social
Sociable or Anti-Social? Friendship are easy to make but hard to continue
My peers in Singapore especially in secondary school might feel that i'm quite AS yet friendly to my juniors.
My friends in trinity shall forever perceive me as the energiser bunny, super high, super social.
My friends in uni.. well, it's not easy talking to the group of ppl.. the actuarists.
People in OCF are easier to talk to.. though not all.
I used to talk freely to people, getting to know them, getting their phone numbers and msn emails. Often adding and attempting to connect with them online, a much easier job than talking face to face.
But the problem is this, they take their own sweet time to be online (some never seen online at all) then i forget all about them.. numbers to be untouched and emails never to be used.
some weird stories:
- met this girl in an event. Got her email and phone number. Halfway when typing her number in my phonebook, her name actually popped up! Absentmindedly thinking that i might have already put her number down earlier, i ignored the sign. Proceeding to add her on msn, i wondered why i just couldn't seem to put her in the particular grouping in msn. Frustrated, i searched through each group. i found her exact email there too! had met her like 2 - 3 years before at a dance club and we've basically never really spoken much otherwise! amazing!
- talked to this other girl online .. asked her how her research went and all.. super friendly right... but one day i didn't expect her to come for welcome night and i was wondering who she was.. goodness. super paiseh to find out that it was her!
btw, learnt to play CS on wednesday. Whahaa.
randomness. shall learn to link things together. dang. i have to learn to stop triumphing my own partner. too excited already. haha. here's a good advice. "when in doubt, just triumph".
1st Skype call in ages (inspired by Charis' prim and proper chat) mine felt real rough and rugged (like how my mum described my voice). "spend ur time wisely - last year already. finish ur degree before u plan what you want to do" dang. it's terrible to be lost without a direction. God, guide me won't you?
My peers in Singapore especially in secondary school might feel that i'm quite AS yet friendly to my juniors.
My friends in trinity shall forever perceive me as the energiser bunny, super high, super social.
My friends in uni.. well, it's not easy talking to the group of ppl.. the actuarists.
People in OCF are easier to talk to.. though not all.
I used to talk freely to people, getting to know them, getting their phone numbers and msn emails. Often adding and attempting to connect with them online, a much easier job than talking face to face.
But the problem is this, they take their own sweet time to be online (some never seen online at all) then i forget all about them.. numbers to be untouched and emails never to be used.
some weird stories:
- met this girl in an event. Got her email and phone number. Halfway when typing her number in my phonebook, her name actually popped up! Absentmindedly thinking that i might have already put her number down earlier, i ignored the sign. Proceeding to add her on msn, i wondered why i just couldn't seem to put her in the particular grouping in msn. Frustrated, i searched through each group. i found her exact email there too! had met her like 2 - 3 years before at a dance club and we've basically never really spoken much otherwise! amazing!
- talked to this other girl online .. asked her how her research went and all.. super friendly right... but one day i didn't expect her to come for welcome night and i was wondering who she was.. goodness. super paiseh to find out that it was her!
btw, learnt to play CS on wednesday. Whahaa.
randomness. shall learn to link things together. dang. i have to learn to stop triumphing my own partner. too excited already. haha. here's a good advice. "when in doubt, just triumph".
1st Skype call in ages (inspired by Charis' prim and proper chat) mine felt real rough and rugged (like how my mum described my voice). "spend ur time wisely - last year already. finish ur degree before u plan what you want to do" dang. it's terrible to be lost without a direction. God, guide me won't you?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Aching body. (feeling almost.. old)
Focus. Focus.
That's what i lack at times. The purpose. The drive.
Taking up Wushu has enabled me to take up a form of discipline where i might be able to direct some focus to.
Earlier in the year, i had planned to join many different clubs: from overseas christian fellowship (OCF - a must!), students arising learning to serve (SALTS), city gospel fellowship (CGF) [religion] to Entrepreneur investment club (EIC)[sth commercy] to chinese music group (CMG) , engineering music society (EMS) [music] to tae kwan do [sporty].
By the time i got through first week of uni, i found out that my commitment to OCF meant that SALTS was a no-no, EIC might clash very occassionally (if i wanted a break on fridays), EMS would be an additional thing on top of playing flute in church, tae kwan do.. well, the people weren't that enthusiastic in welcoming us! lol.
Apparently, ppl at wushu's not too bad.. a small welcoming group is good =D But of course, the sacrifice of meeting these nice people is the aches and sores from stretches .. typically, a good match at badminton makes me sore for 1-2 days and i'll be free and happy from those aching feelings. Unfortunately, perhaps i'm not that stretchable (though i'm told by the master that i'm quite - must be some of those flare dance stuff that paid off)
So that's my life in uni outside classes =D
Back to studies in uni, that's where my drive is lacking. =p Having 2 days off uni with no job, no huge commitment (well, at least there's wushu now) means the challenge in starting to do work. So far, failed to complete tuts before classes start. I'll have to kick start myself after this week's tuts.. and catch up soon..
note: here's an interesting thing. 3 friends of mine collaborated and decided that they would take turns to nag me into studying.. how cool is that! haha. great friends.
That's what i lack at times. The purpose. The drive.
Taking up Wushu has enabled me to take up a form of discipline where i might be able to direct some focus to.
Earlier in the year, i had planned to join many different clubs: from overseas christian fellowship (OCF - a must!), students arising learning to serve (SALTS), city gospel fellowship (CGF) [religion] to Entrepreneur investment club (EIC)[sth commercy] to chinese music group (CMG) , engineering music society (EMS) [music] to tae kwan do [sporty].
By the time i got through first week of uni, i found out that my commitment to OCF meant that SALTS was a no-no, EIC might clash very occassionally (if i wanted a break on fridays), EMS would be an additional thing on top of playing flute in church, tae kwan do.. well, the people weren't that enthusiastic in welcoming us! lol.
Apparently, ppl at wushu's not too bad.. a small welcoming group is good =D But of course, the sacrifice of meeting these nice people is the aches and sores from stretches .. typically, a good match at badminton makes me sore for 1-2 days and i'll be free and happy from those aching feelings. Unfortunately, perhaps i'm not that stretchable (though i'm told by the master that i'm quite - must be some of those flare dance stuff that paid off)
So that's my life in uni outside classes =D
Back to studies in uni, that's where my drive is lacking. =p Having 2 days off uni with no job, no huge commitment (well, at least there's wushu now) means the challenge in starting to do work. So far, failed to complete tuts before classes start. I'll have to kick start myself after this week's tuts.. and catch up soon..
note: here's an interesting thing. 3 friends of mine collaborated and decided that they would take turns to nag me into studying.. how cool is that! haha. great friends.
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