I LOVE WEEKENDS!!
Saturday is my favourite day of the week. I can wake up late, roll around in bed, do a little work here and there and simply relax, knowing that if all fails, I still have Sunday to catch up on work :)
After a rejuvenating 12 hour sleep, my mind is as fresh as a newly opened bag of potato crisps.
Im ready to munch again.
END POST~5.19pm
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
Wah. People are still online at this time? Just goes to show how everyone is busy with assignments and stuff.
I'm not going to sleep for yet another night. I just finished my personality report. In record time I might add.
Now, I have less than 13 hours to finish, print and go to school to hand in my essay. Why cant lecturers make full use of the internet and allow online submission? Then I wont have to go all the way to school! Plus I'll have more time. Roar.
Alrighty. I shall take a 15 minute break before plunging back into work.
END POST~3.11am
I'm not going to sleep for yet another night. I just finished my personality report. In record time I might add.
Now, I have less than 13 hours to finish, print and go to school to hand in my essay. Why cant lecturers make full use of the internet and allow online submission? Then I wont have to go all the way to school! Plus I'll have more time. Roar.
Alrighty. I shall take a 15 minute break before plunging back into work.
END POST~3.11am
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Oh my god.
Remind me to NEVER EVER simultaneously drink coffee and Redbull. I feel awful right now. Its as if there's an invisible hand strangling me.
I may hurl soon.
Gosh.
And oh man, im only into my 525th word of my 2000 word essay and I am stuck. STUCK.
Blah. I wont be sleeping till I at least finish a rough draft.
Which means I'll be zombified for tomorrow morning's issues in dev presentation.
Guess I'll be skipping I/o psych yet again.
END POST~1.47am
Remind me to NEVER EVER simultaneously drink coffee and Redbull. I feel awful right now. Its as if there's an invisible hand strangling me.
I may hurl soon.
Gosh.
And oh man, im only into my 525th word of my 2000 word essay and I am stuck. STUCK.
Blah. I wont be sleeping till I at least finish a rough draft.
Which means I'll be zombified for tomorrow morning's issues in dev presentation.
Guess I'll be skipping I/o psych yet again.
END POST~1.47am
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
"Well since my baby left me (jeng jeng), bla bla bla bla blabla bla (jeng jeng) bla bla bla bla blab lablabl..heartbreak hotel...I feel so lonely..i feel so lonely, i could die.."
No idea why Elvis is in my head. Earworm begone!
Its 1.30am and I am awake. I am actually glad for this sudden bout of insomnia. I need all the time I can get.
I have a 60% essay AND a 35% report due THIS FRIDAY which thus amounts to 95% of a module. So dont be surprise if I ignore or scream at you anytime soon. I swear my patience is at an all time low.
Aside: Thank you to all those ppl who bothered to remember my birthday. I'm actually pretty big on the whole birthday thing so I get all excited and over the moon when I get a birthday msg. I feel so loved :) Yay :)
To those who forgot or cant be bothered (mutter mutter mutter..shake fist at you!)
Shout out to my baby. I love you so much :) Only you can tahan the crap I put you through eh?
END POST~1.37am
No idea why Elvis is in my head. Earworm begone!
Its 1.30am and I am awake. I am actually glad for this sudden bout of insomnia. I need all the time I can get.
I have a 60% essay AND a 35% report due THIS FRIDAY which thus amounts to 95% of a module. So dont be surprise if I ignore or scream at you anytime soon. I swear my patience is at an all time low.
Aside: Thank you to all those ppl who bothered to remember my birthday. I'm actually pretty big on the whole birthday thing so I get all excited and over the moon when I get a birthday msg. I feel so loved :) Yay :)
To those who forgot or cant be bothered (mutter mutter mutter..shake fist at you!)
Shout out to my baby. I love you so much :) Only you can tahan the crap I put you through eh?
END POST~1.37am
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Its mind boggling why sanjaya is STILL in the running. I confess, I am an AI fan. But what's wrong with that? Some people are just anti-mainstream tv for the sake of being anti. What only. Then again, some people think they're so atas that they dont even watch tv.
Now that was a classic example of random angst.
Im suddenly in an angst kinda mood. so BUGGER OFF PEOPLE.
hee. i like typing that :) BUGGER OFF.
what a cute phrase. Imagine one buggering off.
La la la.
Datelines deadlines. Which should it be by right? date or dead?
achy neck. pms. no mood to type in coherent eng. whatever laaaaaaaaaaa. as long as i can codeswitch and ppl can understand me, then thats enough. sheesh.
I think i suffer from the spotlight effect. I swear sometimes i feel like people are observing me, judging me and waiting for me to slip and fall so they can feel good about themselves.
Does this make me neurotic? I should think so. Add that to paranoid and overly self conscious.
I blame the mid-semester rush for this post.
END POST~11.52pm
Now that was a classic example of random angst.
Im suddenly in an angst kinda mood. so BUGGER OFF PEOPLE.
hee. i like typing that :) BUGGER OFF.
what a cute phrase. Imagine one buggering off.
La la la.
Datelines deadlines. Which should it be by right? date or dead?
achy neck. pms. no mood to type in coherent eng. whatever laaaaaaaaaaa. as long as i can codeswitch and ppl can understand me, then thats enough. sheesh.
I think i suffer from the spotlight effect. I swear sometimes i feel like people are observing me, judging me and waiting for me to slip and fall so they can feel good about themselves.
Does this make me neurotic? I should think so. Add that to paranoid and overly self conscious.
I blame the mid-semester rush for this post.
END POST~11.52pm
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
You cannot control the tragic things that happen farah.
But you can control the way you face up to them.
tragic=you procrastinate
tragic=you have tonnes of datelines
tragic=time flies
repeat...you can control the way you face up to them.....
Ooommmmmmm........
Aside: bishop or why?
Aside aside: since ive somewhat decided that I shall be taking the long and arduos journey to becoming a psychologist, i better pull my socks up and maintain this second upper because without a 2nd upper, i cant get into graduate school dammit. and without masters, i cant bloody be a psychologist.
OMMMMMMMMMMMMM..........
MUG MUG MUG!
END POST~4.30pm
But you can control the way you face up to them.
tragic=you procrastinate
tragic=you have tonnes of datelines
tragic=time flies
repeat...you can control the way you face up to them.....
Ooommmmmmm........
Aside: bishop or why?
Aside aside: since ive somewhat decided that I shall be taking the long and arduos journey to becoming a psychologist, i better pull my socks up and maintain this second upper because without a 2nd upper, i cant get into graduate school dammit. and without masters, i cant bloody be a psychologist.
OMMMMMMMMMMMMM..........
MUG MUG MUG!
END POST~4.30pm
Thursday, March 15, 2007
My head is spinning.
OH MY GOSH!!!!! (x 3)
Excited, ecstatic, overwhelmed, blessed...woooohoooooo!!!!!!
First a job offer, now an intership I never expected to be selected for considering that only 1 vacancy was available...
I love love LOVE my life.
Things are looking up. Doors are opening up for me.
Alhamdulillah...
But now the toughest part...choosing..making a decision..which field should I choose? If I take the job, my future upon graduation is certain.
If I follow the job scope of the internship, my future would not be as certain but the challenges are exciting.
Its really difficult to choose because both fields are completely different. One is relational, the other, research/methodologically based.
God guide me.
END POST~5.30pm
OH MY GOSH!!!!! (x 3)
Excited, ecstatic, overwhelmed, blessed...woooohoooooo!!!!!!
First a job offer, now an intership I never expected to be selected for considering that only 1 vacancy was available...
I love love LOVE my life.
Things are looking up. Doors are opening up for me.
Alhamdulillah...
But now the toughest part...choosing..making a decision..which field should I choose? If I take the job, my future upon graduation is certain.
If I follow the job scope of the internship, my future would not be as certain but the challenges are exciting.
Its really difficult to choose because both fields are completely different. One is relational, the other, research/methodologically based.
God guide me.
END POST~5.30pm
Monday, March 05, 2007
My life has pretty much routine over the past few weeks. Which probably explains the lack of posts on this blog.
Other than the fact that Ive pretty much come up with a list of things I want for my 22nd, and that I can strike out one of the items since its already sitting pretty on the chair across from me (:D), I have nothing else to say.
Oh wait, other than the other fact that theres this someone chatting with me on msn. I have no idea who the heck he is, how the heck he added me when I never added him. Let's see now, DELETE and BLOCK. That would do the trick. Done.
(looks like Ive suddenly got plenty to say)
Finally a week without pressing datelines. I guess I should start on my 60% RVI essay. Ive yet to pick a question so I guess I'll research on all of them by today to help me decide.
But first, I shall watch Ugly Betty. My mom taped it for me because I was too sleepy to saty up. The time slot is crazy. I mean sundays at 1030 for a show thats not even PG? Why can't they show it at a more convenient timing like prime time? Dont they know people have classes/work the next day?
My wisdom tooth is growing and the tip of the tooth keeps brushing against my cheek that it hurts.
My throat hurts.
Now my head hurts.
Ooh, I went to watch a dance performance by Dance Synergy. I think I finally understand contemporary dance. There's a story to all the prancing about on stage! :)
Genes and soc test was tricky.
My RVI tutor is hot and darn smart la. Swoon.
But I love my nudgie :) Yes, even more than Wentworth.
(Ok,now ive run out of things to say)
Happy a53 day!
END POST~1.21pm
Other than the fact that Ive pretty much come up with a list of things I want for my 22nd, and that I can strike out one of the items since its already sitting pretty on the chair across from me (:D), I have nothing else to say.
Oh wait, other than the other fact that theres this someone chatting with me on msn. I have no idea who the heck he is, how the heck he added me when I never added him. Let's see now, DELETE and BLOCK. That would do the trick. Done.
(looks like Ive suddenly got plenty to say)
Finally a week without pressing datelines. I guess I should start on my 60% RVI essay. Ive yet to pick a question so I guess I'll research on all of them by today to help me decide.
But first, I shall watch Ugly Betty. My mom taped it for me because I was too sleepy to saty up. The time slot is crazy. I mean sundays at 1030 for a show thats not even PG? Why can't they show it at a more convenient timing like prime time? Dont they know people have classes/work the next day?
My wisdom tooth is growing and the tip of the tooth keeps brushing against my cheek that it hurts.
My throat hurts.
Now my head hurts.
Ooh, I went to watch a dance performance by Dance Synergy. I think I finally understand contemporary dance. There's a story to all the prancing about on stage! :)
Genes and soc test was tricky.
My RVI tutor is hot and darn smart la. Swoon.
But I love my nudgie :) Yes, even more than Wentworth.
(Ok,now ive run out of things to say)
Happy a53 day!
END POST~1.21pm
Thursday, March 01, 2007
I wish I had paid more attention during EL1101. Morphemes, Phonemes, Morphology, Phonetics, Phonology, Semantics, Pragmatics, Auxillaries, Modifiers, Articles, Lexical et cetera. I finally gained some insight into what these mean.
Thank you to my friends majoring in English. I salut you for having such passion and 'acquired taste' for the technicalities and complexities of the English language.
On that note, I realise that I have been shortchanging myself when it comes to expressing my thoughts verbally. I realise that I have a limited vocabulary which results in my having to use words which are either inappropriate or nonsensical.
Amazing how a 2 hour lecture on language development and subsequently a 2 hour art history/appreciation lecture makes me reflect on how I need to improve myself and how much I am missing out on in terms of using the right words to describe how I feel or how things are.
Aside: People who think psychologists or the study of psychology predominantly deals with Freudian theories (one of which is the ever famous black couch scene aka free association) or hand-holding counselling sessions should hit themselves. Hard.
END POST~1.11am
Thank you to my friends majoring in English. I salut you for having such passion and 'acquired taste' for the technicalities and complexities of the English language.
On that note, I realise that I have been shortchanging myself when it comes to expressing my thoughts verbally. I realise that I have a limited vocabulary which results in my having to use words which are either inappropriate or nonsensical.
Amazing how a 2 hour lecture on language development and subsequently a 2 hour art history/appreciation lecture makes me reflect on how I need to improve myself and how much I am missing out on in terms of using the right words to describe how I feel or how things are.
Aside: People who think psychologists or the study of psychology predominantly deals with Freudian theories (one of which is the ever famous black couch scene aka free association) or hand-holding counselling sessions should hit themselves. Hard.
END POST~1.11am
Monday, February 26, 2007
Have you ever roused from a mid-afternoon nap to a peculiar sensation of calm and confusion? When you feel completely serene, your senses seem sharper yet numb, as you look at the clock, look out the window, walk around the house and realize nobody’s home? Solitude then creeps inside and you feel vulnerable. You are not even consciously conscious and yet somehow you are because how can you think otherwise. Then slowly, the bubble surrounding you ebbs away, your sense of balance, hearing, sight, smell and touch unites and is restored, your mind/consciousness reels from the surroundings and back into your body. Then everything is normal.
And you type as much as you can about the transient experience you went through, hoping your command of language is adequate enough to capture/describe the strange event.
Ahh.. Afternoon naps.
END POST~4.23pm
And you type as much as you can about the transient experience you went through, hoping your command of language is adequate enough to capture/describe the strange event.
Ahh.. Afternoon naps.
END POST~4.23pm
Friday, February 23, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
I was just about to say that people I know haven't been blogging much lately till I saw Yx's blog. Its amazing how she can remember so many details of a day out and blog about it. And I really enjoy reading about them.
So yesterday was my first two tests for the semester. Ok la. I/o was do-able. Unfortunately there's negative marking so I'll just have to wait and see how it goes. The RVI test was over too soon. As in, he flashed the art work for only a few minutes and we had to hastily write our thoughts before the next work is flashed. Stressful man..especially since I have to memorise the title, date, and artist of the paintings/sculptures. Doesnt help that chinese landscape paintings have superbly long names like Li Cheng's 'Scholar walking on mountain path in early spring' or Ma Yan's "Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight" and bla bla bla. And the hardest painting to intepret, Tao Chi's "Man in a house beneath a cliff" came out. Like what the? All I could talk about was the erratic brush strokes and man's desire to be completely engulfed by nature. How brilliant and intepretation is that?! SIGH.
Anyway, as soon as the long day was over (I end wednesdays at 9), I felt as if the world was off of my shoulders.
Also, I think I may have thought of a potential research question for my would-be-if-i-do-well-enough-this-sem thesis.
Yay. Happy day.
END POST~11.40pm
So yesterday was my first two tests for the semester. Ok la. I/o was do-able. Unfortunately there's negative marking so I'll just have to wait and see how it goes. The RVI test was over too soon. As in, he flashed the art work for only a few minutes and we had to hastily write our thoughts before the next work is flashed. Stressful man..especially since I have to memorise the title, date, and artist of the paintings/sculptures. Doesnt help that chinese landscape paintings have superbly long names like Li Cheng's 'Scholar walking on mountain path in early spring' or Ma Yan's "Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight" and bla bla bla. And the hardest painting to intepret, Tao Chi's "Man in a house beneath a cliff" came out. Like what the? All I could talk about was the erratic brush strokes and man's desire to be completely engulfed by nature. How brilliant and intepretation is that?! SIGH.
Anyway, as soon as the long day was over (I end wednesdays at 9), I felt as if the world was off of my shoulders.
Also, I think I may have thought of a potential research question for my would-be-if-i-do-well-enough-this-sem thesis.
Yay. Happy day.
END POST~11.40pm
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
My face is on the new FASS webpage!!!
Giggles. This is hilarious. Where on earth did they get the pic? I mean it was definitely taken during one of the open houses...heh, pic of linyen, xiaoyan, me, justina and eugene in front of the Swaps banner :)
Im famous.
Right.
Okay, back to mugging for two tests tmr.
END POST~5.20pm
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
I may possibly regret saying this in a few weeks time, but can the CAs and term papers come in already? Im getting bored. Give me homework, assignments... SOMETHING to work for.
Thanks.
Yet another unproductive week ahead I suspect.
If there's a pile of work to be done, I whine. And if there isnt sufficient work to be done to stimulate my brain, I whine as well. Im weird la.
Heading to school soon for a total of 4 hours of lesson. And my total travelling time amounts to 3 hours. Hmm.
Im off!
END POST~9.00am
Thanks.
Yet another unproductive week ahead I suspect.
If there's a pile of work to be done, I whine. And if there isnt sufficient work to be done to stimulate my brain, I whine as well. Im weird la.
Heading to school soon for a total of 4 hours of lesson. And my total travelling time amounts to 3 hours. Hmm.
Im off!
END POST~9.00am
Saturday, February 03, 2007
-Tuition in the morning
-Family time in the afternoon
-Dinner/Chill out with friends in the evening.
A well spent Sat I must say. :)
Im super tired. I didnt get enough sleep last night. I just got home and I cannot wait to konk out in bed after I shower and pray. No idea why im online now though. I guess its habitual of me to check my emails once I get home. Its the idea of settling stuff before the shower. Showering is therepeutic. Alone time. It always feels good after a shower.
I finally got my foot 'diagnosed'. So my hunch was correct. The pain Ive been feeling on my right foot is really due to a sprained ankle. But its a mild sprain so I just need to rest it out for a bit. Think the slipper Ive been wearing to school is not good at all. I highly doubt its the run on monday...but the run on thurs aggravated it I suppose.
On that note, Nadeem,Rauf and Farhana are helping me to ease into running on a daily basis. Imagine my horror when Nadeem, the ex-platoon sergeant-who-runs-8 minute 2.4km- and several- marathons- a year- and- who- probably- doesnt- breathe- while- running- and- who -can- run- as- fast- as- a- speeding- bicycle told me of this new regiment. To which, I said "How about my hair?! I cant wash it everyday cos its too dry" And he woke me up with "Lose the fats or lose the hair? Both can grow but which would you want not growing?" Something like that la. And as Najib says, my hair has been ruling my life and I make little things trouble me for no reason.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. BUT I have a sprained ankle. So chill, guys. And yes, hair is renewable (at least in this phase of my life).
Yawn. Off to shower.
The bed beckons. :)
END POST~12.10am
-Family time in the afternoon
-Dinner/Chill out with friends in the evening.
A well spent Sat I must say. :)
Im super tired. I didnt get enough sleep last night. I just got home and I cannot wait to konk out in bed after I shower and pray. No idea why im online now though. I guess its habitual of me to check my emails once I get home. Its the idea of settling stuff before the shower. Showering is therepeutic. Alone time. It always feels good after a shower.
I finally got my foot 'diagnosed'. So my hunch was correct. The pain Ive been feeling on my right foot is really due to a sprained ankle. But its a mild sprain so I just need to rest it out for a bit. Think the slipper Ive been wearing to school is not good at all. I highly doubt its the run on monday...but the run on thurs aggravated it I suppose.
On that note, Nadeem,Rauf and Farhana are helping me to ease into running on a daily basis. Imagine my horror when Nadeem, the ex-platoon sergeant-who-runs-8 minute 2.4km- and several- marathons- a year- and- who- probably- doesnt- breathe- while- running- and- who -can- run- as- fast- as- a- speeding- bicycle told me of this new regiment. To which, I said "How about my hair?! I cant wash it everyday cos its too dry" And he woke me up with "Lose the fats or lose the hair? Both can grow but which would you want not growing?" Something like that la. And as Najib says, my hair has been ruling my life and I make little things trouble me for no reason.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. BUT I have a sprained ankle. So chill, guys. And yes, hair is renewable (at least in this phase of my life).
Yawn. Off to shower.
The bed beckons. :)
END POST~12.10am
Friday, February 02, 2007
My tummy is rumbling. Another 2 hours before dinner so its pointless to eat now.
I ended my first reading visual images tutorial today. Alas, the tutor wasnt as aesthetically pleasing as I thought he was when I saw him during the first lect. What? It is a module on emphasising the power of the visual. :P
Anyhoos, I have been assigned my topic of presentation. Actually, I chose to do "The body as an ideal and displayed: The figure in renaissance and baroque art" because somehow, the tutorials wont be covering "Utopia and the subconscious: Constructivism and Surrealism". Alas, S.Dali, lecture alone it will be.
I wonder which angle I should approach the topic from. Something concise and interesting. I dont want to bore the class. Plus two other people are presenting on the same topic. It'd be rather repetitive, wouldn't it?
Weekend, Hello!
END POST~5.12pm
I ended my first reading visual images tutorial today. Alas, the tutor wasnt as aesthetically pleasing as I thought he was when I saw him during the first lect. What? It is a module on emphasising the power of the visual. :P
Anyhoos, I have been assigned my topic of presentation. Actually, I chose to do "The body as an ideal and displayed: The figure in renaissance and baroque art" because somehow, the tutorials wont be covering "Utopia and the subconscious: Constructivism and Surrealism". Alas, S.Dali, lecture alone it will be.
I wonder which angle I should approach the topic from. Something concise and interesting. I dont want to bore the class. Plus two other people are presenting on the same topic. It'd be rather repetitive, wouldn't it?
Weekend, Hello!
END POST~5.12pm
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Its February already! Goodness, how time flies! And and and, we're into the 4th week of school! yikes! I have barely touched my texts! But I must say, I am somewhat gaining momentum.
After personality lect yest, which I must say, was one of the most interactive lectures Ive had this sem, Im more convinced that i should be working my butt off. You know how it is that in this land, people are too shy to speak up in class for fear of looking like a fool? Well, it wasnt as such during the lect. People were genuinely asking. Not to appear like a snob nor to waste time but out of the sincere quest to clear their doubts. So it started when the lecturer paused to let us digest what he had said. A girl asked him to clarify something and then the whole LT was silent. You see, this particular lecturer is well, one of those that many students are afraid of especially to be snapped at by. In any case, he was absolutely genial about it and soon, an onslaught of questions came in. Intelligent ones I might add and Ive certainly understood more about the topic than before. I felt intellectually stimulated and it felt brilliant.
During the break, I approached the same lecturer to discuss the possiblity of him supervising me if i should do a thesis and once again, he was really helpful and the more I talked to him about it, the more convinced I am that i have to pull my CAP up so I can do a thesis without risks.
But results aside, I am hungry. Hungry for knowledge. I want to know more. Learn more. Research more. Ask more. I have tocease seize this opportunity now..to immerse myself in academics...to soak up the books, journals, information available at my fingertips..and enjoy the beauty of being an undergraduate, a learner, a student. After all, studying is quite a luxury if you think about it.
END POST~11.14am
After personality lect yest, which I must say, was one of the most interactive lectures Ive had this sem, Im more convinced that i should be working my butt off. You know how it is that in this land, people are too shy to speak up in class for fear of looking like a fool? Well, it wasnt as such during the lect. People were genuinely asking. Not to appear like a snob nor to waste time but out of the sincere quest to clear their doubts. So it started when the lecturer paused to let us digest what he had said. A girl asked him to clarify something and then the whole LT was silent. You see, this particular lecturer is well, one of those that many students are afraid of especially to be snapped at by. In any case, he was absolutely genial about it and soon, an onslaught of questions came in. Intelligent ones I might add and Ive certainly understood more about the topic than before. I felt intellectually stimulated and it felt brilliant.
During the break, I approached the same lecturer to discuss the possiblity of him supervising me if i should do a thesis and once again, he was really helpful and the more I talked to him about it, the more convinced I am that i have to pull my CAP up so I can do a thesis without risks.
But results aside, I am hungry. Hungry for knowledge. I want to know more. Learn more. Research more. Ask more. I have to
END POST~11.14am
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Wednesday, 31st January 2007
I havent been blogging lately since I've changed from the old blogger to the new one. Why? Because I cant understand why the dates of my post dont appear. Do i have to manually do this with each post? Like this one? I dont get it! Ive checked the settings and it seems perfectly fine.
So where on earth did the date go?
Changes are already bad enough. Tech changes are worse!
Someone, please help me.
END POST~9.32am
I havent been blogging lately since I've changed from the old blogger to the new one. Why? Because I cant understand why the dates of my post dont appear. Do i have to manually do this with each post? Like this one? I dont get it! Ive checked the settings and it seems perfectly fine.
So where on earth did the date go?
Changes are already bad enough. Tech changes are worse!
Someone, please help me.
END POST~9.32am