Reminds me of how I used to love brain teasers and problem solving when I was little~
It helped with my memory and challenged me~
What happened to me? T.T gotten so lazy.
(I love how these videos always have some kinda of life moral at the end, even though the talks are all logical and mainly teaching skills)
What I learnt: Why I suck so much at speeches now than I did before (by watching this video) :/ will now improve on that.
Monday, 25 March 2013
Saturday, 23 March 2013
Procrastination
So as you may all know, I have a bit of an passion/obsession with sugar (Ok a HUGE obsession with sugar, but just better at keeping it under control for the last year or so :P). I am now making it my mission to try all the places that the UoA Dessert club has discounts at :D (maybe not the places I've already tried a few times, and not the one's where you have to buy a lot, like a cake). I think this is a good goal for a sugar lover like me XD.
The current sponsors, with their discounts:
The current sponsors, with their discounts:
So yup gonna try out at least half of these places methinks. Especially since student allowance has kicked in XD.
There's also this new place that's opened up beginning of March, called Milse, where they serve desserts only. Yes, DESSERTS ONLY. That's like, a dream come true for us girls (I don't know why I generalise girls to be dessert lovers). Here's a bit of detail on the restaurant, even though it's only a news article. I think it'll be worth my money, and a great life experience. Definitely take lots of pictures when I drag a whole bunch of girl friends along XD.
Oh if you're wondering, the reason I titled this post procrastination is because that's what I'm doing right now. I have four reports due next week, and an assessment, and I haven't even finished one of them (very close though), or studied for the assessment (but vocab tests are easy, I don't need a lot of time for it). I went to the engineering library to study (because that's the only place I can focus on my work for more than half an hour) but STILL for the majority of the time, I spent most of it on the internet. Facebook, browsing clothing website (I have 8 tabs open of some stuff I want to buy...), thinking about all that sugar I'm gonna have in the future, and then writing this post. All of this is some good procrastination ._.
I really should get off......
(I also now have a few tabs open on food, mainly dessert, because I logged on to stumble upon ._. oh god I can't be stopped)
What I learnt today: That spiders are poorly misunderstood creatures, haha.... Still don't like them much though ._.
Friday, 15 March 2013
Time flies~
There really isn't enough time in the world to do all that I want to do. Sure I'm probably wasting heaps of it doing nothing, but people need time for a break to do nothing every now and then, so technically I'm not wasting my time. Nowadays, it's just the same old routine. Wake up, go to class, break, class, break, class, hang around a bit, go home. Then go on internet (not just facebook)/sort out small stuff/check uni stuff. By the time that routine is finished, it's already time for bed O.o and I just think "Where has all my time gone? I still have heaps to do!" Having classes til 5 or 6 doesn't help, seeing as I wouldn't really get home until 7 or 8 :/. And 8-6's means I won't be home for most of the day, where most of my uni resources are (mainly the laptop haha), which is rather inconvenient (and great reason for procrastination). The thing with university is that when you're in it, it takes up most of your life, and there's not much time for anything else (actually I think it's just my degree's crappy timetable ._.").
I miss being able to lie down and marathon anime/drama for hours on end, and not having to worry about any upcoming tasks/errands/deadlines. Having all these responsibilities have robbed me of much of my time. Not that I'm complaining, I get my benefits from having these titles :3 (although sometimes it feels like I'm sacrificing a lot and getting little/no recognition ._. alas, the life of a person with zero presence). But it really does take a toll on you when you have on average 5 different extracurricular things to complete a day, on top of the classes (I REALLY need a planner methinks). Time especially flies past when you're spending most of it with that one person, which can be a good and bad thing I guess.
It just feels like my time has been stolen away from me, without me knowing it. Life slowly ticking away with every second, without us knowing it.
I wish I could just stop time~
To capture all the beautiful things happening at the time,
To take a moment to appreciate being alive~
What I learnt today: Took me a while, but I learnt a few keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl + L = highlights address bar and Ctrl + tab = navigate tabs in a browser. Will be very helpful for me in the future :3
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Long week
So the first week of uni has passed. It was most likely the most hectic week I've had since I've been at uni. It was mainly having 8am-6pm three days in a row and spending about 4 hours a day standing at our club stall trying to recruit people to join us (especially under the blazing sun for the final two days =_=). You would think I would've adjusted to the uni timetable while attending summer school, but no, that is not the case. Whatsoever. Never have I been more tired, mentally tired. I had used up all my social energy by the third day and after I just didn't want to talk to anyone. It was a mission to continue any in depth conversation. That was most surprising for me, as I had never felt that badly. I think I just have to pace myself next time, like in exercising, haha.
I'm surprised I managed to turn up to all three 8am classes actually, although they're pretty interesting (I like our lecturer, + getting class rep is a bonus :p). Most of my classes at the moment are just introductions or revision of last year's material, so it's not too hard. Korean is proving to be most interesting, definitely a good divergence from all the numbers in the morning and physiology in the afternoon XD. Although sadly I am having a bit trouble with it, I shall have to get some help. Also the fact that my brain 'turns off' after 2pm doesn't really help my case though, can't focus on my medsci classes T.T.
Then there was our welcoming BBQ for all the members who signed up this year. I wasn't assigned much, so it wasn't too bad. But then again my one weakness was always that I wasn't a very leader type character, so I felt quite disappointed with my performance while leading my group. I just feel like the groups I always end up with never really have that much participation or competitive spirit. I don't want to blame my group, since if it happens often it might be a problem with me. I guess this is just something I will have to work hard to learn along the way, being a good leader. Got some pretty good feedback though, people seemed to have fun :) (hopefully they aren't just saying that to make me feel better ^^")
After all that, I was exhausted. When I got home, I had a shower and went straight to bed (only went on facebook for about 20mins, which is a record for me). I hadn't slept that early since that one day during summer school where I felt sick. Best 11 hours sleep ever.
I'm surprised I managed to turn up to all three 8am classes actually, although they're pretty interesting (I like our lecturer, + getting class rep is a bonus :p). Most of my classes at the moment are just introductions or revision of last year's material, so it's not too hard. Korean is proving to be most interesting, definitely a good divergence from all the numbers in the morning and physiology in the afternoon XD. Although sadly I am having a bit trouble with it, I shall have to get some help. Also the fact that my brain 'turns off' after 2pm doesn't really help my case though, can't focus on my medsci classes T.T.
Then there was our welcoming BBQ for all the members who signed up this year. I wasn't assigned much, so it wasn't too bad. But then again my one weakness was always that I wasn't a very leader type character, so I felt quite disappointed with my performance while leading my group. I just feel like the groups I always end up with never really have that much participation or competitive spirit. I don't want to blame my group, since if it happens often it might be a problem with me. I guess this is just something I will have to work hard to learn along the way, being a good leader. Got some pretty good feedback though, people seemed to have fun :) (hopefully they aren't just saying that to make me feel better ^^")
After all that, I was exhausted. When I got home, I had a shower and went straight to bed (only went on facebook for about 20mins, which is a record for me). I hadn't slept that early since that one day during summer school where I felt sick. Best 11 hours sleep ever.
What I learnt: This bird is a gynandromorph, which means it is an organism that displays both male and female characteristics. The brightly coloured red side is is male, while the bland white side is female. Article here
Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
An unfortunate discovery
Today I found out that one of my old high school friends had recently died (last week). At first I heard it from a close friend and she gave no mention of the name. I thought it was just one of her friends that she knew back then, so it didn't matter too much to me at the time, and I just tried to be supportive. But then I heard later, it was actually someone I knew. Someone I was acquainted with in school AND after graduation. She was in my class. Lovely girl. Hung out with her quite a few times and had interesting conversations. I wasn't AS close to her as some others, but doesn't mean it hasn't affected me. I was struck dumb. Rendered speechless for the next 10 minutes. I couldn't believe someone so young and so close to us would just leave the world, just like that.
She had died of heart failure. But she was so athletic You wouldn't expect someone like that to just pass away of heart failure. And I didn't even know she'd been having chest pains and stuff, none of us did. We were all in shock. (well maybe except for a few close friends she still hung out with, a lot of us didn't really keep in contact after she went to another high school). She was about to start uni with us too. But then came the unfortunate incident.
It's at times like these that make you think about what you're doing with your life. Because it could happen to just ANYONE. Strikes a slight fear into a person really.
R.I.P to her~ Forever in our memories~
She had died of heart failure. But she was so athletic You wouldn't expect someone like that to just pass away of heart failure. And I didn't even know she'd been having chest pains and stuff, none of us did. We were all in shock. (well maybe except for a few close friends she still hung out with, a lot of us didn't really keep in contact after she went to another high school). She was about to start uni with us too. But then came the unfortunate incident.
It's at times like these that make you think about what you're doing with your life. Because it could happen to just ANYONE. Strikes a slight fear into a person really.
R.I.P to her~ Forever in our memories~
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Summertime ends~
I gotta say, this is just about the best summer I've ever had yet XD. For many reasons. Been the most optimistic than I've ever been and I like it, hope the happiness inside me keeps up ^^
I've been quite productive these four months by means of:
- Carrying out my duties as a club exec.
Learning a lot of skills along the way by being a PR. Like better communication skills, persuasive skills. All very helpful for finding a job in the future :). Also helps me be 'in with the crowd', makes me feel a part of something ^^.
- Doing a course at summer school.
Helped me settle back into the uni routine early so it won't be too hard to adjust in semester 1. Some good bonding time with other summer school people and people who just come to uni a lot XD. And helps to decrease my work load next year, which I would be very thankful to my current self by next year :D
- Had a holiday job.
Sure it was a crappy job but the hours were good for me, and earning money is never bad. Despite the fact that they were going to pay under minimum wage and didn't like to give holidays off (and their business so bad they have to cut costs apparently). But good experience. Improved my customer service and mandarin speaking skills :p
Socialising was always a key component in keeping myself chipper.
I've been to the beach multiple times with different friends, and each was a nice experience. I've bonded well with females instead of just males, which is a first since mid high school. I've met a few new people and created closer bonds with old friends, made me very proud of how I was increasing/improving my social network ^^. Although I'll admit I was a little envious of all those photos people were taking of their trip overseas and sharing their experiences. Haha.
Starting the blogs was a nice touch, I could rant a little without having to bore anyone in real life and helped me remember what I did that day XD. It allowed me to organise my thoughts as well as improving my writing skills.
In addition to this, I've come across many useful points that I feel would be useful for me in life. Like "Take the chance while you can, and see what comes of it" has finally done me some good, and I hope it will apply very well in the future. My main value of "Whatever will be, will be" has been appeared time and again throughout the holidays, and has henceforth been strengthened. Let yourself go with the flow every now and then and who knows, something unexpected may just happen~
Tomorrow is the official start of my second year at uni. To be honest I'm really dreading it. I had a look through some of the material we had to learn in one of the courses, and I barely understood what it was saying. I'm so afraid I'm not going to keep up. Apparently our year is the first time that they're making the second years do this course, and I think at least half of us don't have the prior knowledge (pre-requisites) required to understand it. I don't understand why they're making us do this course when we haven't done the pre-requisite courses, but hey, who does? At least I've got Korean to keep me entertained and wake me up for the rest of the day :P.
I hope for another exciting and eventful year, preferably with not too many troubles along the way~
What I learnt: This is just an observation I've made. I've noticed that many of the pool places are located either deep in alleyways or hidden in some dark corner somewhere, and sometimes it looks a bit dodgy. Not sure why this is the case, but I don't think it helps encourage people to go there O.o
I've been quite productive these four months by means of:
- Carrying out my duties as a club exec.
Learning a lot of skills along the way by being a PR. Like better communication skills, persuasive skills. All very helpful for finding a job in the future :). Also helps me be 'in with the crowd', makes me feel a part of something ^^.
- Doing a course at summer school.
Helped me settle back into the uni routine early so it won't be too hard to adjust in semester 1. Some good bonding time with other summer school people and people who just come to uni a lot XD. And helps to decrease my work load next year, which I would be very thankful to my current self by next year :D
- Had a holiday job.
Sure it was a crappy job but the hours were good for me, and earning money is never bad. Despite the fact that they were going to pay under minimum wage and didn't like to give holidays off (and their business so bad they have to cut costs apparently). But good experience. Improved my customer service and mandarin speaking skills :p
Socialising was always a key component in keeping myself chipper.
I've been to the beach multiple times with different friends, and each was a nice experience. I've bonded well with females instead of just males, which is a first since mid high school. I've met a few new people and created closer bonds with old friends, made me very proud of how I was increasing/improving my social network ^^. Although I'll admit I was a little envious of all those photos people were taking of their trip overseas and sharing their experiences. Haha.
Starting the blogs was a nice touch, I could rant a little without having to bore anyone in real life and helped me remember what I did that day XD. It allowed me to organise my thoughts as well as improving my writing skills.
In addition to this, I've come across many useful points that I feel would be useful for me in life. Like "Take the chance while you can, and see what comes of it" has finally done me some good, and I hope it will apply very well in the future. My main value of "Whatever will be, will be" has been appeared time and again throughout the holidays, and has henceforth been strengthened. Let yourself go with the flow every now and then and who knows, something unexpected may just happen~
Tomorrow is the official start of my second year at uni. To be honest I'm really dreading it. I had a look through some of the material we had to learn in one of the courses, and I barely understood what it was saying. I'm so afraid I'm not going to keep up. Apparently our year is the first time that they're making the second years do this course, and I think at least half of us don't have the prior knowledge (pre-requisites) required to understand it. I don't understand why they're making us do this course when we haven't done the pre-requisite courses, but hey, who does? At least I've got Korean to keep me entertained and wake me up for the rest of the day :P.
I hope for another exciting and eventful year, preferably with not too many troubles along the way~
What I learnt: This is just an observation I've made. I've noticed that many of the pool places are located either deep in alleyways or hidden in some dark corner somewhere, and sometimes it looks a bit dodgy. Not sure why this is the case, but I don't think it helps encourage people to go there O.o
Quality time with mum
Yes, it's getting to be the time where I'm getting too lazy to post everyday. And there's not much happening anyways. Uni coming up soon, going to be SOOO busy, don't expect a lot of posts >.<
Had a hang out day with mum today, it was lovely~ Haven't had alone time with mum for a while now, since dad was around. Went out to lunch with her at The Windsor Castle in Parnell today (had one of those Grabone vouchers to use up XD). It was a lovely place~ Though I WAS bummed that I left the camera at home so couldn't take better quality pictures >.<. We talked heaps on the way there and back, without dad interrupting, whoop! But after I just felt too tired and wanted to go home. (getting to that time again...)
Man I really should've taken a nap when I went home... >.<.
Went to my friend's house warming thing today as well. Turns out she moved JUST up the road from me, yay! :D. Got a free dinner (pizza XD). Ooh I love my friends, they really are the most interesting bunch :3. We had a good talk about how Romans ripped off the Greeks and changed their gods's names etc, fun conversation XD. First time watching Adventure Time. Your first time looking at it, you would thing it was a cartoon made for little kids, but appearances are deceiving. There are a lot of more 'mature' references in there that you would not expect to turn up in a little kid's cartoon O.o. But it's short and interesting, so perhaps worth a watch.
(I WOULD have a bit of a rant about the process of finding a new mobile phone, but I'm too tired to keep typing, so maybe I'll leave that for another time)
What I learnt today: The first people to wear high heels were Egyptian butchers, so they could escape the blood. (I have some interesting friends who provided me with that fact XD)
Had a hang out day with mum today, it was lovely~ Haven't had alone time with mum for a while now, since dad was around. Went out to lunch with her at The Windsor Castle in Parnell today (had one of those Grabone vouchers to use up XD). It was a lovely place~ Though I WAS bummed that I left the camera at home so couldn't take better quality pictures >.<. We talked heaps on the way there and back, without dad interrupting, whoop! But after I just felt too tired and wanted to go home. (getting to that time again...)
Man I really should've taken a nap when I went home... >.<.
Om nom nom, burger and fries~
Went to my friend's house warming thing today as well. Turns out she moved JUST up the road from me, yay! :D. Got a free dinner (pizza XD). Ooh I love my friends, they really are the most interesting bunch :3. We had a good talk about how Romans ripped off the Greeks and changed their gods's names etc, fun conversation XD. First time watching Adventure Time. Your first time looking at it, you would thing it was a cartoon made for little kids, but appearances are deceiving. There are a lot of more 'mature' references in there that you would not expect to turn up in a little kid's cartoon O.o. But it's short and interesting, so perhaps worth a watch.
(I WOULD have a bit of a rant about the process of finding a new mobile phone, but I'm too tired to keep typing, so maybe I'll leave that for another time)
What I learnt today: The first people to wear high heels were Egyptian butchers, so they could escape the blood. (I have some interesting friends who provided me with that fact XD)
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