Wednesday, July 29, 2009

45 to 72.
i'd say i'm pretty proud of myself...
if only it had been that way the first time round.

Labels: uni

Monday, July 27, 2009
Sem 6 : Week 3

i'm not sure if it's due to age, stress or otherwise...
but my memory is deteriorating like nobody's business.

i was stuck in the lab last Friday afternoon to get some statistical stuff analysed for my research. then guess what i found out today? i saved all my work on the temporary workdrive in school and forgot to transfer my work to my thumbdrive. GREAT! thing is now i can only access those files in that particular lab on that exact same PC (if it's still there). when i realised this... i was in another lab. so i grabbed my stuff... ran down a floor to the other end of the building, all the while hoping nobody's using that particular computer and that my files are still there.

now... i'm in that lab on that computer and WHEW! my files are still here! but i realised... i forgot my jacket which is up in the other lab!!!

this is freaking me out... SERIOUSLY!!!
and this stresses me out further... bah.

i suppose there's a reason our body parts are permanently attached to us...
otherwise, i might have left my head at home (although sometimes i do feel i've left my brain at home)... or my hand at the cafe... or my leg in the lab... i dunno how i'd ever be able to function.


actually... i might just blame this forgetfulness spell on eric.
hanging out with him too much has caused his forgetfulness to somehow diffuse across to me. mehhhh.....


updated: i need to start working on another set of data but i just realised that the document is at home on my laptop. i forgot to save it on my thumbdrive. darn!

Labels: uni, yummy fingers

Thursday, July 23, 2009
sem 6: week 2

only 3 modules and ONE official day of classes... but still i can't seem to find enough time to get work done. i'm already feeling the pressure and the stress two weeks in. that can't be any good. keeping my fingers and toes crossed that that i get through this semester and graduate like planned.

this semester is all about research. one's a research module and is kinda like a mini-honours project. the other 2 mods include a major research component. this means a lot of experimentations and playing around with animals (fun bits) but it also means a lot of statistical analyses (bleah bits) and hopefully we'll also get interesting findings and results (yeah bits). it's going to be exciting but the workload is absolutely crazy. it's almost like doing 3 mini-honours projects on 3 absolutely diverse topics at one go.

sigh... and i thought this last sem was going to be an easy semester. my timetable has successfully deceived me. it's about time i start searching for my long-lost self-discipline and my neglected independence to get me through this last uni battle.

it's going to be another helluva 13weeks. wish me luck!

Labels: uni

Sunday, July 19, 2009
mountainsmith presie

*dated 14th July 2009*

i've been going to check my mail many times a day for the past couple of days.i was rushing to school to meet my supervisor but it didn't stop me from stopping by the office to check my mail first.lucky i did coz i found a little green slip with my name on it in the pigeon hole today! i love little slips because that little green slip entitles me to redeem my package. yay! i got my package, left the office, looked at the declaration form and went "OH MY GOD!!!"!
i saw the brand  and the price.
and i could not believe my darlin' got me that! for those of you who are unfamiliar with the brand... it's one of those kinda atas(high-class) outdoor brands.

then i realised that there was this guy looking at me funny... and then he smiled back at me because i probably had a silly grin on my face. i think i was pretty loud and my expression must have been weird. heh...

anyway, i don't really like declaration forms because i'd always be tempted to look at it and i do. it kinda takes a bit of the fun away because then i know what's in the package before i even open it. so bahhhh to declaration forms. i didn't have time to open it and had to sit through about an hour's meeting with my supervisor, all the while thinking about opening my package. 
 
once the meeting was over, i didn't even wait till i reached home. i just plopped in some quiet area in school and open my parcel. this is what i got....







i really wasn't expecting this at all. i was truly surprise so this is a win for him! when he told me that he got me something i wanted, i thought it was something i told him recently. this.. i told him long long time ago.. before i came back to tassie this year... and he remembered! that's quite something for my very forgetful darlin'. =p on hind sight tho'... yeah it's probably one of those things on my want list that he'll get me and be happy to get me. ha...

now i feel like going for another camp or bushwalk just so i can use it in it's fully glory. 
carrying it on casual day outs just does not do it enough justice.  

thank you sooo much for the present baby! =) 
love it!

Labels: birthdays, yummy fingers

Sunday, July 12, 2009
desperate

lozenges, panadol and a nap, more lozenges, coke with salt, strepsils, guggling with salt water, honey and lime juice...
whatever it takes to get rid of this horrible feeling in my throat.

i've got no time to fall sick now and i definitely do not want to be sick on my birthday.

Saturday, July 11, 2009
guess guess...

SGD55 for postage via speedpost!!!
ahh... my silly boy.

ohhhh... and now i've got clues too.
it's something i wanted and it costs more than the postage.

oh what could it be?
shall not guess. will not guess.

Labels: birthdays, yummy fingers

Friday, July 10, 2009
mail!

my baby's the sweetest thing. =)
he sent something out yesterday for my birthday despite being busy with work and all.
only thing is... he told me. mehhh...

he hasn't learnt from the previous time he sent something to me.
i will ponder about what was in my mail and the things i imagine are vast and glorious...
which only makes receiving what i receive a tad lower than my expectations.

as for me... i'm learning from my previous experience.
so i'm trying hard not to think about my mail and not wonder about all the things i could possibly receive...
and hopefully be wayyy more grateful for whatever it is in the mail.

still... would have much rather it been a surprise. =)

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
all nerved up!

results will be out tmr. oh nooooo
i've been panicking a bit since i got back my last QM assignment.
i failed the assignment so badly i find it kinda hilarious.
it's so bad i can't even believe it's true and neither can anybody i've told.
oh well... that's over and i can't do anything about it.
i just hope i pass everything still and graduate at the end of the year.

with the results out tmr... it also means that school's starting.
the holidays have gone by way too fast.
what have i done? not much.
i've been catching up on all the sleep i've lost last semester.
i've been getting at least 10 hours of sleep almost everyday. muahaha!!!
hmmm... i wonder if i'll be able to swing back into school schedule sleep timings again.
i have grown lazy and my mind has stopped functioning almost completely.
oh boy... i need to start getting my act together for next sem... my last sem!

the nerves doing their thang...
we'll see what tmr brings.

Saturday, July 4, 2009
tassie saturday

it's another cold and wet day in tassie but i'm feeling happy today.

a hearty brunch at Salamanca with a few friends...
poached eggs and bacon on toasted sourdough
a drink of hot blackcurrant and orange.

an exchange about a topic not so pleasant but engaging all the same.
might be a tad too political for my liking sometimes but issues we can't deny.
an opportunistic murder of a Chinese international student and people are quick to assume racism.
other racial issues start to pour and at times exaggerating the situation.
creating awareness or thinning relations?

anyway, it's been a good Saturday brunch.
after which, a short shop around Myers.
got my dear friend/bro a set of ties and he got me a DKNY perfume... an exchange of advanced birthday presents.

it's still raining outside...
i'm back in my room with the heater on full blast.
perfect for a movie, bag of chips and a bottle of lemon-lime bitters.
so that's what i shall do...