random musing/whining/complaint

This poor space has been neglected for the longest time. But it had been such a chaotic and straining semester, the constant "last sem last sem last sem" thought is not very useful. Having a deadline every single weeks means HUGE eyebags, dehydration and zombie mode on every single morning. It has really been quite a semester and I cant wait for it to end. I have zero social life now, it's so SAD.

My dear friends, you have not been forgotten! :(

4 weeks more to freedom, 5 weeks more to paradise.

We can do this! For those who are also having a hell of a semester, 

JIAYOU!

adrenaline moments

The thing about the beginning of another semester is when you log into portal and sees this

*deep breaths*

Happy Back-to-School to all those starting school/started school already!

test test test

I swear I've never felt more unprepared for an exam.

Cutlural & media policy why you like that.

Impending doom

the boy

The last I'll see of him in the east till his exams end.

Study hard and be good. 

<3 p="">

hello november

Hello November!

Time flies and it's going to be 

EXAMS

HOLIDAY

XMAS YEAR END

soon

(!!)

Hung out with the classmates for some chips and drinks after class today.

First time at Baja (friend said it is mexican so it shld be pronounced as baha)

Essentially, it is like a mexican fastfood.

Quite authentic and the magarita is quite yums.

Would surely go back often since it's such a nice place to chill and it's so near school.

Hope Nov treats us well!

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill
Rendezvous Gallery, 9 Bras Basah Rd #01-03
Singapore,  189559

it's a wrap!

Photo shoot on a Saturday for the upcoming conference aka our BIG presentation day.

Super waste of time to have a common meeting time when it could be a lot more efficient if the organising team simply tell us to our photoshoot time slot beforehand.

But we made use of the chance and had some class bonding time.

Oh well. making the best out of things as usual.

Ate at Quinoz Sub which is so fantastical.

What's subway? But of cos subway is more economical for the pocket.

For somebody who's not photogenic, I'm really not nailing it. (quoting antm. hahaha!)

It was SO AWKWARD 

I swear I could barely smile naturally with all those bystanders and camerman and crew.

So other than the formal shot that was required, the school totally exploited us and made us take some Halloween shots so that they could post it up. 

In any case, it's a wrap guys!

For more infomation, check out:

www.themadcamp.org

maxed out

Because rushing to finish up 3 essays within days is extremely exhausting and depressing,

I splurged a little and bought a brandless but cutesy laptop sleeve for myself.

Something I wouldn't splurge on if I was in the right mind.

Oh well, they say retail therapy helps.

=P

classmates and such

Uni kids, especially those in my school, is pretty cool.

They plan and book their holiday without considering the academic school term!

=O

Hahaha. 

But at least it's only the first/second week of school term so it isn't that bad.

Classmates J and J (they are sisters!!) went on a trip to India last week.

Saw the photos they've posted and it's actually really pretty.

But i don't think i can take the sweltering heat at 39-40 degree celsius,

Too insane!

J and J both came back a few shades darker!

And they very kindly bought us very authentic India snacks (!!)

Mad masala and chilli chatka.

Sounds really exotic (hmmm...).

PICNIC TIME IN CLASS! =D

stay home sunday

That's y i really enjoy my communication & pr modules.

Even emails from lecturers are lively and funny.

#school

Back to School!

Just 12 more hours and Year 3 Sem 1 officially begins.
Holiday literally flew by!

I'm actually slightly excited abt starting sch tomorrow

despite all the impending stress.

But I think I will eat my words within a weeks' time,

maybe even tmr after e lecturers spell out all the upcoming deadlines.

 Haha.
I'm ironic like that.

3 weeks of holidays and here's what I managed to do
despite spending 9 out of 21 days at work.
Not too bad I think!

-Tidied up my desk

-Minor cleanup of my room

-Brought le baby niece to the swimming pool twice

-Went out and met up with 3 groups of friends

-Finished half of "Vanishing Point" by Felix Chong

-Finished all 3 seasons of "Game of Thrones"

-Finished half of "In time with You"

-Exercised once a week

-Volunteered at "All Saints' Home"

It has been a FANTASTIC holiday.

I wished it was a little longer actually. =X

Quite excited to meet both old friends and new friends.

Plus all the lecturers this semester are entirely NEW.

Hmmm.. Fresh start!

Senior year, let's go!

Meeting the guys for lunch before gg to class together tmr

=D

fresh books; fresh start

Holiday is almost coming to an end. *SOBS*
And the realization gets even more real after you've collected your academic materials for the coming sem.

Typically at Murdoch@Kaplan,
school fee payment are due two weeks before semester begins;
course material collection starts one week before semester begins.
And if you think about it, it simply makes no sense to go back to school twice when it is HOLIDAY!
My personal trick is to simply pay my fees the day I want to collect your books.
This saves a lot of trouble and time!
Of course, in the week that you haven't paid your fees, the school will send reminder,
but fret not. Nothing will happen to you, really. 
*wink*
Either that, or you can choose to collect your books on the day of your first lesson.
Problem solved!

Since collection of books is for the entire batch of Murdoch students
from IT, PSY, COMM, BIZ...
It's actually quite a large crowd.
Hence, it is common that the school dedicates 2 classrooms (remove the dividing panels to become 1 huge room)
and make it course material collection room for a week.
It looks like this:

I chose to go at some random weekday afternoon and so I was the first and only person collecting.
But on other days, there might be some crowd and it can be common to get wrong books/missing/extra books.
So DO check before you leave !
Each module consist of a unit guide and a binded booklet which consist of the powerpoint slides.
I like how textbooks are included if required for the module so we don't have to go around hunting for textbooks.

Also, the recyclable bags that are given to hold our materials so that we don't have to lug plastic or paper bags.
So thoughtful! (but then again free advertising for them also. haha)
 I would usually pass these bags to my mother who has far more use for them than I do.
And it's interesting to see the evolution of the bag designs. 

For now, I'm going to enjoy the last bit of my holiday.
Have fun in school guys! =D

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Course Enquiries

9AM- 6PM (Mon- Fri)

9AM- 1PM (Saturday)

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misfortunes befell

It was or had been a great wkend until an email from lecturer dropped from the sky and hit me hard.

Been so enjoying my holidays I've totally forgotten that we'll be getting back results for our assignments. Didn't give it much thought until I opened the file and freaking realised that I've submitted the copy for turnitin and not the one with reference list.

Sigh.. My distinction just flew away because I got marked down by a grade. 

But I shld be thankful because my lecturer could have just failed me straight.

Blessing? Trouble?

:'(

slogging out cleaning up

since I was working ytd,

today marks the first rest day of my holiday.

WOHOO!

But holiday is tremendously short and nv enough

(only 3 weeks bcos exams ended late n all e ph in aug),

I really want to have a fulfilling and meaningful one.

So here goes:

Day 1: Clearing up the desk area

My study table literally suggests the state of my life.

And during school term, it is absolute chaos!

Pieces of paper and things at places at positions they dont belong n all.

before

after

Not much difference after, but it's a good start im sure.

This is mission general cleanup.

Since it is generally clean now,

mission accomplished!

Plus, I've changed my bedsheets too.

After all the laborious work, 

I couldnt help it but was in desperate need of a nap and i did

after which I was woken up to a hearty dinner, prepared with lots of love by my dear sister.

Avocado pasta, baked chicken with Ritz crusts, coleslaw and sauteed mushroom.

Her cooking getting better!

sch's out!

YAY! 

Exam's over! (like finally...)

Gonna start enjoying days without deadlines while I can.

:)

west is best? east is home!

And so, this marks the end of my study camp in the west.

(which means exams is tmr. oh no)

Gonna miss the library that I've been mugging in for the past 4 days,

trying to hunt for seats near powerpoint every day.

And walking through the crowded common area that spells life.

Totally beats mugging at home and facing 4 walls.

Thanks for accomodating.

See you next sem! :)

Jash

Today was study camp day 2 in the west and apparently bumped into a certain yearly affair in the school.

So tagged along with my new found roomies to unwind the exams stress a little after the entire afternoon in the library.

Well, certainly an eye opener seeing uni kids behave like that. 

Must be too much stress in school.

A little crazy actually.

The venue was insanely crowded 

but I guess that's what gave e ambience abit more oomph than usual.

And being a bystander at the event, you can observe alot of small stories unfolding ard you.

Drama Rama.

But i think i did have my fill of fun

:)

if i were a smurf, this will be how i'll look like. 

hmmm. haha

exams exams exams

Mugging Season.

Cant wait for exams to end

:(

water-fall

And so the second night of my study camp in the west bumped into their hall's welcome tea,

which absolutely means lots of free food.

And that,

I cannot miss!

Haha. Had dinner already but decided to pretend to be a freshie and pinch food.

And see how they play prank on new hall freshies.

I actually think it's quite a brilliant idea, how they think it's just a photoshoot

and when their all unguarded the buckets of water comes tumbling down.

BRILLIANT!

The photo says it all. Captured at its moment.

lunch, dinner, supper

Met the boy after class today for lunch since he was in the area trying to source for art materials.

Ended up at Purvis street- so many good food down the lane.

It was so hard to decide what to it.

See how Saveur is so empty, we were quite tempted to have a go.

But I was SO SO SO hungry after class, I really craved for something more substantiate more than just french food. Heh.

So we ended up at Jai Tai. 

We were second in line and the staff was quick to acknowledge our presence.

Later when ordering she was quite a help as well. 

We basically went along with everything she said because everything was so yummy we thought anything she said was yummy too.

The food came and it was major thumbs up!

Not super authentic thai cuisine but I thought they customized it to suit the local palates really well.

I'll come back here for lunch anytime, anyday!

Jai Tai

27 Purvis Street, 188604

Tel: 6336 69008

Then it was back to his place to 赶工

ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT

=(

Check out my pretty socks from Daiso to fit my high cut sneakers. 

They look like ballerina flats on their own.

Major xoxo

And I finally finished my work at 11pm.

That calls for a celebration

#booze

sick cat

Your body doesn't care if you have an assignment due in 2 days' time or not.

When you got to rest, you got to rest.

Period.

Thankful to my nice friend who accompanied me to the clinic on a random Thursday afternoon.

He totally wasted half his day just waiting with me

=/