Ekkussupurojiion!

Post out of nowhere!

I've got my final Semester 2 paper next Wednesday, 16th November 2011. Chemistry 2 here we go...

There are many things I've (re)learnt over this first year of University.

I shouldn't over-do things.

I shouldn't be too serious.

I shouldn't be flippant on things I don't want to be flippant about.

I should do this the way I planned it.

Oh no, that's only four things! Quick make one up!

And-and-and I should actually apply the knowledge I've acquired! Gahh!!!!

This is a short post to refresh the blog.

Creativity might have died a little with the rate we're going on facebook. This is becoming a fact, a serious problem. There ain't no easy solution unless its simply GTFO it!

Superly super awesome things I have discovered on the side of this stressful year:


The Monash University Library Database, Naruto and Kamen Rider.

I love the database.
There's tons of useful stuff I can find and use. It can get difficult to choose what's really good for assignments but in the end they work well enough after understanding the material. To follow-up on this, the hardest part of university, I confess, are the assignments. They look easy, but I'm in hell when I try to do them for some reason. I like how we are allowed to explore the database. I admit that it's my own problem that I get carried away with it, but I just wish there was more time to really absorb everything.

Naruto.
I thought One Piece was good? Well, One Piece is still really good, but when I caught up on Naruto "I've missed out on this much?!". The story seems faster-paced, though that might only be because I speed-read through it. It is not as heavy on flashbacks as the other two, and that is a major relief. So far, only major and popular characters have had their black-coloured background paneled chapters. They were all very enlightening and all of them such tear-jerkers. The characters just draw you in like that with their power. The story is becoming something legendary.

Kamen Rider. Henshin. 'Nuff said.
I take that back. There just aren't enough words to describe the uniqueness that is Kamen Rider. I had gotten an immediate flashback to my childhood days the first time I saw the rider in action. Being the rock under the rock that I am, I could only relate it to Power Rangers or Ultraman, and I don't even remember those two all that well now. How wrong was I to think that, oh, so very wrong. Twists and turns in the story along with little treasures of moral lessons to be learnt and reminded of. It could just be that the CGI does a good job in spicing up the hero, but the acting and story breathes such life into the series. The series has been around for 40 years now, and I've only discovered it recently. There's actually a huge fanbase while the new episodes are still being aired weekly. I can't say anything more without having the urge to spill the details of fun to be had, except that I absolutely love it and must persuade every lovable person to join me in it. Take into consideration of the holidays and exam periods to allow the optimum effects. Readers, please do watch it if you can, avoid spoilers at all costs, and most of all enjoy.

Links are dangerous, so explore the internet's treasures with caution!

Nowadays, I have a low appetite, ADD of infinity and dubstep in my head.

This concludes the "short" post. Will update after the final paper. Take care, readers.

Love,

ViatoretVenus

Hot and cold

Hello.

I'm going psycho over psycho.

Just a 2000 word essay that is due in a few days. I've been reading the material I need over and over but I get no "flow". I don't want to write "there is no flow from this material" on my paper, no no. Is it possible to be so stressed out that one becomes illiterate? Because I think it is happening to me, right now.

Here's the list (item - due date):

1. 5th Bio Blackboard quiz - 13th May
2. Organic Chem 1 Blackboard quiz - 16th May
3. PSY Lit review - 16th May
4. Bio Animal diversity mini quiz - 20th May
5. Bio Plant diversity mini quiz - 20th May
6. Organic Chem 2 Blackboard quiz - 27th May
7. PSY Lab journal 5 - 27th May
8. Exams - 7th June - 14th June

Wheeeeheeheeheee

Random updates:

• Went to hike Mt. Datuk in N. Sembilan, and had a trip to Berkelah waterfalls in Maran, Pahang. 
• Been doing weekly quizzes and lab reports. Attending lectures that sound so innocent and cute, then doing assignments that feel like hell. 
• Splitting my mind in my dreams to find the right thing to type for my essays. Trouble with the printer in uni, as usual, forgetting to set "black and white printing only", donating RM 1.40 for my mistakes. (Who recieves that money anyways?). 
• Mind does not compute when glazing over powerpoint slides. In the back of my mind, I critically analyse the methods of this education more and more each day. I want to just leave it alone, but once I see it it can't be unseen, I can't let it go unsaid. So I say under my breath "STFU get on widdit". Not insulting the lecturers (except for...) Incongruity of aptitude between "using powerpoint to communicating the lesson" and simply just communicating the lesson, much.
• Been so bloody hot this past week, and now it is cold after today's afternoon rain. Not ill yet but feeling close to it.
• Only 100+ more papers to read for the essay, should I, really...

7:52 PM on a Thursday night, I'm in uni blogging. Should go home and read more soon.

So far, uni is... interesting. More accurately, it could be interesting, there is plenty of opportunity to do something, except nothing much is actually happening. There is noise about MUISS elections sometime this week, but readers know my love for political noise, amirite? Lectures are... it is difficult to say this, but they are somewhat interesting, save for some unbearable ones - sir, why la why.

Statitics looks easy at first but when it comes to the workshops, I realise I don't know my stuff. Biology lectures are very helpful thanks to a fine lecturer, and the quizzes also cover twice as much of the material covered in the ppt. slides. Psychology has its ups and downs - lectures are bearable, because it can be better in obvious points; computer lab sessions are fine - the tutor is a helpful, dynamic, swell guy that allows us our freedom in our work. By an obvious point, for example, keeping the students' attention in lectures, but its the students' loss, not the lecturers'. Chemistry started out great! Tutorials are a bit scary but great help. And then... why la why. This won't last throughout the year, hopefully. Only four units, I always tell myself. How did I survive primary school, I wonder. Oh yeah...


Review... why did I take psychology again? Film studies why la why.

Been having dinner at my aunt's house for the past three nights. Lovely food, fun kids, fun dishes... and Brennan! Growing up sho fast! Won't be going tonight because of the work, and also the crazy jam that blocks the entrance/exit of the uni. Going home soon because I need to.

The past month has been hectic (hey, I'm only 12 days into the month.). The Bio essay nearly killed me (procrastination at its best). I refuse to be doing a poor essay this time! (you're procrastinating ritenao)

I will be going to Chilling Waterfalls this Saturday, 14th May 2011. Promised I would take care of myself very well. I'm posting it here to doubly assure this. =D

Australia has been freezing, so I've heard. Stay warm everyone! Stay indoors! Take care!

Now, I must go. Later all.

Love, 

ViatoretVenus

A Slight Rekindling

P: Where does the dream come from?

C: I think that you sleep so well that you dream.

P: Does it come from us or from outside?

C: From outside.

P: What do we dream with?

C: I don’t know

P: With the hands? … With nothing?

C: Yes, with nothing.

P: When you are in bed and you dream, where is the dream?

C: In my bed, under the blanket. I don’t really know. If it was in my stomach the bones would be in the way and I shouldn’t see it.

P: Is the dream in your head?

C: It is I that am in the dream: it isn’t in my head. When you dream, you don’t know you are in bed. You know you are walking. You are in the dream. You are in bed, but you don’t know you are.

-Jean Piaget interviewing a child about a dream, for studies on cognitive development
-as provided in the lecture slides for "Developmental Psychology" in Psychology 1A (PSY1011)

Brings back memories.

Love, 

ViatoretVenus

"I miss you. Let's -talk-."

"I miss you. Let's -talk-."

 -Robin Williams in Weapons of Self Destruction (2008)

IT HAS BEEN A WHILEEE

I apologise for neglecting you, readers. Updates a go-go!

What can I say?

1. I finished retaking A-levels,
2. Celebrated Ama's birthday by pigging out with the family,
3. My IC was gone,
4. spent 4D3N in Pena-na-na-na-na-nang with mom to attend Mom's friend's son's wedding phew ,
5. Outing with Shaegan and Ji Hau for lunch and to watch TRON: LEGACY in Mid Valley (my response to the movie is halfway there to "son, I am disappoint"),
6. lunch with same two again two days later with lots of catching up and driving shenanigans XP,
7. Christmas Eve Dinner with mom's A-levels classmate,
8. mom's friend's wedding on Boxing Day,
9. New Year's Eve gathering with friends,
10. celebrating an aunt's birthday on New Years with a feast,
11. the next day having a failed clubbing night but a musical morning,
12. still more eating to celebrate mom's bday along with other January birthdays of the family,
13. missing more birthdays (there are so many?! many apologies for not catching it and I hope you did have wonderful birthdays!),
14. reported my IC lost and got a temp,
15. applied to Monash University Sunway Campus,
16. a sleepover at Ji Hau's parent's condo in Saujana,
17. then two days later having a huge dinner at home with mom's friends in celebration of her birthday,
18. celebrated Little Cousin Brenan's birthday on the 16th,
19. celebrated my Uncle's birthday with a delicious dinner at Overseas Restaurant (Chinese foood)
20. had dessert and snacks with friends on the 22nd,
21. had Shepard's Pie and played scrabble with mom on the 24th

SO MANY OTHERS that I can't think of off the top of my head at the moment. I'll get back to that in a another post, another time...

However, if everyone has been wondering, I'm in Monash University Sunway Campus now. VERILYYYYY



What else have I been up to in my free time?

BUSYYYYYY

Long Post is long.

Scouring the nets for shits and giggles? No, of course not. I can't be doing that 24/7.

Doesn't stop me from posting lolpics!

I'll just elaborate, bit by bit, about each of those entries up there. For now, I can only do so many.

1. 27th Oct 2010 - 16th Nov 2010
Retook A-levels Bio and Chem in British Council KL. Well, that was a pain. Reliving the same stress and discomfort I experienced during the first time I sat for the exams in June 2010. Not a good time. The last paper saved me a little, it was easy Biology Paper 5. I didn't lose my mind, amazing! It is real hard to say whether I did better or worse, I couldn't tell anymore between memorising definitions and confusing which reagent was used for what. Results are out on 24th Jan 2010, we shall see...


2. 17th Nov 2010
After A-levels, Dad was back for a few days, so on the day of my final paper we went out to eat at Din Tai Fung in The Pavillion KL for lunch. On the next day (17th), we would have a dinner with relatives on dad's side, celebrating Ama's (my Grandmother on dad's side) birthday, yet not really a huge party, just a great dinner with the family, no cakes or singing but acknowledging it all the same, with the excuse to have glorious food. And oh,... What glorious food we did have that night!

However, getting to the place was another more excruciating torture, thanks to the massive traffic jam of people going to where-ever they wanted to go for the holidays, due to that precise day being the start of SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. Dad had bought some snacks meant for everyone, but the three of us could not resist munching on some in the car, to alleviate our hunger pangs. Took 2 hours to meet at the shop-house. After car-pooling into one of the vans and another half-hour of getting to the restaurant, we finally managed to sit and eat.


No Picture


Yeah, about that... you see, the food was sooo good that I didn't get the chance to even whip out the cam. I tell you, it was mostly delicious seafood of the finest kind, exquisite flavours bursting on your tongue as soon as it contacts your mouth. The menu included deep fried frog legs, succulent prawns and... I'm sorry to say, stewed turtle fins (it was erm, I feel guilty but I won't lie, splendide!). No obnoxious old chinese fogies nor mafia-looking gang of middle-easterners could interrupt our meal. Definitely a place to visit again.

Then, the horrible jam again. We lived, at least we had the "Itis" as Rach had enlightened me, the wonderful feeling of satisfaction, fulfillment and completion after having had a big meal. That, and chatting a little about how the idiots driving in front and behind the van were mindlessly going to Genting Highlands for the holidays. Made it back to the shop-house, though Dad would have to suffer through the jam again after he sent Mom and I back home.

3.*poof* Where did it go? I had no idea but if I don't have it, I can't fly to Penang! Where the hell can it be if I don't ever allow it to leave my wallet?! GAWDAMM

Coming soon... Penang! As well as others... long post is continued.

Sleep well my pretties,

ViatoretVenus

Not multitasking, just doing many activities in a designed sequence

Bored as shit. Honestly.

In order to fill my time and not go crazy, I do my usual routine: a quick trip to youtube, facebook, hotmail, neopets and other random sites in between studying, plus a bonus exercise --Writing with my left hand...

Here's a little comparison. I have been writing for about 2 weeks.

Compare With the Right hand: I can't tell which looks worse now...

Some days, the writing can get so horrible that it makes me choke on my spit. Other days, it is a smaller and neater print-type of writing. One scary thing: I struggle to remember what I wrote using my left hand when switching back to my right hand. Nothing I can't improve with more practice... I'll remember my notes.

 Here's a list of things of which I look forward to:

1. The Social Network (2010)
2. Deadpool (2012)
3. Xmas (who isn't? 2 months away)
4. Fixing sis' HD (need those pix!)
5. Getting done with A lvls for good (just a month away)
6. Actually BUYING something (I don't mean groceries or clothes, I mean something I WANT. Just one thing is fine.)
7. BREAKFAST

Back to writing and reading. Sleep well, readers. Good luck in your exams, if any! I send my love and luck to go with you all.

Love,

ViatoretVenus