TGIF tomorrow!

had a really really bad day yesterday. if u've read my previous post, i said i was looking forward to wednesday's practical. HOWEVER, i'm so fked up with the practical cuz it's like, research based and you have to devise your own practical, what you wanna find out and your own protocol and blah blah blah. RESEARCH.

and bad thing was, i'm super hormonal and the things were like, thrown onto me just like that. my grpmates have already been thru this kinda practical so they know what they are supposed to do. so discussion beings, there's no conclusive title/hypothesis, so we are to go back and research articles. this is how it is supposed to be. first week just discuss and go research before going back nxt wk and come up with something conclusive. i was sitting there like an idiot, not giving any comments, just laughing at their jokes.

when practical ended, i was so depressed i actually cried. my entire night was ruined, eyes were almost blinded, cuz i was so lost and i was so afraid that would affect my peer assessment.

today is much better. practical is what i would term p.r.a.c.t.i.c.a.l. although it is much more difficult in the sense that they teach the things (like a lecture cum practical) before you do hands on, so i'm actually a little lost cuz its like molecular genetics stuff, all the DNA denaturing then adding these and that. BUT they have a protocol, which u follow. THIS IS PRACTICAL. PROTOCOL, READ, FOLLOW, FINISH. at the end the demonstrators/assessors will ask you questions on the theory la, but luckily i managed to scrape through, although now still a bit blur.

i still have a tutorial to do for tomorrow. the fked up thing is, i have to type it out on the word document provided and PRINT it out, so they mark you on the things u have printed and any handwritten stuff are just notes for your own reference.

i prefer old school. you give me tutorial, i use my pen and my right hand to write and left hand to hold the paper down.

there's so so so many lectures i need to take time to read through and digest. the speed is fast, and the material is difficult, i'm having a hard time here. i know i must work hard, but sometimes the determination can't sustain long enough.

after all the money spent on me.................sigh.
i shall do what i'm supposed to do la.

on the lighter note, i realised quite a handful of poly mates are actually attached. it's so sweet to know that nearing the end of poly life or after poly, people get together.
the singles? don't despair. the one will eventually come. just don't rush into it.

take care everyone=) i will not commit suicide no matter what. ha ha ha.

the beginning of university life

so, lessons started already. for the past 2 days it has been lectures only. fyi, i'm taking human physiology, biochemistry, and immunology+virology.

so for physiology, what's being taught now is renal. i'm so dead cuz i've been sleeping thru the lectures and doesn't help much that i forgot lots of things i've learnt in poly. hopefully i can learn some more things from tutorials.

but here, their tutorials they expect you to do your tutorial before going for it and their tutorial answers cannot be found directly from lecture notes. they expect you to search for more information and come prepared for it.

i'm so scared. will update again to share my tutorial experiences.

for biochemistry, the lecturer is damn interesting but i can't say the same for the subject itself when i saw the lecture notes. the notes are in full A4 typewritten notes, not powerpoint slides. so can you imagine the pain i was having when i had to look for information through all the fonts, be it normal or bold or italics? and the pathways, oh my god. PATHWAYS!!! we don't have to remember them, but i'm pretty sure we gotta know some stuff about them.

immuno&viro introductory lecture was ok. made me think i actually still remember things that were taught in poly by beloved mr poh. however, after today's lecture on virology (i actually slept thru it la), i was pretty demoralised. like, the lecturer would ask questions and when the answer comes from somewhere behind/in front and i'm like HUH? I DON'T EVEN KNOW? did they do it last sem? what am i missing out? why my poly lecturers didn't tell me that?

i'm know i'm lagging, but at this point of time i seriously don't have any drive to take my notes out to comprehend, or finish up my tutorial.

wasn't feeling well today (cuz it's a girl thing) and went back to get some sleep. i'm still very tired and tmr there's lec at 10 and practical at 2. looking forward to pract but i know its gonna be like reports-based, which i don't like but i don't have a choice.

why can't everything be simple and basic?

i guess i need to grow up.

on a happier note, i have nice housemates! there's another sporean housemate (3rd yr food science) who passed me 2 biochem txtbooks. so so so so nice of her.
i'm so glad my housemates are nice, and i hope the last housemate who isn't back yet, is also nice. it is so important to have people whom you can live together comfortably with, apart from the importance of a nice big personal bathroom.

anyway, i guess that's enough ranting for today. i need to bathe and catch more sleep before i sleep during lecture again tomorrow.

take care everyone. will post photos when i feel like it.

group dinner on a saturday

went across the street near my hostel to another fellow singaporean's hostel for dinner. i made shepherd's pie (with help from others for the potatoes n meat n baking), my very first time, and surprisingly it's nice =)zhan hou in action.the kind wei wen helping to peel potatoes.marinating the meat...mashed potatoes... the fried meat, layered into the dish before putting mashed potatoes for baking.the hungry others while waiting for dinner to be ready.
and ta-dah! pie is done!food for the day (excluding a roast chicken which was still in the oven)the people, the company, the food. make the efforts worthwhile.and...the leftovers.


lessons start tomorrow. 3 1-hr lecs. pray hard i don't fall asleep. and i don't cry from paranoia due to the difficulty.
wish me luck.

feeling quite empty and lonely today. sigh. emotions, emotions.

guess i should get some rest now. take care everyone.

just a few photos to share. school starts on monday and it's mixed emotions for now.

photos were taken on different days. not in chronological order.

some fellow singaporeans, with my aunt on the right and girl's mum (girl on my right) on my left.my housemates & my aunt.
the ever-famous 'V' sign.
sending her mum off at the adelaide airport.

korean dinner @ central market. the bibimbap is nice =)

dinner at an indian restaurant with aunt. the food, and the masala tea was great.

that's all for now, folks.

will post more when i feel like it. i still have tons of photos in my folder and sub-folders and sub-sub-folders..............

take care, ya'all.

update!

it's been quite a while since i updated, reason being i'm too lazy and i have better things to do. haha.

it has been a week since i arrived. am starting to find things here pretty boring already. it's a pretty quiet place, and maybe i haven't experienced the nightlife at other areas yet.

lots of photos to share...
the main entrance of the hostel (which i call it a condo. haha. cuz u'll need a card to access)
the lounge which is on the left once you enter.
close up on the comfy area in the lounge.

my housemates (the females), girl in brown is singaporean and girl in white is japanese, who is on exchange programme. boy is a fellow singaporean who came to celebrate my housemate's birthday.the first dinner which my housemates and i each cooked a dish. egg is mine =) how my school looks like from outside.

didn't take my room photos cuz it's messy and will clear it up first before i post a nice photo of my room. hee hee hee

and time for the exorbitant prices of asian food--->

the photos speak for themselves. please don't forget there's an exchange rate that has to be calculated.
if you wanna be rich, come adelaide (or i believe, any part of aussie) and set up an asian food store.

took a video at a shopping center today cuz the panda was damn cute. check it out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FpF_EAqe70s

hm i guess that should be enough today. will post up more photos when i feel like it =) it's late and i have been sleeping late everyday.

take care everyone=)

in the internet cafe

no net, so in internet cafe

orientation is tmr....wish me luck

damn cold here, and quiet. and boring.

anyone can still sms me on my singapore number. i'll reply with my aussie number

times up.

bye

i'm in adelaide!

A big HELLO from Adelaide!!!

I'm currently in the State Library using the wireless connection.

Why?

Cuz I have no student id and password yet to access using the school's network and without them, i also cannot sign up for internet plans.
The plans are fking expensive la. 10GB of download limit is about 38 aussie dollars per month and with this amount, you can already get wireless in sg.

I feel so crippled and lonely without internet connection in my room. Grrr.

Called home a couple of times and I actually cried for no reason. I don't exactly miss sg, but i think it's the people that i really miss.

it's damn cold here, about 10 degrees C (or lower) and your hands actually do freeze if you don't put them in your pockets.

things here aren't cheap. but i've bought some snacks cuz i feel greedy. and milo. and stuff for the kitchen. basically still trying to buy all the necessities...

the room's quite ok. and i've got my own bathroom which is very very good =) can avoid conflict with others. and can wash my clothes and leave it to dry inside. it only takes about a day for the undergarments to dry, which means the air is really dry.

yes its really dry. i need my moisturiser and lip balm.

The kitchen is ok, but the stove and fridge is damn dirty. have the urge to do a good cleaning up, but i dont know if i'll be that nice....................................

wanted to take photos but just too lazy, and no mood to take them. will take some and upload when i have the internet connection. too lazy to carry my laptop around. damn heavy.

I NEED INTERNET CONNECTION. I NEED UNLIMITED DOWNLOADS.

damn.

Starting a new blog to keep track of the times away from home....

Stay tuned my dears =)