the title says it all. exam is just around the corner and what am i doing here online. well well, as usual, distractions. i can't seem to spend a long time studying each day and exams is getting closer, two more weeks to go. i tried studying in the library yesterday, but somehow i got distracted by the noise because Eugene said that i was in the discussion area. so once i lost my concentration and got stucked on one question, my brain couldn't function anymore. so sort of like wasted a lil time there while waiting for Eugene to return from his discussion. then, headed to Starbucks on Lygon for a cuppa coffee. surprisingly, almost everyone there was with some sort of notes and all, there were actually so many people studying in Starbucks! i wondered how they make business though, i mean with so many people who are basically there to revise and taking up all the tables, no net flow of customers for this outlet then. at least i managed to get some work done after wasting some time in the library. does this mean that i work better under noisy condition? but then why couldn't i study in the noisy library then? *ponderz again* now i'm at home and see what am i doing? trying to find distraction and not study again. online online online although got nothing much to do. thought got people to chat to but everyone seems to be 'away'. *sighz* sienz...miss my dear already...come back faster ya!?
The Last of Prac
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weather:
fair and sunny. would have been a nice day if not because i had to wear long pants for prac. it's not that we are not allowed to wear skirt to prac, it's just that i think wearing sneakers and skirt *blinkz* is a weird combo.
positive events:
i had my last prac today. so this means that i will not have anymore prac until next year *yeah yeah*. mixed emotions. happy that i don't have to wear that stupid goggles that clings to your head so hard, it hurts [and no, it's not because i have a big head]. sad because i won't be able to see my nice nice demonstrator Kylee anymore. she has been such a big help during chem pracs and she always say words of encouragement to all of us. she also mentioned that we are like the best group ever because we always finish off earlier than the rest *peace*. unlike Frances's demonstrator who is of no help at all, he doesn't even hint them the answers. poor thing huh? at least even last sem i had a good demonstrator. although Andrew was a lil slow and playful, he still manages to finish on time and helps us when we are blur or stuck in prac. and it was funny how many accidents and things were broken in today's prac. i think at least 4 broken watch glass and 2 broken conicle flask!
results for the physical chem test came out today. happy that i scored full marks for it. although many people actually scored full marks too, what concerns me most is that now i would be able to make up for the lost marks during the organic chem test. no doubt the paper was easy, but at least i know that i didn't do any careless mistakes this time. because for those who knows me, i am very very prone to making the mistakes especially when the question is easy. even my parents have to tell me to take deep breath, don't panic, etc. before my exams *sigh* probably i'm suffering from anxiety disorder?
negative event:
for the previous two lectures of psychology, we had a new lecturer. i think he's one of the worst lecturers i encountered so far. imagine, he speaks even softer than the previous lecturer who's a woman! surprisingly, everyone actually keeps quiet in his class. is it because they are interested or just because they can't hear anything? *ponderz* i do admit that i find this particular topic that he's talking about interesting, but how am i suppose to learn anything if i can't hear what he says? it's like today, i heard him saying that Huntington disease is not genetically inherited! how can this be, i was thinking to myself. i wonder what other information i've misintepret. so i guess being able to hear just half of the time is of no help, better still don't go. thankfully he was only going to lecture for two time. not only is his voice so so soft, his overheads also super small and full of words. his notes is like 20 pages long! i mean, any sane person would know that there is no way anyone can cover that much in just 50 mins. what was he thinking man! in the end, i don't think he only covered 1/3 of the lecture materials. now, we have to go read it up on our own.
other highlights:
went to the Department of Pharmacology with Roy and guess what he was doing? he was like touching the lift, saying how cool it was, how it has two panels of button and the logic behind its existence. blur? well, we actually noticed that there was a panel towards the back of the lift and Roy's logic is that when the lift is packed, people behind can still press on the floor they want to get out on. clever huh!? then went to the Brownless Biomedical Library for the first time! i think i should probably familiarize myself with library systems and all since it might come in handy for years to come. Roy could actually go in there and came out with the book he wanted in just an instant! i was amazed and he explained that it was because he borrowed it before. cool huh?
conclusion:
time to get down the serious business now. exams in 18 days. have to speed up momentum of revision but probably not today.
fair and sunny. would have been a nice day if not because i had to wear long pants for prac. it's not that we are not allowed to wear skirt to prac, it's just that i think wearing sneakers and skirt *blinkz* is a weird combo.
positive events:
i had my last prac today. so this means that i will not have anymore prac until next year *yeah yeah*. mixed emotions. happy that i don't have to wear that stupid goggles that clings to your head so hard, it hurts [and no, it's not because i have a big head]. sad because i won't be able to see my nice nice demonstrator Kylee anymore. she has been such a big help during chem pracs and she always say words of encouragement to all of us. she also mentioned that we are like the best group ever because we always finish off earlier than the rest *peace*. unlike Frances's demonstrator who is of no help at all, he doesn't even hint them the answers. poor thing huh? at least even last sem i had a good demonstrator. although Andrew was a lil slow and playful, he still manages to finish on time and helps us when we are blur or stuck in prac. and it was funny how many accidents and things were broken in today's prac. i think at least 4 broken watch glass and 2 broken conicle flask!
results for the physical chem test came out today. happy that i scored full marks for it. although many people actually scored full marks too, what concerns me most is that now i would be able to make up for the lost marks during the organic chem test. no doubt the paper was easy, but at least i know that i didn't do any careless mistakes this time. because for those who knows me, i am very very prone to making the mistakes especially when the question is easy. even my parents have to tell me to take deep breath, don't panic, etc. before my exams *sigh* probably i'm suffering from anxiety disorder?
negative event:
for the previous two lectures of psychology, we had a new lecturer. i think he's one of the worst lecturers i encountered so far. imagine, he speaks even softer than the previous lecturer who's a woman! surprisingly, everyone actually keeps quiet in his class. is it because they are interested or just because they can't hear anything? *ponderz* i do admit that i find this particular topic that he's talking about interesting, but how am i suppose to learn anything if i can't hear what he says? it's like today, i heard him saying that Huntington disease is not genetically inherited! how can this be, i was thinking to myself. i wonder what other information i've misintepret. so i guess being able to hear just half of the time is of no help, better still don't go. thankfully he was only going to lecture for two time. not only is his voice so so soft, his overheads also super small and full of words. his notes is like 20 pages long! i mean, any sane person would know that there is no way anyone can cover that much in just 50 mins. what was he thinking man! in the end, i don't think he only covered 1/3 of the lecture materials. now, we have to go read it up on our own.
other highlights:
went to the Department of Pharmacology with Roy and guess what he was doing? he was like touching the lift, saying how cool it was, how it has two panels of button and the logic behind its existence. blur? well, we actually noticed that there was a panel towards the back of the lift and Roy's logic is that when the lift is packed, people behind can still press on the floor they want to get out on. clever huh!? then went to the Brownless Biomedical Library for the first time! i think i should probably familiarize myself with library systems and all since it might come in handy for years to come. Roy could actually go in there and came out with the book he wanted in just an instant! i was amazed and he explained that it was because he borrowed it before. cool huh?
conclusion:
time to get down the serious business now. exams in 18 days. have to speed up momentum of revision but probably not today.
Coffee & Alertness
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Does drinking coffee really boost alertness? This was a topic of discussion during one of my tute session. Well, yes i was supposed to be doing my work in tute instead of actively discussing about the effect of caffeine intake but heck, at least it's interesting right? Okay, back to my topic, many researches have gone to prove that caffeine increases metabolic rate and attentiveness. To some extent, i experienced that drinking a cuppa coffee during nights that i had to burn the midnight oil does help me to stay awake and be alert for a longer period of time. Also, during nights that i slept late and had to drag myself out of bed as early as 8 am. If i don't drink my favourite neslo that morning, i will be dozing off in lectures by the time the clock strikes 11. Though it works for me, the effect of caffeine varies with great intensity among individuals. Take my coffee addict 'friend', for instance, i don't think drinking coffee have any impact on his performance. Or does it? [Nah, most likely not].
On another note, there was a particular point that was of interest to me during one of my psychology lecture. Eysenck's Psycholobiological Theory stated that people who are extroverts tend to perform better with a moderate to high intake of caffeine.*ponders* Although facts and figures have been presented to support the effect of caffeine, some people chose to believe that there is no correlation between coffee and performances or alertness. As suggested by a friend, he believes that drinking coffee to stay awake is just psychological rather than biological. So, it's up to you to think which is true, perhaps both?
Note: For those who are incline to be awake after taking coffee, do not, i repeat DO NOT take coffee at night if you plan to sleep after a tired day. Or else, this is what will happen: Really tired eyes BUT very active brain = Deprivation of sleep *sobz*
Reminder To Self
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9/11 Tuesday 930am Genetics & The Evolution of Life
12/11 Friday 215pm Psychology
16/11 Tuesday 215pm Chemistry B (Advanced)
17/11 Wednesday 930am Applied Maths
When the going gets tough...
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You know how people used to say, when something bad happens, it happens in a sequence of events and when you finally overcome that bad luck...everything will be back to normal or even better? Well, guess what happened to me today? It's all regarding phone phone and more phones. Just an insight, my house phone hasn't been working for almost a week now and only now i got the time to call up the customer service line to enquire about the fault. Well, first of all when i wanted to call them, my hp ran out of credit. So, i thought i could just use the public phone instead since it costs so much to call 13 numbers from a hp. Then, i got through the customer service line with just 40 cents in the public phone. Next thing, they asked me for a number which they could contact, and knowing that my hp is half dead and with Eugene,i put them on hold, ran down the stairs, called out to Eugene who was on the way to uni and asked him for his phone and phone number [i think i should at least start remembering his number, huh?]. So then, after the confusing conversation with the lady on the other line, finally reach a conclusion that they will check what was wrong and repair it by monday. The irony is that i wasn't the one who was desperate to use the phone. I went through all this trouble for my pitiful housemates who 1. can't call girlfriend, and 2. can't use the Internet. By the way, during the process of running up and down the stairs, i banged my arm against the wall! It still hurts now as i am typing this, please don't turn blue black. *ouch* Not only that, today has been a cold and rainy day. I had to walk back from uni all alone under the cold cold rain. Tough luck?
The world of blogging...
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The world of blogging has been something that was introduced quite some time ago but it has only been of my interest just a year ago. I got to know about this from several friends of mine who suggested that i have a read of their blogs and i do find some of them interesting. Always wondered would it be difficult to set up my own but just find myself too lazy to even experiment on it. So, wondering why i suddenly decided to put up one? It's accidental! It's sort of because i wanted to search for a particular someone..not Cindy...and it was suggested by Marianne that it would be easier if i had my own blog. So, the curious me, decided to set up an account. Well, wasn't as hard as i thought it would be but i guess i have much more to learn about the html stuff and all that, so i can customize it the way i want it to be. Guess i shall learn this from Marianne or someone else during the holidays or something. As for now, i don't think i should be spending time learning about blogging as my exams are approaching. More about me next time...
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