I'm in sore need of it. I have a test in two days, and a project I don't know how to do due in 1 1/2 weeks, and what am I doing just blogging away instead of studying/working? Argh!!! I really wish I could actually be determined for once to do something, but I don't know why, maybe I'm not determined enough to be determined. Ironic...
The strange thing about college/university is that as it gets more interesting, it also gets a whole lot busier and progressively more hectic. But I guess one cannot exist without the other. Sigh...
Anyway, perhaps I should isolate myself from the computer in a futile effort to study. Too bad I can't do that for my project, cos the computer is required in it... >_> ciao~
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Sore...
Yeah, I'm sore all over today... Went to gym yesterday, the funny thing was I didn't get sore till like almost exactly 24 hours later, then bam! I couldn't walk properly, I was that sore. Good thing I didn't have to walk up the hill through Albert Park to go back to campus, or I'd have died.
Met Justin for lunch today, haven't actually caught up with him for ages. It was quite fun, really, and I wasn't feeling sore then, so I didn't mind walking through Albert Park. And yes, he still smokes. I guess everyone has their vices. Like he said, "you have your caffeine, and I have my nicotine". Heh.
Projects are starting to come up. Got projects for all my subjects but Mechanics so far. Sigh...
Anyway, kind of tired. Ciao~
Met Justin for lunch today, haven't actually caught up with him for ages. It was quite fun, really, and I wasn't feeling sore then, so I didn't mind walking through Albert Park. And yes, he still smokes. I guess everyone has their vices. Like he said, "you have your caffeine, and I have my nicotine". Heh.
Projects are starting to come up. Got projects for all my subjects but Mechanics so far. Sigh...
Anyway, kind of tired. Ciao~
Friday, March 09, 2007
So Busy....
I guess I could say that college has finally begun in earnest. I just had a test for a maths paper last Wednesday, and its worth 10% of my final grade. And its based on the paper last year!!! I could barely even remember what I did last year, what more to say I could remember what I studied last year. Ah well, at least there's a resit in two weeks.
Also got like 2 assignments to complete this week, I think by next Wednesday. Sigh, it wouldn't be so bad if one of them wasn't a Engineering Design paper. They're making me do copious amounts of orthographic drawings, and I really hate it. So what if I don't have a great mental capability for 3D visualisation? Sue me, then.
As I've said before, Bio & Chem has got to be the easiest subject around. And oh, BE (Bachelor of Engineering) students have to do some weird English language competency test. Don't ask me why, but I think its so basic that anyone who fails should be deported, immediately. Ah well, I'm equally discriminative, so what?
Anyway, met this guy, Oliver, who's either in his 4th or 3rd year in college now (can't exactly recall). He was doing BioInfomatics before he decided that he might want to do a BE, and so he's in one BE 1st year class, Mechanics. And well, I reckon he's pretty cool. Old enough for me to feel like I can look up to him somewhat, but not too old that I would shun him =P
Right, gotta get back to my assignments. Ciao
Also got like 2 assignments to complete this week, I think by next Wednesday. Sigh, it wouldn't be so bad if one of them wasn't a Engineering Design paper. They're making me do copious amounts of orthographic drawings, and I really hate it. So what if I don't have a great mental capability for 3D visualisation? Sue me, then.
As I've said before, Bio & Chem has got to be the easiest subject around. And oh, BE (Bachelor of Engineering) students have to do some weird English language competency test. Don't ask me why, but I think its so basic that anyone who fails should be deported, immediately. Ah well, I'm equally discriminative, so what?
Anyway, met this guy, Oliver, who's either in his 4th or 3rd year in college now (can't exactly recall). He was doing BioInfomatics before he decided that he might want to do a BE, and so he's in one BE 1st year class, Mechanics. And well, I reckon he's pretty cool. Old enough for me to feel like I can look up to him somewhat, but not too old that I would shun him =P
Right, gotta get back to my assignments. Ciao
Saturday, March 03, 2007
BORIIIING
Yeah, my uni's dull. Orientation was a failure, in my opinion at least, and lectures are really really dull. Had trouble staying awake through any of them, with the exception of Mechanics. Math Modeling 2 was so boring that it was a miracle I made it through alive, although asleep. And yes, I have a test based on Math Modeling 1 next Wednesday. Serve me right for doing it last year. I really can't remember a thing from it. >_> Looks like I might fail the test, and it's worth 10% of my final grade even. Grr...
At least its kinda picking up, albeit a little too slow for my taste. Don't know what clubs I should join really, way too many to pick from. Don't exactly feel like joining purely Asian clubs, but then again, I'm at a loss, especially because I don't want to join the Drinking Club.
And I don't know what is it with all the first year classes wanting to give diagnostic tests. Like Bio/Chem. It was so simple that if I failed to ace it, I'd personally kick myself in the ass. Well, figuratively of course. But it was so unbelievably easy anyway. Like this:
Which of the following is not an organ?
a) Skin b) Lungs c)Large intestine d)Heart e)Muscle
Wow... that was hard wasn't it? You get the picture.
Anyway, gotta run. Lantern festival's being held all through this weekend. Maybe I'll go tomorrow night. Ciao.
At least its kinda picking up, albeit a little too slow for my taste. Don't know what clubs I should join really, way too many to pick from. Don't exactly feel like joining purely Asian clubs, but then again, I'm at a loss, especially because I don't want to join the Drinking Club.
And I don't know what is it with all the first year classes wanting to give diagnostic tests. Like Bio/Chem. It was so simple that if I failed to ace it, I'd personally kick myself in the ass. Well, figuratively of course. But it was so unbelievably easy anyway. Like this:
Which of the following is not an organ?
a) Skin b) Lungs c)Large intestine d)Heart e)Muscle
Wow... that was hard wasn't it? You get the picture.
Anyway, gotta run. Lantern festival's being held all through this weekend. Maybe I'll go tomorrow night. Ciao.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Happy CNY!
Right... Usual blah crap, happy cny, yadeeyadeeya, etc, blah blah. My family reunion dinner isn't really one. Considering its just me, my sis and my mum. Dad's well. In Malaysia, so he's going to his family's one in Miri.
I kinda detest CNY at times. Its so dull at the moment. And Lifehouse is getting stuck on my mind more than ever. Not a good sign I guess. Off to looking for computer parts online. Ciao
I kinda detest CNY at times. Its so dull at the moment. And Lifehouse is getting stuck on my mind more than ever. Not a good sign I guess. Off to looking for computer parts online. Ciao
Friday, February 16, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
I'm falling even more in love with youI know... utterly random, but yet another Lifehouse song stuck in my head. Amazing...
Letting go of all I've held on to
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you
I'm living for the only thing I know
I'm running and not quite sure where to go
And I don't know what I'm diving into
Just hanging by a moment here with you
Valentine's
Yeah, you'd think that I'd be writing this post saying I went out with my valentine's and all, but truthfully. I don't have one. That wasn't going to stop me from going out. I went out with the other bachelors today. Well, the ones not in school anyway. Had heaps of fun in the city. Went for Rocky Balboa and then two hours of pool.
Rocky Balboa... What can I say... It was alright I guess, but it isn't the kind of movie I'd recommend for you all. Well... I mean the fight scene at the end, although good, was a tad too short. And it only lasted for like what 30 mins, when the whole movie was 1hr 45 mins. Which means, the only good bit was the last 1/3 of the movie. And then again, they didn't show the whole 10 rounds. And he's just too old. I honestly fell asleep during the first hour, if you must know. Perhaps some people would feel differently about this, but that's what I think about this movie. Do not spend money on it. If you must watch, go get the pirated version, downloaded or otherwise. Or wait till someone gets it on DVD, rented or otherwise. Then borrow/watch it. Seriously.
Other than that, nothing much else to say. I was thinking of going over to Melbourne sometime during this year to visit people, both from Malaysia and New Zealand. Cool eh? We'll see about that though. I have to get it sorted. Maybe I'll go in winter, cos well... Summer I have to work. So winter sounds best. And I turn 18 about winter (southern hemisphere), so that'll be all sweet. Well, off I go then. Ciao.
Rocky Balboa... What can I say... It was alright I guess, but it isn't the kind of movie I'd recommend for you all. Well... I mean the fight scene at the end, although good, was a tad too short. And it only lasted for like what 30 mins, when the whole movie was 1hr 45 mins. Which means, the only good bit was the last 1/3 of the movie. And then again, they didn't show the whole 10 rounds. And he's just too old. I honestly fell asleep during the first hour, if you must know. Perhaps some people would feel differently about this, but that's what I think about this movie. Do not spend money on it. If you must watch, go get the pirated version, downloaded or otherwise. Or wait till someone gets it on DVD, rented or otherwise. Then borrow/watch it. Seriously.
Other than that, nothing much else to say. I was thinking of going over to Melbourne sometime during this year to visit people, both from Malaysia and New Zealand. Cool eh? We'll see about that though. I have to get it sorted. Maybe I'll go in winter, cos well... Summer I have to work. So winter sounds best. And I turn 18 about winter (southern hemisphere), so that'll be all sweet. Well, off I go then. Ciao.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Tasteless
I swear somethings wrong with my taste buds. Last night, I went over to Sarah's for her and Hannah's farewelling party thing. And predictably, there were drinks. Well, I skipped the beer and opted for Smirnoff Ices and those blue vodka things. Then we progressed to screwdrivers. And yes, there was food. Barbeque I think. Can't really remember what exactly.
Oh! We played Buzz too. Goddamn I was so buzzer-happy then. And uhh, there was Singstar. And I pwnt them all, for well. Any song that didn't require me to castrate myself like The Darkness. Arnold probably showed up earlier, and obviously we were still drinking. I forgot my togs, so I didn't get in the pool. I know my writing's really disjointed, but my head's a little like that at the moment.
Then at some point, Arnold wanted me to do 3 Galliano shots in a row. Or maybe I did two the last time in a row, and he wanted me to do one more. Whatever. Don't really remember. The only thing I can say is, I swear I couldn't taste those shots. I thought it was water they were giving me. They adamantly protested otherwise. And well, considering I did feel the hit quite a while after, I suppose they were right. I dunno, it was supposed to taste like anise, or maybe liquorice. Or something. But that's where it doesn't make sense. I did not taste anything, except water. Maybe my taste buds are fucked up. Ah well. Cos I did taste the vodka, I'm sure... Hmm, wait, did I do vodka after those shots?
Ah whatever, going to get a bit more sleep. Only had 4 hours of sleep total. Kept waking up intermittently. And my head's kinda spinning. Ciao
Oh! We played Buzz too. Goddamn I was so buzzer-happy then. And uhh, there was Singstar. And I pwnt them all, for well. Any song that didn't require me to castrate myself like The Darkness. Arnold probably showed up earlier, and obviously we were still drinking. I forgot my togs, so I didn't get in the pool. I know my writing's really disjointed, but my head's a little like that at the moment.
Then at some point, Arnold wanted me to do 3 Galliano shots in a row. Or maybe I did two the last time in a row, and he wanted me to do one more. Whatever. Don't really remember. The only thing I can say is, I swear I couldn't taste those shots. I thought it was water they were giving me. They adamantly protested otherwise. And well, considering I did feel the hit quite a while after, I suppose they were right. I dunno, it was supposed to taste like anise, or maybe liquorice. Or something. But that's where it doesn't make sense. I did not taste anything, except water. Maybe my taste buds are fucked up. Ah well. Cos I did taste the vodka, I'm sure... Hmm, wait, did I do vodka after those shots?
Ah whatever, going to get a bit more sleep. Only had 4 hours of sleep total. Kept waking up intermittently. And my head's kinda spinning. Ciao
Monday, February 12, 2007
"Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer"
I re-watched Cruel Intentions recently, and well, it was still good the second time round. Although I think I preferred Match Point as a whole for being a re-watchable movie. I liked that quote above very much. Should be pretty obvious too. But honestly, how many people do you see doing that? Sadly, its only those people who are so manipulative that they probably never have friends. Or if they do, they might not even know who their friends are. I'm glad that I'm not like that, I hope.
Have you ever reached the point when you sometimes feel like ditching the majority of your friends where you are, and just moving on? I'm going through one of those phases. Getting annoyed isn't good for me I guess.
Speak to me, when all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through
Cheer up Gabe. Perhaps patience and determination will get you through.
I re-watched Cruel Intentions recently, and well, it was still good the second time round. Although I think I preferred Match Point as a whole for being a re-watchable movie. I liked that quote above very much. Should be pretty obvious too. But honestly, how many people do you see doing that? Sadly, its only those people who are so manipulative that they probably never have friends. Or if they do, they might not even know who their friends are. I'm glad that I'm not like that, I hope.
Have you ever reached the point when you sometimes feel like ditching the majority of your friends where you are, and just moving on? I'm going through one of those phases. Getting annoyed isn't good for me I guess.
Speak to me, when all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through
Cheer up Gabe. Perhaps patience and determination will get you through.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Blind.
Well. I already know I'm blind. But I'm speaking of the song by Lifehouse. Suddenly decided to go and listen to it, and I find that I like it. If someone could find me songs that are closely similar to it in mood, I'd be happy.
Here goes the huge space filler, the lyrics.:
Here goes the huge space filler, the lyrics.:
Blind by Lifehouse
I was young but I wasn't naive
I watched helpless as you turned around to leave
And still I have the pain I have to carry
A past so deep that even you could not bury if you tried
After all this time
I never thought we'd be here
Never thought we'd be here
When my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
I would fall asleep
Only in hopes of dreaming
That everything would be like is was before
But nights like this it seems are slowly fleeting
They disappear as reality is crashing to the floor
After all this time
I never thought we'd be here
Never thought we'd be here
When my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
After all this while
Would you ever wanna leave it
Maybe you could not believe it
That my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you will ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
And I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
I was young but I wasn't naive
I watched helpless as you turned around to leave
And still I have the pain I have to carry
A past so deep that even you could not bury if you tried
After all this time
I never thought we'd be here
Never thought we'd be here
When my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
I would fall asleep
Only in hopes of dreaming
That everything would be like is was before
But nights like this it seems are slowly fleeting
They disappear as reality is crashing to the floor
After all this time
I never thought we'd be here
Never thought we'd be here
When my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
After all this while
Would you ever wanna leave it
Maybe you could not believe it
That my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you will ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
And I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
Yeah, I like Lifehouse quite a bit at times. They have the tendency to churn out songs with good lyrics. So what if they're not metal, or rock, or if they're really really mellow. I'm in the mood for it. So well, anyway, my day was practically a waste of time. Did nothing more but sit at home on my ass. And listening to random music, posting in the manga site, and deciding to listen to the Lifehouse song. Anyway, going to read some stories for now. Ciao.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
School's Starting...
But not for me!!! Hehe, it's always good to know that while everyone's off to school, which starts tomorrow, I'll be lazing around at home, since I'm off to varsity and I'll have 3 extra weeks of holiday... ^^ Although I probably shouldn't rub it in their faces. Its good that I managed to sort out my student loan and application today, that basically completes the list of things I have to get ready for college. Unless getting a new bag counts. Not that I need one, but... Ah, you know... It'll be nice.
I noticed that life has been grinding down to a very slow pace recently. I'm just waiting for John to finish his summer school exams so I can go computer shopping with him, since he'd be better at haggling than me (and well, he can speak Chinese, so he'll be definitely better at haggling with those Asian dealers). And as for life being slow, probably its because I have a lack of friends who are going to college with me. I guess I never did take the time to extensively socialise and involve myself with the 7th formers (who are starting college with me, as opposed to my 6th form friends). Or maybe they didn't take the time to socialise with me. Ah, who knows. I'm going to college, I can just meet them there. Heh.
Haven't done much today beyond submitting my applications. Did some shopping. Which ain't much, but I got myself a summer jacket and 3 hats. Well, I know its the end of summer, but it was a nice jacket. So sue me. And well, I still want more hats. Didn't manage to find the hat I was looking for. You know, something like a herringbone messenger/courier boy hat? I don't really know what it is called. But well, just wanted one. And maybe a weird fishing hat that would fit me. I think its becoming an obsession now. Oh well, what's life without a vice?
Yeah, I should get around to organising something for me to do this week or the next. The problem is school's started. And well, that just cuts down the number of people available whom I know well to two. Damn. Not much to do with two people as I know it. And it's Valentine's next Wednesday too. The price of roses will be expectedly marked up. I saw it at a florist for $18 a rose in a box. Obviously a red rose, but still. $18 is a tad pricey don't you think?
Hmm, maybe I'll get to re-watching Cruel Intentions or Donnie Darko tonight. Yes, I'm that bored. Well, I'm off. Ciao.
I noticed that life has been grinding down to a very slow pace recently. I'm just waiting for John to finish his summer school exams so I can go computer shopping with him, since he'd be better at haggling than me (and well, he can speak Chinese, so he'll be definitely better at haggling with those Asian dealers). And as for life being slow, probably its because I have a lack of friends who are going to college with me. I guess I never did take the time to extensively socialise and involve myself with the 7th formers (who are starting college with me, as opposed to my 6th form friends). Or maybe they didn't take the time to socialise with me. Ah, who knows. I'm going to college, I can just meet them there. Heh.
Haven't done much today beyond submitting my applications. Did some shopping. Which ain't much, but I got myself a summer jacket and 3 hats. Well, I know its the end of summer, but it was a nice jacket. So sue me. And well, I still want more hats. Didn't manage to find the hat I was looking for. You know, something like a herringbone messenger/courier boy hat? I don't really know what it is called. But well, just wanted one. And maybe a weird fishing hat that would fit me. I think its becoming an obsession now. Oh well, what's life without a vice?
Yeah, I should get around to organising something for me to do this week or the next. The problem is school's started. And well, that just cuts down the number of people available whom I know well to two. Damn. Not much to do with two people as I know it. And it's Valentine's next Wednesday too. The price of roses will be expectedly marked up. I saw it at a florist for $18 a rose in a box. Obviously a red rose, but still. $18 is a tad pricey don't you think?
Hmm, maybe I'll get to re-watching Cruel Intentions or Donnie Darko tonight. Yes, I'm that bored. Well, I'm off. Ciao.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
omg!!! justin!!!
Lol, I didnt expect to run into Justin today... Yeah, the Justin from Christchurch, the ex-Lodgian, etc etc... He just moved today from Christchurch into Auckland it seems. I bumped into him at St Lukes mall while, uhh... shopping? Kinda...
He's like living in St Lukes now, which was my old neighbourhood, but I moved to New Windsor recently. I wanna go back to St Lukes!!! =(
Didn't recognise him at first, when he called out to me. I actually thought it was one of my other classmates, Chris, except with uhh... a deeper voice. Lol, I guess I can attribute it to not having seen Chris for ages as well. Hehe, good thing he didn't ask what his name was. That would have been a major embarrassment. Beyond that, there wasn't really much to my day I guess. Sigh, finally finished enrolling for my Semester 1 classes. Now on to Semester 2 -_-"
Anyway, going off. Ciao~
He's like living in St Lukes now, which was my old neighbourhood, but I moved to New Windsor recently. I wanna go back to St Lukes!!! =(
Didn't recognise him at first, when he called out to me. I actually thought it was one of my other classmates, Chris, except with uhh... a deeper voice. Lol, I guess I can attribute it to not having seen Chris for ages as well. Hehe, good thing he didn't ask what his name was. That would have been a major embarrassment. Beyond that, there wasn't really much to my day I guess. Sigh, finally finished enrolling for my Semester 1 classes. Now on to Semester 2 -_-"
Anyway, going off. Ciao~
Monday, January 29, 2007
And back to organising
Yeah, did I ever mention that I continuously organise things? Maybe its just to occupy myself from thinking of things... But well, at least I've got another dota session planned for Thurs, even though the lack of skilled players coming will probably rage me as usual. But ah well, beggars can't be choosers.
And well, another dinner on Fri... If you read the post I just made, well... Perhaps it is true.
Love ends in a fire
Fire through the streets
Set them alight
Don't say your goodbyes
Say after me
I'll go my own way baby.
And well, another dinner on Fri... If you read the post I just made, well... Perhaps it is true.
Love ends in a fire
Fire through the streets
Set them alight
Don't say your goodbyes
Say after me
I'll go my own way baby.
Summery thoughts
There's something about summer that just makes everything seem idyllic... And summer songs kinda reflect that atmosphere. But then again, for some reason these songs have a sad touch to them, almost wistful at times.
Recently, I've got that Weezer song stuck in my head, "Island In The Sun"... Something about it just seems really, well, sad, in a sense. And well... if you took the time to look up the lyrics, you might see why, or then again, maybe its just me.
And it somehow brings to mind another quote, but in Latin this time:
Haec olim meminisse iuvabit - perhaps someday we will look back upon these things with joy.
Something about it is strangely reminiscent of sad events. And I'm well, a sucker for things like these. Perhaps its my strange liking for stories with bittersweet endings.
Another song comes to mind, strangely, by a NZ artist. I find some of her songs quite well, soothing and melancholic, something I always liked. Man, I'm weird... It's called "Say After Me" by Bic Runga. And well, I wouldnt know why, but another quote comes to mind with that song too...
Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur - We choose to love, we do not choose to cease loving.
Perhaps if you looked at the lyrics to this song you'd understand why as well.
If a moment in time could be the sum of the wishes in life, would it be better that the moment was what it was, just a brief flash in the flow of time, like a pebble thrown into the fast flowing river? Yet, we humans are such strange things. We barely notice that things are changing when they perpetually are in motion, and one day we awaken to find that the things we knew have passed, and fallen away into the recesses of time. And in those times, we recall the little individual moments that we treasure. I suppose the sum of the parts are greater than the whole after all.
There are times when well, things feel so temporary to us. I don't know why, but I'm in one of those moods. When everything seems like it'll all fall away, and I'll be left with nothing. Its kinda shaking, and I guess its making me particularly clingy these days... Ah well... Back to more reflections for me.
Ciao.
Recently, I've got that Weezer song stuck in my head, "Island In The Sun"... Something about it just seems really, well, sad, in a sense. And well... if you took the time to look up the lyrics, you might see why, or then again, maybe its just me.
And it somehow brings to mind another quote, but in Latin this time:
Haec olim meminisse iuvabit - perhaps someday we will look back upon these things with joy.
Something about it is strangely reminiscent of sad events. And I'm well, a sucker for things like these. Perhaps its my strange liking for stories with bittersweet endings.
Another song comes to mind, strangely, by a NZ artist. I find some of her songs quite well, soothing and melancholic, something I always liked. Man, I'm weird... It's called "Say After Me" by Bic Runga. And well, I wouldnt know why, but another quote comes to mind with that song too...
Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur - We choose to love, we do not choose to cease loving.
Perhaps if you looked at the lyrics to this song you'd understand why as well.
If a moment in time could be the sum of the wishes in life, would it be better that the moment was what it was, just a brief flash in the flow of time, like a pebble thrown into the fast flowing river? Yet, we humans are such strange things. We barely notice that things are changing when they perpetually are in motion, and one day we awaken to find that the things we knew have passed, and fallen away into the recesses of time. And in those times, we recall the little individual moments that we treasure. I suppose the sum of the parts are greater than the whole after all.
There are times when well, things feel so temporary to us. I don't know why, but I'm in one of those moods. When everything seems like it'll all fall away, and I'll be left with nothing. Its kinda shaking, and I guess its making me particularly clingy these days... Ah well... Back to more reflections for me.
Ciao.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Results! Engineering! OMGWTFBBQ!
Lol... Funny day. Went to Jase's yesterday, and like slept at 6am. -_-" Woke up dead tired, then found out that results were out online. Went on to check, and it was really funny (NA - Not Achieved, SNA - Standard Not Attempted, A - Achieved, M - Merit, E - Excellence):
English was funny =D I failed 3 of the externals, and passed one. I still did alright for my internals, E for all three of them, but I couldn't be bothered when I was doing my English exam, so lol... And I think I did pretty fine for my exams considering the little effort I put in. I don't want to look at my Scholarship results though, that'd be horrible =\
And I checked NDeva today (Auckland Uni's student thingy) and I got accepted into Engineering!!! Yay!!! Hehe, I'm happy. That's it for today, I'm really tired with like 4 hours of sleep.
| RESULTS OF 2006 EXTERNALLY ASSESSED STANDARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Level 2 | RESULT | CREDITS | |
| 90459 | Describe genetic variation and change | M | 3 |
| 90461 | Describe concepts and processes relating to ecology | M | 3 |
| 90462 | Describe diversity in the structure and function of animals | A | 3 |
| 90464 | Describe cell structure and function | M | 3 |
| Chemistry Level 3 | RESULT | CREDITS | |
| 90696 | Describe oxidation-reduction processes | M | 3 |
| 90698 | Describe aspects of organic chemistry | A | 5 |
| 90700 | Describe properties of aqueous systems | E | 5 |
| 90780 | Describe properties of particles and thermochemical principles | A | 5 |
| English Level 3 | RESULT | CREDITS | |
| 90721 | Respond critically to written text(s) studied | N | |
| 90722 | Respond critically to Shakespearean drama studied | N | |
| 90723 | Respond critically to oral or visual text studied | SNA | |
| 90724 | Read and respond critically to unfamiliar prose and poetry texts | M | 3 |
| Mathematics Level 3 | RESULT | CREDITS | |
| 90642 | Calculate confidence intervals for population parameters | E | 3 |
| 90643 | Solve straightforward problems involving probability | E | 4 |
| 90644 | Solve equations | M | 4 |
| 90646 | Use probability distribution models to solve straightforward problems | E | 4 |
| Physics Level 3 | RESULT | CREDITS | |
| 90520 | Demonstrate understanding of wave systems | M | 4 |
| 90521 | Demonstrate understanding of mechanical systems | M | 6 |
| 90522 | Demonstrate understanding of atoms, photons and nuclei | M | 3 |
| 90523 | Demonstrate understanding of electrical systems | M | 6 |
English was funny =D I failed 3 of the externals, and passed one. I still did alright for my internals, E for all three of them, but I couldn't be bothered when I was doing my English exam, so lol... And I think I did pretty fine for my exams considering the little effort I put in. I don't want to look at my Scholarship results though, that'd be horrible =\
And I checked NDeva today (Auckland Uni's student thingy) and I got accepted into Engineering!!! Yay!!! Hehe, I'm happy. That's it for today, I'm really tired with like 4 hours of sleep.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
DotA...
It's been like ages since I've dota-ed, but I thought I'd go for another session, since it's always good to hook your friends on it =D I got like 8 other people other than myself to play, for a total of 9:
Me, Jase, Chris, Nithin, JiWin, JiWin's bro, Mihailo, Kent, and Tim. Well, truth to say, it wasn't so bad, but Nithin and Kent never played before, and Mihailo wasn't so far off in regards to that.
Truth to say, it's not like I'm that great either, but everyone else are noobs, so respectively I seem like a good player by a long shot. Which isn't true, but yeah. I had to teach Mihailo, Kent and Nithin. Especially Nithin. God that guy rages me... First off he moves incredibly slow, and his reactions are classically likened to those of a vegetable. Then he sits in base and poringly looks over every item when people are nicely INVADING the World Tree. Objectives, people, objectives. And I don't know how he couldn't pick up the proper use of the hero he was assigned (Raigor Stormhoof, the Earthshaker or rather) considering its as simple as point and click. It's hardly rocket science is it? Even his ultimate was simple. Please click when you have many enemies around you and watch them die. Then he starts asking me heaps of questions, when I'm pretty damn sure I've answered them all, and I get distracted and feed the enemy team. GG NITHIN!! At least Chris finally came along and helped me teach them somewhat better. Kent still managed to screw up by not learning how to use his items properly. It's a true wonder he managed to survive with boots of speed and 5 ring of regens, but I attribute that to the whole map being littered with noobs.
But all in all, putting the noob players aside (oops that's everyone I think) we made some progress. Mihailo caught on pretty well to learning item builds if not how to play. They all still need faster reflexes though. Tim seriously needs some level of common sense playing dota -_-" I mean, item builds are simple. Even I had a minor item build that got me through my noob stages pretty well... JiWin's brother is by all means pathetic both at playing and at item builds. I don't even know how he managed kills with a faulty tinker that relied on Laser and low mana. Oh well...
Meh, enough of rage. The first match was funny though... I randomed King Leoric, and so I ended up with Aegis/Rapier and paired with Reincarnation, it was plain cheap... 1k crits for you! Lol... Proof that me and Jase should never be paired in any dota match with those noobs...
Me, Jase, Chris, Nithin, JiWin, JiWin's bro, Mihailo, Kent, and Tim. Well, truth to say, it wasn't so bad, but Nithin and Kent never played before, and Mihailo wasn't so far off in regards to that.
Truth to say, it's not like I'm that great either, but everyone else are noobs, so respectively I seem like a good player by a long shot. Which isn't true, but yeah. I had to teach Mihailo, Kent and Nithin. Especially Nithin. God that guy rages me... First off he moves incredibly slow, and his reactions are classically likened to those of a vegetable. Then he sits in base and poringly looks over every item when people are nicely INVADING the World Tree. Objectives, people, objectives. And I don't know how he couldn't pick up the proper use of the hero he was assigned (Raigor Stormhoof, the Earthshaker or rather) considering its as simple as point and click. It's hardly rocket science is it? Even his ultimate was simple. Please click when you have many enemies around you and watch them die. Then he starts asking me heaps of questions, when I'm pretty damn sure I've answered them all, and I get distracted and feed the enemy team. GG NITHIN!! At least Chris finally came along and helped me teach them somewhat better. Kent still managed to screw up by not learning how to use his items properly. It's a true wonder he managed to survive with boots of speed and 5 ring of regens, but I attribute that to the whole map being littered with noobs.
But all in all, putting the noob players aside (oops that's everyone I think) we made some progress. Mihailo caught on pretty well to learning item builds if not how to play. They all still need faster reflexes though. Tim seriously needs some level of common sense playing dota -_-" I mean, item builds are simple. Even I had a minor item build that got me through my noob stages pretty well... JiWin's brother is by all means pathetic both at playing and at item builds. I don't even know how he managed kills with a faulty tinker that relied on Laser and low mana. Oh well...
Meh, enough of rage. The first match was funny though... I randomed King Leoric, and so I ended up with Aegis/Rapier and paired with Reincarnation, it was plain cheap... 1k crits for you! Lol... Proof that me and Jase should never be paired in any dota match with those noobs...
Friday, January 05, 2007
Flight of The Conchords
Right, I must say I'm normally not proud of anything from NZ, but these guys crack me up so hard... Need proof? Go to youtube.com and search up Albi the Racist Dragon, or perhaps the Hiphoppotamus vs. Rhymenocerus. It's top-notch quality stuff, and Business Time is good as well...
On another note, read TuckerMax. It has got to be one of the best stuff there, I mean, this guy's like a prick and all, but he's still pretty damn funny. And "The Most Disturbing Conversation Ever", that thing is some quality shit man. Just read all his stories, it's so awesome.
On another note, read TuckerMax. It has got to be one of the best stuff there, I mean, this guy's like a prick and all, but he's still pretty damn funny. And "The Most Disturbing Conversation Ever", that thing is some quality shit man. Just read all his stories, it's so awesome.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
My New Year's
Went to the bach with Dunc, Chris, Jase and Ben, courtesy of Chris's family =D It was a rather interesting few days that we spent there, I must say... I tried water-skiing twice, but my noobness and the cold water scared me off, and I only made it out of the water anyway, couldn't really stay on... *puts on the nubshoes*
I'm afraid I was a very annoying cunt during new year's eve/new year's morning... I got drunk rapidly and was talking smack and acting like the most irritating fuck ever... which I think I was, come to think of it... I probably should have built up my resistance before that, but I didn't think of it... And I don't know why I was so annoying too, heh =\ I guess it was a bad case of horrid luck... I got a mild hangover on New Year's as well, which made me dizzy until like 3pm, and I had to resort to sleeping to pass most of it, which meant I couldn't go fishing =( My New Year's resolution? Drink less, or build up resistance before doing that... And oh, be a less annoying cunt, which ain't hard, cos I remember trying really hard to be as annoying as I could... Don't ask me why I did that...
Can't really remember everything, so I'm just writing briefly... Unfortunately, we spent most of the time playing 5-way Hearts, and I don't know why... the weather wasn't as good as it should've been... I think we all got kinda raged at one another by the end of it... Which was kinda expected, considering that you spend like 4 or 5 days with just each other mainly 80% of the time...
I'm kinda tired, just got back 2 hours ago from a 3 hour trip... It's Dunc's birthday tomorrow!!! I wanna go to the Big Day Out too, but I'm kinda broke, and I don't have $130-ish to spare... A shame really, Muse, Tool, Blindspot, Lily Allen, The Killers and lots more are all going to be there... ='( BALLS! Ah well, I hope next year's one will be as good, so maybe I'll go then...
I'm off for today/tonight... Ciao~
I'm afraid I was a very annoying cunt during new year's eve/new year's morning... I got drunk rapidly and was talking smack and acting like the most irritating fuck ever... which I think I was, come to think of it... I probably should have built up my resistance before that, but I didn't think of it... And I don't know why I was so annoying too, heh =\ I guess it was a bad case of horrid luck... I got a mild hangover on New Year's as well, which made me dizzy until like 3pm, and I had to resort to sleeping to pass most of it, which meant I couldn't go fishing =( My New Year's resolution? Drink less, or build up resistance before doing that... And oh, be a less annoying cunt, which ain't hard, cos I remember trying really hard to be as annoying as I could... Don't ask me why I did that...
Can't really remember everything, so I'm just writing briefly... Unfortunately, we spent most of the time playing 5-way Hearts, and I don't know why... the weather wasn't as good as it should've been... I think we all got kinda raged at one another by the end of it... Which was kinda expected, considering that you spend like 4 or 5 days with just each other mainly 80% of the time...
I'm kinda tired, just got back 2 hours ago from a 3 hour trip... It's Dunc's birthday tomorrow!!! I wanna go to the Big Day Out too, but I'm kinda broke, and I don't have $130-ish to spare... A shame really, Muse, Tool, Blindspot, Lily Allen, The Killers and lots more are all going to be there... ='( BALLS! Ah well, I hope next year's one will be as good, so maybe I'll go then...
I'm off for today/tonight... Ciao~
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