Friday, November 06, 2009
2nd year is officially over...completed my 2weeks rural placement, handed in the last final assignment yesterday...not really a good report, went over the wordcount..oh well just couldnt be bothered. 2nd sem results was released yesterday as well, very satisfied with the results..thanked God. Right now, boredom has just kick in..the weather is so nice outside..what the heck am i doin at home? Anyway....some pics taken during my rural placement..
more pics on facebook..haha. It was a good placement. Went to a specialist school which consist of 29 children age 4-12. Mostly developmental delays associated with autism, a few down syndrome and ADHDs. They were all cute and cheeky..especially if they know you are new comer..they will cling on to you, try and get your attention..how can you possibly say no to a cute innocent eyes. we were asked to be more stern with the kids. Dont hold their hands if they ask you to...stop them if they talk too much lol. We get to go to every classes during the first week and observer. By the 2nd week we were ask to choose a class. for my case, since i needed to do a case study for my assignment i have to choose a child and work with the child one to one. It was exciting yet challenging at the same. time. I chose to work with an 8 year old boy who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome. His behaviour was challenging enough for me. Getting him to write few sentences..hold the pencil properly even read out few words on a chart was hard enough. Was stressing myself out..wondering what can i do with this child..but i was only in the school for another 5days..not possible for the outcomes wouldnt possibly pop-out that easily. I reckon the child's behaviour depends on the child's mood as well. They can be obedient at the start of the day..and get aggitated by the end of the day.
I was focusing fully on his gross and fine motor skills..overall he is independant with his self-care skills eg: toileting, feeding, dressing. Thats what OTs usually look at. He definetely needs to work on his fine motor skills that involves handwritting. I had the opportunity to work with a speech therapist as well..she explained to me her roles and how it clashes with OT pretty much. I felt a lil intimidated when i told her i wanted to work on the child's handwritting skills..and she said he prob would never write in the next 10 years..bla bla...suggesting i should get him to learn typing on the keyboard. Oh well..first thing to work on is the child's concentration span. LOL. I was also asked to organise an activity for the class. Luckily there were only 10kids in the class. Decided to do paper marche or collage..since it involves tearing papers into small pieces..glueing..cutting..colouring..i even went to collect some sand from the beach for this activity haha. Played simon says as a warm up game before commencing the activity. Just hopping the kids enjoyed the games. One thing i learn from this task is to be specific and dont give the kids choices or they will rebel against you.
Besides placement, i had the opportunity to do some sight seeing as well. Went to the popular Great Ocean Road, couple of secluded bays! Glad that i could stay over at my friend's house for a week although i was not in my comfort zone at all times. Living with a different family with different lifestyles. lol. Decided to stay in an appartment on my own during the second week..although it was scary at the beginning..living alone in a unfamiliar place..but i get to conquer the entire place including the TV itself lol. They provided an electric blanket as well..which i would consider getting one for myself in preparation for winter next year haha. My heater doesnt seem to be working 100%!
So whats next....Holidays! Booked my airticket to KK last nite..will be going back on the 5th of dec till feb. Also im counting down the days till Aiming and Vengli touch down Melb!! or shall i say arrive Geelong Railway Station! 11 more days to go! woohoo. Better do some research of places to go to. Ahh..so much to do..have to sort out my police check for next year..planning to get driver's learners permit..gahh troublesome..contemplating if i should start from scratch getting Vic license or convert msian driving license..tho i still need to sit for the law test etc. Sigh.
Till then.
2:00 PM
Saturday, August 22, 2009
.....finally turned 22
feeling? Getting old...and probably not matured enough to be 22..or my thinking is probably not compatible to a 22 year old! HAHA....so much more to learn and to make decisions like a matured person in life. Well another year wiser that is :)
Celebrated my b'day at my Malaysian friend's hse. Had a potluck party, lots of good food..mix culture on the dinning table comprising of sushi, fried rice noodles, bbq chicken, curry puffs, brownies, junk food and last but not least home made choc mud b'day cake by my friend Shaz. The house was nicely decorated with balloons...which was a great surprise. It was hard to break the ice in the beginning...everyone was shy to talk to each other..leading to a division of 2 groups...the archi students and the health science students..isolated! Sooner or later after my friend turned on some music..warming up the atmosphere...everything went well. My coursemate and i were trying to think of a game, but most of it required chairs which was insufficient. Most of the time spent was talking..taking pics and videos..and i was asked to give a speech!! Everyone had a share of speeches as well. Later that night, everyone headed to the pub. Drinks and dance time!! Overall it was good fun! A memorable 22nd b'day..not to forget lovely cards and bday wishes from friends out there!B'day prezies:
From left: pink toiletries bag from my coursemate, Elizabeth Arden gift set: Green tea perfume, body lotion & shower gel, Clutch from Forever New from the msian gang, World Biggest lolly shop: Aero choc bars & low carb sperminties (ate 2 of it already) from coursemate, some maze game 2 from one of my msian friend keep me entertaint
Beautiful necklace from my ex-housemate and small flowery purple pouch from my housemate monika.
My wall, filled with cards now...hehehe
Cards i received this year!The pass few days was hetic for me, sleepless nights, pimples pooping out from all that stress and even more dominant dark circles.....i wsa rushing to finish two major assignments..both 2000word essays worth 40%. One for Sociology and another OT Case study on a Stroke patient. Dont think i will do well for both essays...sigh. Oh well fingers crossed. Didnt realise i borrowed so many lib books..4 unused out of 17books. Someone put one of the books on-hold and i couldnt return it on time..so currently $1 fine recorded! LOL..i guess nothing will happen..unless u went over certain amount of limits and the uni will suspend u or something..haha.
My taste bud found a new liking...and its under my fav food list at the moment:
Crumpet..topped with avocado + cheese + pinch of pepper + seasoning...microwaved for bout 1min..i guess would be nicer if its bake in the oven.Havent had a good meal for the pass few days and my fresh food was running low. Finally cooked a nice meal last night. I have 1 sweet potato and 4 small potatoes kept in the fridge for a couple of weeks already, and the potatoes doesnt look as fresh anymore...so decided to just cook it. THought of mum's homecook dish, yam plus mince meat..lol but i substitute the yam with potatoes...added bit of tomato based sauce ...frozen left over from the last time i cooked it with fish..(another inspired homecook food by mom..tomato fish)...and bit of soy sauce..cuz i was trying to make it saucy. Had some left over brocolli, 1 carrot, and a massive eggplant...so i cook veg curry..bought this lee kum kee pre-made veg coconut curry sauce..quite good..but bit sweet..i guess it matches the Aussie's taste bud. They have other sort of pre-made sauce as well..sweet and sour pork, mongolian lamb...it comes in a packet form. Good for convinience!
Satisfying dinner....Alright off to bed...another busy week coming up! Till then. Spring is coming...Gd bye cold weather!
12:04 AM
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Time is passing by like a rocket. Its the month of Aug already and the 3rd week of uni. 9more weeks of uni till exams and thus the semester ends. Craziness. I find this week's lectures quite interesting minus sociology. Art therapy was the lecture's topic for one of my OT based unit. Never knew there is such thing as art therapy and its something that im quite interested in. Art therapy is used as part of an intervention plan for people with disabilities, mental illness patients, stoke patients as some patients may be able to express their inner thoughts through art that can be drawing, painting..etc. Its not only used to express their thoughts and feelings but it is also to assist their development in movement, perception, sensory and physical coordination say for example, a patient who had a stroke may suffer from unilateral neglect i.e neglecting one side of the body therefore using a roller to paint the patient might be able to cross over the midline of his/her body..creating more perception and awareness of the neglected side. Hahaha really creative. During our tutorial session besides discussing case studies, we were thought how to make flubber, slime and gooo..hahaa..2nd year OT is seriously tough. This is a pic of us making gooo...all u need is 2 cups of water, 600g of cornflour and food colouring and mix it with your hands. You will get a gooo sort of texture.The slime was actually more disgusting. 
Felt like...........nasal fluid? Fun session tho.
Had a lecture on 'burns' the next day, another interesting topic, also the one and only topic that is thought throughout the 4 years so imagine in the future if i do ever specialise in burn areas thats the depth of knowledge on burns that i only have!!! Learned about the severity of burns classified as full or partial thickness..i never thought that no pain could be felt in 3rd deg burns as the full thickness burns would have affected the nerves and capillaries. We were also thought bout scar types- normal scarring, hyperthropic scarring and keloid scarring (overgrowth of fibrous tissue during healing of a skin injury, looks somewhat like a tumour and tends to recur if it is being removed), how it would limit movements due to scar contraction, assessment measures, therapeutic interventions and implication for OTs. Interesting.
Celebrated my friend's 21st last weekend and the theme was 'dress up like a 75yo'. Went hunting for old lady outfits and best bargains u could get is from the op-shops/2nd hand shops. Haha. bought a dress that only cost $6 and a blue old lady hat for $5. Last minute, i went and get myself a reading glasses (with magnifying lenses), cost only $3 haha after discount frm $19.95. I took of the lense and only use the frame haha. The party was held at my friend's house at one of the suburbs in Melbourne. It was funny to see everyone transformed into old matured ladies..not so much 75. My friend bought a bottle of talcum powder and poured a massive amount on to my hair just to make my hair look grey in colour. Makes alot of difference. haha.
Ohhh..i also tried inhailing helium from the balloons and sounded like a chipmunk for a few seconds. The effect last longer if u hold your breath for 30seconds after inhaling the helium gas and try not to laugh. HAHA.
OT grannies
This coming sat would be my 22nd bday. oh dear getting old, last year's bday is still crystal clear in my mind. Having a bit of dilemma right now, one of my friend was suppose to celebrate her 21st bday 2 weeks ago but she cancelled her party due to family issues and only informed a handful of ppl about it, some turn up without knowing it was cancelled and if i hadnt called my friend..i might have went there blindly. Selfishness. So just as well she postponed her celebration to the 8th of aug. Invitation was sent out via facebook. She didnt know it was b'day either but that is fine and said that we could do a double celebration! HAha..giving me hard time now to decide. It would be fun to do a double celebration but getting to melb is an issue not only for me but my other group of msian friends. gahh. Came to a conclusion, of just celebrating in Geelong..and to be fair and square and not causing any hard feelings i will just invite everyone and it is up to them if they want to come. 21st seems to be a more special thing when it comes to b'days in Aus..whereas to me..all b'days no matter what age is special. Dont get it sometimes. Oh well.
Anyways, this pic frm my calender for Aug 09 is not motivating at all...haha. I wish i can be in that cat's position right now.
Felt like...........nasal fluid? Fun session tho.Had a lecture on 'burns' the next day, another interesting topic, also the one and only topic that is thought throughout the 4 years so imagine in the future if i do ever specialise in burn areas thats the depth of knowledge on burns that i only have!!! Learned about the severity of burns classified as full or partial thickness..i never thought that no pain could be felt in 3rd deg burns as the full thickness burns would have affected the nerves and capillaries. We were also thought bout scar types- normal scarring, hyperthropic scarring and keloid scarring (overgrowth of fibrous tissue during healing of a skin injury, looks somewhat like a tumour and tends to recur if it is being removed), how it would limit movements due to scar contraction, assessment measures, therapeutic interventions and implication for OTs. Interesting.
Celebrated my friend's 21st last weekend and the theme was 'dress up like a 75yo'. Went hunting for old lady outfits and best bargains u could get is from the op-shops/2nd hand shops. Haha. bought a dress that only cost $6 and a blue old lady hat for $5. Last minute, i went and get myself a reading glasses (with magnifying lenses), cost only $3 haha after discount frm $19.95. I took of the lense and only use the frame haha. The party was held at my friend's house at one of the suburbs in Melbourne. It was funny to see everyone transformed into old matured ladies..not so much 75. My friend bought a bottle of talcum powder and poured a massive amount on to my hair just to make my hair look grey in colour. Makes alot of difference. haha.
Ohhh..i also tried inhailing helium from the balloons and sounded like a chipmunk for a few seconds. The effect last longer if u hold your breath for 30seconds after inhaling the helium gas and try not to laugh. HAHA.
OT grannies This coming sat would be my 22nd bday. oh dear getting old, last year's bday is still crystal clear in my mind. Having a bit of dilemma right now, one of my friend was suppose to celebrate her 21st bday 2 weeks ago but she cancelled her party due to family issues and only informed a handful of ppl about it, some turn up without knowing it was cancelled and if i hadnt called my friend..i might have went there blindly. Selfishness. So just as well she postponed her celebration to the 8th of aug. Invitation was sent out via facebook. She didnt know it was b'day either but that is fine and said that we could do a double celebration! HAha..giving me hard time now to decide. It would be fun to do a double celebration but getting to melb is an issue not only for me but my other group of msian friends. gahh. Came to a conclusion, of just celebrating in Geelong..and to be fair and square and not causing any hard feelings i will just invite everyone and it is up to them if they want to come. 21st seems to be a more special thing when it comes to b'days in Aus..whereas to me..all b'days no matter what age is special. Dont get it sometimes. Oh well.
Anyways, this pic frm my calender for Aug 09 is not motivating at all...haha. I wish i can be in that cat's position right now.
11:02 AM
Friday, July 10, 2009
Quick update....
currently at bro's place in Mt Gambier, limestone city...freezing cold down here, colder than Geelong by 1 or 2 deg. Staying here for 5 days only, sigh..wish i could stay longer..but unbelievably uni is gonna start next week! Yikes..and im still on holiday mood. Results was released yesterday, quite satisfied with it..HD for chinese language haha and Ds for the rest..thanked God!
Hmm..at least i get Monday and Friday offs this semester..so pretty much a long weekend! Yeepee! Its gonna be another 12 week straight of uni, then exams..no study breaks..and then 2 weeks placement..doing rural this time!
This holiday has been quite enjoyable, tho there were couple of boring moments. Skiing would be an unforgettable one..i swear..if u wanna try skiing, u gotta be extra fit cuz it uses alot of ur arm and leg muscles...the ski equipment and boots itself is pretty heavy! It would be easier if u have tried ice skating or roller bladding before..the method is applicable in skiing! I wouldnt forget breaking the trainer's pole...............ah embarrasing but it was unavoidable at the same time..couldnt control myself to stop when i skied from the top..and bang..i was clinging onto the trainer's legs LOL next min..i saw his pole bended..and he broke it himself. Oh another thing, if u feel like u r gonna fall off, dont even try to stop urself frm falling..just fall down naturally, much better on the bum. Getting up frm falling down is another challenge. One way to get up is to place ur body in a squating position..and use ur thigh/leg muscles to lift ur body up..as in stand up. OMG..i couldnt do it. Easiest way, release one of ur boots frm the ski board.
Would love to go skiing again, but hopefully more fitter next time!
Better head off to bed...im hopping for a sunny weather tomorrow, wanna do some sight seeing of Mt Gambier..but the weather forecast said its gonna rain. Rain rain go away, come again another day!
currently at bro's place in Mt Gambier, limestone city...freezing cold down here, colder than Geelong by 1 or 2 deg. Staying here for 5 days only, sigh..wish i could stay longer..but unbelievably uni is gonna start next week! Yikes..and im still on holiday mood. Results was released yesterday, quite satisfied with it..HD for chinese language haha and Ds for the rest..thanked God!
Hmm..at least i get Monday and Friday offs this semester..so pretty much a long weekend! Yeepee! Its gonna be another 12 week straight of uni, then exams..no study breaks..and then 2 weeks placement..doing rural this time!
This holiday has been quite enjoyable, tho there were couple of boring moments. Skiing would be an unforgettable one..i swear..if u wanna try skiing, u gotta be extra fit cuz it uses alot of ur arm and leg muscles...the ski equipment and boots itself is pretty heavy! It would be easier if u have tried ice skating or roller bladding before..the method is applicable in skiing! I wouldnt forget breaking the trainer's pole...............ah embarrasing but it was unavoidable at the same time..couldnt control myself to stop when i skied from the top..and bang..i was clinging onto the trainer's legs LOL next min..i saw his pole bended..and he broke it himself. Oh another thing, if u feel like u r gonna fall off, dont even try to stop urself frm falling..just fall down naturally, much better on the bum. Getting up frm falling down is another challenge. One way to get up is to place ur body in a squating position..and use ur thigh/leg muscles to lift ur body up..as in stand up. OMG..i couldnt do it. Easiest way, release one of ur boots frm the ski board.
Would love to go skiing again, but hopefully more fitter next time!
Better head off to bed...im hopping for a sunny weather tomorrow, wanna do some sight seeing of Mt Gambier..but the weather forecast said its gonna rain. Rain rain go away, come again another day!
11:32 PM
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Wooh! i cant wait till tomorrow's paper is over tho i have been pretty much relaxing for the pass few days and only started looking through my Chinese language revision yesterday. HAHA. Hmmm remembering the characters is quite challenging, and the only way to remember it is to write it continuously till its registered in ur brain. Through out the sem, we only learned half of the book so not much. Wrote down all the characters that i have learned into 5 different columns based on the tone and those without tones.
Some of the revision questions are quite vague. For eg:
Q1: Write out the missing letters and/or tone marks. Does that mean i can just write the missing letters without the tone marks or i can write both the missing words and the tone marks or just the missing tone marks. LOL. I dont think i can remember the tone marks tho..quite hard.
I'm also wondering, how to translate this sentence:
He is my younger brother's Chinese friend? 他是我弟弟的__朋友. cuz we only learn 中国人。Unless it should be 他是我弟弟的朋友。他是中国人。Pretty much the same meaning or not? LOL. Just hope the chinese characters will be super glued permanently on my brain for tomorrow's exam and for future usage. haha. I might be the only one sitting for this paper, since i requested to have it in Geelong (under off-campus students examination) so i dont have to travel all the way to Melbourne for a 9am paper!
I'm planning to buy a digital camera, since my old cannon 4MP is officially dead. I reckon some of the canon cameras here are slightly cheaper than those back home. At the moment the cannon 8MP camera is the cheapest which cost Au$266. Before the exchange rate went up, when it was just still bout 2.4 the price was about rm200+ more cheaper compare than the price i saw in KK (rm799). Gah..now that the exchange rate has went up to 2.8, its only bout rm55 cheaper.Damn exchange rate. LOL im not so particular with cameras, like now they have different sort of version/function...like SLR...HDR. I just prefer canon since my family has been using cannon ever since...ages..ages ago. The pic quality is quite good. No complains.
Anyways, the 8MP camera is similar to the 7MP camera that dad has with the functions and features..such as face detection, red-eye correction..etc.
Im eyeing at two at the moment Cannon Ixus 95IS (10MP)
Obviously Higher MP, better pic quality, Some new features that 8MP doesnt have: Auto mode with Scene Detection, Face Detection, Motion Detection and Noise Reduction makes it even easier to get the perfect shot, contrast correction, motion detection to let u freeze the moment, clearer shots in darker areas..etc. Oh comes in 6 different colours as well. Limited edition i reckon except for the classic silver colour. I like the blue..actually green is pretty cool too. Cost in between Au$337-379.
or the latest Cannon Ixus 100IS (12.1MP).
its smaller and slimmer in size compare to the other two, includes new features such as blink detection, so if someone blinks or eyes are closed when the shot is taken the camera will sort of give out a warning signal, what else high definition and better sound quality for video shots, higher ISO..i reckon the pic would turn out more defined, less blurry in less lighting areas.
Comes in four colours, Gold one looks classy as well ahhaaha! Cost Au$499..
multiply by 2.8= rm1497!!!!!!!!!! Darn too expensive!
I reckon 8MP or 10MP is good enough. LOL. Oh well, more research to be done. Lets see if i can get a good bargain from my friend's friend whose dad i think, owns part of Ted's electronic (a electronic goods company)..since my friend is planning to get a camera as well. We both might get more discounts!!! Fingers crossed.
Some of the revision questions are quite vague. For eg:Q1: Write out the missing letters and/or tone marks. Does that mean i can just write the missing letters without the tone marks or i can write both the missing words and the tone marks or just the missing tone marks. LOL. I dont think i can remember the tone marks tho..quite hard.
I'm also wondering, how to translate this sentence:
He is my younger brother's Chinese friend? 他是我弟弟的__朋友. cuz we only learn 中国人。Unless it should be 他是我弟弟的朋友。他是中国人。Pretty much the same meaning or not? LOL. Just hope the chinese characters will be super glued permanently on my brain for tomorrow's exam and for future usage. haha. I might be the only one sitting for this paper, since i requested to have it in Geelong (under off-campus students examination) so i dont have to travel all the way to Melbourne for a 9am paper!
I'm planning to buy a digital camera, since my old cannon 4MP is officially dead. I reckon some of the canon cameras here are slightly cheaper than those back home. At the moment the cannon 8MP camera is the cheapest which cost Au$266. Before the exchange rate went up, when it was just still bout 2.4 the price was about rm200+ more cheaper compare than the price i saw in KK (rm799). Gah..now that the exchange rate has went up to 2.8, its only bout rm55 cheaper.Damn exchange rate. LOL im not so particular with cameras, like now they have different sort of version/function...like SLR...HDR. I just prefer canon since my family has been using cannon ever since...ages..ages ago. The pic quality is quite good. No complains.
Anyways, the 8MP camera is similar to the 7MP camera that dad has with the functions and features..such as face detection, red-eye correction..etc.
Im eyeing at two at the moment Cannon Ixus 95IS (10MP)
Obviously Higher MP, better pic quality, Some new features that 8MP doesnt have: Auto mode with Scene Detection, Face Detection, Motion Detection and Noise Reduction makes it even easier to get the perfect shot, contrast correction, motion detection to let u freeze the moment, clearer shots in darker areas..etc. Oh comes in 6 different colours as well. Limited edition i reckon except for the classic silver colour. I like the blue..actually green is pretty cool too. Cost in between Au$337-379.
or the latest Cannon Ixus 100IS (12.1MP).
its smaller and slimmer in size compare to the other two, includes new features such as blink detection, so if someone blinks or eyes are closed when the shot is taken the camera will sort of give out a warning signal, what else high definition and better sound quality for video shots, higher ISO..i reckon the pic would turn out more defined, less blurry in less lighting areas.Comes in four colours, Gold one looks classy as well ahhaaha! Cost Au$499..
multiply by 2.8= rm1497!!!!!!!!!! Darn too expensive!
I reckon 8MP or 10MP is good enough. LOL. Oh well, more research to be done. Lets see if i can get a good bargain from my friend's friend whose dad i think, owns part of Ted's electronic (a electronic goods company)..since my friend is planning to get a camera as well. We both might get more discounts!!! Fingers crossed.
10:44 AM
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Phew...just completed my neuroscience paper today. The paper was at 2pm..and it goes for 2hours. I have come to a point that i would rather have my exams in the morning. It is quite torturing to wait till the afternoon..lol at least i get to sleep in. Overall, i think the exam questions were not as hard as i thought, majority of the multiple choice questions were on functions of the cerebral cortex..and some bits and pieces on schizophrenia lol..not much on all the glossary terms that i have studies. I was also quite pleased with the short answer questions..lol..my prediction was sort of accurate that the difference in function of the cerebullum and the basal ganglia might be questioned in the exam. Oh well its all over, the paper is worth 55%! Ahh i will be more than happy if i pass!
Went straight to the gym with my coursemates right after exams to de-stress LOL. Joined this body step class, somewhat like aerobic exercises but really intense..hahaha i was so un-coordinated the whole time but no doubt its good exercise, needed to sweat so badly after sitting at home for the pass 5days and the weather has been really cold and wet lately...I think it was probably bout 8deg this afternoon and the exam hall was equally cold. Can barely feel my fingers!!
Just a pic of step class, i took off from google image..lol. Feels good after sweating, kinda warms ur body up abit and yes no doubt my legs are sore. Need to do more work out, im so unfit compare to other middle age mom's...elderly ladies who went to the step class. Gosh feel so intimidated haha.
Just few days ago, it was drizzling and the sky was cloudy as ever, suddenly the sun came out and tada..................
perfect full size rainbow appeared. View from my window! How wonderful! i love the rainbow colours, wish i could touch it or just peal it off from the cloud and stick it on my wall ..hahaha.
Anyways, ahh gonna have a short break..before i start studying for chinese language exam which is on the coming monday, not gonna stress so much bout it hehehee.
I cant believe how bad the swine flu virus is in victoria. Apparently the highest within interstate and 4th highest case in the world?? Gosh. Now i m juggling if i should go over to my cousin's place during the holidays or even just shopping at Melb city...ahhh..cant stay in small G-town the entire time..definitely will die of boredom. I think the Health Authority should start implementing people to wear protective mask? I bought a small bottle of antibacterial hand sanitiser (alcohol base) from the pharmacy for hygiene purposes, essential when you are out and abou
Went straight to the gym with my coursemates right after exams to de-stress LOL. Joined this body step class, somewhat like aerobic exercises but really intense..hahaha i was so un-coordinated the whole time but no doubt its good exercise, needed to sweat so badly after sitting at home for the pass 5days and the weather has been really cold and wet lately...I think it was probably bout 8deg this afternoon and the exam hall was equally cold. Can barely feel my fingers!!
Just a pic of step class, i took off from google image..lol. Feels good after sweating, kinda warms ur body up abit and yes no doubt my legs are sore. Need to do more work out, im so unfit compare to other middle age mom's...elderly ladies who went to the step class. Gosh feel so intimidated haha.Just few days ago, it was drizzling and the sky was cloudy as ever, suddenly the sun came out and tada..................
perfect full size rainbow appeared. View from my window! How wonderful! i love the rainbow colours, wish i could touch it or just peal it off from the cloud and stick it on my wall ..hahaha.
Anyways, ahh gonna have a short break..before i start studying for chinese language exam which is on the coming monday, not gonna stress so much bout it hehehee.
I cant believe how bad the swine flu virus is in victoria. Apparently the highest within interstate and 4th highest case in the world?? Gosh. Now i m juggling if i should go over to my cousin's place during the holidays or even just shopping at Melb city...ahhh..cant stay in small G-town the entire time..definitely will die of boredom. I think the Health Authority should start implementing people to wear protective mask? I bought a small bottle of antibacterial hand sanitiser (alcohol base) from the pharmacy for hygiene purposes, essential when you are out and abou
7:05 PM
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Update: Chinese oral test is over. LOL. I literally traveled 4 hours in total just for a 5min oral test. The 7.23am train from Geelong that i took was delayed this morning and only resumed around 7.45am. Arrived Burwood campus, 10mins before 10am. Quickly rushed to the loo, then headed to the tutorial room. Few students were standing outside and the lecturer was there already. Im the first to go. So with my blank..unsettled mind..i went in.
First task: Monologue. Basically introducing urself..and i didnt know for how long. Fang老师，你好！ 我姓叶，叫叶新慧！我是malaixiya 人。
(Then i think i said, I came to Aus for nearly 3 years...which is out of the learning scope cuz i cant think of what to say)
我哥哥也是在audaliya. 我爸爸，妈妈在malaixiya。
他们很好。 我的专业是美术，我现在学习汉语。(making it up, all from the text book) 现在我很忙。...i think i said something like exam is coming (oso not in learning scope)
LOL he said it was too short...then i prolonged it..cant remember what i said.
Then he asked 5 questions:
请问您贵姓？(pretty much answered it in the monologue)
你忙不忙？
你学习什么专业？
ok forgotten the 4th one.
今天天气怎么样？
next is reading few lines from a selected passage..... lolz i was stunned for few secs. Have to repeat myself several times. haha. All these lasted for 5mins then im done. Geez. Was told that i got a Credit plus (C+) for our oral presentation. LOL i was expecting a D. The lec was like..oh C+ is not just an ordinary credit..if u do well in exams u can potentially get distinction. LOL im aiming for a HD tho..lol. ........................just make sure i recognize all the characters that was being thought.
Headed back to Geelong straight after that. Met up with one of my ex-housemate Quyen from Vietnam and we boarded the same train. She offered me two strawberries.
OMG. freshly picked strawberries frm the farm and its the sweetest i had ever tasted! ...and now...my pimples is more swolen..with pus ...eeeks. Its gonna burst anytime. 
ok goin to bed early for the first time.Next few days is gonna be revision marathon! ahhhhhhrrggg7:15 PM