Monday, April 20, 2009
Wooo...finally back to Uni..sigh. Trying to finish up this rural group assignment on Indigenous physical health. Suppose to make a power point presentation and post it via the blackboard system. sounds kinda ridiculous to do a power point...cuz u cant add too many words..but we can add short notes in between. Good thing we dont have to present it verbally! HEHEHE. Ahh im not looking forward to the next assignment for this elective sub..2000word essay focusing on current rural issues..have to pick one current issues..i need some ideas man! There is another assignment due on the same day, case study report i think....Crap..just nice. I had a great weekend with two of my friends from Adelaide. Brought them around Melbourne through..literally went from North to South..then East & West of Melb..ahahah. Went to a mini theme park as well at St Kilda (south Melb). Intially, i just wanted to take them to the beach and the cake shops 
The eye of Melbourne at Docklands (not open to public yet)
State Library 
Mmmmm.....mouth watering cakes but ended spending 3hours at the theme park, we bought unlimited ride tickets...so u can imagine the no. of times we went on every rides...roller coaster, ferris wheel, 360 degrees turn thingy, swingging dragon boat, ghost train, 3D frightening effect rooms, Bumper car..!! HAHA..first time in 21 years i finally drove a bumper car myself LOL...what a joke...when i was young, mom & dad would always bring us to centre point and there is this place u can play bumper cars..so bro will be the driver and i just sit next to him and watch being hit. Its fun! Funny thing is, at the theme park its called bumper car but we are not allow to bump into others..how pathetic..but it depends on whether u can handle it, the bump starts when those who cant crontrol the car bumps on you! Have serious neck & shoulder pains after that..including the roller coaster rides..geez oh and bad headache!
Luna Park Sadly i lost one of my earings, probably dropped it somewhere in the themepark! Sobs* It was one of my fav new pair of earings bought from KK. Sigh earings running away from me recently..or is it my carelessness of not putting my valuable items properly. I lost another pair of earings..one of it..sigh..a b'day gift given by a close friend. SIGH. Ahhh it was good fun...good way to release some tension! On Sunday, i brought my friends to Sovereign Hill in Ballarat a small town used to be a Gold mining place..my 3rd trip there..wooh..but we had alot of fun. Had an experience on riding on a coach for the first time, joined Gold rush tour...went underground via a mini train (somewhat like rollercoasters)..spent 45minutes underground. They gave a demonstration on how miners worked, tools used,..they have this big massive drill..the tour guide turned it on for 5 secs but asked us to cover our ears before that..its really loud! Imagine working underground for days, weeks & months with no proper ventilation, dusty air, constant bending and exposure to loud drilling noise..i wud have died within 24hours. There were plenty more places to visit..it may look small but there is alot to see! Overall it was good fun..recommended for those who want to visit the state of Victoria ;) i can be ur mini tour guide..heehehe. Some pics of Sovereign Hill
Handsome..charming soldiers? LOL
Coach ride!
View of Ballarat from the top
Alrighty, i better head back to my assignment..fuhhhh. Placement again tomorrow..going to a Timber Factory...hope all goes well. Ciou.
The eye of Melbourne at Docklands (not open to public yet)
State Library 
Mmmmm.....mouth watering cakes but ended spending 3hours at the theme park, we bought unlimited ride tickets...so u can imagine the no. of times we went on every rides...roller coaster, ferris wheel, 360 degrees turn thingy, swingging dragon boat, ghost train, 3D frightening effect rooms, Bumper car..!! HAHA..first time in 21 years i finally drove a bumper car myself LOL...what a joke...when i was young, mom & dad would always bring us to centre point and there is this place u can play bumper cars..so bro will be the driver and i just sit next to him and watch being hit. Its fun! Funny thing is, at the theme park its called bumper car but we are not allow to bump into others..how pathetic..but it depends on whether u can handle it, the bump starts when those who cant crontrol the car bumps on you! Have serious neck & shoulder pains after that..including the roller coaster rides..geez oh and bad headache!
Luna Park Sadly i lost one of my earings, probably dropped it somewhere in the themepark! Sobs* It was one of my fav new pair of earings bought from KK. Sigh earings running away from me recently..or is it my carelessness of not putting my valuable items properly. I lost another pair of earings..one of it..sigh..a b'day gift given by a close friend. SIGH. Ahhh it was good fun...good way to release some tension! On Sunday, i brought my friends to Sovereign Hill in Ballarat a small town used to be a Gold mining place..my 3rd trip there..wooh..but we had alot of fun. Had an experience on riding on a coach for the first time, joined Gold rush tour...went underground via a mini train (somewhat like rollercoasters)..spent 45minutes underground. They gave a demonstration on how miners worked, tools used,..they have this big massive drill..the tour guide turned it on for 5 secs but asked us to cover our ears before that..its really loud! Imagine working underground for days, weeks & months with no proper ventilation, dusty air, constant bending and exposure to loud drilling noise..i wud have died within 24hours. There were plenty more places to visit..it may look small but there is alot to see! Overall it was good fun..recommended for those who want to visit the state of Victoria ;) i can be ur mini tour guide..heehehe. Some pics of Sovereign Hill
Handsome..charming soldiers? LOL
Coach ride!
View of Ballarat from the top
Alrighty, i better head back to my assignment..fuhhhh. Placement again tomorrow..going to a Timber Factory...hope all goes well. Ciou. 8:07 PM
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Hahaha finally bought a new kettle. Went out on saturday and the mall was quite packed compared to friday. Dont even bother going out to the city on a public holiday cause all the shops are closed. Its like a dead city with only a few cars and a handful of people.
Did a survey before i decided to buy the kettle. Went to Harris Scarfe once again they had a massive Easter Sales but not many choices on the kettle section..the ones sold were quite cheap (budget btwn $20-$40) but quality wise...im not sure how long will it last. Then i decided not to bother bout the 15% off....i went back to Big W, which has more choices but ran out of stock for the one i wanted and more stocks were suppose to come in..bout few weeks time? LOL. I cant wait. I nearly bought $29 kettle, but the cover of the kettle looks kinda fragile and stiff!
What more my housemate was bugging me the entire time. CHasing me....asking me if i have decided..bla bla bla...irritating. Not helping at all.
Then i decided..maybe i should just wait for the stock to come in. I was thinking, where else in the city can i get a reasonable price kettle..other than HArris Scarfe or Big W..definitely not trying the Reject / warehouse shop. Just as i was walking out of Big W, Myers was just opposite and it suddenly clicked my mind that Myers does sell Kitchen appliances but more pricy. So i decided to try my luck. Hehe..true enough they have the same kettle that i wanted but it was $5 more expensive (original price $39.95)! Grrrr...i decided to buy the kettle, while paying the cashier said "$38.21"....I was like..wooooh u serious?! Funny, there wasnt any discout tag at the kettle sec. Mwahahaha...I was lucky cuz Myers had a massive Easter Sales as well!! Hehehe..1 year warranty kettle for $38 bucks...satisfied. It better last me for many many years.
Went out clubbing with my friends last night. Ahh...clubbing or goin to the pub for a drink is one of the social lifestyles in Aus. We actually went to a Pub..there was two levels, i just realise the bottom level has a karaoke section which is more for the oldies and upstairs is like another world with a band and dance floors, more for the youngsters. Some find that clubbing is the best way to release stress or relax or chill out with the company of alcohol and some remix of RnB, trance or house music. LOL im just fasinated by how easily people get drunk and then hook up with some random people then act like nothing happened the next day. Hmmm seen alot of it. Doesnt appeal to me at all. Once in a while going clubbing with a group of friends is definitely fun but still its not really my cup of tea minus the dress up and make up! heh.
An Irish men approached me and my friend last night, started talking to us asking where are we from, what are we studying etc..then he started introducing his cousin to us.."this is Felicia from Malaysia" (just realised that sorta rhymes) LOL. Told him that im studying Occ Therapy and he said he needed it alot! I think he needed a different sort of psychotherapy not so much of OT. LOLZ (stereotyping).
Hah...i better start doing my assignments before i regret it. =(
Till then!~
9:10 PM
Friday, April 10, 2009
Happy Easter!!! Public holiday is definitely not a day to have a walk in the city cuz all the shops are closed except for the Easter Land shop which sells chocolates...for a reasonable/cheap price cuz some of the chocolates sold are either expired or close to expire date. LOL. Still edible i reckon. Anyways ended up buying some chocolates....
Liqour choc...
My housemate Monika bought 4 packs of this hello kitty biscuit which cost $1. LOL and gave me 2 packets. When we got out of the shop, i realise behind the packaging..the best before date was : 08/08/2008...LMAO...my birthdate! Wonder if it is safe to eat? Ahh..the biscuit is just too cute to be eaten..:/
Before that Monika gave me a box of chocolate easter eggs as well.....comes with a pretty box
When she got me this box of choc, i felt like.."oh dear....i have to get u something"... I dont know how should i put this, she is a nice girl but i find her annoying sometimes. Annoying in a way that she will come knocking on your door on and off, sms to meet up in the city after uni, asking what my plan is...sort of booking me into her schedule. T_T....i need space. I reckon she is feeling lonely or she is just bored.....but i do wish she understands that i need some privacy.
Sigh.....life can be dull without friends, but at the same time friends can bring disappointment....or maybe its just me putting high expectations. I hate being lonely as well, but in the end..its how u carry urself, being independant and relying fully on urself.
Ahh the cordless kettle that i brought from home last year is spoiled =( I notice something wasnt right when i was boiling some water on thurs nite. I heard "zzzztttttt" sound coming from the kettle. I knew something was wrong and was so afraid that the plug or switch would explode >.<
After a while, i went to have a look.....smelt something unusual coming from the plug..i disconnected it from the wall and realise that the adaptor connected to the malaysian plug melted inside and i couldnt disconnect it. Eeekssss. Probably incompatible watt coming from the kettle??? Hate all these electrical stuff.
Went to have a look at the kettles in Big W and Harris Scarfe ............... there was one that i like in Big W, but ran out of stock.....Harris Scarfe's has 15% off but doesnt have the one i like...Hmmmm quite hard to decide..but definitely gonna grab one. I cant leave without a kettle....dying for a cup of hot moccha now.
Hmmmmm no special plans for Easter at the moment, but definitely plenty of assignment and readings to catch up with. Thats it for now ciou~
Liqour choc...
My housemate Monika bought 4 packs of this hello kitty biscuit which cost $1. LOL and gave me 2 packets. When we got out of the shop, i realise behind the packaging..the best before date was : 08/08/2008...LMAO...my birthdate! Wonder if it is safe to eat? Ahh..the biscuit is just too cute to be eaten..:/Before that Monika gave me a box of chocolate easter eggs as well.....comes with a pretty box
When she got me this box of choc, i felt like.."oh dear....i have to get u something"... I dont know how should i put this, she is a nice girl but i find her annoying sometimes. Annoying in a way that she will come knocking on your door on and off, sms to meet up in the city after uni, asking what my plan is...sort of booking me into her schedule. T_T....i need space. I reckon she is feeling lonely or she is just bored.....but i do wish she understands that i need some privacy.
Sigh.....life can be dull without friends, but at the same time friends can bring disappointment....or maybe its just me putting high expectations. I hate being lonely as well, but in the end..its how u carry urself, being independant and relying fully on urself.
Ahh the cordless kettle that i brought from home last year is spoiled =( I notice something wasnt right when i was boiling some water on thurs nite. I heard "zzzztttttt" sound coming from the kettle. I knew something was wrong and was so afraid that the plug or switch would explode >.<
After a while, i went to have a look.....smelt something unusual coming from the plug..i disconnected it from the wall and realise that the adaptor connected to the malaysian plug melted inside and i couldnt disconnect it. Eeekssss. Probably incompatible watt coming from the kettle??? Hate all these electrical stuff.
Went to have a look at the kettles in Big W and Harris Scarfe ............... there was one that i like in Big W, but ran out of stock.....Harris Scarfe's has 15% off but doesnt have the one i like...Hmmmm quite hard to decide..but definitely gonna grab one. I cant leave without a kettle....dying for a cup of hot moccha now.
Hmmmmm no special plans for Easter at the moment, but definitely plenty of assignment and readings to catch up with. Thats it for now ciou~
5:23 PM
Monday, April 06, 2009
Greetings.....after not updating my blog for a long time.
Currently in Uni right now at the library. Just finished for the day and i thought i would utilize the internet in uni since its faster. So where should i begin? Well first of all, i cant wait till this fri cuz thats when Easter break begins! YEeeeepee!! but only for a week and thats the only break im gonna have throughout the semester, no study break before exams! how cruel. Its gonna be rough after this 1 week break. Geez..not looking forward to it.
Just realised i had lots of group assignments this semester, one of the assignments was due today and that one went pretty smoothly. Basically this semester, my OT course is focusing on childhood disability, childhood developmental skills etc..which i find interesting! Whats gonna be more interesting is....writting a case study report which im still juggling in selecting the child i would like to focus on..one is born with Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation (CDG) -very rare disorder and another is a child with down syndrome. Down syndrome sounds easier but thinking about interventions is the challenging part. Oh dear........research time.
Another killer subject...Neuroscience..omg every week the lecturer just bombard us with new technical hard-to-store-in-mind terms....have to relate the physiological system like if the frontal part of the brain is injured or if there is a lesion in one of the nerves, how is it gonna impaired a person's physical movement..etc. Getting deeper and harder. ALright enough of this. So far the only subject i find relaxing to learn is Chinese language HAHA..but travelling is a real hassle. Total of 4 hours travelling! 1 hour in the train from Geelong to Melbourne and another hour in the tram from Melbourne City to Burwood Campus. I hate the idea that people think im so stupid to chose this unit and travel long 2 hours thru and flow...but at least im enjoying..learning some new characters or some that i have learned but forgotten. Surprisingly half of the class are local aussies...and asians (ABC)...maybe a handful of mainland chinese people who chose this as an easy score subject.
Hah....fieldwork tomorrow, this semester's fieldwork is slightly different from the usual 8hour placement. Focus more on occupational health and safety in relation to work safety..either in an office setting, factory, farm..etc see if there is any risk of injuries or what can be done to avoid injuries (basically common sense stuff) but people tend not to take note about it like your sitting posture..etc. We were allocated in a few settings, i was suppose to go to a Pig's farm with my coursemate but there were some changes and we were reallocated to go to a Logistics company. I had no idea with what logistics is! Its basically dealing with transportation of goods..like fresh foods and distributing it to supermarkets in a large scale. Also maintaining its freshness is one of their priority. The company is somewhere near North Melbourne and i'm going there again tomorrow so its another early day to get there.
Last week's trip to the Logistics company was fun! Almost got into an accident when we were about to start our journey, it was still dark at 6.35am and i think my friend didnt look carefully on her side mirror to see if there is any car coming from behind as she was signalling to go to the right lane. Next minute i heard an intense screeching sound (like how a driver hits on the break real hard) and long beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeping sound. I frozed for one moment, luckily the car behind was on time to slow down or else ......could have been hit badly. The driver must have sweared his head off and lifted up his middle finger to us. Phew, after that my friend got even more tense and stress out! She has never driven on the highway to melbourne either. I so wish i could take over to be the driver eventhough i'm very fearful myself then again good thing driving in aus, there is speed limits and cameras everywhere..so follow the rules.
At the company, we first observed how they unload the items from the truck using forklifts and whether they are using the forklift properly, are there any safety measures taken....etc, it was 1 1/2 hour of sitting down facing the sun and watching people work and saying Hi at the same if anyone passes by. Everyone has this blank look and wondering what these two girls wearing highlighted safety vest are doing here. Oh not to forget, the workplace is male dominant! Only saw 2-3 ladies working there! Awkwardness. Then we headed to the cold storage where the products are kept, mostly fresh fruits and vegetables, biscuits, milks...mostly transported to Coles supermarket! LOL (so thats where it comes from). More forklifts used in the cold storage and i almost died of hypothermia (just exaggerating)....It was so so so so so cold, my stomach was partially empty too and the sweater is not warm enough. We have to sit in one of the section (not as cold but still cold) for another hour. Geez....again blank look from the male workers and one of them thought we were selecting male models cuz we were sitting on one corner, with pens and folders on our hands and a hazard pole placed in front of us just to make sure they notice us and dont run into us. LOL funny funny. The supervisor offered us apples, strawberries and bananas for snacks, haahahah first time eating banana in aus (no joke), taste alright but weird eating it cold. Damn miss the bananas at back home and papayas. Hah.........as for tomorrow, im running out of ideas with questions to ask the supervisor, cuz the company seems to be taking safety measures, they recorded that they havent had any injuries reported for 150days, .......everything seems fine except for the way they lift things..something to talk about. Phewwww.
Alrighty i better stop here. Its cold and windy outside. ...looks like its gonna rain any moment..plz dont!!!
ciou~
Currently in Uni right now at the library. Just finished for the day and i thought i would utilize the internet in uni since its faster. So where should i begin? Well first of all, i cant wait till this fri cuz thats when Easter break begins! YEeeeepee!! but only for a week and thats the only break im gonna have throughout the semester, no study break before exams! how cruel. Its gonna be rough after this 1 week break. Geez..not looking forward to it.
Just realised i had lots of group assignments this semester, one of the assignments was due today and that one went pretty smoothly. Basically this semester, my OT course is focusing on childhood disability, childhood developmental skills etc..which i find interesting! Whats gonna be more interesting is....writting a case study report which im still juggling in selecting the child i would like to focus on..one is born with Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation (CDG) -very rare disorder and another is a child with down syndrome. Down syndrome sounds easier but thinking about interventions is the challenging part. Oh dear........research time.
Another killer subject...Neuroscience..omg every week the lecturer just bombard us with new technical hard-to-store-in-mind terms....have to relate the physiological system like if the frontal part of the brain is injured or if there is a lesion in one of the nerves, how is it gonna impaired a person's physical movement..etc. Getting deeper and harder. ALright enough of this. So far the only subject i find relaxing to learn is Chinese language HAHA..but travelling is a real hassle. Total of 4 hours travelling! 1 hour in the train from Geelong to Melbourne and another hour in the tram from Melbourne City to Burwood Campus. I hate the idea that people think im so stupid to chose this unit and travel long 2 hours thru and flow...but at least im enjoying..learning some new characters or some that i have learned but forgotten. Surprisingly half of the class are local aussies...and asians (ABC)...maybe a handful of mainland chinese people who chose this as an easy score subject.
Hah....fieldwork tomorrow, this semester's fieldwork is slightly different from the usual 8hour placement. Focus more on occupational health and safety in relation to work safety..either in an office setting, factory, farm..etc see if there is any risk of injuries or what can be done to avoid injuries (basically common sense stuff) but people tend not to take note about it like your sitting posture..etc. We were allocated in a few settings, i was suppose to go to a Pig's farm with my coursemate but there were some changes and we were reallocated to go to a Logistics company. I had no idea with what logistics is! Its basically dealing with transportation of goods..like fresh foods and distributing it to supermarkets in a large scale. Also maintaining its freshness is one of their priority. The company is somewhere near North Melbourne and i'm going there again tomorrow so its another early day to get there.
Last week's trip to the Logistics company was fun! Almost got into an accident when we were about to start our journey, it was still dark at 6.35am and i think my friend didnt look carefully on her side mirror to see if there is any car coming from behind as she was signalling to go to the right lane. Next minute i heard an intense screeching sound (like how a driver hits on the break real hard) and long beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeping sound. I frozed for one moment, luckily the car behind was on time to slow down or else ......could have been hit badly. The driver must have sweared his head off and lifted up his middle finger to us. Phew, after that my friend got even more tense and stress out! She has never driven on the highway to melbourne either. I so wish i could take over to be the driver eventhough i'm very fearful myself then again good thing driving in aus, there is speed limits and cameras everywhere..so follow the rules.
At the company, we first observed how they unload the items from the truck using forklifts and whether they are using the forklift properly, are there any safety measures taken....etc, it was 1 1/2 hour of sitting down facing the sun and watching people work and saying Hi at the same if anyone passes by. Everyone has this blank look and wondering what these two girls wearing highlighted safety vest are doing here. Oh not to forget, the workplace is male dominant! Only saw 2-3 ladies working there! Awkwardness. Then we headed to the cold storage where the products are kept, mostly fresh fruits and vegetables, biscuits, milks...mostly transported to Coles supermarket! LOL (so thats where it comes from). More forklifts used in the cold storage and i almost died of hypothermia (just exaggerating)....It was so so so so so cold, my stomach was partially empty too and the sweater is not warm enough. We have to sit in one of the section (not as cold but still cold) for another hour. Geez....again blank look from the male workers and one of them thought we were selecting male models cuz we were sitting on one corner, with pens and folders on our hands and a hazard pole placed in front of us just to make sure they notice us and dont run into us. LOL funny funny. The supervisor offered us apples, strawberries and bananas for snacks, haahahah first time eating banana in aus (no joke), taste alright but weird eating it cold. Damn miss the bananas at back home and papayas. Hah.........as for tomorrow, im running out of ideas with questions to ask the supervisor, cuz the company seems to be taking safety measures, they recorded that they havent had any injuries reported for 150days, .......everything seems fine except for the way they lift things..something to talk about. Phewwww.
Alrighty i better stop here. Its cold and windy outside. ...looks like its gonna rain any moment..plz dont!!!
ciou~
11:30 AM