Sunday, May 24, 2009
Ahh..so many things going through my mind now.
Went to watch the footy game on friday. Match between Geelong- the Cats Vs Melb team - Western Bulldogs..so Cats and Dogs. Its my very first live match! Finally get the idea of it. Its a mixture of rugby, volleyball, football...plus wrestling haahhaa (kidding)?! Hahaha..i realise there is no goal keeper. The goal is like 4 poles as illustrated below, if the ball goes in to the middle section..the team will score 1 goal which is equalvalent to 6points..if the ball goes into the the other 2 section the team only scores 1 point. None if the balls hits the pole. It was an enjoyable game to watch, especially when it is a live show..totally different from watching it on TV...just need to keep ur eyes concentrating on the players. Im a Geelong supporter LOL..(forced to haha) Geelong has a good reputation in the footy game..i think that is how Geelong city got so popular! My coursemate Jess was explaining to me through out the game..telling me names of the players, oh im such a newbie. One of the players David Johnson,..has a good skill in kicking ball from a far range right into the goal..i was telling my friend..see thats "David Beckham's signature kick" lol..just joking around. Anyways, it was really exciting towards the end of the game. The bulldogs manange to catch up and it was so close..Geelong nearly lost if the player manage to kick the ball into the goal but yeah safe by the bell and abit of luck for the Geelong team! Geelong scored a total of 116points..the bulldogs..114points. So close! It was funny to see the audience as well...all the boo-ing...yays...and owwwwww..and swearings too! LMAO the entire night. 
After the game, we headed to the Crown Casino to meet up with my Jess's bro. Hang around crown casino for at least 1 hour. Couldnt enter the casion cuz me and my housemate we did not bring our passport as IDs. As we were walking into Nine West shop, the shopkeeper asked.."hey who won the game?"..i answered "Geelong team, but it was very close by 2 points".. shopkeeper said "thanked God" lol. Then...as we were walking towards another shop, a bouncer/security in suit was coming towards the opposite direction then he asked me.."one question, who won the game?" ...uhh Geelong team? hahaa.."good good..thank u with a big smile" LOL. I was wearing the Cats scarf that Jess lent to me the entire time ..so i reckon people would know im a Geelong supporter. Had a great night. Oh forgot to mention that it was so foggy that morning!
Foggiest day ever..kinda creepy in some ways. This is the alley way/small junction behind my house.
Never seen this phenomenon before even to my coursemate. Just felt like i was on top a mountain or in a cloud! Things just get worst after Jess and her bro dropped me and my housemate Monika back home. Before that, we had to walk all the way from Geelong station to South Geelong station (pretty much the distance walking from Geelong station back to my where i live) where Jess's bro parked his car and didnt realise the last train only stops till Geelong station. It was 2am in the morning! 5 of us walking in the middle of the night! I was considering to take the cab home instead but i decided to walk with them...also an excuse to walk off the Gelati ice-cream i had at Crown Casino! It wasnt a good idea i think. Got home around 2.30am in the morning. I was telling Monika before i entered my room "Hey, i feel so isolated here (cuz my room is the last room right next to the backdoor)", my nextdoor neighbour is not around as well.
One thing about this place im staying..the front door and back door is never LOCKED. They dont do anything about it. Sometimes student will just leave the backdoor open during the day. Usually i will always lock my door, whether im out of the room or in the room..just dont know why that night..i didnt even realise i didnt lock my door..maybe because i had the intention to go to toilet. I was washing my face..then suddenly someone opened my door..just a small gap, i said "Whoooaa" straight away, then the person shut the door. I thought it was Monika, usually she would knock the door before she comes in or sometimes opens it but would acknowledge me that she is will come to my room. At that point my instinct was telling me, something is not right and its definitely not the other housemates in the hse. I heard the backdoor open and then close. I straight away locked my door, secure it with the aluminium bar my dad made when he came here last year. I turned off the lights..i was scared, heart pumping really fast. I heard the backdoor open again..i could feel there was someone outside.
Immedietly i called Monika, she said she will have a look...few seconds later i heard her screaming! She told me there was no one inside but she saw two figures outside the house, since the back door has a blurred glass. 2 hooded person, One of them in white another in pink. She saw the white one first, got shocked and scream then saw the pink one ran away. This is really creepy..so many questions pop up in my head. Who would it be, what are they doing around this time of the night, the alley way behind my house is pitch black, except the backdoor lights was turned on..why would you walk there. Another weird thing is i did not hear any voices..like for eg: someone would have said "ohh there is someone in there,..or ..any voices". this was just quiet. My light was turned on as well, which indicates someone is in the room..why would u open the door? Oh dear...i was so freaked out. Couldnt sleep immedietly after that, i sms-ed my landlord immedietly.
Slept at Monika's room for the night. I was wondering, if those people were hanging around there when Jess was dropping me and MOnika off..but we didnt see anything, or could it be someone was stalking us or saw us? Sighhh...i feel so disturbed and even more insecure. I was already feeling insecure when we were walking back home and few days ago, i had a funny feeling that something bad was goin to happen. i didnt know what..i was thinking maybe it might be the stress coming from the amount of workload that is making me to have all these (-ve) thoughts. Guess my instinct was accurate!
Something bad happen again after that. I was putting some of my things into my bag to bring over to Monika's room, including a big bottle of water which i just refilled and did not realise that the bottle cap was not close tightly. By the time i got into Monika's room, my bag was flooded with water..with the library book in it, wallet, CAMERA, pencil case...it was all soaking wet. Luckily i was in time to save everything..except i think my camera is completely busted. THe battery was already malfunctioning, the batt power never last long even when it is fully charged, good thing the memory card is still working..didnt lose any of the pics taken. Some water might have went into the camera. Its already bout 4 years old... upsetting.... but this would give me an excuse to get a new one? LOL. sigh. How careless could i be. MOnika was telling me..bad things only happen 3 times in a row at least? No more after this. Dear oh dear. We only slept at 5am in the morning.
Got up at 12pm the next day, felt like i just had a hung over. Was completely tired and still "traumatised" by the incident...i still have to get back to myself plus this case study on a lady with quadriplegia spinal cord injury and a man with TBI which im trying to finish on time is freaking me out...argh so hard to find information! my days are just ruined. I Didnt want to tell my parents bout the incident yet..otherwise it would just make them worry even more. Ahh this is telling me to be more alert!!! no panicking too! Its about time i get myself a paper spray, bring a sharp item say a small scissors with me wherever i go...lock the door always...bring the keys with me. Getting abit paranoid to get out of the room to go to the toilet in the middle of the night! Hopefully the landlord comes in later and fix the door with a secure lock this time! I would feel more safe! Thats it for now, gotta head back to the assignments. Need some strength right now. haha.

Never seen this phenomenon before even to my coursemate. Just felt like i was on top a mountain or in a cloud! Things just get worst after Jess and her bro dropped me and my housemate Monika back home. Before that, we had to walk all the way from Geelong station to South Geelong station (pretty much the distance walking from Geelong station back to my where i live) where Jess's bro parked his car and didnt realise the last train only stops till Geelong station. It was 2am in the morning! 5 of us walking in the middle of the night! I was considering to take the cab home instead but i decided to walk with them...also an excuse to walk off the Gelati ice-cream i had at Crown Casino! It wasnt a good idea i think. Got home around 2.30am in the morning. I was telling Monika before i entered my room "Hey, i feel so isolated here (cuz my room is the last room right next to the backdoor)", my nextdoor neighbour is not around as well.
One thing about this place im staying..the front door and back door is never LOCKED. They dont do anything about it. Sometimes student will just leave the backdoor open during the day. Usually i will always lock my door, whether im out of the room or in the room..just dont know why that night..i didnt even realise i didnt lock my door..maybe because i had the intention to go to toilet. I was washing my face..then suddenly someone opened my door..just a small gap, i said "Whoooaa" straight away, then the person shut the door. I thought it was Monika, usually she would knock the door before she comes in or sometimes opens it but would acknowledge me that she is will come to my room. At that point my instinct was telling me, something is not right and its definitely not the other housemates in the hse. I heard the backdoor open and then close. I straight away locked my door, secure it with the aluminium bar my dad made when he came here last year. I turned off the lights..i was scared, heart pumping really fast. I heard the backdoor open again..i could feel there was someone outside.
Immedietly i called Monika, she said she will have a look...few seconds later i heard her screaming! She told me there was no one inside but she saw two figures outside the house, since the back door has a blurred glass. 2 hooded person, One of them in white another in pink. She saw the white one first, got shocked and scream then saw the pink one ran away. This is really creepy..so many questions pop up in my head. Who would it be, what are they doing around this time of the night, the alley way behind my house is pitch black, except the backdoor lights was turned on..why would you walk there. Another weird thing is i did not hear any voices..like for eg: someone would have said "ohh there is someone in there,..or ..any voices". this was just quiet. My light was turned on as well, which indicates someone is in the room..why would u open the door? Oh dear...i was so freaked out. Couldnt sleep immedietly after that, i sms-ed my landlord immedietly.
Slept at Monika's room for the night. I was wondering, if those people were hanging around there when Jess was dropping me and MOnika off..but we didnt see anything, or could it be someone was stalking us or saw us? Sighhh...i feel so disturbed and even more insecure. I was already feeling insecure when we were walking back home and few days ago, i had a funny feeling that something bad was goin to happen. i didnt know what..i was thinking maybe it might be the stress coming from the amount of workload that is making me to have all these (-ve) thoughts. Guess my instinct was accurate!
Something bad happen again after that. I was putting some of my things into my bag to bring over to Monika's room, including a big bottle of water which i just refilled and did not realise that the bottle cap was not close tightly. By the time i got into Monika's room, my bag was flooded with water..with the library book in it, wallet, CAMERA, pencil case...it was all soaking wet. Luckily i was in time to save everything..except i think my camera is completely busted. THe battery was already malfunctioning, the batt power never last long even when it is fully charged, good thing the memory card is still working..didnt lose any of the pics taken. Some water might have went into the camera. Its already bout 4 years old... upsetting.... but this would give me an excuse to get a new one? LOL. sigh. How careless could i be. MOnika was telling me..bad things only happen 3 times in a row at least? No more after this. Dear oh dear. We only slept at 5am in the morning.
Got up at 12pm the next day, felt like i just had a hung over. Was completely tired and still "traumatised" by the incident...i still have to get back to myself plus this case study on a lady with quadriplegia spinal cord injury and a man with TBI which im trying to finish on time is freaking me out...argh so hard to find information! my days are just ruined. I Didnt want to tell my parents bout the incident yet..otherwise it would just make them worry even more. Ahh this is telling me to be more alert!!! no panicking too! Its about time i get myself a paper spray, bring a sharp item say a small scissors with me wherever i go...lock the door always...bring the keys with me. Getting abit paranoid to get out of the room to go to the toilet in the middle of the night! Hopefully the landlord comes in later and fix the door with a secure lock this time! I would feel more safe! Thats it for now, gotta head back to the assignments. Need some strength right now. haha.
9:50 AM
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Assignment crisis........ Oh dear, finding it hard to start this 2000word essay on 'Drought and its effects on mental health in rural Australia'...have been reading pages of journal articles, gov/organization web page, taking notes...all the policy stuff is just driving my head nuts! Reading, highlighting/extracting relevant points and writing it down is time consuming..but that is currently a method that works for me when it comes to writing up essays..some could just easily read something out of a book and start typing it up..whereas i would get more confused. Hopefully i could get some done by tonight....sigh time is just running out. Two more gigantic tough ass essays to cover...in two weeks! ....borrowed some books from the lib. Hopefully it has some useful information in it.
Did some grocery shopping today at Coles with my housemate and then headed to Borders bookstore for a cuppa instead..surprisingly every Borders bookstrore has a Gloria Jeans cafe. You can grab any books or magazine u like in the store and read it while you are having your drink. Ahhh nice short getaway from stress....
I had my favourite drink of all time since one of my friend introduced it to me, Espresso Chillers: Creme Brule! ..recommended... I just never knew u can request for a different choice of milk: full cream, skinny a.k.a low fat or soy milk and of course with cream or without cream. Wonder how is the taste like with soy milk? something to try next time..with less sugar. As we were heading back home, i suddenly realise one section of the street wall was covered with grafitti. Hahaa, i always walk pass this street but just never took notice of it.


If i'm not mistaken there is one stretch of street in Melbourne city which is covered with graffiti. In fact there are plenty to see if you take the train from Geelong to Melbourne!
ciou!~~
If i'm not mistaken there is one stretch of street in Melbourne city which is covered with graffiti. In fact there are plenty to see if you take the train from Geelong to Melbourne!
ciou!~~
6:03 PM
Friday, May 08, 2009
Ohhh finally its friday!! I cant believe the days just pass by in a split of seconds. One minute its monday, the next thing you realise..WTH its friday already! Hooray to weekend!
Always looking forward to weekends nowadays.
So much to do! Finally complited OT report, now i have to think bout a good topic for my Rural assignment...*scratches head*
.....Neuroscience is definitely chopping my brain to bits. Im struggling with this unit, in terms of the amount of info and glossary terms i need to remember for the exams..and i honestly felt that the text book is not detail enough :( . One presentation coming up next week for this unit. Butterflies in my stomach. Today's topic was about Visual Perception, dont have to know much bout the anatomy of the eye but more on the visual system...what u see on the right eye goes to the left visual cortex...vice versa...gets so confusing. So if u have a lesion on the left hemisphere..affecting either ur optic nerve or tract..ur right eye will be affected. Wooh....Homonymous Hemianopia was one of the new terms i learnt today..its a primary visual disorder due to the lesion in the optic tract on one side of the brain..causing blindness or loss half visual field in each eye. We were shown a documentary video as well during lec. One man had a car accident, he didnt completely lose his vision. He can still see normal objects or anything surrounding him but cannot recognize people's face! even a picture of himself. Another man, can recognize people but cant recognize objects around him..eg: grass is just like a green flat ground, he couldnt tell the details but has good imagination. He was able to draw a bicycle..but after showing him the picture that he drew, he couldnt recognize it. Something to do with memory and perceptions i reckon. Oh another one is left side neglect, very common in stroke patients. Interesting.
After my group discussion today, i accompanied my coursemate to get her mother's day gift. Then headed to Targets for a quick look. We were at the shoe section, they had one pile of shoes for clearance...at a price of $4 (not all)! lol...cheap..but mostly large sizes and smallest sizes left. My friend manage to get a nice pair of flat shoes for $5.
I ended up getting a pair of Indoor Up-boots for winter..$19.99 :D

Went to Priceline the other day, was looking at the toiletries section. Came across bath mitts and shower sponges...and i was so tempted to get one. Saw this nice package which contained a bath mitts, buttefly shape sponge and two soaps for only $1.99!! LOL wohoo! Tried using the bath mitts and sponge...pretty good! Dont know how good the soap is...might be bit sensitive for my skin but its too pretty to be use.
Last but not least.............currently into this kiwi fruit. I think its a different species compare to the other ordinary green flesh ones. Its really sweet with a nectary taste. Yum yum! Reckon its in season now.
Always looking forward to weekends nowadays.
So much to do! Finally complited OT report, now i have to think bout a good topic for my Rural assignment...*scratches head*
.....Neuroscience is definitely chopping my brain to bits. Im struggling with this unit, in terms of the amount of info and glossary terms i need to remember for the exams..and i honestly felt that the text book is not detail enough :( . One presentation coming up next week for this unit. Butterflies in my stomach. Today's topic was about Visual Perception, dont have to know much bout the anatomy of the eye but more on the visual system...what u see on the right eye goes to the left visual cortex...vice versa...gets so confusing. So if u have a lesion on the left hemisphere..affecting either ur optic nerve or tract..ur right eye will be affected. Wooh....Homonymous Hemianopia was one of the new terms i learnt today..its a primary visual disorder due to the lesion in the optic tract on one side of the brain..causing blindness or loss half visual field in each eye. We were shown a documentary video as well during lec. One man had a car accident, he didnt completely lose his vision. He can still see normal objects or anything surrounding him but cannot recognize people's face! even a picture of himself. Another man, can recognize people but cant recognize objects around him..eg: grass is just like a green flat ground, he couldnt tell the details but has good imagination. He was able to draw a bicycle..but after showing him the picture that he drew, he couldnt recognize it. Something to do with memory and perceptions i reckon. Oh another one is left side neglect, very common in stroke patients. Interesting.
After my group discussion today, i accompanied my coursemate to get her mother's day gift. Then headed to Targets for a quick look. We were at the shoe section, they had one pile of shoes for clearance...at a price of $4 (not all)! lol...cheap..but mostly large sizes and smallest sizes left. My friend manage to get a nice pair of flat shoes for $5.
I ended up getting a pair of Indoor Up-boots for winter..$19.99 :D
7:13 PM
Monday, May 04, 2009
Wooohhh its that time of the month again...assignment fever that is. Had a few in line..1 due tomorrow which i have completed, 1 observation report due next onmonday and a presentation on friday! 2 assignments due on the same day in 2 3 weeks time..1000words +2000words case study report. 2 presentations in between! Another OT 2000word assignment due 8 days before exams. Ahhhh..exam is on the 10/6!..Neuroscience is the first paper..why oh why..couldnt u be the last one. Last paper on the 15/6- Chinese 1A!! hahaha dont have to worry so much bout this yet. Only 2 papers and im done for the semester! How quick is that!
May is packed!
This semester just went by like a rocket..or i reckon Deakin Uni is rushing into things..just because of the 3rd semester in Nov, they have to take away our study break. Evil evil..but on the brighter sight holidays starts earlier??? HAHAHA sigh.
Sometimes i just feel so left out when im with my coursemates. They can type up things so quickly when it comes to essay withing. It only takes some of them 2-4 hours whereas i probably take about half a day or more than a day LOL, some of them are very organized, smart..etc etc....ahhh so pressured. Im so slow.
Today's OT lecture was quite interesting..learned about Children with Autism. Never realised there are different types and Autism is one of them under Pervasive Developmental Disorder! Watched 2 videos, one of them was quite interesting and touching! One family in the US had 6 child all diagnosed with Autism. 2 had severe Autism..they were interllectually disabled,hyperactive, hypers sensitive to touch,emotionally unstable at times, lack of social skills and a whole range of other problems. Was so overwhelmed and impressed by the positive attitude of their parents, the way they manage..etc. Phew! These kids are just so special, different & its a challenge for OTs now and in the future.
The weather is getting colder lately, rains occasionally..which is a bonus for the farmers in rural or remote areas..not for me when i need to walk to Uni.
On a chilly weather tho i was craving for Peter's (or Nestle) Light creamy, 98% Fat free (dunno for real or what) rasberry ripple flavour ice cream instead! Hahaha it was on special at Coles $5. heh heh..goes well with kiwi fruits which was quite cheap as well 45cents each ...yum yum yum...
Maybe this is the last time i will buy ice cream. My small bar fridge, tho it has a so called "mini freezer" it took a while for the ice cream to completely freeze or reach the appropriate temp (below melting point?)...which means my ice cream partially melted and right now after a day its back to normal...sort of. Maybe my fridge is slightly occupied. heh.
LOL this rockmellon was on special too...$1 for half a mellon and its really sweet! :D Bargain..bargain..
Hmm for tomorrow's fieldwork, im visiting Deakin Uni's Cafe at the campus im studying at. HAhaha lets see some actions behind the kitchen!! ................time to think of what questions to ask...(this is my major challenge in communication skills).....i tend not to ask alot of questions..but since i started studying OT its all about communicating with ur clients...asking questions...argh. I have to find my comfort zone...and do lots of practice!! Speak up!
Alrighty dinner time.
P/S: With the Swine flu outbreak...coming winter season........or drastic weather changes on the other side of the world...remember to take good care of your health!
This semester just went by like a rocket..or i reckon Deakin Uni is rushing into things..just because of the 3rd semester in Nov, they have to take away our study break. Evil evil..but on the brighter sight holidays starts earlier??? HAHAHA sigh.
Sometimes i just feel so left out when im with my coursemates. They can type up things so quickly when it comes to essay withing. It only takes some of them 2-4 hours whereas i probably take about half a day or more than a day LOL, some of them are very organized, smart..etc etc....ahhh so pressured. Im so slow.
Today's OT lecture was quite interesting..learned about Children with Autism. Never realised there are different types and Autism is one of them under Pervasive Developmental Disorder! Watched 2 videos, one of them was quite interesting and touching! One family in the US had 6 child all diagnosed with Autism. 2 had severe Autism..they were interllectually disabled,hyperactive, hypers sensitive to touch,emotionally unstable at times, lack of social skills and a whole range of other problems. Was so overwhelmed and impressed by the positive attitude of their parents, the way they manage..etc. Phew! These kids are just so special, different & its a challenge for OTs now and in the future.
The weather is getting colder lately, rains occasionally..which is a bonus for the farmers in rural or remote areas..not for me when i need to walk to Uni.
On a chilly weather tho i was craving for Peter's (or Nestle) Light creamy, 98% Fat free (dunno for real or what) rasberry ripple flavour ice cream instead! Hahaha it was on special at Coles $5. heh heh..goes well with kiwi fruits which was quite cheap as well 45cents each ...yum yum yum...
Hmm for tomorrow's fieldwork, im visiting Deakin Uni's Cafe at the campus im studying at. HAhaha lets see some actions behind the kitchen!! ................time to think of what questions to ask...(this is my major challenge in communication skills).....i tend not to ask alot of questions..but since i started studying OT its all about communicating with ur clients...asking questions...argh. I have to find my comfort zone...and do lots of practice!! Speak up!
Alrighty dinner time.
P/S: With the Swine flu outbreak...coming winter season........or drastic weather changes on the other side of the world...remember to take good care of your health!
2:50 PM