Part time job

Today was my first day working in my whole life, that's right.... I haven't worked before, not even in Malaysia...not even during the holiday breaks... Perhaps too lazy to work, just wanna enjoy the moment of holiday without doing any work'. Or perhaps I had a mindset that only work after I finish all my studies.

But here I am, after my Friday exam, immediately i got a call from my cousin's friend, asked me whether wanna work in her working place... I actually still doubt about it... It's too soon to work, and without any rest of my mind. Well of course I won't want to lose this opportunity, since I will had a long holiday without doing anything, and earn some money for my next semester and shopping. So without hesitation I said 'YES!'

I had training for 4 hours, the job was quite fun, but might be a bit exhausted. I'm working in a fast food shop's kitchen, not a chef(well,I don't really know what occupation was that, perhaps just called 'chef').

What's my routine? Basically marinate, frying, cleaning... and,
What's the paid? Around AUD$12++ .. not much compared to office work or working in the city...

Muscle soreness

After playing badminton yesterday, my whole body's muscle was so pain and fatigue... and I suffered 'Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness'-DOMS, found this term in wikipedia, which really suit my current condition...

Maybe because I'm not that active in sports, whenever I had major event of sport, for the next 24 hours I will be suffered in deep trouble.. Lack of exercise most of the time, might be one of the factor... Not enough of warm up exercise? might be...

How I suppose to continue with my training tomorrow? By the way I just got my interview yesterday and the manager agreed to hire me, starting on Monday for training... I need to lie down...

Night out in the city

First time i stayed in the city for the whole night. It's really fascinating and fun ^^, especially on Friday night. Let the party begins !

We were celebrating Esther's birthday on Friday. We had dinner in Italian restaurant, drink a few bottles of vodka, then straight to the night club ^^ (hehehe, I always promised them I will spend a night in the city, and here I am )

Me, Vivien, Esther

Yeah, a few bottles of alcoholic beverage. It was so tasty, especially the Vodka Cruiser with blue berry flavour(if I'm not mistaken).

Finish !

At last... after the 4 days of struggling... suffering.. torturing my poor brain...

Finally I finished all the exams in this week... and I'm going to have a long holidays for almost 7 weeks. First time having winter holiday here, and it's so cold >.< How I gonna spend my whole holidays?

Just yesterday my cousin's friend, ask me whether wanna work in her working place, which is kitchen work... I'm a bit hesitate for awhile... haven't been working for the past, and some more it's in the kitchen... She had arranged an interview with her boss tomorrow... I felt like... I haven't been really getting a nice and relaxing day to rest... and it's just so sudden to get a job... Well... maybe gotta think another side... I'm earning money for my next semester's expenses, or even pocket money for CLOTHES !!! Maybe working could get used most of my time during the holiday without spending the whole day at home, watching TV and online...

But for now, I would like to SLEEP ~

Desperate dessert - Chocolate

Aw... Physics this whole night... I'm so tired >.<

I hate physics >.<>.<

Long long night to go... I had already finish one whole bar of Cadbury's chocolate...

Chocolate, the most delicious dessert for all my time... Satisfaction... Irresistible... Tempting.... Argh... I LOVE CHOCOLATE !!!

Royal Exhibition Centre

I'm having all my exams in Royal Exhibition Building from 5th - 8th June.

The Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens are rare survivors from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century series of international exhibitions, also known as 'expositions' or 'world fair'.
The Royal Exhibition Building, with its surrounding gardens have uniquely maintained their original function: hosting exhibitions and displays through to the present day.

More information in Royal Exhibition Building .

Another Victoria's museum - Melbourne Museum just behind the Royal Exhibition Building. There was a cinema beside the building, IMAX.

Exam

First day of exam, Biology, which is my favorite subject, however its one of the hard subjects that really requires memorization and understanding.. Mo notes were filled with scribbling, highlighting and mind map (tying to link stuff together s it will be easy to remember).

It was a freezing cold morning, temperature was around 8 degree celcius on that moment. I was arrived at the Royal Exhibition Hall around 8.15am, which had an hour more to the exam time. I was sitting in the Carlton Garden, the strong and chilling wind kept blowing everywhere, it was really COLD ~ I really didn't expect that COLD~ But I managed to bring my jacket along just in case (but forgot to bring gloves >.<) The hall was so huge, which could fit around 2000 students at the same time. The hall was freezing as well... Even with a heater above my head, I still felt the chillness of breeze gusting around. My brain seems to be frozen, and I was squeezing my brain so hard until I'm almost collapsed... While I was answering the question, I saw a few girls shivering until so obvious that the whole table was shaking as well.. I'm not joking man...

3 more subject to go >.<

I'm will be gone

I'm will be gone for a while...

For study,
I knew I'll be so screwed up in this semester's exam... I'm still so blur... no idea what had been taught, especially physics... I'm really exhausted in my mind, struggling to memorize and understand the concepts and applications. Jumble up every single formulas or no idea what formulas to used in a single 10 marks question. Memorizing facts are the worst thing... especially in biology where all terms and sequence of steps need to know.

For exam,
Exam was just around the corner, or just one/ two days. It starts at Tue 5th - Fri 8th June. 4 days in a row...

For connection problem,
Somehow my laptop encountered difficulties to connect to my aunt's internet network. I've no idea what's going on... I can connect easily through my cousin's internet network. My wireless network connection indicates high signal strength to my aunt's network, but somehow it shows 'Limited or no connectivity'... Argh >.<

For myself,
Perhaps it's time to control my online routine. Spending too much time in front of laptop was quite addicted, and my room's stuffs were scattered around everywhere... From a neat and clean guy to messy and clumsy ... Well... I will do it after exam :P

Lazy Physics

It's Sunday, sunny day! Family day! Rest day! It's weekend and I should enjoyed myself... Instead tortured myself, trying to 'date' with Physics.

Why do we need to study Physics? It's really dreadful subject for me... It's so abstract... A lot of formulas to remember and concepts to understand and imagine. If you get what it means, then it's fine. But the worst thing was you don't even understand the concepts, derivations... and I'm so lost and frustrated.

Why do I choose Physics?
- to broaden my majoring path in future and gain knowledge (this is the most stupid excuse I gave myself).
- to torture myself and afflict with severe pain of mind (crazy?)

Argh.... I gotta pass this subject >.<

That's all?

It seems that I was just started to study in the first semester, and now it's the end of my 12 weeks in first semester. I didn't realize it passed so fast until someone told me "Today is the end of our semester!". I'm still the blur blur one.... and the most important that I worried and frustrated was, my final exam will be held in the next 2 weeks, starting 5th to 8th of June, 4 days with 4 subjects in a row... I'm so dead >.<

This is the end? I'm still not well prepared... not in my lifestyle... not even started to sit down and concentrate to study... I promised myself to study everyday from the beginning of the semester, however as we all know... who cares?

Cold joke

Supposed that today I went back home with my uncle, however I gotta go for consultation for mathematics. My uncle told me as he went home with the neighbour's son, the boy ask him a question.

Boy: Uncle, how do you make a milkshake?

Uncle: It's so easy boy~ You just need to go to a cow farm, grab a cow and start milking. As you milking, shake it as you squeezed it. There's the fresh milkshake !

=.="

DFO

Woohoo !! Time to shop for clothes !!

It's really been awhile i didn't go shopping (perhaps it's like a century >.<). Everyday just walked pass the Melbourne city which fulled of branded, quality clothes, but no time to actually stopped by and tried it out... sigh...

At last, my cousin decided to took me out for shopping, as she also wanted to bought some clothes foe her ball night. We went to D.F.O. (Direct Factory Outlet) in Cheltenham. All branded clothes can be bought in reasonable/discount price.

A quick introduction of DFO
Direct Factory Outlets (DFO) in Cheltenham Victoria, is Australia's first and largest factory outlet shopping centre, with over 120 individual factory outlet stores all under the one roof.

With many superior brand outlet stores within the complex, our stores range in specialities from: women's fashion, men's fashion, children's clothing, footwear, sporting goods/apparel, homewares/furniture, manchester, jewellery/accessories, lingerie/sleepwear, handbags/luggage, prints/frames in addition to further unique stores catering for your every need.

Shop for almost 4 hours, not until someone said:"It's late, time to go home", I wouldn't stop purchasing clothes, there's so many branded and trendy clothes that can be bought in just a day in one big place. I spent around AUD$120+ for sweater, jacket, t-shirts... Dad gonna killed me :P

Demonstration

Public demonstration never seems to occur in Malaysia, but in Western Countries such as Australia, demonstration seems to be a big thing (especially in university), as the public could voice out their feelings and concern about certain matters. SO VOICE OUT !
As I finish my whole day lectures, I was about to go back home. That day was the demonstration day, which comprise of a few main current issues. I was so blur about it (I'm always the blur one).... suddenly some unknown bunch of people just drag me into the crowd and started to speak out some slogan "John Howard xxxxxx..." , " Melbourne Model xxx...." I'm kinda excited, but i don't feel like doing these things because I was so tired...and I had my own perspective which contradict to their manifestation (well, part of it...).
The Melbourne Model was a major event in the University of Melbourne currently. A lot of stuffs will be changed due to this model, which based on the American style of tertiary education.

"From 2008, the University will introduce landmark educational reforms known collectively as the Melbourne Model. These reforms are designed to create an outstanding and distinctive Melbourne Experience for all students. In moving to the new model, the University is responding to the challenges of today’s changing environment as well as aligning itself with the best of European and Asian practice and North American traditions. The Melbourne Model is based on six broad undergraduate programs followed by a professional graduate degree, research higher degree or entry directly into employment. The emphasis on academic breadth as well as disciplinary depth in the new degrees ensures that as a graduate you will have the capacity to negotiate your way successfully in a world where knowledge boundaries are shifting and reforming to create new frontiers and challenges almost daily. The Melbourne Model is the cornerstone of the University’s broader strategic vision for future development known as Growing Esteem. "

http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/courses/melbmodel/

There will be only 6 major undergraduate course starting next year, included art, commerce, biomedicine, environment, science and music. The duration of courses are 3 years, then we can do specialization in certain field you interested. The model really shuts down a lot of courses next year from 50+ to only 6 undergraduate course. However they will slowly reintroduce more profession courses in the next three years. In other words, this year would be the last batch of students in some courses (eg. biomedical science, law...).

But I still doubt whether it would affect my future?

Sneak out at last, took some photos off and went home :P

Windy day and night

Windy for the whole night... and I was unable to sleep well because the horrible wind blown with high speed... spooky sound around the house and the window and doors were banging... Whole week going to be cooling (sometimes cold) and windy, with showers and max temperature of 19-21 degree celcius.

I'm a panda with panda's eyes :P

Tuesday? Worst day !

Tuesday, I just the schedule for tuesday. The whole morning would be tutorials for Physics, Maths and Biology... and during the biology tutorial, I'm not really feeling well today, and so coincidence that they demonstrates the sturcture of heart using the sheep's heart... I felt so gross and not in the mood, and I'm not going to touch that disgusting thing >.< (they ran out of gloves, you can imagine using bare hand to hold and dissect the heart, the stincky smell could last for few days on hands...puke...).

The worst thing of the day was the Physics's practical for 3 hours. Everytime i got into the lab, I'm so clueless about what the practical was all about. Even if I had my pre-reading, I still didn't understand what to do. When it comes to writing report, that's my worst part of it. At first my mind was wondering around what to do... and waste for an hour with any thoughts. For the last half an hour I always rushed my report, just dumped in whatever written in the practical manual book... As they said the practical session in Physics seems to improve the writing skills, it didn't help me well... >.<

What a day... pracs ends at 5.15pm, rushing to Melbourne Central to catch the express train in order to get the express bus >.< zzz...EXHAUSTED !

Labour day in Malaysia... 1st of May... and it's public holiday !

I really need holidays now >.<

The 9th week of studies in university.. and it's MAY...

中国话MV

Biomedical Science? Science?

No physics practical lab today due to ANZAC Day tomorrow (and I will get 2 days holidays because of ANZAC day (wed)& Thursday is my off day).

I'm still doubt about choosing between science or biomedical science degree. Both of them have their own pros and cons. So I decided to go to Faculty of Science to enquire about the 2 different degree. It turns out that the student advisor didn't gave much information about biomedical science and science degree, but she roughly told me about the subjects I need to take for the next semester in order to change my science degree to biomedical science degree. Science degree is a flexible degree as we have more options and flexibility in choosing the subjects, however for biomedical science degree, the course structure was fixed (so as the subjects) and it was for those who already have their mind what to study for the next few years. The title of biomedical science seems to sound more advanced than science degree, and because the structure was fixed, i wouldn't need to think what subjects to take for next year.
Still confuse about it whether to choose which degree, so the student advisor decided to have a meeting with their faculty in order to give me a suitable and clear answer (i wonder they really will have a meeting to discuss about it...).

Due to the Melbourne Model which in 2008, the Bachelor of Biomedical Science will be phrase out. For more information, please visit http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/courses/melbmodel/

Building Evacuation

During our biology lecture, which was the first day of another section of chapter and new lecturer. He's 50+ years old i think, but he's quite funny, active and filled with passion in teaching the new chapter.

Unfortunately, we heard alarm buzzing the whole building. We had no idea what's happening, and some of us thought that was a sound effect of the teaching material... However the lecturer told us it was evacuation alarm buzzing. And again we thought it was just a emergency practice for the uni. We 'walked' out eventually. It was a good news for us because we could have extra hour of lunch, and I was hungry already...

A few hours later, I received an email from the university about the evacuation news:

Dear staff and students,

At approximately 10:30am this morning, Monday 23 April 2007, a gas leak was detected in the area around Professors' Walk on the Parkville campus, and the following buildings were evacuated as precautionary measure to ensure the safety of all staff and students:
Baillieu Library, Economics and Commerce, Genetics, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Howard Florey Institute, Brownless Medical Library, Medical Building, Music (partial evacuation), Babel building (partial evacuation).

All affected buildings have been declared safe to enter by the Incident Controller from the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade Andre-occupation commenced at approximately 12.45pm.

***ALL BUILDINGS ARE NOW ABLE TO BE OCCUPIED, AND ALL CLASSES CAN PROCEED AS NORMAL.***

The gas supply has been isolated and repair works commenced. Services to the affected buildings dependant upon the gas supply will be restored as soon as possible.The evacuation was a resounding success.

I would like to thank all staff and students who cooperated with the evacuation, especially the Building Emergency Controllers and Floor Wardens.

Regards,
Stefan Delaney
General Manager, Environment, Health & Safety

in the end, the lecturer had another session of lecture which was in the afternoon, and I skipped it :P Nevertheless I gotta do my own notes, refer to the text book, power point slides and the recording lecture from afternoon session. Home study?

S.H.E. <中国话>

S.H.E. <中国话>

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Chorus:

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嘴里念的说的开始流行中国话

多少年我们苦练英文发音和文法

这几年换他们卷著舌头学平上去入的变化

平平仄仄平平仄 (仄仄平平仄仄平)

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[Chorus]

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