carving itself again at 4:27 PM
carving itself again at 5:05 PM
carving itself again at 1:02 PM
carving itself again at 11:27 AM
carving itself again at 1:34 PM
carving itself again at 3:28 PM
carving itself again at 2:31 PM
carving itself again at 6:51 PM
carving itself again at 7:50 PM
carving itself again at 4:43 PM
one more week and school starts again
and i already have a presentation in the 1st week -_-
having the break is good
get to slack a bit
did a few things during the break
although i feel the holiday is pretty wasted too
hmm....we had a 'crazy-hair' dessert party during the 1st week of the break
that was good...i wonder if they are gonna have another one before school starts
we actually had our flat all decorated
looks quite good to me
watched a lot of movies online
and a few in the cinema
got the Hoyts rewards card for $10
and it comes with a free movie ticket
so it's a good deal considering a normal student ticket is already $13
and i get to earn points to exchange for cinema tickets or treats
oh and i also tweaked my room layout a bit
shifted the tables around
now the room looks more spacious
i like it
feels more comfortable
i also tried to clear out the room a bit
threw out quite a bit
lots of paper, some old make-up, 'not-really-working' pens,
cleared out some clothes for donating
it wasnt a lot of clothes but my wardrobe now has a bit more space
thinking of how i'm gonna get my stuff back to sg when i'm done here
i guess i'll have quite a bit of things to sell?
probably lots of stuff to throw away again before i leave
but i'm hoping this clearing out here and there would help my big pack-up before i leave
Sunday, January 17, 2010
hmm....i hate that nagging feeling of semester starting in about a month
i hope i get a good studio desk
although i think my chances are not that high
cos i'm not an aggressive table snatcher hahah!
maybe i should practise some of that singaporean kiasu spirit?
anyways, i've just been doing some self study? sort of.
i got 3 landscape architecture books from Amazon... a desprate attempt to make my life easier when school starts
so i'm currently reading a SketchUp book for site design....so far i've learnt a bit...although this book seems to have lots of typo errors?!
i also got a graphics book that was recommemded for students when i was in year 1...hahaha...took me 2 years to decide to get that book lol!
and another book called Landscape Architecture graphic standards
hopefully that comes in handy for my work...i'm quite sure it will
besides that, back to the gym too
i've gained too much weight in Canada hahahah!
so it's time to lose it!
oh, i think i got a few good offers too recently....hahahha
here goes aunty jac again....
i got a time planner/organiser for 25% off (hoping it helps me manage my time better)
i also got a desk calendar...i kinda waited until it went on 75% sale hahah!
last year i got a Dilbert one, this year it's a Get Fuzzy one
at about NZ$8, i think it's quite a bargain =P
Get Fuzzy Desk Calendar
and since it's a new year
i've got a new room layout and i even got some new room decor!
_
the new room decor, sure adds a bit of sparkle to my bookshelf eh?
only $2...i got it from the cheap shop in riccarton
at first, i hung these shiny mirror balls randomly around the ceiling around my room
but it somehow didnt feel right...wasn't what i thought it would look like
perhaps it felt messy...or maybe i just dun really like that something's hanging around in the middle of the room?
i think i have OCD man! hahah!
so, it'll have to stay at the side of the room
oh, also collected my new specs from specsavers
finally i have new specs! yay!
i'm wearing one of the new specs now
and it's giving me a headache!
Osiris frames from Specsavers, 2 for 1
but still cost me NZ$599!
cos the eye exam and multicoat cost an extra $210!
they sure know how to make $$
i kinda like the new frames
although i think i may need to get it adjusted a bit
it's so troublesome with low/no nose bridge
makes finding specs so difficult
oh i like their cases! hahaha....so fun, there's this button to press which slowly opens the lid of the case
i hope i don't play with it too much and spoil the case!
oh and i like the cleaning cloth too....it's round and black!
cooked some beef sauce last friday....erm, in Canada it would be called chili
but yeah, it's just the sauce over nacho chips
hahha, oh yea we had that for dinner =)
the sauce turned out pretty well, i also added a bit of real chili to spice it up
yummers!
baked some cookies too! i love those cookies!
Annie (left), my flatmate for this Summer and Sophie (right), my flatmate last Summer...we invited her to join us for dinner....
Friday, December 25, 2009
no more exchange!
aww so sad....i'm glad i went for that exchange tho....got to visit many places
before coming back to lincoln i was in new york city for about a week, before taking a long bus ride back to toronto for my flight on the 22nd of dec
so that means i've been travelling since the night of the 21st
and before reaching lincoln i haven't had a proper sleep
wow i've been travelling for hmm...more than 2 days?
and because of the time difference, it's christmas day here in christchurch already!
i think i'll have the flat all to myself for a few days, that's if they put some people in in january for the january summer school
but it's funny coming back to an empty flat, but it still smells the same haha!
things still look pretty much the same...
i don't think i'll be able to get any internship job at all this summer
which means i'll have to desprately find one after semester 2 next year...
or i will not be able to graduate....argh!
i've been running the washing maching the whole day today...well, at least since i got up at around 2pm hahah!
and it's nice that it's summer here....feels good after all that snow in montreal, guelph and new york!
i'm missing my time in canada already
coming back to lincoln means final year is starting soon
and i dunno if i can cope
i gotta
looking forward to boxing day sale tomorrow
got a few things i need to get
my stuff's all over the living room now
so much to unpack and clean
and i still have pictures to upload!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
too many things
i think i've spent too much time in the 1st half of the semester slacking
and i'm paying for it now -_-
wow, i can't believe there's less than 2 weeks of classes left
and since i don't have final exams scheduled in the official exam period...
i'm having my finals and all those other assignments due in the next 2 weeks
did i mention i HATE site engineering
and the worse part is that site engineering is vital for landscape architecture
argh....i'm still confused with most of the calculations
i think i get the basics...or do i?
i hate it when i don't understand a subject
espically when that results in me unable to do my assignments properly
feels like secondary school math again...
also, the guy teaching it....err...isnt really a good teacher...in fact he's a terrible teacher
time to freak out
hmm....well, i think i have been freaking out for the past few weeks....
in fact since halloween...
i'm even avoiding facebook now
so far it's been about 5-6 days since i touched facebook
i'm looking forward to my travels after semester
but i can't feel excited about it cos of all the deadlines coming up
i can only imagine my life worse next year
oh what to do, what to do....
Saturday, September 12, 2009
i'm in canada now
at last
i've wanted to come here since... so many years ago....
hehheh....
so far it's been pretty busy
with orientation activities and sorting out my stuff
some interesting things i noticed
there are a lot of squirrels on the campus.....black ones and brown ones....
they actually sell their milk in plastic-bags (although they also do have carton types)
this campus (i heard from their own students) have one of the best food in the whole of canada.....well....most of the stuff is good i think....although i've tried some average tasting food
it's actually quite diverse here
hmm....what else.....
i think the RAs here actually do their job
i thought NZ stuff is expensive.....it's even more ex here
they like to order pizzas
err....too tired to think anymore.....
i'm gonna go sleep.......
Sunday, August 23, 2009
have been chomping down loads of food since fridayand doing a bit of shoppingwent to the mexican cafe on friday nighthad some dish i cannot remember the name ofanyway, it's like a deep-fried burritoi kinda liked itwe had to wait an hour to get a tableand another hour for the foodbut before that i had mac's chocolate sundaeso i wasn't that hungrybut there must be something i ate that day...cos i had a stomach ache right after dinnermaybe it's the mac and mex food combination?bought a few tops from dress smarti've been travelling around hornby, riccarton and the city these few daysi don't think i've been on the bus so many times since i got here!3 glassons tops for NZ$35 and a cotton on cardigan for NZ$21not too bad right?hahaha anyway they're all on offergot other stuff for travelling toolike toothpaste, adaptors and other mini stuff i can bring up the planei tried counting the number of hours i'll be travelling from christchurch to toronto....it's almost a day!!!oh it's gonna be a long long journey!
this eye mask would certainly come in handy for the journey!"SIESTA IN PROGRESS" thanks jenny! love it=) oh and i think i enjoy spending time reading in a coffee placeyesterday while in the city i went to starbucks got myself a cup of green tea frap (yummy!)and read a chapter from Tony Parsons 'Stories we could tell'supposed to watch a movie with the rest yesterdayunfortunately we missed it cos they missed the bus from lincolnbut they went down to riccarton anyway on the next bus (the bus comes every hour on weekdays)and so i waited in mac till they arrivedhahaha! i seem to have spent lots of time today sitting alone in cafes that yesterday!oh did i mention that my lecturer finally replied my emailso now i have an appointment to meet him at his office on wed, 11ami hope i get things sorted *fingers crossed*
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
i made a quick 'schedule' before i slept yesterday
well, usually i just jot down a 'to do' list
but yesterday night i went all the way to add in times too
i'm quite glad that i've mostly kept to the 'time table' hahah!
a bit off here and there....
but i've managed to do everything i've noted down
i kept reminding myself that i don't want to screw up the timetable and end up delaying everything
haha....but i seem to have eaten a lot too!
i reward myself with food way too often!
lol!
maybe i should do the same tonight
make a list and hope i keep to it tomrrow
i do have a few things to get
anyways
i just made an international money transfer to pay for my accommodation in guelph
oh the sudden drop in bank balance
hai...
i don't like to see that.....makes me cringe
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
courtesy to some you-tubing
i learnt an amazing way to dry your nail polish fast!
the trick?
a bowl of ice cold water!
now after i paint my nails
i air dry it for a min or so
before dipping my fingers into a bowl of icy cold water
for about a min
i found out the colder the better
if it's not totally dry yet...i just continue dipping
the icy water freezes the coat of polish
after making sure the polish is dry
i can then continue putting on the next coat
and the process repeats till i'm done with everything
go try it
it's quite interesting
hahahha!
Monday, August 17, 2009
cos he hasn't replied my email.....
and i'll be leaving in 2 weeks
and my course selection is not yet sorted!
maybe i'll wait for a couple of days
if still no reply....i think i'm gonna email to see if i can make an appointment to meet him
hai...why liddat?
so many things to worry about.....
Sunday, August 16, 2009
hmm....what can i say....
it's one of the more 'interesting' events to attend
well, basically cos there's loads to eat
all the different international cuisine
such as...
malaysian, german, chinese, thai, cambodian, vietnamese, saudi, danish.....
the food's quite alright
mostly finger food...nibbles....there were lots of cakes and cookies too....
i kinda like the german potato salad, danish berry/milk pudding and their meatballs, deep fried indian banana dish, walnut cookie, chocolate cake, crepe with chocolate.....(oh yeah ...i ate a LOT....although i diddn't get to try everything)
it was soooo crowded!
i don't think i've seen a more crowded event in lincoln
maybe they should consider having it at a larger venue
i diddn't like the fact that they threw away the leftovers (well, they feed it to the piggies)
they should have kept it for the intermission during the performances
oh as for the performances
erm....good effort by the performers
but i thought my secondary school could have done a better job
the programme was not really good
and the hall really needs a revamp
it's just too old and eh ugly?
okay, i would have posted more pics....but the internet keeps disconnecting and it's taking a bloody long time just to upload a pic....so i guess those will have to do....
oh yes
i finally made those prata sausages things
they turned out quite nicely
they look like some sort of puff pastry (not as light and flakey though)
and they looked like little pillows
well, since i diddn't want to add in more calories
i just ate them plain...without any dip or sauce
i found the tegal chicken sausages a bit salty though....
but it would taste really good with chili sauce or japanese mayo haha!
prata sausages