Hacé cuatro meses escribé por aquí...

Hoy de repente me he sentado que ver mi blog.... que conmocionado he estado! No he escrito nada por aquí cuatro meses.... ha sido terible...

Por eso, decido a empezar a escribir algo....... y muy pronto voy a tomar el examen de español... Tengo que practicar un poco... No puedo creerme que he aprendido esta idioma un año y medio ya..... pero aún no ha sido muy bien.

Vale, ahora es la estacíon de examen... toda la universidad no se puede encontrar algun asiento vacío. La biblioteca es la más mala. Me siento estresadisímo sentarándome con los estudiantes aquí. Prefiero sentarme en mi habitacíon. Puedo dormir o jugar a los juegos de ordenadores o jugar al squash si me siento hacerlo.

Aparte de esto, me dieron la llave de la habitacíon de musica. Qué suerte tengo! Ya que tengo la llave, casi siempre ir a la habitacíon a tocar el piano.... es un cielo para mí. Haha....

No pienso que poder escibir más... todavia he tenido mucho a aprender... adios!

Resultados...

As always.... I post my results.... here goes:

Art in Age of Colonisation - Satisfactory ( I used the S/U option)

Inorganic Chemistry - A- (4.50)

Organic Chemistry - A (5.00)

Organic Chemistry (Lab) - A- (4.50)

Spanish Level 2- A (5.00)

Business Management - A+ (5.00) (How did this get here?)

Term GPA: 4.82/5.00. cGPA: 4.81/5.00

Surprise, surprise.... all the subjects seem to go opposite to what they were.... A+ for Business Management was absolutely shocking.... never dreamed about it for even one moment.... Organic Chemistry.... er.... I learned my lesson.... I worked my butt off this semester to cover my weakness.... =)..... but my inorganic chemistry suffered a little.....

Overall, I am quite content with how this sem went... =)

Después de examem...

I shall dedicate this post to Spanish, considering I have probably screwed up my Spanish 2, and here goes my cGPA..... =( .... So, I shall "try" to write the rest of it in Spanish.... sorry if I make too many mistakes... still taking beginner's class ok....

Ha sigo más que un mes todavia he escrito aquí.... He tenido mucha prisa... con las actividades de la universidad, el estudio y el trabajo... además, no tengo suficiente dinero para los viajes a Corea y Bali... por eso, tengo que trabajar en las vacaciones y sacrifico alguno tiempo con mis amigos... haih...

Pero está bien... no tengo nada examen ahora... ¡Que contento estoy! En NTU toda la gente tiene prisa con sus estudios.... Todos los dias están estudiando... ¿que aburrido, no? Pero a mí me gusta divertirme mientras estudiando.... más o menos porque soy bastante vago... hehe....

He vuelto a Malasia dos dias pasado.... y voy a quedar por sobre dos mañanas ... después tengo que ir a Singapur para mi trabajo.... Dinero, dinero, dienro .... =P ... Pues quienes si tienen tiempo libre, pideme salir de copas o algo.... no me importa... La cosa importante es la reunión...

Ahora estoy aquí en Genting Highland con mi familia... yo sé que va a ser bastante aburrido porque no me gusta el parque tema y no puedo entrar el casino (estoy todavia demasiado joven para lo)... entonces puedo navigar por internet solo.... y por eso tengo tiempo para esto....

La comida local es todavia mejor que las otras.... He comido mucho.... y he engordado mucho..... ¡que bueno! ... haha

Alright.... I have shamed myself enough with mu lousy essay skills.... haha.... but it was fun.... let's see if I can improve after next semester (after Spanish 3....).. and after that I can't go any further in NTU with Spanish.... =( ..... it is a pity since I have come to love this language... I have had such a wonderful time learning it (at least it is better than the time when I learned Chinese... sorry Miss L***** P*** L** and Malay ....lol )

Since I am so bored here.... I might put up another post soon.... =(

Hola

Have been ignoring this blog for too long..... can take some time from my deepavali break to do some updates... can you believe it has been 2 months since my last update???!!! Felt like just updated yesterday.....

As you know, more than half a semester has past.... seriously in a blink of an eye.... in no time all of us will be venturing into the working world... =( .... I would do anything to continue studying and NOT working... somehow studying is so much easier.... (I guess this statement will get me killed by many other students in this world....)

This semester as usual, I am the slackiest (if this word exists) amongst my friends... took 6 modules... lab module has no examination (but trust me, I wished there was one.... somehow reports and assignments are not my forte....). Took an Art module (has Jia Hui gone crazy?) and a Business module.... I gotta salute those who are daring enough to take it.... it is like the toughest subject in the world.... why would someone wanna MAJOR in it in the first place??? Anyway, I used S/U options on them already, meaning that I just have to pass the exam to get the credits and my marks won't affect my cGPA.... what a relief..... So what I am left with this semester is Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Spanish Nivel 2!!!

In terms of study load, I am pretty relaxed... still LOVE español.... I have made up my mind to take all the way to Level 3... and maybe if I have the money and time, I will further it outside NTU (since the maximum they offer is till level 3).... Organic Chemistry turned out to be quite interesting this year.... molecules synthesis... more than ONE correct answer... could let our creativity run wild... haha.... and some of my Summer Research knowledge could be applied here like the cost of chemicals, time of each reaction and how dangerous they are.... I can use all of these to determine which synthetic pathway is better.... =)

I lost the election in Earthlink... in a way it was a blessing in disguise.... I doubt I could manage 2 main committee positions... not to mention I LOVE being in Piano Ensemble.... just to meet up with same passion as I have... (quite many pretty talents this year.....) ... See whether I can get lucky or not... haha....

Something weird happened yesterday.... my ex-girlfriend texted me....

"Stresses, stressed, stressed" ..... That's it.... how cryptic is that???!!!
"???" ..... I replied her.
"Dun mind me.... just stressed out. doing something random".... she replied.
"Wanna talk abt it?"... I sent her.
"Nvm... Ignore me... rest well. Nights."... I got this the text within 5 seconds...
"Ok... nites then." .... the end of texting....

I am terrible at reading girls' minds.... somehow they operate really differently... could someone shed some light on me regarding what she was trying to convey to me???

Anyway..... I recently found another repertoire for myself.... very old song.... from Bach (he was a genius...)... and very famous.... I bet everyone knows this song.... but it will take me years to master it....

Kiasu-ness

After living in Singapore for a year, I have to admit I have officially contracted kiasu-nessitis.... Give you a few examples...

This year the hall allocation was terrible... 17 points aka you need to be involved in main committee plus applying with a Singaporean roommate to 100% confirm getting a room.... wt*!!! So this year everybody is going for higher post... Kiasu me, went and run for 2 main committee posts for 2 clubs. So far I got Piano Ensemble but it is still not good enough to be safe... Kiasu me(again), went and run for main committee of another major club. Now I am starting to have doubts about it because the workload is really hactic. Not to mention I have to prepare powerpoint slides and campaign speech for the ELECTION.... politics... hate it...

Another story: I actually started studying on the FIRST week itself.... =( ... Can't help it, I have Organic Chemistry this semester. Judging on how poorly I did last year, no more fooling around this semester.... one word: KIASU.

Yesterday my roommate and neighbours and I went to Sim Lim Square (whole building also selling electronic stuff). I was actually there just to have a look, but I ended up having an eye on new handphones.... sien.... thank goodness my bank account didn't have enough money, or else I would have swiped my NETS card and I will be in extreme poverty.... What word? 吾钱.... =(

The fact is I am starting to feel the stress already and this is just the beginning of week 3. Next week I have Organic Chemistry first test!!!! This week will all go to Piano Ensemble's audition for new members and its Welcom Tea.... next Monday I have a presentation to do for an elective subject which contributes to 40% of the total marks in exam...... sob..... Not to mention next week is the election for Earthlink (the otehr club I was talking about)... Gee.... university life isn't so relaxing anymore....

A long overdued update....

It has been almost a month since my last post.... I was very busy in the last few weeks.... I finally got hold of the photos from Universal Studio, but I am just too lazy to post it on my blog... I will try to put them up on fb.

So, these are the updates:
1) New semester has STARTED!!! I am officially a year 2 student... no longer a young, vibrant, enthusiastic freshman.... A year in NTU has worn me out... =(.... lol...

2) I am taking Spanish Level 2 after much consideration.... YOG reaffirmed my stand... I just love the idea of being able to speak Spanish ..... ideally can speak FLUENTLY....

3) I got the same job... luckily, this time there is a change in policy. I can work maximum 14 hours per week (4 hours more than last year)... =) ... and guess what.... I maxed out everything.... causing me to have 5 full days in a week..... morning till 7pm....

4) My fear has come back. It is Organic Chemistry II ... First week itself has already thrown me off balance.... I better start revising my first year stuff... Not to mention Inorganic Chemistry... which, according to the seniors, is like HELL.... new, abstract concepts will be introduced. As usual, first week studying it has already taken a toll on me....

5) YOG has ended.... I never regret a single moment for joining it... Made so many new friends from so many different backgrounds.... and made me want to learn Spanish more!!!! And after that French!!!! Y** E**, my unofficial French teacher, I am counting on you... Not to worry, I have 2 new neighbours. One of them is from London, and the other from Sweden. Both of them speak French.... I will try to pick up a bit from them....lol

6) I was very lucky to get a hall as there are about 60% of the Malaysian seniors that I know didn't get one.... Which leads to me running for Main Committee positions in TWO clubs.... kiasu attitude, always want something to fall back on. This is because hall residency is so competitive nowadays I had to spend every second of my free time on clubs and societies....

7) J** M*** is in NTU now!!!! Finally, we got our THIRD person from WMS who, unfortunately, got enrolled into this university.....

8) Summer Research has come to an end as well. I learned so so so much from this experience.... I am so drawn to it that I am actually thinking about giving up Minor in Mathematics to do Summer Research II..... We will see how it goes....

That's all for now.... Continue to study.... T_T ....

Mi Día Primero de Programa Cultura y Educación

My first day of Culture & Education Programme....

Today I went for my first shift at the Youth Olympic Village.... I took the morning shift, so had to wake up at 7am.... =.="""... damn early .... but who am I to grumble when many other people had to wake up at 5+++am to travel....

The competition won't start until 14th (aka 3 days later).. right now everyone was still suffering from jet lag. The only concern in their minds was still THE COMPETITION.... busy booking training facilities etc.... which left CEP as cold as it could get.... lol... not really... some of the Chef de Mission and Team Officials had shown some interest in it... let's hope it would turn up from here...

Anyway, the atmosphere at the village was awesome. Everywhere you go you see athletes from different countries... Although they are only 14-18 years old, boy you will never believe their age judging from their sizes.... It was a great feast for our eyes: both guys and girls.... The guys are like 7 feet tall, all muscular like crazy... The girls are not as bad.... at least I could find a few (I guess less than 10) who are shorter than me... =( .... hispanic and gorgeous.... Mexicans took the lead so far......er......anyway, 50% of them are minors and you can never tell them apart..... which means..... err... moving on....

Having said that, I didn't know how much of a language barrier I had with foreigners until today... Most people from Latin America DO NOT speak English... but they are very nice people.... apparently many translators (Student volunteers) can speak Spanish.... and I felt very Pai Seh.... never mind, another reason to polish my Spanish....

Usually, all CEP officers are equipped with the fluency in 3 languages (or more)... my third language was totally, utterly redundant.... guess what it is? Yup..... what other than our dearest Bahasa Melayu... the most it could be used on Malaysian representatives (which I didn't get to meet).... well, knowing one more language doesn't kill right?

Generally, I felt very positive from the first day of work. While I felt a little bit (or rather quite a bit) intimidated by their SIZES and the language barrier, the people who came were really polite... I even seized the chance to talk to the Spainish athletes and their Chef de Mission.... unfortunately I couldn't even hold up a 20 seconds conversation before saying "No puedo hablar español muy bien, puedes hablar inglés?"... =(