the madness begins

A snapshot taken in BOSCH 3 with my regular chocolate and harsh brown

It's been almost a month since semester 2 began. So far I have attended 4 weeks of lectures and laboratories.

From week 5 onwards it will be all assignments, groups works, intra-semester exams and tutorials.

Let's wish for a smooth ride this semester.

a mess

Deeply apologetic for the long hiatus. It has been very hectic for me since Easter break.

First it was the avalanche of intra-semester exams, which was followed by a series of assignments, and closely tagging behind was my final examinations. I simply had no time to update this blog.

After examinations, it was a series of celebrations and events. My sister visited me and we went to Melbourne for a 3 day trip. Right after I sent her off at the airport, I moved my pad from one suburb to another.

Everythings happened in a blur for me, and that was not unlike the messy desk I had, as shown in the pic above.

Easter Break

I had a one week break last week and I jam-packed it with activities.

The week started off from Thursday night, when I attended the Vet Cruise organized by Veterinary Society (Vet Soc) at Darling Harbour. It was a fun night, though a little too "young" for my taste.

Then I attended the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Tuesday. It was a great event. If anyone happens to be in Sydney during Easter and loves animal, I strongly recommend the Easter Show. It was fabulous.

I also did a lot of revision to catch up with my studies. I have 3 quizzes and 3 assignments lining up in April. As I would like to term it, I studied at turbo speed. The last time I studied this hard was for my Chartered Engineer Exam.

Anyway, I had a fruitful and enjoyable Easter break. It is really great to have one week break just like that. Taking a week off in my previous working life usually means going overseas for holiday which does not necessarily translate to rest and relax. I hope I can have more holidays like that.

chemistry

Application form for credit standing from previous study

I love chemistry. Yes, you heard me right. Chemistry is interesting to me.

But attending chemistry lecture, tutorial and laboratory is not.

So far the chemistry lecturer has taught me nothing new. The subject itself has taken so much of my time. The official workload includes an one hour tutorial class starting at 0800, a 3 hour laboratory work every week, an average of 3 hours lecture per week and a group project involving the production of a poster. And then there are numerous pre-lab quizzes and tutorial worksheets. It is draining too much of my energy and time.

I tried to get exemption from this subject using my environmental engineering and waste water engineering modules which I took for my first degree. Unfortunately, I was told the course syllabus did not match.

ARRRRRGH.

32 cm long ice cream

It has been freaking hot these few days in Sydney. My eyes popped out when I saw this 32 cm long ice cream while walking down the street.

There is a trick eating this ice cream though. I need to keep the ice cream vertical and not shake it while licking it, or else it will topple into a big mess.

nice quote

"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway. We might as well put that passing time to the best possible use."

by Earl Nightingale

CatCat

After 30 days of quarantine at Easter Creek Quarantine Station, catcat can finally reunite with me again.

The only sad thing was that when I flipped through her medical notes, catcat was classified as obese and overweight by the quarantine station's resident vet. Hmmm... Fat is such an ugly word.