One down and three more to go.. I had a terribly rough weekend but thankfully, everything's much better now.
I had my theory in marketing paper on Monday, and boy was it a long one. Actually it was quite a quick one. Well, it was both. It was long cause there were loads to write, and it was quick cause two hours went by way too quickly. I had three questions, meaning 40 minutes per question. I was expected to write about 4 pages for each question. Imagine that. My fingers we numb and my back was hurting after that two hours of not moving anything else other than my hand trying to scribble as much information I could get on paper. When the invigilator announced "You're reading time ends now. bla bla bla." , the girl sitting in front of me started her scribbling marathon. Hell, was she fast! Like crazy fast. While I was still filling in my attendance slip, she was already scribbling halfway through the paper. Before I knew it, she flipped to the next page! Imagine how freaked out I was! And I was kinda stuck at the start, not knowing how to start my introduction for my first essay.
But at least that was over.
Tomorrow afternoon, I've got Relationship Marketing. I like this one much better in a sense that it covers much more interesting topics and I think I would have more to write about. *fingers crossed* But then, with the friggin time constraint, even if I have a million things in my head, I wouldn't get it down on paper in time.
I've been studying all day and my brain's exhausted. Reading stuff about loyalty, promiscuous behaviour, database marketing, commitment, trust, and all that stuff to maintain a healthy and long term relationship between... a marketer or firm and a consumer. Sounds like studying an actual relationship huh? But somehow I don't think I've done enough. There's always so much more to read and so much more to remember. There are so many journal articles sitting down on my table and I can't ready anymore of them.
And while I'm typing this, the boys are playing football on the ps2 and going "shit", "you missed that goal?!", "why isn't he running fast enough" and "goal!!!" in between their usual football-guy-talk and laughter. Life sucks when you're still struggling through exams while your housemates are already enjoying themselves with tv, games, movies and late nights day after day.
But at least after tomorrow, I've got more days till the next paper, which is next Tuesday. Five days to be exact. But it'll fly by before you can say "super-cali-fragalistic-expi-ali-docious" (if that's how you spell that)
It's time to flip through a few more pages of my notes and then it's bedtime.
Till the next one, take a break, have a kit-kat, and go play restaurant city so I can get free ingredients when I visit your restaurant!
My finals are in two days! T-W-O!! It's so scary how time flies by like that. Especially when you're wasting it with procrastination, restaurant city and day dreaming...
I'm alone at home cause everyone went to Ikea, without me. Ikea's like my happy place. The arrangement of everything just makes it so relaxing when I'm there. And there's always so much to buy!!! I never get to buy anything from Ikea back home cause the house has everything. But here, Ikea's like my favorite place! There's always something cheap (less than $5) to get or something pretty which I want but don't necessarily need.
Cause the guys are done with their semester (final presentation and papers), they've decided against waiting for me to visit ikea. So unfair.
Even though I'm wasting time typing this entry, I'd feel so guilty if I went to ikea. I'd be rushing them to hurry so that I can get back to continue studying. oh well, ikea's not running away and I can always go back there anytime...
Talking about exams, I'm only gaining my independence from all this in July!!! Here's why :
15 June : Theory in Marketing 17 June : Relationship Marketing 23 June : Leadership in Organisations 25 June : Research Methodology SPSS Test
AND....
6th July : Research Proposal for final thesis due (worth 60% of my entire grade which I have yet to start!)
Dralion was awesomeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Managed to take some pictures outside the tent in the cold! Will update after my finals with the pictures...
But guess what? I just found out that I've got a blogspot/blogger blog too! owh my gawd. and that's ancient! like ages ago. march 2005.
Now i'm undecided if i should stay with xanga or head to blogspot/blogger for future posts. I'm tempted to leave xanga cause i've been here for ages and i'm absolutely hating the layout of everything. AND I've been procrastinating to change my header/look for years! I would have a fresh start if I switch to blogger and learn something new from there too.
BUT, everything is here in my xanga blog. my older posts and everything. I know it's not alot. But still....
So what do I do?? btw, my blogger one looks like crap.
http://tswng.blogspot.com/
there's where its at Like a kid created it. Oh well, who can blame me. I was a kid four years back. and the template that I used ages ago is fugly too!
Till the next one, study hard… focus, people, FOCUS
An update after 6 months or so officially makes me the worst blogger ever! and yes, it's exam season once again. Told you I'm always here when there are exams. Just a way to procrastinate my studying by doing something a little more productive other than watching the telly.
I've got loads to update here but I haven't got the time now. I should actually be studying but I'm too excited and I can't concentrate! that's cause.....
I'm going for my first show of the year here in Melbourne; Cirque du Soleil: Dralion WOHOOOOO.... I'm soooo excited I can barely study. I've got my first paper this monday, that's just two days away but its so exciting lar...
They're here in Melbourne from April 10 till June 14! Meaning they end this SUNDAY! So, there's no other way for me to catch this after my finals.
I'll have updates about the show after I'm done with my papers, in about a months time. Hopefully I get nice photos.' which reminds me, I've gotta charge my camera!
Other than that exciting news, here's some updates about what's been happening over the past few months: 1. I've moved twice since I got here in February! The first two-storey apartment that we got was perfect. Nice, new and all that. But the idiotic owner didn't pay mortgage with the rent he got from us. Apparently, he's been owing the bank for quite some time. Then, we got a 'Notice to Vacate' about a month ago telling us that we needed to leave! That was a whole lotta panic and stress. Anyways, we managed to get a new place at the best location! Just opposite victoria market. Very close to the city and quite a nice one too. Rent's abit higher but we didn't really have a choice.
2. I've been having one hell of a panic semester. It went by so quickly! With more assignments compared to the whole of last year, all I've been doing lately was just slogging my ass off. It felt like I just started my first class a while back and now, finals is on Monday! Time doesn't fly anymore. It just zooms past you without saying hello.
3. Swine flu is friggin scary in Melbourne. There's over a thousand cases now just in this stupid state. I wonder how it spreads so quickly but it's scary. I went to take my flu jab about two weeks ago. Doesn't prevent me from the swine flu but at least it prevents me from the common ones here in Melb. Considering that it's winter now, everything gets passed around so easily. It's better to be careful.
4. It's been freezing cold over the past week. It's been so cold that we've been having the heaters on almost the entire day. I don't know if it's the old building that we're living in now or that it really is suddenly so cold but I've been taking (at least) three showers a day just to keep me warm. I know we're supposed to be saving water here in melb, but the showers help so much! Talking about that, I'm starting to worry about the electricity and water bill. It's gonna be shocking!
5. Restaurant city! That’s my new addiction. it's way better than coffee but it's slowing down now. I've been so addicted to fb games lately, that's all i do online (other than my assignments of course!). I'm a terrible fb user. I log on, check if anyone's birthdays are coming up and click on my restaurant city link straight away. Everything else on fb is just abit boring sometimes. But I've got my restaurant up and going now, and the satisfaction level is quite good. haha.
I think that's about it for now. I've gotta have lunch, get back to a bit of studying and then get ready for the much anticipated show later! Hopefully it'll be awesome!
till the next one, fight the swine with all your might!
