Taxation Law's out of the way for now. The midterm wasn't so bad. It was multiple choice. I finished it in 15 minutes so I spent the remaining 30 minutes being mosquito dinner. I swear that "hut" where we have our seminars is like a mosquito breeding ground!!! I still felt itchy after I sneaked out of the room and was in the city for lovely dinner.
I had an ultra strong long black afterwards in preparation for a long night. I have an essay due in 2 days. I've just finished researching.
Al's actually leaving for Denmark end of June. I felt a tinge of sadness. Every year I lose my drinking buddy around that time. First it was Narlyn and then now it's Al. Don't get me wrong, I actually think I've gone past that alcoholic stage. I was responsible then anyways. Mom need not worry. ;)
I feel old. I'm happy with coffee and chat after dinner and chat. i don't have cake as often anymore. I feel like Winnie the Pooh sometimes. Pot belly sticking out when your top's a bit too short and your pants are hanging a bit low. =) I guess my metabolism's failing me. Argh.
Al sent me the website for Denmark cos she can get me to go on exchange, too but I checked the site and nopers it doesn't really work for me. Better luck next time. Sigh. Goodbye danish boys (LOL!). I just can't risk this Sydney academic thingamajig. I've got things to accomplish here.
Managed to do a teeny bit of catching up with a few friends across oceans. Very comforting indeed. I shall get a good night's rest even when it's technically morning now.
Ahhh the good life.
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Monday, April 05, 2004
calm, cool and collected
That's what I wanna be all the time. It's impossible when you're stressed. Was actually nice to be back at work. It cheered me up. I actually did a lot more sleeping than studying last night and I woke up at 5am feeling like crawling back to bed. But I made it to work at 5 to 6.
It was just nice to be out in the world and to be with people. I had to cut my shift short to come back home to study.
It was nice to come home and find Na around as she stayed over Abbey's last night. I was just a tad depressed last night. I'm being careful, though and I'm being optimistic to the best of my capabilities.
I've noticed a lot of people put 'happy' in front of their names in their email addresses or nicknames. I've done that, too. Partly because my dad would sometimes call me happy (because for some strange reason I've forgotten, I call him daddy birthday) and partly because it's a good state of mind.
I'm done reviewing for revenue law. That's it, John Taylor! I hope it's an easy multiple choice exam. No tricks, please! Oh and I'd like to be dismissed early tonight. I travel a good 1 hour to get home from uni. Aiyah!
I'm trying to do preparations for my essay now.... I'm pretty sure I've got midterms after easter. I just haven't checked my schedules. How slack of me! Haha! I try to be spontaneous and try not to be stressed at the same time.
Such is life. Good things come like chaff in the wind. I want to be able to smile with all my heart even if I get rocks thrown at me.
It was just nice to be out in the world and to be with people. I had to cut my shift short to come back home to study.
It was nice to come home and find Na around as she stayed over Abbey's last night. I was just a tad depressed last night. I'm being careful, though and I'm being optimistic to the best of my capabilities.
I've noticed a lot of people put 'happy' in front of their names in their email addresses or nicknames. I've done that, too. Partly because my dad would sometimes call me happy (because for some strange reason I've forgotten, I call him daddy birthday) and partly because it's a good state of mind.
I'm done reviewing for revenue law. That's it, John Taylor! I hope it's an easy multiple choice exam. No tricks, please! Oh and I'd like to be dismissed early tonight. I travel a good 1 hour to get home from uni. Aiyah!
I'm trying to do preparations for my essay now.... I'm pretty sure I've got midterms after easter. I just haven't checked my schedules. How slack of me! Haha! I try to be spontaneous and try not to be stressed at the same time.
Such is life. Good things come like chaff in the wind. I want to be able to smile with all my heart even if I get rocks thrown at me.
Sunday, April 04, 2004
It can only happen in the movies
Lightheadedness consume me. I am not quite prepared for midterms. Came home from a friend's place not long ago so I can get cracking on my books. I feel like such a geek with very little things accomplished. Pathetic pathetic life.
We couldn't quite leave the television alone cos Abbey's got cable and we were watching the life of Natalie Wood. She led an interesting life. We didn't have any idea who she was so we were ooohhhing and aaahhhing as we connect actors and actresses of the olden times (post tv's golden age).
It was a sad life she led. It was sad she had to die shortly after she found fulfillment having raised kids with normal childhood. It was the life she failed to lead because her mother dictated everything she had to do. She barely has an identity. I think parents raise kids with the aim to make the kids better off than when the parents were kids. But then nobody can really protect anybody from the claws of evilness. Everyone's meant to stumble and fall. It's just a matter of getting up again afterwards and facing the world with dignity.
I tend to exploit my failures and think about my fears over and over until I'm not afraid anymore. Being on my own gives me a sense of accomplishment every now and then. It helps that I like my own company.
I've said goodbye to Abbey. Won't see her for a very long time. Na broguht her to the Easter Show. Her last Sydney adventure for now.
We couldn't quite leave the television alone cos Abbey's got cable and we were watching the life of Natalie Wood. She led an interesting life. We didn't have any idea who she was so we were ooohhhing and aaahhhing as we connect actors and actresses of the olden times (post tv's golden age).
It was a sad life she led. It was sad she had to die shortly after she found fulfillment having raised kids with normal childhood. It was the life she failed to lead because her mother dictated everything she had to do. She barely has an identity. I think parents raise kids with the aim to make the kids better off than when the parents were kids. But then nobody can really protect anybody from the claws of evilness. Everyone's meant to stumble and fall. It's just a matter of getting up again afterwards and facing the world with dignity.
I tend to exploit my failures and think about my fears over and over until I'm not afraid anymore. Being on my own gives me a sense of accomplishment every now and then. It helps that I like my own company.
I've said goodbye to Abbey. Won't see her for a very long time. Na broguht her to the Easter Show. Her last Sydney adventure for now.
Saturday, April 03, 2004
Latest Acquisition: Bangkok Mug
~ On Taylor vs. Go
I finally finished going through all the stuff included in my midterms. But I still have to go through cases. That’s halfway, at least. John Taylor’s my law lecturer. Such a bludger but he’s entertaining. He knows arts and literature. I find it amusing. But Go still triumphs over Taylor and I have to add Dickens still wins the gold.
~ On Verbosity
I’m having beef strips and tea for breakky. You come up with weird meals when you’re living away from home. Or maybe I’m a rarity. My flatmate’s got relatively normal eating habits.
95% of the time I wake up, check my phone and find messages that checked themselves in whilst I am sound asleep. I work and hang out with quirky and verbose Al. She smses me a lot cos she just has too much to say. She said she’s not hosting Rosa’s Sydney stay this weekend. I wonder, I wonder. I can imagine Al explaining her grounds in her extremely wide technical law-inspired vocabulary why she thinks Rosa should stay elsewhere.
Rosa studies up in central coast and comes to Sydney every other weekend for work. And to chill with us. For the past weekends she’s stayed at Al’s. I dunno what’s up but Al doesn’t seem ecstatic playing big sister every so often.
Rosa’s a cool kid. I just have too much issues to deal with at the moment. It’s a year of change for me. I’m still trying to cope. I have to study. That’s me trying to brainwash myself to really study. It works every now and then. It lasts about 5 seconds then I’m back to formulating scripts in my head. I have about 5 work-in-progress. It’s probably a good idea to put them to paper. Taxation law might wash them away.
I finally finished going through all the stuff included in my midterms. But I still have to go through cases. That’s halfway, at least. John Taylor’s my law lecturer. Such a bludger but he’s entertaining. He knows arts and literature. I find it amusing. But Go still triumphs over Taylor and I have to add Dickens still wins the gold.
~ On Verbosity
I’m having beef strips and tea for breakky. You come up with weird meals when you’re living away from home. Or maybe I’m a rarity. My flatmate’s got relatively normal eating habits.
95% of the time I wake up, check my phone and find messages that checked themselves in whilst I am sound asleep. I work and hang out with quirky and verbose Al. She smses me a lot cos she just has too much to say. She said she’s not hosting Rosa’s Sydney stay this weekend. I wonder, I wonder. I can imagine Al explaining her grounds in her extremely wide technical law-inspired vocabulary why she thinks Rosa should stay elsewhere.
Rosa studies up in central coast and comes to Sydney every other weekend for work. And to chill with us. For the past weekends she’s stayed at Al’s. I dunno what’s up but Al doesn’t seem ecstatic playing big sister every so often.
Rosa’s a cool kid. I just have too much issues to deal with at the moment. It’s a year of change for me. I’m still trying to cope. I have to study. That’s me trying to brainwash myself to really study. It works every now and then. It lasts about 5 seconds then I’m back to formulating scripts in my head. I have about 5 work-in-progress. It’s probably a good idea to put them to paper. Taxation law might wash them away.
Friday, April 02, 2004
Unfinished Businesses
Crazyness. I feel like my laptop is gonna conk out in a matter of seconds. It gets stuck every now and then, makes that ever so lovely burr sound. Ugh. I'm trying to multitask here, as usual. All these things to do in my head... Revenue Law midsession (exam), Strategic Management essay (to be submitted in letter-to-a-friend form... strange).
I decided to come online because I have to look at past exam papers, do a bit of research and take care of my personal life. I rarely go online for work but this time I have to. I only care about a few things when I am online - my e-mail, my friendster and online journals. Finally replied to all those long overdue emails. Probably not all but most. They form part of the unfinished businesses in my life.
I joined the filo society in uni cos my classmate's the prez. I found out that there's about 15 members. 15! There's a night of partying next week. Hmm.... would be fun to go check it out. Indie film thang in Phils has an upcoming digital film festival. I'm planning of putting in an entry. CD-ROM format is pretty achieveable. I gave up attempting to convert PAL to NTSC. Besides, it's too risky to sneak into the edit suites and figure things out. I'm not the most technical person in this community.
All smiles. Me and my flatmate met up with Amy for breakky. She flew in from Melbourne last night and I thought I won't have time to catch up with her. Coincidentally, I gave my friday morning shift away. Amy's doing much much better now. 9 to 5 job in a chartered firm, less stress, more life. We had a good catch-up session. It was too short. The meeting was surreal. It's always nice to catch up with old friends. The good old days.
I decided to come online because I have to look at past exam papers, do a bit of research and take care of my personal life. I rarely go online for work but this time I have to. I only care about a few things when I am online - my e-mail, my friendster and online journals. Finally replied to all those long overdue emails. Probably not all but most. They form part of the unfinished businesses in my life.
I joined the filo society in uni cos my classmate's the prez. I found out that there's about 15 members. 15! There's a night of partying next week. Hmm.... would be fun to go check it out. Indie film thang in Phils has an upcoming digital film festival. I'm planning of putting in an entry. CD-ROM format is pretty achieveable. I gave up attempting to convert PAL to NTSC. Besides, it's too risky to sneak into the edit suites and figure things out. I'm not the most technical person in this community.
All smiles. Me and my flatmate met up with Amy for breakky. She flew in from Melbourne last night and I thought I won't have time to catch up with her. Coincidentally, I gave my friday morning shift away. Amy's doing much much better now. 9 to 5 job in a chartered firm, less stress, more life. We had a good catch-up session. It was too short. The meeting was surreal. It's always nice to catch up with old friends. The good old days.
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