i had a really blonde moment today. and it has been haunting me this whole night. have you ever said something without consulting your brain first and then later on realizing just how dumb it sounded?
arghh well, at least i might've given everyone a good laugh, and will always be remembered for it. *helpless shrug*
Friday, March 24, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
MATH2501 test tmr...
studied? not yet.
all-nighter? perhaps.
mood? happy.
why? i have found joy in abundance!
hehe. anyways, must focus and get work done...was walking to uni today and suddenly had this longing to see grainger eng. library in front of me. ahhh memories...
weekend was fun. maroubra beach at sunset with angry sky, cooking sessions and boardgames, inspiring sermon on sunday (first disciples), cell group discussion (john 11:17-44), bondi westfield shopping (sass & bide jeans), 'fish & chips' on bondi beach...vanilla slice afterwards.. yummmo..i won bid on ebay for cranium finally!
sunday, met up with SH who had just arrived in syd. got to try 'spice i am'....been wanting to go there for ages. it's definitely one of the nicer thai restaurants in sydney so i'd give it <3 <3 <3 <3 (4 hearts out of 5) because the ambience was a bit noisy and seat uncomfortable, but the food was excellent. especially the red curry and green papaya salad. apparently their barramundi is good also. will go back there again.
anyways, i got to reread Genesis the other day. there is never a time when i read about joseph and not feel inspired in anyway. i wonder if i could ever have the kind of faith in God like him...fully trusting God with his life. i found his godliness was both contagious and envious.
pastor franklin said that faith is like a blank contract sheet and you just need to sign above the dotted line at the bottom, even tho you do not know yet what will be written on it afterwards. have you signed your contract with God yet?!
our feet @ bondi yesterday. :)
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and the light unto my path - Psalm 119:105 (amy grant - thy word)
okies, gnite blogging world. hitting the books now, the night is still young.
studied? not yet.
all-nighter? perhaps.
mood? happy.
why? i have found joy in abundance!
hehe. anyways, must focus and get work done...was walking to uni today and suddenly had this longing to see grainger eng. library in front of me. ahhh memories...
weekend was fun. maroubra beach at sunset with angry sky, cooking sessions and boardgames, inspiring sermon on sunday (first disciples), cell group discussion (john 11:17-44), bondi westfield shopping (sass & bide jeans), 'fish & chips' on bondi beach...vanilla slice afterwards.. yummmo..i won bid on ebay for cranium finally!
sunday, met up with SH who had just arrived in syd. got to try 'spice i am'....been wanting to go there for ages. it's definitely one of the nicer thai restaurants in sydney so i'd give it <3 <3 <3 <3 (4 hearts out of 5) because the ambience was a bit noisy and seat uncomfortable, but the food was excellent. especially the red curry and green papaya salad. apparently their barramundi is good also. will go back there again.
anyways, i got to reread Genesis the other day. there is never a time when i read about joseph and not feel inspired in anyway. i wonder if i could ever have the kind of faith in God like him...fully trusting God with his life. i found his godliness was both contagious and envious.
pastor franklin said that faith is like a blank contract sheet and you just need to sign above the dotted line at the bottom, even tho you do not know yet what will be written on it afterwards. have you signed your contract with God yet?!
our feet @ bondi yesterday. :)
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and the light unto my path - Psalm 119:105 (amy grant - thy word)
okies, gnite blogging world. hitting the books now, the night is still young.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
frost yourself
i am at uni computer lab right now, trying to start on my stock exchange game for commercial biotech class...we gotta pretend to buy biotech shares online from nasdaq (fun) and give reasons as to why we are buying/selling (not fun!).
yesterday, i went to 'abbey bridal' in the city with a friend because she couldn't decide which of the three dresses she'd want to walk down the aisle in. i felt nervous but excited shopping for the most important (or expensive) dress she'll ever wear in her life... :)
anyway, abbey bridal is supposed to be one of the nicest bridal in sydney and i liked almost all the dresses that were displayed on the mannequins. i wonder on average how many dresses a girl tries on before finding the perfect one? because putting on a wedding dress is SO much effort, even an assistant has to go into the changing room with you to help.
anyway, it really hit me then that my friend is getting hitched. someone who has been there with me since year 1 at uni is now all grown up!! ok, so i really love the first dress she wore called 'angel' and it was like a princess' dress, strapless, a bit fluffy and bright white...the shiny beads were really delicate and decorated the dress so well. the second dress was called 'amanda' (also strapless) and it was beige/diamond white, shiny/silky fabric with beads scattered across the top.. i dont know how else to describe it other than 'timeless'. anyway, my friend looked so elegant and classy in that dress. i think everyone in the shop (other anxious brides-to-be) were staring at her with envy..hehe. the assistant lady then put on this long veil for her and gave her a bouquet of roses to hold...:) it was the one!!
the thing about deciding on a wedding dress is that you have to go with your first instincts. seriously, if you keep looking and trying on different ones, you are bound to be doomed, because by then everything is going to look the same to you. so, my friend made up her mind pretty quick (i cant believe it only took her less than 2 days to decide on her wedding dress), paid for the dress and we headed back to class....but we were stuck in traffic for one hour because they blocked off some main roads in the city as queen elizabeth and prince phillip were here in sydney yesterday.
good news! i am now employed by the information system department at my university! praise God for providing! basically, i'll be working at the IT service desk counter which is a single point of contact for all IT related incidents and requests at uni...eg. application assistance, dial-up/wireless services, hardware/software support...i was really doubting my ability to perform the tasks at first, because usually when i have any problems with my computer i just get someone to fix it for me, instead of trying to figure out how it fix it myself. nevertheless, i don't think i can find a better part time job...it pays so well, it is on campus (thus can work between classes), and it is related to my area of study... :)
okkkk..that was long...back to work. what's the market like today? buy or sell?
yesterday, i went to 'abbey bridal' in the city with a friend because she couldn't decide which of the three dresses she'd want to walk down the aisle in. i felt nervous but excited shopping for the most important (or expensive) dress she'll ever wear in her life... :)
anyway, abbey bridal is supposed to be one of the nicest bridal in sydney and i liked almost all the dresses that were displayed on the mannequins. i wonder on average how many dresses a girl tries on before finding the perfect one? because putting on a wedding dress is SO much effort, even an assistant has to go into the changing room with you to help.
anyway, it really hit me then that my friend is getting hitched. someone who has been there with me since year 1 at uni is now all grown up!! ok, so i really love the first dress she wore called 'angel' and it was like a princess' dress, strapless, a bit fluffy and bright white...the shiny beads were really delicate and decorated the dress so well. the second dress was called 'amanda' (also strapless) and it was beige/diamond white, shiny/silky fabric with beads scattered across the top.. i dont know how else to describe it other than 'timeless'. anyway, my friend looked so elegant and classy in that dress. i think everyone in the shop (other anxious brides-to-be) were staring at her with envy..hehe. the assistant lady then put on this long veil for her and gave her a bouquet of roses to hold...:) it was the one!!
the thing about deciding on a wedding dress is that you have to go with your first instincts. seriously, if you keep looking and trying on different ones, you are bound to be doomed, because by then everything is going to look the same to you. so, my friend made up her mind pretty quick (i cant believe it only took her less than 2 days to decide on her wedding dress), paid for the dress and we headed back to class....but we were stuck in traffic for one hour because they blocked off some main roads in the city as queen elizabeth and prince phillip were here in sydney yesterday.
good news! i am now employed by the information system department at my university! praise God for providing! basically, i'll be working at the IT service desk counter which is a single point of contact for all IT related incidents and requests at uni...eg. application assistance, dial-up/wireless services, hardware/software support...i was really doubting my ability to perform the tasks at first, because usually when i have any problems with my computer i just get someone to fix it for me, instead of trying to figure out how it fix it myself. nevertheless, i don't think i can find a better part time job...it pays so well, it is on campus (thus can work between classes), and it is related to my area of study... :)
okkkk..that was long...back to work. what's the market like today? buy or sell?
Thursday, March 09, 2006
flu update
[HEART] a bit messy..like my room
[EYES] 'How to have a beautiful mind' by Edward de Bono
[EARS] Narnia soundtrack
[HEAD] burning
[HANDS] rubik's cube (gotta read the algorithm)
this german makes me smile everytime i think about him :D (needs sound)
so what has viv been up to? well i've been stuck in bed for 2 days with the flu :( ongoing fever and sore throat, cough, runny nose...all my senses are retarded now...i feel terrible. a few days ago, i thought to myself..wow i haven't been sick for some time now..but then i started to worry because usually when i have that thought, i'd get sick the next day....it's all in the head.
pooooooo, it has been only a week of classes and i am already behind... im taking:
1) COMP3121 Algorithms & programming techniques- the prof with this strong Russian accent spent the first hour (of the 3 hrs straight lecture from 5pm-8pm) talking about how all the comp jobs will migrate to India and China one day. This class is program-free....!! yapee!!
2) BINF4920 Professional Issues and Ethics for Bioinformatics- should be easy...participation is 25% of the grade!!!
3) MATH2501 Linear Algebra - I don't need take this class but I still wanna take it, just in case I decide to switch to combined degree. feel really old in a class full of 2nd year students...prof is Dr. Angell, who is also a conductor in the orchestra.
4) BIOT3701 Commercial Biotechnology - It's a straight 4 hours lecture on Mondays ><
some pics from my beach walks recently. trying to enjoy the last few weeks of beach weather....autumn is just around the corner..i can smell it, even with my blocked nose.
i think i have more spare time these days as this semester my classes seem pretty light-loaded (lets hope cs3121 won't be mean). gotta be active and all! as for now, i'm volunteering with wesley missions but i haven't quite decided which area/field i should help out...heard from my work friend in SF who took a month off work to go to MS with the CityTeam ministries. they basically help poor/abused/homeless to recover from circumstances they've been in. really inspired me to do something fruitful with my free time. (instead of watching '24'!!! am restraining myself from season 2 atm).
on the other hand, i'm also looking for a paid part time job...anyways, will worry about that later, what i need right now is a good nap...and *maybe* just one episode of 24.
[EYES] 'How to have a beautiful mind' by Edward de Bono
[EARS] Narnia soundtrack
[HEAD] burning
[HANDS] rubik's cube (gotta read the algorithm)
this german makes me smile everytime i think about him :D (needs sound)
so what has viv been up to? well i've been stuck in bed for 2 days with the flu :( ongoing fever and sore throat, cough, runny nose...all my senses are retarded now...i feel terrible. a few days ago, i thought to myself..wow i haven't been sick for some time now..but then i started to worry because usually when i have that thought, i'd get sick the next day....it's all in the head.
pooooooo, it has been only a week of classes and i am already behind... im taking:
1) COMP3121 Algorithms & programming techniques- the prof with this strong Russian accent spent the first hour (of the 3 hrs straight lecture from 5pm-8pm) talking about how all the comp jobs will migrate to India and China one day. This class is program-free....!! yapee!!
2) BINF4920 Professional Issues and Ethics for Bioinformatics- should be easy...participation is 25% of the grade!!!
3) MATH2501 Linear Algebra - I don't need take this class but I still wanna take it, just in case I decide to switch to combined degree. feel really old in a class full of 2nd year students...prof is Dr. Angell, who is also a conductor in the orchestra.
4) BIOT3701 Commercial Biotechnology - It's a straight 4 hours lecture on Mondays ><
some pics from my beach walks recently. trying to enjoy the last few weeks of beach weather....autumn is just around the corner..i can smell it, even with my blocked nose.
i think i have more spare time these days as this semester my classes seem pretty light-loaded (lets hope cs3121 won't be mean). gotta be active and all! as for now, i'm volunteering with wesley missions but i haven't quite decided which area/field i should help out...heard from my work friend in SF who took a month off work to go to MS with the CityTeam ministries. they basically help poor/abused/homeless to recover from circumstances they've been in. really inspired me to do something fruitful with my free time. (instead of watching '24'!!! am restraining myself from season 2 atm).
on the other hand, i'm also looking for a paid part time job...anyways, will worry about that later, what i need right now is a good nap...and *maybe* just one episode of 24.
Monday, March 06, 2006
I'm federal agent Jack Bauer, and today is the longest day of my life
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh myyy....never thought i'd say this, but i think i am addicted to jack bauer....
i'm half way thru season 1 right now...but unfortunately i already know what's gonna happen at the end. :(
the following (phone convo) takes place between 11am to 12pm on 5th March, 2006
.....
me: "so, DON'T tell me who the bad guys are ok?!"
mum: "alright, but who do you think is the ultimate baddie behind everything?"
me: "i think it's xxxx"
mum "yes"
me: "noooooooooooooo!!!"
.....
grrrrrrrrrrr......at least i still have 3 more seasons...never talking to mum about tv shows again..
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