Hey all, quick update. It's 12 more days to my exams and 26 days till I leave Aus for Sg! My return flight is booked on the 14th Nov, will be reaching Sg at night, just nice for dinner, 1st supper, 2nd supper and so on. Can't wait for my char kuey tiao, prawn mee, chicken rice, (braised)duck rice, stingray, frog leg porridge, chilli crabs with fried man tou and the list goes on! Hahaha this is a hint to u guys back in Sg, you know what to do when im back!
So till then, I will be temporarily MIA-ing cause there isnt much time till the finals. Argh!!! Even now i shld be slping as i will be having an exam later in the morn!!!
I better go to bed now! Good night! See ya all soon!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Sebas' Back, Back again
Hey all! Guess who's back!
I guess it's time i updated this rotting blog again. Haha. A couple of reasons why i didnt bother to update:
1) too many photos and blogger is not helping by being a pain in the arse when it comes to uploading photos (someone pls give me advice on this)
2) i hate writing!
3) Laziness (this shld be the main reason =x)
So anyway here I am, back to update on my life in Down Under. For photos, pls check out my facebook, if your dont have 1, go get 1!! =)
Ok now the problem is I have no idea where to start updating. =s
Let me see, first up i would like to say that I'm enjoying every minute of my time here in Brisbane. Made some really good friends.
Spring's here! Man i love the warm weather in the day, but it still gets a little cold at night. Work's boring but at least I have some income, that's all that matters. Hopefully I can find a course related job soon and work full time in the weekends. Working during the wkdays can get tiring.
I'm glad to say that I'm doing well for this sem so far, although I've had only 2 mid-sem exams. After this mid-sem break, oops i think i didnt mention that I'm on mid-sem break now (haha), I have only a month or less till the final sem exams! Then I'm going home to the sunny island named Singapore. This semester is going by so quickly, didnt really have time to take a break. Vet Sch social events are the only breaks i have from studying before the mid-sem holidays.
Last fri was our Vet Sch smoko, Mardi gras themed. damn, it was gay. And i was in a pink t-shirt, bleh. I swear that will be the only time i will be wearing something pink. It was all in the name of fun. After smoko ended, went to stay over in my friends' place cause we're off to Byron Bay the next morning (Sat morning)!
Left Brisbane at around 1pm or 2pm. It was an hour and 45mins drive to Byron Bay which is in New South Wales. It was a wonderful 4days 3 nights in Byron Bay. The sun, sand and sea was just amazing. Weather was good till the last day when we're about to leave. For the beautiful pictures taken in Byron Bay, go look in my Facebook albums. Reached home on Tues evening. I feel really guilty to say that I almost forgot abt my mother's birthday which is on the 30th Sept, the day I got back from Byron. So here's another 'Happy Birthday" to you Mum, will make it up to you when i get back home. =x
Time really flies when u're having fun, I'm already half way through my mid-sem break! argh!!! And i havent done any studying which i really shld. Here I am procastinating and writing an entry for my blog when i shld really do some catching up on work. Shld always remind myself that Im really in Aus to study and not have fun. (although a lil fun wont hurt =s)
Oh i shld really also talk abt the things i did earlier in the sem. I had my animal handling pracs and dissection pracs this sem. Let me talk abt the dissection part 1st. The majority of the period before mid-sem break is dissecting our dog. Taking a look at their muscles, the blood vessels that supply them and the nerves that innervate them, stressing more on those with clinical importance. Im bad at describing emotions but I wasnt that affected when doing that dissection. We also have to dissect a horse in our last wk of locomotion prac. Some people, esp the horsey ppl, are not too comfortable with it. And after all this pracs, we did a loco prac exam on it before the mid-sem break and I'm happy with my result.
Then there's also the animal handling pracs where we have to go to UQ Gatton campus for most of the prac. The drive there is tiring and boring, nothing really interesting except for the signboards that advertise groceries at really cheap prices! Like strawberries @ 49cents per punnet! Yummm! My grp has completed most of the pracs like poultry, pig, horse, abattoir(yes a visit to the abattoir) and sheep. All we have left is cattle prac which is said to be the most fun, this will happen after we come back from mid-sem break. I shld say more abt the abattoir visit. I was really impressed by the efficiency of the people working there(and their craziness) and also the no. of ppl working there. There's a person in every 1m square, and that place is huge. I also think that stunning a cattle before it is slit across the throat is the most humane way to kill a cattle. Some people cldnt bear to look at how the cattle is stunned and killed. But after that we had a party to celebrate the sept babies' birthday, with a bbq -.- haha
I guess that's all for me to update. Sorry for the lousy organisation of this post, as i said i hate writing. =p
Take care all! Bye!
p.s. i will be back on Nov 17th!!!!!!
I guess it's time i updated this rotting blog again. Haha. A couple of reasons why i didnt bother to update:
1) too many photos and blogger is not helping by being a pain in the arse when it comes to uploading photos (someone pls give me advice on this)
2) i hate writing!
3) Laziness (this shld be the main reason =x)
So anyway here I am, back to update on my life in Down Under. For photos, pls check out my facebook, if your dont have 1, go get 1!! =)
Ok now the problem is I have no idea where to start updating. =s
Let me see, first up i would like to say that I'm enjoying every minute of my time here in Brisbane. Made some really good friends.
Spring's here! Man i love the warm weather in the day, but it still gets a little cold at night. Work's boring but at least I have some income, that's all that matters. Hopefully I can find a course related job soon and work full time in the weekends. Working during the wkdays can get tiring.
I'm glad to say that I'm doing well for this sem so far, although I've had only 2 mid-sem exams. After this mid-sem break, oops i think i didnt mention that I'm on mid-sem break now (haha), I have only a month or less till the final sem exams! Then I'm going home to the sunny island named Singapore. This semester is going by so quickly, didnt really have time to take a break. Vet Sch social events are the only breaks i have from studying before the mid-sem holidays.
Last fri was our Vet Sch smoko, Mardi gras themed. damn, it was gay. And i was in a pink t-shirt, bleh. I swear that will be the only time i will be wearing something pink. It was all in the name of fun. After smoko ended, went to stay over in my friends' place cause we're off to Byron Bay the next morning (Sat morning)!
Left Brisbane at around 1pm or 2pm. It was an hour and 45mins drive to Byron Bay which is in New South Wales. It was a wonderful 4days 3 nights in Byron Bay. The sun, sand and sea was just amazing. Weather was good till the last day when we're about to leave. For the beautiful pictures taken in Byron Bay, go look in my Facebook albums. Reached home on Tues evening. I feel really guilty to say that I almost forgot abt my mother's birthday which is on the 30th Sept, the day I got back from Byron. So here's another 'Happy Birthday" to you Mum, will make it up to you when i get back home. =x
Time really flies when u're having fun, I'm already half way through my mid-sem break! argh!!! And i havent done any studying which i really shld. Here I am procastinating and writing an entry for my blog when i shld really do some catching up on work. Shld always remind myself that Im really in Aus to study and not have fun. (although a lil fun wont hurt =s)
Oh i shld really also talk abt the things i did earlier in the sem. I had my animal handling pracs and dissection pracs this sem. Let me talk abt the dissection part 1st. The majority of the period before mid-sem break is dissecting our dog. Taking a look at their muscles, the blood vessels that supply them and the nerves that innervate them, stressing more on those with clinical importance. Im bad at describing emotions but I wasnt that affected when doing that dissection. We also have to dissect a horse in our last wk of locomotion prac. Some people, esp the horsey ppl, are not too comfortable with it. And after all this pracs, we did a loco prac exam on it before the mid-sem break and I'm happy with my result.
Then there's also the animal handling pracs where we have to go to UQ Gatton campus for most of the prac. The drive there is tiring and boring, nothing really interesting except for the signboards that advertise groceries at really cheap prices! Like strawberries @ 49cents per punnet! Yummm! My grp has completed most of the pracs like poultry, pig, horse, abattoir(yes a visit to the abattoir) and sheep. All we have left is cattle prac which is said to be the most fun, this will happen after we come back from mid-sem break. I shld say more abt the abattoir visit. I was really impressed by the efficiency of the people working there(and their craziness) and also the no. of ppl working there. There's a person in every 1m square, and that place is huge. I also think that stunning a cattle before it is slit across the throat is the most humane way to kill a cattle. Some people cldnt bear to look at how the cattle is stunned and killed. But after that we had a party to celebrate the sept babies' birthday, with a bbq -.- haha
I guess that's all for me to update. Sorry for the lousy organisation of this post, as i said i hate writing. =p
Take care all! Bye!
p.s. i will be back on Nov 17th!!!!!!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
End of the 1st wk
So the 1st wk of 2nd sem has come to an end, it was a crazy wk for me. Waking up 7am every morning and enduring the freezing cold morning just to brush my teeth, yeah that's really a pain in the a** for me. I wan the warm weather back!
And as i've said in the previous post, this semester a prelude to what's going to happen in the later semesters. It's gonna be tough but i have to make it somehow. Hope i will be able to juggle work and studies at the same time, I'm still working as a cleaner in some office on weds and sats. Need lotsa energy boosters to get me through this semester.
This sem has lots of seminar! I hate public speaking, hopefully wont be a let down to my group. Ok this is just a really random post lol. On a sidenote, i will be back in sg on 20th nov. Look forward to that, cause...erm just look forward to me returning to sg =).
And as i've said in the previous post, this semester a prelude to what's going to happen in the later semesters. It's gonna be tough but i have to make it somehow. Hope i will be able to juggle work and studies at the same time, I'm still working as a cleaner in some office on weds and sats. Need lotsa energy boosters to get me through this semester.
This sem has lots of seminar! I hate public speaking, hopefully wont be a let down to my group. Ok this is just a really random post lol. On a sidenote, i will be back in sg on 20th nov. Look forward to that, cause...erm just look forward to me returning to sg =).
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Start of another semester
I have been really lazy this whole holidays to update my blog. Haha, was busy with my computer games and basically just slacking.
Mon was the start of my 2nd semester, and man it was a freaking long day. Lessons started from 8am all the way to 5pm. And this is what my timetable will be like throughout my 2nd semester, with certain days ending at 6pm because of practicals. And Fri will be the day to head down to Gatton for animal handling practicals (i'm looking forward to that).
We kind of started lessons proper on the 1st day of school already (Mark i hope u're reading this), and will be having practical lessons for 4 out of 5 days. It's gonna be a very busy semester for me. We'll be doing more dissection this semester and more vet stuff but still can't escape from biochemistry =.=
The 1st practical today was quite easy with lots of revision of last semester's work.
Oh yeah and for those who care, i did better than expected for my exams. This semester's not gonna be easy though, have to put in more effort. Hopefully i'm able to juggle my part time work and my studies. Yeah im working as a cleaner in this big office, getting paid 13/hr which i feel kinda underpayed. Oh well, as long as i'm getting some income that's fine, but im still looking for a job in a vet clinic or anything that is connected to what im studying.
Ok im going to take a nap now, haha, it's only 2 days and im really tired already, gotta get back into the study mode soon. Bye!
Mon was the start of my 2nd semester, and man it was a freaking long day. Lessons started from 8am all the way to 5pm. And this is what my timetable will be like throughout my 2nd semester, with certain days ending at 6pm because of practicals. And Fri will be the day to head down to Gatton for animal handling practicals (i'm looking forward to that).
We kind of started lessons proper on the 1st day of school already (Mark i hope u're reading this), and will be having practical lessons for 4 out of 5 days. It's gonna be a very busy semester for me. We'll be doing more dissection this semester and more vet stuff but still can't escape from biochemistry =.=
The 1st practical today was quite easy with lots of revision of last semester's work.
Oh yeah and for those who care, i did better than expected for my exams. This semester's not gonna be easy though, have to put in more effort. Hopefully i'm able to juggle my part time work and my studies. Yeah im working as a cleaner in this big office, getting paid 13/hr which i feel kinda underpayed. Oh well, as long as i'm getting some income that's fine, but im still looking for a job in a vet clinic or anything that is connected to what im studying.
Ok im going to take a nap now, haha, it's only 2 days and im really tired already, gotta get back into the study mode soon. Bye!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Finally free
Ok this is a super-duper-extremely outdated post! haha! Anyway to keep this post short, i'm not gonna dwell too much into the past.
Last wed was the last paper! woohoo! had 4 consecutive papers in the previous wk, and 2 the following wk. It's absoltely crazy. It's been so long since i m exposed to examinations conditions. Don't think i've done that badly, hopefully i dont have to retake any paper.
After my last paper, went drinking with a group of my classmates in town, had an awesome time with them. Can't wait to start school again cause we're going on to animal prac next sem! but we have to travel to gatton(1hr drive if there's no jam) zzz
My 21st birthday wasn't anything special, just some friends coming over to punk me. but they failed miserably =x.
Rigt now, i have too much time and too little things to do. Looking for a job, hopefully can get a job as a trainer for RSPCA QLD.
For now, im just a bum, waiting for the individual companies to reply. That's all then!
p.s. no photos taken cause it's exam period duh~
Last wed was the last paper! woohoo! had 4 consecutive papers in the previous wk, and 2 the following wk. It's absoltely crazy. It's been so long since i m exposed to examinations conditions. Don't think i've done that badly, hopefully i dont have to retake any paper.
After my last paper, went drinking with a group of my classmates in town, had an awesome time with them. Can't wait to start school again cause we're going on to animal prac next sem! but we have to travel to gatton(1hr drive if there's no jam) zzz
My 21st birthday wasn't anything special, just some friends coming over to punk me. but they failed miserably =x.
Rigt now, i have too much time and too little things to do. Looking for a job, hopefully can get a job as a trainer for RSPCA QLD.
For now, im just a bum, waiting for the individual companies to reply. That's all then!
p.s. no photos taken cause it's exam period duh~
Monday, May 12, 2008
Hiatus
Guys i wont be blogging until the end of my semester exams. Will update again after 18th june, the last paper of my end of semester exams! In the mean time, i hope i will be able to study haha.
Recent happenings
-Iron Man
-Mark's 21st birthday
-Iron Man again (it still rocks even though it's the 2nd time im watching it)
-Man Utd won the EPL, now for the double
-Champions League on 22nd May, 0430hrs
-Gonna be slaughtered on my BDay after what i did to Mark haha (we shall see)
Bye!
Recent happenings
-Iron Man
-Mark's 21st birthday
-Iron Man again (it still rocks even though it's the 2nd time im watching it)
-Man Utd won the EPL, now for the double
-Champions League on 22nd May, 0430hrs
-Gonna be slaughtered on my BDay after what i did to Mark haha (we shall see)
Bye!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Thank You
As the title suggests, this is a 'thank you' post for the most important people in my life.
But 1st, let me introduce my brother(yes bro, i know i owe you 1 post) so here it is. He is as attention seeking as me, and people not only comment that we look alike but we also sound alike
-.-!!! Below is a picture of him graduating from NUS.
This came as an impulse, just felt like writing this post. Anyway, I really want to thank the people who gave me this opportunity to be able to study abroad. They are my parents and my brother. Although you guys(my parents) wont be reading this post, i guess bro will convey this message to you guys. It's quite hard for me to say 'I miss you guys' and 'love you guys' in person or on the phone, haha i have no idea why. So i guess I should write it down. I really appreciate that you guys understand and encourage me to go for what i want in life. You have never ever stopped me from doing something I like(cause im as stubborn as a mule), even when i had second thoughts about going abroad for further study, you guys were there to support me. I know that it is financially tough on you guys and also an 'emotional stress' for you, especially Mom. No matter how many times i say 'dont worry', you all will still worry. But dont worry, haha. I will not disappoint you guys, I will definitely come back with a degree and do my best for you guys to enjoy your retirement(even if im not earning a lot, haha). You guys have been the best, and im glad i didnt go astray or become a good-for-nothing. No matter how many times i argue with you guys, or seem rude towards you guys, please do not take it to heart, I guess im just easily agitated. Omg im digressing, haha. Anyway, do take care of yourselves back in Singapore and time passes very fast, i will be back in Singapore in no time. Bro, sorry it will be tough on you for the next few years, i will definitely pay you back, not only in terms of money.
love ya guys
But 1st, let me introduce my brother(yes bro, i know i owe you 1 post) so here it is. He is as attention seeking as me, and people not only comment that we look alike but we also sound alike
-.-!!! Below is a picture of him graduating from NUS.
This came as an impulse, just felt like writing this post. Anyway, I really want to thank the people who gave me this opportunity to be able to study abroad. They are my parents and my brother. Although you guys(my parents) wont be reading this post, i guess bro will convey this message to you guys. It's quite hard for me to say 'I miss you guys' and 'love you guys' in person or on the phone, haha i have no idea why. So i guess I should write it down. I really appreciate that you guys understand and encourage me to go for what i want in life. You have never ever stopped me from doing something I like(cause im as stubborn as a mule), even when i had second thoughts about going abroad for further study, you guys were there to support me. I know that it is financially tough on you guys and also an 'emotional stress' for you, especially Mom. No matter how many times i say 'dont worry', you all will still worry. But dont worry, haha. I will not disappoint you guys, I will definitely come back with a degree and do my best for you guys to enjoy your retirement(even if im not earning a lot, haha). You guys have been the best, and im glad i didnt go astray or become a good-for-nothing. No matter how many times i argue with you guys, or seem rude towards you guys, please do not take it to heart, I guess im just easily agitated. Omg im digressing, haha. Anyway, do take care of yourselves back in Singapore and time passes very fast, i will be back in Singapore in no time. Bro, sorry it will be tough on you for the next few years, i will definitely pay you back, not only in terms of money.
love ya guysp.s. this is not a suicidal note, lol
p.s.s. whoever dares comment negatively, i will go back sg and kill u, haha
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