Thursday, April 28, 2005
when ya going HK shuxian?Are we still going on a holdiay?
where? when?
brianna @ 8:06 pm
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maybe NOW you'll believe me I have officially made it COMPLETELY certain that i will be unable to pass my economics examination. (i JUST finished it at 7pm)(Before you even say something like - don't worry lah i'm sure you'll be fine.. you always come out fine.. yadah yadah..)
This semester's examinations have been the worst examinations i've sat for [comparable to A levels (actually i think even that was better - at least i had lit and finished my econs MCQ, and worte at one nice essay out of 6 for history)].
First, i screw up my sociology paper (anthropology) by being utterly stupid. ask PZ. I'm still annoyed i actually let myself come to that predicament.
Second, I almost burst my brains out during my GEM exam today. But i still didn't complete the paper, having to guess some answers in the end due to time constraint.
Third, my bloody economics paper.
Before this, i was thinking of majoring in economics and business.
I had it all straightened out yesterday.
NOT ANYMORE..
I sat for the 2 hour paper.
20 mcqs (1m each)
4 problem solving (10m each)
out of the mcqs, i could only do 8. (Believe me i counted at the end of the whole thing.) The worst thing is, before i sat for this paper, i divided that i would spend 40 mins and no more for mcqs. and the rest 80mins for my problem solving. makes sense given the weightages. However, 45 mins in i was only at question 15.
I told myself to move on to the problem sums. I'll come back later to do the last 5 mcqs and fill the holes in between. Which were alot.
Onward to problem solving, after spending 10 mins on the first question, i realised i didn't even know how to start.
next qn : I only knew how to do part 1. Yet, my answers were really weird. I decided to come back and check them later. Stumped at part 2. I knew what they were asking for. I sorta knew the answer. But i didn't know how to prove it. Honestly, them stating to "show your answer numerically) doesn't help.
maybe question 3 is better.
I thought it was at first glance. When i worked it out however, i found that I had no idea how to do it. My workings, after i spent a whole lot of space and ink on them, led to this Q1=25000-Q2. Q2=25000-Q1. Which essentially meant Q1=Q2. Which I already know cause it's one of the rules!! ARGH. It's supposed to lead to Q1=number after substitution. AND THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I HAD DONE THE WORKING COZ I REALISED I MISCALCULATED THE FIRST TIME. Wasted like half an hour on the F*(king question. HALF AN HOUR! I was so sure i could have got it right. But Noooo... thought it was calculation so went to recheck it again.. BUT NOooo.
Question 4. I couldn't even derive the demand for it.
What i could do was answer a one linear for both part B and part C without any working or proving anything. I think when they state "show your owrkings clearly" it means no workings=no marks (especially when your answer is "yes they should. They can capture all consumer surplus then and maximise profit).
What followed was a race against the clock with 10 mins to do more than 2/3 of the paper. After "pens down" i calculated the marks for the questions i actually 'answered' and the grand total came up to 20 marks. out of 60 marks, i got 20 marks done. Everything else was either blank or looked like a 3 year old's drawing. 20 marks out of 60 and that's the maximum of my 60% for the whole paper. YUP. SO i already know that 20% of my marks from CA are about 12/13. I know the other 20% is max 14. SO all in all, the max marks i can get for my economics is 46 over a 100. That's assuming i get everything for my final RIGHT!
VIOLA! I will finally get the alphabet to prove that i have fallen.
I'm damn sad. You can't imagine.
wanna add fuel to fire? I haven't even started to study for my sociology (work) paper on wednesday which effectively gives me (friday, monday, tuesday 1/3satuday and 1/3 sunday) 3r2r3 (see your calculator) days to prepare for it. That's 3.67 days including sleep time and EVERYTHING. Yup. I'm screwed.
Note To God : I finally get it. Took me long enough.
BBC is having the worst semester.
brianna @ 7:40 pm
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--- for some reason, i always find it so hard to 'title' my entry...anyway, yup... i should be living around tsim sha tsui area... heard there is plenty of shopping opportunies around that area... been there 10years back and i dont think i can remember that much... must admit that i am not into shopping when i was 10years old... but then i can still remember i wanted this scottish-kilt-looking-skirt... oh man... that was then...
anyway, i will be staying either 4 or 5days... yup yup...
want me to get anything for ya? just name it ok?
i will be on a lookout for pyjamas for fel... my pa used to bring back silly pyjamas for me so maybe i can get something like that too for fel... hahah...
xian @ 5:05 pm
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Hopeless METuesday, April 26, 2005
well not all of us can afford 10hrs of sleep a day.. look at bern.. u poor dear.... so how're u goin to sleep tonight? on the floor? and walnuts.. they're quite HUGE u noe.. i'm sure they'll go away. You'll make it through.. u always do.Anyway if mandy wanna do it the holistic lifestyle way.. cut sugar.. cutting sugar improves complexion as well.. from a dermatologist pov as i was told. Some pple are jus prone to them.. eyebags, blemishes.. shit i haven been sleeping well too.. i sleep at 2 plus am. wake at 9.. drag through the day.. I jus hope i shitify slowly so tt i have time to repair the damage.. plus all the gunk i eat.. oh did i mention tt i have rich creamy delicious soup everyday. *thank you paul for keeping me fed* Yummy gyozas, salad with oodles of dressing.. i'm hopeless.. and i'm addicted to takuya kimura.. somebody save me =(
Oh ya shuxian goin to hongkong right.. dessert at sweet dynasty is to die for.. take a train from ur hotel to tsim sha tsui. one stop.. it's right opposite harbour city and u get all sorts of shops there.. haifong road is shopping haven, dkny, vuitton, dfs, local designers, food, accesories shops, everything. Have fun. How long will u be there?
jun @ 8:49 pm
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the worst night's sleep ever heya guys it's official!i have had the worst night's sleep ever.
and it didn't even involve a cockroach.
the air con broke down so i had to sleep with the fan on..
not such a bad thing..
except the fan can't reach my bed from where it's at!
and i can't shift it because otherwise it won't reach my grandma!
so i slept in the heat all night..
i was so uncomfortable..
can you imagine?
heat, mosquitos, itchy, toss and turn, suffocating, can't sleep whole night..
kept waking up in between too coz i was so uncomfortable!
i could have slept on the floor and had a better ngiht's sleep! (assuming the floor is cooler and mosquito-ish free)
needless to say my whole plans for studying today are ruined..
my eyes are SO aching right now..
and my body feels so heavy, esp my head..
think i might just plop off to sleep while wakling in the afternoon..
ARGH.. why don't you go back to sleep you say?
ya think i haven't tried?!?
i'm feeling so shitty now..
1. not enough sleep (you know how i love to sleep...)
2. mosquito bites all over (double-annoying-factor. first, i look like i got chicken pox. second, i itch!)
3. hot
4. studying is screwed! (my exam is on thursday, i plan to watch tv on wednesday night, and i haven't finished studying for my econs. let alone remembering my formulas, AND I haven't even started on my other module which is on the same day!)
5. eyes ache
6. body ache
7. can't go back to sleep
8. have these ENORMOUS eyebags the size of walnuts
frustrating.
this is about the worst morning i ever had so far..
I am SO NOT a morning person...
brianna @ 10:49 am
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boo! hahah...actually mandy darling,
the only thing you ever need... is
sleep at 10pm and wake up at 8am. no later, no earlier. do this for A WEEK and everything will just be fine... not only your eyes bags, your complexion, your mood, everything will get better.
okay, i know you will complain you dont have the chance to do so... but it is a tried and tested method which is FREE OF CHARGE. =)
and you know what?
i miss you.
and
i miss fel too.
and
i miss changyi too.
ALOT.
oh, yi, yinming messaged me when are you coming back... and i have exactly the same question to ask you that too!
just when are you all coming back huh?
xian @ 12:19 am
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Thanks!Monday, April 25, 2005
Thanks pj...Will get that when I shop this weekend.. =)
Christian Dior rite??
Screwed up my mid session too..
Technically its not my fault.
You see our lecturer told us that our test would be on tues (i.e. tmr) but then on thurs (last thurs) he came in and said,
"I'm sorry but your test is on Friday instead, which is tmr.. Topics 1 to 5 will be covered."
And we didnt even know about it... Didnt even finish topic 4 tutorial, let alone touched topic 5.
Sigh, I'm so screwed this year la. Don't let mummy know.. she's expecting me to keep that scholarship.
Haiz, pressure pressure.
Btw, my mum's going to bangkok this june hols.. Yeah. Just thought to let u guys know.
Mad M'matician @ 2:46 pm
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ok so i lied.. i know i'm supposed to be MIA but since i've been slacking my ass off since my first paper, i decided to come blog anyways..i totally F*(ked up my first paper (well, 1/3 of it anyways.. wrote 2 paragraphs on the last essay which I ACTUALLY KNEW HOW TO DO).
PZ i hope u ace that question. We discussed it SO thoroughly.. even more reason to kick myself in the butt..
anyone wanna assist me? (PJ, that wasn't a request!) Haha..
Anyways, quite unmotivated to study for the rest of my papers now..
maybe i'll start tmrw.. sigh..
i don't feel too good..
Looks like everyone's busy busy busy.
Well, we better decide where to go and soon..
PJ suggested bangkok coz she knows her way ard and wants to shop..
I know the auzzie gals want us to go to australia..
I'm confused now.. Who's coming back and who's not?
All my love!
brianna @ 11:58 am
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sleepy eyed yet i'm bloggingSunday, April 24, 2005
Hello peeps.. me tired now.. but i realised i've procrastinate for too long.. nudist beach.. heh heh sounds fun.. lets all go.. oh ya mandy.. eye cream.. get dior.. superb immediate results. Wats on next sat huh? i think i'll be in johor.. me abit blur.. why cant we tag .. why tag board not working huh? btw i need yvon's email to add her ... then hor.. june .. er i think i'll be in china.. i dunno when. where's changyi huh? ok enuff with the huh.. and on to the zzz.. i'm so sleepy.. tennis was fun today.. i lost 2 balls.. hee hee hit them way out and they disappeared.. opps..jun @ 11:06 pm
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=)Saturday, April 23, 2005
fel,i dont know about the australia trip... no one is organising... =) about that thailand trip... peijun was talking about the Mount Kinabalu trip we supposed to go this june and then she suggested thailand...
and, i have no great body to show off so, i am NOT tanning nude. yup.
the rest,
i will see you all soon... =)
xian @ 6:23 pm
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-*- les Anges -*-Friday, April 22, 2005
-*- les Anges -*-hey gals...
wah.. when u said u weve busy.. i didnt realise that you were THAT busy fel!!! well hope all of ya get your work done yeah...
my first paper is in a couple of hours... all the best for your exams guys(if applicable)... hehe...
ber gonna pick me up.. how cool is that...
we're going for the paper together... n thanks to her i think i covered enough to feel pretty confident for this paper... but she n i been focusing on this one paper.. i hink i'm pretty clueless bout the rest.. hehe..
i really miss everyone..
prata included...
n what's this talk about nude beaches... yewh... no no!!
cant wait for next saturday....
take care gals...
*muuacks*
pingzhi @ 11:32 am
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Horrible Eye BagsThursday, April 21, 2005
Hey babes, how's everyone??I know Fel's like *scratches head to find appropriate word* .....
She's got 9 assignments, maybe less now...
I haven't been sleeping well too.
Been having mid session tests one day after the other.. They somehow love to alternate their tests and assignments.
ANYWAY...
My mummy misses me already..
She wants me to fly back home in July..
But u see I have a financial dilemma.
If I don't go back in July, my mum says she'll give me $1,000 extra spending allowance for Dec. But I do go back, I just don't get that...
So how??
BTW, PJ, I remember u telling me that a particular brand of eye cream is good... Which one?? Izzit OLAY?? Have to get that, my bags are horrible.
Mad M'matician @ 6:52 pm
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hee sorry darlWednesday, April 20, 2005
opps it's in the mail.. sorry darl..jun @ 11:11 pm
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listen to me!!Sunday, April 17, 2005
THAILAND???What happened to Perth, Sydney and Melbourne? :(
Heehee Shuxian, sorry I just have to say this:-
Why don't you just go naked on the beaches?
No tan lines, no buy-a-bikini fuss......
No need to spend money...
No sarcasm intended either!
That's one thing I'd like to do....
Maybe you should come to Melb one summer!
I THINK it's legal here...
Otherwise we'll just go to the world famous Bondi beach.
Right Mandy?
Would ya like to come?
Good luck with the exams PZ and Ber.
PJ what's your address??!!
Love ya all.
Flisha @ 1:58 pm
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crappy examsSaturday, April 16, 2005
heya guys, gonna be MIA from today onwards..thrusday outings are gonna have to be adjourned till my exams are over for me..
which is the 5th of may onwards..
PZ ends earlier.. last day of April if i'm not wrong.
anyways, my studying is going VERY VERY VERY well..
yupz.. the BEST STUDYING ANYONE HAS DONE EVER..
sarcasm? none intended..
no honestly..
=P
brianna @ 9:23 pm
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let's talk about our road trip...Friday, April 15, 2005
okay...if i do remember correctly... we did plan to go thailand after exams right?
well, i wonder seriously if the plan would materialise cos my course mates are planning to go hong kong...
seriously, i would want to go hong kong too... hahah...
sooooo...
what's the plan...?
oh,
are we still go to the beach next thurs? or somewhere else? i am not too keen to be seen in bikini cos i got an awful tanned line... am aiming to buy one tanned-line-less bikini but i think the design for that is quite limited...
anyway.... yup... where is ping and bern again? =)
xian @ 10:18 pm
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hiatusTuesday, April 12, 2005
hmm maybe we shld skip this week and go next week cos i jus remembered bern and zhi have exams and i cant make it this thurs cos it's boy's bday... oh well.. next week?jun @ 11:53 pm
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thursday fast approachingMonday, April 11, 2005
Hey babes... are we still goin sunning on thurs (i prefer sunning to tanning so too bad)Hee lets go down to sentosa, since it's a weekday dun think it'll be tt bad.. perhaps we'll even try out the trapeze.. hint hint... anyway another other place is fine as well. jus let me know k. Mwaks
jun @ 9:53 pm
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I read it NOW don't I?Monday, April 04, 2005
terribly broken english but what the hell.sorry to hear about the bad news Mandy I was hoping they would not notice.
and SXi do read this blog. at least once in a month or so.. haha! Been busy lately lah!
PJ miss ya again.
Felz, miss ya too. U coming back this june?
CYhow's about you?
PZ i suggest u better start pushing me to study cause i just realised that exams are in two weeks!
and it's just starting to register. So much for my new year resolution to actaully start studying early. (then again. early IS subjective right?)
Note : I don't erm.. how do i put this... fancy.. dim sum much. haha. thought it was known to the world.
Don;t be mistaken. I don't boycott it like mcdonalds but i just don't see whats so great about it. it's flour, flour, rice, flour, little meat, flour and more flour! Me no like flour. haha!
just curious but did anyone hear from yvonne? Or has it been quiet since that day?
brianna @ 6:13 pm
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Dim Sum, anyone? hello people...i was thinking...
since peijun is only available in the day and i have to need mummy in the late afternoon...
why not we do something in the morning or early afternoon...
and then i thought of eating =)
and i thought of Miramar Hotel's Dim Sum Buffet...
it is from 11am to 2pm...
i think the rate is 10.88+++
that is if i heard correctly.
surely less than $18.i think.
interested??? =)
reply asap. does bern read this blog?
btw, i havent tried the dim sum before... ben did and he told me it wasnt bad... but i dont know ben's taste, so... you know.
xian @ 12:01 pm
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