Three Week Break/Hiatus/Hibernation… 3 June, 2009

Well. It has been forever since I’ve updated and this is all due to having too litte time in the day for other things other than uni, uni and more uni! u_u

Just thought that would update you all (which there is next to nothing to update…. other than the occasional going-out that is worth mentioning but of course no time to~ not that it’s particularly great or anything..) and put this blog on a break/hiatus/hibernation….

To sum it up, all I have been doing is a lot of uni work =( it’s depressing. Sigh~

Hope everyone is good. Everything is good on my end…. other than the neverending work, assignments and study that needs to be done.

But, anyways, see you all in three weeks~

(hopefully won’t be too consumed with the holidays to update )

Busyness and Grace In Small Things #3 6 May, 2009

I haven’t had the time to update in the past week due to overload of assignments and everything during the first week back.. not to mention a little lack of motivation and also not sure what to write about other than my life….

I’m still not really on top of everything but I must say that this semester has seen me been semi-on top of my workload and getting assignments and work done on time.. not sure if it is due to my boyf making me do work in his own special way but… I think it’s work and/or his good work habits are brushing off on me! =)

So, yeah just thought would update and mention what’s happening in my life, which is not much.. if it’s not this I’m doing, it’s that. Not very exciting.

There has actually been a  few topics that I want to talk about but… well, I lose my motivation when I actually get on a computer.. so that just fails.

Anyways, Grace In Small Things 3~

1. Getting work done on time with lots of time to spare!
2. (Nearly) getting on top of finances/actually budgeting! ^^
3. Relaxing (whether just watching tv or casually reading short fic )
4. Long phone conversations with boyfriend~
5. Nicely made bed ( = image of tidiness )

And P.S. have a big and busy this Saturday… (keyword of this entry? Busy. Busy. Busy!) wish me luck on my speech and cultural performance I have on that busy Saturday~ T.T

YUS!!! 27 November, 2008

That’s all.

Hope everyone’s results are great also…. although thought I got F for Written…. hmmm oh well. HAPPY!

A Summary 22 November, 2008

Live. Love. Learn. Life
♥

This entry has been sectioned for easy reading and well, actually just an easy entry for me. Coz I’ve wanted to blog but just not sure where to start and well, waited till now coz thought that there would be some photo-taking yesterday but there’s not so oh well and yeah. And, end of the week is a good time to post and reflect and summarise :]

WORK

Work is good other than not being paid this week due to me forgetting to fill out and give timesheet to boss/finance department… T_T damnit, then realizing like after work and then going in the next day to see if I could… I couldn’t =(

And from next week onwards I’ll be working there everyday from 12.30 – 2.30 as opposed to just two days a week… and when I’m back in West Auckland, have to train in everyday…. it’ll be like I’m going to uni! Heh… must be how its like for full-timers…. with the exception that I’ll be only working two hours a day! xD

It’s good. Gives me something to do since well, I can’t get a new (retail?) job anyway coz of me going overseas in about a month (hmm… actually month~ four weeks!! ^.^) so yeah, this is good aand obviously I will be getting more money and hopefully paying off that damn overdraft finally. It was supposed to be like paid off um, on Thursday? My last allowance payment….? Yeah.. didn’t happen -_-

UNI

I failed a paper.. It sucks, but oh well. That happens. =\ Actually got an F….. but hopefully I don’t think it matters next year since I’ve changed like from an extended Chinese major to a double major (in Event Management).. Ahh, more work (probably?) and like more papers to pass…. well hopefully it is interesting and just realized that I never mentioned this change of plan. The paper descriptions I rea seem interesting and have planned (really) small events and quite enjoyed it…… yeah, we’ll see what I say this time next year. Quite proud of that small birthday celebration for a friend that I planned, but anyways, this is getting off-track..

Got results back yesterday and it was good and bad (this was just for the Chinese papers). I passed Chinese II but I failed the year-long Written Chinese paper… fcuk. Oh well. It’s not the end of the world and like I said earlier, I don’t think this affects my degree anymore as I don’t think I need it anymore.. :] Got B- for Chinese II. Which I’m pretty happy about. My whole semester of (not-much, but much at the same time…?) study!

Still waiting back on a core paper, icomm. Not sure when will get those.. probably in the first week of December… hopefully earlier~

SOCIAL LIFE & FRIENDS

Social life has been alright this past two weeks, ever since I finished exams for the year. Been loved and visited by friends! ^^ That has been awesome. And hung out and caught up with a few others.. actually thinking back hasn’t really been much but a lot in my book. :]

This week saw a movie with a friend. Went to see Saw V. Friend didn’t think the traps/games were great.. “ametuer” in comparison to the previous ones, according to her. I thought that it was a pretty good movie, on par with the rest (but then realizing that I hadn’t actually seen all of them and think even thought that was the fourth~ =_=) but yeah now thinking back, I do agree with her comment, specially in comparison to the limb torture one! AH! >_<

Also went to the beach with classmates after getting results back. That was good. The was sooo nice! Definitely gonna go again (maybe, hopefully more than once!) before I leave for HK/China!~~ Also got like the typical kiwi fish and chips for lunch and the girls had icecream.. that was nice. Had it at that Gelato and Sorbert shop.. think that was what it was called. Had Tiramisu flavoured icecream.. wanted Rum and Rasin (alcoholic! LOL XD) but they didn’t have that flavour. Damnit. And then just laid on the beach for a while and soaking up the Vitamin D… when I got back, was feeling quite tired, maybe too much? Haha. It was great.

And speaking of alcoholic, met up with two friends after work on Thursday and well, ended up drinking at my place with some sushi that we made while watching some Home & Away~ ^^ It was nice. Quite excited about my friend’s upcoming birthday dinner (plans haha.. but also means spending T_T)

Good week

COMING UP….

• Friend’s birthday dinner on the 5th.
• And also before that am planning on a shopping trip to get a new dress for that birthday with my gift vouchers that I got for my birthday but still haven’t spent
• Possibly another class outing (lol) on the same day since I have like work and the birthday dinner later that nigth and it would just be poitnless to go back and so yeah, hopefully~
• CHINA/HK TRIP! – this is the most exciting and the one I cannot wait for!! Shopping, shopping and more shopping! Oh, and of course visiting and spending time with family and relatives. And also possibly improving my Chinese

And there’s probably other little spontaneous things along the way in the next five weeks Actually, there will definitely be some more. I’d like see some movies that are coming out like My Best Friend’s Girl and possibly (yes, delayed, lol) Dark Knight too.. I hear it’s $8 atm…. anyone keen? (That’s living in the Auckland region haha) Oooh and karaoke again too!

And, lastly, which I wasn’t going to mention but maybe (actually it is) mention more indepth at my LJ (if you would like it, email me and we’ll see from there ) is the love life. Virtually, nothing to mention and nonexistent! As the saying goes, you can’t have everything and when I did have one, it was last semester and my grades weren’t too hot… but this semester it wasn’t too hot… actually FAILED! -__- but. Not the end of the world! That was a year-long paper and soo yeah… damnit. Maybe would of had a chance if I didn’t like um, pretty much fail the last exam! D:

But yes. That is my life in the past two weeks and also semester. Not much excitement or drama (no drama is great, thanks!) but was a pretty social and good year for the academics~ =]

We shall see what next year/semester brings with my changed double degree of Event Management and Chinese. I have also signed up for Student Mentors and so that should add some spice to the mix of things Can’t believe that another year is nearly over and will be going into the new year in another country! How exciting! =) Although wish we were going into the New Chinese New Year over there…. money! Hahahaha XD

I will follow this up with a list of my current favourites that you might like to check out…… tomorrow n_n

Hope you all had a great year/semester and that you all go into the new year with a bang! (I know I will be…. kinda… maybe. Okay. Not. Lol.) But yes. A New Year Is About To Come….. ♥

FINISHED! YAY! ^_^ 10 November, 2008

I have finished for 2008 in my first year of my BA in Chinese!

Feels…. pretty good! But…. now don’t know what to do with my free time! Haha.. >.< I can’t get a summer/christmas job because I’ll be going to China/HK in about a month and so obviously won’t be around for that summer period and yeah… anybody got a job that’s only a month long and finishes around Christmas time?
Yeah…. nothingness now.. am planning to go down to Hamilton maybe… sometime this week probably end of the week/weekend since got work and that’s (so far) the time that friends down there is free… hmm.. so yeah.. that’s possibly in the works~ =)

And, that is all… all that is left now is the countdown to getting on a plane and going to the airport (lol, I dunno why I underlined it really and why its so um, exciting and great? /shrug) and going to China/HK!!!!

This Past 24 Hours….. 8 November, 2008

A friend is someone who will help you move. A real friend is someone who will help you move a body.
- Unknown

have been spent sleeping, procrastinating and doing a very after midnight yesterday overdue icomm assingment!

Didn’t do much other than venture out when I was hungry…. it was….. omg… I have a headache now and should actually sleep now since only had abour four hours….. D: have been up since like Thursday 11am ish…. and haven’t slept… =\

Second all-nighter… but the first I had 10 minute naps!~ this time, nothing other than finally succumbing to sleep at 8am ish…. and then sleeping for abour 2-3 hours! Which didn’t even feel like that much hours sleep.. just woke up and it was 5 minutes to 12!

Heh and got a call from my mum at 8am and was somewhat not really disorientated!

But yes, now I shall rest and sleep and then cram this weekend for, I think, the hardest exam of them all… -___-

Oooh and then at 12 pm Monday, I will be freeeeeee! ^_^ I can’t wait. Good luck to people who still got exams. You can do it!

Overdraft, Among Other Things…. 6 November, 2008

If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don’t, they never were.”
- Kahilil Gibran.

	CURRENTLY….	-333.94
	Work	-233.23
10-14 Nov	Allowance	-39.77
	Rent&Food	-159.77
17-21 Nov	Allowance (last)	33.69
	Food	3.69
	Work	104.40
1 – 5 Dec	Work	205.11

Sooo that is how my next two weeks financial situation is panning out… and there will most probably be some unexpected and random spendings/purchases…. like today when I decided to go window shopping at the mall (only went to Pagani…. -_-) and found this awesome looking and cheap hoodie! $25 at Pagani! So, didn’t really damage my account that much~

Also went and decreased my OD… currently only $500…. maybe once paid off, will get rid of it completely…? And live 2009 a overdraft-free year…. also something… or two things that are are happening in 09 that I am quite excited and happy about is…. two concerts! I can’t reveal the other as it hasn’t been annouced yet and my friend told coz she knows friends of the people coming but am really excited!! ^_^ I can’t wait.. they said they would come before… like maybe within the past two years but didn’t coz of sickness! Somebody that I want to come is Kelly Clarkson! She was due to come but didn’t coz of…. sickness again~ Oh well. Anyways.

The other people who are coming is Fall Out Boy! Though I’d already gone to their first concert.. but didn’t last year coz was poor and in Hamilton… and had a class…. till 7pm! T_T Thaaat’s why I didn’t go! (was having a conversation with another friend about this and in the beginning thought that I’d gone to all of them, but…. didn’t. Lol..)

But yes… other than my slowly decreasing and healthy looking again overdraft and concerts to look forward to next year~ I still got to finish my powerpoint assignment that is due in about 6 hours and I am soo close to finishing it yet sooo far away! D: *Sigh* wish me luck…. hopefully I get it done before it’s due at midnight… or just in time.

And on a finishing note, I ate somewhat so much when I came home from work and food shopping… 2x muffins

Overwhelmed and Somewhat Stressed~ :( 3 November, 2008

Stressed and somewhat busy

Not liking it. It sucks. I hate it. I can’t wait for it all to be over.

November 10. Counting down. 7 days. Sigh.

1 exam and 1 assignment to go… December seems soo far away! =(

Sigh. Monday.. Again~ 13 October, 2008

It is Monday… again. It’s amazing how fast a week has gone by… it seems that it was just yesterday that it was the beginning of the second half of the second semester… and I just somewaht made it really complicated lol. Oh well.

Monday, Monday, Monday…. =_=

For some reason I have been feeling like tired all weekend after cleaning the bathroom (yes, I know, some people’s gotta clean their bathroom AND kitchen AND lounge etc) and my friend’s 21st.. Not sure why but hmm. /Shrug.

But yes… last Friday was my friend’s 21st and it was pretty good… had a little wine and a Corona before having to leave and look after a friend got sick after too many wines… gotta say that’s the shortest amount of time I’ve stayed at a party~ lol. It wasn’t that bad though, good that she got over most of the throwing up and didn’t have to watch it… coz if that happened, I think I would have been throwing up also >_<

But yeah she was thankful and such… unlike other people I have had to help who was like pretty ungrateful and remembering back, didn’t even say thanks.. and I even got blamed by the father! =_= Oh well. Not friends with them anymore. So, yeah.

Met one of her my friend’s friends at the bar, lol. While I was waiting to get served and yeah, she was nice. Also talked to another of her friends which I met earlier this year/late last year (or almost like a year ago) at a defensive driving course in Mt Roskill area. Other than was just drinking my wine/Corona with family friends and two other friends who I knew.

But yes, I don’t think I will be returning there again in a hurry~ also took something that don’t think will be like ever returning heh.. >_<

The rest of the weekend…. didn’t do like anything other than clean bathroom and then like sleeping on and off and then not being able to sleep till 5 am! >.< Oops..? -_-

Should really study more… wow, I cannot believe that there is only like three. more. weeks of uni~ kinda scary.. well not really but to know that a year’s already over and… well…  guess a lot of achievement(s)… like that at the beginning of this year, didn’t know ANY Mandarin Chinese and yeah.. amazing what coming onto 8 months can do…. can string together like sentences and understand (kind of…) some basic conversation. Quite amazing… sort of…

But yes.. somewhat a lot to do before the end of semester… like creating a Chinese newsletter and like study.. yup, study.. ugh… ><

Sigh. I also hope, maybe even wish that my family and I wil be able to go overseas to China/HK! That would be really great and definitely the cherry on the top of the year~ it’d just make this year somewhat even more awesome and better.. not exactly sure what has made this year like great..

But yes.. till next time~

To-do List Completed…. 6 October, 2008

Just the study bit that I need to uh, complete.. -__- *Sigh* I find it soo hard to begin study..

And had a ’surprise’ test (that wasn’t worth anything but was supposed to be?) today and well, I got 7/10 on the first part? Lol.. the matching of characters to their meanings… I suck at the composing of sentences and reading comprehension. Sighs~

Got another class later today at 3… won’t fall asleep or go on facebook on my phone since it will only be a one hour class.. though will probably be flipping through Debate and finding the six or seven differences in the Spot The Difference lol

And I am thinking of going a contract plan next year.. would do it this but.. I dunno.. I could… oh yeah, possiblity of going to China/HK! ^^