camped in the library the whole day today. but the view was so good. (:
white has always been my favorite colour (:
and my ticket is finally confirmed! ):
i hate the feeling of getting back to reality. 8th jan, 12pm.
i dread waking up every morning to a brand new day.
15 days left in montreal. and counting down.
so many things to study.
HELPPPPP!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
stop and stare
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2009/09/finnish-education-system-rocks-why.html
1. PUNCTUALITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
2. BEING EFFICIENT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
3. INVESTING SIGNIFICANTLY IN EDUCATION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
4. TEACHER EDUCATION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
not like im some education minister-wannabe, but it's quite an inspiring and insightful read.
sporeans are forever in this rat race, a so-called pressure cooker education system. i think we just cant help it! there're so many reasons that lead to this, but largely cuz of our collectivistic culture and upbringing? like we care alot about how we perform in a group, how a group (or school) perform, how our performance is as compared to where we stand in group..., which inevitably contributes to our competitive nature?
the list would be endless if we try to analyse the situation. but i guess this would always be a never ending battle. everyone striving to work harder and the stress would always be there. it'd be good to stop and learn how others are doing, like looking at the world from the other end of the telescope.
chill everyone! stress levels' rising cuz of exams. dont forget to spread the love (L) ! (:
Monday, November 23, 2009
cheers to 21st
spent my 20th nov with some friends over dinner. had B&J ice cream cake. yayy! haha though the restaurant screwed it up and it was all melted when they served it. then up to altitude 737 at night. quite memorable cuz it's the highest club in montreal and overlooks a good night view of montreal. (:
thanks everybuddy for all the well wishes! (: i miss you guys deepdeep.
it's 2weeks of school left! i dont know why im so excited bout it. cant wait for school and exams to be over yet dont want my stay in montreal to end so early. i guess it's the separation anxiety all exchange students would face. like it's starting to get comfortable and im used to life here and made new good friends and we'd have to part soon. on the other hand, CANT WAIT FOR saltlake, LA, LV AND SF! and of course back home where all my friends and family are and the fooddddd (:
oh and it finally dawned on me that im an adult alr!
i wish i could fly, but i wanna know that there'll always be someone there (:
thanks everybuddy for all the well wishes! (: i miss you guys deepdeep.
it's 2weeks of school left! i dont know why im so excited bout it. cant wait for school and exams to be over yet dont want my stay in montreal to end so early. i guess it's the separation anxiety all exchange students would face. like it's starting to get comfortable and im used to life here and made new good friends and we'd have to part soon. on the other hand, CANT WAIT FOR saltlake, LA, LV AND SF! and of course back home where all my friends and family are and the fooddddd (:
oh and it finally dawned on me that im an adult alr!
i wish i could fly, but i wanna know that there'll always be someone there (:
Friday, November 6, 2009
you keep me going!
i tried googling "montreal durian" yesterday but to no avail. :(
Nevertheless, presenting pieces of evidence to where the largest part of my expenditure has gone to...!
chocolate bomb! from Reuben's. Truly Orgasmic.
Cinnamon Apple Cobbler from Reuben's
she couldnt stop smiling!
(:
"Schwartz's World Famous Smoked Meat"
Chunks of flavorful smoked meat + dollops of mustard
Snow White & Juliette's Damn thick hot choc
whitechoc + baileys & bitter hot choc, which was most thick
Warning: their hot choc is sore-throat-inducing
homely korean food!
bibimbap in stone-bowl. keeps food warm til the very last grain of rice!
food, fun, friends! (it's quite funny to see how Raphael uses chopsticks! :D)
mexican food
magarita gold in a flower-looking glass!
69cents taco! there were more food but the pictures were all blurred
dim sum with more friends
hearty brunch!
back there again for more surprises!
pretty chocs
white choc fondue
indulgence-
chocolate storage
Bar-B-Barn: "Home of the World's Greatest Spare Ribs and Chicken"
good food in lousy lighting
in Pizzadelic
smoked salmon is ♥ (:
french loaf. cream cheese. heavenly salmon
grilled chicken
with shitloads of fries
MORE TO COMEE! :)
The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb (:
Nevertheless, presenting pieces of evidence to where the largest part of my expenditure has gone to...!
chocolate bomb! from Reuben's. Truly Orgasmic.
Cinnamon Apple Cobbler from Reuben's
she couldnt stop smiling!
(:
"Schwartz's World Famous Smoked Meat"
Chunks of flavorful smoked meat + dollops of mustard
Snow White & Juliette's Damn thick hot choc
whitechoc + baileys & bitter hot choc, which was most thick
Warning: their hot choc is sore-throat-inducing
homely korean food!
bibimbap in stone-bowl. keeps food warm til the very last grain of rice!
food, fun, friends! (it's quite funny to see how Raphael uses chopsticks! :D)
mexican food
magarita gold in a flower-looking glass!
69cents taco! there were more food but the pictures were all blurred
dim sum with more friends
hearty brunch!
back there again for more surprises!
pretty chocs
white choc fondue
indulgence-
chocolate storage
Bar-B-Barn: "Home of the World's Greatest Spare Ribs and Chicken"
good food in lousy lighting
in Pizzadelic
smoked salmon is ♥ (:
french loaf. cream cheese. heavenly salmon
grilled chicken
with shitloads of fries
MORE TO COMEE! :)
The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb (:
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
i feel like a kid again!
ZOMG! it's only october 22nd and it officially snowed in montreal. it was really awesome, like countless of snowflakes floating down from the sky. i've seen snow before, but i really dont know why i was still soo happy!! haha. walked in the snow for quite some time til my toes went really numb. but deep inside, it felt so warm cuz it really made me feel like a kid again! i guess sometimes we just get so caught up in life that we forget to take joy in little things.
speaking bout feeling young, i recently talked to a classmate from my developmental psych class. it feels kinda weird to call her my classmate cuz she's already a mother of two adolescent kids and reached the middle age of forty that most sporean women would be so shy to speak of. what really amazed me was that she's doing her full time studies now and really enjoys it. she says that she finds herself still growing and discovering so much more bout the world and herself now. going to school has changed her perception in life so much and she's excited to go school. she's so bubly and felt so much like a friend to me than a senior. she also said that she just feels like doing what she enjoys cuz she's tried but just doesnt like the working life. people of different worlds i suppose. what she is doing now is totally not the 'mainstream' route that people would take. for sporeans at least.
i got to know another two ppl from my class. both are from china, one doing her masters here and the other just re-taking his chemistry degree here cuz his previous one was done in china where it was taught in chinese. i cant help but really admire these ppl. like they'll go all out to pursue what they really want, even if it might not seem the 'normal' thing that people would do.
i should really start thinking of what i really want. sth that i would be happy doing. maybe we should learn more from kids. just doing what they feel like doing and not fearing the consequences... (:
speaking bout feeling young, i recently talked to a classmate from my developmental psych class. it feels kinda weird to call her my classmate cuz she's already a mother of two adolescent kids and reached the middle age of forty that most sporean women would be so shy to speak of. what really amazed me was that she's doing her full time studies now and really enjoys it. she says that she finds herself still growing and discovering so much more bout the world and herself now. going to school has changed her perception in life so much and she's excited to go school. she's so bubly and felt so much like a friend to me than a senior. she also said that she just feels like doing what she enjoys cuz she's tried but just doesnt like the working life. people of different worlds i suppose. what she is doing now is totally not the 'mainstream' route that people would take. for sporeans at least.
i got to know another two ppl from my class. both are from china, one doing her masters here and the other just re-taking his chemistry degree here cuz his previous one was done in china where it was taught in chinese. i cant help but really admire these ppl. like they'll go all out to pursue what they really want, even if it might not seem the 'normal' thing that people would do.
i should really start thinking of what i really want. sth that i would be happy doing. maybe we should learn more from kids. just doing what they feel like doing and not fearing the consequences... (:
Thursday, October 15, 2009
throw the yardsticks
i'll spread my wings and i'll learn how to fly
i'll do what it takes til i touch the sky
and i'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change
And Breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
I won't forget all the ones that i've loved
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And Breakaway
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
fall has fallen! :(
woke up to a gloomy day today. no longer the bright sunny day that we've always experienced. i guess this really marks the start of autumn! :( i wake up at 7.30am every morning and had been greeted with super bright sun the past few days. sigh! no more loong hours of daylight, and sunny sun! and it's getting colder! i think we'll start wearing winter clothing soon while the ang mohs stare at us like we're some idiots haha.
anyway! schoolwork is beginning to pile up though it's only the second week of school! :( SEP is so not fun when it comes to schoolwork! hahaha! now we're worried if we can even pass their courses! the workload for each course(module) is equally or heavier than those in NUS. But people here take only 3 or 4 modules each semester and take their time to finish their degree. i made this friend in my psych class who grows up in montreal but took 2yrs off her studies to go china to study mandarin! my friend met a few ppl who did likewise too. many of them switch around and try out different course of study before deciding on their major. so it's so unlike the spore system, when switching between courses is so difficult (maybe besides FASS?) and cramping 5-6 modules per semester just in order to graduate in 3-4 years. it'd be so much less stressful that way right! but i guess it's the culture? like ur peers would look at you in a different light if they find you much older than them. and even the govt doesnt seem to encourage this system! our tuition grant is only good for 4yrs of study. hmm...
so things have started to be monotonous these days. some interesting encounters these few days!
haha orientation organised by Concordia International Students Association was a blast! met lots of ppl from all arnd the world and thought the best part was the bar-hopping at night. heh. shhh dont tell mummyy! going toronto with them next weekend, CANT WAIT!
i've been studying chemistry for the past 6-7 years of my life, but i wasted half an hour of my life yest attending CHEM 101. guess what was it about! the lecturer blabbered on for half an hour, all about PLAGIARISM. -.- it's a damn serious offence in my school apparently. gone are the days when i copied and pasted senior's lab reports wholesale! hahaha oops. there's gonna be an online quiz which the passing mark is 100%. HAHA.
we didnt feel like going back so early after the talk, so decided to take a random bus that comes along and see where it took us to. hahaha fun way to explore montreal! ended up one metro stop away from our house, so decided to just walk all the way back and explore our neighbourhood. really loved that random day! learnt alot bout my neighbourhood! also learnt that it's always good to just keep trying, cuz we never know what we'd learn or gain from every experience. (: there're bound to be failures nonetheless, but trying is free anyway, so no harm! (: we found this super old and run down restaurant but turned out that they serve super duper good smoked meat!! oh my. they're super generous with their serving and the meat is super tender and flavourful! pity i didnt bring my camera that day, but we can always go again! i never liked beef but that really changed my opinion on beef! hahah! slurps! found this cool dollar shop too! hahaha! it's really great to learn that there're budget shops arnd, esp when std of living is so high! (: it'd be my fav hangout from now, other than the supermarket. hah.
it's friday night today so it's eat out day! dined at some jap restaurant! omg oishii! the feeling of thick salmon meat melting in your mouth, and together with the wasabi and soy sauce, it's heavenly! hahaha i sound like i haven eaten sashimi for ten years. but yes it's really awesome to know that all these great food places are just within walking distance from our apartment! there's this korean bbq restaurant around and the smell of their grilled food seems so tantalicious too! haha i dont think we eat so much good food that often in spore too, but heck. anything that can make us feel closer to home would make us happy! (: (we eat crap during the weekdays anyway. -.-)
OHHH YESS I JUST RMBED! hahaha volunteered to be part of this psychology study in school one random day and guess what i got from it!
TIM HORTONS CARD and has a value of $2.50!
hahaha. I LOVE TIM! it's everywhere in Canada and i think everyone here loves it too! it's cheap and serve nice bagels, donuts, wraps, and ICE CAPPUCINO! they've got damn good raisin cream cheese bagel too. reg, it's like ur raisin cream cheese, but the bread is the harder version. i wish i could franchise it in spore. heh.
eh i dont just eat and think of food everyday k! (though i really do whenever i've got nth on my mind, tt's how deprived i am. :S) hahaha im a member of Le Gym in my school! it boasts to have the cheapest gym rates in town but the gym is freaking nice! the treadmills, cycling machine, rowing machines and whatnot line up the gym in few dozens and take up like half the gym! looks a lil like those magnificent army battalion. the other part of the gym is filled with the cool weight training machines. it's really fun to gym, haha esp when you get a chance to work out and play with all the cool machines, while there're many muscle-popping hunks around. :D sorry guys, im straight so i dont check girls out when i gym. HAHA. but yeah, it's really good. and it's the only time i get to sweat it out in this cold and dry country! feels really good after that and the best part is you dont get the sticky and hot feeling after persipiring so much! (i can just go shopping after that! heh)
ookay i think i should get back to my lab report. no plagiarising means i must digest and rephrase every single detail i read from the net. argh. tons of reading to do too. double argh. going for some dinner organised by Malaysia and Spore Student's Association tmr (hope it'd be fun!) and Quebec City+Montmerency Falls trip on sunday! whee!
anyway! schoolwork is beginning to pile up though it's only the second week of school! :( SEP is so not fun when it comes to schoolwork! hahaha! now we're worried if we can even pass their courses! the workload for each course(module) is equally or heavier than those in NUS. But people here take only 3 or 4 modules each semester and take their time to finish their degree. i made this friend in my psych class who grows up in montreal but took 2yrs off her studies to go china to study mandarin! my friend met a few ppl who did likewise too. many of them switch around and try out different course of study before deciding on their major. so it's so unlike the spore system, when switching between courses is so difficult (maybe besides FASS?) and cramping 5-6 modules per semester just in order to graduate in 3-4 years. it'd be so much less stressful that way right! but i guess it's the culture? like ur peers would look at you in a different light if they find you much older than them. and even the govt doesnt seem to encourage this system! our tuition grant is only good for 4yrs of study. hmm...
so things have started to be monotonous these days. some interesting encounters these few days!
haha orientation organised by Concordia International Students Association was a blast! met lots of ppl from all arnd the world and thought the best part was the bar-hopping at night. heh. shhh dont tell mummyy! going toronto with them next weekend, CANT WAIT!
i've been studying chemistry for the past 6-7 years of my life, but i wasted half an hour of my life yest attending CHEM 101. guess what was it about! the lecturer blabbered on for half an hour, all about PLAGIARISM. -.- it's a damn serious offence in my school apparently. gone are the days when i copied and pasted senior's lab reports wholesale! hahaha oops. there's gonna be an online quiz which the passing mark is 100%. HAHA.
we didnt feel like going back so early after the talk, so decided to take a random bus that comes along and see where it took us to. hahaha fun way to explore montreal! ended up one metro stop away from our house, so decided to just walk all the way back and explore our neighbourhood. really loved that random day! learnt alot bout my neighbourhood! also learnt that it's always good to just keep trying, cuz we never know what we'd learn or gain from every experience. (: there're bound to be failures nonetheless, but trying is free anyway, so no harm! (: we found this super old and run down restaurant but turned out that they serve super duper good smoked meat!! oh my. they're super generous with their serving and the meat is super tender and flavourful! pity i didnt bring my camera that day, but we can always go again! i never liked beef but that really changed my opinion on beef! hahah! slurps! found this cool dollar shop too! hahaha! it's really great to learn that there're budget shops arnd, esp when std of living is so high! (: it'd be my fav hangout from now, other than the supermarket. hah.
it's friday night today so it's eat out day! dined at some jap restaurant! omg oishii! the feeling of thick salmon meat melting in your mouth, and together with the wasabi and soy sauce, it's heavenly! hahaha i sound like i haven eaten sashimi for ten years. but yes it's really awesome to know that all these great food places are just within walking distance from our apartment! there's this korean bbq restaurant around and the smell of their grilled food seems so tantalicious too! haha i dont think we eat so much good food that often in spore too, but heck. anything that can make us feel closer to home would make us happy! (: (we eat crap during the weekdays anyway. -.-)
OHHH YESS I JUST RMBED! hahaha volunteered to be part of this psychology study in school one random day and guess what i got from it!
TIM HORTONS CARD and has a value of $2.50!
hahaha. I LOVE TIM! it's everywhere in Canada and i think everyone here loves it too! it's cheap and serve nice bagels, donuts, wraps, and ICE CAPPUCINO! they've got damn good raisin cream cheese bagel too. reg, it's like ur raisin cream cheese, but the bread is the harder version. i wish i could franchise it in spore. heh.
eh i dont just eat and think of food everyday k! (though i really do whenever i've got nth on my mind, tt's how deprived i am. :S) hahaha im a member of Le Gym in my school! it boasts to have the cheapest gym rates in town but the gym is freaking nice! the treadmills, cycling machine, rowing machines and whatnot line up the gym in few dozens and take up like half the gym! looks a lil like those magnificent army battalion. the other part of the gym is filled with the cool weight training machines. it's really fun to gym, haha esp when you get a chance to work out and play with all the cool machines, while there're many muscle-popping hunks around. :D sorry guys, im straight so i dont check girls out when i gym. HAHA. but yeah, it's really good. and it's the only time i get to sweat it out in this cold and dry country! feels really good after that and the best part is you dont get the sticky and hot feeling after persipiring so much! (i can just go shopping after that! heh)
ookay i think i should get back to my lab report. no plagiarising means i must digest and rephrase every single detail i read from the net. argh. tons of reading to do too. double argh. going for some dinner organised by Malaysia and Spore Student's Association tmr (hope it'd be fun!) and Quebec City+Montmerency Falls trip on sunday! whee!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
anyhow only
in chinese, we say
"xie xie" (thankyou)
and we reply
"bu xie" (welcome)
and in french, we say
"merci" (pronounced as miet-see)
so shouldnt we reply
"bu-ci" ???
HAHAHA. oops. :D
"xie xie" (thankyou)
and we reply
"bu xie" (welcome)
and in french, we say
"merci" (pronounced as miet-see)
so shouldnt we reply
"bu-ci" ???
HAHAHA. oops. :D
Friday, September 11, 2009
pictures speak a million words
It's getting colder nowadays! We should hurry do summer stuff while we can now! it's making me so lazy too. diee..
us early in the morn!
school girl here. jud your bagg!
This is quite hilarious! Pathetic 4 graduates in that year! In 1920s? My grandma's era!
Moi School
In french.
taa-daa!
Ppl here like to stay in the sun, esp wherever there's grass patch.
Allez Up
Managed to sneak a pic of the high wall area. it's quite small!
French time!
apples = pommel (like pomelo!)
cheese = fromage
and Je t'aime! (:
us early in the morn!
school girl here. jud your bagg!
This is quite hilarious! Pathetic 4 graduates in that year! In 1920s? My grandma's era!
Moi School
In french.
taa-daa!
Ppl here like to stay in the sun, esp wherever there's grass patch.
Allez Up
Managed to sneak a pic of the high wall area. it's quite small!
French time!
apples = pommel (like pomelo!)
cheese = fromage
and Je t'aime! (:
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