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Me: Kayn or as most of you know as Shan
Age: Hi-Mi-Tsu XD
Gender: If you don't know, means you don't know me! (><) Shoo!!
What I am doing now: Updating my blog. LOL
Anything else you might wanna know: Just ask me.. =)
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Weeks ahead are gonna be rather gloomy now.. everyone's studying much much much harder.. Haha.. Simply because mid-sem exams are coming..
Couldn't sleep last night.. I wonder why.. Was looking at the clock.. 3am.. 5am.. 6am.. 8am.. Time to wake up... Had a quiz, a test and a presentation today.. Can't believe that I was so stressed.. the quiz is like.. only 5% of the overall. But because half the cohort failed in the previous semester, nobody dared to take the 5% lightly.. including me.. A friend of mine was practically practising on every single question in the textbook..
Next up was Jap oral.. Think I did pretty well.. Stumbled just only once.. Funny thing was that the teacher didn't even know that I was done! Hmm.. But the question asked regarding the passage did put me on the spot.. Took me quite a while to answer it.. Think I didn't do well for that section.. Oh well..
My presentation today was on money markets.. Tricky.. cos we had to link what we learnt in class to a newspaper article that we cut out.. There was so much to cover in so little time.. 5 mins for 5 speakers!! Yeah.. Of course we went over the limit! But it didn't really make much of a difference.. Haha.. As in the teacher didn't mark us down for it.. All other groups did it as well... Lol..
Other than that, I still got another jap written test tmr.. Gonna be 20%.. Will be studying the chinese characters required.. Feel like I'm lagging.. Cos everyone else moved up from a previous level from last sem.. And I do not know what the school covered last semester.. Better catch up...
Next week will be the start of my first mid-semester exam.. Capital Markets will be first. Loads to read, interpret and digest.. Argh... Gonna have two other papers in the week after.. One of it is Macroecons.. Not my strongest subject.. hmmm.. Moreover it's gonna be based on Australia's economy.. Will be busy studying.. Feels as though there's so much to do and so little time to accomplish them.. Hmmm.. But looking on the bright side, it's just chapters in a textbook that I have to read.. Lol... I need sleep...
<3 Shi~ | 2:42 PM
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Woohoo!! Went for my final open water dives. Haha.. Was really fruitful today.. Got to see loads more stuff as compared to the previous dive. And yeah.. It was much better cos the water's warming up as well.. Hehehe...
The most interesting is the blue groper and the port jackson shark on the first dive. The blue groper is about 30cm long i think.. Haha.. Quite a big fish.. and rather cute too.. heheh.. It sorta cheats your feelings in the sense that it'd stay at spot close enough for u to reach out to touch it.. When you hand is about 1cm away from it, it suddenly swims away and happily go round and round you.. Oh my.. that was really funny.. Haha.. Having given up on trying to touch it, it followed right behind me as i continued diving the area! After that, I saw a port jackson shark.. Haha.. Don't worry.. By seeing the word "shark" it really doesn't mean that I came anywhere close to danger.. It was a distance away from us lying on the bed of the sea.. Heheh.. And got up to swim away oppsite our direction really quickly as we were approaching. Moreover it was a baby shark.. Lol.. I didn't even recognise it as a shark to be honest.. I thought that it was some brown fish!
The second dive was just as interesting.. I first came across what i thought was a really big shell.. it's kinda like the spiral shells u see on the back of hermit crabs.. Just that this one was huge! I picked it up.. Having a good look at it.. Searching for the enterance of the "shell".. thought that it was pretty and even wanted to take it up shore to keep it as a souvenir... Thank goodness I DIDN'T.. Cos after the dive the instructor was telling me that I WAS HOLDING ON TO A SHARK EGG!! I was like.. shark egg... The information sure took it's time to register.. I could just imagine the reaction I'd get from my parents when they hear of it... Other than that, I saw a weedy seadragon.. Haha.. It really looked like a seaweed from afar, but as I went closer to it, I realised that it actually had some blue on it.. Really pretty.. Heheh.. Also managed to hold a star fish.. Heheh.. It was stuck under an overhanging rock.. Haha.. Sucked onto the rock it did.. Heheh.. Was cool.. Close to it was a sea urchin.. Went to poke it's pines to disturb it a bit.. Lol.. It was also really fun to see the sea worm recoil into it's hole in the rock when you touch it.. Haha.. And on the rocks we could also find nice bright coloured sea slugs.. Lol.. I know some of you are grossing out at the thought of slugs.. Hahaha.. But they really are very beautiful to look at.. bright blue, bright yellow, bright orange etc etc etc.. Oh oh.. and there was also the sea pin.. sorta like a snake-like creature which buries its whole body unber the sand and have only it's head which looks like sea worms up in the open..
Enjoyed myself I did.. Heheh.. Was quite a great adventure I would say.. Hahaha.. Still got a floaty feeling.. Am drinking loads of water to make sure that am gonna be well... Haha..
<3 Shi~ | 2:58 PM
Monday, August 22, 2005
Yeah!! I'VE FOUND MY KEY!! Muahahahahaha.. And it wasn't me who lost it.. Lol.. I remembered very clearly that I had it all the way till I got back to my room after putting my laundry in the wash.. Haha.. OK.. For you guys.. Here's the story..
Yesterday, quite a couple of things happened.. First, something was wrong with my com and I couldn't quite fix it.. One moment I was typing and chatting and doing my usual stuff.. and the next moment my com just blacked out on me and there was this error msg displayed for a few seconds I couldn't even catch what it was.. The rest of the time it was just a black screen but the com was still running.. Didn't know what it was, I switched off the power point to cut off the power supply to off the com and switched it back on.. When my com started to run again, the screen flickered before a pop-up appeared asking for my password instead of the normal blue screen.. When it finally got started, there was another pop-up saying microsoft error something and send report. Curious to find out what exactly was wrong.. I sent a report. And surprisingly, another window opened to address the issue. It was from microsoft online crash analysis.. And I was stunned for a split second.. I was like.. My com's crashing!! And I seriously haven't done anyhting at all... It stated that it was an error caused my device driver.. (I don't know what is that..) So, being helpless over the situation, I got an in-house tutor who's apparently good with IT to come help me fix it..
I managed to get him after dinner.. And the two of us were trying to get the problem fixed.. (or rather, he's trying to get it fixed and I was watching at the side..) Besides the flickering thing when i signed in, I also couldn't get my msn to automatically sign in as usual as I change my password across the system.. There we were.. trying so hard to get into the user accounts from the control panel... And guess what?? WE COULDN'T GET IN! Couldn't access it and open it in another window. A pop-up appeared saying that microsoft is closing the window for security reasons and the both of us were like.. what the.. what is going on??? So we tried and we tried and we still couldn't get in.. The tutor was using the "run" thingy and trying out all other possible ways (which i am apparently quite ignorant of..) to get to the user accounts window but we just couldn't.. I was thinking that my com's quite gone now.. We tried restarting the com over and over again and we still got the black screen with the pop-up sign in plus we still couldn't get into user accounts.. Hai.. When we thought it was really bad enough, the fire alarm went off and we evacuated the building..
It wasn't a fire drill as we already had one last last week (I think..) Heard that someone tripped the alarm accidentally.. The key was obviously still with me as I managed to get back to my room after the normal procedures. When I got back, took a shower and sent my laundry to the wash and stayed in the room the rest of the evening. Thinking that my com's quite screwed, I thought I'd give the user accounts thing another shot. To my surprise, when I clicked on the icon, it managed to open up and the microsoft thing didn't appear!!! WOOHOO!! Excited, I called the tutor up to come over again! And while he was fixing the com, I was on the line. Heheh.. And WOW.. He mananged to get the prob fixed after a few minutes!! A true IT expert.. Lol... Hahahaha.. After I hung up, I wanted to get some water and of course, collect my laundry. As I was about to leave my room.. I looked at my table in search for my key.. And.. Was DEVASTATED when I COULDN'T FIND IT!! I was like.. oh great.. Gotta get tutors to open door for me again.. (as per the previous entry..) searched high and low but in vain.. Went out and prevented my door from closing by placing my slipper there.. Met my friend and kana "suan-ed".. Hai.. Was thinking again and again and was very sure that I had it even after sending the clothes to the wash.. So.. it occured to me that MAYBE the tutor who came to fix my com might have taken it by mistake! Ah.. There was hope!! Heheheh.. (So I thought..) Immediately I msned him to ask if he saw my key and he said,"ya.. the blue tag one right? Saw it. Even played with it." Reading that, I asked if he had taken it by mistake but he said not.. Requesting for a double check, he did it and still.. Said he didn't have it.. Dissappointed, I still went to collect my clothes and packed them neatly.. In the end thought it might be cos am not well so I turned in and decided to look for my key in the morning instead.
This morning after I got up, did the normal thing which was to run a search in my room again but to no avail.. Went for breakfast and had to borrow a master key form the office to get back into my room.. Hai.. After that, thinking that I've packed all that I needed for the entire day so that I won't have to come back before I was done, I left my room for school! Sadly, I HAVE been forgetful.. I forgot a really important receipt needed for a claim.. So when my lunch break came, I came back to college and wanted to look for the tutor who fixed my com to open my door since he knew of my situation and borrowing the key from the office would cause the staff to be suspicious of me.. Approaching him at the dining table, he went," eh eh... Kayn Kayn Kayn!!" With THAT statement, I KNEW THAT HE WAS GUILTY!! True enough, HE REACHED INTO HIS POCKET AND TOOK OUT MY KEYS!!! I KNEW IT!!! JUST AS I THOUGHT!! Thought that he put it into his pocket in his haste to fix the com after I logged in for him! Saved my $35 for key replacement!! Oh my goodness.. Hahahaha.. Thank God! Lol.. Really been a long day... But am really glad that I got my key back!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! HOORAY!!!
<3 Shi~ | 6:20 PM
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Oh my.. It's been another week of school and really... what a week it's been.. Have been feeling a little funny.. Think it's the flu.. Everybody's getting it.. Gotta be extra careful now.. Drink more water, have less junk food etc.. Hmmm...
Have been super blur throughout the entire week... Been locking myself out... Hai.. Kept forgetting my key when I go out.. Even the few steps to get water.. the wind HAS to blow the door shut.. Had to get the tutors to open the door for me.. Thanks guys.. Was embarrassing.. But yeah.. Still had to get back to the room.. Hahahaha..
It's worse now.. Haven't locked myself out.. But I've LOST MY KEY!!! A moment it was on the table.. And the next, it's gone! I seriously have no idea where it is.. A friend was going: "whoa.. tired of locking yourself out so lost your key instead arh?" Hmmm... Searched the table, the dustbin, the toilet, the chair, the floor.. EVERYWHERE!! But still no sign of it.. If this goes on.. Gotta report to the office.. Hope it doesn't cost much.. My my... Where is my key???
<3 Shi~ | 11:13 PM
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Yeah!!! I passed my Scuba Theory!! Woohoo!! 50 MCQs.. 80% pass mark.. I made it!! (Doesn't mean that I only got 80 k..) Hahaha.. Means that I'll be able to get my license soon. Heheheheh.. Hmm.. Friends been talking about underwater club, night dives etc.. Just really dunno where to start.. Haha.. That's my class above.. Heheh.. Heard that we're one of the better and faster learners.. Haha.. Good progress.. One week was all we took.. Yet assured that we are really proficient enough.. Cool! We've graduated!! Yeah!! Ok.. Hmm.. Think I'm getting slightly over the head.. Lol.. Oh well.. Gonna be missing the class and the people.. Haha.. Especially Richard and Kristin cos they ain't from college... But no worries.. Think there would be trips which we can make together. Haha.. Once again... Congratulations guys!!!
<3 Shi~ | 10:16 AM
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Yeah!! Finally went diving in the sea.. It was 15 degrees.. haha.. Yeah..It's cold.. But I didn't feel the cold when I got in the water. The wet suit really helps.. =) Moreoever I had an extra vest and hood plus gloves.. Enjoyed myself thoroughly.. Heheh.. We dived at a place called Bare Island ( Dunno why...), La Perouse, a spot where mission impossible 2 was filmed.. Very nice spot. Heard stories about the filming.. Haha.. Heard that trees were planted at the spot where I was standing so that they could have a "forest" for the movie and was later removed cos it's originally bare.. Haha.. The fort that's blocked at the back is where Tom Cruise fought the bad guy.. Hmmm.. I think.. (sorry.. Can't really remember what the movie was about.. LOL.. Been a long time since I watched it...) Ah well.. If I do remember or re-watch the movie anytime soon I'll clarify that bit ya.. Haha.. We had two dives. One in the morning and another after lunch. We packed our food from the nearby shop and had our meal in the open area.. It was like a little picnic.. Haha.. And I got to lie on the ground and just enjoy the sun and wind.. The only time I felt cold was when I removed the top bit of the wet suit to get into something dry.. And of course when I removed the bottom bit to get into my jeans.. Haha.. The winds picked up by the time we were done.. Still feeling floaty as I'm typing this.. Think I got a little sea sick.. Haha.. Ain't sure.. Hmm.. But gonna rest a bit already.. *yawn*...
<3 Shi~ | 4:58 PM
Friday, August 12, 2005
Yeah.. As some of you know... I took up scuba diving lessons!!! So exciting.. Hahaha.. Finally got the time to do it.. Feel that the price and the conditions are reasonable. Heheh.. The standard is 4 theory, 2 pool sessions and 2 sea dives. Besides that, based on your own progress, you can have extra lessons till you're truly comfortable.
Had 2 theory lessons already.. Feel like I've been overloaded.. Haha.. So many things to remember.. But am catching up.. Haha.. Also had 2 pool sessions already.. Trust me..It's really tiring.. The weight of the tank, buoyancy compensator and weights on my waist.. Boy.. It's no joke.. A friend of mine was telling me that the weight which I carry to dive is actually almost the same as field packs which guys carry in army to MARCH 8 KILOMETRES??? My goodness.. Thank God I don't have to go to the army.. Can imagine myself growing shorter each day that I carry THAT heavy load.. Haven't been to sea yet.. Haha.. Heard that it's freezing cold.. It's winter! What was I thinking... Can't back out now.. Hahaha.. Wanna go see seahorses yet reluctant at the same time.. Lol.. Really don't feel like freezing myself.. Oh well...
During the first pool session, I really wasn't all that comfortable and used to breathing through my mouth. Think I can safely say that it's the day when I drank the most amount of pool water.. Haha.. Cos we had to do this exercise whereby we had to fill our masks (which covers our eyes) with water by letting water in through the top and clearing the water from the mask by opening the bottom just a wee bit and blow bubbles through our noses. The moment the mask is not under my nose, I tend to just breathe in through it and not through my mouth with the regulator. BIG MISTAKE... DRANK LOADS OF CHLORINE.. It's really quite surprising that I was still calm under those circumstances. Come to think of it.. I could have just blown out all the water and got above the surface..
The second session was much better. I was used to breathing through my mouth and was doing pretty well.. (I think.. Heheh..) Finished up the rest of the exercises.. YEAH! And gonna go dive in the sea over the weekend. Haha.. Am bracing myself for the icy wind.. The cold water.. The weight that's gonna be on my already aching body.. But.. Am sure that am gonna enjoy myself.. Lol.. Just hope that I don't get sick.. Muahahaha..
<3 Shi~ | 11:54 PM
Thursday, August 04, 2005
OK.. It's been long and people have been asking me to update my blog.. Hahaha.. But nothing much has really happened though. But I did find out that college is fun. Heheh.. There are loads of people of different nationalities here. It's been pretty easy settling in here and I've made lots of friends. =)
In college, everone's connected to the college network. The good thing is that you get to access the files in your friends' coms. (That is.. whatever they've put up to share..) And believe me.. There are loads of good stuff here. As my internet is controlled by the university and it's charged by the amount that we download, it sure is a relief that I could find all the useful stuff on most computer expert's shared folders.. Like spybot, firefox etc.. Other than that, we've also got entertainment like Desperate Housewives, TVB serials and loads more.. Haha.. So.. Yea..We're pretty much self sufficient here.. Lol..
Besides that, college has loads of activities.. Heheh.. One of it includes a party with the theme: pirate. It was really fun when you actually see people dressing up for such small get togethers and have a good time together taking pictures and all.. Besides that we also have an "Assassin" game. Everyone in college is being assigned a target who we were supposed to get rid of. The rule is that when the assasination takes place, no other witnesses are supposed to be around. This game started on tues 8am. As usual, I got up early and suddenly everyone's moving much faster scurrying from one place to another when they're alone, hoping that their assassin is not close enough to kill them. Haha.. When it came to the afternoon and evening, you'll start seeing people miving around in pairs so that the assassin would not be able to nail them. It sure was a sight.. And the game goes on..
<3 Shi~ | 10:08 PM
Yeah!! Finally went diving in the sea.. It was 15 degrees.. haha.. Yeah..It's cold.. But I didn't feel the cold when I got in the water. The wet suit really helps.. =) Moreoever I had an extra vest and hood plus gloves.. Enjoyed myself thoroughly.. Heheh.. We dived at a place called Bare Island ( Dunno why...), La Perouse, a spot where mission impossible 2 was filmed.. Very nice spot. Heard stories about the filming.. Haha.. Heard that trees were planted at the spot where I was standing so that they could have a "forest" for the movie and was later removed cos it's originally bare.. Haha.. The fort that's blocked at the back is where Tom Cruise fought the bad guy.. Hmmm.. I think.. (sorry.. Can't really remember what the movie was about.. LOL.. Been a long time since I watched it...) Ah well.. If I do remember or re-watch the movie anytime soon I'll clarify that bit ya.. Haha.. We had two dives. One in the morning and another after lunch. We packed our food from the nearby shop and had our meal in the open area.. It was like a little picnic.. Haha.. And I got to lie on the ground and just enjoy the sun and wind.. The only time I felt cold was when I removed the top bit of the wet suit to get into something dry.. And of course when I removed the bottom bit to get into my jeans.. Haha.. The winds picked up by the time we were done.. Still feeling floaty as I'm typing this.. Think I got a little sea sick.. Haha.. Ain't sure.. Hmm.. But gonna rest a bit already.. *yawn*...
