苦中一点甜

i swear i was hard at work.. owell, then i needed a mini breather. can't help but reach for the m9 :p

first shots.. :)

sleep;

and rain;

the perfect match.

thank goodness for the rain these 2 days. theres a certain contentment and peace that comes from doing work on a rainy day, armed with a cup of coffee, of course :)

(almost) consumed by work.

my friend said,"played soccer in the haze...wonder what's the PSI in my lungs nw"

the first thing that popped into my mind was..."huh? what processing speed in the lungs??"

*PSI is the acronym for Processing Speed Index...one of the composites of a standardized intelligence test....

ohwell..not that anyone's interested. i was just amused for a moment. okay, moment passed- back to work.

hello !

kinda slipped my mind that i have a blog. whoops.
i've been busy. and will get busier. but i think im doing good. i met a good balance of people did a good balance of activities (ohwell, okok, eat more than anything..standard).

mm, what else. haha. then im headed to mt everest come december.

alritey. im tired. talk more when we meet. goodnight ! ^.^

Pulau Ubin

Pretty lucky yesterday ! Rain cleared by late morning as we set off to P. Ubin. Perfect weather for shooting~ lighting was good and it wasn't too hot ! :D
neither walked alot nor did anything strenuous....but im rather tired now and my back's aching leh. jialat..damn weak.

Alritey, here are some of my shots from yesterday. Hope you enjoy the photos as much as I had while taking them :D

results are out !

and i'm HAPPY !

hope i can keep up with the effort next semester !


oosh !

great conversations

person a: what are you doing now?
me: studying.
person a: ooh in what?
me: applied psychology.
person a: at ?
me: NIE
person a: oh! you wanna be teacher ah !?
me: -_-


boss: 不要吃ah ?
me: mm 不要啦，减肥
boss: 肥? 哪里？耳朵？鼻子？还是眼睛？
me: carbonara. kum xia.

wah.

a lil taken aback. but after what i've been through the past 2 years, its gonna take more than that to upset me.

not feeling exceptionally anything but i reckon its worth an entry here. the end of something always signifies the beginning of another.

i know, my posts are getting shorter and more elusive as days past. haha sorry about that.
ookie doks. looking forwards to Friday and Sunday ! and more good days to come !

in other news, im going Taipei next month ! :D

woohoo !

high5s poolside party !

im looking fwd !!

work hard so i can play hard

endure

endure

endure


endure

I cleared one unit ! last lesson for that unit today...today i got back an assignment, and handed in the last assignment. i've already passed, i just need the last one to get a distinction.

mm on the whole, im not as stressed doing masters as when i was doing my undergrad. im not sure why. i think i wouldnt say the same next year when i'll be writing my thesis and doing my practicums la. haha. for now though, i can basically complete my assignments 1 week before due date.. O_o that was something unheard of when i was doing my undergrad. i was equally hardworking leh. owell. it's a good thing anyway. not to say... im not stressed, it's pretty not me...you know, to have the self-discipline to complete readings every week faithfully and stuffs. im not bragging here, but im just saying i don't know what happened along the way, and what changed me. self-discipline.. mm.. i hope i keep this up. seriously.

I hope i can do a good job for my last 2 assignments. im so tired now. didnt sleep well last night. i wasnt thinking of anything in particular, my brain just refused to go to rest. im gonna sleep soon after i finish blogging, wake up real early tmr to start work again.

ooh and my lecturer ordered pizza for us today ! so sweet of her. now, this is an area i lack discipline in. i had 2 slices ! and..i ate 2 muffins today too. 2 super yummy muffins. mmmmm lovemuffins !! just can't resist them >_<

owell, goodnight ! i am so looking forward to a good break ! :D

Donavon Frankenreiter - Move By Yourself

I remember those times
When they said I couldn't make it
I told them I couldn't just do what they wanted and fake it

They said they'd be shocked if I could find another place to go
And you know they said if I left I'd just be all left alone
And then a friend said

Don't stop doing what you believe in
Don't let them put you on a shelf
You've got to move by yourself, move by yourself tonight
You've got to move by yourself, move by yourself tonight

Sometimes they can't forget
Forget just what you've got
But don't ever be no, no
Somebody that you're not
When there's a choice you've got to make
Do what you feel, don't hesitate
You know I will never, never forget what a friend said
His words keep ringing in my head
He said

Don't stop doing what you believe in
Don't let them put you on a shelf
You've got to move by yourself, move by yourself tonight
You've got to move by yourself, move by yourself tonight
I said you've got to move by yourself, move by yourself tonight
You've got to move by yourself, move by yourself tonight
Oh move on, move on baby

Move by yourself, move by yourself tonight
You've got to move by yourself, move by yourself tonight
You've got to move by yourself, move by yourself tonight
You've got to move by yourself, move by yourself tonight

f o u r down 2 to go !!

I'm on a roll baby !!

amused (and thankful)

Today marks the 2nd last session of our in-class support group. So we're actually setting the tone for closure next week. the facilitators made us write cards for each of the members during the session today. and, this was what I got from 6 other members..some of which tickled me a lil.

"Hi Nona, Thanks for sharing ! I felt I learnt a lot ! Oh yeah, if theres a green card, I'll choose that color as I know you like green color"

"Hi Nona, Actually you are real fun ! I really enjoyed the little (and short) conversations that we sometime manage to have."

"Dear Nona, Thank you for your friendship & all that you've shared during this time. You have so much strength and courage within you. May you continue to grow in these areas. Know that I do appreciate the gift of you in my lfe."

"Hi Nona, Thanks alot for closing 'the gap' when I facilitated. Best wishes in the things you do :) "

"Nona, You are like the 'spice' in a dish. You can always 'spice' things up in the session when the session is not progressing."

"Jing Ying, you said that you're not really a ppl-person & might not share much, but I really think you're more than you think you are ! Thanks for asking me that first time that we should study together sometime & finding me on msn as that really helped an introverted person like me. Thanks for sharing so openly and your feelings n everything, I really thank God He sent me this friend ! :) "

heheh... just amused at some of the comments. and the spice part really tickled me. lol...if i was a spice...mm i don't know, i guess i'd wanna be the mmm-oh-so-fragrant cinnamon. hehe. other than really loving cinnamon stuffs in general, the idea that it's more suited for use in sweet dishes works for me. and, it's typically a love-hate relationship with cinnamon.. some people just hates it. well i guess, im the kind who don't need everyone to love/like me, or have my thoughts and feelings validated by all.. haha im fine with that idea. (oh. apparently cinnamon was proposed for use as an insect repellant too :p)

so anyway, im pretty amazed at how group counselling works. and being a part of the support group actually made learning highly personal and relevant- something that i defintely could not get from reading. i started this unit pretty skeptical..abt it's efficacy and all, but now my perceptions have changed. maybe i'll write more abt my thoughts and feelings regarding what i've learnt some other day. haha. i need to do my work now.

wonderful week 10 !

yayness ! the tough week has come to an end~~ well almost ! today's co-facilitation session went really well too ! whooopee ! Presentation's over as well ! oooh, and i scored pretty well for my quiz ! teeehee~ :D so I still have.. 1 essay, 2 reports and 3 major reflection paper to complete before holiday !! mmm all these within a 1 mth timeframe. AIZAI ! Shall give myself this weekend off before I start piah-ing again.

im tired but all smiles today !

work work work work work work work work

Friday... but no TGIF feeling ! Pretty productive this week.. done with 1 presentation and 1 quiz. and I went for 2 job interviews..both of which were successful ! Both are actually part time research assistant positions. One requires me to administer tests to children, the other one to interview parents. the latter pays better..heh... 1 completed interview = $60 ! kachiiiiing ~~ $_$
money aside, I do gain more experience and I get the chance to network abit as well. know more people in my field. then the co-investigator actually asked if im interested in another full time RA position under her, cos she has another grant for a seperate study.. it might be good to just have a chat first.

But anyways...did I say I'm tired? this week was super busy... next week even worse. I've got 3 assignment due next week, all on the same day (Thursday). So ermz...don't attempt to call me out before that okay. I will be super looking forward to the dinner on Friday..either I'll be damn tired and seh...or I'll be super hyperactive and just flop when I come home that night. I don't know why..but when I'm really really tired, I become super hyperactive. O_o

Anyway yes....this weekend = work work work and more work. Meeting tmr morning.. so ima sign off now...and do more work. goodabye.

What is wrong with ME ?

I have a quiz tomorrow.. and I did every other random things (including blogging) except study. I swam today as well..too damn hot and humid, I just had to take a dip in the pool. I do my readings quite consistently, but still, I hope I don't regret not reading today.. lol. So what's wrong with me? motivational issues. what's new right...typical woes of a student. rawr !

I think I'm into my 10th week in Uni.. After having done so many reflection exercises... I'm wondering if I've come to a deeper understanding of who I am. Have I clarified myself enough? Do I know my own biases and prejudices..and why I do what I do? Do I understand me?

To state the obvious.. everyone talks. Before you write me off as being a pseudo philosopher, let me suggest this- the conversation we have with others first takes place within ourselves. On some level, the words we speak are a consequence of our beliefs, values and thoughts. So maybe the times that we’ve made a Freudian slip or stuck our foot in our mouths, we felt like empty vessels that make the most noise… Maybe, that is more insightful to our private world than we give thought to.

We each have our private worlds (where I talk to myself, debate with myself, congratulate me and/or soothe myself when things go wrong).. And then we have our public worlds, where we relate to others.. Let’s focus on our private worlds. The ME world. What do we say to ourselves when unchecked is our sense of reality- Our Truth. What conversations do we have there? Are they just observations of others? Are they judgmental? What would happen if in the next 5 minutes, our self-talk was broadcast to the person next to you (and you had no control over it)? Would they perceive you to be two people living one, really confused life?

In order for us to have a better understanding of why we say the things we do to the people around us, we first must examine what we say to ourselves..

I am not neurotic ! heh.. I am talking about reflections. Take sometime off your busy schedule for some reflections.. that's a really important thing to do.. (:

another weekend gone ! :(

Last night, I set my alarm clock for 7.30 a.m. This morning, I just couldn't get out of bed. My brain quickly makes excuses: "I'll work out later, I haven't slept enough, should get enough rest so I can concentrate on my work later, blah blah blah." I tell myself I'll work out tonight, but for some reason or other, it did not happen. >_< Sad. Well, not really la. sleep is good.

so anyway, yeah, another weekend has come and gone by. my gosh... i am so very tired. the shiong week has passed..here comes an even shiong-er week. *breathes*

the only thing worth mentioning this week was the gathering at Zee's, woohooo, drummer babe ! u r damn cool ! make my hand itch again.. ! it's been years since i played. yeah, thanks for opening up your place. so i realised i can't draw to save my life.. should have taken photo of that 'wolf' i drew... *sweats* next time i'll bring Taboo or some other games k, pictionary can keep. haha.

i am just procrastinating... i think. i should be getting back to work.

raawrrrr.

next up - the shiong week

Just got back from KKH. attended a neuropsych lecture there this morning... Lecturer from Harvard really different leh..haha, really can deliver, not a boring moment. If i hav a chance to do phd, I'd defintely wanna do it abroad. hmm but not in the near future i guess...shall see abt that.

All I know now is that, in awhile i'll be off again, to a task group meeting. i dun like group work. blargh. hope all goes well. next week's gonna be pretty hectic....sighpies. i hope to cheong this weekend...my to-do list is pretty darn long.....Can't wait for Friday when the HighFives meetup. steamboat !! weee...excellent way to unwind~ u gals always make my day! can't wait can't waitttt