Don't be fooled. shes not that quiet...haha
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Friday, December 07, 2007
Korea! (:
haha so girly~ buay tahan! anyway...here's one pic first. hahaha..i noe i noe..after so long...only one pic. im juz very lazy..i'll post more photos up soon! havent got them from my frens~ bleah~
in other news, im gg for my 1st job interview tmr! haha. for the post of associate psychologist! wish me luck. heheh...more of a fun thing i guess. haha. excited!
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
harlowww everrybardieee! im back from Korea! it was an awesome awesome trip. hehe..love the culture, the food, the weather, and the superb company~! havent enjoyed myself this much in a long long time~ whooopeee!
for the first time in my life i saw snow falling~~~!! really beautiful~ was the first day (19th November 2007, 9PM!!) snowing in Korea this year~ so luckkyyy~~~ and and and....i went skiiing at Korea's international skii resort. hehe..li-chan...this is the place where they filmed winter sonata, and where shinhwa did one of their MTVs. haha~ then then then...wore korean traditional costume, hehe..quite farney~ but very funnnn~ then then then...food was awesome..and super healthy la! tried lotsa stuff...woooo~ ate bbq pork and drank shoju (korean wine). super yumss to the max!!
and i bought 2 dozen krispy kremes back (amidst many stuff i brought back...not alot actually..but considering the little time we had for shopping.....hahaha...think i quite power. heheh)~ lOL....anyway quick call me if u want someeeeeee!! heheh =p
okay abit sleepy now, update more with photos next time round!
ooOo oo...my mummy's friend wanna give me her 3-yr-old golden retriever! so excited!!! gonna check the dog out soonish! hope i can click with the dog..hehe. if not im gonna go puppy hunting after convo and when im settled properly in SG~ wheeeee! golden retriever i love!! lovee shelties tooo~~ one of my favourites!!!!!!!! hehe =)
for the first time in my life i saw snow falling~~~!! really beautiful~ was the first day (19th November 2007, 9PM!!) snowing in Korea this year~ so luckkyyy~~~ and and and....i went skiiing at Korea's international skii resort. hehe..li-chan...this is the place where they filmed winter sonata, and where shinhwa did one of their MTVs. haha~ then then then...wore korean traditional costume, hehe..quite farney~ but very funnnn~ then then then...food was awesome..and super healthy la! tried lotsa stuff...woooo~ ate bbq pork and drank shoju (korean wine). super yumss to the max!!
and i bought 2 dozen krispy kremes back (amidst many stuff i brought back...not alot actually..but considering the little time we had for shopping.....hahaha...think i quite power. heheh)~ lOL....anyway quick call me if u want someeeeeee!! heheh =p
okay abit sleepy now, update more with photos next time round!
ooOo oo...my mummy's friend wanna give me her 3-yr-old golden retriever! so excited!!! gonna check the dog out soonish! hope i can click with the dog..hehe. if not im gonna go puppy hunting after convo and when im settled properly in SG~ wheeeee! golden retriever i love!! lovee shelties tooo~~ one of my favourites!!!!!!!! hehe =)
Thursday, November 15, 2007
exclusively swong. part II
isolation says:
HAHAHA. u cannot read shortform ar
isolation says:
hahaha
Jing - corolla hatchback manual 1.8L for sale! says:
-_-
isolation says:
i pply rite all sortfm
isolation says:
HAHAHAHA
Jing - corolla hatchback manual 1.8L for sale! says:
HAIYO!!!
isolation says:
it meant "i purposely write all shortform"
HAHAHA. u cannot read shortform ar
isolation says:
hahaha
Jing - corolla hatchback manual 1.8L for sale! says:
-_-
isolation says:
i pply rite all sortfm
isolation says:
HAHAHAHA
Jing - corolla hatchback manual 1.8L for sale! says:
HAIYO!!!
isolation says:
it meant "i purposely write all shortform"
Saturday, November 10, 2007
second day.
weather's awesome back home. really cooling, and not as humid as i imagined it to be. spent time at home with mum, read books + manga (havent done this in a looooong time~! li-chan, im reading qi ling wang now! haha. makes me wanna learn how to play! cheeem game..i cant even play chess well. heheh) and watching TV at home. nice and relaxing.
was at bugis today for awhile, nice meeting up with a few friends. but oh man....i really hate walking around malls in SG now. so crowded...i feel out of breath! not that me and my friends went window shopping or anything, but like manoeuvering my way to find my friends, then later to coffeebean was bad enough. ugh.... this big part of me wished i was home reading my book on my big comfy sofa in the living room. like seriously.
its kinda....strange. i enjoy catching up with my friends, but at the same time, i found it such a huge waste of time to be in the mall. what popped in my mind then was...i could be somewhere doing volunteer work, helping someone in need. giving my care and attention to the less privileged..and so on. then i started to think about where i could do that, and what else i could be doing. i just can't stand doing things that are non-productive now. somehow if im not learning, thinking, reading or sowing into lives...i feel as though im wasting my time. watching tv + reading manga + spending time with family = rest. haha =p
scene in SG now is pretty much the same 4 or 5yrs back (before i went to Perth). but now that im back, the feeling's somehow different. really really different. im looking at the same things but with very different perspective. more on this next time.
anyway, after im back from Korea, i'll definitely find somethings to do. meanwhile...its just really nice to be home. (:
was at bugis today for awhile, nice meeting up with a few friends. but oh man....i really hate walking around malls in SG now. so crowded...i feel out of breath! not that me and my friends went window shopping or anything, but like manoeuvering my way to find my friends, then later to coffeebean was bad enough. ugh.... this big part of me wished i was home reading my book on my big comfy sofa in the living room. like seriously.
its kinda....strange. i enjoy catching up with my friends, but at the same time, i found it such a huge waste of time to be in the mall. what popped in my mind then was...i could be somewhere doing volunteer work, helping someone in need. giving my care and attention to the less privileged..and so on. then i started to think about where i could do that, and what else i could be doing. i just can't stand doing things that are non-productive now. somehow if im not learning, thinking, reading or sowing into lives...i feel as though im wasting my time. watching tv + reading manga + spending time with family = rest. haha =p
scene in SG now is pretty much the same 4 or 5yrs back (before i went to Perth). but now that im back, the feeling's somehow different. really really different. im looking at the same things but with very different perspective. more on this next time.
anyway, after im back from Korea, i'll definitely find somethings to do. meanwhile...its just really nice to be home. (:
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
my study.
specially for SWONG! - ehh...tell me how to summarize this into 2 sentence for u on msn. if u can do that..i buy u another pack of gummies from the korean store. okay for all my dear friends who did not request a 2 sentence summary from me....heres an excerpt from the report I wrote for the primary schools i did testings in..basically summarizes the findings of my study....not everything though, but basically trying to tell the principals..hey u've not wasted ur time..ur kids are very smart. thank u. haha... okay...well not really. anyway....heres it.
This study examined how objective abilities and children’s beliefs about their chance of success affected their interest in items on a thinking task. Participants were recruited from four primary schools with pre-primary services, to consist of 2 homogeneous age groups: 40- 5-year olds and 38- 7-year-olds. Specifically, children completed a series of puzzles that increased in difficulty and were asked to rate how confident they were that they could answer each item correctly, and how interesting they found each item.
Previous studies have found that adults generally display an inverted-U relationship between difficulty and interest, that is, low levels of interest in very easy and very difficult tasks and high levels of interest when difficulty is high yet still within one’s perception of being able to cope – when one’s chance of success is about 82%. In contrast, in the present study, most young children’s interest was unrelated to item difficulty. Five-year-old children reported very high levels of interest in most puzzles regardless of difficulty level, and showed a high degree of confidence in their ability to solve puzzles even when they were well beyond their actual abilities. Furthermore, consistent with previous studies, we found that children’s overestimation of their own abilities declined steadily between five and seven years of age – though 7-year-olds were still overconfident.
Results also indicated that, for the 11.5% of young children who showed the adult-like inverted-U association between difficulty and interest, the point of greatest interest occurred when they have relatively low chance of success – 64% for 5-year-olds and 77% for 7-year-olds, in comparison to adults’ 82%. Thus, despite children having lower levels of ability than adults, the puzzles these children found most interesting posed them a greater personal challenge than was the case with adults. Children appear to be more interested than adults in tackling tasks with a high risk of failure – possibly because they consistently underestimate their risk of failure.
actually....can sum it up in one sentence...the degree of kiasee-ness increases steadily with age. i.e., the older u get, the more kiasee one becomes?!? arr...crazy...cannot. haha...
okay. byebyee!
This study examined how objective abilities and children’s beliefs about their chance of success affected their interest in items on a thinking task. Participants were recruited from four primary schools with pre-primary services, to consist of 2 homogeneous age groups: 40- 5-year olds and 38- 7-year-olds. Specifically, children completed a series of puzzles that increased in difficulty and were asked to rate how confident they were that they could answer each item correctly, and how interesting they found each item.
Previous studies have found that adults generally display an inverted-U relationship between difficulty and interest, that is, low levels of interest in very easy and very difficult tasks and high levels of interest when difficulty is high yet still within one’s perception of being able to cope – when one’s chance of success is about 82%. In contrast, in the present study, most young children’s interest was unrelated to item difficulty. Five-year-old children reported very high levels of interest in most puzzles regardless of difficulty level, and showed a high degree of confidence in their ability to solve puzzles even when they were well beyond their actual abilities. Furthermore, consistent with previous studies, we found that children’s overestimation of their own abilities declined steadily between five and seven years of age – though 7-year-olds were still overconfident.
Results also indicated that, for the 11.5% of young children who showed the adult-like inverted-U association between difficulty and interest, the point of greatest interest occurred when they have relatively low chance of success – 64% for 5-year-olds and 77% for 7-year-olds, in comparison to adults’ 82%. Thus, despite children having lower levels of ability than adults, the puzzles these children found most interesting posed them a greater personal challenge than was the case with adults. Children appear to be more interested than adults in tackling tasks with a high risk of failure – possibly because they consistently underestimate their risk of failure.
actually....can sum it up in one sentence...the degree of kiasee-ness increases steadily with age. i.e., the older u get, the more kiasee one becomes?!? arr...crazy...cannot. haha...
okay. byebyee!
Monday, October 29, 2007
finally.
80 references
78 children tested
9 months of work
many nights of lost sleep
many many many cups of coffeee
.....and the stats can go on....but i cant think now.
its finally done. so how am i feeling now? i have no idea. maybe i'll answer that...after a goodnight's rest. haha.. i'll need to photocopy 3 sets, bind them...and submit, get a receipt before i can set my mind at ease. still feeling abit unsettled....feels like i havent done something. maybe im just paranoid. haha..
anyways...heres the simple acknowledgment attached in my thesis.. thought i'll just paste them here.. yarps...this marks the end of my undergrad life (possibly the end of my formal education..haa.....abit sick of research now actualllyyyy...ops). so yeah....alright, i'll be back after i get my sleep.....
Acknowledgments
I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to my supervisor Dr Helen Davis for her patient guidance, encouragements and advice throughout this study. Her dedication towards supervision and insightful comments has been my constant inspiration.
I would also like to thank the staff and students of Marys Mount Primary School, Newlife Primary School, Xavier Catholic School and St Hilda’s Anglican Girls’ School for their participation in this study.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to my beloved parents for supporting me in my educational pursuits, for their constant care and unconditional love; without them, the best things in my life would never have been.
Thanks also to all my dear friends for their encouragements and my spiritual family for their prayers. I would like to give special mention to Suli Chai, a dear friend whom I’m really thankful to have known during my undergraduate life in Murdoch University, her optimism, humor and friendship has made this journey more enjoyable.
Finally, I would like to give thanks and all glory to my God, whose love and grace allowed me to persevere, whose blessings have made all things possible.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
the spoilt brat has learnt her lesson.
i use to do things only when i feel like it. totally no sense of urgency+responsibility.
now, i need to force myself to not feel anything so that i can complete my work.
both extremes suck.
Dear Mr. God...may we negotiate a middle ground for this. i promise i'll not be the spoilt brat that i was anymore.
now, i need to force myself to not feel anything so that i can complete my work.
both extremes suck.
Dear Mr. God...may we negotiate a middle ground for this. i promise i'll not be the spoilt brat that i was anymore.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
too fast.
sometimes i wish time would come to a standstill. even if its just a minute. everything and everyone, hold on for a moment.
Friday, October 12, 2007
kokomo
i just feel like listening to this song now...haha. but the animation is abit duhbleah-ish though. heh...enjoy =p
i wanna go to the beachhhh!
time is running out! THESIS!
li-chan....i decided on this blog title specially for u. hahaaha....friend enough? loL
funny how im not as stressed (doesn't mean im not..loL) about my thesis as i was with my assignments.... is this a serious case of bochupness? or have i learnt to better manage stress...? maybe its an interplay of both factors...haha. actually...no, i think it might only be the latter + the assurance of God. not that writing a thesis is easy...but its muchmuch easier without having to fear. I love my Daddy. weee~
hmm, i've lost some weight after putting in more time and effort on my thesis...which is really weird (first time i lost weight without trying! plus..i havent exercised in months....bleah, so unhealthy). i havent got much appetite lately, and i think my system's gone bonkers. like i met li-chan for dinner at abt 4pm today (now i realise its my first and only meal for the day)...i din feel hungry at all but i just ate anyway, cos i know that i need to. then after i finished my subway wrap, i didn't feel full either. no hunger and no feelings of satiation. how tragic! im not complaining abt the losing weight part though. haha. that needs to STAY GONE!
so anyway...i think thats kinda good also in the sense that its really difficult to do any work when you're full..cos all the blood goes to your tums to digest the food, so then less blood goes to the brain...and i need lots of brain power for writing. so sorry tumtums i'll compensate u with more yummy food after 29th oct. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~
oh and im talking alot (more) to myself these days~ yikes...wat a thesis does to u....hehe...hmm. okays. back to work. byeee for now.
funny how im not as stressed (doesn't mean im not..loL) about my thesis as i was with my assignments.... is this a serious case of bochupness? or have i learnt to better manage stress...? maybe its an interplay of both factors...haha. actually...no, i think it might only be the latter + the assurance of God. not that writing a thesis is easy...but its muchmuch easier without having to fear. I love my Daddy. weee~
hmm, i've lost some weight after putting in more time and effort on my thesis...which is really weird (first time i lost weight without trying! plus..i havent exercised in months....bleah, so unhealthy). i havent got much appetite lately, and i think my system's gone bonkers. like i met li-chan for dinner at abt 4pm today (now i realise its my first and only meal for the day)...i din feel hungry at all but i just ate anyway, cos i know that i need to. then after i finished my subway wrap, i didn't feel full either. no hunger and no feelings of satiation. how tragic! im not complaining abt the losing weight part though. haha. that needs to STAY GONE!
so anyway...i think thats kinda good also in the sense that its really difficult to do any work when you're full..cos all the blood goes to your tums to digest the food, so then less blood goes to the brain...and i need lots of brain power for writing. so sorry tumtums i'll compensate u with more yummy food after 29th oct. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~
oh and im talking alot (more) to myself these days~ yikes...wat a thesis does to u....hehe...hmm. okays. back to work. byeee for now.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
i churned out approximately 640 words (only!) for the results section..........after 9hour 30min of work (from 8.30pm - 6am).
majorly grossed out.
im gonna sleep now.
edit:
i can't sleeeeep!!!
okay..then i shall have breakfast............... ooH guess wat~ the birds finally stopped chirping. yays!! i really hate it when day breaks..and the birds start "chirp chirp chirp chirping..." ....just cos i dun feel as chirpy as them, i really feel like shooting them down!!
majorly grossed out.
im gonna sleep now.
edit:
i can't sleeeeep!!!
okay..then i shall have breakfast............... ooH guess wat~ the birds finally stopped chirping. yays!! i really hate it when day breaks..and the birds start "chirp chirp chirp chirping..." ....just cos i dun feel as chirpy as them, i really feel like shooting them down!!
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
im done with methods! 2400 words. haha...i guess i shldnt be proud..cos that should have been done like ages ago. but owells..loL...look on the bright side, another step nearer to thesis completion. freedom! i can smell it!!! wooohoo! plans to go korea/nz during november with my buddy from sec sch~~ whoopeee!!
now lets see...i've had this irritating sore eyes for quite a few days now, when's it ever gonna heal. but thank God its not like full-blown...i had this last last year (around this time also methinks..cos i remember i had it straight after Perth royal show)..it was terrible...and i cldnt open my eyes at all, and then tears kept oozing out and the doctor gave me 2 weeks of MC so that i cld get extension for my assignment. so anyways...thank God im still able to stay up all night to do work now~ whoopeee...cos i dun really wanna get an extension for my thesis... loL...
on one hand, im kinda stressed cos really lagging behind schedule, but on the other..i seem to be enjoying just doing work the whole day...loL...which is a tad bit strange. strange mix of emotions. loL...anyways...3 weeks to submission!! jya ganbatte!
now lets see...i've had this irritating sore eyes for quite a few days now, when's it ever gonna heal. but thank God its not like full-blown...i had this last last year (around this time also methinks..cos i remember i had it straight after Perth royal show)..it was terrible...and i cldnt open my eyes at all, and then tears kept oozing out and the doctor gave me 2 weeks of MC so that i cld get extension for my assignment. so anyways...thank God im still able to stay up all night to do work now~ whoopeee...cos i dun really wanna get an extension for my thesis... loL...
on one hand, im kinda stressed cos really lagging behind schedule, but on the other..i seem to be enjoying just doing work the whole day...loL...which is a tad bit strange. strange mix of emotions. loL...anyways...3 weeks to submission!! jya ganbatte!
Friday, October 05, 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007
random notes.
i guess i am in some sense okay, and in some sense not okay at all. but the message has been really clear these few days..
to believe and to wait in submission even if it takes a really long time, to walk in step even when we don't understand.
waiting upon God not only builds our character.. i guess more importantly waiting always cause us to have a communion with God.
Despite being a man of great faith, Abram had his doubts...despite both him and sarai creating a few mess here and there... God still demonstrated His ability to clear all that up..God still delivered His promises to Abraham.. I guess the idea was Abram continued to follow God's commands even when he doubted [if u were wondering..i was reading Gen 15].
thank you God..that You're a Man of Your Word! thank You that You are unchanging, thank You for Your love, and Your commitment in fulfilling Your promises... no matter how long it takes, help me believe and continue to obey.
...u know...if theres one thing i hate most in the world...its ppl not delivering their promises, even if its not promises, like simply just flaking things off... like 'oh yeah...i'll do it...i'll this and that......' and then they don't.......this is a sure way to irritate the hell out of me......like ughhh! i get really disappointed and pissed. anyways, i'll just stop here for now..
btw, what i write here...is meant at times as a reminder for myself, an outlet...or watever. not meant in anyway to teach, to preach...or get my point across to anyone..unless its a specific shoutout. much as im appreciative ppl care enough to read whats on this blog...who i really am is not confined to what i write in here. if that made any sense... but anyways, if ur happy stay and read. if not, you're more than welcomed not to..
..sometimes i wonder what's life. how it is...when u totally don't know what to do, you can't reach out to someone you love so much... don't know how to convey that..."im really here for u.." message across.... how painful that whatever it is, eventually it'll still be a lonely journey that we each have to take. i guess thats life. and theres a reason for all these, for everything that is happening..
but to uplift things a little, life as i would choose to believe is more than that.. it can be about skipping heartbeats.. being passionate over what you do, over-enthusiasm in *stuff*, about relating the whole experience to a better friend, to someone who will laugh together with you at the nonsensical moments in everyday... trusting and just playing the game simple, laughing..err..being someone's laughing stock =p ... I won't take offence...haha, too old to take offences.. too old to let ppl crush my insecurities and remind me of my imperfections.. so much has happened, so many new feelings and insights, so many things in and out of tis puny head of mine.
so much random stuff i've written..so many more random thoughts swimming around in my head.... but i've got no time to do some major 'housekeeping'. i guess im a person who really needs a lot of time to myself..lOL...no wonder some of u call me crazyyyy... haha. im coming back SG sooon (short or long stay dunno yet)! anywayyyy enjoy ur peace while u can. heheh. =p
..how good is it if all these add on to my thesis word count.. aha...i'll be a tad bit happier =p
to believe and to wait in submission even if it takes a really long time, to walk in step even when we don't understand.
waiting upon God not only builds our character.. i guess more importantly waiting always cause us to have a communion with God.
Despite being a man of great faith, Abram had his doubts...despite both him and sarai creating a few mess here and there... God still demonstrated His ability to clear all that up..God still delivered His promises to Abraham.. I guess the idea was Abram continued to follow God's commands even when he doubted [if u were wondering..i was reading Gen 15].
thank you God..that You're a Man of Your Word! thank You that You are unchanging, thank You for Your love, and Your commitment in fulfilling Your promises... no matter how long it takes, help me believe and continue to obey.
...u know...if theres one thing i hate most in the world...its ppl not delivering their promises, even if its not promises, like simply just flaking things off... like 'oh yeah...i'll do it...i'll this and that......' and then they don't.......this is a sure way to irritate the hell out of me......like ughhh! i get really disappointed and pissed. anyways, i'll just stop here for now..
btw, what i write here...is meant at times as a reminder for myself, an outlet...or watever. not meant in anyway to teach, to preach...or get my point across to anyone..unless its a specific shoutout. much as im appreciative ppl care enough to read whats on this blog...who i really am is not confined to what i write in here. if that made any sense... but anyways, if ur happy stay and read. if not, you're more than welcomed not to..
..sometimes i wonder what's life. how it is...when u totally don't know what to do, you can't reach out to someone you love so much... don't know how to convey that..."im really here for u.." message across.... how painful that whatever it is, eventually it'll still be a lonely journey that we each have to take. i guess thats life. and theres a reason for all these, for everything that is happening..
but to uplift things a little, life as i would choose to believe is more than that.. it can be about skipping heartbeats.. being passionate over what you do, over-enthusiasm in *stuff*, about relating the whole experience to a better friend, to someone who will laugh together with you at the nonsensical moments in everyday... trusting and just playing the game simple, laughing..err..being someone's laughing stock =p ... I won't take offence...haha, too old to take offences.. too old to let ppl crush my insecurities and remind me of my imperfections.. so much has happened, so many new feelings and insights, so many things in and out of tis puny head of mine.
so much random stuff i've written..so many more random thoughts swimming around in my head.... but i've got no time to do some major 'housekeeping'. i guess im a person who really needs a lot of time to myself..lOL...no wonder some of u call me crazyyyy... haha. im coming back SG sooon (short or long stay dunno yet)! anywayyyy enjoy ur peace while u can. heheh. =p
..how good is it if all these add on to my thesis word count.. aha...i'll be a tad bit happier =p
Thursday, September 27, 2007
and I find rest in You...
"Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." 1Peter 5:6–7
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
i just embarrased myself big time this morning when i met my co-supervisor. initially, the plan was to meet up to get her signature for some stuffs.. so then, when i met her..i decided to ask her some stats stuffs... and here goes the conversation..
me: .....so i was wondering if it was alright for me to go ahead with that analysis..
sup: ..well you could do that, but due to the sample size..blah blah....its better if u do a visual inspection to......
me: oh hmm..visual inspection.... there is a function for that in SPSS!?
it took me about 5 seconds to realise what an idiot i was........zzzzz.
my supervisor almost burst out in laughter, and i could see that she was trying to hold her laughter throughout the conversation after that.
i cld argue that i wasnt quite awake when i met her and stuff..aha. but sighs!
me: .....so i was wondering if it was alright for me to go ahead with that analysis..
sup: ..well you could do that, but due to the sample size..blah blah....its better if u do a visual inspection to......
me: oh hmm..visual inspection.... there is a function for that in SPSS!?
it took me about 5 seconds to realise what an idiot i was........zzzzz.
my supervisor almost burst out in laughter, and i could see that she was trying to hold her laughter throughout the conversation after that.
i cld argue that i wasnt quite awake when i met her and stuff..aha. but sighs!
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