Melbourne Winter 2011

It's a H-O-L-I-D-A-Y!
Shout out a big BIG Y-E-S!

I'm pretty happy that my exams went fine, I wasn't really struggling with the questions, fingers crossed for the results.
I'll be having more than one month holiday this winter, finished exam on 22nd of June and starting uni July 25th.

This will be the first time for me for not going back to indonesia in a semester break.
Yes, I was extremely tempted to go back I had already checked airfare several times but I decided to focus studying for my exams first as I was doubtful myself.

In the end, I think this will really be the first time.
I don't mind at all, my sister will only go home for a week so it wouldn't be that fun if the family's not complete, lol. (excuses)
Instead, I've planned so many things to do over this holiday!

I'll be having a road trip with my friends from French class, still not sure of the destination yet, but I know it will be on Monday-Thursday next week or the week after.
While I'm blogging now, I am checking this website for destinations:
http://www.sydneymelbournetouring.com.au/

What's more interesting and sounds fun is that we're planning to rent a van!
The van's not too big but it will fit 4 people, just the right number we need. :)
Here's the link and I think your jaw will drop when you see the van, haha
But hey, we need to do this kind of stuff one in a while, right?
http://www.jucy.com.au/vehicles/jucy-choppa-4-berth.aspx

I will also watch a cultural even on July 15th, named "Dans Nederland" (Hoped I got my spellings right).
As you can see, there will be dances from Netherland, not sure about the details as my friend's the one who organised everything, including buying the ticket.

I'm also planning to do a backpacking to.... Maybe Sydney? Just to take a walk for few days I guess.
I'm not sure about this plan yet, but it will be really fun isn't it?

That's all plans for going out the house for a trip and shows.
I also have tonnes of recipes to try, from starters to dessert, I can't wait to start cooking.
I haven't browsed those recipes yet, I'm still busy doing laundry and tidying my room, thanks to exam it's abandoned for about a month.

I won't get bored at home for sure, I've got my ps3 to accompany me the whole day 24/7!
I guess I will not say "bored" at all this whole month, eh?

I'm so excited with this holiday, hope everything's gone well! :)

In 2 Days

In 2 days....

I'll finish this semester's exam.
Hopefully everything's going well this year.
I've done my best, I've tried my best.

Tomorrow it will start.
Fingers crossed.
I'm sure tomorrow will be fine.
I'll just hope the day after tomorrow will be fine as well.

After all this I just want to enjoy my life for awhile.
I'm physically and mentally tired from this.
Hopefully, no, It has to go well!

Final revision, sleep, tomorrow it will begin, the closing of this semester's curtain.
Let it be good.

The Big Week Ahead

Yes, it's a very very big week coming up for me.
I've got two big exams coming up on Tuesday and Friday and now I'm freaking out!
(But I still got time to blog, eh? Yay me....)

Both exams are Finance subjects and will take place in the morning at Caulfield.
These will be my last two finance exams for me, hopefully I'll be able to finish these two brilliantly.

This semester has been a peak (if it's a story) in my bachelor chapter.
If I passed this semester, I'll be leading a concluding semester and graduation!

I forgot when was the last time I studied this hard in a semester.
I do slack off a bit, but I am very determined this semester not to fail myself anymore and to try my best.

I really hope that it will pay-off.
Time to go back to study!

Smart Time to be Sick

Yeay, I was sick the whole day yesterday, and still not fully recovered today either!

I knew Thursday night I wasn't feeling well, but I never thought that it will turn this bad.
I woke up Friday morning finding that my whole body's aching all over.
I decided to have a quick shower and a breakfast of fruit toast, coffee with soy milk, and a pear.
Suddenly I felt that my stomach is not right, it's aching and grumbling, but I thought it was because of late breakfast I had.

I walked to my bus stop, I realised that the weather's much colder than I thought but too lazy to change to thicker jacket.
Once I was in the bus, I felt dizzy, I still thought it was fine.
Once I reached campus, I started to feel like I can faint in the bus stop.
Just when I arrived in the library I realised that I must be sick.

I wasn't able to study at all, I even threw up a little bit.
With all my jacket, scarf, and gloves on, I still felt really cold in the library despite everyone taking of their gears as soon as they sat down.
I felt my body and head really hot but my feet and hands are freezing.

Then I had lunch with my friend and I decided I'll have congee for lunch.
I remembered my friend recommending combination congee at China Bar, which is really good.
But since I was sick, all those meat I ate made me wanna puke.

I slept the whole afternoon till dinner time, when I decided to make congee of my own.
My housemate made some mung bean for me, but I couldn't really stand it as it made my throat and stomach acting up.
Then I continued to sleep....

I don't know how many hours I spent yesterday just for sleep.
I kept on waking up many time just to go to toilet as I was drinking a lot of water.
But luckily I could get back to sleep as soon as my body hit the bed.

It's really not a good time to be sick at all.
I have two exams coming next week and I'm not ready for either of them.
I haven't really studied either today as I am still not feeling well.
I just ate congee and soup today......

I hope tomorrow I'll be better and I'll be able to study effectively.
Ok, guess it's time to sleep.

Another Library Session

Thursday, 16 June 2011

It was freezing at home this morning even though it was really sunny and warm outside.
Took a shower first then started preparing breakfast.
I had 2 slices of fruit toast with butter, a scone with nutella, and a cup of soy latte one sugar.

Having breakfast while enjoying morning sunshine, my favourite.
I felt peace in the middle of this study frenzy.
It was the first time I studied at home till morning and I could still wake up in the morning, surprise surprise......

And now back to library again, another study day, I wish I can finish studying half of this subject by today otherwise I'm screwed.
2 exams standing next to each other is really not a good combination after all, but it's not like I set the timetable though.
Been studying half-half for these few days, switching from one subject to the other.

I know it's not effective, I actually has planned my study since last week but somehow I couldn't study the whole weekend, me wasting 3 days worth of study, I would have almost finished studying one subject if I use those time efficiently and effectively, bah.

Anyway thing that's done is done, nothing you can do about it, just try to fix it.
Back to study.

Unexpected Weekend

First plan for this weekend was actually.... (Including Friday, haha)

Friday....
6AM-11AM work
Then brunch, probably at Balaclava or South Melbourne.
After that go to State Library or RMIT Library to study till evening.
In the evening, watch movie in the cinema, then go back and sleep.

Saturday...
5AM-1.30PM work
After work then go back home for some rest and study at home.

Sunday...
Not really have exact plan but studying....

It turned out that one of my friend is going to have appendices surgery!
I was quite surprised since I heard about it in my break on Friday.
I decided to visit him soon after I finished working.

And I was quite surprised as well with medical system here, well, public ones at least.
I though the medical system in Australia is already good, but well, even someone rushed to emergency can be treated days after they arrived in the hospital, surprise surprise.....

He ended up getting the surgery on Saturday morning despite he coming to the hospital Thursday night.
It's good that he can leave the hospital today.

Yep, that's the big unexpected thing happening this week.

There're heaps of unexpected stuff happening, I can say it's not really important, haha...
But I will still post it, lol.

1.
Yes, brunch was cancelled, and eventually moved to today! LOL
Had a nice brunch, at last I had bagels for the first time, not bad.

2.
I stayed at my friends house for 2 nights from the previous plan of just one.
Almost stayed for another night but I remember having things to do on Monday morning, too bad. :(

3.
Despite being in exam period and haven't touch materials for the next two exams, I spent this weekend without studying at all! This depressed and stressed me out of course, I really really need to get started. And darn somehow I'm in holiday mood and it's not good at all, I need to make sure I pushed myself to my extreme limit for these 2 exams for real.....

Usually I'm a person who always follow the plan and I will get really pissed if it doesn't go according to plans.
Well, people change, I become quite flexible now.
And that's why I (kinda) start studying now, in library which will close at 5pm, hope tonight my study mood will re-surface again, I was on fire on my previous exam, bah.

Fingers crossed my study will be smooth and I can go through this semester with a clenched fist and shout "VICTORY!!!!"

Study Days

Here I am, my exams are starting in less than a week.
In a week time, I would have finished 2 exams.

I am supposed to freak out at the moment as I just started studying thanks to the mess given by my missing group mate that I was forced to travel to Caulfield from City just to a meeting with a lecturer. And yes I would like to declare that yesterday was not really effective and productive for me.

Today I'm studying in Caulfield, not in the library, but in a study space prepared by Monash by using spare class rooms.
I hope I'll finish all this finance subject tutorials today otherwise I'll be screwed for real.
It's already 1.30pm and I'm still fooling around, I just finished 1 tutorial out of 12 tutorials. 1 tutorial will take roughly half an hour for me to revise, can be more can be less.

I do hope these study days will pay off, in a good way of course......