Understanding Brain

Has your brain ever experienced a continuous thinking at the interval between pre-sleep and deep-sleep?

Well, it happens to me, quite often actually. But, it has to have a condition: a condition where thinking about that something must be a thing that matters.

The past two semesters ascertained my thought that whenever i was working on any assignment, getting into a deep sleep could sometimes be a problem, especially getting to take an afternoon nap. What often sadden me is the fact that if i lie on the bed with a question in my head, i can feel my brain cells spinning, twisting and interweaving with each other. For what purpose? for the sake of solving the problem.

Ah ha~ I got even more wired when the number of assignments was not like one or two, but six to seven assignments. Interestingly, the due date made me even more exciting and nervous. WooHoo~ I guess that's where brain management comes in. Brain management? a self-discovery solution where thinking about or touching the assignment before napping is not permitted. In this way, you can have a good nap before starting you assignment nightmare.

Sleeping at night can be a troublesome one at times. This is where the brain is overloaded with too many information and data, that whenever you feel like sleeping, the brain is still thinking endlessly about problem solving. And indeed, it works - problem's solved! Therefore, i regard this as an advantage.

So far in this semester, i have to think of a project about producing an ICT resource for young child. And, one of the things i need to do is Creating A Story. Bad bad bad~ I am always bad in creative thinking and creative writing. Hmm... my THINKING cap is once again turned on the moment i am lying on my bed. Unexpectedly, I thought of a new idea this afternoon. (*grins*)

Let's see what will happen 2nite. Will there be any miracle happening again?

Good nite~

working life

Yesterday, after my first gym lesson, i got a miss call from my friend, whose name is Nicholas, but his surname is Ong. A few months ago, while i was chatting with him, he told me that he'll be finishing his Degree Programme as an Architect soon. I was happy for him, and what makes it even happier is the fact that he has accepted a job which is in Brisbane. So, we exchanged phone number; and here he was, calling me when i was doing the stupid aerobic. We managed to talk, and agreed to meet up at Hungry Jack (Queens Street Mall).

We went for chinese dinner, somewhere along Albert Street. The food price there was kinda affordable as compared to those at Chinatown. We ordered a Chicken with Cashew Nut, and a Mongolian Lamb. Besides having our lovely food, he shared with me how his job life has been, his social life has been, and the goal he longed to achieve. I was kinda fascinated and pleased at his life progress. At one point, he told me that he's promoted to be a designer and not an artist drawing, where both of them are actually the responsibilities of an architect. A designer is ranked higher and needs plenty of experience than an artist because, of the pride that you hold when you can proudly announce that the building is designed by you; whereby an artist basically draw what a designer sketches, using computers.

Tonight, one of my friends asked me if i still remember Zi Neng, who used to be my ex-classmates. She told me that he is now a married guy with a wife with 2 kids. i was not surprised because, the last time i heard about him - last year, he's got a wife and a kid. Now, with an age of nearly approaching 23 years old, he is a fully grown-up adult with a proper family. And, i can see from his blog that he's now busy finding money, supporting not only himself, but also his family.

Reflecting on the two cases, i noticed that in many ways, I am slowly entering a new and foreign dimension of working life. I used to think that we can choose not to work until we are 25 or 26 of age, yet i can't deny the fact that the working life is there waiting for me, sooner or later. One of my friends used to tell me, instead of escaping your working life to studying, why can't you start working earlier, facing the world ahead of you.

Come to think of it, in 1 year time, or probably 17 months time, i will officially finish my university life, walking into an adult world, becoming a teacher. A teacher? Is becoming a teacher my dream, my goal, my purpose in life? I don't know. If i have a second chance, I would have chosen something else. Choosing another different subject after my degree programme will probably take another 3-4 years to finish, which means that i might start working at the age of 27 or 28 yo. I wonder how long i still want to study before i start working?

Undertaking this course has been a challenge for me. Choosing to teach English is not something i am confident in. I used to think that i am not intelligent in the language, therefore, those results in IPBA were kinda shitty. However, i pledged to change my perception towards teaching English by getting good results. Yet, good results do not convince me that i'll be a good language teacher. They say, what makes the difference between a doctor and a teacher is that, a teacher typically gets the toughest assingments/management in the beginning of her career; while a doctor do not start with the most complicated cases; instead, he works with the easiest cases and work his way up. Think about it...

Luckily i have a good lecturer telling me that maybe next time, i will be an educationist. Hmm, an educationist who alters the country's policy and curriculum doesnt sound too bad. Interesting.

Yet, what's still left inside of me is the passion for engineering and architecture which have been my dreams since i was young. Therefore, i am still left contemplating......

*One solution/belief i have always hold: Just go with the flow. Engage in the presence; and believe in the future.

Sleeping time~~~

The Female Paradox?

I find this information pretty interesting yet hard to believe and understand. Are girls really that difficult to understand? Do girls mean the opposite whenever they say something? Do we as guys need to know all these in order to please our girlfriends? The few questions to ponder.

WHEN i RUN AWAY FROM YOU
- FOLLOW ME

WHEN i POUT MY LiPS
- KiSS ME

WHEN i KiCK
- HUG ME TiGHT

WHEN i CALL YOU CRAZY
- iM CRAZY ABOUT YOU

WHEN i AM SiLENT
- iM THiNKiNG OF HOW TO SAY i LOVE YOU

WHEN i iGNORE YOU
- i WANT ALL YOUR ATTENTiON

WHEN i PULL AWAY
- GRAB ME BY THE WAiST & TELL ME YOU'LL NEVER LET ME GO

WHEN YOU SEE ME AT MY WORST
- TELL ME iM BEAUTiFUL

WHEN i SCREAM AT YOU
- TELL ME YOU LOVE ME

WHEN YOU SEE ME WALKiNG
- SNEAK UP BEHiND ME, & HUG ME

iF I DONT CALL YOU
- iM WAiTiNG BY THE PHONE FOR YOUR CALL

WHEN i SAY "i DONT CARE"
-i DO CARE

WHEN iM SCARED
- HOLD ME BY THE WAiST

WHEN i LOOK LiKE SOMETHiNGS THE MATTER
- KiSS ME & TELL ME EVERYTHiNG WiLL BE ALRiGHT

WHiLE i HOLD YOUR HANDS
- PLAY WiTH MY FiNGERS

Lo Po Beng

Walking into a locally well-known Chinese convenience store today, i came across something which reminds me of what heard a few years ago. It's Lo Po Beng. Lo Po Benggggggg.




















What is Lo Po Beng? Well, I don't know. I knew it through watching a TVB drama in which my favorite actress was acting inside there, Shermaine Sheh. The granny inside the drama likes to eat this Lo Po Beng. Heard that it's very sweet and nice.

How fortunate i am, today, this Lo Po Beng appeared in front of me. Of course i bought it; see what's so nice.

The taste ler? yap, yap. Awesome. It's delicious, not too sweet (just nice), soft, and physically small in size.
Anyone of you who wants some Lo Po Beng is invited to my room. While stock lasts. No delivery ya~ =)

*There's Lo Kong (husband) Beng as well. I will buy it the next time i go there.

a little more

My first semester ended a month ago. During the following few weeks of holiday, besides rewarding myself to go New Zealand (including the beautiful gorgeous South Island), Sydney, and Melbourne, I was eagerly anticipating my results.

The first news I received was when I was in Wellington - a Monday morning when Guna and Nesa had just arrived at Wellington from Auckland. An e-mail from my Maths lecturer informed me that I could now go and collect my assignment at her office. I couldn't be bothered at first when i knew i was so far geographically from her office. Luckily, thanks to Hani that she suggested me to e-mail her about my result. Afternoon came, while the guys - Nesa, Guna n Jarod - were still sleeping soundly, i received a reply from her. 55/60. Woohoo~~~ I was so overwhelmed, that in the next second, i bang on Jarod's back. What the hack? He asked, and i explained to him everything. Good on you! Congrats mate~ were the replies. How happy I was at that particular moment when I knew I've got one 7's.

The next e-mail wasn't a good one. It arrived when I was in Sydney. It was EDB353 - Curriculum & Material Design. I thought i would get a similarly pleasant one like Maths, but this dream was thrashed when I simply scored 4 n 5 for two different tasks. What da hack!!! I freaked out when reading the feedback my lecturer gave. I consoled myself to not take this issue too harshly, coz i didn't it to spoil my 2-weeks-more vacation. Therefore, I predicted that i might get a 5's or 6's if i am lucky enough.

Monday 10 July. Official results have finally come out on QUT Virtual (a personal website for each QUT student). I clearly remember that on that morning, Italy won their fourth World Cup against France. Viva Azzuri. When i login to my website, it's beyond my expectation that my result would appear to be as such:
2006/1
EAB023
MATH EXPLORATIONS IN EC 7
EDB010
FIELD STUDIES: TEACHING OF ENGLISH 6
EDB352
TESOL METHODOLOGY 2 7
EDB353
TESOL MATERIALS AND CURRICULUM DEV 6
I bang and bang the sleeping Teapot on the bed. He remained sleeping though he did try to make sense what's happening to him - an earthquake or hurricane? Too bad, he went back to sleep after listening to me. What da hack~~
2 7's and 2 6's, this result doesn't look too bad ah... I thank God that i didn't get a 5's this sem; I thank God for not getting a 5's for my EDB353. I thank God for all the wisdom n perseverance n motivation He gave me when i faced difficulty to do assignments.

It's worth the effort i put in for this semester. Although this result looks brilliantly excellent, there's still improvement which i need to do to make it a perfect one. Haha~~ 'perfect' one?? it's only a dream only la; might not be achieved. I dream (it's always my dream) to have a perfect straight 7's this semester, but i know to realise that, a little more encouragement and efforts and of everything are needed to it happen!