off i go to christchurch

In 17 hours time, I will be boarding that plane and off to freezing christchurch, south island.

Have I told you how excited I am? I'm super uber excited!!! Maybe I won't be able to sleep tonight!! Lalalalalalalalalala!

27-30th June: Lazed around Christchurch, see the city

1-4 July: Bersatu Games

5-9 July: Travelling with a group of 14 ppl!!!!!!

2 weeks!! I wonder how long I will take to blog about every single day. Last year's bersatu trip took me months!!!! Hahahaha!!!!

So looking forward to the Games. Tomorrow will be the very last training before we fly off. Having athletics in the morning. Today had a Touch friendly with Petunia. Man!! so tiring! Those people can run fast!!! Plus we didn't have any subs at all. As Daniel said, treat it as a fitness training. Haha!!

At night, it was our last netball training. Netball girls VS Volleyball guys as they wanted their revenge. They got it alright!! RaWrRrRR!! But it's all good. Lose in Auckland but don't lose in Christchurch!!

All the best to the UMSA tribe!!! We can do it!!! And to sharvin who twisted his ankle, get well soon! We will all be praying for you. And few days ago... i was celebrating my ankle injury anniversary.... wahlauuuu...... Why is UMSA also having injuries? Let us all hope that this time when we go down for the Games, we are not the contingent who have the most injuries during the Games!!!! Lol!!

And now, I shall leave you with pictures of my awesome Bersatu shirt designed by the talented uncle Darren!!!

WoooooTtTT!! Once again, we UMSA ppl are gna look freaking good!! wahahahahaha!! Loving last year's and this year's bersatu shirt!!!

And off I go now! Time to sleep. Wont be blogging for the next two weeks. Dont miss me!!!

mcgill

On Friday night, I was telling Swan how much I really wish to go to Canada. I've been telling her that the same thing for the past 2 weeks or so. I was already giving up, more like, gave up. But she kept on saying not to give up till they confirm it. Vanessa said I'll sure get it. But to me, I gave up coz I have the tendency to get disappointed and I know some people who already got their admission letters way earlier than me and the 15th of June has already passed. Swan still kept my hope up, hence I was still constantly logging into my webmail, hoping to see an acceptance letter or a rejection letter.

In the midst of chatting with her and blogging about my ankle anniversary, I decided to check my mail once again eventhough I've already checked it three times that day. To my surprise.......

WeeEeEeeEEE!!! I got accepted!!! I got accepted!!! My wish came true!!!! Told yingswan then ran up and told mummy. Heeheee... now I can definitely go buy thermals from Kathmandu and a jacket!!! I wanted to get them for my trip to christchurch but mum said I've got enough thermals (3 only lerr.. i want more!!) but now.... heehee! I would need the thermals for Canada, it's gonna be freezing over there and I'll be going to Montreal, even colder!

Ahh!! So happy. No need to go for skit practices in semester two. Wahahahahaha! To those who kept on saying Canada do not want me .........."Canada wants me baby!!!!!" Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!!


Thanks to those who told me not to give up yet and wishing for me to get it.

Special thanks to Henry who helped me submitted my forms when I was still back in Malaysia. Who had to line up for quite some time just to hand the forms in and get them signed. Thank you thank you! oONri, I owe you lunch!!!!

McGill, here I come!!

The semester starts on the 6th of September over there. Meaning I am having a long holiday! Will probably fly off sometime mid august. Right now, I have to make sure I don't miss any deadlines. Need to find accommodation, apply visa, enrol for my papers and enrol for some french classes over here. So yea.. not really of a long holiday for me, still got heaps to do!! OooOo!! So excited! Now I will finally get to feel how it's like staying away from home, I get to be an international student (but still paying the fees over here :D heeheee)!!!!

And if you're just wondering why McGill? Why to a place where it's freaking cold and where the locals speaks french? It's because it's the few universities that have my sportscience papers which I can transfer the credits. Had a hard time finding a suitable university. Ohh wellzz.... guess who's gonna be having a white christmas this year? Heeheee =D And according to my bro, all I have to do is pass over there and get the credits. The grades don't matter. No need to worry about GPA scores. It won't be counted. Weeeeee!!

Now, I get to RUN!!

anniversary of ankle sprain

Today during marketing team meeting, I suddenly burst out... "OoOoo!! Today's the anniversary....."... before I even finished my sentence, yean and rayvin's eyes were wide open, wondering who the secret bf i've been hiding all along.. lolx!! Then I finished up my sentence with ".... of me spraining my ankle!!"... and then they let out a big sigh... lolx!!!

Yes yes, last year, 22nd june, it was the very first time I ever injured myself so badly. Went into depressed mode. All you that read my blog last yr knew exactly how I felt. Shitty! Damnn shitty.... Wasn't allowed to play sports for 3 months (but I still played anyway...shhh!!parents still dno i played in bersatu!!! no wonder my ankle still a bit bengkak now). Broke some blood vessels, tore my anterior talofibular ligament.... And yes, it was just before bersatu games. Thanks to accupuncture that allowed me to walk.... tho the accupunturist did say I'm not allowed to play sports coz it won't be completely healed. Which is true, it ain't completely healed but I'm walking and running fine now after a year. Heeheee... so yea.. Happy Anniversary to Shermayne's currently healthy ankle!!! WooOoOoTtT!!!! Just thinking about it now makes me feel so lucky I'm all good for this bersatu games! Gna enjoy and go all out to the fullest!!! Woohoo!!! Right now, must take extreme care!!! Don't get myself injured for the next few days.

Bersatu Games is in a week's time. So looking forward to it! Had so much fun last year and I'm sure this year is gonna be way better! New memories shall arise, new friendship are gna be made. Gna be freezing our arses off in the cold since netball, touch and athletics are all outdoors but it's definitely going to be a good experience. Definitely a Survivor game but UMSA TRIBE all the way!!

I shall end this post with a link.. a link to one of gjin's post that i found very motivational and inspiring....heeheeheee :D

Click on the sizzling hot Gjin (teeheee :p) to read the post. 2006 Most Sporting Woman for the Bersatu Games wei!! Don't play play!!

By the way... my wish came true :D Guess guess what it is!! No price to the person who guess it right tho. lolx!

*hint: I owe some ppl lunch :D

exams are over, a huge relief

WooHooOoo!! Merdeka!! Merdeka! Merdeka!!!! Exams are over! Well, it was over on Tuesday but I didn't really had the time to sit down and blog. Didn't feel like it.

Biomechanics on Monday was possibly, most likely, definitely, 100% the best exam I ever sat. That 13.5 hours at Level 0 on Sunday did pay off. Went in there and in the 10 minutes reading time, I answered all 30 multi choice questions in my head. Why? Coz on Sunday we were doing 240 multi choice questions. It was a pain I tell you, to go through 240 of them when you're tired and hungry. But yea.. it paid off!!! D-rizzle is the man!! The short answers were exactly the same as last year except he changed the numbers and units. I did all 6 till I realized we only need to do 4. So I spent some time thinking which two to cancel out. The inverse dynamics kept me smiling all the way. Was frustrated over it before Sunday but thank goodness I got it sussed out. A grade in my pocket baby!! Heeheee.. yes, I am that confident for this paper. For most people, it was their last paper hence they were jumping for joy. They ended with a nice paper. As for me, I still had stats the next day. Gosh it was hard to even start on stats after the joy from coming out of biomechanics. I know stats would be another easy A to get but because I was overjoyed, hence I couldn't really study stats as my mind wasn't on it. I'm easily satisfied =D

Tuesday, stats didn't go too well. It was expected judging by how much study I did on Monday evening and also throughout the semester. Ohhh wellzzz.... should have aim higher but that's over. Bring on the holz baby!! Went shopping after that with swan and vanessa. Had a good laugh. Vanessa and her pink everything!!

Wednesday it was sleep in day. Woke up at 12.30pm. 13 plus hours of sleep. It was a good long sleep since I hv been sleeping 4 hrs ave a night for the past dno how many weeks. Didn't do much, was meant to clean my room but failed.

Thursday i.e. today, woke up at 10. Good weather. Slightly windy, cloudy but there's sun and it wasn't raining. Went for a run to the beach and then to the school. Bunch of macleans kids were having pe and they were doing their 3k run so I joined them. Lolx! Fun! hehehehe...but yeaa.... can feel that my stamina has gone down. Fitness level sux!!

Let's see if I'll wake up tomorrow morning and go for my morning jog. I doubt it! Need to dye mum's hair tomorrow then go to city for two meetings. Meeting with umno and petunia sports officers to discuss about the performance, and then marketing team meeting for the Ball. I want to go to Canada!!!!! Heeheee... not all hope is gone yet. I'm not officially rejected yet. Auck uni told me not to give up hope yet. Lolxx!! Praying and praying and waiting. Cepat lah!!! I want to get rid of this anxiety in me. Just tell me whether I'm rejected or accepted. What's so hard? Why still have to consider meh? Either you want me or don't want me ma... After that, it will be time for some sports! WoOoOoOTtT!! After so long!!! Finally!!! Can't wait can't wait! The sports craze begins tmrw till I fly off!! Wahahahahahaha!! So excited!!!

However, I have to make time for family. Bro' gf is arriving tmrw, she's gna be here for 3 weeks!! Dad's arriving on Saturday. Ahhh!!! Definitely have to make some family time. I wrote up my timetable and realized Sunday night will be the last night I'm having dinner with them till I fly off. Maybe I shall skip the potluck on Monday and have dinner with them instead. Priority, priority. Am still learning to get my priorities right. The potluck seems oh-so tempting but..... family. Family comes first, right?

Ok, now time for some Greys! Gna watch the episode for next week and the week after that coz I won't be able to watch it on TV when I'm down at Christchurch. Wakakaka... So when I come back, I'm right on track!!! Weeeeee!! The joy of having no exams is just awesome, don't you reckon'?

happy fathers day

Family comes first. That's what daddy told me all these while. That's what he has always been doing.

I gotta admit, I actually forgotten that today's father's day in Msia. It's quite annoying how father's day isn't the same as mother's day where it falls on the same day in all the countries. Father's day in NZ is celebrated in September. I guess my dad deserves to have two father's day a year because he is of a great man, who deserves to be pampered twice a year. Wahahahahhaa!!!! But right now, he's in Msia. Hehehe... so yea... sent him an email today, like right before this after coming back from uni.

Spent 13.5 hours there today. Exams sux!! It makes me forget dates. Man! Didn't even realize this is the third sunday of June until I came home and looked at my calendar. *sigh* Two more papers to go!! Biomechanics tomorrow. Today was madness again. It's like dejavu. Last sunday was madness, today madness again. Filled with laughter and a footlong subway chicken fillet like last week as well. Along with an apple and Tab Energy drink to keep me going throughout the day. Biomechanics. I'm sitting at 66% out of 70% right now. Exam's worth 30%. So you see how close am I in getting an A? Hence the crazy study session today. It all comes down to how much you want it eh? Can see I'm desperate to get an A. Getting A's for me are so rare so if I see the chance, I'm gonna go for it. Can't let this slip pass me. I'd be disappointed.

Alright, time to sleep. Tomorrow is the day, the day where I'll be able to do my inverse dynamics questions and other kinetics shitzzzzz and those marks will just come right into my pocket, thank you very much! Pooff!!! *fingers cross* I feel like I'm ready for it but you never know what shit D-rizzle will throw in!! (D-rizzle = nickname for Drew, my biomechanics lecturer! He's one cool dude hence the cool nickname we give him!)

Happy Daddy's Day!!

peeekaaaboo!!! This is one of the examples of how cool my dad is. A funny man indeed. Dinner time with him is always filled with laughter. Always coming up with lame reasonings and facts too! Now you know where the lameness in me comes from, eh? Heeeheee..Thanks papa!!!

no mcgill

Exams..... when you're not studying, you just start to think. Think of many many things. And then many many thoughts will just lead you to blogging.

Another disappointment coming along my way ... *sigh* I can feel it. I always have a high tendency in getting disappointed. Everyday, I check my mail. Hoping to get a reply. But so far, nothing, nil, zilch! Now just waiting for that mail to confirm my disappointment. Ohhh wellzzz.... at least I tried. At first, I was half-hearted but as it gets closer, I really really want it. Gives me a chance to run away from responsibilities and tasks that's gna come in the 2nd semester. But yeaaa.... guess I'm not that lucky afterall. I've given up on hoping.

The only thing I'm looking forward to in semester 2 is my nutrition paper and weekend sports. Nothing else. What I dread the most? Sad to say, the UMSA Ball. Why? A lot a lot of reasons in which I don't really want to say. Just...... just unhappy with some things and some people that has been accummulated over the past I dno how many weeks. People say forgive and forget but for this little girl here, no, she can't for certain stuff. I guess it's because I know they themselves have something against me and are unhappy. They won't say they're unhappy but I can see it from the way they react towards me. Or maybe, I'm being paranoid. I doubt it tho. I've gotten over some stuff but not all. I tried. I thought I have forgotten everything but there's this trigger in me that can be pulled and then I can go all GrRRrRRR!! As you can see, it's been pulled today. Lolx!!

*sigh* Only two more days, what are the chances right? Might as well just give up now. As I said, at least I tried....

Au Revoir McGill!!

*not all is bad. Mid exam break was great yesterday. Today's waffle was awesome. And........ I felt appreciated yesterday. Just the thing I need. To know that at least I've done something right for once and it's been appreciated :D

mid exam break tomorrow

This is it! Tomorrow, 5.30p.m., the mid exam break starts!!! It's the halfway mark of our exams. It's two papers down, two to go! Ahh!! Let's see. Swan says go play squash after our exam paper to burn off those fats we ate at KK. Tuesday go for athletics and then after athletics, hulu cat for our exam break celebration! Wahahahaha!! People celebrate after all their papers, we two jokers celebrate when we're halfway through. Heehee :p

And here I am talking about celebrating when I have my 60% exercise physiology paper at 2.15pm. I deserve to blog k. I was at uni from 10 am till 11.30pm. Basically did one whole sem of studying in 12 hours. Decided to actually go through every single learning objectives because it was pointless going through past papers without knowing the theory. Yesterday, took 4 hours to do 20 multi choice questions. Today went through 54 objectives and it took me and leighton 10 hours! It was crazy!! It was intense (altho heaps of laughter went on and we chased away anyone who came to our table just by laughing). Man, I didn't even have time to really check my phone or even text! But yeaa.. it was good study. At the end of the day, took 15 minutes to go through 25 multi choice questions. I'm heaps more confident than yesterday. if only I had one extra day for this, then I might be able to score an A in this paper. But now...... I have to be super lucky to get an A. *sigh* This is the result you get for being last minute I suppose. Ohhh welllzzzzz..... still... when will I learn huh? Haha!!

alright.. Time to sleep. But before I go... let me show you my bible. My bible that's been guiding me for....................................... the past 24 hours :)

tadaaa!! honestly, this is actually a good book to read. Especially the irrelevant stuff that won't be coming out in the exam. ahhh! Now that's one of the reason I ran out of time. Been reading the wrong stuff. Heeheee :D

happy birthday darren

To a person who I met last year; who I classified as one of the "oldies":p ; who always gives good advices; who helps out whenever he can; who I think is very talented; who is a great ball of laughter; who loves everyone around him; who is a great motivator; who is young at heart; who lives life to the fullest.....

Happy 23rd BirthdayMr.Wise man- Darren!!

.... and who gets fascinated with the word "erected" :p

Wakakakakakakaa!!! Thanks for everything you've done. Thanks for all your help and your great advices. May all your wishes come true and good luck in everything! Have a wonderful birthday today!!! Enjoy!! You are truly a wonderful person. :D

medsci205 is a killer

Old grumpy people shouldn't be exam supervisors.

So picture this. I walked into the exam room, sat down and started filling in my scantron sheet like everyone else. Then this old lady walked up to me and said:"You're not allowed to write yet. Pens down." I said everyone else is doing the same, we are just filling in our details. And she completely ignored what I said and said "Pens down." She'd probably realized it's her mistake but she don't wanna admit she's wrong. Hence, I only managed to fill out my id number and name on my scantron sheet. Didn't manage to write down my version number and shade it in. And she was staring at me the whole time during the reading time. Baassskeett!! What a bad way to start my exam. And it's medsci.

When we managed to start writing, I completely forgotten about filling out the rest of my scantron sheet. As for the short answers, I also did not write my name on the booklet. The only name I wrote was my name on the essay booklet. I ran out of time. I've already lost 45 marks in total for not answering some questions at all. This exam sucked.

So anyway, time's up! Pens down. Realized I didn't write my name in the question/answer booklet nor did I fill up my version number on the scantron sheet. So I raised my hand up, politely asked another exam supervisor if I can fill out my name and my version number. *sigh* Stupid old MAN (yea..it's a man this time.. bet the old man and old lady are couples n they juz hv bad sex life hence their grumpiness) said :"Too bad, time's up. Your lost". Far out man! It's just my name for goodness sake!!! No choice, I handed my scantron sheet without a version number, essay booklet with name, short answer booklet without a name at the front. My name was written in one of the pages of that booklet, somewhere in the middle. At least it was tied together. Just hope they don't separate it. Orelse it'll be pieces of paper floating around, nameless.

Today just sucked to the max. And the exam did not go well at all. Not only the name incident. The exam as a whole. Will I even pass this paper? 45 marks already gone down the drain. Exams out of 145 marks. You tell me how to pass? When the majority of multi choice questions were done using Eeeniee meeniee maineee more method and the essay questions were written poorly and probably out of topic and managed to only write one instead of 2. Short answers, I only answered 10 marks which i'm not sure if it's all right. The other 15 marks gone just like that coz i have no idea what they're asking.

Lalalalala.....

Now I'm just hoping everyone did really bad and they scale the passing mark. Please scale it down to 30%. Then I'll pass :D

of chocs

Screw it! Screw the idea of going through all the lecture notes. I'm running out of time. At least the lecture notes that I'm not going to go through are the ones that I glance through for the mid-sem test. Went over last year's medsci205 paper today at uni. Took the whole day and I'm not finished. I came to the point of giving up. Flipped through the textbook, course notes and still have no idea what they are asking for. I'm.................... in deep shit. Not feeling productive at all today. Feeling crappy. *sigh* Plus the amount of chocs I consumed today, makes me feel even worst since I ate the chocs and didn't do much. Emailed the tutor and hopefully he replies me and give me some ideas on how to answer the questions. Can really see that I'm in desperate measures that I have to bring myself emailing the tutor! Never done this before. Shows that I really do need help! Really need to pass this paper man!!!

Can't wait for the 11th of June to be over. Where two of my dreadful papers will be finished! Gonna have a mini mid exam break on the 12th of June with swan after athletics. Hulucat here I come!! The last two papers are pretty alright. Biomechanics exam worth 30% and stats worth 60%. They are back to back but I think I'll do fine. But still have to work hard on those coz it's a huge opportunity there to get an A and bring my GPA scores up. Don't let the opportunity pass you by, right?

By the way, Munchy mart is selling kinder bueno chocs at a really cheap price! $2.50 for 6 fingers! I love kinder chocs except I hardly buy them coz they are too pricey. But now... heeheeheee.....

Look out for Shermayne with the chocobelly after the exams!!

and that's not all!!!! She's got more in her drawer!

alrightey.. it's been decided. I shall have to go for a run on Friday morning before I start studying for exercise physiology.

I've spent 8 hours with Ms.Edgar's brain yesterday. I've spent 8 hours with The General's abs today. Tomorrow, who shall I spend my time with? And which part of their body shall I go to?

exam stress!!!

Can you feel it? Can you feel the exam stress coming? I finally can!! It's never too late. 5 more days to study, to cram everything in.

I did it last year.... I can do it again!!!

Saturday: 2/6/07
7-10: Netball
11-2: Touch
2-4: Rest
4-6: Finish up Medsci 205 lectures 28-33
6-9: Dinner
9 onwards: Medsci 205 Lectures 22-25

Sunday: 3/6/07
10-2: Medsci 205 Lectures 26-28
2-4: Break
4-7: Medsci 205 Lectures 17-19
7-9: Break
9 onwards: Medsci 205 Lectures 20,21

Monday: 4/6/07
Breakfast till 11am
12-4: Medsci 205 Lectures 11-13
4-5: Break
5-8: Medsci 205 Lectures 14-16
8.30-10.30: TV, Dinner
10.30 onwards: Break!!

Tuesday: 5/6/07
Breakfast till 11am
12-4: Medsci 205 Lectures 1-10
4-8: Break
8 onwards: Medsci 205 Past papers

Wednesday: 6/6/07
Go to city in the morning
- Medsci 205 Past papers, revise
4-5: Medsci 205 Tutorial
5-7: Medsci 205 Past papers
8-10: Break
10 onwards: Cramming!!!

Thursday: 7/6/07
2.15-5.30: Medsci 205 Exam!!

Friday: 8/6/07
Exercise Physiology Learning outcome 1-18

Saturday: 9/6/07
Exercise Physiology Learning outcome 19-36

Sunday 10/6/07
Exercise Physiology Learning outcome 37-54

Monday 11/6/07
2.15-5.30: Exercise Physiology Exam!!

Tuesday-Sunday (12/6 - 17/6)
Biomechanics and Stats study with sports in between!!

Monday: 18/6/07
9.15-12.30: Biomechanics Exam!

Tuesday: 19/6/07
9.15-12.30: Stats 108 Exam!!
12.30 onwards: Merdeka!!! WoooOooTTTt!!

I realized I'm as last minute as last year for my first two papers. Look here! Things never change, do they? Hehehe.. I figured I got through it last year so I should be able to do it this year!

I have to pass medsci. No way am I gonna repeat this paper. It would be damn depressing to sit through another term of medsci lectures and do those lab reports again. No way man! Today I was saying to myself : This shall be the last day I'm walking to grafton to pick up my very last medsci lab report in my life. This shall be the last day I will ever attend medsci205 lectures!

Right now, I have 24% out of 35% of medsci205. So if I pass the finals, I'll pass this paper! Sounds easy to just pass eh? No, I nearly failed the mid semester test, just passed on the dot! So yea... high risk of failing this paper if I don't buckle up. Can I dig it?

Good luck to all of you in ur exams!!! We can do it!!!