I mentioned a couple of entries ago that I'll be updating this journal a lot more. I really want to, but apparently Vox is not really anonymous-friendly and printer-friendly.
I was actually thinking of letting my family watch this journal as my Livejournal is friends-locked and the things written there are not something I want my parents, or anyone from the family actually, to see and I'm too lazy to un-lock it. But unlike Livejournal, Vox doesn't allow anonymous to comment. You have to join if you want to. And there's the not 'printer-friendly' problem.
I also mentioned in the same entry of using this journal for my COMPSI 111 Lab Assignment. Apparently, it can't be done. Instead of printing only the journal entries, it printed everything on the page, including the ads. I don't think the markers want to see that.
And so, my third journal is created. Printer-friendly, anonymous-friendly and I don't think it can be locked or maybe I'm just not looking around enough. That journal is more open and definitely safer than my Livejournal. So thanks to Adlina, my Escaping the Dream World journal is born. Do drop by if you want to, but right now the entries are the same as the ones on Vox. It will mostly about my life, studies, etc. and probably almost nothing about my rambling/fangirling.
This journal? I'll probably post something that I don't mind people reading, but don't want anyone commenting on it. Unless you already have a Vox account.
See you there.
Four weeks into the second semester, I have so many, different thoughts about the courses I'm taking this semester. I'm taking four subjects (as usual): English Language Teaching (LANGTCHG 300), Applied English Grammar (Linguist 203), Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation (EDUC 225) as my main courses and Mastering Cyberspace (COMPCI 111) as my elective. And my thoughts on these subjects?
LANGTCHG 300: The course itself is fun, but the lectures are boring and can put anyone to sleep. -.- There are two lecturers teaching the subject, but you have to sit at the front of the lecture hall to actually listen to what they're saying. Their voices are just too small. Oh, and the lecture hall isn't a real lecture hall after all. We don't have any
tutorial except for two hours lecture per week.
Linguist 203: Basically, we learned this back in our first year in IPBA, so I doubt we have major problems for this subject. And, the lectures and tutorials are interesting except for a few facts: Our lecturer tends to get off-topic when explaining something (like last week, I honestly don't know linguistic questions can lead about talking about dictionaries during lecture.) and during tutorials, his explanation sometimes make us more confused. Well, it was fun since we've learned about it before, or else it will more confusing for us.
EDUC 225: I think I have a love-hate relationship with this subject. I love the lectures and tutorials, but I really hate the assignments. Sorry Gavin for hating your lecture for our EDUC 283 last semester, but your lectures for 225 are simply interesting and easy to follow. Except you start talking about maths and all the calculations crap. I failed at being a mathematic teacher. And, yes, your example of me being extremely bad at math and good at writing hit all the right marks.
COMPSI 111: Took this course just to fill in the elective, at first. Then, the lectures are quite interesting (although they are three hours per week) and we get to sit in the computer lab for three hours to do our lab assignments. EVERY WEEK. The topics used in labs are interesting, though. Will be learning how to create a web page in this week's lab.
Overall, I love all the subjects this semester. Not to bits of course, but I really want to get good grade this semester. Last semester, I don't even care about as long as I pass.
And let me get started by finishing the 300 assignment I have to submit tomorrow. Procrastination is a bitch.
Books I have to read for three of my assignments. And half of them are still with Adlina. *is dead*
It has been one year and four months since the last time I actually wrote something in here. If the last post can be counted as an update, that is.
But I guess there's nothing much to say too.
I decided to update my Vox journal again after I was reminded of it during the COMPSCI 111 lab today. For those who doesn't have a blog of their own, they have to make one, and update it as well. My Livejournal has been friends-locked and I simply too lazy to un-lock it, then lock it again just for the sake of the lab assignment. Then I remembered this blog. My poor, abandoned Vox journal.
So yeah, I decided to use this blog for my assignment, since it is definitely cleaner and safe-to-the-eyes journal compared to the other one.
And, I have also decided to try to frequently update this blog and make it more academical and more... realistic. My other blog tended to show the other side of me: an obsessed girl who only know when to squeal and rarely have a serious entry about my life. Except a few.
So yeah, to my small group of friends (who most I already know in real life), nice to see you again.
HE. IS. OFF. LIMIT.
No, I'm not talking about Mr. H. This was the line I keep saying to myself since the day I found out about his break-up with his girlfriend almost a month ago. He seemed to be happier now, thus convincing the rumors that their relationship won't last long.
Not surprising, I was one of the ones saying that two years ago.
He was too ignorant, she was too controlling. He was caring, but more so to other people than her. She was possessive, and more so with him.
But more importantly, he loves me just like a younger sister. Not someone more, which frustrated me the most.
A friend told me that now was my chance to get him, or at least, get closer to him.
I denied, of course, by saying we were nothing more; just siblings. But no one knew, how I would do almost anything to change that simple statement.
More than anything else.
He was faraway from her, but faraway from me as well. He avoided her, but did not avoid me.
That confused me like hell.
There was once I wanted to ask him; who was I to him, what was our relationship to him. But I could not, for the fear of anything that linked us together for these three years.
To my 'brother': I know you won't have a chance to read this, but I love you. Just in what way... I can't even say, let alone to spell it. Thank you for just being there, close enough to be an important person to me, but not close enough to be the most important one.
What song best describes your current mood?
Submitted by Section31.
That would be I'm Alive by Disturbed. Due to some circumstances that would be revealed later in this post, this song actually reflects what I'm feeling right now. The band has become one of my favourites, thanks to AJ, who first introduced me to Disturbed. Now I can't stop listening to them, especially their latest album, Ten Thousand Fists. My mp3 player is filled with songs from their albums.
It has been quite some time since I last write anything in Vox. Come to think of it, I haven't been writing anything personal much. Guess I'm not into sharing the intimate details of my life on the net, I suppose. Well, things happened in the last few months. Lots of things; some are good, some are bad. Life is like that. The final exam is over for quite some time now (two weeks, I think) and I'm enjoying our much-deserved holiday. It's good to finally able to take a break from the confusing aspects of the language. I love English, but not its technicality.
Yesterday, I had an accident. I don't wanna talk much about it, except that it's not my fault. I'm not badly injured, just a bit shocked. It's my first major accident, and to think that I could've died just like that... It's scary. I've already talked about this in LJ and it's tiring to talk about it again. Because it'll make me remember that horrible experience.
I'm stopping here. Need to finish a new fic.
My class decide to go against the law and play some fireworks as one of our last get together event. It was awesome. We played in front of our campus guard. We thought we were gonna get busted but the guy just let us be. Well it was weird. In Malaysia, only little kids play fireworks so you can figure out the scene in seeing 22 nineteen year olds acting like a bunch of hooligans at the college field, playing with fire. Nevertheless we had a great time.
It was funny. While we were playing, we had that feeling of saying goodbye to each other. Since we are just one week away of being together as a class before our final exam, then later we will be going our own way in choosing our choice of universities (University of Auckland, Victoria Uniersity of Wellington, University of Macquarie, Queensland University of Technology or College of Saint Marks and Saint Johns, University of Plymouth) it was as if each and everyone of us wants to commemorate that last gathering deep in our minds. Each of the burned fireworks resembled our fire in life. We all have our individual dreams but at the same time we hope that we could include each other in it. The most meaningful moment last night for me was when the dragon fireworks were lit. They burned in different colours, first as one then it'll explode into different colours, each light going their own way. Somehow I fell that it resembles me and my classmates. Each having the same purpose, but different dreams. Studying in the same place but in the end separated to our destined fate. We won't be together forever. Who knows in the years to come, we would pass one another in the grocery store, but the intimacy is gone. All I have to say is that no matter what the future hold in store for us, I am going to enjoy every moment with my friends.
To Foundation B.ed Tesl 2.2 of the International Language Teacher Training Institute:
WE FINALLY MADE IT TO DEGREE. CONGRATS GUYS.
What are some of your favorite, forgotten albums that have stood the test of time?
Submitted by PeterGibbons.
I have to say that it'll be Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory. With all the newest bands emerge to embrace the rock life, you tend to try to keep with all the others. But I have to say that coming from a society that doesn't exactly favour the rock scene, Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory was the first album that I bought without feeling any regret. There are those albums that only give out only a few good song but Hybrid Theory was well worth every penny. Ok, maybe Hybrid is not exactly those old albums compared to Nirvana but you can still consider it old right? And regarding the test of time, comparing Hybrid to Meteora, Hybrid is still the best. Its epical sounds made the album able to survive favourably in the rock chart list until now. Man, those guys really know how to make good music. Can't wait for the next LP album. To all the LPUs and LP Street Soldier worldwide. You guys did a hell of a good job. Keep it up.
In less than 3 weeks we will be having our final exam for the foundation year. Language Description, Language Development, Social Studies and English Studies. While I'm worried about the Social Studies paper, I'm don't really care about English Studies paper. Bad, I know, but blame it on my lecturer on this. Her classes only make me hate literature more...
This week is also the third week of our fasting month. Just about one week more and we will reach Aidilfitri. Somehow I don't really mind about this year festival, just like for the past two years ago. In 2005, we have to come back to our college after the fourth day of Aidilfitri, and in 2004, I was busy with my preparation for the SPM that year. So, although I can't wait to see my cousins and the money that we get, this year's festival is not something I'm eagerly waiting for.
Just like what have been mentioned in Adlina's newest post, the city where our college is situated in has been surrounded by haze. It was annoying, and I can bet that by the end of the week a lot of people will get sick. I myself was sick yesterday. One whole day worth of class gone just like that. Yesterday (9 October 2006), we got heavy rain in the afternoon and most people had hoped that the rain would chase the haze away, but unfortunately, it has not. And I think it just got worse after the rain! The reason of the bad haze is because of the harvesting season in Indonesia. This kind of situation happens almost every year, but this is the first in a long time it had been this long and this bad. And unlike Adlina, which her hometown is not affected by the haze - Kelantan is on the other side of the peninsular-, the people in my hometown will probably have to wear mask by the time I reach home in two weeks.
Too many events and incidents have happened in this one month that I don't know if my body can ever take it much longer.
What do you usually do on Sunday?
If I don't have anything planned, I will usually wake up late, laying on the bed doing nothing, checking my laptop and skipped breakfast. Relaxing and saving money at the same time. Sometimes I do wake up early, but because I have to do something like homework, wash clothes, etc...
If I have a plan, it is usually going shopping. But still, we go out around lunch time, so we will eat lunch outside. We come back in the evening, or just at night.
Although I always looking forward for Sunday, but Sundays also remind me that my weekend is reaching its end...
If you had a band, what would you call yourselves?
Question submitted by Zoot.
The Desperates. Because that's what we're going to be. *laughs* I have no whatsoever inclination towards music, except the occasional bathroom-singing exercises (which had made nearly everyone suffer from earache). Although I'm in the college's choir group, I really can't follow music notes, for reasons unknown to me. And it's definitely not for the lack of trying! So, is currently feeling envious towards those that can proudly display their musical prowess.
Talking about bands, I can't get GLAY out of my mind now, or more specifically, Takuro.
