Sunday, May 27, 2007
i was checking the IDs of the candidates when i came across this unusual name. she was a chinese girl, named Jet'aime. Je t'aime means 'i love you' in french. one colleague commented that everytime people call her, they would be saying they love her? haha...quite nice to hear so many people saying they love you right. i like the sound of the name. somehow aishiteru or saranghaeyo wouldnt sound so nice. the beauty of the french language...
Saturday, May 19, 2007
finally blogger's toolbar is back to normal. not that i use it often though. had my rare offday from work last thursday and i had to waste it going down to nus. me and sy were supposed to meet the admin staff and the prof at 10am and 3pm respectively. and each meeting only lasted 10 minutes. total waste of time. but at least my internship and fyp is secured though i havent got the project yet. totally sian when he told me it will be mostly cell and molecular work. i prefer DNA work actually. spent the break at central library's perk point chatting with sy. its such a relaxing place with comfortable sofas and dim lighting. why ntu library dont have such space... went to waraku's pasta restaurant at central after that. the food was quite nice though the tables were too close together.
i've gotten used to work. know some invigilators of our age, especially one who's also doing life sciences. for me, colleagues are very important whether i like the job or not. at least i dont feel as bored now. encountered my first cheating case too. some candidates really go to all lengths to cheat. it has been an eye opener. wonder if there are cheating cases in ntu too.
speaking of ntu, the news reported of the good prospects of ntu graduates yesterday. the report states that 98% of graduates found jobs within 4 months of graduation and their average pay is $2700 a month. buisness graduates get $200 more on average, though statistics are based on only 30% of the cohort. thats a really high amount. wonder if its really true. the first batch of bio science graduates get an average pay of $2300. i think even that amount is higher than in reality though. hopefully the job market will remain this good when we graduate next year. to friends who have graduated, good luck in finding jobs!
i've gotten used to work. know some invigilators of our age, especially one who's also doing life sciences. for me, colleagues are very important whether i like the job or not. at least i dont feel as bored now. encountered my first cheating case too. some candidates really go to all lengths to cheat. it has been an eye opener. wonder if there are cheating cases in ntu too.
speaking of ntu, the news reported of the good prospects of ntu graduates yesterday. the report states that 98% of graduates found jobs within 4 months of graduation and their average pay is $2700 a month. buisness graduates get $200 more on average, though statistics are based on only 30% of the cohort. thats a really high amount. wonder if its really true. the first batch of bio science graduates get an average pay of $2300. i think even that amount is higher than in reality though. hopefully the job market will remain this good when we graduate next year. to friends who have graduated, good luck in finding jobs!
Saturday, May 12, 2007
dont have to work today! haha... have been working 3 days as an exam invigilator for a pay lower than what we expected. have 4 other friends working in the same hall but they are all so far away. can only see them but rarely talk. our job is very simple. just have to stand there or walk up and down the row. dunno how many times i've walked up and down during the 3 hour exam. at the end of the first day, my legs seem like they will give way anytime. wonder how my mum can stand the whole day serving customers. by yesterday i think i've more or less gotten used to it. 3 more full days to go... quite interesting sometimes to see when 2 people have different answers to the same question. havent spotted anyone cheating though.
its gonna be a long long holiday... why am i so bored
its gonna be a long long holiday... why am i so bored
Saturday, May 05, 2007
more complains...sry
just learnt that someone i know broke off with her fiance. or rather her fiance sent her an sms to break off with her. so convenient with sms now right. takes less than a minute to call of a relationship. he refused her calls or messages, saying that if she continues to force him, he'll find a new gf to show her. that is so childish! and the only reason he gave was she was not his type. he told other people that he couldnt tolerate her attitude of always wanting her way. his sister said that it was marriage phobia. they have been together for almost two years and he has never really voiced out any unhappiness with her attitude. he bought her a ring and proposed. they viewed flats together and were due to rom in the coming months. they were still loving one week before he sent that dreadful message. all their colleagues know they were going to rom and kept asking the girl when is their big day. she works as a stewardess and going to every city has memories of their times together. she has grown to be so dependent on him and everywhere she goes just evokes memories of them together. in her past relationships, she has been the one to initiate the breakup. is this retribution for her?
but in any case, whether it is really the girl's attitude, the guy should at least explain the reason for breakup. then at least there is closure. she wouldnt know he's unhappy with her if he always gives in to her. he is so irresponsible to propose to the girl, give her false hope then break up for dunno what reason suddenly. so childish to threaten with things like finding another gf to spite her. somehow i feel that there must be some other reason that he cannot say.
learning this makes me feel life is so full of uncertainty and relationships are so fragile. communication is the most important thing but it isnt easy to achieve. as for people like me especially, who have difficulty expressing ourselves. i tend to keep things to myself to avoid conflict or talking about unpleasant things. its like you know the theory of what you should do but cant or dont know how to apply it.
hope that she would get over it soon and find her true happiness worthy of her love...
just learnt that someone i know broke off with her fiance. or rather her fiance sent her an sms to break off with her. so convenient with sms now right. takes less than a minute to call of a relationship. he refused her calls or messages, saying that if she continues to force him, he'll find a new gf to show her. that is so childish! and the only reason he gave was she was not his type. he told other people that he couldnt tolerate her attitude of always wanting her way. his sister said that it was marriage phobia. they have been together for almost two years and he has never really voiced out any unhappiness with her attitude. he bought her a ring and proposed. they viewed flats together and were due to rom in the coming months. they were still loving one week before he sent that dreadful message. all their colleagues know they were going to rom and kept asking the girl when is their big day. she works as a stewardess and going to every city has memories of their times together. she has grown to be so dependent on him and everywhere she goes just evokes memories of them together. in her past relationships, she has been the one to initiate the breakup. is this retribution for her?
but in any case, whether it is really the girl's attitude, the guy should at least explain the reason for breakup. then at least there is closure. she wouldnt know he's unhappy with her if he always gives in to her. he is so irresponsible to propose to the girl, give her false hope then break up for dunno what reason suddenly. so childish to threaten with things like finding another gf to spite her. somehow i feel that there must be some other reason that he cannot say.
learning this makes me feel life is so full of uncertainty and relationships are so fragile. communication is the most important thing but it isnt easy to achieve. as for people like me especially, who have difficulty expressing ourselves. i tend to keep things to myself to avoid conflict or talking about unpleasant things. its like you know the theory of what you should do but cant or dont know how to apply it.
hope that she would get over it soon and find her true happiness worthy of her love...
back from watching spiderman 3. its a great movie and the theatre was so packed! its funny, touching and full of action. had a very filling dinner at carl's junior too. thought that i wouldnt be able to finish but i did.
ok actually dont really feel like blogging. feeling irritated and not at peace for i dont know what reason. just dont want anyone to talk to me now. emailed dr khan like more than a week ago asking if my application is approved. he didnt reply at all. felt like he didnt want to take us due to the very lukewarm response we got from him. so i went to get work for the month of may. but sy emailed him yesterday and he replied her promptly today. i dont know why but it seems like he only replies her emails. seems so petty to be irritated by this but i just am. now that i've got a job then he tells sy he approves. i should be glad right. sy keep asking me to start soon. but i'm working till end of may mah. there's no way i can even go down part time. hope dr khan will allow me to start in june. not my fault to want to find work lor.
sigh...sorry for the complains. i did enjoy myself today. just dont know why came back with a bad mood. should be back to normal soon. until then...bu yao re wo...
ok actually dont really feel like blogging. feeling irritated and not at peace for i dont know what reason. just dont want anyone to talk to me now. emailed dr khan like more than a week ago asking if my application is approved. he didnt reply at all. felt like he didnt want to take us due to the very lukewarm response we got from him. so i went to get work for the month of may. but sy emailed him yesterday and he replied her promptly today. i dont know why but it seems like he only replies her emails. seems so petty to be irritated by this but i just am. now that i've got a job then he tells sy he approves. i should be glad right. sy keep asking me to start soon. but i'm working till end of may mah. there's no way i can even go down part time. hope dr khan will allow me to start in june. not my fault to want to find work lor.
sigh...sorry for the complains. i did enjoy myself today. just dont know why came back with a bad mood. should be back to normal soon. until then...bu yao re wo...
holidays~ time to get back my regular eating style. always skip meals before my paper but eat all the junk food while studying. went outside for a simple dinner after my paper. and one hour later, it was supper time! it was the first time i went to the coffeeshop near the stadium. think the food there is better than the coffeeshop beside city harvest. ate till we were so full that we decided to walk back to school. saw this fat caterpillar which acted like a snake when provoked. so funny, haha...its upper half of the body just stood up to an S shape like a king cobra about to attack. finally ended the night with a mahjong session. finally luck is with me after so long. as jh said, each final night must be a memorable one.
moved out of hall on thursday. still remember i kept complaining about getting hall 8 last sem. now i feel it isnt so bad after all. my room is very convenient and i've gotten used to walking. though going up the slope every morning is still dreadful. my roommate has gone from a stranger to a friend whom i have shared many late night conversations with. hopefully i can get hall next sem. final year in school le.
yesterday went for ktv with my coursemates. alot of people didnt turn up but just as well anyway. sbs people can really sing! so impressed. especially bennie, always see him so quiet but he can sing all the xu ru yun and fish leong songs with ease.
going to watch spiderman 3! yay~
sry that i nv watch w u...
moved out of hall on thursday. still remember i kept complaining about getting hall 8 last sem. now i feel it isnt so bad after all. my room is very convenient and i've gotten used to walking. though going up the slope every morning is still dreadful. my roommate has gone from a stranger to a friend whom i have shared many late night conversations with. hopefully i can get hall next sem. final year in school le.
yesterday went for ktv with my coursemates. alot of people didnt turn up but just as well anyway. sbs people can really sing! so impressed. especially bennie, always see him so quiet but he can sing all the xu ru yun and fish leong songs with ease.
going to watch spiderman 3! yay~
sry that i nv watch w u...
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
yay~ exams are over!!! quite disappointed with my last paper today. nmr so easy but they didnt tell us how is the structure like. didnt know we were supposed to memorize the amino acid structure for this exam, and thus probably lost alot of marks. my A is gone once again. but exams over! yay~
hope this will be a fun and fufilling holiday. hopefully can go for a short holiday somewhere. there's still no news of my internship application yet but i'll be working as an exam invigilator for the most of may. finally i'm not the one sitting there in the hall doing exam. hahaha...
hope this will be a fun and fufilling holiday. hopefully can go for a short holiday somewhere. there's still no news of my internship application yet but i'll be working as an exam invigilator for the most of may. finally i'm not the one sitting there in the hall doing exam. hahaha...