Finally I'm assignment free!!!!!

realised I've not been blogging for more than a week.....maybe its time for me to write a super long post......

Last week was super hectic for me....had been rushing through 2 of my events assignments........though they're both group work, but I really wanted good grades......so I had to work extra hard.....

EVNT3000.....i spent the most time on this assignment.....its a 5000-6000 word event management plan......and that's excluding appendices........in the end...my report adds up to about 120 pages.......

EVNT3002.....its a 3000 word comparative report.......we had so much information.......its a good thing the lecturer's not so concern with the word count......so once again....the report's about 65 pages long.........

I had to stay up a few nights just to get these 2 assignments done........n I can't believe I submitted them late because the printing took so long.........I thought 45minutes would be enough........in the end I spent 1hr40mins printing them........hopefully my lecturers would not penalise us on that..........

just last thursday, I've receive 2 good news........something that I've not expected.......firstly, I received the offer to do the placement subject next semester.......I've heard that they're raising the standards this year and I've not received any email from the uni.....so I thought I've missed it completely (cos my last sem's result was terrible, and it pulled down my avg GPA).......really had to thank the Lord for this.......

another good news.....I PASSED MY BUSINESS POLICY REPORT!!!!!!some might think "what the big fuss?you should be expected to pass all your assignments and exams....."this course is super difficult......I've friends who did it last year and all of them just managed to pass the report (and all of them are average 6 students)........I was so afraid that I couldn't make it......I didn't think that my report was good enough.....but once again, it's by God's grace that I've managed to pass....in fact, He had given me a credit.....which is more thatn what I've asked for......

over the weekend, I had to write another 2500 word report......the stupid part about this is we need to choose a tourism-related organisation......write about the problem it faced, identify the causes of this problem and provide alternatives that may have prevented the problem/improve the problem.......we're not given any guidelines on the format of the report......but we're told to write in proper report format.........I had so many things to do.......yet I only have less than 2 days to finish this report..........not good....

initially i wanted to write on China Airlines.......but I couldn't find information about it.......once again, God has been really good to me.......on friday evening, Vanessa shouted for me at my window and asked if I wanted to go up to uni on saturday to do my work.......I accepted her offer and we meet up at 1130........then we (together with 3 other guys) decided to go to chinatown for lunch first before we go back to uni.......I was still having problems trying to get articles related to China Airlines.....seeing that I was in trouble, Vanessa asked about my assignment (like what exactly I had to write)......it turned out that she used to work in the travel industry and was a former employee of United Airlines..........she suggested that I should choose a western company as they will disclose more information to the public.....she also told me about her experience at UA......about the benefits they received and how they treated the customers etc.........she even helped me with my research and prepared lunch for me on sunday.......God knows my problems and He knows what's best for me........He knows that I'll be desparate for help.....and He sent the most suitable person to help me.

in the end, I managed to finish the report....but once again, I've submitted it late.....not the printer's fault.....but cos I couldnt finish on time.....this is something I've anticipated......and I've talked to my tutor about it before......He's been kind enough to say he'll not penalise me if I submit 1 or 2 hours late.....however.....I didn't finish writing till about 2pm......which is 4hours past the submission time......hopefully I can still get good grades even with the penalty (unless my tutor decided to waive the penalty....which i doubt so)....I'll leave my assignments to God's hand, trusting He'll have the best for me.......

Finally, I'm free from assignments.......and I've finished 4 out of 5 subjects........next monday will be my final paper......after that I'll be free!!!!!!!!!this is a super busy sem for me.......but the Lord has always been there for me, lead and guide me through all the difficult times.....

this post is really long.......think I shall just stop here.......haha.....

My TOUR3002 Lecturer is CRAZY!!!!!

Lisa is CRAZY!!!!!or I should say she simply awesome!!!!!We just submitted our 3rd assignment last thursday and she told the class that she has finished marking them all.........can you believe it??????I wrote at least 7000words for this assignment........I'm sure the rest of the class wrote at least 5000 words.....and there're at least 50 students doing this course.......don't know how she managed to mark so fast.......

the sad thing is that she can't post out our marks yet......but she said the class average was very high......the BEL faclty simply don't believe this..........well....hopefully I can get a 7 for this course.......

think I'm really stressed up now....been drinking 2 cups of coffee for the past few days......I'll only do this when I'm super stressed......this is the last week of the semester....and I still have 3 more assignments to submit........they're driving me crazy.........this is really the first time I feel that I cannot finish my assignments on time........I was up at uni till 5am this morning doing my events management plan.........right now I'm still trying my best to finish as much as I can and send it to my group mates so that I can concentrate on my comparative report........and I still have 1 more tourism policy assignment that's untouched..........hopefully I can really finish them on time.........

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tried to upload this post in the evening but couldn't......anyway, I've managed to finish my assignment that's due on later at 4pm. the 5000 word essay turn out to be a 8000 one......that excludes appendices and references.....thankfully that my lecturer's not bothered by the word count, so I don't really have to cut it down....hopefully I've managed to cover the required points......don't really feel like proof reading my assignment.......its too LOOOOOOOOOONG!!!!!!

oh well.....its 3.22 am and I'm still in uni with 2 other friends........still got to write up something for my group meeting tomorrow..........and I've 3 more assignments untouched........not a good sign.........hopefully I can finish them on time........

the 10am's tut has been cancelled for some reason.......but I'm quite thankful for this.......at least I'll have more time to do my work....

when can I get my break?????????

CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME!!!!!!

Assignment Extension!!!!!!

After negotiating with our tutor, we finally got extension for TOUR3001's final assignment!!!!!Thanks Kom!!!!!!

This extension really allows me to relieve some stress......at least now I only have 2 assignments to submit by 27th @ 4pm. This is truly a hectic semester......overloaded with assignments.......its a good thing that I only have 1 final exam.......working on my 11th assignment now........hope to finish by tomorrow...........

Quote from Esther: "A student's life is not worth living".........true to some extent.........gotta attend lectures & tutorials.......work through assignments..........prepare for tests & exams.........then holidays..........after which the cycle will just repeat itself until you graduate from uni..........

Semester's ending soon.......

As the title goes, this semester is ending soon........real soon!!!!!!I'm left with 2 more weeks of lessons......4 more major assignments to submit....then it'll be exams.......to be honest, I'm not really looking forward to the end of semester......I've too many assignments to submit........one 50% assignment due this thursday, one 50% & two 55% assignments due on 27 oct......really hope that the lecturers will give us extension........

my semester will end on 6th November 2006 @ 1.30pm.....then I'll be free!!!!!after that I still have to pack my stuffs......move them to another unit........haiz......all the hassles.........oh well, at least I've something to look forward to........hopefully I can go back by 17 night..........as for now, its assignment time again........

國慶日!!!!!!

今天是台灣的國慶日!!!!!!祝台灣生日快樂!!!!!

雙十節對我而言並沒太大的影響,就像普通的國定假日(我還算是台灣人嗎????). 可能是因為我從小在新加坡長大的關係,從未真正體驗過台灣的國慶慶典吧.希望有一天我能親身去體驗!!!!!

感覺我的中文退步了,寫了十五分鐘才寫幾行字,真是要命!!!!看來我得開始用中文來寫"部落格"了.............

真不曉得為甚麼用英文就能寫這麼快而用中文卻這麼慢??????????

MGTS3301's presentation definitely worths more than 10 marks!!!!

Finished another assignment today!!!!!its a group presentation on Woolies...........e amount of research we have to do.....the amount of stuffs we had on the powerpoint slides.........n the amount of time we're allocated...........its DEFINITELY worth more than 10 marks!!!!!!don't know what the course coordinator's thinking.............first he arranged the presentation to be on the same week as the report submission.......then he decides that a 40-minute presentation that requires us to find out about the businesses n core competencies, draw up a timeline on the company's expansion, integrate theories to explain if their expansion's logical n getting the class to participate in a 10-minute discussion is only worth 10 MARKS!!!!!!!

oh well......its all over.......all i can say is we did a pretty good job on it....am really thankful to my groupmates that i don't have to present much!!!!!!5 more assignments to go n I'll only be left with 1 exam!!!!!!!hopefully i can go back to sg real early this year........hopefully I won't screw up on my MIL report...........

If anyone has to do a year 3 subject as elective, NEVER CHOOSE MGTS3301 - Business Policy & Strategy!!!!!!if you die die have to do it, my advise is do it during summer!!!!!

just some update.....yesterday's excursion to Roma Street Parklands was boring.........we went round the whole parkland on a train.........can't believe they charge A$6 per adult for the 15 minutes ride (good thing ours were subsidised by the uni).........after the train ride......we had to sit through a boring presentation..........I still enjoyed the excusion to QPAC the most!!!!!!!!!!

No More Magnesium Int'l Ltd!!!!

finally finished with my 8th assignment!!!!no need to think about Magnesium Int'l Ltd anymore!!!!!!managed to finish it at 1230 today........was super stress about it........can't sleep well......and for some weird reason I've been having rashes for the past few nights.....can't be I'm so stress that I started developing rashes ba????

oh well, one more assignment down......1 more group presentation this thursday, will meet up with our tutor tomorrow to make sure we're on the right track........

tomorrow is excursion day!!!!we'll be visiting Roma Street Parklands.......some people may be wondering....how come uni students also have excursions.........there's only 1 reason behind it........ASSIGNMENT!!!!we're suppose to write a comparative report on 2 of the venues we've visited. the first excursion was boring........all we did was to walk around Suncorp Stadium......had an enjoyable time when we visit QPAC......we got a chance to stand on the stage, crowd around the Steinway Grand Pianos, visit the backstage and guess what......we actually got up to where the Pipe Organ is.......its definitely an unique experience!!!!!hopefully we'll have a great time tomorrow!!!!!!

Draft Exam timetable's out!!!!

Draft Exam timetable is finally out!!!!

Not that I'm looking forward for my exam......I've been waiting and waiting........finally its out now.......everyone's asking when I'll be going back to sg, but I can't give a confirm answer as I don't know when my exam will be......I'll only have 1 exam this semester, on 06.11.2006 @ 11.15am. After that I'm free!!!!!!!Well, as stated, this is only the draft timetable, hopefully there won't be any changes.......

I'm still in the process of writing my assignment.......not progressing very well.......but it has to be submitted by 4pm tomorrow no matter what. after this written assignment, I still have a presentation on thursday......and I've yet to write out my speech. My whole semester is filled with assignments!!!!!!hopefully this semester will end soon.......

Today's the first day of school after mid-sem break and I'm supposed to be in class now!!!!!had to skip it so that I can finish my assignment on time.......very poor time management skill!!!!!!!I must really learn to manage my time well!!!!

Time to get back to work again.........hopefully I'll be able to post some interesting stuff after submitting my assignment.