The stretch

It's a bit late, but I finally decided to join catch of the day, and what do you know, at that very moment, they had a massive sale and there were heaps of earphones and headphones that were going for more than 50% off :D I've never bought any audio products in my life, so I was initially quite hesitant to buy one. However, considering that my previous earphones died and that I've been using some crappy earphones (that I got as a freebie from uni open days) for 3 months now, I thought it was about time to get a somewhat slightly more normal quality earphones. I ultimately came down to 2 options, the Lady Gaga Heartbeats by Monster ($60) or The Stretch by Philips, O'Neil ($40). I never really liked or had headphones cause they are hard to store, so I was initially keen on the Lady Gaga Heartbeats. But after reading some reviews, I saw that the Heartbeats are somewhat entry level earphones for audiophiles but it's sound quality is subpar for its price. So I settled with the The Stretch instead which was cheaper :) I figured that if I were to get good earphones, I'd rather pay a little more to get something that I like that is good and worth its price, instead of jumping at the cheaper ones on sale, that may not be as good. So here we are with my very first pair of headphones :)

The bundle of joy I got from the postman

:)

Last day of semester one

Journeyed halfway through the year with much joy and pain. Exams are just around the corner, and I finally get some time to make up for lost ground. Can't wait for the holidays :)

"Still waiting, waiting... waiting for the world to change"

Just like that.. I'm still waiting for things to change...

Weekend

Week 8 of uni is almost over and I've managed to tick the following in my list.
- 2 mid semester tests
- Maths assignment
- Weekly chemistry lab report
- Catch up (mostly) with subjects that I'm behind in

A few more weeks of this first semester of uni is left, and apart from the bleakness of things, there are a few things that I do look forward to :)
- Building more circuitry
- Finishing off the last 3 lab and lab reports in the coming weeks
- Building a trebuchet

Apart from the brief update about what I have and yet to accomplish, here's a tiny update about the past week. On Sunday, I've had the pleasure of catching up with church friends over lunch at a Malaysian restaurant (it was pretty close to the real thing :P), before going off to bake a cake and a cookie cake to celebrate a church friend's birthday at Sofia's :) Took the opportunity on Anzac Day on Wednesday to watch The Avengers with my girlfriend since it was released that very day :) finally, after so many years of anticipation and waiting, it's finally here and I'm thoroughly content :3 After that we went to catch up with the Mount group over churros, chocolate and chocolate drinks at San Churro. Kinda felt tired from the movie so I think I was a bit quiet at that time, but nevertheless it was great to sit back and chill with the group :)

After 12pm tomorrow, I am free! For about 50 hours anyway. And then it's back to the same cycle of the drowning in my studies before the next weekend is here. But oh well, I'm getting used to it :)

For now, yay! As the weekend is here :)

I'm sorry (for the umpteenth time)

To my friends and family,

Perhaps some of you may have realised that we've become more distant than before. I have never meant to but things have changed in the past few months. Many things have happened during that time and my priorities have now shifted away from socialising. I don't think it's right of me to have done that, so I wish to say that I am sorry for all the neglect that I have put you all through.

I know things cannot remain this way and that things have to change. Compelled by this conviction, I'm starting to change. No matter how hard it may be or how long it will take, I will find the balance.

Transatlanticism

I need you so much closer

Assumptions

Don't make assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
Miguel Angel Ruiz

Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.
Marshall McLuhan

Assumptions are the termites of relationships.
Henry Winkler

Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving

Time to step up my game.
 

I should be delusional due to exams around now. But I feel strangely normal.

Slacked off after coming here for almost a year now? Maybe. Wait. I mean, yes. I've been slacking off ALOT.

Not forgetting the stuff I've done here while slacking. Been learning how to solve the Rubik's cube since let's see.. May? Heh. Now I'm trying to take up speedcubing as my hobby. I know it's nerdy but hey, I find personal gratification with this. I'll show you my 45 second average =P It's a start.

Nothing happened really in the last few months. I made a lil siren thingy with a projector around it that makes it look like a mini bazooka for electronics (Something like K.H. cept it's a lil more detailed). Apparently it's capable of setting off car alarms too. o_o

Gah. Exams are next week and I haven't studied seriously for a bit. Blogging is only temporary escape so I guess I'll head back to studies now. *sobs