the other side of things

the irony with life is that it's predicatable yet unpredictable..the slightest change can cause a change in everything..(if that made sense to you, if it didn't then well, it didn't exactly make much sense to me as well)

point being is that when the unpredictable life event hits you hard and you feel that it's pointless and you have exactly no idea what to do, it's funny how things can change so much in so little..

I never really knew/understood how ONE song, ONE unexpected random text and ONE phone call can make you change the way you view things completely. How different it would be and how it can actually make life interesting :) when you stop to think about how GOOD life is instead of worrying what to do in life and it's hurdles, you'll actually learn to appreciate it more and thank God for the amazing things he has done. And, how much things can actually change and a more positive outlook in life happens. And, how good are blessed are we that God allowed man to invent phones and how a random text with no intention at all makes you feel so much better :)

so my point? when life gives you lemons, you make the sweetest lemonade you can ever find ;)

in other words, when life's hardships hit you, make the most out of it by remembering that there are still other good things in life, which could be a phone call away, a text away, or even a song away :)

summer..coz what more is there?

yess..it has been wayyyy tooooo long since i ever did anything on this blog..

but the irony is that just when you want to blog about something, nothing comes up..but it's when life circumstances hits you or forces you to deal with it is when you realize that maybe there is something to blog about..and not about how whiny you might sound, but the fact that others might be encouraged by it (provided they read your blog and not give up on it)

anyway life has been, well life :) semester has ended and it's currently the exam period and it's funny how different things happen during the exam period..for some apparent reason if ever there was a time to have a life crisis, it will be during the exams (don't worry, i don't have one if you were wondering)

exams are occupying everyone's time, life and energy :P jokes! it only happens like twice a year so it's not so bad. I've got a pretty wide spread timetable with 2 weeks after before i return home! wee..!

i honestly can't wait to go back tho a part of me would't mind staying back! summer holidays are just awesome! sun, shades, flops and beach! what more could one ask for? just to chill and regain back all the lost energy that uni has drained everyone of (actually, it didn't drain me as much as most people would feel)

but on the brighter side, summer back home isn't too bad as well! time to catch up with friends and family and enjoy everything that you've been missing for the entire year! and of course, eat heaps (not that i'm not eating well here, tho i must say i think i've been eating TOO well since the cheeks speaks for itself ;) )

but yes, life will be heaps awesome once summer comes!

blogging can never be given up

so! i have tot's been abandoning this blog and not updating it at all but hey, isn't blog seasonal? or is it? haha..

so anyway, lots has happen since i last blogged such as the awesome winter break that has come and gone :( spent with cuzzins and as usual it was awesome with movies, eating, sleeping late and waking up late to lunch/brunch, going out shopping and just doing nothing! it was a heaps good holiday, and even tho i didn't go back to msia..the fact that i stayed with cuzzins compensated for it :)

also, second semester has started and it has been a drag and a real pain! business and psychology should not be a combination of subjects that you take in uni! economics, law and psych! worst combinations ever coz the work load is equally heavy! but all in all the content and context is pretty interesting so i suppose i shall not complain :)

and everything else? well, the previous and future posts will cover that, also, facebook helps too :)

cause skype makes us closer

it's things like these that make you grateful for skype..coz although you are thousands of miles away, you never seem to feel far away coz these things bring you that much closer to home *aww...* (or at least the date in which your going home)

skype never fails to entertain me :)

when mentals get together

this are the kind of people i have to deal with everyday..totally random, loud, nonsensical but yet they make me feel more like myself :)

this is how i am

Lydia Kee, such a big Foodie,
Without a spoon and plate you will never see.
In her unit she will never be,
Because she's always driving us mad, Devi Rajaram & Me.

Woolies is her favorite place,
She would love to make it her permanent base.
Her headaches end in sooo much drama,
We feel its our karma!

Everyday she will entertain, despite being a big pain.
Feeding us is what she does best,
But, at the end of it al our ears need the rest!

(Shanker 2010)

such poetic friends i have :)

a little more time please

so, after a week of finishing my first paper, i'm done with my second paper, which was management

overall, it wasn't too bad at all..the questions were pretty straight forward and din require much thought (like oh, what theory is this, what is it asking for? how do i answer) type of questions except for maybe one or two questions..BUT, the worst part was....

NOT ENOUGH TIME!

everyone came out complaining there was not enough time, well not not enough, but a bit more time would have been better coz there were heaps to write..and when your in exam like conditions you tend to write more than you usually would (or at least i did) coz i was trying to make it fanciful and like a super pro (sound) like essay hence the fancy words and elaboration...

but, i realized i could't come an hour into the exam (we only had 2 btw) and i realized i still had 3 more short answer questions and 2 more essays! i bet your thinking she's never gonna finish! i thought i would't either! and short answer is not that short! it's worth like 10 marks so there should at least be 10 points! i wrote like a page long for all my short answers...but when it came to the essay, there wasn't enough time! so most of my essay's were also a page-a page and a half long coz i could't elaborate much and just jumped to all the theories, a tiny short explanation and examples..i just keep doing that for both essays! and the most awesome part? ( i really must congratulate myself coz i don't know how i managed) but i finished 3 short answer questions in 15 minutes! i just wrote everything and anything i knew! nah, it was def God's guidance and wisdom to help me answer the questions and think of examples while i wrote and my hand which co-ordinated it all so well!

so at the end, i was still writing to the last minute! it was crazy! and while they were collecting the papers, i wrote my student ID on all the pages coz I didn't have time to write in the beginning :P

overall, it was an alright paper, not too bad, just a little bit of extra time (or lesser questions) would be better...ironically, some people left an hour into the exams...go figure...

next up, the most dreaded subject (statistics) and marketing, which i'm not too bad in, i think? then PARTAY time *does the wink eyebrow thingi*

1 down, 3 more to go!

So, today was the start of my first final exam as a university student..it was kindda "nervous" coz it was my first exam as a university student..so it's more like serious (not that any other exams aren't serious) and things were done differently..

first, there's reading time..which was never the case in malaysia..in malaysia you read and answer together..haha..so that was good coz you can roughly plan your answers as you go along..then, we were allowed to bring bags into the hall! i was like whoa..but i suppose there's heaps of students sitting for the same exams and living it outside of in front would just cause chaos and the uni would't want to be responsible for anything that's lost of stolen..and like you can't have anything on your table except for stationary, so everything else had to be in your bag, beside of you..haha..interesting experience :)

overall, the paper wasn't too bad i suppose..i could answer most questions and most of the stuff that i studied came out except for a few questions but you could guess or estimate the answer since it was all MCQ's anyway..

so after the exams we went to have lunch together and chilled for a bit as our "rest" period :) hey, we all need motivations right? haha..so today is my "chill" day and i shall start being a nerd again for my management paper next week :)

ahh, life is good when you have food, friends and motivation :)

done delio!

so, FINALLY i'm done with the first half of uni semester one! yay! *inserts confetti and party whistle*

now there's (a mini one) something to celebrate about! i've survived the first half evaluation of the semester! the second half are the final exams! which starts in like 2 weeks time! and there's so many things to cover that I don't know if i can cover everything on time! finger's crossed i can!

but, imagine all the nice things that's gonna happen post-exams! everyone's so excited that they're talking about when their last paper ends and in every other conversation you have with someone, they'll ask "any plans for the winter break?" or "what are you going to do over the break?"

well, while SOME may be going back to their countries..........since i'm not, i've decided i'm going to make my holidays fun! not sure how and what to do..but i'll def make sure it's fun!

oh, and some of us have already planned a pre-exam party coz we can't be studying all the time! haha..

exams exams..the things you make us do....

an indirect encouragement

so, if you ever think how stressful and hard assignments and tests from college are, well, they aren't..know why?

coz it gets worst in uni..imagine all of the stress and tests you have, and then imagine it 5 times harder and stresser..THAT is just a glimpse of what uni is :P and, if you thought you did well in college, wait till university comes...the grading system is just different and it's REAL marking and grading of assignments...

AND, if you thought major public exams and college exams are hard, wait till you come to uni exams! you ACTUALLY feel time ticking away and passing by you and you actually feel scared/nervous (not like college exams din have nervousness, but this one hits you hard!)

so, how is this encouragement? well, imagine uni students having to go thru something way worst than you, isn't that encouragement?

still not good enough? imagine masters and PHD students....

away, but back again

So, I've realized that I haven't been updating my blog as much as I should have. But i thought i'll come and update it again while i have some breathing space and as much as I can before i have to be a nerd again :)

So, this week was jam packed with assignments after assignments due! luckily i've handed in 2 and am left with 3 more ( 2 online thingi's and a statistics one which i've more or less done) and then next week it's review and then SWOT vacation then finals! aahhh! but, after finals there's like 3 1/2 weeks of a break! at least i got 3 1/2 weeks :) but oh my goodness, time passes by so quickly! very soon it'll be the start of a new sem, then it'll end..then repeat the cycle another 4 times and you'll have you degree!

imagine the amount of changes and the different types of changes! well, i guess it's both good and bad, depending on how you look at it :)

anyway, this weekend will be an awesome weekend! coz first of all no more assignments due so we can relax for a bit, and also a trip to the city and a day tour guide for jess! who will be coming to visit me! (nah, that's secondary :P) finally some msian friends and a chance to go shopping and catch up! and more importantly shop before finals! and also there's a party going on the same day i think? (b'day party btw)

oh, and i had one of the latest nights that i've ever stayed up chatting! and the shortest nap ever! but, one of the hardest things to get thru! my brains and eyes were like shutting down and telling me to sleep...wow, wonder how the feeling would be like if you din sleep overnight or if you stayed up as much as you can..interesting...

try and imagine this

try tapping your long fingernails real quick on the keyboard (got it?)

then think about how annoying that sound it produces sounds like (hear it?)

NOW

imagine hearing that for 2 hours straight in a biological and history psychology lecture

read the below post only if you got it:

YES, it's SUPER annoying...and SOME girl JUST had to do it and was totally oblivious to her surroudings..worst part of all? nevermind if she was typing notes, she was on FACEBOOK!

yummy!

You know that feeling you get when you've had a really good and satisfying meal? and like you felt like it was one of the best dinners ever? and like you feel like having more or eating that particular meal again?

well, that was what happen to me tonight :) a super good, yummy and satisfiying meal after a 4 long hours of being trapped in my room trying to finish my case study that is due the following day

What did I have? believe me, you have to try this (:

Garlic prawns and stir fried asian greens on a bed of steamed rice together with miso soup. Oh, and sticky chocolate sponge cake with chocolate fudge on top. How much more can you ask for.

Oh, and imagine eating all of this, on a cold cold evening and thinking how nice and warm the food is warming you up. ALL the more satisfiying (:

p/s: yes, this is MEGA fattish and the mother of all fattish-ness but hey, there's a reason why the word was created (:

random cravings

How good does THAT look?

I'm seriously having a crave for Maccas Angus Burger now :( but sadly, and more importantly thankfully, there's no Maccas around here within walking distance, the nearest is like a bus ride away, i think? i s'pose it's both good and bad

For all of you who don't know what an angus burger is, it's a burger by Maccas (also known as McDonalds, McD, etc) using an angus patty ( a type of prime cow) together with cheese, bacon, onions, BBQ sauce all snuggled under 2 burger buns! yum! *inserts salivation*

Best burger ever, and a MUST try if you come to maccas in melbourne, seriously :D

Ancora Imparo

So, most of you (if not all) know that I'm studying over at Monash University, Caulfield Campus over at Melbourne, Australia. (for those of you who din know, well, now you do) What am i doing here? Studying of course (duh! or at least trying to :P) I'm doing my bachelor of business (psychology) and no, it's not a double degree, it's more of a double major type of thing (: and i'm now in my first year, first semester (going into second tho, if i pass!) I basicially study psychology and either management/marketing units (which i prob choose marketing) Overall, it's a pretty cool combo and degree to study coz i get to learn psych and part business together! my 2 fav subjects!

Ironically, I remember when I was much younger I'd always tell other people, and myself "I hate studying business and psychology, I don't even know why people do that" and NOW look what I am studying! haha! irony, you just have to love it!

So, wish me all the best and pray for me! it's not easy living on your own, cooking on your own, doing your own laundry, waking up on your on ON TIME for classes and disciplining yourself to study hard! But, that's all part of the learning experience (:

All the best to all you other Monash students as well, and well, any other university and college (:

so ccccooooollllllldddddddd

okay, so it's not ACTUALLY like that, but it might as well be!

So, everyone knows how crazy the weather in melbourne is, and I totally agree and was well aware, but never would I have thought that it could get THIS cold even when it's not winter yet! Just this week alone it's predicted to be all single digits with the lowest being 6 and like the highest being 16 i think? wait till winter comes! I'd prob be a frozen lolly walking to uni in the morning and coming back at night! haha! and the wind is one silent killer!

Now, living in Malaysia where we only had ONE type of season made the transition all the more harder! But, it's a good experience all in all (: nevertheless, I still prefer the hot, sunny weather coz you can cool yourself in many different ways! BUT, when your cold? how much can you do? esp when your in melb :P (nah, jokes)

But i have to say, all in all life in melbourne is pretty cool and quite nice once you get the hang of things (: but, i still miss malaysia! (haha, sorry, i'm super semangat Malaysia, i think?) lol

Thinking, or are you?

"when your thinking, your doing an incredible thing of taking a step back to watch yourself think" (Psych Lecturer, 2010)

Complicated huh? Well, that's what we've been taught to learn in psychology over at monash. We think philosophical and complicate things. All because, we have the ability to think cognitively (:

Don't worry if you didn't get that, coz neither did I

Sweat, Blood and Tears

So, this is the video I had to do for my marketing subject. It took me ages to decide whether or not to do a video or an essay (we had either options) and like essay was so much easier coz i'm a complete noob at video editing but video's less "hard" and more creative and you don't have to be so theory based or philosophical based. So hence, i choose the video

We were suppose to do an instructional video about "what is a brand, and why is a strong brand important"

So, leave your comments at the chat box, or just feel free to watch a complete noob attempt to create a video (:

have fun! and enjoy!

Assignment Overload!

OMG, heaps of assignments to be completed and datelines to be met! now THIS is how a university's student life feels like and not ANYTHING i've been feeling and experiencing for the past 10 weeks :/

wonder how all you post grad and PHD students manage! But, i suppose it's about determination, discipline and perserverance! and also God's help, wisdom, guidance and strength!

Oh well, at least in 2 month's time, there's semester break! for like 3 1/2 weeks (at least that's what I got) and i'll be enjoying myself! i think! nothing planned out in stone yet but i'll def "reward" myself with all my hardwork throughout the semester!

Things to do by the end of semester

Marketing Video: Which I have JUST finished :D await it and comment!

Psych Interlearn 7.1: This Friday, 14 May

Management Case Study: Due week 11

Bus. Stats Assignment 2 : Due week 12

Literature Review: 26 May

Brain Test/Interlearn 9.1: 28 May

June: FINAL EXAMS!

oh boy...gonna be a nerd now :/

you don't need to know chords to make good music

So, hear this out and it's prob one of the coolest video's and song i've ever heard..din know you could do this (:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpB_40hYjXU

sorry, i could't post the video video coz i was having problems with downloading the video from youtube. But, i promise it's worth watching and downloading

so, either these guys are super creative, or our common pop songs really have a few chords in them. So, for those who feel like taking up music but worried you can't play a lot of chords, this video just prove that you don't need to know lots of chords to make good music (:

btw, all you musically inclined people, help those who want to learn music figure out what chords is used to play all the songs (:

Credits to youtube and axis of awesome (if that's what their band name is)

Advance Learning?

Sitting in a second year second semester lecture which doesn't make sense at all to me (I'm first year first semester btw) just caused I got dragged along by my friend and I didn't want to go back all the way home and come back for another lecture in an hour's time..

looking forward to second year subjects *inserts sacarsm*

sigh.......the things and sacrifices I do and make for my education

survival essentials

If you could only survive on ONE meal for the rest of your lives, what would it be?

My answer?

As of RIGHT now, chicken rice and kangkung (water spinach) belacan (prawny, chilly paste)

how good does THAT look!

you just have to love chicken rice, at least after this picture

so, what would your FINAL and ONLY meal be?

fattish babies

Babies are such curious and greedy people. They always putting something and everything in their mouths because they think everything has tastes and they can figure out what it is by tasting it. And, they always have some "stuff" all over their mouths. Just like in the pictures

strawberries..? such sour things...ugh

and this is a spoon, i think?

hm, so this is how chocolate cake taste like

seee...i told you babies are always eating/tasting things...haha

I wanted to find pictures with babies eating other things like (plastic toys, or whatever that you give them) but sadly google had none (or maybe it was my googling skills) lol

bottom line, babies are fattish people and they think tasting something will help identify what the thing is (interesting way of learning tho)

photo credits: google

I've Conform...

hello readers and potential readers!

welcome to MY blog! (this is lydia kee's blog btw, incase you got the wrong person :P)

thanks for reading/joining my blog! you can be sure to find random things posted up on my blog. But, first up, my blog isn't like those "NORMAL" blogs (no offence) where you post up stuff bout what you did throughout the day (not that anything is wrong with that) but more of like random thoughts and stories that I have. Also, the only reason why I got a blog is that I've got so much random crap to fill/write down, and i can't be updating my facebook page all the time, and twitter is just, erm..not good enough? so hence the blog!

so yes! now that i've mention my REAL purpose for my blogs I shall proceed to blogging as much as I can, whenever I can

p/s: I'm a complete noob at this, so you can get your daily dose of laughter just by reading my blog (that was sacarsm btw) haha..