tulan beyond words

Why is it that every time I call for a group meeting, everyone agrees and then at the last minute that guy will either be late or not turn up at all? It's bloody frustrating! It's like we're not a proper group. We're not a group at all full stop.

Today he called in sick. I duno how sick he is but I doubt he'll be able to get us an extension for the assignment. So I'll pretty much be doing the assignment by myself.

I am so tulan.

Tulan beyond words.

(sorry kennysia. I know I'm using your word but I have no other words to describe how I feel atm)


*dIScONNECTED is going back to work on assignment*

random-ness

Today's mood: Not as stressed as yesterday

It all began when I saw him eating really small biscuits with a chocolate dip. It looked so interesting that I was tempted to ask him what it was. He was sitting pretty close, like 1 metre from our table but then it'd seem a bit weird to ask him just like that. So I went on chatting with this other gal from my tute. Just to wind down really. It's been a tiring day. (I had classes from 9-3; not much of a break in between and had a group meeting from 3-4. Oh and we had our presentation today. That went pretty well according to the tutor...which is why im pretty pleased).

So...where was I...yeah...I was having a conversation with the other girl abt "getting-to-know-each-other-better" stuff. Actually...it was more like a get-to-know-her-better conversation. I noticed that that guy (his name's Darcy btw. as in Pride and Prejudice Mr. Darcy) kept glancing at us from time to time. Maybe our conversation was really interesting.

Anyway...I was about to leave when I decided to ask him abt the biscuits. He must've thought it was pretty random. But at least us two gals had a nice conversation with some totally random stranger that happened to sit near us. He's first yr arts/eng btw. We were actually distracting him from his studying. Not that he minded too much.

I'd recommend talking to random people. It's a great stress reliever. Coz it takes your mind off things and you basically talk about nothing in particular. Just don't go and chat with people who look like they'll bite your head off.



I like this quote by Carlos A Urbizo
"Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at"

how tight is too tight?

I received one of those mass mailed uni e-mails which I usually get just about every week. They mostly get deleted but today's e-mail got my attention.

"Australia has tightened security arrangements for
international air passengers with effect from 31 March 2007...result of the threat posed by liquid explosives following incidents in London."

"...liquids will only be allowed in carry-on baggage if they are in containers up to100ml in capacity and these containers are put in a one-litre, resealable transparent plastic bag."

First we can't bring in certain types of food. Now...no more carrying drinking water when I travel. So macam.

Dissatisfied group member

Group presentations suck. Actually...all group work suck. This only applies when you have lousy group members. Of course...I can't really tell them that to their face coz then...it'd be really hard to do the other two assignments with them. Yup. I'm stuck with them for the rest of the semester. That means I'll have to see them in class for the next two and a half months. Therefore, it wouldn't be wise to give them the shits about group work. The only thing I can do is to blog here...hence confining my rants to myself...and to the very few ppl who stumble upon my blog.

So...I had a group meeting today for next week's presentation. If you can call that a group meeting. It was more like a half-group meeting. Somehow I had the feeling that it would happen.

Gut-feeling

Women's intuition

Call it what you like. I just knew.

Anyway, I met up with the girl in my group at around 11.30 (she apparently was waiting in the library but her phone was busy) and we sort of got a little bit done but she was slightly unenthusiastic about working on the presentation. She left early...half an hour after the other guy arrived.

He's a different story. He had this assignment due today and he said he'd probably finish the night before. He was supposed to meet us at 12pm but what a surprise...he came late. I'm sure you're all getting the picture now. A whopping 1hr and 15 mins late, no less. I mean, come on. I know your assignment is important but we've got a presentation due in less than a week and it's the first meeting!! We need to get going!

Somebody help me.

I still have 2 assignments to work on with them. At the rate we're going, I think I might have to do most of the work myself.

Re: 6 weird things about me

I forgot to mention...you know how some people are folders and some are scrunchers? Well...I'm a folder and a scruncher. It all depends on the situation.

I know I'm being a bit vague here and if you don't know what I'm talking about, then...don't bother asking me coz I'm not elaborating further.

Btw...did you know it's Saint Patrick's Day? I didn't. Not until a few hours ago.

I reckon it'd be cool to dress up as a leprechaun and walk down the streets, showering people with fake gold. Preferably part of a St. Patrick's Day parade.

So...people...wear something green today, eat some Irish food or maybe tap dance to Irish music. If you do try to tap dance, make sure you send me a video of it, yea?


Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!!

busy-ness + lazy-ness = no blogs

I was meant to post up six weird things about myself b'coz I was tagged but I got busy *coughs* so I've sort of left my blog hanging. This post is so long overdue that if it were a block of cheese, it'd be so mouldy, it'd look like something out of a year 9 science experiment that went wrong.

Okay...that was a bit too much of an exaggeration. And don't ask me how blogs relate to cheese.


6 weird things about myself (something like that)

1. I talk to myself half the time. And to things that aren't alive and imaginary things. I don't know why; I just do. It's a weird habit and I don't know how it started.
2. I love walking around and exploring new places even when I'm alone. I'd sit on some random tram and see where it takes me or I'd walk down a different street from the one I'd normally take. That's how I get lost sometimes. But no biggie. I always find my way back.
3. I have twitchy feet. They sort of tap when I'm listening to music. And they twitch when I'm in bed sometimes. Just before I fall asleep.
4. I hate it when people tell me that I look like someone else coz I like being my own person (flaws and all). Therefore, please don't tell me that my sister looks like me. I've had my share of that.
5. I like sleeping with background noise like soft music or cars on the freeway. I find it soothing although most (old) people complain that the noise affects their sleep.
6. I'm a what if person. I have a tendency to imagine myself falling into the river if i happen to be walking by a river. Or getting hit by a car if I'm crossing the road. It's a bit scary to have an imagination like that but I can assure you that I don't wish to die yet. I'm too young to die.Phew...I've finally reached six. Never thought I'd make it. Well that's out of the way...let's move on to other things. Oh and I'm not going to tag 6 people coz they've all probably been tagged anyway so there really isn't any point.

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You know how you get frustrated sometimes and you just want space? When you're really pissed, tired, crabby, etc etc. Well...sometimes I feel like that. Leave me alone by the Veronicas sums it up pretty well.

Here's a snippet of their song:

Chorus

Leave me alone
Get out of my face
I'm tired and low, and
Feelin' so misplaced
Time for you to go
Coz I know I'm better off on my own

Leave me alone
This isn't gonna work
Don't call me on the phone
I'm all out of words
I'll face the unknown
Thinkin' about all the ways that I've grown


I bought their cd btw. Just recently. It's cool.

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Guess what? I went to the casino last night. Nothing really special about it except that it's pretty big with lots of lights and lots of slot machines, roulette tables, blackjack table and all that. Not to mention heaps of smokers near the club. Surprisingly, the security people didn't ask to see my ID. I actually wanted them to stop me so I can whip out my ID with a smirk that says 'Hah, I'm legally allowed in the casino so you can't kick me out'.

At least now I can say that I've been to a casino. After all, I am 18.

Dear readers,

Just a quick note to explain my lack of progress on the '6 weird things about myself'. As I'm not currently feeling bloggish (if there is such a word) I will be postponing the blog until I feel like blogging. Besides, sam said it's not compulsory. I'm assuming there's also a hidden rule that also says you can procrastinate.

So until further notice...or until you see my blog abt 6 weird things which I hope I'll eventually get round to doing, I won't be tagging ppl.

Cheers,
dIScONNECTED

Lecture etiquette for dummies

Some people are just so inconsiderate that all they think about is themselves. Young adults mostly. Hence the reason for my lesson on lecture etiquette.

Now you'd probably be thinking who am I to be giving people lessons on socially acceptable behaviour in lectures. All I can say is that I don't claim to be an expert in social behaviour but it's just plain common sense what to do and what not to do in these situations.

So if you have no clue as to what I'm getting at, then you've come to the right blog.


What not to do in a lecture hall

1. Firstly, come on time. If you can't, at least use the back door and sit down the back coz it's really distracting when the door slams.
2. If you plan to talk when the lecturer is speaking, then at least have the courtesy of sitting at the back and whisper, not down the front where some people are actually trying to listen. No, I've got a better idea. Just don't come to the lecture at all.
3. Keep your phone off or on silent. And if it rings, don't answer it and start with the 'how're you going, mate. you want to meet up later....' yada yada yada. It's annoying, not to mention terribly rude.
4. If you come in early, sit in the middle not towards the aisles so those who come in later don't have to climb over bags and legs just to get a seat.
5. Don't leave halfway just coz you feel like it. If you don't really want to sit in on the lecture, then don't come at all. Then you can go off and do sth else that you think is worth doing and everyone else can listen without any interruption.

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I got The Fray and Nickelback cd's today. =) It's great when you don't have to pay for stuff that you buy. And I watched music and lyrics. Compared to most of the other movies that Hugh Grant's starred in, this one was pretty good. His voice isn't great but some of the songs are alright and at least it's not so demeaning. Hugh Grant singing is sort of a first for me.

Maybe I'll get the Veronicas next time. =D

better customer service, please

I went out shopping at Priceline today b/c I din't have any classes (tutes don't run during week one) and I know I'll be getting a heavy workload very soon so why not make use of my relatively free first week. Anyway I bought this buy-one-get-one-free product at a really good price b/c they were on sale. When I got to the checkout line, there was another lady in front of me who was a bit slow. The guy serving seemed a bit agitated. Bad day maybe. He grabbed my shopping basket (yea, grabbed), then scanned all my stuff and charged me for everything. No way was I going to pay all that when I didn't have to. So I questioned him about the special they had for the product and he said that the product with the lesser value is for free.

But the ad in the brochure and on the shelf said otherwise and I told him so. Had to tell him twice, no less, b/c he argued with me but in the end he gave in. He still gave me a bitchy comment saying something along the lines of "...because you think you're right...". What-ever. I dont think I was right, I know I was right. Such crappy customer service. If he doesn't know that the store products are on sale then he shouldn't be arguing with a customer.

Of course I didn't make a big deal out of it. I got charged the right amount in the end anyway.

I'd like to be able to say that I won't ever go back to that store again but unfortunately, it's the biggest store that's closest to me. More than likely, I'll be returning. Hopefully I won't get served by him again. Now I know why they usually have girls at the checkout and not guys.

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I've learnt quite a few things today:-

1) Customers are not always right, contrary to the saying
2) Guys normally suck at serving customers
3) If you want to die young, hang around in the city for as long as possible between 7am and 9pm

I had to meet the book seller in the city this evening b/c I wanted a book he had but he's at a different campus. So i walked around in the city for about 15 minutes to get to our meeting place and I think I must have breathed in the equivalent of the smoke from one cigarette (or close to it anyway). Which is why i'm convinced that the fastest way to die is to hang around in the city. If the smoke doesn't kill you then the carbon monoxide will. Even people who don't look like the type smoke. If just goes to show that you can't tell a smoker from a non-smoker by their appearance.

such profanity!

The only thing I'd usually be obsessing on as soon as I walk out the door on weekdays is whether I'd make it to class on time. Public transport punctuality is a bit dodgy sometimes (I know, I know, a few minutes less sleep won't hurt).

So I got to Flinders St Station yesterday and pretty much ran through the ticket barriers, across the foyer and down the escalators. Fortunately I made it onto the 8.08am train which was delayed. So i got into one of the carriages, planning what I was going to do during my 4-hour break when I realized that something was not quite right. (No..I didn't catch the wrong train though I did that once - din't pay enough attention to the display screen).

Right behind me was a woman and across the aisle were a few men. I can't say they were talking coz it was more like a swearing conversation. Almost every single one of their sentences consisted of the f-word. I can defintely say that they have a severely restrictive vocabulary. 0.0 It was so vulgar that I was hoping they'd get off long before I did. Didn't happen, unfortunately.

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Panic at the disco actually has unique music videos from other bands. But most of their songs are kind of similar.


Panic at the disco - I write sins not tragedies

Did you know Keith Urban's got great songs? I just discovered that recently.


Keith Urban - Tonight I wanna cry