Tuesday, November 15, 2011

It's the thought that counts

Monday, a long day. I've been up since 9am. That's not early I know, but that's only 4 hours of sleep as I went to bed at 5am. Why? I have been working on my research proposal. I have been trying hard to stay focused but my brain efficiency is extremely low. I couldn't believe the fact that I had only written 4 paragraphs.

The three-hour lecture for waste water treatment engineering is what makes Mondays so unbearable. The lecturer is alright, it's the content that makes it so awful and miserable for me.

Busy busy busy. I have been really sleep-deprived recently. Three more weeks of this kind of life. Anyway, my dear got me a big box of Ferrero Rocher to cheer me up. Something small, but it's the thought that counts!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Birthday . 爱一直存在

Yes, it's my birthday today.

No big celebration as everyone is really busy rushing for deadlines. I didn't even have the time to think about my birthday, not to mention to plan for a celebration. But definitely, we are going for PARTAYYY after all the submissions! Just wait for us, 3rd December!

It's a very special birthday to me. The birthday wishes on facebook really made my day and reminded me of how loved I am. Thank God for the family and my loved ones and the lovely friends in my life. I feel really blessed. Thanks to facebook for making me feel so loved at least once a year!

Despite all the stress and work on my birthday, this is the most special birthday I've ever had in my whole life, emotionally, and I know why. The reason is simple. Love, it is, from someone, the only one, the really special one to me.

This post is to remind myself how loved I am.

Friday, November 04, 2011

Reading week... not

For the first time in my uni life, I went to the uni to get some work done during reading week.

For the first time in my uni life, I didn't step foot into the city even once during reading week. Not for food, no shopping.

For the first time in my uni life, I went to the library during reading week.

For the first time in my uni life, I stayed to work at the computer cluster until 5.30pm.

In short, fourth year sucks.




Yeah, it's shit.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Insomnia

I went to bed at about 2am last night after getting the materials ready for EBL, but I couldn't fall asleep. I know that I was still wide awake at about 3am, and I woke up a few times during the night. When I woke up, I felt like I hadn't slept at all.

Life has been haywire. So much to do, so little time. 5 deadlines, so much to read, so many tutorial problems to do, and there is this programming thing that I have to learn before I can write programs to solve Mathematical problems. Fourth year --> tough.

I know I had been complaining about the weather in Manchester lately. It's now abnormal. Abnormal to Manchester means sunny or no rain. It feels a bit weird to be back in Manchester this year. Some of my closest friends have already graduated and left Manchester. It's such a shame that we can't graduate together.

I don't think I am ready to start working yet.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Surprise?

Well, no big surprise, nothing extraordinary.

Just that I slept really late last night, thanks to the stupid coursework, at about 2am. But I managed to wake up at 8am, and attended an one-hour lecture at 9am, and I didn't yawn even once!



Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Rain!!!!

It's still raining! When is it going to stop raining? Go away!

The rain in Manchester is getting so IRRITATING now that even wearing a hoodie or using an umbrella will not help in preventing you from getting wet. The rain hasn't been heavy actually, but the water droplets are so small and light that they literally fly around in no specific direction. LIKE CRAZY! Just imagine someone keeps spraying water onto your face!!!  So, good luck if your makeup isn't waterproof, unless you have THIS umbrella -


Helmet umbrella

You might look ridiculous but at least your head and shoulders will stay dry! Not bad huh?

For body, you can always wear a raincoat. It will protect you from the heaviest rain ever. For your shoes, maybe you can consider this -

I don't think these will really work tbh



God, can you please let it rain in places like the desert instead?

Monday, October 10, 2011

8.02pm



8.02pm. I am already feeling very exhausted. But there's so much to do... Courseworks, reports, proposal, reading, meeting, tutorials............. and the weather is making me even more tired. I wonder when I will see the sun again, really...

Rain, rain, go away!

Rainy day in Manchester

It's been raining continuously in Manchester for three days, and it is getting more and more annoying. I love it when it rains, but only when I'm indoor or when I am having something hot to drink. Imagine slowly sipping your coffee and savouring your favourite cheesecake, sitting by the window in a warm coffee shop watching people passing by, some with umbrellas and some without, or maybe... drinking the steaming hot soup whilst sitting by the slightly open window.....


Oh well.. forget it! It's been raining non-stop, and to make it worse, the wind has been strong too. Went for movie last night and came back with the lower halves of my jeans all wet, even though I had an umbrella. It's because I have to walk so much here that makes me dislike the rain sometimes. Nothing is worse than having to carry bags of groceries with one hand as the other hand has hold the umbrella and walk for 20 minutes.


According to the weather forecast, it will rain until Wednesday.....

Monday, October 03, 2011

RRMS/RRSS

Went back to Riam with another two ex-classmates on a Saturday to reminisce . 

But, where is the pond ?!!!! Heard from some people that the school intended to build a new block here.... that explains why.


The pond 怀恩湖 is gone but little hut 校友亭 is still there


 And we found this --> a frog on a mushroom.. Don't ask me what it represents.

The frog and the mushrooms


And apart from the large large trophy in front of the college which I forgot to take a picture of, we also found this --> a DIAMOND!!!


The diamond surrounded by pots of flowers near the fountain in front of the newER block.......

Signs of DEVELOPMENT. It's for the betterment of the school, of course, but I really miss RRMS.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

I love London

View of London from plane, taken in June 2011

Going to London in 3 hours time for a day trip. Will be meeting up with my sister and cousin there. I love London, as a TOURIST. I don't know what I love so much about it, honestly. Food? Shopping? Galleries? Museums? Well, I think I just enjoy the feeling of being in London, walking around and exploring new places. Something I really love doing is to walk along the South Bank.

I'm so glad that it's only a two-hour train ride from Manchester to London, and train tickets aren't THAT expensive. 

Mind you, I still love Manchester, as a student. Life is so convenient here, and it has almost EVERYTHING. But if I get to choose between London and Manchester to work in the future, I think I will choose London any time. If... I wish... not so possible...

The 'I love MCR' campaign currently going on in Manchester

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Packing

Something I'm not good at


In the midst of packing. I hate packing, not only because I am not good at it, but it involves too much decision making - what to bring and what not to bring. How I wish I can send EVERYTHING over, or more ideally, have a Dokodemo Doa -


Mum, I'm going to uni now! I'll be back for dinner!

Tomorrow

My loyal travel mate, wherever I go

Tomorrow I will be travelling up north, then west and up north again, back to the place where I call my 'current second home'. My feeling isn't as heavy as it used to be the past 2 years, as I know very clearly in my mind that after this year, I will be coming back home with pride, and I shall treasure my very last year of being a student in my life (unless I decide to get a Permanent Head Damage).

Sunday, April 24, 2011

OMG

Oh my God!!

What happened??!!

I didn't know what made me click on the app on facebook 'Messages from God'. I had never really bothered about it. I was just feeling really down and depressed over some thoughts.. unnecessary thoughts.

So... I got this:
You've been worrying too much about the future lately. So tonight, go ahead, put your faith in God, and just have a peaceful evening and a restful sleep.

I was so shocked!! How could this happen? That's exactly what has been thinking about! The FUTURE!! And God is speaking to me! This.. is... amazing... even though I have always known that God is amazing, but I was still very shocked!

Anyway, it's Easter today! Rejoice! And thank you Jesus!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Phew....

I think I have insomnia. After days of sleeping for only 4 hours or even less a day, I think I now have insomnia. It's 5 am, and I'm not even tired. Now I'm no longer stressed about my design project, and I have nothing much to worry about, but why can't I fall asleep?

Oh well. Like I said, design project is seriously a health hazard. Ironically, I did the health and safety hazards part for my part 3 report. For one whole week, I had been sleeping for at most 4 hours a day, and they weren't good quality sleeps. Sometimes I dreamt about having to hand in my report literally in the next hour and I'd only done 50% of it, and I would wake up immediately and start working. And of course, there were all-nighters as well. I had been sleeping in the morning at 11, and waking up in the afternoon.

So, that's part of it. Secondly, everyday I sat in front of my laptop for at least 10 hours. That's nearly half a day! My back hurt so much, and there was once when I couldn't even bend my fingers after having been typing for so long. Yes, literally couldn't bend my fingers. Of course, I believe my eye sight has deteriorated for having been looking at the screen for so long for so many days.

Thirdly, I had lost my appetite. I had at most 2 meals a day. That's partly because I went to sleep in the morning, and missed my breakfast. I was too knackered every time, and so I decided to sleep right away, and I would rather have more rest than to spend time to have my breakfast. Every second I had was so precious. On the day of submission, I literally didn't eat anything. All I had was 1 bottle of red bull energy shot which kept me awake and alert for the entire day. I still don't have the appetite till now.

Oh Red Bull, my lifesaver. It really helps!





Anyway, I'm not going to continue writing about it anymore. It's just going to be a post about my complaints anyway. The conclusion is, I was very stressed!


What's more important now is that IT IS EASTER BREAK!!!!!!!! So be happy!

Thursday, April 07, 2011

怎么可以这样?

最近的生活,就是睡醒后就坐在电脑前。不是在浪费时间,而是拼命在赶 report 。从早上坐到晚上,一坐就坐上好几个小时,昨天发现背后疼痛不已,现在贴了好几片日本膏药布。这么惨啊!


现在压力非常大,大到我想哭了。脑汁已经绞尽了,可是还得继续做。唉。。。。。 怎么可以这样啊? 救命!!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Go-Karting

Went go-karting at Atherton last Monday. A friend studying Economics invited us and I only realised that I was the only girl at the train station. Much to my relief, some of the guys there had never played go-karting before too, and some didn't know how to drive. According to the address, Atherton is in Manchester, probably Bolton, but we had to go by train, changing at Salford. Some guys in our group missed the first train to Salford by merely 5 seconds!! At the station at Salford, there were only two platforms, but many different trains. There was no sign or whatsoever that showed which train we should take to Atherton, which is kind of stupid...

So, we kept pestering a girl nearby asking her 'is this the one?' everytime a train arrived. We must have looked pretty dumb to her, as though we had never taken the train before. The guys who missed us came to Salford by cab and arrived just before we left.

It was an awesome experience. We had 8 people and they had to divide us into 2 groups. Of course, the guys raced against each other, and I tried my very best to drive as fast as I could, but I was still the slowest! Much slower than anyone else!!! I was just too cautious every time I drive, and I don't drive fast. I was shown the blue flag so many times, which meant I had to let the guys overtake me. Embarrassing huh? But after all, it was amazing!!! I'm seriously going to do go-karting again. The lady there told us the best and largest circuit in the UK was the one in Warrington, which is not far away from Manchester. Yes, another plan for the Easter break!! I can't wait!



The sky was beautiful that day












Tuesday, March 29, 2011

耐心等待要欢呼

有一首诗歌,歌词是这么写着:‘神的道路,高过人的路。神的意念,高过人的意念........ 耐心等待要欢呼。’

每次不开心时,我向上帝祷告,不知为什么,上帝总会以‘耐心等待要欢呼’这句话来告诉我应该怎么做。的确,我试过把事情交托给上帝,耐心等待,而上帝每一次都把最好的赐给我。




最近世界上发生了很多天灾人祸。有革命,有地震,有海啸等等。 每次看到这样的新闻时,我都会想起一节经文:马太福音24:7

民要攻打民,国要攻打国。多处必有饥荒,地震

是不是世界末日将近? 所发生的事是不是应验了圣经里记载的?若真的是末日将要到来, 我是否已经做好准备?我身边的人是否也是都已经都准备好了呢?我相信我已经准备好了。

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Daylight Saving

It's 7.40 pm and it's still bright outside. YES!!! Somehow I prefer it to be bright outside before 8 pm. When it's dark,  I just don't feel like going out anymore, not even for dinner sometimes. I now feel like I have more time to do my things. *shrug* At least that's how I feel.

I was working till quite late last night. I thought I went to bed at 2 am, but when I looked at the time on my laptop, it showed 3 am!!! Damn it. The first days of daylight saving have always been very interesting, and I love it.

 Time flies... like this

So, it's the ninth week of second semester. That means I have been doing the design project for 4 months, and doing it in detail for 2 whole months! It's indeed a very painstaking process of trying to get things done on time. Meeting deadlines, researching, calling for meeting, working from morning till midnight, and reading more than 200 journals (and still finding more) are seriously no fun at all. Two more weeks, and the report writing part will be done! If you can't imagine how exhausting the design project is, just have a look at my coursemates, and me too! You'll see a bunch of ZOMBIES!!!

Yes, third year students are all zombies now. I'm not sure about other courses, but it's pretty safe to say that this applies to all engineering courses. But we will revive very soon!!!!! Meet us... the zombies of engineering courses....

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

海阔天空?


有人说, “忍一时,风平浪静, 退一步,海阔天空”。  真的是这样吗? 风平浪静还比较可能,但, 真的会海阔天空吗? 希望是如此吧!

这个世界就是这么不完美。 有很多不明白的东西, 也有很多在自己角度看来很莫名其妙的事情。 不明白就要搞清楚, 但是, 很多事不是在自己的掌控之下, 能怎样呢? 

人,就是一种奇怪的动物。 每个人都想要别人了解自己,但同时也不想让别人了解自己,很矛盾。想要别人明白自己的想法,但又把事情都隐藏在心里,心想别人应该会明白的。 

一定会有人看你不顺眼,一定有人批评你,一定有人与你不和。 无论你用了无数的方法去改变,去讨好人,还是会有这样的人。 

你认为自己很正直,根本没做错什么,但是, 就是会有些莫名其妙的事情发生。 我说莫名其妙,就是你不知道自己做错了什么, 或者其实根本什么都没做, 就是有人排挤你,不喜欢你。

算了吧。 就算觉得自己没做错什么,可是如果退一步能海阔天空的话, 又有何妨呢?




Saturday, March 19, 2011

有时候


有时候,放弃,
不是因为不想尝试,
是因为,
厌倦了一再的尝试,
却没有结果。

有时候,宁愿放下,
不是因为不珍惜,
是因为,
一直都很在乎,
累了。

有时候,不期望什么,
不是因为一切都很好,
是因为,
太多次失望,
学会了。

Thursday, March 17, 2011

This is my plan for my Easter break

In the midst of rushing to finish my report by 11.59 pm tomorrow, I have come up with a few plans for my Easter break.

1. Bake cakes. I love love love love love blueberry cheesecakes, and I think I should make good use of the time when I'm still in UK where the blueberries are cheap!


2. Read at least two books. I'm so in love with Waterstones now. I never knew they provide sofas for their customers to read! But I will buy the books if I really love them, as I can never finish reading a book that quickly, and I don't want to go there everyday.

Even the little mouse is reading. How can I not read then??

3. Go to at least one new place in the UK. Most probably York! Or Edinburgh. Despite having been in the UK for more than 2 years now, I have only been to London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Peak District :(

York

4. Walk around Manchester. There are so many places in Manchester that I've not been to. Probably I'll go to Salford too. 

5. Eat! There are so many good restaurants in Manchester! First in the list, Chaophraya!


Alright. That's my plan. Back to work now.

Nocturnal

It's 2.13 am, and I am still awake. That's not surprising, as I've not been sleeping before 3 am for more than two months, and I've been waking up after 12 pm everyday apart from Tuesday as I have a morning lecture at 9 am. Life has turned haywire. I know I should adjust back my time, but it's not the right time to do so. I promised myself that I will sleep by 12 am everyday once the report is submitted, and wake up by 10 am.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Tada!!


Tada!! This is the present I got for my dearest boyfriend for his birthday yesterday! It's something he's been wanting for a long long time, and most of all, he was surprised!!!

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Back to Blogger

So, I'm back to Blogger after nearly a year! I thought I would prefer Tumblr as there's an App for my phone, and I thought it would be much easier. Yeah, it is easier definitely, and I hope there's an App for Blogger too, but the App doesn't make me blog more. I still prefer blogspot, for the better layout, and sometimes I would like to write more than just one or two sentences. And what's the use of App now? I spend literally all the time in front of my laptop when I'm not asleep or attending lectures. But who knows? I might still post something up to Tumblr every now and then.

So, how's my life been? I just want to say, I HAVE NO LIFE AT ALL! My mum was asking me to buy some stuff, and I told her I hadn't been shopping, even on weekends! YES, I haven't been shopping for nearly 2 months. So what's the big deal huh? (feeling disgustingly sour) And obviously she didn't believe me at first. Mum, I know you won't believe that your daughter is severely shopping deprived here in Manchester right? Me too. Sobs.



I'm currently doing my design project- designing a polylactic acid plant, and it's appallingly annoying! I know I know, I've been told many times that in order to be a chemical engineer, you have to learn to design processes and some equipments, and that's what you do as a chemical engineer. I seriously hate the life of being a chemical engineering STUDENT now. Yes, I said student, as I truly believe that being a chemical engineer is different from being a chemical engineering student. At least for the first few years after I've started working, I will not have to stay at home working on weekends, and have sleepless nights.

Actually, speaking of shopping, I don't know what I like about shopping nowadays. I believe I used to know, but after too much deprivation, I no longer like shopping. It's now just a way I complain about my boring life. 4 more weeks to Easter break! I can't wait, but prior to that, two more freaking report to submit.






Back to work. Ciao!