Thursday, March 03, 2005
darlings, i'm leaving blogger. lili's new home.
see you soon.
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
I don't know what's up with my blog. The enetation commenting isn't working... I will fiddle around with this and maybe get rid of the enetation and just use blogger's commenting system.
let me explore.
ooh yes.. you all should check out my bebo page . I have pictures from China. =) and more will be coming along. (I hope)
I love programs that help the computer illiterate person that I am. This is very painless photo-updating.
Monday, February 07, 2005
God, this is what hell must be like. The fruit at the tip of your fingers that's perpetually out of reach, the drop of water falling so close to your parched lips that never quenches your thirst, and worst of all, sleep that beckons so invitingly to your exhausted eyes but slams the door in your face just as you're about the cross the threshold to bliss.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is now 4 in the morn and I am STILL running off a caffeine high from 6:45PM. I have a chem lab tomorrow, a genetics midterm on wednesday and a chem midterm and paper on thursday, none of which I have adequately prepared for. This GODDAMN COFFEE JUST WON'T LET ME TAKE A BREAK!!!!
Please, sleep, come to me. *sobs*
I think someone at Second Cup put drugs in my coffee.
Monday, January 31, 2005
When I was in China, there was this store that I really wanted to shop at. It's called Sisley and is an Italian brand, now owed by the Bennetton Group. During the fall, when I was walking from school, there was this ad for Sisley, opening in Montreal! (yippee! I was super excited but unfortunately, still haven't been able to go check out the store)
Today, I was about to start listening to some lectures (at school) but decided to finally check out the site and see what other clothes they have. ... and i have to say, these italians are a wild bunch, it's kinda embarassing to be caught looking at pictures like these.
Thursday, January 27, 2005
It's three in the morning and I just can't fall asleep, thinking about all the stuff I have to do. I've spent the last 20 minutes making a schedule for the next four days. How did I suddenly get so far behind?! I have a 'to-do' list a mile long and it's not getting any shorter. *breathe out*
perhaps I'm taking on too many activities and should focus in on one thing instead of diversifying, probably spreading myself too thin and I'll end up stressed-out and strung-out. must sit down for a moment during the day, take some deep breaths and allow myself to focus.
dilys, I must have sounded awfully insensitive commenting on your LJ. I'm sorry! I totally brushed aside your missing the mock interview and the stressful day that you must have had, and missing pizza to boot. (damn those people who don't inform you when events have been cancelled!)
Below are some major points that I remember the counsellor telling me. They all sound so cliche, but I've been trying some of them.
- Study in the same place and same time each day. Wear whatever you usually study in. kinda like clothes with which you associate with studying.
- have all your supplies there so that you don't have to interrupt your studying to get a pencil or something
- Study at whatever time works best for you, if that's 1am, then you should study at 1am
- before you start studying, in your mind list out specifically what it is that you'll be doing so that you'll be in the frame of mind. e.g. When I get to my desk, I will open my math book to page 173 and do problems 1 - 5. (She gave me a math example...)
- Don't study for more than 30 minutes at a time, your attentions span is only about that long
- work on a reward system. e.g. when i finish doing problems 1-5, i will treat myself to a DIY project.
- Drink juice while you study, the sugar keeps you energized. (I never fail to keep to this rule)
- People who procrastinate tend to be perfectionists. Procrastination is the excuse for when you don't perform as well. 'I know I could have gotten an A if I'd started earlier, but since I only spent last night on it, a B+ is fine'
- Don't do all the readings. Spend about 5 minutes before class skimming key words, vocabulary and headings. Attend lecture to find out what the professor is focussing on. Activel listen.
- Review your notes within 24 hours, otherwise you'll have to learn it again the next time you see the material. Doing this means that you've been exposed to the material 3 times in 24 hours, so that when you go back to study, it's reviewing, not learning.
- Find something to do outside of school work, and be really excited to take part in it. Don't do stuff because you feel that you should. (When she brought this up, I actually told her that I was participating in some activities because i felt that I ought to. Which upon my own reflection, is the wrong attitude for this type of thing)
- Don't be too hung up on grades. Learn to let go, accept that a 3.2 is okay and you don't have to have a 3.8 GPA.
- You're in university to learn about life and not to memorize everything that's in the textbook, so take some time and live a little, perhaps spend time developing your friendships and devoting time to a relationship if you aren't in one already.
A lot of the stuff she said, I kinda knew already in the back of my mind but had never formulated it into a thought form. When she told me this stuff, it was almost a revelation to me in some ways, because everything seemed to make so much sense. It's been about 3 months now and I often find myself thinking about a point that she made. For example, when I found out that I was going to be one of the coordinators for McGill's Red & White Graduation Ball, I was super excited. I realized that I hadn't been this pumped about any of the other activities that I had done. The counsellor had told me to find something that energized me to be taking part, and something that I looked forward to doing. I feel really jumpy whenever I think about going to or planning the Red and White. and I feel that i'm improving myself by somehow finding application for her advice. go me....
I hope you all find some aspects of this helpful. =)
Good night.
Monday, January 24, 2005
I've just done a quiz and I am a sock.
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Saturday, January 22, 2005
I was at an asian event tonight (as these are pretty much the only ones that i attend) and I met this dude. now, i've seen him before, and he's quite cute but I've never had the chance to talk to him. He has dimples (I just can't resist dimples!) and has this fantabulous sophisticated look about him, the black jackets and such... so cool.
He'd put in some music that i'm rather fond of. (it's ST. Germain if anyone's interested. it's rather unique French lounge musique, has some jazzy tones to it and really, just very chill) So i went up to him and asked him if it was his and ended up borrowing the CD. now ladies, I feel that I could have made more headway if i had any techniques of 'macking it', but I only got as far as introducing myself and after that was at a loss of what to say.... so, any tips?
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I was reading a magazine in the dentist's office a couple of days ago and came upon this ad by De Beers for right hand rings.
Your left hand lives for love.
Your right hand lives for the moment
Your left hand wants to be held
Your right hand wants to hold the torch.
WOMEN OF THE WORLD, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I googled De Beers and they have some other variations, such as the one below (which I personally like better)
Your left hand says 'we,'
Your right hand says 'me.'
Your left hand rocks the cradle,
Your right hand rules the world.
WOMEN OF THE WORLD, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I don't know if anyone else feels that there's something very powerful about the way these ads are worded, especially the last two lines. They resonate with my feelings of desire for independence and female empowerment. I don't know if it's Sex & the City getting to my head but recently, I've been trying to get out of my passive attitudes and wanting to take charge of my life more. If it doesn't come to me, then I'll go to it. Or maybe I'm just having a hard time finding a guy so have no choice to console myself with words like female empowerment. Nah, I really do feel that I don't need to depend on a man financially and hopefully not too much emotionally.
So this ad got me hooked and has made me want a diamond ring even more, especially after seeing one over the holidays that was just gorgeous. I am baffled at how it's even possible to imitate the lusture and infinite depth of light that a diamond has. I used to think my cubic zirconia was pretty dazzling in the light, but sitting next to the diamond, it looked so dull and sad. I've checked out the website, and any one of these would make me happy. (you have to click on one of the gallery buttons)
but... I also came upon some other sites in my googling adventures about the political controversy that surrounds the diamond business and my resolve to buy myself a diamond one day wavered. It's sad that something so beautiful and perfect has such a depressing background.
well despite the negativities, it's difficult to erase what a diamond signifies. To me, it still represents love, beauty and power. All of which I want. Underneath the symbolism, the stone itself is absolutely gorgeous and I would get it even if only for the asthetic value.
