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Feeling: Pensive
Weather: Neutral
Listening To: Bruno Mars- Talking To The Moon

Disclaimer: This post is written in my knowledge, my thoughts and my experience, and if religion is something you feel very strongly about, I suggest you skip this post, though this is not a rant about religion.

It’s no secret that dearest Loius and me are born and raised with different religions (He is a Roman Catholic, I am a Buddhist/Taoist mix- the typical Malaysian Chinese religion I’d say), though many would think otherwise for some reason :P For those who do know, it’s always the inevitable questions:

“How do you/you guys handle it?”

“Are you going to convert?/Will you convert?”

“What will your/his parents say?”

And so on and so forth.

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Feeling: Worn Out, Anticipative
Weather: Cool
Listening To: AC/DC- Shoot To Thrill

As per title, to answer why I haven’t been updating much ._. The short semester that started on 17th May was so in-your-face, I almost died of suffocation from it. What’s worse, the 2 weeks break before it didn’t give me enough time to recuperate, so yeah @_@

Apart from starting on my thesis this semester (With a frustratingly blur and unhelpful supervisor, nonetheless) to be completed by December 2010, there’s also this huge painful group project for PSY302 Introduction To Industrial/Organisational Psychology. 12 random people in a group, and approximately about only 4 weeks to come up with a few hundred paged proposal assignment. Massive increase of blood pressure and stress levels, the former contributed also by certain group members. Thankfully I chose to stay out of leading this time, as managing 12 people would cause a coronary. Leading my own sub-group of 4 (Me included, though) was already giving me some popped veins here and there.

Let’s see… presentation tomorrow, thesis defence and PSY307 Substance Abuse assignment due on Monday. At least it has become more manageable *Sigh of relief* And I’m also learning to relax and manage my stress levels :\ One of my ways is by going for monthly facials :P Expensive, yes, sadly, but at least it keeps some semblance of balance in my life (And not to mention, skin)!

My last final paper will be on the 16th July, and after that I would be free until 31st August… not a very long holiday unfortunately, but I would be glad to have a break at least D:

And I want to attend Slash’s concert in Malaysia!

Oh, I almost forgot. It’s the Dumpling Festival today T_T Parents are in Labuan. Thank goodness dearest Louis bought dumplings… or I wouldn’t even have dumplings today!

Feeling: Contemplative
Weather: Cool
Listening To: The sound of the photocopy machine

I think I’ve pretty much decided that I do not want to go overseas to pursue my Master’s postgraduate degree.

1. It’s only a year- two at most, but even then, there are no long breaks unlike a Bachelor’s undergraduate degree. Part of the reason for going overseas is to explore and experience the place, but with the time constraints and the short period of time I would be there, it would be near impossible to do so and won’t be as enjoyable.
2. Stricter visa restrictions are imposed now. No thanks to the people who take advantage of visas for the wrong reasons- going overseas, especially for studies is not as easy as it used to be anymore. Even if you are guaranteed a place in the university and have made all the necessary preparations and have all the necessary paperwork, there is still no guarantee that your visa would be approved.
3. I would have to fly back and forth at least once (If I’m lucky), maybe twice, just for the application process, including interviews and all, which is time consuming. Instead of starting, say, next year after I graduate, I might start in another 2 years instead once everything is settled.
4. I would rather my parents save the money for me to go overseas to study and I use it for going for an overseas holiday instead, where I can really enjoy it. Or I could save up the money.

However, my dreams are not that all dashed :D I intend to apply to either a university in Singapore- maybe Nanyang Technological University, or to The University Of Nottingham- Malaysia Campus, where they’re nearer (Thus eliminating the problems I’ve listed), and have the courses I intend to pursue. A plus is that The University Of Nottingham- Malaysia Campus is a branch of The University Of Nottingham in the UK- not an affiliation but the actual university itself.

Possibly considering New Zealand, but definitely not Australia- it’s overrated and the standards are pretty horrible, at least for my course and from what I heard from those who have transferred over and/or are studying the course there.

I would also like to state, for once and for all, that my decision to pursue my Master’s postgraduate degree nearer to home and/or locally is not influenced by anyone. I don’t understand why everyone (Read: Family, mainly) seems to think I am so easily influenced =_= Plus, I am not easily swayed, and consider a lot of factors before I actually make a decision. Also, the reason why it seems like I’m so indecisive about my Master’s postgraduate degree course is because there are a variety of choices I can choose and actually want to study- but I need to factor in things such as job market availability and the like. I can’t just take a course that although I like, won’t be able to give me a job, right? :\ It’s just not feasible. So yeah.

My mid term results for this semester impresses even myself- 16.86/20 for PSY303 Counselling Theories And Techniques, 23/30 for PSY305 Ethics In Psychology (I even scored 14/15 for the subjective part… which I honestly don’t remember what I wrote XD Pure BS!) and 21/30 respectively for PSY310 Cross-Cultural Psychology and PSY315 Human Motivation :D