Easter Trip

Finally went to Gold Coast with few friends yesterday, and it was quite a fantastic trip for me during this Easter break...

The first stop we went to Harbour Town, where many shops and factory outlets like Nike and Levi's are located. I somehow felt like walking around Toa Payoh Central back in Singapore, except that majority of the shops are selling clothings and you won't be able to find any "Singapore Style" coffee shop there. Got for myself two Nike T-shirts that were made in Australia, which I don't think I can get the same design back in Singapore...

Next stop we went to the Surfers Paradise. Wow! The place was indeed quite happening as many people had said as there were so many shops and mini shopping malls around that will allow you to shop the whole day if you want. Too bad my friends weren't in the shopping mood and we didn't have much time, so we headed straight to the Surfers Paradise's beach. I have to say that the beach water is so much cleaner than the east coast beach in Singapore, and it really lives up the reputation for being the city of sun and beaches...

As we made our way out from the beach, we passed by the Hard Rock Cafe. Without a second thought, I "dashed" in to the Hard Rock Cafe boutique and grabbed for myself a Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt. This is my first ever Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt and it is really valued as a collection item...

What a great day for shopping... :)

Have A Break...

Just came back from lunch and groceries shopping at the supermarket...
Seems like I always have to spend lots of money everytime I go out...

These are what I had spent on today:

Small Filet-O-Fish meal at Macdonald - $5.25/-
Groceries at Woolies - $16.75/-
International Calling Card - $9/-

That makes a total of $31.00/-

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There are two weekly tutorial assignments and one text reference reading awaiting me to complete, but I really like to have a break today. So looks like my coming weekend is going to be burnt...

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The river view from my room is awesome... It's kind of like getting to enjoy the mother nature... I really feel blessed for being able to live in such a comfy environment.

Think it's about time for me to make a cup of coffee soon.

Better chance next time...

I finally got my exam results for the summer semester yesterday... Nothing was up to my expectation...

Here's the summary of my unit results:

Financial Accounting - High Pass
Government Business Society - High Credit

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Went to review my exam paper for Government Business Society this morning. I was just 0.25 marks short from being round off to get a distinction. The unit coordinator told me that she couldn't give the extra marks with the fact that all the exam papers had been marked 'very' generously and my result had just fallen below the (stupid) bell curve...
To make things worse, she even advised me not to appeal for a higher grade cos there's a chance that my exam paper will get mark down by the other lecturer who is known to be tough and nasty... 8oI

Well, maybe there's a better chance next time, but who knows?

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Don't know what to blog now. Will update the next time.

The journey continues (part 4)...

I started my classes again today for semester 1, 2005... My 1st lecture for the day was on company accounting. I arrived on time for the lecture but did not expect that I had to sit at the extreme back row, as the front rows were all occupied. Everything started well for the lecture until the "nutty" lecturer turns the light dim halfway through, saying it was better for lecture to be conducted in thay way. That was really a stupid idea as it didn't benefit those sitting at the back at all. I lost my mood to take further notes after that as I couldn't even read what was on my lecture notes!!!

I wanted to do some cleaning after classes but the vacuum cleaner was not available again... The vacuum cleaner in Unilodge seems like a "hot" equipment as everybody is borrowing it. No wonder the managment are offering the 1/2 hour cleaning services for $20 a month to those who want their room to be cleaned by others (what a way for them to earn money!!!). Luckily my room isn't that dirty and so the cleaning can be done later.

Hopefully my luck for the vacuum cleaner will be better tomorrow.