Day 2

Even more disastrous than day one.
And yes I'm posting late AGAIN.
So yesterday I only managed one and a half modules of upskill all day because it took me 4 hours to do
And making lunch and dinner took up a lot of time
And the unplanned 2 hour trip up to the shops.

Productivity: 20%

Today I plan on doing one module of Upskill, 2 if I can find the time from some where.
One physics exam + revision.
Going to family friends for dinner.
Exam is in 3.5 days EEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPP

My brother got these Ray Ban's online for free except he screwed up the lenses and got long sighted lens instead of short sighted ones. We were mucking around with them because they made our eyes look really big. I have tiny eyes in real life. The glasses look like safety glasses you use in lab classes but cooler.

I need to think of a format in which to write these posts, it's all over the place atm because I'm just writing whatever comes to mind. Any suggestions?

Are you a last minute person?

Day 1

Forgot to post yesterday
Lets say the plan didn't work out too well.
Upskill took a lot longer than I imagined so I only managed to do one module.
I did manage to do one practice exam but didn't get time to mark it
I cleaned up my clothes this morning.
And didn't read over any lecture notes

I did waste quite a bit of time on youtube again and then online shopping, raging at the website for crashing when I tried to press pay now.
I guess I need to alter my plan because it may be a little unrealistic.

Today's plan:
Do another upskill module, the one I was supposed to do yesterday.
Make some quick lunch.
Mark physics exam.
Turn off comp and do another physics exam.
Do another upskill module.
Correct exam.
If there is still time (ie it is before 12am) either upskill or read through lecture notes.
Probably should pay my phone bill too.

Sorry no photo yet, maybe if I take one later in the day.

Do you believe in multitasking?

I do

A new direction to productivity

I'm not afraid to admit, I am bloody lazy.
If you're lazy you just keep going through the cycle of laziness.
And since this blog hasn't really had much of a direction.
I think it's time I started to be more productive.

So pretty much I'm going to try and blog everyday (even during holidays) and evaluate my productiveness.
Hopefully sites like lifehacker will help me along the way.
And apps on my android phone can help too.
If you have any app suggestions that help productivity please just leave a comment below

According to a management theorist which I have forgotten the name of because I paid 100% attention in Management classes this semester =P , there are 4 steps to achieving goals. First it to make the plan, then to take action, then to evaluate and adjust the plan and lastly was to reward. I'm gonna test this theory out.

I have my final exam for the semester in a week. It's been a week since my previous exam and I've done jackall. I also have this online course called upskill to do which is due in a few weeks and I just started.

By the end of the week I shall be at least 70% productive. Yes it's a little biased but based on whether I've achieved everything I planned to, how much time I wasted, how much multitasking I do etc.

Today so far
I've done pretty much nothing.
Except for a little bit of upskill
I spent an hour or two on youtube....
Went grocery shopping
Received my new hoodie in the mail


Today's productivity: 10%

Plan for tomorrow:
2 upskill modules
1 practice exam
Clean up the clothes in my room
Read through some lecture notes, 3 weeks worth?

Are you going to wake up super early to see the eclipse?

WISH ME LUCK!

Photodump of two photos?!?!

I was trying to capture the drizzle using a digital camera, IT DOESN"T WORK. But it was really really pretty

Some photo I took at least a month ago. It's a little blurry cos I was taking from inside the bus that moving.

Sorry for the lack of photos lately, I haven't been taking my camera with me.

Today I met up with my friends which I haven't seen in quite a while. Ate lunch, went camera shopping, had a great time getting drinks, window shopped (so many things I wanted to get but no money =[ ), came home, made dinner, watched Masterchef and then just been surfing the net.

Tomorrow I shall start studying for real. BUT IT'S A LONG WEEKEND!!!!

What are you doing this long weekend?

Nail Polish

Been a month since I blogged on this blog. Major whoops.  I shall try and blog more over the holidays.
Currently I'm in the middle of exam period, 3 days since the start of exam period and I've already had 3 exams which means I have one more to go =] Except it's in two weeks.

I've taken the night off and I haven't really done much except for catch up on youtube videos and Masterchef.
My favourite thing to do when I'm watching things?
Painting my nails =]
A little bit of background on my nail history.....
Been a nail biter for 16 years now. Yes I started when I was 2. And I was one crazy ass nail biter, to the point where I only have millimeters of nail left. 4.5 years ago I made the conscious effort to slowly start growing my nails out, trust me it was hard, 4.5 years later I have a full set of full length nails. Although I don't bite as much as I used to sometimes I still do it unconsciously so I've found nail polish as an effective way of preventing it.

Haven't applied top coat yet.
Dried it using the heat emitted from my oil fin heater.

I currently only own 3 nail polishes. Black, purple and a clear one. I've pretty much done every combination possible including french tipping using black and purple. I really need to get some new ones over the holidays.
Any colour suggestions? Also any tips for how to apply it nicely using your non preffered hand?

Photodump soon.

Do you hate exams too?

Phone photo dump

I really need to dl the blogger app for my phone. Anyways here are some photos taken on my phone over the past few weeks. I shall try to photo dump more regularly.

I was hardcoring my assignment on the bus as I'm so organised xD Hey, I'm using my time on the bus productively at least.

Freebies...yet to try it out. I will this week.

Study snack!!!

Bored waiting for the bus. Haha, the bf ain't much taller than me.

I have a weird fascination with tree with few leaves, especially during dusk.
I just think they're beautiful then.

Anyone else remember eating these when they were kids? And then that melanine discovery happened in China....I hope they're safe now cos I've been eating quite a few.

Went to a wedding.

Fail focus camera. It was a really pretty flower.

Somewhere in the Dandenong ranges.

Really pretty maple tree. I was mucking around with the saturation setting.

Autumn leaves :)

Remember this girl, she's gonna be a famous architect one day. Incredibly talented.

It's Nosewhistle

Went to the pond near my place with the bf to see the ducks.

And the water was surprisingly clear.

Digital zoom sucks. But the ducks were so far away.

Little light up chicken my Aunty got us.

Cos buses are ALWAYS LATE!!! Drives me insane.

Impulse buy. It was soooo cheap though!!!! And I needed a new straightener....and yes I do have permanently straightened hair...go figure.

Some lady was like shoving these at me at Melbourne Central on Saturday. Can't say no to freebies right? They work pretty well but smell horrible.

Sorry

Been beyond ages since I posted

But don't worry I'll do an intense photo dump soon

Poor Mr Fishy

Yesterday I was standing by a pond at uni with my cousin and there were lots of ripples at the surface of the water so we looked to see what was causing it, and it was lots of tadpole looking fish. Suddenly my cousin goes OMG look at that fish!!!

It was pretty gross. Just a fish lying there, obviously been dead for a while. But what is the first thing we do? Whip out our phones and take a picture of it.

And then on the way home there was the most amazing sunset. And guess what?! I decided not to bring my digital camera that day because I thought I wouldn't need it. I was sooo bummed so I had to take a pic using my phone, and obviously that didn't turn out great.

Just imagine the bright parts looking super deep orange. Yes I know the picture is slanted, I only had one shot  at it okay.

Came home today and found this waiting for me

Hehe FREEBIES. Still using my old lip balm atm but I hope this one is better. At least this has SPF. Unfortunately the offer is gone already, it lasted a few days due to it being on posted on ozbargain...those who visit the site will understand.

Something random: This guy got on the bus today, bought a ticket and then the bus driving said "I like your shirt" to him as he was walking away to find a seat. What was on his t-shirt? A greyscale picture of a posing female wearing a pink bikini. I wonder how his parents let him out of the house wearing that. I don't really have anything against shirts like that, just it is kinda inappropriate in some public places.

Are you a hater of anything?

New phone

Last week I bought a new phone.
I desperately needed to get off prepaid and go on a plan.
I got the HTC Legend which I've heard some mixed reviews about but it is the best phone on offer for my budget.
The phone has been alright so far except for it being a tad laggy, my android market not working and my the phone camera being not too great.
It's a 5mp camera but the main problem is that there isn't a external camera button which makes focusing harder.
I wish I could have the Nokia X6 camera on my phone, that camera is pretty good, Carl Zeiss lens as well...


Old Samsung on the left which lasted me about 2.5 years.
New HTC Legend on the right which has to last me at least 2 years.
My awesome orange camera in the reflection =]

Testing out my camera. Not too bad I guess

What do you do when you get bored of study? Macro shots aren't bad, held against table though

Sunsets don't really work

Bored lying on the Menzies lawn at uni

Look how dirty the bus window is!

Possibly ruining my camera....

Reflection on the car roof

And of course I need to know how well the camera takes photos of food
Not bad

Badminton racquet =[
Yes I'm that hardcore =P

Taken with digital camera. ISO 1600 The noise creates an interesting texture/effect.

Taken with digital camera on the way home on the bus. Burwood Hwy

That's all for now. I have an assignment due in 5 days, 2500 word essay in 10 days, online quiz due in 2 days and a mid sem test in 7 days. Don't think I'll be posting much unless I can get my android market to work and download the blogger app.

Do you use your phone camera much?

I didn't use to but now I probably will.

Photo dump

Been a while since I updated
Hopefully soon I can update daily using my new phone =)
For now, enjoy some photos I've taken over the past week or so
All taken with a point and shoot (cheapo digital camera, not top of the range)

Strawberry flower from the strawberry plant from IKEA

Taken on a rainy day inside the bus

Scary much? ISO 400/800

Not as scary. Box Hill Town Hall at night. ISO 100 see the difference?

Colourful lights. ISO 100, pointed at the traffic light and then quick jolt when taking photo.

45 mins late. JOY! The 11:14 bus actually came before the 10:28 in the end.

Really cool dress friends and I saw. The more I look at it the more I love it.

St Paul's Cathedral, day. Bored waiting for friends at Fed Square.

St Paul's Cathedral, night. Handheld, ISO 200 or was it 100? Damn sign in the way.

Fed Square. Reflecting lights with leaves.

Out of focus Flinders St

My desk during a last minute race to finish hw. Dora tissues!

I think I should continue with ending the post with a question.

What do you like to do to relax when life is super busy?

Hong Kong drama's for me =]