Thank you function for Peer Mentors sem 2

Tonight there was a thank you function for peer mentors! It was nice catching up with the rest of the mentors. Haven't seen some of them after the event. I think the peer mentor is a great program! A bit lazy to write... lol, so ending off now. Oh! below is a photo of me getting a certificat from the Pro Vice Chancellor John Taplin! =D

Goals - Exercise and lose weight

I've gained weight. That is undeniable. So... now I have to lose. And how I'm going to do it is of course via exercise.. (joy).. and control of diet. I'm not going to do the impossible by denying myself chocolate. That WILL NOT work. I will DIE. So, I'm just going to limit the amount I take instead. Goals are supposed to be achievable right? Didn't we all learn not to set impossible goals? So less chocolate. No buying of chocolates... gifts are not counted (people! buy me chocolate! :P) and I'll eat dessert too. Haha.

Now... exercise. I'm going fencing every tuesday. Clearly, that is not enough. So now I'm going to start jogging. Yep, you saw it right, I'm going to jog. Starting from this weekend. Due to placement, I can't jog during weekdays but placement is ending soon, so I will jog during weekdays and weekends.

Lose weight!!! =P

Book: The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford

I read this book cause Uwe recommended it. It's supposed to help noobs like me understand Economics. Initially, I was sceptical. I mean, I sorta failed econs in JC! so how can I understand? But I still read it... and wow, it is good. It explains terms in economics very clearly, and the terms are illustrated in stories. Very informative!

Economics is about people. Economic growth is about better life for the individual. These are some of the things that I picked up in the book:

• Fight scarcity power and corruption
• Correct externalities
• Try to maximise information
• Get the incentives right
• Engage with other countries
• Embrace markets
  

I liked the book.. so read it! :P

*goes on to read the next book... 8th Confession by James Patterson*

Not happy!

We had a blackout today at KLC. Actually, the "we" consists of the people who were staying on the same floor and same side as me, which comes up to 4 people. Naturally, you will turn to the "person-in-charge" when something went wrong right?! So, I went to the President of KLC's student club (whom I DID NOT vote for), who is also the Resident Assistnat, to ask for help. And what did he say???

Him: "Erm, I am not sure what to do about it. I think you'll have to call Felix about this (Felix = master of KLC). Do you have his number?"

Me: "Nope, I do not have his number"

Him: "Hold on, I'll give you his number"

WTH!? He didnt even call on my behalf... he gave me the number to call!? I believe that as the President, as well as the "Resident Assistant", he should be able to help in this kind of situation. However, not only does he NOT help, he's telling me to call!? @#@(#(@*()*(@#@#!@$!%$@%!
What in the world does he do then!? Since he cannot even help in this kind of situation, he should not even be a RA!? Stupid. Humph.

Heng Uwe knows where the key is, if not I'll be in darkness for the rest of the night, or at least until Felix solve it. Bleah.

Peer Mentor Sem 2

I had the chance to be involved in the Peer Mentor program again in semester 2. Some of the mentors from sem 1 were involved 2! I think this is a great program. I get to meet new friends, and many people from different countries. It's also good for self-development! After being "forced" to help out students by being rostered to the front desk, I now have more confidence in speaking to strangers. Haha. Also, I get to understand the logistics involved in the whole setup. Immense. Other than the "work" part, we have our fun... Went to Glenelge, which is NOT recommended during winter. Very cold and windy! Went for my first footy match! Cool stuff. Hehe. And other social events... If I am able to, I would want to be involved in next year's program too!

Glenelg Beach

At the Welcome Center

Bringing students to the Footy Match at AAMI Stadium

Eating Fest.... at KLC

My friends and I had a eating feast at KLC before the start of Semester 2. Decided to have good food before we all started getting busy again. There were about 12 of us and there were 10 dishes. And they were all GOOD! No kidding... all great food. My friends can cook! (Yay for me!) And since I can't cook, I help to cut the ingredients and wash dishes. Nice to catch up with friends, sit down and have good food and drinks together. Here are som photos from that day...

See all the food we have! =)

Close up of individual dishes...

Eating Fest.... Hotpot Day!

Hmm now that the internet seems to have stabilized, I'm putting on the photos for Hotpot day! It was fun! Sophia was kind enough to go get the ingrediants for the hotpot (thank you very much!) as the rest of us were busy that day. Went to Mo's place after placement... prepared the food and then had hotpot. After that we were playing Xbox --> Guitar Hero World Tour! Had my first play at the drum, which I played very badly. It didnt help that one of the "drum" wasn't working. Then we played Wii too! hahahha. So we were at Mo's place from 7 till about 1ish. It was absolutely fantastic!

Hotpot food.. lamb, tofu, golden mushroom, the different kinds of balls, crabstick, chicken liver, lotus, potato, rice cake (really nice!) chicken, chinese cabbage...

Soup base for hotpot. It was actually spicy... but my friends didnt put all the chili in cause I can't take food that is too spicy

Me with all the food! =)

Sophia, Mo, Mo's housemate (sorry, can't remember the name..) and me

The drumset for guitar world tour!

Eating fest.... Dumpling day!

I've been on an eating festival lately. Lol. First it was a feast at KLC on the 26 July. Yeah, I haven't put photos of that event yet but I will (when the internet stabilize since there are so many nice photos from that event!). Then on the 31 July we had hotpot (=steamboat) at one of my friend's, Mo's, place. Hehe. And yesterday I had dumplings at Sophia's place!

Dumplings.. hmmm *drool* Hahahah. I love it. We made it! Yes! I actually helped to make some of these dumplings. MUHAHAHAH. Impressed? I am... of myself. It was great! I had a great time making it them and of course eating them. Hehehehehheheeh. Here are some photos from dumpling day yesterday! =D

Cooked dumpling... yummy

Taking a break to eat... before continue making more dumplings...

Look at all those delicious dumplings!

Two different kinds of dumplings (see the two different fillings)