Time passes so fast and we will soon say goodbye to 2020.
This is a special year.
In this year, everyone confronts unprecedented challenges that could not have been imagined.
But, this is life, full of unexpected things.
The only thing we can do it to adapt. Once we have learned how to adapt, we will understand life.
Although this pandemic is a tragedy,I also want to show thanks for this tough year.
Because of this pandemic, because of this disaster, we are studying and reflecting on today’s great changes, ranging from health conditions to global issues. This dilemma gives us great opportunities to learn how to change ourselves to adapt to the future.
In this year, we already see the world faced with an unprecedented, once in a century crisis. Throughout the course of human development, disaster has never been lacking. However, it is rare to have a situation like today. Following disaster, we face such great global unease. This is truly worrisome. But worries are never useful. We should act instead of worry.
This lesson in 2021 also lets us realize the importance of global cooperation. The world will be better if we can find our common ground and to respect our differences.
2021 is coming.
At this turning point, we should thank yesterday, change today and believe in tomorrow. There is no expert of the future because none has been to the future. The best way to predict the future is to create it. The size of your hearts will determine the size of our world.
We should believe in the future,putting our trust in believing in a better world.
It can be a new beginning. The road ahead is full of challenges, but also full of hope. As long as we work hard together, we can definitely help the world step into a better future.
Thank you,2020.
Best wishes,2021.
Feels kinda weird with no one else posting anything, but I'll do it anyways. Results haven't been declared yet. I suppose it's this week, not quite sure that I am out of the woods 🤞
The Career Bootcamp is half way through and the things I am learning are totally amazing. Also makes me realize that I need to up my job search game big time! Will work on it over summer and maybe get ma 🍑 into a snazzy little office soon.
Meanwhile, I have figured out a 🤩 way to keep Cat happy. Applied for a uni program that has both Software and Business in the title 😁 Now eagerly waiting to hear back from them. Can't wait to tell her that she can soon attend her own zoom lectures, learning how to boss people around more effectively 😆 and leave me alone to focus on my money making apps. #BossCat
With all that going on, trying not to forget that this is a vacation and I need to chill. Made a brand new friend at uni and it's fun hanging out together ( you know, I am talking about you 😉 )
Wondering why masks aren't optional everywhere with more 🍩 in a 📅 than in the biggest box. When I can be trusted enough decide for myself whom to vote for, I am pretty sure I am capable of making a decision on when I need to wear a mask, other than that ✌
love,
MoneyOverMen
Loving the break 🥰 And now that the lockdown’s gone, life’s slowly going back to normal. I have got plans for summer that don't involve worrying about the exam results due this week. Forget about passing with flying colours, I'll celebrate if I just make it through in monochrome 😜
My local library is open now and I got some cookbooks to keep me company. Most interesting ones are recipes for cocktails, just what I need 🍹 Of course, Cat isn't too happy about it, nothing on management here. #BossCat
Got a lot of time to laze around, doing absolutely nothing. That's when I am not attending virtual meetups, learning cloud technologies, planning club activities or looking for work 🤣 Got some really cool Career Bootcamp events lined up next week. Totally looking forward! The last session I attended with them helped me get a virtual internship with a company I have a huge crush on (very professional and platonic only 💖)
Cheers to summer, enjoy the weather and hope the masks go away soon.
love,
MoneyOverMen
Yay
Less yay my roof is leaking again. That storm we had a couple of days ago ripped right through, bit of ⚡️ and ⛈ next thing you know it's just drippity dripping and waking me up at some godforsaken hour. I mean it was only 6am but like not the ideal start to a day if you know what I mean.
So yeah 2020 is just kinda finishing up and that's that. I'm not sure if you guys get the same feeling for the academic stuff, but every year once I finish a big recital there is an odd period of letdown. I think the trick is to always have another project on the go, something else to focus on. Right now, that's my new job selling shoes as well as a band my mates put together months ago but haven't really started because COVID :'(
I had my first legit shift today which put me under the pump. Technically I haven't finished getting trained up in all the shoe lingo, but someone calls in sick what else can you do but throw in the trainee? It was good though, I think the only way to learn is by doing.
Much love to you all, I better get some sleep before tomorrow
Tonight's Listening: 'Achilles Come Down' by Gang of Youths
Must say, disappointed with the study modes for next semester. The dual-mode is only for a handful of subjects but most of them are online. Totally not going to work for me 😤
But I am not jumping on the next flight out of here and moving to Gold Coast just yet. I have worked a lot of odd jobs in Melbourne, including IT ( those were the oddest 🤣) and I have had weird experiences ranging from mild discrimination to outright harassment. The last time I tried my hand at studies in a TAFE, I was the only person without a partner in the whole batch, can't say I felt included. I didn't have high hopes from UniMelb after all of that and was kind-of ready to move, if it didn't work out. But in the past few months, I have felt more at home here than all of my jobs put together.
There hasn't been a single incident where I have been offended by word or deed from either the students or the staff. I have interacted with students from different backgrounds and they have all been very respectful, accepting and friendly. It is a big deal for me. I haven't let my guard down yet and I still keep looking over my shoulder, wary of people, paranoid from past experiences. But this place is slowly growing on me. So I guess, I'll be a permanent fixture here 🌴
Does not mean I agree with everything and nod stupidly. The study mode for one! Having online lectures was great. I could play them like boring edu-documentaries my parents used to make me watch and I had my best sour face on, to let them know I hate it 🤢 Tutorials, nope, didn't work out at all. I didn't even have to make a face because I just wondered 'WTF is going on here?' 🥴 I was so looking forward to being less clueless next semester 😪
In other news, I found out a uni program that teaches people how to swim and lets them practice for free. Signed up for it! Now, if only there were driving classes... 😏
I think we'll have a 🍩 month. Can't wait to get the masks off, inside and out 😜 Tc.
love,
MoneyOverMen
This year is definitely a tough year. Coronavirus changed everything.
Many students like me, are looking forward to once again spending time on our campuses.
But according to the recent letter written by the provost, everything is still uncertain.
A vaccine is on its way, but a return to normal may be far off.
Interestingly, in the foreseen future, endless 'zoom university' exists not only in Australia, but also all over the world, including those prestigious universities in both US and England.
I did a detailed Google search on the methods of course delivery over many universities and in this article,I am going to show you my collection.
1.UCL( university college London)
2.UC Berkeley
3.Yale university
4.California Institute of Technology
Anyway, although it is still tough,we can manage to make some positive changes by ourselves.
Be positive and be healthy.
Victory is at hand. Finally,we can defeat the virus.
Wait and we will win !!!
Cheers!
If you enjoy living in Melbourne, you’re probably a coffee drinker.
Coffee drinking is a quintessential part of life and an important part of student life aka caffeine hit to keep you awake during early morning lectures.
So turn on the chill, café music and let’s enjoy the summer holidays. They’re nearly officially here and I can’t wait. Now we (by ‘we’ I mean Victorians) can now enjoy a great cup of coffee at a café. And that’s exactly what I did today. Hope you get yourself to an establishment and enjoy a great cup of coffee. It makes me feel like everything is alright in this strange world.
So much to do, and so little time [1] . That's exactly how the exams went. Just glad they are over and done with and now I can enjoy summer.
Not saying that the semester is over, just boring studies are. Looking for fun things to do at Uni and make new friends, slow and steady! Then I'll go looking for techies who want to get into finance, like me. It requires a lot of practice and skills, and I can use a group hug. I am hoping all the clubs will come alive and have tech summer camps. Mine is! I am learning a whole bunch of new things here. But that's not really fun, it's nerdy stuff.
Without turning this into a life story, I'll talk about what I do for fun. I love all things food and like to look at art. Cannot draw a leaf to save my life but can gawk at one for hours 🍀 Same with men 😘 Now's the time! I'll do all the things that I haven't because 📚
I am not taking up any subjects for summer because I am still undecided on what to study next. Do I want to be a manager like Cat, or should I take up cloud computing and live on one? Which one will get me a higher paying job? And which one has better long term prospects? I guess I'll camp in Career and Employability for summer. Can ask them all these questions and also live the uni-life 😎
Not sure I'll have much to talk about next week, so stay safe and have fun until next time.
love,
MoneyOverMen
References :
[1] Joker. Batman (1989) - I don't think this is IEEE referencing format but who cares 🤣
2:06am, Singapore. I should not be awake at this hour-- there's no need to anyway, submissions are over for me and what's more, I have a hair appointment early next morning (deciding to highlight my hair brown and cut my fringe, something which I have never done. Let's see if it turns out to be the greatest regret of 2020! ;) ) But alas, Tiktok. Today was a good day though! A bag that I bought online finally arrived :) (picture attached). And I'm hoping to be a fish parent this holiday (yup, gonna get pet fishies and hopefully not overfeed them. Any experienced fish moms or dads here? Feel free to leave a comment below!)
Ever since submissions ended, I have been shamelessly living the life of a sloth. Save for outings with my family and friends (that are definitely more subdued, thanks to the current pandemic :( ), I have been spending the majority of my days lounging on my bed without a care in the world. That has been changing a little this week though- with me just starting a volunteer job, and deciding to also take a free online course for fun. I guess I have been trying to organize through my Google Drive, especially with all the lecture notes and readings haphazardly placed (and me overthinking about all the mistakes I made in the stuff I submitted... welppp.) On the bright side, it's a good learning experience at least. Hopefully I won't blunder into the same haystacks as this semester.
I'm also starting to think back on some of the conversations I had with friends this semester about student woes. Mostly generic ones, but just things that I have been starting to think about more recently. I remember mentioning to another university friend once, with him in agreement-- that we students are actually really amazing, and we don't give each other enough credit for that. We somehow manage to decipher through loads of readings and academic journals, attempt to convince our professors that we understand the material (even when we don't, at least for me...) and (sometimes) actually succeed at it. And we do that for 12 whole weeks. I somehow feel like an imposter on Among Us when doing so- just waiting to be called out on my bluff (especially when writing research essays!!) (sidenote: for some reason I was so distracted by Among Us and Reddit during recess week, but now when I have all the time in the world, I somehow don't want to use them anymore....)
Another conversation I had with another friend from a previous inter-school event was about procrastination. I always viewed procrastination as a bad thing, that it's always the silent killer of productivity. But he encouraged me to think of it from another perspective: that procrastination can be seen as a sign of your body wanting you to take a break. And instead of resisting procrastination, by giving in to it (to a certain degree), it may actually be good.
A final conversation I would like to highlight is with a friend from my previous school. I would self-describe myself as an anxious, ambitious student- just like many of us here. He told me this pro tip that he uses: to go in with a neutral mindset. I countered and asked: but isn't it good to set targets? To have expectations? He replied that such a way allows him to avoid major disappointments and surprises that might spoil his experience. Hmm. Indeed food for thought.
Okay, it's now 3am, so I really should sleep. Otherwise I can't wake up on time tomorrow-- I suck at mornings. But ending off this post with the promised attached photo of my bag purchase today! Am really happy with it, and I hope everyone gets the time/opportunity to do something that makes them happy after this stressful semester. This post was really haphazard with many jumbled thoughts, but I hope it was enjoyable and relatable nonetheless!
I hadn't realised how slack I had been throughout the semester until I started to revise for my last exam (from the 23rd until the 25th!!!!!! Has really kept this Arts child on her feet). I had every intention of simply r e v i s i n g but that has quickly turned into l e a r n i n g because I made my notes when watching my lectures (notes that are full of holes, I am now realising) and never looked at them a g a i n and n o w, I have r e g r e t s.
These past few days have been rather arduous, in first-year university terms, and, on a few too.many occasions, climate change revision has been replaced with an hour of Gordon Ramsay slaughtering his colleagues in the kitchen with a certain creativity that elevates him to worship-worthy. I think creativity truly is the secret ingredient not only to his Michelin stars, but to life and self-defence. I stan.
Something that I used to NOT stan is summer, but I kinda think that I now do. Maybe it's the prospect of having my licence (by mid-January, if I figure out how to park and learn how to drive at a consistent speed) and some way to actually experience life ?!? Or having some semblance of freedom ? Or very little responsibility?! Chissà!!! I'm going to learn to surf properly this summer and try to read another 10 books before NYE and actually spend time with frands and just have fun !!! We have a loooong period of time to make up for, and I am looking forward to doing so before I become a second-year (ouch) ! I'm going to rid my despair @ not having properly been a jaffy by experiencing the jaffy life (albeit one not university-related) in December/January/Feb., and I am very excited!!
But, before we get to that, I need to get back to my climate change revision, though I'm most likely going to end up watching Puberty Blues or We Are Who We Are (HBO productions are genuinely the best but ze episode lengths are not an easily-distracted university student's friend) or maybe a little more of my pal Gordon. Fingers crossed that I don't regress to such habits, but I have spent 40 minutes sitting at the dining table doing just a liiiiittle more than nothing, so my future prospects are a bit dull.
Good luck with exams if you're one like me, who is yet to finish!! You can do it!! If you can boil an egg, you can make it anywhere in life <3333
Song of the blog post (but, really, song/love of my life): Dark red by Steve Lacy (tears)
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