Looks like I am not going to Tokyo this year, unless they have new category for those who can’t swim 🤣
My last exam is next week so not too stressed in this one. Just going through the study material and trying to make sense of it 😐
After the exams, the semester will be officially over for me and next week’s post will be my last one here. I wouldn’t be so quick with that sigh of relief, if I were you 😝 ‘cuz I’ll level up to Year 2 and wait for the invite to ‘Back for Seconds’
I can continue here until that one comes through but I don’t have much uni action going, not actively involved in any clubs and I haven’t even attended a single employability session this sem! Missing them badly 😢 I still have a ton of unanswered questions but I am usually working when they meet ☹️
Exams ongoing, who has the time to read lengthy blogs! I’ll 🤐 now
Best of luck.
love,
MoneyOverMen
Just finished my first exam of the season 😁 The auto marks in canvas were a measly 31.75 out of 120 and my first reaction at seeing them was flight mode - sell the car, pack up and move to Antarctica. But then, there was a shinning * in the end that said 'some questions are yet to be marked'... Still some hope for me 😆 I am not greedy with the marks at all! I am just looking for enough to get me into my dream job without an interview. If I am lucky, even a 'P' might do the trick 😉
I would have wished you guys for the exams earlier but I was too busy covering my own 🍑 Had the 'First Day, First Show' seat in the exam hall, wouldn't miss it for the world 😝 And while I was fretting over it, no points for guessing who was the cool Cat 🙄 #BossCat
I have another one the day after tomorrow and then a week of respite. Best of luck to you guys and hope we come out of it without much brain damage 👍
love,
MoneyOverMen
Lockdown’s back in town, baby! SWOTVAC's here... Yeah, stating the obvious 😒
My transition to office has been put on hold and I am working from home in regular office hours, no pay cuts or shift losses and with enough time for studies. Got zero complains but just to make sure nobody guesses my age, I'll throw a tantrum at being grounded and not able to party, like a good little teen 👼
I have finally found my favorite subject for the semester, it's totally the one with no exams 😁 Finished the presentation, done with the subject and it's such a relief. Cat, of course, wanted to present it herself but was detained last minute by something shiny and I had to step in 🤓 #BossCat
This week, I need to prepare for the most difficult one in the sem, at least for me. After multiple revisions, I can now remember what the prof said for more than 3 days at a time and am quite optimistic I'll pass. I just need to somehow remember it till next Monday 🤪
Missing my swimming lessons but hopefully I'll have more catchup later 🙂
Stay safe and study on.
love,
MoneyOverMen
I have started studying for the exams now, trying to get my head around all the workshops that went bouncer when assignments were due. No wonder I scored so less! I can finally see why on going through them again 🙃
While I am focusing on exams, the remaining assignments are in Cat’s capable paws. There are 250 more words to go and I am sure she can handle them. #BossCat
Kinda worried about the exams, of course my subjects aren’t mathematics based like last sem, but I‘ll have to work really hard to get the concepts right.
Found out today, just 2 more weeks of swimming lessons left. I think I’ll manage to float in the bathtub after that, not ready for anything deeper yet.
Wish me luck.
love,
MoneyOverMen
Yup, back to my ol' 50% ways but turned out the marks will be corrected and there's a chance I might have done better in this week's test. Although my first thought on seeing the marks was, 'The Low Marker's Union Strikes Again' 🤨 pun un-intended.
I wasn't the only one taking tests this week, Cat wasn't thrilled at being dragged to the Doctor's in the middle of her research. She's recently made a fascinating discovery that sleeping, jumping and walking on keyboard makes no difference to a PDF, now she is trying to see if all them are the same or if she can find an anomaly in the behavior #BossCat. If only my paper was on the effects of keystrokes on pdfs... we have all the research here and some more 🤣
I have finished most of the words in my assignments and down to last 750 and I have completed the code for the 3 person project. Would be a shame if I couldn't. I do have experience in the industry and this is just intermediate level code 🤓
I need to get them done ASAP and start exam preps. 2 of my exams are before 10th June and I need to start preparing for them now. I'll be travelling to office in the week before exam and will have neither the time nor the energy for revision. No pressure 😝
Still won't miss my swimming classes, dig them.
Don't forget to chill.
love,
MoneyOverMen
I haven’t checked them yet, busy with assignments. Last few weeks of the Semester and the pressure is on. All the final assignments are reports in thousands and thousands of words 📝
Song of the comming weeks : 🎶 It’s only words and words are all I have, to take the marks away (from those who guard it like their own bank balance 🤣)
With all the stuff going on with me, I missed out important details on forming groups for the latest project and suddenly found myself doing a 3 person assignment alone 😥 Well, I always said I handle 3 men’s job all by myself, this is just ‘Hence proved’ 🤣
But I am not alone, I do have Cat to help me out. We pair-program and she kindly corrects all the mistakes, typos and makes the code run. Donno what I would do without her #BossCat
Now, I just have to cough up more words than she does hairballs and put them together in a report and we are done 🤩
Swimming lessons are 😖 I try to swim like 🐠 but end up looking like 🐸
Don’t give up.
love,
MoneyOverMen
Got my first ever score of more than 60% in a test! Finally made it 🥳 Doesn’t matter if it counts for less than 5% in the finals or that it was a relatively easier test than the practice ones. Glad I could make it past the 60 mark.
It’s just the kind of boost I needed 😁 Now, a lot more excited and enthusiastic about future tests but also anxiously biting nails over how difficult they will be. After all, this subject is notorious for it’s low grades.
The International Low Markers' Union must be fuming over how the students could make it past 50 on their watch 😤
I am sure there will be a damage-control meeting soon where they will devise new methods of torture for upcoming exams 😈
Other than that, week's good. Swam some more and Cat is definitely getting better, she might even be off meds in a few months 🤞
Don't let your guard down, Exam is Coming and it's scarier than Winter 😥
love,
MoneyOverMen
If your are looking for something cheerful, feel free to skip this post. Things are pretty grim right now, the total number covid deaths in the extended family this month is now 2 and to top it, I have a test next week 😟
Not that I am diving deep into depression and flicking off studies but got nothing to celebrate either. Thought reading romances will cheer me up, but it just makes me feel more lonely and sad 💔 Can't remember the last time I went on a date and people cozying-up for no reason just makes me sulk like a hulk 🤢
On the plus side, I haven't shutdown completely and can still function, cleared all the backlogs from past weeks and on to preparing for the test. Even got comfortable with Cat's injection routines and have stopped crying every time I have to be a prick, quite literally 🤣 Her health has improved, at least I would like to think so. Will know for sure after all her tests are complete.
Things sound bad but trust me, I have seen worse, far worse. As long I got my job and I can pay the bills, we'll be alright 😁
The silver lining in the cloud is definitely the swimming lessons and I can now actually swim without support! I think I got myself a new hobby.
Soldier on.
love,
MoneyOverMen
It’s another day in the classroom. As you may recall, I’m studying my Master in Education. I’m currently doing casual relief teaching, which involves teaching/supervising students in a school. It’s good being in the classroom, especially when you’re studying, because you’re able to apply what you’re learning and see the visible benefit of your studies. I’m not saying that necessarily doing my assignments are more fun, but they are more bearable and at the least interesting and valuable.
I remembering my own blog post on 5 ways to stay committed to your studies, with one of the tips being enjoy the journey and one step at a time. Although I’m not ‘teaching’ any particular subjects yet, I’m still gaining valuable exposure to the classroom, to teachers, to the school environment. I’m seeing each day as a placement in the real-world classroom. I practice my behaviour management strategies, and many other things, such as keeping students engaged and making sure they are learning.
I’ve gotten back into the habit of eating fairly fast again, you never know exactly when that bell will ring. What else is there to say, I’m still enjoying drinking my coffee, and have a new addiction to pearl milk teas, I think because you get to enjoy eating something that’s been beautifully placed at the bottom of your cup along with the cold milk tea. Which when typed, doesn’t sound that attractive, but when you drink it, well, that’s altogether a different and great experience.
And on that note, I think I’ll end my blog post there.
Stay safe,
Yours,
Raspberry and Rocks
Cat’s trip to the doctor’s will continue for a while, glad that she is finally getting the right treatment and I can afford them! Took me a very long time to get both for her. I totally ♥️ my job
Her health hasn’t affected her interest in the studies in the least and she is back to being cross with me for messing up the assignments. That’s when she’s not hissing at me for pricking her with needles or changing her food. #BossCat
I am keeping up with the deadlines and showing up wherever I must. It has come at the cost of human relations and interactions, and I have barely spoken to anyone at uni more than is necessary. It’s not because I am a snob, there’s just too much going on for me 😫
Meanwhile, swimming lessons are back after the break and happy to report I haven’t drowned yet 😝
Enjoy the rains, hope for sunshine.
love,
MoneyOverMen
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