| Friday, September 23, 2005 |
| south parked |
I'm not a fan of South Park and their blatant vulgarity, but their characters are cute. So, this is how I'd look like if I was a character on the show:
In specs (though mine aren't so round!) and jeans. I don't have a T-shirt like that however. But it was that or rude slogans/ satanic symbols/ South Park characters. Not kidding.
Without and in a black tee and denim skirt, which is what you'd find me wearing sometimes
You can South Park yourself here. |
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| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 |
| RELIEF |
I'm more or less done with my final draft of the Comm. essay. Phew. I'm quite pleased with it, I think it may even be better than my last!
Personally, I find Communcations more challenging than Psychology, because it's so abstract. There's no textbook, just a lot of articles from different authors with different, often conflicting opinions. There's hardly any right or wrong way to look at it. And you're supposed to cast a critical eye upon all this measured chaos! But it is very satisfying to realise that you understand what the author is trying to say, and the 'trackless desert' (I quote James Carey whose argument I've just completed an entire essay on) is now laced with tangible pathways.
I quite like Carey's style of writing. Honestly I think most of the writers I've read so far are quite boring and long-winded and like to use bombastic words to make things difficult for us. So I really appreciate an interesting piece. Carey's the first author I've read to use so many imaginative examples of his own to illustrate his point.
However, to be critical (heheh), I did read from a book I borrowed that Carey comes from a school of thought that is rather disdainful of scientific research and objective methods. They do do research in communications, you know. As much as I agree with Carey's arguments they do lack a certain statistical 'oomph'.
I enjoy Psychology a lot more. Actually at times when I find myself mired in lots of articles and concepts I don't understand, I wonder, oh why did I choose to take up Communications!? But now that the essay is done I am not thinking that anymore. Anyway, to get back to my point, Psych is a lot more manageable, because it's a science. Hence you are not allowed to extrapolate and fly off with your imagination; you must support anything you say with concrete examples and statistics. And at the end of the day, I am reminded that everything is really just theory. You cannot say that something confirms something else; you can only say it supports that finding/theory.
Ok I must run now or I'll be late for dinner! |
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| Saturday, September 17, 2005 |
| New look! |
Ok, I finally changed my blog skin. Edited the picture on top myself to better reflect my theme. =)
I've good news! I collected my Pysch poster on Thursday. I got 7/10 and weak knees after looking at the marks. I think they calculated a mark out of 10 points because it was equal to 10% of the total mark. So I shall take it to be 70%, which is Distinction. Not quite High Distinction yet, but getting there :D
I still feel the fear of doing horribly despite all the prayers and effort I've put in. I guess it's inevitable, after 3 whole years of doing really badly academically. Still learning to trust and surrender completely each and every time. But I think He's showing me, moment by moment and day by day, what He can and WILL do for me. I just have to keep my eyes fixed on Him and never give up.
Thursday, me, Hannah and Sheena went tracting. We took the peace angbaos and went door to door in the Tiong Bahru area. Actually we had planned to go to Hannah's neighbourhood, but after dinner everyone was a little lazy. But I guess even that was part of God's awesome plan, because we had a totally unexpected enounter.
We met this 19 year old guy who offered to help us distribute the angbaos to his friends! And he's not even Christian. We got his contact number, and hopefully he will be coming tomorrow. I am sure it was no coincidence but divine intervention. Perhaps God wants to do something in his life, and we were the vessels He used. I think it's so exciting, and I'm so GLAD I suggested to go tracting together!! =D And I am indeed blessed to have my sisters with me in this journey.
(Yes I know you all are dying to know: Is the guy cute?? We thought he was. xP)
I also collected my Comm. essay today: 64%. I must admit I was a bit disappointed, because if you remember my goal is to get HD! But then I remembered this Australian girl posting on the forum that she had gotten only 45% (which is a fail), and the rest who replied about their marks also got about 60+% too. I remember being seized by irrational fear after reading her post, because she seemed to be quite active on the forum, though I wasn't sure about the quality of her posts. But anyway, I've still got a Credit, which is not so bad. Besides, after 3 years of Ds, Es, Os, and Fs - I am not kidding, it was that bad! I really shouldn't be complaining.
I'm still determined to get my HDs. I believe I can. I believe God can. And for His glory, I believe He will.
Lord, help me to look to You always. |
| posted by esther @ 10:02 PM |
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| Monday, September 12, 2005 |
| Nothing except... |
Nothing before,
nothing behind;
The steps of faith
Fall on the seeming void,
and find The rock beneath.
John Greenleaf Whittier,
My Soul and I
It's been a whirlwind. Not so much because I've been busy - time just seems to be whizzing past me like nobody's business. And it IS nobody's business. Time truly doesn't wait.
Lab report for PSY1022 and majoy essay for COM1020 due on 21st Sept. Exams in a month's time. So easy to forget, that my Lord provides.
Help me to keep my eyes on You! |
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| Sunday, September 04, 2005 |
| inexplicable, ineffable joy |
I think we can all identify with this. Especially those of us who are females? =) I wanted to put up the image here but there's some copyright thingy involved, so click on the green word!
Watched Shark Boy & Lava Girl with Sheena today. It must be the corniest, most childish movie I've ever watched. But in a good, interesting, you-don't-have-to-take-it-seriously way. The cardboard classes were not very uncomfortable, about after a while your eyes adjust. The kids loved it, of course (both the movie and the glasses).
Feel inexplicably joyful today. Totally cured of my flu after some self-medication. Praise and thank God! I've always been very susceptible to flus and colds and often end up coughing very badly when I do get sick. I hate having sore throat and cough because I can't sing well and comfortably when I have them, but I get them quite often! I think exercising regularly has definitely made me healthier, though it's all still thanks to Him for helping me get disciplined to do that! =D
I think we all should do something silly and crazy once in a while. =) |
| posted by esther @ 6:26 PM |
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| Friday, September 02, 2005 |
| Everyone wants to find that special someone |
I was clicking around on wholivesnearyou.com. Actually I can't really be bothered with these networks anymore, no time! But a friend (one of my 2 crazy JC crushes actually) had added me. In his profile he said that he's been single for all his life and 'nobody wants me, but nevermind, i love myself...' lol. It's quite funny considering that I once wanted him a lot. He was at that same time wanting this other girl whom I also knew....
Anyhow a church friend also said on his profile that he wants to meet that special someone. It may be common sense but it suddenly struck me then, how almost everyone I know (with few rare exceptions probably in denial) want to find that Mr. or Miss Right. Isn't it strange? Haha. I don't know. I used to puzzle over why on earth I'd want to spend my life with a fallible human being who would at times hurt and disappoint me, even leave me (perhaps no intentionally), when I already have a Husband who will never do any of that and never stop loving me. Then I realised that it was God who made us this way, who said that it wasn't good for man to be alone. Still, why would he do that? Why would He put this desire within us to connect with another human knowing that it would lead some of us away from His arms? But I guess saying that would be the same as asking why He would allow all that other stuff in the world that leads us astray.
What would Freud say? That we really just want someone to connect with physically? Muahaha. Sorry, I find the man's ideas ridiculously funny. Not that I know that much about his ideas, so I better shut my trap. Anyhow most of this theories have been widely discredited but still oft mentioned. There's no running away from the man with the funny beard.
Anyways. Some days I still find it puzzling. |
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