Showing posts with label Dissertation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dissertation. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Dissertation DONE! and vulgarities =p

Forgot to update about my dissertation. I finally handed it in!!! Wooooot! I THINK I over did it =p I went to loads of shops just to find a deck of playing cards and finally found one for 89pence. The cheapest. Sadly, I had to cut it...it didn't get to fulfill its purpose of being a deck of playing cards. Wtf am I talking? No idea!
Tah-da!
Taaa-daaa~
Yea, I did four sets. Two to hand in, one for my own keeping and another one for my supervisor...she muka tebally asked me for a copy =.=
The last one is actually the back of the booklet, I looted couple of empty lottery tickets from Tesco. LOL!
And I went hunting for this damn thing for few days!
They sell duck tapes here in HUGE rolls so I figured it's no point for me to get one huge roll for such little usage. Hence, I got carpet tapes instead. No, I don't know what it is for or how you use it but it is similar to duck tape only thinner and it comes in silver! Woot! Match my cover page!
Only 3hours to handing in deadline and I haven't 'bind' my work. Bought the tape and borrowed a lecturer's scissors (because I forgot to bring mine!) and went in to an empty lecture hall. Spooky doh!
Taaaahhh-Daaaahhh~
Completed it but could see those ugly stapler bumps =.=
The balance of this post is only for those who can take vulgarity. Totally 18 and above only! Parents, please make sure your under 18 kids are not stalking my blog! (perasan sekali!) Of course only for those who understands it...no translation services =)
Some people are fucked up! They don't fucking learn! Sorry for my vulgarity but mader fucking assholes, mana fucking otak kamu! Belajar hampir tiap-tiap malam dengan kawan kamu di dapur masa makan malam kami sudah cukup mengannoyingkan (sebab saya tidak boleh masak dengan aman kerana dia tutup tingkap dan saya tak boleh buka ventilator sebab dia tengah berbincang dengan kawan dia jadi saya rasa tak senang 'mengacau' dia)! Dua malam lalu, dia boleh bawak seluruh kaum otakless-perokoks dia ke dalam dapur dan buat bising seperti di pasar lelong! Ini bukan kali pertama tetapi kali ini sudah melepasi tahap maksima kesabaran aku! Cakap sahaja saya tidak kisah tetapi mereka ketawa macam hyena terhidu laughing gas dan mula buat suara2 seperti monyet tengah menarik perhatian monyet-betina! Adding salt to the wound, masa itu adalah pukul 4pagi! Macauhai! Dah la tiap2 malam aku tidur lewat buat kerja aku dan malam itu aku tidur awal sebab penat, aku dapat layanan ini!

You have no idea but saya hampir nak keluar dengan muka merah cili padi aku dan jerit seperti seorang pesakit mental yang terikat pada katil! Untuk mengelak ketidak selesaan pada masa hadapan, saya cuba sabar dan tidur balik seperti last time sehingga mereka balik. This time, bukan sahaja terhidu laughing gas tetapi buntut mereka terlekat pada kerusi juga! Saya dengan mata tersepet aku, cuba cari nombor telefon pejabat sekuriti rumah kediaman aku dan aku kata..."Hello...ini flat ---. Ada orang dalam dapur buat banyak bising dan sekarang adalah 4pagi! Saya tidak boleh tidur!". Saya rasa dia boleh dengar suara ganas aku dan dia kata dia akan periksa. Dengan gembiranya, 10minit kemudian pintu flat aku buka dan aku dengar suara sekuriti itu tetapi tidak jelas akan kata-katanya.
Saya hanya dengar "...ada orang nak tidur........" dan apabila sekuriti itu buka pintu dapur, bau rokok yang mengcekik meresap dalam bilik aku (my room is furthest away from the kitchen!!!)! Masa itu, aku betul2 menyumpah maklumat itu! Pagi keesokan saya masuk dapur dan saya boleh rasa lungs aku tukar warna hitam hanya dengan beberapa nafas. Saya noticed tingap itu tertutup dan saya jumpa...
...beberapa batang rokok dan kotak rokok dengan sisa2 rokok.
Kepala otak kamu terhentam dinding ke?! Dah la kita diberi amaran untuk jangan merokok di tempat awam (terutamanya dapur) tetapi boleh merokok di bilik sendiri jikalau nafsu rokok terlalu overwhelming. Ching Yee's ex-flat kitchen got burnt down because her flatmate threw a cigarette bud in the kitchen dustbin. Apparently dengan the absense of an otak, you still could masuk University!!! Woot! So you orang dengan otak, you should have a great confidence of your ability in your course works because you have an otak! Kini dia tengah blasting musik dia dengan speaker sebesar buntut aku (buntut dia terlalu kecil) inconsiderately! Hello, exam tomorrow la fucker! Shut the fuck up please! Yes, I did not censor this post because I have heat (as in anger)! LOL! Wish me luck people! Thankyouverymuch!

Saturday, 4 April 2009

Skype Hype!

Lately I have been eating fruits and yogurt for breakfast/brunch. Didn't have milk to eat with my muesli =p

With a oat biscuit Diced apples and pears in blueberry yogurt

Highlight for today...I installed Skype! WooooooT! Not only me but my two best buds installed it too...so we talked online for like 4-5hours? Yea...crazy! LOL! Totally had fun! So if you have Skype, please add me! LOL! My contact list is so sad =s Oh and I did a Weemee but didn't install it because if I do, I won't be able to put my cam-whore pictures as my display picture =p
So me right?! I know!!!!! LOL!
Anyway, it is 3.20am and I am Milo-ing (hungry!!!). Just finished my d*mned SPSS analysis for my dissertation! GAWD! Two more days to write up a whole report to show my supervisor...great =.=
Oh yea! Foong Mei bought my dress from me! LOL! She look way cuter in it larh! The skirt was till her kness! If only it was till mine! Ish! It's my fault for choosing the wrong length anyway =( Anywho...this makes me want the shoes from Asos BADLY! *control Mel, CONTROL!!!*
Goodnight!

Saturday, 21 March 2009

Everything is...

I did it again...hopefully this time I won't change my mind again.
(Single ladies in the house, let me hear you say, "Woot woot!") =p

I am more determined...it is for the better! Yeaahh babeh, yew can dew it! LOL! I know...I'm weird...it's the stress!

One more week to hand in those essays! And two weeks to write up my dissertation (which I have not started AT ALL)! Two days after dissertation due...EXAMS! #%&$*%($*$&#^#

I need to play sports...basketball...or go to the gym! *aauuummm*
It has been such a long time since I last saw you,
Days passed and I've missed you,
I took you for granted sometimes,
But I will appreciate you more now.
I know you have been there for me,
Waking up to your presence put a smile on my face,
Something I needed daily to make my day,
But will pull me down when taken away from me.
Please understand how much I need you,
Your brightness,
Your warmth,
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My dear SUN!

LOL! I know it sounds weird, spontaneous owh-kay! It's been sunny lately and it is good! Now I have more choices when it comes to choosing clothes to wear out =p

Thursday, 5 March 2009

Stressificated!

At times like this, all I want is to hug something like this...
Something soft, snugly and...pink? LOL!
Dissertation due: 20th April
Just saw my final exams provisional timetable and...
Mental health & well-being paper: 22nd April (2hrs)
Applied forensic psychology: 24th April (2hrs)
Business psychology: 30th April (3hrs)
Applied social psychology: 6th May (2hrs)
This is wrong! Also, the exam venue is at another campus! Which is an hour and half +/- (by public transport) away!
Oh and may I say, the 4 essays are due on 30th March and I'm just half way...Yes, I'm officially dead! Not to mention, I slept at 12am last night and woke up 2pm this morning when my class is at 3.30pm. I woke up because I had class...or else God knows what time I will wake up! WTF?! Something is not right!!!

Sunday, 1 March 2009

More cooking!

Mummy says cooking will release stress. I think it does too...although it takes up alot of time =s
Yes, I know it's supposed to puff up! But the middle bit touched the sauce inside so it couldn't puff =(
But it's not too bad =p
Inspired my MasterChef (UK cooking competition), mashed potatoes with minced carrots topped with melted cheddar in boiled cabbage cases.
This is what happen when you watch too much cooking shows. Media influences =s
I have been eating whole lot of this too...apple pie =)
A whole 8" apple pie. Been eating a slice a day =s
Ohhh! Malaysian Dreamgirl is aired online now! Woooot! Shiat! I need to concentrate on ESSAYS!!! And dissertation!

Friday, 27 February 2009

Business Psychology 'luck'

Today was unlike another Thursday. There was more to this Thursday.

I manage to get ME back. I "grew balls", someone said. LOL! (Literally, of course!) Maybe I just never showed them all this while?

Anyway, a major THING happened today. I haven't been talking about this before so it may seem like it is no big deal but it is a HUGE one! This year I am taking a module called Business Psychology (because Industrial & Organizational Psychology is one of the areas I might further pursue). Well this module started in September 08 and will last till May 09, one whole academic year to be exact. However, this module could be deemed a disappointment...because of the lectures. No, this is not external attribution but it is REALITY! I am sure every single student in the class will agree with me! Here is the summary of the lectures conducted:
-Total teaching weeks: 24
-Currently in week: 19
-Lectures left before finals: 5
-Lectures attended: +/- 6
-Lectures GIVEN: 9

Yes, fantastic bombastic statistics =) So today someone finally did something. A lecturer came in to 'discuss' with us about the module because we are VERY far behind. There is so much to cover and in 5 lectures, there is NO WAY! In addition to that, the lecturer is STILL sick! Unfortunately he is the only Organizational Psychology expert in the Uni so they couldn't get anyone to replace him. He is probably in his 60's and I don't really have to say this but he is ALWAYS sick! Hence, the numerous cancellation of classes!

We have to write up two essays of 25% each and a 50% UNSEEN, 3hour final exam. Due to these "unforeseen" circumstances, they are considering to 'help us out'. Everyone in the class was very enthusiastic about criticizing on the poorly conducted module. Finally the conclusion of the discussion was:
-Reduction from 2 essays to 1 (@ 50%), One (still) unseen exam but with "very accurate" tips
-OR we could drop the module and take another module called Negotiated Essay
-OR we could drop the module and take a short internship

The drama:
1. I freaking COMPLETED 2 essays and as a result, my bedtime was between 3-5am for the past two weeks! Out of 30 students in class today, only 2 (me and another girl) completed both essays. Yes, we flipped (DUH!). So the very kind lecturer told us, he will mark both essays and bring forward the one with higher marks (Err...Hell NO?!) So then he said he will take both essays to count and reduce our exam load (having lesser questions, hours etc.) for both of us. Yea, that's much better! It's unfair to just discard our VERY hard work! *wipes tears* LOL!

2. Negotiated essay is basically a dissertation paper but without doing a research. I would say it's similar to a qualitative paper instead of quantitative. The topic chosen must be related to Business Psychology and about 5000-7000 words. That is it, no other assessments...no essays, no exams. Cool! However, in your degree certificate, it would say that you took "Negotiated Essay" module instead of "Business Psychology". Errr...watafak?! Show it to any company and they will for sure show you their watafak faces!

3. Short internship option. If you're thinking of what I was thinking, you're wrong! It is not a physical internship...it's a written one. Basically you'll have to write a 5000 words paper on any topic about Psychology which you've been wanting to write about (with literature support of course). Basically it's like building your own theories on top of existing ones or just altering existing ones with empirical literature support. That was it, no other assessments. Again, the issue with certificate...this module would be some title they give (which is not Business Psychology). It is an interesting option but there would be ALOT of work to do...researching and what not =.=

I guess I will stick to the altered Business Psychology module. Since I've done those two essays anyway! Pfbt! Worth complaining! Oh...joke of the day:

Lecturer: There will be a lecture next week! So please come. I don't know who is lecturing...but there will be someone lecturing.

LOL! Poor guy. It makes me wonder the trouble they have to go through just because of a sickly colleague...poor thing! Well, tough luck =p LOL!

I need women who gamble! Please contact me at: "melissawillmakeyouwin@luckyalltheway.com LOL! I'm joking! It's ML687@live.mdx.ac.uk (no joke). Your help would very much be appreciated =)

Friday, 20 February 2009

Madness!

Just when you think everything was going well, and something just have to come out WRONG after you've got down to the very last sheet!

I manually calculated 24x3 sets of questionnaires totalling up to 1776 questions...and I found out that I misunderstood the scoring instructions for one of questionnaires. Worst of all, I was down to the very last one before realizing the mistake I made! I literally wanted to drop down dead! Hours of counting and scribbling and I misunderstood it...after I finished tabulating all! ROAR!

Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain...stomach pain too (hungry). I'm going to finish it tomorrow...have to take a break before I go mad! 2.22am and I am eating a bag of crisps. Wanted to eat cereal but don't want to wake my flatmates up.

So far only 24 questionnaires collected...I need 46 more! Anyone know any gamblers?!

Going to bed!

Friday, 23 January 2009

Relationship stress

Advice for women:
Men primarily want to be king of their castle, to be loved unconditionally and to make their woman happy. Relationship ‘killers’ will cause your man to become stressed, frustrated or even aggressive and he will often withdraw. This destroys any chance of true intimacy.
Five ways women kill a relationship without realising it…
1. By criticising him.
2. By threatening or actually withdrawing love.
3. By not acknowledging or appreciating him.
4. By taking control.
5. By challenging him.

Advice for men:
Women may seem like complex emotional beings; Yet they are often just looking for their core needs to be met. These are to feel safe, secure and cherished. Little girls dream of being the princess rescued by her knight in shining armour who whisks her away to his castle. Meet those needs, and you’ll experience the relationship of your dreams.
Five ways men kill a relationship without realising it…
1. By being indecisive or uncertain.
2. By forgetting to compliment her.
3. By not focusing on her or the relationship.
4. By asking for help or letting her take control.
5. By any form of aggression.

Source: http://www.stress.org.uk/

I think I did three out of the five...Ops? LOL! Btw, just sharing...I'm not stressed out. Not in relationship matter at least. LOL!
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My dissertation is going well...besides the fact that I have spent 25GBP on printing/photocopying materials for the research and I'm not done with it yet. Not complaining but...omfg that's ALOT of cash spent on photocopying! LOL! Chinese New Year just around the corner but aih...no Ang Pau to collect =(

Tuesday, 20 January 2009

The shoes =)

Yesterday I was trying very hard to study and I managed to finish reading couple of pages =p That's a good start =D

Something just have to distract me...RAINBOW!!!
Yesterday night I made Tom Yam Bi Hoon =D
I over made the soup =p but I finished it =)

My new pair of boots! LOL! I changed the suede one I bought because it does not fit my purpose.
My Vietnam flatmate is so cute. He went back to Vietnam during the Christmas break and he bought things from his country. He gave me a box of 'cow's milk candy' because he say I help him alot =.= LOL! Well he knocks on my door every now and then because his Internet always have problems. LOL! So yea...it smells like cheese but taste like...sweet milk candy. LOL!
21 pairs in total! (Including the one he's wearing) Like...WHAT?! And I thought I had too many pairs =s20 in total. Yes, mum...that's it! No more =D
Yeay! I'm starting my research soon!!! Wheeeeeee!

Friday, 5 December 2008

SweeeT and sour!

Just before lectures today I went to meet up with my research supervisor to discuss my dissertation project. I am now on track! *Phew* According to her, I'm the fastest one among all her students but to me, this is ssssloooow! I prefer getting the experiment done faster as the analysis of the data takes ages with my rusted SPSS skills! Anyway, after that 30minutes left for lunch at Lido Noodle House (which is just opposite my Uni) before lectures. I was hesitating on this dish as I still have sore throat and slight cough but...nothing can take my mind away from...
SWEET and SOUR CHICKEN with egg fried rice!!! Notice how kedekut they are with the meat?! And the nasi is 3 of my usual dinner portion! Kenyang giler! Was few minutes late for class =.=
Only ate a light dinner at 9pm because of the rice! LOL!
Stir-fried vegetables with frankfurters and a sausage roll (with ketchup)