I finally finished my last exam today... Thank God its all over =)
Spent the weekend urgently revising 12 weeks worth of International Economics, to the point where i had to skip church. Twas not a very good weekend... The exam wasn't as bad as i expected though, with S and I leaving early (partially due to the coldness of the Rec Centre)
Anyways... it's been a bit of a weird exam period for me. Having only 2 exams was a plus (though it did mean that i got pretty bored with studying for the two units - variety being the spice of life =P). The downside to it all though is the fact that i have an assignment and a thesis chapter to finish off soon (i shall rue enrolling in Honours). Having said that, I'm glad its all over... and now off to work.
Those to whom I've been complaining to lately are well aware that unfortunately i cant switch off even after exams due to said honours commitments. I shall endeavor to see the bright side of this, and to not complain so much.
Things to look forward to:
Short term (up to 1 month):
Tonight's rest from work, a weekend of relaxing... possibly playing my guitar a little more often. Catching up with ppl. Cooking more. Eating more. Working less.
Medium term (1 month to 1 year):
Finishing the bloody thesis. Getting on with life (ie finishing the undergrad degree =P)
Long term
In the long run, we're all dead (ok that was undeservedly crass)
Showing posts with label Studies. Show all posts
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Monday, June 18, 2007
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Abstract
I've spent most of the day studying... with an abstract due tomorrow and a microeconomics test on Thursday, time is sparse. hence, today's post will consist of my abstract... a 499 word summary of what will be my year's work... an 11000-15000 (probably closer to the 11000 word mark).
enjoy reading fellas... and spare a thought for who's going to have to look up all that export data. although to be honest, there are probably worse things to research than one's own country. I'm actually quite interested in economics, and in Malaysia in general, so this thesis is probably going to be the point where that interest ends... =P
oh btw, honourable mentions go to Olivia and Annabelle for helping me proofread this at a late hour. Your comments were appreciated (i'll append Olivia's revamp of my abstract one day =P)
thanks girls!
enjoy reading fellas... and spare a thought for who's going to have to look up all that export data. although to be honest, there are probably worse things to research than one's own country. I'm actually quite interested in economics, and in Malaysia in general, so this thesis is probably going to be the point where that interest ends... =P
oh btw, honourable mentions go to Olivia and Annabelle for helping me proofread this at a late hour. Your comments were appreciated (i'll append Olivia's revamp of my abstract one day =P)
thanks girls!
A Revealed Comparative Advantage Analysis of the Export Competitiveness of Malaysia and Singapore
The ASEAN economies have generally experienced large economic growth and industrialisation in the past two decades. Export-led strategies have been at the heart of the region’s economic growth. However, the region’s vulnerability to the 1997 financial crisis and intensifying competitive pressure brings the risk that the ASEAN economies will be marginalised in terms of exports, with an adverse effect on growth. Export competitiveness is thus a key issue for ASEAN’s future economic prospects.
The dissertation will focus on Malaysia and Singapore for several reasons. Firstly, both economies are highly interdependent in terms of trade and capital flows. Also, in comparison to the other ASEAN members, there is a greater and pronouncedly increasing competition in bilateral trade between both countries. Finally, both countries are also especially open to international trade and capital flows and possess the most competitive economies in ASEAN.
Malaysia’s export sector, dominated by electronics and petroleum-based products has contributed significantly to its past economic growth, and its export competitiveness will be crucial to its future growth. However, a changing global environment marked by growing trade liberalisation, increasing competition and the emergence of other low-cost producers in the region requires an analysis of Malaysia’s export competitiveness.
Singapore’s export sector, dominated by the electronics sector has experienced slowing growth, partially due to increasing competition. Thus, there needs to be an assessment of its export sector to determine whether this decline reflects an erosion in competitiveness, or a natural process of shifting comparative advantage and market diversification.
The principal aim of the dissertation will be to determine the structure of comparative advantage during the period 1995-2005 enjoyed by Malaysia and Singapore in the global market. Firstly, the export structures of both countries will be analysed at a general level. The Balassa index (1965) will then be used to analyse trends in the pattern of comparative advantage in exports in both countries during the 1995-2005 period at a broad and disaggregated level. The leading manufacturing industries in terms of comparative advantage will be identified.
The degree of trade competition between the two countries will then be analysed using the index of trade competition. General trends in trade competition over the 1995-2005 period will be analysed, with a focus on 2005 where analysis will be done at a disaggregated level.
Linnemann’s (1996) COS index will be used to assess the potential for expanding trade between the two nations across different sectors. The extent to which the pattern of specialisation as observed in Malaysia and Singapore is competitive or complementary in the world market will thus be analysed.
Finally, the dissertation will focus in detail on the electronics industry of both countries. A revealed comparative advantage analysis of the different products within the industry over the period 1995-2005 will be undertaken. An in-depth analysis of this sector is relevant as it is a key component of the exports of both countries, being the leading export for both countries in 2005.
Just for fun, i've attached the original (pre-proof-reading) manuscript. The red marks indicate Olivia's comments (Thanks again =D)
The ASEAN economies have generally experienced large economic growth and industrialisation in the past two decades (rephrase?). Export-led strategies have been at the heart of the region’s economic growth. However, the region’s vulnerability to the 1997 financial crisis and intensifying competitive pressure brings the risk that the ASEAN economies will be marginalised in terms of exports, with (leading to?) an adverse effect on growth. Export competitiveness is thus a key issue for ASEAN’s future economic prospects.
The dissertation will focus on Malaysia and Singapore for several reasons. Firstly, both economies are highly interdependent in terms of trade and capital flows. Also (delete?), in comparison to the other ASEAN members, there is a greater and pronouncedly increasing competition in bilateral trade between both countries. Finally (additionally), both countries are also (delete) especially open to international trade and capital flows and possess the most competitive economies in ASEAN.
Malaysia’s export sector is dominated by electronics and petroleum-based products, which have contributed significantly to its past economic growth. Should try and link sentences somehow? Its export competitiveness will be crucial to its future growth. However (delete), a changing global environment marked by growing trade liberalisation, increasing competition and the emergence of other low-cost producers in the region requires an analysis of Malaysia’s export competitiveness.
(On the other hand…. On the contary? In contrast? Hmm.. ) Singapore’s export sector, which is dominated by the (delete) electronics sector (delete? I don’t like repetition =P. the term ‘electronics’ makes sense by itself anyway.) has experienced slowing growth, partially due to increasing competition. Thus, there needs to be (delete…is need for) an assessment of its export sector to determine whether this decline reflects an erosion in competitiveness, or a natural process of shifting comparative advantage and market diversification.
The principal aim of the dissertation will be to determine the structure of comparative advantage during the period 1995-2005 enjoyed by Malaysia and Singapore in the global market. Firstly, the export structures of both countries will be analysed at a general level. The Balassa index (1965) will then be used to analyse trends in the pattern of comparative advantage in exports in both countries during the 1995-2005 period at a broad and disaggregated level. (this will allow for… to be identified?) The leading manufacturing industries in terms of comparative advantage will be identified.
The degree of trade competition between the two countries will then be analysed using the index of trade competition. General trends in trade competition over the 1995-2005 period will be analysed, with a focus on 2005 where analysis will be done at a disaggregated level.
Linnemann’s (1996) COS index will be used to assess the potential for expanding trade between the two nations across different sectors. The extent to which the pattern of specialisation as observed in Malaysia and Singapore is competitive or complementary in the world market will thus be analysed.
Finally, the dissertation will focus in detail on the electronics industry of both countries. A revealed comparative advantage analysis of the different products within the industry over the period 1995-2005 will be undertaken. An in-depth analysis of this sector is relevant as it is a key component of the exports of both countries, being the leading export for both countries in 2005. Maybe refine it a little here… it’s a bit clumsy.
Monday, April 30, 2007
a long break
wow its been ages since i last blogged... but i was surfing the other day and came across dave's blog... and he made mention of my blog preceding his... so yes... i feel compelled to keep the chain going.
well currently i'm in the middle of my Economics honours year, which entails 2 coursework units, and a nice, long thesis (11000-15000 words)... i've spent this semester going btw meetings with my supervisor, attending lectures (only have 7 contact hours, so its a bit... slack if i don't attend), and coping with the usual workload of assignments. honours assignments, btw are significantly different to undergrad ones. here's my assignment question for Topics in International Finance:
"...make a class presentation. the topic must be discussed with the course controller and it must be trade-related"
nice and clear there... i ended up talking about the flying geese model of economic development. But only after i had spent hours looking for research topics that were ... well worth discussing...
moving along from the academic side of life... i had the opportunity to go to Sabah on a missions trip last December. for the sake of brevity (and so i have something to write about in later posts), i'll just say that it was a life-changing trip. i learnt so much about myself, about life, about what is truly important in life, and about God. the trip was probably one of the most vivid experiences I've had in my life. no regrets (except that the trip wasn't longer =P).
so yeah ... what's happened in my life recently?
well currently i'm in the middle of my Economics honours year, which entails 2 coursework units, and a nice, long thesis (11000-15000 words)... i've spent this semester going btw meetings with my supervisor, attending lectures (only have 7 contact hours, so its a bit... slack if i don't attend), and coping with the usual workload of assignments. honours assignments, btw are significantly different to undergrad ones. here's my assignment question for Topics in International Finance:
"...make a class presentation. the topic must be discussed with the course controller and it must be trade-related"
nice and clear there... i ended up talking about the flying geese model of economic development. But only after i had spent hours looking for research topics that were ... well worth discussing...
moving along from the academic side of life... i had the opportunity to go to Sabah on a missions trip last December. for the sake of brevity (and so i have something to write about in later posts), i'll just say that it was a life-changing trip. i learnt so much about myself, about life, about what is truly important in life, and about God. the trip was probably one of the most vivid experiences I've had in my life. no regrets (except that the trip wasn't longer =P).
so yeah ... what's happened in my life recently?
- J-life Camp - Crossfire 07... sleep-depriving, personally challenging, competitiveness-inducing (ok that's not a word), inspiring - awesome camp. more on it in future posts. for now, here's the video (in 2 parts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJuV8qBZ_Og
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj5NRKPsH5Y - major personal screw-up at work. Just shows that even Christian's lives aren't perfect (even after the 'high' of a youth camp). but I've learnt much from it, and that's what matters at the end (though the monetary cost will be high... ouch!)
- a lot of sport... having reached the peaks of a "triple blister" upon successive games of tennis and baddy, I've decided to take it easy for a while (for 3 days at least - soccer on Thursday)
- much procrastination in my work... as evidenced by this post. i shouldn't be doing this now. thus, i'll end it here... cyas guys!
Thursday, March 23, 2006
has been a while since i blogged...
yeah many many different things have happened since i last blogged. some good, some bad... some just funny, and some, i dont know.
ive just realised im on the halfway point of my uni studies. what am i doing? =) am i going anywhere? is this what i want to do?
yeah... i realised this year that i really do love studying law. i wouldnt study anything else in the world. i guess i do get caught up in just the issues, the conflicts between different ideas, i get caught up in the personal stories (some legal cases read like a script from the bold and the beautiful, others read like...hansard hahaha)
im just getting to grips with the fact that im going to have to work in 3 yrs time... find a job (that normally comes first)... then do all the adult things like bills and tax returns... adoiiii
so freaky, yet so exhilirating. i think thats prob why im just working better in general this year (not perfect yet)... i realised why im doing it. i love it. i know im meant to be here.
Nic
yeah many many different things have happened since i last blogged. some good, some bad... some just funny, and some, i dont know.
ive just realised im on the halfway point of my uni studies. what am i doing? =) am i going anywhere? is this what i want to do?
yeah... i realised this year that i really do love studying law. i wouldnt study anything else in the world. i guess i do get caught up in just the issues, the conflicts between different ideas, i get caught up in the personal stories (some legal cases read like a script from the bold and the beautiful, others read like...hansard hahaha)
im just getting to grips with the fact that im going to have to work in 3 yrs time... find a job (that normally comes first)... then do all the adult things like bills and tax returns... adoiiii
so freaky, yet so exhilirating. i think thats prob why im just working better in general this year (not perfect yet)... i realised why im doing it. i love it. i know im meant to be here.
Nic
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
uni is terrific. everyday... i go and come back completely refreshed ready for more... i love the learning of new concepts... foreign as some may be... nothing quite like getting interrogated by the lecturer at tutes as well...
ok... rite...
no actually im starting to hate it... i just went through a horrific monday, where everything went from bad to worse. i started at 9, finished at 5, with a measly 1 hour lunch break...
am still wincing from gastric pains... i shouldnt have put off eating. but there wasnt time. all came to a evil, painful peak during the leader's meeting that night. i dont think ive ever been so tired in my life... but the meeting was good. its amazing how just meeting with your fellow cell leaders and associates can help foster a spirit of unity.
i used to be ambivalent towards being an associate cell leader... i guess i saw it mainly as a responsibility, and i looked at the constraints it put on my life... the time ... the emotional energy... but then i realize its a privilege. to be trusted with leading a cell group... means you also take some responsibility for their spiritual growth, and the first place that starts is with yourself. growth has to come from within.
looking back at myself, i realise that ive been stuck in a rut... ive done things i shouldnt, not done things i should... i havent given myself fully to God lately, a realization i came to on sunday... it's severly ironic that its when i feel the most shamed, the most guilty, when i realise the depth of my problems, that i feel the most positive, at the point when i just give it all to God. i dont know how this works. i should be depresed about myself... but im not. im sad yes... but well with that sadness is the fact that there's still more life ahead of me, and that God is a forgiving God, whose grace surpasses understanding. i know not where this new refreshing lease on life will take me... but naive as it may be... i want this to last the rest of my life. there's nothing like it.
funnily enough my physical health has taken a battering in the last week, with me suffering from a severe cold, and having gastric pains the last two days... prob due to bad eating habits. but well despite tiredness... i'm mentally refreshed... even though things havent gone as they should have in the last few days. ppl i know are severely hurt, and it just cuts me inside that i cant help them... never have i felt so powerless. ive come to realise that words can only go so much... but well all i can do is just stand by them. i think that matters most...
a friend asked me... 'i dont know how i can still smile with all im going through'... i share your sorrow... believe me i do... it cuts me deeply to the core that bad things happen to people i love. why i dont have anything to say about it aside from that i feel your pain? well its because i just cant. i cant find words to say that would do more than just trivialise what you're going through, any word i can muster, that i would have said sounded shallow and meaningless in my mind, and i truly wish i had the answers to the questions, but i dont. all i can do is be there when needed, and all i can do is to point you to the Eternal promise given by the ultimate Person in control, that 'in all things God works for the best of those who believe in Him'... thats all i can say really. thats the truth i hold on to... it makes life livable for me, that there's something better ahead if i just fix my eyes on my Author and Perfector... if i just keep running, despite the hindrances in life... i know that at the end my life will fit in within His Divine picture somewhere... believe me... it cuts that i cant seem to help much here... but well i've realised that all i have to give to the people i love is myself... not much but its all i got... to listen. to empathise. to understand. and ultimately to love them... the greatest calling of all for a follower of the God of love.
ok... rite...
no actually im starting to hate it... i just went through a horrific monday, where everything went from bad to worse. i started at 9, finished at 5, with a measly 1 hour lunch break...
am still wincing from gastric pains... i shouldnt have put off eating. but there wasnt time. all came to a evil, painful peak during the leader's meeting that night. i dont think ive ever been so tired in my life... but the meeting was good. its amazing how just meeting with your fellow cell leaders and associates can help foster a spirit of unity.
i used to be ambivalent towards being an associate cell leader... i guess i saw it mainly as a responsibility, and i looked at the constraints it put on my life... the time ... the emotional energy... but then i realize its a privilege. to be trusted with leading a cell group... means you also take some responsibility for their spiritual growth, and the first place that starts is with yourself. growth has to come from within.
looking back at myself, i realise that ive been stuck in a rut... ive done things i shouldnt, not done things i should... i havent given myself fully to God lately, a realization i came to on sunday... it's severly ironic that its when i feel the most shamed, the most guilty, when i realise the depth of my problems, that i feel the most positive, at the point when i just give it all to God. i dont know how this works. i should be depresed about myself... but im not. im sad yes... but well with that sadness is the fact that there's still more life ahead of me, and that God is a forgiving God, whose grace surpasses understanding. i know not where this new refreshing lease on life will take me... but naive as it may be... i want this to last the rest of my life. there's nothing like it.
funnily enough my physical health has taken a battering in the last week, with me suffering from a severe cold, and having gastric pains the last two days... prob due to bad eating habits. but well despite tiredness... i'm mentally refreshed... even though things havent gone as they should have in the last few days. ppl i know are severely hurt, and it just cuts me inside that i cant help them... never have i felt so powerless. ive come to realise that words can only go so much... but well all i can do is just stand by them. i think that matters most...
a friend asked me... 'i dont know how i can still smile with all im going through'... i share your sorrow... believe me i do... it cuts me deeply to the core that bad things happen to people i love. why i dont have anything to say about it aside from that i feel your pain? well its because i just cant. i cant find words to say that would do more than just trivialise what you're going through, any word i can muster, that i would have said sounded shallow and meaningless in my mind, and i truly wish i had the answers to the questions, but i dont. all i can do is be there when needed, and all i can do is to point you to the Eternal promise given by the ultimate Person in control, that 'in all things God works for the best of those who believe in Him'... thats all i can say really. thats the truth i hold on to... it makes life livable for me, that there's something better ahead if i just fix my eyes on my Author and Perfector... if i just keep running, despite the hindrances in life... i know that at the end my life will fit in within His Divine picture somewhere... believe me... it cuts that i cant seem to help much here... but well i've realised that all i have to give to the people i love is myself... not much but its all i got... to listen. to empathise. to understand. and ultimately to love them... the greatest calling of all for a follower of the God of love.
Friday, July 22, 2005
back to it...
uni started this week ... hmmm how does one month of holidays go by so fast?
well anyways yeah... am doing 5 units again this semester: Torts, Criminal Law, Corporate Financial Policy, Banking Theory and Practice, and Macroeconomics...
well so far, the only units ive liked are Criminal Law and Macro. the rest?
Torts - sigh it is so darn boring... learning about claims for psychiatric injury, economic loss... etc etc... yeah... also there's a 4 page research assignment due in 2 months time, which will probably hurt quite abit as after 1.5 years of law school, i still cant do legal research =P
CFP? - well the unit looks alright... its just one of those nondescript commerce units which i just am not interested in, but which i have to do due to it being a core unit...
BTP - evil third year unit. Then again Gen is in it hahaha so mebbe i might get some assistance there... the 2 hour lecture on Mondays will kill me though. i only barely managed to stay awake for the 1st one this week.... i have absolutely no interest in the unit, which is scary as i'm majoring in Money and Banking.
the units i like?
Criminal Law: have got Gen Cleary again as the lecturer. she's prob the best law lecturer ive had so far... being a defence lawyer, she's always got good insights into the police process... just lovely how the police do such a great job in WA isnt it? well it's a breath of fresh air hahaha... she gives a new perspective into the judicial system. last year, my Legal Process lectuer ... G Pidco ended up as DPP in WA i think... so yes i've been taught by ppl from both sides of the courts.
Gen is hilarious though... hahaha... especially her insights into police usage of listening devices....
one learns that criminals do live pretty boring lives =P
and Macro? well i love macro. its the reason i'm studying Commerce to be honest. sigh it sounds nerdy but i love economics... how i managed not to do it in high school is beyond me.
only thing is ... well my uni timetable sucks on monday
its 9 to 5 straight... with one break at 12... i get Tuesdays off, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays are light days.... yeah 16 contact hours in total. not bad ehh? =P. my mondays really suck, but dont they always? And now to more cheerful events
what cheerful events?
Well CM cooked me lunch... and for a first time (apparently she's never cooked before)... it was very good. it tasted better than it looked (its the one on the left), and it looked great. its a simple chicken and veg stir fry =P ... simple and good. No i'm not joking. the girl can cook ehh =D even though she did not let me into the kitchen while she was cooking... hahaha so i was severely teased by the smells coming out of the kitchen. Thanx for lunch gal =D was delicious.
I returned the favour a few days later (she prob regrets i did)... im not quite as good a cook. the second picture is what mine looked like... but i was told mine was edible. mebbe she was just obliged to do so hahaha...(chicken stir fry + fried beean sprouts + rice)... simple lahh... and no sign of an egg (well actually i used one =P) hopefully it tasted better than it looked. it tasted ok to me. then again i had a cold. the reason mine was so messy... well was because someone was so hungrythat she didnt give me enough time to arrange the plate properly, but rather just dumped her rice on top... sigh =P what happened to aesthetics and presentation, lady??? =P (joking lahh) well i cant blame her for being hungry... it was around 2pm i think =p not that i took that long to cook... however we started late (around 1:20)... and i only had one frying pan to work with =) (well thats not much of an excuse as she had the same equipment in the first place hahaha). let noone say i have never cooked for my gf hahaha
well neways... off to watch the Ashes now.... have a good week guys (well those of u who read this neways)
well anyways yeah... am doing 5 units again this semester: Torts, Criminal Law, Corporate Financial Policy, Banking Theory and Practice, and Macroeconomics...
well so far, the only units ive liked are Criminal Law and Macro. the rest?
Torts - sigh it is so darn boring... learning about claims for psychiatric injury, economic loss... etc etc... yeah... also there's a 4 page research assignment due in 2 months time, which will probably hurt quite abit as after 1.5 years of law school, i still cant do legal research =P
CFP? - well the unit looks alright... its just one of those nondescript commerce units which i just am not interested in, but which i have to do due to it being a core unit...
BTP - evil third year unit. Then again Gen is in it hahaha so mebbe i might get some assistance there... the 2 hour lecture on Mondays will kill me though. i only barely managed to stay awake for the 1st one this week.... i have absolutely no interest in the unit, which is scary as i'm majoring in Money and Banking.
the units i like?
Criminal Law: have got Gen Cleary again as the lecturer. she's prob the best law lecturer ive had so far... being a defence lawyer, she's always got good insights into the police process... just lovely how the police do such a great job in WA isnt it? well it's a breath of fresh air hahaha... she gives a new perspective into the judicial system. last year, my Legal Process lectuer ... G Pidco ended up as DPP in WA i think... so yes i've been taught by ppl from both sides of the courts.
Gen is hilarious though... hahaha... especially her insights into police usage of listening devices....
one learns that criminals do live pretty boring lives =P
and Macro? well i love macro. its the reason i'm studying Commerce to be honest. sigh it sounds nerdy but i love economics... how i managed not to do it in high school is beyond me.
only thing is ... well my uni timetable sucks on monday
its 9 to 5 straight... with one break at 12... i get Tuesdays off, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays are light days.... yeah 16 contact hours in total. not bad ehh? =P. my mondays really suck, but dont they always? And now to more cheerful events
what cheerful events?Well CM cooked me lunch... and for a first time (apparently she's never cooked before)... it was very good. it tasted better than it looked (its the one on the left), and it looked great. its a simple chicken and veg stir fry =P ... simple and good. No i'm not joking. the girl can cook ehh =D even though she did not let me into the kitchen while she was cooking... hahaha so i was severely teased by the smells coming out of the kitchen. Thanx for lunch gal =D was delicious.
I returned the favour a few days later (she prob regrets i did)... im not quite as good a cook. the second picture is what mine looked like... but i was told mine was edible. mebbe she was just obliged to do so hahaha...(chicken stir fry + fried beean sprouts + rice)... simple lahh... and no sign of an egg (well actually i used one =P) hopefully it tasted better than it looked. it tasted ok to me. then again i had a cold. the reason mine was so messy... well was because someone was so hungrythat she didnt give me enough time to arrange the plate properly, but rather just dumped her rice on top... sigh =P what happened to aesthetics and presentation, lady??? =P (joking lahh) well i cant blame her for being hungry... it was around 2pm i think =p not that i took that long to cook... however we started late (around 1:20)... and i only had one frying pan to work with =) (well thats not much of an excuse as she had the same equipment in the first place hahaha). let noone say i have never cooked for my gf hahaha
well neways... off to watch the Ashes now.... have a good week guys (well those of u who read this neways)
Monday, April 25, 2005
okies... back to the blog again...
well... today was Anzac day, a public holiday...
well what did i do? hmmm helped dad in the morning to plaster some cracks in the paintwork of our house... (parent's resolution: paint interior of house - they want to change some of the walls abit - u know, funkify it hahaha... hopefully by Christmas 2005... allusions to Mahathir's Visi 2020 won't be appreciated... then again, my family does share some similarities with the M'sian bureaucracy... it takes a while to get things done lol =P)
so guys, what colour should i paint my room? bear in mind i have green carpet
btw pink has already been suggested hahaha
anyways
CM came over around 1... then yeah we studied till abt 6... whoa... that sounds rather nerdy... well we were a little distracted lol (lil sister watching Shrek 2 in background - seeing as we both love the show lol, and seeing as CM can recite the whole movie hahaha)...
i still cant study for 5 hours straight... but then again, we both have midsems tmr...
yeah hahaha all abt spending quality time lol =P
then again... did get to get in some guitar lessons around 9pm hahaha so it wasnt all that boring... courtesy of my *new* guitar training technique lol =P im sorry guys no free tries
time seems to fly ehh... =( especially when ure with someone u enjoy being around lol
ahh well sometimes its all abt what you make out of the moment
i mean, this may sound weird, but everyday i am reminded anew that time is a one-way street, with no u-turns or reverses - so well its what you make of the time you've been given that matters - to live a life worth living?
(time also seems to fly though when one is staring exams in the face=P)
i notice this is a rather rambling post...
but oh well sometimes... one just has to let thoughts run out ... and see where they take you
carpe diem
God bless everyone
well... today was Anzac day, a public holiday...
well what did i do? hmmm helped dad in the morning to plaster some cracks in the paintwork of our house... (parent's resolution: paint interior of house - they want to change some of the walls abit - u know, funkify it hahaha... hopefully by Christmas 2005... allusions to Mahathir's Visi 2020 won't be appreciated... then again, my family does share some similarities with the M'sian bureaucracy... it takes a while to get things done lol =P)
so guys, what colour should i paint my room? bear in mind i have green carpet
btw pink has already been suggested hahaha
anyways
CM came over around 1... then yeah we studied till abt 6... whoa... that sounds rather nerdy... well we were a little distracted lol (lil sister watching Shrek 2 in background - seeing as we both love the show lol, and seeing as CM can recite the whole movie hahaha)...
i still cant study for 5 hours straight... but then again, we both have midsems tmr...
yeah hahaha all abt spending quality time lol =P
then again... did get to get in some guitar lessons around 9pm hahaha so it wasnt all that boring... courtesy of my *new* guitar training technique lol =P im sorry guys no free tries
time seems to fly ehh... =( especially when ure with someone u enjoy being around lol
ahh well sometimes its all abt what you make out of the moment
i mean, this may sound weird, but everyday i am reminded anew that time is a one-way street, with no u-turns or reverses - so well its what you make of the time you've been given that matters - to live a life worth living?
(time also seems to fly though when one is staring exams in the face=P)
i notice this is a rather rambling post...
but oh well sometimes... one just has to let thoughts run out ... and see where they take you
carpe diem
God bless everyone
Sunday, April 17, 2005
ahh midsem fever
hmmm i do recall making statements to certain ppl that uni life is abt 12 weeks holiday and 3 weeks cramming... well hahaha yes let me revise that statement...
well with 3 midsems in 3 weeks... i feel the need to cram =P
it kicked off with International Finance on Friday at 10am, and then in 2 weeks Intro to Finance on the 26th at 6pm, and then Monetary Economics the tuesday after.... arghhhh
yeah and somewhere along the line there's a torts assignment coming in... so do i feel like crying... well actually i did shed a tear in IF this morning serious... hahaah you can ask Ryan...
no comment there =D *Q: what kind of guy cries in a lecture?* *A: the kind of guy who only started studying on Sunday, and realizes he's not gonna finish studying on time by Friday*
well yeah just had the exam yesterday... and it wasnt good... CRAP
yeah i shouldnt be blogging actually... i just spent 6 hours in the Reid cramming my brains out, and here i am at home, phone on shoulder... hahaah yeah sleepy... and trying to prove that guys can multitask as well as girls... well im failing miserably =P but oh well its still good
on another note...
yeah church today was good :) it seems the sermons get more relevant everyday... i guess im just listening more nowadays. like even through a haze of sleep-deprivation (4 hours last night) i still managed to pay attention and took something from the service... well yeah have been struggling with several things in my life nowadays... and thus... its like sometimes i feel so unworthy of God's grace, and what He has given me... but then again the sermon material we've been doing is extremely relevant... its like well everytime i get stuck into a negative way of thinking, i remember something i learnt in cell or at church, and i'm able to pick myself up again... like for example, the lesson i've relearnt recently, that our relationship with God, as His children is an unconditional gift, and even when i sin, and fall short of his glory, He still sees me as His child, like it's not about what we do, because we will always fall short by our own efforts in trying to resist temptation, but about what He did on the cross (freedom from the wages of sin) and is doing in my life (maturing me by the renewing of my mind). well i've relearnt a constantly learnt lesson (for me anyways) that well its when you reach the end of your limits, that God comes in, and this goes for many things in my life... sigh hahaha well i guess all i can say is that noone's perfect... its frustrating though... we do what we dont want to do and dont do what we should... (Romans 7:21-25)... we all grow at our own pace... so all we can do is fix our eyes on the author and perfector of our faith...
what keeps me positive? 2 Corinthians 5:17 - i may not like myself because of my sinful nature, but i live knowing that God has made me a new creation in Him, and that i have a new identity in him (1 Peter 2:9-10, 1 Corinthians 1:2). why live in guilt when freedom has been given to us? (NB: this does not mean that we should keep sinning so grace should increase btw...=P)
but well... i believe that when you confess your sins to Christ with the intention to not do it again... i believe that your sins are forgiven, and forgotten, and not held against you... now if it isnt held against you anymore by the Lord our Judge, why should we continue to hold it against ourselves? is God's grace insufficient for us? we have been justified by faith. the price has been paid... so live in Christ's freedom, not in guilt, not in our circumstances... for faith goes beyond our immediate dark circumstances, but sees the future ahead of us.
well with 3 midsems in 3 weeks... i feel the need to cram =P
it kicked off with International Finance on Friday at 10am, and then in 2 weeks Intro to Finance on the 26th at 6pm, and then Monetary Economics the tuesday after.... arghhhh
yeah and somewhere along the line there's a torts assignment coming in... so do i feel like crying... well actually i did shed a tear in IF this morning serious... hahaah you can ask Ryan...
no comment there =D *Q: what kind of guy cries in a lecture?* *A: the kind of guy who only started studying on Sunday, and realizes he's not gonna finish studying on time by Friday*
well yeah just had the exam yesterday... and it wasnt good... CRAP
yeah i shouldnt be blogging actually... i just spent 6 hours in the Reid cramming my brains out, and here i am at home, phone on shoulder... hahaah yeah sleepy... and trying to prove that guys can multitask as well as girls... well im failing miserably =P but oh well its still good
on another note...
yeah church today was good :) it seems the sermons get more relevant everyday... i guess im just listening more nowadays. like even through a haze of sleep-deprivation (4 hours last night) i still managed to pay attention and took something from the service... well yeah have been struggling with several things in my life nowadays... and thus... its like sometimes i feel so unworthy of God's grace, and what He has given me... but then again the sermon material we've been doing is extremely relevant... its like well everytime i get stuck into a negative way of thinking, i remember something i learnt in cell or at church, and i'm able to pick myself up again... like for example, the lesson i've relearnt recently, that our relationship with God, as His children is an unconditional gift, and even when i sin, and fall short of his glory, He still sees me as His child, like it's not about what we do, because we will always fall short by our own efforts in trying to resist temptation, but about what He did on the cross (freedom from the wages of sin) and is doing in my life (maturing me by the renewing of my mind). well i've relearnt a constantly learnt lesson (for me anyways) that well its when you reach the end of your limits, that God comes in, and this goes for many things in my life... sigh hahaha well i guess all i can say is that noone's perfect... its frustrating though... we do what we dont want to do and dont do what we should... (Romans 7:21-25)... we all grow at our own pace... so all we can do is fix our eyes on the author and perfector of our faith...
what keeps me positive? 2 Corinthians 5:17 - i may not like myself because of my sinful nature, but i live knowing that God has made me a new creation in Him, and that i have a new identity in him (1 Peter 2:9-10, 1 Corinthians 1:2). why live in guilt when freedom has been given to us? (NB: this does not mean that we should keep sinning so grace should increase btw...=P)
but well... i believe that when you confess your sins to Christ with the intention to not do it again... i believe that your sins are forgiven, and forgotten, and not held against you... now if it isnt held against you anymore by the Lord our Judge, why should we continue to hold it against ourselves? is God's grace insufficient for us? we have been justified by faith. the price has been paid... so live in Christ's freedom, not in guilt, not in our circumstances... for faith goes beyond our immediate dark circumstances, but sees the future ahead of us.
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