The human mind continues to impress me. I was staying up late to finish up my psych report last night, but this assignment was one of the rare ones that I didn't really mind staying up for. I found it rather interesting skimming through journals and miscellanous resources, gathering information to illustrate my report. Thus far, psych lab reports have been my most interesting assignments yet. And the fact that I'm doing moderately ok in them is like a positive reinforcer that becomes my impetus to try and do better. There! That's a psych application right there. Positive reinforcement, negative punishment. LOL...
Anyways, despite the human mind being complex and almost as efficient as an artificial device, this is not so when it comes to recalling memory..... We are constantly influenced by what we believe to be true than what really is true in reality. Reading about how this can somewhat be the culprit of an innocent victim falling prey to a harsh death sentence was slightly moving. And then having find out the role of hypnosis in all this. Made me relish the fact that psych is one of my majors.... There's always something new to discover. The textbook is like my bible. I don't read it all the time but when I start, all i can think about is flipping the pages to discover brand new findings... Heck, there's even a picture of Britney Spears in there!
In politics, we're learning about romanticism. When I heard this, I clapped my hands in glee. Thoughts of Shakespeare and Romeo dying in the embrace of Juliet (and vice versa...) clouded my wild imaginations... Little did I know that this context of Romanticism encompasses the emotional and philosophical elements of the historical and political movement. *Sigh* Oh well, it is politics after all. And all my lecturers were really good .....(....not to mention, all of them had a Dr. in front of their names). There was Prof Gray who spoke eloquently, Dr Lisa Bailey who delievered information about Rome almost too passionately. Dr. Lindsay Diggelman (...a dude btw) who seemed almost too smart to be talking about Medieval Europe. Dr Geof Kemp who went on and on about Hobbes and Locke. And my favorites, Dr. Joseph Zizek, a Canadian who managed to induce such enthusiasm in French revolution that everytime I think about the enlightenment, he and his shocking ruler (..inside joke) comes to mind. And now we have Dr. Katherine Smiths who's doing Romanticism. She has a certain flair to her that makes me wanna listen intently. Even my tutor has a Phd and thus a declaration of Dr. to his name. Who said you have to do medicine to become a doctor? just study politics....... LOL.
That said, I can't believe I only have two weeks of lecture left before the major exams!!! And then the whole semester is over!!! Whoa. Time flies when you least realize it.... In fact, I was recently told that winter is already here. Apart from being abe to feel it in my bones that is. Autmn here (....or anywhere above or below the equator) is really pretty though. Yes, it rains. And there're leaves scattered all over like sampah. But then again, this is the kind of sampah that you learn to apprciate. Because it's pretty trash. Oh, the double standards!
So here're the latest of the latest updates.
1 . She hurt her toe and it turned black. Yes. Baby toe is now black at the very tip. It happened at the gym when all the friction between second last toe, sole of sneakers and socks colluded and walla! Baby toe takes the hit. It turned black after a couple of days and has been in this state eversince. She is being pressured to go see the doctor.... (...which she WILL DO). Medical students have told her nothing's wrong with it. But the cautious have told tales about early onset diabetes. So better safe than sorry, no? What's your take?
Disgusting footage coming up..... Don't say I didn't warn you
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My poor little baby toe!!!!!!
2. She has developed a sudden interest in French guys, especially those that take refuge in her student residence. Infatuation? Not so much. More like curiosity towards their natural musk... This has heightened and reduced with environmental influences. I.e. predictable exclamations from friends and questionable slanders about their horny inclinations.
3. Over time, and possibly assimilation from her partner in crime (you know who you are), she has acquired quite an interesting and rather peculiar taste in music and movies (not as much as music tho). Where, in the past she was sworn to english music, she has now been baptised by music in foreign languages, particularly ones that makes no sense at all to her. Examples? French songs are numero uno on the list (Corneille rocks! he's like the French Craig David) NOTE : Her fascination for the French hotties has no link what so ever to this. Hindi songs are 2nd up, with the Taal soundtrack having sky high ratings. And coming in third place are chinese songs, Lee Hom and Jay Chou, to be more precise. And then come the more sombre Spanish tracks sung by the ever puckered up Enrique Iglesias (Alguien Soy Yo!!!! *melts*). Recommended movie : Watch Amelie.... you WON't regret it. It's French btw *winks*.
4. 
This has become a staple in her diet. $1.59 for a bag!!!
Yep. You heard right. She's now foraged an obsession with rice poppers. Empty on the inside, crispy on the outside. She has even converted her bestie and potentially, a few guys who have seen her grab a couple of bags at a time. Eat it with tuna. Eat it with Soy milk. Eat it with a banana. Eat cheap. Eat Ricies! She has it for breakfast, lunch, brunch and the odd dinners when she doesn't have the meal plan to fall back on. Yum! She might as well become a walking advert for Sanitarium health foods.
5. She recently purchased the cheapest pair of boots she could find at Warehouse. Winter's here early and a gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do. Every one in 5 women wear boots in NZ and she got hers in super low heels so that she wouldn't collapse while walking. Plus, these are a size bigger, yes, size 9. Plenty of space. $25. There goes grocery shopping for a week.
Pretty no? One of the perks of living in a seasonal country.
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She doesn't know where the month of May went. This is one of the pages of the calendar she made for herself before gettin to NZ btw.....
7. And most of all. SHe's missing her friends and family back home.
The one with the never ending tales.........
The confidante..........
The greatest company of all time...........(btw, mike looks red here coz he was slightly intoxicated)
The mischevious innocence and the spontaneity.....
Reminder : to the friends whose pictures aren't displayed here, it doesn't mean I miss you any less. It just means that I am too impatient to wait for the images to load and I have to run off to complete my assignments.
*Hugs*
PS : i made two interesting discoveries while researching for my psych paper last night. Jacintha tagal's blog under the link LilMissPerfectJas and Michelle's blog under the link Chelle-licious. Feel free to explore.
You know you love me!
xoxo
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3 comments:
weeee my picture first..weeee =D
now that my shoes, socks and jeans are drenched from rain and puddles I am contemplating boots...
the rain is not my friend :(
yes Cassie, ur pic first. You are the queen of the world.
Hahahah, I've had one too many episodes of walking into wet leaves in my slippers and feeling icky in my feet after tht. Boots are d bomb. Only, they do tend to constrain the toes a lil. LOL. Good luck with ur boots search!
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