24 May 2010
Its finally Monday, the day that I dragged to come as it was presentation day and also the last day of working in the HR group.
As usual, a certain member of the group is critising about the report and why did we print out the report that early because a grammer mistake, the conclusion and recommendation wasn’t number as stated in the guidebook she has. FOR GOD STAKE! HAVE A MIND OF YOUR OWN! STOP FOLLOWING THE DAMN GUIDEBOOK! WHICH PART OF GUIDE DO SHE NOT KNOW! She then try shifting the blame to me that I did not do as she told me to. I could have snapped back but I just rebutted that to me conclusion is a summary of what is in the report and NUMBERING IT WOULD BE MEANINGLESS AND THERE IS NO NEED TO IT AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATION AND THAT I DID THIS FOR BOTH REPORT AND ESSAY FORMAT!
Then she trash out the issue on why did we make decisions without her being present. COME ON! LIKE IT OR NOT THERE IS STILL A NEED TO MEET TODAY! AND ITS 3 TO ONE! SHE TOLD US THAT IF WE NEED HER, WE TEXT HER BUT SINCE THE REPORT IS ON THE WAY, WE DID NOT NEED HER HELP SO MAKING A SIMPLE DECISION IS NOT SO HARD THAT WE NEED TO SEEK HER HELP IS IT AND ALSO SHE DIDN’T SAY WHETHER SHE WOULD BE COMING BACK LOL!
Her point of view was that, we should also meet in the weekend but I need to do other stuff, others need to work and EVEN WHEN WE DO MEET, WHAT CAN SHE DO BUT TO PICK ON THE REPORT? She is not those that would help other members to make the report better and only do her crappy part. She say WHAT CAN SHE DO BUT NOT TO STUDY STATS SINCE HER PART WAS DONE. I WAS THINKING YA RIGHT, YOU COULD HAVE SEE WHAT IS NEEDED FOR IMPROVEMENT ON YOUR PART AFTER I EDITED ALMOST 90% OF YOUR PART LIKE YOU DID ON THE FORMATING -………-
FOR THAT REPORT, I EDITED 80% OF THE OVERALL REPORT TO GEAR THE REPORT TO FLOW AND HIT THE QUESTIONS MORE ACCURATELY AND BEFORE THAT I DID TOLD HER WHAT IS THE APPROIATE WAY OF DOING HER PART AND SHE DID NOTHING! AND ON THE BACKWORK, SHE’S LIKE DIRECTING EVERYONE AND IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, SHE LIKE SUPPORTIVE AND TRYING TO ASSIST LEADING THE GROUP. I LIKE WANT TO PLUKE!
ALSO BECAUSE OF BEING SO MAD AT HER, I COMPLETELY FORGOT WHAT I HAVE TO SAY DURING THE REHERSAL OF THE PRESENTATION. After writing them down and rehearsing for another 3 times, I am much more confident in it.
Our group was the second last group to present and with the presentation start of with her, I was like shaking my head in the head as if the lecturer was to read the report, he knows who done her part cos her slides that she create does not tally with the information on the report,its more towards theorical than what I put as pratical and she took a bloddy 6 minutes. AS I WAS DOING METHODS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN IT WAS MY TURN I WAS ALREADY IN THE TRANS MODE, I JUST SHOOT OFF WITH WHAT COMES TO MY MIND WITHOUT REFERRING TO THE NOTES I MAKE EARLY AND LINKING THEM WITH THE PRATICIAL EXAMPLES IN THE REPORT AND WHEN IT COMES TO A QUESTION ASKED, I JUST SHOOT WHATEVER COMES TO MY HEAD. IN THE END WE DID NOT MEET THE 20 MINS GIVEN BUT LONGER.
I GALD IT ALL ENDED !
25 May 2010
Tuesday morning is the second last lecture of the brand and in the lecture was much more of discussions. In the discussions, we were to express our strengths and weaknesses. One of which that I discover was my indecisiveness and confidence still lacking as well as not being objective enough to turn a black face.
I contemplated on skipping photography as there was a test on Wednesday but then the reason I came here was for this so I went there in the end. It turn out great from the past few boring lessons. We got to do studio! And I got to use my camera to take pictures of my group in raw, well I should set it to jpg but good thing though, looking at raw pictures with tripod I see more detail than if it was to be in jpg. Oh well my current software did not support raw that well and it would be troublesome to convert raw to jpg. Also my assignment was to shoot in raw and convert to jpg but I already done it and lets hope quality would be the same when printing in 8 by 10 inches.
After the lessons, there was a rain storm and I have to walk back to my apartment. By the time I return, I was all wet and have to leave my cameras to dry.
26 may 2010
Well most of the time at home to study for the test and went out to buy milk. Test was so easy that I got air in my head and make a mistake lol
27 may 2010
Getting a break from the test, use the 3 stage fare to explore the lines in Auckland and not much to see as there are few locations that are heavy located with shops, bought a third luggage. Then went to biotromart and to mid city, got the most expensive gift for bro -.- he and his bear -.- and then went to Victoria market to get some accessories lol, spend a lot today. Have a chat with mum, she say that I should just give ip man 2 a go since its in Cantonese. Well went home to do branding and then sleep.
28 May 2010
Went to st lukes to donate old clothes and to watch ip man 2, bought a t-short at $10, I been targeting that one for a long time and that the cookie monsters sold out!
Ip man 2 is in Cantonese while is worthwhile to experience a movie in Cantonese lol!
29 may 2010
Took a train or railbus to city since the train are under maintainence to test print my photography assignment and print photos for my photography. Went to explore food town and meet sin who was working there. Chat with her for a while before I catch the rail bus home.
30 may 2010
Sunday market again to buy a bag as my havesack was torn and then to new lynn to walk around before I head home and watch maid of honour movie haha. Bought 4 cantonese dramas again :X
19 May 2010
Well woke up have breakfast and work on my brand assignment before I went to meet my team mates for meeting and to the accommodation office to see how it went, turns out that I would need a letter from my lecturer so I went back home eat lunch and then email the lecturers as well as left the house earlier to find the lecturer to write the letter. After walking in and out at 4.30pm, he came and on the spot, he type the letter for me. Attended the lecturer’s class later. Test was postponed to next week and after that went home to rest haha.
20 May 2010
Woke in the morning to work on Brand and then went to Henderson to walk before I went back home to cook dinner and then went to photography class. It was raining and then walked home at 9. Was about to edit training and development but too tired and fall asleep.
21 May 2010
Woke up today and work on training and development to 12 and then went to the library to meet my project mates, blow off my cool in front of them when I told them the project was crap. Work on it and then got home to have dinner, work on bpm and then watch dvd.
22 May 2010
Well, did branding and edited training and development before I went to the motat to do my photography assignment.
I was like an idiot taking a bunny around the place and taking photos. One thing about the motat is that its only $8 and the sights are worth more than the zoo near by. Went around taking photos and then took some with me in it. Then when I finished taking photos it was close to 5 which the motat close and I have yet to visit motat 2.
Went home load the pictures from my dslr to the computer but the pictures from the point to shoot isn’t working hence that would be less uploads for me on facebook.
23 may 2010
Woke up and did parts of business process management and then off to the Sunday market and new lynn. Bought things for $40 at the asian market and then carry them home. I think I be having the need to buy another bag for my luggage cos I be packing and my large one is officially full!
Went to meet sunny where we booked the accommodation for our stay in chrischurnch and queenstown. Queenstown is more expensive due to the location and the season then went home to watch the rock movie and do more of business process management. Luckily that I was only surfing at the moment the whole neighbourhood and campus went black out.
Well an early night for me that’s is.
May 10 2010
Woke up and like surf the net, read photography and did some branding. I realized that I ate a lot if I too stressed with my work load lol. Today was like 3 apples in the morning. 3 slices of bread and lamb and oats a bowl for dinner. Ate 3 choclates, after lesson went to yahui’s bf apartment to interview the couple and their friends and then home for a banana! Its too much!
Well went home and hit the com to type the findings of the interview that I did that far lol haha!
May 11 2010
Went for brand and have an intense session there, got so tired and headache! Interview with sunny and went to st lukes to unwind. The wind was so strong that it gives me dizzy spells so got an apple to save the day and then went home to cook dinner and then facebook before I go bath and type implications for the report.
May 13 2010
Went to the city to sell something and the seller was a Malaysian, we chat about the things to do in new Zealand and then went to walk around the city before I proceed home to bathe and then pick up my bag to meet sunny to discuss about our plans for the semester. Then photography class and then its home for me. Did read on business process management chapter 1.
May 14 2010
Well woke up and like do abit of work before I move to the hub to do the focus group. It was intensive talking about providing feedback so that the school could perform better and we got a 40 dollars vocher in the end also a chocolate cake! That’s my second chocolate cake in new Zealand :D!
Then went to Henderson and my hand was itchy so I bought another bag when I did not even use the first yellow one that I buy lol! 40 +40 is 80 on bags le -….-
Went to buy bread and milk and then went back to edit the brand assignment to send to lety and then chat with sunny on the plans for the end of semester. I be going to the south island from 16 june to 26 june. Sunny would be staying there longer and we booked our tickets. Its like $60 from Auckland to Christchurch and christchurnch to queenstown and $83 from queenstown to Auckland lol.
Then went to study learning outcomes 2 of business process management
May 15 2010
Woke up at 5.30am to get ready for the black water rafting that was at 7.45am. it was a long way there and I packed an extra clothes, my bathing tools and towel and windbreaker in case it rain. We got there like 10 plus to 11 and our group is the first as it was a water activity, we cant bring our cameras into the tour. Went to wear those heavy wet suits and was walking like a penguin! Then we went drove to a place where we get our tubes that fit our butt and then practice jumping backwards. I landed in the water in the attempt and they give me a bigger tube. Then we walked to the cave, it was freezing and climb into the dark and cold cave. There was another one and I jump and hit the water again -.-, they give me another bigger one -…- I guess I was so cold that I turn stiff when in the tour, I fell down and got up and crawl through the caves with rocks and icy water. Then come to the final one and I did not jump but crawl down as I know I was too sniff to bend my butt into the tube then we went floating in the tube and I slip out T___T and then they push me into the tube when I paddle for a while before we hit shallow grounds and stand up to walk again. We had a chocolate fish before we went further and at the point to see the grow worm, they push me into the tube again and I was floating away from the group and they have to drag me back to the line. I was last so my hands were holding on the tube and not on someone’s shoes and the tube was in the water, my hands were stiff further from the icy water!
The glow worms was nice, it was like the one I saw on tv last time. The glow was their shit and they use the glow to attract flys to their web and then once the fly is in the web, they would collect the web and eat them. Their life time is short and they only live in the cave all their life. It was like watching stars in the sky but the water was so cold as we were way below the ground and plus it was raining -.-
Then it was walking and then to find our way out of the cave, the guide paddle me as I was not that well in the tube -….- and then I try paddling too the hands was so stiff and you can blow smoke from your mouth.
We finally found daylight and then walked up from the cave to the van, my hands were so stiff that I cant button my seat belt then once back at the base, we were to take off the heavy suits which was hard and then wash them before we return it. Here’s a culture crash when they say hot shower, dun belive them. It was just hot water for you to wash yourself clean as there was no door in the showers so my bathing tools is extra lol
My hot shower went cold and then I just went out use my towel to dry myself, put on my dry clothes with my swim suit inside and warm coat and went to get soup and bread. The soup was great tomato and help me defrost a lot. I have 3 of them and two bagel haha!
Then ray drove us to the museum and we went to picture taking there and then back home. Slept through the way there and back home. Reach home at 6pm and went to have a hot shower! And then write the blog…
16 May 2010
Well did not study for business process management for the two days as I was too tired yesterday and too busy today. Make the wildest idea, I decide to cook curry fish and invite those I know to eat. Wanted to invite margaux but the food was running low so decided to apologize to her after all, it would not feel good to come and see all food empty lol. Ya hui bought chilli power which I learn that curry powder and chilli powder needs to mix for the curry to get spicy so there is 2. One is assam not so spicy the other one is the spicy and hot one. And using sweet chilli and coconut I made sauce for the cat fish that was with the pack of fish I buy.
I buy the fish for $5 and it was huge! So pai say that yahui and her boyfriend cook rice and bought char kway dao for us -….- lol huang went to buy more bread and coke haha and after the feast, I cleaned up and went with Sandra, sunny and sandra’s friend to watch robin hood. My first time in Auckland cinema!
17 May 2010
Well work up today to get a haircut as my hair was too long and turning bittle till I cant stand it. Went to the student hair cut service to get my hair trimmed and the people working there were students. They use only scissors to trim my hair lol. It was like with wash, cut and blow dry for $25. Then I went to the lab to type out my training and development project and then went to st lukes to get some shampoos and conditioner with my first $20 vocuher. Got a travel pack, one shampoo and one conditioner, tibits at 22.70. Then went to buy dark chocolate 2 of them at 4.70 to test on. After st lukes went home to put my stuff and then to school.
The lecturer’s requirements of training and development cause me to rework my part adding examples to it. With the postponed of the test, feel more stress all of a sudden.
18 may 2010
Wasn’t a day for me. Got the news that there was nothing unitec could do to send my official transcript out earlier at the end of june. The earliest was in july. So hanitah told me two situation.
1. I graduate with the rest
2. I graduate a year later if my transcript not in time -…-
My mood was totally spoiled and I was unable to focus in brand. After brand went to park and sav bought milk and oats before I went to the accommodation office to see the officer for an early move out and there was problems again and tomorrow I have to see her to see if I could do that -.-
Went back have a cool shower and work on my training and development, study business process management and then chat with my family over the phone. Its just like totally have to wait and see the flow now.
May 3 2010
Woke up, got oats in milk and then sat at my room and start to blog about the events. Then cooked dinner and went to Henderson to walk around. Went back to unitec at 5pm and have dinner and to the training and development class. Meeting with group on Friday from 2 onwards.
May 4 2010
Went to class and have a class lecturer then went to dress smart with sunny and bought t-shirts at 11 dollars and cents each and a thick top at $30 dollars from cotton on. The weather is getting colder with 14.7 degrees outside now and the max for the week is like 18 to 19 degrees. Went home to eat dinner with lots of chilli and begin to type my idea for brand.
May 5 2010
Woke up and did brand brief and some survey questions just in case, then bathe. Someone moved in from another apartment, its Kristina friend and me and hung did helped out to carry stuff over. Went to new lynn and to buy apples, milk and then to home where I have dinner and to class. Class ended early and I was given some free time as I haven really start on the group project yet.
May 6 2010
Well wake up, breakfast, bathe and hang out in the lab before I head down to western springs to explore the area, its abit of the botanic gardens alike there, there was this lake filled with ducks, goose and black swans haha! And they were like trying to get food! The Black swans were not afraid to get close to you. Of cos when walking, please be sure to see if there is gold mine at the floor haha! Photography at night and that be 2 weeks more before I officially back to 3 days classes haha!
May 7 2010
Well woke up and went to the accomdation office to get extra power cards and also to get the details for my check out. Checking of apartment would be on moday and Tuesday get keys and Wednesday is check out for me haha that’s towards the end of june lol. Then went to hr meeting and after an hour went to Henderson to walk and then home
Found out that hung and may are leaving the apartment in the early june, not sure of Kristina but I figure might be about the same time as me. Should I have another sem here, I will move out of here maybe to the 310 ones haha! But a semester is enough as I missed home badly!
May 8 2010
Went to slyvia park with Sandra and sunny for Sandra to get warm clothes, well went to jay jay and spend on clohing again and then went for lunch. By the time I got back is 2 plus to 3 which is a really not so good timing to go out again so I read my textbook and looking at what I should do for brand which is going to be due on Friday. Did a count and realized my clothes is much more than I bring here -….- omg! How am I going to carry home haha so no more clothes buying for me, its too much le.
May 9 2010
Its mothers’ day! Lucky for me, I uploaded the video for my mum a few weeks ago if not I be crying or hacking the wireless system on this day at night it was just too slow for the even uploading of pictures to the email and sent! Many that I know are moving out for their next semester, guess cos this place is not that environmental friendly for study or rest.
Anyways took my friends to the sunny market for them to explore, they didn’t buy much it was I that buy the dvds for $20! Xiao zhu and rainie show is out omg! Then we went to lynn mall to meet sunny and walk around before we went to the Malaysia cusine for lunch!
The 6 of us ordered sweet and sour fillet with rice, curry fish fillet and vegetable with rice, hainanese chicken rice, char kway diao, curry chicken laksa, fish head mi fen and belacan kang kong. My curry fish fillet was abit on the oily side but the fish head noodles although big but its more less oily with milk and sour vegetables in it. Singapore’s vision has no sour vegetables in it. Hainese chicken rice is ok but the chilli was not the real chicken rice chilli, char kwoy diao good, curry chicken noodle good. I just dun like the fish to use fish fillet, probably cos its fish fillet that’s why its oilier. But overall, it was good. It did remind me of the food back home.
One thing to note here, food has been kiwified, its not spicy as the orginal. For china dishes, it might not be that salty or heavily in taste. And here the fish I see is mostly fillet haha
With the 7 dishes, each of us paid 15.55 which is worth more than going there and ordering alone.
Called mum at night to wish her happy mothers; day and heard that ban ban is showing more character and violent side if provoke -//-
Wake up, put on my swim wear and pack up before Ray took us to the hot free spa, it was such a long ride from the hostel which is not like the map indicated so near! The spa was a nature river and it was like smoking mist all the way! Went into the water, it was so good! A good way to start off the morning and pictures too! The rest cant take pictures because it was so dark in the night haha!
Rush back and I was stuffing my stuff and breakfast before Ray drove us to mac donalds where the rest have breakfast and I got a macchiato for the first time at $2.50. Drank it and went to the sky linners where we got to play for 3 rounds. The first round at the scenic track was smooth and I got video my ride but then the battery went low lol! So ya, speed down and then went for the intimate one which was more extreme and I crashed at the steep slope! Pulled the cart out and went down again. Then it was 12pm but wasn’t feeling hungry and went with sunny sam and Sandra to get lunch which is sandwich, chips and soft drinks which I hated but we need to stick to the menu -///- have the sandwich and then pour the rest of the chips into the container and my soft drink into my bottle before we went for the final ride. Did the advance one and crashed at the same slope again!
Went back to meet the rest and we headed down before we head home. Ray was the first to get home! And I got free apples left over from the breakfast haha! Went back to the apartment, cooked the fries and have it for dinner as well as the leftover soft drink before I went to the bathroom to wash 3 pairs of underwears, 3 clothes, jeans, shorts, socks, swim wear and my towel. The swim wear was all in yellow guess it was the suplur. Then after bathing went to hang them and turn on the heater through out the night to dry them. Work on the pictures and left some for the morning haha.
Well labor day today haha but this was not celebrated here! Woke up and changed and then proceed for breakfast. Tried different combination of bread, jams, cereals and have an apple! Was like fulled after that! Between saw a double rainbow!
Then the first trip of the day was to explore Te Puia, the cultural heritage of the Maori. It was their traditional performance and then followed by a guided tour to their geysers. The view was that amazing and we get to see boiling mud haha and kiwis in their dark room. After the tour, we went to have the hangi lunch which is food cooked in the geysers. The lunch was like portion of chicken, potato, sweet potato, pumpkin and one more thing. Alan treated us with a large chocolate cake each and was like so full after lunch. Walked to explore other places not covered by the guide before we moved back to the vehicle and headed for Agroventures!
At the Agroventures, there was like a farm land there where we saw different cows with horns and sheeps. Didn’t take picture of them as I was in the car. Well put my bag in the car as I would be playing games so I took my point to shoot with me! We could choose 2 out of like 4 games which the height ones were out of my list!
Went first on the aqua jet where I sat in the boat with Sandra and the person just drive the boat at super high speed! Its awesome! Then everyone was like treating that so waited for them before we proceeded. Took pictures for Ya Hui hope it turn out good ba.
Next game was free fall which is you experiencing flying. Didn’t go for it as I was saving for swept. Sandra, Sunny and Sam were going for it and you could see them flying and the instructor doing stuns on them. The game is not fit for those with heart, back and shoulder injury.
The third segment was Swept where I got to play against yahui and her boyfriend (Singapore vs Malaysia) well yahui want to team with me but I sort of like feeling the challenge to take them on haha! Although I didn’t win but it was the best cycling experience I did, I never cycle till my leg turn sour and soft like that before haha!
Four segment was the swoop where a team of 3 would be brought to the highest point in a crane and then drop free fall before they were swing to a high point, like a swing on extreme! Didn’t go for that cos my fear of heights haha!
Last segment was the bumgey jump, this segment was not included where you have to trade 2 of the games and top up $20 for it. Didn’t go for it haha! It was freezing cold!
Then it was home time and I was hell! My bag was in Ray’s van and they left! Rode on Phillippa van and to the hostel where I followed her to park and sav and then back to the hostel to wait for my bag! Ray finally came and I got my bag! Then talked with Ya hui and Yim before we went to put on swim suit on in our clothes before we go to pig and whistle (a bar for dinner)
We got to order anything below $25. I was not feeling hungry so I order a light meal mussels and dessert. The meals came and were like so huge 0o! Even my light meal mussels, the mussels were like huge! Did a best solution! Pass the mussel around the table to give others to try as well as the other table! Yahui let me try on her pork ribs. Hers was so huge! There was like 10 or more pork ribs in one plate! Then sam was about to let me try on her beef where I declined as I didn’t wat beef. Naomi let me try on her salmon.
Dessert come and, a few bites before I pass around the table haha! Its good to share! Walked back to the hostel and me, yahui and yim were the only 3 that didn’t go to the spa with the rest. We went to the themo pool to swim and I swim around back and forth for 34 times haha before we went up have a shower and then chatted! The rest came and said we missed out on the awesome spa! Ray came and say he want the 3 of us in the morning as they were going there again. The rest went to lava bar with the 3 of us in our room and we went to sleep haha!
Woke up late and tired from the running of the stalls yesterday. Submitted my brand assignment and then walked to new lynn to get toilet paper at $2 for 10 rolls. Then walked home to have early dinner before meeting Sandra to go to 310 car park to meet phillippa who will take us to the weekend trip at Rotorua!
There are 2 vans and me, sunny and Sandra sat on the white van. On the way there, the crew stopped for dinner at Mac Donalds. Its wasn’t on the plan but didn’t get some as I have dinner already. Continue our journey. On mid way, the tire bursted and our van has to stop and change the tire. Good thing there is a Malaysian guy Yim who is studying car mechanic and he changed the tire with the help of the other guys. Between, made 2 new friends on the trip. Ya Hui and Yim! Ya Hui was the girl that I added on Facebook long ago! And I finally just have the courage to start a sudden conversion with her haha!
Well, back on the road and we arrived at Rotorua at 10 plus close to 11pm. We got to share our rooms in 8,8 and 6. I got room 11 which I share with sunny, ya hui, yim, sam and phillippa. Ours is the quiet room. After that its to the lava bar for us. Walked around with Sunny, Sandra, Sam, Ya hui and Yim but Ya Hui and Yim disappeared and the rest of us walked back to the lava bar where the others are ordering drinks and dancing there. Didn’t order any drinks as I was with an empty stomach but try dancing from 11 plus to close to 2am. Really like a chicken in dancing, the others were smooth and I was like trying so hard to get to the music beat.
Get sunny to open the door for me and found the two of them were sleeping haha! Went to like change before I went to bed to sleep! Oh and sms Jolene to wish her happy birthday!
