rant

I'm here to release my frustrations this time round.

I'm dead tired now actually and it's time for bed but i cant go to sleep just yet.

I've still need to memorise my speech for tomorrow's presentation, I still need to clean the house for the house inspection tomorrow.

The thing i dont like about sharing houses is when the others does not pull their own weight in cleaning the house. It's winter term and everyone is suppose to clean the house but it seems that its only me that cleans it most of the time.

Once in awhile another would help me.

I'me already sick and tired of being the one that mostly takes out the trash.

After the bin has been left even when its full, more trash still ends up on it and it just becomes really heavy to bring out. For the pass 3 weeks i have been taking the trash out.

I dont know what else to say already. Im really going to break down if the admin charge me cleaning fee if the condition of the house is not up to their standards.

apart from that, i had seemed to loose my motivation to study.

I know that i dont really have the right to complain about this but I just really want to say it out hoping that i might feel much better after this.

I so far had not had a real break since the beginning of the year when the semester started.

even when there was public holidays or a no class period, i had been stressed in trying to finish off the assignments.

I really dont know how all workers are able to work through the year and I dont hear a single complain about it.

the people around are on break but i had taken the internship unit to lessen my study load for semester 2 resulting in no breaks at all. I guess i really brought it onto myself.

I couldn't not take up winter term as my timetable last year was messed up due to the clashing of timetables so i'm still stuck doing winter without break.

i'm right now afraid of what might happen when i do finish my studies.

i'm also afraid of failing my subjects that i'm currently taking.

i'm afraid of not getting a job to support myself.

i'm afraid of going back.

i'm afraid of moving forward.

i'm afraid of just about loads of things.

i now do noticed that i've lived a really sheltered life thanks to my parents.

They had kept in safe from harm and i'm now here about to step into the real world.

i do know that i'm i dare not take that step but i had to.

i can't be stagnant as time waits for no one.

I don't know what to do already....

i'm even making myself feeling more depressed now.

I should stop. I do hope that a good sleep would help.

fingers crossed.

i really should get back to doing what i need to do if not the night would even be longer

= an even grumpier me.

i shall be back when the time is better....

PS: sorry ppl for having to read this is you had. hope you all had/ will have a better outlook of life

A second time

Hey everyone,

How have you all been? It's already winter over here and it's pretty cold.

To those of you in countries that are currently experiencing winter,

remember to bundle up in lots of blankets to keep yourself warm!

The plans book for the Global IAA Competition on Canon is already done and sent.

I've also started my winter term for one of the subjects that I had to take.

well, it's been awhile since I had been posting here. Thinking back now, I've been writing in my reflective journal for the 'internship' as part of an assessment so I didn't feel like writing in my blog.

hehehe XP

Since it's over so here I am now to share on something thats happened to me.

Just recently, I had blacked out in my bus ride to Belconnen Mall.

I actually had to get some cleaning supplies as well as groceries for the house.

It was getting dark and I knew that I would not reach there by foot before it the sun set so

rushed for the bus. I managed to get on the bus and when I got on, I could feel that my heartbeat was really fast and it felt like it was about to pumped out of my chest.

Next thing I know, I started to feel weird - like my body just felt cold as if my blood was drained.

I couldn't pin point the exact feelings I felt but that time,

I couldn't really hear the songs playing on my ipod (it was like I was loosing my sense of hearing) and my visual was slowly turning dark.

I knew that I was about to faint but I couldn't stop it.

I held onto a nearby pole and leaned against the baggage area of the bus praying to God that i'll be alright.

When I came to my senses, I wasn't standing in the exact position that I had before I lost my conscious but thank God I wasn't on the ground.

It took me all my might to get myself back up and get into a nearby seat that was just vacated.

The bus then stopped at the terminal and I waited until everyone left before getting off myself.

I quickly went straight to the chairs at the terminal and sat there for another 5 to 10 minutes till I regained back most of my energy.

When I could finally move my arms properly, I took off my coat and scarf while the people around were in their big cosy coats. I was drenched in cold sweat.

I then continued on to get the groceries and supplies. I never quite gained back all my energy that night but it was enough for me to buy the things i needed and get back home.

Ever since that day, I sorta try not to get onto buses unless I really do need to.

I wasn't sure why it happened but I really do thank God that I didn't fall onto the floor in the bus and that I knew how fainting would feel like since I did faint in a clinic before.

I guess it sure comes in handy that you know if you're going to faint and try not to do so.

I can't imagine what would happen if I really did fainted and ended up on the floor.

I would have caused trouble to the people on the bus.

The thing i hate about knowing that I was about to loose conscious is that I couldn't do anything to stop it. It took me all my might to just hold onto the pole.

I felt so powerless and not knowing of what might happen next.

I hated myself for that.

anyway, that was my encounter.

I hope no one have or will have to experience this.

It's not a nice feeling at all.

I hope everyone will be fine and do take care!!

Copywritting

Hey ppl!

it took longer than i expected to post up my work on the assignment that i told you about in the last post.

It's nothing fancy actually. I wanted to upload more but it so happen that the files are in pdf and i cant upload it here. There's a magazine piece i did with a transparency too and i was hoping that i would get it back from the tutor (so that i can take a picture of it) but it seems that I would not be able to.

He's on a holiday. We'll he is suppose to be around but his wife planned a 'surprise' holiday to Fiji.

so he's not around. anyway, what i have left that i can post here is the ambient media and the billboard.

oh yea, just to fill you all in,

Copywriting isn't the subject on Law. haha

It's a subject for advertising and marketing.

So, what we were told to do is to come up with a campaign for Alfa Romeo Giulietta and the whole idea/tagline for it. The campaign must run using 5 different media.

What i came up was : Live and Relive the moment.

the tagline used is live and relive the moment, with a little extra.

The 5 different media i chose was Radio, TVC, ambient, billboard and print.

I really dont havve the mood to go into details for this as im currently really worried about my marks for this. It's 50% of my whole grade and i do hope i did well for it.

I really did struggled when i was o this assignment. Since i did say that i'd post this up so here it is.

so the medias are as follows:

Radio Script – 30 seconds

FX: Giulietta car doors unlock

FX: High heels tapping echoes reflecting the sound of a woman’s confident stride

FX: Giulietta’s car door being opened and closed

FX: Sounds of whispering ‘look’ (the woman walking is gaining attention)

FX: A bit of rustling (Woman getting into the car)

FX: Keys jingling

FX: Giulietta engine roars (impresive engine roar)

Female Voiceover: (CONFIDENT) Live and Relive the moment

FX: A baby’s chuckle/laughter

Female Voiceover: (SMILLING) with a little extra

Male Voiceover: Alfa Romeo Giulietta

TVC

Scene 1 – 7: Parts of Giulietta are shown in glimps, while the car is being driven.

Scene 8: Car comes to a stop, Stylish woman gets out of Giulietta.

Scene 9: She confidently walks into a café.

Scene 10: As she walks to her table, Her Giulietta car key is seen hanging from her handbag.

Scene 11: She sat down, purse on table.

Scene 12: She ordered coffee. Waiter brought her coffee.

Scene 13: The waiter gave her a slice of cake. The scene shows waiter explaining to the about the cake and her bill being paid for.

Scene 14: Women look across the café and she saw a man across the room look at her. He smiled at her.

Scene 15: The women smiled back. The man gestured a Hi to her. She had her coffee and a bit of the cake.

Scene 16: A men outside waved to her. She saw, got up, and walked out.

Scene 17: As she passed the guy while leaving, she waved goodbye (flashing her wedding ring)

Scene 18: While smiling, she left and link arms with the guy outside and walks towards Giulietta. Female voice over – Live and Relive the Moment, with a Little Extra.

Scene 19: The car and logo is shown.

Ambient

Billboard

I'm definately not on the creative side so it's not as nice as i'd like it to be. It's the best i can do.

It has also been ages since i last spent loads of time on photoshop.

hehehe

XP

Magazine layout

hello all!!!!

First up, i just noticed the my followers list has increased....

i'm surprised! Well, i thank you to all that are following my blog be it 'registered' under the following or just by bookmarking and visiting ever so often.

I thank you!

ありがとうございます! *bows*

Secondly, i have handed in all my major assignments!! I'm so happy!

In my last post, I had talked about the difficulty of completing my magazine layout?

well, Thank God i've finished it. I managed to get it done a day earlier due to the printing studio is closed. I've made an appointment and manage to get it printed on high quality paper.

I'm so glad that it's over and i'm also happy that i can say that i had designed a magazine. hahaha well an eight page magazine. Ii'm so happy that i've accomplished it that i'm posting it here to share it with you all~

The magazine designed is on street art. The dummy text is provided by my tutor.

The pictures used in the magazine are taken by me though~ ^o^

Apart from being able to submit my magazine layout on tuesday, i've also managed to finish my copywriting assignment too. For copywriting, we had to think of a theme for a campaign that is to market Alfa Romeo Giulietta. It me half a semester to come up with the final submission (well, it's actually lesser than that as i spend most of my time on the microsoft protoge and magazine layout - you dont have to tell other ppl kay? XP) hahaha

i'll upload the photos of my copywriting assignment in my next post because i would need to take a picture of it. hehehe

okay so here are my magazine layouts~

-Back Cover & Front Coover-

-Inside Front Cover & Contents Page-

-Double Page Spread 1-

-Double Page Spread 2-

As you all can see, I've stick to a coloured theme as well.

hahaha

White, Red and Grey with a Black background.

It's just like my blog here.

hahaha

okay then, i shall end my post here. I do have assignments due so I shall work on them.

If you do have comments on the magazine layout, feel free to comment.

It'll be nice to have some feedback on it since it's my first time designing a magazine layout~

See you all!

Take care!

こんにちわ~

みんなげんきですか?

=)

hey hey,

i'm here yet again.

i'm here yet again to procrastinate...

hahaha

so the update of my life since the last time i posted....

well, my group and i had finished our report and presentation for microsoft protege 2011!

we were so glad it was over that right after, we went to Max Brenner (a shop that sells chocolate delicacies). I had a Tutti Fruity Waffle with Vanilla Ice cream and a strawberry float.

it was delicious and it did burn a hole in my purse.

after that, we went shopping! well, i went WINDOW shopping. XP

It was fun and i rested on Saturday that turned out as not a good idea.

I have to rush my magazine layout assignment.

i used the whole of sunday to do it and it's still not done.

I also still have copywriting and a duo presentation coming up.

sigh

loads of work huh?

this is the life of a university student.

I do wonder how some of my friends always seem to be out and yet they can get good grades while i spend most of my time doing my work and am only able to get CR for most of my work.

is it because i procrastinate too much? XP

hehehe

oh oh!

last night i dreamt of Dong Bang Shin Ki/JYJ's Kim Jae Joong.

It's been ages since i last dreamt about any of the members.

They are in such a pityful situation and yet i can dream about it.

weird but yet i am still happy.

the dream was just basically about me meeting him at a restaurant.

He was actually eating and i so happen to go there as well.

he finished his meal and i thought he looked familiar. he was about to walk off

so i decided to call out to him.

"Excuse me" i said a few times as i walked closer but there weren't any response as her turned to leave. I then pluck up my courage and spoke in Japanese "Sumimasen. Sumimasen, Jejung desuka". He then turned and look surprise.

the rest of the dream just went with me trying to speak with him in Japanese since he's english isnt that good. I manage to take a picture with him as well and the owner of the restaurant's daughter brought out a present and it went on to celebrating jae joong's birthday. Before the birthday scene came, i woke up.

it was a pleasant dream dont you think?

hahaha

it's been awhile and i do wonder why jae joong?

what happened to the other members?

anyway, that's my dream.

okay, i shall return to my assignment. I actually need to have all my sketches done

before class tomorrow. I'm so so behind.

At times like this, i do wish that my assignments will finish themselves off and earn me good grades. hahaha!

okies~

thanks for reading and i shall see you in my next post!

さよなら!

Nice to be here again

Hey all!

It's been ages. How have you all been?

i hope each of you are fine and are doing really well.

okay, first things first,

to Yasmin who post on my chatbox,

the japanese writing means

I'm grace a student from University of Canberra.

My major is Advertising and Marketing Communication.

Please to meet you.

=)

I really did miss blogging~

I've been busy with my assignments and i cant believe how fast time pass by.

every week, i've been trying my best in completing my graphic design assignment,

study for my weekly quizzes, keeping up with trying to remember what i've learnt in

my Japanese class and also doing lots of research for a competition that we are made to enter

due to it being a big part of the subject assessment.

Though it sound little, i've really been busy and I still neglect one of my subject that is copywriting.

I have a 50% final assessment due in 3 more weeks and there's tones to do for my Transnational Advertising subject. The competition does take up loads of my time.

Though most of the research component is almost done, i'm in charge of doing the creatives and i'm currently having a designers idea blockage?

hahaha

With all the work that i have to do, i'm still here right?

hehehe

i've been feeling real lazy, today, after the 5 hour meeting and work on the competition report,

i just dont feel like doing any other work.

so right now i'm just lazing around reading manga and currently blogging.

XP

anyway,

i'll just stop here for now.

I guess its time for me to stop procrastinating. hehe

thank you all for reading and do enjoy yourselves in the days to come.

i'll see you all soon~

はじめまして

はじめまして わたしわ グレ-スです. キアンベラ だいがく の がくせえです. せんもんは こうこくがく と こみゅにけ-しよん です. どうぞよろしく.

I've been learning Japanese and so far,

my class has learnt how to write in hiragana and katakana.

It took us about 3 weeks to memorize and write hiragana but

the tutors rush through katakana within a week.

I've been having difficulty trying to remember katakana and i'm doing alright with hiragana.

I'm posting this just to share a little on what i had managed to type in japanese now.

hahaha

have fun figuring out what i had just typed in japanese without using a translator.

hehehe

as promised, some of the photos taken before i arrived back in australia

Back again~

hey all!!!

i'm safe and sound in Australia~

it's been awhile since my last post. I apologise yet again.

*bows*

i'll do my usual updates again.

I'm currently living on campus and i'm finding it alright so far.

It's my first time living away from home and i'm glad that i've

been doing alright ever since i got here.

when i had to leave Malaysia, it was really tough.

I couldn't even look at my parents' face when i stepped onto the escalator towards the immigration counter in the airport.

I just waved and said goodbye without hugging them.

If i were to hug them, i would definitely be crying...

and that would be SO embarrassing.

Imagine someone at the age of 21 crying at the airport just because of studying abroad?

OMG!

yea. I'm already 21 this year and i couldn't celebrate my birthday with my family.

it's sad yes and yet it's a whole new experience.

Somehow, my birthday wish is different this year.

Is it because of the change of age?

Is it a sign of adulthood?

hahaha

I've said this before but i'll type it here to let you readers know.

The year of 2011 is a year full of firsts.

I'm 21 in the year 2011.

so it's like a special year for me.

hehe

I had my first experience travelling on all 3 types of train rides (KTM, LRT and monorail) in 1 DAY!

I had my first experience window shopping in Pavilion, Time Square, and Fahrenheit shoppingmall.

I had my first experience taking a flight all on my own

I had my first experience of having about 13 hour long journey

I had my first experience living away from my family (and abroad too)

I had my first experience dying my hair

I had my first experience drinking alchahol (i've only had less than a 1/4 of Heineken& i'm not too keen on drinking it again)

yea, so that's some of my first experience.

I'd like to thank you readers out there for reading my blog.

I've started this blog without the intention of making it the blog where everyone would read what they want to read but

rather a place where i could pour out my feelings, conserve my memories, and share my experiences.

So, thank you for taking the time to read and also to those that 'followed'.

I'm really happy that you all would want to read about my little life.

i'll stop here today but i'll share more of my experiences in the next post~

PS: i'll make sure i post up those pictures i promised you in the previous post~

Thanks and God Bless you all!!!

Back in Malaysia~

Hey all,

I'm now back in Malaysia~~~~

I've actually landed here on the 22nd of december but it is not until today that i could use the internet and put up post in my blog.

It was really unsettling for me to go through the last week without internet.

Thank god for the mountain of Mangas, books in my room and my dear friends who had invited me out.

I would have died of boredom.

so, THANK YOU!!!!

I've taken tons of photos but i have not taken it out of the camera yet.

I promise to post it up real soon~

XD

i still got more packing to do -

as in cleaning up my room.

Dad just told me that the container has arrived but the boxes will only be transported sometime

tomorrow or in the next few days.

I didn't expect it to come so fast.

sigh

I've been packing since a month+ and even when i get back here i still have tonnes to pack.

when is it ever going to end?

haha