The end of my uni week already..
hi all! I’m Sam (formally samantha) and I’m studying a double degree of justice and law. Due to my natural intelligence and life inspiring time management skills (hmm..) I managed to squeeze all of my tuts and lectures into 3 days (mon to wed) so yay for me. I hope everyone else has something similar worked out so they can have a long weekend. But I have to say I feel the days are gone when I used to actually HAVE a long weekend. Now I’m working as many nights as I can – as a waitress in an Indian restaurant, which gives me great pleasure as when I get home I smell like a giant papadum (which I’ve learnt recently is a traditional Indian crispy bread) – which sucks but I cant deny the intense pleasure I get when i get paid…
btw to get everyone else into the mood of my blog (if anyone is indeed reading my ramblings) im currently listening to fav band of the moment angus & julia stone…
facts about moi: I’m 17, I am of the female gender, I’ve always lived in Brisbane, I’m a school leaver, I’m a twin and my family is HUGE – there are seven of us. I hate news programs like today tonight and extra. ONce i saw a show about a guinea pig (or some other furry nondescript creature that scurries). How can someone who has dedicated their life to the career of media broadcast such a trivial piece – whose only purpose is merely to entertain – when there are so many issues/events/people in society today that need coverage and need people to hear what they have to say.. but instead they show the dancing mutation of an animal.. pfft
on a lighter note.. so far im really enjoying being in such a different environment from school. I went to a co-ed school so thats not different for me but having to compete with people who are all at the same general academic level is going to be hard to get used to. I think the days when no studying and maximum thinking on my feet has gone and I”ll have to work hard to get at the top of something. I also have to say that today I had a lecturer who made the session personal by adding her own opinions about concepts and while I love it when people do that, it took all my strength just to listen to her and allow her opinions to sink in rather than yell out randomly like a complete lunatic… “I dont agree” or some other remark. so i think im going to have to get used to that.
anyway thats my first week so far
6 Comments »
Leave a comment
Peter Black
faithval
samcopeland
Sherry
keira08
Josh
jacobbbjones
carrieabag
Anthony
QUOTALS- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
- Worth reading …
- Melbourne Uni phases out undergraduate law (The Australian)
- Animal law a strong draw for students (The Australian)
- Blackboard Inc. Is Awarded Payment From Competitor in Patent Case (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Aussies sidestep UK restrictions (The Australian)
- Fiji knocks back human rights delegation (The Australian)
Yea I managed to get my lectures and tutorials into Monday to Wednesday too.
Why didn’t you tell that lecturer you did not agree? Perhaps though the large enviroment could be intimidating although in a tutorial enviroment I would certainly throw a question back at the tutor. Not even they can be all knowing, and when it comes to subjects involving law and the ethical and moral dimensions of it in society, or how it affects people in society, there can’t really be a single right answer can there. Assume nothing, question everything.
[...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]
Pingback by The end of my uni week already.. | time management | February 28, 2008
With you on the working 24/7. I have uni 3 days a week, work 4 days a week and somehow ended up with one day off :S. Hehe. Good luck
xx
It’s really a difficult thing to decide. My gut decision would be to yell out that I disagree or present some other opinion but the lecture itself would not function properly if everyone decided it was alright to call out to add their personal opinions. The lecture rooms don’t really daunt me but I would be lying if I said that I don’t care what people think of my opinions. Some of the issues we touched on require personal opinions and I think I’m quite used to keeping these ideas to myself instead of sharing them with 150 people. So, it’s not really a confidence problem with my ideas but rather having to learn to express them rather than contemplate them myself..In tuts I think I will be able to express myself more freely
i looooooooooove angus and julia stone
jacob has many great loves, and they are one of them…i have a big family too, so i sympathise, not sure what it would be like having a twin though
i cant even begin to comprehend two jacobs running around causing chaos wherever they set foot…
Haha. Do you often refer to yourself in the third person? I know someone who used to do that and I’m almost 110% sure he was psychotic. He’s probably out somewhere now chasing pigeons. Have you ever chased a pigeon? You two probably chase pigeons together. For now I will forgive you about your pigeon-chasing antics because you also love angus and julia (I think it’s okay to call them by their first names considering we’re in love and all..). How big is your family? We have five kids plus mum and dad. Not only am I a twin but we have another set of twins as well. So two sets of twins and a poor left out single child. Amazing! I like it though, everyone is completely different and life is never boring.