Chris’s Domain

First, while chatting on MSN, I realized there’s a brown line forming on the corner of my keyboard. Oblivious to that, I continued to type happily away until I looked closer and realized it’s a SWARM OF ANTS!!!! Yikes!!

First, while chatting on MSN, I realized there’s a brown line forming on the corner of my keyboard. Oblivious to that, I continued to type happily away until I looked closer and realized it’s a SWARM OF ANTS!!!! Yikes!!

i jumped out of my seat, startled at this swarm of ants infesting my keyboard. Must have been that drink on the table earlier. Well, have to use a wet cloth to wipe away the ants; mother ant, father ant, baby ant and the extended family.

Then, I noticed there’s a bee on the floor. My instincts told me to hit it flat like Garfield with the spiders. However, having read a book on Karma that Siew Ping kindly lend me earlier, I thought to just leave it alone. After all, the Karma book states that when you kill an innocent being (be it human, animal or insect), you’re committing sin and it will get to you in your next life. Heck, I do not want to be a bee in my next life.

Then, I got up to head to the dining room for my dinner. Just 5 steps and OWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! I accidentally stepped on the bee. It mischeviously crawled its way into my path, purposely trying to get me to step on it so that it could sting me. Well, it succeeded in its mission and my foot is still having this slight tingling sensation. Guess I should have hit it in the first place, but why did Karma said I shouldn’t? Well, the book did mention that if a person gets stung by insects or bitten by some animals, it means he has hurt too many people in his previous life. OK, so this is Karma for me for what I did in my previous life? Guess I’ll have to accept it.

Today is Friday. So I went for a photo shooting session in school. The PR lady of Sri Inai is bugging me for a shot of the top achievers and that sort of photos. She wanted those glossy shots of students pretending to be studying, students pretending to chill out or students enjoying the school food……Click to read further.
Today is Friday. So I went for a photo shooting session in school. The PR lady of Sri Inai is bugging me for a shot of the top achievers and that sort of photos. She wanted those glossy shots of students pretending to be studying, students pretending to chill out or students enjoying the school food. You know, that kind of photos that you often see in glossy brochures of capitalist-minded private schools.

So, bowing to her commands (since she’s really sweet :icon_lol: ), I decided to arrange for this photo shoot since I might need some of these pics for the school web site. Margaret Thatcher threw all my precious files away cos she thought the school is closing down! See how rumours can get to you that bad…..

Well, we managed to get the photos we needed, thanks to Johan, Siva, Phei Shan and Siew Ping. The models were great (not really models, rather any students we can pick on :icon_biggrin: ). Sadly, whenever there’s a perfect pose, my camera would have a tendency to either shut down by itself or run out of batteries. We did, however, managed to get a forced smile out of the students in the end. So, there’s only the photoshop work to be done and voila, PR lady will be satisfied.

After a load of e-mails and calls back and forth, my university enrolment and visa application is still in a mess, no thanks to the admissions office. I have a feeling that my program is EXTREMELY unpopular, what with me being the only student enrolling this year. It certainly feels so, since virtually zero people on BoredofStudies.org mentioned this program until I did. ………Click on the title to read further
After a load of e-mails and calls back and forth, my university enrolment and visa application is still in a mess, no thanks to the admissions office. I have a feeling that my program is EXTREMELY unpopular, what with me being the only student enrolling this year. It certainly feels so, since virtually zero people on BoredofStudies.org mentioned this program until I did. Well, the uni admissions office came up with a very colourful e-mail, explaining how my program doesn’t have a valid Cricos code. I can’t believe this, since I do know someone who is already into his 2nd year in this very same program, Bachelor of Engineering (Software) / M.Biomedical Engineering.

Here’s their wonderful e-mail text:
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Sorry to keep Choon Chea waiting. Choon Chea’s friend could have been given eCOEs for double degrees, that have already got a Cricos code. But Choon Chea’s case is different, your program is a new one, and International Office has been chasing the Issuing Body to create a Cricos code for this new program. They are aware of our time frame and will advise once this is set up.

Choon Chea, I appreciate that you wish to settle this as soon as possible. However, without the new Cricos code, we cannot issue an eCOE for you, as we can’t enter any eCOE application against a program that is not yet registered with a Cricos code. If we create a single degree coe for you, the duration is shorter and you will need to extend that onshore, and, of course, it costs you money.

We are sorry that the new Cricos code has not arrived, but we will chase and advise you by email directly when this is done.
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Seems hard to believe isn’t it? Right from the first day I submitted my application, I always knew this problem would arise. I always have this tough luck of choosing the most unpopular courses when I could simply settle for Medicine, Commerce or something more mainstream.
Guess I haven’t started complaining about the red clashes in Session Two? Well, Finite Maths clashes with Biomedical Practice in Session 2 and they are compulsory subjects. I can’t believe it when my whole timetable comes up RED in myUNSW. It’s such a chore to use myUNSW and now, I have to endure with the problems of a clashed schedule. This is waaay too much and I’m beginning to sound like a whinging bastard.

But, let’s see what I’ve achieved so far:
1. Applied
2. Got In
3. Accepted
4. Wrong Offer
5. Changed Offer
6. Paid Deposit
7. Deposit Received
8. Enrolled Session One
9. Session Two NOT Enrolled
10. Enrolment Incomplete
11. No eCOE
12. No Visa

All this, and I’m to return on February 16th.

Photos from 2004 have been uploaded. More to come. Currently, there are about 30+. Check them out under Gallery.

DoCoMo’s extra-small premini series gains another sibling in the shape of Sony Ericsson’s premini II, which though slightly chunkier than its predecessors still manages to come in around business-card size (it measures 105 x 46 x 19.4mm) and includes a 1.23-megapixel camera and MP3 playback from its MemoryStick Duo slot. The only serious slip-up we can see is the decision to make it in brown, though we appreciate that there’s only so much black and silver a cellphone design team can take without screaming. Japan-only, before you ask.

This is one hell of a cool phone, but why does Sony has to do this again? Man, it ain’t fair.

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Link to original Japanese article: [URL]http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/article/news_toppage/22295.html[/URL]

There’s a teeny weeny link on the right hand corner menu under Arhives that connects to the Old Blog Entries. Well, click on it if you want to access one whole year’s worth of entries from my old blog engine.
[URL]http://blek.chrixkit.net/templates/default/blog.php[/URL]

Anyone interested in joining my classes? If you have any of these subjects (MATH1141, MATH1081, COMP1711, INFS1603), do get in touch.
I’m in Software Engineering/M.Biomedical Engineering, program code “3749″. Hoping that more people would join me, though I don’t expect that many in my program since many are doing Commerce. :icon_cry:

Have a look at my timetable

Major Improvements on blek! :RELOADED
1. Very clear, viewable fonts
2. Better GUI, ease-of-navigation
3. Support for most borwsers (even those without frames)
4. Improved blog engine. Less bugs.
5. Simpler design, keeping it plain and simple
6. Gallery feature added. Haven’t got the time to resize and upload photos yet. Need to compress to save space.
7. Updated Links and Profile
8. Much improved Contact Form, no more Bravenet and it’s advertising shit. This is totally hard-coded
9. Still look orangy-pink. Classic look
10. Will soon get to peek more into the life of Chris and his secret obsessions.

Finally, a brand new blog engine. This time, I’m making it look like the masses. Guess individuality is finally out. :icon_cry: