Questionnaire

I know it's been ages since I've blogged. Guess I've been really busy and lazy. Work is killing me. I'm going bonkers. Just got back from a movie with Grace and Audrey. We caught Hitch. Hilarious. So these past few weeks have been hell for me. I've submitted my applications for RMIT and Curtin and am waiting for a reply.

There's this online questionnaire thingy that I'm supposed to fill up for RMIT. That lady who interviewed me said that the questions were probably the most important part of the application.

Why do you want to study in Australia and at RMIT University? (100 words)
I can answer that in less than 50 words.

Demonstrate knowledge of Australian culture (perhaps from film, TV, travel, school exchange etc). (150 words )
Oh golly! Off to the library it is!

Outline a worldwide issue that was/is covered by the media institutions in your country. Why was/is this issue important? How have media institutions in your country or in Australia presented the issue?(500 words )
I smell politics. 500 words. Feels like an essay.

Why do you want to study creative advertising? (100 words )
I'll try and put that in words. But just incase, do you accept visuals? I see myself 10 years from now, working in some shitty agency brainstorming over some product I never knew existed. Dark eye bags, sleep deprived, uninspired and on top of that unreasonable clients. Don't you just love it?

If you’re successful in completing the Bachelor of Communication (Advertising-Creative), what type of work would you like to do when you graduate? (75 words )
Do you even need 75 words for this? Let me try. I want to be a Creative Director or an Art Director at a successful agency. 15 words.

Not ready to crack my brains yet. Not sure if it's still intact.

Plastic People

I didn't realise this post was saved as draft and not published. Post was edited for the sake of being 'nice'.

I just had a heartfelt talk with Edna. She gets me. Earlier today there was a bitch brawl. Interesting. I've been getting to that alot lately huh. Haha. I will be a bitch if I have to. I'm sick and tired of giving in. It all started with her, this 'I think I'm better than you' classmate.

I could feel the anger overpower me. I didn't fight it instead I let it take control. I've tolerated enough shit from her. She makes comments and practically forces comments on you. Sure everyone is opinionated, but like I said before, if you don't know a thing, its best to keep your mouth shut.

Ok so I admit I'm sensitive, but aren't we all? Today was one of the days where I let my anger get the better of me and lost control. Don't get me wrong. I don't regret what happened. In fact I found it quite liberating. I finally realised how misunderstood I was. See when people like her make judgements, they're brutal and don't even bother to find out the truth. Basically they talk through their noses.

She said I was a spoilt brat. A childish little rich girl, superficial, and that I should take the judgements maturely. She probably thinks that by being older, she's mature? You should've seen the stuff she said. It definitely doesn't come from someone who claims to be mature. There were even false accusations which isn't even remotely true. What is it with this people? They act like they know everything when the truth is they obviously don't know the least about me. So who are they to judge me?

"Well at least I don't have to lick my lecturers' asses to confirm my standing", so she said. That was totally uncalled for. I mean what has that gotta do with anything. She's one of those drama queens who blow things outta proportion. First of all, I don't lick my lecturers' asses, because the lecturers I respect are definitely not baised. Work is work, they are professionals and they should know better. If I told my lecturer about this, she'll probably be offended. When my work is crap, my lecturer would tell me it is. There are people in this world who actually work hard to get to where they are.

Just registered for SIM, we’re going for the talk tomorrow. So anyways thanks Edna everything. But I had to come out and say it, I had enough. This is just the beginning. I can be a best friend but I can be a worst nightmare.

Comfort Seeker

I'm in the middle of the crossroads where life altering decisions have to be made, fast. This is a time when I start to doubt my capabilities. Everything that was clear to me before is now a blur. I guess I'm in one of those moods. Did an interesting test from this personality test site Tickler. I just needed something to make me feel better. Even if it was some computer generated test.

Career Personality Test
Sharon, you career personality type is INTJ. That means that based on the standard measure of personality traits, your intellectual prowess and ability to focus on one issue allow you to easily become an expert in anything you set your mind to. You focus on the possibilities a project or ideas offer, but put your concepts into motion.

You are a doer and not just a dreamer. You are well grounded in reality and use logic and analytical thinking to create new ideas. When an idea excites you, your perfectionist tendencies come out.

Given your ability to learn quickly, you rapidly ascend the career ladder. You possess the ability to work well alone but can work with a team if they perform at your pace.

My career personality type is INTJ (Introverted Intuitive Thinker Judger). This is the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®) test result for measuring a person’s preferences that comes with the Career Personality Test. MBTI uses four basic scales with opposite poles. The scales are extrovert/introvert, sensate/intuitive, thinker/feeler and judger/perceiver. The various combinations of these preferences result in 16 personality types.



Well, so far it does sound like me to a certain extent. But then again it could sound like anyone else. Edna's probably ENTJ or ENFP. Audrey probably ISTJ or INTP. Wild guess. Try the test here. Still didn't make me feel any better. I'm still feeling crappy. I might fail this semester.

Yours Truly

Dear Suang Suang, I can't remember the last time I was this pissed with a lecturer. We had an argument today and I'll probably be the most hard-headed student you'll ever come across. But when I'm deadly sure about something, you need to convince me with hard edvidence. You said I needed to know my rules before breaking it". Screw that! YOU need to know stuff before you make a statement or a rule.

The rule; the paperweight of a company letterhead shouldn't be above 100gsm. 100gsm is about a little over the Double A paper. So you think that I have poor knowledge on the fundamentals of corporate stationery? But seriously with it coming from you, I think I'm safe. Please bother to know your stuff before you criticize someone elses'.

When I asked if I could show you some evidence that its been done before. You simply replied 'no', bluntly with no particular reason whatsoever! Generally (which she pronounces as January) speaking, letterheads should be 100gsm and below, so you say. I know there are certain limitations but it's not like I'm using a 150gsm piece of paper for it. Why in the world would you wanna be general? I'm not talking politics or stereotyping!

It's my campaign, my company, my money, why can't I go ahead and do it? So I went ahead and consult other lecturers regarding this issue, which is by the way, blown out of proportion. No thanks to you. They thought that 100-130gsm was just about right and if that's still not enough for you, I shall write to a paper supplier and request for the recommended paperweight range and forward it right back at you. With that smirk of triumph and the 'I told you so look' on my face the next time you see me.

So go ahead and threaten to 'grade accordingly' to your 'rules'. I couldn't care any less. Bet you think I'm being a feisty little bitch tryna argue my way through huh? But you know what? You're not qualified be to be judgemental.

Why the FUCK did you volunteer to teach our class? You are not capable enough to handle us. Actually, you're not capable enough for any of the other classes. You wanted an easy way out by volunteering to teach us. But you're jeopardizing the very goal we've been trying so hard to work towards. Sorry but the truth hurts. Take a moment, say your prayers. It's gonna be one helluva ride.

Reality Check

This is it for me. Busted this semester. So much to do, so little time. Well, I had more time before. But see the more time you have, the more you procrastinate. At least that's how it works for me. What is happening to me? I've never been this lazy since my high school days. I can't blame my lecturer. It's totally not her fault. This just doesn't feel right. Last semester I was sleep deprived 24/7. Now, its seems like I can get all the sleep I want.

Sometimes I feel like kicking that 'pink dolphin' in the ass. He finishes his work on time and it isn't even crappy. Someone kick me in the ass. My campaign is all over the place. It's in sucha mess, I just wanna start over. I deserve a kick in the head. But from now on it should be payback time, for last term's slacking. All work no play. Who am I kidding?

I'm unmotivated, I have no stamina. The drive isn't there anymore. Vanished. *Poof* I need to be inspired. I'm not even at the stage where the workflow comes naturally. Still at the brainstorming part and right now, it sounds freaking scary.

I'm so frustrated. If could smash my brain or stick my nails into it to sqeeze something out of it. I totally would. Mediocre just wouldn't do it for me. I need a brilliant concept! I'm not even close to being productive. With less than half a campaign at this point, I can officially proclaim my death sentence. I'm entering the dreadful state of panic.

Paranormal Phenomenon

A term the movie White Noise was based on. Electronic Voice Phenomenon also known as EVP was experienced and documented ever since recording devices were invented. It is one of the most fascinating areas of paranormal research. There's even an American Association Of EVP. Freaky. The recorded playbacks on electronics capture human-like voices from unknown sources, however these voices are not heard at the time of the recording. Strange huh?

Skeptics reasoned that the voices were caused by stray radio broadcasts or recorded voices on re-used tapes. But EVP researchers claimed that only sealed new tapes are used in recordings. Some even use digital recorders, which require no tapes and the voices are still heard. Sometimes amplification and noise filtering is required to hear the voices. The quality of EVP also varies. Some are difficult to distinguish and are open to interpretation as to what they are saying. Some EVP, however, are quite clear and easy to understand.

The skeptics only 'reasonable' explanation was that these voices are caused by fragments of radio broadcasts. I guess these scientifically driven skeptics do not even understand the basis of this phenomenon. If they did their research, they would have found that their reasoning is absurd. Quite often, these voices actually respond to questions posed by researchers, comment on situations in a relevant manner, and occasionally even address the researchers by name. What are the chances of it being a stray radio broadcast? Plus these voices are clearly not those of DJs or broadcasters. They are voices of average people.

There are real personalities behind these voices, wherever they come from. Some even have accents infused with human emotion. Some is more easily heard and understood than others, varying in gender, age, tone and emotion. EVP has also been recorded speaking in various languages.

Mankind has long believed that it is possible to communicate with the dead. Attempts to do so have been made over the centuries. Some believe that they are voices of people who have died. This is why many researchers go to cemeteries seeking EVPs (often with great success). Others think that they are from another dimension, that there may be many dimensions of existence, and somehow beings from some other dimension are able to speak and communicate with ours through this method. A good question is, "How do they know English and other languages of our dimension?"

Skeptics still insists that there is nothing to EVP, that the voices are either hoaxed, random noise interpreted as voices, real voices already on the tape, or voices picked up from radio, cell phones and other such sources. Believe it or not? I guess you'll just have to try and find out. As for me I choose to believe that anything is possible. I wouldn't want to try it myself but if you do, let me know. Heh.