University Applications

I finished them BOTH!!!

And...now I just gotta pay up for both.
Meh. That's such a bummer. So it means I'm not actually completely done after all.
I've decided that the VTAC [Victoria] application process is a lot more troublesome than the TISC [WA] application process is. But then again, perhaps all the talks my teachers gave me, and all the university lectures they subjected me to based on this thing have actually drilled into my head without my noticing, and therefore seems easier.

In WA, I've applied to UWA and Curtin. In Victoria, I've applied to the University of Melbourne, Monash and...the International College of Hotel Management.
Yeah, the last one sounds weird. And I'm betting no one actually believed I'd be interested in this area of study. I haven't even told my parents yet, and I'm starting to wonder how they'll react to it. But it's my last choice, and my last resort for if I completely fail to get into the other universities. And hey, on the bright side, the hotel business is a lucrative one to get into. Look at the Hilton, the Sheraton and the Shangri-La. Look at Mandarin Oriental. Look at the Indaba. That's a lot of money they're pulling in. And seeing as I've been in and out of hotels for most of my life...I think it'd be great to make a business out of one of the places that I feel at home in.

I'm relieved. To be honest. I've finished the applications wayyyy before the due date, and I can finally concentrate on my work and such.

Now I've just go to get through the TEE and then my university applications won't have gone to waste.

Mishy <3

Upcoming Events

I have a hectic two weeks ahead of me.

This week, 9th of August Saturday, is JB birthday. :P And I know he doesn't want me to make any form of fuss about it, but I'll announce it here just to annoy him slightly. :P Muahaha. But it's okay, I won't be able to celebrate it properly seeing as I'm going to be so busy anyway.

This week, Sunday is the University of Western Australia open day. I am soo excited to be going for this. I have an ass load of questions to ask about the Communicatiosn course and whether or not I have a one in hell chance of getting in, considering I really want to get in here. Weird and workaholic-ish as it sounds, I am absolutely estatic to be going for this, and I cannot wait for Sunday to come. =)

Next week Monday, university applications will be due in. And I will be in such a state of panic and agitation as no one will have ever seen me in before. Apparently, there is some TISC guide I must follow which hasn't come out yet [why it can't come out BEFORE the day the application entries OPEN is beyond me...] and of course, I do not have it yet. They say it is one long complicated process, and I refuse to get mine wrong. Watch me freak out and fall in a dead faint on Monday night.

Next week Wednesday, Elaine is coming!!! This is the first time I've ever had an old friend come visit me in my current country of residence, so I am even more estatic at this visit than I am with the UWA open day. She'll only be here for a week, but I think that's all fine and jolly considering I really should be studying anyway. Any longer, and I will officially be doomed to complete distraction.

Next week Sunday, is the Curtin open day. I am not so keen to go to this university, but it is where I am expected to go, should I fail to get into UWA. I would apply interstate, but I am not even sure if the parental units approve of the plan. I forsee a major problem. =/

Anyway, back to history, seeing as my history teacher has just landed me with an entire month's worth of assignments to complete...

Mishy <3

A Day In Parliament

MOCK Parliament. :P

Like I said in my last post, I had a role-playing Parliamentary debate at Curtin University today.
Initially, I was nervous. Without a doubt. When I got up, I was shaking quite badly.But surprisingly, I didn't falter once. And this is me, the person who could never open her mouth in front of others, and the person who would never try to be loud. Yes, I AM loud, but only around a few people.
During question time, I think everyone started warming up. Most of all me, I guess. I made every argument I could think off, literally scolded people for coming up with funny ideas and ways of answering the question... I have no idea, I didn't realise I could actually debate. XD

It was somewhat ironic however, this debate.
Australia used to have a White Australia Policy where only immigrants [particularly of the British and Irish racial stock] would be accepted into the country, and other races were not accepted.
And somehow or other, my entire debating team ended up being...well, you may have guessed it. Chinese. All three of us were Chinese in some way, shape and form. Whether we were born in Australia, or were slightly mixed made no difference. Racially, we were all still Chinese. And female. All of us were female. And all of us hadn't reached the age of 40 yet. [obviously] When in truth, we should really have been old white men.
And we were forced to act as old white men, saying that we didn't want, and I quote from what my first speaker said: 'yellow, black, blue, green, red, purple people in our country!'
The administrator was laughing when she monitered our debate, I swear to it.

But I suppose it was worth it in the end. I got full marks for the speaking part of my oral mark. =)

I think Curtin University is more interesting for history excursions than it is for english ones.

We went into the Prime Ministerial Library to read up on Prime Ministers. And we were MEANT to go into the archives, but unfortunately, we didn't actually get a chance to as we ran out of time. I would've loved to go into the archives. Just to see what it looks like, and how things are preserved and such.

On a different topic, I am sort of starting a countdown to the Mock exams in September/October. It's gonna be the last one before exams, and the last one before the TEE when everything is FINALLY over. And...I've only got 8 weeks left!!!

It's too early as of yet to actually think about putting a count down timer on my blog, so I'll just counting down the weeks until it finally does get close enough.

Mishy <3

I Rule...

Well, as the Shadow Deputy Prime Minister at any rate. :P Well, okay fine, so I DON'T exactly rule anything. But I WOULD have...if my party was popular enough...

I make no sense whatsoever do I?

I have a history excursion tomorrow [at Curtin University once again, woohoo- do I really need to go for the Open Day anymore?], and I am officially playing the part of Sir Eric Harrison, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the Liberal Party.
I also have an ass load to say, and loads of thinking on my feet. As I am roleplaying a parliamentary debate.

Gorgeous.
I just hope I get the full three marks I deserve for my oral after putting in this much work...

Anyway, more news on that tomorrow when I finally do make it to Curtin University for my history excursion.

Oh the joys of life.

I still love history despite what it puts me through...<3

Mishy <3