Archive for April, 2005

“To expect the unexpected”

Thursday, April 21st, 2005

That was a quote I remembered from a VCE geography revision lecture a few years ago. I seem to have forgotten the quote since then, not until after my hydrogeology prac exam.
I went into the prac exam today and expected a lot was on drawing hydraulic head contours and reading off graphs. […]

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

Everyone is busy at uni these days - i guess its assignment time and prac exam time for most people. Even though it is week 7, I still like semester had just started. I’ve spoken to friends from other universities, and they are busy with assignments too. For the next four weeks […]

Food

Sunday, April 17th, 2005

Chaxiubao is one of the best food blogs I’ve ever read. Writen by Chaxiubao (I don’t know whether he or she is an expat in Hong Kong), it features an in depth but concise review of random restaurants, Chinese dishes (even ones that I’ve never encounted before) and recipes. This gives me a […]

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

The Federation Square:
Outside it, it looked magnificent. But inside the restroom, it stunk very badly. Tissues where everywhere in the cubical, taps were left running.
It is ironic that Federation square is a big tourist attraction and yet their restrooms are filthy

All work and not play

Thursday, April 14th, 2005

It felt like the first day of winter - left home at 7:30, got to school five to eight, did tree ring stuff for the next three hours, rushed to the union canteen for a croissant and a bottle of water, rushed to the geoscience lab and on my way, puddles of water splashed onto […]