But Blogger has improved their blog composer! No more painstakingly slow uploading images 5 at a time, having to drag them all the way down from the top of the document, moving it to where I want it in the blog post, and then realising the link to the original picture disappeared.
They have this new dynamic themes thingy, where you can have a timeline, or a mosaic of posts like some Tumblrs do, but I still like my blog layout the best . . . hopefully you guys do too =D
Just finished English on Tuesday and Wednesday forever! So incredibly happy I won't have to even hear of Skrzynecki's name again. No offence but Australia accepts him as a citizen (something that countless people cross oceans, sell everything they have in their homeland and would be eternally grateful for), and he writes not just a few poems, but a few books of "poems" to vent his anger at this?
"poems"
(but let's be honest
more or less
like blog posts formatted
in this pattern;
throw in a simile here . . . uhhh,
lame as a llama
and publish. wait for royalties
to start rolling in from Board of Studies)
Anyway, yes, writes a few books all whinging and moping about how he's lost his cultural heritage, how Australia has estranged him from his father, how it's all Australia's fault, referring to the "conflicting loyalties he experiences as he is torn between his cultural heritage of Poland and status as a citizen of Australia". Funny how hundreds of thousands of immigrants have been able to retain their cultural identity but also integrate into Australian life, don't know what makes him so special.
After the 200th poem, you really feel like pimpslapping him and shouting "ENOUGH, Skrzynecki!".
If you haven't read his poetry, don't bother. A Year 7 student would undoubtedly do a superior job, and if you sent it in the same thing as your Extension II English project, I'm sure you would get like an 8/20.
Though of course, with the double standards of Board of Studies English, the texts they want to promote are unconditionally idolised and bestowed with the greatest honour, with bullshit techniques pulled out of their ass.
Haven't really done anything since English on Wednesday . . . feeling like a bit of a tool since 4U maths (the backbone of my ATAR) is 3 days away but too cbf. Been feeling kind of nervous this week, since medicine interview offers supposedly come out around early October, and it's late October now but I still haven't heard from UNSW or University of Newcastle (do they call that UNCLE?)
Has anyone gotten an offer?
Luckily though, I would love to do law and engineering and vet too, so if I don't get into med I have so many options to follow =)
Been trying to apply for an engineering cadetship. Those things are insanely difficult! Like seriously, it's like hardcore co-op scholarship (which I stupidly didn't apply for because the 9 questions were too long, and now I regret). For cadetships, you first need to submit a resume, reference, photo of a practical project you've done relevant to the field, 2 referees, and answers about community service and where you've demonstrated innovation. Submitted my application a bit past the due date, but luckily it was long weekend, so had a few extra days hehe
Then only after that, they choose some people to do an online test, with insane IQ and personality tests. The bummer is, their personality tests also have a "lie-meter", to detect the probability of you being dodgy. But I get all awkward because what if I'm answering truthfully and they think I'm lying, and end up answering the questions strangely.
Then 16 people get a half hour phone interview, where you get asked 5 really hard questions to think on the spot. Stuff like strategies in meeting deadlines, conflicts, where you've helped someone enormously, customer service, etc.
And only then do 10 people get chosen for an interview before a panel of interviewee, ultimately with five people awarded the cadetship. Wish I could get it, but it's so hard. Oh well here's to hoping for the best =D
Been procrastinating the whole of today, looking at 90s songs again. Wasn't music so much better back then? The new trance stuff sucks =[
Does anyone still remember this song, Shine by Vanessa Amorosi? Reminds me of the old Ansett Australia ads.
R.I.P. Ansett. Now we're trapped with the silly leprechaun Alan Joyce and his Qantas. Who apparently "still call Australia home". Right. Always thinking of how to increase his profits . . . hey let's send production overseas! Hey let's charge people $7 for a sandwich. Better still for value, a bottle of Berri Juice and sandwich for $15. Oh, haha, you didn't know about the baggage limit? Too bad, $10 per kg over.
Perhaps take a leaf out of O'Leary's book and make one toilet per aircraft. 200 passengers+cabin crew, and one holy lavatory. Why waste precious space with toilets when you could seat people there?! BTW toilets will cost £1 each use. Also printing boarding passes using their machines instead of in your home printer will set you back £40. Ahh, these people. What will they think of next?
But anyway, back to the awesome song!
Cool story: The song is called Shine, but I could never decipher it. Made no sense at all because it talks about people drowning and pain and suffering, then suddenly goes "Everyone you see, everyone you know is gonna . . . Shine". Turns out it was written about one of her friends who suicided, and she called it "Die", to talk about how you should "seize the day". But the record company changed it so it would be a better hit ==; Stripped away all meaning from the song.
Yes, that is all. I shall go look for my maths books and loose sheets from Perrins to start studying for 4U finally. And wow, how hot is it today. SUMMER IS COMING!!!
Bye bye, good luck with exams everyone!! =]
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