3D Tv and Counterfeits

This semester, my subjects had included Brand management, Managing Operations, Strategic Marketing and Sustainable Tourism Management. 3 of my units are management units which means reports, presentations, more reports and essays. ...Did i mention reports?

Anyway, in my strategic marketing module, we were required to pick one of these three "things" to market. That was Virgin Galatica, Samsung 3D TV or Amazon E-books. My team was relatively against e-books as we did not see much "improvements" available that would be interesting. However, the was a debate with the leftovers. After a lengthly one hour argument on which we would do. We decided in the silliest way possible. A coin flip. (Well, we tried the "Pick which is the longest pencil lead" but it did not really work. XD.) In the end, we ended with the 3D Tv.

Ok... First let me state something. I have something against these 3D television. I mean these things are definitely discrimination against people with Myopia or people with small noses! Those evil gadgets require these heavy big eyewear that would NEVER fit on top of my glasses! Not only that. Did you know that 5-10% of people have stereo blindness? That means that they would not be able to watch 3D! There was also a reality check issue. If young children are to keep watch these stuff, soon they would not be able to differentiate between a television series and reality. We would then have a number of delusion kids running into cars thinking they were part of show. D:

But then, it was also said that 3D TV without the glasses are coming out by the end of this year. Thats so fast! 3D television have not even been out a year! Sigh... Technology is like moving so fast! There is also research that show hologram TV would be a norm in our houses within 10years. Although I am against the 3D television, ironically, these hologram TV intrigue me. I would really like to see one. It would be like STARWARS (not that I like that show)!

Putting my rants on 3D television aside, another research I was required to do was on brand mimicries (counterfeits). The three type of these, one which the copy each other product confusing customer to buy it and would be harmful to them, other which benefits the customer (not exact copy but look alike) and the last which most of us who study design knows very well. The copy of trends and a bit here and there like the checkered patterns and stuff. It is really an interesting topic to research on too.

I was really surprised that the country that does the best counterfeiting was not China but Korea! The question that arises was if we supported brand mimicries. Well, not all mimicries are illegal. If you think about it, creative creates the MP3, apple copies the concept and become I-pods. In all honesty, I actually support these mimicries. It gives us cheaper alternatives and also, we would never know WHO copied WHO. It is always the big companies that win these copyright law, but we could not deny that they also copy and may be the real copycats.

What do you guys think?

The Assignment Marathon

I have just completed a 15hours, non-stop, no food marathon in school before finally coming home at 11AM and hitting the sack. I thought I was gonna die of Hunger! Well, no thanks to the China guy who thinks Flash mobs are an amazing Christmas Promotion Plan for Perth. I have to laugh at what he had written though. I mean, who MAKES UP your own estimated stats about INCREASE IN TOURISM as an aftereffects? Plus there was no referencing!! Plus he had use You-tube and Wikipedia as a references for the other sections he was in-charge of... To say we were stun would be an understatement.

Some of my friends are graduating soon, and there had be a question "floating" around. Is honors worth taking? It is another year and the same fees as undergrad studies; half a year for studies and half a year for thesis. Some said "yes", especially if you are doing masters or PHD and it can also erm... "enhance" your standing when looking for a job. Others said "no", considering the time and money wasted and that it is business studies, thus the honors is not as much importance as the science department. What do you guys think?

Anyway, this is pretty much it. Another 3 more assignment to complete at end of next week, then the study break and then the exams and WA~LA! I will be coming home! Haha... I should be worried about having 3 of then all coming at once, but I have no idea why I am unfazed at the thought. Maybe the panic have not sunk in yet. XD

Rite then, here I present you a drawing I did when I was fed up with doing my work at one point last week or was it last last week?



ADioS~! CiOs-Tus!

The wallaby count

When those volunteers told me we were gonna COUNT wallaby, I had expected an easy job. I mean how difficult can counting get? I was dead wrong. They drag me trough an 8KM trek though the scrubs and bushes in the wildlife park on an it was more of the spot the wallaby job.

Well, saying it sound not too bad isn't it? HELL NO! The bushes here were sharp!! VERY Sharp!! And we had to force pathways in places I never though was possible. But there and then, it was a pretty interesting trip. I don't think most people will actually get to do stuff like that.

The funniest (and scariest) thing was that me and one of the volunteers actually got Lost in the wildlife. The wildlife park itself was not a small place. You had to take like 15mins car ride in the park itself to get from one place to another inside it. So you can imagine our feeling when we found out that we could not see our team mate beside us during the combing of the forest (we stand 5 to 10m apart and walk in the forest to spot the wallaby).

Then there were the insects. Spiders and bugs and TICKS! OMG! I was paranoid about those. Often check myself and praying they were not me. Most of the volunteers got like at least 5 of those on them. I haven got one and I believe it was thanks to the large amount of repellent I had used at the start of the trip. Thank god!

Putting the "exciting" trip aside, I had been having quite a busy week due to certain "ahem-s" who had refused to do their part in the presentation, causing me to nearly unable to finish up my other assignment (You know who you are) Nevertheless, here is an update of the previous drawing.... I think the anatomy is wrong though... can someone help me?



Yep, i think that is all. Adios~!

(づ￣ ³￣)づ

Assignments and Laser Tag

Hey guys....! It has been a while since I have updated this blog. I have been pretty busy with my life lately; with projects and test dued every week. In fact, I had been coped up in my room, school and the supermarket for the past 2 week! What a life~~! T~T

Some assignment had been ridiculously annoying.... I mean this time wasting subject called "Communication In Business" is a total waste of time. They teaches you stuff like Mind maps, how to look for books in the library and such. It also has an annoyingly time consuming project that requires you to write a 800 word report on doing business in India, with referencing. It seems pretty easy right? 800 words?

The problem is that the main idea of the report is you must find books to back up or contradict ideas from other sources, use a lot of "BIG" words and the worst part is REFERENCING!!! The horrors of the horrors I tell you!! You will be required to seek the publisher, place and year of publishing, issue and page and stuff related for EVERY SINGLE BOOK YOU HAVE USED~~~!! That is almost every concept or idea you have write; which is to say every sentence. Here is how you will look like:

Martin, J. S., and L. H. Chaney. 2006. Global business etiquette: a guide to international communication and customs. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

What a piece of CRAP!! Plus you are only allowed one WEB page. Thank goodness I completed the first assignment! I am SOOO looking forward to my next. Next week is considered quite relaxing with only one topical report due, but i have been lagging 2 lectures behind Business Law.

Anyway, I FINALLY went out!!! WEEEEE~~~! MIRACLE!!!! HALLELUJAH~! It was an laser tag event by our housing! It was really fun but tiring. I swear I will never let Jin Hao to "cover me" again.... he disappeared halfway.... We were divided into 3 teams (RED, BLUE, YELLOW) and brought to this very dark room which was like a maze.

It started with each team being at their respective base and the aim was to run to the opponent's base to fire at their base's core (a round thingy at the corner) green lights thrice. If you get shot, you will be unable to fire for about 8seconds. There are lights and indicators on the vest to show which team you belong to, but will go off upon getting shot.

We ended up crawling, sneaking and lying (I told another guy "same team!" when my lights was off.... then shot him when I "revived".... *Evil Grins~*) !! I have seriously wished that all you guys from Poly where there to play too~! It would have been fun as the real Live CS!

Lifestyle & Kuroshitsuji

"Running pass the me of yesterday"

Hello people! Yes, do no fret. I am still alive and so is this blog. Life have been moving forward as usual, with my final exams in June. Time really flies!

One thing i can say about lifestyle in Australia is that i find the people living here do not take meeting seriously. I mean it gets REALLY annoying when people don't turn up for group meetings and when one tries to contact them, they give ridiculous excuses like "Wasn't it on Saturday?" or not answer the phone. It have already happened 4times with 2 different group already, so don't tell me it was just coincidental! With team mates MIA throughout projects, it is amazing we are even close to finishing it.

I have been reading Kuroshitsuji's manga. It is pretty amusing and addictive. Demon butler, egoistic kid, bunch of evil noblemen, death gods, pastries, curry and not to mention the dark plot lurking at the background.The drawings for it are pretty good too!

Chibi Of the main characters~!

Don't u love three-way checkmate?

It seems a lot of people are interested in what i am cooking. This is a meal to congrats myself for completing accounting project!

It's been awhile

My 10 lack of blogging excuses(specially for Kenneth)...

1) Projects
2) Exams
3) Erm... homework?
4) Does housework count?
5) Busy eating
6) Dunno what to type
7) To let you guys miss me (Aww... you don't? Too bad!)
8) Ok... I am lacking of excuses...
9) You will think of something....
10) Just because

Last weekend, I went for ice skating. It was much colder and bigger than the one in Singapore. Furthermore, there were occasional optional game of tag and changing of skating direction. It was pretty fun trip.

Anyway, I felt some of you guys might interested in my flats' "Sunday-get-together-dinner" where most of us cook a dish(or rice) and have dinner. Yup! The pictures at the bottom are two of the dinner spread we had!

Ok! Busy weeks ahead with 3 major group projects dued soon and 2 individual ones so Cya next time round!

Dinner 1

Dinner 2

Cheryl on ice~

Kailash trying to balance

The skating rink

Pictures at last

WOOT~~! Management assignment completed~! Accounting test next week, Economics test and marketing assignment due the week after. That is not THAT bad is that? Haha... But the hardest assignment is cleared... What a relief!

I am getting used to school so i will be getting a job soon. Hopefully it pays well. Ok... now with my 6GB internet, lets show u some picture!!!(finally huh?)

My housing: "Kurrajong Village"

My Bedroom

Living/Dinning room

Traffic Lights in School

Me and a random patch of flowers~!

Flat 16's Birthday party.

Apologies! I had been a week since I have blogged. Many things had happened last week, inclusive of a house mate’s birthday, quite a “few” readings, assignments and research to be done.

Management project had not and will not be easy. I had been doing research on expansion of an Australian company to India (And why India of ALL places? I don’t know either. It seems like my lecturer chose it on a whim.). I had to research on their taxes, laws and stuff like that and this report is dued in a week. Marketing and economics had required a LOT of reading. I had to read like 3 reports, journals and articles on those. It seriously took a long time.

Me and my 2 other house mate decided to make an Ice-cream cake for my house mate’s birthday, while Kai (Our housing assistant) make 2 types of pasta. It was really funny when the ice cream kept melting as soon as it took it out from the fridge. In the end, we had to work with the freezer’s door opened in the middle of the night. It was really fun and we watch “Babylon AD” (What a horribly, senseless show).

Week 1 over and done with

Lol! It had been a week since I had blogged. Week 1 of school is finally over. Assignments had been given out and dued soon. (Managing report is dued on March)

My Economics tutor was pretty fun. When we went to the class, to our surprise, he said, “Welcome to physiotherapy class 1! I hope you are in the right class!” At this point, a few people started packing up. “Oh! What class are you suppose to be taking?”, “Erm, econs?”, “Oh well, I guess we can do that too…”

My managing lecturer was interesting too! On the other hand… my tutor was…lets see… boring is a little of an understatement… Though there was this guy who is SO obviously a playboy in my class. I was talking to these 2 pretty girls who were seated next to me when he hurried to the front and started talking to them. When my other friend and I were talking to him or asking stuff, he kinds of ignores us and only talks to those girls. Somehow, this situation half annoyed and at the same time amused me.

As for accounting lecture, the only thing I remember is desperately trying to copy the notes before the slides were changed. Marketing lecturer was a facts person… I would wait a few more lessons before commenting.

Anyway, Gwen and I finally gotten a Laser printer at $65. It was sold out so fast that we had to go to the shopping mall 3 days in arrow before getting it. I was on the verge of giving up on it and getting a multi function ink one for $59.