Now that University has started, it is getting busier, and assignments are already being handed out - despite having only finished Week 1! When we got the details of the group assignment for the semester, it gave me the idea for this post - useful sites for group work. For pretty much all my group assignments from uni (and group work outside uni) I’ve used some/all of the below sites and they have definitely helped with working together.
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On Sunday I decided to make a small pig out of blutack 
Probably sounds very random, but it was because earlier in the weekend I had saw similar small pigs at Paddy’s Market and they just looked so cute! Here is the result of my procrastination:
The pig itself is actually quite small - about 1cm in diameter, though I think that is what makes it cute. At first I was worried that using blutack would be very hard since blutack sticks to itself (and your fingers!), but in the end it wasn’t that bad. A toothpick is a must though - not just to poke the holes for the eyes/nose but also to push and shape the ears.
Since the pig was quite small it was rather hard to take a nice close-up photo, so as usual I took several shots. However, this time while flipping through all the blurred photos I remembered a Stop Motion Video tutorial I had read on Photojojo few months back - so alas, more procrastination…my first stop motion video attempt!
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Just wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year
Hope the year of the rat is nice to everyone - and as I saw in a powerpoint slide…
Year year got fish,
New year faster happy!
Yes, it is a literal translation from Chinese: 年年有魚(餘), 新年快樂!
It’s probably safe to say that pretty much everyone has problems with motivation and time - if not, I certainly do! This problem has meant there are many things I want to do (and should do) end up not getting done. A simple example…the last time I blogged was November 16th 2007! A few months ago while uni was still on I would’ve blamed it on lack of time, however I now blame it on lack of motivation.
It probably sounds weird that I have no motivation to blog as it is something that I want to do. However, over the holidays I’ve discovered something that is annoying me. For many things (especially those you want to do) when you are tight on time your motivation levels are quite high - it’s just that there isn’t time to do it. While given the same objective if you have plenty of time motivation levels seem to drop so low that it just gets put on the back burner again. Of course there are exceptions, but to me it feels like a good majority of things that I want to and need to do are neglected because of this.
To me, the most logical reason for this is when you are short on time, chances are it’s because there is something you don’t really want to do, but have to do is taking up your time - so anything that is slightly more attractive will be high on your “must do” list. On the other hand when you have heaps of time it is probably just easier being lazy. While the other things you’ve always wanted to do seemed super-interesting and you’ll do it just when you get some spare time, doing nothing is even better, so nothing ends up getting done.
Having said all this, I think the main problem of the two is motivation. The problem for me is finding a way to get motivated. Given enough motivation and determination, it should be possible to get pretty much anything done. Last year, I was having a conversation with someone and complained that I had no time - he replied with “We all have the same amount of time, it’s just how we use it.”
Apologies for the rather mashed up, nonsensical and late blog post, but I’d like to see what other’s think about this problem.
“Copy from one, it’s plagiarism; copy from two, it’s research.”
Wilson Mizner
Research is probably something that uni students can’t escape from - especially if they’re doing honours and have to write up a thesis. Well, recently for one of our subjects which is a bit like preparation for thesis, we needed to write a research proposal. While searching through the Internet for credible sources, I discovered (or got told) a few tips and felt it would be a good idea to share them. So here are my 10 tips to hopefully make research a less stressful task!
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