Tuesday, September 14, 2004

LATER ON: I heard from a new friend I made in my Business Studies class that she does General Studies and there's only 8 people so I think I should be allowed to do it :). Just have to figure out if my college allows private students because I want to do home learning course but I'll have to remember to see someone tomorrow.
Oh and I totally forgot there were gonna be Japanese exchange students :) so that's really cool although I won't get to know them because I didn't join the exchange thing :/ (I wanted to accomadate a Japanese student at our house unfortuntely when we got that exchange letter the Holland and Canada lot were still living here :/ so it was annoying)....I would love to learn Japanese language although I won't be so good at it because I can't even speak my own language properly either lol. But I might get one of those CD-Rom language beginner packs.
I had Key Skills today it was level 3 higher up which I did start last year but I entered very very late :p so yeah my coursework is here and there and never really knew what to do in my coursework lol but hopefully this year I do well. I think if you do well in Key Skills you can get 20 points added to the UCAs points to enter Uni so I gotta work hard!
Had tutorial looked at universities but the ones that I think are great are either faraway or asking for very high grades :/ but then I prefer to go some where nearby.

Oh and had our Sky Digital + box fitted in today and it's quite cool since I won't miss my favourite programs anymore :) Nothing else really happened much today although I'm knackered for some reason....I got two Japanese movies again but this time I was taking a risk of buying it through Ebay :p and I've finally got my Law book so now I can educate myself in self study but I know I never do self study because I always leave it to last minute....but I just can't change my old habits lol.
THIS MORNING: It's 9.57am while I'm typing this and I've come back early from college because they just told me no one is teaching Religious Studies because there is only 3/4 people who want to do it..so yes again I'm p****d off and know I'm gonna be really behind on everything. I can't believe how messed up my timetable is....But I have 1 hour Law lesson at 1pm then Key Skills for an hour and then Tutorial for an hour. So I'm gonna have to ask my tutor later to see what subjects I CAN do. I could do General Studies but I heard it's really nothing for some degrees in Universities so basically it means it may mean nothing if I want to do a Law degree. So I'm gonna have to a home learning course and I know I said Biology but I've changed my mind I want to do Psychology.
......I'll blog later to see what happens :/ I swear nothing is going right for me this year.

Thanks to Khushee for commenting. :)

Monday, September 13, 2004

SATURDAY: didn't really do much only tried to revive myself from the first week of college :p

SUNDAY: my close cousins came down saturday night but didn't come here they stayed at my other cousin's house cos they were going out. And you know what the boys are like when they go out. They came here on sunday they looked totally p****d lol! they drank too much from what I've heard.
My aunt bought her dream car finally - went to many different showrooms, one showroom finally offered her old car for $5,000! so that was a pretty cool deal since her old car is a little damaged on the front since her accident.
Went to Bombay Stores yesterday in Bradford seriously packed out because it was an sales day or something and then was a wedding next door to the stores so yeah finding the parking space was annoying. Looked at CDs and forgot to buy them doh! lol and my auntie who bought her silver jewellery set from the store a long time ago wanted it fixed because it was faulty....but they said they don't fix or check faults on weekend...my family was kinda outraged and so my family was having an little heated argument (not my theme so I never really get involved in these public arguments lol) with the store helpers lol saying that people can only come when it's convenient for them which is true...it's a bit stupid though to say they can't fix stuff on the weekend because on the weekend that's the time you usually have time to shop or get something fixed...so we kinda stormed out :p well I didn't I was a bit embarrassed lol.
Relatives came when we just came back from Bombay Stores :/ but I stood in our shop with my cousin to help me out (which he didn't as usual!) so I kinda felt knackered afterwards.
In evening my aunt was going back to her location where her job and house she rents is and she forgot to take her work mobile which she left at ours :p so she was worried cos she needed it badly....she first told me to put the mobile in a parcel and deliver it in the morning (everybody should know it's not safe to do that) and then she said might as well meet her halfway on the motorway to give her phone back.

TODAY: Had Business Studies after lunch which I think went quite well...I'm really taking interest in the subject now...I would love to have my own business in the future so I'm glad I chose this subject :)...finished roundabout 4PM and forgot to ask when the Religious Studies timetable is duh! so I dunno what time to go tomorrow so I'm just gonna go in the morning.
Went with dad to go halfway on the motorway to meet my aunty to giver her mobile...I did finally give her mobile back but I hate it when I always get headaches when on the motorway I really don't understand that, it always happens...came back an hour ago from the motorway so I'm feeling quite restless at the moment and I can't be bothered to do my Law homework tomorrow but I'm gonna have to :/

Thanks to Ken and Khushee for commenting :).

Friday, September 10, 2004

Another day at college and it actually was much better. I had Business Studies and thought I was gonna be a loner but a girl sat on the same table as me and realised she use to be in the same year as me in high school but we never talked because we are on different wave lengths but it's still cool to see someone I've seen before :p. Another girl an asian sat next to me she's younger than me well actually all the people in my class are like nearly 2 years younger than me but she seems like a very cool person. So hopefully I make more friends in that class :p. That was the only lesson I had all day so thank god for that.
But anyways went to reception asked again about the Religious Studies timetable and found out I was suppose to have that lesson yesterday :p oops! so yeah I still gotta enrol for it if the teacher accepts me....I'm so glad it's the weekend.

My auntie, my cousin and his mum came down to ours few hours ago - my cousin is kinda hyper for some reason lol. We went to look for a car that my aunt wants I think it was Pegeout (sp?) 607 something like that it's a convertible for the price of £13995 so it ain't that bad but the person who works in the showroom evaluated her Ford Puma car and only said it's worth £1775! so she's kinda p***ed off. But where gonna check out other garages soon anyway so hopefully she will get her car.
I'm trying to be a good person :D by signing up to be a member of 'Friends of The Earth' charity so I'll get my package soon.
But that's it really for my day! but I still wish our summer holiday was extended a bit longer :p so I can be lazy again! lol but I can't slack now. I'm gonna need to get into the routine of being more organised and just basically try my best this year.

Thanks to Hugo for his comment :)

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Officially started college today. It was okay but I had A2 (2nd yr) Level Law that was only for an hour when it was suppose to be 2 hours but we have an hour today and an hour on tuesday. My timetable is even more messed up. I wanted to do Business Studies today instead of Law (wanted to be in a same class has my friend) but couldn't change it because there were no spaces left :/...so yeah but it was okay. It's just that I don't know what I want to do as my 3rd option which has to be an AS Level (1st yr) but whatever subject I wanna do is either I can't do because of the requirements or clashes with my other subjects. I can't win :/...the only option I can do is Religious Education as my 3rd subject but I asked reception but they don't know if anyone teaches. Duh! aren't they suppose to know that so yeah I'm kinda peed off at the moment.
Oh and I have to do the full year Maths GCSE again IF I don't pass the re-sits this November. So I'm gonna have to work extra hard now. Tomorrow I start Business Studies at 10am for 2 hours and then after that I don't know because I don't know what my 3rd subject is gonna be :/....this is starting to remind me of my 1st year at college (I'm in 3rd yr now) where I didn't like college because I couldn't do the subjects that I wanted.
But I think there is a problem with further education information for students at schools and colleges. They need to sort it out because they don't tell you everything and whatever I wanted to do it's too late for me to do it.
Hopefully tomorrow someone is teaching Religious Studies then I don't have to worry being short of courses. But I think I'm definitely going to do A Level Biology home course just to get my chances for places in the Universities a bit more better. By end of this month I'm going to try do voluntary work or get a job even though I know I won't :p. I'm too damn lazy!...I'm gonna have to see how tomorrow goes hopefully good and hopefully I won't be a loner even though I know I will.

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

WARNING LONG POST:
It was the first day back at college today..sorry Induction Day :p. Pretty scary I didn't wanna go back but these were 2nd year or 3rd students so that was fine. The first year students officially start tomorrow and I officially start lessons tomorrow too.
Basically went to college before 9.00am most of us didn't have a clue where we were going because there were so many rooms with funny codes for our tutorial lessons. Eventually found my tutor who is new to college quite a cool teacher. Recognised couple of faces but I don't know them because I never talked to them, actually they never talked to me. So I felt kinda like a loner in the tutorials just like it has been in the last 2 years I've been here.
About 10am all students had to go into the lecture room where we have exams and a woman (from a Uni that I want to go to because it's not faraway from home) talked about Universities and what you should think about. Had a break and got my I.D photo done - I still look really funny on it! look's like as if I'm drunk lol :p. Went in to lecture room again listened to a student who graduated from University (about 40-50 mins from where I live) a year ago and he talked about what type of degrees you should look at, is the course right for you etc.
Had an lunch break came back for the workshop which included about how to apply to the UCAs forms to get into Uni and how to write a personal statement which is the important part to sell yourself to the universities. Finished around about 3pm and I think the whole day has been very useful. I just wish they did this stuff in the first year because it would have been easier what subjects to choose at college that could be a bonus for when you are doing a course at Uni.
The thing is though about the personal statement that I'm worried about when applying for universities because I've never been employed (I've only done work experience at school), haven't done any curriculum activities, workshops, volunteering etc....so my personal statement is gonna be so bland that I will probably never get a place in uni...and my application wouldn't stand out, would it really? so I dunno I think have to signup to some things to make myself sound interesting and done something in my life....I never knew how boring my life looks :p .....so I'm gonna have to join stuff now.

Problems with my subjects and timetables: this morning I asked my tutor could I do ICT couse but he told me to see the person who teachers it. Told me I may not be able to do it because I didn't do ICT as a GCSE at school so yeah that was a major disadvantagement (they never told me at school). I can't do Chemistry because I got a D in GCSE Maths and need to get a C. Since I've got a D in my Maths I may have to do the whole damn year again ugh! :/ to get a damn C. I can't do Psychology again because I need a C in GCSE Maths (why does my life hate me!)...overall I haven't made a good start so my timetable is all over the place. I'm still doing A2 Law and AS Business Studies but I need a 3rd subject and I don't know what to do at all. I'm crap at History, Biology, Physics, French and Geography. So the only subjects that I can do are either Religious Studies, Spanish or General Studies. I thought I'll do General Studies but that doesn't me any justice if I want to do Law as a degree. So I think I might take Religious Studies even though it has nothing to do whatsever in my future career but depends it doesn't clash with my other subjects on the timetable. I would have done Spanish but I can't remember any Spanish language that I learnt at school :p so that's another disadvantage.

I don't know it's going to be a nightmare for me this year, everything is completely not going right and it's kinda depressing me. But I can't depress this year because it's the last important year and I think my future life depends on it.....so anyone who visits here please motivate me to do the work and revise :D please...? even though I should motivate myself I need someone else to as my family can't motivate me to do this and that they just say hope you do well....and I don't have many friends at college this year since most are going to Uni so that won't motivate me.
Just anyone to help me to stay focused :p I want to do even more better this year and improve my chances to get into a University. Thanks

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Where getting the new Sky+ Digital installed next Tuesday yay! no I won't miss my favourite programs all the time :p.

Some stupid girls outside our shop again today - there's a pizza place owned by muslims just on our road and these girls are screaming and shouting 'Pakis'. They are so f**king stupid I don't know what their problems are with different ethnicities, it seriously makes me very angry. Okay so I may not be a muslim but Muslims and Indians are Asians so yeah we do have alot in common. But why do these girls thinks it's okay to say 'Pakis' and alsorts of things to Asians. I mean seriously where human beings and even though we may have different culture, values, beliefs etc doesn't mean we are non-human. We are all equal in many different ways. But these girls are so stupid to understand that hopefully as they get older they will realise how wrong it is to bash people just because of their skin colour.

My 'Shaun of The Dead' DVD arrived yesterday and I totally loved it! it's so funny and I think it's the best zombie flick I ever seen besides the Japanese film 'Versus'. If you like zombies, romance with comedy then this film is for you. Even though I haven't seen 'Dawn of The Dead' (original and '04 remake) which this Shaun film makes remarks of it is still funny as hell. The DVD is out in the UK and the special features especially the outtakes and Simon's camera are hilarious!
For those in the US the film will be shown in selected theatres on 24th September so go check it out! - it's not a spoof or a 'Scary Movie' type it's in it's own genre! Visit the official site. Oh and if you see this movie in one of the scenes on the background you can see the 'Battle Royale' girl being shot illustration on the wall, it's so cool!

I keep scratching everywhere I've got loads of bumps now. I think I've been bitten by a couple of insects but then it's my fault for leaving the window open and the light on :p .....College tomorrow! I'm excited!...not. Well it's an Induction day but we start classes properly on Thursday..I just have to remember to tell my new tutor to change one of my subjects to a different one.

Monday, September 06, 2004

New layout up! I hope you like...it features JLo.

It was my cousin's birthday on the 4th September but everyone was busy so we didn't get to say happy birthday to him face to face. He's 24 now...I think :p
Dad won the lottery!! he checked it yesterday and won £450 so that was cool :) although it would have been better if it was a million lol....but hopefully he lets me spend it on a new Sky Digital Plus so then I won't have to worry about missing my programmes.
See if he can spend it on a new DVD player that is multi-regional so I can buy DVDs from different countries and let them work - we still got the old DVD player (got 3 - 2 a gift and 1 we bought ourselves) that only plays DVDs made in the UK that are Region 2 but also plays Region 0 where some DVDs from other countries can be played onto our DVD....it explains it here :p if I sound mumbo jumbo. The DVD player I want costs nearly £100 so let's hope so.....And the rest of dad's money buy on DVDs and CDs lol.....you might think I'm selfish here but I can pay most back to the dad because of the spare change (I haven't got a job yet well never had one) I've been collecting over the months is nearly £300 and I'm trying to save it for a new car....that's when we get our new car which is in 100 years!....

Over the weekend we had loads of idiots around our area drinking, smoking, drugs and basically making our street look like a garbage....this is the one thing that I hate about my parents owning a shop because you get groups of idiots outside and there is always trouble and my parents get the abuse for nothing just because my parents say keep away from the street because we don't want no trouble....it's really annoying. The one thing I don't understand is why when the teenagers are in a group they act like a bunch of s**theads but when they are by themselves they behave alright and don't act hard. That just doesn't make sense.

Great I'm going to college this wednesday for induction and then start on thursday :/ not looking forward to it for some reason. Probably because I'm gonna be a loner this year. We will see.

Thanks to Ken for the comment.
Updated the whole left hand side of this page and added a new section in the 'Girl' section.

Friday, September 03, 2004

I think I'm gonna put a new layout up tomorrow or Sunday because I'm getting a bit bored with this one now. I'm also starting college next Wednesday so I dunno if I'll have the time to blog all the time.

Can you believe about the 3 day School siege in Russia apparently linked to Chechen separatists?.....I mean why do they do it? what do they get out of it? these Chechen separatists must think that holding innocent children, teachers etc as hostages would get them victory or something....it's so wrong I just don't understand what they think they will get out of it and killing people who haven't even done anything wrong or bad...that is so wrong.

Nothing much has been going on in the last couple of days I've just been lazy as usual....watched another Japanese film last night :p called 'Audition' - it's a very awesome movie, disturbing and graphical in two scenes (I was gobsmacked and amazed) but a really good movie. A very well acted movie, check out the movie summary here. I'm amazed how I now like horrror movies alot and watching it alone when couple of years ago I use to be so scared (I use to be really faint-hearted - I'm still am but now with movies :p) and never watched horror movies. Now look at me lol.
I'm gonna do some work in my distance learning course if I can be arsed :p lol.