week 12

this week started distastrous for me, i was supposed to attend the class on time according to my plan, on monday i went to service my car, and suppose to take the bus to uni and plan to make it to class on time, but i accidently took the bus the wrong way, by the time i realised i was at Dangenong, so i had to take the bus back to southland then take the same bus but the correct direction, but to no surprise the stupid buses took forever to came, so i was really upset and decided to go back to the car service station to wait for the car, this is probably one reason i hate taking the stupid public transport. But i managed to make to the meeting on time on tuesday which was good.
This week has been very stressful, having so much assignment due at the end of the week, plus studying for the exam which is only 2 weeks away, i'm determined to do well on all my exams, which is something i havn't done for a few years now, but the most concerning thing was with my chinese teacher, who thought just because i can speak the language i can also write it really well, but they never knew i'm only a primary school standard in reading and writing, when i left china i was only grade five, after all of those years, i predict my level of reading and writing chinese has sunk to grade 2-3, which is embarrassing to mention, but to her aware its a disgrace the way she treated my essays and making comments that i thought was really disrespectful to me, it really hurt my feelings lol.
the end of the semester is fast approaching we are only days away now, to review the time spend with the IE guys has been great, its a good experience and previlage to know all the group members.

week11

Last week i missed out on winning the blog of week, which was depressing, i wonder what is required to actually win it, one option i was thinking about is copy some winner's blog, but just wasn't sure whether there is plagiarism to copyin blogs or not. anyway jokes are over. this week wasn't the bussiest i have encountered, assignments are disappearing slowly as days go pass, which is handy especially when exams are around the corner. With our IE group everything is going well, i missed the monday meeting with the client due to some personal reasons, but from the feedback of the team members it was worth missing out on, i heard our client who was a real pain in the ass when it comes to keeping them happy, from what i heard they've got no idea of what they want them selves.
this week is FA cup final, and my favorite team cardif is actually in it, once in a life time opportunity to watch them actaully win something, can't wait for the match.

week10

For some reason last week's post wasn't posted, its weird, maybe my internet was capped, but i'm keeping a record here, this is the third time i'm writing this week's blog, and hopefully it will be up. anyway, the stress has finally coming to me, i'm struggling to finish some of my assignments, especialli the archive subject, i always ask myself why did i even chose that subject, its for people who wanted to be a boring librarian, and everyday spend 10hrs facing the books and organise them and put them in different categories, why why why, i hate books ill fall asleep when i see the books, maybe that was the reason why i was struggling to finish the assignment, i kept on falling asleep when i start reading it.
This week had only two days that i was actually doing something, monday and tuesday, as usual the IE meeting, we only concentrated on the functional analysis and tried to finish off which we did. it was abit difficult during the process, because it involved alot of discussion between the group members, there was ideas flying around, and i was the documentor, so i was actually recording all of the ideas down on the laptop, but having said that everyone was putting ideas to me, but i was actually having questions marks flying around my head, saying to myself who should i listen to when everyone is talking at once, after 20minutes i was finally lost, i was confused, i had no idea what is going on around me, only things i could've seen was words flying around my head and i hope i could've used my hand to catch some and put in my head, and be decisive somehow.
But at then end i had something on so i had to leave just before the meeting was bout to end, finally ben took over i was relieved, but still i was seeing stars as i walked out of the building, oh well this is me getting confused all the time.
there aren't many weeks left in this semester, exams are getting sooner and sooner, my heart rate and blood pressure is increasing day by day, everyday im wondering whether i can reach the exam date, may be that's what is called pressure, never experienced in all the years i was at uni, its frustrating, at the moment i just want to hide in a hole and start my winter.

week 8

this week has been a quiet week for me, i missed the monday client meeting because of doctors, but i catched up with dyee who told me the client meeting went really well, which was really satisfying to hear, most of the questions were answered by the client. the next team meeting which was on tuesday i attended, we started doing our functional spec, it was kind of a brain storming rather then actual work, we discussed all aspects of the document, from the introduction to the mod screen, there are a few areas that was discussed in details, because it was a bit confusing on which design should be used in which area and whether it will satisfy the clients need, but as the discussion continued a lot of good ideas has came through which i think we made a really good progress, there will be more discussion next week, but a good start is all we should aim for which that's what we've done.
The rest of the week was relaxing, there were no events on

Week 7

It has been an eventful week this week, first we attended the tour of Able Australia's office on monday, follow by the IE function on wednesday night, which we had a meaningful and relaxing time with the client.
Monday was the day i awaited for, the opportunity of visiting the on site of our client's office, our booking time was at four o'clock, but the whole team arrived 15mins prior dressed in suits and ties, all looking excited. We walked into the site early then they expected, the group before us has yet to finish with they tour, so waited a while outside in the back, during that time we through a few jokes around had a laugh to show our excitment, which was really fun. Finally the time has came at four, we were all introduced to David Ng, who got to know four of our members that he has never met, he made me felt very friendly with a welcome handshake. The tour started from the bottom level, as he introduced room by room, and how each room functions, and the expected renovation for the future of Able Australia, the most surprising thing that came out of the tour was the pool room, i've never seen such a wide pool in a house like room, and it was well fitted in, the standards and condition was extremely well kept, other rooms such as the therapy and art room which was still to be completed will sure look fantastic in the near future, able australia has got all the equipment that required for its client, it shows their professionalism towards its clients. After the tour it was time for meeting, the team leader brought some brief agendas, to cap off some questionable areas that needed to be clarify, our client has organised the meeting with a very well welcome, they have placed all sorts of treats on the table just for us, they also have made the environment very friendly, to tell the truth i would expect a very intense environment. The tour ended within a flash, it has been memoriable, it was my first time visiting a company that was organised by our clients, it has been a great experience.
Business as usual for the next day, we got started on our functional analysis, there wasn't much needed to mention, it was just a general brainstorming, i'm expecting alot of tense time to come.
Our time has come on wednesday, we were formally greeted our client as host, this time it was us having the opportunity to take care of our client at the function room of monash university, as usual we were all well organised, came in in our formal dress, surprisinly to see there was all sorts of food and drinks availiable, from wine to beer, i had a few cups of water, as i'm on a alcohol ban for the next few months, our clients arrived late, but it was understandable, they business has grown in a fast pace, which would keep them a bit longer in the office. But it was still nice to see them arriving, i was expected to have a relax time when we are facing the clients, which how this was ended, the team has a couple photo shots with the client, had a bit of laugh and talked bout things in general and most importantly we have further improved the knowledge of the client outside work. The outcome was pleasing. i hope Monash can continue these sorts of functions in the future, it really helps the students to improve on communication and understanding skills

week 6

Finally i got sometime to sit down and write my blog, this week has been a busy week for me, from university assignments to personal life. Last week i did a brief blog which i think was very poor effort by me, but i hope this won't happen again in the near future. This week the business case is due, our group worked hard during the team meetings to complete some group tasks, as a senior documentor i came in on time on tuesday to complete my bit, i gathered all the documents off claydi, started to put individual tasks into the final version, it wasn't a difficult task, but i took me a while to finish with the help from claydi. Along the time i was integrating all the documents, we were also checking for errors within the documents, there were a couple of areas that needed to be re-adjusted, each individual piece of work was checked over before being finalised. The document was then being put into standards where all the font and style was adjusted.
The group met with the client for the second time, i was unable to attend, but group leader ben and rowen made the meeting. After the meeting with the client, all of the meeting detail was posted to the facebook to allow other members know the exact things that happened, next monday we were invited by the client to pay a visit to their office, it is a very exciting news to hear, after all the work the group has done so far, we now finally has the chance of going behind the scene, it will be very interesting. But one other thing i had to point out, on tuesday i left the meeting during lunch time and had to attend my class at clayton, and left behind the unfinished work, which i really felt irresponsible, i apologise to the team, on tuesday i wasn't having one of those smooth days, but its the sort of responsibility that i didn't perform well.
But now i awaits the date of next monday, which i think will be alot of fun!!

week 5

uni started this week, it was business as usual for the IE group, we started the week with a team meeting on monday, it was short and brief, but all focus was on the business cards, the group were able to eliminate on the certain designs and chose the best out of the best, its aim is to give our clients the best image we could. continue on with our next task we started our business case and risk assessment, ben our team leader seperated the parts within the documents so each member has its own parts to complete. this is probably my first taste of creating a professional document, very excited and looking forward to doing well in my part