Hey Folks, my results came back and they were all pretty damn good!, much better than I expected so it turns out i'm actually going to go Canada. After the revision and the study abroad module, it's all paid off!.
So now because of that i'm organising Health Insurance, Dental Care, Bus Passes, Banking, Currency, Modules & International Orentation programs, All done within the month :) which so far has been going reasonably good, I recieved resisdence in a place that is a similar size to my first year resisdence but the only difference is rather than 35 people there's only 4 people there!. Everything is cheaper in Canada :D.
Also as well as all that I've booked a holiday with my friends as i did a year ago for all those regular viewers of my blog!, I'm going to another greek island Crete, going to the beautiful town of Malia so as well as all that organising i've been sorting out my currency!.
My finances are getting stretched with resisdence and this holiday so i may have to dip into my overdraft regrettably but when i get back the return payment should reimburse it all. I normally have alot of extra money from my student loan!.
Over the last month i haven't really been doing that much, went to the odd night club, watched Dawn of The planet of the apes which is an AMAZING movie, finished House off a medical TV series and on tuesday i'll be going crete so i guess i'll be packing soon!
I haven't included much photos in my blog recently due to the fact i'd have to get permission from the people which is pain due to the fact i signed off on something as a program with Keele but... seeing as I haven't recieved the small cash payment i was promised i may chase that up
Thanks for reading folks,
Oliver
Sunday, 20 July 2014
Monday, 16 June 2014
What really matters is what you believe
Hey, sorry about the unexplained title, as with some of these titles you may notice they're quotes from films. They have no meaning, I'm just lazy so I quote the film out of an effort to get out of making a title this one as you may have guessed is the Da Vinci Code ( I love Tom Hanks)
Not much is new with me but I like to keep you all updated and I had some spare time, I'm facing a dilemma this week I placed a £20 deposit to play a lacrosse tournament with Keele Lacrosse in Croyden and a music festival all lasting three days, this will of course cost a hell of alot. Another option is one of my friends invited me out for a night out in Manchester will be a much cheaper train and he'll even house me. Question is what do I choose? Hmmmm
The fact I have been doing nothing for a month has really got me down, I've been going out with friends but my days lack meaning I literally sleep until 12 because of lack of things to do. I've been to two job agencies and having heard anythign from them since, i've applied to some stores heard nothing from them. I think i'm just going to use the government website tomorrow and send CVs where i can and perhaps rewrite my CV.
Other things i've been doing is replacing my iPad screen involving me dismantling it and putting it back together, watching a hell of alot of House a cool show with Hugh Laurie. And I have been eagly awaiting the finale of the best show ever Fargo!.
Oh and i've also been watching alot of the world cup, which has been slightly disappointing for England but we will be beating Uraguay on Thursday and i'll be watching that with friends so should be a good drunken night out :)
That's all sorry if i've been rambling or have alarmed you with my bad Grammar (Like some of you have complained) but i'm tired and am hoping you can overlook it, thanks for reading
Not much is new with me but I like to keep you all updated and I had some spare time, I'm facing a dilemma this week I placed a £20 deposit to play a lacrosse tournament with Keele Lacrosse in Croyden and a music festival all lasting three days, this will of course cost a hell of alot. Another option is one of my friends invited me out for a night out in Manchester will be a much cheaper train and he'll even house me. Question is what do I choose? Hmmmm
The fact I have been doing nothing for a month has really got me down, I've been going out with friends but my days lack meaning I literally sleep until 12 because of lack of things to do. I've been to two job agencies and having heard anythign from them since, i've applied to some stores heard nothing from them. I think i'm just going to use the government website tomorrow and send CVs where i can and perhaps rewrite my CV.
Other things i've been doing is replacing my iPad screen involving me dismantling it and putting it back together, watching a hell of alot of House a cool show with Hugh Laurie. And I have been eagly awaiting the finale of the best show ever Fargo!.
Oh and i've also been watching alot of the world cup, which has been slightly disappointing for England but we will be beating Uraguay on Thursday and i'll be watching that with friends so should be a good drunken night out :)
That's all sorry if i've been rambling or have alarmed you with my bad Grammar (Like some of you have complained) but i'm tired and am hoping you can overlook it, thanks for reading
Monday, 2 June 2014
First Year is over!
My first year of Keele is over it's had some ups and downs but the fact it's finished is certainly a up!, no more exams, no more stress from revision just a care free 3 months of catching up with friends and doing nothing :), well not nothing i am job hunting to get more money!.
My exams went pretty damn good i haven't been able to post due to the fact i've been revising so much!, I decided to leave ont he smae day as my last exam deciding not to stay for the festival in about a week from my last exam, the festival was hosting John Newmand and Gorgon City but all for the cost of £35 and with alot of my block mates leaving, I didn't see much point in going myself.
You find out the results from your exams on July 14th, only at that point will I find out whether I'm going canada or not, it's difficult to say the required grades I need as study abroad are really unclear on that but from what I understand the subject leaders of your degree have final say nto matter what study abroad say and they haven't made it clear either!, so really the only point i'll know whether i'm staying or going will be when i recieve those results and keele send me an email saying whether i can go or not!
I'm going to miss Keele, i've had loads of fun here with all the new people i've met! and the new sports and the new methods of learning!, it's all been a great laugh.
If i don't go Canada, I will be pretty in toruble for accomodation but I believe i'll be able to find somewhere witht he friends i've made at uni, One of them is bound to have a room free!. If i do go canada finding a room second semester will be very hard!, I can find a room with the rest of the people on study abroad or commute pretty much. We will see what my finances will be like at that point!
Anyway what I'm doing right now is preparing for work tomorrow, probably will go out playing football throughout the week at the park near my house and probably one saturday go out into town :), sounds like the stressfree environment i enjoy!. Thanks for reading
My exams went pretty damn good i haven't been able to post due to the fact i've been revising so much!, I decided to leave ont he smae day as my last exam deciding not to stay for the festival in about a week from my last exam, the festival was hosting John Newmand and Gorgon City but all for the cost of £35 and with alot of my block mates leaving, I didn't see much point in going myself.
You find out the results from your exams on July 14th, only at that point will I find out whether I'm going canada or not, it's difficult to say the required grades I need as study abroad are really unclear on that but from what I understand the subject leaders of your degree have final say nto matter what study abroad say and they haven't made it clear either!, so really the only point i'll know whether i'm staying or going will be when i recieve those results and keele send me an email saying whether i can go or not!
I'm going to miss Keele, i've had loads of fun here with all the new people i've met! and the new sports and the new methods of learning!, it's all been a great laugh.
If i don't go Canada, I will be pretty in toruble for accomodation but I believe i'll be able to find somewhere witht he friends i've made at uni, One of them is bound to have a room free!. If i do go canada finding a room second semester will be very hard!, I can find a room with the rest of the people on study abroad or commute pretty much. We will see what my finances will be like at that point!
Anyway what I'm doing right now is preparing for work tomorrow, probably will go out playing football throughout the week at the park near my house and probably one saturday go out into town :), sounds like the stressfree environment i enjoy!. Thanks for reading
Friday, 25 April 2014
Revision Again
For the last 3 years, my main worry throughout that time has always been exams. I've always been stressed out about them and always have been trying my hardest to revise and have always come out pretty good. Some people may call me clever for going university or doing a course like I do which is deemed hard but really I never really think of myself as clever because I try really hard to do well in my exams and that effort pays off. I find the people who are clever are the people who don't really have to try as hard
Motivation is also a big issue at this stage, sixth form it was all about ensuring I don't have to live with my parents after the 2 years, now it's all about Jobs and I feel everything is starting to turn much more serious was my worries!.
Revision
For the first time ever I've tried revising without a plan, as normally I feel i disregard it but now I feel as if the plan helped me keep organised as mainly i've been doing what interests me most the Human Biology module and have been doing very little of the rest. So today I'm going to make another plan.
Jobs
Keele often post Job oppurtunities onto their notice boards relating to the field of study and I noticed something tutoring younger people Maths which I used to do throughout my sixth form years voluntary, so i'm going to try and take that up
Holidays
Over time I've thinking i'd be losing contact with my friends but I don't think that's really the case, I mean I still see my friends perhaps less often but we haven't lost contact or feel less close, which I'm pretty happy with.
In one more week I'll be going back to keele, for the last 2 weeks of lessons then we'll be going into the 2 weeks of exam period which will decide whether i stay on for Canada or not, I need 60%!. So I best get revising
Motivation is also a big issue at this stage, sixth form it was all about ensuring I don't have to live with my parents after the 2 years, now it's all about Jobs and I feel everything is starting to turn much more serious was my worries!.
Revision
For the first time ever I've tried revising without a plan, as normally I feel i disregard it but now I feel as if the plan helped me keep organised as mainly i've been doing what interests me most the Human Biology module and have been doing very little of the rest. So today I'm going to make another plan.
Jobs
Keele often post Job oppurtunities onto their notice boards relating to the field of study and I noticed something tutoring younger people Maths which I used to do throughout my sixth form years voluntary, so i'm going to try and take that up
Holidays
Over time I've thinking i'd be losing contact with my friends but I don't think that's really the case, I mean I still see my friends perhaps less often but we haven't lost contact or feel less close, which I'm pretty happy with.
In one more week I'll be going back to keele, for the last 2 weeks of lessons then we'll be going into the 2 weeks of exam period which will decide whether i stay on for Canada or not, I need 60%!. So I best get revising
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Easter Holidays!
Hello readers, how are you all? Good? I'm glad to hear it.
I'm in my last week now before the holidays kick in and my god it couldn't have come soon enough, it seems the terms are just the perfect amount of time any longer would have just put me in an endless bad mood, I hate routine!.
My Mathematics is pretty much out of the way until after the holidays!, all i have to do now is attend lectures which shouldn't be too hard, it seems a few of the maths lecturers are really crazy with there jokes, like one lecturer constantly makes jokes that are so unfunny they are funny!, e.g: putting a band under the projection and saying ''this is my favourite band' or him seeing this is the key to it all thinking he's going to point to the statement but instead getting a key out :P Hilarious.
Biology I want to ammend / rewrite some of my Drosophila paper but the deadlines tomorrow so I don't want to do too much.
In Human Bio, we got set work yesterday in for Friday which is annoying but it's on ECG's which are very interesting, so I'm sure I can get through it!
Study abroad application went perfectly, no issues suprisingly... All i really need to do now is get good results and that'll be that :D
Varsity came up, I didn't get chose for the squad but i think it was best as the position i would have filll defence sub only got played for 50 seconds, it was much better standing at the sidelines drinking! and making chants at the staffs players. Suprisingly Lacrosse was the sport with the most fights at one point staffs squad got reduced from 11 men to 7 for starting fights. There's always good chants at varsity games such as
'we go somewhere you don't go, uni, uni'
'we pay your benefits'
That's it for now I may get a nap of something before my next lecture!, see you all next week
I'm in my last week now before the holidays kick in and my god it couldn't have come soon enough, it seems the terms are just the perfect amount of time any longer would have just put me in an endless bad mood, I hate routine!.
My Mathematics is pretty much out of the way until after the holidays!, all i have to do now is attend lectures which shouldn't be too hard, it seems a few of the maths lecturers are really crazy with there jokes, like one lecturer constantly makes jokes that are so unfunny they are funny!, e.g: putting a band under the projection and saying ''this is my favourite band' or him seeing this is the key to it all thinking he's going to point to the statement but instead getting a key out :P Hilarious.
Biology I want to ammend / rewrite some of my Drosophila paper but the deadlines tomorrow so I don't want to do too much.
In Human Bio, we got set work yesterday in for Friday which is annoying but it's on ECG's which are very interesting, so I'm sure I can get through it!
Study abroad application went perfectly, no issues suprisingly... All i really need to do now is get good results and that'll be that :D
Varsity came up, I didn't get chose for the squad but i think it was best as the position i would have filll defence sub only got played for 50 seconds, it was much better standing at the sidelines drinking! and making chants at the staffs players. Suprisingly Lacrosse was the sport with the most fights at one point staffs squad got reduced from 11 men to 7 for starting fights. There's always good chants at varsity games such as
'we go somewhere you don't go, uni, uni'
'we pay your benefits'
That's it for now I may get a nap of something before my next lecture!, see you all next week
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Varsity & Deadlines
I have a Mathematics test on what we've learnt recently on Thursday, that needs to be revised for pretty soon, I may start after this Article. Currently tired from training today and going gym!.
In about 2 weeks as well, I have a Lab Report due in which is worth 25% of the module, I need to start that very soon as well so i can be happy with it!. That's going to require alot of research i may go library a few times to get a load of sources and concentrate without distractions around!.
I also have a group presentation due in at the end of the holidays, which means we have to work on doing it before the holidays, that's going to require doing loads of extra work as well!, so i've got a few busy days ahead.
In other news I've been aiming to get onto the varsity team, (Varsity is a big event in terms of sport, Keele vs Staffs. Rivals. Each sport plays the university the one with the most wins, wins varsity. Biggest game of the year and hopefully with some luck i'll be in the squad. I just need to attend every training and i should be fine!, so i've postponed going home for the weekend. and with all that i need to keep up to deadlines!.
So what else have I been up to?
I've volunteered to be a mentor, my mentor was brilliant so thought i would volunteer for the programme to help other people. I've completed the modules i'm going to take at Guelph. Submitted an assignment for maths. Currently watching Sherlock. Went out on Friday night at the union. In Biology we've been continued learning about inheritance and in Human we're learning about the hearts relation to the Central Nervous System.
I have 2-3 weeks left, Month holiday and then 2 weeks more of learning, after that it's the Exam Period which will determine if i get into next year and if I will end up studying abroad.
In about 2 weeks as well, I have a Lab Report due in which is worth 25% of the module, I need to start that very soon as well so i can be happy with it!. That's going to require alot of research i may go library a few times to get a load of sources and concentrate without distractions around!.
I also have a group presentation due in at the end of the holidays, which means we have to work on doing it before the holidays, that's going to require doing loads of extra work as well!, so i've got a few busy days ahead.
In other news I've been aiming to get onto the varsity team, (Varsity is a big event in terms of sport, Keele vs Staffs. Rivals. Each sport plays the university the one with the most wins, wins varsity. Biggest game of the year and hopefully with some luck i'll be in the squad. I just need to attend every training and i should be fine!, so i've postponed going home for the weekend. and with all that i need to keep up to deadlines!.
So what else have I been up to?
I've volunteered to be a mentor, my mentor was brilliant so thought i would volunteer for the programme to help other people. I've completed the modules i'm going to take at Guelph. Submitted an assignment for maths. Currently watching Sherlock. Went out on Friday night at the union. In Biology we've been continued learning about inheritance and in Human we're learning about the hearts relation to the Central Nervous System.
I have 2-3 weeks left, Month holiday and then 2 weeks more of learning, after that it's the Exam Period which will determine if i get into next year and if I will end up studying abroad.
Saturday, 8 March 2014
Going so fast!
Semester 2 is going so fast!, it's scary to think that i'm already half way through it. I'm just reflecting on my experiences here while being at university and it's amazing what I've learnt.
I think socially I am a better person, I am more confident, I enjoy myself much more and university has opened up much more oppurtunities for me to develop my skills in the job world.
Sports
Recently I've been getting much more times getting chosen for the first team of Lacrosse, although Study Abroad lectures often conflict with the game time so I cannot go, which is annoying but I suppose it's a nescary sacrifice!.
I've been going gym much more often and am beginning to enjoy it, I always thought it was superfacial but there really is a good feeling going with friends to lift weights and you get a feeling of self betterment
Next month i'm entering the Born Survivor which is a 10km run for Cystic Fibrosis, that probably will be hard as i'm not much of a long distance runner!, so I may get training myself up for that soon!.
Academics
My maths assignments are producing high marks, my Human Biology course i'm doing well in. It's just the Genetics and Evolution module I think I am struggling most in at the moment and there is another examination for that this thursday which I'm not looking forward for! But I will be revising loads for it. I may hold off going out until thursday to make sure I'm in shape for it!.
In Human Biology in my lab this week we got to perform a blood test to determine blood types which was interesting and we also performed a urinalysis.
My study abroad module I am finding a bit easy and boring in lectures but I am enjoying researching the Canadian culture and progressing through my application. I have chosen my modules for Mathematics and Human Biology at Guelph now. (Second year we get optional modules! :D, so I feel like i'm making my degree) I am taking Applied Differential Equations & Linear Algebra for Mathematics and for Human Biology I'll be taking Population Genetics and a Neuroscience module, Which I had to consult my subject tutors about and get them to approve it, I've enjoyed the process as it's helped me learn more about my next modules and helped me look more at the Canadian education system.
So there will be plenty to look forward to in the future!
Thanks for reading!, I'll upload another one next week.
I think socially I am a better person, I am more confident, I enjoy myself much more and university has opened up much more oppurtunities for me to develop my skills in the job world.
Sports
Recently I've been getting much more times getting chosen for the first team of Lacrosse, although Study Abroad lectures often conflict with the game time so I cannot go, which is annoying but I suppose it's a nescary sacrifice!.
I've been going gym much more often and am beginning to enjoy it, I always thought it was superfacial but there really is a good feeling going with friends to lift weights and you get a feeling of self betterment
Next month i'm entering the Born Survivor which is a 10km run for Cystic Fibrosis, that probably will be hard as i'm not much of a long distance runner!, so I may get training myself up for that soon!.
Academics
My maths assignments are producing high marks, my Human Biology course i'm doing well in. It's just the Genetics and Evolution module I think I am struggling most in at the moment and there is another examination for that this thursday which I'm not looking forward for! But I will be revising loads for it. I may hold off going out until thursday to make sure I'm in shape for it!.
In Human Biology in my lab this week we got to perform a blood test to determine blood types which was interesting and we also performed a urinalysis.
My study abroad module I am finding a bit easy and boring in lectures but I am enjoying researching the Canadian culture and progressing through my application. I have chosen my modules for Mathematics and Human Biology at Guelph now. (Second year we get optional modules! :D, so I feel like i'm making my degree) I am taking Applied Differential Equations & Linear Algebra for Mathematics and for Human Biology I'll be taking Population Genetics and a Neuroscience module, Which I had to consult my subject tutors about and get them to approve it, I've enjoyed the process as it's helped me learn more about my next modules and helped me look more at the Canadian education system.
So there will be plenty to look forward to in the future!
Thanks for reading!, I'll upload another one next week.
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