Life in UQ.....

So after bidding to my sec 4 classmates, niaoz and gang at Changi, i arrived at Brisbane with my parents and the weather is so ccoollldd at that time. As university hostels are very expensive, and i do not know any people here, i decided to homestay at my mum's friend's friend house for a while.... This place is not bad...except that the journey to my uni is 1 hr!!!!!....it almost seems the same as my poly days....but oh well get used to it i suppose...

After that i went to take a look at the uni...and the campus is really big...almost like singapore poly...but the shocking thing is that there are no fast food outlets!!!....ahhhhhh....and the food is so expensive...have to resort to packing lunch at home... i was so looking forward to taking a look at the great court...but disappointingly the grass and trees are all botak...oh well...this proves that the pictures that the IDP show at the pre-departure seminar are all fake!!!...or maybe they were taken during summer...damn....

ahh anyway my parents and i went to all the possible orientation sessions there are in the whole week (talk about kiasuism at its peak....) and surprisingly i saw the same people attending all the sessions too....haha guess other students are kiasu too....

After some choosing and chopping, i manage to decide on these 4 courses that im taking for the semester:

BIOC3002 DNA & Protein Technology

(Vector NTI stuff, PCR, Blotting......i hate it but no choice its recommended...good thing is exam is just 50%....)

BIOC3003 Human Molecular Genetics and Diseases

(Interesting, but the exam weightage is too high, and its recommended...so no choice either)

BIOC3004 Structural Biology

(One of the course that i am interested in, as my FYP and ITP are all in this area. But a lot of chemistry stuff until i blur....)

BIOL3010 Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

(Good thing is that there is no exam for this course, bad thing is super blur....)

Well thats the 4 courses im taking right now...and i met quite a number of friends here, joined the CCM (Campus Christian Movement, for fun....won a Logitech Speaker in a lucky draw...heheh) and the UQ Symphonic Band (a lot of pros...most studying UQ Music Degree....no clarinet so have to borrow from music school....pathetic...).....guess uni life is not so bad after all....or is it????