DavyQ's Xanga

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:07:37 GMT

haha i'll explain before you click the link

some guy thought he'd be a genius and ask for answers for a past paper that we're NOT supposed to have on ALL the university's finance discussion boards because our finance course recycles a lot of questions for finals. What followed made my day hahaha.

http://home.exetel.com.au/davy/webctrofl.pdf

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:27:02 GMT

Here is my rant about my lecturer that i put into the UNSW CATEI form for actuarial 2002 (probability and stats for actuaries). For those that don't kno, CATEI forms are evaluation forms you fill out for each subject/lecturer/tutor.

He seems oblivious to the students' suffering in this course. He used last year's lecture slides without any alteration and since they used the Rice textbook and we used the Wackerly one, looking back on lectures and learning from the textbook became frustrating. He often did not upload the lecture notes until the morning of the lecture and as I have ACTL 2001 in the morning 10-12 and I have to leave the house at 7am in the morning which made it IMPOSSIBLE for me to print the lecture notes out. I find it highly unfair for us to go to uni and have to sit through his lecture and NOT HAVE ANY NOTES (made me feel dirty because I am a well prepared person for my other lectures). I REALLY REALLY tried to like Sachi and this worked for the first few weeks and I did quite well in the first quiz (2nd =]) and even though the first exam was too easy it didn't mean he had to make the 2nd exam so GODDAMNED hard. Never ONCE have I failed an exam of any sort. The fact that I got above average did not console me. SINCE WHEN was a test with an average of 27.3 and a standard deviation of 15 acceptable? I mean seriously, making an exam that hard in the first place demoralised us to the point of making us question whether ANYTHING we remembered was correct. NOT ONLY THAT, the last two questions had errors in them and they made up 40 marks out of 100 in the exam. THEN he turns around and says it's OUR fault for not pointing it out. I’m sorry, but if you make an exam so POINTLESSLY hard (a hard exam normally differentiates the group but instead you got a range of marks with a lower standard deviation compared to the first quiz) you can’t expect us to question the lecturer who is “almighty” and somewhat condescending. Another complaint is about the quiz time. Sachi cannot have properly thought that 2002 was the ONLY subject in the world that we were doing. He made the quiz on the same days as our 2001 quizzes (if we weren’t under enough pressure already) AND the timing of it was at the same time as my 1613 lecture (ANOTHER course I have to do to gain accreditation). I don’t believe I was the only actuary with a finance lecture at this time. If I remember correctly, Sachi only made exceptions for people who had an accounting tute (required attendance whereas my lecture was ignored). I sometimes get the feeling that Sachi is just teaching us for 3 hours a week and not caring about the course for the rest of the week. I know Sachi is currently completing his doctorate but COME ON. Which brings me to the issues I had with the assignment. The assignment was not properly finalised until the week BEFORE it was due. I was about to report him to the school when I read up on the assignment guidelines where it stated that if the assignment wasn’t made into a final copy at least 1 week beforehand, the lecturer should be reported to the school. By this time, I was SO frustrated with Sachi that I HOPED that he wouldn’t complete it on time so I COULD report him. The questions in the assignment were bogus as well. In NO WAY were some of the questions related to our course. I didn’t learn ANYTHING from the article written by Gosset and while I appreciate what he did, I don’t think it warranted the essay I had to write. 25 pages of almost incomprehendable math, I had to rely on the ENGLISH in the article to make any sense. I felt so helpless in this course because my tutor could only help me with one problem at a time (not taking anything away from Stephen, he was a BRILLIANT tutor, he’s so smart). Sachi seemed unreachable, we were intimidated in lectures in the constant fear of Sachi blowing us off if we asked a question that didn’t warrant an intelligent answer (from his point of view) from him. Too often did we see a person ask a legitimate question that we did not know but Sachi simply thought it was too easy and said so quite severely.

OK, so i wasted my time writing 700 words instead of studying for Finance and Jap on thurs. Oh well, it's a load off my chest.....ffs

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:52:31 GMT

QUIZ

The Last Person You...
(i) Thought About: Helen

(ii) Looked At: My mum be4 she went of to bed

(iii) said I love you to: To my mum be4 she went of to bed......yes i kno i kno

(iv) hugged: zomg what is this....some quiz to show what oedipal tendencies i have...ffs...

(v) hurt: Helen

(vi) talked to: Ray, Eric, Mace and Bert

(vii) shared a secret with: Helen

(viii) watched a movie with: Mike, Miu and Bert......IJ4 was fucking lol

(ix) couldn't stop thinking about: ....................

Who in your family and friends...

(i) Who makes you laugh: The ones that don't make fun of the fact that i look like hiro....those ppl make me laugh

(ii) Who makes you cry: Sigh. People whom you care about make you cry. You don't cry, unless you care.

(iii) Who is strict: My rents and grandma.

(iv) Who is laid back: Hopeson is EXTREMELY laid back

(v) Who makes you think? Some kid at tutoring who's delving into quantum mechanics and quantum suicide and other various things

(vi) Who will do anything for you? My parents.

Have You ever...

(i) Been skinnydipping: NO

(ii) Made a friend mad: Duh.........

(iii) Gotten a detention: LOL yes....too many to count back in hs

(iv) Gotten expelled? Nope.....not gangsta enough.

(v) Threw popcorn in a movie theatre: Popcorn taste like crap....i never buy it

(vi) Been on stage: Nope

(vii) Seen a famous person? I'm hiro....don't need to see anyone famous

(viii) been pantsed by a friend? Pantsed? wtf is that

(ix) lost your voice? Yeah, whenever i'm at k

You are...

(i) best at: rationalising and trying to make ppl see objectively

(ii) Worst at: ACTL2002

Random

(i) Profession: Uni student....tutoring on the side to get moneys

(ii) Best friend: Helen

(iii) Favourite movie star: atm....Robert Downey Jnr....wot a hardass mofo he is....well he used to be...until he went clean and decided he wanted a movie career

(iv) Idol: Buffy Summers. She may be fictional but... oh shut up.

(v) Hair colour: Black.

(vi) Favourite movie: IRON MAN!!!!!

(vii) Have you ever been in LOVE? =]

(viii) Favourite colour: Blue

(ix) Have you ever done a bad impersonation of Arnold Schwarzenneger: oh cmon....who hasn't...."you kicked my dog....."

(x) Best Memory: My first month with Helen

(xi) Worst memory: haha ..... henry stalking me home?

(xii) Favourite Band: Frou Frou

(xiii) Can you do the worm: No, then again...miu broke his toe trying to learn

(xiv) Did you like this quiz? I have a finance quiz in 11 hours....obviously i'm practicing my quiz skills

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:58:29 GMT

OK OK.....i finally decided to get off my ass and take some photos of my comp.....it's onli been 3 months since i got my comp hahaha

There were a few changes to my original parts, got an Antec 900 case (4 fans XD) instead of the Thermaltake Soprano DX and i got the Antec EarthWatts 500W coz Ray built his comp first and the cables on the CoolerMaster were a little short in some cases coz both our cases had PSUs positioned on the bottom. Anyway.....the PICS

used flash so you can see inside my comp....bert did an awesome job with cable management XD
and there's my 8800GT >v<

2 LED fans at the front and 1 at the back, can't see the 20 cm fan at the top XD

my 22" Samsung 226BW <33333333s, AHIL.....you were right.....this monitor is DA SHIT
keyboard and mouse i got free from itestate when i bought the HDD....i still changed the mouse though....see pics later on.

COD4 STARTING UP!!

LOADED.....>v< <3333s 8800GT

My puny PC desk, tried to hide my dodgy old speakers and modem...

I got a Razer DeathAdder >v< SO NICE >v<

CHEERS to RAY, MACE, BERT and AHIL for coming over and helping me build the comp since i'm totally hopeless with computers.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:30:11 GMT

YAY.....finally decided to get with the times and get a decent computer instead of always buying some cheap mid-range one that i was always disappointed in.

SO...here are the specs

CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.0 Ghz)
Motherboard	Gigabyte P35-DS3L
Memory	2 x 2GB Transcend DDR2 800Mhz
Hard-Disk	500GB Western Digital SATA-300 HDD 16MB Cache
Graphics Card	Sparkle 512MB nVidia 8800GT
DVD Burner	18x ASUS SATA DVD-RW
Monitor	22" Samsung 226BW
Case	Thermaltake Soprano Dx (with clear side window)
PSU	Coolermaster eXtreme Power 550W
Speakers	Logitech X-240
Keyboard & Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop LX310

I'll prolly cover my next blog full of photos when i get all the parts and put it together. =]

Will I be screwed for uni? Most definitely yes haha

Friday, January 04, 2008

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:04:00 GMT

stole this off kirstie's fb lol

This Year in Review:

[ ] stayed single
[x] kissed in the rain
[x] had my heart broken
[ ] broke someone else's heart
[x] lost a friend
[x] had a good relationship with someone
[ ] got married
[ ] had a divorce
[ ] kissed someone of the same sex
[x] met someone that I will never forget
[x] did something I regret
[ ] lost my "true" love
[ ] kissed under mistletoe (... someone was in hk -_-";;)
[x] got a promotion
[x] changed jobs/got a job
[ ] got fired from my job
[ ] got straight A's
[ ] met a teacher who I became friends with
[x] met a teacher who I really hate
[ ] found the subject I love
[ ] failed a class
[x] skipped class
[ ] got in a fight with a classmate
[x] did something I was proud of
[x] discovered a new talent
[x] proved myself an idiot
[x] embarrassed myself in front of the class
[ ] fell in love with a teacher
[x] was involved in something that I will never forget
[ ] skinny dipped
[x] went to a sleepover
[x] went to camp
[ ] threw a surprise party
[x] laughed till I cried
[x] visited a foreign country
[x] cooked a disastrous meal
[x] lost something important to me
[x] realized something new about myself
[x] went on a diet
[ ] dyed my hair
[ ] came close to losing my life
[ ] someone close to me died
[x] went to a wild party
[x] drank alcohol
[x] got drunk
[ ] got arrested
[x] got questioned by the police
[ ] read a great book
[x] saw a great movie
[ ] saw a movie so scary that it made me cry
[ ] saw a favorite band live
[x] did something that I want to tell everyone
[x] experienced something new
[x] made new friends
[x] found out who your real friends are (TRULY)
[ ] smoked
[x] got wasted
[x] went to a party
[x] had the time of your life
[x] danced
[x] had a crush on someone
[x] made a snowman
[ ] went snowboarding/skiing
[ ] went sledding
[x] stayed up past 2am
[x] held someones hand that you care about
[x] told someone you like them as more than a friend
[x] gone on vacation
[x] danced in the rain
[ ] got in a car accident
[x] got in a fist fight
[x] laughed until you couldn't breathe
[x] missed someone
[x] got a new pet (3 temporary ones XD)
[ ] painted a picture
[x] wrote a poem
[x] ran a full mile
[ ] shopped at Hollister or A&F or AE (forgive my ignorance...have nfi what those places are haha)
[ ] posted a blog on MySpace
[x] listened to music you couldn't stand
[x] laughed till you cried
[ ] laughed till you peed in your pants
[x] flirted shamelessly (i was somewhat drunk XD)
[ ] budged in a line of waiting people
[x] told someone you were busy when you weren't
[x] partied to celebrate the new year
[x] lied about how old (young) you were
[x] prank called someone
[x] had an amazing year

Wow, this year's been pretty packed. Lots of things have changed but at least the most important things in my life are all still around. BRING ON the new year!

Monday, November 26, 2007

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:33:26 GMT

it's my sister's 13th birthday today =] and it was all happy and cheery today =] gave my sister a new bag for school =] (monokuro)

i come home today after work.........and find out my sister has BRUISES on her arms from MULTIPLE boys at her school giving her birthday punches..........WHAT THE FUCK.....got SO fucking pissed.....omgosh i want to friggin go to my sister's school 2moro and find out who did it to her and fucking smack them in the face.......what kind of yr 7 boys go around hitting a girl on her birthday.....what the fuck is wrong with this world now...fucking ruined my day.......

Monday, November 05, 2007

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:15:57 GMT

wow....it's been a while since i've written anything here......let alone anything profound XD.......oh well..i can let that wait for after exams.....until then.....well....still cbf studying for exams....... so i guess i'll just do another one of these....stolen off someone.....

SAD SECTION-
01. Have you ever really cried your heart out? NO
02. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep? No
03. Have you ever cried on your friend's shoulder? No
05. Do you cry when you get an injury? When i was like....12

-HAPPY SECTION-
01. Are you a happy person? in general
02. What can always make you happy? not what.....but who =]
03. Do you wish you were happier? Couldn't be happier right now.....oh except for that thing called uni
04. Is being happy overrated? Not at all
05. Can music make you happy? Yeah.....and it can make you sad as well

-LOVE SECTION-
01.Have you had your heart broken? Yes, but now i look back and go...damn i was stupid
02.Have you broken someone's heart? No
03. Have you ever loved someone so much that you'd die for them? Yes and still do
04. Anyone besides your friends/family ever said they loved you? Yes =]
05. Have you ever been head over heels? *nods

-RELATIONSHIP SECTION-
01. Are you in a relationship? Yep yep
02. Do you look at other girls/guys? Yeah, to get back at helen for looking at guys XD
03. Think your honest? Most of the time
04. Been cheated on? Nup
05. Have a crush on a person? Too many -_-''

-HATE SECTION-
01. Who do you actually hate? Hate is a strong word......(actualli....the list is too long)
02. Have you ever made a hate list? XD....mentally yes
03. Are you a mean bully? =] i dont bully
04. Do you hate George Bush? Fuck him i say

-SELF ESTEEM SECTION-
01. Are you good looking? *sigh......so much for a self-esteem section....thanks
02. Do you wish you could be someone else? at times

I HAVE...
[ ] done drugs
[x] ridden in a taxi.
[x] jumped a ramp on a bike
[x] been fired - I have been set on fire.
[x] snuck into a movie.
[x ] got hit by a car
[x] fired a real gun.
[ ] been arrested.
[x ] celebrated New Year's in Times Square or Disney World
[] gone on a blind date.
[] had a crush on a teacher.
[ ] celebrated Mardi-Gras in New Orleans.
[x] been to Europe.
[x] been to Australia.
[ ] been to Hawaii.
[x] skipped school.
[x] thrown up from drinking
[] played 'Clue'
[x] had a sleepover.
[x] gone ice skating.
[ ] had your tonsils out.
[x] driven a car.

-LOOK AT ME-
01. What is your current hair color? Black and always will be
02. Whats your natural color? Black.
03. What color are your eyes? Dark brown.
04. Current Piercings? Helen would kill me XD
05. Straight Hair or Curls? Straight

-CURRENTLY WEARING-
01. clothes? I'm at home.....so no =P
02. Shorts? ....the following questions are redundant
03. Shoes? Nope.
04. Underwear? Underwear is for n00bs =P
05. Necklace? Nope.

-HAVE YOU EVER-
01. Hugged someone? Yes.
02. Been on the phone until the sun came up? Yeah
03. Put a song on repeat for more than an hour? Yes.

-LASTS-
01. Person you talked to in person? My sister
02. Person you last talked to online? Albert
03. Person you talked to on the phone? Helen
04. Person you talked to on text? Albert
05. Person who made you laugh? Helen
06. Last time you had a shower? This morning

-OTHER-
01. Do you like surveys? Only when i'm bored as hell
02. What kind of shampoo do you use? Whichever one my mum throws in my shower
03. Do you get along with your parents? Most of the time.
04. Do you have mental breakdowns? No
05. Did you ever fake being sick? Nope
06. Have you ever been in love? This has been asked be4......man....

-CURRENT-
01. Current Mood: Bored, worried
02. Current hair: the type of hair you get from standing outside too long when it's windy
03. Current Longing: For exams to be over and for me to spend time with someone special =]
04. Current Thing I Ought To Be Doing: Studying for end of session exams
05. Current Windows: Windows Media, eMule, Messenger, utorrent, Norton
06. Current desktop picture? Megatokyo

*sigh.......18 days and counting till i'm free =]

Monday, July 30, 2007

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:25:44 GMT

....finally decided to do one of these things........

1) Full Name: David Qian 钱睿
2) Male/Female: Male
3) Were you named after anyone? Nope
4) Does your name mean anything? My last name is money lols.....
5) Nick Name(s): Davy...and several others i'd rather not mention
6) If you had to choose a new name, what would it be? .... can't imagine myself with another name
7) Date Of Birth: 8/8/89
8) Place of Birth and Current Location: Sydney, Sydney
10) Astrology Sign: Leo
11) Chinese Astrology Sign: Snake
12) Religion: .... nothing?
13) What’s your favorite smell? Helen
14) Political Position? I can't vote yet so i dun realli care
15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee
16) Hair + Eye colour: Black, Dark Brown
17) Do you look like anyone famous? Hiro Nakamura unfortunately
18) What do you look like? .......-_-";;.....apparently i look korean
19) Any unusual talents? I can recite the powers of 2 up to 33554432
20) Righty, Lefty, or Ambidextrous? Righty
21) Gay, Straight, Bi, or Other? Straight
22) What do you do for living? Uni Student.....
23) What do you do for fun? Drink, Eat, Movies, Chat
24) What are your favorite art materials to work with? Pencils and Inks
25) What kind of materials would you like to work with? Money =P
26) Have you met your grandparents? Yes, both sides
27) Boyfriend/ Girlfriend? lalala.......*nods
28) Crush: Dun need one =P
29) What celebrity would you date if you could? definitely not katie leung (looks at miu =P)
30) Current worries? Uni...
31) Favorite online Guy/Girl(s): ???
32) Favorite place to be? In bed
33) Least favorite place to be? In a lecture
34) Do you burn or tan? Half burn, half tan
35) Ever break a bone? Nope
36) What is your favorite cereal? I dun eat cereal
37) Person you cry with: I dun cry
38) Any sisters: 1......and she's 12 so dun get any ideas
39) Any brothers: Nope
40) Any pets: Used to have a cockatiel
41) A unique quality? I'm very calm in extremely tense situations....
42) High Speed Internet: Yeah
43) A Personal phone line: ......no.....dammit
44) A Cell phone: Of course
45) A visible birthmark: Dun think so
46) A Pool or hot tub: Neither ...
47) A Car: Nope

Describe Your...
48) Personality: Blunt.....relatively open.............random....XD
49) Driving: I've onli driven 16 hours....gimme a brake...
50) Your clothing style: Jeans and a shirt (normally a polo)
51) Room: Bunk bed, desk....and stuff all on the floor
52) What’s missing: I'd like my uni to go missing
53) Educational Institution: UNSW.....
55) Relationship with your parent(s):...it's ok, better than most i guess

Do You
56) Believe in yourself: Not at first....
57) Do you believe in love at first sight? *shakes head
58) Consider yourself a good listener: I suppose so
59) Have a future dream that you would like to share? My Porsche 911 Carrera
60) Get Along with your parents: Of course
61) Save your e-mail conversations: Yeah
62) Pray: ......
63) Believe in reincarnation: No
64) Brush your teeth twice a day? Yep
66) Like to eat? Most things
67) Like to exercise? Occasionally
68) Like to watch sports? F1, WRC, Rugby, Soccer
69) Sing in the car? HAHA....with friends
70) What is a dream that you have all the time? lalala....not telling
71) Dream in color: Yes
72) Do you have nightmares? Nope, hehe...the power of lucid dreaming....
73) Sleep with a stuffed animal: .....yeah

What Is
74) Right next to you: My mp3
75) On your favorite coffee cup? Fluke
76) On your mouse pad: My mouse?
77) Your favorite flavor of gum? Peppermint
79) Your dream honeymoon spot: *shrugs....haven't thought abt that yet
80) Your dream husband/wife: someone that completes me XD
81) Hiding in your closet? Unfolded clothes
82) Under your bed? Various bags
83) The name of your closest/best friends? alphabetically....i'd hate to have to order you guys.....Ben, Bert, Colin, David, David, Helen, Michael
84) Your bad time of the day: Morning.....or just after a boring lecture
85) Your worst fear(s): Losing ppl
86) That's the weather like: Cold....and sunny....oh the irony
87) Your favorite time of year? Summer
88) Your favorite holiday? Christmas....coz they're the longest
89) A material weakness? I buy food?
90) The weirdest food or drink that you like: Absinthe
91) At the top of your "to-do list"? ..... balance my life
92) The hardest thing about growing up: Having others laugh at me for still being so young
93) A pet peeve? Ppl that smell bad
94) Your scariest moment: Getting lost in a crowd in Shanghai when i was 7
95) Your attitude about love? =)
96) The funniest or most desperate thing you've done to get the attention of a romantic interest? XD....Confess to the same person twice....5 months apart.....not that it matters now =P
97) The worst feeling in the world: When one of your friends is feeling down
98) The best feeling in the world: When all the things in life seem to fall into place for you
99) Who sent this to you? Akane
100) 6 people you will tag: lol...as if anyone is as bored as me to actualli bother to do this

Sunday, July 08, 2007

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:22:52 GMT

....we finally won at friggin indoor soccer XD......3-1.....credits to bert, ray and howard.....lols....and i let in a goal...credits to the rest of the team for going into attack and leaving me with no defence.....but srsly....we are playing SO much better.....we pass.....we're more fit........we have better shots.....and towards the end...we were running circles around the other team.....so much that colin....the fool decided not to shoot for the game and instead set up others......haha so pumped for brushy point......so davy signing off for 5 days.....