CLEAN YOUR ROOM!!
" IT LOOKS LIKE A JUNGLE IN HERE !! "
yeah it sure does....
*sweep*
there were 2 practices lately and both were carried out at the forest field center located at some town not far from here. First was Surveying which had to be cancelled halfway due to the approaching typhoon.
For Forest Surveying, we supposed to create a 20sq meter plot and survey the height and circumference of all the trees inside the plot, do many calculations and etc. Well anyway, I have to continue this job next week....
The following week, a totally different practicum (which was a few days ago) is a terrifying story.
Here's why...
(this was taken on the last day cos there was no chance where I could take any picture while the 'real thing' is on)
As soon as we arrived at the center, we were given our tools and began walking around inside the forest, collecting samples of leaves and branches. As we collect, we were told the names and the characteristics and we had to tag everything.
Tags, pen (covered pens are troublesome, so it has to be clicky-type), bug repellent, secateur, plastic bag
We brought them back and we were told to memorize the names of all 48 species of samples.
A test will be held that evening.
Repeat routine for Day 2 - SIXTY (60) species
Repeat on Day 3 - 40 more, but the test includes species collected on day 1 and 2;
Which means a total of 148 !!!
memorizing suffering on Day 3
Passing mark is 16/20. Which means, out of the 48 samples we've collected, I'll be given 20 samples and I pass for each day if I can recognize more than 16 of them.
My mark on the first day ... 15. I was told that I had failed the whole practicum. #`@' $%!!!!
And told to preserve all 148 samples which we collected in order to get my credit back
this reminded me of this
And so I did ...
I was so traumatized and I didn't have the mood to continue on Day 2 .. I mean, I've failed the whole practicum anyway... I did badly, only 7/20.
Well, my friend consoled me and I tried on the third day.
I got 15/20 again. I'm more than happy actually because its a randomly picked 20/148, which means i can remember around 70% of everything.
And my teacher told me it's okay.
Thank goodness he said so or I would've slapped him with a bunch of カラスザンショウ (Japanese Prickly Ash Plant)
Well its really unfair. I come from a tropical land and never seen most of the trees here. Well, that may not be an excuse. Then the fact that they're all Japanese names and my prof can't expect me to memorize 50 names in 5 hours, (MAY not be an excuse too cos I study here anyway).
Cantonese : Lau hok sang dai sai meh??
Translation : Foreign student... so??
The most unfair part is the fact that the Japanese people had done the same thing in high school so they already recognized more than one third of the samples already !!
And ironically, back in secondary school, we were forced to memorize the ultimately ridiculously useless NILAI MURNI ... i didn't give a damn anyway and I am still amazed I got a B4 instead of a C or D ... hehe
leave the sad part of the practicum apart ...
This is a red pine ... there's black ... you can tell from the colour of it's trunk.
You must be wondering, what in the world am I doing in University?? ... fishes, counting grass, feeding cows, now observe trees and leaves...
Well, I have no proper major yet ... Its only decided at the end of this year, so until now, I have to do everything.
Haha! I was about ask you, "What the hell are you studying la? Memorize plants, play with cow dungs. Poor thing" Haha!!! How long more do you have to study before you pick a major??
at least u're not stuck at home reading old men's boring judgements and cases with names like Oxley v. Hiscock. (haha i'm not kidding that's a real case. that name cracks me up everytime i see it. haha)
i'm also wondering what is it that you're studying... but seriously, what is it that you're studying?
=]
i have a seminar now which explains all its major in detail...
zhiyi..that name is funny and at least you can remember it well huh... and true.. i should be lucky cos my friend from the social sciences dept was complaining that her practicum is like... go visit some old people and listen to them talk the whole time and come home to write a report... lol
amir ... you will know in detail... maybe mid 2009