One step closer to the university medal

Well I scored all high distinctions this semester for my first honours semester, YES! Basically a high distinction is the best grade that you can achieve at the University of Queensland, and universities around Australia. So one large step closer to the university medal! For someone who is academically ambitious so to speak, grades mean a lot, especially since I'm striving to be more than uber. Anyhow, I can afford to get all distinctions next semester and still get 1st class honours, AND qualify for the university medal. The lowest I've ever scored for any semester is 3 high distinctions and 1 distinction, so that's a low probability that I will get all distinctions. We'll see next semester anyway, but I'm pretty sure I'm on the right track. For the curious this semester I took COMP4001 which is the course code for complex systems, INFS3204 which is service oriented architectures, COMP4809 which is research methods, and COMP6804 which is my thesis project (and the mark hasn't been finalised yet, not until next semester since it's a yearlong subject).

Anyhow I'm flying back to Brisbane tonight. Tata Sydney you've been nice but really, why are things so expensive around here ?!?

In Sydney

I'm currently in Sydney taking a break from finishing my exams. It's the same as I last remembered it. The last time I was here was last year around February. Nothing much has changed, if at all. I'm staying with a friend who lives in Parramatta. Parramatta has quite a large Asian population, something which I'm not really used to, but that's fine with me. So anyhow today I spent around 8 hours in a karaoke booth. Well not really 8 hours because we left after an hour or something to have dinner, then went back. The place was called K-Mix. Anyhow it was $10AUD per person. The English songs were all pirated, but the other songs were original! Actually some of the English songs were clips of Australia, there was one of Sydney. That was funny. Today I had yum cha as well, and had pork ribs and chicken feet, first time I've tried both. They actually didn't taste that bad. But I doubt I'll have it again. I only ate it cos my friend convinced me too. Haha!! I've been having Asian food since I've been in Sydney, which I am not really used to because I don't usually have it all the time. In Brisbane anyhow.