Ayo AN peeps,
Some of you may know me, but I'm mi-xao-14, but you can call me Tofu as well, and I'm in yr 12 this year. A friend of mine has just started their VCE journal on AN (you might know who it is), so why not do it too haha (and I'll also repeat what I've said in my friend's first journal entry, sorry for the repetition haha). I did psych 3 & 4 last year, but I cooked it unfortunately. I'm still disappointed about my study score, but it's alright cuz I have my other subjects to boost my ATAR. I'm doing chem, bio, methods, spesh, and mainstream English. I'm striving to get at least 98+ just for my own satisfaction, but I'd be thrilled if I get 99+. Disclaimer: I'm actually not going for med cuz I'm TERRIBLY bad at dealing with gore, so I can't perform dissections and other medical tasks.
PSYCH:
I rlly enjoyed it, apart from research methods *cough*. Despite requiring a lot of memory work and ofc understanding them (I'm more of a logic person, not that much of memory), forever since I started doing psych, it has changed my perception of the society, and the contents are so interesting. It has helped me to be more understanding about other people's concerns / problems and be more willing to listen to them whenever they need to talk to me. Also, it has heavily influenced my advocacy for disabilities and mental health since I personally do experience either one of them. As aforementioned, I didn't get a good study score, so that will defs be my 5th or 6th subject. I typed out my psych notes last year, and it didn't turn out to be the best note-taking method tbh, and there had been times when I was behind in my class, which was difficult cuz it's content heavy, and I tend to take my time in learning and understanding new concepts.
CHEM:
One of my favourite subjects in VCE, and it's been my fav area of science since Year 9! I struggled a bit with it last year, and I do find myself being better at it this year somehow. I have a p good chem teacher and the content is interesting as well somehow haha, which would motivate me to do well at it. I now handwrite my notes and draw diagrams in my exercise book, and it helps me to consolidate my knowledge heaps, more helpful than typing. That has made me start handwriting my bio notes after realising that typing them up isn't the best way. Overall, I feel p good about chem, and I understand the topics well.
UPDATE: Just had my chem class, and we went through the trickier part of equilibrium, darn, that's the hardest topic so far.
BIO:
My least fav subject, aw man, even more content heavy than psych. I'm behind in the class, which is a huge yikesssss. Again, I'm not a memory person, despite having good memory. I used to hate bio, and was gonna drop it to pick up another subject, but I was convinced to continue it, and I was right, 3 & 4 bio seems to be better than 1 & 2. I do enjoy some topics actually, except photosynthesis and cellular respiration, and I'm not the best at genetics stuff. I don't have the best teacher there, so I've fallen asleep in the class a few times eheheh............ The only way for me to keep up with my bio is by self-teaching by referring to my teacher's slides, textbook and Edrolo (aw yeah, Andrew Douche). Overall, my knowledge in bio isn't very good, so ooooft, but oh well, I'll get there. I reckon that it'll be my 5th or 6th subject, but I'll see how I go this year.
METHODS:
Not gonna say much, but it's quite tedious, and I don't ever pay attention in the class at all lol, but I'm still p good, worried about this subject the least.
SPESH:
Another fav subject. Unlike methods, the contents are more challenging, but they are very interesting! I feel sooooo gooood whenever I'm able to figure things out, and I actually like proofs, especially when it comes to the derivation of formulae cuz they help me to remember the formulae. I feel p satisfied whenever I'm able to solve a problem, especially a tricky one, which turns into an equation that I do recognise later in the process. Ngl, but I used to to not like maths at school until Year 10 cuz the work wasn't challenging enough for me, and without spesh, I doubt I'd be that passionate about maths, and it feels as if I'm in another maths world, like wewwwww. A few contents in spesh used to annoy me, but now I finally understand them, especially the inverse trig (finding the domains and ranges). I lowkey feel that I'm a five year old who is intrigued about everything about the world, and that is me in spesh 😂.
ENGLISH:
I feel good about it. I do find my classes quite boring cuz it's full of lecturing, ofc, but it's also helpful. I do enjoy textual response and argumental analysis the most just cuz I'm an analytical person, and I do enjoy writing (not under time pressure tho, which I doubt anyone likes). I do enjoy reading books, and I've just recently picked them up since ages ago, apart from the books that I have to read for school. I've just finished reading 'The Lieutenant' (textual response), and it's actually a p great story, especially cuz I can relate to the main character in many ways, one of my fav books now haha. I'm currently reading 'Jane Eyre', but I can't say much about it yet cuz I'm still reading the introduction. However, I've watched the play, and it's rlly good, so hopefully I'll enjoy the novel too. Oh, and btw, I'm a fan of classic books, and I have a separate collection of them on my shelf at home, have got at least 9 of them (including the ones I had to read for textual responses in the past years). I also like mystery and something that deals with mental health.
AMBITIONS AND UNI PREFERENCES
My main ambitions are to become an engineer, mainly in the bioengineering background, and a researcher in drugs and mental health. I'm planning to either go for BSc. (bioengineering or pharmacology, but leaning more towards bioengineering just cuz it's more diverse) at UoM OR double degrees of BSc. (pharmacology) and BE. (materials or mechatronics engineering, it'd be great if someone is able to explain the difference between those two majors cuz I'm not too sure about them, but I wanna do a major that relates to bioengineering since Monash doesn't offer it) at Monash (gotta have to underline them just to avoid confusion). I'm also thinking of becoming a writer at some stage in my life, I reckon, and I low key rlly want to do Bachelor of Arts, but darn it, I'm already deciding between two courses, so maybe I'll do BA. in the future.
SOME RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME:
* No need to use a ruler for social distancing, use me cuz that's literally my height, sad life tho.
* A huge fan of My Hero Academia and BTS (not much of a k-pop fan overall tho, sorry), dun ya diss em, tanks, and I scream about em 24/7.
* Likes to eat, especially tofu, Korean and Jap foods, boba, and spicy tings, but will be dug in a hole in my backyard by the time I finish eating fire noodles.
* Mainly likes to read classic books cuz the language rlly attracts me, and they're so deep, but also likes mystery and something that discusses mental health.
* Plays PUBG (not much of a gamer ig), but I'm more of a passive player cuz I tend to like collecting things first, then hide in a good spot and shoot ppl, yes, I'm a scaredy cat LMAO.
* Watches plays and musicals (recently got influenced by a close friend, so I'm no near of being an expert).
* A lonely kiddo at home, I need friends, especially during this quarantine, so feel free to ask for my social cuz I'm chill, but just don't be an arse cuz I'll be a big meanie if you're that.
* Prolly a massive nerd, but I do procrastinate a bit ofc, and I'm a bit of a slack.
* I make lame jokes, both in English and Viet, so don't mind me.
I might not do the journal entry that often, so I reckon I'll do it out of the blue, but I'll try my best in responding to your replies as quickly as possible. If not, I apologise in advance. I'm not sure what else to say, but thank you for reading this long as intro about myself, and good luck with your future endeavours everyone. Pls stay safe and take care of yourself, especially during this pandemic.
From mi-xao-14, AKA Tofu : )
P.S. If anyone knows my identity, PLS DO NOT EXPOSE ME THANKS!
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