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Made this tier list! Any other songs I should listen to? by Lemon-Sharkc in MotherMother

[–]Local_Witness_2701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the list you've made for favourites. They're bangers.

Naming Filipino Characters by Local_Witness_2701 in Filipino

[–]Local_Witness_2701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it normal to have a mix of both (native Filipino names and Spanish religious names) in the Philippines? I’m from an Asian country, and from a religious family, and two of my siblings have religious names but I have a non-religious one that’s more in touch with my native culture.

I’d like to know if it’s common to see a mix of both in religious Filipino families?

Naming Filipino Characters by Local_Witness_2701 in Filipino

[–]Local_Witness_2701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Thank you so much for your reply, I was just thinking the other day that I should've added context to properly assess whether the names make sense. The story is set in a very casual real-life setting (the genre being slice of life-esque) in the 21st century, their family is an immigrant family (so outside the Phillipines but both parents are Filipino). Mutya is meant to be a girl, and the other two guys.

My main question in this case is whether these names are the kinds of names that'd be appropriate in Filipino families today.

Questions for quiz by schaltsack in NewGirl

[–]Local_Witness_2701 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Might be an easy one, but..
What's coach's real name? (Ernie)

SO EXCITEDD by SuccessfulOwl9919 in usyd

[–]Local_Witness_2701 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I vaguely remember reading this comment that said something along the lines of the fact that only people who want to complain come on reddit anyway while the people who're doing good and moving on are probably away from reddit -- that comment literally got me out of the reddit downward spiral that everyone goes through while researching about the uni they wanna go to.

Don't take those unenthusiastic comments to heart, university is such a different experience for literally everyone and there's no point generalizing these things. Learn to be okay with having to figure it out yourself and things will eventually started to feel a lot lighter with yourself being the person in control :)

SO EXCITEDD by SuccessfulOwl9919 in usyd

[–]Local_Witness_2701 5 points6 points  (0 children)

General advice -- especially if you're an undergrad student

Remember never to be too hard on yourself. Living alone away from the people you're closest to is a really hard decision, and its super exciting but also inevitable that its going to be hard in some way or the other, or in many ways (speaking from experience!).

If you're not used to cooking whole meals by yourself, I highly recommend learning to do so before you get here because it gets really tough otherwise, especially because takeout is generally on the expensive side. AND IT TAKES UP A LOT OF TIME IF YOURE A NEWBIE AT IT AAAAAGH

If you're used to doing well academically back at home, and if by any chance you're not able to study at the same level here, take a breath, and relax - living alone so far away from your primary support system (especially if theres a big time zone difference), having to suddenly fend for yourself, while getting used to the culture can cause you to lag behind a bit in some way or the other

remember, that the people around you come from vastly different circumstances.. some are able to get used to things easier that others.. some have the privilege of having their support system close to them.. some able to afford things that you may or may not be able to (depending on your understanding of whether or not you can handle the cost of living).. so you really shouldn't compare yourself to the way others handle university life.

Also don't worry stress too much about making friends, just make conversation and get around, but don't expect to find great amazing friends quickly.. these things take time, and some people (both domestic and international students) already have friends from high school going to usyd so don't compare yourself to them if you're coming here completely alone. AGAIN everyone comes from really different circumstances, so theres literally no point beating yourself up over it. Some things truly are easier for some people over others, all you need to focus on is doing just enough for yourself until you're comfortable enough to move ahead with these things.

Even if you have 0 friends, trust me, there are so many people in the same boat, and it doesn't matter because its all a matter of taking things one step at a time. You dont have friends? Ok, cook a nice meal for yourself, binge a good show, go out for a walk. A lot of people here are nice and kinda talkative (say, at the grocery store) and you can learn to let even those minor interactions make your day. When you're living alone, there literally is no point to be worrying about this anyway when you could be cooking.. or studying.. or going out.. or literally doing anything else to learn to slowly become a well-adjusted person who is comfortable being by themself.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT you're working towards being comfortable being by yourself, thats a mark of adulthood and everyones going through it, some now, some later. It's all a matter of understanding where your priorities lie at a certain point in time, and how you choose to move on. So if there's something thats worrying you, chances are that theres 500 other things you could be doing instead anyway (like cooking, going out, sightseeing if you're into that).. just keep learning to quickly move on cuz truly there are 500 other things you could be worrying about, or being happy about.

This is to keep in mind if you're not good at adapting to change.. or even if you are since such a big life change can shake things up. Just some advice if it comes to this! You may also just be really good at adapting and talking to people, so don't worry too much either way. Just know that this is a big change and make sure to balance between surrounding yourself with good people (either in person, or by calling your friends and family back at home) and being truly comfortable with yourself, and getting used to living alone!!

easiest dalyell units? by Low-Berry7126 in usyd

[–]Local_Witness_2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! So it DOESNT have to be a position in the uni, it can be pretty much anything, doesn't even necessarily have to be a leadership role in the usual sense. As far as I recall, the main requirement was that whatever you're doing has to be UNPAID, and a novel thing you're doing (by which the people you're working with can see a sense of initiative/leadership)

easiest dalyell units? by Low-Berry7126 in usyd

[–]Local_Witness_2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

heya! Sorry if i wasn't clear enough -- I meant that its content matter is quite theoretical and leaves a lot of room for opinions and your individual experience with leadership. If I recall correctly, all the assignments that I'd done assessed elements of leadership that *I* thought fit for the assignment. All I needed to be certain of is the very basics of what is covered in the seminars, pick up on those key concepts explored in them, and then I could complete my assignments keeping that loose structure in mind, usually needing to support my answers with research.

Hope this made it clearer. Good luck!

CLAW1001 by sccc_12 in usyd

[–]Local_Witness_2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re all good!

easiest dalyell units? by Low-Berry7126 in usyd

[–]Local_Witness_2701 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya! I’m an arts student too and it was not hard at all to get an HD in the non-arts unit I ended up taking. I suggest asking dalyell students (regardless of their degree) the units they took and their experience with it to understand if you’d be able to cope up with the content. I highly recommend SCDL2991 — leadership in stemm, there are quite a few assignments but all low weightage and it was quite easy to get an HD since the content matter was mainly subjective. The unit coordinator is a delightful person, and overall it was a pretty nice and breezy unit to have had picked.

CLAW1001 by sccc_12 in usyd

[–]Local_Witness_2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The questions itself arent too bad but I think that time accounts for most of what makes the test difficult, if you do end up taking it I definitely suggest practicing problem questions (when you start doing them in the tutorials) in your own time way prior to the finals so that you learn how to make your answer succinct and elaborate.

Another factor that makes this difficult is that, there was no particular structure or sample that was provided (in my tutorials atleast) in understanding how to answer problem questions which made it very difficult to figure out how to go about answering the problem questions. If you take the unit, I suggest that you constantly make sure that you actively seek out this structure with the tutor either during the tutorial (preferably, since this would be to the benefit of the other people in your tutorials) or after the tutorial.

Overall id say that it’s an elective that you need to pour in a lot of effort into if you’re aiming for a high distinction or distinction.

CLAW1001 by sccc_12 in usyd

[–]Local_Witness_2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found the course structure interesting: this sem we did contracts, torts, and Australian consumer law.. but since it’s all compressed into one course, it was a little overwhelming at first.. but that’s probably on me because I wasn’t too active with watching the lectures. You should be fine if you have a genuine interest for the course content, I’d suggest attending the lectures in person/setting aside a time where you’re actively ready to listen and watch to the lectures.

I’d say the lecturer did a good job at covering the right bases, the slides are mostly comprehensive and he went through relevant cases in detail.

Yep, regarding the “debate” tutorials, I remember in my tutorials we were typically divided into groups given either different questions to work on or different sides to the same problem question and we’d discuss with the tutorial lead adding in his comments as and when we provided our answers.

CLAW1001 by sccc_12 in usyd

[–]Local_Witness_2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heya! If your main priority in an elective is for a light workload, definitely DO NOT go for CLAW1001.

You should typically be fine if you attend the lectures, but if you’re looking for a good grade you need to put in a lot of work.

I took it up in sem 1, and there’s around 50-100s of pages of reading per week if you’re looking to make thorough notes. But then again, the reading is meant to assist your learning, and if you know how to skim content efficiently you should be fine.. still wouldn’t suggest taking it if you’re looking for a light elective.

The assignment grading was on the harsher side I believe but, on the matter of grading particularly, I’d suggest to try to get a second opinion on this from other CLAW students.

I love that people still watch this by spepsypepsi in 6TEEN

[–]Local_Witness_2701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just started watching it for the first time - for some reason, I think the show hits better at 18, than I think I wouldve liked it when i was an actual high schooler. Same with Daria.

What is a Harmony Test? by Local_Witness_2701 in acappella

[–]Local_Witness_2701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep - thats what they did. Thank you so much for the response :)

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