Christmas 2007

On the Eve met with pri sch/dota friends and played pictionary @ jieting house , although so long also never chat irl people , they don't really mind my presence , feel just like him.

on christmas day , joined agnes and watched her perform her sketch @ her church then moved on to play cluedo @ her house and enjoyed her delicious pasta + pizza.
<3ing it . george sent us to tampines mrt after that. 大姐 was so hard working
her family interesting , Youngest sister is called Grace , which happens to emcompass the initials of all of the other members George , Robin , Agnes , Charis , Esther . coincidence ?

that night went to meet up with ws , anna , hy ,and friends @ anna house for taboo
though i was watching tv half the time though , witch yoo hee was showing so can't blame me

today met pehnado from maju camp de on train , so chat a while and exchange contacts.

looking forward to vexille tml!

Surprises aplenty

Was wondering if agnes wanted to form a study group with me , then to my surprise , she is inviting me over later today for a home party

Then out of the blue , Angi asked me what colour i like , so i said blue , and she bought a macdonalds shirt thats 2 sizes too small(wear liao sibeh tight fit) , but its the thought that counts.

Then called charlene to thrash out one OT assignment thats due next year , although not finalised , but my answer structure is firm already, thx to her.

Going to meet Aldrich + his gf and henry for new year countdown @ some pub , feels good to have some1 who doesn't drink @ pub lol... but $10 per fruit punch is >.<
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If you live within your comfort zone , you are not hungry enough , its hard to succeed
"Only if you are hungry enough"
- from my cousin

hearing this
i am going to play my last pc game today , its taking up way too much of my time.
i will continue to have wii , cos it doesn't really take up too much of my time.
i will meet up more with those few uni friends , sec sch friends.
I will get it ! I am H U N G R Y !

Ancient Chinese Feudalism : Warlords

didn't know what to blog but after reading edward's blog , i got intrigued by edward's post

so i decided to blog about warlords using sociology ideas
went to watch the show on thursday with anna , haiyin , weesin and his friend weili.

basically the story's excitement is in the 1st part , and the drama is in the 2nd part.

We have many roles in our life , role of "brother" , roles of soldier , role of lover , role of a bandit, etc. So when we take up different roles , we would act differently in a given situation. In a situation whereby a person is made to choose between 2 options that are of conflicting interest , the choice would tend towards the role that the person has internalised.

Like if jet li values the role of "brother" > role of soldier or in his case general , he would not have defied andy lau's wishes to stick to his side of the bargain of freeing the 4000 soldiers . Apparently , he internalised his role as a general deep within him and silenced the role of "brother".

There are other parts worthy of discussion too.
one of the 3 people drinking tea all the time made this comment
"nanjing is of great strategic importance , how can the empress let an outsider control it?"
jetli is considered an outsider for many a reason , he doesn't belong to the group , he doesn't intend to reproduce the culture paced by other governors ( requested for 3 years tax-free status which shocked many a representive). China's society then and now is still dependent on "关系" as opposed to US's meritocratic society. Without close "关系" to other officials or the empress herself , he has no staying power at all

the part that i feel silly is the introduction of a "love story"
if u want , make it 火辣辣 by giving it lots of action.
WHOLE OF ANCIENT CHINA the 3 brudders only like one girl ?
removing the "love story" and giving it more action scenes better lar.

outlook for the next 2 weeks :
(last week of the month) resumption of all remaining tuition.
(coming tuesday) formation of study group with charlene.
(xmas eve) congregation with pig and friends
(27 dec) VEXILLE 日本锁国 @ picturehouse http://www.thepicturehouse.com.sg/coming.html
synopsis

*Prays its subtitled*

Japan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind. The government of Japan refused to abide by UN's demands to halt research, in the year 2067 left the UN and isolated itself visually and communically. Ten years later, an American special forces unit by the name of SWORD, led by its female commander named Vexille, are sent to uncover the current status of the isolated Japan, after the country begins its plan to move. The shocking secrets they find will shock the rest of the world.
director
Fumihiko Sori
cast
Meisa Kuroki, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Romi Pak, Takahiro Sakurai, Shosuke Tanihara
genre
Animation / Science Fiction
runtime
109 mins
rating
NC16 (Some Violence)

odd weekday post

Was bashing away bleach on my ndsl on my way home from tuition today when i saw this kid leaning towards me staring @ my screen

i switched it off and he looked @ my face with a *why you switch it off look*

so i switched it on again and introduced to him brain age

he look fresh out of nursery but his maths is good for his age!

of cos then i realised later its bcos his sister was whispering the answer to him...

when it was like cck mrt , the mum told them to thank me and they made their way out

an interesting encounter @@
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the 10pm show witch yoo hee on channel U is good.
a complex <3 web though.

the main character youxi can't decide between her ex (senior in high sch) or jhonny a chef , but i think she finds herself subconsciously falling for her (Wulong) attendant as even though he seems to be matchmaking jhonny (his headchef @ a place he works part time in) he pours in too much care for her that even his gf shengmei got jealous

the main character ... looks like a 16 year old in a 24 year old body, she should forget her past and work her way towards her future.
jhonny should be more decisive , follow his heart !
that senior should buzz off ! 好马不吃回头草!
shengmei should voice out her insecurity and not let it go
that Wulong should be showing sm with attention , he doesn't know how to draw the line between work and affairs of the heart !

Deindivuation

Do you affect your group more , or do you lose yourself to your group ?

just a sentence in Organisation theory , found it interesting


an example is like ,if everyone eats late lunch in the office , just because the first one to go would be deemed " too free"

then would you follow everyone to eat late lunch ?

another example would be , if every1 in the lift was facing the door when you go in

then every1 except you turn around and face the other direction , staring at you

would you follow every1 ? or would you continue as you did


Deindividuation
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Deindividuation is a state of lowered self-awareness, a temporary loss of personal identity resulting from becoming part of a group, such as an army or a mob, but it can also occur in situations wherein people feel anonymous. It can have very destructive effects, sometimes making people more likely to commit a crime (Diener, 1976), or leading policemen to use excessive force in an arrest. Deindividuation has been hypothesized as a major cause of rioting, such as the violent rioting occurred in the 1992 riots in south central Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Because people in a deindividuated mental state lose awareness of themselves, they ignore external evaluation of themselves by other people, and are unrestrained by their normal inhibitions. Deindividuation occurs when one loses one's social identity and behaves in a manner in which one usually would not behave (Nelson, 2005).

Review of what i am going to do

Consect : Stagnent , will push for this soon
Tuition : Undergoing rate bargaining and resuming now , hope to push @ least 10 % increase for all

Digital entertainment : too many le , no time for wii , spending too much time on counter strike and dota , ndsl
probably try to sell off wii , cut down times on cs and dota to 4 hours a week. NDSL no change.

Others nightlife : Milkshake or zoukout 07!

forgot to draw but anime/manga/googlebox : naruto , bleach , D.grayman , gundam 00 , Heroes season 2

Academics : OT : going to spend more effort on this now , test coming up on monday
ICP : preview , review all going well , not so much for study group though

friends : sec sch , catch up with a steamboat next week ( as requested by wenqi zeh zeh !) , movie this weekend , xmas party too ?

uni : get to know charlene more for OT that side , then the whole ICP group.

Fitness : 21 cleared , but 42km wait till i clear 21km under 2:30 first then consider.

inline skating : pick up @ end of year , weiming says xianzhong tell him year end got blade sales =o

reduce weight to 72.0567

BMI = weight / (height²)

so if i want to be under 23 , my weight needs to be under 72.0567 when my height is 177cm.

oh and i got over a crush too =( liberated !!! =D

Typical Student Emotions

DUn always talk about boring stuff first , so
Typical Student Emotions:
http://www.ebuzzcafe.com/forums/typical_student_emotions-t15527.html

New school semester:


At the first week:


At the second week:


Before the mid-term test:


During the mid-term test:


After the mid-term test:


Before the final exam:


Once know the final exam schedule:



7 days before final exam:


6 days before final exam:


5 days before final exam:



4 days before final exam:



3 days before final exam:



2 days before final exam:


1 day before final exam:



A night before final exam:



1 hour before final exam:


During the final exam:



Once walk out from the exam hall:


After the final exam, during the holiday:

Weekly Update

Why you should type your shoe laces properly everytime and not slot it in , its to prevent this from happening



yes the whole nail chipped out !!!

New Hairstyle
a bit fierce =o



Brand's Mindmap in SIM



Si beh huge , what a huge advertising campaign for students in mugging.

ICP study group stablise liao , OT IA still adjusting , hope to set up one before the term ends o.o

Weesin Discharged liao

He said he is feeling much better now and can walk with assistance le =O
I feel relieved about this =)

Thx Anna , Daniel and Haiyin for having a birthday dinner with me =) and the "shoe bag" can't fit a shoe in it lol..

went for a dinner with shijun , jianxiang , zhengwei , guolong and lup ge , chit chat and talk about many stuff , glad to still keep in touch with every1.

Now rushing tru an assignment for tommorrow !

Why male models are NOT ok with car ads!

some light hearted pictures in view of all the previous tough topics.

Weesin should be out of hospital within the next few days

those who are free and feel compelled to can send your wishes to his hp



after visiting on saturday afternoon , we went to anna's house with donuts from donut factory ... so sinful sia.



anna's house looks very modern , very nice , but the purple is irritating though

How they live longer

Happen to read national geographic nov 05 de.

this article featured people from 3 nations where demographers found people that reaches ages of 100 at an amazing rate so they did a study of them and found out their key habits.

Sardinia, Italy
Drinks red wine in moderation
Share the work burden with spouse
Eat pecorino Cheese (and various omega-3 foods)

Okinawa, Japan
Keep lifelong friends
eat small portions
Find purpose in life

Loma Linda , California
Eat nuts and beans
Observe the Sabbath
(from wiki : The Sabbath (or Sabbat) is a weekly day of rest and/or worship that is observed in the Judeo-Christian faiths. The term derives from the Hebrew shavat, "(to) cease". The term was first used in the biblical account of the last day of creation. It was repeated as, as a commandment, in the fourth of the Ten Commandments. A number of other religions have a similar practice, and the term has also been imported into secular usage. )
Have faith

The thing in common with all of them is
Don't smoke
Put family first
Be active everyday
Eat fruits , vegetables and whole grains.

Adapting to singapore's context ,all 3 points of sardinian's life style can be emulated with the cheese replaced by foods like tuna (whose fats r omega-3 like many other fishes)

Similarly Okinawa's life style can be emulated. Keeping in touch actively with a core group of friends allow those within the group to provide reciprocal support in social , emotional and even financial ways.
find your way in life what u want to do and fulfill it !
the point of eating in small portions is hard to keep to especially with foods like char kway tiao around ... but prepare food from home and eat healthy non junk food like yoghurt,fruits every 3 hours or so. don't be bothered by other people's stare or poking fun @ your life style , if they do , remind them that you would probably be around when they are not.

as for adventist , besides eating nuts which is easy , the other 2 points is harder to adopt
a possibility is to leave like sunday for family and pay zero attention to work / switch off your computer / mobile phone(unless critical).

as for having faith , those with religion can immerse themselves in it. the free thinkers can believe in things other then religion that can let them escape from the harsh realities of life.

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just went to get my specs fixed , cos i stepped on it when i woke up and the lenses popped out i pushed it back but the alignment zao le, its been giving me a headache and make my eyes pain for a week le.

then i ke kiang ( act smart ) go and ask to check for contact lens suitablity , then have to foot $26.75 consultation fee =( try on for almost 1 hour how to put in contact lens !

the 1st time i put in took up the bulk of the time.
got technique one ok.
then the 1st time i took it out , i used unconventional way , rub my eyes a lot of times then it popped out ! , scolded by the consultant lol.

the 2nd time was faster , but i still think its too troublesome to wear contacts , <3 my glasses

Series watching at the moment

Actively watching at the moment

Anime :
Bleach
Gundam 00 (2nd episode liao)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers (last episode coming this week)
Naruto
All available from baka-updates.com

Manga :
Bleach
D.grayman
Futari Ecchi
Naruto
All available from stoptazmo.com

Others :
Heroes ! episode 4 le

available from mininova.org

24 ways to win a girl's heart.

Here R some tips to those who are still single.
with these , you would have no problem getting the girl of your dreams !

1. When she asks how she looks, shrug and say "could be better." This will keep her on her toes, and girls love that.

2. Never hold her hand. This can be interpreted as a sign of weakness. If she grabs your hand, squeeze hers really, really hard until she cries. This will impress her by showing her what a strong man you are.

3. Once a month sneak up on her from behind and knock her over. Girls are like dogs. They love to be roughed up.

4. Call her in the middle of the night to ask if she's sleeping. If she is, say "you better be." Repeat this 4 or 5 times until morning. This will show her you care.

5. When she is upset about something, suggest to her that it might be her fault. This will pave the way for her own personal improvement, and every girl needs some improvement.

6. Recognize the small things; they usually mean the most. Then when she's sleeping, steal all her small things and break them. Because jewelry is for wussies and Asian ladies.

7. If you're talking to another girl, make sure she's looking. When she is, stare into her eyes, mouth the words '**** you,' and grab the other girl's ass. Girls love competition.

8. Tell her you're taking her out to dinner. Drive for miles so she thinks it's going to be really special. Then take her to a burning tire yard. When she starts to get upset tell her you were just kidding and now you're really going to take her to dinner. Then drive her home. When she starts crying and asks why you would do something like that lean over and whisper very quietly into her ear "...because I can."

9. Introduce her to your friends as "some chick". Women love those special nicknames.

10. Play with her hair. Play with it HARD.

11. Warm her up when she's cold... but not by giving her your jacket, because then you might get cold. Rather, look her in the eye and say, "If you don't stop bitching about the cold right now, you're going to be bitching about a black eye." The best way to get warm is with fear.

12. Take her to a party. When you get there she'll have to go to the bathroom (they always do). Leave immediately. Come back right when the party's dying and yell at her the whole way home for ditching you at the party.

13. Make her laugh. A good way to do this is if she has a small pet. Kick the pet. I always find stuff like that funny. Why shouldn't girls?

14. Let her fall asleep in your arms. When she's fast asleep, wait 10 minutes then JUMP UP AND SCREAM IN HER EAR! Repeat until she goes home and you can use your arms for more important things. Like playing video games.

15. Spit often. I hear girls like guys that spit.

16. If you care about her, never ever tell her. This will only give her self confidence. Then you can never turn her into the object she deep down desires to be.

17. Every time you're in her house steal one of the following: shoes, earrings, or anything else that comes in pairs. Only take one of the pair. This way she'll go crazy.

18. Take her out to dinner. Right when she's about to order interrupt and say "No, she's not hungry". Make her watch you eat. Girls love a guy that speaks for her.

19. Look her in the eyes and smile. Then clock her one. Girls love a spontaneous guy.

20. Give her one of your t-shirts... and make sure it has your smell on it. But not a sexy cologne smell. A bad smell. You know what I'm talking about.

21. If you're listening to music, and she asks to hear it, tell her no. This way she'll think you're mysterious.

22. Remember her birthday, but don't get her anything. Teach her material objects aren't important. The only thing that's important is that she keeps you happy. And your happiness is the greatest present she can ever get.

23. When she gives you a present on your birthday, Christmas, or just whenever, take it and tell her you love it. Then next time you know she's coming over on a trash day leave the trash can open and have the present visibly sticking out of the can. Girls actually don't like this one that much, but I think it's funny.

24. If she's mad at you for not calling her when you say you will, promise her that you will call her at a certain time of the day. This will ensure that she waits by the phone. Tell her when you call you're going to tell her a special surprise. Now she'll be really excited. Now don't call. That's also quite funny!

Weesin's birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEESIN


The Bag and the guy



every1.



every1's feet



Me "singing"



The ones that are on time.. good job !

Its Free !

Free replacements for commonly used softwares
is added at the side panels.

As 表妹,pheyhoe suggested , i went to try the donuts @ 700+

here is the photos





i tot cheese one was not bad , no comments from mum , my sis said that 7.40 for these is not worth it



The first student who managed to complete and show me the models , good job !

KT SO is coming to SG !!!


As seen from hardwarezone



*drools* $10 per entry would be worth it , wonder how close we can get to kt so haha

Happy Children's day

Giving Gifts to all my students

Dog Tag for Joel
Joel on one tag , his DOTA nick "IceBosher" on another


Hp Name chain for Nigel ... forgot to take the picture of it Zzzz..


Dragon Ball Z figurine for Chunfai


the rest i got them wooden 3-D puzzles



International News
On the Burma Street protest , i agree with russia and china that it is Burmese domestic affairs and the united nations should stay out of this. If we force our own agenda upon them , do they really have a choice ?

Domestic News
Jackson Tai stepping down after 5 years as head of DBS!

excerpts from : http://www.ebuzzcafe.com/forums/dbs_ceo_jackson_tai_step_down_year_end-t14427.html


Quote:
Originally Posted by loanshark View Post

The DBS chairman said the bank has no bias or predisposition on the banking experience of the candidate. Even non-bankers may be considered, he said.

Mr Koh said the candidate has to be an Asian specialist and able to pull together all three parts of the main banking businesses - commercial, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

'We have no biases. We are willing to consider people from any kind of background as long as they can provide proper leadership for the bank. Having said that, banking is a highly complex business. We must first be convinced that there are no bankers available to lead DBS Bank,' said Mr Koh.
Hsien Yang?

A day after Jackson Tai announced his resignation as chief executive of DBS Group Holdings, speculation raged over his possible successor.


The names that came into the frame included former SingTel chief Lee Hsien Yang and Temasek's Francis Rozario.

Credit Suisse has listed four who could head DBS. They are Jeanette Wong, DBS' chief financial officer, Rajan Raju, DBS head of South and South-east Asia, Lee Hsien Yang, ex-chief executive of Singapore Telecommunications, and Francis Rozario, chief executive of Asia Financial Holdings, a wholly owned unit of Temasek Holdings.

Originally Posted by sinned
i tot LHY go join F&N liaO?

When you reach their position....you can hold many high paying part time jobs

Mr Lee Hsien Yang
Lee Hsien Yang is the Chairman of Republic Polytechnic. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Singapore Exchange Limited and an independent director of the Islamic Bank of Asia Private Limited. He also sits on the Governing Board of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

From April 1994 to April 2007, Hsien Yang worked at Singapore Telecommunications Limited ("SingTel"). He joined SingTel soon after its privatisation and led the Company as its Group CEO from May 1995 till he relinquished his appointment in April 2007. During his tenure as CEO, Hsien Yang successfully led SingTel through a series of acquisitions and investments which transformed the Company from a domestic monopoly player into one of the market leaders in Asia. Whilst he was CEO, SingTel's revenues grew from $3.2 billion to $13.2 billion and its profits after tax grew from $1.2 billion to $3.8 billion.

Prior to his joining SingTel, Hsien Yang served in command and staff positions in the Singapore Armed Forces ("SAF") reaching the rank of Brigadier-General; his last appointment was as the Director of the Joint Operations and Planning Directorate.

Hsien Yang was a President's Scholar and Singapore Armed Forces Scholar. He graduated with a double first in engineering science from Cambridge University, England in 1979 and has a degree in Business from Stanford University, California.

http://www.fraserandneave.com/FN_aboutus_board_directors.asp#12

Got icp study guide + exam guide from karin + lunch @ ajisen


the soup of her cray fish one was so good , i regret picking the char siew ramen ( naruto haha xD)


Soft shell crab + Charsiew Ramen


I chanced upon this while looking at for this gift

couldn't resist haha



My bag on the go



Contents :
Peter Dicken's global shift : reshaping the global economic map in the 21st century
NDSL
1.2litres water bottle
umbrella
free pencil case from gv
spiderman gift for my student
manual organiser

Looking glass self

from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_glass_self

we are what others say we are



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Rantings : found my HP liao =) returned by smrt =D so ****ing lucky

just went anna birthday on fri , weesin subsidized jap restaurant , i shared the present cost with trixie.

we eat until full full , talk a bit of cock then moved on to minds cafe for 2 hours of game the games not bad there lar.

Met *surprise surprise* Xiuli while waiting for bus today , i spotted from a distance a chiobu

OK OK act calm act calm
then 50 metres liao walk nearly till 10 metres , she waved ... i waved back
oh is she

chatted a bit , realised she going wake boarding in ECP .. all the best to your masters babe !

Penny wise Pound foolish

I LOST MY HANDPHONE !!!
i was penny wise , pound foolish

on my way home from tuition , i ran for the bus that was approaching the bus stop , as the next one would probably in like 20 minutes time
PROBABLY when i was doing that i dropped my hp
then when i reach the jurong mrt station , i wanted to listen to BBC but OMFG my hp is not in my pocket , only the RAZER HP pouch is left !

i borrowed one guy's number to call my hp , not once but twice , got ring tone , no one picked it up.

then i rushed to tell the center about the loss , then i realised i have no idea which bus i took , was it 199 or 174..

sian 1/2

i would have to call SMRT tml to report this loss

then when i reached home , i gave M1 a call
line cut off , new SIM card arranged , but i have 14 days to reconnect the new line.
police report made so that if that guy tries to sell off ... he will be known
but i remember can get $50 less if dun want to put NRIC ... sian 1/2

After Action Review :
Lousy pocket !
either make sure pockets will not drop any thing or dun wear lousy pants out !
late a bit go home , late a bit for work never mind ! its not worth losing a hp ! i will try not to run for bus again.
Need to reestablish contact with all my friends , good thing i prepared for this sort of situation by having a phone book ... but re entering them against is troublesome.

Then still have to get a new hp ... i probably get a budget one , cos the only functions i want is to call / sms and radio , camera is interesting but not necessary at all
SOBS ! =(

anyway it might be the last time to use penny wise pound foolish ?

maybe in the future kids will learn cents wise , dollars foolish ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6988521.stm

EU gives up on 'metric Britain'
Bananas with imperial and metric measurements
Food can show imperial and metric measurements
European Union commissioners have ruled that Britain can carry on using imperial measurements such as pints, pounds and miles.

excerpts :

years of wrangling between London and Brussels over metrication.

The commission has kept extending the deadline for the UK to complete the full transition to the metric system, with the most recent deadline being 2010.

The UK Metric Association said the statement does not mean that traders can go back to weighing and pricing in imperial measures, and it will be "business as usual"

Chairman Robin Paice said: "While we regret this proposal to prolong the current muddle of metric and imperial units, it will only delay but not stop the inevitable move toward all-metric shopping.

"Many of the big supermarkets have already stopped giving obsolete imperial prices, and we expect this trend to continue. There is no question of going backwards."

The UK first mooted plans to convert to an all-metric system in 1965.

Mixed thoughts

Went to furama international buffet @ chinatown there the previous sunday.
Had some nice salmon , interesting fondue but a noisy crowd as a bunch of mats sang happy birthday continously.


Results from UOL is out !! passed and cleared every subject! Software engineering initially was posted as results unknown in the portal ... so ****ing scared.( cos fail = retake = spend $$$ ). When RELC send the letter , i just passed it =D
Now the decision needs to be made to take either ICP or MSM. Probably i will pick ICP as it seems to concur with what i want to learn , about the international market.

My wish list is more of for the students under me
Chunfai - recently pick up a dragon ball Z game , so i might give him something related to that
Nigal - pokemon ?
Joel - something related to DOTA.

as for Jeremy , Nic , Asraf and Shanwei , probably i would give something budget haha .. i thinking of getting puzzles for them to train their patience and analytical skills. any suggestions to any gifts pls let me know !

Been eyeing LCD for sometime le , 19 " and 17" the max native resolution no diff so probably wait for 20" non widescreen to drop below $400 then hoot ! =D

thats all for now.