Monday, March 31, 2008
28 days later
28 days later
I will return to the sea, where i belong...
I will become a battling bard who sing of the tale of the great heros and their adventures.
So many stories to share. Hopefully 3 months is enough for me to complete them all.
I will tell someone something important. And everything goes well, the second new moon will be a good day.
I will master the art of pressure points and acupuncture!
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I know deep down that i will not score well for this semester.
It took me a day to recover my motivation.
Nonetheless, in my haste of studying and working hard, i forgot that my original goal of university is not to score well, but to achieve something more. (certainly getting good grades along the way is a bonus. )
So let me set my goal straight once more, and continue to work hard to achieve even more.
28 days later
I will return to the sea, where i belong...
I will become a battling bard who sing of the tale of the great heros and their adventures.
So many stories to share. Hopefully 3 months is enough for me to complete them all.
I will tell someone something important. And everything goes well, the second new moon will be a good day.
I will master the art of pressure points and acupuncture!
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I know deep down that i will not score well for this semester.
It took me a day to recover my motivation.
Nonetheless, in my haste of studying and working hard, i forgot that my original goal of university is not to score well, but to achieve something more. (certainly getting good grades along the way is a bonus. )
So let me set my goal straight once more, and continue to work hard to achieve even more.
Catching the falling leaves ...[8:46 PM]
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Monday, March 24, 2008
public speaking
I have another weakness.
Its something i should have gotten over long time ago.
But its just there isnt much opportunity for me to do so.
Public speaking is the 2nd thing that people most fear after death.
I am never good at expressing myself.
ITs a flaw i had obtain during my childhood developmental phase i guess.
Started off with people dont understand what i'm trying to say, to I myself being lazy explaining to others for I felt that they can't comprehend my complex thoughts.
And ended off to what i am now.
Of cos, i tried several methods for this.
Like trying the ad-hoc method, reading from the script method, reading from the slides method and today memorising script method.
All of which, failed miserably for me.
Initially I thought that it was mainly due to the lack of thinking in english, tha was why when the ideas are in the mind, it take some time to process them into words. Well, for this entire semester, this is something i have look into. Especially during my coaching when i teach in english. I can teach for the entire day to 10 people without anything glitch.
I had won 3nd prize in the school's chinese story telling competition.
I was the MC for school's event and teacher's day celebration during my secondary school days.
But a 3 min speech... haiz..
hmm.. maybe the method for me practicing is wrong.
This thursday is another presentation.
I'm trying out the method Jingkai attempt to teach me but doesnt have the time to do so.
TO memorise the content.
LEts hope thrusday will be a good day.
As i had told one of my student whom i failed him during the kayaking course,"For others their goal of this course is to learn the skills and pass. But for you, your goal is not to pass, but to overcome your fear of water. Perhaps you are unable to overcome today, but at least u know you had took the first step to try. You are so much better than someone i knew (me) who is so afraid of failing that is why he doesn't even want to try to overcome his problem."
For this presentation, others ultimate goal is to score well. But for me, it will be my another attempt to fix a flaw.
Fans? any advice?
I have another weakness.
Its something i should have gotten over long time ago.
But its just there isnt much opportunity for me to do so.
Public speaking is the 2nd thing that people most fear after death.
I am never good at expressing myself.
ITs a flaw i had obtain during my childhood developmental phase i guess.
Started off with people dont understand what i'm trying to say, to I myself being lazy explaining to others for I felt that they can't comprehend my complex thoughts.
And ended off to what i am now.
Of cos, i tried several methods for this.
Like trying the ad-hoc method, reading from the script method, reading from the slides method and today memorising script method.
All of which, failed miserably for me.
Initially I thought that it was mainly due to the lack of thinking in english, tha was why when the ideas are in the mind, it take some time to process them into words. Well, for this entire semester, this is something i have look into. Especially during my coaching when i teach in english. I can teach for the entire day to 10 people without anything glitch.
I had won 3nd prize in the school's chinese story telling competition.
I was the MC for school's event and teacher's day celebration during my secondary school days.
But a 3 min speech... haiz..
hmm.. maybe the method for me practicing is wrong.
This thursday is another presentation.
I'm trying out the method Jingkai attempt to teach me but doesnt have the time to do so.
TO memorise the content.
LEts hope thrusday will be a good day.
As i had told one of my student whom i failed him during the kayaking course,"For others their goal of this course is to learn the skills and pass. But for you, your goal is not to pass, but to overcome your fear of water. Perhaps you are unable to overcome today, but at least u know you had took the first step to try. You are so much better than someone i knew (me) who is so afraid of failing that is why he doesn't even want to try to overcome his problem."
For this presentation, others ultimate goal is to score well. But for me, it will be my another attempt to fix a flaw.
Fans? any advice?
Catching the falling leaves ...[5:43 PM]
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Friday, March 21, 2008
Where light glitter, shadow gather
2103 has always been and always be a significant number
5 years ago.
It was the start of a fairy tale.
Everybody loves fairy tales, dont they?
I know I do.
It represents a dream everyone always wanted.
To some it might just be a fantasy.
But for me, it was an adventure.
I had an adventure, 5 yearts ago:
Piece of Love.com
Once upon a time, there was a sleeping beauty who just awaken
She waved her wand, only to find that she hit her unicorn.
And it turned into a prince.
They had feelings for each other. Nonetheless, the sleeping beauty who just woke up was disorientated whereas the prince who just transformed from an unicorn was confused.
They are not sure that their feelings were right.
Soon after, without his starlight, the prince lost his way.
The only way for them to communicate was via letters that travel through a secret world of no time and space.
They felt each other's presence.
The light within their hearts shine brighter.
One day, sleeping beauty met up with her wicked stepfather and her mother ate an apple, her world turned haywire.
She had to be strong.
Her heart was sreaming for help but she doesn't want to let others see her weak side.
The prince, on the other hand, held on to her glass slippers knowing something was wrong but dare not to make a move.
He was weak.
One day, they chanced upon one another and they played chess.
For 3 years they reacted base on each other moves,
only to find themselves in a stalemate in the end.
Their relationship never really started hence, it could never really end.
Only to be forgotten in the sands of time.
IT was a pity for them isnt it? If only they dont be stubborn and tell the other how they truely feel. Everything might have been better.
I have told this story to a handful of others. All of them agreed that 3-4 years is way too long to be playing chess. If they were the prince, they would already find another princess, a few easily in fact. Well, the prince is stubborn in his own way, not forgetting he is actually an unicorn to start of with. Maybe unicorns are loyal creatures.. hmm..
Anyway, the story ended off something like: sleeping beauty found out that her real identity was superwoman, and she flew here and there avoiding all the raining shards from her shattering world. And before she knew it, she was saving the world before bedtime.
The prince, on the other hand, was so tired and fell into a deep sleep.
From i last heard. The silent witch casted an eternal flame around the prince, protecting him from anything while he sleeps. Nothing was able to pass through the flame. Until at a stroke of midnight in a moonless night, a swallow flew in from the top.... ...
2103 has always been and always be a significant number
5 years ago.
It was the start of a fairy tale.
Everybody loves fairy tales, dont they?
I know I do.
It represents a dream everyone always wanted.
To some it might just be a fantasy.
But for me, it was an adventure.
I had an adventure, 5 yearts ago:
Piece of Love.com
Once upon a time, there was a sleeping beauty who just awaken
She waved her wand, only to find that she hit her unicorn.
And it turned into a prince.
They had feelings for each other. Nonetheless, the sleeping beauty who just woke up was disorientated whereas the prince who just transformed from an unicorn was confused.
They are not sure that their feelings were right.
Soon after, without his starlight, the prince lost his way.
The only way for them to communicate was via letters that travel through a secret world of no time and space.
They felt each other's presence.
The light within their hearts shine brighter.
One day, sleeping beauty met up with her wicked stepfather and her mother ate an apple, her world turned haywire.
She had to be strong.
Her heart was sreaming for help but she doesn't want to let others see her weak side.
The prince, on the other hand, held on to her glass slippers knowing something was wrong but dare not to make a move.
He was weak.
One day, they chanced upon one another and they played chess.
For 3 years they reacted base on each other moves,
only to find themselves in a stalemate in the end.
Their relationship never really started hence, it could never really end.
Only to be forgotten in the sands of time.
IT was a pity for them isnt it? If only they dont be stubborn and tell the other how they truely feel. Everything might have been better.
I have told this story to a handful of others. All of them agreed that 3-4 years is way too long to be playing chess. If they were the prince, they would already find another princess, a few easily in fact. Well, the prince is stubborn in his own way, not forgetting he is actually an unicorn to start of with. Maybe unicorns are loyal creatures.. hmm..
Anyway, the story ended off something like: sleeping beauty found out that her real identity was superwoman, and she flew here and there avoiding all the raining shards from her shattering world. And before she knew it, she was saving the world before bedtime.
The prince, on the other hand, was so tired and fell into a deep sleep.
From i last heard. The silent witch casted an eternal flame around the prince, protecting him from anything while he sleeps. Nothing was able to pass through the flame. Until at a stroke of midnight in a moonless night, a swallow flew in from the top.... ...
Catching the falling leaves ...[6:49 PM]
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Cryptic message
The moment has to be repressed only until the second new moon. There is a name for this moment, you knew it all along.
The moment has to be repressed only until the second new moon. There is a name for this moment, you knew it all along.
Catching the falling leaves ...[12:50 AM]
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Monday, March 17, 2008
It takes one to know one
I felt miserable for the thing I did yesterday. Miserable not because I regreted and definitly not because I wronged him. Just that it is not my nature to solve things this way and it was uneasy for me to do so.
And so, I am not ashame to share with everyone what i had written, and i hope YOU will never treat your group like this when you are doing the project:
"Dear Dr XX,
This is Tan Tengda from your HW210 class, C22 group blue-tec.
I am sad and regret to be the one informing you of our group problem regarding one of our group member, YY.
The rest of the group member felt morally obligated to bring this up to you for it is just irresponsible for us not to.
Our group dynamics may not be the as good as the others since we do not know each other before hand. However, most of us tried our best to put in the required effort for the project.
Yet, we felt that YY did not put in the necessary contributions for the project and feel that this problem should be addressed.
Firstly, during the start of the project while doing the information sourcing and literature review. It was evident that YY did not contribute any information. Initially, we felt that it was just the beginning and hence overlooked this issue.
Subsequently, during discussion. We felt that he was not following in our conversation much and was not really attentive to the ideas mentioned.
This was evident when he was assigned to edit chapter 1 (introduction- purpose) of our report as we were out of track. Despite it was just a short paragraph regarding our project's purpose, the ideas he edited were not what was discussed. Eventually had to be re edited.
Our group felt that this incident may be due to his poor understanding and usage of english language. Thus, attempted to assign him to do up some of the visuals we need for chapter 3. Unfortunately, this had not been done so as well.
During this period while working together, he did not display any initiative and was not proactive in our discussion. There was totally no insightful input from him other than occasional saying out some trival ideas we had already discussed before. And if I am not wrong, he is the only student who does not have any 'stars' from your class. ( teacher gives stars for student who activitly answers her questions) Such attitude towards education and doing project is seriously not acceptable.
The above cases can be attributed to his personality as well as incapability of working in groups. Indeed, as members from his group, we were more than willing to guide him along or even to cover up for him. Nevertheless, what hurts us most was when we found out that he lied to us about his absence from group meetings.
A message was received from YY saying that he was outside and was unable to attend to the meeting. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, we assumed he had personal matters to attend hence did not question him. Fortunately or unfortunately, he was spotted by follow group member, ZZ who arrived late due to the rain, in school's canteen.
We were totally hurt by his actions and were even wondering if the reasons his absence from previous meetings were even true.
As this is the first time we encounter such situation and it was really uneasy for us to bring this up to you. Hence, we really wanted some advise regarding this matter.
Once again, I really appreciate your advise regarding this trvial issue of ours and thank you for looking into this matter.
Thank you.
Regards,
Tan Tengda
CBE Yr 1"
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I unexpectedly met Darmen at 12 noon today. My emotion wasnt that good due to this incident. He himself wasnt having a good day either. Nonetheless, he was willing to hear my side of the story.
"I used to be very self consious,"he begain to say,"Everytime people sees me not in a way i wanted, I would be very worried and try to change their perception of me. But later I came to realise that I cant be friends with everybody, there are bound to be enemies. There is no way you can totally change this. You did everything you can within your power to solve this, but this is something you have to do to put things right. Hence you should not be sorry for what you had done."
And this is really the words i want to hear. Someone to affirm my decisions. Not that i am swayed easily by anyone, but sometimes it is just the support that is needed to know that our method to fight for the greater good is the right one.
"Idea is the thing that shapes a person, not his culture or background. There is always a choice and no one can be forced to do anything."-- poorly adapted from darmen. Cant remember the exact phrasing.. hmm..
I felt miserable for the thing I did yesterday. Miserable not because I regreted and definitly not because I wronged him. Just that it is not my nature to solve things this way and it was uneasy for me to do so.
And so, I am not ashame to share with everyone what i had written, and i hope YOU will never treat your group like this when you are doing the project:
"Dear Dr XX,
This is Tan Tengda from your HW210 class, C22 group blue-tec.
I am sad and regret to be the one informing you of our group problem regarding one of our group member, YY.
The rest of the group member felt morally obligated to bring this up to you for it is just irresponsible for us not to.
Our group dynamics may not be the as good as the others since we do not know each other before hand. However, most of us tried our best to put in the required effort for the project.
Yet, we felt that YY did not put in the necessary contributions for the project and feel that this problem should be addressed.
Firstly, during the start of the project while doing the information sourcing and literature review. It was evident that YY did not contribute any information. Initially, we felt that it was just the beginning and hence overlooked this issue.
Subsequently, during discussion. We felt that he was not following in our conversation much and was not really attentive to the ideas mentioned.
This was evident when he was assigned to edit chapter 1 (introduction- purpose) of our report as we were out of track. Despite it was just a short paragraph regarding our project's purpose, the ideas he edited were not what was discussed. Eventually had to be re edited.
Our group felt that this incident may be due to his poor understanding and usage of english language. Thus, attempted to assign him to do up some of the visuals we need for chapter 3. Unfortunately, this had not been done so as well.
During this period while working together, he did not display any initiative and was not proactive in our discussion. There was totally no insightful input from him other than occasional saying out some trival ideas we had already discussed before. And if I am not wrong, he is the only student who does not have any 'stars' from your class. ( teacher gives stars for student who activitly answers her questions) Such attitude towards education and doing project is seriously not acceptable.
The above cases can be attributed to his personality as well as incapability of working in groups. Indeed, as members from his group, we were more than willing to guide him along or even to cover up for him. Nevertheless, what hurts us most was when we found out that he lied to us about his absence from group meetings.
A message was received from YY saying that he was outside and was unable to attend to the meeting. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, we assumed he had personal matters to attend hence did not question him. Fortunately or unfortunately, he was spotted by follow group member, ZZ who arrived late due to the rain, in school's canteen.
We were totally hurt by his actions and were even wondering if the reasons his absence from previous meetings were even true.
As this is the first time we encounter such situation and it was really uneasy for us to bring this up to you. Hence, we really wanted some advise regarding this matter.
Once again, I really appreciate your advise regarding this trvial issue of ours and thank you for looking into this matter.
Thank you.
Regards,
Tan Tengda
CBE Yr 1"
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I unexpectedly met Darmen at 12 noon today. My emotion wasnt that good due to this incident. He himself wasnt having a good day either. Nonetheless, he was willing to hear my side of the story.
"I used to be very self consious,"he begain to say,"Everytime people sees me not in a way i wanted, I would be very worried and try to change their perception of me. But later I came to realise that I cant be friends with everybody, there are bound to be enemies. There is no way you can totally change this. You did everything you can within your power to solve this, but this is something you have to do to put things right. Hence you should not be sorry for what you had done."
And this is really the words i want to hear. Someone to affirm my decisions. Not that i am swayed easily by anyone, but sometimes it is just the support that is needed to know that our method to fight for the greater good is the right one.
"Idea is the thing that shapes a person, not his culture or background. There is always a choice and no one can be forced to do anything."-- poorly adapted from darmen. Cant remember the exact phrasing.. hmm..
Catching the falling leaves ...[1:37 PM]
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Tech comm
Two years ago I was an active commander of my battalion. Despite having the responsibilities of people under me, I insisted of my way of doing things.
"I solve my problems by making friends, not enemies,"as i always said. Moreover, its not my style of being authorian towards people under my charge, I am far better than how i was like before.
For me, I have always been very professional in everything i do. During my responsibility as a commander, I ensured everything was done the way it should be in my own style. Even to the extent from checking every single bed rooms to ensure no one is hinding inside.
Then one day, one of the people under me lied to me to get away from some responsibilities and i just happened to know the truth.
Being the well tempered self, i told him sternly," 如果你有什么问题可以告诉我，我有能力帮你盖的我会盖。但如果你把我当傻瓜的骗我， 我绝对不会接受!”
My tech com project's team members are not the group I will like to have. Its appears that i might be the only task orientated person in the group. Ironically, i always claimed to be the slackest for there isnt a need for me to do much as every body know their part.
Nevermind, the frustration after meeting up with them for i always have my neighbours and classmates to vent out my unsatisfactory about them.
Anyway, everyone in my group has their own style of doing things, and it ALWAYS get into my nerves when they are insisting their own way. Nonetheless, most of the group members contributed in one way or another, and despite our difference our work eventually get done and my worries are uncalled for.
However, today we found out that one of our group member is lying to us.
If he had any problem, just let us know and we will lightened the burdern. But he did not.
Hence, for the first time in my life, I am going to be the bad guy.
Two years ago I was an active commander of my battalion. Despite having the responsibilities of people under me, I insisted of my way of doing things.
"I solve my problems by making friends, not enemies,"as i always said. Moreover, its not my style of being authorian towards people under my charge, I am far better than how i was like before.
For me, I have always been very professional in everything i do. During my responsibility as a commander, I ensured everything was done the way it should be in my own style. Even to the extent from checking every single bed rooms to ensure no one is hinding inside.
Then one day, one of the people under me lied to me to get away from some responsibilities and i just happened to know the truth.
Being the well tempered self, i told him sternly," 如果你有什么问题可以告诉我，我有能力帮你盖的我会盖。但如果你把我当傻瓜的骗我， 我绝对不会接受!”
My tech com project's team members are not the group I will like to have. Its appears that i might be the only task orientated person in the group. Ironically, i always claimed to be the slackest for there isnt a need for me to do much as every body know their part.
Nevermind, the frustration after meeting up with them for i always have my neighbours and classmates to vent out my unsatisfactory about them.
Anyway, everyone in my group has their own style of doing things, and it ALWAYS get into my nerves when they are insisting their own way. Nonetheless, most of the group members contributed in one way or another, and despite our difference our work eventually get done and my worries are uncalled for.
However, today we found out that one of our group member is lying to us.
If he had any problem, just let us know and we will lightened the burdern. But he did not.
Hence, for the first time in my life, I am going to be the bad guy.
Catching the falling leaves ...[4:29 PM]
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
28th April
Choon yan came to my room and we discussed of the many many many things that we wanted to do after 28th april, my last paper.
It will be sing song for first class honors study group till 3am in the morning, then more of it the next day for the hexis people!
Then we will go tree top walk, and ubin cycling!
Not only that it will be spectacle making day.
Also scuba diving.
And my river kayaking at malaysia and sailing courses...
I had agenda of my own, of finishing up something i left incomplete for 6 years. Learning french for my trip, etc..
My roomate came in and we discussed the more academic stuff of choosing what modules for special sem, the internship we are going for and discuss question like 'will we still be keeping the same ntu email addrsss after we graduate?'
Hmm... Nonetheless, it never occured to us (or perhaps we didnt want to mention) that after 28th April. I will no longer be staying in hall anymore. My roomate will no longer be my roomate nor choon yan, my neighbour.
Afterwhich i will be off to canada for few months.
Will they still rmb me?
And by the time i come back, it will be next year.
Perhaps by then, roomate will already moved out. Someone else will be staying in my room and I might not even get to stay in hall again. I will not be as close with the rest as before...
Its just like at this point, i can visualise what is going on during the next 3-4 years. Not that i didnt anticipate, just that it is much clear than before.
Oh well.
Just like some great philosopher had mentioned using 3 words to describe abt life "IT goes on"... ...
Choon yan came to my room and we discussed of the many many many things that we wanted to do after 28th april, my last paper.
It will be sing song for first class honors study group till 3am in the morning, then more of it the next day for the hexis people!
Then we will go tree top walk, and ubin cycling!
Not only that it will be spectacle making day.
Also scuba diving.
And my river kayaking at malaysia and sailing courses...
I had agenda of my own, of finishing up something i left incomplete for 6 years. Learning french for my trip, etc..
My roomate came in and we discussed the more academic stuff of choosing what modules for special sem, the internship we are going for and discuss question like 'will we still be keeping the same ntu email addrsss after we graduate?'
Hmm... Nonetheless, it never occured to us (or perhaps we didnt want to mention) that after 28th April. I will no longer be staying in hall anymore. My roomate will no longer be my roomate nor choon yan, my neighbour.
Afterwhich i will be off to canada for few months.
Will they still rmb me?
And by the time i come back, it will be next year.
Perhaps by then, roomate will already moved out. Someone else will be staying in my room and I might not even get to stay in hall again. I will not be as close with the rest as before...
Its just like at this point, i can visualise what is going on during the next 3-4 years. Not that i didnt anticipate, just that it is much clear than before.
Oh well.
Just like some great philosopher had mentioned using 3 words to describe abt life "IT goes on"... ...
Catching the falling leaves ...[11:45 PM]
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Hp803: ARe you ok?
Notice i Never blog anything regarding my course modules.. All these while I've only blog about my electives of literature, psychology etc.
This is for the simple reason that I dont think my fans are interested how change in U is equal to Q plus W or when it is reversible adiabatic, enthalpy equal to zero. I guess you get the picture..
Well, Lab can be interesting you know.
AFter sunday's kayaking expedition, we had lab session to start of the week. Fuel combustion was the experiment.
Using the Fireboy (a burner), to combust propane and to collect whatever left over in the air using an injection and sent for analysis.
It was then the intructor came to me and asked me,"Are you ok?"
I looked at her
"Yah....?"nodding my head, pulling out the injection from the analyiser.
"no.. i mean are you ok, physically,"She made a weak attempt to rephrase.
"ERm...,"I replied thinking through a second, looking at my other friends,"yes i'm ok.."
"you ok or not? how come your face so red,"she said at last, in a very concerned tone, refering to my sunburned face which i had after a day of kayaking at sea,"you got burn by the burner issit?"
My friends beside laught as they knew where I went the day before.
"oh! ok lah. Just now i stood too close to the flame,"I played along with the instructor,"Very hot but still alright."
At this stage, everyone was laughing to the extent the instructor herself knew her concern was uncalled for. She started laughing as well.
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Today while waiting for the shuttle bus to come, we heard a loud crashing sound at the carpark across the 2 lane road. Looking up, we saw a black car which had collided onto a parked car while it was doing its reversing. The driver immidately drove off and he mounted the kerb as he was getting away hurriedly.
We immediately rmbed the car plate number. While i tried to use my phone to take the scene but only had time to pretend that i was taking video of him.
Not knowing the extent of the damaged caused, i ran across the street to have a look.
"oh my!," I thought, as the entire front of the car was gone
"I'm writing a note to the car owner,"i told my group as i was walked back.
Mag remembered the carplate vividly and recited it out...
Weijie cried out the car model
Sinyee was like"Har? what happened...."
Joel.....
"Black car S__ XXXX _ was spotted colliding onto your car while doing reverse
Alfred
XXXXXXX"
I scribbled quickly, fearing the shuttle bus will come any moment. And ran to the car and placed the note on the windscreen.
"Lets hope the owner make a police report and that irresponsible driver will get caught!" I told sinyee and joked" Sekali the owner is our lecturer and will reward us by given high grades!"
With that i spent the rest of the day waiting for the owner to contact me.
I was contacted. Nonetheless, it was the driver who did so.
Apparently, after 4 hrs, he came back to the scene of crime and found my note for the owner.
"Don't worry,"he said, twisting he tone around, evidently he is an indian,"I came back and wrote a note to the owner to admit my wrong...... ."
I froze.
It is was other time, i might think even clearly. I was having thermodynamics lecture, hence another mode of thinking.
I trusted him and put down the phone.
Notice i Never blog anything regarding my course modules.. All these while I've only blog about my electives of literature, psychology etc.
This is for the simple reason that I dont think my fans are interested how change in U is equal to Q plus W or when it is reversible adiabatic, enthalpy equal to zero. I guess you get the picture..
Well, Lab can be interesting you know.
AFter sunday's kayaking expedition, we had lab session to start of the week. Fuel combustion was the experiment.
Using the Fireboy (a burner), to combust propane and to collect whatever left over in the air using an injection and sent for analysis.
It was then the intructor came to me and asked me,"Are you ok?"
I looked at her
"Yah....?"nodding my head, pulling out the injection from the analyiser.
"no.. i mean are you ok, physically,"She made a weak attempt to rephrase.
"ERm...,"I replied thinking through a second, looking at my other friends,"yes i'm ok.."
"you ok or not? how come your face so red,"she said at last, in a very concerned tone, refering to my sunburned face which i had after a day of kayaking at sea,"you got burn by the burner issit?"
My friends beside laught as they knew where I went the day before.
"oh! ok lah. Just now i stood too close to the flame,"I played along with the instructor,"Very hot but still alright."
At this stage, everyone was laughing to the extent the instructor herself knew her concern was uncalled for. She started laughing as well.
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Today while waiting for the shuttle bus to come, we heard a loud crashing sound at the carpark across the 2 lane road. Looking up, we saw a black car which had collided onto a parked car while it was doing its reversing. The driver immidately drove off and he mounted the kerb as he was getting away hurriedly.
We immediately rmbed the car plate number. While i tried to use my phone to take the scene but only had time to pretend that i was taking video of him.
Not knowing the extent of the damaged caused, i ran across the street to have a look.
"oh my!," I thought, as the entire front of the car was gone
"I'm writing a note to the car owner,"i told my group as i was walked back.
Mag remembered the carplate vividly and recited it out...
Weijie cried out the car model
Sinyee was like"Har? what happened...."
Joel.....
"Black car S__ XXXX _ was spotted colliding onto your car while doing reverse
Alfred
XXXXXXX"
I scribbled quickly, fearing the shuttle bus will come any moment. And ran to the car and placed the note on the windscreen.
"Lets hope the owner make a police report and that irresponsible driver will get caught!" I told sinyee and joked" Sekali the owner is our lecturer and will reward us by given high grades!"
With that i spent the rest of the day waiting for the owner to contact me.
I was contacted. Nonetheless, it was the driver who did so.
Apparently, after 4 hrs, he came back to the scene of crime and found my note for the owner.
"Don't worry,"he said, twisting he tone around, evidently he is an indian,"I came back and wrote a note to the owner to admit my wrong...... ."
I froze.
It is was other time, i might think even clearly. I was having thermodynamics lecture, hence another mode of thinking.
I trusted him and put down the phone.
Certainly, he saw me "taking" video using my handphone and we are the witness
That is why he came back knowing that we had evidence.
But can it be he knew i must have left a note down there and came back to destroy it?
If so, why did he call me up?
Does he think that i will upload the video if the owner didnt contact me?
Haiz, sometimes its just too troublesome to have so many moral obligations.
(ps joel, the wet blanket, was indifferent during the entire incident. Cmi...)
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Catching the falling leaves ...[10:02 PM]
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
jealousy
Someone is jealous of me not telling him i'm flying of to Canada next half of the year... ... haha...
ok lah, i will be very sad if my idol didnt tell me that he is flying off as well.
But rest be assured! There isn't many people i have let this information during these span of 3 weeks. Even my roomate doesn't know lor!
To valify my claim i will go down the list one by one.
The next day after i got to know that i am offered to go overseas the first few people i told was:
1) Kanza people (in order of appearance): hongming, kaiyang, cheng wei, mag. sin yee, weijie, estelle. joel.
2) My hall 6 neighbour during that evening (in order of appearance): Choon yan, jian dong, guo qing, elaine, kai jie.
2b) at the same time i wrote an email to my canoe polo people saying that ill be quitting, also telling them that im flying off.... so depending on who read that mass email lor.
3) then the day after was the friends who went/ has been offered overseas exchange: Jieying, Jiahui.
4) Then i got home: Mother, sister, father....oh yah... i didnt tell my brother about this, and i think i will break his heart if he knows this..
5) Last few will be Jock biao and yongcheng, baozhen.
So as u can see. There isn't many who knew i'm going overseas!
So dont be jealous.
ps. i Accidentally ate KFC today. I dont think its a westen food , i hope... someone please tell me that Canada doesn't have kfc!
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Someone is jealous of me not telling him i'm flying of to Canada next half of the year... ... haha...
ok lah, i will be very sad if my idol didnt tell me that he is flying off as well.
But rest be assured! There isn't many people i have let this information during these span of 3 weeks. Even my roomate doesn't know lor!
To valify my claim i will go down the list one by one.
The next day after i got to know that i am offered to go overseas the first few people i told was:
1) Kanza people (in order of appearance): hongming, kaiyang, cheng wei, mag. sin yee, weijie, estelle. joel.
2) My hall 6 neighbour during that evening (in order of appearance): Choon yan, jian dong, guo qing, elaine, kai jie.
2b) at the same time i wrote an email to my canoe polo people saying that ill be quitting, also telling them that im flying off.... so depending on who read that mass email lor.
3) then the day after was the friends who went/ has been offered overseas exchange: Jieying, Jiahui.
4) Then i got home: Mother, sister, father....oh yah... i didnt tell my brother about this, and i think i will break his heart if he knows this..
5) Last few will be Jock biao and yongcheng, baozhen.
So as u can see. There isn't many who knew i'm going overseas!
So dont be jealous.
ps. i Accidentally ate KFC today. I dont think its a westen food , i hope... someone please tell me that Canada doesn't have kfc!
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Catching the falling leaves ...[11:11 PM]
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Thursday, March 06, 2008
Film watching
I'm starting to get use to how liberal people from the arts can be.
They are able to speak and discuss about sensitive issues, inparticular, the yellow culture in Singapore, bluntly in fact.
Something that i am always careful about saying out front. And of which there are several terms in which i just could get them out of my mouth or to even write them out. Yet they, can just say it out like any other common everyday language in a serious tone.
Of cos, i dont go about saying Markovnikov or Hunds rule or telling everyone how alkene can turn into epoxide...
Then we have to watch this film for our course.
This film has only been shown in Singapore once in the 1970s in the most remote cinema. Afterwhich it had been banned by singapore for its sensitive content.
Normally for Singapore's R21 film, there is alwas a limit on the exposual of people.
And as this is a banned film, it hasnt been rated but i would say its way beyond the R21 limit.
I had to cover my eyes with both hands while watching those scenes in the film lor haha...
haha...okie.. i made it as if the teacher book the entire lecture theater to screen some Banned RA film for us to watch.
But that was exactly the yellow culture we had over here not so long ago. Something everyone of us are protected from.
Oh did i mention that the teacher is an old chinese lady? Liberal isnt she?
Acutally I used to think that we are way too superior to be discussing about such lowly stuff as such. But this IS the part of society, a part that everyone's trying to cover up. Just like in psychology, when one part of you is repressed, it will not be the full you.
Anyway, this film brings out the lowiest culture we had in singapore, something that has already been extinct. Really made us wonder how things might turn out today if no actions has done to remove such culture in the past....
I'm starting to get use to how liberal people from the arts can be.
They are able to speak and discuss about sensitive issues, inparticular, the yellow culture in Singapore, bluntly in fact.
Something that i am always careful about saying out front. And of which there are several terms in which i just could get them out of my mouth or to even write them out. Yet they, can just say it out like any other common everyday language in a serious tone.
Of cos, i dont go about saying Markovnikov or Hunds rule or telling everyone how alkene can turn into epoxide...
Then we have to watch this film for our course.
This film has only been shown in Singapore once in the 1970s in the most remote cinema. Afterwhich it had been banned by singapore for its sensitive content.
Normally for Singapore's R21 film, there is alwas a limit on the exposual of people.
And as this is a banned film, it hasnt been rated but i would say its way beyond the R21 limit.
I had to cover my eyes with both hands while watching those scenes in the film lor haha...
haha...okie.. i made it as if the teacher book the entire lecture theater to screen some Banned RA film for us to watch.
But that was exactly the yellow culture we had over here not so long ago. Something everyone of us are protected from.
Oh did i mention that the teacher is an old chinese lady? Liberal isnt she?
Acutally I used to think that we are way too superior to be discussing about such lowly stuff as such. But this IS the part of society, a part that everyone's trying to cover up. Just like in psychology, when one part of you is repressed, it will not be the full you.
Anyway, this film brings out the lowiest culture we had in singapore, something that has already been extinct. Really made us wonder how things might turn out today if no actions has done to remove such culture in the past....
Catching the falling leaves ...[10:17 PM]
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Four years ago during this day, 04/03, someone needed help the most. But i wasnt there for this person.
I did nothing.
Wasnt a friend indeed
Another sin from the past.
coincidentally, 03s04 happens to be my class.
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I loves surprises but just couldnt stand it.
Hence i went to check for the pictures of those who are going to waterloo with me.
Manage to find out 2 faces. Jason and Leng... They looked friendly, and hopefully they are.
The rest left no trace of their existence in ntu, all of them have no friendster account nor facebook... horrible horrible...
Catching the falling leaves ...[8:40 PM]
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Sunday, March 02, 2008
One week recess
There are so many things to be done during this one week break! i kept on telling my friends.
Now, Today is the last day of recess, and i've not complete half of what i intended to achieve.
Apart from the well deserved enjoyment of night cycling, coaching, paddling expedition and vertical marathon, ( assuming everybody else are as normal as me to treat all this as enjoyment, i knew people who dont, such as the one who loves cats) I spent alot of time planning and reading. So much so I'm starting to think in english totally.
As i told jockbiao and yongcheng when i can't resist and met up with them durin the leap year, they are my last few links to talk and think in chinese. Something I used to be proud of. Try telling everyone u learnt german with pride but cant even speak a perfect sentence. Its along that line when you cant be proud to say you are good in chinese when you are starting to forget many chinese words and stop thinking in chinese anymore.
Completed the novel, Saint Jack withing the span of 2 days.
It is a very powerful novel.
similar to If we dream too long, it depicts Singapore in its 1970s.
The story is about a American in his fifties who abandon his job as a sailor to work in Singapore.
He wants to be an entreprenuer, a businessman, in fact the best one in singapore.
His goods, prostitutes. Yes, he came to singapore to become a pimp. The best pimp in town.
Jack has a positive attitude in life. He is filled with hopes and dreams. And with these hopes, he pulled through with his life and with his enthusiasm, he overcome obstacles one after another. He justify his commonly to be know as low class job to be helping the world to satisfy their needs and to create job opportunities for others. It is no wonder he call himself as a saint!
This is a direct opposite for Kwang Meng in If we Dream too long. (and i think the comparsion will come up for exams!) Similar to Kwang meng, Jack has a dream. Nonetheless, he didnt dream too long and made attempts to make his dream a reality. He doesn't complain or escape from reality by running away to the beach or taking mc. He worked his way out of any situation not just by talking and thinking but with actions as well. Kwang Meng, on the other hand, collapse when he met up with his first obstacle in life...
Such attitude in life is sometime i've always trying to achieve and been trying to share with my friends.
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I have two fatal weaknesses, on indirectly links to another.
1) i fear too much.
I have fear of even opening up certain emails to read, cos im afraid of what they would say about me.
That was why i kept on telling myself to be fearless.
And using mother's technique of I AM NUMBER ONE! At times i tried to be the first one to do things. Even if i do wrong others will understand as it is the first time, the longer i wait, the more inferior i will feel and will eventually affect my performance. That was other reason why a name that starts with "A". Cos I AM NUMBER ONE!
2) I think/plan too long
Probably because i'm too afraid things will go wrong, i tend to plan and think very long. Very time consuming indeed. Perhaps mahjong session might help me think faster...
Successful people make decision fast! I know that, and i told everyone that and i am trying to be that...
Words of wisdom from Great Ganesha during his few hrs stay in NTU
"Never allow anyone else to say that you Can't "
This is something i used to believe as well (and i got a feeling i was the one who told him that)
and he said it back to me.
I never allow anyone to pull me back, (i will never forgive anyone who tries to do so.)
Hence the only one who can do so is Me, myself. That is why at times i hated myself for doing certain things and NOT doing certain things..
I've learnt that opportunity doesnt come knocking twice, we should seize any opportunity whenever we have the chance. I learnt this the hard way. Lost so many things as a result, no one likes losing yeah?
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Monday onwards.
First Class Honours Study group and Perfect Gold Club will be in full action!
There are so many things to be done during this one week break! i kept on telling my friends.
Now, Today is the last day of recess, and i've not complete half of what i intended to achieve.
Apart from the well deserved enjoyment of night cycling, coaching, paddling expedition and vertical marathon, ( assuming everybody else are as normal as me to treat all this as enjoyment, i knew people who dont, such as the one who loves cats) I spent alot of time planning and reading. So much so I'm starting to think in english totally.
As i told jockbiao and yongcheng when i can't resist and met up with them durin the leap year, they are my last few links to talk and think in chinese. Something I used to be proud of. Try telling everyone u learnt german with pride but cant even speak a perfect sentence. Its along that line when you cant be proud to say you are good in chinese when you are starting to forget many chinese words and stop thinking in chinese anymore.
Completed the novel, Saint Jack withing the span of 2 days.
It is a very powerful novel.
similar to If we dream too long, it depicts Singapore in its 1970s.
The story is about a American in his fifties who abandon his job as a sailor to work in Singapore.
He wants to be an entreprenuer, a businessman, in fact the best one in singapore.
His goods, prostitutes. Yes, he came to singapore to become a pimp. The best pimp in town.
Jack has a positive attitude in life. He is filled with hopes and dreams. And with these hopes, he pulled through with his life and with his enthusiasm, he overcome obstacles one after another. He justify his commonly to be know as low class job to be helping the world to satisfy their needs and to create job opportunities for others. It is no wonder he call himself as a saint!
This is a direct opposite for Kwang Meng in If we Dream too long. (and i think the comparsion will come up for exams!) Similar to Kwang meng, Jack has a dream. Nonetheless, he didnt dream too long and made attempts to make his dream a reality. He doesn't complain or escape from reality by running away to the beach or taking mc. He worked his way out of any situation not just by talking and thinking but with actions as well. Kwang Meng, on the other hand, collapse when he met up with his first obstacle in life...
Such attitude in life is sometime i've always trying to achieve and been trying to share with my friends.
---------------
I have two fatal weaknesses, on indirectly links to another.
1) i fear too much.
I have fear of even opening up certain emails to read, cos im afraid of what they would say about me.
That was why i kept on telling myself to be fearless.
And using mother's technique of I AM NUMBER ONE! At times i tried to be the first one to do things. Even if i do wrong others will understand as it is the first time, the longer i wait, the more inferior i will feel and will eventually affect my performance. That was other reason why a name that starts with "A". Cos I AM NUMBER ONE!
2) I think/plan too long
Probably because i'm too afraid things will go wrong, i tend to plan and think very long. Very time consuming indeed. Perhaps mahjong session might help me think faster...
Successful people make decision fast! I know that, and i told everyone that and i am trying to be that...
Words of wisdom from Great Ganesha during his few hrs stay in NTU
"Never allow anyone else to say that you Can't "
This is something i used to believe as well (and i got a feeling i was the one who told him that)
and he said it back to me.
I never allow anyone to pull me back, (i will never forgive anyone who tries to do so.)
Hence the only one who can do so is Me, myself. That is why at times i hated myself for doing certain things and NOT doing certain things..
I've learnt that opportunity doesnt come knocking twice, we should seize any opportunity whenever we have the chance. I learnt this the hard way. Lost so many things as a result, no one likes losing yeah?
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Monday onwards.
First Class Honours Study group and Perfect Gold Club will be in full action!
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