Been a long time... but here are the top 5 this time...
Number 5 - Cheating evolves with time....
Number 4 - The Hairy Song... -_-
Number 3 - Ninomiya Kun~~~~~!!!
Number 2 - Wang Cai Hua is just godly...
Number 1 - What a mum says in a 24 hour period...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
The Unforgiving GPA System
In a GPA system as unforgiving as ours, it is a widely held notion that there is little shame in MC-ing a paper you know you stand very little chance of getting the better of. (Either that, or I have been hanging out with the wrong crowd.) Especially when the best you'll ever be able to make of the S/U option is mostly grounded on guesswork.
Imagine a soldier being shoved onto a minefield with only a shield to ward of the hardest hits, and being told he can use it only four times and even then, only if he declared in advance which stretch of land he plans on running down with it. No wonder said soldier turns to the MC at some point, for a makeshift shield.
Try to wrap your head around this. Every single thing, and I mean, every single thing, that you do in every single semester of every single year of all your three or four years here counts.
Every class you miss (if attendance is taken into consideration), every line you speak or don't speak (if participation is taken into consideration), every presentation, you give,major or minor, every tutorial, every essay, every quiz, every test and every other possible single thing. Of course, it only makes sense that it does. No one ever said earning your degree was going to be easy.
But the system that coldly calculates the sum of your efforts is unforgiving, uncompromising and unrelenting.
The mathematics behind it simply does not make sense. Pray do tell me, how is it fair that a single B- holds so much weight as to be able to undo an A+? If a grade C roughly corresponds to a 2.5 grade and a grade D to a 1.0, a single one of these would be all it takes to bring damage enough to your GPA that it would take you a few semesters of straight As to fully recover.
I am told a grade D is a pass. I fail to see how its numerical equivalent of 1.0 out of a total of 5.0 possible points is anywhere near half a pass.
It exhausts you, that's what this system does. It wears you down and plays you out like a ball of string, a perfect breeding ground for mistakes too easily made and too coolly sealed.
- Rohana on NTU, The Tribune (A NTU Student's Union Publication), August 2008
Imagine a soldier being shoved onto a minefield with only a shield to ward of the hardest hits, and being told he can use it only four times and even then, only if he declared in advance which stretch of land he plans on running down with it. No wonder said soldier turns to the MC at some point, for a makeshift shield.
Try to wrap your head around this. Every single thing, and I mean, every single thing, that you do in every single semester of every single year of all your three or four years here counts.
Every class you miss (if attendance is taken into consideration), every line you speak or don't speak (if participation is taken into consideration), every presentation, you give,major or minor, every tutorial, every essay, every quiz, every test and every other possible single thing. Of course, it only makes sense that it does. No one ever said earning your degree was going to be easy.
But the system that coldly calculates the sum of your efforts is unforgiving, uncompromising and unrelenting.
The mathematics behind it simply does not make sense. Pray do tell me, how is it fair that a single B- holds so much weight as to be able to undo an A+? If a grade C roughly corresponds to a 2.5 grade and a grade D to a 1.0, a single one of these would be all it takes to bring damage enough to your GPA that it would take you a few semesters of straight As to fully recover.
I am told a grade D is a pass. I fail to see how its numerical equivalent of 1.0 out of a total of 5.0 possible points is anywhere near half a pass.
It exhausts you, that's what this system does. It wears you down and plays you out like a ball of string, a perfect breeding ground for mistakes too easily made and too coolly sealed.
- Rohana on NTU, The Tribune (A NTU Student's Union Publication), August 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
MacBook Air Parody Time!
It seems like more Mac Book Air parodies have popped up since the last time I checked...
Some are absolutely hilarious, especially the Big Mac Air...
Number 3:
"Tuck your Macbook Air inside...And your friends will worship you forever"
Number 2:
Number 1:
And let me take this chance to "suan" Microsoft also...
Some of it reminds me of things Ho Kah Hong once taught... LOL.
The Funniest Window Errors
"Error has occured while displaying the previous error."
"Do you wish to delete? (Options: Delete, Proceed)"
Good game man...
This is for Bill Gates.
Bill Gates Error
And one last one, which I think is simply amazing. This guy will score A+ for "Digital Audio" over and over again... LOL.
Some are absolutely hilarious, especially the Big Mac Air...
Number 3:
"Tuck your Macbook Air inside...And your friends will worship you forever"
Number 2:
Number 1:
And let me take this chance to "suan" Microsoft also...
Some of it reminds me of things Ho Kah Hong once taught... LOL.
The Funniest Window Errors
"Error has occured while displaying the previous error."
"Do you wish to delete? (Options: Delete, Proceed)"
Good game man...
This is for Bill Gates.
Bill Gates Error
And one last one, which I think is simply amazing. This guy will score A+ for "Digital Audio" over and over again... LOL.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Play Game Play Till Ki Siao
Introducing the Angry German Kid...
And to summarize...
Don't play game play till like that...
And to summarize...
Don't play game play till like that...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Yes Man!
Should you watch this movie?
I won't say Yes. And I won't say No.
I'll say, "Maybe".
Carl is an anti-social, somewhat loner guy that says "No" to basically everything. And his life is in a mess because of it.
He later attended a seminar, joining this programme where he has to say "Yes" to everything...
Saying "Yes" always lead to an opportunity. And indeed it landed him lots of opportunities, and lot of troubles at the same time.
Where Are My Subtitles?!
One big complain I have...
It has NO SUBTITLES!
Nooooooooo!
This is a personal habit of mine...
May sounds weird to you, but I'm sure some people can relate to it...
When I watch Mandarin show, I look at the English subtitles. When I watch English show, I look at the Chinese subtitles.
And this one has none! Neither English or Chinese.
Sucks man... I think it greatly reduced my enjoyment of the movie.
This is like the FIRST MOVIE I watched on the big screen WITHOUT any form of subtitles. This is totally unexpected lah...
Summary
As a result, I think I probably didn't catch some of the more "language-related" jokes in the movie... I need subtitles to "co-relate" the visuals and what is spoken - When they speak too fast or too "slang", I tend to miss out on what they're saying.
Anyway... the whole movie is not bad... I like Jim Carrey. I like the Female Lead. The story makes sense. Might have given it 3 if they provide the damn subtitles... -_-
I can kind of relate to the main character, cause I used to be someone like that. (Not so extreme as him, but kind of) I should really start saying "Yes!" to more things...
Rating: 2.5/5
(Not Bad, but not spectacular either. The best it gets is a definite maybe.)
I won't say Yes. And I won't say No.
I'll say, "Maybe".
Yes Man
Plot
He later attended a seminar, joining this programme where he has to say "Yes" to everything...
Saying "Yes" always lead to an opportunity. And indeed it landed him lots of opportunities, and lot of troubles at the same time.
Where Are My Subtitles?!
One big complain I have...
It has NO SUBTITLES!
Nooooooooo!
This is a personal habit of mine...
May sounds weird to you, but I'm sure some people can relate to it...
When I watch Mandarin show, I look at the English subtitles. When I watch English show, I look at the Chinese subtitles.
And this one has none! Neither English or Chinese.
Sucks man... I think it greatly reduced my enjoyment of the movie.
This is like the FIRST MOVIE I watched on the big screen WITHOUT any form of subtitles. This is totally unexpected lah...
Summary
As a result, I think I probably didn't catch some of the more "language-related" jokes in the movie... I need subtitles to "co-relate" the visuals and what is spoken - When they speak too fast or too "slang", I tend to miss out on what they're saying.
Anyway... the whole movie is not bad... I like Jim Carrey. I like the Female Lead. The story makes sense. Might have given it 3 if they provide the damn subtitles... -_-
I can kind of relate to the main character, cause I used to be someone like that. (Not so extreme as him, but kind of) I should really start saying "Yes!" to more things...
...
NOT BECAUSE I HAVE TO.
...
BUT BECAUSE I WANT TO.
NOT BECAUSE I HAVE TO.
...
BUT BECAUSE I WANT TO.
Rating: 2.5/5
(Not Bad, but not spectacular either. The best it gets is a definite maybe.)
Monday, December 22, 2008
Converse Warehouse Sale!
Asked quite a few people about this, but no one really seems interested.
Today original plan was to watch movie with Dominic and gang at Cathay, but it was sold out! (Thanks to him being late)
We tried booking the next slot at 3:45pm, but only the first row seats were left. Any later, JY and Kenny could no longer make it cause it's too late. And thus the movie was off~
I decided to just head over to the Converse Sales since I've already traveled all the way down to the city area. Benjamin and Dominic decides to tag along while JY and Kenny went to enjoy their "2 person world"~
The place was so hard to find... and very inaccessible. Well, that is both a good and bad thing depending on how you see it. If it is held at like Suntec City, I bet everything would be gone on the first day. The only reason it can last a week is because most people can't be bothered looking for the place.
Anyway... We were like "explorers" looking for the location, and all we had was a photo of the promotion poster I took.
I have no idea to board from which bus stop, take which direction, etc... Luckily the both of them were around, else I probably wouldn't be able to reach the place (without taking a cab).
On the bus... we saw something that Dominic couldn't stop laughing at...
So anyway, the only thing I remembered was "6 bus stops away", so we really just count the stops and got down...
And we're like in the middle of nowhere.
At first, all of us thought we are in the wrong place liao... About to give up, like take back to the station. Fortunately, Benjamin managed to spot the correct road sign. And later on, Dominic saw people walking out of some "alley" with lots of converse goods.
Whew, we were in the right place after all.
Dominic: "What kind of crappy road name is that?!"
"This color just reminds me of someone... -_- "
Today original plan was to watch movie with Dominic and gang at Cathay, but it was sold out! (Thanks to him being late)
We tried booking the next slot at 3:45pm, but only the first row seats were left. Any later, JY and Kenny could no longer make it cause it's too late. And thus the movie was off~
I decided to just head over to the Converse Sales since I've already traveled all the way down to the city area. Benjamin and Dominic decides to tag along while JY and Kenny went to enjoy their "2 person world"~
The place was so hard to find... and very inaccessible. Well, that is both a good and bad thing depending on how you see it. If it is held at like Suntec City, I bet everything would be gone on the first day. The only reason it can last a week is because most people can't be bothered looking for the place.
Anyway... We were like "explorers" looking for the location, and all we had was a photo of the promotion poster I took.
I have no idea to board from which bus stop, take which direction, etc... Luckily the both of them were around, else I probably wouldn't be able to reach the place (without taking a cab).
On the bus... we saw something that Dominic couldn't stop laughing at...
So anyway, the only thing I remembered was "6 bus stops away", so we really just count the stops and got down...
And we're like in the middle of nowhere.
At first, all of us thought we are in the wrong place liao... About to give up, like take back to the station. Fortunately, Benjamin managed to spot the correct road sign. And later on, Dominic saw people walking out of some "alley" with lots of converse goods.
Whew, we were in the right place after all.
Dominic: "What kind of crappy road name is that?!"
"This color just reminds me of someone... -_- "
The stuffs there are REALLY cheap compared to what you get at those shopping malls outlets.
Things like $100+ shoes (at converse stores 3 months ago) selling at $49.90.
Almost everything is cheaper by at least 50%, up to 70% for some~
T-Shirt, Polo, Jersey, Pants, Shorts, Bags, lots of other stuffs...
It was like a "Branded Goods Pasar Palam" there. LOL.
Forgot to take more photos of the place...
Dominic end up "hooting" more stuffs than me... what the hell... he was like so "dont' want to come" in the first place.
So disappointing we couldn't get what we wanted the most ... ... the Bermudas - It's like 2 for $25!
And guess what?!
It's ALL SOLD OUT!
Zzzzz....
Crap man.
Things like $100+ shoes (at converse stores 3 months ago) selling at $49.90.
Almost everything is cheaper by at least 50%, up to 70% for some~
T-Shirt, Polo, Jersey, Pants, Shorts, Bags, lots of other stuffs...
It was like a "Branded Goods Pasar Palam" there. LOL.
Forgot to take more photos of the place...
Dominic end up "hooting" more stuffs than me... what the hell... he was like so "dont' want to come" in the first place.
So disappointing we couldn't get what we wanted the most ... ... the Bermudas - It's like 2 for $25!
And guess what?!
It's ALL SOLD OUT!
Zzzzz....
Crap man.
Anyway... my total "hoot" for the day~
Damage: $89.90
Damage: $89.90
Sunday, December 21, 2008
3 Gatherings!
1. Poly 2 Years Reunion Gathering (15th Dec 08)
Went to eat steamboat at "Chong Qing" restaurant at Bugis...
Very bad idea. Quite a lot of people attended including some 04 guys.
Saw a person who wants to break the World Record for being the first "deaf and mute" to travel around the world...
2. Wei Long Birthday (19th Dec 08)
Took place yesterday night... stayed over at Geraint place. Found out a lot about K9 happenings... -_-
3. Taurus 3, 2nd Gathering (20th Dec 08)
Went for dinner at "Changing Appetite" at Marina Place..
Went to eat steamboat at "Chong Qing" restaurant at Bugis...
Very bad idea. Quite a lot of people attended including some 04 guys.
Saw a person who wants to break the World Record for being the first "deaf and mute" to travel around the world...
2. Wei Long Birthday (19th Dec 08)
Took place yesterday night... stayed over at Geraint place. Found out a lot about K9 happenings... -_-
3. Taurus 3, 2nd Gathering (20th Dec 08)
Went for dinner at "Changing Appetite" at Marina Place..
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Oh my god!
Introducing THE WORST "End of the World" film I ever saw...
Tada!
Plot
A large sphere falls onto Earth.
An Alien appears.
The Alien want to destroy humankind.
The female lead persuade the Alien not to.
The Alien decides not to.
The Alien leaves the earth.
Summary
Yes, this is without a doubt the worst "end of the world" film I ever ever saw.
I don't expect it to be better than "Armageddon", but neither did I expect it to be so horrendous.
The STORYLINE absolutely sucks. The "emo" scenes made me feel like sleeping. I feel absolutely no connection with any of the characters.
You THOUGHT it would get better, but this 140 minutes long film just spells BORING from start to end.
Everytime you feel that the plot is going to pick up pace, it slows down again.
Everytime you think something exciting is about to happen, you are granted with disappointment.
The most important element of the movie, the story, is flawed and incoherent. The characters are just boring and irrelevant. Even the best part of the movie, the graphics, are just passable. (Given that it is a sci-fiction)
Seriously, this is ONE BORING thrash.
I don't recall any other movie this year that made me feels like falling asleep more than this.
If you haven't watch this, don't waste your money - Save yourself from the agony.
...
...
The Day the Earth stood still indeed.
This movie really made me "stood still" alright.
...
Rating: 1.5/5
(Candidate for the worst movie of year 2008)
Introducing THE WORST "End of the World" film I ever saw...
Tada!
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Plot
A large sphere falls onto Earth.
An Alien appears.
The Alien want to destroy humankind.
The female lead persuade the Alien not to.
The Alien decides not to.
The Alien leaves the earth.
Summary
Yes, this is without a doubt the worst "end of the world" film I ever ever saw.
I don't expect it to be better than "Armageddon", but neither did I expect it to be so horrendous.
The STORYLINE absolutely sucks. The "emo" scenes made me feel like sleeping. I feel absolutely no connection with any of the characters.
You THOUGHT it would get better, but this 140 minutes long film just spells BORING from start to end.
Everytime you feel that the plot is going to pick up pace, it slows down again.
Everytime you think something exciting is about to happen, you are granted with disappointment.
The most important element of the movie, the story, is flawed and incoherent. The characters are just boring and irrelevant. Even the best part of the movie, the graphics, are just passable. (Given that it is a sci-fiction)
Seriously, this is ONE BORING thrash.
I don't recall any other movie this year that made me feels like falling asleep more than this.
If you haven't watch this, don't waste your money - Save yourself from the agony.
...
...
The Day the Earth stood still indeed.
This movie really made me "stood still" alright.
...
Rating: 1.5/5
(Candidate for the worst movie of year 2008)
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
From "Taking The Initiative" To "Being A Nuisance"
(Note: This post is not directed at any specific person, or event. The examples used are very generic ones.)
Today, I'm going to write about a "general phenomenon".
I think this is probably something that everyone can relate to...
Which Side Are You On?
Are you the kind of person that always look for other people, or the one that wait for others to look for you? Do you always "jio" people to do something, or you wait for people to "jio" you?
Well, I think most of us are a little bit of both (depending on the parties you're dealing with).
...
For this post, I'll make use of the "asking someone out" example since it's something everyone can relate to. But really if you think about it, this is applicable to many situations where one side takes the initiative to ask the other to do something.
Nevertheless... I'll just share mys thoughts on this...
And the BIG QUESTION:
Where is the line where "taking the initiative" becomes "being a nuisance"?
Crossing The Line
Let's say there's a person, you always attempt to "jio" him to come out. Then almost everytime you will get reject, or he fails to replies, he goes missing in action, or come up with lame excuse, etc... etc...
Sooner or later, there will come a point where you will ask yourself, "He probably doesn't like me", "He don't like this activity that I jio him to participate in" or "His personality is just like that" and most importantly...
It may come to a point where you'll feel, "He probably thinks I'm a nuisance".
Now,
Try putting yourself in his position:
Every so often, this person comes up and ask me to do something that I don't want to do. Even after rejecting him a few times, he still ask me continuously. Now there is 2 stages here, from "positive" feelings to "negative":
The first stage is "Oh, I really appreciate that he invites me to do this and this with him. He treats me as a friend".
Now there are many reasons why you reject him. Most of the time, I don't think it's because you dislike the person or what. It's probably that you are just NOT interested in whatever he's 'jio-ing' you to do. Like he ask you to go watch a movie, but you are too broke. Or he ask you to go jump parachute with him (every week) but you're just not a adventurous person.
...
So, at what point in time does this "good appreciation positive gesture" becomes...
"Oh man! Not this guy again. Everyday ask me do this...."
When You Stop Asking
Ok, now back to the position of being the "initiator".
Most of the time, once you take the initiative and got rejected a certain number of times, you'll stop asking this person to come out.
Sounds familiar?
Sounds like someone in your life?
You'll feel like "Aiyah... no point asking again... sure he don't want to come out.", or you just feel that you're making yourself a nuisance.
We no longer "Just try and ask". We don't want to be "thick-skin"...
We simply eliminate him from the "people we can go out with" because the "failure rate" is so high.
...
So I think it's pretty sad.
But there's no right or wrong here. The initiator doesn't know what his friend is thinking. He doesn't know if his friend is...
"really just happened to be unable to make it on the 2 - 3 occasions I asked him", or
"don't like to watch movie/kick soccer/play games/etc", or
"Want to go but have financial difficulties", or
"Don't like me", or any 100 other possibilities.
Personal Thoughts
I think it's a really wonderful thing when people ask you to go out.
It means they actually care.
It means whether you're there or not MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
Well, maybe you can say "he just ask me along to 'make up the numbers'" or whatever, but the fact is he makes the effort to ask you is good enough.
...
So I think even if you want to reject the person, you should at least say something like...
"Oh I really appreciate that you ask me, but I can't today because of XXX. Please ask me again next time."
Something like that lah.
The BEST thing you can do is to actually call him back next time and ask him out (Become the initiator). This greatly increases the chances he'll keep asking you.
...
The WORST thing you can do is to totally ignore the call or message.
For me, If it happens like about 2 or 3 times, I will immediately jump to the following conclusion:
"This person thinks I'm a nuisance. He can't even be bothered to talk to me. I better stop asking him next time."
So... what are your thoughts?
How many times do you try before you "give up on that person"?
Or, do you have any experiencing where someone keep calling you to do something uninteresting that you find him a nuisance? Or do you still appreciate him for asking you out even after you reject him so many times?
Where do you draw the line?
Today, I'm going to write about a "general phenomenon".
I think this is probably something that everyone can relate to...
Which Side Are You On?
Are you the kind of person that always look for other people, or the one that wait for others to look for you? Do you always "jio" people to do something, or you wait for people to "jio" you?
Well, I think most of us are a little bit of both (depending on the parties you're dealing with).
...
For this post, I'll make use of the "asking someone out" example since it's something everyone can relate to. But really if you think about it, this is applicable to many situations where one side takes the initiative to ask the other to do something.
Nevertheless... I'll just share mys thoughts on this...
And the BIG QUESTION:
Where is the line where "taking the initiative" becomes "being a nuisance"?
Crossing The Line
Let's say there's a person, you always attempt to "jio" him to come out. Then almost everytime you will get reject, or he fails to replies, he goes missing in action, or come up with lame excuse, etc... etc...
Sooner or later, there will come a point where you will ask yourself, "He probably doesn't like me", "He don't like this activity that I jio him to participate in" or "His personality is just like that" and most importantly...
It may come to a point where you'll feel, "He probably thinks I'm a nuisance".
Now,
Try putting yourself in his position:
Every so often, this person comes up and ask me to do something that I don't want to do. Even after rejecting him a few times, he still ask me continuously. Now there is 2 stages here, from "positive" feelings to "negative":
The first stage is "Oh, I really appreciate that he invites me to do this and this with him. He treats me as a friend".
Now there are many reasons why you reject him. Most of the time, I don't think it's because you dislike the person or what. It's probably that you are just NOT interested in whatever he's 'jio-ing' you to do. Like he ask you to go watch a movie, but you are too broke. Or he ask you to go jump parachute with him (every week) but you're just not a adventurous person.
...
So, at what point in time does this "good appreciation positive gesture" becomes...
"Oh man! Not this guy again. Everyday ask me do this...."
When You Stop Asking
Ok, now back to the position of being the "initiator".
Most of the time, once you take the initiative and got rejected a certain number of times, you'll stop asking this person to come out.
Sounds familiar?
Sounds like someone in your life?
You'll feel like "Aiyah... no point asking again... sure he don't want to come out.", or you just feel that you're making yourself a nuisance.
We no longer "Just try and ask". We don't want to be "thick-skin"...
We simply eliminate him from the "people we can go out with" because the "failure rate" is so high.
...
So I think it's pretty sad.
But there's no right or wrong here. The initiator doesn't know what his friend is thinking. He doesn't know if his friend is...
"really just happened to be unable to make it on the 2 - 3 occasions I asked him", or
"don't like to watch movie/kick soccer/play games/etc", or
"Want to go but have financial difficulties", or
"Don't like me", or any 100 other possibilities.
Personal Thoughts
I think it's a really wonderful thing when people ask you to go out.
It means they actually care.
It means whether you're there or not MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
Well, maybe you can say "he just ask me along to 'make up the numbers'" or whatever, but the fact is he makes the effort to ask you is good enough.
...
So I think even if you want to reject the person, you should at least say something like...
"Oh I really appreciate that you ask me, but I can't today because of XXX. Please ask me again next time."
Something like that lah.
The BEST thing you can do is to actually call him back next time and ask him out (Become the initiator). This greatly increases the chances he'll keep asking you.
...
The WORST thing you can do is to totally ignore the call or message.
For me, If it happens like about 2 or 3 times, I will immediately jump to the following conclusion:
"This person thinks I'm a nuisance. He can't even be bothered to talk to me. I better stop asking him next time."
So... what are your thoughts?
How many times do you try before you "give up on that person"?
Or, do you have any experiencing where someone keep calling you to do something uninteresting that you find him a nuisance? Or do you still appreciate him for asking you out even after you reject him so many times?
Where do you draw the line?
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Bolt!
I really think this is a crappy movie when I first saw its trailer.
And I'm not usually fond of animation films.
So I was actually quite reluctant to watch it...
But now, I'm glad I did. This is a really good movie!
I think it falls just a little behind "Kungfu Panda", which is a movie I hold in very high regards. Haha.
Plot
Bolt is a "super-dog" with super powers. The ability to fly over landscapes, break down walls, have heat-ray vision and of course the "Super-Bark" ability... That is, until the camera stop rolling.
Turned out he's been living his whole life in the movie set, thinking he really is a "super-dog".
One unfortunate day, he was "shipped" out of Hollywood into the real world, the reality...
Along the way, he's joined by a cat and hamster with lots of hilarious scenes.
Some parts I liked and can remember off the top of my head are...
Favourite Scenes
1) Mittens the cat is the local bully feeding off the "pigeons". There's a very funny line here that goes like "well, the deal just expired 30 seconds ago!", which is something the cat initially said when she demanded more from the pigeons.
And the next moment, Bolt said the exact same thing back to the cat. Then it cuts to the pigeons laughing atop the lamp post. It was just awesome.
2) The cat taught Bolt how to "beg for food"... You can hear the whole theater go "eeewww..."... It's really way too cute.
3) Rhino, the hamster evil laugh... LOL.
The Ending
The touching part comes when Bolt finally made his way back to Hollywood... when he is reunited with his owner...
I also like the twist about how his "Super Bark" actually saves the day... Haha.
This is a movie that has 70% humor from "Kungfu Panda" and 30% "emo-ness" from "10 Promises to My Dog". Haha.
It can't beat either of them in terms of laugh or tears, but it's a nice combination of both I feel. It's mainly comedy, but is kinda heart-warming at the end as well.
My Thoughts On The Ending
I hate to say this, but...
IF...
IF it didn't end in happy ending, I would have rate this movie 4 stars.
Please don't think I'm an evil person for this, haha.
Of course everyone love a happy ending. All fairytales must have a happy end.
...
But just imagine how much MORE impact it would have, how much more tears will be shed if...
If Bolt actually didn't survive.
If he died after saving his owner.
...
Wow. I think everyone will cry like siao...
The final scene itself is already quite touching... If they just build it on from there... show some flashbacks, etc... I think it would have been perfect.
At that moment, I really thought Bolt died.
...
...
...
But alas!
Unfortunately, or fortunately, you are soon cut to the next scene...
Lively mood, joyous music, everyone survives, everybody happy, the "bad guy" got punished, etc...
A very "typical" happy ending.
Haha.
It isn't that a happy ending isn't bad, but compared to a tragic ending, I think the latter will stay with the audience longer. It can really moved people.
Like until now, I still remember Van Helsing killed his beloved in werewolf form (tragic end). You think I would remember that movie if it was a "The 2 of them lived happily ever after?".
No way. LOL.
...
...
NEVERTHELESS!!!
This is still a very good movie.
Highly recommended by me.
...
...
Just one thing.
Don't watch it on weekends.
Freaking expensive.
Rating: 3.5/5
(70% of "Kungfu Panda" humour, 30% of "10 Promises To My Dog" Emo)
And I'm not usually fond of animation films.
So I was actually quite reluctant to watch it...
But now, I'm glad I did. This is a really good movie!
I think it falls just a little behind "Kungfu Panda", which is a movie I hold in very high regards. Haha.
Bolt
Plot
Bolt is a "super-dog" with super powers. The ability to fly over landscapes, break down walls, have heat-ray vision and of course the "Super-Bark" ability... That is, until the camera stop rolling.
Turned out he's been living his whole life in the movie set, thinking he really is a "super-dog".
One unfortunate day, he was "shipped" out of Hollywood into the real world, the reality...
Along the way, he's joined by a cat and hamster with lots of hilarious scenes.
Some parts I liked and can remember off the top of my head are...
Favourite Scenes
1) Mittens the cat is the local bully feeding off the "pigeons". There's a very funny line here that goes like "well, the deal just expired 30 seconds ago!", which is something the cat initially said when she demanded more from the pigeons.
And the next moment, Bolt said the exact same thing back to the cat. Then it cuts to the pigeons laughing atop the lamp post. It was just awesome.
2) The cat taught Bolt how to "beg for food"... You can hear the whole theater go "eeewww..."... It's really way too cute.
3) Rhino, the hamster evil laugh... LOL.
The Ending
The touching part comes when Bolt finally made his way back to Hollywood... when he is reunited with his owner...
I also like the twist about how his "Super Bark" actually saves the day... Haha.
This is a movie that has 70% humor from "Kungfu Panda" and 30% "emo-ness" from "10 Promises to My Dog". Haha.
It can't beat either of them in terms of laugh or tears, but it's a nice combination of both I feel. It's mainly comedy, but is kinda heart-warming at the end as well.
My Thoughts On The Ending
I hate to say this, but...
IF...
IF it didn't end in happy ending, I would have rate this movie 4 stars.
Please don't think I'm an evil person for this, haha.
Of course everyone love a happy ending. All fairytales must have a happy end.
...
But just imagine how much MORE impact it would have, how much more tears will be shed if...
If Bolt actually didn't survive.
If he died after saving his owner.
...
Wow. I think everyone will cry like siao...
The final scene itself is already quite touching... If they just build it on from there... show some flashbacks, etc... I think it would have been perfect.
At that moment, I really thought Bolt died.
...
...
...
But alas!
Unfortunately, or fortunately, you are soon cut to the next scene...
Lively mood, joyous music, everyone survives, everybody happy, the "bad guy" got punished, etc...
A very "typical" happy ending.
Haha.
It isn't that a happy ending isn't bad, but compared to a tragic ending, I think the latter will stay with the audience longer. It can really moved people.
Like until now, I still remember Van Helsing killed his beloved in werewolf form (tragic end). You think I would remember that movie if it was a "The 2 of them lived happily ever after?".
No way. LOL.
...
...
NEVERTHELESS!!!
This is still a very good movie.
Highly recommended by me.
...
...
Just one thing.
Don't watch it on weekends.
Freaking expensive.
Rating: 3.5/5
(70% of "Kungfu Panda" humour, 30% of "10 Promises To My Dog" Emo)
Friday, December 12, 2008
Happy Birthday, I Wish Myself
Nowadays, everyone is sooooo emo.
When I visit their blogs, all I see are emo posts.
When I talk to them, all I get are emo replies.
When I see them, all I see are emo faces...
...
This world... this is just an emo world.
:(
:(
:(
I really don't want to write this...
But I'm feeling so emo now...
Feel like crying...
Who says guys can't cry?
:(
"男人哭吧哭吧哭吧不是罪~~~再强的人也有权利去疲惫" (刘德华)
:(
:(
:(
Birthdays...
Birthdays remind you of everything you thought you would be at 22 when you were seven, but still are not - failing whatever resolutions you set out to achieve.
It reminds you that you haven't accomplished anything in life.
It reminds you that you're still broke. Still single. Still unhappy. Still helpless.
...
It reminds you of YET ANOTHER LONELY birthday.
"最孤单的人是我 最伤心的人是我~~~你怎么忍心让我独自承受..." (刘德华)
...
...
...
You jump at the sound alert of a new SMS and you hurriedly check if it is your new crush you're hopelessly in love with.
But No.
Of course Not...
"我无所谓~~~我伤过心, 掉过泪~~~ (张惠妹)"
...
...
...
You spent the whole night thinking about it...
You hoped it will come...
But it doesn't.
Why don't you just say it?
Why don't you just tell them?
...
That's the whole point.
It becomes meaningless if you have to request it yourself.
"如果开口那只是~~~我要来的温柔..." (S.H.E)
...
...
...
So disappointed.
Can't even win at fastest finger first.
Hahaha...
What bullshit...
I've lost everything.
When I clicked down and I saw 5 red ! marks...
I know I've lost.
I took a big gamble and I lost.
Badly.
This is the biggest birthday present ever.
"原来我拿幸福~~~当成了赌注~~~~输了你, 我输了全部~~~~" (那英)
...
...
...
I got a lot of monetary things though...
But...
Even though I really appreciate it...
They are not what I want...
Haiz...
I can only laugh.
Laugh all the pain away...
"你不是真正的快乐~~~你的笑只是你穿的保护色~~~" (五月天)
...
...
...
At midnight you try to go to sleep.
You wallow in self-pity and dream of a happier you.
...
...
生日快乐 我对自己说
Happy Birthday, I wish myself
(Ideas/quotes are partially borrowed from my friend, XY)
When I visit their blogs, all I see are emo posts.
When I talk to them, all I get are emo replies.
When I see them, all I see are emo faces...
...
This world... this is just an emo world.
:(
:(
:(
I really don't want to write this...
But I'm feeling so emo now...
Feel like crying...
Who says guys can't cry?
:(
"男人哭吧哭吧哭吧不是罪~~~再强的人也有权利去疲惫" (刘德华)
:(
:(
:(
Birthdays...
Birthdays remind you of everything you thought you would be at 22 when you were seven, but still are not - failing whatever resolutions you set out to achieve.
It reminds you that you haven't accomplished anything in life.
It reminds you that you're still broke. Still single. Still unhappy. Still helpless.
...
It reminds you of YET ANOTHER LONELY birthday.
"最孤单的人是我 最伤心的人是我~~~你怎么忍心让我独自承受..." (刘德华)
...
...
...
You jump at the sound alert of a new SMS and you hurriedly check if it is your new crush you're hopelessly in love with.
But No.
Of course Not...
"我无所谓~~~我伤过心, 掉过泪~~~ (张惠妹)"
...
...
...
You spent the whole night thinking about it...
You hoped it will come...
But it doesn't.
Why don't you just say it?
Why don't you just tell them?
...
That's the whole point.
It becomes meaningless if you have to request it yourself.
"如果开口那只是~~~我要来的温柔..." (S.H.E)
...
...
...
So disappointed.
Can't even win at fastest finger first.
Hahaha...
What bullshit...
I've lost everything.
When I clicked down and I saw 5 red ! marks...
I know I've lost.
I took a big gamble and I lost.
Badly.
This is the biggest birthday present ever.
"原来我拿幸福~~~当成了赌注~~~~输了你, 我输了全部~~~~" (那英)
...
...
...
I got a lot of monetary things though...
But...
Even though I really appreciate it...
They are not what I want...
Haiz...
I can only laugh.
Laugh all the pain away...
"你不是真正的快乐~~~你的笑只是你穿的保护色~~~" (五月天)
...
...
...
At midnight you try to go to sleep.
You wallow in self-pity and dream of a happier you.
...
...
生日快乐 我对自己说
Happy Birthday, I wish myself
(Ideas/quotes are partially borrowed from my friend, XY)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
What Should I Do To Marry A Rich Guy?
A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum:
Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?
I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year.
I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York . My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary?
Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I've dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden , $250k annual income is not enough.
I'm here humbly to ask a few questions:
1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2) Which age group should I target?
3) Why most wives of the riches is only average-looking? I've met a few girls who don't have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys.
4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? (My target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty
Here's a reply from a Wall Street Financial guy:
Dear Ms. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyze your situation as a professional investor. My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I'm not wasting time here.
From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you.
The answer is very simple, so let me explain. Put the details aside, what you're trying to do is an exchange of beauty and money: Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square.
However, there's a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year.
Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worried 10 years later.
By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a trading position. If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or leased.
Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you.
I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income. This has better chance than finding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in leasing services, do contact me.
Signed,
J.P. Morgan
Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?
I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year.
I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York . My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary?
Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I've dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden , $250k annual income is not enough.
I'm here humbly to ask a few questions:
1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2) Which age group should I target?
3) Why most wives of the riches is only average-looking? I've met a few girls who don't have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys.
4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? (My target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty
Here's a reply from a Wall Street Financial guy:
Dear Ms. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyze your situation as a professional investor. My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I'm not wasting time here.
From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you.
The answer is very simple, so let me explain. Put the details aside, what you're trying to do is an exchange of beauty and money: Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square.
However, there's a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year.
Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worried 10 years later.
By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a trading position. If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or leased.
Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you.
I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income. This has better chance than finding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in leasing services, do contact me.
Signed,
J.P. Morgan
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Exercise Is Good For Health!
Haha...
I'm glad I'm back to exercising regularly now, since the start of the holidays.
I'm really proud of myself for being able to pull myself together and "re-cultivate" this habit again. It takes a lot of determination and self-motivation when you're not "forced" to do it...
For the past 2 to 3 weeks, I've been running/cycling/swimming etc every 2 or 3 days, which is really good. Unfortunately, it seems that I'm still a long way from regaining the ability to run 10KM... Haha.
But that's secondary. Most important is the workout itself.
I've always had this insomnia problem, especially now during the holidays. I just can't make myself sleep anytime before 2am . If I go to bed any earlier than that, I'll spend like more than an hour "flip flopping" in order to get to sleep.
So, instead of wasting that 1 hour, I just use that time to exercise. It helps me sleep better at night, makes me feel better, and it's just a great way to pass time. And it definitely beat sitting in front of the computer all day long.
...
But alas! I can't seem to find many people who's "enthu" about it and can company me... at least those living in Woodlands...
Those people living in Woodlands are ALL SO LAZY lah... too tired, sleeping, doing housework, working, floor wet... what the hell...
Some people, the stadium is just RIGHT AT THEIR DOORSTEPS... also don't want to come out.
Geez!
Then those who do exercise stay so far away...
:(
Anyway...
I just try out a new exercise plan today - cycling to the stadium to run! (instead of taking bus)
Hee...
Not only save money, but I also get to tour pass Republic Poly on the way to the stadium...
Hee...
Really not bad...
Got Cornetto, Magnolia, Walls...
Hope can get some "Ben and Jerry" next time...
...
I'm glad I'm back to exercising regularly now, since the start of the holidays.
I'm really proud of myself for being able to pull myself together and "re-cultivate" this habit again. It takes a lot of determination and self-motivation when you're not "forced" to do it...
For the past 2 to 3 weeks, I've been running/cycling/swimming etc every 2 or 3 days, which is really good. Unfortunately, it seems that I'm still a long way from regaining the ability to run 10KM... Haha.
But that's secondary. Most important is the workout itself.
I've always had this insomnia problem, especially now during the holidays. I just can't make myself sleep anytime before 2am . If I go to bed any earlier than that, I'll spend like more than an hour "flip flopping" in order to get to sleep.
So, instead of wasting that 1 hour, I just use that time to exercise. It helps me sleep better at night, makes me feel better, and it's just a great way to pass time. And it definitely beat sitting in front of the computer all day long.
...
But alas! I can't seem to find many people who's "enthu" about it and can company me... at least those living in Woodlands...
Those people living in Woodlands are ALL SO LAZY lah... too tired, sleeping, doing housework, working, floor wet... what the hell...
Some people, the stadium is just RIGHT AT THEIR DOORSTEPS... also don't want to come out.
Geez!
Then those who do exercise stay so far away...
:(
Anyway...
I just try out a new exercise plan today - cycling to the stadium to run! (instead of taking bus)
Hee...
Not only save money, but I also get to tour pass Republic Poly on the way to the stadium...
Hee...
Really not bad...
Got Cornetto, Magnolia, Walls...
Hope can get some "Ben and Jerry" next time...
...
Monday, December 08, 2008
Mad TV III - Ms Swan
Ms Swan almost never fails to make me laugh...
Her video clips are so hilarious...
She reminds me of our own Singapore version - "Liang Po Po" and "Liang Xi Mei"...
Her favourite phrase is...
"Ok, I tell you everything."
Ms Swan at the Cinemas
Ms Swan at McRonalds
Ms Swan Phone Sex
Ms Swan at ATM
Ms Swan at Starbucks
Her video clips are so hilarious...
She reminds me of our own Singapore version - "Liang Po Po" and "Liang Xi Mei"...
Her favourite phrase is...
"Ok, I tell you everything."
Ms Swan at the Cinemas
Ms Swan at McRonalds
Ms Swan Phone Sex
Ms Swan at ATM
Ms Swan at Starbucks
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Everyone got their own problems...
An email I received some time back...
And I think it's extremely meaningful...
Everyone got their own problems/dark secrets. You are not the only one.
And Life is precious!
*You may need to save it down to read the text.
And I think it's extremely meaningful...
Everyone got their own problems/dark secrets. You are not the only one.
And Life is precious!
*You may need to save it down to read the text.
Friday, December 05, 2008
It's a Small World...
I've discovered how amazing Facebook actually is...
Sooner or later, you'll see people you know that knows people you know...
Your poly classmate starts sleeping together with your primary school classmate.
Your army friend turned out to be the gay buddy with another of your friend.
People you haven't seen for ages start coming back to "haunt" you... (just kidding)
And You suddenly discover that 3 distinct people you know from distinct period of your life actually knows each other....
You know, all these sort of stuffs.
...
It's really interesting.
...
Haha...
It's a really small world here.
Sooner or later, you'll see people you know that knows people you know...
Your poly classmate starts sleeping together with your primary school classmate.
Your army friend turned out to be the gay buddy with another of your friend.
People you haven't seen for ages start coming back to "haunt" you... (just kidding)
And You suddenly discover that 3 distinct people you know from distinct period of your life actually knows each other....
You know, all these sort of stuffs.
...
It's really interesting.
...
Haha...
It's a really small world here.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Long Time No See!
This song below is to commemorate my return to the Kindergarten for the first time in more than 4 months...
It really warms my heart to see that both Jimmy and Bart still recognizes me, even though I feel that, to them, I am probably now just "a person from the very distant past who used to take care of me".
It's kind of sad really, but this is inevitable... :(
Bart still respond to my calls (jumps up and bounce on the cage, wags his tail), but definitely not as enthusiastic as before lah... his eyes doesn't brighten up and he doesn't start behaving like some hyperactive kid like he did.
Jimmy leh... He still listens to all my commands... and comes to me out of everyone. Haha...
It's good to know that they're still doing well, and see all the other old friends. I guessed I picked a really good day to go back, haha.
This is the first, and probably the last time though... there's really no point going back anymore. I only know like barely 50% of the people there now, and I think by the next trip, Bart and Jimmy would have totally forgotten about me... Haha...
...
Well then...
All the best to the Kindergarten, and everyone still writing its legacy...!
It really warms my heart to see that both Jimmy and Bart still recognizes me, even though I feel that, to them, I am probably now just "a person from the very distant past who used to take care of me".
It's kind of sad really, but this is inevitable... :(
Bart still respond to my calls (jumps up and bounce on the cage, wags his tail), but definitely not as enthusiastic as before lah... his eyes doesn't brighten up and he doesn't start behaving like some hyperactive kid like he did.
Jimmy leh... He still listens to all my commands... and comes to me out of everyone. Haha...
It's good to know that they're still doing well, and see all the other old friends. I guessed I picked a really good day to go back, haha.
This is the first, and probably the last time though... there's really no point going back anymore. I only know like barely 50% of the people there now, and I think by the next trip, Bart and Jimmy would have totally forgotten about me... Haha...
...
Well then...
All the best to the Kindergarten, and everyone still writing its legacy...!
Wooo~ Wooo~~ Ai Yi Ai~~~
Wooo~ Wooo~~ Ai Yi Ai~~~
我的Jimmy越来越美 越来越可爱
走到哪里是否还会 随便乱撒尿
你的duty越做越多 越做越糟糕
是否每天晚上你都 偷偷流着泪
好久不见的你是否 别来无恙
我的心里有时还在 偷偷想着它
日复一日两年无声 改变了我们
得到什么失去什么 又有谁知道
*First Chorus
好久没到这个地方来 唉咿唉
这里的狗每个每个 变了样
是否我的JIMMY看到球还 会疯掉
是否BART BART越来越坏越来 越捞赛
*Second Chorus
好久没到这个地方来 唉咿唉
这里的狗每个每个 变了样
是否还有人又不小心被 NERO咬
是否JACKIE依然还是天天 在KI SIAO
*Ending
好久没到这个地方来 唉咿唉
这里的人每个每个 变了样
是否记得当初我也曾经 在K9
是否记 得我也曾经在 JURONG徘徊
好久没到这个地方来 唉咿唉
这里的人每个每个 变了样
是否记得当初我为你们 唱的歌
是否记得曾为ORD 一起等待
Wooo~ Wooo~~ Ai Yi Ai~~~
Wooo~ Wooo~~ Ai Yi Ai~~~
Monday, December 01, 2008
Mad TV II
Couldn't get enough of Mad TV!
Burglar Victims Demanding Sex - How to chase away the burglar...
Porn Star Registration - Next!
Keeping Passengers Safe - Will Singapore really become like this one day?
Bobby and Kista Fast - Can you really go through this?!
Flashlights - This is soooooooo funny I almost cried!
Happy Valentine's - Hold the wood for me, Justin! Reminds me of Happy Tree Friends...
Burglar Victims Demanding Sex - How to chase away the burglar...
Porn Star Registration - Next!
Keeping Passengers Safe - Will Singapore really become like this one day?
Bobby and Kista Fast - Can you really go through this?!
Flashlights - This is soooooooo funny I almost cried!
Happy Valentine's - Hold the wood for me, Justin! Reminds me of Happy Tree Friends...
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Da Ge's Wedding!
Went to attend my Lao Ge wedding registration ceremony...
Haha...
Fun~
Da Sao's dog Bee Bee~ So cute! (And the dress!)
Lots of people!
Haha...
Fun~
Da Sao's dog Bee Bee~ So cute! (And the dress!)
Lots of people!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Kenny's 19th Birthday!
Participants: Kenny, Geraint, Leon, Karl, Edmund, Wei Long, Nigel, Samuel and myself...
Main event was playing Pictionary!
Kenny is just godly at the game -_-... He got like nearly 20 cards out of the 50 initial questions I think.
Geraint came in 2nd at like around 10. And I only got like 3 or 4... Haha.
Then Edmund kept saying I sucks at guessing...
What the hell lah... the questions itself are bias towards them loh. Some of it are totally irrelevant to me already, like recent term which doesn't exists during my time.
And I have no idea why they kept shouting "Serah Palin" for every single question, and Dominic "XXX Big Boobs". LOL.
Had lots of fun though... kept yelling till I almost lost my voice... Must really applaud them for coming up with such hilarious themes.
We played for hours I think, until we ran out of the questions. Then Karl volunteered to set the question, but most of them are extremely predictable... haha.
You just have to think about what he usually says, and he's still saying the same things. I remembered one when the drawer has barely even started to draw, and I just shout randomly "SARAVANANA~~~"
And THAT WAS THE CORRECT ANSWER!!!
ROFL!
That was freaking lame.
Haha
Anyway...
I only took a couple of clips, and some of them just can't be shown... LOL. It's just way too over already... (May get them into trouble. Haha.)
After filtering a bit, I'm just left with these 2...
Pictionary (Obama)
Pictionary (Deepavali)
Went to a Italian restaurant (I think) for dinner...
When we were ordering food, Mr Maths Professor Seow started doing all the "Pi R Square" stuffs... and calculating the area and circumference of each pizza size to see which one is more worth it...
-_-
Totally stun lah... Just when I thought no more Maths... I don't know what the waitress would think if she realized why we're taking so long to order. We're trying to calculating whether the area of a 21 inch pizza is bigger than 2 12 inch pizza or something, and then dividing by the cost etc to see which one is of better value... -_-
Geez... buay tahan...
Anyway, we decided to order the largest one to share...
And man...
It was humongous!
Yun Zhen joined us halfway through the dinner and just spam chicken wings...
Birthday Song
After the celebration, went back to Geraint house to relax...
And got to know a little more "insider" info...
Anyway... just hang around play more games.
Many thanks to Nigel for sending us home.
Main event was playing Pictionary!
Kenny is just godly at the game -_-... He got like nearly 20 cards out of the 50 initial questions I think.
Geraint came in 2nd at like around 10. And I only got like 3 or 4... Haha.
Then Edmund kept saying I sucks at guessing...
What the hell lah... the questions itself are bias towards them loh. Some of it are totally irrelevant to me already, like recent term which doesn't exists during my time.
And I have no idea why they kept shouting "Serah Palin" for every single question, and Dominic "XXX Big Boobs". LOL.
Had lots of fun though... kept yelling till I almost lost my voice... Must really applaud them for coming up with such hilarious themes.
We played for hours I think, until we ran out of the questions. Then Karl volunteered to set the question, but most of them are extremely predictable... haha.
You just have to think about what he usually says, and he's still saying the same things. I remembered one when the drawer has barely even started to draw, and I just shout randomly "SARAVANANA~~~"
And THAT WAS THE CORRECT ANSWER!!!
ROFL!
That was freaking lame.
Haha
Anyway...
I only took a couple of clips, and some of them just can't be shown... LOL. It's just way too over already... (May get them into trouble. Haha.)
After filtering a bit, I'm just left with these 2...
Pictionary (Obama)
Pictionary (Deepavali)
Went to a Italian restaurant (I think) for dinner...
When we were ordering food, Mr Maths Professor Seow started doing all the "Pi R Square" stuffs... and calculating the area and circumference of each pizza size to see which one is more worth it...
-_-
Totally stun lah... Just when I thought no more Maths... I don't know what the waitress would think if she realized why we're taking so long to order. We're trying to calculating whether the area of a 21 inch pizza is bigger than 2 12 inch pizza or something, and then dividing by the cost etc to see which one is of better value... -_-
Geez... buay tahan...
Anyway, we decided to order the largest one to share...
And man...
It was humongous!
Yun Zhen joined us halfway through the dinner and just spam chicken wings...
Birthday Song
After the celebration, went back to Geraint house to relax...
And got to know a little more "insider" info...
Anyway... just hang around play more games.
Many thanks to Nigel for sending us home.
iPersonic Personality Test
1 of the Most Accurate Personality Test Ever
You've probably taken hundreds of personality tests in your life.
But this one I'm going to introduce you is likely to be one of the most accurate ever.
It classifies everyone into 1 of the 16 main personality, which I found to be highly accurate.
Everyone I have share this so far acknowledge how accurate it is as well!
So... here goes!
Tell me what you think!
Post it up if you have a blog!
You've probably taken hundreds of personality tests in your life.
But this one I'm going to introduce you is likely to be one of the most accurate ever.
It classifies everyone into 1 of the 16 main personality, which I found to be highly accurate.
Everyone I have share this so far acknowledge how accurate it is as well!
So... here goes!
Tell me what you think!
Post it up if you have a blog!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Quarantine (2008)
Quarantine
Gosh... watched another dumb-ass movie today. Really felt like wasted money. Spoilers below...
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First, the plot.
Well.
Frankly speaking, I can't even say anything about it.
You know why?
Cause there is NO PLOT in this story.
Well, almost none.
Basically, a group of people got trapped inside a building. And at the end, all of them died.
Yes.
When I said all, I do mean ALL.
Including the main character herself.
That's the entire plot.
There is no twist, no character development, no greater conspiracy involved, no nothing.
Just a movie about every single person dying off 1 by 1 (or sometimes in larger quantities). There's no resolution to the story either.
...
I'll give the movie some credits for making use of the "camera man" as a character in the movie. So basically you're like watching through the DV Recorder of the main character in the story. (There's a term for this technique but I forgotten what it's called.)
There are pros and cons of course. The good thing is it feels much more "real", almost like you're seeing from the characters perspective. And some parts can be quite chilling (especially the last 15 minutes or so)
The bad thing about this is at certain times, it can get REAL annoying with all the zooming in and out, blurring, shaky cameras... Just picture what a person escaping from zombies will film... -_-
Still, I can't recall when was the last time I saw something filmed from such interesting perspective. So it kind of refreshing for me.
Other than that... not much to say about this horror flick...
Not really scary except for certain portions here and there (especially towards the ending). Some portion can really get on your nerves though... kind of gory.
That's about it.
This film receives almost zero (for plot) from me for its almost non-existence plot - No explanation on how they resolve the whole matter, no mention of what's with all those virus articles, no mention of who made and developed the virus. Nothing.
Still, the presentation aren't too bad and it "serves its purpose as a horror movie."
Rating: 2.0 / 5 (Guess What? The scene on the poster is the LAST scene in the movie.)
...
First, the plot.
Well.
Frankly speaking, I can't even say anything about it.
You know why?
Cause there is NO PLOT in this story.
Well, almost none.
Basically, a group of people got trapped inside a building. And at the end, all of them died.
Yes.
When I said all, I do mean ALL.
Including the main character herself.
That's the entire plot.
There is no twist, no character development, no greater conspiracy involved, no nothing.
Just a movie about every single person dying off 1 by 1 (or sometimes in larger quantities). There's no resolution to the story either.
...
I'll give the movie some credits for making use of the "camera man" as a character in the movie. So basically you're like watching through the DV Recorder of the main character in the story. (There's a term for this technique but I forgotten what it's called.)
There are pros and cons of course. The good thing is it feels much more "real", almost like you're seeing from the characters perspective. And some parts can be quite chilling (especially the last 15 minutes or so)
The bad thing about this is at certain times, it can get REAL annoying with all the zooming in and out, blurring, shaky cameras... Just picture what a person escaping from zombies will film... -_-
Still, I can't recall when was the last time I saw something filmed from such interesting perspective. So it kind of refreshing for me.
Other than that... not much to say about this horror flick...
Not really scary except for certain portions here and there (especially towards the ending). Some portion can really get on your nerves though... kind of gory.
That's about it.
This film receives almost zero (for plot) from me for its almost non-existence plot - No explanation on how they resolve the whole matter, no mention of what's with all those virus articles, no mention of who made and developed the virus. Nothing.
Still, the presentation aren't too bad and it "serves its purpose as a horror movie."
Rating: 2.0 / 5 (Guess What? The scene on the poster is the LAST scene in the movie.)
Went to have a run after that. Tried to jio some people out, but all sibeh attitude lot of excuses. Even SK, the "Mr Muscle" guy... yesterday ask him on MSN, say what "anything".
Then morning ask him go, say what after rain the floor wet... What the hell loh...
In the end nevermind... go run myself...
As expected, my physical fitness have deteriorate to beyond comprehension... -_-
How the hell did I manage to run 10KM back in the Kindergarten?
Jeez...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Mad TV
Recently, I'm hooked to a series of Comedy Skits by a channel known as "MadTV".
Absolutely hilarious...
Sharing some of the best I've seen...
The New IPad - Imagine if such product really exists...
Hooked on Phonics - This might actually be a true story...
Mac Fat Ass - Who are the fattest people in the world?
Sex Face - Get The Mirror!
Oral Sex - This is absolutely hilarious and the ending is just GOLD!
Absolutely hilarious...
Sharing some of the best I've seen...
The New IPad - Imagine if such product really exists...
Hooked on Phonics - This might actually be a true story...
Mac Fat Ass - Who are the fattest people in the world?
Sex Face - Get The Mirror!
Oral Sex - This is absolutely hilarious and the ending is just GOLD!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Exams Are Over!!!
Ahhh...
What's more infuriating than seeing an exam question you can't do?
Well...
It's "not doing a question you know how to do correctly"...
...
...
...
Haizz...
...
Forget it.
No use mulling over the past...
......
The exam "atmosphere" lasted nearly a month! (From end of October to now)
That's like the longest exam period ever. (Since maybe O levels)
And now, it's time for the BIG REWARD!!!
...
1 freaking month of holy days!
WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!
...
...
Frankly speaking, I am so so so worn out from this semester.
I'm really drained of my energy. Mentally (Brain dead), Physically (Sleeping at 2 and waking up at 7), Emotionally (So many things happened...) and even spiritually (My Spirit is dying...)
...
So I'm really really tired. I haven't had a good rest in a long long time.
Come to think of it, I was "thrown" into SCE almost right after I left the Kindergarten.
So theoretically speaking, the last time I had a break more than a month long was more than 2 years ago!
:(
... ...
I got lot of things to update. Lot of things to write about. Lots of things to decide on. Lots of things to clear up.
Nearly 1 whole month of nightmare...
And...
This is another dumb picture I found when I was "clearing the thrash"...
Thanks, Ben.
What's more infuriating than seeing an exam question you can't do?
Well...
It's "not doing a question you know how to do correctly"...
...
...
...
Haizz...
...
Forget it.
No use mulling over the past...
......
The worst is over!
And I'M GOING TO ENJOY MY HOLIDAYS!!!
And I'M GOING TO ENJOY MY HOLIDAYS!!!
The exam "atmosphere" lasted nearly a month! (From end of October to now)
That's like the longest exam period ever. (Since maybe O levels)
And now, it's time for the BIG REWARD!!!
...
1 freaking month of holy days!
WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!
...
...
Frankly speaking, I am so so so worn out from this semester.
I'm really drained of my energy. Mentally (Brain dead), Physically (Sleeping at 2 and waking up at 7), Emotionally (So many things happened...) and even spiritually (My Spirit is dying...)
...
So I'm really really tired. I haven't had a good rest in a long long time.
Come to think of it, I was "thrown" into SCE almost right after I left the Kindergarten.
So theoretically speaking, the last time I had a break more than a month long was more than 2 years ago!
:(
... ...
I got lot of things to update. Lot of things to write about. Lots of things to decide on. Lots of things to clear up.
And most important of all have a REAL GOOD rest...
And now...
It's Time...
TO BURN THE BOOKS!!!
And now...
It's Time...
TO BURN THE BOOKS!!!
Nearly 1 whole month of nightmare...
And...
This is another dumb picture I found when I was "clearing the thrash"...
Thanks, Ben.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Exams = Buy 4D
Sometimes, I think sitting for exams is a lot like buying 4D/Gambling.
A lot depends on how lucky you are at hitting the "jackpot"...
Like example...
2 hours before the Maths exam, someone asked "how to find the inverse of a 3 by 3 matrix?"
And I told him, "Aiyah! At most ask 2 by 2 only, won't ask 3 by 3 one lah!"
...
And guessed what?
Come out question "Find the inverse of 4 by 4 matrix."
...
KNSOMGWTF#$%#$%^!@#^!
... ... ...
...
...
Today, same thing happened again.
Group of us were like discussing the formulas for calculating the One Shot pulse time. And I said, "This one confirm won't ask de lah... Never appeared before in the past year paper."
...
And TADA!
Really come out!
...
-_-
Of course, there are also times when you get really lucky and strike the big prize (Like a 12 marks question which is exactly the same as what you've practiced many times)...
...
The elites have the largest amount of capital. They can place their bets on every possible combination of numbers and win the game.
For "commoners" like me, we just have to place what little money we have carefully...
...
Yep, This is about probability...
It is just like what Dr Woo said.
"If you're lucky and just happen to write the correct answer down, you will still get full marks even if you don't know how to do. This is probability."
...
...
Anyway...
Final stretch in this marathon...
This has been going on for way too long now.
...
I can't wait for this to end.
A lot depends on how lucky you are at hitting the "jackpot"...
Like example...
2 hours before the Maths exam, someone asked "how to find the inverse of a 3 by 3 matrix?"
And I told him, "Aiyah! At most ask 2 by 2 only, won't ask 3 by 3 one lah!"
...
And guessed what?
Come out question "Find the inverse of 4 by 4 matrix."
...
KNSOMGWTF#$%#$%^!@#^!
... ... ...
...
...
Today, same thing happened again.
Group of us were like discussing the formulas for calculating the One Shot pulse time. And I said, "This one confirm won't ask de lah... Never appeared before in the past year paper."
...
And TADA!
Really come out!
...
-_-
Of course, there are also times when you get really lucky and strike the big prize (Like a 12 marks question which is exactly the same as what you've practiced many times)...
...
The elites have the largest amount of capital. They can place their bets on every possible combination of numbers and win the game.
For "commoners" like me, we just have to place what little money we have carefully...
...
Yep, This is about probability...
It is just like what Dr Woo said.
"If you're lucky and just happen to write the correct answer down, you will still get full marks even if you don't know how to do. This is probability."
...
...
Anyway...
Final stretch in this marathon...
This has been going on for way too long now.
...
I can't wait for this to end.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
NTU Education Standards
Lots of thing bogging my mind lately...
Hopefully I can address them once it's all over...
...
...
Some interesting link I found.
...
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NTU Student writes e-mail expressing opinion on the drop in education standards
Hopefully I can address them once it's all over...
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Some interesting link I found.
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NTU Student writes e-mail expressing opinion on the drop in education standards
Friday, November 14, 2008
"A" Goodbye...
BABY 不要再哭泣
这个 TEST 你又拿C
紧握着你的手说下个 TEST 再努力
每一次想放弃
但不如坚持到底
下一个 TEST 我一定好好的从头努力。。。
要读书还是打 GAME
总是时在我心交叉
挫折的眼泪不能测试 C 的重量
做过的 TEST 收不回
还没 TEST 的 A 不能给
别把我 B 也带走去跟随
*Chorus*
这一次我很努力, 可是还是拿了个 C
每一次看到全部的 C, 痛苦难以释怀
每一次和 A 分开, 每一次 Kiss A Goodbye
痛苦的滋味此刻我终于最明白
The most difficult paper of my life...
Today, I sat for my first major examination paper in 3 years...
...
And I am deeply traumatized.
I CANNOT recall any other paper I've taken at any point in my life that is ANYWHERE close to the difficulty of this one.
For normal exam papers, I'll probably ask myself, "How well did I do?"
For the more difficult ones, I'll ask, "I wonder if I can pass..."
And this?!
This ONE!
THIS!!!
I ask myself, "How badly will I fail?"
When I first received the paper, all I could do was to "skip, skip and skip". When I finally find one I am confident of doing, It turned out to be much harder than I thought!
And It doesn't help when you see the time keeps ticking away... and half of the paper is still untouched.
When I "completed" the paper, I look around and all I see are people shaking their heads. As I walked out of the exam hall, all I can hear are people complaining how tough the paper is. Nearly everyone I know claimed they couldn't do the paper.
And so I was surfing around the Hardware Zone student forums... and even there I see threads and posts complaining about this deadly paper...
"today cpe103 paper may marks my end of uni life ,a time where i felt so 'helpless' in maths paper"
"CPE103/CSC103 module exam is damn hard. anyone is confidence obtaining grade A or B for this?"
"i'm confident of getting a "Distinction" or even da bao it.." (Reply to above)
"just cleared my first paper this afternoon, CSC103. All of us kena pawn deep deep.. "
"damn..1st.paper.gone.case.lez...flunk!!"
Haiz...
All I can say is, I already did my BEST. I knew I wasn't very good in Maths.
So I turned away all invitations (A.L.L, ALL) and spent days and days coping myself at home, doing MATHS, MATHS AND MORE MATHS.
Not say I never practice. Past year paper (and I mean the whole stack) do also do liao. Tutorial questions + Drill questions do until almost can memorize the question liao...
...
AND WHAT?!
WHAT GOOD DID IT DO?
...
...
NOTHING!!!
The questions that came out are OUT OF THE WORLD.
Where are the type of questions that I SPENT DAYS AND DAYS PRACTICING?!
Where is my BAYES THEOREM?!
It came out EVERY SINGLE YEAR and It didn't came out this year.
Where is the DAMN HOSPITAL RULE?
BARELY appeared.
Where is my FAVOURITE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION?
Not even a single question on it.
NOPE.
NOTHING.
Instead, what you get are NEVER SEEN BEFORE questions that are totally out of your league. The past year paper questions seems like PEANUTS compared to the questions in this paper.
...
...
You would expect there to be some "give-away" questions.
But NO.
Every SINGLE QUESTION is OUT FOR YOUR LIFE.
...
Even the simplest statistic question requires you to spent a ridiculous amount of time to work out the solution. That is bullshit, considering you only have 2 hours. (and if you calculate it, you got like 5 minutes for a single question)
And I thought the ball question would be easy. But no, it is a "different kind of ball"... that makes you catch no ball...
Ok nevermind not funny.
...
...
...
Bottomline...
...
Really GG this time -_-
Tio Pwn + Tio Own...
Really is up lorry...
...
...
Now all I can look forward to is getting owned a second time by Logic.
Hahahahahaha...
WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAA....
...
And I am deeply traumatized.
I CANNOT recall any other paper I've taken at any point in my life that is ANYWHERE close to the difficulty of this one.
For normal exam papers, I'll probably ask myself, "How well did I do?"
For the more difficult ones, I'll ask, "I wonder if I can pass..."
And this?!
This ONE!
THIS!!!
I ask myself, "How badly will I fail?"
When I first received the paper, all I could do was to "skip, skip and skip". When I finally find one I am confident of doing, It turned out to be much harder than I thought!
And It doesn't help when you see the time keeps ticking away... and half of the paper is still untouched.
When I "completed" the paper, I look around and all I see are people shaking their heads. As I walked out of the exam hall, all I can hear are people complaining how tough the paper is. Nearly everyone I know claimed they couldn't do the paper.
And so I was surfing around the Hardware Zone student forums... and even there I see threads and posts complaining about this deadly paper...
"today cpe103 paper may marks my end of uni life ,a time where i felt so 'helpless' in maths paper"
"CPE103/CSC103 module exam is damn hard. anyone is confidence obtaining grade A or B for this?"
"i'm confident of getting a "Distinction" or even da bao it.." (Reply to above)
"just cleared my first paper this afternoon, CSC103. All of us kena pawn deep deep.. "
"damn..1st.paper.gone.case.lez...flunk!!"
Haiz...
All I can say is, I already did my BEST. I knew I wasn't very good in Maths.
So I turned away all invitations (A.L.L, ALL) and spent days and days coping myself at home, doing MATHS, MATHS AND MORE MATHS.
Not say I never practice. Past year paper (and I mean the whole stack) do also do liao. Tutorial questions + Drill questions do until almost can memorize the question liao...
...
AND WHAT?!
WHAT GOOD DID IT DO?
...
...
NOTHING!!!
The questions that came out are OUT OF THE WORLD.
Where are the type of questions that I SPENT DAYS AND DAYS PRACTICING?!
Where is my BAYES THEOREM?!
It came out EVERY SINGLE YEAR and It didn't came out this year.
Where is the DAMN HOSPITAL RULE?
BARELY appeared.
Where is my FAVOURITE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION?
Not even a single question on it.
NOPE.
NOTHING.
Instead, what you get are NEVER SEEN BEFORE questions that are totally out of your league. The past year paper questions seems like PEANUTS compared to the questions in this paper.
...
...
You would expect there to be some "give-away" questions.
But NO.
Every SINGLE QUESTION is OUT FOR YOUR LIFE.
...
Even the simplest statistic question requires you to spent a ridiculous amount of time to work out the solution. That is bullshit, considering you only have 2 hours. (and if you calculate it, you got like 5 minutes for a single question)
And I thought the ball question would be easy. But no, it is a "different kind of ball"... that makes you catch no ball...
Ok nevermind not funny.
...
...
...
Bottomline...
...
Really GG this time -_-
Tio Pwn + Tio Own...
Really is up lorry...
...
...
Now all I can look forward to is getting owned a second time by Logic.
Hahahahahaha...
WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAA....
Monday, November 10, 2008
Exams Are Here!!!
Exams! EXAMS!!! EXAMS!!!!!!! EXAMS!!!!!!! EXAMS AHHHHH!!!!!!!! | ||
Probabilities, Statistics, Hypothesis Testing, Standard Deviation, Variance, Normal Distribution, Discrete Variable, Continuous Random Variable, Probability Density Function, T Table, Z Table, Chi Square, Binomial Distribution, Sample Size, Population Mean, Unbias Point Estimate, Interval Estimate, Calculus, Derivative, Integral, Definite Integral, Differentiation, Partial Fractions, Integration by Parts, U Subsitution, Limits, Hopital Rule, Trigonometric Identities, Linear Algebra, Vectors, Matrices, Determinent, Rank. Logical Inference Rules, Proposition, Tautology, Contradiction, Critical Rows, Arguments, Predicates, Logical Equivalence, Premises, Quantifications, Subsets, Intersection, Power Sets, Set Complements, Cartesian Product, Ordered Pairs, Cardinality, Set Identities Theorems, Membership Tables, Reflexive, Antisymmetric, Symmetric, Transitivity, Total Order, Partial Order, Mathematical Induction, Bijective, Surjective, Injective, Cursed Pigonhole Principle. | ||
Euler Circuits, Hamilton Circuits, Handshaking Theorem, Bipartite Graphs, Recursion. Analog, Digital, Decimal, Octal, Decimal, Base Conversion,Binary Coded Decimal, Serial/Parallel Transmission, Parity Error Detection, Logic Gates, Truth Tables, Boolean Theorems, Universality of NAND and NOR, Alternate Logic Gates, Active Levels, Asserted, Negated, Sum of Products, Products of Sums, Minterms, Maxterms, Karnaugh Map, TTL, CMOS, Medium Scaled Integrated Circuits, Floating Inputs, Fan-out, Power Dissipation, Propogation Delay, Noise Margin, Current Sourcing, Current Sinking. Dynamic Memory, Deep Cloning, Compare To |  | LinkedList, ArrayList, Stacks, Queues, Trees, Graphs, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, New Balance, AVL Trees, Tree Traversal, Pre Order, In Order, Post Order, In Order Successor. Decoder, Encoder, Multixplexer, Demulitplexer, Magnitude Comparator, JK Flip Flop, D Flip Flop, CLEAR*, PRESET*, Synchronous, Asynchronous, Setup Time, Hold Time, Clock Frequency, Duty Cycle, Schmitt Trigger, One Shots, Ripple Counter, Parallel Counter, Johnson Counter, Shift Register Counter, Parallel Adder, Bit Magnitude, 2 Bit Complemeent, Bit, Byte, Word, Nibble, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte. |
Unicode, ASCII, Overflow, Truncation, Floating Point, Excess Notation, Mantissa, Exponent, Sign Bit, Pimary Storage, Secondary Storage, Physical Address, Logical Address, Random Access Memory, Read Only Memory, Flash Memory, Hard Disk Motherboard, Bus Width, Bus Speed, Bootstrap, Microprocessors, Embedded Systems, PortsCache, Von Neumann Architecture, Instruction Sets, Arithmetic Logic Unit, Function Unit, General Registers, Status Registers, Control Unit, Instruction Cycle, Fetch Unit, Decode Unit, Execute Unit, Program Counter, Instruction Register, Operating Systems, Applications, System Softwares, Shell, Kernel, Process Manager, Memory Manager, Device Manager, File Manager, Multiprocessing, Multiprogramming, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Paging, Page Tables, Device Drivers, File Manager, Packet Switching, Circuit Switching, Protocols, Application Layer, Transport Layer, Network Layer, Link Layer, Physical Layer, Transmission Control Protocol, Internet Protocol, Packet Headers, Local Area Network, Wide Area Network , Network Topologies, Repeater, Bridge, Switch, Routers, Cilent Server, Peer To Peer, Distributed Systems, Hypertext, Hyperlink, HTML, Uniform Resource Locator, Extensible Markup Language, Cilent Scripting, Server Side Activites, Algorithms, Syntax, Semantics. Psuedocode, Iteration, Recursion, Procedures, Time Complexity, Algorithm Efficiency, Non Deterministic Polynomial Problems, Database Systems, Fields, Records, Hierarchical Database, Network Database, Relational Database, Object Oriented Database, SELECT, JOIN, PROJECT, Structured Query Language, Data Integrity, Commit Roll Back Mechanism, Concurrency Control, Security & Backup, Data Warehouse, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Reflex, Intelligent Response, Goal Seeking, Learning, State Graph, Search Trees, Artificial Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Fuzzy Logic, Software Engineering, Waterfall Model, Incremental Model, Modularity, Data Coupling, Bomb,Data Diddling, Denial of Service, Piggybacking, Salami Technique, Scavenging, Trapdoor, Trojan Horse, Zapping, Virus, Encryption, Firewall. | ||
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Thoughts Recognition?!
You got to watch this because it is just so freaking amazing...
This is what I call, "You have to see it to believe it."
...
Voice recognition is nothing new.
Face recognition is nothing new.
...
How about "Thoughts Recognition?
...
Watch CBS Videos Online
"In the clip, see how a completely paralyzed man, who could otherwise only communicate by moving his eyes, uses his mind to type out thoughts on a computer screen. Of course, the process is very slow going—each letter takes up to 20 seconds to type. When the letter he was thinking of highlighted, he'd think "that's it!" and that signal of recognition would type the letter on-screen." (LifeHacker.com)
I laughed at the portion where the monkey moves the mechanical arm. It's incredible! (And cute!)
Of course this technology is still very new, but imagine what the future could hold...
"This is the seed of my most-wanted, dream computer interface, one that doesn't involve pecking at keys. Imagine a day when, like speech recognition, thought recognition becomes possible, and you can narrate your thoughts to your computer or handheld device."
...
Maybe one day, there'll be a computer game that will be played ENTIRELY using Thoughts Recognition!
Imagine how CRAZY that would be!
!!!
How about a Grand Theft Auto played using Thoughts Recognition?!
"Change to bazooka!"
"Blow that car up!"
Ewwww...
...
I can't imagine what the world would be like if something like this really happens...
Technology/Computers are so amazing.
And I'm so glad to be studying them~
This is what I call, "You have to see it to believe it."
...
Voice recognition is nothing new.
Face recognition is nothing new.
...
How about "Thoughts Recognition?
...
Watch CBS Videos Online
"In the clip, see how a completely paralyzed man, who could otherwise only communicate by moving his eyes, uses his mind to type out thoughts on a computer screen. Of course, the process is very slow going—each letter takes up to 20 seconds to type. When the letter he was thinking of highlighted, he'd think "that's it!" and that signal of recognition would type the letter on-screen." (LifeHacker.com)
I laughed at the portion where the monkey moves the mechanical arm. It's incredible! (And cute!)
Of course this technology is still very new, but imagine what the future could hold...
"This is the seed of my most-wanted, dream computer interface, one that doesn't involve pecking at keys. Imagine a day when, like speech recognition, thought recognition becomes possible, and you can narrate your thoughts to your computer or handheld device."
...
Maybe one day, there'll be a computer game that will be played ENTIRELY using Thoughts Recognition!
Imagine how CRAZY that would be!
!!!
How about a Grand Theft Auto played using Thoughts Recognition?!
"Change to bazooka!"
"Blow that car up!"
Ewwww...
...
I can't imagine what the world would be like if something like this really happens...
Technology/Computers are so amazing.
And I'm so glad to be studying them~
Friday, November 07, 2008
21 + Tropic Thunder + The Reaping
21 The movie (2008)
This movie caught my attention quite some time back (at the beginning of the semester) when we were doing something called the "Monty Hall" paradox in the Maths class. (Which made an appearance in this movie)
I didn't had the chance to watch it till a few day ago. And man, this is an awesome movie~
Then again, how much you'll like this film will probably depends on how interested you are in Blackjack/Gambling, haha~
For me, I enjoyed it a lot.
The Plot: A group of genius students developed a way to "beat the Blackjack system" using a method known as "counting cards". Initially, the main character only wanted to earn enough to pay his school fees, but alas! Greed is evil and he got carried away...
The sad part came when he lost everything overnight. He was so obsessed with his new "career" that he gave up his studies, lost his friends, etc... He was betrayed by someone (twist) and he was powerless to do anything against the him without any evidence... He made one final offer which led to the finale of the movie.
In spite of several twists, I think the best part of this movie is the ending. I think it has got 1 of the best ending I've seen in a while. It's like seeing the whole film comes 1 full circle. It's a happy ending, but not in a way I expected.
Now I'm really tempted to learn card counting... Haha. They are quite a number of youtube videos on it, some even by the MIT lecturers themselves... hmm... maybe it's time to start preparing for the opening of the "Integrated Resort"... Heh...
Rating: 3.5/5
(Blackjack rules, and this movie make it rules even more~)
I didn't had the chance to watch it till a few day ago. And man, this is an awesome movie~
Then again, how much you'll like this film will probably depends on how interested you are in Blackjack/Gambling, haha~
For me, I enjoyed it a lot.
The Plot: A group of genius students developed a way to "beat the Blackjack system" using a method known as "counting cards". Initially, the main character only wanted to earn enough to pay his school fees, but alas! Greed is evil and he got carried away...
The sad part came when he lost everything overnight. He was so obsessed with his new "career" that he gave up his studies, lost his friends, etc... He was betrayed by someone (twist) and he was powerless to do anything against the him without any evidence... He made one final offer which led to the finale of the movie.
In spite of several twists, I think the best part of this movie is the ending. I think it has got 1 of the best ending I've seen in a while. It's like seeing the whole film comes 1 full circle. It's a happy ending, but not in a way I expected.
Now I'm really tempted to learn card counting... Haha. They are quite a number of youtube videos on it, some even by the MIT lecturers themselves... hmm... maybe it's time to start preparing for the opening of the "Integrated Resort"... Heh...
Rating: 3.5/5
(Blackjack rules, and this movie make it rules even more~)
Tropic Thunder
Caught this at the cinemas a few weeks back...
This movie is really "shocking". They tried to make it "hilariously-gory" by making scenes such as blood "spurting" out of heads like a fountain, people head being blown off and guys leakingthe blood...
Kind of like...erm...Happy Tree Friends?
I don't find it funny at all really. And I really don't get most of those "dialogue jokes". Maybe cause I don't watch a lot of other movies, but maybe my English is cannot make it.
The best part I think was when Ben (the main character) told Jack, "I have affinity with them. He is my son." (something like that) and he ran back to the village.
Then the next moment showed him running back, the kid clinging onto him, stabbing him with a knife. That part IS REALLY hilarious.
Anyway...
For me, this movie was good at the start for about 30 minutes (Until their first attack in the jungle). Then it gets really boring and doesn't really pick up again until the very end.
Rating: 2.5/5
(A movie about a fake movie. Duh!)
A 2007 film I watched on DVD at Rant's house.
...
And it's horrible.
Plot: The main character is a person that doesn't believe in God/Satan. Her job is to solve all the supernatural cases using scientific explanations. And so, she's led to this village where crazy things happen. Everyone in the village wants to kill a girl because they believe that she's the devil. The girl brings about the 10 plagues to the entire village, and only the main character can kill her.
...
It's supposed to be horror, but it isn't even scary.
And there's a BIG TWIST.
Guess what?
It turns out that even though the girl is the one that's bringing destruction and doom to the village, she's actually the GOOD person. She is actually the Angel sent down by the gods.
Instead, the ENTIRE village are the bad guys. The villagers tried to trick the main character into killing the girl because they (being the devils) can't kill an angel.
...
...
WTF?
...
Yeah that was like the best plot twist ever.
A movie where an Angel brings destruction to an entire village of evil people.
...
...
This movie sucks.
Rating: 1.5/5
(Find me a movie with a bigger twist than this: The only evil villian in the whole film turns out to be good, and the entire good population turned out to be the evil ones.)
This movie is really "shocking". They tried to make it "hilariously-gory" by making scenes such as blood "spurting" out of heads like a fountain, people head being blown off and guys leakingthe blood...
Kind of like...erm...Happy Tree Friends?
I don't find it funny at all really. And I really don't get most of those "dialogue jokes". Maybe cause I don't watch a lot of other movies, but maybe my English is cannot make it.
The best part I think was when Ben (the main character) told Jack, "I have affinity with them. He is my son." (something like that) and he ran back to the village.
Then the next moment showed him running back, the kid clinging onto him, stabbing him with a knife. That part IS REALLY hilarious.
Anyway...
For me, this movie was good at the start for about 30 minutes (Until their first attack in the jungle). Then it gets really boring and doesn't really pick up again until the very end.
Rating: 2.5/5
(A movie about a fake movie. Duh!)
The Reaping
...
And it's horrible.
Plot: The main character is a person that doesn't believe in God/Satan. Her job is to solve all the supernatural cases using scientific explanations. And so, she's led to this village where crazy things happen. Everyone in the village wants to kill a girl because they believe that she's the devil. The girl brings about the 10 plagues to the entire village, and only the main character can kill her.
...
It's supposed to be horror, but it isn't even scary.
And there's a BIG TWIST.
Guess what?
It turns out that even though the girl is the one that's bringing destruction and doom to the village, she's actually the GOOD person. She is actually the Angel sent down by the gods.
Instead, the ENTIRE village are the bad guys. The villagers tried to trick the main character into killing the girl because they (being the devils) can't kill an angel.
...
...
WTF?
...
Yeah that was like the best plot twist ever.
A movie where an Angel brings destruction to an entire village of evil people.
...
...
This movie sucks.
Rating: 1.5/5
(Find me a movie with a bigger twist than this: The only evil villian in the whole film turns out to be good, and the entire good population turned out to be the evil ones.)
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
FaceBook - The Past Life Quiz
The Past Life Quiz |
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Result: A Romantic Poet | ||
| You know how you're kind of...you know...sensitive? There's a good reason for that. Long, long ago, you were a romantic poet - the kind that made all the ladies swoon with your sexy sonnets. Even if you're not much of a poet now, you've still got a lot of creativity brewing in your soul. And you've got a strong ability to notice details and understand other people's emotions. If you ever have writer's block or just need some creative inspiration, try to harness some of that poet power in your soul's past. |
...
O_o
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Alternate Mathematics...
ROMANCE MATHEMATICS
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
______________________________
OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
_____________________________
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.
_____________________________
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
_____________________________
HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
______________________________
LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
______________________________
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
_____________________________
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
______________________________
OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
_____________________________
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.
_____________________________
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
_____________________________
HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
______________________________
LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
______________________________
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
_____________________________
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
NTU Y1S1, Week 13 In Review
Random Quotes Of The Week:
"Command my officer to count all his men and return the counter to me, else XXXX him."
- Dr Leung (Lecture on Military Approach Programming)
"What if I have a dumb officer who cannot imitate me? (He and me will be XXXX)"
- Dr Leung (Lecture on Military Approach Programming)
"The officer only do the easy tasks, and leave all the difficult tasks for the assistants."
- Dr Leung (Lecture on Military Approach Programming)
"I give you 3 minutes!"
- Dr Shi (Most-Used Phrase)
"Command my officer to count all his men and return the counter to me, else XXXX him."
- Dr Leung (Lecture on Military Approach Programming)
"What if I have a dumb officer who cannot imitate me? (He and me will be XXXX)"
- Dr Leung (Lecture on Military Approach Programming)
"The officer only do the easy tasks, and leave all the difficult tasks for the assistants."
- Dr Leung (Lecture on Military Approach Programming)
"I give you 3 minutes!"
- Dr Shi (Most-Used Phrase)
The "Final" Week
Well... this is "technically" the final week of the semester as all the lectures are now completed. What's left over are just "bits and pieces" of tutorial and the dreaded Lab Test...
...
This is probably my happiest week of the semester~ cause everything seems to be going really well~
In The Class:
Computer Systems
Sometimes, I really think we are over "underestimating" this module...
Logic Design
I'm actually most worried about this one...
Yes, even more than Maths. From like Tutorial 6 or something onwards, I could barely do any of the questions.
During this week tutorial, Dr Chan asked, "So, which questions do you have problem with?"
And we replied, "Everything".
Guess what's her reaction?
She laughed and said, "Everything? As Usual."
...
Geez... --_--'
Yes. I just realized we haven't been able to do the tutorials for like 5 tutorials in a row.
Data Structures Programming
"Wahahaha.... those fools! Let them enjoy for the moment!
Let them laugh for now...
Wahahaha... They shall all die at Lab 9~! They shall be crushed like ants!
And I will have the last laugh...
Wahahahahahaha..." (Mentality of mysterious boss)
Discrete Maths
Definitely the main character of the week with the quiz looming like a shadow over everyone...
Luckily, my "4 hours recursion Marathon" didn't go to waste...
I think I finally understood why Dr Shi said Recursion is a fun topic!
Don't doubt it~
Recursion Rocks!
Foundation Maths
Dr Woo came back to distribute our quiz results!
Strangely... this time round, we all realized how good he is. He seems to be such a better lecturer now compared to 6 weeks ago...
I wondered why...?
...
The last lecture was incredibly entertaining. The first thing he did when I took over was to turn on the Interactive Lecture System (as expected), and you can literally see messages FLOOD in.
"Welcome back, Dr Woo!"
"You are so handsome, can you give me A please?"
"This quiz will pull down my grades!"
"Siao Liao..."
"GG.com"
"Copy and paste rocks!"
"Is the exam open book? Can I bring notebook?"
"Can I bring you to the exam hall?"
"I love you can you please give me the answers?"
"Jiam Tao FTW!"
"OMGWTF?!"
And lots and lots of funny stuff. There were even some extremely "flirtatious" messages which I think made him kinda paiseh... (He tries very hard to "overlook" them) LOL.
I was really tempted to message "Can you come back to teach us Calculus?" at that moment...
He discussed his marking scheme, went through the quiz questions with us, etc... At one point he said this...
"You can see that this quiz is purposely set that most of you can answer part A to part C. I know in this kind of environment, you all tends 'look down, look left, look right and look everywhere.' Please don't feel bad if you can't do part D. I purposely set it so that even when you "look left and look right", most of the pages will be blank."
Which made everyone burst out in laughter. Wahahaha... I think this may be the most entertaining lecture so far in school~
Anyway....
Really contented with my results. Really thought I flopped the quiz... What a huge relief when I saw the results.
...
This is probably my happiest week of the semester~ cause everything seems to be going really well~
In The Class:
Computer Systems
Sometimes, I really think we are over "underestimating" this module...
Logic Design
I'm actually most worried about this one...
Yes, even more than Maths. From like Tutorial 6 or something onwards, I could barely do any of the questions.
During this week tutorial, Dr Chan asked, "So, which questions do you have problem with?"
And we replied, "Everything".
Guess what's her reaction?
She laughed and said, "Everything? As Usual."
...
Geez... --_--'
Yes. I just realized we haven't been able to do the tutorials for like 5 tutorials in a row.
Data Structures Programming
"Wahahaha.... those fools! Let them enjoy for the moment!
Let them laugh for now...
Wahahaha... They shall all die at Lab 9~! They shall be crushed like ants!
And I will have the last laugh...
Wahahahahahaha..." (Mentality of mysterious boss)
Discrete Maths
Definitely the main character of the week with the quiz looming like a shadow over everyone...
Luckily, my "4 hours recursion Marathon" didn't go to waste...
I think I finally understood why Dr Shi said Recursion is a fun topic!
Don't doubt it~
Recursion Rocks!
Foundation Maths
Dr Woo came back to distribute our quiz results!
Strangely... this time round, we all realized how good he is. He seems to be such a better lecturer now compared to 6 weeks ago...
I wondered why...?
...
The last lecture was incredibly entertaining. The first thing he did when I took over was to turn on the Interactive Lecture System (as expected), and you can literally see messages FLOOD in.
"Welcome back, Dr Woo!"
"You are so handsome, can you give me A please?"
"This quiz will pull down my grades!"
"Siao Liao..."
"GG.com"
"Copy and paste rocks!"
"Is the exam open book? Can I bring notebook?"
"Can I bring you to the exam hall?"
"I love you can you please give me the answers?"
"Jiam Tao FTW!"
"OMGWTF?!"
And lots and lots of funny stuff. There were even some extremely "flirtatious" messages which I think made him kinda paiseh... (He tries very hard to "overlook" them) LOL.
I was really tempted to message "Can you come back to teach us Calculus?" at that moment...
He discussed his marking scheme, went through the quiz questions with us, etc... At one point he said this...
"You can see that this quiz is purposely set that most of you can answer part A to part C. I know in this kind of environment, you all tends 'look down, look left, look right and look everywhere.' Please don't feel bad if you can't do part D. I purposely set it so that even when you "look left and look right", most of the pages will be blank."
Which made everyone burst out in laughter. Wahahaha... I think this may be the most entertaining lecture so far in school~
Anyway....
Really contented with my results. Really thought I flopped the quiz... What a huge relief when I saw the results.
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