Saturday, January 30, 2010

Y2S2, Week 3 In Review

Net Centric Computing

Argh...

"Virtual circuit is virtual."

...

Just WTH.


Software Engineering II

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Why do we always have to wait till the last and final moments before we get our *** moving and start doing work?

I guess humans need to be pushed sometimes.

Pushed to the threshold.

-.-

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Hmm...

Or shall I say that we're saved by the "Three Kingdoms Massacre (三国杀)”

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Next week = Oak Tree Odessey.

No more MJ.

No more Monopoly Deal.

No more San Guo Sha.


Artificial Intelligence

ZZZ...

This thing is killing my love for Artificial Intelligence.


Engineers and Society

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I was "peer pressurized" to skip BOTH lectures this week...

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And worse, to play Monopoly.

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Some may say this is Madness...

Or is it something else?



现代中文歌词导读

第三课,第一首是刘家昌叔叔的《我家在那里》。。。 说真的,这首歌真的不是很好听。。。可能跟年代有关系吧。

不过我并不觉得前几堂教过的老歌难听,只有这首让我觉得真的是很“老”。。。是到目前为止我觉得最难听的。。。

歌词咧。。。我实在是没有什么共鸣。

有代沟吧。完全没有感情。



第二首是同样年代的《橄榄树》,不过相比之下就好很多。。。

可能是我从小就知道这首歌吧(因为妈妈常会听老歌的关系)。。。

不过我是到现在才真正知道这首歌的背景故事。。。

大概是在讲作者三毛一生的悲剧故事。。。

在网上找到课堂上没提到的。。。

“她到过很多国家,有个深爱她的西班牙丈夫荷西, 而荷西的老家父母拥有大片的橄欖田。到后来因为意外,他过世只剩下三毛一个... 她在书裡写到过常梦到丈夫来看她..."

。。。

原来是鬼故事?!。。。

。。。



应该不是吧。。。还是根梁老师教的比较安全一点。。。

其实这首歌是关于为了自己的理想不断追寻的故事。。。

我们每个人心中所追求的一个目标。。。为了那个目标去流浪。。。

因此每个人唱出来的橄欖树感觉都不一样,我也在追寻我心中的橄欖树。。。






Don't ask me is come from where
My homeland is far away
Why do I wander?
Wander far far
Wander

For the soaring birds in the sky
For the rivers flowing in mountains
For the great and vast plains
Wander far far
Wander

Still got, still got
For the olive tree in my dream
In my dream
Don't ask me is come from where
My homeland is far away!!!




最后,在上课时听到的一个“名言”。。。 真的在我的生活中应验了。。。

以前我们是“身在异乡为异客”

现在我们是"身在故乡为异客"

真是可悲啊。。。



Monday, January 25, 2010

Can't Bear To Tell You

Ever sat through a lecture without learning anything?

You tried hard to focus, but your mind just wander elsewhere.

You just can't concentrate.

You have to force yourself not to fall asleep.

Or worse, you can't take it anymore and leave the lecture hall.

...

Is it due to the lecturer or the subject?

I am tired.

I am confused.

This is TORTURE!!!



Original Title: 开不了口, Jay Chou
Title: 开不了口
Content Page




才上课没多久就开始 
担心今天的我会不会睡着
黑板上的垃圾
让我想着快睡着

一堆堆那可恨的模样
有时真的是想想想想死掉
我的脑海是你 
想你想的都会SIAO

每次上课我有多难熬
(每次LECTURE我有多难熬多烦恼)
每次考试我有多
烦恼
(每次考试我有多烦恼多难熬)

等待下课, 我试着努力向门奔跑
测验快到, 我却还没有准备好

就是开不了口, 让你知道
你真的教得很烂你, 知不知道
你教我的多重要, 我后悔又, 让你骗了
安静的听你乱教, 我受不了, 快要疯了

就是开不了口, 让你知道
你还没发现上课(的)人(是), 越来越少
很多星星在上空, 我只能够, 努力听着
这些我都做得到, 但那个人, 已经不是




I can continue to stay behind for your lecture...

But the person would not be me anymore...



Saturday, January 23, 2010

Y2S2, Week 2 In Review

Net Centric Computing

Week 2 only... and we're already learning the "Hardest Part Of This Course"...

...

I have a bad feeling about this.


Software Engineering II

How does the CoCoMo model come about?

Long ago... the chocolate spilled all over the wheatfield.... and POOF!!!

They become, COCOMO~~!!!


Artificial Intelligence

Till now, I haven't been able to sit through ONE lecture without falling asleep at some time or the other.

ZZZ...


Engineers and Society

...

No comment.

How to study for this subject?

Tell me.


现代中文歌词导读

上课时梁文福问到,“这里有谁是支持飞轮海
的?”

没有人举手。

”你们都是好学生。”

哈哈~



这次
主题是《年轻人的青春话语》。

第一首是
台湾70年代的校园民歌,《年轻人的心声》。请问简单的一句“我又轻拨黯哑的老吉他”会有什么深层的意义?不就只是形容一个人在弹吉他?

他居然可以单这句就跟我讲十分多钟。。。“我”,“又”,“黯哑”,“老吉他”。。。每一个小细节都有比表面更深的一层意义,的隐喻。。。真的。。。

第二首是新加坡人都应该蛮熟悉的《我们这一班》~


梁文福:“曲和词就好像是一首歌的父母,只有在他们的结合下才会有歌的诞生,缺了一样就不完整了,就不是一首歌了。"

很同意。

对我来说,曲比较像是一首歌个的“肉体”,的外观或外刑。而词呢,就是一首歌的内在和灵魂。

这是一则以前在网络上找,分析人们寻找伴侣的文章。




"The problem is that guys start out initially shallow.

For a guy to enter a relationship with a girl, she must pass he basic looks test. You have to be able to live with what you wake up to in the morning.

Once that basic requirement is passed, looks fall out of the equation.
Personality and character then become of paramount importance, and any
subsequent diminishing in the girl's looks will not affect the
integrity of the relationship.

But the problem is fulfilling the first basic requirement. Guys aren't
shallow throughout a relationship. Looks are only important in choosing
whether to enter one.

And I suspect that girls apply that very same test in choosing guys. So
don't condemn guys as being shallow. Girls are no different."





对我而言,听歌也差不多一样吧。

你要让我
认真仔细的去听,去体会一首歌的词之前。。。

你的曲基本上一定要先“过关”。

如果我根本对歌的旋律完全没有feel,甚至觉得很难听,很烦的话,那我几乎不可能会喜欢上这首歌。因为我根本就不会想要再听到它,更不可能认真听他的词。(除非上课被逼)

只要曲吸引住了你,词就变得很重要了。

词就是这首歌的故事和灵魂。如果词很烂,那么不管曲多好听,这首歌也不可能得到我的“五颗星”。

总结就是: 曲是基本要素,不好听肯定是FAIL。 不过再好的曲最多也只能带你到B+吧。。。只有配上好的词才能真正算是顶级的好歌。

当然歌手的“唱”也很重要啦,不过在这里不列入考量。



最后分享一首老师写的歌。。。 看着歌词听一首歌跟单靠耳朵听真的“差很大”。。。觉得这首歌还蛮感人的。

最喜欢那句 “你说分手好吗,我说好吧,沉默那么痛啊。”





Friday, January 22, 2010

How It Hurts So Much...

Have you ever seen more anguish, more misery and more tormenting words/adjectives used in the lyrics of a song?

I certainly can't think of any.

The affliction is on the same level as the Tsunami.

疲倦 - Fatigue
冷却 - Frozen
离别 - Separation
忽略 - Neglect

扯断 - Snap/Split/Tear Apart
踩碎 - Crushed/Shattered
没表情 - Emotionless
隔绝 - Isolate
求救 - Plead For Help

痛得撕裂 - Painfully Sever
痛成残缺 - Painfully Crippled
看不见 - Blind / Oblivious To
踏成雪 - Trample Like Snow

呐喊 - Scream / Howl
勉强撑另一夜 - Barely Able To Hang On For Another Night 
疲惫 - Exhaustion
崩溃 - Broke Down
灵魂腐坏 - Decomposed/Rotten/Crumbled Soul

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Matching Songs Battles

I'll take this chance to introduce some really nice song

Each of this pair of songs talk basically about the same thing... but in a different manner...





Round 1: Transparent Person VS Invisible Person




默默的痛,隐隐的痛。。。 The quiet type of pain... The pain that's confined and hidden and isolated... So emo... :(




歇斯底里,撕心裂肺的痛。。。

This is one of the most "painful and agonizing" song I've heard in recent years. The chorus especially, the lyrics and the way he sings... it just HURTS. :(



Winner: 透明人, because it hurts so bad.





Round 2: Jokes VS Lies

These 2 songs are near identical. Not only is their "story" similar, the tune follow exactly the same sequence, "A, Chorus, B, Chorus, Chorus, Chorus". Each chorus lyrics is different, and gets increasingly more painful...


"I act like I don't care and continue to joke around..."


"I'm lying when I say I don't care..."



Winner: 说谎, because it's near-flawless. (Except the MV)


Sunday, January 17, 2010

Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep~

Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep...




Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Aow~~~





Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep, Ah! Ah!




Follow Me~ Follow Me~




1, 2, 3, 4~ Ahahaha~





Bo Peep Bo Peep Bo Peep Aow~





Bo Peep Bo Peep is killing me...



















OMG wait a minute WTF is this...


Saturday, January 16, 2010

Y2S2, Week 1 In Review

Wah...

I'm now a "Year 3" student already... :(

Next semester is FYP liao lor... OMG~~~

...

Anyway, first week is the same as with every other sem - slack.

LONG HOURS of break were spent "dry swimming" with those Hall Eighters.

"
But they all ish sho mean and scary. Always bullwee moi and make moi roose sho much monies. Moddy Moddy. :(

"





Net Centric Computing


Argh...

I think this module is about Internet, LAN, wireless and all the networking stuffs...

It's really quite boring...

And I'm glad I'm not in Electrical Engineering - please get those wires far away from me.



Software Engineering II

OMG It's back...

I've made too many mistakes during Software Engineering I.

Let's hope I can avoid all the "36 classic mistakes" here...



Artificial Intelligence

This is actually my favourite field in Computer Science.

I always love programming the AI.



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Sadly, I don't think I will like this module.



Engineers and Society

Holy...

...

...

Crap...

...

I really don't know what to say.

The lecture notes is "Wall of Text Damage 9999".



现代中文歌词导读

当然是把最好的放在最后一个咯。。。

以后就用华语来写这科的回录, 顺便练习一下再用华语来“写作”的感觉。。。



早在
第一学期的时候就想要选读这课程了,只不过一直没有机会。。。这次终于拿到罗,而且还有好友相伴,真的很开心~ 不然自己一个真的会很闷。

其实咧,还是会担心自己的华语不懂已经“退化”到多么“加辣", 因为毕竟也已经有六七年没有”亲手”写任何的华语“作文"了。。。

现在都是用电脑汉语拼音,真的很少(根本没有)自己再用笔动手写华文字。。。所以上这个课的时候,作笔记还是多多少少会有障碍。

因为他有时讲得还蛮快的,有些字一时三刻也想不起来怎么写,所以只好用英文代替。不过咧。。。我是尽可能用华文来做笔记啦。


。。。



第一堂课。。。

第一首歌是邓丽君小姐在70年代的〈〈在水一方〉〉,之前是从来没听过,听后感觉还不错。后来上网搜索发现飞轮海竟然在2007年有翻唱这首歌。真的是蛮惊讶的,不过摇滚版的感觉还不错,比较适合这一代的风格吧。老歌毕竟还是老歌。

这首歌是描述一个痴心的男子追逐着他心仪的女生的故事。他很想能够抓住她,追上她,能够和她在一起;无奈天意弄人,有太多的障碍,太多的艰难。。。他可能就这样,一生也将得不到她。 但是,多么漫长的日子过去了,他还是没有放弃,还是一样默默的守护着他心爱的女生。。。

很不错吧。。。

其实我不是很明白为什么这首歌是由邓丽君来唱。。。照歌词来看,应该是由男生来演绎比较适合吧。。。


。。。


第二首是还蛮经典的〈〈水调歌头〉〉,也就是大家应该都还蛮熟悉的〈〈但愿人长久〉〉。这首在中学的华文课就有学过。。。

这是苏东坡被贬官后,被调到遥远的地方时,因为思念弟弟而写下的词。

没有什么好说的。。。 只能说古代的诗人实在是太强了。。。

“人有悲欢离合, 月有阴晴圆缺, 此事古难全, 但愿人长久, 千里共婵娟”

自古以来,人生总是有许多的不完美,不如意。但是就算与亲人相隔“千里之外”,还是可以共赏天上的明月。。。





Wednesday, January 13, 2010

New 3 Kingdoms

Largest production in the history of China TV series...

Hou Mai Dog~~~!!!

I can't wait!

One more month till release!!! (Chinese New Year 2010)





Sunday, January 10, 2010

All Over Again





等下一个天亮,乖乖的回到学校里去上课好吗
短暂的假期已经融化, NTU是我不想去的地方



















And so it starts all over again...



Saturday, January 09, 2010

Chop Carrot Head Doctor

I am damn freaking pissed off now.

I've spent so much money on this stupid "minor flu".

I am furious.

RAWRRRRRRRR...






Last tuesday, I got a fever and slight sore throat. At that time, I knew it was going to evolve into something quite "jialat" if I don't do something soon.

So I went to see the doctor, and he assured me it was "nothing serious", and he gave me stuff like Panadols and those orange sore throat pills that look exactly the same as the ones issued in Tekong.








USELESS.

4 days passed, and it only got worse. Much worse.

Now, I've lost my voice, having non-stop coughing, all the throat flem, the running-nose.

I just went to see him again, and he told me what "Oh, must have been an infection", and worse, "it's going to take some time to recover".

What the hell man.










ZZZ. Now, I have to start a brand new set of medication 5 days into my illness - which includes 3 dozen antibiotics pills.

ARGHHHHHH!!!



Moral of Story: Don't go see a doctor early. Instead, you should wait until your illness become full blown, with all the symptoms. Only then can the doctor properly diagnose your condition and give you the right medicine.

Friday, January 08, 2010

Module I'm Looking Forward To

This is one module that I'm actually looking forward to in the brand new sem!

So happy that I manage to get in!

Hope it'll be fun.

^_^




HC805 DIRECTED READINGS IN MODERN CHINESE SONG LYRICS (IN CHINESE) (3.0 AU)

Prerequisite: AO level Chinese Language (B4) or equivalent

The aim of this course is an appreciation of selected works of modern Chinese song lyrics since the 1970s. Readings will include literary songs, folk tunes and ballads, popular music, and schoolyard or student-written songs among others. The course will guide students in understanding the different thematic genres, narrative forms, expressive styles and creative methods of lyric writing, as well as the social and cultural contexts of the song lyrics. After completing this course, students are expected to appreciate modern Chinese song lyrics from cultural and literary perspectives, and gain a deeper understanding of modern Chinese song lyric culture. Note: Students who have taken LC111 should not take HC805.

Course co-ordinator: Asst Prof Liang Wern Fook



Edit: OMG OMG~ They finally added the module into Edventure...



They got 说谎!!!

I couldn't believe my eyes!!!

I still thought it's probably some old song with the same name, but it REALLY IS THE ONE!!!

Ahhhhhhhh~!!!

And I'm not lying!!!

我没有说谎, 我何必说谎~


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

A Decade Gathering

We finally managed to organize a Primary School Gathering after 12 FRIGGING YEARS. OMG.

12 YEARS!!!

I've lost contact with almost everyone except Ron.

Long story short, it was Facebook and a class photo which brought us together again.

We manage to get together for a lunch on 2nd Jan. Well, let's just say it was a "minor success".



5th Jan, we went back to Xishan~

十二年之后重返母校的感觉。。。真的是很爽! 仿佛有种时光倒流的感觉。

...

Geez... I haven't stepped into this area since I graduated from the school.

For 12 years I haven't been back in this place.

It's like back to the past all over again...

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...

Sad thing is...

And there's only 2 areas of the school from my memory that's still "left intact" today.

The main gate & the zebra crossing... the long sheltered walkway to the assembly area.



And the stone path leading to the pond with the red bridge~! (I can't believe it's still here!)



Other than these places, the entire place had been given a facelift.

Buildings were extended, the hall totally "reversed", the bookstore shifted away, and all the fields are now gone.

All those areas behind the classroom where we use to catch spiders are gone.

All the chin-up bars and monkey bars and hopscotch areas are gone!!!

:(

I bet kids nowadays dont' even know what's Hopscotch. And it used to be one of our class favourite "canteen break" activity...

...

...

Unfortunately, we came back at a very inappropriate time. Most of the places are blocked off, and even the canteen is closed.

:(

Well

So Long~

"Stand up for Xishan~~~ Never must we let her down~~~"