Yeah... that's so me.
Got my mid sems coming up over the next few weeks in addition to the usual workload that just keeps snowballing. Furthermore, really bothered by some unsettled stuff... That's life 4 ya.
Monday, August 29
The more things change
Yeah... that's so me.
Got my mid sems coming up over the next few weeks in addition to the usual workload that just keeps snowballing. Furthermore, really bothered by some unsettled stuff... That's life 4 ya.
Saturday, August 27
Endless Waltz
History is like an Endless Waltz in three-four time.
The Never-Ending steps of War, Peace and Revolution.
That is so true...
The Never-Ending steps of War, Peace and Revolution.
That is so true...
Monday, August 22
More About Myself... Part 1
I'm tall. And Skinny
yup and God made me that way. of which i have no complaints :)
now to the fun part. Over the recent years of being tall i.e 1992 till now, i have been asked many questions regarding to my height by a whole assortment of people. Of which some questions have been REPEATED so often that i can come up with the answer b4 the question even comes out from ur mouth...
Heck ive even decided to rank the questions and give my typical cynical comments, for general amusement of course. Now onto the countdown :)
oh yeah before i start, let me make myself clear: i take no offence in anybody asking me the questions below. I'm used to it remember? All in good fun eh
NO. 4
"Do you have to bend down taking public transport?"
Yup, this is actually in my opinion quite a good question. If u ask this, that means you are quite observant about the public transport system. Well done. Being observant is a plus point for me.
Yeah i do have to bend down when i have to take some public transport such as the SINGAPORE bus, and SINGAPORE MRT. Notice the country reference? Apparently i dont have much problems here in Melbourne. The Singapore bus was fine until they started to build 'Super Buses' with cushions on the ceilings. Yeah u heard me right... Cushions on the ceiling... What the? it's a pain to stand in those buses. The MRT (Train) doors are at least a head's length lower than me. I can live with the doors but not e buses man...
NO. 3
"Are your parents tall?"
Hmmm... A good question if i may say. A small amount of scientific knowledge MIGHT be present in your brain to ask this question. Notice MIGHT. Unfortunately, to some people's disappoinment, my parents aint that tall. Sorry folks that's my answer.
Here comes the killer, " then why are you so tall?"
This is when i go speechless. I have no freaking idea. Ask God. Tall parents doesnt GUARANTEE tall children. Likewise if you are dead gorgeous it doesnt mean ur offspring are DEFINITELY gonna highlight the catwalks and runways. I would love to go into genetics, mutations of genes, reccessive and dominant traits, but i wont. That's why i'm always honest. I dont know.
NO. 2
"Do you play basketball?"
Depending on who's asking this question, my answer will vary coz the definition of play is very subjective. Personal reasons. On another note, NOBODY has ever asked me this question:
"Do you play volleyball?"
True, tall people play basketball (that's where you get your inference from) but the last time i watched sports on SBS, dont tall and skinny people play volleyball too? If one can make the basketball relation, i dont understand why no one can make the volleyball inference. That is why i cannot fathom why nobody has asked me that volleybal question before. NEVER ever before. Maybe volleyball isnt that popular? I dont know man.
Finally, NO. 1
"What do you eat to make you grow so tall?"
Erm guys i have no idea. You can observe my every meal if you want. If i had any slight idea of what food caused my growth spurt of 1.62m to 1.82m, i would have definitely patented that particular food , mass produced it into a drug and sold it to the general population; at the same time earning billions of dollars coz i think alot of people would want that certain drug... Well for starters, if u really wanna know how to grow taller, u could start by being as sacarstic and obnoxious as me. hehz
Oh well, that ends the countdown :) yeah i totally understand people who ask me such questions have good intentions in mind or are just making conversation. And i have no qualms about people asking that. It's just that ive got so much of the questions above that sometimes it amuses me. yeah but it's all in good fun as i said. insight into my life. It's my blog after all. haha
yup and God made me that way. of which i have no complaints :)
now to the fun part. Over the recent years of being tall i.e 1992 till now, i have been asked many questions regarding to my height by a whole assortment of people. Of which some questions have been REPEATED so often that i can come up with the answer b4 the question even comes out from ur mouth...
Heck ive even decided to rank the questions and give my typical cynical comments, for general amusement of course. Now onto the countdown :)
oh yeah before i start, let me make myself clear: i take no offence in anybody asking me the questions below. I'm used to it remember? All in good fun eh
NO. 4
"Do you have to bend down taking public transport?"
Yup, this is actually in my opinion quite a good question. If u ask this, that means you are quite observant about the public transport system. Well done. Being observant is a plus point for me.
Yeah i do have to bend down when i have to take some public transport such as the SINGAPORE bus, and SINGAPORE MRT. Notice the country reference? Apparently i dont have much problems here in Melbourne. The Singapore bus was fine until they started to build 'Super Buses' with cushions on the ceilings. Yeah u heard me right... Cushions on the ceiling... What the? it's a pain to stand in those buses. The MRT (Train) doors are at least a head's length lower than me. I can live with the doors but not e buses man...
NO. 3
"Are your parents tall?"
Hmmm... A good question if i may say. A small amount of scientific knowledge MIGHT be present in your brain to ask this question. Notice MIGHT. Unfortunately, to some people's disappoinment, my parents aint that tall. Sorry folks that's my answer.
Here comes the killer, " then why are you so tall?"
This is when i go speechless. I have no freaking idea. Ask God. Tall parents doesnt GUARANTEE tall children. Likewise if you are dead gorgeous it doesnt mean ur offspring are DEFINITELY gonna highlight the catwalks and runways. I would love to go into genetics, mutations of genes, reccessive and dominant traits, but i wont. That's why i'm always honest. I dont know.
NO. 2
"Do you play basketball?"
Depending on who's asking this question, my answer will vary coz the definition of play is very subjective. Personal reasons. On another note, NOBODY has ever asked me this question:
"Do you play volleyball?"
True, tall people play basketball (that's where you get your inference from) but the last time i watched sports on SBS, dont tall and skinny people play volleyball too? If one can make the basketball relation, i dont understand why no one can make the volleyball inference. That is why i cannot fathom why nobody has asked me that volleybal question before. NEVER ever before. Maybe volleyball isnt that popular? I dont know man.
Finally, NO. 1
"What do you eat to make you grow so tall?"
Erm guys i have no idea. You can observe my every meal if you want. If i had any slight idea of what food caused my growth spurt of 1.62m to 1.82m, i would have definitely patented that particular food , mass produced it into a drug and sold it to the general population; at the same time earning billions of dollars coz i think alot of people would want that certain drug... Well for starters, if u really wanna know how to grow taller, u could start by being as sacarstic and obnoxious as me. hehz
Oh well, that ends the countdown :) yeah i totally understand people who ask me such questions have good intentions in mind or are just making conversation. And i have no qualms about people asking that. It's just that ive got so much of the questions above that sometimes it amuses me. yeah but it's all in good fun as i said. insight into my life. It's my blog after all. haha
Sunday, August 21
Diversity and ignorance
1st of all just wanna say how widely unread i am. There was this interesting discussion at lunch today about current affairs, philosophy and stuff. Well i was just making a fool of myself during lunch as usual, yep i am a completely ignorant fool and not to mention a boring person to converse with. Yar im no doctor, lawyer or architect but just a science student afterall... plain, boring, geek. hehz
Well, on a serious note, ignorance for me is: not finishing your antibiotics. so kids eat ur medicine when u're told to. haha
Well, on a serious note, ignorance for me is: not finishing your antibiotics. so kids eat ur medicine when u're told to. haha
Thursday, August 18
Final Fantasy
What a week. No pracs this week... in other words i had 17 hours of school this week. Still more than the freaking commerce students but i aint complaining man. 17 beats 28 any time... Had this fluids physics test which i think i wrote more words than i did calculations with numbers. 'You must grasp the concept' that's what they say hence the deal with writing out concepts n stuff in physics test i guess.
Yeah had a game of DOTA (my first one in a long time) after the physics test. haha. yeah man really brings back the memories of 'Team Lion'i.e poonz xf, xy nuah ed and me. Nights off to Ginza plaza to play Lan, Saturday nights challenging random bozos n sometimes Jaguar Coy people.
yeah on to the topic of the thread. FF 7. Downloaded the trailers for advent children and boy does it bring back the memories. FF7 was one of my first and the most definitive RPGs i have ever played. The storyline, music, characters were all fantastic. Cloud was so real that you could identify with him. And who can ever forget Sephiroth, the greatest video game villian of all time. I could hate this guy with a vengeance man. Remeber when he came down from the sky and pierced Aeris's heart with his sword? yeah and that's Aeris (photo above), the flower gal. yeah she was brutally murdered. The music for FF7 is great on top of that. Nobuo Uematsu, the composer is a genius.
Now there's a movie for FF7 and judging by the trailers, it should be one hell of a show... If you played the game, you would understand why i am raving on and on about it. If you haven't played this game at all, just go and try it!
Yeah had a game of DOTA (my first one in a long time) after the physics test. haha. yeah man really brings back the memories of 'Team Lion'i.e poonz xf, xy nuah ed and me. Nights off to Ginza plaza to play Lan, Saturday nights challenging random bozos n sometimes Jaguar Coy people.
yeah on to the topic of the thread. FF 7. Downloaded the trailers for advent children and boy does it bring back the memories. FF7 was one of my first and the most definitive RPGs i have ever played. The storyline, music, characters were all fantastic. Cloud was so real that you could identify with him. And who can ever forget Sephiroth, the greatest video game villian of all time. I could hate this guy with a vengeance man. Remeber when he came down from the sky and pierced Aeris's heart with his sword? yeah and that's Aeris (photo above), the flower gal. yeah she was brutally murdered. The music for FF7 is great on top of that. Nobuo Uematsu, the composer is a genius.
Now there's a movie for FF7 and judging by the trailers, it should be one hell of a show... If you played the game, you would understand why i am raving on and on about it. If you haven't played this game at all, just go and try it!
Tuesday, August 16
Of Broken Noses, chem tutorials and basketball finals
Its amazing sometimes, how a single, simple most undeliberate action can catch one's attention, cause someone's heart to skip a beat, change another's perspective, make someone take a second look, mean nothing to someone yet etch a lasting impression on another.
OR it could just do the exact opposite :)
OR it could just do the exact opposite :)
Tuesday, August 9
'The struggle for existence' : Darwin predicted gradual variation to occur in every species of which rapid change in variation would be also known as mutation. Variations less well adapted to survive would be left behind, in the 'struggle for existence'. Not every variation in a species will survive. Survival of the fittest. Natural Selection.
It is commonly believed that evolution is moving forward, each successive generation an improvement upon the last. Natural selection has nothing to do with evolutionary direction, species progress or intelligence. Evolution simple means to adapt. Adapt or Die.
It cant be just about survival. Life must mean much more. It can't be only about survival of the meanest and strongest. We consider ourselves to be the 'evolved' inheritors of the earth, we imagine we deserve this planet above all.
It's science versus the human need to believe in more than science. Logic rising from the shadows of mysticism versus emotion and spirituality. As if the two are mutually exclusive. Are they? I would have to say 'no'. There is room in our world for both. A need in our world for both. Nature may guide us in directions of its choosing with pheromones, jealousy, rage or similarities of design but our brain, minds and our hearts allow us to learn from life and alter those decisions for the greater good of all. Moral and spiritual choices in opposition to physical drives.
--- ~adapted
It is commonly believed that evolution is moving forward, each successive generation an improvement upon the last. Natural selection has nothing to do with evolutionary direction, species progress or intelligence. Evolution simple means to adapt. Adapt or Die.
It cant be just about survival. Life must mean much more. It can't be only about survival of the meanest and strongest. We consider ourselves to be the 'evolved' inheritors of the earth, we imagine we deserve this planet above all.
It's science versus the human need to believe in more than science. Logic rising from the shadows of mysticism versus emotion and spirituality. As if the two are mutually exclusive. Are they? I would have to say 'no'. There is room in our world for both. A need in our world for both. Nature may guide us in directions of its choosing with pheromones, jealousy, rage or similarities of design but our brain, minds and our hearts allow us to learn from life and alter those decisions for the greater good of all. Moral and spiritual choices in opposition to physical drives.
--- ~adapted
Sunday, August 7
Fly me to the moon...
What a weekend... I think it was quite a fruitful wkend. Participated in the ISM (International Student Ministry) Welcome Night at church on Saturday night. I felt that it was really awesome! God was definitely doing a wonderful work in that place. Great event, great drama and great testimonies. Hat's off to Wen Wen for being honest in sharing. Respect.
40 days of purpose is starting next week. Rather it starts today. Another amazing work of God. The response is overwhelming to say the least. Emily's cell nearly tripled in size. Looking forward to see what happens this wkend.
Now to the topic of acting... haha seriously all sg guys shld win an Oscar for acting. NS is where guys hone their acting skills man. You want reality tv, you want top notch acting, send the camera crews to any army camp n u will get that 24/7...
-It's amazing to see how a perfectly fit guy can act like he's dying of some terminal illness the next moment
-a totally unhappy employee who actually hates his boss to the core can smile, have lunch with the boss and act like they're on the best of terms
-a guy who just had a totally lousiest, crappiest, hellacious week in camp can go home to his parents n gf and act as if nothing happened during the wk.
Well with that said, at one pt of time i was at least one of the above... or even more... so that explains the acting guys :)
40 days of purpose is starting next week. Rather it starts today. Another amazing work of God. The response is overwhelming to say the least. Emily's cell nearly tripled in size. Looking forward to see what happens this wkend.
Now to the topic of acting... haha seriously all sg guys shld win an Oscar for acting. NS is where guys hone their acting skills man. You want reality tv, you want top notch acting, send the camera crews to any army camp n u will get that 24/7...
-It's amazing to see how a perfectly fit guy can act like he's dying of some terminal illness the next moment
-a totally unhappy employee who actually hates his boss to the core can smile, have lunch with the boss and act like they're on the best of terms
-a guy who just had a totally lousiest, crappiest, hellacious week in camp can go home to his parents n gf and act as if nothing happened during the wk.
Well with that said, at one pt of time i was at least one of the above... or even more... so that explains the acting guys :)
Thursday, August 4
First timer
yup there's a first time for everything... and i decided to have my own blog. dont even know why i wanna put down my really random ramblings but oh well.. whatever.. it's a good outlet anyway. Even the title of my blog is totally random... dont ask me what it means. i just find the song really nice. One of my favs... yup i will try 2 further personalise this blog even though i seriously doubt so... haha
sch's started and things are looking bleak... urgh.. Really getting annoyed and bored by fungi and bacteria, fluids and whatever... a bad start to the semester.. dont really know how 2 get past this one. somehow me n ravind were discussing on how this sem is totally different... like the fire for studies has somewhat been put out abruptly. hope things turn out for the better.
was struggling thru my tut at night when suddenly ended up talking to some old church friends on msn. it was quite pleasant... always great to catch up with old friends :) yar vivien's done some meaningful stuff in China and zhiern's well getting ready for sch again... haha really miss all e old friends back in sg.
in case some people wanna know.. i only miss the food n people(family n frens) back home... other than that, i dont think im really fond of anything else in sg. haha that's y i left in the first place man... just wish i brought more photos of some people i know back in sg here... oh well
it's like freaking 1am here and im trying to figure out whether cutting a hole in a floating object will make it float more or less... physics is a pain...
sch's started and things are looking bleak... urgh.. Really getting annoyed and bored by fungi and bacteria, fluids and whatever... a bad start to the semester.. dont really know how 2 get past this one. somehow me n ravind were discussing on how this sem is totally different... like the fire for studies has somewhat been put out abruptly. hope things turn out for the better.
was struggling thru my tut at night when suddenly ended up talking to some old church friends on msn. it was quite pleasant... always great to catch up with old friends :) yar vivien's done some meaningful stuff in China and zhiern's well getting ready for sch again... haha really miss all e old friends back in sg.
in case some people wanna know.. i only miss the food n people(family n frens) back home... other than that, i dont think im really fond of anything else in sg. haha that's y i left in the first place man... just wish i brought more photos of some people i know back in sg here... oh well
it's like freaking 1am here and im trying to figure out whether cutting a hole in a floating object will make it float more or less... physics is a pain...