At LaSt, iT is fInisheD

Had my last paper today… I was in the same lift as Assoc. Prof Bay Boon Huat and his ‘gang’ while going to the examination venue… Should have asked him for hints about the paper I was going to take… Wasted!!!

Anyway, this was the only paper that went on smoothly… Managed also to finished the questions 20mins before the end-of-time… Instead of handing up my scripts, I waited aimlessly there- just for the fun of it… At one point, I even exchanged stares with my lecturer… We looked at each other for awhile, before he suddenly laughed… Yes, he laughed! Maybe because
1. I have a funny look or
2. He remembered the incident where I told him in front of the class that he was smart because he had high forehead. (that was in response to his topic on NERVOUS SYSTEM)… Anyway, that particular incident got the class laughing…

While waiting for the end-of-time, I also played around with the adjustable chair in the lab-turned-examination hall, adjusting it up and down, so childish right?? I was also staring at the clock, anticipating for the end of EXAMS…. The time apparently clawed..

Eventually, the end-of-exams arrived for me!!!- At lAst… eXams over!! YeaH!!

After that, I went to Orchard with friends to ‘chill out’…..

PreMature CeLeBraTion

Had my stats paper today… It was one of the toughest I have ever attempted-Prof Kwong is really all OUT TO KILL!!! Anyway, stats was the last paper for many of my friends-except Geri, Ben and ME!!... So, after the paper, Geri and Ben went home immediately to revise for HUMAN ANATOMY, while the rest decided to have a buffet feast at Sakae Sushi.. Instead of going home, the draw-factor for BUFFET was apparently much stronger than study; hence I went with the CELEBRATING GROUP…. However, I still had my “study-conscience”. When we reached Orchard, I brought my notes down to study, while the rest went shopping.

As they were walking around Hereen, I was just following behind them reading my notes...Could feel that strangers giving me weird looks (don’t know if it is true though). Felt quite uneasy… I SHOULD NOT BE THERE AT ALL!!... Anyway, Jia wen, out of concern for me, kept asking me if I was alright- quite a nice gesture…

Jie zhu suggested that we take neo-prints as we went past the shop… Jia wen seems quite enthusiastic about it, but the guys were not ‘ON’… Anyway, we still went ahead to take the neoprint…

After the picture, we went for buffet- at last… So hungry... I gobbled down 19 plated of sushi, while Paul kept challenging mE- 不自量力.. He kept pushing himself to eat more just to win... Could see that he was struggling with the last few plates, but he still claimed that he could still eat more –what an ‘EGOIST’…Paul, please humble yourself….. Don’t let your ego grow too big, before it EXPLODES… hahaha.. (anyway, paul only finished 17 plates)… While walking out of Hereen, I noticed Paul’s epigastric region bulging out- a clear sign that he over-ate…..

(pics will be added later)

ExAmS

ExAMs ExAmS ExAMs......

cloth-folding leSsOn

Oh! CaRoL.....

Was studying at the biz-fac in the afternoon… Jon and Carolyn came later… Together, we ‘studied’ until about 6pm when Jon suggested that we go for dinner at Chong Pang… So, we started packing up…

Whaaaaa… during the course of studying, I have messed the whole table with my notes… Hence, I took quite awhile to pack-up… Carolyn, being a helpful friend, took the initiative to assist me in clearing up my mess…. Instinctively, she also helped me carry my big bunch of keys- since my hands were already full…..

When we reached the car, Carolyn happily stood at the door, waiting eagerly for me to unlock the car- with the keys hanging prominently on one of her fingers…. Thinking that she was aware of the keys, both of us just gave her the ‘don’t act blur’ look… Instead, Carolyn responded INNOCENTLY, saying: “I don’t have the keys”… WHAT!!! THE KEYS ARE SO OBVIOUS!!... Anyway, I just sympathetically pointed at her hand.. “Opps! Arghhhhhhhhhhh….” (she was blushing!!) was her reaction…. So embarrassing right, Carol???



After that, I could see that her Synaptic junctions in her brain had some ‘connection’ problems.. Firstly, in the car, she behaved like a little girl perpetually pestering her ‘father’ that she ‘really don’t know that (she) had the key’ in an adorable way….

Secondly, after dinner she took a DARE -to prone down along the well-utilized walkway and simulated shooting at passing pedestrians- by Jon …Her target happened to be couple… The female was noticeably stunted by her action!! Could imagine what is going on in her mind: “this mad girl must be studying too hard that she burnt her brain..” Wonder if that victim will also blog about her… hmmm…

Anyway, she has brought much laughter to both of us in the midst of examination stress… Hope that her brain cooled down… hahaha…

P.S. If anyone know how to convert segments of video clip to pic files, please teach me...

fAce Recognition!!

Woke up early this morning and attempted to study.. But somehow had no motivation... So went myheritage.com and did some face-matching on my friends... Managed to trick sAmuel Lee to send his photos for this entRy.. hahaha... sorry samuel...

Discovered that BOA consistently matches his face for all his photos.. the system registered a 63% match!! .... hahhaahaaa....



Don't you think so????








Reference:
http://www.allmovieportal.com/cgi-bin/frame/redirect.cgi?boa==http://hicelebs.com/gallery/boa/

Justin Sng on nEwsPaper???

Saw my name in Sunday times(16 April).. Too bad that person not me... Can't believe that I can share same name & surname with someone else...

nb.. if anyone found that article... do tell me... haha...

pErSonality TeSt

Did an online personality test today and discovered that I am a 'benevolent builder'... I have pasted my personalDNA map at the sidebar.. And also breifly summarised their results below.. (Don't think the test is accurate though)...

Results:
I am a detail-oriented, cautious, and practical person. With respect to the way I relate with others, I am a great person to interact with—understanding, giving, and trusting.

nb. What do you think about it???
(Please leave comments at the COMMENT COLUMN of this entry and NOT THE TAG BOARD!!! It is flooded already...)

the LoVE of a Man

aBouT 2000 yrs ago,

a Man laid down his life for his friends....
on a tree without leaves and branches....

He bore the painful processes of death...
for crimes he did not commit...
So that his friends could live....

imagine his Father looking at him...
heart deeply broken at the sight
of his only son dying before his eyes...

he could choose not to die...
afterall he was innocent...
but his LOVE for them was so deep
that surpassed all forms of understanding...

what marvel it is..
for such love to be in existence...

sOmE PoNdErInG

Why all... except this particular one ??? Is the one so unique - high above the rest???cream of the crop??? A royal???

And am I a wanderer... or a restless warrior??? Or am i just a poor man??? or even a beggar hoping for the royal's attention... For the royal's mercy???


Almighty King...now won't you calm the raging storms??? and shelter a broken vessel??? Where this soul will find rest under your mighty wings..... For I acknowledges your sovereignty...... despite the bitter-sweet agony....

for you are enthroned---- over all....

At biz fac... struggling to study...

(taken by geri)

knowledge VS charisma

Had my last human anatomy lab today..... During the pre-lab demo, the lecturer, at last gave a brief intro on Dr Singh (some call Bombay).. He is actually a PROFESSOR!!!... and headed 2 university depts concurrently elsewhere before retiring back in Singapore... WHAT a 'BIG SHOT'!!!- (someone which is of high status)...... Not just that, he was a distinction student during the time where the university system was not generous with the A grade....

During the demonstration session, there was a sudden influx of students approaching him... Just the last lab session, his demostration was the least popular... what a big change in perspective of the students just by one simple introduction!! Anyway, both groups started the demostration directly opposite each other...

However, as both instructors proceeded with the demonstrations, I noticed an interesting phenomen: there was a migration from one group to another. Before continuing, would like to give a brief comparison between the 2 instructors:
Dr Singh: Knowledge: very good, charisma: normal
Dr (the other one): Knowledge: unknown, charisma: very high
So, migration occured. Could see that Dr Singh group was gradually getting smaller while the other group's size increased significantly.. At the end for the demo, there was only about 10 students left in Dr Singh group!!! The other group was CROWDED!!!.. more that 30 people!!! Wow.... Hence, i deduced a conclusion out of this: Charisma triumph over knowledge!!!

SoMe useLess FactS on uNi

Ever wonder how some practices and terminology in our university come about??? Was reading about the long and rich history of Cambridge university and made some discoveries. This stirred me to probe further. So, here are the findings:

How does matriculation come about?

'Enrolment with a licensed master...... was called matriculation because of the condition that the scholar's name must be on the master's matricula or roll,......' http://www.cam.ac.uk/cambuniv/pubs/history/

Why is academic dress a GOWN?

'12th/13th Centuries: Origin of academic dress - the dress of the scholar (student or teacher) is the dress of a cleric. Long robes are needed for warmth in unheated buildings; likewise, the hood provided warmth for the tonsured head. Eventually, a skull cap replaces the hood. '
http://graduation.tamu.edu/history.html

'Academic dress appears to have originated at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge'
http://www.commencement.neu.edu/dress.html

Why is there variations of academic dress in a university?

Cambridge university: ' It was also desirable to mark the stage in a scholar's progress by a ceremony of admission (graduation) to the different grades, or degrees, of membership. ....... grades of scholar became differentiated by a series of variations on the gown, hood and cap. '
http://www.cam.ac.uk/cambuniv/pubs/history/

Why is our head called DEAN?

Religious: 'title accorded to persons holding cartain positions of authority within a religious heirarchy.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_(religion)

In Cambridge: 'Most of the scholars of the University were at first clerks or clergymen,in holy orders of some sort, and expecting careers in the Church or in the Civil Service (as diplomats, judges or officers of the royal household).'
http://www.cam.ac.uk/cambuniv/pubs/history/independance.html
' Except in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, the term Dean does not, in Cambridge, indicate an academic office. The Dean is usually the College officer responsible for Chapel services, or in some cases, for College discipline.'
http://www.cam.ac.uk/cambuniv/pubs/works/appendix1.html

Deduction: We can see that dean was orginally a clerical position. It eventually bacame an academic positon because some older universities were religious-based.

~~~ end of findings~~~

My LiTTle BrOtheR..

These are some pictures of my drama brother.. notice his weird combination of pyjamas... came to my room just now to transfer songs to his hp. ..

MORE than 1.5L of PRAWNsoup!!!

Came home from NUS around 6pm.... Noticed that there was still leftovers for the prawn noodles mum cooked yesterday. So, I requested for a bowl of dry noodle.... After eating a HUMONGOUS bowl of noodle, I went to fill up the bowl with prawn soup..... While slurping this (already big bowl of soup), mum prepared another MUCH BIGGER bowl full of soup for ME... WHAT!! that NEW bowl amounts to another LITRE of soup!!!... Anyway, mark of ACHIEVEMENT, managed to drink all doWN--all 1.5L of it!!! Wonder if i will smell of PrAwn tomorrow... hahaha, just being a little blunt... After being bloated with SOUP, i had an idea suddenly- should have filled my 1.5L water bottle with the soup and drink it like water....wonder what will it be like...... hahaa.... just a thought....















nb. Paul... keep complaining that my blog lacks variety in punctation. So, this entry caters to your needs... Happy?!?!?.... Satified?!?!?!?...

LaSt Stats LecTure

in stats lect now... sitting beside the ever-mischievous paul man hong... SOMEMORE eating waffle beside me... and never offer me at all.. what a friend!!... anyway.. Prof Kwong always sound so monotonous and boring.... so, i always do other things during his lectures.... however, overall, he is still a good professor - if you consult to him on one-to-one basis...

anyway..I have attached a picture of him - taken before he starts his last lecture.....

now having video session with jia wen..... manage to 'print screen' the session.... jia wen seems quite happy playing with her new ACER!!!... think we are the only people in lect using webcam with each other within 5m apart... so lame.. but we have fun anyway... right jia wen???

some highlights of this sch day:

had my GIS presentation today... dunno why.. when i was presenting.. the class just keep laughing... am I that amusing?

went to the YIH to see doc... requested to see my regular doctor- Dr Patrick... had a long talk with him in the room... could see that his consultation card was piling up...anyway, Dr patrick is very interesting, he writes down everything I said word-for-word- a very structured and detailed doctor...Point to note: everytime i consult him will get free medicine..... so.......

little brother in LARGE BLAZER.!!!

went to austin's school this morning for the meet-the-parents session.... upon reaching there... saw my brother's 1st crush in person... haha... not bad looking though.. have a cute-look... he has taste.... however, find that austin is too short for her... when he stood beside her, he was like one head shorter.... okok... more serious: his piority now is to study... so proud of him though ...never let his crush distract him from studies (so said his form teacher...)....

however, so dissappointed with his results for both his languages.... both marks were in red!!!... nvm about that... i will make sure that his ENGLISH results DECOLOURISE!!!.... back to black in colour......

1st time saw him in a blazer... can u imagine it... his small built... wearing such a big blazer... it seems to me like he is wearing a shell.... hahhaa... and also... due to his height... he dun even look like he is from a seconday school... all his friends seems to tower over him.......

msg to paul.... hey.. dun be so impatient la... y keep wanting to read people's blog... I have started one already... dun you think you should do it too... and also... stop flooding my tagboard with those 'lovely and admirable' msgs (chill down my spine).... i not gay..... so.. dun post such msg here.. unless you are a girl.... at least it will seems more normal.... . hahaha......

the birth....

man hong keep pestering me to start my own blog.....
cannot stand him.......
so.....
here it is..... the birth of a new blogger!.... syk...

ALMOST... had a MENTAL BREAKDOWN... phew...

6 April 2006

Human anatomy test... had been studying exceeding hard for it.. alot of memory work... hope that no qn on 'immune system'... hardest topic...

The test was held in the anatomy hall... hall smelled of formaldehyde... some find it smelly... I have already gotten used to the smell... in fact maybe get a little addicted to it... the chairs they used for the test was extremely short... like those used for pri sch kids... but the tables was of normal height... it was...like.. so unproportionate... wat an interesting combination....

before the test started... I opened my ans booklet to check its condition... to my surprise... the margin on the first page was extremely HUGE.... so... being a clown i am... I lifted up my hand before the start of the test asking for more booklet.... the invigilators were shocked initially...

test qns was only given out right before the test started.. when i glaced at the qns. my greatest fear was REALISED ... IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR THE 1ST QN!! argh.. moreover.. this qn ask on the part where most people wont expect it to appear on tests..... all my hard work and effort amounts to almost nothing.... i could hear timothy whispered to himself: shit.. shit.. ... all of a sudden i couldnt control myself... I just happened to laugh uncontrollably... i tried to stop it but was unsuccessful until after a while... fortunately... i managed to control the laughter volume.... if not.. would have caught much attention...

later... i come to realise that if the laughing continued... and if i was noticed.... I might be diagnose with mental problem... 1st time this occured... was on the verge of mental breakdown... lucky it doesn't happen... thank God for keeping my mind sound.....

she ate my BURGER!!

3 April 2006

After the stats lect... decided to remain in the LT to complete the term paper... Pam joint me shortly... we tried to do as much as we can... until about 9pm when we were scamed out of the LT by the security... we continued doing it for a while more outside the LT.... until i felt extremely hungry....

so i decided to drop by the Mac drive-thru at west coast for burgers... i ordered 2 burgers for myself because i was extremely hungry... did not get anything for pam because she mentioned that her house cooked... anyway... after i received the burgers.. I took one out and eat it while on the drive.... next... I saw Pam took the OTHER BURGER and help herself with it... Awwww.... right before my eyes... she must have thought that i have ordered the other for her... anway... was too nice to tell her that though... so i just kept quiet about it.... bearing the hunger silently..

anyway... when we dropped by WX's house to pass him some information... i was like a 'hungry ghost' running around for food.. WX brought 2 packets of biskets down which i globbed down with seconds.... WX can certify that... after that... i could still feel the hunger pang... so i ran to the coffee shop nearby to buy another 'pao(BIG ONE)'.. only after the pao did i feel better... wat a hungry day....

nb.. hope that pamela dun read this....

A FOOL on April fools day.... thanks to paul....

1 April 2006

Couldn't find my thumbdrive the night before... so.. since paul was the last to use my laptop... asked him if he happened to keep it accidently... only managed to get his reply in the morning.... he dun have it with him..... also... left my pencil case with soh ying the day before during the zoo trip... so keep asking her to check if my thumb drive was there... she keep affirming me that it is not there...!! so at 1400hrs... i confirmed that my thumbdrive was lost... since there are many important and sensitive documents there... i have to report it to my trustworthy assistant.. hopefully she has back-up... true enough.. she had...

to carry on... what made me a fool was this.... on monday... when i opened my laptop... my thumbdrive bounced out from within... I repeat... FROM WITHIN.... never have i imagined that to happen...!!! PAUL.... willl get you for it..... !!!!!!! made make feel so worried for my thumbdrive on saturday....

AT the Zoooo.... like a kid again....

31 March 2006

purposely went late for lecture (physic in life sci)... only brought my laptop along... anway... allowed paul to use it... didnt expect him to do something so STUPID!!!... will elaborate more in next entry...!!!!!!

after that went to zoo for biodiversity field trip... feel like a kid again.... after the tour round the tour we had a short quiz.... heard from ben that they repeat the questions from the past years... so had SOMEONE help me print the past yrs questions before hand... true enough... had BONUS MARKS!!!... one out of 5 qns was from the past yr... whao... free marks......

upon leaving the zoo... offered my mentor a ride back to Clementi... there, he went for a drink while i had my dinner... Thaksin Beef Noodles... can you imagine it... REFILL of soup cost $1... as expensive as a CAN OF DRINK.... paid for the refill anyway.... cannot deny it.. the soup is good though....

anyway... had a good talk with my mentor... he also mentioned that the FINAL EXAMS is going to be difficult... so those taking LSM 1103... beware!!!!