Did some massive catching up and revisions of school work as promised.
Wish that it could be more exciting and relaxing...but nevertheless with 3 uncompleted projects and 1 mid term test coming right up, the fun can leave it till december then.
Recess weeks started with Karung Guni on Sat, follow by project meeting and meet up with Marcus on Mon, Hair cut and night running around the school on Thur, Biz Mag meeting on Friday with the rest of the period mugging and revising till @ a point of time, my sister exclaimed: ' Bro, do you know it's RECESS WEEK?'
Looking @ my sister frequent outings with her frens....I suddenly feel that my social circle have shrunk to the size of pea.Be patient I told myself. The real fun starts in December.
1 of my favorite singer 張震嶽 is coming to NTU...Yeahhhh..gonna grab the ticket to watch him perform 'Live'. Hahaha
Anyway heard this song on the radio...another classic song for christmas season..amid the saddening mood of the song doesn't exactly fit the festive holidays
For the first time in Asean, things move kinda of fast in this region.
YANGON - Security forces moved to crush protests in Myanmar's two biggest cities Friday, unleashing warning shots and baton charges, and cutting Internet access in the third day of a deadly crackdown.
Go to the VIDEO found at the right hand side of the page. Click on it. Hey presto, now you get it.
My own personal opinion is that more people is gonna get killed. No one is able to help them, not because countries are not willing to but imagined if current junta is overthrown who is going to oversee the democracy and reconstruction effort in Mynamar? Sound like another IRAQ in making but ASEAN do not have a brother as big as America to have available resources and manpowers to do oversea such long term process. Western countries are also unlikely to help except enforce more economic sanctions because this is essentially a SE ASIA problem. China might be able to extend its influence but it will throw the limelight to back to ASEAN on its inadequacy to address its domestic problem.
I went to town yesterday to do my project with my projects mate.
My group have Miss Serious, Miss Jap-py, Miss Blurry and Miss Pervert-y.
And sometimes they called me 'Uncle', yet sometimes they said I'm 'Immature'
These young girls ..cannot decide what they really want.
After the project, I went down to SMU to meet up with my long lost fren - Markie
He showed me around his school, which was quite new and impressive. Underground pathways, Air con everywhere and the gym over there make the gym @ NTU seem like crap. But the school is quite small and it took about 20 minutes to walk finish the compound. And we were up to our usual self of crapping whose school is better...SMU small and nimble and blah blah blah before I end off with saying NTU got big strong net to catch all the small and nimble fishes and swallow them up in 1 gulp haha.
Markie look tired from all the projects he've been rushing but I couldn't fare any better than him. Then it dawned upon me that we were actually striving hard not just for that piece of degree, if not he could have continue his education at SIM while I continue mine @ EEE but also our future and what we really want to do...which is to earn really big bucks! haha
Hopefully when we look back at ourselves 10 years down the road, we can say to ourselves all these hard work and effort do really pay off.
Man Utd have 11 shots and 7 shots on target and yet the score is still 1-0.
which will mean either Peter Cech is in top form right now...or Chelsea is very lucky to maintain this scoreline after playing with only 10 men.
Carlos Tevez scored his first goal for Man Utd. I hope nothing screw up and we can have a victory over Chelsea.
Today we did our 1st canvassing for our CAC FOC 08 and it have been quite smooth-sailing with only some minor hiccups. It may be tiring but looking at the efforts of so many people helping us to raise $30k, then you feel you are not alone. We were lucky in the sense we enjoyed our working relationship with Mr. Garung Guni and his helpers and during the ride with him in the lorry he even praised me after observing my working style and said I can go on about achieving big stuffs or something like that. OF COZ as a representative from ahem NTU, one must 'ahem' learn to be humble and 'ahem'....hahaha.
No..the success of the 1st canvassing project belong to everyone and may it continue to last in further events.
Recent events in Myanmar set me thinking about the movie 'V for Vendetta' - It's dangerous to be correct when the government is wrong but those Myanmar monks take it upon themselves to face the Junta government to highlight the plight of the people sufferings due to massive price hike. I admired them for their bravery and moral righteous even though they faced great harm in doing so. Anyway, a soldiers task are meant to take orders and protect the country and it's dangerous when you have soldiers controlling the country because they have too much power on hand and they start going berserk. Hopefully, the situation will improve without any bloodbath. SE Asia cannot have a coup or change of government every year when scenarios and economy are so positive now. For more information on the Myanmar situation. Click here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_GEN_MYANMAR_PROTESTS_ASOL-?SITE=ASIAONE&SECTION=SPECIAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-09-23-06-03-28
Looking to improve on it and change my study method.
Regarding the quiz, I've been thinking about what should I specialize in my 2nd year. Currently everyone is talking about banking and finance as the 'IN' job to get into but as competition gets tougher and remembered 4-5 years ago where IT was then the 'IN' job for everyone but where it is languishing now, I'm not that sure anymore. A more logical choice would be tourism and management as the timing of graduation will coincide with the rise of the next wave but the interest in that sector is still not there yet and so I have 3/4 of a year to think it thru and decide again.
Things ain't as smooth-sailing recently as I liked. A lot of bumps, unwanted attentions and sometimes it make me frustrated. Work are always never ending..which is a norm that I grew to accept but it kinda of make me upset when I can't even find enough time to read newspaper on a Sat weekend! I don't like it when there are eyes looking at me from behind. I don't like it when people tried to supervise more than they should. It's not easy to be do your own stuffs when you have a super-dominating mum at home. Grrrrr....All in all, I'm not happy, but I'm not that sad either. I'm restless, I'm frustrated but I'm OK.
Sometimes I think of myself a little bit lazy. Sometimes I need a little bit of push to get things going, as evident during project when my frens always seem more enthu than me to complete the project asap and it kinda of rub of me to complete asap as well. Sometimes when I ran long distance with my frens, I don't like to lead but I follow instead even thou I can last the distance because I will slow down if there is no 'target' for me to reach. After thinking it thru, it also point out big time to me that I'm not one of those who is a sucker for details..right down to every min of it but rather those types where as long as things get done I'm fine with anything. It also point out maybe I'm not cut out to be a boss because I don't really strive for perfection or above than average benchmark but of coz, this logic don't apply for result wise because I simply hate losing.
But sometimes, you have to give enough room in your heart to accept that the world is not perfect and and it don't revolve around you alone.
Since recess week is here, I'll be looking to meet up with fren who have been real busy with their school..he should know who am I talking about..with frens who are working...I look forward to seeing them because after recess week serious revision will start with fast and furious and it'll be December in a blink of an eye.
Watch this movie recently. It's funny and it touches on gays, their rights and stuffs like that. All in all, it's not up to individual or groups to judge others according to what's their belief because there is always GOD and it always fall back to the basics: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS but HELP those in needy and voila! the world will be a more peaceful place to live in.
I 'heart' peace and quiet. That's why I always like nature... esp the sound of the ocean. I long for BRONTE BEACH again!
Shocking news of the day The "special one' Jose Mourinho announced his departure from Chelsea FootBall Club
Not that he is a angel either, but you have to give credits to him for the amount of trophies he won during the 3 years in charge, as well as all the controversies. death threat and personal antics.
It might spell good news for Man Utd this weekend match with Chelsea...but mark my words, Mourinho as ever the 'Special One' will return one day to haunt Chelsea back.
To practice my French a little: 'Au Revoir Jose~'
Perhaps when the day Ferguson retire, Mourhino can be the one to lead Man Utd.. Never say Never~
Do you have any quirky habit that you like to mentioned?
Well I do have a few. Take for example-
When meeting people, I like to observe their eye bags to see if they are sleep-deprive.
My leg always shake if I sit down for too long.
I always take around 20 mins lying on bed before I fall asleep at night because my mind will be very active reviewing and thinking about the stuffs I did and gonna do soon.
When I'm tired, I will switched off and stopped talking. Yeah I will still listen but I will not open my mouth.
The same scenario also apply to me every morning. I don't like to talk in the morning.
I don't like to see pimple on my face so I take every opportunity to squeeze out pimples on my face, no matter how small is it.
I don't normally shave my beard during the weekend so by Sunday evening I will look like a cavemen
I like the smell of a lady when she came out from the bathroom after a shower. Of coz, the type of shampoo and shower foam used always play a part.
I am addicted to Vicks Vapour Rub & Vicks Inhaler. It always perk me up.
yup...so far so for now. What is your quirky habit?
studied 2 long days for the french quiz on thursday.
and guess what?
I think I'm gonna fail the quiz.
Language course really can't be mess around. Think I'm definitely going to S/U it.
Waste my effort studying hard for it and now my revision and read up for other modules have lagged behind. This weekend is the best opportunity to make it up. I'm going to MUG like hell this coming weekend...ROAR!!!!
Had a training session on Wednesday with our impromptu CAC soccer team. It's not bad..but we don't know what is Hall 10 standard.We might be making a jersey and there will be females cheer leading team cheering for us! The world has gone bonkers....Haha
Today I asked my korean tuition kid a question. Suppose if he went back to korea in future, which I believed he definitely will, would he still remember me as his teacher?
He sat there and ponder for a moment before replying: Yes...and I will call you.
I'm quite surprised because I always scold him in the past, but not now because we know each other better but I still punished him occasionally when he made careless mistake. I don't know whether he said that just to you know..diplomatically correct answer but I made him laugh by saying I will purposely act as if I don't know him when he called me, change my name or hung up the phone immediately when I recognized his voice..etc.
the lyrics are meaningful. It touch a emotional nerve when I listened it to the first time. Perhaps it managed to capture her 'sadness' when she rapped out the song..which in this case is Patty Hou- ex gf of Jay Chou.
Listen to it. Hear the lyrics. But please don't cry at the end of the song. Things are not so dramatic. The sun will always rise tomorrow anyway.
a 'friend' whom I've lost 2 years back due to some reasons which shall not be made public in this post made an effort to call out to me when I was moving to take a seat on the upper deck on Bus 179.
It's definitely not a case of avoiding her or acting as she is invisible like so many other times in school where we do cross each other path but this morning was slightly different as I was really trying to look for a seat and therefore I did not notice her at all.
And I was momentarily 'confused' before uttering 'eh' to acknowledge her. Thinking back, I must have seen to be very rude..but pardon me please because I'm not exactly a morning person.
I guess 'Time' again is the best medicine for everything under the sun that cannot be solved yet again.
This thur French quiz. During today lesson, the French lecturer took a glance at our exercise and exclaimed we better revise or else we are all gonna failed our thur quiz. Die le..think I've to S/U French soon.
to be really honest, french language is quite interesting but I'm too busy/lazy to go practice it oftenly and now I dread going to french lesson. Hahaha. We had a different teacher the last lesson and she is a good teacher, much better than our original one and I wondered if we are able to see her again tomorrow.
my sister told me her friends visited my blog as well. To my knowledge, ever since the end of CAC FOC and start of school, the amount of people visiting my blog as shown on the meter have increased, but they are always invisible..because they choose to be invisible or because some just want to know what craps I'm writing or maybe even worse, what the hell is cathy's bro thinking!
I think I'm not using my time more efficiently enough. Have to review my time management and study method to better utilizes the 'limited' time we have on this world.
found this powerful quote of all places...a financial webbie-
'People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in the world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.' George Bernard Shaw
are you a person force by circumstances to be in this particular situation you are in...or Today is the last day of the lunar 7th month.The celebration is over. no more smokes and ashes all over. But I'm quite puzzled why there is no 'GETAI' held over the temple near my place. Mooncake festival coming up right next. Moon cake prices have increased due to limited salted egg. Buy yours early to avoid disappointment.
I 'heart' moon cake festival. Can eat the Tau Sar Pia to my heart content. Hohoho.
Sometimes it deem strange but I looked at my school timetable and always wondered to myself how come I'm always so busy with my school work and often why my days are packed to the brim..with each period of the day assigned to something to do and slacking around lazing on bed make me feel real 'guilty'..Haha
so I'm actually to looking forward to term break..well to relax a little and review the things and stuffs I've done and learnt for the past 6 weeks in school.
Not that I'm complaining thou, maybe whining but if it is necessary for me to do it..then I'll do it. Thou currently the schedule is a little pack, it's still manageable. I'm catching up with my school work, my biz manager role, my social life , my projects.
Life is fine~ I'heart' School.
Yesterday we went for a durian session with Class 24 at west coast park. After talking and suggesting for so long, we finally put the plan into action and for me personally who haven not eaten a durian for umpteen years, the first bite was alrite. Took some time to get use to the taste thou..made a major Hoo Ha and embarrassed myself with an unexpected twist of event. Thinking back, if I can review my action, it should be really comical to see myself hem and haw, speaking incoherently and grabbing the nearest mineral water bottle repeatably to divert attention.
Didn't remember when was the last time I got myself in this situation. It was funny but cannot try this too often..Haha
therefore, lesson of the day: when you throw a boomerang in the air, make sure it's not heading back towards you.
today I went for the campus-X run organized by NTU sport club.
it's basically a 6.5KM run around in school which I've always been running with my frens.
but for reason unknown today, stitches at the lower right abdominal area started to set in as soon as we started running but it was still manageable.
then after a while stitches at the upper right abdominal set in as well and I slow down my pace a little but still manageable.
but after conquering the slope of SBS, the pain is unbearable with double-combo stitches exploding at the same time that I opt to pull to 1 side to slow walk. It was heartening to hear my frens shouted: " Alex, come on!" but after a few futile attempt to run at the normal pace, I gave up.
I started to brisk walk and jog really slow, regulating my breathing at the same time. Luckily, the stitches died down and I managed to sprint from the hall1 all the way to the finish line @ SRC.
Yesterday, while my sister was trying to read up in my room, she mentioned: " I think our family really got problem.." I find the comment very funny.
Today I don't feel that funny anymore. I need something to lift my spirit up. not just a daily chore, something nice and fun. for 1 day.then I'll be glad. It's glad. not happy. just glad.
Today I watched '881' with my mama on a sat nite because we were both free and I think this is one of the show which she can understand and enjoy at the same time.
the show was quite comical with the energy of Liu Ling Ling performance overwhelming the rest of the cast. The Hokkien song sung was quite nice..thinking of buying the OST. They might sound crude but nevertheless quite meaningful. The show is a little draggy in the end..esp when both sister hugged each other till little sister died but thinking back it was a nice move by the director to end off the movie.
A nice local production. My mama kept saying how wise she is by talking to me in Hokkien when I was young and now I can reap the benefit of knowing the language, amid can't speak very well but I am able to listen.Haha... I think chances are teenagers nowadays don't even know which dialect group they come from..let alone speak their dialect language.
I think movie is a brilliant method to immortalize yourself yourself forever. Look at Marilyn Monroe and you'll be immediately remind of the photo of her in white dress trying to press down her skirt..she lives forever in that picture even she passed away a long time ago. I came upon this idea when I watched the Oscars last year and there was this segment in the show where they showed screen image of past actor/actress who passed away for that year.
I want to live forever. I want to act in movie...Hahaha.
Man Utd just won Sunderland by the score of 1-0. 17 shots, 9 shots on goal and the score is only 1-0. Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon must have a busy night lol.
Since school reopened, there is not as much time as I liked to read up. My reading have been constricted to textbooks and weekend newspapers. But there are only 24 hrs a day and I guessed I can only read more storybooks during the holiday period.
Saw this on a library book. It is actually a quote by Harper Lee, the author who wrote the very famous book " To Kill A MockingBird. It goes like this: "Real courage is when you know you are licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it thru no matter what"
Nice..I like but it can only be apply to some..not all aspects in your life.
I think I got a mid-20 yrs old crisis now. On 1 hand, I think I belong to the 2nd yr/3rd yr in school but on the other hand I'm stuck with the 1st yr student. Guys are still alrite but I got a first glimpse of further things to come from the gers. Maybe that explained the reason why I like to hang out with "seniors" in school because there are more stuffs to talk about. But for long term it is not very healthy as I need to network and make more frens from 1st yr to last the entire 3 yrs and beyond as well as find potential study groups, die-hard frens and fyp mates. So far so, I only found 1 MALE fren whom I can get along quite well.
Liu Ling Ling said in '881': "Time..time will solve problems which cannot be solve currently"
a short notice to post here to show that I'm still around...
Hey Gorgeous crews came to NTU today to film their show. I was lucky to make the right choice to stay to catch the filming. Dasmond Koh, Fiona Xie and Ah Ben..my favourite host were very humorous and kept us entertained with their jokes and lameness.
It was an entertaining 1.5 hours of filming because Ms Peggy Chang (3rd placing for New Paper New Face and MSU participant) was one of the participant and it was a surprise seeing her performing on stage with a rendition of "Happy Birthday to Me" by Wen Lan. Her X factor easily beat the 2 other female contestants hand down..Haha..It have been some times since her blog closed down so to see her alive and well is good though I can't help agree with her when she previously mentioned her cheeks look fat. Hahaha...
just another part and parcel of tertiary life. Nice~
