Yeah! Now you guys can use the short-cuts I provided to get yourselves outta this god-forsaken blog!
*Actually it's more for my use to view other people's blog.. =D*
BTW, those of you whom I've left out, mind leaving me ur blog + name (if u want) on my tagboard? Cause I've really forgotten some of the blog websites..
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Alright.. I can't make this a long post.. It's 3:23 AM official Singapore Time, and normal people are sound asleep. Phew! How long was it since my last post? That was during my Study break for my Common Test, and... I'm ONE week away from my Semester Exams (Study Break included). Gosh. That's like.. erm.. *If you discount the "The Super, Ultimate Short Post", its been 1 month and 2 weeks +++ since my last post.
WHAT?!?!?!?! 1.5 months only?! It felt more like half a year went by!!
Long story short.. lots of stuff happened.. Phew.. Highlights of the past month:
July 18th - 22nd: Common Test Week.
July 29th: Astronomy Club AGM (Annual General Meeting)*
August 1st: Perseid Meteor Shower Project initiated.
August 12th: Perseid Meteor Shower (Overnight Observation)
August 17th: ANE XI Project Initiated.
August 18th: World of Warcraft connection established.
August 20th: Yellow Ribbon Ceremony (BA Society)
August 26th: Movie Marathon (Overnight in Lecture theater) [Yeah.. slackin' around..]
August 27th: Singapore Leo Club(s) Induction and Inauguration Ceremony (Forgive me if I got the name wrong)
*That's when I got my handed my position as President of Ngee Ann Polytechnic Astronomy Club.
(Hoo boy.. X.x)Upcoming events:
September 2nd: Overnight Observation/Sleep-in
September 3rd: Yellow Ribbon Walk (early in the morning, 6-7 am)
September 17th - 19th (To be confirmed): Student Sports Council CCA's Interactive Event, "Giorno Interrativo" Camp.
September 18th: Moon Cake Festival (Welfare Outreach-cum-Celebration, in collaboration with microE [ECE Society] committee)
September 23th: ANE XI Overnight Briefing
September 24th: Club House Spring Cleaning
And lots more to come...
*I feel so sick suddenly*
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Monday, August 15, 2005
The Super, Ultimate Short Post.
Hi there. *Short enough?*
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Hope to get an update in soon, especially my links column... been putting that off for a longggg time.. lots of stuff happened in the past month.. Dunno how to start.. =P
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Hope to get an update in soon, especially my links column... been putting that off for a longggg time.. lots of stuff happened in the past month.. Dunno how to start.. =P
Monday, July 11, 2005
Time flies.. Semester 3 is halfway over!
Yep! It's that time again!! Common Test!!!
And the 1 week break that comes along... Woohoo!! *No slacking for me though... slacked through the first half of the semester already.. T.T*
Haizz..
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I WANT MY OWN DIGITAL CAMERA!!! (Or at least, a handphone with camera function..)
Went to cosplay with Yanhui and Alvin on Sunday.. No pictures to show cause I have no such "high-tech" equipment.. Argh! (For pictures, take a look at Yanhui's blog)
*Sigh* Shortly after CT comes the main exams.. and with that, Semester 3 is officially over..
How come time passes so quickly?
And the 1 week break that comes along... Woohoo!! *No slacking for me though... slacked through the first half of the semester already.. T.T*
Haizz..
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...
....
I WANT MY OWN DIGITAL CAMERA!!! (Or at least, a handphone with camera function..)
Went to cosplay with Yanhui and Alvin on Sunday.. No pictures to show cause I have no such "high-tech" equipment.. Argh! (For pictures, take a look at Yanhui's blog)
*Sigh* Shortly after CT comes the main exams.. and with that, Semester 3 is officially over..
How come time passes so quickly?
Friday, June 24, 2005
Silly, Stupid, Foolish Me.
... The official time is 2:02 am. (Standard Singapore Time)
Normal sane people would be asleep, except for those late owls and those who hate the sun.
My class starts at 9 am, and I have to get up by 7 am.
Rockin'... and why do I hear my laptop's hard disk cranking up again? *Looks like another trip down to MeL's A&E Department again...*
Well.. Been very "busy" recently.. staying out until late into the evening/night... And during these late trips, along with some other... "sources" which i have came upon recently.. I realised how much trouble we have adapting to this cold harsh world..
It seems to me, that once people move on from their Secondary education, things... change. Better for some, worse for most. For me personally, it seems that I am able to concentrate better (in terms of school work and projects). Mulling over this for some time, I realised that it was due to the fact that the "usual" stringent rules (as applied in most government schools) does not apply. *Could be due to the fact that I'm a rebel at heart, and I tend to rebel against everything and anything.. =D*
So what's worse? Seems to be the same for everybody I know: People. (And the relationship that you build with them.)
In Secondary School, at least you were "spoon-fed" and kept under a big roof and held together as a "happy, big family".
Quite the contrary in Polytechnics.
In there, you're treated like a "real" adult. And they meant what they said. W00t!! That means freedom for us!! Yay!!
Well wake up, teenagers. (Do I sound old? o.O) You're right about the "freedom" part. But what about the cost that comes with it?
Remember that there is no free lunch in this world.
You guys watch "Survivor"? To me, it's basically the same, but without all the fanciful "alliances", "tribal councils" and the oh-so-damn-great "immunity". There is no "immunity". There is only the fight for survival.
Yes. I make it sound bad. But others than this, I have absolutely no idea how to describe what I'm seeing/feeling. 'Tis sad. Young people, behaving in such a way..
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Ok. I'm sure that up to this part you guys are either confused and wondering what the heck I'm talking about, or you understand what I mean. So I'll explain, to the best of my ability (and for those who don't understand) :
It is the way we humans give in to our natural instincts (as the same way animals do). Which instinct? The instinct for self-survival.
Self-survival, in our current society, is very different from the "self-survival" you guys see in "Survivor". We do not go around killing rodents, gathering coconuts/dirty water, fish, build shelters, etc, to survive. That is survival in its definitive sense.
I'm talking about surviving in a place where competition drives everyone crazy, where to survive you have to "outwit, outplay and outlast" your competition. *In stuff like school work, projects, CCAs, etc*
I'm talking about the famous "Rat Race" here.
You may say: "What the heck?! You're stupid! Why the heck do you make competiting with one another in academic performance sound so bad?"
True. It sounds silly even to me, but in post-Secondary School, things are just THAT silly. And besides, it isn't just the competition in academic matters that's causing this. It's also because of the power that's granted to all these "young adults". That's right. The power we call "freedom".
Definition of freedom (as taken from www.dictionary.com):
1. The condition of being free from restraints.
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention or oppression.
3. a) Political independence.
b) Civil liberty.
4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition.
5. The capacity to exercise choice; free will.
6. Ease or facility of movement.
7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve.
8. a) Right to unrestricted use.
b) Right to privileges.
9. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference.
For young teenagers, Point 5, the capacity to exercise choice, is indeed very tempting. However, along with that comes Points 8 and 9, the right/ability to have unrestricted access, privilege and power.
Are teenagers truly capable of handling that?
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In a way, you could say that these Polytechnics would serve as a great training ground for young people to "get used" to the society that they are living in today. Which is why Poly-graduates/Diploma holders are able to adapt and integrate into society easily.. Because there isn't a very big environmental change for them.
I dare not speak for JC students. I am not one and thus I shall not comment on their lives. Best of luck to them when they move on to their University studies and then out into the world.
For those yet to leave Secondary education: Be prepared. =P You have no "true" allies, even if they are your "best friends".
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Yep. Sounds all negative.... The Horror!!! Ack! *Chokes to death on negativity*
Normal sane people would be asleep, except for those late owls and those who hate the sun.
My class starts at 9 am, and I have to get up by 7 am.
Rockin'... and why do I hear my laptop's hard disk cranking up again? *Looks like another trip down to MeL's A&E Department again...*
Well.. Been very "busy" recently.. staying out until late into the evening/night... And during these late trips, along with some other... "sources" which i have came upon recently.. I realised how much trouble we have adapting to this cold harsh world..
It seems to me, that once people move on from their Secondary education, things... change. Better for some, worse for most. For me personally, it seems that I am able to concentrate better (in terms of school work and projects). Mulling over this for some time, I realised that it was due to the fact that the "usual" stringent rules (as applied in most government schools) does not apply. *Could be due to the fact that I'm a rebel at heart, and I tend to rebel against everything and anything.. =D*
So what's worse? Seems to be the same for everybody I know: People. (And the relationship that you build with them.)
In Secondary School, at least you were "spoon-fed" and kept under a big roof and held together as a "happy, big family".
Quite the contrary in Polytechnics.
In there, you're treated like a "real" adult. And they meant what they said. W00t!! That means freedom for us!! Yay!!
Well wake up, teenagers. (Do I sound old? o.O) You're right about the "freedom" part. But what about the cost that comes with it?
Remember that there is no free lunch in this world.
You guys watch "Survivor"? To me, it's basically the same, but without all the fanciful "alliances", "tribal councils" and the oh-so-damn-great "immunity". There is no "immunity". There is only the fight for survival.
Yes. I make it sound bad. But others than this, I have absolutely no idea how to describe what I'm seeing/feeling. 'Tis sad. Young people, behaving in such a way..
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Ok. I'm sure that up to this part you guys are either confused and wondering what the heck I'm talking about, or you understand what I mean. So I'll explain, to the best of my ability (and for those who don't understand) :
It is the way we humans give in to our natural instincts (as the same way animals do). Which instinct? The instinct for self-survival.
Self-survival, in our current society, is very different from the "self-survival" you guys see in "Survivor". We do not go around killing rodents, gathering coconuts/dirty water, fish, build shelters, etc, to survive. That is survival in its definitive sense.
I'm talking about surviving in a place where competition drives everyone crazy, where to survive you have to "outwit, outplay and outlast" your competition. *In stuff like school work, projects, CCAs, etc*
I'm talking about the famous "Rat Race" here.
You may say: "What the heck?! You're stupid! Why the heck do you make competiting with one another in academic performance sound so bad?"
True. It sounds silly even to me, but in post-Secondary School, things are just THAT silly. And besides, it isn't just the competition in academic matters that's causing this. It's also because of the power that's granted to all these "young adults". That's right. The power we call "freedom".
Definition of freedom (as taken from www.dictionary.com):
1. The condition of being free from restraints.
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention or oppression.
3. a) Political independence.
b) Civil liberty.
4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition.
5. The capacity to exercise choice; free will.
6. Ease or facility of movement.
7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve.
8. a) Right to unrestricted use.
b) Right to privileges.
9. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference.
For young teenagers, Point 5, the capacity to exercise choice, is indeed very tempting. However, along with that comes Points 8 and 9, the right/ability to have unrestricted access, privilege and power.
Are teenagers truly capable of handling that?
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In a way, you could say that these Polytechnics would serve as a great training ground for young people to "get used" to the society that they are living in today. Which is why Poly-graduates/Diploma holders are able to adapt and integrate into society easily.. Because there isn't a very big environmental change for them.
I dare not speak for JC students. I am not one and thus I shall not comment on their lives. Best of luck to them when they move on to their University studies and then out into the world.
For those yet to leave Secondary education: Be prepared. =P You have no "true" allies, even if they are your "best friends".
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Yep. Sounds all negative.... The Horror!!! Ack! *Chokes to death on negativity*
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Some of the stuff..
My head's messed up!
Can't really think straight right now.. Information in my brain's cluttered and flying all over the place in bits and pieces...
OMG!!!!
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First and foremost.. Like to address some issues..
I received feedback from some of my blog readers... Thanks for taking the effort to remind me of what went wrong...
1) The music. Realised it could be annoying to some people. And I finally took it off. Enjoy your own music people!
2) The length. Yeah. I tend to drag on and write essays at a time. so.. instead I'll try a different approach. Let's see how things work out.
3) The content. Opps. A tad bit sensitive. So.. would like to take this opportunity to rectify the problem.. It's all in humor! (Yes, of course its "dark humor", but you guys might not realise it.. so..) I'll tone down on that part ok? =)
4) The skin. Yeah. Unoriginal and boring. Hope you all don't mind cause I'm just. Damn. Lazy. =)
And finally.. Anything i blog is open for public views (if you guys read newspaper.. I'm guessing you all know that there is no privacy in blogging, right?). So, if anything I blog becomes offensive to you guys.. Just know that I am most likely making a joke, or that I'm just writing out my personal opinions for you guys to see. What's wrong with being open and honest? =D
P.S.: Please don't misinterpret this section as my flaming you guys for your comments. I appreciate the comments, and i hope to receive more feedback. =P
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Ok. First up. Let's see what else I have to blog about May...
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Oh. It's mid-June already? What?! 2 weeks more to Common test?! (Well basically.. I think the remainder of May went by uneventfully.. or that I just plain forgot. X.x)
Oh yeah. My laptop "broke down". Again. There's already 4 hardware failures and over 10 times of reformatting done to my laptop. Hey Toshiba. If you guys are gonna keep this up, It's no wonder why you guys failed to get Ngee Ann's tender for this year's laptop sales.
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Alright. Will update my blog again. Gonna try and keep things short and sweet.
Can't really think straight right now.. Information in my brain's cluttered and flying all over the place in bits and pieces...
OMG!!!!
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First and foremost.. Like to address some issues..
I received feedback from some of my blog readers... Thanks for taking the effort to remind me of what went wrong...
1) The music. Realised it could be annoying to some people. And I finally took it off. Enjoy your own music people!
2) The length. Yeah. I tend to drag on and write essays at a time. so.. instead I'll try a different approach. Let's see how things work out.
3) The content. Opps. A tad bit sensitive. So.. would like to take this opportunity to rectify the problem.. It's all in humor! (Yes, of course its "dark humor", but you guys might not realise it.. so..) I'll tone down on that part ok? =)
4) The skin. Yeah. Unoriginal and boring. Hope you all don't mind cause I'm just. Damn. Lazy. =)
And finally.. Anything i blog is open for public views (if you guys read newspaper.. I'm guessing you all know that there is no privacy in blogging, right?). So, if anything I blog becomes offensive to you guys.. Just know that I am most likely making a joke, or that I'm just writing out my personal opinions for you guys to see. What's wrong with being open and honest? =D
P.S.: Please don't misinterpret this section as my flaming you guys for your comments. I appreciate the comments, and i hope to receive more feedback. =P
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Ok. First up. Let's see what else I have to blog about May...
.....
Oh. It's mid-June already? What?! 2 weeks more to Common test?! (Well basically.. I think the remainder of May went by uneventfully.. or that I just plain forgot. X.x)
Oh yeah. My laptop "broke down". Again. There's already 4 hardware failures and over 10 times of reformatting done to my laptop. Hey Toshiba. If you guys are gonna keep this up, It's no wonder why you guys failed to get Ngee Ann's tender for this year's laptop sales.
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Alright. Will update my blog again. Gonna try and keep things short and sweet.
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