yeh, sorry for the laaame title. i just finished chem when i started blogging.
reverse thinking
a while ago (mustve been in february) i got this email:
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand, the death toll stands at 100 and rising.
We're only into month 2 of 2011 but here are some major natural disasters that have taken place so far this year.
1. Earthquake magnitude 6.4 Argentina
2. Earthquake magnitude 5.2 Southern XinJiang, China
3. Earthquake 7.1 magnitude Chile
4. Land slides in Brazil
5. Flooding and Hurricanes in Australia.
There are countless more I can mention.
so this must have been when the earthquake in christchurch just occured, and then after that there was the japanese earthquake.
now without intentions of bible bashing (and you can scroll down if youre not interested), i think that this may very well be drawing closer to the end of the world. some people are starting to believe in 2012, and i reackon that maybe 2012 and the christian belief of the end times may be the same, or similar.
in the bible, it says something about the end times being like birth pains, like when a woman goes into labour and the contractions get closer and closer, and the pain gets worse and worse. it seems like we are seeing more and more natural disasters, closer and closer each time...
but, i really do NOT want the world to end when im still alive...i dunno, its like i just want to experience what others have experienced: get married, have kids, retire, have grandchildren, and then die. i want to experience like actual death, dont ask me why... i guess im curious.
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so lately my brother has been looping over the trailer for the new elder scrolls game, skyrim (i think?). and yeh the music at the end...gee golly how epic is it!? its like immensely epic. at first hes like "it dawned in fire!" and then the music gets epic but then the narrator speaks again and then hes like "Dragonborn!" and THATS when it becomes even more epic!
and so i've concluded that to have epic music you need:
1. an orchestra
2. a choir
3. a foreign language
think about all the epic songs youve come across in games, fantasy movies (lotr...classic) and theyve got all of this. i reckon tho, you relli jsut need the choir. anything with a choir is just automatically epic.
more stumbling!
first person mario
nuclear boy: japan's view of the nuclear reactors
cool fact. best way to take a throne i reckon.
before i die i want to...
real life version of up. not sure if i posted this before...
picture of the coolest stage ever
cool photo
even cooler photo
amazing phone ad
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Friday 18 March 2011
J is for Japan.
some time ago i made an awesome disney collage when i was bored on the weekend and shoved it on my laptop for a desktop. how awesome is it:
CLICK!! to see it better.
i also came across this awesome site with all these disney printables! its amazingly awesome, with like prints for all disney princesses, the aliens from toy story, carl and russell from up!, the tron lightcycle which looks crazy to make! mickey and minnie and some others (i think). CANNOT WAIT to make all of these =D
so i got 13 for my english story, which is awesome cuz i expected much worse because i knew that my ending was really weak and ruined the whole story but yay so happy
hmm, the things happening in japan, how frightening are they? i feel so sorry for everyone there. my mum has a friend over there whos husband is japanese. her parents have passed away so her husbands family is the only family she has so she decided on staying in japan. we called her once and they were lining up at the petrol station buying bottled water since theyre taps are contaminated =/
have you guys seen nigahiga's honk for japan video? its so awesome how he's donating that money to japan, and raising awareness for it...GO WATCH!
this baby is adorable but i reckon the mother is just torturing it...the end bit is the best! thanks daniel for showing me =]
this looks like the BEST WEDDING EVARRR!
10 buildings shaped like what they sell
etude 6
sky garden house
michael johanssons tetris inspired sculptures
creative curved river sinks flow through countertops
you learn something new every day
...and go to the next page on the right =]
environmental ad
CLICK!! to see it better.
i also came across this awesome site with all these disney printables! its amazingly awesome, with like prints for all disney princesses, the aliens from toy story, carl and russell from up!, the tron lightcycle which looks crazy to make! mickey and minnie and some others (i think). CANNOT WAIT to make all of these =D
so i got 13 for my english story, which is awesome cuz i expected much worse because i knew that my ending was really weak and ruined the whole story but yay so happy
hmm, the things happening in japan, how frightening are they? i feel so sorry for everyone there. my mum has a friend over there whos husband is japanese. her parents have passed away so her husbands family is the only family she has so she decided on staying in japan. we called her once and they were lining up at the petrol station buying bottled water since theyre taps are contaminated =/
have you guys seen nigahiga's honk for japan video? its so awesome how he's donating that money to japan, and raising awareness for it...GO WATCH!
this baby is adorable but i reckon the mother is just torturing it...the end bit is the best! thanks daniel for showing me =]
this looks like the BEST WEDDING EVARRR!
10 buildings shaped like what they sell
etude 6
sky garden house
michael johanssons tetris inspired sculptures
creative curved river sinks flow through countertops
you learn something new every day
...and go to the next page on the right =]
environmental ad
Thursday 10 March 2011
I is for Intelligence
(this is basically a rant about school and it's very long so don't read if you're not interested...i wrote it on sunday night and have not been bothered to edit it so it may seem weird when you read it...)
Seven weeks into the first term and I am already feeling the immense pressure of Year Eleven. The intimidating English essay focusing on four texts, the seemingly impossible amount of details needed to be memorised for Legal Studies and Ancient History, the daunting thought of memorising that entire Chemistry table of polyatomic ions and the overwhelming volume of Physics and Maths homework which I don't even understand.
My main issue is Maths. How can I put it, I'm just not happy with Mr. Watters, I mean you must be really unhappy with him if you reckon you did better with Jerry last year than you are doing now. It's because of the plain fact that Mr. Watters doesn't even focus on the theory side of topics, and if he does he just states it very briefly.
So you might be thinking, "Okay, you don't like him, so do something about it!" But be patient, for I will ask him to spend a bit more time writing up theory so I can understand, and hopefully that will solve all issues. BUT then we are forgetting the WAY he teaches things. Like let's say I ask him how to do a question, or I ask him about a problem I am having. He goes and explains it to me in the most difficult of ways. As Ying Ying put it, when you ask him about one question, he goes and explains the solution to another one. SO, if all else fails, I will ask to move down to Chiem's second class; I hear she's a good teacher.
Then comes Physics, which is getting better. Mrs. Chin is always helpful enough to put aside an entire period to explain something to you, so that's good. But then I go home and do homework and it seems like there is something else I don't understand.
Ah yes, that thing...homework. It feels like all my days are just being wasted hovering over a piece of paper now. Seriously, I go home to try and rest from the terrors of school but then I remember that I have homework. So I tackle that first, to leave more room for leisure at the end of the day, but I find that the homework already takes like three-quarters of my time up! This is mainly due to the fact that, once again, I don't even understand some parts of it. And seeing as my brother was overseas up until mid-Monday, most of the homework sessions resulted in me seeking a desperate last resort: futily emailing my brother in a vain attempt to fish out any knowledge I could maybe add to my very empty collection of Things I Learnt at School.
Suffice to say, having the first six weeks of Year Eleven without my brother around is not the greatest of school starters I have had.
Back to Maths (I'm typing in a Stream of Consciousness order, so bare with me): I feel like if I don't get this beginning bit right, I won't do well in the exam, and if I don't do well in the exam then I won't get into 4 unit Maths and risk having my parents be disappointed in me.
And that begs the question:
Do you even want to do 4 unit Maths?
No. I do not.
So then... don't do it?
But it's so high scaling and my parents sort of push me into doing it...
But then I realise that all this time I have thought that my parents just automatically assumed I would be taking up 4 unit Maths, or at least want to. Until that one day where my fathers asks, "So are you planning on going into 4 unit Maths?"
I thought the question was absurd. Why was he even asking me that? Hasn't he already assumed that I would be planning to go into it?
"....Yeah..."
"Oh that's good. It's always good to try these things out because they help you out a lot, like your brother had a very good UAI because he chose the right subjects."
Okay, so maybe he was just using that question as an excuse to set in me the drive to make it into the classes.
But I also assumed that my mother wanted me to adopt a 4 unit Maths lifestyle, until the day that I told her that I was worried because only 70 people get into it.
"4 unit Maths? Do you WANT to do it?"
"Yes", came my immediate response, as if animal instinct told me my life was going to be in danger if I said otherwise.
Then came a "...No... Not really..."
And that was the first time I realised that I actually never WANTED to do 4 unit Maths, I just assumed it was something I NEEDED to do because my brother did it. Just like in Year 8 how I WANTED to get into accelerated commerce, only to realise that no, I hated it and just felt like I had to do it because my brother did.
This whole comparison to my brother leaves me to feel extremely pressured to do well in everything. Why couldn't my brother get a UAI of 80 instead of 99.8?
If I was brought up in a different household and if it were up to me, I reckon I wouldn't even go to Uni. I don't want my life to have anything to do with this level of education. My dream life is to be my own boss, owning a shop that deals with food, not a degree.
But with this Asian mentality that good grades get good jobs which get good monies which get good successful life is just hammered into my brain and I can't get it out.
And it's really, really frustrating.
and now i'm getting tired... for this is far too long (i'm sorry...but i warned you...), but if you did end up to get this far into the blog then well done, i assure you there will be no more of this in a very long time (mainly because i will not be able to find the time to write something this long again unless it's an essay- my mum told me to stop maths because she saw how upset i was, so this is my leisure time...see what i mean...the only reason i finished 1984 was because i read on the bus to and from school...) so don't worry...more happy stuff will come.
Seven weeks into the first term and I am already feeling the immense pressure of Year Eleven. The intimidating English essay focusing on four texts, the seemingly impossible amount of details needed to be memorised for Legal Studies and Ancient History, the daunting thought of memorising that entire Chemistry table of polyatomic ions and the overwhelming volume of Physics and Maths homework which I don't even understand.
My main issue is Maths. How can I put it, I'm just not happy with Mr. Watters, I mean you must be really unhappy with him if you reckon you did better with Jerry last year than you are doing now. It's because of the plain fact that Mr. Watters doesn't even focus on the theory side of topics, and if he does he just states it very briefly.
So you might be thinking, "Okay, you don't like him, so do something about it!" But be patient, for I will ask him to spend a bit more time writing up theory so I can understand, and hopefully that will solve all issues. BUT then we are forgetting the WAY he teaches things. Like let's say I ask him how to do a question, or I ask him about a problem I am having. He goes and explains it to me in the most difficult of ways. As Ying Ying put it, when you ask him about one question, he goes and explains the solution to another one. SO, if all else fails, I will ask to move down to Chiem's second class; I hear she's a good teacher.
Then comes Physics, which is getting better. Mrs. Chin is always helpful enough to put aside an entire period to explain something to you, so that's good. But then I go home and do homework and it seems like there is something else I don't understand.
Ah yes, that thing...homework. It feels like all my days are just being wasted hovering over a piece of paper now. Seriously, I go home to try and rest from the terrors of school but then I remember that I have homework. So I tackle that first, to leave more room for leisure at the end of the day, but I find that the homework already takes like three-quarters of my time up! This is mainly due to the fact that, once again, I don't even understand some parts of it. And seeing as my brother was overseas up until mid-Monday, most of the homework sessions resulted in me seeking a desperate last resort: futily emailing my brother in a vain attempt to fish out any knowledge I could maybe add to my very empty collection of Things I Learnt at School.
Suffice to say, having the first six weeks of Year Eleven without my brother around is not the greatest of school starters I have had.
Back to Maths (I'm typing in a Stream of Consciousness order, so bare with me): I feel like if I don't get this beginning bit right, I won't do well in the exam, and if I don't do well in the exam then I won't get into 4 unit Maths and risk having my parents be disappointed in me.
And that begs the question:
Do you even want to do 4 unit Maths?
No. I do not.
So then... don't do it?
But it's so high scaling and my parents sort of push me into doing it...
But then I realise that all this time I have thought that my parents just automatically assumed I would be taking up 4 unit Maths, or at least want to. Until that one day where my fathers asks, "So are you planning on going into 4 unit Maths?"
I thought the question was absurd. Why was he even asking me that? Hasn't he already assumed that I would be planning to go into it?
"....Yeah..."
"Oh that's good. It's always good to try these things out because they help you out a lot, like your brother had a very good UAI because he chose the right subjects."
Okay, so maybe he was just using that question as an excuse to set in me the drive to make it into the classes.
But I also assumed that my mother wanted me to adopt a 4 unit Maths lifestyle, until the day that I told her that I was worried because only 70 people get into it.
"4 unit Maths? Do you WANT to do it?"
"Yes", came my immediate response, as if animal instinct told me my life was going to be in danger if I said otherwise.
Then came a "...No... Not really..."
And that was the first time I realised that I actually never WANTED to do 4 unit Maths, I just assumed it was something I NEEDED to do because my brother did it. Just like in Year 8 how I WANTED to get into accelerated commerce, only to realise that no, I hated it and just felt like I had to do it because my brother did.
This whole comparison to my brother leaves me to feel extremely pressured to do well in everything. Why couldn't my brother get a UAI of 80 instead of 99.8?
If I was brought up in a different household and if it were up to me, I reckon I wouldn't even go to Uni. I don't want my life to have anything to do with this level of education. My dream life is to be my own boss, owning a shop that deals with food, not a degree.
But with this Asian mentality that good grades get good jobs which get good monies which get good successful life is just hammered into my brain and I can't get it out.
And it's really, really frustrating.
and now i'm getting tired... for this is far too long (i'm sorry...but i warned you...), but if you did end up to get this far into the blog then well done, i assure you there will be no more of this in a very long time (mainly because i will not be able to find the time to write something this long again unless it's an essay- my mum told me to stop maths because she saw how upset i was, so this is my leisure time...see what i mean...the only reason i finished 1984 was because i read on the bus to and from school...) so don't worry...more happy stuff will come.
Saturday 5 March 2011
H is for Health.
i finally got back on my cross trainer and started doing exercise again! its been like....1.5 months so im so out of it but still so proud of myself XD
hmm i finsihed 1984, that book is awesome. started getting super intense in the last part! i love george orwell, his books are so interesting. everyone must definitely read that.
the other day i was eating a peach and the seed was like all broken and by the time i finished the peach, the seed cracked open in half. and to my amazement, wat do i see!?
hold up. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
theres an ALMOND in there?!?!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT.
oh but then i recall that almonds ARE a part of the peach family, so probably this almond thing is quite alright to eat.
BUT i obviously do not eat it for fear that i am wrong and this is like possibly unedible, due to the fact that i dont know FOR SURE that it's an almond despite looking exactly like one.
so what do i do?
google:
"Do almonds come from peaches?
No, but the peach pit does resemble a large almond in appearance. the taste is different.
More info:
Almonds are a nut that is grown on trees, much like other nuts, such as pecans, walnuts, etc."
so im like alright, he says that the taste is different, maybe its fine to eat. but then!
"Is the seed inside a peach pit edible?
Don't eat Peach Pits
Although the seed inside a peach is edible, it contain cyanide which can agitate the stomach in small doses and cause greater harm in large doses, which can lead to death."
oh WOW, way to NOT mention that in the other answer (this was from answers.com btw)
so wow, you learn something new everyday.
i can't believe ive been eating so many peaches in my lifetime but i have never opened up the seed. i guess i always just assumed that the seed was one solid thing...
hmm, next time i eat a fruit or ANYTHING with a large seed or inside, i will definitely be curious enough to open it up =D
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lol on a side note, one day (and dont ask me why) i googled "anagram" to get an anagram finder.
look what happened:
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
why would i ever possibly want to search up 'nag a ram'....
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?
hmm i finsihed 1984, that book is awesome. started getting super intense in the last part! i love george orwell, his books are so interesting. everyone must definitely read that.
the other day i was eating a peach and the seed was like all broken and by the time i finished the peach, the seed cracked open in half. and to my amazement, wat do i see!?
hold up. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
theres an ALMOND in there?!?!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT.
oh but then i recall that almonds ARE a part of the peach family, so probably this almond thing is quite alright to eat.
BUT i obviously do not eat it for fear that i am wrong and this is like possibly unedible, due to the fact that i dont know FOR SURE that it's an almond despite looking exactly like one.
so what do i do?
google:
"Do almonds come from peaches?
No, but the peach pit does resemble a large almond in appearance. the taste is different.
More info:
Almonds are a nut that is grown on trees, much like other nuts, such as pecans, walnuts, etc."
so im like alright, he says that the taste is different, maybe its fine to eat. but then!
"Is the seed inside a peach pit edible?
Don't eat Peach Pits
Although the seed inside a peach is edible, it contain cyanide which can agitate the stomach in small doses and cause greater harm in large doses, which can lead to death."
oh WOW, way to NOT mention that in the other answer (this was from answers.com btw)
so wow, you learn something new everyday.
i can't believe ive been eating so many peaches in my lifetime but i have never opened up the seed. i guess i always just assumed that the seed was one solid thing...
hmm, next time i eat a fruit or ANYTHING with a large seed or inside, i will definitely be curious enough to open it up =D
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lol on a side note, one day (and dont ask me why) i googled "anagram" to get an anagram finder.
look what happened:
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
why would i ever possibly want to search up 'nag a ram'....
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?
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