Aha!

This is classic.

Basic Aur Advanced?

So cool to do advanced... haha...

I realise one thing- When i went diving last weekend, i seemed to be on a permanent high... Looks like i really found something i enjoy totally. Haha...... Great. now i know what i like. At least one thing that i like. Feels good to be enthusiastic and bubbly...

AND ITS DAMN FUN LAH..........

Highly recommended to all. Ask me along too!

If you haven't gathered by now, i had a really great time last weekend. 4 dives on Saturday, 2 dives on Sunday, including a night dive, a drift dive, and a deep dive. Woohoo...... Starting to feel really confortable with my buoyancy control. Just that i think im still an air monster. But thats alright because apparently the other people are worse air monsters. *evil laughter*


Night dive was so serene... Dropping into darkness, with only a torch for illumination. It brings the group that much closer... Nobody got the balls to run off away from the divemaster. And with artificial illumination, everything looks brighter and sharper... And my divemaster caught a cuttlefish! A fricking huge cuttlefish! a fricking 2 kilo cuttlefish!!! I've never seen a cuttlefish that big in my life!

Man it was tasty. mmmmmmmm. deep fried cuttlefish for supper, in addition to the bbq buffet... Tay was right, this is the life. Sleep, scuba, beer, bbq.

Deep dive... well, it doesnt feel that bad. Couldnt tell i was under 82 feet (27 metres) of water. Thats about 9 stories deep? Imagine if something screwed up then. Woah. Thank god we didnt stay there for long. Anyway nothing really much to see there i guess. Mostly sand. =p

Want to go again...... but finances is going to be a problem. Especially since i think im gonna get my own equipment... Mask snorkel, fins and suit... Any willing sponsor? lol.

Till i meet you again, i will always remember the deep blue nothing...






A few photos to remember the days gone by...

Break!

Schools out, for September!
But it ain't out, forever!

Alright man...... Feeling exuberant... Time to go back to Aur!

Under the sea (da dum da dum dum)
Under the sea (da dum da dum dum)
down here its better
here where its wetter
take it from me! (da dum da dum dum)

Up on the land i work all day
under the sea i play away
down here its better
here where its wetter
Under the sea! (da dum dum dum da dum dum dum dum da dum dum dum da dum dum dum)

Mmmmm.... wet wet wet.... cant wait to be in the cold grasp of the water again...

Dread.

Critique due tomorrow. Or actually later today. Aaargh. Had the hor take a look at it. Results were not favourable. Hopefully the tutor looks at it in a different light.

It strikes me that as the author of the assignment i can be very very biased towards my point of view. Or perhaps my translation of what i want to say did not quite come out as well as i wanted to phrase it. Well. Perhaps the hor was a biased reader, he did argue against rather than for the article.

Is the 5.0 CAP score still an unattainable dream?

Insomnia

You know, i scoffed at the time my friend told me after he went to hall, he ended up sleeping 4 hours every night.

Now im suffering from that.

Aaaargh. When the insidious tendrils of consciousness worms its way into your brain, there is no escape...

Seeking sweet release into the embracing arms of slumber. Morpheus take me into his dreamland, where the Sandman reigns...

Exit light.
Ends all night.
Take my hand.
Off to never never land...

Plagiarism?

I just submitted my critique to www.turnitin.com, which apparently checks if your work has been plagiarised from other sources.

Imagine my suprise when i see that there is a 0% correlation between my work and whats floating around on the internet.

I always believed that was statistically impossible!

You know how they say if you put a thousand monkeys with a thousand typewriters in a room for a thousand years, you'll eventually get the complete works of shakespeare?

We have 6 billion people on the planet. Even if only 10% have access to the internet and publish their thoughts, thats still a lot of rubbish floating up there.

Which led me to believe that there is something wrong with the website.

We shall see...

Interesting Times

Lost a frisbee game by one point. Dammit. Ah well at least we put up a good fight. This was one game where i felt i really made a difference to the team, and not just as a sideliner. Its a good feeling. Hopefully this feeling returns often.

I seem to be playing almost every IBG sport. Thats just wierd. I guess im the one they like to call to fill in the numbers. Maybe im just compliant. Hmmm. But its fun.

The committee signups are open, time to decide what im going to choose to dedicate myself to for the next year of activities. Also tough. So many choices, so little time... Plus schoolwork is picking up. Maths is starting to seem like a foreign language to me. I need a translator to work it... aaargh.


That certain feeling has returned. Is this the one? Lets find out...

Addiction

Life has been going at a pleasant pace.
Campus life agrees with me. i don't regret not having to travel 3 hours a day. The rooms are pleasantly reminiscent of OCS, and the facilities are excellent. The resident hostelites are friendly and engaging (with the exception of a certain few) and even those are bearable to live with. I can envision staying here over many many weekends to come.

Its the closest thing to staying overseas and enjoying my independence that i can get, given that im still in Singapore.

Living here has me thinking about how much of my future am i willing to commit to the institution. Besides the obvious need for the points to stay, am i willing to do more just for the sake of doing the job?

Although i would have to keep in mind that there are more things to do besides hall activities. Already school work seems insurmountable, with new concepts and old being thrown around, and with the rust of two and a half years barely shaken off, its tough already trying keeping up.

Not that im not enjoying it. The only part that pisses me off is that i keep having to stare at an assignment for about half an hour before i start with doing anything. Thats the warmup time for my brain at the moment. Besides that everything seems fine. On the surface.

Except that my messenger keeps cocking up. I have many many problems connecting to msn. But its only in the absence of it that i realise that i have been a little too dependent on MSN for my own good. Its an irrational need for me to be online and on MSN any time my computer is on. I mean, most of the time its pretty distracting. What do i stay online for?

Seeking a cure.

Irritation.

There is something slightly disconcertening
when it takes me three days
of mental activity on and off
to complete a single math tutorial.

At least i finished it
But not without some help.

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKK.

Silence

Silence is beautiful.
Silence allows us to appreciate the world without the clutter of conversation that taints every waking moment.
Silence brings solemnity to grave occasions.
Silence brings emotions to a point- Where there is nothing left for people to say, but only for them to feel.
Silence enhances life. For without silence, we cannot appreciate the beauty of song.

And the point of this post? Nothing much, just ranted off what was on the top of my head. Besides my hair.

Rationale

I had just faced a pressing question. And i hope i had made the right choice.

It is always better to work from the bottom up. You will always have a better point of view when managing later from the top down. And with the grassroot support from the others, it will definitely be an easier term.

Chivalry? Lets take a look at it objectively. He does have more experience in the hall itself. Not that i would suffer so, but it means he knows his way around and how things work. In the long run, it will be more beneficial if we have a strong mandate and stand united behind a common front. Better that he run alone rather than compete. Furthermore, if during the period of his term, nay-sayers mutter "should have voted for the other one, he would have been a better choice", it would not be constructive to his workload nor his morale.

We all try to find our niche. I have many many options to explore. There are so many things to do!

And anyway, theres always next year. *evil laughter fade to black*

Retrospection on 21 years

Its been a while.

To those who remembered- I sincerely thank you all. Today, you have demonstrated how a single solitary message can lift the spirit.

How did i spend the end of my 21st year of life? I slept through 2 lectures. Spent 2 hours in a mediocre tutorial session. Chatted with a classmate i barely knew. Had dinner with a wonderful "daughter". (thank you dear!) Spent the night mulling over working, and eventually succumbing to the temptation of munchkins. Many many times.

I look at the friends i have made throughout my life. Each and everyone has affected me in some way. Without them, i would not be who i am today. For that i give thanks.

I look at the path my life has taken me so far. It has been interesting. It has been tough at times. It has always been enjoyable in some form. God grant me the ability to find my motivation to enjoy life as it comes, in any form or other.

Nobody lives a perfect life. We take imperfection, struggle with it, and learn from it. We craft our little lives to respond to the circumstances that make us, and grow from it. Always growing, always adapting. Always moving on.

Thinking of it, imperfection is a part of our lives. We all make mistakes. Some of us much more than others. It is imperfection that forces us to adapt. Imperfections that make us change. Imperfections that shape us to what we are. Imperfection that brings out the inner self. Heck, imperfections shape who we are and will be.

This year, i resolve to find the imperfections in my life. To make myself better than i am now. To challenge the personal limits i have set on myself. To break the barriers of self-doubt and lack of confidence.

For we are all more than we ever think we can be.

Mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

I look up as i walk.

I look up as I walk
So that the tears won't fall
Remembering those those spring days
But I am all alone tonight

I look up as I walk
Counting the stars with tearful eyes
Remembering those summer days
But I am all alone tonight

Happiness lies beyond the clouds
Happiness lies up above the sky

I look up as I walk
So that the tears won't fall
Though the tears well up as I walk
For tonight I'm all alone tonight

Remembering those autumn days
But I am all alone tonight

Sadness lies in the shadow of the stars
Sadness lurks in the shadow of the moon

I look up as I walk
So that the tears won't fall
Though the tears well up as I walk
For tonight I'm all alone

Teething problems

Its a hard line to walk. To get the grades, to enjoy hall life, to have fun this 4 years. I'll do my best.

Just feeling f***ing irritated. BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

Going forward without going back

I really hate it when i want to do something, but i cant because i don't know enough.

For example, planning a timetable with a missing module.
Buying textbooks without knowing what to look out for.

On the bright side, i saw this earlier this month. And its time to SHARE!!!



Now thats MY IDOL.