累...

it all started with mambo. i havent had a good rest since last wednesday.

almost everyday, i had friends to meet up. popular? ha... i'm doubtful. i'm starting to see the effects of our age on our lifestyles. more and more of our friends are working (including ns), friends gatherings are more restricted to weekends and public holidays. it's a change we have to adapt. it cant be helped.

圣诞佳季

it was great catching up with old friends and mates over the christmas.

虽一年不见，话题还是没少。大家还是老样子。

the times would have been better if i'm not feeling so sick. itchy eyes, runny nose plus sore throat - the best combination to spoil any day.

rain rain

i like rainy days. it's cooling and refreshing. or maybe bcos i haven seen rain for ages.

my nose feels good.

some things never change...

it has been a year... a lot of things still hasnt change.

my nose to start with. it is still as sensitive and sneezy as before. once something trigger off the first sneeze, 便一发不可收拾. it's gonna take some time for it to get use...

what makes a singaporean singpaporean? the unique accent we have sure differentiate us from any other ppl. i was doing some shopping in Sydney last tuesday and i could easily spot a mother and daughter conversing with the distinct accent. furthermore, they were doing something that most singaporean does best: comparing price tags and comparing the size (to see which one bigger and more 划算)!!! i tried not to laugh... but i was sure the son standing nearby heard my giggle.

there was a nike sale last friday at expo. i was there at 1130, half hour later than the agreed meeting time, but guess what, i wasnt the latest. jicong and weiliang came 15-30 min later. wth. anyway, the point is although i was half hour earlier than the start of the sale and this is what i saw:


this was only part of the queue cuz my camera not so long right. but i was convinced this is still one of singaporean favourite pastime.

disgusted with the queue, we left.

back in singapore!

maybe jicong is right: my laptop is too used to cable connection and it's now rejecting 36Kbps.

i was experiencing a lot of problems trying to get online at home with my poor 56k modem. msn was running fine; i was simply unable to access any websites.

after hours of unsuccessful attempts, i ended in the library yesterday using its multimedia facility for the first time. it wasnt great... slow and buggy. argh... i'm too used to my own laptop.

i'm backed in the library today, with my laptop this time, hoping to be surprised. i've heard about free wireless network in certain region of the island. i thought the library will be a good place to start... and i was right.

the speed is superb! pls tell me that this is free... i've been spending the past few hours here.

happening 3 weeks

the first week was none other than my 'favourite pastime' - chiong sua. well strictly speaking, it wasnt really chiong sua. although i was in cams carrying field pack and webbing, it was non-tactical... more like SIT-test without weapons (but it was still very shiong). anyway, it was up in a mountainous region known as Wee Jasper which was once a green and beautiful country side, until drought hit the place few years ago. lakes and rivers were dried by the scorching sun. all that is left in the place are dying sheeps and cows fighting with swarms of grasshoppers over what is left in the pasture. poor thing...

my second week was spend in HMAS Albatross where i had lectures on morality, leadership, wholeness, etc with the 3 chaplains from the academy. interesting week it was.

last week was quite cho bo. all i did was finalising my flight details and a little bit of sports. the remaining time was spent on smallville. i started season 1 three weeks ago and now i'm already at season 5! not long to go before i start on 6.

my room is in a big mess now as i have to pack my stuffs and be ready to move into a new building. i remember coming to autralia 2.5 yrs ago with only two luaggage. i've just finish packing 6 boxes and my room is only half empty!

it's okaley time!

i'm getting oaklified... head to toe. i'm not rich; they are cheap.

results S2 2006

Program: 4424 Aeronautical Engineering

UNSW Assessment Results for Semester 2 2006
Issued at Thu Nov 30 14:50:01 2006
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Session Course Title Result
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D2 ZACM1051 Introduction to Flight.........91 HD
D2 ZACM2022 Mechanics of Solids B..........77 DN
D2 ZACM2031 Thermodynamic Cycles...........91 HD
D2 ZACM2032 Real and Inviscid Flows........76 DN
D2 ZACM2040 Aircraft Perform & Stability...87 HD
D2 ZACM2041 Introduction to Vibration......98 HD
D2 ZGEN2401 Astronomy......................85 HD
D2 ZPEM2310 Engineering Mathematics 2B.....96 HD
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Term WAM: 88.556 Overall WAM: 89.235 Undergraduate
Provisional Academic Standing : Good Standing

** shock
** surprise

the results in red and green should have switched. i was pretty sure i did better in the red ones and should have deserve HD for them. but well, i receive unexpected HD from the other two... so i suppose i can say that they have make up the loses. wouldnt it be nice if there wasnt any shock at all... ha.

i'll get more in this space when i have the time... need to sort a lot of crap out now.

see you soon, life

alright, i have my fair share of freedom and relaxing time.

it's time to hit the bush.

see you in 10 days

relaxing time

everytime when exams are over, i always have this feeling of... erm... lost? help me if u can find a better word? it's this weird feeling that all of the sudden there's so much time in hand, and i just donno what to do with them now that i dont have to prepare for exams.

i have been watching smallville lately to kill time. i love fantasy, and the series have done well to keep me occupied, at least for the next few days before i depart for outfield training on thursday. dont ask me why i still have to chiong sua... that's life in a military academy.

return on the 2 dec, hang around for a few more days waiting for results, moving room and then zooom... i'll be on my way home. i'm finally alright to go back on 12 dec. nothing beats to be able to get back early. i'm not gonna care what shit they will be pouring on me.

any one interested in OAKLEY?

or know some one who will be interested in one?

i'm trying to get rid of a couple i have in hand.




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one pair sold... one more to go

1-2-2-1

this is no magic number or 4-D 真字... it's the number of exams i will be having for the next four days...

tue - Aircraft Performance and Stability
wed - Real and Inviscid Flows + Intro to Flight
thur - Mechanics of Solids B + Engineering Statistic
fri - Vibration

SHIOK!

new fav to keep my mood up...

how the hell he managed to keep his pitch constantly higher than hers?! i'm impressed.



曹格 & 徐若瑄 - I Still Believe

卸下美丽的外壳　透明的我们还剩下什么
爱情就像水晶球　坚固而脆弱

一个人也许自由　　两个人的感动大过天空
喜怒哀乐共同拥有　不让遗憾留

Baby～I still believe　爱可以走过乱流
紧紧握住双手　一秒就够　不孤单寂寞
Baby～I still believe　爱要有梦才会快乐
就算未来的路不同　你在我心中　到永久

感觉寒冷时候 我抱你在我胸口
当你泪流的时候 我在这里不走

爱散发的温柔 在此刻用心感受
我想和你一起 让幸福转动

Baby～I still believe　爱可以走过乱流
紧紧握住双手　一秒钟　不孤单寂寞
Baby～I still believe　爱有梦才快乐
就算未来的路　都不同　你和我　到永久

warming up for the long run

finally got over with 2 papers. 6 more to go in 4 consecutive days, starting next tuesday.

this wasnt suppose to happen. the university doesnt allow any one to take more than 3 papers in 2 consecutive days.

when the provisional timetable just came out, we told our lecturers about the problems, and they were suppose to fix it. however, having been too busy with forth years students' thesis, they forgot all about it. it's too late to change now. so 6 papers in 4 consecutive days it will be.

let's hope the four days will be a breezy run.

at last, one thing to call for a celebration

FUCK YOU

i couldnt get to sleep last night.

thanks for being such a wonderful DO.

3 pains in the neck

studying for exam was never an easy task. having only 2 days on average for each subject makes things a lot worst.

maybe it's my studying style... life has been pretty harsh on me recently. i found myself excluded (or maybe i excluded myself) from numerous social gatherings, maybe i was just conveniently forgotten. even my wimamp rebelled against me.

my DO is a more of a nuisance than any thing else. life was never peaceful ever since he appeared. i really hoped i could pull him apart with 5 horses. he denied my request to return on 12 dec. 19 dec is the actual date i'm allowed to leave, but there is no more seats left in any of the flights from 10-30 dec!!! i'll bring this up to higher command if i really have to.

孤单或许比较幸福... 至少它不会伤害我

what have i done to deserve all that?

many times i have been excluded. i'd tried telling myself previous happenings were mere coincidences and misunderstandings. 是我多心了, they didnt mean it that way...

just when i've got over with the pain and open myself up again... u did it again. 一次比一次狠...痛!

this time it's no misunderstanding...

我没必要再那么犯贱...

stressed

Hilarious!

rocky journey on mars

seriously, i have no idea how i managed to survive last week torture... i dont think i'm being kua zhang to say that every minute of my life was spent on assignment and MATLAB.

the most tormenting one was this Aircraft Performace and Stability assignment, where me and one other fren were required to 'design a utilitarian glider capable of being launched from a set of rails on planet Mars to carry out scientific imaging of the ground.' it wasnt hard to get the design out... the hardest bit was the use of MATLAB to simulate the flight path.

day and night i was working on the code. since last weekend i didnt get much sleep, and for more than once i was awaken by nightmares where i saw myself screwing up the codes! wtf...i dont usually get nightmares... i must have been very tensed up, considering i had so much work in hand but so little time.

many hours were spent debugging the code, and u can be sure i had a pretty hard time doing it with my near-dead brain cells... here are some paths that i thought were pretty amusing... imagine the NASA use my design and got this flying in MARS... ha!





well... at the end of the day, i got the code and assignment sorted out but at the expense a test which i fair pretty badly. but luckily (or mayb not), i can forfeit the test marks if i do well for the exam (finger crossed).

next week is the assessment-free-week... a week of break before the exams. although it's called assessment-free week, but i still got lab report due. dont ask me why... that's the way it is. if i want the mark, i'll have to do it, zero otherwise.

现实是残酷的

the next two weeks are critical time... time to catch up and pia for the exam! and i believe a lot of other things and people will be 忽略ed. my advance apologies.

last last week

i didnt mean 2 weeks ago... but rather 2 weeks to go before before the exams: one week of academics plus one more week of self-study week... and then the final exams.

one more week of formal classes left, but guess what... i still have 1 test, 2 lab reports and 3 assignments due! Wa-biang... lidat how to prep for exam.

i looked at my exam timetable and compared it with my artist and scientist neighbours. i got 9 papers in total. the scientist has got 6. the artist... 2!!!

is this what life of an engineer is all about?

i dont care. i promise i'll 好好款待 myself after exam with lotsa food and entertainment... buay ta-han...

time for a break, for me to listen to 梁静茹's rather-act-cute-but-nice new album 《亲亲》 to calm my nerves...



梁静茹 《幸福洋果子店》

为什么在这个街角　为什么你灿烂一笑
这空气里有水果的　恋爱中酸甜的味道
总要等到天气太好　总要听见你开的玩笑
是我的心将迷恋着　某一种口味的预兆

每天下午我从不迟到　我喜欢这安静的好
有一天下午你撇了嘴角　说HI
这次你喜欢怎样的味道

我要我们甜的刚刚好　却指着鲜奶油蛋糕
爱的祈祷你没听到　　只感觉你偷瞄我发梢
我穿上我最好的外套　还等不到你的拥抱
爱情像面包般重要　　就要恋爱的人都一定会知道

为什么在这个街角　为什么你灿烂一笑
这空气里有水果的　恋爱中酸甜的味道
看这窗外天气多好　春天的气息提前来到
女生的心很固执的　喜欢上很难戒得掉

每天下午我从不迟到　我喜欢这安静的好
这一个下午你撇了嘴角　说HI
你想要的我全都准备好

感情越好 伤害越深

I never consider myself a saint, not the best kind of friend that everyone wishes either. I don’t make big sacrifices for friends and neither was I always there when they needed help. I would rather save it for my family. But when I do, it’s not credit and praise that I’m after.

More often than not, I prefer to make small sacrifices and help out in the most insignificant instances. I don’t wish for anyone to know. I just wanted to treat them as friends and be treated as one too.

It hurt so much to learn that my kindness has taken as a form of weakness.

another week over

did i mention that i have 13 assessments in the next 3 weeks before the exams? got over with three this week... and ten more to go. maybe this is what they call kharma.

as engineers, we are expected to have a lot of work and very little sleep, or so they say. well, that didnt really happen to me last year, considering that i got at least 8 hrs of sleep every day, and still managed to find time to play mj during weekdays. what good life... ^_^

alright... i'm sorry. i got my punishments now... mayb i do deserve them.

i suppose the last-minute technique that work well last year didnt prove very effective this year. i must be very stupid to have realised that only recently.

i promise to be hard on myself last week... surprisingly i did. ha! i dont think i got out of the academy. there was no bleach or naruto in my life for the past 10 days, and DotA have been reduce to microsoft free cell... basically i didnt get a life. but i'm glad, at least things get done.

it's a quiet friday night, I'm taking a break now. cuz i know i will and have to work very hard over the weekend. well, i dont think i should be playing any more DotA for the time being... that game is a sin. dont start playing it if you havent.

that's all for now, i'm gonna watch the bleach and naruto i just downloaded... they would be great encouragment.

I HATE KANGAROO

i thought kangaroos were 'national treasures' of australia.

apparently not. in fact, almost every australian will try to hunt down these 'treasures' when given a chance. i'm starting to understand more of the deep hatred they had for these creatures.

for those who dont know... these animals are plentiful and they are allowed to run freely within the country. of course, you dont expect them in city areas simply bcos there is no grass for them to feed on. but u would always find them roaming around in other places such as our playing fields. road kills are norm... and killing them if they are found in our firing range is a must.

last sunday, on my way back from sydney, a god-damned kangaroo ran across the road and hit our car when we were just 200m from the academy. it was a 60-road, so we managed to slow down to 40 before the impact. but still, the collision resulted in several dents on the right-hand passenger door.

it was a rented car, and we have been charged a total of 3.3k for the damages.

i'm speechless... all i can say is that we must be super 'sway' to be hit just outside the academy.

WTF

always running out of time

well, i guess i have no one but myself to blame. whenever there's free time in hand, i played my games and watched anime, instead of catching up on the work i missed or even updating this space. again and again and again, i find myself leaving work to the last minute.

the 8-hour-work-each-day plan didnt turn out as well as i thought. not much work was done in the end and the result is me working like crazy ever since school reopened on tues.

righto... i'm gonna be hard on myself this time, until i get all my shit sorted out. exams is only five weeks away and i really really hope to maintain a WAM close to 90%.

some quick update:

1. awesome dinner at high commission where we had nasi-lemak and stuffs

2. got my driving license last tues. total cost: AU$730 ^_^

3. went to sydney again last weekend... 6-hours of KTV!!!

4. a lot of work to do

5. lacking sleep

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haha...alright, i think i have made the point.

these were my exact thougths when i watched this 'horror' flick

fair enough the effects were great, but i was looking forward to a horror movie that could give me a good scare

shiok!

it feels great when i can stop thinking about academics for a couple of moments!!

finally the long-awaited one-week break has arrived, a wonderful opportunity for me to take a breather before steaming at full-speed for the end-of-year exam. i aint got much time and money for a real holiday trip this break. i think i'll get shot when i say this, but i'm staying in this week to catch up on my academics. i dont see myself doing as well this semester, but i do hope i can maintain my WAM above 85%... my break is the sacrifice.

of course, i wont be crazy and work insanely hard. 8 hours of work a day with 6 hours of entertainment. how does that sound?

anyway, the first 2 days of the holidays were well-spent... no work but just relaxing inpromptu road trip around everywhere... how i wish i had more time like this.

cant wait for the study break to arrive

it's always good to remind myself: there's always someone out there having a day worst than me...

3 tests this week

and the cycle starts again...

周杰伦 - 听妈妈的话

小朋友　你是否有很多顽抗
为什么　别人在那看漫画
我却在学画画　对这钢琴说话
别人在玩游戏　我却在躲在家背ABC

我说我要　一架大大的飞机
我却得到　一只旧旧螺旋机
为什么要　听妈妈的话
长大后你　就会开始懂得这段话

长大后　我开始明白为什么我
跑得比别人快　飞得比别人高
将来大家看的都是我画的漫画
大家唱的都是我写的歌

妈妈的心她不让你看见
温暖的事都在她心里面
有空就得多摸摸她的手
把手牵着一起梦游

听妈妈的话　别让她受伤
想快快长大　才能保护她
美丽的白发　幸福中发芽
天使的魔法　温暖中慈祥

在你的未来　音乐是你的王牌
那王牌谈的恋爱　而我不想把你教坏
还是听妈妈的话吧　晚年再恋爱吧
我知道你未来的路　干嘛比我更清楚

你因为太多学习的同学在这块写东写西
但我建议最好听妈妈我会用功读书
用功读书怎么会从我嘴巴说出
不想你输所以要叫你用功读书

妈妈挑给你的毛病你要好好的收着
因为不知道是我要告诉她我还留着
对了我会遇到周润发
所以你对跟同学炫耀赌神未来是你爸爸

我找不到你写的情书
你喜欢的要承认因为我会了解你会在操场上牵她
你会开始喜欢唱流行歌
因为张学友开始准备唱吻别

the bloody cycle

i decided to hide the previous post... it just looked bloody ugly...

it was posted due to a sudden out-burst of frustration during the hell-week, mainly fuelled by the lack of sleep, high-intensity week and a fuckwit DO.

although the week is over, the overall work load isnt any better.

last week, i studied for tests in classes of another subject, rushed my assignments in other lectures and turned up late for a couple of lessons to settle some admin with the div staff.

this week, i have to make time to catch the work i've missed. next week, i reckon i'll be studying for tests and doing assignments in lectures again. it's a vicious cycle... o.O

oh well... there's a price to pay to remain at the top and being lazy at the same time.

i'll just have to work extra hard this week.

graffiti

i donno who Deborah is... but i know she got a link to some weirdo's page

it was good... especially after a hectic of week filled with tests and assignments... scribbling all around... releasing all the fustration that otherwise has no where to go



sorry mouse...

lacking sleep

真不知是好事还是坏事: i dozed off in only one lecture for the past 2 weeks!

An achievement? i'm pretty sure this is my best record (since JC times) in staying awake and actually listened in class.

Too stressed to sleep? 4 tests, 3 assignments and 2 presentations next week! wth... the week after aint any good too...

2 years!

hey~it has been 2 years! it was my blog's 2nd anniversary few days ago!

i'm actually kinda amaze that i managed to keep this running for so long. it started out as a simple mean to stay in contact with my best mates in singapore. i remembered how 'low-tech' it was in creswell, blogging was probably the most efficient way to stay connected.

anyway, many things have changed, especially the audience and the purpose...

i'm not so concern about staying connected as i used to be. i had been shoved aside by 'sorry, i'm busy now', many times...too many that i have lost count. i was sad then, but not anymore. i can fully understand the stress they've been through now.

i have been trying to make this more personal... not for others, but for myself. i'm not looking for an account of my daily happenings. i want sth that i can laugh at when i come back 5 years later, laughing at the good times and also the stupid moments.

been readin my past entries... kinda interesting and fascinated to see how my life have slowly changed... here are 5 of my fav entries:

Taurus Man the best 'summary' of me

10 Things I Wanna Do In Singapore missing home. i cant believe how much i missed home... and many simple stuffs that i had taken for granted.

NSTD this is probably the second best episode in my navy career, the first being the MSTD while i was in mids-wing. i dont think i would be able to enjoy such life again...

Words from the heart... one of the few evidences about my love life... which have stirred up a number of discussions, particuly among 2 ppl. still thinking about it?

Should i be happy or sad? i'm actually referring to the 'NCO 99/00 lunch at Billy Bombers'... no attendance comfirmation required... i reckon it is a one-of-a-kind crazy idea, but the response was great!

something cool~

click the eggs!

bizarre

that's my thought when i first listen to 陶喆's new album... especially his first song 忘不了...



but this song is nice.

we came second!

it's an annual winter function up in the snowy mountains. there were a whole lot of events; the one we participated in was called 'splash for cash'. the rule is simple: the best splash get the cash. see this and you'll understand better! (may have to right click and save... i'm not a guru in html...)



last year, our 'frigate' got us the second spot. this year, we had a 'submarine' and we got second again! (hmmm... why cant we get first??)

the winning contraction:



frankly speaking, i dont feel much pride in the win. simply bcos there was onli 4 teams participating this year (compared to last year where there was around 10).

also bcos i didnt bother to involve myself in the construction of the contraction. not just me. in fact, all the engineers in my division just couldnt be bothered. we needed the time for exams and that stupid design project last semester. would we have gotten the first, if the engineers decide to help out?

anyway, we get the 400 bucks for coming second and everyone is happy... at least our DO is. that should keep him away from us for a while.

the sunday wasnt that great. my main fun was on saturday where i finally learnt to snowboard! it was a great experience, but it pays to be cool... my muscles were so sore that i had to force my self out of bed the next morning. my whole body was so stiff that i could hardly move.

i picked up a $7-lesson (how cool is that!) and got all the basics to get moving within a short 2-hour session. i didnt fall as much as i had expected (probably all thanks to height and agility).

soon as i began to pick up speed and move on to steeper slope, i began to do 'somersault' and '360'.... well, uncontrallably. haha...they were hard falls, but i learnt well too.



hope to get up there soon~

lack of everything

the lack was probably due to the unhappiness i had with myself for wasting the holiday away.

i had a lot in my agenda, but i just couldnt gather enough self-discipline to make a start. i hated this me. the semester has started...it's too late.

anyway, the most happening thing during the holidays was suppose to be a trip up the snowy mountain for snowboarding with sgp frens. but due to $$ constraints, i pulled off from the group. i ended up spending a few days in sydney, where i made few new frens, and rotted for the rest of the holiday back in the acadmey.

i didnt feel particularly sad for not being able to get out. my life have always been simple and special events are just bonuses. it wasnt too difficult to carry on with the simplicity. i hated myself more for being a procrastinator.

i dont seem to have lose much afterall, as the squadron is getting up to the snow this coming weekend. i'll then be joining some of my mates in snowboarding for a couple of days at a more affordable price. ^_^

i promise, update will be more frequent.

there is no 'I' in 'We'

am i a lousy fren? did i do sth wrong? or did i offend u in anyway?

i hate to be excluded in everything...

|efT ⊙ut

exams are over... but i'm not happy.

feeling dumped by school-work, worldcup and frens whom i thought were close.

drained...

for the past one year, my life has been about distinctions in studies and... sadly, nothing else.

there's so many things on my mind which i think should be done... but motivation hasnt been very coorporative.

issit true that 'attention span' shortens as we get older?

issit true that 'determination' is an attribute that cant co-exist with reality?

mine seems like it.

alright, i think that's too much bull-crap... i must be tired.

time to break away from my mugging.

all hope on italy

stayed up for 4 hours just to witness the defeats of both england and brazil... sadz...

half-way thru the exam weeks

...12 days of mugging, but onli 2 down... 4 more w/in the last 9 days.

still got germany vs argentina tmr... pengz.

'Sch Life during my time'

while taking a break from my mugging, i kahpo-ed and browse through a number of bloggs... and found this captivating article that brings back heaps of memories.

some additions:
48. 不跟你好 was commonly used when you wanted sth.
49. hopscotch with one square left at the very top end was more challenging than any mathematical problem.
50. you felt reali good to have stars on every piece of homework and tests.
51. you had the closest encounters with deceased celebrities like bruce lee through 笔仙.
52. you probably learnt the most from 乌拉博士.

the lessser of 2 weevils

oh~ great Guus Hiddink forgot to teach his beloved squad the 'art of diving'. (<--save target as...)

well, i do admit that it wasnt a glorious win... but italy was the lesser of two.

ITALY will win

the aussies' heads are getting way too big.

i dont care about Guus Hiddink...

it will be their last appearance in the real-man's game.

an interesting explanation

"In preparation for the World Cup, the 'offside rule' explained for women:

You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.

The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire. Both of you have forgotten your purses.

It would be rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.

The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.

Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma. She prepares to throw her purse to you. If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes!

At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and 'whilst it is in flight' you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes!

BUT, you must always remember that until the purse has 'actually been thrown', it would be plain wrong for you to be in front of the othershopper and you would be OFFSIDE!"

got this from QM's blog

Your Brain is 53% Female, 47% Male

Your brain is a healthy mix of male and female You are both sensitive and savvy Rational and reasonable, you tend to keep level headed But you also tend to wear your heart on your sleeve

What Gender Is Your Brain?

'full ahead all engines'

finally, the 2 weeks of hell have come to an end. every other day, there was either an assignment due or a test to mug on, which amounted to a total of 140%. sigh... i was hardly getting enough sleep during that 2 weeks. it would have been worst if i took up the CDF project, having witnessed how my mate struggled when he had both CDF and design project. i was glad i didnt.

the design project was a killer with 65% assessment due within that 2 weeks. out of the so many teams, my team were one of the few that used minimal bought-off-the-shelf material. not sure if this was a good decision or a bad one 'cos in the end we spent an insane amount of time on this monster. our contraction worked well, but unfortunately wasnt doing its best on the day of the competition. despite that, we did gain quite a lot of recognition from many ppl, particular from the professor-in-charge and an army general oso present that day.




i wasnt doing well for the other subjects during that 2 weeks. thank god its over. it's time make up for it and go full steam ahead for my exams coming in a week's time

spot me!

MOS test in 10 hours

it sux to have to wake up at this hour to study for a test...

Looking forward to the great deals!!!

benson - my saviour

i gave my first draft to benson... i had a shock of my life... i'm sure he had one too.

2nd... was still disastrous...

3rd... still need some help

4th... finally done!!!

oh gosh... my writing skills serious need some help. if not of benson, i would have handed in my disasterous work and flunk the course. thanks benson!

一些回忆...

突然之间想起了 jiayi.

我的无知好像辜负了她。

我的愚昧好像伤害了她。

对不起。
对不起。
对不起。

struggle town

currently working on... correction, struggling with an essay for my GE - Chemical and Biological Defence which is due tmr.

i've not written essay for a very long time, especially this type of 'my own opinion' essay... argh... the word limit seems so far away.

sobz... i miss my may break...

floating...

some days u just dont feel like doing anything...

hate SandKing

any way to counter sandking???

spammed

due to terrible spamming, the URL for my blog will be change to http://lazymediary.blogspot.com/ as of 1 Jun 06.

not sure if this will work, just trying.

off to gold coast

lalalalalaaaa...

bugged...

feels realli tired, especially my precious eyes, after spending hours in front of my lappy doing CAD (computer-aided drawing) for my design project.



just when i thought i'm finished with it... oh no... i made a grave mistake. those bolts are supposed to be aligned horizontally, not vertically! damn... it took me another hour to correct it.

sigh... need some music to calm my nerves.

the third time is the charm

So... what is the Rabbit's Foot??

i must say it was a good action-packed movie... with tommy doing all the impossible breath-taking stuns once again, mesmorizing all the girls.

deepest impression: the previews before Mi3. it seems that the next 2 months are filled with block-busters:

1. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
3. X-Men 3: The Last Stand
4. The Da Vinci Code

it's gonna be costly...

may break

havent been very constructive for the pass 3 days... it's all only about movies, naruto and DotA... sadz...

oh yes, i've got my gold coast trip more or less settled. that's one thing i've accomplished.

the initial plan was a ski-ing course at perisher for this 2-weeks break. but unfortunately there wasnt any snow on perisher now. it seems that global warming have hit hard this year. the weather is so much warmer now as compared to last year...

anywhere, plan changed to goldcoast which is around brisbane area from 13tth to 18th. weibiao mentioned that he might be there around this time, so i thought i could meet him there. sadly, his trip was cancelled.

most of the stuffs (car rentals, flight, accommodation) for the trip up to goldcoast are more or less settled, less the super-pass to the 3 theme parks which can be done the day before departure. i have been saving up for this trip, and i believe it's gonna be an awesome trip.

it seems that i've got no time for driving afterall. the trip is gonna take up most of my time. i've got an enginnering project to work on which have to be 70% completed by end of break. and there's a a-lot-of-fact-to-memorise test coming up right after the break... sigh... i'll try to work hard from now till coming saturday, so that i'll have less to worry when i'm back from the trip.

alrighty, it's tennis time. i've been putting in some effort to 're-fit' myself... basketball and running on sun, running yesterday. i'm hoping to see a fitter limmy by end of the break :p

冬天别来

early birds

not feeling the best last night. so i slept early and woke up at 330 this morning to study for my thermo test.

thought that i'll be the onli few (or just one) siao kia to be up so early to study for a 5% test, but my dear benson is always there to prove me wrong. he was already up since 3, working on a major essay... super hardworking artist... **applause**

time to mug...

emptiness

school life: easy as always. too easy that i've got no heart to put in much effort. always doing last minute work.

family life: donno what to say about in the once-a-week-call home. my sister dont seem to care much.

social life: feel so distance from my friends in singapore, feeling insignificant. reali reali miss them and the time spent together. sigh... not at all close with the aussie here, tells a different joke, have a different culture... just simply bizarre... singapore mates here are pretty nice. probably, they have no one else to turn to too, or just buaya-ing

love life: (blank)

caffeine needed

it was ANZAC day yesterday, a public holiday. That gave me a good excuse to be playing DotA till wee hours monday night.

i'm not recovering well from the lack of sleep... and i still got to study for a thermofluids test.

may break

may break is coming up next weekend and i'll need to make some plans for it... i've got 2 weeks of leave and i reali dont wanna waste it away.

1. i'll have to devote the first 2 days on a group project, where a 'flower-planting' vehicle will be made.

2. heard that it has started to snow at the snowy mountains. it would be awesome if i can pick up some snowboarding course for the first week. hmmm... i'll have to see who will be free and interested. dont wanna go alone.

3. i'm sure my mates will have enough free time to supervise my driving again. hopefully i can get my P by end of the break.

4. some time to mug... exam is two weeks after the break.

5. KIV: weibiao might be in brisbane during that time... hmmm...

GODLIKE... OWNING!!!

That 2 weeks just before easter was indeed a killer. Fortunately easter was a wonderful break, and i'm reali glad now as my efforts were very well paid off, did well in all assessment so far.

For the next 2 weeks, life would be easy, one test this week and one assignment on the other, before the arrival of a mid-term break. Things are looking bright, and i dont think i would be struggling for now, i hope... well... hopefully the sins are not affecting me too much.

Before easter, i was into Naruto, watching 6 or more episodes each day. And during easter, i was introduced to DotA. Ever since, i've been Naruto-ing and DotA-ing everyday, they have been my pastimes since then. I'll let myself go this time, having worked hard earlier. Hope i'll be discipline enough to do work when the time calls for it.

~~ cant seem to get this song outta my head ~~

曹操
林俊杰

不是英雄　不读三国
若是英雄　怎么能不懂寂寞

独自走下长板坡　月光太温柔
曹操不罗嗦　一心要那荆州
用阴谋　阳谋　明说　暗夺　淡薄

东汉末年分三国　烽火连天不休
儿女情长没法执着　有谁来煮酒
尔虞我诈是三国　说不清对与错
纷纷扰扰千百年以后　一切又从头

mug...muggin'... mugging...

test again. test after test. argh...

熬过 wednesday, it will be 晴天!!

easter is coming!

initiation day

phew... finally the week is over. it ended well with a navy mess dinner last night. in fact, it was a very enjoyable night.

kel and i tried to get bensen drunk, with an excuse of preparing him for initiation today. but his superb dodging skill saved him from all the trash.

anyway, he's got a initiation today conducted by fellow singaporean here... bbq + piss-up time, a form of welcome to the academy. let's hope things dont go outta hand.

2 more tests up next before easter break next weekend. we have booked a house for the 4 days near batesman bay again, but a bit south of where we went last year.

wooohoo~ reali looking forward to easter!

DST

having an inspection at 9, i rushed down to the mess at five past eight this morning for breakfast.

to my horror, the mess wasnt open and no breakfast served. thinking that it might be just a slight delay, i waited outside the mess. i simply cant start a day w/o breaky.

not too long later, a mess staff came up to me and told me that it's actually 7am now!!

oh~ feel like such a dickhead now. totally forget that today is the start of day-light saving.

cant believe i actually got conned by time.

so i got an extra hour. issit gonna be an extra hour of sleep or an hour more of hard work??

bad week ahead

it sux to have a DO's inspection tmr, on a sunday morning.

sux more to have deputy commandant's inspection on monday.

to make things worst: 3 tests and 2 assignments due next week.

Limmy's Prata

yum yum!

made myself some at 3am in the morning.

i was starving after a game of MJ.

just bored

not bcos there's nothing to do.

it's doing the same thing everyday, everyweek... well not exactly same, but close enough.

in need of some excitement, even just a tinge of spice will do.

Happy Birthday to my Sister!!

finally a digit change in the tenth place :P

~welcome~

no gain, no lost

i've decided not to do the CDF program.

the projects arent interesting topics to work on.

and they involves dropping subjects that i'll need for next semester and next year.

my ultimate aim is still my first class

weekend treat

before the seniors left last year, one of them dumped quite a lot of stuffs with me. his luaggage allowance didnt permit him to bring all home. so at the end of last year, i kinda enjoyed early christmas.

i had a box up to my hip-level that was filled with bowls, plates, hand-held vacumm, iron, rice cooker, slow cooker, knives, chopping board, etc... they had been left in my room since last november, never had the time (and mood) to sort them out.

the box was such an eye sore lying near my door, and oso very 顶路. luckily last saturday, the mood came. i called upon all singaporean, especially the first years, and i take on the role of santa this time.

after the 'christmas party', a brilliant idea flash across our crazy mind again: we decided to make steamboat for dinner using all the equipment! there's more to just MJ all the way when a group of us come together.

it didnt take us very long to get into town, and within the next hour, all was ready and it's time for dinner!

it wasnt a bad attempt actually, things turned out well as planned. with just AU$10 per person, we had pretty awesome meal!

we made and had the dinner in my room and here's a photo taken by my aussie mate, who was very much impressed by our achivement.

any one know the singer of this song?

should i or should i not?

i'm still troubled by whether i should be doing the CDF research program.

we engineers have a fixed degree program to follow, for the four years while we're here. other than the GEs, we cant do much variation to our program to suit our liking.

the school of engineering are now launching this new CDF research program for students who have done well last year. by taking up this offer, students can cut away the lectures and laboratory works required for a 6 units subject. in place of that, they will be given a project (related to the 6-unit subject) to work on.

so... no lectures, tute, class-tests or lab for one subject. but i'll have to do my own study at double-quick time so that i'll have time for the project. also, possibly design my own lab work and then finally finish it with written papers and a presentation. and to make sure that we know the subject well enough, we still have to take the exam at the end of the year which will make up 30% of the total assessment.

...woa... sounds er...

by accepting the offer, i feel that i'm penalizing myself in terms of academic results and time spent, as this program is apparently harder. i'm seriously afraid that i wont do as well.

but come to think of it, this prog will definitely help heaps in my last year thesis, as along the way, we will be taught on researching skills, research literature (??? what's that?)... bla bla... the prof put the whole idea in a very good light...

things have not been finalised so i still got chance to withdraw anytime, but it has to be soon.

fresh new start

finally the CDF parade is over... back to the ever-lovely academics. woo-hoo! (-_-")

i almost vomit blood when i saw my timetable for monday... monday is no longer blue for me, it's more like monday black... black out.

my day starts at 7 and doesnt end till 1830, with onli 40-min break at noon for lunch... omg

things dont seem too good this semester. i overloaded a GE so my timetable is more packed than any other mech engineers. and also, i'm taking up an offer from the engineering dept.

students having a WAM of over 85 are offered a CDF research program. it's kinda like a mini-thesis which revolve around research, projects, laboratory, papers and presentation. anyway, i'm not sure of the details still, as we are the guinea pig batch.

i'm born in the year of the rat, not guinea pig! how come ppl born in my year seem to kena a lot of such guinea pig projects...

back in ADFA

i'm feeling kinda lost right now actually. it has been a long time since i last posted something... gosh, how should i start.

i dont think i'm gonna dig up what i've been doing for the past couple of months. i'll just leave them alone in my memory bank.

so, i'm back here in the academy, since last friday.

parade training kicks off first on monday (oh~ what's new?) in preparation for chief of defence force parade this saturday. it still sux.

anyway, things here dont seem as bad as they use to be near the end of last year, probably bcos i just got back, refreshed and still enthu about life. that's a good start, and i'm praying hard now for this attitude to last for as long as it possibly can.

night 29

i cant find food out there.

2006... the first stumble

my 自尊心 is getting me to no where again. i feel reali terrible having to lie my way through and being so irresponsible today...

since i've got no balls, why did i accept it in the first place???

i should have expected that to happen. i knew i'll chicken out the last minute. i knew i'm such a wimp... why did i still let it happen!!!

why... why am i like this! 我真的觉得我自己很失败。

i never thought of the consequence when i do things... whenever i'm about to fail or when i starts to betray myself, all i know is 逃避。

i'm so-called an adult. but i feel like a child within... an immature one. will i be ready in 3 yrs to face the greater challenge?????????????

free time = 24/7

Life has been tough. Sitting around all day at home isn't an easy thing for such an active person like me.

I've got heaps of time in hand, but it never occur to me that I should spend some of it updating my blog. Not that i dont want. But my 56k modem is taking its own sweet time. U wont believe how long it took me to get this posted up. 还是别提了。I'll rather be doing other things when I'm online.

Just came back from a short trip to my relative's place in Malaysia. It was pretty nice to be there in the kampong village, 清静 and refreshing. There was rain again yesterday, but I wasn't particularly annoyed. The timely rain, together with 不远传来的浪声 and 柔柔的海风 made the place even more perfect for some relaxation time alone.

sigh... 今天做什么好？I didn't manage to find any work, or any other thing to do. So much time at hand... making life pretty bored at times. It has been “过一天算一天”。

Sometimes go swimming hoping to get a tan. Not recently though, bcos of the rain.

Sometimes go gym. Haven been to any gym for ages, cos I never like such places. Trying to get myself to like it.

Sometimes go east coast. Just learnt how to blade so 偶尔 will go there and blade.

Sometimes go shopping. Went on weekdays, cos less ppl, but that means I'm usually alone.

Sometimes go library. Trying to get myself to like reading too. But it seems that my adrenalin is forbidding it.

still got one and a half month to go...

“要相信奇迹一定会出现... 一定会。”

这句话出自于《我和僵尸有个约会III》.

these few days, 心中有一颗很大的石头，一直放不下.

(the ichiro have not reach the guy in US. i was worried sick for the pass weeks. 吃饭想、睡觉想、冲凉想... but sill clueless... i reali donno what to do...)

last night after watching 《僵尸》, i actually told myself to believe in 奇迹. I oso prayed... to who ever can hear me for a happy ending.

did 'someone' really heard me and answer to my calling or was it a 奇迹? the problem was solved without me doing much...

relieved...