solitude.

those 3 sticks above remind me of one of the art exhibitions... a movie I saw at the Singapore Biennale yesterday. Have any of you visited it yet? Go check it out! It's pretty good.

Melancholic shadows of three Inuit men standing on icebergs in the sea;
with no form of communication.
Nary a sound nor a slightest hint of connection to each other.

Yet this predominating element of sadness was neutralised by the sheer beauty of nature;
the flawless reflections of human figures wavering in the diaphanous, rippling skin of the ocean.

And, for some reason, I felt calm.

ZzzzZzzzZzzzz...

Right... I have to be honest and admit that this exhibit did feel extremely boring at first. (ya lah, I am not so cultured.) But our patience paid off, because as time went by, the movie started to portray the scenes in different weather conditions. The scene taken in winter (it was snowing! :D), along with the eerily realistic sound effects, made our otherwise normal atmosphere feel ethereal. Neat!

Ehh not bad. I managed appreciate art!
TKGS art education department, I have not failed you!
(I had no idea that going to art exhibitions could be so enjoyable.)

Appreciating art was a difficult process which made me feel uneasy for some reason. Maybe Jael can explain the philosophy of art to us! Had to use the free handbook given to us quite often to understand the intentions of the artwork on display... But understanding an art piece doesn't feel like understanding gravitation or circular motion.

HOW TO SAY???
dunno how to explain.

It's just enjoyable! =D

Unfortunately, I still have so much work to deal with.
Hello, my true life.
-eom 2nd draft
-I&R 2nd draft (both by this friday!!!)
-OP powerpoint slides (BY this FRIDAY!!! ARGH)
-study at an intensity which I have never attempted... for chinese A Levels (30th october, 2 more weeks? Aaaaah!)

Must begin preparing for the SATs now, and study for it at full force after OP.
My promo results have been unsatisfactory so far, and I'll have to make up for it with the SATs I guess. =D I will never give up. Must...keep....going...

Oh yes. I just picked up my beloved cube again. Trying to slowly condition my brain and fingers to CFOP, starting from the F2L, which I am trying to perform intuitively. This is not much of a problem, except that I am excruciatingly slow at the intuitive F2L. I need more practice!!! Aiming to achieve around 30sec timings by christmas this year. =) But I am subconsciously over-contented with the working corner method, it has served me pretty well so far with averages of around 50sec. Oh wells, humans can never be contented. Especially women.

(hahahahaha! I remember someone said that to me some time ago.)

Did you know that the cross on the cube can always be done in 8 turns or less?
AND it should ideally be finished in 2 seconds if you're speedsolving. O_o
www.cubestation.co.uk
Had no idea that making the cross could also become an art to be perfected.


hmm.

And now, we should really get on with our lives. =D