what's happiness?

sometimes,

it's when you make your good friend cheer up,

dust themselves off,

and get back on their feet.



sometimes,

it's seeing your hard work get paid off.





Lu Theng just informed Jiang Ying and I that our business proposal for the BBI managed to enter the finals. =D (which is around a 20 to 30% chance?) And a letter of approval from our mentors in NUS is all we need to receive a $500 grant for creating/improving on our prototype robot.



WHEEE HEE!!! We actually have funding! :D



Never expected it. I was too stupefied to feel any shock.



This time, we'll make sure that our robot is well constructed.



We won't give up.

And we'll hope that external memory for sensory chips come cheap. Hehe.

math and life.

People are like complex numbers.

z= a + bi

In public, we apply the Re function to ourselves; and so do others.

Re(z) = a

That portrays our physical appearance and public persona, and that's how most people perceive us.

But that's not all there is to us. We are no mere constants; we all have complex personalities.

Im(z) = b

Few discover this elusive part of us, and there are many reasons why.
Maybe they can't be bothered to.
Maybe you're unconsciously hiding it.
Or maybe it's too overwhelming for their acceptance.

Understanding this complex bit can be tough. It's parallel to how you felt before complex numbers were introduced to you; that bliss one feels when they know that they are capable of completing the math paper without having to deal with complex numbers. (ok, I'm talking about my own mathematical insecurities...haha)

You know what? Take the initiative to learn more about the imaginary part of a number. It adds a new dimension to the number you once knew. Quit trying to expand a list of shallow numbers you are acquainted with, because having a deeper understanding of fewer numbers would be much more meaningful.

Want to have a lifelong friendship?
You do the math. =)

HC's 90th Anniversary; this blog's 90th post

haha so zun right! :)

Nothing much to say about the anniversary dinner last night. But I didn't enjoy myself very much because...

The bleddy loudspeaker was wildly bombarding my left ear throughout the dinner. In fact, my left ear still feels a little deaf now. I'm SO going to sue whoever planned for the speaker to be placed there if I do go deaf in one ear. >:(

Hehe. Joking. But I was also very tired to begin with.

The song sessions were fun, though. (Thanks to Pea who pointed out to me that caveman was singing. Made my day, even if he was screeching badly... Well, at least he looked cute while he was at it. =P) It felt like orientation all over again, with a big discount on enthusiasm, regretfully. Maybe Cambridge examinations silently assasinate the children in us. Slowly.

Was having a talk with my dad late last night about my surprise of seeing so many girls dress up for the anniversary dinner. Call me a nerd, but I've got no clue why many girls can spend days worrying about what to wear to an event, when the total amount of time that people actually look at them is not commensurate with the amount of effort they put into making themselves pretty. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing those who dressed up, I just don't seem to see the importance/significance of doing so. Will someone enlighten me? =/

Thank you Chuan Khim and Shuhui for... (how should I phrase this??) helping out yesterday. Really appreciate what you all did, but YOU KNOW!!! He knows already. So it's time for retreat? I really cannot walk any faster. =P And my mind is bent on believing that caveman is avoiding his self-assumed-stalker right now.

As Liang Jing Ru sang in her song, 接受，
不能退后也无法向前走

Don't want to make his life difficult, either.
Looking back, I think my brain/common sense was on vacation all this while. Highest record of stupid things done in one year - for some guy I don't even know. What's wrong with me! Why am I losing 10 minutes of sleep some nights worrying about something which is not my ultimate goal for 2009? (ultimate goal=straight As for A levels... except for Chinese which is boh pian)

The Life section in the Straits Times today mentioned in its Horoscope section that Geminis should be prepared for a very great change to their lives today. Admittedly, I don't believe in their predictions. Nonetheless, I think it could be my resolution to abolish caveman from my list of worries. It's tough; I brought it all upon myself. Now it's time to take it away.

Yesterday night, I wanted to remove the italicised words from the end of my previous post. But oh well, what's done is done. Whatever has been read by caveman is now in his military-grade memory. Erasing a digital mistake won't help.


Funny, how a part of me still has an unrealistically optimistic belief that everything will work out right in the end, like how my O levels turned out eventually.
Hold on to that hope. =)

hocus pocus... FOCUS!

The previous 3 posts were mind-numbingly bimbotic, now that I've read through them again.

They evidently included:
1) Girly gossip about celebrities
2) Swooning about a guy unabashedly
3) More swooning, about an inanimate object, though. (my new bag!!! XD)

Noooo! I don't want to bear any resemblance to a bimbo!!! Like, ohmygosh!

Now that I've come to the topic of bimbotic-ness...
I wonder.
How did this derogatory term come about?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimbo

WOW! Wiki actually has an article on it. Impressive. Now for some unimpressive plagiarism from my favourite site.

"Bimbo is a term that emerged in popular English language usage in the early 20th century to describe an often attractive, non-intelligent woman."

Phew. The first verb is not applicable in my case. Case closed. Don't you love definitions?
(but here's a shocking fact. In the English language, this word was originally used for stupid men.)

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Ok, moving on to the main topic for today.


Wah... how saccharine can young love get?


(btw, that's fructose, a monosaccharide which is apparently the sweetest of all sugars)

Nina and I were studying in KFC today, when a couple stepped in and sat down a table away from us. The both of them are decked out in their respective school uniforms. Hmm, the guy's in shorts! Nina quickly infers that he's in lower sec. Woah. Very young love.

Romeo and Juliet droop over the table languidly. They stare absent-mindedly into space, avoiding each others' gaze. The chivalrous Romeo then decides to get off his handsome stallion of reticence, swiftly slicing through the icy barrier to interaction with his majestic sword in the process.

The ice has shattered.

He casually leans closer to his fair maiden.
No response.

Unaffected, he reaches out slowly, and holds her hand.
She looks into his eyes. He senses sadness, and smiles meekly.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

CONVERSATION:INITIATED

Meanwhile, the TK girls skulk in the shadows of their chemistry books, feigning innocence. (which is something they are really good at) =P Yup! We were eavesdropping! HAHA! Turns out that the girl just lost a musical instrument after band practice. (hehe. Were you expecting a live break-up scene?) We were. =P

This is going to make us sound like underaged nosey aunties... but anyway, Romeo was talking/zoning out with Juliet for more than an hour! Amazing.

It's an incident which set me thinking about relationships. When you get committed to a person, involuntary P2P exchanges occur. Yes, there is no doubt that the both of you will share many happy moments together. However, love is not all about fluff and sugar. As the both of you become more of an entity, you start to share your problems, and also worry for each other. In my opinion... such relationships are really a chore for students. (who already have more than enough to worry about :( )

So, why do so many adolescents yearn for a BGR?

Are humans fond of flirting with trouble?

Or is there a daredevil in all of us?

equilibrium unattained

in other words, unfair.

Was just watching American Idol on channel 5 an hour ago. Elimination round in the final 11.
After announcing the results (ie who will be eliminated), they gave this contestant with the lowest number of votes another chance to sing. If the judges think that she doesn't deserve to be eliminated, she'd be safe.

Now, don't you find this rather silly? After being told that she would be eliminated, she would be feeling absolutely devastated. Completely sian diao already, got mood to sing well meh... -_- But then again, I must say that she sang very well, still. Wow. The courage to do that is amazing. No doubt, there were some high notes which she failed to reach, but it doesn't matter! She is a true performer. =)

Haven't watched American Idol in a while. Ryan Seacrest's face is now generously laden with Botox... And Paula Abdul's hair is great! Sleek and simple, so much better than having it all big and messy. Hehe.

Live n Loaded is on channel 5 now. Soo's hair is unconventionally nice! From the left, it looks like a school-disciplinary-master-approved hairstyle. From the right, it's a long and edgy anime-inspired cut. Dyed hot pink! XD

And some big-shot guy from Universal Music just made a guest appearance on the show. His name is... Lim Teck Kheng!?!?! It has just 1 more 'K' than my daddy's name! Hahaha! Ironic, how the music gene is absent from my family. (None of us can read music scores) Yup. I was a total loser in music classes. Haha =)

Junlin just said that thermo is also tested for chem BT1... SIGH... I thought I was more or less done with revision for chem, other than making sure that I remember all the organic chem reactions by heart. Irritating la, that thermo topic. Hmm. Wonder why/how my favourite subject turned into my foe. Must be my laziness.


I've been extremely unproductive today. Lazy me!!! Sloth!!! GAH! Haven't started on math. Must pia like hell tmr, xy. Stop letting your ambitious lazy self down.

Rihanna says: Shut up and drive study. =D

You might wanna catch Don't Forget The Lyrics next Thursday night. Or next next Thursday night, can't recall, hehe. Members of Parliament for 2 GRCs are taking part! Entertaining. ;)

hmmm, you may never find out the mastermind who wrote the letters to you.

Besides, things would be better if you don't know.

At least for now.

EXCLUSIVE!!!

Hey there! If you're reading my blog now, you're in for a laugh... second!

(because the first to see this pic was Nina! =D My lifelong mugging partner. hahaha )

Dun care already! Must post this on MY BLOG FIRST!!! >_<

I was taking a different route to Bedok library today morning, and guess what I found!

(click picture to see a bigger version)

OMG! =O

Nooo, your eyes are perfectly fine! And so are mine! And so is my iphone camera!

JUNLIN XIAOCHU

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA XD

New restaurant in Bedok interchange! Just behind the library. Somewhere around Cash Converters, I took this pic while walking past the carpark. You can visit it if you want...

HAPPY MUGGING EVERYONE! Don't listen to people who tell you not to mug/that you have mugged too much!

Before I forget, here's an inspiring quote from Nina today.

"Ignorance is bliss; with knowledge comes responsibility."

Maybe it's better for you to pretend you don't know.

out with the (not so) old, in with the new,

and out goes my dad's savings.

*embarassed smile*

The samsonite schoolbag I bought in December got ripped on Monday... alllll thanksssss to that GP file. The gaping hole at the base is huge enough to let a GC fall through. Great quality. -_- Maybe my A for Chinese fell out through that hole too. Ended up getting a B/Merit. Damn sian. But oh well I will not dwell on that any further, because I still can get As for everything else. And I must now do my best for SSEF!

Ok the previous part was just crapping, the reason why I wrote this post is BECAUSE.....
*dramatic drumroll*

Daddy bought me a new schoolbag yesterday morning! =D WHEE! Thank you daddy! (that sounded very childish) And I love it even more than my...my... my... ermmm, ok, he's not mine. =( (hint hint. ahem.)

http://www.selectit.jp/item_acce/xpac-bag_crumpler_japan-pink.php
http://www.crumpler.jp/ginza/page/2
Pictures shamelessly koped from a Japanese Crumpler website.


*takes a deep breath*
The Barney Rustle Blanket by Crumpler! What a long, nonsensical, but cute name.
Bought the royal blue/hot pink one. =D It was a difficult decision between these 2 colours. But the shade of blue matches that of somebody's schoolbag. ;) HAHA!!! no lah, the pink one was kinda plain.

Barney is a dinosaur from our imagination

And when he's tall

he's what we call a dinosaur sensation

Barney's friends are big and small

they come from lots of places

after school they meet to play

and sing with happy faces

Oops, I'm guilty of rambling nonsense again...

Train of thought: (The logo is bubblegum pink! SO CUTE!!! MUST BUY!!! XD)

Yar it's supposed to be some limited edition bag in Japan. But interestingly, it's available in the crumpler store at raffles city. The Japanese must be feeling cheated now. But then again, how limited is 'limited'? 1million would also be 'limited' righttt...

Oh! The sales assistant there was very helpful too. =)

$163, painful but well spent. =D Will take very good care of my new love, and leave my old love to take care of himself. Hmph. (LOL)

At first it looked too small for school use, but after I went home and loaded all my academic junk in, I realised that everything fit in very nicely-with some room left! =D Happy! It's like we were meant to be together!

(Omg, crapping again.)

Just learnt that it's also built to accomodate camera equipment. Hmmm just perfect for my future DSLR. Ahh, bliss. No no no. I shall only buy a DSLR if I get an average grade of C for block test 1. (err, quite unlikely)

Btw this brand has some of the loudest velcros you've ever heard. Many people are complaining about this online. So this idea of theirs is really ingenious!

K. Shall stop gushing about my bag and get on with my sad overworked life.

Happy mugging for blocks, everyone!

senior treat junior!

The NTU mechanical engineering glider challenge turned out to be a bit of a bore at the beginning. *hint*shuai chairman of ASME in NTU.*hint* HAHA! Watching mythbusters was fun, though. But the climax came at the end, when we were building our gliders out of balsa wood (shockingly soft and light, like styrofoam!) and later went on the stage to launch it with this rubber band thingy. Had a good laugh anyway. =D

My group's plane did okay, except for my lousy launch which resulted in an embarassing 1 point for that shot. (paiseh...) Thanks to Sihao for wishing my group good luck before we went on stage... hehe. =) His group's giant plane (hmm maybe not as giant as PJC's) did really well on their last shot, which was unfortunately not one of those counted in the competition. In fact, it was one of the 2 planes which managed to smack the main door of the hall! 100 points! Simply amazing. No idea how Sihao managed to shoot the plane off so well the 5th time round. Sigh, it was really dependent on your luck la. Not a very scientific way of launching.


Later went for STJ... because Jen persuaded me to! Haha! But I didn't regret my decision. Had fun watching hongyao's antics (never fails to entertain), watching people bbq (ok actually only one person only la...hehehe...), talking to the girls, watching jingbin proposing to junlin while holding back my tears (from laughing, HAHAH! no wonder junlin looked so sad the whole night la. only got guy propose to him. haiyou.), playing the silly yet strangely entertaining shoot/shag/marry game within the "circle of trust" (or rather those who stayed till the end. about 10 of us?).

A lot of secrets revealed ya... I revealed 2, but only one of them was unknown to everyone. Hmm the other one you all know la hor. Not exciting de.Except for the other person involved. Hmmmm. ck's eyecandy. HMMM. That game really lets you know how the extent of your popularity in school. Shall stop talking about it here, because I don't want to bitch publicly. Heh heh.

And just another thing which deserves its own paragraph.

I ate roasted marshmallows for the first time in my life yesterday. WHY HAVE I NOT EATEN IT EARLIER??? XD Thank you Pearlynne for roasting it for me. Hehe =)

Did something adventurous yesterday night. Shouted BYE 'caveman' (replace 'caveman' with the name of a person) loudly as he was leaving. But he didn't even turn back. Wha lau ehhhh. Obviously ignoring me, right!? Apparently, my goodbye wasn't audible... (but I thought I was shouting!) Although I must say that it felt good. I've never dared to say bye to him for sooo many times in school. So many times, that I sometimes regret not doing it.

Now that I've tried to say it, he blatantly neglects it. Booo. Oh well, nevermind! I like doing things spontaneously! =D Shall do it more often in the future. HAHA. Oh. He was carrying a diesel sling bag la. Quite unlike him hur. Always had the impression that guys who wear Diesel are the cool/beng/shuai type. (oops I'm stereotyping) He was in a solemn mood the whole night... could my presence be causing him to feel dejected? Or do guys have pms too? Who knows?

Wahhh I just wrote 2 full paragraphs on caveman even though he is not even my friend.
I feel kinda sad for him, honestly.
What's bothering you?
I'll never find out.

What's wrong with me?

Perhaps it's just a branch of chemistry that can't be explained by Nobel laureates.