results out!

results for sem 2 finally out liao! but i feel abit disappointed over some modules, though i think i did my best liao.

two A-, two A, and one A+. sounds good, looks good, but i think i should do better.

a surprise: i got A- for EG1413. i nv got such a high score for a english-writing module. my english grades had been bad since p5... very long time nv got an A-something for english liao haha. pretty glad about this grade, cuz i expected only a B+ or B.

a disappointment: i got A- for CS1231. although i tried my best, i was still disappointed. i think my mid-term screwed me up, cuz i was only in the top 40% for mid term and it is 30% of final grade. i didn't score enough in the final exam to bring me back to top 10%... haiz...

another slight disappointment: although i got A for CS1102C, i was expecting an A+. sounds greedy, i know, but for a group of 300 students i think i should be in the top 5%. my mid-term wasn't good enough to be in the A+ category, and i think my final exam also wasn't good enough. you may say no difference in CAP anyway. well, that's true, but the sense of disappointment within me is still there. quite a hit at my confidence in programming...though the module is not fully about programming.

i got A+ for MA1506, yeah finally 扳回一城. was disappointed the last sem when i got A for MA1505, and i was very confident of my mathematical skills. this sem, i put a bit more effort on this math module, and i got an A+ yeah, among the best of the best engineering students who are good in math.

A for MLE1101, a terrible module, which is so broad and so tedious to study for exam. when i was studying for this module, i kept cursing the last lecturer for leaving things so messy. luckily, i got an A, didn't screw up for the last 30% section from the cursed lecturer.

ok lah, though a bit disappointed, things are still manageable. still considering whether to take 6 modules next sem...

today = yesterday; today = today;

today = yesterday;

yeah today nite i sort of gave my best in the short run and completed the run in 12 minutes. so i think the distance should be slightly shorter than 2.4km. but nvm, i think i cannot pass next wk, as my breathing had some problem and my legs couldn't open up after 1km. hmm...

i called up the e-mart customer service, and to my dismay, they were not going to send the things to me today, instead the earliest is next wk! couldn't understand why, think some stupid procedures that SAF always has. but they gave me an option to collect by myself at Maju camp. so i drove there at around 3pm and collected my field pack and 2 bottles. quite lame i know. next time i wouldn't want a home delivery service from e-mart. if anything, just drop by any nearby camp, and go to the emart lor...cuz no restrictions for a civilian visiting e-mart...

didn't manage to watch "东方茱丽叶" today, cuz morning i was watching NBA, afternoon i was watching the repeat of "人生马戏团" on ch 55, went to Maju camp, and started packing my things for next wk's ICT...

today = today;

today morning, i will watch "东方茱丽叶" till afternoon ba. but not missing "人生马戏团"...

tuesday

haiz, i just realized that i am going to miss the last episode of "幸福双人床" next monday due to ICT! i am also going to miss some episodes of "覆雨翻云" next week, even though i am not going to miss the last episode, thankfully due to Vesak Day.

today started to watch "东方茱丽叶", finished 3 episodes of 1 hr + a bit each. not much comments abt it, cuz i haven't watched much. the story just started, though i think the love between 穗 and the male lead, eh i forgot the name liao, is quite sudden. unlike "恶作剧之吻" which has a better 铺排 of the love between 湘琴 and 直树.

tomorrow would be Spurs vs Jazz game 2. though i am not as interested in the game, but i will still watch it on ESPN tomorrow morning.

tomorrow, my new field pack and green bottles will be delivered to my house. but i still dunno what time, as the delivery company hasn't contacted me. hmm. skaly, the online ordering doesn't work and my credits are deducted for nothing! and i forgot to save the receipt. sianz, i cannot recover the receipt liao. if really like that, i have to accept the "loss" of near 40 bucks of credits liao...

tomorrow, i will have a shorter run, with a speed that i must run in 2.4km to pass.

Ultimate disappointment and unfairness

the Suns lost to the Spurs! i can't believe it. Bowen is super dirty, he kept fouling Nash yet was not caught by the blind officials. even if the Spurs win the championship, i will still be disgusted with them, especially how Bowen played. he's the dirtiest player i have ever seen. hope the Pistons can beat them in the finals, whack them hard, 以其人之道，还治其人之身. Jazz is not likely to win the Spurs, cuz they are simply not good enough, even though they have made it to the western conference finals.

the Suns need to deepen their rosters, improve their plays, and not depend solely on Nash on the playmaking. this will divert attention on Nash, making it more difficult to guard them. it is really a disappointment. i think they would have a chance if they had won game 5, without Stoudemire and Diaw suspended. curse Horry. curse Bowen. both are such disgusting players.

Avril Lavigne

yeah, i am listening to Avril Lavigne's latest album, "The Best Damn Thing". this is the first time i have downloaded or listened to a full album of english songs! well, i got attracted to her because of her interview that was shown on 东风. then i got quite an impression of her song, "Girlfriend". so i decided to take a look at her album. well, i like her "Girlfriend", of course. other songs still not much impression after listening to the album twice on the bed, except for the rock style. maybe i dun really like very rock songs. but i have a very good impression of her talents, and she's quite pretty too. seldom there are any 白种人 whom i feel attracted to, haha. i am an "Asian-phile", haha.

tomorrow, i will be catching the Suns vs Spurs game 6 which is a crucial and must-win game for the Suns. it will definitely be fun and exciting. hope all players of the Suns will come out hot and sustain sharp shooting throughout the game. think Nash should consider more ball movement among players so that the defence of Spurs won't be too heavy on him. Go, Suns!

ah, i ran 4 km today, a bit shorter than the run on Monday, didn't feel like running the extra route that i ran on Monday. but i still fell short of completing the run without stopping, though i think i stopped only at the 3km mark. so i think it's still ok, although it's still below the passing standard. really dun feel good about the coming IPPT in ICT. think i will have to take it outside the ICT, and pass it maybe in July.

What a disappointment!

the Suns lost by only 3. they ran out of gas, as they had only 6 better players to rotate because of the freaking stupid decision by the NBA to suspend Stoudemire and Diaw for a stupid rule. the spirit and passion was there in the 1st half as they burnt the Spurs by 11 by playing tough defence on the Spurs. but the 2nd half, they themselves lost their firepower, and Marion, who came out with 20 pts in the 1st half, did almost nothing in the 2nd half. the Suns now have to win game 6 in San Antonio, if not, they would be eliminated. hope they can come out with the passion and fire shown in the 1st half of game 5, and win game 6 when Stoudemire and Diaw is back in the 8-men rotation. i really want to see them in the Finals and win the championship!

i realised that i have grown fatter to 55kg already. couldn't believe it at first. i thought i had cut some weight due to the running. must really lose weight, or else my weight will just increase wildly to a ridiculous level. tomorrow i will have my long run and i will try to run non-stop, without the weights first.

awaiting game 5

awaiting Suns vs Spurs game 5...go Suns!

ran with ankle weights in the evening, but really cannot make it. ran less than 2km, i couldn't take it and stopped to walk. but later i made 2 spurts of short runs. ankle weights are really heavy, really a good form of training. will train more with these weights to improve my running time.

just signed up for the gst offset package. actually i think 200 dollars a year is not enough to offset many families' increase in expenses, 200 dollars = 2%, 100% = 10000 dollars. one yr only spend 10000 bucks? not likely for a family, though it is much more than what i spend cuz i am just a freaking student. haha. but nvm cuz i think that it is still a great form of help to many poor families.

Go, Suns!

em, i forgot to blog yesterday, but nvm lah. blogging is not necessarily an everyday affair. hmm, reminds me of sufficient vs necessary condition...:)

yes, Suns managed to even the series at 2-2. they almost lost, but somehow the Spurs lost their composure, and the Suns made a nice late run with pretty assists from Nash to Bell and Stoudemire. BUT, game 5 would be tough for them cuz Stoudemire and Diaw would be suspended for that game! what the hell, it is all Horry's fault, freaking unfair lor! although Horry is suspended for both game 5 and 6, he is just a freaking reserve player, while Stoudemire is the core player of the Suns leh! curse that Horry for making that flagrant foul on Nash. hope the Suns can win game 5, and regain homecourt advantage over the Spurs. this time, Marion and Barbosa, and also James Jones must play well, and also control Tony Parker and Duncun. Go, Suns!

thinking of buying a book called "Singapore Perspectives 2007", which is a collection of mind-intriguing articles about Singapore's political, economical, social situations, if i am not wrong. but have to go Kinokuniya to buy, quite mafan though. but i think it would be a nice book to read, cuz i have always been interested in Singapore's politics and policies.

yeah i got a $200 GST package. i got the lowest amt of money for a NSman. sianz, but nvm. this time i think the govt did a better job allocating the money to our citizens. yes, only Singaporeans, no PRs. it is only fair that they do this. also, they also consider our income, instead of just considering the market price of our houses. though, i think income is not a factor for those staying in private houses.

yes, later i am going to have my shorter run of 3km. but this time, i think i will wear the ankle weights to build up strength, so that i can run faster. hope those weights don't injure my ankles or my shins.

monday blues

woke up at 11 though i wanted to wake up at 9... but nvm. spent 1 hr plus watching Spurs vs Suns Game 2. actually the Suns didn't really play to their standard, probably due to the tough defence of Spurs. Duncun was really superb for the 2 games. luckily, he got into foul trouble in game 2, if not, i don't think the Suns would win.

yep, today i tried to have a longer run of more than 5km. i ran about 3-4 km non-stop before i was too mentally too tired to go on. i walked for about 800m before i tried to run again. in the end, i finished the last 1-2 km with 2 "short" runs. but nvm, it was a good try cuz i haven't run for such a long distance for quite a long time liao. think i will have a short run of 3km this wednesday, then another long run this friday.

aiyah, still haven't started watching “东方茱丽叶”. i will start soon haha, cuz i think i want to watch another drama after that, that is “米可，加油”. seems like a nice touching story. hope my tears wun become free-flowing like tapwater.

MAMA'S DAY!

yeah, today is mother's day. we had our usual celebration with our grandmother at a restaurant, this time at Long Beach. we had our dinner at Long Beach for 2 consecutive weeks, haha, because other restaurants that my grandma prefers were all fully booked by Thurs when my father called to reserve a table. Singaporeans are super rich nowadays!

the food, as usual, is good. this time, we had my favourite 金丝龙虾, which my father didnt order last week. however, there is one slight 美中不足，because the some of the parts of the alaska crabs that we ordered had a smell of urine! i didnt eat that dish but my other relatives ate those that didnt have that smell. it was 200 plus bucks for 2 kg lor, haha, for a dish with a urine odour.

ok, finished listening to 康康's “灰色调”, not much 惊喜, but i quite like 2 of his new songs, “自责”and “离开了”. “自责” is quite a special song, which is worth listening, quite touching, with a simple yet nice melody, and a simple musical arrangement that brings out 康康's voice very well.

haiz, suns lost to the spurs again! now lagging 1-2. i really hope they win. but this time, stoudemire's is in foul trouble and barbosa didnt manage to score much. hope the next game the suns will win, if not their chances of pulling of this series will be low. stoudemire must not get into foul trouble and barbosa must come out big! they are really a good team that deserves the championship ring!

hmm saturday...

downloaded 2 albums to listen...SHE's Play and 林宇中's 淋雨中. (i will buy them if they deserve my support, if not i would only keep the few 1 or 2 good songs.)

SHE's Play is really playful, such as 借口 with a lot of song titles from Jay's songs, 听袁惟仁弹吉他 which is quite a 立志 song for budding song writers. this album lacks soothing songs... but nvm cuz the overall style of this album is uplifting, and i like this album. i am going to buy this album yeah!

i downloaded 林宇中's album cuz i like the song 空秋千 that is the 主题曲 of the 7 pm serial , 原点, shown on ch 8. quite nice. i also like some of the other songs like 旋律 and 主题曲 (yes, 主题曲 is the song title). but i dun have the urge to buy this album, cuz the songs are not especially nice to me lah.

still downloading 康康's new 精选 album (yes, 康康 and NONO that 康康). actually，康康 sings quite well, cuz his voice is sorrowful and 沙哑, very suitable for singing sorrowful songs. i especially like 你不爱我. i think this is one of his more popular songs cuz i have only heard of this song and his other rap song, 我的家庭.

hmm, tomorrow's mother's day. but i didn't manage to buy something for my mum, due to pure laziness, though my mum kept nagging at me. haha. but i think that i do not have to show my appreciation for her by just buying a present for her. things like this should be kept inside my heart. maybe this is an excuse for not getting her anything. actually feel quite bad about it, especially with her non-stop nagging about it.

oh ya, dun feel quite good about the coming F1 race in Singapore, especially it will be held at night. things like safety is one thing that the authorities cannot never guarantee, no matter how much effort is done to prevent accidents. SAF's training is one very good example. although a lot of money is pumped in to prevent accidents, accidents still happen, though many are kept under wraps.

also, i have a feeling that the benefits that the authorities claim are not going to be worth it. money wise, the money pumped in to prepare for the race, would be more than the actual profits brought in, which the authorities also acknowledge, though indirectly. the so-called priceless benefit to singapore's image, is not going to be significant, cuz i believe singapore's brand is already quite well-known, so there won't be much "improvement" in Singapore's reputation.

but of course, all these are just my speculations, without thorough research. so maybe the benefits are really there and singapore will gain from this F1 race.

ok, going for a run again, must run at least 3 times a week. 2 more weeks of training and it would be the fateful ICT back in Sungei Gedong. oh my god, dun think about it liao...

活着？

看了妙手人心 III 之后，有一点感触。里头提到了生存和其意义。如果能够活着，但却没有了生存的意义，你还愿意继续活着吗？为了亲人？为了朋友？能够吗？如果你从此瘫痪了，你也无法再去奋斗追求目标了，活着有何意义吗？

其实我不知道。虽然我曾笑说过，如果中了风或什么的，我宁愿不活了，但其实我并不是这样想的。我的家人，我的朋友，我愿意离开他们吗？他们会因为我的离去伤心吗？ 人不是孤立的，我们的离去，一定会身旁的人和事造成影响的。我们可以自私地选择放弃自己吗？我想不能吧。不过，如果我们的离开，可以减轻身边的人的负担，就算他们会伤心难过，我想，也该这么做吧，毕竟，他们的痛应该会被时间冲淡吧。

这样两难的情况，发生在一个病人身上，是多么残忍啊！

run again

due to some laziness and tiredness, i didnt manage to run yesterday morning, but i ran for about 2.5km again just now at a faster pace. felt better about my stamina, though it is still not up to standard. all i can do is to train harder and train more.

actually did nothing much yesterday except watch tv and watch suns vs spurs game 1. hmm, quite a wasted day. but nvm, try to make today a more fruitful day...:)

better day

yes, i have completed a 2. plus km run non-stop, though still fall short of my targetted 4km run. but nvm it was a good attempt. felt really old as my fitness deteriorates very quickly. just 1 month of no training becuz of exams, my running has become so 吃力. this really makes me more determined to run at least once every week to maintain fitness. i really do not want to face another grueling fitness buildup already.

yes, i have completed 爱情魔发师. the final episode was quite expected although the details were not as predictable. on the whole, it is a really nice show with 俊男 and 美女, and quite a creative plot. recommend this show to all who like 偶像剧.

yes, steve nash led the suns to even the semi-final series, with a whopping 101 to 81 score over the spurs. the winning margin wasnt what i expected, but the win doesnt come as a surprise. cuz the suns is really very good team, which has great offensive weapons. i really like to watch steve nash orchestrating the whole game, just like watching a thrilling movie. hope that they can steal a game back from spurs at san antonio. yeah!

alright, i think maybe i should run again tomorrow. 乘胜追击. try to run a longer distance tomorrow, at a faster pace too! 加油！

demoralised run

failed to have a good run today. for dunno what reason, i started feeling giddy after less than 1km! this is the first time that i almost fainted on the streets. the giddiness was so intense that i sat on the ground for 10 minutes. i tried to run again after i felt better, but after less than 1km again, i started feeling giddy again though not as intense. only then that i decided to walk back home.

i suppose that was because i started running within 15 minutes of waking up. i didnt have a good warm up, i think. tomorrow, i must wake up earlier and have a good warm up before the run. i must have a long enough run tomorrow!

i have been playing with anvil studio these 2 days, which is a program to create midi files. as i dun have a synthesizer, i have to really key in every note and rhythm beat. but this is just to have a taste of arranging music. someday i must get a synthesizer so that i can compose and arrange music "easily".

tomorrow, i should be finishing 爱情魔发师 instead of thurs. i think i saw the timetable of the broadcast wrongly. that means i can start watching 东方茱丽叶 from thursday. btw, finally 亚斯 and 小贝 acknowledge their feelings for each other after so much 冤枉路. dunno what's the outcome for richie and 晴空. feel pretty bad for richie though, cuz he really gives up a lot for 小贝 but gets nothing but sorrow and pain.

yep that's all for today, hope to have a good run tomorrow morning! 加油！

2nd one

yeah making an effort to blog regularly...:)

finished 14/22 episodes of 爱情魔发师. just 3 more days i will finish this whole serial. the love triangle between 小贝，richie, and 亚斯 is quite ridiculous to me, cuz i think no one would be that 优柔寡断 ba. but nvm, it is part of a show, if not the show wun be that nice, although i think it is nice enough to see 乔乔 in the show :)

the next show coming up would be 东方茱丽叶 which my mum bought just last wk. should be nice ba cuz 林依晨 is very cute and i like her other 2 shows, 恶作剧之吻 and 天外飞仙.

listened to peggy hsu's new album twice already, 1st impression not that good, but 2nd time is better. not those kind of melodious songs, but the songs' 意境 is quite nice.

alrite i need to sleep early from now on, cuz i will start training for IPPT again from tomorrow morning onwards. have to pass it in ICT, cuz i think during ICT, they will give chances for SBJ, which i will take more than 2 jumps i suppose.

start afresh

yes, start afresh. tried to blog a few times but due to busy schooldays and plain laziness, i didnt manage to maintain one. this time due to pure boredom and some inspiration from other blogs, i decide to start one again. hope i can maintain it....

currently, nothing much to share but i will find something to write about.

so let's talk about what i have done after the exams. actually nothing much except watching the serials i havent finished and i wanted to watch. i finished 天外飞仙 on friday after a long break in between due to lots of catching up in school work. now watching 爱情魔发师 which i have watched only a few episodes here and there on ch 56. using ppstream to watch it online. there are many other shows that i can watch but now i am watching only this show. cuz watching 4 hrs of this show on my comp screen is quite siong for my still-perfect eyes already, plus i also have other shows on ch 55 and ch 8 to watch.

ah, maybe i can give a "review" on some shows, music on this blog. seems like a good idea.

ok that's all for today.