air-kill me, but are you an engineer??
today's paper was professional communications, yeah yeah boring subject you would say, close one eye can get thru you might say. thats true, but what i found amusing was that there was one question asking us to correct the mistake of a standard resume and cover letter. mistakes include grammar, vocab and formatting stuffs lar. so whats the funny part?? getting us to correct engrish mistakes!! muahhaha, i was like "this doesn't look at all wrong what!! in fact its something i will write". sooo that concludes it.. engin student's cannot write or speak proper english, or thats a lie we like to tell ourselves.. so that we don't need to put effort in this aspect.. plus its a good excuse to use if you're in a project group with the business or communication students.. muahahhaha
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2:44 pm
never before, never again
wow, today was the first time ever in my entire acadamic life that i actually felt fear and panic grip me. the first 2 questions (50 marks total) were like unexpected, and hence un-doable since i only skimmed thru those portion of the text and didn't expect questions to come out like that. (i also blame the question, its very unclear what it requires of us). so hence as any good soldier would do in a non winnable situation, he pops a smoke grenade and retreat. i don't even think the smoke screen was a good cover, as i think i was shot in the leg or something.. haiz..
anyway never did hope for a good result for this paper, just as long as don't make me retake can ready, coz its such a bitch having to retake paper (indie boy: don't ask me again how a bitch sounds like...im it). oh i just remembered an interesting fact, one of the lecturers look like kane the wrestler.. this time i think i really kanna choke slam liao...
but no time to mop over lousy performance in the exam hall, time to watch samurai deeper kyo!!
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1:43 pm
why am i still up??
hate the feeling.. not being able to get to sleep when you want to. might be 2 reasons, its either cos i've been sleeping late the past 4 nites hence screwed up bio clock, or its just that the weather is too darn hot. but its getting to the nice cool time of the morning, lets just hope i can sleep after this post.
tmr's paper don't look very optimistic, just gotta power my way thru and hope the ang-moh lecturer will be nice. plus i know im gonna be lack of sleep, hope i don't get some mental block or stuff.
got hooked on anime, shucks, bad idea at this time. anyway the anime is samurai deeper kyo. its quite nice, very seh but as with any anime, there's so much talking, but this one has an interesting plot to it, so the talking doesn't seem so bad, unlike stuff like intial d where that guy can talk for 5 minutes on how that tofu car can negotiate that stoopid bend faster than the evo 7.
alrites.. 2nd attempt to zzzzzzzz
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2:39 am
slow and painful
are we there yet??
are we there yet??
are we there yet??
are we there yet??
are we there yet??
are we there yet??
are we there yet??
are we there yet??
are we there yet??
are we there yet??
NO!!!
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2:28 am
great.. im more female than male
Your Brain is 53.33% Female, 46.67% 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
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10:33 pm
3g my backside
so with the new e-mindef system in place, its really helpful for ns men.. not. firstly saf 100s used to be served a good 4 months before the call up date, which is good, cause then you have ample notice. apparently not with the new system, i got my MOB briefing call up last thursday (BY SMS). that leaves me 1 week to submit my deferment, coupled with the fact that i am having exams. not very helpful.
2ndly, saf 100s used to indicate how you can submit your deferments. so now that they scrap the mailed version of the saf 100, i don't have that (i threw the old ones away), i haf to call a whole bunch of ppl, all giving me stupid ways to submit my deferment (like fax, hello im student, gimme a blardy email address lar). so i called up 1800 emindef (the 24 hr help for ns men) and i was told to fax it in, before that one guy even have the cheek to ask me go attend the briefing, "the briefing won't take more than half a day". I KNOW THAT YOU FOOL,BUT I WILL NEED ANOTHER HALF A DAY TO GET THERE AND BACK WONT I???!! (the time i must go home and change into my smart 4, plus travel all the way to the forsaken Pasir Ris camp and back). not very helpful.
so knowing that i can email it (just that i still dunno what the email address is), i searched on for it, since i've emailed it before. so then i called my fren, he told me to call my unit.(he himself faxed it.. muahhaha) then when i called the unit, they referred me to nssc. only then did the nice lady gave me the email to email it in.
okay then i wait 3 days (i know it takes 2 weeks to process a deferment, but hell you gave me less than 2 weeks notice aniwei) to get my approval, and still no reply, and then again i call up the 1800 mindef number (cos i MISPLACED the nssc direct line number, this one my fault lar k , i scribble on my rough paper used for STARDYING and i threw that paper away). so then i asked for the nssc number, they tell me no direct line.. so they gave me a mindef main office number and then they transfered me to nssc (oh by the way, submitting my deferment to nssc means they forward to my unit, and i cant contact me unit directly.. thats the crap), which told me that my deferment is in process (HELLO TMR I NEED TO REPORT IF U DUN DEFER ME LEH) and finally she said im excused.
so where does the problem lie?? the helpline should know the numbers and email to everything that is needed by a NS man in he's entire NS cycle. thats what helplines do, they HELP you, not direct you here and there like you're some stupid car stuck in traffic. plus they should maintain a database of who's still in which school and update accordingly so they don't call ppl up unnecessary during term time!! its a bitch having to apply for deferment manz. holidays i don't mind, but don't blardy come and waste my time on little details.
and im spent.. really.. really really..
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1:45 pm
sitting on the dock of the bay
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
-sitting on the dock of the bay,otis redding
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9:22 pm
and off we go
had my first paper today, it was quite weird, i woke up feeling quite good actually, it was nice and sunny plus i got to eat the nice nasi lemak (you know those wrap up in the banana leaf then got the skinny fish inside one) for breakfast. bahhhh but the paper din turn out to be as fine as i thought, got one question i totally overlooked what they asking for and i gave the standard answer (cos all the pass paper all same format one mah), yeah thats why i hate discussing the paper after the exams, cos it just makes you feel shitty (bahh got sucked into it, i shall just run and hide nxt time after the paper, but knowing the sway bai i am, i'll probably be taking a shit in the toilet and 2 dudes would just walk in saying the right answer and stuffs). aint going to let that get me down now... just gotta wait till get back results and hopefully i'll be nicely surprised.
and nice and sunny weather became freaking oven hot!! argghh.. cool down cool down!!
so what did we learn today? never never discuss a paper after the exams.. there is no value at all... NONE!! alrite im juz feeling rubbish and crappy.. let me be..
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5:37 pm
the terror of commonwealth
this little boy was killed by a durian shell. his spirit still lurks, especially in ppl's handphones. there were a couple of sightings of this little boy in the handphones of the ppl known as the buffet. this entry is not suitable for lil girls aged 16 and below because this little boy is lonely.. and seeks out companionship and he might just want your companionship. if you are 16 and below and of the female kind (see its an intersection relationship, so old ppl like auntie angie, no probs! the little boy doesn't go for older women, unlike orty or bum) stay away!
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10:19 am
introducing the iNapture
are you tired of all the pda's in the market, sick of mp3 players that offer tonnes of space but really isn't that portable after all?? not enough cool tech gadgets that haf the prefix "i" in the name?? fret not, here's the solution for all your tech geek issues. introducing the iNapture:
fully customisable window interface
it has taken the tech world by storm with it's revolutionary and original palm os (operating system). say bye bye to the pocket pc and the palm os you see on the market. the iNapture uses state of the art, what you see is what you get interface, fully customisable windows. also, it supports all sorts of file storage system.
specifications:
- unlimited memory
- uses latest 'h.e.a.r.t' (heat energy and radiation technology) power which gurantees unlimited battery life (subject to product lifespan)
- latest touch screen technology with stylus included
- comes with 80 years warranty
here are some accessories of the iNapture:
hook it to you pc or laptop via the USB 2.0 cable to transfer files
optional iNapture dock to print documents and hook up to your speakers
plug in your earphones to iNapture to listen to mp3s and view movies
stylus, comes in stylish black,blue or limited edition gold
the iNapture is currently only available online, start living the tech geek dream today!
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9:35 pm
damn terok
woke up on the wrong side of the bed i think.. i think i kanna male pms... haiz..
in other news.. bye bye ian.. hope u haf a blast there..
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12:49 am
make or break fest iv
with the once every six months event approaching soon, we here at where's has all the booze gone are proud to bring you the review show. today we review the special chracteristics of our participants.
first up is the indians (from india of coz): basically there are 2 kinds. one of coz the very hardworking kind, these ppl usually sit in front, and they are pretty quiet in expressing themselves. and then there are those that don't really study. you can recognise them from the noise they generate everywhere, basically they talk very loud at night disturbing the rest time that other participants get between trainings. and that's what they are only good at, during presentations or tutorials they will bullshit their way out of any and every situation.
then there are the chinese (from china of coz): these spot 2 kinds too. the one that studies very hard, and are super kiasu, in fact they are more singaporean than us singaporeans. an incident happened during one of the practical training sessions whereby some singaporeans took a equipment of the chinaman by mistake, and he crudely exclaim 'that's mine!!' even after the offenders apologised, he was shooting them with the damn disgusted and pissed off "trying to still my floppy disk u never will get an A losers" look. the of cos there are the slack ones where they play computer games, watch movies, play basketball and do anything but studying cept before the paper itself (yes im refering to my roommate). a typical trait of this 2nd kind is that they'll repeatedly like to watch a certain movie called harold & kumar and play the part where the nice black burger shack employee shouts "lets burn this muthafucker down!!" yupps, he watches it over and over, and shouts it over and over at 1 am in the morning.. don't ask if he's roomie was acting as mad..
then there's the viets (from vietnam of coz): what can i say?? i've only really only seen one ok viet guy in the tournament grounds in the 2 years that the event was held. that really shows the nature of the participants they send over doesn't it?? one particular experience is when the singaporean cum china contingent had set down the ground rules for a project which require everybody to submit their files in a certain format. then this viet leader from another team comes and ask us how come we changed the system (the system was up for a week with no complains) and we said that its a requirement if we want the system to work. and he asks if we can change it just because he thinks that he rather works with lots of folders. (remember the system IS working, it isn't that there's any flaw). bahh
and then there's the singaporean (from singapore of coz): there's also the very hardworking kind. and the slack kind, as seen in the photos below, one of them recently got himself an ipod photo and he was seen playing with it the whole day instead of studying.. bahhh new toy.. its going to cause singapore her medals at this year's game again.
the distracTOR
who's that in the reflection???!!
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11:00 pm
a lil something to think about
the thing about relationships is that they're dynamic and not static. that's what makes having r/s with ppl exciting. im not refering to juz bgr kind of r/s, but in general, r/s with ur family, with ur friends and ppl.
thats why its usually better not to expect too much from ppl. you cant box them up and expect them to behave the way you'll like them to. cos if you do, you'll only end up with sharp corners and end up hurting urself. suffice to say, never do anything for somebody hoping that you'll get something equal in return, esp if it was not a plead or a request for help or something. hence don't set standards for anybody.. it's not their job to live up to our expectations. neither is it your job to live up to other's.
so what keeps relations going strong, when after what i just said, everybody should be living like a bastard and thinking for themselves. i guess its love in some form or another. although we are all sinners, i do think that inherently we want to do good, and hence we give thought to other ppl, but of coz you cant dish your love out equally.. unlike our Father who art in heaven. whats the basis of dishing it out?? i wont know, probably it goes by feeling.. some you just will be more incline to give, and some you just hold back.. but that doesnt mean ultimately there's any bad blood, and depends on whether you heng or sway to be on their love meter lor.
that said, give thought to everybody around you, loosen up abit, and maybe you'll feel alot better that the situation is shite as it is, so why make it shittier?? yupps, and finally, never ever blog about your friends if you feel u haf a problem with them. even how subtle you think you might put it, your friends are not dumb, they know.. so if they do offer you a chance to talk it out, don't shrug it off and say nvm and expect everything from then on to be fine.. coz if you don't clean the shit from your ass.. your ass is going to stink.. and not that cleaning it will make it less stink.. but at least you won't stain your grannies panties.. and that's what matters.. CLEAN UNDERWEAR.
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2:38 am
