Lecture Tidbits...

Ok this is wad I've been learning these few days; random stuff from my lectures... The 2^π is ultra cool la!!! :D



I drove for the 4th consecutive night to and from sch and its reli v cool la :) Got many opportunities to brush up on my driving skills, esp. driving during heavy traffic and parking the car... Now the car is in sch, but of cos I promised not to drive it ard as and when I like, lolx...

Things are looking better now, as in academically... I actually was curious enough to go try out the C++ past yr exams ytd night and almost got hooked on trying to solve the problems, lolx... The technical parts of Linguistics seemed abit easier to grasp now, prob due to the exposure I have... Calculus lectures are getting more and more interesting, and at least I understand the other Math lecture... Econs is getting harder, though I somewhat still understand wad the lecturers are saying... The equation for Philips Curve seems cool nonetheless :D



*Sometimes I'm amazed tat I'm learning all these stuff and I actually understand what they're all about :)

Get serious...

I suppose I need to be more serious... Literally flunked my C++ midterm and I'm hoping for 70% for Calculus midterm, which is not too gd... At least Calculus was more doable than C++, but I'm reli glad its over... Finals are in ard 5 weeks time and today my Micro tutor told us tat she'll start assessing us during tutorials... We'll hav to go up, draw our diagrams and explain to the whole class how we arrived at the answer... I was like OH NO!!! Still have to explain??? Guess I better start making sure I attempt every qn b4 tutorial, lolx...

After killing zillions of brain cells by taking 2 midterms within 3 hrs, I headed down to Tampines to meet Jasmine, Weilin and Joel, supposedly to study... But obviously who in their right mind studies straight away after an exam right??? So I juz took out my Math text and started reading something random, like Mathematical Induction... I would say tat it was quite a fruitful study time for them except tat Joel was a little bit too hyperactive and he kept toking to us, lolx... But of cos we keep suan-ing him until he got nothing to say, then he'll start again from another topic, hahaz...

After tat met up with Chengxin, Sing Heng and Alvin for dinner... First time seeing them botak!! :D It still reminds me of myself nearly 3 yrs ago! Cell was at Jasper's place after tat and it was reli a long long never-ending discussion which will prob nv end if we keep on toking and toking, lolx... Some things juz dont have a direct ans, or in fact many things, so let's learn to hold on to wad we believe in and move on, if not it'll juz be a vicious cycle again and again :)

Sunday. Felly's Birthday. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!! :D Went out with Li Juan, Kaiqi, Chengyi, and Ivan to celebrate. Ate at MOF at Suntec, then Chengyi went upstairs to work and Ivan had to leave... We then went arcade to play basketball (which is super addictive) and the spot-the-difference game... After tat went to Andersson's and ordered their classic set... Spent some time there chilling and toking b4 heading down to her place... Hung ard for awhile then went down to the coffeeshop for dinner... The prata is superb la!! :D N the ice-milo was oso very nice... Juz like tat, one whole sunday almost gone liao... N I still went down to JJ's chalet after tat for his 21st Bday... Missed the BBQ but at least I managed to wish him in person :)






I wonder if I can go like this, and stick to my plan of studying onli on weekdays and playing/going out on weekends... I certainly dont wanna study 7 days a week, cos I'll go crazy, but it seems like I dont hav enough time to complete my tutorials, lolx... Anyway for now, the plan is to start studying for finals, somewhere, somehow... 5 weeks is not long, and I dont wanna go into a nervous breakdown the week b4 exams... One good thing: after this wk I'll be much more free cos 2 of my students finish their exams and I will end my last CCA session... Next week onwards, I'll turn into a die-hard mugger, provided I manage to convince myself to mutate into one...

Exams...

I repeat, its seriously NOT fun when you and ur students hav exams in the same week =/ That's wad I will be facing, at least until the end of next week... With C++ and Calculus coming up this Sat, and 2 of my students having their EOYs next week, time juz seems to slip by pretty quickly... The one week break made me super slack, and now I'm having difficulty adjusting to the hectic sch pace again...

Anyway I got back both my Econs quizzes... 8/10 for both Micro and Macro... For Micro it still seems quite average, but for Macro there's like alot of ppl getting 9 or 10 la... I finally understand how competitive it is in Uni... Usually if I get 80% for any test I would be rather happy, or at least I noe tat I did quite well... Now its like 80% is the norm or even below average... How to survive liddat? No matter wad, I still wanna thank all the ppl who encouraged me and told me to continue to strive hard :) Indeed, eventually I'm competing with myself, pushing on and on to realise my full potential... That will be the day when I noe its not me but God working with me :D Gotta tell myself to hang in there!!

Went for the IHG (Inter-Hall Games) Badminton trials ytd and apparently I got in, or at least the IC asked if I would like to play for the Hall and said tat she'll send us the training schedules... Well, I juz got myself occupied on Tuesday nights for badminton trainings... Dont reli noe wad its gonna be like but I juz noe one thing for sure: I dont mind playing badminton on a regular basis! :D IHGs are held in Dec but it doesnt reli matter... If I'm not free I think I'll juz gif it a miss, the most impt thing is I get to play in sch every week, lolx... Chances are I wont be able to play in Dec cos there's lots of stuff coming up... For this yr, on top of the usual end-of-year church activities, I'll prob be helping Weiting with her YMCA camp... Plus I may go on a family holiday too and I noe I need to go for IPPT in Dec as well... Sounds crazy enough? I juz hope tat this Dec will be a crazily busy and hopefully FUN period for me! :)

Today I went to study at the airport with Kaiqi, but didnt reli cover alot... Finished onli abt 50% of Calculus... The surprising thing is how come so many ppl knew I was studying at the airport, lolx... I didnt reli puzlicize it and somehow it seemed as if the whole world knew, haha... Terminal 1's BK is reli a gd place to study, and given the number of ppl studying there, u would think it was some study corner instead of a fastfood restaurant... Its crazily scary, saw tons of 'O' and 'A' Level students mugging like there's no tomorrow sia... Of cos, I'm oso one of the ppl mugging there la, but its like I dont rmbr studying THAT hard for 'O's... I mean last time I studied hard la, but the sight was simply insane... Ppl can camp there for one whole day juz to study!

Random pic coming up... I thought it was nice... This is Weiming's farewell a few weeks ago at the airport... I chionged there on Mon morning b4 heading down to sch for lesson :)


It is amazing how true frens juz happen to be there for u at the right time... Sometimes I marvel at the exactness of the situation, be it a timely sms, phone call, or juz somehow knowing tat ur frens reli do care... The following quotes are dedicated to all my friends, be it new or old and I juz wanna let all of u noe tat I cherish each and every one of you :)


"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."

"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us."

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

"A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself."

"Friends are God's way of taking care of us."

"Friendship: a building contract you sign with laughter and break with tears."

"Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say."

"The most beautiful discovery that true friends can make is that they can grow separately without growing apart."

"True friendship is sitting together in silence and feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had."

"The best things in life aren't things...they're friends."

"The best gift in life is knowing that we have someone who loves us unconditionally, who can make us laugh, who is there to listen and who warms our heart. The best gift in life is a best friend."

"Be yourself because the people that mind don't matter and the people that matter don't mind."

Gone like the wind...

Yes I noe...

My blog is dying liao...

Tat's y I'm back here now...

N I'm gonna practise my summary skills now :)

Monday:

I woke up late with a splitting headache, and it got worse :( Realised tat I was down with a serious case of the flu and it was super irritating... Did my Calculus tutorial while spamming lots and lots of tissue... It didnt feel gd, and I reli hate flu =/ Well, at least I managed to finish my tutorial...


Tuesday:

Met up with Elsen at Marina Square cos he wanted to look for a bag, but in the end we didnt manage to get anything... Played pool with him, then watched Bangkok Dangerous... Nice action but typical plot... Recommend if u juz want an adrenaline rush... Had a gd time catching up with him and toking... I tried to do my Sets tutorial at the Food Court but in the end onli did 2 qns, lolx... Time is not on my side :(

Oh ya I met quite a few ppl in one day, all from church... Saw Xin Hui in the morning when she was on her way home after getting back her supposedly repaired phone, then in the evening when I was taking the MRT back saw Gary at City Hall and Cheryl at Bedok... On the same train somemore... How coincidental can things get? Anyway after tat had a great dinner with Simon in some Jap eating place... Waffle with ice cream is simply heavenly! :D

Wednesday:

WSC Orientation Day!
Played many icebreakers in the morning b4 going for lunch at Can 2... Then afternoon was the more physical games like Captain's Ball and Foosball... Got to know many ppl from other FOC clubs, and guess wad? Our group was the overall winner!! :) Went down to Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre for a training session after tat and we were awarded with pizzas :D Met Jing Ting (lower sec sch fren) there and we managed to catch up abit... Seems like she's doing quite well in Journalism...







Thursday:

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY SIMON!!! :)))

Went running with Kaiqi and Li Juan at Tampines in the morning... 10 rounds onli but it took the breath out of me, and the sun was super hot and irritating, lolx... Went for Mac breakfast after tat and chatted for abt 2 plus hrs... Had a gd time catching up with them :)

Went to tm Swensens to Meet Simon, Chengxin and Nick after tat... They finished their lunch already and we headed down to cs shortly to catch Disaster Movie... Didnt reli enjoy tat much cos it was reli too lame and totally no plot la, onli some parts were genuinely funny...

Anyway after tat we went looking for Simon's sports shoes and he finally bought a pair at Eastpoint... Had our dinner at the Kopitiam then Chengxin went off to meet his students whereas Nick, Simon and me hung ard at Tampines BK... By then I was already super tired la... Left at abt 7 plus and by the time I reached home and bathed, it was like 8 plus and I actually went to bed!! U wouldnt believe it but I slept like a pig for 12 hrs...


Friday:

I tried to figure out my C++ Assignment but to no avail, so I gave up after 2 hrs... Met Wen Jie for lunch at 1pm... Ate Bily Bombers Lunch Set... Some beef set I think, but the Milkshake was totally worth the price la... I love cookies and cream! :) Went to NTU to buy some stuff after tat and headed down to the chalet... Helped him with the checking in and settling down b4 I left to meet Shuqi... Studied together for awhile with Jasmine and Weilin as well b4 we left...

I apologised during the meeting cos I reli did not noe wad to do and I didnt seek the others' opinion... At least it was a load off my chest after tat... N we shall press on, by having cell at least once every fortnight... Cant wait to go back to Agape!! :D


Saturday:

I slept half the day away...

Managed to go for some YMCA program for awhile b4 heading down to Yi Yong's hse for tuition... Sorry for changing the timing so last min and being late for tuition =/

Went to watch Painted Skin after tat, and it was GOOD!!

Sunday:

We celebrated Simon's bday again! :)



The sermon was good... There are more lonely ppl out there in this society than we can prob imagine, and they can be in the most unlikely places... It was a gd reminder and lesson for me as well...

Went to Cineleisure to watch Mama Mia... Some of them didnt reli like the plot, but the songs were cool :D B4 tat we had dinner at 兴旺 Hong Kong Cafe... The food was quite nice, and we took pics, lolx...







*Time reli flies, and now my recess week is gone like the wind... As sch starts the mugging is on again, and I'll hav to strive hard! Hope tat I can sustain this second half of the term!

Break! =)

Finally my quizzes are over!! So happy la! Next wk is recess wk, and I'm reli glad tat there's a one week break... Need it to recover from all the stress and sch stuff, lolx... Technically I'll still hav to mug hard, cos there are 2 midterms right after tat, but at least I'll get my well-deserved break :)

For the past 2 days I hav been mugging for like 4 plus hrs each to study for 10 MCQ qns... Can u believe it? 4 plus hrs of mugging for 10 MCQs, lolx... Toking abt MCQs, its been a long long time ever since I did them, the last time prob during A Level Physics? N they were the trickiest MCQs I've done in my entire life! Cant reli decide on the ans for quite a few of them, and my brain was like functioning so hard la, lolx... But in the end I guess my mugging paid off... I knew how to do most of the qns (I hope) and actually finished way b4 time... Whew, didnt knew Econs could be so mind-boggling!

As of now, its been 7 weeks in sch and half the Sem juz flew past like tat... 3 tests so far, with one assignment due next Sunday which I havent even started doing and 2 more tests after the break... In any way, thank God for bringing me thru these past 7 weeks; walking thru each week was a miracle I muz say :D He has been gracious with me, cos I could find time between tuition, studies and ministries to study for my tests... Trust me, its not fun when both you and ur students hav exams in the same week, lolx... But somehow God made a way, as He always does :) Cant wait to get my life back, haha...

God will make a way
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me

He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way
He will make a way

By a roadway in the wilderness He'll lead me
Rivers in the desert will I see
Heaven and Earth will fade
But His word will still remain
He will do something new today

The above song is one my fav songs, and I shall dedicate it to all who are taking their exams, esp. those taking major exams like 'O's, Promos and 'A's. May you see God working miracles in Your life! :D

The following is juz for laughs :) As usual its abt Math, lolx...

You know you're a Math Major iff...

You know the Greek alphabet, but not a word of Greek

your major is mathematics, your minor is caffeine

You know Pi to more than 2 decimal places... and think it impresses others that you do

You have tried to convince your Professor your homework is not here because you locked it in your car but a four-dimensional dog got in and ate it

Or tried to convince your Prof that you put your homework into a Klein bottle and you couldn't find it the next day (I dont understand this one yet)

Every birthday you don’t feel like you're getting older, you just feel like you are loosing some of your functions

When you get mad, you yell to the other person, "If I've told you N times, I've told you N+1 times..."

You shudder at the thought of using letters to write an essay rather than using them as variables

And, in the event that you do have to write an essay, when you read through it the most common words are; Hence, Therefore, Since, If, Then, There Exists, For All, Proof, Let, And, Or, Nor, Such That, and Intuitively

Crossword puzzles are to English majors as __________ are to Math Majors.

If you knew the answer was Sudoku

You know more than 3 ways to prove the Pythagoras' theorem

You see a gap in the sidewalk, yet know the sidewalk is continuous on its domain

After working for hours on piecewise smooth functions, you asked for a cusp of water (Dont understand this one yet as well)

Your Professors actually know your name (Dont see the link)

You didn't think 'iff' was a typo in the page name (LOL!!)

*Its not a matter of whether I shd mug, but how much I shd mug