bunch of stupid quotes and interesting exchanges today:
1. aaron: aiya math, study or don't study, also no difference one la!
2. mr cheong: we've uploaded some GP stuff for you guys to do over the 2 days of "e-learning", so go check it out. someone: but mr cheong, we don't have GP lessons on tuesday or wednesday! mr cheong: OH YEAH. then A15 has to suffer. forget about it then, enjoy your holidays!
3. ningjia walks over pouting and mourning over her math paper. i appear equally sad. me: "how was it?" nj: "very very bad, i lost SEVENTEEN marks already you know, SEVENTEEN!" -me gives long hard stare-
4. me: BLOCKS ARE OVER! shauntho: LET'S GO MUG FOR BIO, KUANYUE! yufan: LET'S GO MUG FOR CHINESE, SHAUN.
owned. badly HAHAHAHA
5. (immediately after math paper) jerrold: my class had this GP discussion and somehow it led to us talking about whether men could be raped.
today, we learnt that ALL MEN can be raped.
11:08 PM
the noonchimes, of this first day
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
when was the last time you heard the church bells sound at noon?
it's something so significant, yet insignificant. it reminds me of though how the toil has taken its toll on me, life still goes on.
i don't know why i'm here typing this when i obviously know i should be studying. especially since i've 2 papers and math's my weakest subject of all time - yet it's that feeling you get, somehow
that in the midst of all our daily chores, the busyness of life, we're merely in this transitory phase
picture a satellite focusing on your home. then zoom out. your town. zoom out again. your nation. zoom out more. asia. the earth.
and it's wide out there, there's so much more, and we're just here on this temporal journey.
differentiating and integrating, just as it happens.
they say the church bells were rung for a call to war. yet victory was granted even before the church bells were rung, such that the sounding of the bells symbolized victory. to this day, the bells sound, on this first day of each month, at noon.
and now as i listen to it again, the familiar sound that comes so rarely - it's nothing, really, as the other sounds drone out its ringing, it's really nothing.
yet i still see this light of faith guiding me through, this sound, this strange familiarity that speaks to me, even though i've turned away, and i told myself i won't go back.
but i did.
12:05 PM
retarded me
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
i got bored again HAHAHA this is dedicated to geography
Collide
The ground is breaking A plume burning through You're barely weathering And I'm extruding up in you, yeah
I'm tor, you're karst Where I erode, you'll go I worry I won't see pyroclast Erupting again
Even granite weathers sometimes Even feldspar turns to clay Out of the quartz that fills my sand I somehow find you and I collide
I'm quiet you know (think hawaiian eruptions) You make a fierce explosion (now plinian/vesuvian!) I've found I'm scared to know I'm faulting on your crust
Even granite weathers sometimes Even limestone melts to marble Out of the trench you fall in time I somehow find you and I collide
Don't stop here I lost my place I'm subducting under
Even granite weathers sometimes Even feldspar turns to clay Out of the coal that fills your mine You finally find you and I collide
You finally find you and I collide You finally find tectonic plates collide
5:29 PM
Sunday, June 28, 2009
jiayou everyone, for blocks! it's going to be tough and i have the feeling it'd turn out quite badly.. but i shan't lose hope.
and it's in this time i know i can't do this alone give me Hope again.
9:09 PM
why geographers are good cooks
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
considering the fact that i only switched over to geog after some considerable time had passed, i didn't quite have the chance to catch up on topics which the rest of the class had gone through, so i decided i should read through them and try to understand them
and then i got bored so i shall post some interesting lines i chanced upon while delving in the notes on rocks (hahaha im so boliao)
1. Why Geographers Are Good Cooks
"Metamorphism, the process that forms metamorphic rocks, is analogous to cooking. When meat is put in the oven, it undergoes a series of chemical reactions as a result of the increased temperature. As a result, cooked meat looks and tastes very differently from raw meat."
2. No Matter How Redundant It Is, I Must Make My Point Thrice
"The rock cycle... is a group of changes. Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock or into metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rock can change into metamorphic rock or into igneous rock. Metamorphic rock can change into igneous or sedimentary rock."
3. I Survived 10m Of Bedrock
"If these rocks, at a later date, are exposed to the atmosphere, then there will be a substantial release of pressure. (If you had 10 m of bedrock sitting on top of you, you would be considerably relieved were it to be removed!)"
4. (my personal favourite) Why Geographers Are Good Cooks II
"All rock can be heated. Inside Earth there is heat from pressure. There is heat from friction. There is also heat from radioactive decay. Heat created bakes the rock."
hahaha okay end lame post, back to rocks -.-
5:48 PM
your light will shine when all else fades;
From The Inside Out Joel Houston Hillsong United
A thousand times I've failed Still your mercy remains And should I stumble again Still I'm caught in your grace Everlasting Your light will shine when all else fades Never ending Your glory goes beyond all fame
Your will above all else My purpose remains The art of losing myself In bringing you praise Everlasting Your light will shine when all else fades Never ending Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart and my soul Lord I give you control Consume me from the inside out, Lord Let justice and praise become my embrace To love You from the inside out
Everlasting Your light will shine when all else fades Never ending Your glory goes beyond all fame And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise From the inside out Lord my soul cries out
3:36 PM
WALAO NO!!!!!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Schools to re-open as scheduled despite H1N1 situation By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 22 June 2009 1823 hrs
SINGAPORE: Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has said schools will re-open and the Asian Youth Games and National Day celebrations will carry on.
But recently-returned students who have travelled to affected countries will stay at home for one week before joining their classmates when schools re-open on Monday.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) will provide more details soon, added Mr Khaw.
The health minister was speaking at a news conference on Monday to give an update on the latest developments on the Influenza A(H1N1)situation.
Mr Khaw said that overall, life must continue as normally as possible with targeted control measures.
(let me be an immature kid for a few seconds) AHHHH NOOOO I DONT WANT BLOCKS, I DONT WANT SCHOOL, AHHHH WALAO WHY WHY WHY WHY NO EXTENDED HOLIDAYS, WHY!
geez. =(
7:06 PM
An open rebuke is better than hidden love! Wounds from a sincere friend, are better than many kisses from an enemy. Proverbs 27:5-6
has winning the approval of others taken precedence over agape love?
when you see your friend obviously doing the wrong thing, do you shy about it and continue to be nice to that person, or do you dare to speak up and tell him off?
"these people who care enough to take the risk, to take the risk of losing a friendship, are really your true friends."
people who treat you nicely all the time may be your good friends - they listen, they're patient, they stand by you in your toughest times - like i mean, they're just so nice to be with right!
yet a true friend is one who knows what's best for you and will do whatever it takes to get that drilled into you, even if it means shouting, screaming, yelling, and telling you off, with the risk of losing his friendship with you. he will not hesitate to tell you what you've done wrong.
sometimes, the truth hurts. yet it is what helps all of us grow. true friends aid this process.
have i shyed away when i see my friends doing wrong?
have i been a true friend to them?
and it is now, i know, who my friends really are.
1:19 AM
Sunday, June 21, 2009
dad, i wonder when was the last time i sat down and had a good talk with you. (there's so much i have to say, there's so much you don't know, and there's so much i don't know.)
i don't know if you'll ever read this, but happy fathers' day.
2:02 AM
fulfill their dreams
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
"but i want you to know it's not the end... and you'll find the strength to get back up."
i think it's been a long time since i've thought about why i'm in accendo '09.
is it for friends? is it for just building up some good karma?
and i thought to myself, as this video was screened today at the SAC disbursement ceremony to the students - this video was meant to stimulate each one of them not to look down on their plight as underprivileged students, but to use what was given to them to find that strength to stand back up again.
as jason put it, he hoped each one of them who had received something from the LunchBox Fund would have taken away something more meaningful - and do well in their work, studies, and life.
so at the 26th storey of 80 Robinson Rd, Societe Generale, these students received cash vouchers from the Student Advisory Centre - each one benefitting from the people out there kind and willing enough to help out.
it's heartwarming, the feeling. and for a bank to be giving so much to young students despite the current economic crisis. and perhaps the many donors out there who have been kind enough to donate to the SAC, or perhaps helped any of its YFC teams, or perhaps even bought a wristband from accendo '09.
every action goes a very long way.
and it put me to shame, how the 14.6k raised by us seemed such a meagre sum compared to perhaps, the tens of thousands that Societe Generale donated.
and then it reminded me, as the students went up and received their vouchers, embracing the senior officers of Societe Generale, high-fiving the SAC crew - that i was doing all this for them; not for friends, nor good karma, but for these students - most of whom i hardly know anything about, just that they need financial help in school.
then the questions came.
are service-learning projects merely projects in our eyes? why do so many participate in SL projects yet they hardly know anything about who they're helping, and why they're helping them?
is SL all about work? the perks you get out of it? or a sense of self-worth in doing something good?
not that those reasons are wrong - but i've found my reason, and i hope others will find theirs too.
true joy in seeing the smiles on their faces when you know that you've contributed your part, helping them move a step closer in fulfilling their dreams. (:
