Oops.. Too Busy!!
Monday, April 24, 2006
Ok, I've been very busy with my research attachment, so I haven't been updating my blog. I'm actually doing real research by my standards. Well, at least I know where I'm heading and I really hope to be getting significant results soon. I'm doing my research at I2R, which is somewhere near NUS Business faculty. The groups of us A*Star scholars will go together to the Biz fac canteen to eat and chat, and it's kinda interesting talking to these people, with our conversations ranging from talking about crazy people, politics, to as far-fetched as how to ride a bicycle without falling down. This is a bunch of crazy people, and already, I find myself fitting into their craziness level. Next aim? Make them even crazier, to MY craziness level.. Muahahahahaha!!!!
I can already see that the A*Star scholar family is a close-knit one, just like SIMO, and I really hope to meet many more interesting people.
Oh btw, I got a stomachache today, and I ate Indian food at the Biz fac canteen. Hmmmm.... Nope.. I'm not implying there's a corelation..
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7:55 AM
10 Reasons why Young Kids Shouldn't play Basketball
Saturday, April 15, 2006
#1 They are erm.. not exactly that tall.
#2 They are also not exactly that strong, so they can only shoot from beneath the rim.
#3 When they throw the basketball, chances are it's air ball.
#4 They find it hard to even let the ball touch the basketball rim.
#5 Let's not talk about jumping to touch the basketball rim.
#6 Even if the ball touches the basketball rim, we must remember the aim is for the ball to go in, and not just touch.
#7 Ok, there are times when the ball does go in, but it rolls over the rim, and ends up getting stuck in the net.
#8 Every time the ball gets stuck in the net, they need to talk off their shoes to throw at the ball..
#9 And they miss again?
#10 So every time they do throw the ball in, they spend a few minutes trying to get the ball down.
Earlier today, after playing basketball with Dewen, I saw two young kids playing basketball too. I cant help but notice them, coz every time they shot the ball, it never came down until a few minutes later. (The kids were most probably around 6 years old and 9 years old.) Imagine this, every time the little boy gets the ball in, he has to untie his shoe-laces, throws the shoe at the ball (and misses a few times), before the ball is finally down. Of course he has to tie his shoe-laces back again, and this whole process took like a few minutes, all because he was sufficiently accurate.
Ok, so this little boy untied and tied his shoe-laces a total of 5 times (Yah, 100% of the balls that went in got stuck!), and these 2 kids finally decided to leave the basketball court after that.
Poor kids..
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4:33 AM
Random Surfing
Monday, April 03, 2006
I came across this today, and I had a good laugh! This actually appeared in a forum discussing how to solve various computer problems:
Forum Title: Guaranteed Windows XP Activation Key
Person A: (Sep 16 2005, 01:22 PM)Call Microsoft Activation Center.
Tell them that you bought a new computer, that you have activated this program before and that you got a virus and your windows had to be "reprogrammed". They will say something like "I'm sorry this happened. We'll make this painless for you." Works every time... P.S. When they ask you how many computers you had this installed on, tell them just this one!!
Person A: (Sep 16 2005, 01:24 PM)
This is much easier than editing the registry!
Guest: (Sep 16 2005, 01:28 PM)Hi, I'm Bill Gates.
Thanks for telling me! I will report this to the support team, I will for now on, ask for a Key, serial number, and muanufacture of the computer.
So F**K YOU, you can't beat me!
Guest: (Sep 16 2005, 01:29 PM)I spelled something wrong, oh well,
F**K YOU YOU BASTARD
Forum Administrator: (Sep 16 2005, 01:36 PM)
Please do not spam
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12:00 PM
Almost 3 Hour Lecture Marathon
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Now I know teachers and lecturers, whether in JC, or in uni, have such a daunting job.
Yesterday, during SIMO training, I lectured on two Number Theory Problem Solving Techniques and how they can be applied in IMO problems. Initially, I thought I'd be done within an hour and a half, but things that I thought was quite obvious didn't appear so obvious to the National Team, so I ended up having to elaborate and explain to them the ideas frequently. The whole lecture dragged on and lasted from 9.30am to 12.15pm. Oh, but I cheated.. At around 10.45am, my mouth was already dry, and I was desperate for a drink to replace all that saliva that must have been slowly but surely escaping from my mouth and raising the moisture content of the room. I sent them for a half-hour break, before I continued rattling on.
Well, the whole experience was rewarding. I found a mistake in my notes and corrected on the spot (luckily). Well, I almost had to use my smoking skills and just say it was obvious. HAHA! The students found a few typo mistakes, but they were quite trivial. Ultimately, I knew the students learnt quite a fair bit, and it took them quite a while to assimilate whatever I've just taught them, for many of the ideas seemed new to them. Initially, when I asked whether it was obvious, all I got was blank faces, and after a great deal of explanation, they finally had the "Oh! I see.." look. It gave me a great sense of satisfaction, and reaffirmed my love for teaching, and teaching maths in particular. It can be so addictive!
Yet, this was only one lecture, and it left me sufficiently drained that I didn't want to lecture any further for that day. I bet lecturing is an occupational hazard, as you are just playing the how-dry-can-your-throat-be-without-you-dropping-dead game. For the welfare of teachers and lecturers, there should be free drinks for all who lecture. Better still, these drinks should be of a wide variety and of unlimited supply. Well, at least I want a free Ice Mocha Blended or something like this. Haha!
I wonder whether teachers and lecturers are more prone to throat cancer.. And I'm betting my throat they are!
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3:02 AM
