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This semester I have to study this subject called Fluid Mechanics and the prob is most chemical engineers deal with chemicals and fluids using the Imperial measurements so our texts and tutorials are all given in Imperial units. So it's time to wave goodbye to 9.81 N m^-1 and 8.31 J K-1 mol-1 and other constants expressed in the SI units. It's really annoying to handle those freaking units. One simple example is the pound. Like it took one whole freaking day to realize that one pound-mass and one pound-weight are different i.e. 1 lb is not 1 lb...duh! And it took me many many hours to do many many readings to figure out that 1 lb-f = 1 lb-m * 32.2 ft s-2. And 32.2 is the new g i have to get myself familiarized.
For those ignorant ones, there's this funny 'lil unit known as degree Rankine (deg R) for measuring temperature. OMG! The Americans are coming up with more units to fit themselves nicely into scientific world. And 0 deg R happens to be at the same point with 0 Kel but unlike the Kelvin division, it has the Farenheit division...duh!
And another unit that stumbled me the whole of today is the pound-mole! Argghh...never did know in my whole life the mole I've been dealing with for the past 10 years is called the gram-mole to engineers! Maybe the world would be better if we come to agree with a standard unit. Just maybe. But if everything is so fixed, then there wouldn't be fun...like how my Cultural Transition lecture loves to say: culture is nothing without contrast.
The imperfect world could be the most perfect thing in the Universe.

Monday, August 13, 200700:13

Happy 42nd Birthday, Singapore!

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Wow it's another national day and I was out with Tin to catch a show: 881. The trailer wasn't appealing, not to me, but I promised it's a really great show! Don't jump to conclusion that it's a bad show because it's a getai show but they made used of the getai settings to film this Hokkien musical about sisterhood de. I cried at the end of the show. It's really really touching and I suggest you bring your parents there too!
Right after the show, I was supposed to rush down for a BBQ with my Neuve OG mates. Some senior freshie gettogether to enhance our relationships. But suddenly had no company for the evening and he wanted to watch the fireworks and it'd be very sucky to watch such a grand event alone. So I thought since there was already a crowd at Xuetian's place, must as well I appeared later while keeping this friend of my accompanied.
Since the National Day Parade was held at Marina Bay, so my idea was to get up to the Sheares Bridge so as to catch the full view of the fireworks. But don't know for what reason, they blocked all the steps up to the bridge. So no choice, the next best site to catch the fireworks would be at Nicoll Highway outside Fullerton Quay. So we tried to walk there along Singapore River outside Marina Square. Bad bad idea and we got stuck among the Bangladeshi workers. It was really a nightmare. We barely moved. No choice, so all we could do was to look for the best spot to park ourselves so as not to be blocked by heads.
The fireworks weren't very fantastic lah. Bom bom bom and how fancy could it get? But they really overdid it this year and the sky ended up all smoky and just blocked the light of further fireworks out...quite pointless ah!
Friday was a bad bad day at school! The incident during the Mechanics lecture just spoilt my day totally. Felt so bad until I spoilt all my friends' mood over dinner...
Stand up for Singapore!

Tuesday, August 07, 200723:11

From Freshie to Senior...

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It was the first day of school yesterday and the first lecture was on the subject of Biomaterials by Prof. Philips Chiang and he didn't appear for it! Not his fault but 'cos the school supplied him with the wrong venus and timing so he appeared on our Fluid Systems lecture. And all because of this misarrangement, he had to make up his first lecture over our lunch break and we all had Mac during his lecture. Philips, and he told us to call him that, is my fav lecturer lor 'cos he's so funny and witty during his class, like today he came up to me and stole a piece of fries out from my McDonald's bag. And on his intro of himself in his lecture notes was with a picture of him wearing this snorkling mask underwater! It was so cute! And in his lecture slides, it was him wearing a racing helmet beside and racing car!
It's good to see all my coursemates around again. The bitching the gossiping and the laughing over lunch breaks and the mugging hard together during exam period. It's amazing how each of us has changed that little bit over the holidays (except Jianxiong lah. But not I say one.) Oh yes, it's quite cool to be greeted by the new huge TV screen at the side entrance to NTU: that one bus service 179 enters and exits NTU. But it was not to seniors. It says: Welcome All Freshmen to NTU! Sian.
Things advance with time. We could choose to progress with it or choose to remain behind and be forgotten...

Sunday, August 05, 200705:45

Happy 21st Birthday to Eechow

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Friday, August 03, 200702:22

Nerk? Geek? Or Dork?

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Your Score: Pure Nerd
52 % Nerd, 34% Geek, 26% Dork
For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.
The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.
Congratulations!
Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're interested in any of the following:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Professional Wrestling
Love & Sexuality
America/Politics
Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST
Link:The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Thursday, August 02, 200723:36

Finally My Room Looks More Complete...

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Finally lugged one more table back home and completed my study and work area in my room. But the shopping at Ikea was really a nightmare and they have very bad logistics management...
I wanted this piece of Vika Amon table top: dimension 100 cm x 60 cm. Oh yah, birch effect one. I want this particular piece because I want two desks of similar sizes and look. I wanted to get the second piece since May and since May, they have been telling me that it's out of stock and stock would only be shipped in in 2 weeks. Nevermind that first time, I went back 2 weeks later, they told me shipment had not arrived yet and I had to wait for 2 more weeks. Another 2 weeks went by, still another 2 weeks and until yesterday, they told me another thing - i.e.: this item is discontinued and will no longer be replenished. OMG, so you wasted my 3 months waiting for that bloody table top?
No point making a big fuss there 'cos it's not going to make them ship in one more piece of table top just for me. Just count myself bad luck. So I had no choice but to go for the closest thing i.e. table top of the same finishing but just 20 cm longer for double the price.
Second bad encounter was at the cashier: I forgot to bring my Friends card so I asked if she could credit the reward points to my account by my I/C number. She said no. Okay but maybe she was kind enough to tell me that she could credit my points to my account if I knew my account number. 12 digit long. And as if I could remember the number of card that I hardly use. Nevermind. But I couldn't stand she had to rub it in by saying: what a pity, it's double the points during sales period! Argghh!
Fainted. Kind enough to ask for my card number but couldn't see that I'm full of those small items and didn't bother to ask if I needed a bag when I was bagless. Nevermind.

The table on the right is the new member of the room...

I like these 3 boards. Have been wanting to stick old pictures but haven't found the time...
Cherish the good old days...

12:32

思念是一種病<張震嶽>

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當你在穿山越嶺的另一邊
我在孤獨的路上沒有盡頭
一輩子有多少的來不及
發現已經失去最重要的東西
恍然大悟早已遠去
爲何總是在犯錯之後
才肯相信錯的是自己
他們說這就是人生
試著體會試著認住眼淚
還是躲不開應該有的情緒
我不會奢求世界停止轉動
我知道逃避一點都沒有用
只是這段時間裏尤其在夜裏
還是會想起難忘的事情
我想我的思念是一種病
久久不能痊愈
當你在穿山越嶺的另一邊
我在孤獨的路上沒有盡頭
時常感覺你在耳後的呼吸
卻未曾感覺你在心口的鼻息
濟濟嚶嚶
忘記身邊的人需要愛和關心
藉口總是拉遠了距離
不知不覺無聲無息
我們總是在抱怨事與願違
卻不願意後頭看看自己
想想自己到底做了什麽蠢事情
也許是上帝給我一個試練
只是這傷口需要花點時間
只是會想念過去的一切
那些人事物會離我遠去
而我們終究也會遠離
變成回憶
哦…思念是一種病
哦…思念是一種病一種病
多久沒有說我愛你
多就沒有擁抱你所愛的人
當這個世界不再那麽美好
只有愛可以讓它更好
我相信一切都來得及
別管那些紛紛擾擾
別讓不開心的是停下了腳步
就怕你不說就怕你不做
別讓遺憾繼續一切都來得及
我也恍然大悟，漸漸發覺到很多事情是沒有原因的。即使知道了原因，也無法改寫過去的一切，只要是愛了試了，知道自己以全力以赴了，也就不要有遺憾了…

Wednesday, August 01, 200700:08

4 in the Morning - Gwen Stefani

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Wakin' up to find another day
The moon got lost again last night
But now the sun has finally had it's say
I guess I feel alright
But it hurts when I think, when I let it sink in
It's all over me
I'm lying here, in the dark I'm watchin' you sleep, it hurts a lot
And all I know is
You've got to give me everything
And nothing less 'cause
You know I'd give you all of me
I'd give you everything that I am
I'm handin' over everything that I've got
'Cause I wanna have a really true love
Don't ever wanna have to go and give you up
Stay up 'til four in the morning and the tears are pouring
And I wanna make it worth the fight
But what have we been doing for all this time
Baby if we're gonna do it come and do it right
All I wanted was to know I'm safe
Don't wanna lose the love I found
Remember when you said that you would change
Don't let me down
It's not fair, how you are
I can't be complete, can you give me more?
And all I know is
You've got to give me everything
And nothing less 'cause
You know I'd give you all of me
I'd give you everything that I am
I'm handin' over everything that I've got
'Cause I wanna have a really true love
Don't ever wanna have to go and give you up
Stay up 'til four in the morning and the tears are pouring
And I wanna make it worth the fight
But what have we been doing for all this time Baby if we're gonna do it come and do it right
Oh please, you know what I need (You know what I need)
Save all your lovin' for me
We can't escape the love Give me everything that you have
And all I know is
You've got to give me everything
And nothing less 'cause
You know I'd give you all of me
I'd give you everything that I am
I'm handin' over everything that I've got
'Cause I wanna have a really true love
Don't ever wanna have to go and give you up
Stay up 'til four in the morning and the tears are pouring
And I wanna make it worth the fight
But what have we been doing for all this time
Baby if we're gonna do it come and do it right