things to do...

-24 emails crying for my attention
-Tutorials
-preparation for lab session tmr
-essay paper due on coming tuesday
-Term paper
-READINGS (there's this saying that in uni, there's something wrong with you if you actually understand your readings...)

[and the list GOES ON>]

Quote of the day: "But cosine inverse of that expression can also give you -85.2 degrees..."

my dear modules...

this one's about my modules:

CS1101C(on c-language programming)
well, looks kinda easy, cos i've already done about80% of it. But i'll still need to do some work and take in more concepts and of course, practise more! and it's a great thing that our lab sessions are not graded for this. Lectures are fun. The tutorials are er... er... (u know what i mean)

MA1505( on calculus)
ya.. this one rocks... The tutorials are quite fun to do. They've posted 10 chapters of tutorials and lecture slides. So it's like Own Time Own Target kinda thing... Fun! Lectures are slow, but it should be catching up soon,i hope.

EG1108(On circuits n stuff)
Well, this one module that's kinda going fast now, like a bullet train...I'm just catching up...

UQR2310(Transprtation planning in Singapore)
MY SENTOSA 07 GROUP ROCKS!! They's one main reason why i'm enjoying this module. It's quite light too... The professor has reduced the load by 33.3333%. Hope i survive this one...

UWC2101S (Writing and critical thinking on Danger and National Security)
well, let me put it this way: God bless me.

PC1431
ah...this one really puts me in heaven. had my first tutorial today, and my tutor is well, er... he looks kinda young.yup... The lecturer is cool, he shows us you-tube videos every lecture. cool, right? here's one:




Lyrics:
Lyrics
Your attention please! Now, I'm afraid,
we'll be departing from our standard procedure today.
I'm a straight-up geek; science is my trade
(perhaps that's why I've never been ___)...

But I've got wit like a razor blade,
and I'm down to plug a hole in my daily grade,
so be sure that close attention is paid,
'cause this ___ ain't gonna be replayed.

Lemme tell y'all bout a field that gets me going.
It's hip like a thong, and it's fly like a Boeing!
It's super-scientific and it's semi-pseudo-mystical,
so now it's time... to get physical!

So, here's the story from alpha to zeta,
eta, theta, iota to omega.
If you got a quantity to quantify,
it sounds cooler in Greek... don't ask me why!

More important, though, the concepts that underly
the situation or the problem to which they apply;
the fundamentals fascinate me, I can't deny,
and that's exactly why... I'm a physics guy.

Nuclear, atomic and molecular physics
tell us what we're made of, and more than just the basics.
Astronomy looks into the universe,
and whether the Big Bang could kick into reverse.

Acoustics: it's the science of sound.
Geophysics makes the world go round.
Statistical mechanics, now there's something profound!
Kinematics tells you when you're gonna hit the ground.

Electromagnetism makes for damn cool trains.
Fluid dynamics powers our airplanes.
Element'ry particle physics says neutrinos exist.
Mathematical physics keeps Wolfram in business.

Solid state physics brought us transistors.
Electrodynamics is more than playing with resistors.
Thermodynamics tells us all about heat.
Plasma physics is also pretty neat!

Optics looks into the behavior of light.
Damn, this field is broad, all right!
As studies go, physics is hella tight!
Better get used to staying up all night...

but you don't gotta be cool, or exceptionally brainy,
'cause it's all universally awesome, like Amy.
Drop the straight jacket – ain't gonna restrain me,
'cause physics gets me positively crazy!

So, here's the story from alpha to zeta,
eta, theta, iota to omega.
If you got a quantity to quantify,
it sounds cooler in Greek... don't ask me why!

More important, though, the concepts that underly
the situation or the problem to which they apply;
the fundamentals fascinate me, I can't deny,
and that's exactly why... I'm a physics guy.

Now get ready to yell 'til your voice gets hoarse!
Neglect the effect of gravitational force,
and get your hands in the air – now you got the notion,
so come on, let me see some oscillatory motion!

One more time, from alpha to zeta,
eta, theta, iota to omega.
If you got a quantity to quantify,
it sounds cooler in Greek... don't ask me why!

More important, though, the concepts that underly
the situation or the problem to which they apply;
the fundamentals fascinate me, I can't deny,
and that's exactly why I'm a physics guy.

Yes, that was the story from alpha to zeta,
eta, theta, iota to omega.
If you got a quantity to quantify,
it sounds cooler in Greek... don't ask me why!

More important, though, the concepts that underly
the situation or the problem to which they apply;
the fundamentals fascinate me, I can't deny,
and that's exactly why... I'm a physics guy!


PC1431(continued)
I took this to raise my CAP, basically, since i've learnt most of the stuff in nyjc...:)

imeem

I signed up for imeem! haha... here: i've been listening to this one repeatedly since about 2 days ago...

Army half marathon

Summary:
Disance:21km
timing:2h9mins
target:2h20mins
my best so far:2h23mins

This one was a furious run-right from the start. I don't really know why, but i somehow felt that i had to perform well.somehow...So, i chionged from the start. Well, the run itself was very well organised, with the road closures and everything. I felt very-much 'pampered' with all those isotonic drinks, the water and of course, the bananas. This is rare, but, i didn't really feel dehydrated at any part of the run.Oh ya... i've a statement to make:
oh man.. i'm disappointed lor...i was so fast that i didn't get to see the sunrise at eastcoast. :(

Oh yep... the baggage collection was screwed. Lukily i joined the queue earlier. I had to wait for about 30mins for my turn. But when i left the queue, it was like 10 times longer than it was when i joined it...

I met REN JIE!!! haha...dunno why he joined the non-competitive category lor... And he didn't have a stop watch. Legend.

One more thing that i forgot to blog about:
I was going back to to ny from nus on friday. guess whom i saw on the 156 bus: Hong Quan!!! He boarded the bus at the rj stop...He was walking past my seat, while i was like 'ayeee!??!' and he was like'ayeee!?!'. And yep.. we updated each other on the happenings... see you!

Why did a guy get killed by his laptop?

Ans: Cos he didn't notice that it was charging :)

Just a few interesting events... Yesterday, i got off Buona Vista MRT and was attempting to take 95, despite being turned down by what happened back on thursday (had to wait 30mins for it:()
So, i got to the other side of the road by the overhead brisge and made my way to the busstop that comes before the moe busstop(doesn't really matter, since they're of about the same dist.) But when i took the right turn, guess what i saw... 95. Wow. What a wonderful world...
And guess what i did... I turned around and took off. The people looking at me must have thought i've seen a ghost or something but ya.. i was trying to catch it at the MOe bus stop...
And of course, after some time, i did get to the bus stop. Again, guess what... 95 was no where to be seen!
And i had to wait several seconds before i saw it turning in..poor thing.. must have been stuck before the pedestrian crossing.. hahah (i'm also a poor thing lor.. could have just walked to the busstop...)

Run NUS

Summary: my timing:55mins for 10km.(my target was to go below 1h) I went for the competitive 10km category. I felt v. lazy in the morning and thought i was almost late, since registration begins at 8. I got there at 8:20. But anyway, i later found out that the run only starts at 9:40. So, it did and we were off!! The terrain was the worst you can possibly imagine.. steep 60degrees upslopes and downslopes, staircases. In fact, most of the route is either up-slope or downslope. And of course, by Kirchoff's 2nd law, we can deduce that height gained= height lost,since we started and ended off at the same point. I think we started off too fast since there was a down slope slightly after the start. For me, i started to walk at baout the 3km mark, since i was tired and thirsty. But after the water point, i started to run again.Later, i was joined by this guy, who seemed to run at about the same pace as me. We met at about the 3.5km mark and ran beside each other till the finish line! Unbelievable, right?ya.. true.. it's very difficult to find someone who runs at the same speed as you during a race. Initially, i thought that i'ld surely at the back because of 2 reasons: 1. There weren't that many runners 2. Most of the others were older than me by atleast 2 years:( But finally, i managed to finish before 1h; my timing was 55mins. I'm quite surprised,cos this is my best 10km timing.

Do i have time to blog? NO. NOT NOW:(

yiy

I love recursive stuff!! here's one: YIY(stands for Yoga Is Yoga). So cool... And i went running today, at nyjc. 6 rounds. haha.. my standard has dropped a lot... i ran 4 rounds (6min 47secs), took a break and did another 2 rounds(3min 26sec). But i probably pushed myself, since my leg feels kinda wobbly now. I'm thinking of staying in campus; can't stand the long bus journeys. (which reminds me of a discovery that i made::) Taking 156 and 151 to NUS in the morning from my home takes about 1h25mins, mainly due to the heavy traffic jams along the way. But on the way back, the same journey only takes ~59mins. So, i'll be taking the MRT in the mornings, i guess. But as mentioned in the "My First Book" that i received during the matriculation fair, "... If miss a 95 bus, you're as good as dead..." Hmm... Very true.

P.S the writing thing is baking my noodles now...Well it's sort of comforting to note that i'm not alone:)

13th Aug 07

super-busy now.. Uni life is truly interesting... but busy busy.. just one thing: i met a exchange student from germany over lunce at technoedge...

And yes, i'll add that tag board very soon. After finishing my writing assignment.