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I'm in UC berkeley!
first time in the US! its awesome here! everything here is like supersize.. even the chalk to write on chalkboards are like uber thick and long..
campus facilities are great.. the gym has like 2837298329 treadmills cycling machines and blah blah.. and there are like 28230982 benches and free weights so you never really have to wait to do ur workout.. unlike crappy ethos which only has like 3 benches and is so damn miserable.. there are like 7 bball courts.. unlike ethos which only has one.. and their all free!! such are the perks of an off city campus..
the uc branding is quite amazing as well.. even nike makes shirts and like sports merchandise for them.. like if u walk into a nike boutique over here.. you'll see like football jerseys.. basketball jerseys for NBA teams.. and cal jerseys as well.. the brand is so commercialised..
have been visiting san francisco alot.. the gay capital pretty much.. there was this gay pride event (LGBT - lesbians gays bisexuals transexuals) this weekend.. so there was like a huge roadshow of gay awareness organisations and stuff.. i've never seen so many gays congregating in one place at once before! was a huge eye opener.. but i guess i'm still pretty much a homophobe.. so found it quite disturbing..
will be exploring san francisco a little more in e coming week.. and prolly heading down to LA as well! factory outlets.. and universal studios!
and also.. i've got a les paul! woo-hoo!
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4 papers down, 6 more to go..
had 2 decent papers, 1 really shiate paper.. and 1 okay paper.. so far.. so good i guess.. couldve done alot better for the really shiate one but i guess i've always been bad at bio anyways..
took a little time off yesterday.. watched 2 movies! ha.. "21" and "lars and the real girl".. have been watching quite a bit of movies lately.. superbad.. le grand chef.. juno.. blah..
anyways.. 21's really cool! the movie's alright.. but the concept that they were introducing was amazing.. their proposing that.. if u get ur statistics right.. blackjack can be beaten.. so long as u keep ur head cool and not let ur emotions run..
here's how it works:
u assign a value to each card, +1 for the low cards.. from 2 to 6.. and -1 for the high cards.. 10 J Q K A.. you then keep a running count of the cards on the table.. if a ace shows up, its -1, if a 2 shows up, its +1, so its 0.. yada yada.. u bet high when he running count is high, and u bet low or not play when the running count's low.. its just simple math (according to the MIT smartasses).
the reason being that (I THINKKKKK) is cos the higher the count, the higher the percentage of high cards left in the dealing deck.. that means u have a higher chance of hitting stuff like 9/10, J/10, Q/K, all of which would be a great hand.. of course the dealer has an equal chance of hitting that as well, but u know the right times to bet high (when the running count's high) and when to bail.. so statistically u should be able to beat the dealer.. right?
no idea how well it'll work in real life.. its just a random thought.. great concept though.. those amazing minds at MIT can really come up with everything..
oh.. for those who dont know.. i'm going over to US for summer school! weeee!!! going to UC berkeley to do an 8 week course.. its going to be awesome! will be my first time in the US.. so i'm like uber looking forward to it..
and i have another niece now! sophia! cant wait to meet her..
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
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all thanks to this woman on the board.muse.mu! e muse fan forums! i thought i missed out when i couldnt get tickets online when it opened.. but guess who had e last laugh!
haha! damn lucky.. to get tickets just 3 hours before the gig.. omg its going to be..
legend- wait for it....................- DARYYYYYYYYYYYYY
cant for it right now! less than 2 hours until doors open..
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spring term has ended. finally..
it was really a rushed term.. had 6 deadlines in the last week.. 3 x coursework, 2 x project reports, and a poster for one of the projects.. so glad i managed to complete all of those on time..
i was also involved in quite alot of stuff this term.. most notably ic-singsoc's musical production, which turned out to be pretty decent.. 500+ ppl came down for the perf, twice as much as last year.. and i think this year's production was so much better.. gabriel and ziyang were amazing with the composing, and it was much fun playing with and learning from all e better musicians.. esp mark e bassist.. who plays a 12-string bass guitar..
and... turkey's great! just reached home from a 7-day turkey escapade.. left the afternoon term ended.. anyways turkey's like a infusion of asian and european cultures.. evident esp in istanbul.. which is like 1/2 in europe and 1/2 in asia.. was in istanbul, cappodocia, ephesus and pamukkale.. cappodocia was amazing! all the cave houses, underground cities.. definitely somewhere not to be missed if ur in turkey.. ephesus was quite interesting as well.. with all e ancient ruins.. but i'm not a real archaelogical buff so i dint quite understand all of it.. and the weather was great as well! actually managed to walk around a bit in t-shirt and berms..
fun's over. time to start studying!!!!!! bother..
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
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ignore my last post.. muse sold out in 15 minutes i think? i went online like 50 mins after tickets starting selling and it was sold out.. rattssssssssss..
busy lately.. deadlines coming up.. a couple of projects.. and coursework that the lecturer hasnt given us yet.. bummer!
just came back from a jam session.. i must say its e most fun i've had in a while.. i was high.. on playing bass! lol.. not even guitar.. time is running out was amazing.. everyone was like headbanging to that one.. ahhaha..
anyways.. for those who havent seen me play.. watch this! its a talentime thingy that me and daryl went for last.. i think we did decent.. but.. obviously we werent e best.. haha.. enjoy and give comments!
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
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i'm so excited.. muse is coming to royal albert hall! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
i'm gonna watch them again! for sure!
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
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been so so so so so busy lately.. with work, and other stuff..
workload this year is crazy. this term, i have like 3 projects! crap. 2 due by the end of term and one after easter. really want to finish all of those before easter so that i can like study and catch up during the easter hols..
its cny. soon.. oh wells.. had a little steamboat thingy last sat, and had a proper chinese dinner at chinatown with singsoc last wed.. oh wells.. tts e best u can get out of cny here.. only the 2nd cny i'm missing.. have at least a couple more to go..
i have got like zero replies for all e internship applications.. talked to one of my classmates about it, and it seems applying to IBD is like e worst thing ever.. i guess you have to apply really early and/or be really outstanding to even stand a chance to get into IBD.. oh well.. dont think i'll get any.. need to start thinking of backups in singapore..
damn it feels good to get something off your chest.
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Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
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from skiing that is.. skiing was amazing! it was really really fun.. tiring.. but nonetheless really really fun.. zooming down the slopes.. trying all e blues.. even some reds.. think i'll be going again next year.. see how it goes..
and.. my birthday yesterday! i'm 22 already! rats.. anyways.. kudos to xiuf and yvette! my housemates.. really took care of me and made it a smashing bday for me.. thanks you 2!
and i wake up and some stuff's gone from my room.. my sd card.. my guitar.. haha.. wonder who took those stuff..
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
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and so it begins.
not.
i'm still in school.. rats.. just got this one more lesson and then my christmas break begins.. going to tignes (somewhere in the french alps) to ski!! weee.. never done skiing before.. so this should be interesting.. and fun! really looking forward to it..
and then.. christmas over here with e rest of my housemates.. then paris! another place that i've wanted to go to for the longest time..
and then i'll be back.. rushing my presentation and doing whatever apps i can.. definitely not looking forward to that..
been watching how i met your mother.. in fact i've almost finished the whole of season 1.. and its "legendarrrryyyyyyyy".. love barney and his weird antics.. his theories abt being "single" and all.. haha.. funnyyyyyyyyyy..
okay.. going off for lessons now.. then going on a 20 hour (crazy i know!) bus ride to the french alps!
merry christmas all!
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
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christmas break! i'm so looking forward to.. finally a break from everything.. have been so busy lately.. with work.. apps.. my life.. blah..
and apps.. i've only submitted one so far, and i plan on submitting alot more come next friday.. hopefully i'll meet my own quota..
caught maroon 5 last sunday and it was great! not real amazing.. but still great.. (MUSE WAS AMAZING) crap.. couldve been like right in front if we went like 1/2 an hour earlier.. damn.. couldve been right next to e stage! arghh.. still.. grieving over that.. but guess we had fun anywayssssss..
been on another couple of kart trips as well.. these ones are to an outdoor track in tilbury.. and the kart club actually brings their own karts.. and their really amazing.. spun so much during the first trip.. but i perservered.. and went for a 2nd.. and it paid off! could handle the karts so much better.. and i could feel i was shaving seconds off my laptimes.. and i was having so much more fun! i'll do it again for sure! wanna try out the faster karts they have as well..
been jamming a bit as well.. got a good drummer n vox.. but.. sigh..
apps are killing me.. literally.. i hate trying to sell myself.. i suck at that.. but.. sigh.. have to really try to get an internship here.. or else..
i really need a break..
(and i have this 10 min presentation immediately after the break.. rats..)
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
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karting was so fun! these were like 270cc karts.. with 10 horsepower.. but there were amazing.. nothing like e karts i've been on before.. you actually spin if u go flat out on some of the corners.. and you skid if u jam too hard on e brakes and turn at e same time.. all in all it was really really fun.. i came up 10th.. but e first 8 were committee members/experienced karters.. so i was like 2nd! haha.. won like a 4 pack of beer, a fhm mag, and a little trophy.. so it was great!
cant wait to go to e tilbury track!
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
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i've changed my uk mobile to +447511035558.. so whoever sees this pls help me inform ma n pa..
just came back from jam night. didnt bring my guit.. cos i didnt know how its gonna be like plus i'm not good enough to like just go up and jam.. good thing i didnt.. cos everyone's like so pro la! oh well.. think the only way to play on jam night is to have like a band and go up there a play 2 or 3 covers.. but to find a band to jam... argh..
no lessons tmr! yay.. for like the first time ever.. gonna sleep in tmr.. hope i can.. havent been able to do that since e first day i reached.. somehow i keep waking up at like 8-830.. no matter wat time i sleep.. but think i'm sufficiently fatigued enough today to sleep past that tmr.. gotta enjoy this little midweek break i have..
i'm going karting this saturday! yay.. last year i didnt really join anything other than the singsoc activities.. and i really regret not joining anything else.. wanted to join canoe.. but thought it was a little pricey.. and i was like skeptical n stuff.. hopefully that wont happen again this year.. not a fresher anymore.. but.. hope i'll somehow have a more fulfilling undergrad life..
i dont really feel like sleeping right now.. hell i dont even feel like doing anything..
these two weeks have been pretty hectic.. i think.. lessons.. singsoc activities.. settling stuff for my household.. and not everything's settled now even.. which is pretty sad.. have been living out of boxes.. kinda.. for like the past 2 weeks.. hopefully everything wraps up tmr.. and we can like FINALLY settle in..
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
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and today marks e end of my 1st week in london. nothing much has changed.. and living with other people in e same house.. its just different now.. w/ interpersonal dynamics coming in play.. well i'm glad everything's worked out (sort of).. and i'm beginning to know everyone a little better..
internet just arrived today.. i'm using internet on e comfort of my own room.. for e first time in london.. cant begin to say how crappy it is w/o internet.. its like i'm just disconnected.. dysfunctional.. well.. the initial euphoria of internet arriving is over.. and now i'm just.. bored..
my mind's a blank.. and its 3am in e morning right now.. gonna grab some sleep.. update another time..
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
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wow.. 3 1/2 mths just passed like that.. that was really really quick.. wished it wouldve lasted a little longer..
and so i wasted my summer away.. well most of it anyways.. made it a point to thoroughly enjoy my first summer.. take an extended break.. as it'll prolly be e last long holiday i have.. will be applying for lots of internships next year.. so.. i dont know how long a summer holiday i will have next year..
year 2 now.. more responsibilities, bigger workload.. no more slacking.. oh well.. gosh i'm feeling older alr.. how i wish i could be a fresher again.. haha..
and guys.. really appreciate all of u spending time with me this time i'm back.. esp e batas.. u guys just make everything betterrrr...
and to hc: i'm sorry things turned out this way but i hope u know tt its for e best for both of us.. i'll be here if u ever need me.. just call/msn/email me.. i'm glad we're still talking.. and yes.. i'm gonna miss u as well.. thanks for everything..
gonna have dinner.. and then to e airport.. see u guys next year..
london, here i come! (again)
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kinda having mixed feelings right now.. 10 hours before i fly.. but i guess thats normal.. i guess not being a fresher kinda sucks all e excitement out of me.. but then again.. i am embarking on a different kind of journey this time.. living with 4 other ppl whom i've never lived with before.. and frankly.. i dont really know what to expect.. well.. shall just see how it goes..
last year i was more of e hermit.. choosing to stay home most of e time.. partly cos i was staying like really far away.. from e rest of e singaporeans.. but i had my fun.. at least i kinda experienced having a little exchange in my hall.. with e europeans.. pity i cant speak any german spanish or french at e end of it.. haha.. and that now everyone's gone and i wont be seeing any of them around.. so.. oh well..
hopefully this year i'll have like more time to do stuff that i always wanted to do.. but.. actually i dont really know what i want as well.. i want to join some club/society just to experience more of uni life.. but i seriously dont know what to go for.. and i dont have the guts to try stuff alone.. ha.. but i'll definitely walk arnd during fresher's fair and like find stuff to do..
and i'll travel more!!! more weekend trips for sure!
and play more guitar.. hopefully i'll be able to like jam with some ppl there.. but first.. gotta get a multi fx..
alrighty.. meeting alex for lunch in a bit.. prolly will squeeze another post in just before i go..
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
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morning is always e best time to blog. for me at least.
i will leave for london tmr night.. at 2320.. sure.. there's no excitement this year.. cos i already know what to expect.. and.. i'm not a fresher anymore..
lots of things happened this time i'm back.. and.. i think e single defining thing is that i'm single.. not gonna say what happened here..
being single is great.. u get to do all the things that u want to do.. u get to do all e stuff that ur interested in.. for me.. i get to play my guitar alot more.. dota.. hang out with my friends n family n stuff..
but sometimes it does get a little lonely.. guess thats because i just came out of a really long r/s..
i'm glad things turned out fine between us.. and we're still talking.. but.. like i said.. dont push all the blame to urself.. i had my flaws as well..
well.. no looking back now..
oh.. great thing is.. we're going for afternoon beer. ha.
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
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this song is stuck in my head.. and it seems to be playing everywhere i go..
She calls me baby
Then she won't call me
Says she adores me
And then ignores me
Jenny, what the problem now?
She keeps her distance
And sits on fences
Puts up resistance
And builds defenses
Jenny, what's the problem
You leave me hanging on the line
Every time you change your mind
First you say you won't
Then you say you will
Keep me hanging on
But we're not moving on
Or standing still
Jenny, you've got me on my knees
Jenny, and it's killing me
She needs her own space
She's playing mind games
Ends up at my place
Saying that she's changed
Jenny, what's the problem
First you say you won't
Then you say you will
Keep me hanging on
But we're not moving on
Or standing still
Jenny, you've got me on my knees
Jenny, and it's killing me
i think this is it. there is really no point.
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Saturday, September 15th, 2007
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my stay in singapore, that is.
wein's flying next monday.. 2 days time.. and soon it'll be my turn..
the prospect of flying alone sux. i seriously hope i'll see someone familiar on the plane.. was supposed to fly with z3nd jiaxuan and co.. but somehow there was some miscom between me and my agent and she booked the day flight instead of the night one..
the first time i went over.. i was really excited.. whole new place.. new friends.. new found freedom.. but things are a little different now arent they? i feel so comfortable right now i dont wanna go..
just finished my citibank internship yesterday.. must say.. it was a very fulfilling experience.. even though my dept wasnt front office and wasnt exactly glamorous.. in fact it was a little sai-kang-ish.. but the chance to immerse myself in such an environment, being exposed to such working cultures.. well i must say thats more than sufficient.. and i definitely like what i see.. hopefully i'll get something a little more front office for my next one.. afterall i've only seen e tip of e iceberg..
ah yes.. ogl-ing for sojourn.. great experience i must say.. never been one before.. and was little skeptical abt how i'd fare.. along with jinyang n yvette so my co-ogls.. turned out alright.. in fact i'd say we did e best job among e groups.. haha.. i'm sure other's would agree..
just met up with bata yesterday.. must say.. they still offer e best company ever.. haha.. all e crappy antics.. bullshit advices.. fooling arnd.. i must say.. i'm gonna miss u guys again.. good thing i still have wein and kiat when i'm there..
under 2 weeks left.
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i havent updated this space at all since i came back.. well.. i'm back in sunny singapore.. for well over a month now.. 6 weeks now.. and its been smashing.. have been bumming arnd all this while.. no work, no internship.. nothing.. exactly e way i wanted it to be.. but now.. it does seem a little boring to be sitting home all day doing nothing..
have been to hongkong and back a couple of weeks ago, with huiching.. and i must say.. it was splendid.. i'm too lazy to do a recap on the trip.. but huiching has put up a nice little photoblog of the trip here. so check it out!!
been taking guitar lessons again too.. from this guy i found on soft forums.. nice guy.. pretty decent.. and he seems really motivated to teach.. so i'm obviously motivated to learn.. he has definitely given me plenty to work on.. so.. hopefully at e end of these 3 mths i'll have something to work on..
oh.. and i've been spending alot of time with my family.. which is great.. joshua (my nephew) has grown so much.. he's so talkative and mischievous now.. as all young boys are.. and i've finally met isabel.. pity she's shy in front of strangers and to her.. i'm a stranger.. oh well.. at least i still have my favourite nephew.. haha..
ah.. 9 months away from this place and i feel completely at home here right away.. there's truly no place like home..
plus, i'm really bored on a saturday night.. with nothing to do..
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good news is.. all my papers are done! finally.. that didnt end on a high note, however, as i felt i shouldve done alot better on that last paper.. well, its over now, nothing i can do about it..
bad news is.. i'm no longer a fresher.. dang.. meaning i'm getting old, cant have as much fun, must be alot more serious, and study a hell lot more.. oh well.. its e hols now.. so.. enjoy it whilst i can..
this weekend has indeed been hectic.. packing my stuff and scurrying around moving stuff from my place to lip's, who has converted his place into a summer storage place, meeting up with my sister who happened to fly here, watching muse, end of term party with e rest of parsons house.. yeah i guess thats it..
end of term party was great.. familiar faces, some new ones.. and some missing people as well.. notably the french, who have all taken off prematurely.. think their exchange programme prolly doesnt recognise the grades here, so they feel no need to do well.. and treat the whole exchange programme as some sort of a holiday.. anyways.. think gavin organised a great party.. great food, free drinks, nice get-together for everyone at e end of everything.. wardening team has been really done well.. think parsons house might be e most diverse hall in imperial.. i feel like i've had an exchange programme in an european country by just living here.. which is great.. so far i've met.. germans, swiss, french, indians, spanish, and of course english.. was great fun..
met up with my sister, which was good.. always nice having a familiar face around.. seems she's doing pretty well at sia.. so.. good for her.. caught up with her and found out more about home.. so i wont be so lost when i get back..
packing.. is really a chore.. a tedious chore.. spent loads of time packing.. and i'm still not done.. well.. almost done.. i still have to transport a suitcase over tmr morning.. oh well.. good thing i only have to do this like once a year.. so its alright.. and i havent started packing e luggage that i'm bringing home yet.. haha..
anw.. just came back from muse.. and muse rocks! the concert was unbelieveable.. they made a grand entrance.. and kept everyone in the audience entertained throughout the whole show.. they had great effects as well.. and props.. like lots of interacting with e crowd.. cant really describe cos i suck at that, so i'll upload photos when i get back to sg and get settled down.. took a few videos as well.. but not sure how they turned out.. so.. lets just see.. first concert i've been to, and i think it was great! worth every pound i spent!
alright.. gonna sleep now.. still got a number of stuff to do tmr before i leave.. just some loose knots.. hope nothing goes wrong.. or else.. i'll be in shit..
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