today i haven't met my supervisor.
i felt very tired and sleepy in the morning... so i did take a sleep while doing some paperworks...
in the afternoon, after lunch, i went to see my supervisor... but she's on her way to the 2nd floor to do her project. and up till now, i haven't seen her. hum...
what does it mean?
relax. don't work too hard.
is it?
omigosh.. i love slacking... haha.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Teens turn deaf ear to risks of MP3 players
Reuters - Thursday, March 27
NEW YORK - Teenagers seem to know that loud music can damage their hearing, yet most see no reason to lower the volume on their iPods, a small study suggests.
In focus-group discussions with students at two high schools in the Netherlands, researchers found that the teens were generally aware that blasting an MP3 player could harm their hearing. Yet most said they usually played their own device at maximum volume and had no plans to change that.
Like many teenagers, the students often denied their own personal risk. Most knew the general hazards of loud music, but believed they had a "low personal vulnerability" to hearing loss, the researchers report in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Given this, lead researcher Ineke Vogel told Reuters Health in an email interview, "we strongly recommend parents to inform their children and to discuss with their children the use of MP3 players and the potential long- term, irreversible consequences for hearing capacity."
Parents can also look for signs of a problem, like when a child complains of ringing in the ears or sounds being "muffled," according to Vogel and co-researcher Dr. Hein Raat, who are both based at the University Medical Center Rotterdam.
Based on the focus-group discussions, though, many parents may be unaware of the hearing risks posed by MP3 players, the researchers note. Of the 73 students in the study, few said their parents had warned them that playing the devices too loud could harm their hearing.
It may also be necessary for MP3 manufacturers to make changes, the researchers note in their report.
Many students in the study said they did not know how to tell when their MP3 players were too loud. Volumes at or above 90 decibels are believed to be hazardous, Vogel's team notes, but noise levels need to reach 120 dB to 140 dB to become uncomfortable or painful.
Manufacturers, according to the researchers, could equip MP3 players with an indicator that displays the volume level in terms of decibels, along with a signal -- such as a flashing light -- that goes off when decibel levels reach the danger zone.
For now, Vogel and her colleagues recommend that, as a general "rule of thumb," MP3 users set the volume no higher than 60 percent of its full capacity when using "ear bud" style headphones, like those that come with iPods.
With over-the-ear headphones, they recommend 70 percent as the maximum.
Just as there are safety standards for occupational noise exposure, Vogel and her colleagues suggest that more long-range studies are needed to develop safety guidelines for "leisure-time" noise exposure.
SOURCE: Journal of Pediatrics, March 2008.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Student jailed for illegal ATM withdrawals
| March 19, 2008 | | |
| Student jailed for illegal ATM withdrawals | ||
Dewi Marlina, 19, who was then with the Singapore Institute of Management, has repaid the money. She could have been jailed up to seven years. source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Courts%2Band%2BCrime/STIStory_218452.html?vgnmr=1 | ||
SAMSUNG's solid state memory laptop
well.. it's 2006 article... i dunno the progress of this solid-state-memory laptop now... -_-"
Samsung announced that next month it will begin shipping to the Korean market its Q30, the first notebook PC with a solid-state hard disk. The 12.1-inch screen notebook will be equipped with a 32GB NAND flash based solid-state disk (SSD) with a read speed of 53MB per second (300% faster, according to Samsung) and write speed of 28MB per second (150% faster), allowing it to boot up 20 to 50% faster than a conventional laptop.
The lack of moving parts will also allow it to go fanless, making it absolutely silent, plus it'll be more efficient, boosting battery life. Here comes the downside, though: it's going to cost $3700 for all this solid-state goodness, and it's saddled with an old-fashioned Celeron M 753 (1.2GHz) chip. Bring on the Core Duos, and lower that price! Come to think of it, it wasn't too long ago when all laptops cost that much or more. Just think of this as a peek into the future.
We've been patiently waiting for laptops to come out with solid state, flash-based hard drives for ages and it looks like Samsung will be the first company to offer such an item. The first laptop to feature a flash-based hard drive, the Q30SSD sports 32GB of storage capacity and is available right now in South Korea. Compared to traditional hard drives, the solid state hard drive found in the Q30SSD is smaller, faster and runs cooler. It retails for around $3,700, so early adopters will be forced to pay a premium. But you knew that already.
It's clear that the industry wants to move toward such flash-based hard drives and it's probably better for consumers in the long run (no moving parts = less chance of a catastrophic system crash at the absolute worst possible time). Now we just need to wait a little while for prices to drop, then we can swoop and enjoy the benefits.
Samsung announced that next month it will begin shipping to the Korean market its Q30, the first notebook PC with a solid-state hard disk. The 12.1-inch screen notebook will be equipped with a 32GB NAND flash based solid-state disk (SSD) with a read speed of 53MB per second (300% faster, according to Samsung) and write speed of 28MB per second (150% faster), allowing it to boot up 20 to 50% faster than a conventional laptop.
The lack of moving parts will also allow it to go fanless, making it absolutely silent, plus it'll be more efficient, boosting battery life. Here comes the downside, though: it's going to cost $3700 for all this solid-state goodness, and it's saddled with an old-fashioned Celeron M 753 (1.2GHz) chip. Bring on the Core Duos, and lower that price! Come to think of it, it wasn't too long ago when all laptops cost that much or more. Just think of this as a peek into the future.
We've been patiently waiting for laptops to come out with solid state, flash-based hard drives for ages and it looks like Samsung will be the first company to offer such an item. The first laptop to feature a flash-based hard drive, the Q30SSD sports 32GB of storage capacity and is available right now in South Korea. Compared to traditional hard drives, the solid state hard drive found in the Q30SSD is smaller, faster and runs cooler. It retails for around $3,700, so early adopters will be forced to pay a premium. But you knew that already.
It's clear that the industry wants to move toward such flash-based hard drives and it's probably better for consumers in the long run (no moving parts = less chance of a catastrophic system crash at the absolute worst possible time). Now we just need to wait a little while for prices to drop, then we can swoop and enjoy the benefits.
– Nicholas Deleon
[IA] Week 12, Day 2: how to decide what to do after graduating?
So, how to decide what to do after graduating?
This morning, while doing the XRD, I talked with my supervisor. Well, it's actually more of she talked to me ;P
The differences between working in R&D and working in INDUSTRY:
1. Do you like to do something new or just repeat and repeat the same thing everyday?
If you like the first one, then do R&D :) My sup told me, in R&D, nothing can be certain. Today you may get this result, tomorrow... another result. You have to find a NEW method to analyze, you have to find a NEW way to do another tests... etc etc.
You can modify the stuffs.
While for industrial work, everyday will be the same (such as manufacturing). You see the same and the same and (again!) the same thing... You want to modify it to be better, but you aren't allowed. Maybe it's too costy? or no use? blah blah blah...
So it all depends to the personality... of course, haha.
2. Do you do better in interpersonal communication or just facing machines and machines?
Interpersonal communication... well, you can do it in managerial thing. Talk and talk and talk =)
The second one... see, all R&D again -_-"
3. Do you want to earn or to spend money?
In industries, everyone in every positions... both low and high, tries to earn money. They do manufacturing, processing, selling goods and stuffs... TO SELL and to earn.
In R&D... You'll spend money and spend again and again... To do research. To find SOMETHING MORE ADVANCED, SOMETHING NEWER... But it takes LONG time to get the result...
She said, for this PCRAM application... it has been begun since late 90's or early 2000... in about 8 years. But still, IT HASN'T BEEN APPLIED till now. So, what the use of it?
Be patient... haha.
She also told me bout SAMSUNG which has distributed solid-state-memory laptop... with no harddisk, only by solid state memory. I'll search through it later on :)
This morning, while doing the XRD, I talked with my supervisor. Well, it's actually more of she talked to me ;P
The differences between working in R&D and working in INDUSTRY:
1. Do you like to do something new or just repeat and repeat the same thing everyday?
If you like the first one, then do R&D :) My sup told me, in R&D, nothing can be certain. Today you may get this result, tomorrow... another result. You have to find a NEW method to analyze, you have to find a NEW way to do another tests... etc etc.
You can modify the stuffs.
While for industrial work, everyday will be the same (such as manufacturing). You see the same and the same and (again!) the same thing... You want to modify it to be better, but you aren't allowed. Maybe it's too costy? or no use? blah blah blah...
So it all depends to the personality... of course, haha.
2. Do you do better in interpersonal communication or just facing machines and machines?
Interpersonal communication... well, you can do it in managerial thing. Talk and talk and talk =)
The second one... see, all R&D again -_-"
3. Do you want to earn or to spend money?
In industries, everyone in every positions... both low and high, tries to earn money. They do manufacturing, processing, selling goods and stuffs... TO SELL and to earn.
In R&D... You'll spend money and spend again and again... To do research. To find SOMETHING MORE ADVANCED, SOMETHING NEWER... But it takes LONG time to get the result...
She said, for this PCRAM application... it has been begun since late 90's or early 2000... in about 8 years. But still, IT HASN'T BEEN APPLIED till now. So, what the use of it?
Be patient... haha.
She also told me bout SAMSUNG which has distributed solid-state-memory laptop... with no harddisk, only by solid state memory. I'll search through it later on :)
Friday, March 21, 2008
[IA] Week 11, Day 4
This entry should have been written yesterday. But I had no time and really really was tired... that's why I'm writing this one now. It should not be skipped, coz it's quite annoying back then ^^v
So, yesterday morning, we did the Raman for all samples, including GeTe and Sb2Te3 which were sputtered the day before. And in the afternoon, we had lunch with Guimei's friend, his name is Desmond from Industrial Design Year 4 (previously, he had studied at NTU's MPE for 2 years... and he said he got bored, so he switched to another course. of coz, money speaks!!! lol).
All got mixed up... and I don't quite remember the order of our 'talks'.
One thing is that he asked us (Ratna and me) if we can speak Mandarin. No, was our reply.
Then he said that he had Indonesian friends who speak FLUENT MANDARIN. I just replied "Oh." and Ratna just smiled a bit. He REPEATED HIS QUESTION and said it AGAIN, that his friends can speak FLUENT MANDARIN.
That's the FIRST NEGATIVE IMPRESSION.
Once again, he REPEATED IT!!! I was like... "It's none of your business. It's them, not us. Then why we should bother? F*ck y."
Helloooo?????
and he kept questioning why I don't speak Mandarin.
IT PISSED ME OFF!!!
IT'S REALLY NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS AND I DIDN'T NEED TO ANSWER YOUR STUPID QUESTION. HOW INSENSITIVE YOU WERE BY ASKING SUCH STUPID QUESTIONS!!!
I just answer it simply. "I don't like."
He was like... "Eh?? How come? You're Indonesian Chinese right??"
And I just ignored him. buang muka, istilahe.. haha.
I MEAN, HOW CAN YOU BE SO ARROGANT THAT YOU CAN SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE, HAH?
That time I almost said to Ratna. "Talk to him in FRENCH. HE PISSED ME OFF."
And even I want to TALK IN SPANISH, YOU STUPID GUY!!!
On the other hand, he also said stuffs. Bout Guimei's FYP and WHY DOESN'T SHE DO THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THAT...
WE ARE ENGINEERS.
WE DESIGN FUNCTIONALITY AND USES. NOT LIKE YOU STUPID GUY WHO JUST CARES ABOUT ART AND YOUR STUPID LANGUAGE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW IS IT LIKE.
I mean, Guimei has studied in Poly before. And that of course she had more knowledge bout Engineering. I hate a guy who SIMPLY UNDERESTIMATE OTHERS AND THINK HIGH OF HIMSELF.
Well... time to get my clothes.
So, yesterday morning, we did the Raman for all samples, including GeTe and Sb2Te3 which were sputtered the day before. And in the afternoon, we had lunch with Guimei's friend, his name is Desmond from Industrial Design Year 4 (previously, he had studied at NTU's MPE for 2 years... and he said he got bored, so he switched to another course. of coz, money speaks!!! lol).
All got mixed up... and I don't quite remember the order of our 'talks'.
One thing is that he asked us (Ratna and me) if we can speak Mandarin. No, was our reply.
Then he said that he had Indonesian friends who speak FLUENT MANDARIN. I just replied "Oh." and Ratna just smiled a bit. He REPEATED HIS QUESTION and said it AGAIN, that his friends can speak FLUENT MANDARIN.
That's the FIRST NEGATIVE IMPRESSION.
Once again, he REPEATED IT!!! I was like... "It's none of your business. It's them, not us. Then why we should bother? F*ck y."
Helloooo?????
and he kept questioning why I don't speak Mandarin.
IT PISSED ME OFF!!!
IT'S REALLY NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS AND I DIDN'T NEED TO ANSWER YOUR STUPID QUESTION. HOW INSENSITIVE YOU WERE BY ASKING SUCH STUPID QUESTIONS!!!
I just answer it simply. "I don't like."
He was like... "Eh?? How come? You're Indonesian Chinese right??"
And I just ignored him. buang muka, istilahe.. haha.
I MEAN, HOW CAN YOU BE SO ARROGANT THAT YOU CAN SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE, HAH?
That time I almost said to Ratna. "Talk to him in FRENCH. HE PISSED ME OFF."
And even I want to TALK IN SPANISH, YOU STUPID GUY!!!
On the other hand, he also said stuffs. Bout Guimei's FYP and WHY DOESN'T SHE DO THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THAT...
WE ARE ENGINEERS.
WE DESIGN FUNCTIONALITY AND USES. NOT LIKE YOU STUPID GUY WHO JUST CARES ABOUT ART AND YOUR STUPID LANGUAGE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW IS IT LIKE.
I mean, Guimei has studied in Poly before. And that of course she had more knowledge bout Engineering. I hate a guy who SIMPLY UNDERESTIMATE OTHERS AND THINK HIGH OF HIMSELF.
Well... time to get my clothes.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
[IA] Week 11, Day 5
Today was the meeting with NTU supervisor... and that means Julian!!!
Well... Basically he just asked me if there's any problem here, or if I wanted to know more news from NTU, I can basically approach him.
Also... we talked a bit bout FYP Project.
He said that if I want to be with a SPECIFIC supervisor, I have to mail him/her and propose my own project. wtf... I mean, it's a BIG responsibility to propose one, isn't it?
One more reason, it's to avoid balloting. Because if I wait for the project list and I cannot get the one I want, it's computer balloting... randomly.
Stupid NTU.
That's about it... basically.
My supervisor said I'm hardworking and stuff... o.O walaaoooo does every supervisor talk bout their students like dat? I just wonder... haha.
This morning I did sputteringg using Balzers of GeTe (chamber #1) and Sb2Te3 (chamber #3). And in the afternoon, we did the XRD.
Tomorrow morning will be Raman to test GeTe and Sb2Te3 (I think)... and I'll need to do data processing for today's XRD result. Haiz.
After that... Good Friday ^^v
Well... Basically he just asked me if there's any problem here, or if I wanted to know more news from NTU, I can basically approach him.
Also... we talked a bit bout FYP Project.
He said that if I want to be with a SPECIFIC supervisor, I have to mail him/her and propose my own project. wtf... I mean, it's a BIG responsibility to propose one, isn't it?
One more reason, it's to avoid balloting. Because if I wait for the project list and I cannot get the one I want, it's computer balloting... randomly.
Stupid NTU.
That's about it... basically.
My supervisor said I'm hardworking and stuff... o.O walaaoooo does every supervisor talk bout their students like dat? I just wonder... haha.
This morning I did sputteringg using Balzers of GeTe (chamber #1) and Sb2Te3 (chamber #3). And in the afternoon, we did the XRD.
Tomorrow morning will be Raman to test GeTe and Sb2Te3 (I think)... and I'll need to do data processing for today's XRD result. Haiz.
After that... Good Friday ^^v
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
[IA] Week 11, Day 2
PRESENTATION = DONE!!!
Finally
I was in the 11th place... and yet, nobody asks me a single question :(
I was just wondering... there might be 2 reasons behind it... it's either:
Noone understands what I was talking about
or
My explanation is full enough to add more question
I think it's the first reason... My supervisor said so :P
I presented for less than 8 minutes (is it?) because Winsome didn't even ring the bell. Or maybe she rang it too late... (Ratna's was rung on 8'50)
Well...
Actually today I should be doing Raman Spectroscopy. But the timing is rescheduled to Thursday afternoon... Coz Ratna's supervisor, Ms. Ji Rong, is using it (or so she said).
And that means... I have nothing more to do.
or I should call this... "dibebastugaskan" xD
Tomorrow we'll be doing the sputtering in the morning and XRD in the afternoon.
Finally
I was in the 11th place... and yet, nobody asks me a single question :(
I was just wondering... there might be 2 reasons behind it... it's either:
Noone understands what I was talking about
or
My explanation is full enough to add more question
I think it's the first reason... My supervisor said so :P
I presented for less than 8 minutes (is it?) because Winsome didn't even ring the bell. Or maybe she rang it too late... (Ratna's was rung on 8'50)
Well...
Actually today I should be doing Raman Spectroscopy. But the timing is rescheduled to Thursday afternoon... Coz Ratna's supervisor, Ms. Ji Rong, is using it (or so she said).
And that means... I have nothing more to do.
or I should call this... "dibebastugaskan" xD
Tomorrow we'll be doing the sputtering in the morning and XRD in the afternoon.
Monday, March 17, 2008
The Mist
Trailer
In My Opinion
"Not everything you've done is right."
I think, that's the thing The Mist wanna say.
Even protagonist could be wrong. Because he's in the wrong place at the wrong time...
Well... I think this movie is kinda scary.
Think and take your time. One lesson I learnt from here.
Because one action from a person could change the life of many others. And what will you have in the end? Regret.
Rate: 8.5/10
[IA] Week 11, Day 1
Tomorrow will be the Mid-Attachment Presentation... TADAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
I'm dying -.-
Still very confused and I have not enough confidence here... haha.
I'll be the 11th presenter, the 2nd after the 30-minute-break ^^v
I'm still trying to make it 10 minutes.
Yesterday I practiced three times, and they are all still above 10 minutes... around 11 minutes or so. It isn't funny to be reminded during the presentation... I might lose my focus back then -_-"
First gong for 8 minutes, and two gongs for 10 minutes.
Haha.
Hope everything will be alright.
"You can do it," my supervisor said.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, we'll be doing the Raman from 3 to 6 pm.
The day after tomorrow, Wednesday, we'll be doing another XRD from 2 to 6 pm.
Syalalala...
THEN, on Friday, it'll be a PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
Why don't they come here this weekend, I wonder -.-
I'm dying -.-
Still very confused and I have not enough confidence here... haha.
I'll be the 11th presenter, the 2nd after the 30-minute-break ^^v
I'm still trying to make it 10 minutes.
Yesterday I practiced three times, and they are all still above 10 minutes... around 11 minutes or so. It isn't funny to be reminded during the presentation... I might lose my focus back then -_-"
First gong for 8 minutes, and two gongs for 10 minutes.
Haha.
Hope everything will be alright.
"You can do it," my supervisor said.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, we'll be doing the Raman from 3 to 6 pm.
The day after tomorrow, Wednesday, we'll be doing another XRD from 2 to 6 pm.
Syalalala...
THEN, on Friday, it'll be a PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
Why don't they come here this weekend, I wonder -.-
Saturday, March 15, 2008
another list of movies
LIST:
1. L Change The World << yea, I haven't watched this!!! Maybe I'll just wait it to be in crunchyroll o.O
2.The Forbidden Kingdom << 17 April
3. The Brazillian Job << still next year :P
4. The Leap Years << after Ratna said this movie is quite nice (8/10), I also wanna watch :)
5. Sky of Love << movie based on cellphone novel in Japan. reviews said the story is nothing extraordinary... but people cried after watching this one. definitely have to watch... either here or downloading haha :D
Wat else yeah o.O I still haven't got any further idea... Well, that's it for now I guess :)
1. L Change The World << yea, I haven't watched this!!! Maybe I'll just wait it to be in crunchyroll o.O
2.The Forbidden Kingdom << 17 April
3. The Brazillian Job << still next year :P
4. The Leap Years << after Ratna said this movie is quite nice (8/10), I also wanna watch :)
5. Sky of Love << movie based on cellphone novel in Japan. reviews said the story is nothing extraordinary... but people cried after watching this one. definitely have to watch... either here or downloading haha :D
Wat else yeah o.O I still haven't got any further idea... Well, that's it for now I guess :)
Friday, March 14, 2008
Hallmark Cards
1. I always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. And now that you've come into my life...
(Inside card) - I've changed my mind.
2. I must admit, you brought religion into my life...
(Inside card) - I never believed in Hell until I met you.
3. As the days go by, I think how lucky I am....
(Inside card) - That you're not here to ruin it for me ..
4. Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go....
(Inside card) - Will you take the knife from my back? You'll probably need it again.
5. Happy Birthday! You look great for your age....
(Inside card) - Almost lifelike!
6. When we were together, you said you'd die for me...
(Inside card) - Now we've broken up, I think it's time to keep your promise.
7. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy....
(Inside card) - Did you ever find out who the father was?
8. You are such a good friend. If we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket... (Inside card) - I'd miss you terribly and think of you often .
9. Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday...
(Inside card) - So we're having you put to sleep.
10. Looking back over the years that we have been together, I can't help but wonder.....
(Inside card) - What the hell was I thinking
11. I'm so miserable without you...
(Inside card) - It's almost like you're still here.
12. Thank you for being part of my life.....
(Inside card) - I never knew what evil was until I met you!
13. Congratulations on your wedding day!
(Inside card) - Too bad no one likes your husband.
14. How can I say this....
(Inside card) - Your cooking kills me
15. Hooray.....
(Inside card) - You're divorced.
16. I just want you to know that I'm sorry for what happened...
(Inside card) - Especially since you survived.
17. Congrats on getting married...
(Inside card) - It's not everyday you decide to ruin your life.
18. Someday I hope to marry...
(inside card) - Someone other than you.
19. We have been friends for a very long time...
(Inside card) - What do you say we stop?
(Inside card) - I've changed my mind.
2. I must admit, you brought religion into my life...
(Inside card) - I never believed in Hell until I met you.
3. As the days go by, I think how lucky I am....
(Inside card) - That you're not here to ruin it for me ..
4. Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go....
(Inside card) - Will you take the knife from my back? You'll probably need it again.
5. Happy Birthday! You look great for your age....
(Inside card) - Almost lifelike!
6. When we were together, you said you'd die for me...
(Inside card) - Now we've broken up, I think it's time to keep your promise.
7. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy....
(Inside card) - Did you ever find out who the father was?
8. You are such a good friend. If we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket... (Inside card) - I'd miss you terribly and think of you often .
9. Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday...
(Inside card) - So we're having you put to sleep.
10. Looking back over the years that we have been together, I can't help but wonder.....
(Inside card) - What the hell was I thinking
11. I'm so miserable without you...
(Inside card) - It's almost like you're still here.
12. Thank you for being part of my life.....
(Inside card) - I never knew what evil was until I met you!
13. Congratulations on your wedding day!
(Inside card) - Too bad no one likes your husband.
14. How can I say this....
(Inside card) - Your cooking kills me
15. Hooray.....
(Inside card) - You're divorced.
16. I just want you to know that I'm sorry for what happened...
(Inside card) - Especially since you survived.
17. Congrats on getting married...
(Inside card) - It's not everyday you decide to ruin your life.
18. Someday I hope to marry...
(inside card) - Someone other than you.
19. We have been friends for a very long time...
(Inside card) - What do you say we stop?
19 Things I Learned From Movies
1. If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing St Patrick's Day parade - at any time of the year.
2. All beds have special L-shaped top sheets that reach up to armpit level on a woman but only waist level on the man lying beside her.
3. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread.
4. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba diving.
5. The ventilation system of any building is a perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building without difficulty.
6. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A German accent will do.
7. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris.8. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.
9. When paying for a taxi, never look at your wallet as you take out a note - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.
10. If you lose a hand, it will cause the stump of your arm to grow by 15cm.
11. Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning, even though the husband and children never have time to eat them.
12. Cars and trucks that crash will almost always burst into flames.
13. A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of a football stadium.
14. Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.
15. All single women have a cat.
16. Any person waking from a nightmare will sit bolt upright and pant.
17. One man shooting at 20 men has a better chance of killing them all than 20 men firing at one.
18. Creepy music coming from a graveyard should always be closely investigated.
19. Most people keep a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings - especially if any of their family or friends has died in a strange boating accident.
2. All beds have special L-shaped top sheets that reach up to armpit level on a woman but only waist level on the man lying beside her.
3. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread.
4. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba diving.
5. The ventilation system of any building is a perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building without difficulty.
6. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A German accent will do.
7. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris.8. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.
9. When paying for a taxi, never look at your wallet as you take out a note - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.
10. If you lose a hand, it will cause the stump of your arm to grow by 15cm.
11. Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning, even though the husband and children never have time to eat them.
12. Cars and trucks that crash will almost always burst into flames.
13. A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of a football stadium.
14. Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.
15. All single women have a cat.
16. Any person waking from a nightmare will sit bolt upright and pant.
17. One man shooting at 20 men has a better chance of killing them all than 20 men firing at one.
18. Creepy music coming from a graveyard should always be closely investigated.
19. Most people keep a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings - especially if any of their family or friends has died in a strange boating accident.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Jangan Tidur Begadang!!!
Para dokter di National Taiwan Hospital baru-baru ini mengejutkan dunia kedokteran karena ditemukannya kasus seorang dokter muda berusia 37 tahun yang selama ini sangat mempercayai hasil pemeriksaan fungsi hati (GOT,GPT), tetapi ternyata saat menjelang Hari Raya Imlek diketahui positif menderita kanker hati sepanjang 10 cm!
Selama ini hampir semuaorang sangat bergantung pada hasil indeks pemeriksaan fungsi hati(Liver Function Index). Mereka menganggap bila pemeriksaan menunjukkan hasil index yang normal berarti semua OK. Kesalahpahaman macam ini ternyata juga dilakukan oleh banyak dokter spesialis.
Benar- benar mengejutkan, para dokter yang seharusnya memberikanpengetahu an yang benar pada masyarakat umum, ternyata memilikipengetahuan yang tidak benar. Pencegahan kanker hati harus dilakukan dengan cara yang benar. Tidak ada jalan lain kecuali mendeteksi dan mengobatinya sedini mungkin, demikian kata dokter Hsu Chin Chuan.
Tetapi ironisnya, ternyata dokter yang menangani kanker hati juga bisa memiliki pandangan yang salah, bahkan menyesatkan masyarakat, inilah penyebab terbesar kenapa kanker hati sulit untuk disembuhkan.
Penyebab utama kerusakan hati adalah:
1. Tidur terlalu malam dan bangun terlalu siang adalah penyebab paling utama
2. Tidak buang air di pagi hari.
3. Pola makan yang terlalu berlebihan.
4. Tidak makan pagi.
5. Terlalu banyak mengkonsumsi obat-obatan.
6. Terlalu banyak mengkonsumsi bahan pengawet, zat tambahan, zat pewarna, pemanis buatan.
7. Minyak goreng yang tidak sehat! Sedapat mungkin kurangi penggunaanminyak goreng saat menggoreng makanan hal ini juga berlaku meskimenggunakan minyak goreng terbaik sekalipun seperti olive oil. Jangan mengkonsumsi makanan yang digoreng bila kita dalam kondisi penat, kecuali dalam kondisi tubuh yang fit.
8. Mengkonsumsi masakan mentah(sangat matang) juga menambah beban hati. Sayur mayur dimakan mentah atau dimasak matang 3/ 5 bagian. Sayur yang digoreng harus dimakan habis saat itu juga, jangan disimpan.
Kita harus melakukanpencegahan dengan tanpa mengeluarkan biaya tambahan. Cukup atur gaya hidup dan pola makanan sehari-hari.
Perawatan dari pola makan dan kondisi waktu sangat diperlukan agar tubuh kita dapat melakukanpenyerapan dan pembuangan zat-zat yang tidak berguna sesuai dengan jadwalnya
Sebab:
*. Malam hari pk 9 - 11: adalah pembuangan zat- zat tidak berguna/beracun (de-toxin) dibagian sistem antibodi (kelenjar getah bening). Selama durasi waktu ini seharusnya dilalui dengan suasana tenang atau mendengarkan musik. Bila saat itu seorang ibu rumah tangga masih dalam kondisi yang tidak santai seperti misalnya mencuci piring atau mengawasi anak belajar, hal inidapat berdampak negatif bagi kesehatan.
*. Malam hari pk 11 - dini Hari pk 1: saat proses de-toxin di bagian hati, harus berlangsung dalam kondisi tidur pulas.
*. Dini hari pk 1 - 3: proses de-toxin di bagian empedu, juga berlangsung dalam kondisi tidur.
*. Dini hari pk 3 - 5: de-toxin di bagian paru-paru. Sebab itu akan terjadi batuk yang hebatbagi penderita batuk selama durasi waktu ini. Karena proses pembersihan( de-toxin) telah mencapai saluran pernafasan, maka tak perlu minumobat batuk agar supaya tidak merintangi proses pembuangan kotoran.
*. Pagi pk 5 - 7: de-toxin di bagian usus besar, harus buang air di kamar kecil.
*. Pagi pk 7 - 9: waktu penyerapan gizi makanan bagi usus kecil, harus makan pagi. Bagi orang yang sakit sebaiknya makan lebih pagi yaitu sebelum pk 6:30. Makan pagi sebelum pk 7:30 sangat baik bagi mereka yang ingin menjaga kesehatannya. Bagi mereka yang tidak makan pagi harap merubah kebiasaannya ini, bahkan masih lebih baik terlambat makan pagi hingga pk 9-10 daripada tidak makan sama sekali.
Tidur terlalu malam dan bangun terlalu siang akan mengacaukan proses pembuangan zat-zat tidakberguna. Selain itu, dari tengah malam hingga pukul 4 dini hari adalah waktu bagi sumsum tulang belakang untuk memproduksi darah.
Sebab itu, tidurlah yang nyenyak dan jangan begadang!!!!
masalahnya, nggak semua orang punya siklus hidup yang bener...
coba, gimana dengan orang2 yang kerja jadi security yang selalu night shift?
pasti donk mereka tidur dipagi hari dan bangun late afternoon
kalau research ini benar, nggak bakal ada orang yang mau kanker hati, dan nggak bakal ada orang yang mau kerja night shift begini...
dua...
research gini kan didasarkan pada kehidupan orang yang breakfast-lunch-dinner ontime..
gimana orang yang late lunch dan late dinner... apa kalau late dinner metabolism nya nggak ikut mundur semua?
dan juga,
gimana dengan orang yang pindah ke time zone yang beda
kasian donk ntar kanker hati semua...
tapi yah... buat semua itu..yang nomor 1 sama 2 berlaku buat saya...
Selama ini hampir semuaorang sangat bergantung pada hasil indeks pemeriksaan fungsi hati(Liver Function Index). Mereka menganggap bila pemeriksaan menunjukkan hasil index yang normal berarti semua OK. Kesalahpahaman macam ini ternyata juga dilakukan oleh banyak dokter spesialis.
Benar- benar mengejutkan, para dokter yang seharusnya memberikanpengetahu an yang benar pada masyarakat umum, ternyata memilikipengetahuan yang tidak benar. Pencegahan kanker hati harus dilakukan dengan cara yang benar. Tidak ada jalan lain kecuali mendeteksi dan mengobatinya sedini mungkin, demikian kata dokter Hsu Chin Chuan.
Tetapi ironisnya, ternyata dokter yang menangani kanker hati juga bisa memiliki pandangan yang salah, bahkan menyesatkan masyarakat, inilah penyebab terbesar kenapa kanker hati sulit untuk disembuhkan.
Penyebab utama kerusakan hati adalah:
1. Tidur terlalu malam dan bangun terlalu siang adalah penyebab paling utama
2. Tidak buang air di pagi hari.
3. Pola makan yang terlalu berlebihan.
4. Tidak makan pagi.
5. Terlalu banyak mengkonsumsi obat-obatan.
6. Terlalu banyak mengkonsumsi bahan pengawet, zat tambahan, zat pewarna, pemanis buatan.
7. Minyak goreng yang tidak sehat! Sedapat mungkin kurangi penggunaanminyak goreng saat menggoreng makanan hal ini juga berlaku meskimenggunakan minyak goreng terbaik sekalipun seperti olive oil. Jangan mengkonsumsi makanan yang digoreng bila kita dalam kondisi penat, kecuali dalam kondisi tubuh yang fit.
8. Mengkonsumsi masakan mentah(sangat matang) juga menambah beban hati. Sayur mayur dimakan mentah atau dimasak matang 3/ 5 bagian. Sayur yang digoreng harus dimakan habis saat itu juga, jangan disimpan.
Kita harus melakukanpencegahan dengan tanpa mengeluarkan biaya tambahan. Cukup atur gaya hidup dan pola makanan sehari-hari.
Perawatan dari pola makan dan kondisi waktu sangat diperlukan agar tubuh kita dapat melakukanpenyerapan dan pembuangan zat-zat yang tidak berguna sesuai dengan jadwalnya
Sebab:
*. Malam hari pk 9 - 11: adalah pembuangan zat- zat tidak berguna/beracun (de-toxin) dibagian sistem antibodi (kelenjar getah bening). Selama durasi waktu ini seharusnya dilalui dengan suasana tenang atau mendengarkan musik. Bila saat itu seorang ibu rumah tangga masih dalam kondisi yang tidak santai seperti misalnya mencuci piring atau mengawasi anak belajar, hal inidapat berdampak negatif bagi kesehatan.
*. Malam hari pk 11 - dini Hari pk 1: saat proses de-toxin di bagian hati, harus berlangsung dalam kondisi tidur pulas.
*. Dini hari pk 1 - 3: proses de-toxin di bagian empedu, juga berlangsung dalam kondisi tidur.
*. Dini hari pk 3 - 5: de-toxin di bagian paru-paru. Sebab itu akan terjadi batuk yang hebatbagi penderita batuk selama durasi waktu ini. Karena proses pembersihan( de-toxin) telah mencapai saluran pernafasan, maka tak perlu minumobat batuk agar supaya tidak merintangi proses pembuangan kotoran.
*. Pagi pk 5 - 7: de-toxin di bagian usus besar, harus buang air di kamar kecil.
*. Pagi pk 7 - 9: waktu penyerapan gizi makanan bagi usus kecil, harus makan pagi. Bagi orang yang sakit sebaiknya makan lebih pagi yaitu sebelum pk 6:30. Makan pagi sebelum pk 7:30 sangat baik bagi mereka yang ingin menjaga kesehatannya. Bagi mereka yang tidak makan pagi harap merubah kebiasaannya ini, bahkan masih lebih baik terlambat makan pagi hingga pk 9-10 daripada tidak makan sama sekali.
Tidur terlalu malam dan bangun terlalu siang akan mengacaukan proses pembuangan zat-zat tidakberguna. Selain itu, dari tengah malam hingga pukul 4 dini hari adalah waktu bagi sumsum tulang belakang untuk memproduksi darah.
Sebab itu, tidurlah yang nyenyak dan jangan begadang!!!!
masalahnya, nggak semua orang punya siklus hidup yang bener...
coba, gimana dengan orang2 yang kerja jadi security yang selalu night shift?
pasti donk mereka tidur dipagi hari dan bangun late afternoon
kalau research ini benar, nggak bakal ada orang yang mau kanker hati, dan nggak bakal ada orang yang mau kerja night shift begini...
dua...
research gini kan didasarkan pada kehidupan orang yang breakfast-lunch-dinner ontime..
gimana orang yang late lunch dan late dinner... apa kalau late dinner metabolism nya nggak ikut mundur semua?
dan juga,
gimana dengan orang yang pindah ke time zone yang beda
kasian donk ntar kanker hati semua...
tapi yah... buat semua itu..yang nomor 1 sama 2 berlaku buat saya...
Life @DSI
How does it feel here?
Heuhue... I dunno what to answer.
Basically I'm just an IAP student, coming to DSI just with passions to learn and needs to fulfill my AUs requirement... :)
I know that the needs for my coming here is TO STUDY and not to work.
I'm just a student, a NTU student, with no practical knowledge to be applied in the workplace. In university, there is not many resources to learn...
I always feel like NTU is NOT READY to give credit to BioEngineering :)
So here I am know, studying-yet-working at DSI...
Being here for 2 months plus a few days gives me lots of things to be thought.
I've learned how people in R&D work.
I've learned how my graduate life would be if I choose to do RESEARCH :))
I've also learned that people here is nice... :)
Just for simple case: Opening the door.
I am just a student.
Yet the males here, not to mention male researchers and senior fellows, are kind enough for opening the door for female.
For a status of a student o.O
walauuuee....
How can it be eh?
I have no idea. But I've learned, not all Sporean kiashu :))
Heuhue... I dunno what to answer.
Basically I'm just an IAP student, coming to DSI just with passions to learn and needs to fulfill my AUs requirement... :)
I know that the needs for my coming here is TO STUDY and not to work.
I'm just a student, a NTU student, with no practical knowledge to be applied in the workplace. In university, there is not many resources to learn...
I always feel like NTU is NOT READY to give credit to BioEngineering :)
So here I am know, studying-yet-working at DSI...
Being here for 2 months plus a few days gives me lots of things to be thought.
I've learned how people in R&D work.
I've learned how my graduate life would be if I choose to do RESEARCH :))
I've also learned that people here is nice... :)
Just for simple case: Opening the door.
I am just a student.
Yet the males here, not to mention male researchers and senior fellows, are kind enough for opening the door for female.
For a status of a student o.O
walauuuee....
How can it be eh?
I have no idea. But I've learned, not all Sporean kiashu :))
Today feature pic by wiki
Tufa towers in Mono Lake, California. Tufa are spires and knobs made of calcium carbonate formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Tufa can reach heights of 30 ft (9.1 m).
Monday, March 10, 2008
FREEDOM
In the mass yesterday, they talked about FREEDOM :D
There's this husband, saying to his wife:
"Darling, sweetcake, honeypie, I'm going for a vision trip with my friends for a month. Take a good care of yourself, the children, and the house. Bye!"
Is it what's called freedom?
When that question was asked, this is what I had in mind:
If the husband has a freedom, then the wife should also has freedom!!!
Haha. F*ck.
There are two things considerated for freedom:
- Responsibility
- Great goods for others
When you have freedom, it doesn't mean that you don't have any responsibility. You HAVE TO still be responsible for what you've done. And yet, you also need to be CONSIDERATE of others. Don't be like that f*ckin husband who's irresponsible and completely ignore his wife...
NEVER EVER FIND SUCH HUSBAND.
What else for freedom?
That word reminds me of Freedom of Human Rights... according to Act number *blah blah blah* in which I've forgotten.
Yeah, my memory is not that good -__-"
One poem bout freedom, taken from Richard Lovelace:
Stone walls do not a prison make
Nor iron bars a cage
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an hermitage
Transparently, that means the PHYSICAL FREEDOM.
How about freedom of our THOUGHTS?
Well, no one will know what you are thinking right now. But people may guess. And it's this guess which may give wrong impression for others.
Arrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I'm not used to this technical stuff.
What a hard topic -__-"
There's this husband, saying to his wife:
"Darling, sweetcake, honeypie, I'm going for a vision trip with my friends for a month. Take a good care of yourself, the children, and the house. Bye!"
Is it what's called freedom?
When that question was asked, this is what I had in mind:
If the husband has a freedom, then the wife should also has freedom!!!
Haha. F*ck.
There are two things considerated for freedom:
- Responsibility
- Great goods for others
When you have freedom, it doesn't mean that you don't have any responsibility. You HAVE TO still be responsible for what you've done. And yet, you also need to be CONSIDERATE of others. Don't be like that f*ckin husband who's irresponsible and completely ignore his wife...
NEVER EVER FIND SUCH HUSBAND.
What else for freedom?
That word reminds me of Freedom of Human Rights... according to Act number *blah blah blah* in which I've forgotten.
Yeah, my memory is not that good -__-"
One poem bout freedom, taken from Richard Lovelace:
Stone walls do not a prison make
Nor iron bars a cage
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an hermitage
Transparently, that means the PHYSICAL FREEDOM.
How about freedom of our THOUGHTS?
Well, no one will know what you are thinking right now. But people may guess. And it's this guess which may give wrong impression for others.
Arrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I'm not used to this technical stuff.
What a hard topic -__-"
[IA] Week 10, Day 1
So, it is Monday and I've just reread the e-mail from Ms. Winsome about the presentation and report for this Mid-Attachment.
Quoting her e-mail
Hi Students
It's the time you have been waiting for !
Your Mid-of-Attachment Presentation is due in a few weeks time and it's time you start preparing for it !Please take your time to digest the following information.
Date and TimeThe date for your presentation is 18 March, Tuesday at Training Room (Level 6).Please see individual presentation time in attached excel file.If you have intention to do a group presentation, please inform me so that I may make changes to the schedule if necessary.You have to attend the whole presentation unless you have valid reason to be away.Please be seated at Training Room at 8.40 am on 18 March.
Presentation Material
Refer to the attached excel file for instructions and judging criteria on the presentation.To submit your presentation materials to me at least 1 day before your presentation date.You can do so via email or thumbdrive.
Progress Report
Please submit a Progress Report using the template attached.To be submitted at least 2 days before your presentation date via hardcopy or email.
FAQ
Q: Why do I need to submit my presentation material to you before the presentation date?
A: This will allow smooth transition on actual day without any fuss of uploading of materials. I am sure you do not wish to delay your lunch time.
Q: What if I need to change some information after I have already sent you a previous one?
A: You can send me an updated version anytime as long as I received it by 6pm on the day before presentation date.
Q: Why do I need to be at the Training Room so early before the presentation start?
A: The time is to let you familiarise with the environment and to run through your material to check that everything is in order.
Q: Can I use my own laptop?
A: You are not encouraged to use your own laptop, however, if you are running any special applications to aid your presentation, you may use your own laptop. Please test that your laptop is compatible with the system in TR and do a smooth transition during your turn
.Q: Can we do a group presentation?
A: Yes you may do so, especially if you are working on same or similar topics. If you are doing a two person group presentation, one of you may give the introduction to the project and the other can present the conclusion. However, during each of your presentation, it is advised that you touch on what/how you have contribute to the project.
Q: How would I know that I have exceeded my presentation time?
A: I will be sounding the bell during your presentation. One sound after 8-minute into the presentation and then two sound at the end of 10 minutes. Finish off whatever you can or jump to conclude your presentation. The trick is to rehearse your presentation beforehand to ensure a smooth and good presentation.
Please approach me if you have any other queries.
Regards
Winsome
GSA
Walauueeee.... o.O
I've just realized that I only need to do PROGRESS REPORT
not a FULL REPORT
So lame -__-"
Sorry for bothering my supervisor. I tried to said this to her but she's not at her table, so I just leave her an e-mail. So sorrrryyyy >.<
She's given me many suggestions and what to do and what to write... Yet I'm still... it's me who's not paying any attention here...
Stupid me.
Quoting her e-mail
Hi Students
It's the time you have been waiting for !
Your Mid-of-Attachment Presentation is due in a few weeks time and it's time you start preparing for it !Please take your time to digest the following information.
Date and TimeThe date for your presentation is 18 March, Tuesday at Training Room (Level 6).Please see individual presentation time in attached excel file.If you have intention to do a group presentation, please inform me so that I may make changes to the schedule if necessary.You have to attend the whole presentation unless you have valid reason to be away.Please be seated at Training Room at 8.40 am on 18 March.
Presentation Material
Refer to the attached excel file for instructions and judging criteria on the presentation.To submit your presentation materials to me at least 1 day before your presentation date.You can do so via email or thumbdrive.
Progress Report
Please submit a Progress Report using the template attached.To be submitted at least 2 days before your presentation date via hardcopy or email.
FAQ
Q: Why do I need to submit my presentation material to you before the presentation date?
A: This will allow smooth transition on actual day without any fuss of uploading of materials. I am sure you do not wish to delay your lunch time.
Q: What if I need to change some information after I have already sent you a previous one?
A: You can send me an updated version anytime as long as I received it by 6pm on the day before presentation date.
Q: Why do I need to be at the Training Room so early before the presentation start?
A: The time is to let you familiarise with the environment and to run through your material to check that everything is in order.
Q: Can I use my own laptop?
A: You are not encouraged to use your own laptop, however, if you are running any special applications to aid your presentation, you may use your own laptop. Please test that your laptop is compatible with the system in TR and do a smooth transition during your turn
.Q: Can we do a group presentation?
A: Yes you may do so, especially if you are working on same or similar topics. If you are doing a two person group presentation, one of you may give the introduction to the project and the other can present the conclusion. However, during each of your presentation, it is advised that you touch on what/how you have contribute to the project.
Q: How would I know that I have exceeded my presentation time?
A: I will be sounding the bell during your presentation. One sound after 8-minute into the presentation and then two sound at the end of 10 minutes. Finish off whatever you can or jump to conclude your presentation. The trick is to rehearse your presentation beforehand to ensure a smooth and good presentation.
Please approach me if you have any other queries.
Regards
Winsome
GSA
Walauueeee.... o.O
I've just realized that I only need to do PROGRESS REPORT
not a FULL REPORT
So lame -__-"
Sorry for bothering my supervisor. I tried to said this to her but she's not at her table, so I just leave her an e-mail. So sorrrryyyy >.<
She's given me many suggestions and what to do and what to write... Yet I'm still... it's me who's not paying any attention here...
Stupid me.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Dinner at Crystal Jade
Shanghai Fried Noodle (or Fried Shanghai Noodle)
cost $9.50 at Crystal Jade Xiao Long Pau
honestly, it's tasteless
i'd prefer having mie ayam or mie pangsit at the street :P
MUSIC
listen to me...
Canon IXUS 850is
ISO 100
1/13
F/2.8
actually wanna make the title to be "Hear Me!!!"
as usual, i changed my mind...
Canon IXUS 850is
ISO 100
1/13
F/2.8
actually wanna make the title to be "Hear Me!!!"
as usual, i changed my mind...
Step Up 2: The Street
Trailer
In My Opinion
Watching the first 1 hour is very boring... I just felt like "Please, when will it over???"
The storyline is kinda strange... The happily ever after thing is depicted since the beginning of the movie.
The actor and the actress is just... so so. She's not cute enough, comparing to Step Up 1... and the guy... oh, well, not that attractive, haha.
I was waiting for the final scene, where the final dance should be WOW.
and ok, it's not disappointing.
What I was so disappointed is the camera-taking. I mean, the dance supposed to be the final yet marvelous. But the camera taking didn't support it!!!
I've read once, just like amateur movie... and I HAVE TO AGREE WITH HIM.
Rating: 3.5/10
Saturday, March 08, 2008
7 Weirdest Deaths ever!
1916: Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic, was poisoned while dining with a political enemy, and supposedly he was given enough poison to kill three men his size. When he did not die, one assassin sneaked up behind him and shot him in the head, and while checking Grigori's pulse the mystic grabbed him by the neck and strangled him. He proceeded to run away, while the other assassins chased. They caught up to him after he was finally felled by three shots during the chase. The pursuers bludgeoned him, then threw him into a frozen river. When his body washed ashore, an autopsy showed the cause of death to be drowning. There is now some doubt about the credibility of this account, though.
1981: Carl McCunn, in March 1981, paid a bush pilot to drop him at a remote lake near the Coleen River in Alaska to photograph wildlife, but had not arranged for the pilot to pick him up again in August. Rather than starve, McCunn shot himself in the head. His body was found in February 1982.
1322: Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford was fatally speared through the anus by a pikeman hidden under the bridge during the Battle of Boroughbridge.[9]
458 BC: The Greek playwright Aeschylus was killed when an eagle dropped a live tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a stone. The tortoise survived.
2005: 28-year-old South Korean, Lee Seung Seop, collapsed of fatigue and died after playing Starcraft for almost 50 consecutive hours in an Internet cafe.[45]
1984: Jim Fixx, who wrote "The Complete Book of Running" and lectured about how running and a healthy diet would promote longevity, dropped dead from a heart attack while running. An autopsy revealed he had 3 massively blocked heart arteries.
1899: French president Félix Faure died of a stroke while receiving oral sex in his office.
1981: Carl McCunn, in March 1981, paid a bush pilot to drop him at a remote lake near the Coleen River in Alaska to photograph wildlife, but had not arranged for the pilot to pick him up again in August. Rather than starve, McCunn shot himself in the head. His body was found in February 1982.
1322: Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford was fatally speared through the anus by a pikeman hidden under the bridge during the Battle of Boroughbridge.[9]
458 BC: The Greek playwright Aeschylus was killed when an eagle dropped a live tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a stone. The tortoise survived.
2005: 28-year-old South Korean, Lee Seung Seop, collapsed of fatigue and died after playing Starcraft for almost 50 consecutive hours in an Internet cafe.[45]
1984: Jim Fixx, who wrote "The Complete Book of Running" and lectured about how running and a healthy diet would promote longevity, dropped dead from a heart attack while running. An autopsy revealed he had 3 massively blocked heart arteries.
1899: French president Félix Faure died of a stroke while receiving oral sex in his office.
La Vie En Rose (La Mome)
Trailer
Synopsis
The story is about the life of French singer, Edith Piaf.
In My Opinion
I like the songs, the way they are sung, and everything! :D
Although I kinda bit confused with the plot... which is always going back and forth... I can still stand it, haha ^^
I felt like the acts trying to extract myself into the story... Unfortunately, it didn't work (well, maybe because I have known the story beforehand.. haha).
However, I'm quite satisfied with the movie :)
Rating: 7/10
PS. after seeing this movie, I tried to find the soundtrack, but cannot find it lar
Friday, March 07, 2008
[IA] Week 9, Day 5
So, here I am waiting to meet my supervisor.
Because I really had no mood doing anything today... I planned to meet my supervisor at 9.15 am. But when I got there... she's gone already. Perhaps she's doing another project of sputtering with the Balzers downstair. Sigh.
I tried to look for her every half an hour but she hasn't returned o.O
Today I should be doing the PCTT for the 6 samples I have here in my hand. But I'm still not sure, until which temperature should I heat the samples... and also, should I use the whole sample without cutting them in halves or such? I have noooooooo idea x.X
Yesterday when I talked to my supervisor... my bad habit came around again.
I think I said "I don't know" to her twice yesterday... She'd think I'm stupid or what, dunno -.!
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Today featured pic by Wiki *again and again*
The Arc de Triomphe at night. Commissioned by Napoleon after the victory in the Battle of Austerlitz, it stands in the middle of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. At 51 metres (167 ft) high and 45 m (148 ft) wide, it is the second-largest triumphal arch in the world. The monument honors soldiers throughout French history, and houses the tomb of the unknown soldier.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
[IA] Week 9, Day 2
so, i have been doing nothing these two days,
even i met my supervisor only once a day (in the morning, 9 am plus) =)
the Balzers Q 163 sputtering machine has been repaired. this morning I checked it downstair with Mr. Cheng... and it's fully booked for the whole day, wohooo...
for tomorrow... maybe still the same lol. FYP students have been waiting for the Balzers to recover... i think my supervisor said from last December... haha, such a looooooong time... and i'm not expecting only that long queue :P
on Thursday and Friday, Mr. Cheng will take leaves. well... what will i do then? dunno. perhaps just reading and reading some papers (again). hey, i've fallen asleep deeeeeeeeeepllyyyyy this afternoon coz nothing to do lol o.O
i bring my HDD and manga of course... because i cannot watch movie in the project room. dunno what happens to the Windows Media Player.. it's just sound, no image shown, lol.
so? tomorrow... i'll bring Ratna's novel, A Painted House by John Grisham (of course :D i love John Grisham's)
perhaps will be reading for the whole day?
hope not.
i've been so healthy today and hyperactive... wanna do something useful xD
even i met my supervisor only once a day (in the morning, 9 am plus) =)
the Balzers Q 163 sputtering machine has been repaired. this morning I checked it downstair with Mr. Cheng... and it's fully booked for the whole day, wohooo...
for tomorrow... maybe still the same lol. FYP students have been waiting for the Balzers to recover... i think my supervisor said from last December... haha, such a looooooong time... and i'm not expecting only that long queue :P
on Thursday and Friday, Mr. Cheng will take leaves. well... what will i do then? dunno. perhaps just reading and reading some papers (again). hey, i've fallen asleep deeeeeeeeeepllyyyyy this afternoon coz nothing to do lol o.O
i bring my HDD and manga of course... because i cannot watch movie in the project room. dunno what happens to the Windows Media Player.. it's just sound, no image shown, lol.
so? tomorrow... i'll bring Ratna's novel, A Painted House by John Grisham (of course :D i love John Grisham's)
perhaps will be reading for the whole day?
hope not.
i've been so healthy today and hyperactive... wanna do something useful xD
Monday, March 03, 2008
Today Feature Pic by Wiki (again)
Cappadocia, a region in central Turkey, is known for its Göreme National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is famous for its "fairy chimney" rock formations, some of which reach 40 metres (131 ft) in height. From the 4th to 13th century AD, occupants of the area dug tunnels into the exposed rock face to build residences, stores, and churches.
Photo credit: Mila Zinkova
NTU Triple Sharing Room
Dear Resident
We are pleased to inform you that two triple-sharing showrooms displaying two different room layouts are set up in Hall 13 and Hall 14 respectively and are now ready for viewing.
Hence, we will like to invite you to personally view the proposed room layout and at the same time receive your input on the preferred room layout.
Location : Hall 13, 63-6-1265
Hall 14, 65-2-1328
Viewing Hours :Date : 29 Feb 08 (Fri)
Time : 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm.
Date : 3 Mar 08 and 4 Mar 08 (Mon & Tue)
Time : 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
2.00 pm – 5.00 pm.
Thank you.
Hall Office
Referring to the mass e-mail above, some students have viewed the triple sharing room there. Although I cannot take a look because of this f*cking IA, I've seen some photos of it.
This one is the one in Hall 14; credit to the original uploader.
We are pleased to inform you that two triple-sharing showrooms displaying two different room layouts are set up in Hall 13 and Hall 14 respectively and are now ready for viewing.
Hence, we will like to invite you to personally view the proposed room layout and at the same time receive your input on the preferred room layout.
Location : Hall 13, 63-6-1265
Hall 14, 65-2-1328
Viewing Hours :Date : 29 Feb 08 (Fri)
Time : 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm.
Date : 3 Mar 08 and 4 Mar 08 (Mon & Tue)
Time : 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
2.00 pm – 5.00 pm.
Thank you.
Hall Office
Referring to the mass e-mail above, some students have viewed the triple sharing room there. Although I cannot take a look because of this f*cking IA, I've seen some photos of it.
This one is the one in Hall 14; credit to the original uploader.
Saturday, March 01, 2008
The Orphanage (El Orfanato)
Synopsis from wikipedia:
Laura, with her physician husband Carlos, returns to an orphanage where she had lived as a child with plans of reopening it as a home for sick and disabled children. They adopted a son named Simón who is HIV-positive, though he is unaware of either his adoption or his illness.
Upon moving into the cavernous and hauntingly beautiful home, Simón becomes acquainted with six imaginary friends. Because Simón has always had imaginary friends, both Laura and Carlos play along with his stories. Laura takes Simón to visit a cave near the beach, and he claims to see an imaginary friend. After returning home, he draws a picture of him. He is named Tomás, and he wears a sack mask.
A mysterious social worker appears one day, talking obliquely of some new treatment for Simón. After inviting her in for tea, Laura becomes suspicious and sends her away. That night, after investigating some rattling noises she hears outside, Laura finds the mysterious social worker skulking around the grounds. Though Laura screams for Carlos' help, the woman escapes before anything else occurs. After reporting the incident, it is discovered that there is no social worker registered with the name Benigna, which the woman gave.
One day, Simón tells Laura about a game that Tomás has created for him, a type of scavenger hunt. The game leads them to the locked drawer where Simón's medical records are hidden. Simón reveals to Laura that he knows that she is not his real mother and that he is going to die. When she asks him how he knows that, he responds that his friends told him.
Soon after, Laura hosts a party for the disabled children to welcome them to their new home. Simón begs to show Laura Tomás' house, but after an argument, Laura leaves Simón alone upstairs. When Laura returns to check on him, she cannot find him. She checks in the bathroom at the end of the hall, only to be confronted by a boy in a sack mask who she saw earlier at the party. After she tries to remove the boy's mask, he violently locks her in the bathroom and disappears. No one else at the party remembered seeing the boy because all the children were wearing masks. Simón cannot be found; he has simply disappeared without a trace.
Months later, Laura and her husband go for a drive. It is evident that both are still haunted by the loss of their son. Coincidentally, Laura sees Benigna crossing the street with a stroller, and she makes Carlos stop the car. However, in the tension of the moment, a speeding ambulance mauls Benigna. Though Carlos attempts mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, he says that the woman is dead. Laura reaches for the woman's whistle necklace, and in her dying breath the woman snatches Laura's hand away.
After searching the woman's home, the police discover that Benigna worked at the orphanage long ago. She had a deformed son named Tomás who drowned in the oceanfront cave near the orphanage. Though his face was hidden from the other orphans, they led him to a cave and took off his mask. They wanted to see if he would dare to come out without his mask; ashamed, he refused and drowned overnight once the tide rose.
The desperate Laura then agrees to have a medium explore the orphanage for supernatural clues to her son's disappearance. The medium sees five child ghosts, screaming in pain and dying of poison. Soon after, Laura, following clues she believes were left by Tomás, finds five sacks full of ashes and human bones in the very shed that she caught Benigna snooping in. Laura surmises that the woman had murdered the five children, after their trick had killed Tomás.
Carlos does not believe in the supernatural; he thinks his wife has gone crazy and begs her to leave the orphanage, but she refuses. She insists that she must stay and explore every nook and cranny of the creepy house until it disgorges its secrets. Laura insists that there are too many memories in the house and she needs two days alone to say good-bye.
Carlos goes, leaving Laura alone in the house. After recreating her time in the house as a young girl, she sees the ghosts of the dead friends from her childhood, and they lead her to a hidden door in a closet. Behind the door are stairs leading to a dark basement, and at the bottom she finds Simón alive. However, when she wills the ghosts to go away, it turns out Simón was dead as well, having fallen down a broken banister on the stairwell the day he disappeared. In her frantic search for Simón, she'd unintentionally prevented his escape from the basement. She carries his body up and kills herself by overdosing on her medication.
Laura wakes up, and the ghosts of the five murdered children plus Tomás and Simón, appear before her. Simón asks her to stay and take care of him and his friends forever, and she happily agrees.
Later, Carlos is seen in front of the house where a memorial to Laura, Simón, and the other children of the orphanage had been built. After going inside one last time to say farewell, he spies a good-luck necklace he had given Laura on the floorboards inside the children's bedroom. He hears a noise and looks up as the doors slowly open, and smiles.
Actually, I wanted to give 7.5/10 for this movie,
but suddenly, seeing the last 15 minutes scene... I gave up and rose the score to 8.3/10 :)
It made me cry. Quite alot.
So now, let me begin my synopsis (although you can all read from wiki :P)
Laura and her husband Carlos stay at an orphanage, in which Laura stayed during her childhood. They bring Simon, their adopted son. Soon, Simon meets his 'invincible' friends, people said it's imaginary friends, wateva...
After having his imaginary friends, Simon refuses to meet other children. In a disabled-children party that Laura held, Simon asks Laura to meet one of his friend's house, Tomas. Laura gets angry and asks Simon to join the party, still Simon refuses. She slaps Simon and leaves him alone in his room.
When Laura returns, Simon disappears. She tries to find him anywhere but cannot. Instead, she meets this Tomas guy who locks her in the bathroom.
Months passed. Finally Laura and Carlos find themselves the story of the house, polices, and psychoanalyst (or what eh? i forgot...). The psychoanalyst said she sees five children there, but cannot find Simon. On the other hand, Carlos thinks Laura has gone insane, and he urges to leave the house. Laura stays behind for another two days to say goodbye.
After Carlos has gone, Laura recreates the orphanage as it was during her childhood. And there's also a bedroom with 6 beds (i think). When she plays this "Un, dos, tres, toca la pared", Simon's imaginary friends appear and Laura finds Simon in the basement.
She finds Simon dead. She stucks the basement's door closed with stuffs when she looked for him months before.
She returns to the bedroom and brings Simon with her. Here, Simon's imaginary friends, which are Laura's childhood mates in this orphanage, appears. Simon asks her to stay and tell bedtime stories... <<< here =")
At the last scene, Carlos returns to the house and gives flowers to Laura's grave. At that moment I've just realized that Laura died the days before =((( In the bedroom, he finds the goodluck necklace he gave Laura months ago. The door opens (and I wonder what is that) and he smiled.
The end.
Rating: 8.3/10 for horror movie
European horror is nice, unlike Hollywood's one. Haha. Just like last time I watched "El Habitacion de Nino" :)
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