NTU 50th Anniversary

yesterday was the celebration of NTU 50th Anniversary and also the opening of School of Biological Sciences... WOHOO!!! it was fun...

the celebration start at 7 pm but i m oledi there at around 6.30pm... met some of my course mate...



and some juniors



not to forget senior too



the whole night was fun... there is food, a lot of it... haha... as usual, i'll stuff myself on this kind of occasion...







besides the food, there is FIR concert... not really a FIR fan, so didnt pay much attention to it... all of us there r just to have some fun... muahahaha...

oh yah... the opening of School of Biological Sciences was very cool... there was this laser show, followed by some stunt men coming down the wall while revealing the banners and also the school name... didnt manage to capture any pic on this... and did i mention fireworks?? well, though it is not as nice as the National Day, but still pretty impressive... (i got a video clip, but dont know where to host...)













yah... they did give out some umbrella as door gifts... the umbrella is very cute...


Mary Poppins!!!

Fact of Life

it is so funny how ppl can treat their friends for granted... maybe we got too used to having them around us all the time... sometimes we just neglected them...

interestingly, we only take note of our friends existence only under 2 circumstances... 1) when we need their help... 2) when something happen to them...

ever notice tat normally, ppl wont call u for a chat... but one day when u r sick or something really bad happen to u, ppl start calling u asking "how r u?", "r u ok?", "need my help" etc etc... y cant we just do tat everyday?? y cant we call our friend once a while just to chat?? *sigh* actually, i m also one of these ppl...

the other situation will be something like 'one fine day, u get into deep sh*t, then u start trying to recall each and everyone of your friends... in your mind "who can get me out of this sh*t?", "maybe i should call A? Nay, he cant help!", "calling B now would be good!" or stuff like tat...'

ok... sorry if i offended anyone in this entry... just kinda feeling blues recently (dont blame me, i m a cancerian... cancerian r rules by the Moon... tat is y our emotion r ever changing, just like moon phase...) and i certainly didnt mean everyone is like tat... some r some r not...

well, actually, i place my friends in the upmost priority... only second to my family... i really want my friends to be happy and doing fine (sound a bit mushy.. but it is true)... even though i dont have much action to prove tat...

ok... enuf of my disorganise tot... need to get back to work...

The End of My Financial Woes!!!

Hooray!!! finally, my financial woes will come to an end... just receive my loan $$ for this semester... total of S$ 1635.49 was being credited into my account... muahahaha... those tat i owe them money can now start collecting your debt from me liao..

well, even though i just got my $$, i bet it will be gone soon... and i mean really soon... i just dont know how to save money... i spend $$ very easily... furthermore, hostel bill is coming soon... once they have deducted hostel fee, then i will only be left with a few hundred bucks only... *sigh* time to look for a part time job or tuition liao... need to get some source of income... cannot always depend on my parents because they also need to save some money for my younger sister tertiary education... *sigh*

time to flip the classified section on the papers liao...

Inconsideration

i really dont understand y ppl can be so inconsiderate??





look at those!!! oh please... the rubish bin was already full, can u just throw your rubish somewhere else??

those pictures r taken at SBS CR1... "Undergraduate" that r suppose to be literate can do those things... there is actually another rubish bin nearby, y cant they just dump it there?? not that it is very far... the place is used by everyone, so they also have the responsibility to keep it clean and most importantly, those tat did tat will also use the place again... they must be more considerate...

how can the society progress if those ppl dont change they attitude?? well, actually a lot of ppl will do tat... it is the "as-long-as-i-m-fine-and-not-my-problem" attitude...

*grrrrrrr* so angry with them... better dont let me see anyone doing tat... otherwise, i m sure give him/her an earful....

Am i really changing??

now i start to wonder if it is true... wat will i become?? only time will tell...

I found a new IDOL!!! Changing...

i think i found a new idol... dont get me wrong... he dont sing or act, he is not evan a celebrity... he is one of my course mate...

y i idolise him?? not sure y either... he just have the air or aura... charismatic... i heard tat he is a very smart guy... and hardworking too... now if smart+hardworking wat will u get?? u get a super smart guy... not sure about his leadership, but i heard his reputation is kinda good... now, he is my role model... who is he?? Nay, i m not going to tell... guess yourself...

recently i feel myself changing... metamorphosing... evolution.. watever... i actually tried to study... can u imagine, me studying... ok... now this change is a good thing... hope, can see the results soon... muahahaha...


Before


After

Come to a conclusion? Maybe or maybe not

well, been thinking a lot lately... wondering wat i really want with my life? wat i really want to do? wat i really like? wat i really want my future to be? etc etc...

whenever there r someone who is better than me in anything, i will become very jealous (and i really mean jealous and not envious) and i want to really surpass him/her... y is this so?? wat do i really want to achieve when i surpass him/her?? would it make me happy?? NO!!! it wont, because there r so many ppl tat r better than me in something or another... i come to realise it tat, everyone will have their own strength and weakness... wat i have to do now is to find my strength... maybe i feel jealous because i feel insecure - i feel tat i m not as good as other ppl, or i can be compared to tat person... i just have to build on my on strength...

wat do i really want to achieve, do with my life and wat do i really want?? i dont have the answer yet... but one thing i know is tat i can continue leading my life the way it is... it is time to change... for a better future?? maybe... i cannot continue slacking and wasting my life away... right now i m not too sure of wat i really want but one thing for sure is tat i want to improve on my studies... cannot keep on getting 'C's... cannot disappoint my family especially my mom and dad... they really put a lot of hope in me...

well, until i can find more about wat i want, these r wat i m going to do (in order of priority):
1. Study hard - spend at least 2 hours a day to study...
2. Family and Friends Forever - i love my family and friends, thus i m going to spend as much time with them as possible...
3. Spirit of Volunteering - dont know y i just enjoy it... will try my best to participate in as many volunteering experience as i can...

Lesson learnt!!!

never, never, never miss any lesson at all...

well last week due to some unavoidable situation, i miss one lecture... OMG!!! i cannot understand anything at all leh... even thought i tried to read the notes, but i dont really understand wat the **** the notes is all about... *Sigh* look like i have to catch up a bit and read the recommended text liao...

well, lesson learnt... hope wont be missing any lesson anymore... :)

Finally, learnt how to upload photo

Stephy photoshopped me picture!!~

See.. I look so handsome now!!

Singapore's National Day Celebration

WOW!!! IT WAS SO FUN!!!

just back from Marina South where there is some celebration for Singapore's National Day... actually i m there to help out for the National Day Mass Song Signing... i m there as a logistic officer... just help to carry things, distribute stuff and food... things like tat lah..

well, i m not a Singaporean... i m a Malaysian, but i still enjoy the celebration... i treat it as a normal celebration for some public holiday lor (just like Christmas lah, even though i m not Christian, i just enjoy Christmas too)... the atmosphere r reallly very "high"... ppl r shouting and cheering!!! it is undescribable...

the most interesting part is the FIREWORKS!!! it is super nice lor... dont really have much chance to watch fireworks... i cant really remember when is the last time i watch fireworks... from Marina South, i can watch the fireworks for both the Padang and Marina... it is like u cant really decide to look at which one, both r very nice... interestin', i wonder how they make the fireworks???

now i have aching legs... need to go and massage my legs le... :)

Motivation (Finale) : Every Little Things Count

well, hope the previous 2 entries on motivation proof to be helpful... this will be the last entry on motivation... muahahahah...

how do we really become successful??

ask a painter how to paint a perfect potrait... his answer will be "u must get the correct eyes size, the angle of the nose must be perfect, watch out for the curvature of the lips, the little lines on the forehead must be exact, the expression is important too, the position of the ears, the thickness of the eyebrows must be correct also... (and on and on)..."

which make it almost like playing badminton... the type of sport shoes u wear r important, the movement of wrist must be correct, it is important to take note of the type of rackets u use, the hand-eye-coordination must be fast, the angle u hit the shuttlecocks, the height tat u need to jump... (and on and on)...

which also make getting distinction in studies similar... u need to do all the tutorials, those boring lectures r important too, we must know the little graph, the advice from the lecturers must be listened, must correct our study method, the consistent effort counts too, the intense concentration r a must, must get the past year exams papers, the extra time we study in between lecture, the little quiz we tat we quiz each other, the last minute memorizing (although not recommended), the late night oil-burning (also not recommended)... (and on and on)...

so wat's the conclusion?? well, every little things tat we do r important... Becoming successful does not depent on one single big things tat we do... Becoming successful is about the little things tat we do everyday...

Success at anything is not the result of doing one big thing "right". It is the sum total of doing hundreds of things as well as you can, consistently and repeatedly.

Improvement is the result of getting better at each little thing.

Losers hope that a lucky break is someday going to change their lives (keep on dreaming, u losers).

Winners know that consistent effort in all the little things, every day, changes their life.

Wat happen to the Volunteerism Spirit?

hehe... break away from the motivational entry for a while...

WHAT HAPPEN TO THE VOLUNTEERISM SPIRIT???

WSC fair just ended yesterday but the no of ppl tat sign up r not satisfactory... *sigh* did the spirit of volunteerism died off oledi?? how come there r less ppl tat r willing to commit themselves to help ppl??

actually i shouldnt lament... "Volunteerism is an activity for all ages and it can involve as much or as little time as you choose. Volunteering can mean diffeent things to different people. It can involve giving of your time, your skills, or your resources. It is giving of yourself in any capacity that you can, for whatever length of time that you can give."

hmmm... we shouldnt lament anymore because the spirit of volunteerism doesnt really ask ppl to commit themselves weekly... it is just us tat require them to commit... maybe tat is y less ppl is willing to join...

just hope tat the actual amount of ppl tat go for interview on 11/12 August will be greater... really hope can recruit enuf ppl for the next coming academic year...

Motivation (Part 2) : The Law of The Seed

so how do u guys find about Motivation (Part 1)?? is it helpful?? hope this will be helpful too...

wat will u get tomolo if u plant a fruit tree seed today and water it?? well u will get a wet fruit tree seed tomolo... u see, to plant a seed, u need to plant it, water it today, water it tomolo, repeat watering for a few more days or months or years depend on wat seed it is before it will sprout... then when it has sprouted, u need to continue watering before it will grow up... then u also need to put fertilizer, ensure it get enuf sunlight etc etc... only then u will get a fruit tree tat bear delicious fruits...

well the same things apply in life... when u do something, usually u wont get the result immediately... u need to be patience, and doing the same thing repeatedly before u can get the result... in studies, u wont get good result by just studying for 1 or 2 nites... the consistent effort tat counts... if u r practicing for a performance, u wont do well if u just go for 1 or 2 practice... learning something?? well, it is the effort tat u put in tat matters... remember "effort+patience=result"

one more point to note... y do trees produce so many seeds just to grow 1 or 2 more new trees?? well, tat is because not all the seeds will germinate (go check your science book wat the meaning of germinate)... only a few seeds will germinate... same thing here in life... success r not tat easy... u need to try again and again and again before u will success... if this time u cannot win, then try again next time... if u cannot make the move in a dance or sport, then try again until u get it... it doesn't matter how many times u fail, it is the success tat count... just keep on trying till u get wat u want...

The First Law of The Seed : the seed wont sprout immediately. "effort+patience=success"
The Second Law of The Seed : not all the seeds germinate. "keep trying until u success"

Motivation (Part 1)

recently, i realised tat i have been blogging about negative stuff more and more often... i wonder y??? did positive stuff dont happen to me anymore???

thus i had decided to blog about a series of motivational entry... hope this can inspire and/or help my friends tat read my blog and me... (actually these motivational stuff r not really from me... it is just my recollection of those motivational books tat i had read before or motivational talks tat i had attended... well, mostly is from the book "Being A Happy Teenager" by Andrew Mathews)

well, a lof of ppl want to improve their live... some says tat they have not enuf $$, some says tat they dont have b/friend or g/friend, some says tat they r not good in studies, some says tat they have no life etc etc... so how exactly do we improve our life?? how do we live more happily??

well, to improve on our life, we need to do some changes... wat changes?? where do we start?? actually u can start from any area of your life even though your persistant problems r something else... the important thing is to get started... start by improving any aspect in your life... it will eventually lead to solving your problem and/or improving some other aspect of your life...

for example, u wanted to improve your studies grades... so u decided to start improving on something, lets say by eating more healthy food... eating healthy food -> more healthy -> more energy as u feel less lethargic -> use excess energy to study.... TADA!!! u got better results...

another example, u still wanted to improve your studies grades... u started by improving on your body posture... better body posture -> more self confidence as u have better appearance -> have better faith in yourself -> less nervous in exam... TADA!!! again u got better results...

so the moral of this long entry is tat, if u find your life SUCKS and wanted to improve it... start making some positive changes to any (and i stress again ANY) aspect in your life... it will eventually lead to the changes tat u want...

believe it or not??!! tat depend on how desperate u want to improve your life...