interesting pictures which i just can't delete

realised i have a lot of crap filling up my comp(desktop, folders and everything basically), so decided to clean it out. and found several pics which i hav forgotten they existed, as well as several other pics which i've never forgotten and will never forget.



Rock climbing in australia. If someone gave our dear aussie guide a light push, he'll be erm... screwed.

Canoeing in australia. Paddling on the river at 5 plus in the morning just to catch the sunrise. nice right?

The balconies. This photo looks almost like the postcard i gave Gen. cept this was taken by ourselves.

These two pictures will never be forgotten by me. haha yay. for ppl who cldn't see the wisp count last time, u can have a go again.

It's been half a year since my dear friend passed away. I still have his screenshot, of one of the last dota games he ever played. This is one screenshot i'll nvr ever forget. one of my last memories of a good friend of 5 years. This was one area where he excelled in, and he and my clique were my mentors when i first started dota. Where i stand today in the dota, though not all powerful and dominating, but still a powerful force to reckon with, is in part due to him. Rest well, Yifan. I'll nvr forget you.

And yup, about all the pics i found. till i dig deeper.

DotA fact of the day: Roshan was once a level 23.

Saga of 6Nations Part IIf

OCC – A lone, mysterious wanderer emanating an aura of extreme vagueness with apparently little purpose in life, OCC insisted on tagging along with Kevlin and Suin Yoong. Despite numerous attempts to shake him off, OCC stubbornly remained against all logic, able to find them with disturbing precision. OCC initially seems content to just tag along with both Kevlin and Suin Yoong for his own hidden purpose, if he even has a purpose.

Saga of 6Nations IIe

Kevlin Redeye – Together with Suin Yoong, Kevlin ponned the Great Battle of the Two Bridges on the pretext of a sprained back. Branded a deserter, he eventually went on the run with Suin Yoong, traveling to other nations as soldiers of fortune. Eventually falling in love with Treesha, Kevlin swore to make a name for Treesha in the board game DotA. In battles, Kevlin’s eyes burn red, obscuring his sight, and creating an unusually devastating and lethal berserker. Drinks coffee religiously.

Pro!

Saga of 6Nations Part IId

Suin Yoong – Together with Kevlin Redeye, Suin Yoong ponned the Great Battle of the Two Bridges on the pretext of having administrative work to complete. Branded a deserter, he rejoiced at the product differentiation, and subsequently charged more for his services as a mercenary. Drinks green tea religiously.

Saga of 6Nations Part IIc

Lou Zhu – A brilliant technologist who invented the first flying machine, Lou Zhu is a loyal follower of King Wing and wholly dedicated to his teachings, probably because Wing was his only sponsor. Displaying the signs of a wasting madness by insisting that he was a Spokesman of God tasked with ushering in the Age of Technology, Lou Zhu is widely shunned, and prefers to work alone. All people afflicted by such madness are called ‘godspoken’. Instead of being locked up in asylum, he goes on the quest to help defeat Wang. Armed with various personally-invented weapons forbidden under the F.Y.I. Act (Future-Year Imbaness Act), an unnamed, flashing Device that reputedly captures the souls of people, Lou Zhu is indeed a fearsome sight to the unfaithful.

NS medical

ok for those who've asked me how it's liked and i didn't really give u a proper response due to the impossibility to give a short and complete answer to it, here it is. my thoughts about it and how it went. so sorry for those who felt daoed in any way! didn't mean to.

Ok so the thingy was supposed to be held at CMPB(central manpower base) which is located at depot road. for those who dunno where that is, it's somewhere arnd tiong bahru. yup. so my time allocated was 9.30. and i arrived at 9.15 cuz i didn't want to be late and get owned or smthing.

So yah. CMPB doesn't allow u to bring any form of image capturing devices in, and that includes camera phones. so at the entrance, some officer will giv u a sticker to stick on ur shirt so ppl will know u're there for ns medical. and that same guy will also giv u a key to a locker to put ur handphone in. The locker damn cute lah. It's this damn small(in dimension) locker that's damn deep. so u get put smthing that's damn long but has a small width. lol. That whole grp of lockers looked like it's been built for cam phones or smthing. or damn small. dunno y so deep though. Anyway, so i went in and realised that ur timing is not impt at all one. u cld be 1 hr late and they wldn't hav known. it's not the kind where they alrdy hav ur name ther and expecting u one, like doctor appointment. It's more like the kind where u just walk in and ask for a medical, like visiting a clinic.

The first stop they'll ask u to go is the photo taking studio. to take ur photo(duh). You are required to put on one of the uniforms there and hav ur photo taken. Anyway, the person there is either a real asshole, or someone just rubbed him the wrong way that morning. he was in this damn pissing off mood lah. like as though all the ppl who just came in to hav their photo taken have pissed him off or smthing. He was damn rude and demanded for everyone's ic and pink slip(some pink form they'll giv u when u register) in a damn rude manner. and then the guy behind me got gged by him. He was like

"Eh, give me your pink form and ic. put on the uniform over there size 4 and comb your hair up." to me. then he looked at the guy behind me and said, just as the guy was abt to pass him his pink form and ic too,

"You, I don't want your pink form and ic. u put your things down. Come over here. I give u this(takes out shaver). go use it. come back when u're done."

lol so for those of u who need to go for ur medical plz make sure u shave before u go. dun get owned also. Anyway, he took a damn long time to take my photo, like ask me to tilt my head a bit to the left, a bit up, a bit down a bit back to the right. and stuff. lol.

anyway, so after i was done, he asked me to go for my actual medical. so i registered, then the first test was urine test. nothing much abt this. the second test was blood test. They take this damn huge needle, squeeze ur arm so that ur vein become damn big and damn obvious, then shove the huge needle in. haha. he completely destroyed my vein. now there're 2 puncture marks there. one going in, and the other probably cuz he over shot my vein. one entry one exit. lol. anyway, the putting in part isn't pain. it's the part after he takes it out. then it's damn pain. wah lao. 2 days alrd and it's still aching lah. the person withdrew one huge vial of blood. dunno what he gonna use that for, but i'm not bothered.

then the next test they asked me to go was X-ray. basically take off ur shirt, then lean on some machine for a short while, then done le. damn fast. like less than 1 min lor. then the next stop was for eye check up. also the standard stuff lah, test colour blindness with those coloured number cards thingy, and ur vision. next test was audio test, ENT. can't rmb what it stood for, but not impt lah. anyway, it's some test that makes u look like a complete idiot. cuz u go into this rm so ur hearing wun get affected by external noise, then u put on this headphoes which the controller outside will emit soft beeps to, and u raise ur hand immediately when u hear the tones. so the person outside was like playing the tones qte fast, so u end up, raising and putting ur hand up and down qte rapidly. which shld look stupid to the person outside. lol.

Next test was dental. the person look at ur teeth, mumble some jargonto another person who will take it down, which i dun understand. and it's done. lol. then u proceed to this room, where they take ur heart rate through ECG(electrocardiogram). Then they gav u this random cough test, which i shall not describe in detail. boys probably can ask me for the details, and mayb girls also, but not that much. so yah then the person will take u what PES(Physical Employment Standard) u get. basically i was PES A for everything, except my eyesight which was PES B. so my overall was PES B( they take ur lowest grade).

So after all this, u go to this final rm where u do some computer test. Basically some damn easy maths and physics qns. and an IQ test. which i screwed up cuz i didn't realise there was a time limit, so i was happily doing damn slowly, thinking it was damn easy then i ended up completing only 20 out of 30 qns. shit lah, my IQ abt 2/3 of average ppl le. some low IQ guy i am.

so yah, that was the end of the whole medical-cum-image-capturing-cum-aptitude test. went for lunch at their canteen(it's damn cheap), then came out at abt 2. reached back in sch abt 3, becuz rard asked me to go back. wah lao waste my time. shld hav gone home to slp like i inititally wanted to.

on a side note, think this is a damn nice clip. i cried watching it. lol
http://www.makeadifferencemovie.com/

13. You see many gorgeous girls at a party.
You go up and say,
"I'm very rich. I'll marry the most gorgeous girl here."
That's price discrimination.

14. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say,
"I'm very rich. Marry me."
And your mother comes and says,
"Don't go for looks, go for character."
That's government intervention.

15. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say,
"I'm very rich, I'm smart, I'm handsome. Marry me."
That's diversification of products.

16. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You don't go up to her.
You don't say anything.
That's not being despo.

Econs.

ECONS! just for leisure.
READ ON>TO FIND OUT :)
A Good Way to Study Economics

1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say:
"I am very rich. Marry me!"
That's Direct Marketing

2. You're at a party with a bunch of friends
and see a gorgeous girl.
One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you say:
"He's very rich. Marry him."
That's Advertising.

3. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to
her and get her telephone number.
The next day, you call and say:
"Hi, I'm very rich. Marry me."
That's Telemarketing.

4. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. You
get up and straighten>your tie, you walk up to her and
pour her a drink, you open the door (of the car)for her,
pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and then say:
"By the way, I'm rich. Will you marry me?"
That's Public Relations.

5. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl.
She walks up to you and say:
"You are very rich! Can you marry me?"
That's Brand Recognition.

6. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say:
"I am very rich. Marry me!"
She gives you a nice hard slap on your face.
That's Customer Feedback.

7. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say:
"I am very rich. Marry>me!"
And she introduces you to her husband.
That's demand and supply gap.

8. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you
say anything, another person come and tell her:
"I'm rich. Will you marry me?"
and she goes with him.
That's competition eating into your market share.

9. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and before you say:
"I'm rich, Marry me!"
And your wife arrives.
That's barriers to entry =)

10. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say:
"I am very rich. Marry me!".
Another guy with flowers said:
"I am richer. Marry me!"
That's absolute advantage.

11. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say,
"I'm very rich. Marry me!"
Her equally gorgeous friend tags along for the rest of the night.
That's economies of scale.

12. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say,
"I'm very rich. Marry me!"
Two years later, you have kids.
That's the multiplier effect.

Hope u enjoyed it =P
p.s. pardon the bad template, i extracted it from my email...

Saga of 6Nations Part IIb

King Wing the Alchemist – Sometimes called the Alchemist King, Wing is the King of Phyraxia. He dabbles in the arts of alchemy, and is most vocal in advocating research and development, as well as advancements in technology, believing technology to eventually prevail over magic, and give an extra edge to their kingdom over other nations. He believes that unlike magic, which is available to only a select few, technology can be made widely available, and thus prevail by the power of the masses, and firmly stands by the laughable notion of equality. Yet, idealistic principles are always doomed to fail in reality, precisely because the nobles hate the thought of being equal to the lowly serfs, and the oppressed lower classes hate the thought of losing their moral high ground to the great flood of equality. His attitude greatly dissatisfies many people, who still hold on to the old ways, especially some nobles, and incited by agents of Wang, Wing is deposed, and a new government installed. Wing escapes, with a few loyal followers, into exile.

Saga of 6Nations List of Characters Part IIa

Phyraxia
A unusually advanced technocratic nation, its ruler, King Wing, has long advocated technological progress and innovation for the future. Believing technology, which can be made widely available, to be far superior to magic, which only a selected few can access, King Wing advocates technology to give his kingdom an edge over others in both war and productive capacity. An unusually sharp edge. Phyraxia is ruled by King Wing and his Adjudicators.

Btw, as an amendment to my tag, I will like to say that Raigor does have an axe hidden somewhere. How else could he have gotten his big thingy...totem / log. Thing is, Rooftrellen just won't be very happy if he knows that Raigor has got an axe hidden up his non-existent sleeve.

DotA Quotes of the day:
"No, Sven! I know you're brave, but don't go! They'll kill you!"
"I must feed!"

The beginning of the end

His forces had been up early. By 5.30am, his whole fortress was a buzz of activity, everyone readying themselves for the final deciding battle. Even as the strike of the clock told him it was 8 already, the commander wasn't exactly ready yet though. But at least he felt confident as he descended the steps to the backyard of the fortress. There, in front of his eyes, were a large number of the finest horses of his kingdom. He had been way too kind for his favorite beasts in the past battles. He had deployed footmen after footmen, with archers to cover for them from the top of the fortress walls. His enemies were used to his tactics. It's time for a surprise. It's time for a much more brutal strategy.

His archers and him were already at the top of the fortress walls as the enemies marched up to it, stopping and forming ranks before the fortress just out of his archers' range. A light breeze blew coolly. The large number of units alighned in front of the fortress did not intimidate the commander. In contrast, he was as cool as the breeze which was lightly blowing now.

8.15 came and went. Yet, the vast army assembled in front of the fortress showed no sign of movement. 8.19 came, and as suddenly as the breeze came, it died down.

A large roar came from within the enemies' ranks at this instance, and the army charged. His archers showed no mercy, firing at their own accord. Ranks of the enemies fell. Yet, the pouring numbers of them showed no signs of weakening. Just at this moment, the commander noticed a slight disturbance within the trees flanking the fortress. Knowing that enemies were trying to sneak past the nearly impregnable defense of his archers, he ordered his archers to focus fire on the trees. Within seconds, the whole sneak force had been decimated.

However, this distraction had allowed the enemy archers to get within range to retaliate against his archers. A volley of arrows flying up the fortress walls confirmed this. Even as his archers fell, more of the enemy archers swarmed forward.

A horn blew from deep within the fortress. So deafening and loud was this horn blast that it felt to the enemies that an invisble hand had swept over the battlefield to write the word victory on it. And this hand turned itself into reality as the fortress gates opened and a large swarm of cavalry poured out. The finest cavalry in the land. Sweeping across the land. The land that belonged to them. The land where they grew up in. The land where generations of them had trained it. The land where they were about to win on.

Even as the enemies beat a hasty retreat, his cavalry's stride was not broken.They hunted and chased with their great speed, even as the invisble hand swept over the battle field and blue blood was splattered over it. Area after area of the battlefield was being covered with blue blood. By the end of the battle, the battlefield was nearly completely filled, save for a few areas. Even though there had been casualties, he knew this had been a somewhat good victory. Compared to the other battles in the past week at least.

A smile broke out on the commander's face, and he took a deep breath. The smile was not one of happiness, nor of triumph, but rather of relief. He had won this battle, but not the war on the whole. And the result of this war was nothing to cheer about. Future wars must provide better results than this one. And seeing his performance in this one, he had a hell lot to work on.

Even as shockwaves rippled through the earth and sound waves manifest into large eardrum breaking waves that ripple across the land, a draenei was blending into the wind, and the moonlight was shining brightly on the earth. All this combined for 46 hero kills with only 14 deaths. Yet, at the end of the day, they all knew they would have to take a rest. A rest so the fortresses can be fortified. Fortified for the upcoming wars.

For the final ultimate war at the end of the year.

Only then will the moonlight shine on the guilty again. or akasha scratching her enemies' eyes out. or gondar trying as fast as he can. or raigor bringing his axes into war again.

Saga of 6Nations List of Characters Part I

D’munds Aplie
A theocracy of economists, D’munds Aplie is one of the most disturbing, and formidable, nation of the 6Nations, being the economical engine of the land. Ruled by impeccably dressed clerks in perfectly ironed office clothing, proposals are a must within this nation. The undoubtedly wealthiest nation due to its perfect accounting and lack of corruption, it has recently left off talks of mergers, favouring the prospect of takeovers instead. Breaking off from the nation of Phyraxia on the grounds that war was bad for trade, it subsequently gathered its army, placed an embargo on Phyraxia, and declared war on Phyraxia. D’munds Aplie is managed by the CEO, Mr Drye.

Cherishna, 13th Roosane of the Gy’Kellid Society – Cherishna was born as the successor to the title of Roosane of the Gy’Kellid Society, a secret society dedicated to the cause of overthrowing the oppressive rule of their conquerors, the Company. Being the last of the original royal bloodline which was nearly wiped out by the invaders hundreds of years ago, Cherishna, like her forefathers and predecessors before her, has dedicated her life wholeheartedly into freeing her people from the conqueror’s yoke.

Noorule – Noorule is a most talented artist with a strange, powerful talent, able to make her drawings take form and reality at times, at great personal expense of energy. Though powerful, this talent may very well prove to be her undoing, as it may kill her if the effort required is too great. Her unique talent, though kept a closely-guarded secret, was spotted from young by the Gy’Kellid Society, and she was recruited into the Society in exchange for protection from exploitation by the evil rulers, and also because she wanted personally to see the evil conquerors fall.

Pynne – Originally a dryad of the Northern Forest, one of the last living beings possessing the lost lore of the Druids, Pynee left her home, seeking revenge, when her tree was cut down by a logging company. Though she eventually ended up as High Wizardess and advisor to the Roosane, Pynne chose to leave the service of the Throne to take up the mantle of Headmistress of the Academy of Magic, which was renowned throughout the lands, and known for its neutrality and impartiality, and home to the top magical talents in the continent. Soul-bonded to a highly magical gheetah crafted from wandwood, she channels her magic through the playing of the musical instrument, which focuses her magic and strengthens it greatly. Yet it is also her weakness as well, for she is unable to work magic without her gheetah.

They said dogs can be so so so cute!

the unexpected defeat

The general consciously closed his mouth after a long jaw-dropping moment of shock as the realization of his unforgivable mistake sunk in. He cant help but mentally kick himself for the just-concluded battle. Even as he sat here, going through his post-battle analysis and debrief, he knew that his reputation as a renowned tactician was gone.

His self-remorse was not unexpected. In the past week, he had unleashed forces upon forces of his army upon the outposts guarding the strategic points in the enemy territory. Each battle was a clean sweep as his clearly superior forces overwhelmed the defences, neatly executing each of his strategies and cleverly manipulating the opposing troops like Yuri against a zombie. With minimal casualties, fortress after fortress crumbled against his unstoppable onslaught.

But the age-old adage "pride comes before a fall" rings true once again as the general approached the final battle with a dangerous level of complacency. Heady with the recent chain of victories, he was confident of this last skirmish, and spent the night before revelling in drink and dance, instead of his usual formulation of battle plans. This proved to be a horrible mistake.

On the fateful day of his defeat, he rode into the battlefield with all glory and might. Blowing a strong note from his horn, he led the bulk of his strike force against the main walls of the last fortress. However, these walls were designed to be impregnable, and he knew that this was akin to splashing water on a rock. But this strike force was just a distraction. A smaller elite hit team was at this moment sneaking up on the weakly defended rear of the fortress. Taking the defence forces by surprise, the two-pronged pincer attack was sure to overwhelm the defences.

However, his plan had a major tactical flaw. He totally forgot to provide cover for the archers, which were the main assault component of this hit team. After the initial surprise from the first volley of arrows, the defences' counterattack totally overran the hit team. Without the cover of pikemen, the archers were utterly trampled and decimated by the calvary that quickly rode out in retaliation. 24 of his finest archers fell just like that. Realizing his foolish mistake, the general organised a hasty retreat. But it was too late. Emboldened by this victory, the opposing forces poured out and harried the retreating army, resulting in massive casualties.

Back in base, the general chided himself yet again for commiting such a stupid mistake. Even though this round of battles were over, this single heavy defeat was a significant black mark against him in the war. He let out an inward sigh. Even before the battle reports come out, he knew that he already owed his commander friend a cool, refreshing ice lemon tea.

happy bdae trish!

the special pandan kaya cake from bengawan solo!

highlight of the day (:

what's left of the cake after gen's skillful cake-cutting

Pre-Prologue to the Saga of 6Nations

Pre-Prologue
2000 years ago, the world was flat. Following in the manner of all humans, a band of explorers, closely emulating the lemmings they resemble, in a suicidal bid to satisfy their deadly curiosity, sailed to the edge of the world (for adventure, gold, glory, and a strawberry), and fell off the edge.

“Where are we?” asks an explorer, which for the reader’s convenience, we shall name as Explorer I. “No idea,” replies Explorer II. “Duh. We fell off the edge. So we must be at the bottom of the world,” says Explorer III, which historically proves beyond all doubt that 2000 years ago, stupid humans existed as well, and many of the more intellectually challenged humans today can trace their lineage with great pride all the way back to Explorer III.

“Wherever we are, I believe that we are most likely stuck here for a long time,” ventures Explorer I after a period of silence. “Ugh. I hope not. This land is so…fresh, green, and…scenic,” says Explorer II in disgust. “Nothing at all like our beautiful, misty homeland of marshes, bogs, volcanic fields and stone plains,” agrees Explorer III.

“Um, may I speak?” asked Explorer IV timidly. “No!” chorused Explorers I, II, III. “You have to wait for your turn. Our custom is to speak in sequence of ascending numbers. I, II, III…um…(what comes after III?) and I again, I suppose.” Explorer I explained patiently to the Explorer IV, speaking like an adult to a child about the oft-quoted saying “Children are seen but not heard, so that is why we are deaf but not blind.”

“Well, I suppose as opposed to standing around talking, I suggest we better get settled down in this land,” Explorer II said. “Until we find a way home,” finished Explorer III. “You know, it’s really amazing how you three can just carry on a conversation like that. Are you going to do this all the way until the end of the chapter?” Explorer IV asked.

“Quiet, IV.” Explorer I commanded. “Our traditions demand it,” Explorer II concurred. “And as for this land, even though it looks pretty dreary with all the scenic forests, grasslands, and mountains, I suppose we’d have to eventually change our perspectives and concepts of ugliness and beauty,” observed Explorer III.

“Or we’d not survive,” Explorer I commented. “Take heart, the rest of the land surely can’t be all that bad,” Explorer II spoke encouragingly. “Hope,” Explorer III mused. “Very well, this land shall be called Sixan for the hope it represents,” continued Explorer I. “The Hope of A Better Land and possibly of A Better Age,” mused Explorer II. The Explorers were speaking faster now, almost as if in a trance. “May our hearts fill with hope.” “Sixan.” “The Land.” “Fitting.” I beg to differ A huge voice boomed from above. Our military regulations demand that this land shall be named Sixan, designation 07S0. And under the Military Property Act, you are required to register with the Defense Ministry, CC to the Secretary General, print on double side, font size 12, Times New Roman, 3 years to process. “It seems that the gods have followed us here.” “07S0-Sixan, then.”

*Historian’s note: It seems that 2000 years ago, in the land which our forefathers originated from, where philosophers used to rule, they promoted a community of inquiry (precisely why explorers were so curious that they sailed to the edge of the world). To prevent everyone speaking at once, it seems that our forefathers used to have a tradition and rule that when someone speaks, no one else is allowed to speak. People holding on to microphones were given special speaking privileges. To this day, it is still unclear why Explorer IV was not allowed to speak.
*Author’s note: The Historian in question came from the land of Historia. All people from Historia are naturally called Historians. Do not confuse with historians, the geeky, boring people who study the past and record it down.


The List of Characters will be out soon now that CTs are over. I hope.

The finale approaches

The commander wiped his perspiration off his forehead. He can't help but feel a lack of confidence for the upcoming siege. Even as he sat here, planning his defense and counter-attack, the enemy approaches.

His lack of confidence was not unexpected. He had already retreated to his very last fortress, his final stronghold, ever since the onslaught of his enemies began. Over the past week, fortress after fortress had fallen, some hardly putting up a proper fight. His lack of planning for the defense had been obvious. Even as the enemy laid siege upon the fortress walls, the defense troops were scrambling all over the place.

But what had caused his lack of confidence was not just the fact that he was losing battle after battle. It was the fact that a day ago, yesterday, one of his strongest fortresses had been torn apart, leaving ruins in the aftermath. One of his strongest fortresses, his mighty bastion of invincibility, and yet it had been overran like that. That citadel had hardly put up at least a tough fight, as he was expecting. His opponents had made a swift attack, and he had no time at all to defend. Losing his powerful citadel like that had gave him a huge blow to his confidence.

Even as another one of his fortresses fell today, he hadn't been bothered much by it. His confidence was so low that he had just let it fall, half-heartedly preparing a defense for it. But now, as he sat here, he know he must prepare a good strategy for tomorrow. For tomorrow was the finale, the final siege his opponents will lay on him. This was his last fortress, and one of his strongest as well. He must not let this infallible fortress fall like the previous one did. He must be prepared, more than prepared. His enemies will arrive tomorrow morning, at about 8.15am, his scouts had informed him.

The commander wiped his perspiration off his forehead yet again. He is almost ready.

lalala

Wanted to tag this, but decided that it'll be much better to blog than to tag(look at the insane length), so yah, in reply to gerard's tag:
I'm studying lah, just that they're all the wrong topics and subjects. that's y i'm screwed. It won't help me much in my cts to know that current can flow from a lower potential to a higher potential naturally without the aid of a 'pump' like a battery(Thomson effect), that the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff limit governs the mass of a degenerate star(not that much chandrasekhar limit, as i previously thought for 3 years), and that there's such things called quark stars, as at high densities, nucleons would burst apart to release their constituent quarks.

haiz, studying all the wrong things just 2 days frm cts. havn't studied a single topic for cts yet. gg le.

in addition, i finished the whole of half-blood prince, and order of the phoenix. 2 whole thick harry potter books. now u see what i mean by studying all the wrong things for cts. lol

the turf is greener on the other side.

Well, I was supposed to be mugging but I wasn't. It's really quite hard to concentrate when you have an upcoming race, and besides, a lot of brain cells dedicated to syllabus will probably die during the race itself. Which was today.

Swift Cross-Country was at Turf City today. 4.5km route. I guess I sort of screwed it up. Maybe not sort of. Something more definitive. I did screw up. I'm not going to write about my position. Though I did do a personal best (time) for this route, it's because it's a personal first.

Weather: Hot and sunny, a bit of clouds as well.
What I felt before the race: nervous and not very confident. I had tried to rest a lot, but somehow, my leg muscles kept tensing up, resulting in them feeling a bit tired before the race.
What I felt after the race: that I needed to go to the washroom urgently. apparently comes from drinking too much water before the race. oh well, better than getting heat exhaustion, or heat stroke at any rate.
Time: 16.42
I would have thought this an okay time if I had not considered my position relative to others. Anyway, my performance was bad because it fell below my expectations, which is doing better than normal.

I guess I won't do a very long post because I've got to mug. Anyhow, I guess that there are people who were worse off than me. Like the 7 Gurkhas who were at the head of the pack, then all got disqualified because they ran the wrong route.

PS in case you're wondering about the title of this post, it's because i'm never satisfied. not because there's greener turf on the other side of the fence. the grass at turf city can hardly be called 'turf'.

lalala

i feel damn sian. i'm supposed to be mugging but i'm not. shit i'm screwed.

Saga of 6Nations

A shadow detached itself from its kind, wavering as it made its way across the floor. In the brightly lit room where shadows were more glaringly obvious than light, the lone shadow flickered its way questioningly into the circle of guards. A vague outline shimmered above the shadow once, and immediately, all guards, trained with years of experience, focused on it and drew their weapons, alert for the slightest sign of danger, prepared to skewer the vague shadow should it make any threatening moves.

Behind them, the lean figure moved with the easy grace of assassins. He had been hiding there, in plain sight, all along; just that he had never been noticed a single time. No one noticed him without his permission.

A hand reached for a pouch hanging at his waist, before realizing that it was holding a sharp, wickedly curved blade. Fumbling for a while before managing to transfer the weapon into the other hand, already holding its twin, the assassin opened the pouch, and scattered a fine, shimmering dust onto the unsuspecting guards. Startled, all the guards immediately turned around, realizing their mistake too late, converging on the lone figure. The effects were immediate. Some tripped over their own legs, some tripped over their own hands, while others fumbled with their weapons before dropping them on others, or ended up shooting themselves. The assassin blurred, appearing at different parts of the room, delivering precise, surgical cuts to his hapless opponents. It was ten weathered, experienced, and highly trained guards against one assassin. Within seconds, all the guards were dead. They had been noobified.

1 down, 4 more to go

Well, so that was gp common test over and done with. some pple might be satsified, some indifferent, some regretful. Regardless, there are 4 more tests to get through and we have to pick ourselves up and prepare for the next wave of onslaught. So jiayou pple! Make efficient use of the holiday to study hard (: here're some pics to cheer u up lol..

txy, the paper bag-head

omg gay moment between chinny and wing. kel dun be upset!

yay friendly shot.

not-so-friendly shot after kel's editing. lol my hp functions quite cool xD

test

ok apparently the previous post pics i can't even read the chatlog myself, so i kinda tried my best to make it larger le. dunno y but still damn small. think still cannot read. but this is the largest i can make it go le. unless rard comes and tell me what to do. i'm noob at comps.

Welcome to the club, Luna

Yucks, my gp screwed up completely today. tmd. Was feeling so happy when i completed paper 1(essay) 15 mins before time. so slacked arnd and checked grammar and stuff. reread through my essay and it sounded fantastic. "Museums play an insignificant role in our society today." I had gave a really balanced viewpoint on the historical role which museums play in our society today. really happy.

then the dismay began. within 10 seconds after the paper left my hand at the end of the paper. i realised something impt which i hadn't written. then more and more thoughts came and by the end of the break, i was quite sure i would fail alrdy. let's see what i missed out.

Museums nowadays hardly play much of a historical role alrdy. Their aim is for the public to learn about their own history and culture, but honestly, who ever visits? Now, they exist more for an economic purpose. and i had completely left our their economic role they play in our society today. Governments fund them, and banks sponsor them even more to hold functions for important deals in the hope of netting a deal. they have a huge role to play in our economy. tourism as well, as for some reason, most tourists who come would like to learn more about our multi-racial culture. And that comes to another point, the cultural role they play. Gd job le, i dun want to say or think more le, alrdy screwed beyond recognition liao.

So i went into paper 2 seriously low on moral. and gged as well. vocab was somewhat foreign to me, and some weird 3 mark qns on how examples illustrate THE AUTHOR'S RESPONSE to adam smith's criticism on capitalism stumped me. gave some largely one sided account for AQ and my grave was complete.

aiya, dun want to talk about gp le. one paper gged, dun want to die for the rest. hm.

ok on a happier side note, which i decided to put as my title to cover up this depressing post. I kinda realised that i've been somewhat biased in choosing my favorite heroes for dota. A few people would know that i dun like luna moonfang the moon rider, because of how frail she is and so i hunt her whenever she's on the opposing team. but a look the other day, after a good game, at my records made me realise that she has as good a track record as my bounty hunter. serious lor. let's compare.

Gondar the bounty hunter: played 22, won 19 lost 3.

16 (beyond godlike)s, 2 (wicked sick)s, 1 (unstoppable), 3 (killing spree)s

Luna moonfang the moon rider: played 6, won 5 lost 1

5 (beyond godlike)s, 1 (unstoppable)

For those thinking they're inaccurate, point to note is that these records do not include games where there are less than 6 players. so yah. and for those who think i'm insane to be keeping a record of my games, allow me to tell u it's to show me more clearly(statistics look clearer to me) which heroes i perform better with and which i perform badly with. so i'll avoid letting down my teammates in impt games. yup. and so i kinda just realised that as much as i dun like luna, she has a track record as good as my best hero. so well. welcome to my favorite heroes list.

haha check out chat log at the end of the luna game. on another side note, all of u shld go listen to the rk house no pork podcast. it's qte funny. haha.

eclipse

ok so some ppl have said this blog is somewhat dead. i dun agree, it's only like a week since the last post? but nvm, i shall make it completely alive =)


yes so wat hav i been doing the past few days, when i havn' had time to blog. it's cuz of this.





Whee! haha. anyway, i left groudon out and finished with an egg. lol. that egg was soon to hatch into a pichu! yay cute baby pokemon.

ok enuff pokemon. anyway, as the title of my post suggest, this post has smthing to do about an eclipse, a lunar eclipse to exact.



"It feels good to be in the wilds"
"The moonlight shines on the guilty"



Luna Moonfang, Moon Rider


For those who don't understand the above, fret not, it's simply cuz u dun play dota. no major illness with u. For those who understand, it's just cuz u play dota, nothing outstanding about u either.



So yes, like i mentioned, there'll be a TOTAL lunar eclipse happening this coming sunday, 6.44am. the use of dota is just cuz that certain hero luna moonfang has a skill called eclipse, so when u ask the hero to use it, it sounds like luna eclipse. which sounds like lunar eclipse. so yah.


For those of u who want to catch this somewhat rare scene, u can wake up early and make sure that u can get a clear unobstructed view of the western sky, as by 6.44 the moon will be low on the western sky about to set alrdy(moon rises in the east and sets in the west, same as sun). Partial eclipse(that means the moon entering the penumbra of the shadow caused by earth) will begin at about 5.30 and u'll see the moon slowly getting blocked out by the earth's shadow. then it enters the earth's umbra shadow at 6.44(total eclipse), and since all light will then be blocked out, we see the moon turn red. yes red, because light can still diffract around the earth's atmosphere and reach the moon and be reflected back to our eyes. but, the blue light would have been scattered by the bending in our atmosphere, so we see only red. slowly the moon will turn redder until it moves out of the earth's umbra and then slowly out of the earth's penumbra, then the eclipse is over. unfortunately, due ot singapore's lousy positioning, we probably do not get to see the end of the eclipse, as the sun would hav risen by then. other countries' get to see a better view(that means in the middle of the night with the moon directly overhead. much clearer view and much better lighting.) but then other lunar eclipses, happening for the next few years, singapore wun get to see it at all. that means while they're happening, we're on the side facing the sun, so it's day for us. the next lunar eclipse that we get to see is in 2011 alrdy, so this one is somewhat rare. not that rare but somewhat. so yup. for those who want to watch, sleep early, wake up early, and gd luck! rmb to find a nice spot!



Prepare for 10 lucent beams to fall.



"Ana dolore filorei"