Girl review

Ok i meant to give an overall review on the visits, but since gerard asked for a review on the girls involved, why not do it? So i mashed the 2 reviews together, and here it is.


Ok the visits and girls i'm talking about have been mentioned before(if you dunno, just scroll down to the blog entry titled 'visits'). They are the visits to our camp by the entire CJC j1 cohort, as well as 600 trainee teachers from NIE.


Before i start, i would like to thank CJC(esp the girls) and NIE for their attendance. I earned 4 days off because of you guys. A big THANK YOU! ok before u guys think i'm a perv or something i thank the cj girls esp because of all the screams and noises they made in reaction to our mock intrusion display. That convinced our OC that we had put up a very good performance and helped us with the 4 days. Which means i have 18 days off now. yeah.

So to those who think that the 4 days came easy, allow me to say that it was hard work ok. Waking up early in the morning to set things up by 7 am is no joke. Machine guns, assault rifles and grenade launchers had to be drawn for the shooting gallery, equipment weighing 80kg had to be brought up the stairs for the static display segment. But all in all, it was great seeing the delighted faces of our visitors, who came in 2 waves, 1 in the morning, 1 in the afternoon, for both days.

Which brings me to something i observed. Wave 2(afternnon waves) always has prettier and cuter girls. serious. For CJC, i was wondering how a school known for high pregnancy rates can have an assortment of girls who are only about average looking after seeing the first group. That is, until the 2nd wave came. That group had some pretty ones, alot of cute ones, some average ones and a few crap ones. Holy shit. How often do you ever get such percentages?

As for NIE, the percentages of pretty ones among girls were roughly the same for both waves. However, wave 2 consisted of like 95% females. Don't ask me why, i don't know why either. So small percentage still churned out quite a number of them =)

So looks wise, how would i rate the girls from both institutions? CJC 7.5/10 NIE 1.5/10

yup. but if all you care about are looks, you are one shallow freak. so let's look at other characteristics. CJC first. CJC girls are really cute and bubbly. kinda reminds me of trish. Some are really daring(oh machine gun! let me try it!), while alot of them are rather shy(hey you fired the gun yet? no? wanna try? come on, it's a once in a lifetime experience for you. Come? hey just come lah, it won't hurt, i promise. come on...). Most of them are very short(a girl named elizabeth looked shorter than 1.5m, while another, debra, looks 1.55). They scream and shriek alot, and love to spam camo cream on their friends(reminds me of what gen and gang did to me at gerard's house).

As for NIE, i would say they're alot more mature. Most are more sporting, and willingly try things out. They ask more questions and listen to you more attentively when you explain things to them. More professional, i would put it. And they are pretty tall. I didn't ask for their names(unlike CJ, lol), so i can't give examples. yup.

Ok with that, i leave you with a few interesting things and quotes i got from the visits.

1. Machine guns give off a one-time-only invisible shockwave on JC ppl. The first time the machine gun fired off, all the CJC ppl took a few steps back in recoil. yes, ALL of them.

2. Dogs perform much better to cheers. CJ ppl didn't realise(during our mock intrusion display) that our canine had been unleashed and was charging at the intruder, so the dog ran really really slowly, like taking a stroll in the park like that, as if waiting for a response. NIE, who were cheering the dog even before it was unleashed, saw the dog sprint at a speed i never saw before in all the rehearsals.

now the quotes.

1."Wah, this is even better than CJ food." random cjc guy, refering to the combat rations. wow.

2."Why don't you look up your own skirt?" a cjc girl's response to her friend, who was holding a portable camera system used to search cars, after she told her she could see her face on the screen.

3."Did i hit the target?" a very excited cjc girl, asking after she had fired the SAR21 with M203 attachment. We were firing BLANKS, btw.

4. To those who are wondering how the conversation went on for 2 and 3, here it is. For 2, which happened in front of me(i was the one who passed them the camera system), there was damn awkward silence right after that cuz i blanked out and dunno what to say. I ended the silence in the end by asking if they're done with it.

For 3, which happened to my friend beside me, it went
"Did i hit the target?" silence for a while, clearly stunned by the question.
"Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Ok! Thanks!" Turning to her group of friends, "Hey, i hit the target leh... ..."
I'm seriously wondering who's gonna burst her bubble, seeing that she's so happy and excited. well done lah, my friend.

CR0WND

CR0WND
Kill a Witch with a single headshot.

Yup i got it before with extreme tyconess, when my friend startled the witch accidentally and just ran like crazy. I rushed to his aid and fired a single shot, bringing down the witch. achievement gotten through pure tyconess, so i set out today to achieve it without fluke.

ta-da


Maybe it's tyco again? Let's do it one more time then.

woot lack of fluke confirmed.

The witch doesn't scare me anymore.

Some more!!!

Ok i did it. akimbo assasin and unbreakable. woot! something which didn't sound possible has been done! yep.

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101 CREMATIONS

Set 101 Infected on fire.

UNBREAKABLE

Finish a campaign without ever using a first aid kit on yourself.

AKIMBO ASSASSIN

Survive an entire campaign using only pistols.

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the other minor ones are

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DO NOT DISTURB

Sneak past all Witches in a campaign without disturbing one.

STAND TALL

Survive a campaign without being incapacitated.

MERCY KILLER

Survive the No Mercy campaign.

The Konami Code

Well well, it seems cheat codes don't just limit themselves to video games huh?

If you dunno what i'm talking about, one day you'll know.

If you know, good for you! Qte pointless anyway. lol

lalala
ys

another achievement finally!

yay spinal tap! and if you are wondering wat's wrong with the name, it's my bro's i couldn't be bothered to change it, that's why. simply played under my bro's name. yup.

And blogger refuse to upload my other screenshot. which was a more cool and harder to get achievement. dead giveaway! anway, if you were wondering what they are about, here it is.

DEAD GIVEAWAY

Heal a fellow Survivor when your own health is below 10.

SPINAL TAP

Kill an Infected with a single blow from behind.

Civil Military Relations

It's the first time I felt something remotely positive when doing duty. I helped somebody and it felt good, which did absolutely nothing in relieving the pain of having to spend 34hrs of my weekend in camp.

I was the Gd Cmd on Saturday, around 0230, some civilians approached the gate. They said that when playing soccer on a field just outside the camp, the ball got kicked over the fence into my camp. Initially I sent 2 guards to look for it but they were unsuccessful, I told the guy we could not find it and asked him to leave his contact. I could see his disappointment and he must have thought 't0k c0ck 1, even if they found it surely they'll k0pe it for themselves'. I told my Gd2 to stand in for me and I went to search for the ball personally. I realized that it's in a restricted area which required me to draw the gate key from the Ops room. I retrieved the ball eventually and returned it to the grateful owner on Sunday morning at the end of my shift.

I feel that this is an examplary textbook display of good CMR, I should be promoted to LG and awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, then maybe I can abolish NS and become a hero of the people(read males >16.5y/o)

Visits

A whole load of propaganda. But it's good propaganda! that's what they say. Our camp is hosting 2 visits and paying another organisation a visit to showcase and display stuff. Static display, like what i've always done since coming to maju camp. I should like be given 2 years work experience in marketing in my resume lor.

Going to civil service college soon, then back to back visits by CJC(yes CJC!!! dun get pregnant in our camp pls, it's not cool) and NIE(y wld trainee teachers visit our camp?).

But it's ok! i'm kinda looking forward to CJ and NIE visits. Ought to be interesting!


P.S ok chinny and rard and sc, will cook for u ppl if i hav the chance and the time! but then again, chances and time are hard to come by this days. esp chances.


Next post: 10 may 09

Happy Birthday again!

Yup happy birthday again! This time to my mum!

Ok her birthday was definitely going to be more than just a few warcraft pics so those now famous pics of mine are not around. Instead I cooked her a special meal! Some Spanish(I think) thingy called quiche and some salmon with Italian herbs. Sounds cool? Sadly, it didn’t really turn out as cool as it sounded.

But it was still good! Though there were many minor hiccups along the way of my foray back into cooking after a break of more than 1 year. The last time I can remember cooking was at paul cheong’s house I think… I havn’t cooked since entering army.

So started off with the simple task of cooking the veg. Everything had been cut washed and prepared nicely when I realize that my mum had changed the place we put our cooking oil since a yr ago. And I can’t find it. holy shit. Worse still, after I found it, I realized that I hadn’t chop the garlic. Up there lah, I’m pretty sure that 2 years ago I would never have forgotten these things.

Anyway, after veg and mushrooms are done and transferred into a nice pot for the next stage of cooking, it looks like this

From UBERCOOLKIAs! :)

Now the eggs and milk, I must say my egg beating skills just rock. My house DOESN”T HAVE AN EGG BEATER, so I beat it with a spoon. To perfection =) ok fine, near perfection. End product looks like this

From UBERCOOLKIAs! :)

Add it to the bowl of veg and mushies, add parmesan and cheddar cheese and bake, and the quiche is done! And it’s good!!! Only bad thing is that there’s way too much.

From UBERCOOLKIAs! :)

A bowl this size is >>> 3 ppl. Way too much for 3 ppl. But still qte happy wif it.

Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the salmon, so I shan’t really say much abt it. It’s good tasting, but not as good as I tot it would be. Below expectation. Yup. Anyway, the final thing looks like this

From UBERCOOLKIAs! :)

Yup yup happy birthday!

Next estimated post date: 1-3 may 09

Happy Birthdays!

ok i'm at it again.

AND

ok i know gerard's one abit cram despite using short form. And chinny's one have to use initials else too long. but nonetheless i hope they're ok! enjoy ur birthdays! chinny past 1 day while gerard's one will be spent in taiwan. lol

Next estimated post date: 26 april 09

yet another article

lol i wanted to post about something else one, but this article caought my eye. So this post first, the something else another time. Here it is.

Bad mood, better recall, researchers find


SYDNEY (AFP) - - People grumbling their way through the grimness of winter have better recall than those enjoying a carefree, sunny day, Australian researchers have found.

The University of New South Wales team used a Sydney news agency to test whether people's moods had an impact on their ability to remember small details.

Researchers placed 10 small items on the shop counter, including a toy cannon, red bus and a piggy bank, and quizzed shoppers about what they remembered seeing upon their exit.

Lead researcher Joseph Forgas said subjects were able to remember three times as many items on cold, windy, rainy days when there was sombre classical music playing as they were when conditions were sunny and bright.

Rainy-day shoppers were also less likely to have false memories of objects that weren't there, said Forgas.

"We predicted and found that weather-induced negative mood improved memory accuracy," he wrote in the study, which was published in the latest edition of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

"Shoppers in a negative mood showed better memory and higher discrimination ability."

Forgas said a worse mood helped to focus people's attention on their surroundings and led to a more thorough and careful thinking style, while happiness tended to reduce focus and increase both confidence and forgetfulness.

"This finding suggests that some allowance for such mood effects could be incorporated in applied domains such as legal, forensic, counselling and clinical practice," he said.


ok point of article? study when u're in a bad mood when it's raining outside =)

Next estimated post date: 19-21 april 09

how to improve your eyesight

I chanced upon this article a few days ago.


PARIS (AFP) - - Slaying hordes of bad guys -- the more the better -- in fast-paced video games improves vision, a study published Sunday showed for the first time.

Far from being harmful to eyesight, as some had feared, action games such as Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, or Left 4 Dead provide excellent training for what eye doctors call contrast sensitivity, the study found.

Contrast sensitivity is the ability to notice tiny changes in shades of grey against a uniform background, and is critical to everyday activities such as night driving and reading. It often degrades with age.

The findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, reveal a previously unsuspected adaptability in the brain, and could open the way to new therapies, the researchers said.

"This is not a skill that people were supposed to get better at by training," said Daphne Bavelier, a professor at the University of Rochester in New York state and the study's lead researcher.

"It was something that we corrected for at the level of the optics of the eye -- to get better contrast detection you get glasses or laser surgery."

"What we found is that even without this correction you can help your brain make better use of whatever information is received from your retina," she said in a phone interview.

For the study, Bavelier and three colleagues conducted two sets of experiments.

In the first, they compared the contrast sensitivity of hard-core action game players with video game aficionados of the same age who preferred less rapid-fire fare.

In action games, players typically target and shoot figures that pop up suddenly on a computer screen.

The researchers found that the action buffs were 50 percent more efficient at detecting contrast.

But there remained a chicken-or-egg question: had their vision been improved by playing, or did they become action game players because they had better than average contrast sensitivity to start with?

To find out, Bavelier asked two groups of non-action video game players to undergo 50 hours of training. One played a popular point-and-shoot game called Call of Duty, and the other played a game that offered a rich visual experience, but one bereft of action.

"We found that the people in the first group improved by 43 percent, and the other group not at all," she said.

As important, the study also found that the improvement was not transitory. "The positive effect remained months, even years after training, indicating long-lasting gains," she added.

Is there some limit beyond which playing action games loses its positive effect or becomes detrimental? Can you, in other words, have too much of a "good thing"?

"For your visual system, probably not. For your social life, perhaps," said Bavelier.

yup end of article.

wah this could actually be used as an excuse to play left 4 dead huh. though i havn't played that for more than a month cuz nobody plays wif me =(

and that, along wif the fact that my warcraft 3 is not patched up, means i havn't played comp games wif anyone for more than a month le. oh yeah!

Next estimated post date: 12 or 18-19 april 09

lalala

Ok it's been more than a month since i made that random emo post that turned out to be the last post on this blog for a long long time. That fact changes today. NOW.

And since calls for the rest of the ppl involved in this blog to do something abt reviving the blog has gone rather unanswered, i shall treat this like it's my own little blog(wooh no need to go through trouble of creating own blog!!!) and post random stuff. which chances are will not concern much abt the rest of this class. which won't really matter cuz i bet 70% of the class will not read this anyway. think it'll just be me, rard, sc, lz and occasionally jameson. hmm. 5 ppl. looks like the 70% is an underestimation then.

ok to keep this blogging going, i'll post the expected date of the next post at the end of every post. That gives me no reason to slack off, and give readers an estimated date of coming back to the blog instead of checking repeatedly to find it not updated which puts ppl off.

The revival/transformation starts now.
Next estimated post date: 9-10 april 09

random thoughts

Something never fails to bewilder me. How can anything go wrong in a short time? It would logically seem that something that takes a thousand years to build would require at least hundreds of years to take down, but things just don't seem to work that way. Empires that take hundreds of years to build can be crushed in a few days. A castle that takes years to build can be defeated in hours. A piece of work painstakingly done over a few days can be gone in mins. And friendships built over 4 years can be gone in a week.

Now that we do not have an answer as to why things can go wrong in such a short time, we think about what could have caused it to go wrong. but usually the answer will evade the seeker for a long time. It takes long studies by generations down the road to finally figure out how an empire collapsed in a few days. It takes structural engineers and warfare historians months to figure out how a castle did not withstand an attack. It takes weeks, months, even years before you figure out why someone would destroy a piece of work you spent so much time on. but sadly, lost friendships are seldom figured out.

Why? Why is it that while it takes a long time to figure out some things, some things are never figured out? If you bring it with regards to friendship, the answer is surprisingly simple. EGO.

A mutual trust that disappears between people may leave the people involved stunned as to why it can happen. But if they are looking for an answer, they need not look any further than at themselves. This is when ego comes in. It steps in, shields the people from the answer, and leave red herrings everywhere, usually at other people. Few people realise that when friendships are lost, usually BOTH OR ALL the parties involved are at fault. It is seldom the fault of anyone solely. Yet ego tends to block this from being seen, from being realised.

Anyway, moving on to another thought, ever since something happened a few years back, i'm been pretty obsessed with this number 30 000. especially if this number is linked to finances. How much difference can $30 000 do to a person? to his family? A lot, it seems, at this point in time. Sleepless nights, quarrels, brainstorming, changes in attitude, bonds forged, bonds broken. You name it, you probably have it. Both fortunately and unfortunately, this changes take place internally, and is seldom detected by anyone not involved, unless they are esp observant and close to the people involved. Fortunate because it keeps out unwanted nosying by unwanted people, unfortunate because some close friends or potentially close friends do not understand the change, do not understand the circumstances, do not understand the gravity of the circumstances. People who have not been involved with this number, 30 000, do not fully understand the actions, mentality, and attitude of people who are involved. This makes it tough for people involved to fit in with the rest. Life has always been a juggling act, and this juggling act just got tougher.

Anyway, i always believed in the saying that no one is irreplaceable. but yet, i'm being forced to eat my own words. and in dire circumstances as well. It brings to mind something mentioned in "the day the earth stood still", that only in dire circumstances do people change. Why? Wouldn't it be better off if people changed before encountering those circumstances?

It's ok. I've learned many lessons. And i'll remember them. every single one of them.

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left 4 dead achievements

I recently realised that there's an achievements thingy in left 4 dead. These achievements are given to you when you do something special, sort of like a quest like that. There are 50 of them, and i've managed to achieve 30 of them(most qte easy one). The other 20 are not easy, and need the team to be well co-ordinated. It's hard to explain without seeing it, so let's just see what they are.

Some of the easy ones which i've done and i'm sure all of you can do:

DRAG AND DROP
Rescue a Survivor from a Smoker's tongue before he takes damage.

PYROTECHNICIAN
Blow up 20 Infected in a single explosion.

TOWERING INFERNO
Light a Tank with a Molotov.

and the list goes on. let's look at the harder ones which i've done(qte proud of some of them).

CLEAN KILL
Shove a Boomer and then kill him without him splashing on anyone.

TANKBUSTERS
Kill a Tank without it dealing any damage to a Survivor.

WITCH HUNTER
Kill a Witch without any Survivor taking damage from her.

BACK 2 HELP
Leave a safe room to save an incapped teammate and bring them back safely.

All 4 Dead
Kill all four Survivors on one life as a Tank.

CR0WND
Kill a Witch with a single headshot.
(This one was damn tyco, did it once and then nvr managed it again)

MAN VS TANK
Single-handedly kill a Tank.
(WOOT)


So if i've already gotten all these y do i still want to play? Why do i want all of you to play and get more pro? cuz 1. it's fun and 2. my friend challenged me to get some of the achievements he has gotten(which i havn't), and i can't do them without a good team. like these...

JUMP SHOT
Headshot a Hunter while he's leaping.
(ok this one not so much abt the team, just need to be abit more tyco. like the one i did to the witch)

AKIMBO ASSASSIN
Survive an entire campaign using only pistols.
(this is what i mean by need a good team)

UNBREAKABLE
Finish a campaign without ever using a first aid kit on yourself.

STOMACH UPSET
All Survivors complete a campaign without being vomited on.

SAFETY FIRST
Play an entire campaign with no Survivors taking friendly fire damage.


And hopefully i can complete some which he hasn't completed yet. like these...

ZOMBICIDAL MANIAC
Survive any campaign on Expert.

UNTOUCHABLES
No Survivors take damage after contacting the rescue vehicle.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE?
Survive all campaigns on Expert.

NOTHING SPECIAL
Survive a campaign with no Survivors taking damage from Special Infected.

Whee. so wanna play when we have the time? When i come back from prowling arnd the airport. which is some time arnd may. lol sad.

MORE games!

Haha our blog came alive! but it's like transforming into a game blog.

btw wif regards to a previous post, i made a mistake (the mistake has been rectified). l4d can rival diablo II and WoW in awards, not starcraft. When starcraft came out, it swept all the game of the year awards. how imba is that. l4d only had a clean sweep in multiplayer awards. Game of the year 2008 is quite shared between left 4 dead, MGS 4, GTA 4, and fallout 3.

So there'll be very high expectations for starcraft 2. i dun think it'll do as well as its predecessor, but it'll still be good. It's ok sc, when it comes out we'll play it. and d3 too, since u lost ur d2. very sian to fight on in hell difficulty alone, so i stopped playing it. Luckily, left 4 dead came out. As wing, rard, occ and lz found out on sat, l4d seriously rocks.

Anw, it's time for me to start walking arnd changi airport looking impt. Just finish some police course that qualifies me to do that. Anyone going changi airport tell me pls. then you can help me buy food and stuff since i'm not supposed to do it in that green uniform of mine. Thanks. lol.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today's valentine's day! in case you haven't realised. So, happy valentine's day!

I'd like to gush about how great starcraft II is, and how everyone should play it when it comes out, but I've got dota to play. Anyhow, I prefer d3 to sc2.

Happy Valentines' Day!

Tmr's valentines' day! in case you havn't realise.

So, happy valentines' day in advance!

I LOVE YOU!!!! LET ME GIVE YOU A HUG!!!

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pic from left 4 dead. lol

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lalala

2008's best game

Ok enough of warcraft III. and dota. They weren't particularly great games, just games with great fanbases. So, it's time for some publicity for a game whose awards can rival that of Diablo II and world of warcraft(still lose to starcraft duh).

Presenting the BEST game of 2008 ----

LEFT 4 DEAD!!!!

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Ok mayb fallout 3 deserves the title as well. Or 'metal gear solid 4'(never heard of it, just seems that people are infatuated with it). But that's besides my point. Left 4 Dead is a compelling game that elevates the idea of teamwork to whole new levels. Teamwork has rarely been so desperately necessary, or as tense and exciting, as it is in Left 4 Dead. Many games can emphasize teamwork, but none compels you to exercise it to an extent equivalent to this.

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You need teamwork to play dota well, but a hero can still stand alone in the midst of a massive gang from the enemy and still survive and win. Counter-Strike emphasizes teamwork, but you can stand alone and still take out the whole opponent team. The same goes for unreal tournament and many other FPS and RTS games.

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Not left 4 dead. Survival when stranded alone drops to an absolute zero. You need your team, your team needs you. Fight together... or die alone. This game bests all other fps, including the famed CS and Gears of War, and is definitely worth playing.

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It's time to drop your dependence on dota to satisfy your gaming needs guys. Left 4 dead is available at both lan shops and garena. Time to change to a more fun and exciting game =)

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noobify†™

lalala

yong sheng

AYAR?

For those of you who are not-so-proficient at AYAR, here is a sneak preview of what the end looks like:

Well, maybe not exactly the end. Cuz you got to go through a few more obstacles.

THIS is the end....or so I think.

Happy Chinese New Year

I was at home on CNY eve, after returning from reunion dinner, and having nothing better to do, decided to talk with Jameson on MSN (because he's very sad no one else talks with him =( ) And, at the same time, I noticed that this blog has been devoid of any real posts not just recently, but for a long time. Not that this is a real post, mind you. Whenever I'm free, or for that matter, whenever we're free, either we're out enjoying ourselves, watching TV, or playing dota on garena rm 16. Except for Jameson who's very free being CBRD staff officer, but has no time to blog, nor the inclination to dota....It appears that he forgot his username and password and cannot blog as a result.

So bottom line is:

We should blog more. Or have class outings sometime! and strive towards A Happy And Prosperous Chinese New Year.

PS To Chinny: Jameson says that your mind is messed up.