hm, wat a fruitful day.
went to suntec convention centre today for an exhibition on scholarships/uni options, as well as a seminar which consisted of 4 parts - forum by 5 (6?) local scholars, talk on US , UK university options, and finally a motivational talk by David Tan of Everest Motivation Centre.
Took alot of brochures and stuff from the exhibition.. quite interesting. i think i more or less i'm gonna do psychology? or something to do with arts and social sciences.
I initially had either that or engineering in mind. Engineering seems like the natural and logical path for me to take, given im taking physicschemmaths in JC now. But after thinking for some time.. i realised i have almost no interest in engineering! and i dont wanna spend my life doing something i don't like.
However, i do like to study people and see why they behave in the way they do. Predicting their next move, guessing their thoughts and emotions. It's pretty fun.
So.. maybe ill follow gabs and do arts&socialscience in NUS? haha i dunno man.
The most interesting part of the day was the motivational talk by the David guy. he was the captain of the first SG Mt Everest team.. and he talked about overcoming adversity and setting 'crystal clear goals' so that we have something to work towards.
Another phrase he kept repeating was 'Specific Observable Behaviour', which meant if really wanted something, our everyday behaviour should reflect that.
Was quite motivated after it and it really made me think - what do i want to do after NS? How am i going to work towards that? Am i going to get a scholarship? how? What am i going to do after the 4-year-bond if i got the scholarship? How am i going to perform at the interview.
Thoughts were racing through my head as i waited for freaking 20 minutes for the stupid bus to come to fetch me home. And the journey was long too, should have taken MRT :/
Yea so .. the important thing is to set crystal clear goals. How am i going to get scholarship? do well of course. Straight As! must must!
So i have to start working hard NOW. Prelims in 4 weeks, A levels in 2 months. (or 3?) must must work hard gogo.
First commitment -> start daily gaming/comp session at 8pm instead of 7pm.
Usually my brain shuts down after 7pm and all i can think of is computer because i already developed that habit. So .. i'm going to change that. One extra hour of study every day = 7 hours more a week! wow. that's like so much more that i can cover!
I'm going to take out all my notes and stuff and lay it out just like when i was studying for BT2. Preparation is the key to success.
Yes yes im going to be a top scorer in my As. I'm going to get the best scholarship for whatever course i'm taking. I'm going to get a good job.
i am gonna pwn you.
and i am going to win your heart too.
Saturday, 28 July 2007
Thursday, 26 July 2007
math trail.
day 2 of learning festival! kicked off with basketball clinic.. some pretty boring drills at the start. first drill was layup and i missed my very first layup HA. so loser.
Then we did some bo liao bouncing things then do left hand layup and i scored a few. omg there's this super super extra J1 he keeps going like 'yes, try to jump higher abit. ' 'ok raise ur hand higher' 'your left leg has to go up first' and makes alot of stupid comments for just about everyone?
well i know i'm not the best of basketball players but i know i was doing the layup like probably on par or even better than him (saw him attempt lefthand later) and he just goes on and on. apparently everyone says he's extra (pewi told me)
after that we played match! 3v3. quite fun though i missed quite a few lan-di cos the school rim is SO much higher than our church. Played quite well made some nice assists :p
And.. my team thrashed the j1 basketball team (not the first team, just 3 players from there) 7-2. haha. losers. then one guy goes 'oh i was so relaxed just now ill play serious now'.. yknow the typical badloser remark . then they ask us play till 11.. they pulled back to 7-5 then we had to stop cos the other court wanted to play with us.
ok so after basketball clinic was math trail!! basically.. math competition where first prize is 2gb MP3 player worth $99.
It's like.. 5 stations where you go to solve puzzles. Then you have this separate puzzle sheet which you can solve on the go... like got 5-6 puzzles in it. I solved the sudoku one damn fast.. it was quite easy. Then there was 'Einstein's puzzle' which i solved too :p didn't solve it like that website suggests, i filled up what i could then guess-and-checked the rest.
Ask me if you wanna know what the stations were like, i'm lazy to type out and i dont think anyone will be interested either.
(omg ok i just did a random search for one of the puzzles in math trail [damn i got it wrong!] and i came across a super chim puzzle. The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever)
and i just finished A History of Violence.. omg it's a super super super boring show. i dont even wanna tell you about it because.. it ruins the show and it's damn boring. damn damn boring. just see the main character killing people very skifully. Like 1v3 he also kill. haha. Not the Bruce Lee Jackie Chan way.. those people only make the person fall down.. this guy KILLS them straight away.
Think smash windpipe, break neck, etc.
Super boring show, very slow-moving, boring boring.
AND finally, i've been practising card spinning. :) i'm not very good at it yet.. here's a video. just watch the first 20 seconds, the rest is lousier. (er that's my mom nagging somewhere in the middle of the video)
Then we did some bo liao bouncing things then do left hand layup and i scored a few. omg there's this super super extra J1 he keeps going like 'yes, try to jump higher abit. ' 'ok raise ur hand higher' 'your left leg has to go up first' and makes alot of stupid comments for just about everyone?
well i know i'm not the best of basketball players but i know i was doing the layup like probably on par or even better than him (saw him attempt lefthand later) and he just goes on and on. apparently everyone says he's extra (pewi told me)
after that we played match! 3v3. quite fun though i missed quite a few lan-di cos the school rim is SO much higher than our church. Played quite well made some nice assists :p
And.. my team thrashed the j1 basketball team (not the first team, just 3 players from there) 7-2. haha. losers. then one guy goes 'oh i was so relaxed just now ill play serious now'.. yknow the typical badloser remark . then they ask us play till 11.. they pulled back to 7-5 then we had to stop cos the other court wanted to play with us.
ok so after basketball clinic was math trail!! basically.. math competition where first prize is 2gb MP3 player worth $99.
It's like.. 5 stations where you go to solve puzzles. Then you have this separate puzzle sheet which you can solve on the go... like got 5-6 puzzles in it. I solved the sudoku one damn fast.. it was quite easy. Then there was 'Einstein's puzzle' which i solved too :p didn't solve it like that website suggests, i filled up what i could then guess-and-checked the rest.
Ask me if you wanna know what the stations were like, i'm lazy to type out and i dont think anyone will be interested either.
(omg ok i just did a random search for one of the puzzles in math trail [damn i got it wrong!] and i came across a super chim puzzle. The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever)
and i just finished A History of Violence.. omg it's a super super super boring show. i dont even wanna tell you about it because.. it ruins the show and it's damn boring. damn damn boring. just see the main character killing people very skifully. Like 1v3 he also kill. haha. Not the Bruce Lee Jackie Chan way.. those people only make the person fall down.. this guy KILLS them straight away.
Think smash windpipe, break neck, etc.
Super boring show, very slow-moving, boring boring.
AND finally, i've been practising card spinning. :) i'm not very good at it yet.. here's a video. just watch the first 20 seconds, the rest is lousier. (er that's my mom nagging somewhere in the middle of the video)
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
learning fest day 1 and southpark.
hmm.. had learning festival today (and tmr)
Learning festival is basically.. no school for 2 days, and students are supposed to sign up for courses such as 'how to bake' and 'learn tennis' and.. 'resume writing' etcetc. Have like 100 over courses i think. Each student has to sign up for 4 courses .
I signed up for Tchoukball, basketball clinic and math trail. Since math trail will be 3 hours it is considered as 2 courses.
okok i know what on earth is Tchoukball you may ask. It's quite hard to explain but i'll try!
it's something like handball.. where you can take 2-3 steps with the ball and you pass to your teammates or shoot. The 'goal' is this trampoline-like net which is angled in such a way that if you face it straight on and throw the ball into it, it bounces back to you.
Ok it's best you watch this video first
dont have to finish it, just watch to see what it's like then read my explanation on how the game works
Similar to handball, there is a restricted zone which no player may enter (like a semicircle around the 'goal') You can jump inside though but must release the ball before you land. A team scores a point if he throws the ball at the trampoline, it bounces OUT of the restricted zone, and touches the floor before the opposing team can catch it.
So for example if i throw the ball at the trampolinegoal thing and it bounces out and the enemy team member catches it before it bounces, it is NOT a point scored.
No interceptions or steals are allowed, the only way for a possession turnover is when i rebound a shot by the opposing team. And there are no fixed sides for scoring, i can score at either side as long as after i start ball i clear the halfway line.
Heh chim?
my first team had 2 basketball guys + alwyn and others, and they were damn irritating can. those 2 guys just kept passing to themselves and shooting by themselves so i didn't touch the ball at all for first 2 games with them in my team -_- asses.
Then the 3rd game teams were switched, and WHEW both of them were not in my team. Was more fun cos i got to touch the ball more. never score anything though. but got save some shots. haha.
after that watched john lijian and his dance group perform.. nice sia! hope someone videoed and will upload.
~~
Just watched SouthPark The Movie.. was quite stupid and boring for most of the show, though it does have its funny stupid parts.
Think ill watch historyofviolence or hannibalrising next. :) hmmm.z
oh, and why is noone taggin anymore :(
Learning festival is basically.. no school for 2 days, and students are supposed to sign up for courses such as 'how to bake' and 'learn tennis' and.. 'resume writing' etcetc. Have like 100 over courses i think. Each student has to sign up for 4 courses .
I signed up for Tchoukball, basketball clinic and math trail. Since math trail will be 3 hours it is considered as 2 courses.
okok i know what on earth is Tchoukball you may ask. It's quite hard to explain but i'll try!
it's something like handball.. where you can take 2-3 steps with the ball and you pass to your teammates or shoot. The 'goal' is this trampoline-like net which is angled in such a way that if you face it straight on and throw the ball into it, it bounces back to you.
Ok it's best you watch this video first
dont have to finish it, just watch to see what it's like then read my explanation on how the game works
Similar to handball, there is a restricted zone which no player may enter (like a semicircle around the 'goal') You can jump inside though but must release the ball before you land. A team scores a point if he throws the ball at the trampoline, it bounces OUT of the restricted zone, and touches the floor before the opposing team can catch it.
So for example if i throw the ball at the trampolinegoal thing and it bounces out and the enemy team member catches it before it bounces, it is NOT a point scored.
No interceptions or steals are allowed, the only way for a possession turnover is when i rebound a shot by the opposing team. And there are no fixed sides for scoring, i can score at either side as long as after i start ball i clear the halfway line.
Heh chim?
my first team had 2 basketball guys + alwyn and others, and they were damn irritating can. those 2 guys just kept passing to themselves and shooting by themselves so i didn't touch the ball at all for first 2 games with them in my team -_- asses.
Then the 3rd game teams were switched, and WHEW both of them were not in my team. Was more fun cos i got to touch the ball more. never score anything though. but got save some shots. haha.
after that watched john lijian and his dance group perform.. nice sia! hope someone videoed and will upload.
~~
Just watched SouthPark The Movie.. was quite stupid and boring for most of the show, though it does have its funny stupid parts.
Think ill watch historyofviolence or hannibalrising next. :) hmmm.z
oh, and why is noone taggin anymore :(
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