psych camp?

On a moment of impulse (or rather long thought, never really came to a proper decision, then suddenly deciding to want it alot), I applied for NUS Psych Camp! Gee, I hope I made a good choice. Hope it's fun and i make alot of friends!

I heard that the girl:guy ratio is extremely high.. which is damn jialat? Like if i'm the only guy in my group it's weirdness to the max. Like, outcast sia. :(

I mean, imagine a typical group conversation:
Girl A: "tee hee, you have nice shoes."
Girl B: "aw thanks, your blouse is really pretty too!"
Me: -twiddles thumbs-

Ok fine maybe that's not that girls talk about all the time.. but how about if they want to talk about 'girl-stuff':
Girl C: "Oh no Girl D, are you ok? you look unwell"
Girl D: -glances up at me- "Oh no la just abit tired." (but in her head thinking: 'f--king mensus cramps!')
Me: ...

Or what if the other few minimal guys at the camp are extremely hot and good looking and funny and awesome, and the girls decide to start gushing about them.
Girl E: "omg, did you see Boy 1 just now? His smile is so flawless and wow! And his complexion is perfect!"
Girl F: "wow Boy 2 is such a gentleman he helped me just now with ..."
Girl G: "and Boy 3 and 4 ... "
Girl H: "and Boy 5..."
Girl I: "yea they're all so eligible and suave! Boys 1-5.. who do we have left hmm"
Girl J and a few other Girls glances at me then quickly glances away thinking 'oops...'
Me: -pretends not to hear any of the above conversation while feeling like digging a hole in the ground and disappearing into the core of the earth-

Okkk fine I'll stop thinking about imaginary scenarios.
And because my application was kinda late (the last registration day was Sunday), I tried to spice up my email to make it stand out, by including :

10 reasons why i want to come for Psych Camp (or why you should accept me)

1) I'm definitely majoring in Psychology, so I would like the chance to talk to seniors more about the different modules in Psychology to better understand them so I can make better decisions in module selection.

2) I am still quite confused about CORS after reading this detailed guide so I would like to learn more (and have a hands on simulation according to your ad =) )

3) I haven't been to any other NUS camp and I would be saaad if i didn't go for a single camp before school started. :(

4) I want to make more friends.

5) The only kind of camps I've been going to for the past 2 years are army ones.

6) I think NUS is a maze and I want to get to know the campus better before school starts.

7) I applied for Eusoff Hall which is the camp accomodations venue which is great!

8) I have a hyperlink in this email.

9) I took time to make the numbers rainbow-coloured which coincides with the circus theme of the camp :)

10) I know pi up to 9 decimal points.

Haha yes i know 8-10 are nonsense.
Let's see how it goes eh. :S

the most incoherent speaker

and if you thought Miss Carolina was bad
(if you live under a rock and havent watched this clip, check it out)
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presenting to you, RONRON
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwfkbdaNy3Y&hl=en_GB&fs=1&]

firstly he is super funny when he is all high and wild and crazy haha.
"Hey you all over there on the laptops!!!"

Next the uploader of this video added some hilariously fitting music which just makes his non-response funnier.. he TOTALLY does not answer the question (or any questions) hahaha.

my fav part was the last part at 4:30 where he talks about Phil
"He's like the Zen master.. he can speak to you without using a microphone.. you can hear him in your head.. he was going 'Ron , don't shoot don't shoot... and i said WHATEVER -raises hand in a shooting motion- PONG!! DING!! WOO!!"

roflroflrofl. super hilarious.
you have to watch it urself to appreciate it!!

And for those who want, you can find the full video here (or if NBA decides to complain and youtbe take that video down)
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/2010/06/18/20100618_gm7_minimovie.nba/?ls=iref:nbahpt1#
Not sure if this works, just go to videos and loook for Post Game: Ron Artest (9 mins 48 seconds long)

the end of celtics and sportsmanship issues.

2 days ago, the Lakers beat the Celtics in an emphatic Game 7 to finally secure their 2nd consecutive NBA title.

Celtics actually led for most of the way, before going cold in the 4th quarter to let the Lakers pull back and go ahead for good. Even the heroics of Rondo in the last minute (grabbed an offensive rebound and sank a 3pointer) could not save them, as Lakers closed out the game with some solid free-throw shooting after an abysmal showing for much of the game.

And so Lakers won, with Kobe Bryant predictably winning the MVP award for the 2nd year running, even though his play was horrendous in game 7 (shot just 30+% i believe) and many argue that Artest was the MVP in the final match (made a crucial 3 pointer in the last few minutes)

The saddest thing is that it is probably the end of a great legacy of the Celtics, with Allen being a free agent and Rasheed Wallace contemplating retirement and Pierce and Garnett just getting old. Their only bright spark is Rondo, who was undoubtedly the best player in the playoffs, with his consistency and hustle plays (who can forget that dive against Jason Williams?). He is the heart of the Celtics team.
Even Doc Rivers, the Celtics coach is also considering quitting, apparently to spend more time with his children.

So will I support the Celtics still? Most probably. Because I support Rondo, and I'll support where ever he goes. His determined spirit and never-say-die attitude - with his vision, his pace, his stamina - is just a stellar example for other players.


So with the NBA finals over, I've been watching World Cup matches over at bestie's condo where they screen the matches in the function room. Although I still believe that soccer matches are extremely more boring as compared to basketball (you score like, 1-2 goals on average per match in soccer, whereas in basketball the scoring is constant), one thing that I still prefer about soccer is the sportsmanship.

In soccer, sportsmanship is a pretty big and universal thing - you knock a player down by accident, you help him up. This is the most fundamental displays of sportsmanship - we compete hard, play hard, but play fair. If I take you down illegally, I'm sorry, my fault, I'll help you up.
Another example will be of stopping the play when a player is down. (injured) We will compete 11 on 11, so if your player is injured, we will wait for you to replace him before we attack.

However, in basketball (or at least in NBA), there is NO SUCH THING. Sportsmanship is as prevalent as Ray Allen's shooting in Game 3 and 4. (read: non-existent)
If there's a player lying on the floor, the opponents will just take the chance to run a fast break, 5v4 (or whatever numbers advantage they have) to score a basket.
If a player knocks another one down, instead of helping him up, he looks at the referees for a blocking foul.
(There are very rare cases of an opposing team's player helping the player on the floor up.. VERY VERY rare)


So.... back to World Cup. This WC has been very boring, and statistically it's already shown that there's about 25% less goals than the previous one. I hope that after this boring group stage, the final 16, there will be more exciting plays and more goals.

Chowz