Wikipedia FTW!

You know that you must at least refer to your the textbooks in order to get good grades for your university subjects (directly quoted from my Material Science Tutor).

I seriously think that my lecturers and tutors are earning some kind of commission from the publishers every time a textbook they recommended are bought.

What happens to el cheapos like me who won't buy the ZOMG! expensive textbook they are pushing to us? Go to the libraries then!

But what if I'm at home and I need to refer to some textbook?

I refer to Wikipedia.

Unless you're living under some rock or Potong Pasir and Hougang where they don't have internet access, Wikipedia is a free online encyclopaedia where anyone can edit.

So next time when you don't really know what's Torque, Angular Momentum or even Moment of Inertia. Check out Wikipedia!


Disclaimer: 1) a renunciation of any claim to or connection with; 2) disavowal; 3) a statement made to save one's own ass

The above is not a paid advertisement by Wikipedia. I do not receive any payment, in anyway or form, from Wikipedia by mentioning their website on my blog (I sure be happy if I receive some payment!)

I also sincerely apologise to all Potong Pasir and Hougang residents out there who are offended by that thoughtless comment about Potong Pasir and Hougang. It is not my intention to slight those who had voted for the opposition in any way.

Lost

Everything taught in lectures seems really familiar but yet I can't seem to recall them.

I understand the explanation for tutorial questions but its like a different story when I re-attempt it again.

I'm able to find my way through my coursework.

I'm lost.

Yawn!

Photo by Darkangles

Looks like I'm coming home at around 10pm for the last four days and sleeping real late. Let me recall what had happened over the last week:

Mon: Lessons ended at 7:30pm and had dinner with my course friends.
Tue: CAC Talk and dinner with my Galer friends.
Wed: Celebrated Wenchuan's 21st Birthday in advance with zhi cha at some place near Keat Hong camp.
Thu: Interview for CAC FOC Main Commitee Programmer post and had supper with Seng Kiat and Victor. Reached home at 12:30am

I'm so glad that I'm having no lessons tommorow, which means I can sleep until the late afternoon to make up for the lack of sleep over the past few days.

I had been sleeping halfway during lectures and its only the second week of school. Here's hoping that I sleep during lectures that often or else my studies will definitely suffer.

Before I continue, I would like to apologise to Joyce for putting her down during the group interview for the CAC FOC Main Committee Programmer. I realised that I should had termed it in a way such that I can bring my point across and not place her in such a bad position. I really hoped that she accept my apology, I really feel guilty.

Anyway, I thought that I had bombed at the interview cause I did not really speak up when given the chance. Oh well, guess what isn't yours, won't be yours. Maybe its time to concentrate more on my studies.

How to Study?

The English Premier League kicks off today.

My sister plugged in the Xbox today and I started playing console games.



With so much distractions, how to study? Tutorials start in like three days and I have yet to start on any tutorial questions.

Ah, I'll start doing my tutorial questions tomorrow.

Procrastinating again, Danny. Tsk. Tsk.

HK: 5 - 7 Jul 07 Redux

Finally got the pictures from Kah Hui and Tien Soon. I guess I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Warning: Picture intensive post

Day 1

After a few hours on board the plane. We are finally in Hong Kong. Its my first time overseas (M'sia don't count) since my last trip to Brisbane when I'm 12. Naturally I'm really excited.

Along on the trip with me are Tien Soon, future NTU Accounting Undergrad (in white), Wenchuan, future NTU Chemical & Biological Engineering Undergrad (in navy blue) and Kah Hui, future Material Engineering Undergrad (not in picture).

This pretty little thing is my classmate from AJC. She's a native Hong Konger who's been living in Singapore and went back to Hong Kong (permanently?) for her University education. We've managed to kidnapped her and forced her to be our guide for the period we are in Hong Kong in exchange for her freedom.


While Kah Hui is busy taking photo with See Man...


everyone is busy eating! I guess no food on budget flights really made us hungry.

We did a brief walk through Ladies' Street because they sell mostly stuff that doesn't interest us much like:

ladies' bags, shoes and various tourist gifts.

Here's a clearer picture of the overnight queue for the Anya Hindmarch 'I'm Not A Plastic Bag' bag that I've mentioned in the earlier post.


After some shopping and a brief rest at the hotel...


we went to view the Light Show at Victoria Habour. Looks like I'm really pumped up for the show:


Only a few pictures are usable either due to bad lighting:

unstable hands:


or both bad lighting and unstable hands:

Apologies if you suffered from motion sickness due to the pictures above.

As its the week of the Handover of Hong Kong to the mainland, instead of a boring laser show, we got fireworks!


After dinner we proceed back to Victoria Habour to take a walk along the Avenue of Stars.


No stars on the avenue but tons of hand prints on the ground.


Jackie Chan sure used alot of strength while printing his hands, look at how deep they went:

Day 1 ended after that. We went back to our hotel and rested for the day ahead. That's me taking a look at some HK tourist travel guide while the rest are preparing for sleep. Sleep is for the weak!

Day 2

Wenchuan wanted to see the "World's Largest Outdoor Sitting Buddha" at Ngong Peng. There's this cable car which shortens the trip from the MTR station to the Buddha itself but someone had this bright idea to increase the speed at which the cable cars are travelling and caused a break down in the system. So we had to take a bus from the MTR station.

and its a very loooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnng bus ride...


Nothing much to do around here except climbing up the steps and looking at Buddhist sculptures. Did I mentioned that the bus ride is really long?


Its said that taking a ride across Victoria Habour is a must when you're in Hong Kong. From the ferry, one could have a great view of the Hong Kong skyline.


We pretty much went crazy taking photos at the Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. Seems like we are more interested in making fun of famous people rather than to take photos with them. Most of them are well made as they look rather like the person themselves. Except for this:

Note the similarities? I will say that it looks more like Jiu Kong than Jay Chow!


Had a drink at Lan Kwai Fong before heading back for sleep. Lan Kwai Fong is pretty much an equivalent of our Clarke Quay. The narrow streets made the place seems all the more crowded.

Day 3


Panda Mania!!! Ocean Park can officially be renamed as Panda Park as most of the visitors (and Tien Soon) are there for the Pandas. China gave other two more Pandas for the tenth anniversary of the Handover.


I think some of the decorations are rather strange...



There are also the usual rides you can find in theme parks and water based attractions. We didn't spend much time there because we got some last minute shopping to do.


Looking back I guess we didn't really eat much of the food there. Guess the next time I'm in Hong Kong, I'll be tasting the local food rather than shopping. Many thanks to See Man for bringing us around.

Here We Go Again

Guess the late nights have to stop sooner or later.

First day of school starts tomorrow (actually today). However I've still have yet to get my stationary and my calculator seemed to be missing (oh the horrors!).

Anyway I've decided to put my timetable here just in case. Here goes:


I'm in a different tutorial group with Kah Hui. Let's hope that the whole tutorial group haven't known each other at the MSE FOC.

Oh yeah, if you look carefully, you will see that my Fridays are free except for Week 7 and 13. What a great way to start the weekends!

On an unrelated matter: it sure must be a slow news day at BBC Worldservice: Indian suspect in banana ordeal.