Superman returns!
CT ENDED TODAY!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. sorry to those taking bio tmr, can't help it but start celebrating already. but i believe ppl taking bio won't read this tonight anyway.
maths paper was ok, better than all the other previous papers. a great paper to end the cts.
ok, so end of cts, not going to think of mugging stuff anymore!
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after math paper, went down to pastamania@j8 to eat linner with the brudders. wah wasted my money. i had creamy chicken pasta and it sucks. the first few spoonfuls still ok, after that it got more and more sickening until i felt like puking after eating it. hard to describe the taste, its simply creamy, and thats all. even the pasta we cooked at ccal camp and jex is nicer lor. i'm going to avoid pastamania from now on.
watched superman returns after that. its a must watch! cause its 2.5 hrs long! value for money sia. ok besides that its also quite good, although i must say it isn't the best show to watch after taking your physics paper 1 day ago. i just kept thinking about physics through the whole show.
first was when he started levitating. i was thinking of the formula
Upward Force - Weight = Mass x Acceleration due to gravity
then when he swooped around breaking the falls of ppl from skyscrapers, i kept wondering if the fall wasn't the only thing he broke, since F = ma and if the person was falling at 30m/s, he would decelerate by 30m/s in 1 sec and F = 55(30) and since theres gravity also, it would be F = 55(30+9.8) = 2189N, blah blah blah, i think it doesn't make a diff if superman swoops below to cushion his fall, except that the ground probably isn't as hard as him.
then theres this bullet scene which reminded me of this qn which appeared in the physics ct. for the benefit of those who havent seen it yet, i shall type it here:
It is well-known that bullets fired at Superman's chest simply rebound
elastically. Suppose that a gangster sprays Superman's chest with 3.0g bulletes at the rate of 100 bullets per minute, the speed of each bullet being 500m/s, what is the average force exerted by the stream of bullets on his chest? (Assume that the bullets hit Superman horizontally and rebound horizontally from his chest.)
A)2.5N B)5.0N C)150N D)300N
an amazing display of creativity and humour from the rj physics dept indeed.
i think i have probably gone insane from mugging physics, can't get it out of my head. but superman is really a great show, if you have time to spare and money to spend, do go and watch it!
Mid-CT
well, econs was over yesterday and today was ehem, seems like e doesn't only stand for econs, it also stands for ehemistry. sigh, oh well, just have to pray real hard. tmr's physics paper so i should really be mugging right now, so just taking a rest.
i hope you are not reading this before friday cause that means you're not mugging. but thanks if you are, i'll be really touched to know that ppl actually check this blog amidst all the mugging you should be doing.
this part of the post is dedicated to mel cause she wants to niao me about it. =)
Bold the statements that are true to you.
Italise the statements that you want to be true.
Leave the Fibs alone. (whats fibs? fibonacci?)
I miss somebody right now.I dont watch TV these days.
I wear glasses or contact lenses.I love to play video games.I've tried marijuana.
I have been in a threesome. (so what? we have a ninesome here)
I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.
I believe honesty is usually the best policy. (unless you want to tell me i suck)
I curse sometimes. (I curse all the time)
I have changed a lot mentally over the last year. (stability seems to have fallen with age)
I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me. (yizhang and jon carries one!)
I'm TOTALLY smart. (currently its only my ass)
I've broken someone's bones. (relax, only stuff on my plate)
I'm paranoid sometimes.I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free. (first i'll borrow lots of money from you...)
I need money right now. (so pls donate)
I love sushi. (ok la, nice but not top on my list)
I talk really fast. (i always need to stop to untie my tongue)
I have long hair.
I have lost money in Las Vegas.
I have at least one sibling. (1 elder brother and 1 younger sister)
I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past. (i think i wore a wig once, quite comical)
I couldn't survive without Caller I.D. (could survive without handphone though, weird)
I am usually pessimistic. (most ppl would say i'm more pest-imistic though)
I have a lot of mood swings.
I have a hidden talent. (so far all of mine have remained hidden though)
I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar i have.
I am currently single. (was double during jex though)
I have pecked someone of the same sex.
I enjoy talking on the phone.I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants. (i live in my house)
I love to shop. (i'll love it if i have money to spare)
I would rather shop then eat. (doesn't matter if i shop or eat first)
I don't hate anyone.I'm a pretty good dancer. (break dance looks cool)
I'm embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
I have a cell phone. (appeared in the headlines here when i got it too)
I believe in God.
I watch MTV on a daily basis.
I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
I've rejected someone before. (i rejected chin when he ask me to go kbox)
I have no idea what i want to do for the rest of my life.
I want to have children in the future. (who doesn't?)
I have changed a diaper before.
I've called the cops on a friend before. (does ann liang count?)
I'm not allergic to anything. (yet)
I have a lot to learn.I have been with someone at least 10 years older or younger. (everywhere i go too)
I am shy around the opposite sex. (i'm just shy around strangers)
I have tried alcohol before. (alcohol wipes, very painful on your wounds. ok think i tried beer once, really long ago, sucks though)
I have made a move on a friend's significant other or crush in the past.
I own the "South Park" movie.
I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza. (i guess it can be ranked top 2 in singapore)
I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all. (some of his songs are nice though)
Halloween is awesome because you get
free candy. (who cares about halloween? i only want the candy)
I watch Spongebob Squarepants and i like it. (possibly the only thing dumber than me)
I am happy at this moment! (with physics CT tmr, who can be? and pls bold this in your mind if you are reading this 2 days from now)
I'm obsessed with guys.
I study for tests most of the time. (i confess!)
I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met.
I am comfortable with who I am right now.I have more than just my ears pierced. (i have my ears not pierced)
I walk barefoot wherever i can.
I have jumped off a bridge.
I love sea turtles. (oh wait, is tama-chan considered a sea turtle or an air turtle)
I spend ridiculous money on makeup. (i ridiculously spend madeup money cause i have none)
I plan on achieving a goal/dream.I worked at McDonald's
restaurant. (0riental only)
I hate office jobs. (after 0riental, not anymore)
I love sci-fi movies. (not really sci-fi in particular, but any good ones)
I think water rules. (really depends on the time and place)
I like sausages. (ok la, not top on my want-to-eat list)
I love kisses. (nice, sweet, smooth, fat hersheys are the best)
I fall for the worst people. (if ppl who trip you aren't the worst, who are?)
I like bright colours. (really depends on the situation though)
I can't live without black eyeliner. (they are called eyelashes, well they are black and lines your eye...)
I usually like covers better than originals. (originals are usually better)
I can pick things with my toes. (not my nose though)
I can whistle.I can move my tongue in waves, much like a snake's slither.
I have ridden/owned a horse. (sounds exciting)
I still have every journal I've ever written in.
I can't stick to a diet. (does a diet list that only has the word "everything" count?)
I talk in my sleep.
I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions. (i think simply drowning might be more effective)
Climbing trees is a brilliant past-time. (rockclimbing definitely is though)
I have jazz in my blood. (most ppl probably have hemoglobin and the like in their blood)
I wear a toe ring.
I have a tattoo. (weep has one though!)
I can't stand at LEAST one person that i work with.I am a caffeine junkie.
I cosplay or know what cosplaying is. (and no i don't cosplay)
I have been to over 15 conventions.
I will collect anything, and the more nonsesical the better.
I'm an artist.I only clean my room when necessary. (i don't clean if even when its necessary)
I like a person of the same sex. (i like my dad and my brother, and most importantly, myself!)
I love being happy.I am an adrenaline junkie. (i'll get lots of it for the next 2 days)
I don't know why the hell i just did this stupid thing. (i know! cause i don't feel like mugging phy =[ )
and that concludes the dedication. judging from whatever i have written, i'm sure many of you are probably starring blankly at the screen and totally destroyed by the utter lameness hidden subtle in there. but hey, look on the bright side, you should be glad that thanks to ppl like us, theres no need to install aircons in rjc! (btw, i heard that rjc is going to become totally airconned soon, which sucks =[ )
anyway hope you can go mug in peace now (if CTs aren't over for you), and hope you do well in all your CTs! time for me to go and mug too, good bye and good luck!
t0k k0k sing song and NO MAHJONG?!
well.. since this blog, tksspm, which stands for t0k k0k sing song play mahjong... if u were to wols to figure that out..
well, we have be talking kok all these while and well, now there this hip new background music for u to sing along, but omg? wheres the mahjong... sure there are thoes flying mahjong tiles everywhere, but comeon, they aint enuff! pple using fire fox cant eevn see them!
if so might as well call this blog tkssmsm. tok kok sing song maybe some mahjong.. but fret not.. i shall now bring out some mahjongness in u pple...
oh but wait, fret not dear readers who do not know how to play mahjong, much less understand it... for this is way beyond understanding. it is a work of art i tell you... thou shalt marvel at it and learn how to play the sacred mahjong game.
presenting to u the epitome of mahjong skillz and basically.. nirvana of mahjong...
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING OF MAHJONG!
it is so up to perfection and rightfully dimensionised
(check if word exists) that the only thing missing here is King Kong...
alrighty haha... well, forgot bout that opic.. had it a long time ago.. thx to bernie for sending me and her frens for constructing that... well.. yea.... i miss playing mahjong... argh.. lezz play some time... oh and i will post a simple guide to mahjong some time soon.. mebe after cts? haha.. so everyone shall enjoy the game... yep.. thx =)
peace
randomz
hmm this blog suddenly so hyped-up.. got this blogposts-boom.. i shall just add on to kok-toking lolz..with a random pic.. (it's supposed to be the meaning of the word 'annuncio', dunnoe whether such word really exist though..)
cya '-'
Of ODAC and blogs
a bit of advertisement here, my latest post (ODAC related) can be found at: http://odac22.blogspot.com
this is a blog for odac batch 22 (us!) where ppl blog at occasionally (more like rarely but hopefully it'll change).
rock-climbing rocks!
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anyway on to the topic of blogging and myself. dunno why i suddenly grew very fond of blogging, maybe cause i get to share your experiences with other ppl. and i think we bloggers really feel very appreciated when ppl respond to your blog posts, doesn't really matter if your reply is critical or of an opposing view, i think its still nice to post a response. even if we bloggers don't reply sometimes, do know that we keep a lookout for responses to our blog posts on the tagboard and are usually happy to see them =)
so if you have some statements or comments which you want to pass, pls do =) (for the unjustified or plain insulting comments, pls keep it to yourself though)
and to all those who gave words of encouragement, you ppl really make our day =) thank you!
Our Backgrd Music
those like me wld understd how it feels when i hear the music...
it is as though the end is upon us..for there is no hope left..wad little time left wld not b enuf to score all As. nevertheless, we still fight and face the losing battle..for it is complusory...
About that TV mobile
well well well.. congrats on yzyz's first post.. nowEVERYONE has finally contributed something to the blog.. haha.. cools.. yep
well.. this post is about that tv mobile post that willy has posted. well first off willy.. i would like to disagree with you, cause i dun like you, u are an asshole. lol.. jkjk..
k see.. tv mobile aint useless, cause u forgot to mention 1 programme, which is primetime morning... i always take my bus 13 arnd 650-705 and i will always catch primetime morning.. where 2 d00ds, ok not.. 1 d00d and 1 zhaboh saying the news.. yea? well.. i think it is very important to not overlook this point in which tv mobile is useful to us students as well as the working class who are going to work.... primetime morning gives us first hand news early in the morning, so u noe what is going on in the world.. like "ah its a beautiful morning and 5000 people just died is some earthquake. tsk sad sad it is. i shall donate"
you noe? stuff like that.. yea.. and its really useful u noe, 1 day i had to do some gp essay right... and i got material straight out of the news that i juz heard on tv mobile bout some time ago!! simply amazing isnt it?! wow... who says tv mobile is t3h sUxzZ? it rox =)
well, u noe.. some people might argue that "/-/3yZ m@/\/, n3Wz iZ
b0r!nGgGgGG MaNz L0lxZxXz"
but i beg to differ... news can actually be quite funny and intriguing! this is real life no fake. once i was watching the news. ok wait pause.. u noe.. news channels like channel news asia and CNN and stuff right, the have this sticker strip on the bottom where moving words will tell u some updated headlines and stuff... so u would noe info quick and fast rite? right
so once, i was watching a news broad cast on the iraq war right, then there were showing these
awesome gruesome gory footages that were totally like bloody and gross and looked like some hand in foot in mouth syndrome... they were dipicting the harms and horrors of war man.. like wow... it was an emotional period for most people... i know i was excited....
then out of the blue, i saw this phrase in the sticker strip which said "Beyonce no longer like the word "'bootylicious" well.. i was APALLED..
how can any one not like the word BOOTYLICOUS? i mean COMEON! BOOTYLICIOUS, Man's favourite word man... man..... what is the sticker typing dude doing man? isnt he watching the news 2? come on.. it muz be in conjunction wif what is being aired dude... its hilarious... we watching some real life casualties in war and u say beyonce no like bootylicious no more? well, mebe thats why the iraqis died... well, so i figured... that the sticker strip was prolly typed like this
yep... so yea.. news can be fun and intriguing and u can juz see what ignorant people there are in the world...
oh yea.. bout that juz for laughs.... hey man.. its just for laughs! why u no like? its bagus.. moreover.. there are no words spoken and so u can comfortably listen to ur
illegal mp3 music and yet have a few laughs on ur journey home....
hmm but i do agree on your point bout the reruns and the other shows which plain sux... yep and diva on a dime, firstly, the title of the show is wrong... diva? puii, and it certainly aint no dime.
oh bout ur point bout removing the tv mobile to save electricity? well, firstly, the electricty on the bus is self sustaining, so it dun waste any, it oni wastes fuel. but in insignificant amounts... moreover, removing them will waste much much more money and resources. =) and then again.. u wont have that seat right in front of the tv where to ur left is a arm resting platform... man.. i love that seat... the quarter circular blockage thing is so comfy.
so yea.. think a bout it ya? gotta go watch world cup now and go sch tmr.. haha chill
How to explain offside to girls
yoyo lol.. FIRST POST EHH GASPPP!!! waiting for the Ho's to join the stupid dota game.. so i shall post something for the first time in my life here lol
-points to title-
You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.
The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire. Both of you have forgotten your purses.
It would be rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.
The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.
Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.
She prepares to throw her purse to you.
If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes!
At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and "whilst it is in flight" you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes!
BUT, you must always remember that until the purse has "actually been thrown", it would be plain wrong for you to be in front of the other shopper and you would be OFFSIDE!
LOL its damn effective la!! Got evidence de…
-insert name- (cos not my contact lol dun dare to paste nick here) says:
hahaha
-insert name- says:
so basically u can't be in front of the other guy until the ball is kicked?
-insert another name- says:
i know!
-insert another name- says:
so you cannot run in front of this person
-insert another name- says:
until the ball has been thrown
-insert another name- says:
correct
larissa* + all of my memories keep you near + says:
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larissa* + all of my memories keep you near + says:
riiiiiiight
[beany] all is lost to the eyes of the beholder says:
...
[beany] all is lost to the eyes of the beholder says:
LOL
[beany] all is lost to the eyes of the beholder says:
okies
[beany] all is lost to the eyes of the beholder says:
I learnt something tonight hahaha
RAWR =[; 或许是因为我自己分不清现实还是梦境 says:
LAWLS
RAWR =[; 或许是因为我自己分不清现实还是梦境 says:
[insert lame face emoticon]
yZz² ♪♫ says:
lol so do u get it o_O
RAWR =[; 或许是因为我自己分不清现实还是梦境 says:
sort of
lol ^^ go try go try
byebye.
Rock-climbing is where we go together!
Rock-climbing is where we go together!
had teengames today, for those who dunno, heres the groupings:
The Mummies: Meiting, Petrina, Grace
Possibly the fastest: Gina, Charlene, meee
The Pongsters: G tay, Gavan, Marie
but we went down there, realised that my group was registered under the girls category -_-, i know i very sexy lar, but not in that kind of way right.... so swapped over with marie to become a pongster.
heres the competition format: basically there were 2 lanes to climb, each person have to climb each lane once. the wall was basically a flat one (like most of those in RI). sounds easy? heres the catch, the 3rd climber for each lane has to climb BLINDFOLDED! fun fun. top 2 teams of each category will move on to compete again for 1st and 2nd place.
just by looking at the opponents, we could already confidently tell we are going to be one of the top 4, only cause there were 4 teams there.
really long time since i last climbed (when was our 2 star course?), so kinda scared. but did better than i expected, chionged right up to the top (thankfully i didn't have to do blindfold climbing). if we exclude the blindfold climbs, we each took an average of about 25-35s to complete each climb. sadly, still didn't get into the boys cat finals. well~, the 2 groups who got in are competitive climbers who did an average of 18s for their climbs sooooooooooo....
but the girls cat finals were so much more exciting, apparently our odac girls owned the other girl
groups group and both got into finals! (ok more like the other group owned themselves cause they decided to blindfold a girl with no climbing experience and she couldn't complete her climb) that aside, all the odac girls performed very well! especially our mummies who eventually beat the fastest to win.
most commendable award goes to odac baby marie, even though she was really tired and probably having stiff muscles, she still perservered and completed all her climbs even after falling many times. even the other teams were cheering for her. well done marie!
most encouraging award goes to gina. when marie was really tired and kept shaking her head, gina was there to cheer her on!
SCENE 1
*marie shakes head*
gina: don't shake your head! later drop off
(correct me if i'm wrong here lol, thats what i heard)
she also convinced marie to give in her all to complete the wall even after falling the umpteenth time.
SCENE 2
*marie falls*
gina: you want to continue right? i know you want to continue. go!
after rock climbing, realised that odacians really belongs to the outdoors and find it hard to survive in this modern world. first we jay-walked across the road, with half of us following along but not knowing that we were jay-walking. then didn't keep off the road even though there were motorcycles coming towards us (had to call out to g tay about 5 times before he responded and went onto the footpath)
then went down to cheers by the mrt to buy stuff. gavan and g tay ended up buying 1 and 2 sticks of fishballs respectively. as they entered the station happily swinging their balls around, the mrt staff came out to lecture them on why they shouldn't be eating in the mrt. oh well. lesson of the day: don't go around showing off your balls (fishballs) especially in the mrt station.
good job everyone! had lots of time today. realised again that rock climbing is damn fun!! can we pls have rock climbing for training? maybe we can go something related to rock climbing for one of the expeditions.
can't wait for thurs for the next session. it gives me great pleasure to announce that the mummies and possibly the fastest will probably be the fastest again cause the only other girls group has decided to pull out of the competition. and guys, we can go whoop their asses, since we'll probably be in a good position to do that anyway, right below them >_<
TV mobile
Blogging Spree! dunno why but suddenly feel like blogging so much, maybe cause i would have to mug if i'm not blogging
while on the bus today, ackerley pointed out that it is screening diva on a dime, again.
i mean, how many shows do you actually see on TV mobile? once, very long ago, they used to screen animes in the mornings just nice around the time when i take bus, nicely put so that i'll always catch it. the shows are as nice as i can possibly imagine, literally. always catch first 20mins of it, so that leaves me to imagine what happens in the 10 mins between each episode. but it was a great experience, and luckily for ppl like me who tends to miss the bus on certain days, they keep rerunning the same episodes or somehow wind back and start playing from 10 episodes ago. either that or they stop screening halfway into the series and start screening the same anime 2 months later with additional episodes.
but now, its always the same few shows.
1. Diva on a Dime (god knows which country's dime is worth like US$300)
2. World's Funniest Animals
3. Just for laughs
4. Designer Guys
yep, that pretty much summarises the entire programme list for TV mobile 7 days a week, 4 weeks a month, 12 months a year.
think about it, when have you ever boarded a bus and throughout the journey and none of those shows are showing? (excluding those showing "TV mobile is under maintenance" and those without a TV) probably only when you weren't looking at the TV.
everytime i board the bus, can't help but get a feeling of deja vu, probably cause they are always also showing the SAME episodes. arguably, different ppl take buses at different times so different ppl will catch the same episode. but how do you justify showing same episode 3 days on 3 consecutive days at exactly the same time. they even allow you to get twice the fun with one episode of world's funniest animals, by showing it twice! consecutively!
and once in a while, a rare once, when something nice is actually being shown on the tv,
1) you are too far away to see the screen clearly
2) you are too close to see the screen clearly
3) you are too far away from the speaker to hear anything
4) someone's head/arm/body/leg is in the way
when you finally overcome all the other obstacles and starts to enjoy the show, the connection screws up and you end up watching nice slide shows. when the tv decides its too laggy and restarts the connection and everything is nice and smooth again, the show has already ended.
so what is the purpose of having tv mobiles installed on nearly every single bus? is it to entertain commuters? is it to provide news to us on the move? does anyone actually feel entertained by watching tv mobile? its quite like watching leaves fall off a tree, except that at least leaves have more variety in shapes and colours and more ways of falling.
in conclusion, tv mobile is totally unneeded, they should just remove them and save electricity and stop raising bus fares.
A picture speaks a thousand words
ok, last post too short, so this time I do one that has at least a thousand words...
Return of the non-memories
Besides memories whats gone never returns so don't dwell on them.
by making eugene blog here once again, i have proven him wrong since he was gone and has returned
and if you happen to listen to oldies
太阳下山明早依旧爬上来，
花儿谢了明年还是一样的开，
美丽的小鸟一去无影踪，
我的青春 小鸟一样不回来
just look at the first 2 statements, maybe you should change it to
Besides sun, flowers, eugenes, memories, bad days, bad weather, homework, the empire, jedi, the king, the mummy, whats gone never returns so don't dwell on them.
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and eugene, THAT is not considered blogging. if it is, we should rename ourselfs tksspm-brudders/sisters/uncles/aunties/mums/dads/whoevers cause we have about 50 bloggers here who blog regularly on the panel to the right. so BLOG! (maybe 50 is exaggerated, i'm sure we have more visitors than that =P)
tip: if you can't think of anything recent or happening to blog about, just look around the house and think of some random, remote object/person/you/thing sitting around/inside/outside your house and blog about it! it doesn't matter if the entry is short and lame like me, but all that matters is that you are blogging! since its pre-CT, you might even want post something on whatever you have just mugged! i think i'll probably blog about toilet bowls sometime soon when i run out of things to blog about.
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and to all father's out there, HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!! pls help me pass this message to your father if you havent already done so since this morning or since you left primary school.
Besides memories, what's gone never returns so don't dwell on them.
Hello!...
Con-putron
*this post has been edited since June 18 4.43PM GMT+8;00 (singapore time) and a single paragraph was added. if you read this post before this time, the added paragraph is actually "scene FOUR" *
today went for the computer competition c0mputr0n, but kena conned, it was basically a mathematical, illogical, speed and luck based competition.
wasn't supposed to go for the competition, but cause shermond signed up and went to m'sia, can't possibly leave his group members with 1 missing member, so filled in for him.
during registration in the morning, i kept wondering if my name will be registered as shermond or willy, and if shermond has told them i'm replacing him for the round. then when they say must take out ez-link card to check, i was quite worried. luckily it seems that there was no name filled in and the guy just filled in my name.
it would seem like hci ppl are naturally attracted to mug notes. was mugging my phy notes, and just as i started mugging, all the hci (ok maybe only 2) started inching towards me, until they were in visible range of my notes and started reading them. Person A: "hey, thats wrong, centripetal acceleration cannot be used to calculate the acceleration as the earth is not round". Person B: "hey, are you mugging this for a competition? what? you have astrophysics in your syllabus? thats so lucky"
i missed the first round cause it was held on the 10th when i was still at JEX, so nothing to say about it. 2nd round was basically a impossible mcq quiz. heres one of the questions:
What is a GIGABYTE?
1. 1024 bit
2. 1024 byte
3. 1024 KB
4. 1024 MB
it was impossible to imagine how easy the quiz was.
but still made a few screwed ups here and there, kena tricked by the cunning simplicity of the questions and ended up owning myself. but somehow my group still made it to the finals! well done minghan and jcheng!
finals was much more exasperating than the quiz. first you think of the simplest IT question you can come up with. next you look at the questions being flashed, and you wonder if you accidentally went to the pre-school category finals instead.
What do you do when the computer freezes?
1. Call up the service centre
2. Kick the computer
3. [insert option which i cannot rmb]
4. Restart the computer
5. you put it to your head cause you're getting a fever just by looking at how stupid the questions are.
then theres also this question on Operating Systems:
Which of the following media is hard and stores just over 1MB of data
1. CD
2. DVD
3. Diskette
4. Harddisk
5. Thumbdrive
in case you havent realised, the answer is diskette and may i ask, wth does a diskette have to do with OSs? oooooh i know! diskette has the letters 'o' and 's' in it! oh wait, it doesn't.... (i think the computer isn't the only thing freezing around here)
and theres this question on Logic (or should i say lack of it?)
All humans are mammals
All mammals are animals
-> there are some humans are animals
What will aristotle think of the statement?
1. True 2. False 3. Valid 4. Invalid
and the answer is..... INVALID! why? the conclusion assumes that humans exist which the premise doesn't say (WTF?!). and when minghan said "by answering this question, i have already proven that humans exist" which was well received by the audience, but the judges merely said their decision is final and didn't even bother to explain anymore (WTF WTF WTF?)
then theres this smart guy from HCI, REALLY smart. there was this qn that goes like this:
Q. Who is the most well-known person in initializing the Linux project?
A. Linus Torvalds
and he cleverly pointed out that the person who initialized the Linux project was actually Linus's teacher who told him that he should do something about it. and pangwei responded by pointing out the word "well-known". apparently being a teacher doesn't give you much recognition.
this same smart guy is quite pissing. didn't really like him much since last years techn0quest webpage design component. our group made this nice blue webpage to which he stood up and said "according to research done by xxx, it is shown that blue is not a good colour to use for background on webpages as it is not very visible". oh wow, great research, that research probably also shows that using light grey font on dark grey background is very visible, and it is the projector's fault that we can see our webpage extremely clearly but not theirs.
finals was damn screwed up also, especially the buzzer round. at first the rules was that when you buzz in, you have 60 seconds to answer the qn. then they realised that every team buzzed in before the question was shown. so they changed it to that you have to answer the question within 3 secs after buzzing in, and other screwed up things started happening.
scene ONE.
*team buzzes in*
1...2...3..
"Our answer is-"
"sorry your time is already up"
scene TWO
*team buzzes in*
1...2...
team: "The first answer is X......H.......T........M.........L and the second answer is XML"
us: "hey, that was definitely more than 3 seconds"
mc: "they started answering before 3 seconds"
(they were soooo obviously not trying to delay time so that they can think of the 2nd answer)
scene THREE
Question: What does GNU stand for?
*team C buzzes in with team B slightly lagging behind*
mc: "team B whats your answer?"
team B: "GNU is Not Unix"
mc: "oh sorry, team C buzzed in first"
team B: (wtf?) [added this myself lol]
team C: "er the answer is.... " '=
*about 20 second passes and hint auto flashes on the screen*
team C: "our answer is GNU is Not Unix"
scene FOUR
team B: "the answer is a"
mc: "i'm sorry thats wrong"
*team A buzzes in*
team A: "i think the answer is b"
mc: "you're guessing right?"
team A: *grins sheepishly*
mc: "is that your final answer? you still have 15 seconds left"
15... 10... 5
mc: "do you want to change your answer?
team A: "erm sorry, can i change my an-?"
mc: "lucky you! you got it correct!"
the finals was really ill-organised and ill-planned. it can barely be considered a computer competition. even the prize presentation screwed up. there were no top prizes for the individual highest quiz scorers for secondary schs cause all the prizes was accidentally awarded to jc students -_-. even the MC was pissed with the organizers. no wonder we had to return the feedback form BEFORE the finals started.
but not bad, managed to get 3rd (out of 3 teams in the finals). got a nice trophy, 6 months subscription of hardware zone magazine and $66.67 per member of the team. guess it wasn't a wasted trip lol.
conputron apart, can more brudders post? jem and chin still got post but the rest??? ah boy once in a while. eugene only left memories of him. yzyz zzzzzzz liao. cheeky earning big bucks at kfc. dali play his sports until dunno where liao. then weeps still weeping in his house. all come and blog leh.... keep the blog alive man. post boring, sian, short also nvm what. my blogging skills so noob, jokes so cold also post. mahjong also must have all the tiles then can play what.
A chain is as strong as its weakest link
even though the title doesn't look like it, but this post is about chain emails. received this email just about a dozen times from different ppl.
hey everyone, i had a look on the internet and its actually true . On the1st
of november , we will have to pay for the use of our MSN and emailaccounts
unless we send this message to at least 18 contacts on your contactlist.
It's no joke if you don't believe me then go to the
site(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm ) and see for
yourself.Anyways once you've sent this message to at least 18 contacts, your
msn dudewill become blue. please copy and paste don't forward cos people
won't takenotice of it.Hey it is Andy and john the directors of MSN, sorry
for the interruption butmsn is closing down. this is because too many
inconsideratepeople are taking up all the name (eg making up lots?of
different accountsfor just one person), we only have 578 names left. If you
would like toclose your account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would
like to keepyour account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT
LIST. Thisis no joke, we will be shutting down the servers. Send it on,
thanks. WHOEVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSEAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND
YOU WILLCOST 10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT
LIST. NOWYOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE
WHOLEEMAIL. GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE
this is just one of the thousands of other variants out there. this is where your ss skills comes into play. first, reliability, to see how reliable it is, first you look at the source. its probably your friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend's friend who received it from some random anonymous email like ChainLetterVer1083.4.5@email.hoax
then next you analyse its content, the msn dude is ALWAYS blue (for me at least), cause thats whether you're online on msn messenger
and, if msn actually tracks the content of your emails, will anyone still be using it?
And_If_Msn_Allows_You_To_Use_Any_Possible_Combination_Of_
Numbers_And_Letters_And_Underscores_You_Can_Possibly_Imagine
_Or_Not_Imagine@hotmail.com, what makes you think they will ever run of of account names? mathematically, if they allow account names up to 20 letters, they have just about (26+10+3)^20, which is like 66,266,211,231,824,447,117,620,880,943,201. even if everyone on earth created like 50 million accounts, theres definitely more than 578 names left. it would have been more believable if they said msn is running out of server space, only that msn is owned by microsoft, which probably as much money as the combinations of email names you can use.
next you analyse the sources quoted. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm if you havent gone to it yet, pls go there and read no further than the heading. now tell me the year we are living in. if msn wanted to charge us 5 years ago, why havent they already done so? then you read on: Microsoft is reportedly planning to start charging surfers for the
improved services of its MSN internet portal. not very sure if they are doing so now.
aaaaaaaand, with google and yahoo mail so competitive, msn wouldn't kill itself by driving away its products (yes you are products sold by msn)
so lesson of the day, don't trust any tom dick or harry email you receive unless it has the msn sign on the envelop icon which means its official from msn! (when that day comes, hello yahoo messenger!) and do check your stuff carefully before you happily send them off to other ppl.
友情的细水漫漫流
as the streams of friendship trickle on....
since theres a post on youth, i'll just share something that suddenly struck me a few days ago while walking alone at ECP. it was just right after june expedition.
i was just walking along and listening to the song 细水长流 when i suddenly felt like tearing (wah emo sia). 5 years down the road, or maybe even 10, will we still be good friends and be able to hang out and talk cock like how we are now? or will we even remember each other?
the future is uncertain, so we should 保握时机 and paaarty, after CTs of course. for those who dunno, i leave you with the lyrics of the song
*post-JEX pre-CT blues*
年少时候
谁没有梦
无意之中
你将心愿透漏
就在你生日的时候
我将小小口琴送
最难忘记
你的笑容
友情的细水漫漫流
流进了你我的心中
曾在球场边为你欢呼
你跌伤我背负
夜里流星飞渡
想象着他日的路途
晚风听着我们壮志无数
年少时候
谁没有愁
满腔愤慨
唯有你能听得懂
每当我失意的时候
你将那首歌吹奏
琴声悠悠
解我轻忧
岁月的细水漫漫流
流到了别离的时候
轻拍你的肩听我说
朋友不要太惆怅
霓虹纵然再嚣张
我们的步履有方向
成败不论切莫将昔日遗忘
多年以后
又再相逢
我们都有了疲倦的笑容
问一声我的朋友
何时再为我吹奏
是否依旧
是否依旧
人生的际遇千百种
但有知心常相重
人愿长久
水源长流
年少时候 ...
Don't waste your youth away
im back.. so ... er.. hi... super mudder bomb long no blog liao.... i juz forced my ass to come back here to blog a lil... cause well.. i set this up, so i muz do smth... yea...
well... this hols suck... so little outings... tsk.. how can.... cannot..... but aiya.. im ser CTs right after hols... pain sia.... been RO-ing again, but getting kinda bored of it... now not so much...
oh yea, and my bro came back frm USA for summer hols and attachment... yea so cool.. 1 year never see him le.. so sad he going back in august.. well.. muz cherish time together.... like.. er playing DotA tog.. haha -_____-...
well.. talked to yan an a lil one of the days.... and thought wat he said was very nice and meaningful.. well, wad 方文山 said neways... really.. dun waste ur youth away... when there are outings... go... its not everytime u get an outing.... dun miss out on opportunities of creating memories, for smth like "
mugging"...
because,
sry cliche here "Besides memories, whats gone never returns" yep... nxt time when we are older, these memories will stay, and we will always look back upon them, like "wah that time NK punch ralph, how cool" (really wishing to see that.. u broke ur promise) and stuff u see... they form parts and parcel of ur life that will stay with you till the end.... whats spending tt extra time mugging that 1 day instead of going out for, what can it do for u.. what, help u gain permanant knowledge... face it... whatever shit that we are studying right now, its only for overcoming exams... thats the sole purpose, dun tell me its not... cause say what.. after some time, like hols or watsoever, u forget! no?
so come on... dun juz sit at home doing yo thang, when people are out there organising smth, making a moment for memories to be made... join in.... unless u got like super impt stuff like family probs blah blah, yea.. we understand... but shit like "nah dun feel like going" or "aiya need to mug"... ok especially "nah dun feel like going" cause CTs soon.. can understand.... yep.. dun feel like going is juz so not right and not acceptable... dun u think so.... think about it.. when u say that.. what do u do? stay at home and rot.. is that so good? what does it do u.. "yes my entire life is full of memories of juz sitting in home and rotting"
so what say u... come on dwag, the choice is urs, i cant change that for sure, but hope u people out there will reconsider... chances dun come by all the time.. grasp them.... especially when u are the bystanders and not the organisers.... its kinda super sad for organisers u noe.... that everyone puts down wif a "nah" the most irritating dissmissive word ever....
seriously.... "nah" really sounds damn rude i tell you.. it sounds juz like "i dun give a shit bout u so piss off"... it has that effect.. when people ask u to do smth or ask u out or smth, know that they are trying to get something going, and at least respect that fact... be more polite... will that kill u? say smth like "sorry, i cannot go cause i blah blah" , or even "sorry.. i juz dun feel like going.. i got no mood." but a "nAh, dU/\/zZ WaNzXSx olOLOLlOLzzZ" juz turns everything off...
yea.. so... thats about it... blog again nxt time.. peace
disappointment.
honestly...for those of u who are reading this...and know me personally that is...do i havae the following words written on my face or somthing??
1). Take me for granted
2). Full of BS, dun nd to believe
am i really givin this kind of impressions only?
Cars
after watchin cars today...i became a freak..
on my way home..i start picturing every single vehicle on wheels how they wld look like with eyes on the windscrn n their front bumpers startin to move n speak... o.o (the child in me?)
for those of u who hv yet to watch it. go watch it. it is worth the money. relaxin. just for laughs.
(a world w/o humans..just cars~)
p.s where wld the scooter hv its eyes n mouth?!? o.o???
haircut
da dada da da daaaa~
I wanted to try it once (well..we will all get to try it..it is onli a matter of time that is)
I, jem, went for a GI haircut...
wooooooo~~~~
ok.whatever..but hey, rmb? i always hv rather long hair..
it gets windy n cooling up there...sometimes hot n scorchin too..
u shld try it too =D
ps. i m not gay..nor a hard one
The story behind 发如雪..
heyz~! im back..
my modem was spoiled since last fri.. so didnt have internet until the singnet technician came yeterday and say it has nth gotta do with the lines.. -.-" so have to go to some company to xchange modem..
so never go for da outinghmm.. can see that this blog is becoming more and more serious eh? no more cock-toking.. lolz
anywayz, im here to show u an imba explanation of the imba song 发如雪.. personally, i like the song very much becos of the perfect combination of the song and lyrics.. recently, it's nominated best lyrics (or rather lyricist) for the upcoming golden melody awards on june 10th.. im sure jay didnt get nominated for any..
发如雪 词/ 方文山 曲/ 周杰伦狼牙月 伊人憔悴
我举杯 饮尽了风雪
是谁打翻前世柜 惹尘埃是非
缘字诀 几番轮回
你锁眉 哭红颜唤不回
纵然青史已经成灰 我爱不灭
繁华如三千东流水
我只取一瓢爱了解 只恋你化身的蝶
你发如雪 凄美了离别
我焚香感动了谁
邀明月 让回忆皎洁
爱在月光下完美
你发如雪 纷飞了眼泪
我等待苍老了谁
红尘醉 微醺的岁月
我用无悔 刻永世爱你的碑
啦儿啦 啦儿啦 啦儿啦儿啦
啦儿啦 啦儿啦 啦儿啦儿啦
铜镜映无邪 扎马尾
你若撒野 今生我把酒奉陪
alright here comes the really imba background story which is really really nice.. storyline by 方文山 duhz..
那一年我们在长安 (歌词故事) .... 月光就像狼牙的颜色那样涂抹上一层略带斑驳的米黄，笼罩在如此的夜色下，伴随著来自蒙古高原的冷冽北风，此时此景，让浪迹天涯的游子更显现出一股悲壮跟苍 茫。犹记得那年我横越狼牙色的空旷大地，一路走过我所深深眷恋与牵挂的姑娘所住的地方，在那人声杂沓、车水马龙的京城长安，她却独自在月下叹息著只有她一个人才懂的悲伤。多年后，当我与人论及这段前尘往事时，想要故做潇洒豪迈的举起手中的酒杯，却反而欷歔不已的感叹这些年来所发生的一切，最后竟妄想能一饮 而尽的喝下这人世间迎面而来的种种考验与风雪。为何在这原本平淡恬静的日子里，怎么会有人狠心刻意的去揭露关于我们前世那段未完的姻缘，从此招惹来了一段至今仍纠缠不清，也无法抚平的爱恨纠葛。
其实“缘份”这个字，那里有什么神秘难懂的解释，如对照你我之间所发生的故事，缘份无非指的是，在前世今生的轮回中，一次又一次无止尽的相遇、热恋，然后 离别。因此，你眉宇间始终有一股挥之不去的淡淡忧愁，仿佛在控诉那已经消失的青春时光是怎样也呼喊不回来。犹记得那时我曾对你说，就算那些人为所记载的历 史都已灰飞烟灭，我们所处的时空也已经都沧海桑田的消失不见，但我对你那份永世不变的誓言，却会像永恒的传说故事一样，世代相传下去。
这人世间的过眼繁华就如同滔滔不绝向东奔流的江水，而我在这波涛汹涌的众多分支汇流中，却只对你涓涓细水般的体贴有著刻骨铭心的感觉，那些水量再丰沛、 气势再惊人的河川江水，都不如你眼中惊鸿一瞥的那池春水；就好像在姹紫嫣红、争奇斗艳的御花园中，我只专心迷恋你所化身的那只彩蝶。
那年你转身离开时，在香肩上飘扬起如丝绸般的华发，在月光的照耀下，竟宛如雪白的霜雪如瀑布流泄而下，在那如梦似幻的气氛中，竟然美化了我们当下那段伤痛 欲绝的离别。那时在我内心虔诚为你祈祷的声音，并不奢望有谁听到；或者是要刻意去感动谁，那只不过是我在做我当下想要做的事情罢了！或许也可说是为了我自 己吧！如果可以，我想邀请明月来为我的誓言做见证，证明我对你的回忆如同明月般的透明皎洁，没有丝毫的不忠跟虚伪，或许唯有如此才能衬托出我对爱情所要求 的那份无暇与完美。
你原来如丝绸般为人所称羡的华发，到底是受了什么恶毒的诅咒，或者因为有什么心事，竟然可以在一夕之间就白发苍苍，衰老的如此不堪，我对这个突如其来的 骤变感到震惊与感伤，溃堤的眼泪如冬雪般漫天而降。此时，满脸愁容的我不禁想要问，到底我这一生一世的痴痴等待，是蹉跎了你年轻的岁月，还是反而担误到我 自己的年华。在这红尘俗世酒不醉人人自醉的日子里，有些人选择继续沉沦在如醇酒般微醺的岁月，日覆一日不愿醒来面对现实，但我却在众人皆醉我独醒的世道 中，清醒而且毫无怨尤的为你精雕细琢那块 “永世爱你” 的石刻碑文。
那面被擦拭的耀眼夺目的青铜古镜，正清析的照映出属于你年少时那单纯、无邪的稚脸，我至今依然还记得你当时扎马尾的青涩模样。如果时空可以倒转回到长安， 回到城郊外那蜿蜒清澈的小溪旁，你仍旧像个孩童般那样无忧无虑的玩耍、任性与撒野；如果真的可以那样，那么我宁愿这一生就像个没出息的醉汉，永远都不要清 醒过来，沉醉在半梦半醒之间，带著宿醉的眼光遥望梦中的故乡，回到脑海里怎么也抹不去的长安。梦中的我，将带著前世的记忆轻轻涉过蜿蜒的小溪，缓缓穿越屋 前的竹林，然后推开飘著松香的房门，来到薄纱半掩的床，接著俯身亲吻你那张……我永世难忘的脸庞！
(adapted from his blog http://www.wretch.cc/blog/fanwenshan&article_id=3691205)cya =)
Play your sports till strangers cheer for you (Part 2)
I realised that my post like got nothing to do with my title =(
OK so i shall attempt to link my post back to the title (GP common test)
Well.. The scores aren't everything.. They show ur relative standard as compared to your opponents.. They do not show your REAL standard..
How then.. will u noe that you are playing at ur REAL standard?
When ur schoolmates cheer for u?
No.. because when they are forced down to support matches.. they are expected to cheer.. They are cheering for the possible holiday that they may get if u win (Well most of them are..) Only a few of ur schoolmates will really cheer for u because they saw ur efforts during ur trainings and ur matches.. More importantly.. they are cheering for the school's name.. and u r but just a small part of the school.. Who the hell in the school will remember your name when u win aniwae?
They will onli remember that the volleyball TEAM won.. the basketball TEAM won.. Who will care about the people that makes up the team as long as they get their holidays? And what makes u think they will remember u for ur effort if u lost? If u haven't noticed yet.. the school sends nobody down for matches in the group stages.. Why? Cause they are not worth the effort and time for supporters.. Cause group matches will not bring glory to the school..
Only the Championship title will.. therefore, they hire buses to send loads of supporters to semi-finals and finals..
How about when strangers cheer for u?
Why will strangers cheer for u? They are not affliated to ur school.. They don't even noe u.. They wun get a holiday when u win.. Who will say "Boss can i have a holiday? Cause the vball team that i support won the group match!!!"
So y did they cheer for us during our match against RP? (Republic Poly not Raffles Players -_-")
They can easily support Repblic Poly.. their average height pwned us by at least 5cm.. They are more well-built than us..
But they saw our effort during the match.. Beacuse they are not blinded by the possible holidays that they may get if we won.. They saw the effort we put in to gain every point we deserve.. They know that we deserve every point we had..
Before the match, they were just there to watch the match.. Throughout the match, they supported us, cheering for every points we scored and feeling the pain for every point we lost..
Even though we eventually lost 23-25.. They know that we had really put in our utmost effort to score the 23 points..
Even though our 2nd set was quite disappointing.. with a score of 6-25.. they continued to cheer us for every point we scored and remained quiet for every point Republic Poly scored..
So to all my brudders in this blog.. the score isn't everything.. the efforts u put in for ur sports may not be the score u get.. but as long as u put in ur utmost effort into the game.. u are the winner.. and strangers will then cheer for u for the effort that u put in..
Play your sports till strangers cheer for you
Recently, the blog is spammed by super-long posts.. So i shall follow the trend too! But so long never blog liao.. forgot how to blog..
Nvm.. i shall start off with a quote to add to my word count..
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
Coach CarterYar i know i damn random, but read my post title.. and read the quote again..
As some of u may have known.. the vball j1 team being damn bu yao lian joined the U19 vball comp, thinking that we may be able to pwn ppl (Muahahahahaaa)..So with 4 months of coach-less training and average height of 175? (pulled down by me =P) we entered the competition.. Ready to PWN ppl
Actually after the group matches are out, we were still quite deluded that we will win. Let's take a look at our group teams~
Ghim Moh Secondary Alumni (Never hear b4, so sure win one?)
Bukit Merach CC (Who will lose to a group of random bengs?)
Republic Poly (Who will lose to another group of bengs?)
Shuqun Secondary (Last year B'Div finalist, nvm can afford to lose this match cause we are so going to win the others)
Ok so we will pass the group stage right? Yar right..
Problem No. 1: CCAL Camp
With 5 people out of 12 people in the team going for CCAL camp, we are left with 7 people. Vball requires at least 6 ppl in the team to play.. I am the libero so i cant rotate to the front in the game.. so if a person from the 7-man team except for me decides to pon the match, we will walk-over.. That's y the vballers keep saying im not important =(
Problem No. 2: 7-men team
Our 7-men team had no training in formation before.. Therefore, we impromptu everything, from formation to subs to strategies.. Also the 5 CCAL camp people are like part of the first team..
OK enough of the problems..
Lets look at the results...
Ghim Moh 1st Set: 14-25 (Lost)
Ghim Moh 2nd Set: 9-25 (Lost)
Bukit Merah 1st Set: 4-25 (Lost)
Bukit Merah 2nd Set: 2-25(Lost)
Okok.. i noe we got pwned dun nid to suan us.. but aniwae the CCALs tried to get back in time for the bukit merah match but they were too late lor..
Btw, the Bukit Merah match was on this tuesday and we have a match against Republic Poly on this wednesday.. So all of u can roughly guess the score right?
Bukit Merah CC= A group of random bengs
Republic Poly= A group of bengs with trainings
Ok so we were expected to get pwned..
We walked into the sports hall expecting to get pwned.. played in front of audiences who expect us to get pwned.. played a team that was expecting to pwn us..
But they din..
The results:
1st set: 23-25
OMG? How can that be possible? Nah.. i din type wrongly.. we realli got 23-25..
We could have gone on to win the set.. We were leading at 23-22 at one point of the match.. But we lost..
It was then when we realised that audiences that we do not know at all were cheering for us.. When we were playing for the last point.. the audiences cheered for our every saves and spikes.. Even though the last point lasted only 5 rallies.. But everyone in the team had the spirit of "shi dou yao jie dao qiu", and this spirit has received acknowledgements from the audiences..
Even though we lost our 2nd set with a score of 6-25, at the end of the match when the RP players(no, not Raffles players.. -_-") shook hands with us, all of them said good game.. and we know they meant it cause we gave them a really hard time fighting to get past the group stages.. Therefore, to all my brudders in this blog.. play ur sports till strangers cheer for u, so that u noe u have already played at ur very best..
Watch out Shuqun Sec, even if we cant defeat u, we will definitely push u to ur limits.
