Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Calefare - Actors. With Small Parts
Wahaha...
More: http://youtube.com/user/5mediacorptv
earthlings,animals just like us.
Sian Ying adds on: The full video is here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967i think everyone should watch this.
if not you will stay ignorant the way you are.
[may be rather emotionally disturbing]
oh and its rather long. 30 minutes. but worth your time.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
CAN'T SARS ME BABY
Can't help but put this up.. Harold was singing it..Saturday, July 26, 2008
Me, Myself and I
Ugh, the recent lot of morning prize presentations irritate me when the speakers make use of "myself" in place of "me" when listing team members. Now I'm receiving emails from CCA Yahoo Groups having the same grammatical problem as well. So to clear it up:http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/myself.html
And the explanation from dictionary.com:
There is no disagreement over the use of myself and other -self forms when they are used intensively (I myself cannot agree) or reflexively (He introduced himself proudly). Questions are raised, however, when the -self forms are used instead of the personal pronouns (I, me, etc.) as subjects, objects, or complements.
Myself occurs only rarely as a single subject in place of I: Myself was the one who called. The recorded instances of such use are mainly poetic or literary. It is also uncommon as a simple object in place of me: Since the letter was addressed to myself, I opened it. As part of a compound subject, object, or complement, myself and to a lesser extent the other -self forms are common in informal speech and personal writing, somewhat less common in more formal speech and writing: The manager and myself completed the arrangements. Many came to welcome my husband and myself back to Washington.
Myself and other -self forms are also used, alone or with other nouns or pronouns, in constructions after as, than, or but in all varieties of speech and writing: The captain has far more experience than myself in such matters. Orders have arrived for everyone but the orderlies and yourself.
There is ample precedent, going as far back as Chaucer and running through the whole range of British and American literature and other serious formal writing, for all these uses. Many usage guides, however, state that to use myself in any construction in which I or me could be used instead (as My daughter and myself play the flute instead of My daughter and I, or a gift for my husband and myself instead of for my husband and me) is characteristic only of informal speech and that such use ought not to occur in writing.
(I believe prize presentation speeches are not considered informal)
Fine, I know I don't speak/write purrfect (sic) english but its something someone drilled into me in secondary school and the person made it so integrated that it jumps out every time someone does that. Same thing for misusing "bathe" instead of "shower" (unless one really uses a bathtub) and "stop" instead of "station".
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
hey jude
oh truck!
one of the many reasonsi like kids
(ADV) Physics Tuition
Okay, since I've been asked by my brother to ask around...Who's interested in getting (free!) tuition for Math and/or Physics (or even Computer Science) from my brother? He's going to be a teacher after NS anyway so he hopes he can get his teaching skills brushed up. Also, he'll be doing it for free since you'll be helping him gain experience!
Only on weekday nights or weekends; other details can be worked out.
Anyway, his resume is as follows:
I'm a graduate in Physics and Computer Science from Cornell University under an Overseas Merit Scholarship (Teaching) awarded by the Public Service Commission of Singapore. My career after national service is almost certainly going to be working as a physics teacher. Beyond that, I hope to work for the Ministry of Education and hopefully bring about some positive change to the education system in Singapore.
Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY, USA
Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in All Subjects, May 2007
Major in Physics (Magna Cum Laude), Major in Computer Science
Cumulative GPA: 4.1834, Dean's List: 6 semesters
Degree Marshal, Commencement 2007 (Highest GPA from College of Arts and Sciences)
Coursework in Physics: Mechanics & Special Relativity • E&M • Waves & Thermodynamics • Modern Physics • Analytical Mechanics • Advanced E&M • Electronic Circuits • Mathematical Physics • Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics • Advanced Experimental Physics • Computational Engineering Physics
Coursework in Computer Science: Computers and Programming • Java Practicum • Discrete Structures • Data Structures and Functional Programming • Computer Organization • Scientific Computation • Web Information Systems • Natural Language Processing • Theory of Computing (Honors) • Software Engineering • Systems Programming • Analysis of Algorithms • Machine Learning
So yeah, contact me if you are interested! This is a good deal!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Introducing, Mr. Richard Feynman
Okay, I admit I've always wanted to read his autobiography books but never found the time to. Today, I decided to read a random chapter from his autobiography book "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and found it quite interesting...http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=DisplayParaSent&fname=Richard%20Feynman\Chapter09
This chapter is about his experiences trying out some field that is not physics...
Well, I'm not in a very coherent mode now, so I shall just say its a very entertaining and interesting read.
If you're interested, you can read his whole book here:
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=DisplayParaSent&fname=Richard%20Feynman
For those who have questions on physics, I recommend reading the "The Feynman Lectures on Physics" series. They're really good, stuffing what we learn in lectures into three books. The cooler thing is that Feynman has this ability to explain everything in simple and easy to understand text, so it should be easier to digest than the often confusing lecture notes we get. Very useful for quick lookup and A Levels mugging.
I don't think the library has this, maybe in some secret locked up section since its quite expensive. (Wendy, get the library to buy/release this!)
Update Wendy: "I think the library has four sets in total. One set is available for loan, two sets are in the red spot section and one more set under reference."
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Caramelldansen
A friend showed me this video and I thought the dancing dolls were really cute!Monday, July 14, 2008
Another interesting article
I thought nobody would be left behind?Interesting read on Singapore's school systems and elitism. Read the comments too!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Child slavery in Haiti
How to buy a child in 10 hoursthe amazing one-minute painting
this is quite awesome.Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Britney Spears
Oh yeahh... Britney Spears... or is it?Also...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEePT4MlS5Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I9CAeGHQ9w
Just weird... weird...
Sunday, July 6, 2008
RA RA RASPUTIN!!!
Hur hur... oh yeah, since an ad on TV used a snippet of this song, I thought I should bring this up. European history students rejoice![There are other just as funky versions made by others on YouTube too!]
Rasputin
Artist: Boney M.
Lyrics: Farian, Jay, Reyam
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son
(Spoken:)
But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.
"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead
(Spoken:) Oh, those Russians...
[Don't start on the extra-large-thing thing]
THE TOM YAM WAR
The amazing CT reps of 08S06S present to you...
Yes! We are officially at WAR. The current score is 3-0 to Ding but never to fear for the Dinosaur will not go down without a fight! RAWRRRRRRRRRR.
Stay tuned for more updates!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
So you think you can dance?
This is just amazing...