The world has just gotten more dangerous these days.
Even while I'm safely back at home, world events continued to strike terror into many people's life. Especially after I saw news of the singaporean hostage's death in the mumbai terrorist attack. Somehow it just struck a chord in me. Perhaps because she was a singaporean, or maybe she was a fellow human being.
The philosophical question "Is human nature innately good?" re-appeared in my mind once again.
I often believe that humans are kind in nature, most of the time people commit atrocious acts/crimes is due circumstances. I don't think people will want to kill another just for killing sake.
Though I personally shall not judge which side is wrong in this incident, after all both have their own sides of the story to tell. But all I have to say that violence will not solve anything. These acts can only bring more sacrifices and more often that not, the innocent are the most affected.
Everyone knows that life is so precious, but why do we still have people doing this?
It just surprises me. Human nature isn't supposed to be like that :(
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Attended a relative's son wedding yesterday night with my mum at Fullerton Hotel. This was straight after my bio psy exams, which totally drained all my energy. The exam questions were super out-of-the ordinary and I almost stunned for a moment when I read the essay question. This was like the second shock throughout the exam period, first being the stats paper when I almost couldn't finish it (which fortunately I did at the last min).
Anyway, what already happened is over, I shall concentrate on my other exams.
I must say I was quite impressed with the wedding at Fullerton. Unlike normal wedding restaurants that have a service crew for a few tables, they actually had like 1 crew per table. Another thing that I spotted was that instead of having a large plate at the middle like what others do, they actually cut up all the foood into portions and serve it individually to us. Totally first-class service.
While we were eating, there was actually a live band singing love songs throughout the dinner. I was like totally intoxicated by the girl's singing, totally superb (or maybe I was intoxicated by the alcohol)
It was a great experience (the entire dinner should cost a bomb). No wonder karen says she wants to get married at Fullerton (but then the food... i shall not comment about it. haha)
Anyway, what already happened is over, I shall concentrate on my other exams.
I must say I was quite impressed with the wedding at Fullerton. Unlike normal wedding restaurants that have a service crew for a few tables, they actually had like 1 crew per table. Another thing that I spotted was that instead of having a large plate at the middle like what others do, they actually cut up all the foood into portions and serve it individually to us. Totally first-class service.
While we were eating, there was actually a live band singing love songs throughout the dinner. I was like totally intoxicated by the girl's singing, totally superb (or maybe I was intoxicated by the alcohol)
It was a great experience (the entire dinner should cost a bomb). No wonder karen says she wants to get married at Fullerton (but then the food... i shall not comment about it. haha)
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
I can't believe that someone will be that callous as to steal donations that were supposed to be given to the little girl's famiily.
But that really happened in yesterday's 心晴大动员(Life Transformers) show on channel 8. I was totally disappointed with that thief. While the volunteers were busy cleaning up the house, that thief actually went to steal the gas cylinder when no one was watching.
Luckily, the production crew decided to replace the gas cylinder with their own cash. It was then, they discovered that 30 cans of food was stolen again. I'm not sure if it's the same person, but if he/she still have that little bit of conscious guilt, I urged him/her to better return those stuff to the family.
I shouldn't judge the thief either, because usually circumstances forces people to commit such crimes. The thief might have his/her own personal problems or financial need. But then to steal from the poor is like 落井下石/趁火打劫.
what a thing to do.
But that really happened in yesterday's 心晴大动员(Life Transformers) show on channel 8. I was totally disappointed with that thief. While the volunteers were busy cleaning up the house, that thief actually went to steal the gas cylinder when no one was watching.
Luckily, the production crew decided to replace the gas cylinder with their own cash. It was then, they discovered that 30 cans of food was stolen again. I'm not sure if it's the same person, but if he/she still have that little bit of conscious guilt, I urged him/her to better return those stuff to the family.
I shouldn't judge the thief either, because usually circumstances forces people to commit such crimes. The thief might have his/her own personal problems or financial need. But then to steal from the poor is like 落井下石/趁火打劫.
what a thing to do.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
You are a Visionary
Your imagination, self-assuredness, and knowledge of the world combine to make you a VISIONARY.
You have clear notions of how things could be, and the confidence to try to make them that way.
You enjoy having a routine, and prefer comfort and familiarity to risk and adventure.
Not needing others' approval to forge ahead, you are confident in your designs for the future.
Your imagination allows you to envision the world as a better place.
You're better at thinking of the big picture than you are with details, and you can see wonder in abstract things.
Style and appearances are important to you, and you have a good eye for beauty.
You are somewhat rigid in your beliefs, which comes from both confidence and an aversion to change.
You are good at creating works of art in forms with which you're familiar.
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You are Considerate
You trust others, care about them, and are slow to judge them, making you CONSIDERATE.
You value your close relationships very much, and are more likely to spend time in small, tightly-knit groups of friends than in large crowds.
You enjoy exploring the world through observation, quietly watching others.
Relating to others so well, and understanding their emotions, leads you to trust people in general, even though you're somewhat shy and reserved at times.
Your belief that people are generally well-intentioned contributes to your sympathy regarding their problems.
Although you may not vocalize it often, you have an awareness of how society affects individuals, and you understand complex causes of people's behavior.
You like to look at all sides of a situation before making a judgment, particularly when that situation involves important things in other people's lives.
Your close friends know you as a good listener.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Just came back from CDAC Vision2012 Workshop at Zhenghua Community Centre.
This workshop was actually a panel discussion with the management of CDAC to chart out its future direction for 2009 t0 2012. This is probably the first panel discussion I attended and there is really alot of big shots (Ministers) today. No wonder everyone have to wear formal for this event. But I do have to agree that this panel discussion was indeed insightful for stakeholders like me.
The floor posted a series of relevant questions regarding the recent economic crisis and the panel discussed the future strategies that the organisation need to do to help with these needy.
Definitely an experience worth remembering. I should make use of the learning points today for my future use.
Read more about the CDAC Vision 2012 here.
This workshop was actually a panel discussion with the management of CDAC to chart out its future direction for 2009 t0 2012. This is probably the first panel discussion I attended and there is really alot of big shots (Ministers) today. No wonder everyone have to wear formal for this event. But I do have to agree that this panel discussion was indeed insightful for stakeholders like me.
The floor posted a series of relevant questions regarding the recent economic crisis and the panel discussed the future strategies that the organisation need to do to help with these needy.
Definitely an experience worth remembering. I should make use of the learning points today for my future use.
Read more about the CDAC Vision 2012 here.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
The After Action Review (AAR) for Camp Gusto last saturday was great.
There was lots of learning points from the session and I definitely gained much insight as to how a camp should be organised. It's a challenging role to take on the programmes for the camp, mainly because I have had no experience prior to this. Even though I participated in lots of camp, it's still a different story when I had to do the planning myself.
But I'm glad that everyone is so supportive to the camp and I really enjoyed the entire planning process.
Like what william said," no camp is perfect." There's still a lot of room for improvement and next's year camp is going to work on this year's strength and get better :)
There was lots of learning points from the session and I definitely gained much insight as to how a camp should be organised. It's a challenging role to take on the programmes for the camp, mainly because I have had no experience prior to this. Even though I participated in lots of camp, it's still a different story when I had to do the planning myself.
But I'm glad that everyone is so supportive to the camp and I really enjoyed the entire planning process.
Like what william said," no camp is perfect." There's still a lot of room for improvement and next's year camp is going to work on this year's strength and get better :)
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Monday, November 03, 2008
Time flies really fast again.
I could still vivdly remembered the first time I joined Club Gusto. I signed up from some volunteering website during the June holidays and chanced upon this CDAC programme. The first training session was held at HQ and I thought this was something that was worthwhile for me to dedicate time for.
Things didn't turn out fine at first, because at that time there wasn't a lot of volunteers to help out at the new school. We almost thought we couldn't succeed then. But things turned out fine after all.
Gusto was the first volunteering work done on my own accord. Before this, I volunteered because of CIP, which isn't really true volunteering in a way. It's a long story as to why I decided to volunteer (I shall post it some other time)
Come to think of it, I almost wanted to give up at some point in time. But something prevented it from coming true. I'm not sure if its because of the students, the fellow volunteers, the essence of Club Gusto itself. I'm quite glad I didn't make that choice.
If I did, I will never have experienced the joy of our first Gusto camp on sunday. It's a great closure to all our achievements for the year 2008. Our efforts have never gone in vain.
A big thank you to the team (huihui, zhenyou,jeffrey,jack, william, pearlene, kenneth, glenn, jiawei, lan hui, yanping, qinzhi, simin, james, alvin, benson, yongquan, valerie, jieying and student volunteers) for making my first year of Gusto so meaningful.
I could still vivdly remembered the first time I joined Club Gusto. I signed up from some volunteering website during the June holidays and chanced upon this CDAC programme. The first training session was held at HQ and I thought this was something that was worthwhile for me to dedicate time for.
Things didn't turn out fine at first, because at that time there wasn't a lot of volunteers to help out at the new school. We almost thought we couldn't succeed then. But things turned out fine after all.
Gusto was the first volunteering work done on my own accord. Before this, I volunteered because of CIP, which isn't really true volunteering in a way. It's a long story as to why I decided to volunteer (I shall post it some other time)
Come to think of it, I almost wanted to give up at some point in time. But something prevented it from coming true. I'm not sure if its because of the students, the fellow volunteers, the essence of Club Gusto itself. I'm quite glad I didn't make that choice.
If I did, I will never have experienced the joy of our first Gusto camp on sunday. It's a great closure to all our achievements for the year 2008. Our efforts have never gone in vain.
A big thank you to the team (huihui, zhenyou,jeffrey,jack, william, pearlene, kenneth, glenn, jiawei, lan hui, yanping, qinzhi, simin, james, alvin, benson, yongquan, valerie, jieying and student volunteers) for making my first year of Gusto so meaningful.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Try this personality test. Credits to jiawei for uncovering this. I'm getting so bored with school.
Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you meet that person.
The seriousness of your love:
Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.
Your views on education:
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.
Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
hmm... attractiveness, i wonder how true this is? :P
Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you meet that person.
The seriousness of your love:
Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.
Your views on education:
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.
Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
hmm... attractiveness, i wonder how true this is? :P
Monday, October 20, 2008
Went kite flying for our recent Gusto session. I was really impressed by mr seewa, the teacher-in-charge for the school. he taught us how to make our own kites using just branches, newspaper and fishing line.
The process is labour intensive but the satisfaction at seeing the kite fly is just... wow.
mr seewa teaching the students
kite flying at the school field
the hand-made kite
The process is labour intensive but the satisfaction at seeing the kite fly is just... wow.
mr seewa teaching the students
trying out the kite at the carpark
kite flying at the school field
the hand-made kite
soaring in the sky :)
Monday, October 13, 2008
Yesterday is probably the most tiring windsurf session I had for the year. 4 straight hours of windsurf definitely worn me out totally. But I'm glad I managed to learn some new tacking moves from jude and squid.
Now I'm more convinced I want to join in the race team for next year.
One interesting thing I noticed from the people at the beach is that whenever there is a strong gust, everyone rushes to inform everyone and all of them start heading out to the sea to surf.
That's the passion for windsurfing :)
Now I'm more convinced I want to join in the race team for next year.
One interesting thing I noticed from the people at the beach is that whenever there is a strong gust, everyone rushes to inform everyone and all of them start heading out to the sea to surf.
That's the passion for windsurfing :)
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Tagged by xia . (I'm too stressed up in school. arghh)
5 things I was doing 10 years ago:
Studying for PSLE.
Playing Basketball with friends.
Looking through all my stamp collection.
Watching cartoons.
Going for taekwondo class, arts class, abacus class (hmm... if only that was piano class)
5 things on my to-do list today:
Survive Statistics tutorial
Attend Second Life meeting
Do my health psy essay
Write out new media essay
Sleep
5 snacks I enjoy:
Chocolate Ice cream
(LOL i can't think of something else)
5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Donate to Club Gusto & CDAC
Travel around the world
Deposit into the bank (earn interest to slack for the rest of my life)
Create a fund to help poor students attend uni
If I still have money left, I'll keep it under my bed (haha)
5 of my bad habits:
never wash my own utensils after eating
never care enough for my parents
never study when I'm supposed to
(hmm...think no other bad habits)
5 places I have lived in:
Woodlands all the way.
5 jobs I've had:
NTUC store assistant
Army RP
LISEN Project Coordinator
Mango Sale assistant
Matric Fair promoter for Second Life
5 people I tag:
Jean
Jiawei
Kelvin
Jasmine
Cheeyong
5 things I was doing 10 years ago:
Studying for PSLE.
Playing Basketball with friends.
Looking through all my stamp collection.
Watching cartoons.
Going for taekwondo class, arts class, abacus class (hmm... if only that was piano class)
5 things on my to-do list today:
Survive Statistics tutorial
Attend Second Life meeting
Do my health psy essay
Write out new media essay
Sleep
5 snacks I enjoy:
Chocolate Ice cream
(LOL i can't think of something else)
5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Donate to Club Gusto & CDAC
Travel around the world
Deposit into the bank (earn interest to slack for the rest of my life)
Create a fund to help poor students attend uni
If I still have money left, I'll keep it under my bed (haha)
5 of my bad habits:
never wash my own utensils after eating
never care enough for my parents
never study when I'm supposed to
(hmm...think no other bad habits)
5 places I have lived in:
Woodlands all the way.
5 jobs I've had:
NTUC store assistant
Army RP
LISEN Project Coordinator
Mango Sale assistant
Matric Fair promoter for Second Life
5 people I tag:
Jean
Jiawei
Kelvin
Jasmine
Cheeyong
Friday, October 03, 2008
And the mid terms are over!
Now it's time to focus on all the remaining projects (3 projects and 1 essay all due this month). Better finish everything up before the 1st Nov. The Annual Gusto Camp will be held then, I can't wait :) All the hard work that we went through the last 2 months can finally bear some fruits of success. I'm looking forward to it.
Now it's time to focus on all the remaining projects (3 projects and 1 essay all due this month). Better finish everything up before the 1st Nov. The Annual Gusto Camp will be held then, I can't wait :) All the hard work that we went through the last 2 months can finally bear some fruits of success. I'm looking forward to it.
Gusto just brightens up my day
Monday, September 29, 2008
This is a super slack week, especially when classes are cancelled due to mid terms and Hari Raya. But I doubt I can enjoy the week especially when there is still so much work to be done.
Stats test on thursday is going to be a killer again. And I still need to do up that health psy case study. Oh man, I wished everything could be get over and done with as quickly as possible.
Luckily for me, I finished one bio psy paper today, so that is a load off my shoulders already.
Stats test on thursday is going to be a killer again. And I still need to do up that health psy case study. Oh man, I wished everything could be get over and done with as quickly as possible.
Luckily for me, I finished one bio psy paper today, so that is a load off my shoulders already.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Fort Knighter's had their first outing at Jurong Lake Park yesterday. This group was formed from all the fortnight surfing sessions at east coast. We managed to click so well since the windsurf camp that it feels like I already know them for a long time. Kudos to everyone for making my surfing sessions so cool and fun :)
Sab (the broom) & me
spongebob
our common interest: windsurfing
See ya guys again next fortnight!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
It's the recess week! But I still cannot slow down my studying pace (especially after a demoralising social psy mid term test). It's bio psy and statistics immediately after the break, so I better study hard.
Anyway, I had a great day bringing the kids for navigation course in orchard as well as the Bukit Timah nature reserve recce session in the afternoon.
Off to windsurfing now. see ya
Anyway, I had a great day bringing the kids for navigation course in orchard as well as the Bukit Timah nature reserve recce session in the afternoon.
Off to windsurfing now. see ya
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Theme parties were a common sight in Second Life. But this party was the first I ever organised for the university and I was glad everything turned out smoothly. My greatest appreciation to the exco members, Fang, Indra, Andcoireiel, Inochi, Gshan, McPriPree, Silva, Scoops as well as special guest, DJ Junz for heating up the dancefloor.
I hoped everyone enjoyed it as much as I do. I'll save more money to buy a tip-jar for all our future events. Haha. pardon for the poor quality photos, my graphics card not that good. I'll upload the better quality ones when I get them. These photos are just a sneak preview.
I hoped everyone enjoyed it as much as I do. I'll save more money to buy a tip-jar for all our future events. Haha. pardon for the poor quality photos, my graphics card not that good. I'll upload the better quality ones when I get them. These photos are just a sneak preview.
Do stay tune for the party videos (yes, there are videos for it. haha)
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