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Ramblings of a Sleep-Deprived Caffeine Addict

I have no idea why you bother reading but don't stop X)

2010 so far

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 1:34 AM

Hello there,

2010 SO FAR has been treating me considerably well, I guess. (*skeptical) But anyways, I'm taking Business II, Business Law, Linear Algebra, Computer Science for Scheme and Python, and Actuarial Science. The university enrolling system auto-enrolled me for the professional development course because (hopefully), I'll start my first work term in May. (people, pray that I get a job.pretty pretty please~~)

So, this is what I've learnt so far. Oh, before I get there, I better PROCLAIM my TERM RESOLUTION for Winter 2010, so that the whole world knows, and I have less chance to pretend to be amnesiac and conveniently forget about these goals.
1) Lead a healthier life this term. This includes sleeping habits, diet, and exercise (sobs).
2) Save more money.
3) Be more focused in my studies, and really give my all.
4) Find a church and have more faith in God.
5) *this is added by jonathan jong* Love Jj MORE!! (people can be so greedy sometimes, lol)

I am really trying to achieve SOME of these goals. For one, I have already checked out the university's gym and pool, so the next step would be, VISITING THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES CENTER! (SEMANGAT><) Also, I have been getting to bed before 12am everyday, though this is still far from the 10pm I am aiming for. Next, the money part is really easy as long as I do not eat out, for I have nothing else to spend on, I think (hmm..). In terms of the 3rd goal, I have really made the effort of finishing all the pre-class readings, and reading through the texts before going to class, and reviewing the lecture's notes and making my own after class. Hopefully I would still be able to do all these when all the assignments start to pile up. I will start searching for a good church this week whereas the last goal, no 5, is not for me to judge. :/

Till date, I have learnt the following:
1) Business II:
- basic accounting, pretty easy, but we'll cover marketing too soon enough. Oh, and the marketing project is exactly the same as what I've done in INTI. We're supposed to launch a new product and draft a marketing plan for the product. WOOHOO!
2) Business Law:
- super awesome stuffs. Tis' true that the facts about procedures, law terms and the sort could be a bore at most times, but, and this is a big BUT, the lecturer (who is a full-time lawyer and a part-time lecturer) is really terrific! He knows the goods and makes the 2hr class so much interesting, especially by sharing his own experience with clients and narrating true cases. Thumbs up for this course X)
3) Computer Science:
After taking CS135 last term, I should be going on to CS136 like Jonathan, BUT, i totally abhor this course so I took the easier option (yea i chickened out, SO? SUE ME. BLEK!) and chose to take CS116 this term. It's obvious that the 1 in 116 is lower than the 3 in 136, so basically 115 & 116 are for 'normal' people like me whereas 135 & 136 are for 'crazy ass' people like jonathan jong. HOHOHO~ But honestly, after taking cs135, the start of CS116 is a breeze since the everything that is taught has already been covered in cs135, so, I should be happy? That remains a question unsolved. :/
4) Linear Algebra:
The lecturer is surreal, as in totally bonkers and nuts! He is so HYPED every second of the class! He does this little bounce whenever he's stressing on a point, and for every monday and wed class, he'll start with a 'joke of the day~'. The last 2 were:

"There are 10 types of mathematicians. One who knows binary. And one who doesn't." harhar
"There are 3 types of mathematicians. One who knows how to count. And one who doesn't." :/

On Fridays though, he will start with a parody and the last one involves cereal and serial-killers. Go figure. Still, he really lightens up the class with his hatred towards literature and PASSION towards math. The course, according to him, is really tough for it involves a lot of proofing, (which by the way, is no easy task) and a lot of thinking. He encourages us to just sit down and think all day. HMMM~ But till now, he has been covering topics which I have already learnt, either in SPM or Calculus 3. So I can only say, wait and see, wait and see...
Oh, he taught us how to imagine in 4 dimensions. So apparently, you use the analogy of drawing a 3D cuboid on the blackboard. In reality, it's a 2D graph, but your brain automatically registers it as a 3D object. Likewise, do this with a 4D cuboid connected with 16 more points and you'll get your 4D object. ...Can't imagine it?? SERIOUSLY? Try harder. NO?
HA! I was just pulling your leg. Apparently, although what I've said earlier wasn't bull talk, but our brains CANNOT imagine anything beyond the 3rd dimension. The prof CLAIMS that he had made an actual model of a 4D object when he was young, and sat there looking at the model the whole day. And for just 1 sec, HE SAW IT, BUT his brain immediately rejects that thought. X)
5) Actuarial Science:
3 words. Formulas. Formulas. Formulas. Formulas. Wait, did I say 3? lol Basically we're calculating interest, their functions and such. Nothing interesting. YET.

Finished! I'll let you in a secret here. I took 4 days to finish this post. Sighs. Talk about procrastinating.
Life has been good. I managed to read some books. Watch some good movies (eg: The Blind Side, An Education, It's Complicated). Starting to get some exercise, since the weather's getting warmer (it's still below 0 though). Oh there's a dinner with the malaysians this weekend at an apparently awesome chinese restaurant. Should I go? Hmm...

Think I'll stop here.
Loving all of you guys. Family. Friends. Jaja.
By the way, if you're wondering why I'm suddenly so formal and rigid with my wordings, grammar, spelling etc., blame my mom. I was admonished for becoming 'liberal' in my writing.
SOBS.

peace out.