Sunday, July 31, 2011

Obnoxious people

Recently, I went for my first Singapore International Maths Olympiad training. It was quite an experience and an honour to be surrounded by the best of the best. I had quite a good impression of everyone, until someone weird came along.
And then I remembered him. He was that super random person who walked up to Guan Hong before SMO invitationals started and said this: Lets test your knowledge. If x+x = x/x what's x?
Oh how irritating he was! And obnoxious on top of that.
And just yesterday, I met him. A bespectacled, tall boy clad in NUSH uniform. I remember him asking the trainer, "When can we get our curry puffs?" Weird. Absolutely weird.
I start to remember some weird people I met along my life.
In P6, I had a classmate, Cherly Lim. (NOTE: This is a real person, and not a parody of Mdm Shirley Lim, form teacher of our class last year. Its CHErly Lim not Shirley Lim. I cannot emphasise this enough, in fear of getting myself into trouble) She was slightly autistic, I think. Everyone in our class shunned her, calling her Medusa and refusing to look at her. I found it amusing at first, but I felt that its pure cruelty after sometime. Since I can't change the whole class' point of view, I just had to keep quiet and keep my hands off the matter.
Having said that, I realised that weird, strange, abnormal people have always been shunned by the society. Why not think of them as unique, special and interesting instead of being weird?

Should we shun obnoxious people? What do you think? Feel free to comment below!

Saturday, July 30, 2011

R&R is driving me mad

That's it. It's all out mugging for R&R, (ie, answering techniques and Merchant of Venice). Because R&R is driving me mad.
I got 6/20 for R&R Ex 2, and its counted into my final term 3 score! Its a F9! How could this be? Anyway, R&R Test is just round the corner, and so I must do well for it. Its 60% of term 3 grade! I cannot and will not flunk it!
Anyway, these are some stuff I realised about my R&R.

My application questions are too short!
I don't answer to the point.
I do well for Merchant of Venice question.
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND SOME PARTS OF THE PASSAGE
(the most annoying part)

Thinking of how to ensure an A for the test...

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Party rock anthem and shuffling

I have no idea why, but Party Rock Anthem is so addictive. I heard it once, and I could not stop listening to it.

The story

First, two people awaken from their 28 days of coma (due to excessive party rocking), and go out of the building they are in. They are shocked to find that the street is totally devoid of people. Just at that time, a guy with a turtle-bag comes in shuffling to "Party Rock Anthem" on his iPod Touch. The two people contemplates on this scene when another joins them and pulls them behind a car. He explains that ever since that single came out, people started shuffling. The shuffling was like an infection which spreaded like diseases. At that moment, the single started playing, and the two people were given "Beats" By Dr Dre earphone, and asked to play along. However, soon the two people also succumb to the infection and starts shuffling along with them...

The Shuffle

There are two main types of shuffling in the video.
1. Forward shuffling (i.e. running man)

step 1: Lift right leg up, pushing left leg backwards.

step 2: Right leg down, pushing left leg back more.

Repeat for left leg and continue.

Simple isn't it!
There are some variations though, like pushing the leg outwards-back instead of back. And there is also a "reverse running man" variation.

I can do this quite efficiently! :D

2. Side shuffle (i.e. T-step)
This is quite complicated.

Step 1: Turn your right ankle inwards such that your feet points in, at the same time, lift your left leg up.

Step 2: Turn your ankle outwards, and at the same time stomp your left feet down.

Repeat.
I can do this too!

Shuffling is quite fun actually, you all should try it! We might even do it for iSpark Nite! :D

Thursday, July 14, 2011

The Game

The rules of the game:
1) Everyone is playing the game

2) Once you think about the game, you lose it.

3) Once you lost the game, you have to announce it to the rest of the people around you, in turn making them lose the game.

So... lost it yet?

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

What I feel about Merchant of Venice

Merchant of Venice is actually quite an interesting story. For once, I actually read a LA book thoroughly! (I admit, my mum forced me to.) Anyway, the story revolves around two main themes: The bond, and the Bassanio-Portia love thingy.
I find the love theme quite cheesy though. Is that how the people in those days act when they are in love? Thank goodness I'm here now and not then.
Of course, for now, I feel Shylock's the bad guy and Antonio is the good guy. However, Antonio has insulted Shylock , so Shylock might have had his reasons for his hatred... But is it justified? I will just leave it to Miss Huang to explain then...
Anyway, its about religious prejudice (prejudice again...). Some of my first impressions of the characters:
Antonio : excessively gloomy.
Bassanio: a mushy person?
Salerio and Solanio: Talkative and kind of irritating
Gratiano: Not really sure
Portia: Impressed
Nerissa: She should be honoured
Shylock: Evil....
Jessica: Unfilial child
Launcelot: very very funny

I don't really understand the text 100% though.... I need ms huang's help