We have to be sociable.. so...

do some online visiting!!



Here's my fellow soci hons classmate's (in the omg-what-is-she-wearing!!!) pet and that's mine in the nerdy specs.

On memory.

"Architecture provides the stage on which we can enact our lives. Memory, however, creates a special relationship with space holding on to the essence of it, the best and the worst, letting the rest of the details fade into gray" (Bestéa 2004:1).

hmmmm

I just did it out of fun and boredom and well... my photo got chosen for the Noise Showcase 2009.. :)

and which photo is it? just a pretty normal, ordinary one of sun set.



apparently, it is showcased at Far East Plaza Level One (the one at basement) till 29th March.. maybe I should go down and take a look. hehe

if interested, you can go to Noise Singapore website and look at the showcase items.. this photo is i think page 16 or sth in the photography section.

hehe

Singapore Biathlon 09

Ranking: 699/ 1255

Bib No: 7292

Name: EE HUAT SHENG, DESMOND

Category: Men's Open 2

Wave: 3

Swim: 0:38:25

Check 1: 0:46:33

Check 2: 1:17:51

Run: 1:03:33

Finish: 1:41:57

And that, ladies and gentlemen, my first Singapore Biathlon.. not exactly an impressive set of results but hey! pretty decent for a first try hur? hahah... at least i'm in the faster half.

beat my target timing of 1h45min

=)

When the dust sets in...

We can tell that good things come to an end like the song goes 'flames to dust...lovers to friends...'
Well, another way to tell if something has prematurely ended its lifespan or well, simply under utilised is through the layer of dust that settles on top of it.

Rather obviously, the 50kg dumbbells and barbells in the gym are not touched.


(not sure if the dust can be seen... pay attention to the darker book.. it's clearer.)

similarly, as I was looking through the shelf to find some books on women and Pakistan, I happen to gloss over a corner of the shelf, aptly positioned at the bottom left corner.... One whole collection on Women and India. I can see that this is an area not widely researched in NUS. hehe

Such findings while doing research. Isn't it interesting at times what other things you discover while learning academically?
I'm so going to miss student life. :p

Anyway, about students... this conversation with my P5 tuition kid took place earlier today.

about implicit and explicit meanings.

Me: If I tell you directly to get me some food, what is the hidden message in this sentence?
Him: erm.. you want me to go somewhere?
Me: ok... how about ok ok ... when do you eat something?
Him: erm... fried rice?
Me: WHEN... not WHAT
Him: oh.... *ponders*
Me: Ok how about drinking? when do you feel like drinking water?
Him: OH!....... Just now.
Me: *peng & laughed like crazy* ok ok.. I mean... you drink water when....
Him: got water lor
Me: ARgh. ok forget it. You drink water when you are thirsty, so you eat when...
Him: My mother asks me to.
Me: ARGH. ok. explicit message is go get me some food. implicit hidden message is I AM HUNGRY. Understand?
Him: *silence*......
Me: never mind...

and this was what came out of the session

wanted to...

Feel so drained and yet when I was about to go sleep, I thought of the deadlines coming up. And back to the computer for work...

and after reading an article from MyPaper, about the death of the NTU student, speculated to be due to stress, the journalist wrote about one factor that made life passable for her. Stress tolerable...her friends.

Well, indeed... there'r those who suffer with me at this moment. filled with deadlines and assignments. With research to do and with blank pages meant to be filled.

argh. off i go to meet my best friend MsWord.

:)

SINGAPORE BIATHLON 09

Yeah on the 7th March 2009, I finally became a biathlete. A newbie biathlete who did not have any idea what to do on the actual day. It felt a little like an abbatoir, collecting swim cap and race bib, championchip... moving on in line to the next stage where they ink your 4digit (read 4D) code onto your left and right arms, and then moving on to the transit area where you leave whatever you are going to run in/ with after the swim in this bow with your 4D at a corner.. measuring little less than 30x30cm (or maybe that size)..

Then at 8am, it started. Mens Open Flag Off 3. Dark clouds above and light drizzle falling. Nonetheless we went off. Into the sea and against the elements. It was initially easy to manoeuvre but after the first turn I seemed to be drifting off to my right, thus tried hard to keep closer to the cordonned off area. After another turn, the final turn, it was a tough leg back towards shore. Against the current and having little idea where the buoy is... when finally I got out of the dreadful waters, heart was still pumping a little harder than usual.

Put on my already wet shoes and socks (thanks to the rain), singlet and shorts and went onto the 10km run. Turning left towards the hawker, did a u-turn and headed the other direction to the end of ECP at the SAFRA chalet area. It was actually encouraging to see the 7km mark and I was still feeling energetic. Pressed on and surprise surprise.. ended the running leg with not a least bit of short breathness. I was mistaken about the finishing line, thought I had to go back to the hawker area and do a u-turn towards the finish but actually we didn't have to. Darn, shouldn't have conserved my energy. hahaha

Oh well, since it was my first biathlon, I set a target of 1hr 45mins. 65mins of run and 40mins of swim.. ended up, my swimming was completed around 38-39mins and running, the other 1hr +. The time on my watch when I finished?



and a little shag look after the entire event.. haha





And a change of clothes... with my 4D still. :)


The front of the medal (in my opinion)

My sister commented that the woman on the medal looks a bit ugly.

and the back...


and the back... hahaha

这个星期六就是我的第一次。

最近遇到了几位朋友，也能说是有好一阵没看到他们的。一个告诉我我看起来比较老，而另一个对我说我看起来很憔悴。 眼袋好像很大一样⋯⋯有可能是因为我最进都是两点多才睡觉。身体没好好的休息，隔天便照样去拼。所以呢， 我从昨天开始便在十二点之前便与周公会面。

也许我这几晚都有看一些灵异片，所以我昨晚就连续做了两个关于灵魂的梦。也说不起来有多恐怖，但不是那些会心惊胆跳的。还蛮好玩的，但最好就是不要每晚都这样。不然的话我的眼袋真的会越来越严重，就和电视上的广告一样，要乘搭德士时吓死司机。

也不知何故，最近就好像没有什么推动力，读了书和做的功课就好像没做到一样。到底是怎么了！我好期待五月份的到来，至少可以不必想着学业和功课。一天到晚都在想着有那么多功课还真的是有点累！别的是都做的有心没力。知能坐在电视和电脑前自我陶醉⋯⋯

好了， 还有两个小时便要去后港教补习。在多四个小时便要载姐姐回家然后去东海岸教多一个补习至九点，现在先去睡个觉。下盘棋。