Wednesday, January 23, 2008
MOVED: blotted-paper.blogspot.com
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
innocence-avril lavigne
This innocence is brilliance
I hope that it will stay
This moment is perfect
Please don't go away
I need you now
And I'll hold on to it
Don't you let it pass you by
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It's a state of bliss, you think you're dreaming
It's the happiness inside that you're feeling
It's so beautiful it makes you wanna cry
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
how to be like andrew tham.
Hmm... English Blog - Help me review first kthx.
The link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20746682/site/newsweek/page/0/
Sweat your way to bigger brawn? Or brains? While you might think it is only the former, recent studies have shown that exercise does, in fact, help you grow smarter.
A study at
Now, if you think that only the elderly need to exercise, then you’re wrong.
Neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin are built up as you exercise and these reduce depression, lift moods, and in general help you focus better. They are needed not only by adults, but also help reduce problems with attention-deficit disorder in the youth, leading to efficient learning, which in turn leads to ‘smart kids’.
But why then does society generalize intellectual individuals under the category of ‘unfit’?
The American Heritage Dictionary classifies a nerd as:
1. A foolish, inept or unattractive person.
2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
A ‘nerd’, the name given to brainier students in school, is often portrayed by society as physically unfit, being either obese or extremely thin.
Conversely, a ‘jock’ (as popularized by American society), or a person who actively pursues athletic hobbies and is generally seen as ‘more brawn than brains’. The societal perception of ‘nerds’ and ‘jocks’ is not supported by the recent research. So why then do the stereotypes contradict the research?
It is all about noticeable examples. Societal stereotypes are based on and amplified upon when someone who is the epitome of, for example, a nerd, is unfit. In the past few years as a teenager, I have seen many a ‘nerd’ conforming to the societal archetype.
Take Person A. In Secondary 1, he was recognized as an intelligent pupil, and was a computer whiz. He was already slightly obese then. But perhaps because his classmates wanted to find flaws in A, they exploited his one ‘weakness’. His obesity. Through the years as he sunk in depression and gave up all hope of being fit by stuffing himself with food and not even trying to do basic exercises, he strengthened others’ perceptions of ‘nerds’. He had failed without even trying.
But you need not conform to societal expectations. Look at Person B. In Secondary One he was thin and unfit. But he, unlike Person A, managed to gain his muscles. He takes Advanced classes, and is consistently the top few pupils in the level. And he is also fit.
Does that fact that ‘jocks’ excel in sports mean that their lot is cast – that they are doomed to academic failure? I say no. These individuals have the drive to succeed in sports, and it stands to reason that they can also channel this passion into their studies. Should they opt to. It is only a matter of choice.
Nerds need not be unfit, jocks need not be stupid. Exercise is also beneficial to brain power, and ‘stupid jocks’ should not let themselves down by being ‘stupid’. You can be labeled intelligent and muscular simultaneously. So guys – rework your mindsets.
Monday, September 17, 2007
I'm not crazy I'm just a little impaired.
RAFFLESIAN SPOTLIGHT WALK-IN AUDITIONS IN TERM 4 WK 2. || SOLO CAT: TUES&THURS || OPEN CAT: WED&FRI
Haha today the uncle who does the odd jobs in school was doing canteen duty when he approached me for not clearing my plate! I was only going to the Popular Cafe to buy some stuff...
BUT on Friday I really forgot... and then Matthias suddenly shouted to me from the opposite end of the canteen, "Eh, Guo Wei, come here!"
Ah. The shame of being caught.
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Anyway, Han Yuan introduced me to a new song during the Sec 1 Camp (yes, I know it was during the June hols). Here are the lyrics...
Unwell by Matchbox Twenty
All day
Staring at the ceiling
Making friends with shadows on my wall
All night
Hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something
Hold on
I'm feeling like I'm headed for a
Breakdown
I don't know why
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Me
Talking to myself in public
Dodging glances on the train
I know
I know they've all been talking 'bout me
I can hear them whisper
And it makes me think there must be something wrong
With me
Out of all the hours thinking
Somehow
I've lost my mind
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
I been talking in my sleep
Pretty soon they'll come to get me
Yeah, they're taking me away
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Hey, how I used to be
How I used to be, yeah
Well I'm just a little unwell
How I used to be
How I used to be
Well, I was reminded of it when Phoebe put it as her display name >< probably to Mark or something.
"YOU ARE CRAZY AND UNWELL :):):)". Something like that. Bet you Abel will say sth like I'm genetically impaired.
Friday, September 14, 2007
oh noes.
Dammit la.
My parents want me to drop everything and focus on my studies.
All the Director of Interact, Head of Admin in NPCC, prefect, all that bullshit...
What they don't understand is the effort I put in to attain those posts, and the passion that I (might sometimes) feel for these organisations.
Well, I can't just quit liddat so I must try to improve my grades...
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jiayou
Thursday, September 06, 2007
hectic!!
woo... life's bad.
Friday, August 31, 2007
countdown
whoo...
it's 0202 hr.
and we're approximately 0443 hr to escorting teachers in school.
and we've finished the powerpoint presentation. yay.
[edited 2:05 am]
oops srry its 0428.