Yay, last week of this SEM.
Yes, once again, i have disappeared from the surface of this earth. This time is not my fault, aside that i have been really busy lately, i had to send my laptop to repair, as my comp crashed due to some stupid good-for nothing trojan.So my comp is totally 'empty', everything is gone and cleared. Sigh... sad....
Well, the last 2 weeks was major hectic. I have been staying back in Uni until 6,7,8 pm. I am totally worn out, rushing assignment, projects and reports. Glad it's over. Now just my finals, then sayonara, first Sem is over, and i can say bye to Dynamics and PSA. WHee!! Just one more month to go... so far yet so near... Then here comes holiday...
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mothers' Day
Happy Mothers' Day to all...
This year, i decided to be special. No point buying her accessories, handbags, make-up, shoes, clothes etc... She can easily get those stuff. This year would be something different. My present was prepared months ago. I saw it in January when i was shopping, and I knew this was the present i want to give. It is a status, more like a plague i think, made from pewter; with a monkey on top. At the bottom, engraved, "Best Mother Award". It is rather cute.
Instead of a monkey, she was also entitled to a free spa. We went to try out the fish spa today. Fish spa is becoming a hit, maybe because no chemicals are used. I only wonder where do they dispose the fishes after that. What if they throw it back to the fish? Then we will be eating our own dirt. Eww!
When u put ur leg into the pool, the fishes will start 'biting' you. It is really really really ticklish. So people who are scared of tickle, especially if their leg is really sensitive, do not try it. When i put my leg in, and the fishes came, i started screaming. Everyone start to look at me. But seriously, it is so 'geli'... think this will be the first and last time i am going to try this.
For those who have not try fish spa, go on and try it.
This year, i decided to be special. No point buying her accessories, handbags, make-up, shoes, clothes etc... She can easily get those stuff. This year would be something different. My present was prepared months ago. I saw it in January when i was shopping, and I knew this was the present i want to give. It is a status, more like a plague i think, made from pewter; with a monkey on top. At the bottom, engraved, "Best Mother Award". It is rather cute.
Instead of a monkey, she was also entitled to a free spa. We went to try out the fish spa today. Fish spa is becoming a hit, maybe because no chemicals are used. I only wonder where do they dispose the fishes after that. What if they throw it back to the fish? Then we will be eating our own dirt. Eww!
When u put ur leg into the pool, the fishes will start 'biting' you. It is really really really ticklish. So people who are scared of tickle, especially if their leg is really sensitive, do not try it. When i put my leg in, and the fishes came, i started screaming. Everyone start to look at me. But seriously, it is so 'geli'... think this will be the first and last time i am going to try this.
For those who have not try fish spa, go on and try it.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Silly/ dumb machine
Whee! We just completed our Lab 4 today. The title of the the lab is Rube Goldberg, better known as Silly Machine. I would just call it, dumb machine. The objection of the experiment, apparently is the understand the motions better, but to me, it is just a killer experiment.
First, we are to build a structure with 5 components to off an alarm clock.Imagine one big big machine just to off one small pathetic alarm clock, when the alarm clock is just a slam away. =s Each components will carry out on motion.
The 5 motions are:
1. Rotating (under a fixed axis)
2. Falling under gravity through air
3. Oscillating ( 1 full period)
4. Sliding
5 Rolling
It seems easy, but with a few extra rules, it just kills the fun from this experiment. First, no motion can be repeated. 2nd, only one motion can be executed at one time. 3rd, only ONE object for One motion. 4th, everything must be limited to a 1m x 1m space. 1m might seem long, but when you have a box which is already half a meter, 1m is just damn bloody small. 5th, is the worst rule, the whole thing must be at least 20 seconds. It was the longest 20 second of everyone's life. We had to try to lengthen our motions to fullfill the 20 sec.
Our first one took a pathetic 5 sec to complete all 5 motions. We were just worried, how the hell are you going to make it 20 sec? it is impossible! We modified our whole structure, actually i will reconsider it rebuild. It took us the whole weekend.
This was our initial track for the sliding.
Then we changed the whole track
This was our initial large cone, where the marble was suppose to roll and roll and roll till the bottom
But the time was not long enough, and the cone was damn bloody large, so we changed to pipe. Wrapping it around the box.
So from our big big big structure, which is as 'tall' as me, and requires a ladder
we build something till around me shoulder.
I know the structure is quite ugly, but we used everything we had at home. My mother called our structure raw, saying we reuse all the material, when we are to build our own structure, with woods, bamboo and yada yada yada. But who cares, ours work well. It was a success!
Overview of the structure.
First, we are to build a structure with 5 components to off an alarm clock.Imagine one big big machine just to off one small pathetic alarm clock, when the alarm clock is just a slam away. =s Each components will carry out on motion.
The 5 motions are:
1. Rotating (under a fixed axis)
2. Falling under gravity through air
3. Oscillating ( 1 full period)
4. Sliding
5 Rolling
It seems easy, but with a few extra rules, it just kills the fun from this experiment. First, no motion can be repeated. 2nd, only one motion can be executed at one time. 3rd, only ONE object for One motion. 4th, everything must be limited to a 1m x 1m space. 1m might seem long, but when you have a box which is already half a meter, 1m is just damn bloody small. 5th, is the worst rule, the whole thing must be at least 20 seconds. It was the longest 20 second of everyone's life. We had to try to lengthen our motions to fullfill the 20 sec.
Our first one took a pathetic 5 sec to complete all 5 motions. We were just worried, how the hell are you going to make it 20 sec? it is impossible! We modified our whole structure, actually i will reconsider it rebuild. It took us the whole weekend.
This was our initial track for the sliding.
Then we changed the whole track
This was our initial large cone, where the marble was suppose to roll and roll and roll till the bottom
But the time was not long enough, and the cone was damn bloody large, so we changed to pipe. Wrapping it around the box.
So from our big big big structure, which is as 'tall' as me, and requires a ladder
we build something till around me shoulder.
I know the structure is quite ugly, but we used everything we had at home. My mother called our structure raw, saying we reuse all the material, when we are to build our own structure, with woods, bamboo and yada yada yada. But who cares, ours work well. It was a success!
Overview of the structure.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Labour Day
May 1st = Labour Day = Holiday.
This says all. Everyone is on a holiday, but the malls seems to be working OT. Practically all the malls are packed with people, guess this is how people waste their time when they have no work. They don't seem to mind being trapped in the jam to go shopping. Everyone seems to be in a very good mood, that i was a little annoyed when everyone was being nice when i was driving. They were being gentlemen, slowing down and giving me way. Not that im complaining but this rarely occurs, everyone seems to be rushing somewhere always. It was just rather awkward when everyone is being Mr Nice all of a sudden.
One more month before my Sem ends. Everything seems to be piling with all the assignments due on the 11th week. Subject after subject, completing one task after another... This is why i have been pulling the 'disappearing' act recently, but it seems, to a lot of people, i have been disappearing for a rather long time. But i really have no idea why... =p
Been a labour the whole day, im dead.
This says all. Everyone is on a holiday, but the malls seems to be working OT. Practically all the malls are packed with people, guess this is how people waste their time when they have no work. They don't seem to mind being trapped in the jam to go shopping. Everyone seems to be in a very good mood, that i was a little annoyed when everyone was being nice when i was driving. They were being gentlemen, slowing down and giving me way. Not that im complaining but this rarely occurs, everyone seems to be rushing somewhere always. It was just rather awkward when everyone is being Mr Nice all of a sudden.
One more month before my Sem ends. Everything seems to be piling with all the assignments due on the 11th week. Subject after subject, completing one task after another... This is why i have been pulling the 'disappearing' act recently, but it seems, to a lot of people, i have been disappearing for a rather long time. But i really have no idea why... =p
Been a labour the whole day, im dead.