the himbo in a Nerd's body

Wednesday, May 6, 2015.

I arrived in Dublin on Jan 1st 2015. In the blink of an eye it is already May...

Just had my second exam today, it was horrible, worse than the first. But at the end of the day, i remember that Jesus is all that matters, for life in this world is only temporal.

This I Believe by Hillsong United - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7AQeYL9c74

himbotic thoughts, studious Life
6:07 AM

Wednesday, October 9, 2013.

Just a sad post:

In secondary and JC, conducting experiments were fun. The experiments weren’t too complicated to do and the results were easy to get. Even if you made a mistake, you definitely had time to redo. Furthermore, the chemicals used were considerably harmless to us. I guess in a way it was easy to score then so we could just enjoy our time in lab and enjoy learning.

Now in university, lab is so intense. I can understand that you can’t redo an experiment because the experiment is simply too long. But if the end product is too low in yield or is impure or slight different, you are going to lose out. Yea sure you can justify a low yield or whatnot, through what, poor experimental skills? Aren’t you just asking to be marked down?

I just felt like ranting or whatever. I see lab in university as studies, which equals competition. Gosh, I guess in a way it’s a battlefield.

Anyway, I broke my second mercury thermometer today in lab. I remember breaking a mercury thermometer in secondary school before. Also, my yield was definitely the lowest. In year 1 my Grignard experiment was a failure, today it was sort of a failure again. Maybe I can’t synthesize organic compounds well. This is the second time I feel depress from chemistry lab.

Lord, only your love for me can make me feel better. Amen.

himbotic thoughts, studious Life
6:13 PM

Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

okay i believe it is what, 2 years since my last blog post? ever since Facebook came around i am pretty sure many people, including myself ditch blogging.

haix, here is the reason why i felt like blogging today after a long time:

I didn't do well for my psle, hence i went to SASS since it was affiliated to the junior school which i was from. I was the cream of the crop there, not to brag, but seriously. Maybe it was because the school's exam standard wasn't high, which allowed me to become of the top students.

Then when i entered jc, i got a shock that there were so many smart people around, its like they are on par, if not, better than me. One of the reasons i chose not to stay in tjc for jae but rather go back to sajc was because i thought it would be easier to top the school if i was in sajc instead of tjc. But i am glad i got posted to tjc for jae. I mean i worked so hard to get a good o level score but i couldn't get into the school i wanted because i didnt have higher chinese. TJC was really a good consolation, considering it was once a top 5, and maybe it still is, idk.

So being a big fish in a small pond (my sec sch), really sheltered me. Right now in university, i am still not used to obtaining anything below a A for my work. In fact, its making me feel insecure. I want a first class honours!!! Be it for myself or my family, i really want to do well. Even if my future job has nothing to do with my degree or my whatever class i get, i still want to get FIRST CLASS. I mean who doesn't want to, you work so hard to get into uni and now you are here of course you want to strive for the top.

Lord, please continue helping me.
Amen.

himbotic thoughts, studious Life
6:33 PM

Thursday, June 16, 2011.

my gosh, my last post was half a year ago!

anyway i watched x-men first class last week with stanley. i must say i really enjoyed it. i like the way they incorporated actual history into the movie.

yesterday i also went to minds cafe with daniel, neson and dennis, followed by pool. we had dinner at mad jack with stanley who came from baking cookies that tasted healthy. we then went to tcc, the coffee connoisseur, to chill out. i still have no idea how to pronounce connoisseur. i ordered nutty choco mocha, if i remember the name correctly. we had a long gossip session...

himbotic thoughts, studious Life
5:44 PM

Saturday, January 1, 2011.

yesterday was new year's eve.

my army friends and i went to nex for dinner at fish n co. it was my first time eating fish n co and my, i have to say it is much better than manhattan's fish market. apparently 8 days was having a photo exhibition for its 20 year anniversary at nex as well. there was a guest appearance by elvin ng and jade seah for 8 days. elvin ng looks the same as you see him in pictures and dramas, the tan skin etc.

after dinner we went to city hall and walked to marina bay from there. it was crowded like mad, or maybe its because it was my first time counting down at marina bay. so me stanley tecksoon and tevin walked and talked until we found a spot and sat down to chit chat. we talked about army and uni stuff. in fact, i started to wonder whether i should continue to consider law. i dont feel that i am suited for it. on ther other hand, mayve business is suitable for me? i really dont know. i always thought business was something common sense and not for me.

anyway, at 0000, there were fireworks! it has been quite some time since i last saw fireworks live. going home was the worse part. everyone pushed and shoved, including myself of course, LOL

it was really a road block. there was a queue to enter marina bay mrt but my friends and i managed to cut queue(thank goodness i wasnt the one who was leading) and enter the station earlier than the rest. i managed to take the train to city hall and switched to green line to eunos. from eunos i walked home and was glad to find what i ordered online in my letter box. i had waited for 3 weeks for that package. if it wasnt for the holiday season, the waiting time would have been halved.

2010 countdown was something i definitely will not forget!

himbotic thoughts, studious Life
7:48 PM

Friday, November 26, 2010.

so i am leave from 25 to 29 nov. and i won a 8 days contest to a pair of movie tickets to some science fiction movie which i cant watch since i have to pick my sisters from the airport on that day. and i downloaded maple again and realised how boring it is despite all the latest stuff. maple is definitely over.

himbotic thoughts, studious Life
6:51 PM

Thursday, October 28, 2010.

felt like posting something now, some collection of random things/thoughts going on through my mind right now

firstly i had suscribed to 2 famous magazines in august, the economist and time magazine. costs me a bomb, but lucky i can pay using army allowance. the reason i decided to suscribe was because i didnt want my mind to rot due to not reading anything for 2 years. especially for my vocation which makes me so free by having a dismount day. but the thing is i read only while i am in camp, when i am out, i either go out or use the comp, like now. but i am glad my suscription to these 2 magazines serve another purpose next year when my sister enters jc. in fact, i am struggling to finish 2 magazines per week(both magazines are weekly editions).
i guess it is time i start to read quickly, like real quickly...

speaking of reading magazines, i have also started to read 8 days. quite a interesting magazine i must say.

secondly, i intend to learn driving soon, like real soon. this sat i am going to comfort delgro driving centre with my mum to register or whatever. that place is only 2 stops from my house, and its bus stops, not mrt stops, heh.

thirdly, i intend to do break something next year. haha. otherwise i will be too free on dismount days. afterall my friends are mostly in army, and my poly friends are having internship this year. going to korea next week, and before that i have ippt. haix, if only i can pass that station...
i wonder if spraining my ankle when i was young had anything to do with myself not being able to pass that station...

mario is such a classic gameboy game, i am glad they made a new version for the ds. the new 3d ds will be out next year, i wonder how much it will cost. oh and i will be promoted to lance corporal next month, forget the rank just give me the money!

himbotic thoughts, studious Life
9:22 PM