Poly grads that are applying for Uni

I chanced upon this thread on hardwarezone, about the polytechnic gpa 2008 cut off points for the different courses in the local Universities. I was astonished and disheartened when I saw the figures, and to top it off, it was LAST YEAR's cut off points. This year will probably be fast and furious too.

3.88 NUS Chemical Engineering
3.81 NTU Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

3.71 NTU Accountancy*

3.67 NUS Environment Engineering
3.65 NUS Science (Life Sciences)
3.64 NUS Mechanical Engineering
3.64 NUS Business Admin (Accountancy)
3.63 NTU Business*
3.60 SMU Bachelor of Accountancy

3.56 NTU Information Engineering & Media
3.55 NUS Electrical Engineering
3.54 NUS Computing
3.54 NUS Computer Engineering (SoC)
3.50 NUS Business Admin
3.50 NTU Bioengineering

3.49 SMU Bachelor of Business Management
3.41 NUS Project & Facilities Management
3.41 NUS Science (Physics)
3.40 NTU Computer Science
3.40 NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry

3.39 NUS Arts & Social Sciences
3.38 NTU Computer Engineering
3.38 NTU Materials Engineering
3.37 NUS Real Estate
3.37 NTU Chinese
3.35 NTU Electrical & Electronic Engineering
3.34 NUS Science (Chemistry & Applied Chemistry)
3.33 NUS Computer Engineering (FoE)
3.32 NTU Biological Sciences*
3.30 SMU Bachelor of Science (Economics)

3.29 NTU Environmental Engineering
3.28 NTU Physics & Applied Physics
3.28 SMU Bachelor of Social Sciences
3.26 NUS Civil Engineering
3.24 NTU Mechanical Engineering

3.16 SMU Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management)

3.02 NUS Nursing*

2.58 NTU Art, Design & Media*

Source

sigh. Pop goes the weasel.

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Happy Oxen Year to all!

So the Lunar New Year has finally arrived and we-the-young-ones are still receiving ang baos in the midst of a financial crisis. Hurray for being youthful.

Don't you always find a pesky/annoying/intrusive/old relative always asking you crappy questions like "Did you grow taller?", "How did you grow so tall?", "Where's your girlfriend?", "Why isn't she with you?". Really, I thought I had already prepared myself for battle with these old foggies, but this year was over the top.

Really fucked up geezers asking me about NS, and the moment I said that I was in the police force, they say "WAH! Slack la!", "Good life sia". And when they realised I was in pes C9, they went "Wah even more slack! How did you geng?", "Eh teach me how you did it, I want to geng for my son also". And then they'd start comparing me with my cousin who's in the army.

Really very cheesed off. But I couldn't be bothered to explain anything to them, but I really wish they'd stop asking. I don't go around telling them they have receding hairlines or having crow's feet grown on their faces. I'm sure in time to come, I'll have to go through the "When will you be getting married" phase. Good lord.

Anyway, on day 2, I went to a distant relative's new place at West Coast Rd, Varsity Park:

The great thing about this condominium is that it's huge! Not the apartment, but the compound. It feels like a really nice place to grow up in and I wonder how I'd afford 600k for a 99 year lease property.

Alright, that's it for CNY. Back to work tmr =/

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

I watched this movie today.. And I really don't know how to describe it in words. I'm still speechless after the movie. It is indeed a moving motion picture which gave off the same vibe as the Into The Wild. Funnily, the climax was in the last 15minutes of the 1hr 30mins movie and I think I held my breath through it all. Great film.

This movie is based on a novel by Irish novelist John Boyne. It is set in WW2 and in the eyes of Bruno, Hilter's son, who met a Jewish boy in a work camp who he befriended.

ok I think I shall go watch a comedy now to lighten up

ok this cheered me up:

Bull run

Haven't been updating recently. Kinda busy and lazy. Kinda anticipating CNY to come, but once that's over, it's a saddddddd saddddddd year. My overstudy will be leaving soon, leaving only myself to man the fort.

Work sucks when you know that you have a paranoid boss who thinks you're out to get him at every opportunity. I don't even know how to live my life like that.

Just went for scaling at the dentist's today. Made my gums bleed abit, which makes me wonder about wisdom teeth extraction. I've been thinking about it recently and watched a video on youtube... it freaked me out big time. For any of you interested in watching a 5 min surgery clip on wisdom tooth extraction, you can find it here:

Oh.. I watched it after my dinner. I have a strong stomach! Muaha.

Happy Lunar New Year in advance to all!

a little too not over you

Tell me why
You're so hard to forget
Don't remind me
I'm not over it
Tell me why
I can't seem to face the truth
I'm just a little too not over you

Today was judgment day.

After 21 months, we've finally made a decision, hopefully mutual.
The memories will always remain etched in my mind.
After thinking about this for thus long,
I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.
It has been hard for me,
and I guess it must be harder for you.
For all that is worth,
I loved you, and I still care for you.
I'll be there if you ever need somebody.
I just hope you can read this message...
I'm sorry to have hurt you
I wish you all the best.

Love, Jerold.

I'm just a little too not over you

i just wish that things would be different
but they never are
the weight on my shoulders have dragged me to the floor
i might not be able to carry it anymore
i'm collapsing
i'm falling
most of all
i'm losing my sanity

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

_|_ services.exe

services.exe is a part of the Microsoft Windows Operating System and manages the operation of starting and stopping services. This process also deals with the automatic starting of services during the computers boot-up and the stopping of services during shut-down. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.

BUT if service.exe kicks your CPU usage over 50% then something is really wrong, and that was exactly what happened to me.

After spending over 3 hours of cleaning up PC brain matter, I finally solved the piece of shit:

How to fix services.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your services.exe process
2. Run Registry Booster to fix services.exe related errors
3. Run Spyware Doctor to remove persistent malware

Link: http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/services.exe.html

Screw you services.exe and leave me alone. kthxbye

Katy Perry Hot n Cold mixed

a number by David Choi:


Jason Nevins Mix:


shit i'm into trance at 320kbps

New Year: 2009 Ox

Change of plans last night. Went for dinner with <3 before heading to the Marina Barrage for the countdown. Thankfully, there was a shuttle bus service which picks you up from Marina Bay MRT to the Marina Barrage... or so we thought

We found a spot to sit at which overlooks the Singapore Flyer and the city skyscrappers. Good view? Or so we thought.

So the clock struck 12 as we progressed to 2009 and the fireworks were set off..... at the Esplanade.. lol.... I had the impression that the Marina Barrage would have a better view, higher elevation and clearer skies. i guess not. The deafening screams of children were definitely louder than exploding fireworks.. lols..

The fireworks ended pretty soon. I think this year's fireworks kinda budget la, but what to do, financial crisis. So following the couple of hundreds of people, we quickly headed for the shuttle service back to Marina Bay MRT... or so we wished. Not only were we caught in a stupid traffic jam (due to inconsiderate cars parked along the road), the bus driver OVERSHOT the MRT station. Nevermind, he continued to go to god knows where. Everyone on the bus was looking out of the window, we all had the impression that we were supposed to be sent to the MRT station, or was there a mix-up...

The only thing mixed-up was the bus driver, who overshot the MRT station and decided to make a U-turn............... by going over to Suntec City, and get stuck in a different jam. What a retard. It was a chartered SMRT bus, so you can expect over 80 people stranded on a rogue bus, not knowing if we would miss the last train ride home. Honestly, I didn't know what else to say but "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

Someone decided to press the bell and the busdriver had the sense to open the door, so we quickly scrambled out, and made a mad dash (ok... overly exaggerated) to Cityhall MRT, caught in the swarm of people also trying to head home.

Anyway, I spent a night on <3's couch, having a fitful sleep. But all in all, I can definitely tell others that this was one unforgettable New Year. I hope all of you have an sexciting and unforgettable New Year as we had. =)