two of my sweetest girls (:


MARK.


wahah. (: i LOVE JOY!


haha. EUGENE and I. with OUR MIRROR.


one of his unglam MOMENTS!


(: (: (: I LOVE GABS


awww mann. LIANXxx FoReVEr


best SAYANG EVER.


GEN (: WHEES.


I SWEAR he was strangling me.


MARK and the BROS.

To those who have not filed your income tax yet, here are some words of comfort.

A tax assessor came one day to a poor pastor to determine the amount of taxes the pastor would have to pay.


The following conversation took place:


“What property do you possess?” asked the assessor.


“I am e very wealthy man,” replied the minister.


“List your possessions please,” the assessor instructed.


The pastor said:


First, I have everlasting life (John 3:16)

Second, I have a mansion in heaven (John 14:2)

Third, I have peace that passes all understanding (Phillipians 4:7)

Fourth, I have joy unspeakable (1 Peter 1:8)

Fifth, I have divine love which never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8)

Sixth, I have a faithful pious wife (Proverbs 31:10)

Seventh, I have healthy, happy, obedient children (Exodus 20:12)

Eighth, I have true loyal friends (Proverbs 18:24)

Ninth, I have songs in the night (Psalms 42:8)

Tenth, I have the crown of life (James 1:12)


The tax assessor closed his book and said, “Truly you are a very rich man, but your property is not subjected to taxation.

To love means loving the unlovable.
To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable.
Faith means believing the unbelievable.
Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
-alex's blog.

BLEAH. after tmr. no more sch.
thank you.

27 June: Meet the parent session.
27 June: Curia! (:
28 June: Class Outing.

by the way. x-country sucked today.

I know i suck.

Dao. You say you don't hate me?
Well, I hate myself you know?):

Church is taking over my life.
It's way too much.

29-30 June: Kids' Camp
31-3 June: Sec 3 Camp
6-8 June: Pre-con Camp
12 June: Leadership Training
13 June: NJC Sigma Labs Course (1315-1730)
15-18 June: Catholic Spirituality Centre Camp
16 June: South Zone Student Leaders' Training (0900-1200)
16 June: Rehearsal for Busking
19 June: South Zone Student Leaders' Training (0900-1200)
19 June: Busking at Orchard Road (1700-1900)
21 June: South Zone Student Leaders' Conference
24 June: Curia! (: (1400-1530)

St. Igs rocks.

BSC _____.
no comments.


I'm looking forward to the Kids' Camp.
However, it's very saddening to know that I will not be able to make it on the last and final day.
We're going to have a WATER BOMB FIGHT!
We're going to hold a CONCERT for the parents!
AND We're going to have a nice dinner with the entire camp!! ):

I'm missing all this!!! FOR?? SCIENCE.

In the name of science. I PRAY THAT WE DO WIN SOMETHING..



INFATUATIONS.

YOU MATTER THE WORLD TO ME.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK I'M JUST GOING ON WITH MY USUAL CRAP.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK IT'S JUST AN IFATUATION.

WITHOUT YOU. I WONT STUDY.

WITHOUT YOU. LIFE'S BORING.


I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S KEEPING ME STUCK IN THIS TRAP.


BUT THE TRUTH IS..

wo ai ni. ): WHY?



people have told me NEGATIVE STUFF bout you.
and yes. I have to deal with that.
It hurts me a GREAT deal.
I dont wish to face it.


BUT TO WILLINGLY STAY TRAPPED IN _ _ _ _.
I GOT TO PUT UP.
I GOT TO STAY STRONG.

I know very well that I didn't cheat on my EMath paper.

I WISH FOR ONE THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD:

For *them to TRUST ME. ):
No TRUST.
No LOVE.

If I were to have children aceing math like NO ONE's BUSINESS..
I'll probably give them an ice-cream treat or something.
So much for ALL THIS CRAP.
So much for ALL THIS DISTRUST.
So much for ALL THIS UNWANTED STUFF.

I know I have God.
I know that I have done my best.
I know I could have done better if I were more focussed, instead of letting all these unecessary burdens weigh me down.
I know A LOT.

yet...

I don't KNOW WHY God's doing all this for me.
Do I really deserve his LOVE?
):



A PIECE OF CRAP is WHAT I AM.

IF anyone should DIE right now. It should be me.

And before I go. I WOULD LIKE TO TELL *THEM..
"HAVE TRUST IN ME"
That's all I ever wanted from *YOU TWO.
Not even expecting parental LOVE ):

BIO
Paper 1: 32/40
Paper 2: 50/80
Ave: 68 or 69 (maybe 70)

PHY
Paper 1: 33/40
Paper 2: 53.5/80
Ave: 72 or 73

AMATH
62/80 = 77.5/100

EGEOG
27.5/50! (: I PASSED

COMBINED HUMANS
44.5/100 ): i failed?! WAHHS.



that bible verse from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8...
it's spooky.
MKC talked about it today.

played tennis today (:
finally worked out.

I was flipping through the bible..
and I never imagined something like that to appear in there..


Everything that happns in this world
happens at the time God chooses.
He sets the time for birth, and the time for death,
the time for planting, and the time for pulling up,
the time for killing, and the time for healing,
the time for tearing down, and the time for building.
He sets the time for sorrow, and the time for joy,
the time for mourning, and the time for dancing,
the timd for MAKING LOVE, and the time for NOT MAKING LOVE,
the time for KISSING, and the time for NOT KISSING.
He sets the time for finding, and the time for losing,
the time for saving, and the time for throwing away,
the time for tearing, and the time for mending,
the time for silence, and the time for talk.
He sets the time for LOVE, and the time for HATE,
the time for war, and the time for peace.

-Ecclesiastes 3:1-8


wow. i wonder what's with all those in the middle mann. I mean, did he like predict what the world was going to be like 2000 years ago?

Results were out.

EL
Compo: 20/30
Letter: 18/30
Compre: 13/25 (WAH!)
Summary: 12/25 (even more WAH!)

CL
Compo: 15.5/25
Letter: 4/10 (BLEAH)
Paper Two: 76/110 (WHEEES!)
Listening: 7/10

CHEM
Paper 1: 27/40
Paper 2: 56.5/80
Ave: 70

SS
13/50!!!!

EMATH
Paper 1: 78/80
Paper 2: 95/100


wells.
another day just went by.
haven't trained for X-COUNTRY.
*panics!*


Bio, Phy, Amath and EGeog tmr.

I PRAY FOR YOU TO HELP ME ACCEPT WHATEVER BEFALLS ME.

I LOVE MY AUNT.
you dont know how much i love her.

she bought me a skirt.
she treated me to a movie.
she brought me for a manicure and padicure.
she bought me lunch (at some hotel) and dinner.
and SHE ROCKS MY LIFE!!


okay. MOVIE TODAY WAS FANTASTIC!
M.I.3
I LOVE TOM CRUISE


you dont know how MUCH I LOVE HIM.
HOT HOT HOT.


I LOVE HIS PROFILE




anti-twit.
(:

and i love my virtual pet. (:
feeding it apples non-stop to see if it'll grow fat.

did i tell you about the ice-cream man in cineleisure?

he totally made a fool of himself in front of chloe and I.
Looked at me.. went to get change...
and BOOM.. the whole panel of metal covering the ice-cream fell.

decided i was too _ _ _ for him. haha.



yepps.
bought loads of clothes!
went the the LIANNNX shop to buy clothes.
most of the clothes were tmd the lian. but i hope the ones we bought were okay.
i think chloe looks great in the black skirt lah (:

WHEES.


hah. more ice-cream

look so fine
he's going to look at my behind

flo's so sweet
she'll get us there

i'm gonna win
aint got much to say
idol's starting this sundayyyy

i said i'm going to be idol...


haha.
extract from MUTTONS in the morning

If you were to buy me, it would cost you $986,049.83! What are you worth? Find Out Here


aww mann.
my bro costs more than me!

this is once again another stupid test.

MUTTONS!!

YAY.
I love them (:



out with chloe at 12.
i hope to shop till i drop (:


CHAO.
off.

CIGARETTE
A pitch of tobacco rolled in a paper with fire at one end and fool at the other.




MARRIAGE
It is an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and woman gains her master.



CONFERENCE
The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.



COMPROMISE
The art of dividing the cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.



SMILE
A curve that can set a lot of things straight.



ATOM BOMB
An invention to end all inventions.



DIPLOMAT
A person who tells you to go to hell in such away that you actually look forward to the trip.



OPPORTUNIST
A person who starts taking bath if accidentally falls into river.



OPTIMIST
A person who while falling from Eiffel Tower says in midway "I am not injured yet"



FATHER
A banker provided by nature.



POLITICIAN
One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.



TEARS
The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower.

I dont feel funny anymore.

This shall be my fourth last post for the day.

The rest shall be random thoughts.

Anyway, on my eggs are going to crack tomorrow.
cant wait.
I'm it wont turn out tmd ugly.

OH did i mention i DONT LIKE BLACK CARROT CAKE.

I'd prefer the white one so much.
But since there was already black carrot cake in my microwave, I decided to be a good daughter and DEVOUR IT UP...

Daohui: DAO- I've funny aspirations cleaner, teacher, vendor, accountant, paparazi, clown, waitress U NAME IT, I HAVE IT
Me: MR HOT VOICE¿. † GFC. ALOY ROCKS 231


i'm returning to sch tmr
):
haha
me too
haha
no worries
(:
for what
for FUN
i told you right?
i'm going to act blur
bah
and go to the parade ground
so be lame please
haha
YA
THEN U'RE BE THE ONLY ONEE
so itneresting
haha
and then.. go..."EH, WHERE'S 3/6?"
haha
look around...
serious ar?
and look at the sky.
YES.
haha
NO NAT
people will think u're ....crazy
3/8 pple also coming
haha
(: then i'll be standing in their class
cuz i'll be EXTRA
OUTCAST
(: whees.
...no stand at the 3`6 queue!
haha.
haha, mr low will be pelased
now you're telling me to be crazier
stand at the 3/6 queue?!
omg lah
if u' want to be crazy, must go all the way what
thenthen, mr low will look at you
and SMILE
HAHA


thanks so much for telling me to let mr low at me for making me a fool of myself.




I'm INDECISIVE.
But I've decided that I'm indecisive... Does that make me DECISIVE?
See, I'm contradicting myself.. Am I INDECISIVE or DECISIVE?


RAHH

i was just surfing around and i found this town in france.. dont ask me how or why but i just found it.. anyway.. its called Y.

person > eh friend did you know theres a town in france called Y?
friend > hahah why?
person > yeah Y isnt it cool.
friend > no i mean why?
person > yeah thats what i said.. Y...
friend > no i meant why is it called Y?
person > yeah Y is called Y.

im serious click here!

I would like to thank ALEX for showing me how important prayer is.

Two peanuts were walking down a spooky road at night... One was assaulted

Why was the Tomato blushing? Because he saw the salad dressing

A mom dad and baby tomato are walking down the street and the baby starts to lag behind so the dad goes back and smashes the baby and says "ketchup

What do John the Baptist & Winnie the Pooh have in common? Their middle name

Why are there so many Johnsons in the phone book? They all have phones

Why don't cannibals eat comedians? Because they taste funny

"Waiter! This coffee tastes like mud." "Yes sir, it's fresh ground."

A horse walks into a bar, the barman says "why the long face?"

Two men walk into a bar. You would think the second one would of ducked

What does mozart do now that he is dead? He decomposes.....

Why do they put bells on cows? Because their horns don't work!

Did you hear about the cannibal who came home late for dinner and his wife gave him a cold shoulder?

There are three kinds of people in the world. Those who can count. And those who can't.(my fav!)

What is the last thing that goes through a bug's mind as it hits a windshield? His butt

teacher: whats a polygon?
me: a missing parrot.

How many Psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb? Just one, but the lightbulb has to really want to change

How does it change many dyslexics to take a lightbulb?

Did you know that five out of three people have trouble with fractions?

What did Batman say to Robin before they got in the car? Robin, get in the car

Have you ever seen an elf fly? It's at the top of elf pants.

What's long, yellow and fruity? An apple in disguise.

Why did the elephant paint his toenails different colors? So he could hide in the M&M dish! Have you ever seen an elephant in the M&M dish? See it works.

Why does E.T. have such big eyes? Beause he saw his phone bill.

What's bright yellow and can't swim? A bulldozer.

Ok, the opposite of PRO is CON, right? So what's the opposite of progress? CONgress.

What time did the Chinese man go to the dentist? Tooth hurty.

I feel free when I'm not rostered for singing psalms.
Free like a bird. (:
ok. that was rather random.


FLOWER GIRLS.
FLOWERS FOR SALE.

1500 stalks? aww mann.
cut like crazy.
ENOUGH OF FUND RAISING FOR ME.
just chiong like crazy tmr. (:



I feel like eating something now.
Although I ate already.


TODAY SCREWED UP.
YESTERDAY SCREWED UP.
i know tmr is going to screw up tooo.



Like someone said...
To err is human.
To forgive is divine.


i hope you forgive me.

You scored as Mathematics. You should be a Math major! Like Pythagoras, you are analytical, rational, and when are always ready to tackle the problem head-on! Mathematics 83% Engineering 83% Psychology 83% English 83% Biology 75% Philosophy 75% Chemistry 75% Journalism 67% Anthropology 67% Sociology 58% Theater 58% Linguistics 58% Dance 33% Art 25% What is your Perfect Major? (PLEASE RATE ME!!<3) created with QuizFarm.com

CAN I SAY THAT I DO NOT LIKE HODs?

RAHH.



i hate you.
bleh. what detention lah.
F*** OFF.

GUOCHENG!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

S4 LOVES YOU!

NAT.

what is it?

in Burmese folk religion, any of a group of spirits that are the objects of an extensive, probably pre-Buddhist cult; in Thailand a similar spirit is called phi. Most important of the nats are a group collectively called the “thirty-seven,” made up of spirits of human beings who have died violent deaths. They are capable of protecting the believer when kept properly propitiated and of causing harm when offended or ignored.

Other types of nats are nature spirits; hereditary nats, whose annual tribute is an inherited obligation; and village nats, who protect a community from wild animals, bandits, and illness and whose shrine is attached to a tree or pole near the entrance to the village. Most households also hang a coconut from the southeast pillar of the house in honour of Min Mahagir, the house nat.

Nats are appeased by offerings of food or flowers, given on all important occasions. Among the special nat festivals are those honouring the Taungbyon brothers—a prominent, rather rowdy pair of nats said to have been executed in the 11th century—and the king of the “thirty-seven,” Thagya Min, associated by scholars with the Indian god Indra (known in Myanmar [Burma] as Sakka).

REMEMBER I SAID I CANT WAIT TO SAIL??

all my plans are ruined because of the RAIN!


ahh. I hate the rain.
I HATE THE RAIN.
shoooo.

shall call for McDelivery later.

wells. looks like it's more studying for me.
AFTER THE EXAMS?
that just explains ONE thing. I'm GOING MAD.


GOD BLESS ME.
Help me to gain my sanity soon.

WHOOTS.

I just broke my record of completing a game of solitare in 96 secs.
I JUST GOT 88 seconds! OMG. haha (:

thank you. thank you.

sailing! i cannot wait mann.

TOWN IS SOOOO BORING NOW.

other than the fact that pastamania is there.
I'm suddenly obssessed with pancakes and pasta???

I spent like 50 bucks yesterday on presents and assessment.
"very smart ah nat, ONLY AFTER exams then buy assessment."
I wont agree with that.


AHH.
I'm such a rubbish BIN.
RUBBISH COMING OUT FROM MY MOUTH.

I think whatever I wrote during my papers were crap also??
I really hope God helped all of us. (:


"hey mutton."
"yes mutton?"

OMG. SO CUTE. (:
I LOVE MUTTONS IN THE MORNING!!!

I WANT TO TALK TO SHAN WEE.
and I love VJ Colby! I WANT TO MARRY HIM!
k. I sound retarded.







OMG. UTT.

AHH

can i THROW MY PHONE AWAY?!!!



Dont want it any longer.
Dont want all those smses.
Dont want all that crap.
Dont want ANYTHING.


All I want ARE good results.

http://nathalie.youarelame.com


check this out mann.

I sat there, waiting for the time to pass.
The sweat just rolled down my face.
Somehow I knew I wasn't ready for it. I just had to face it.

I knew many people were going to be shocked with the questions they were going to ask. I received warning??


The clock struck 8am.
The entire examination venue suddenly felt tense. The sound of paper ruffling just made me feel like breaking loose.
I couldn't take the tension any longer?

If I cannot do well for this paper. I can imagine all the shocked faces.
During the entire course of the paper. Thoughts of NOTHING appeared...
I just stoned there.
I COULD NOT BRING MYSELF TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT READY FOR IT.


"TIME'S UP. PLEASE PUT ALL WRITING MATERIALS DOWN."
At these words. I KNEW IT WAS OVER.





AND ALL THESE??
THEY BELONG TO THE ONE I FEAR YET LOVE.
PHYSICS.

"WHAT TURNS ME ON/OFF"About guys, Turned ON, OFF or DC (Don'tcare):

Is taller than you: ON
Is shorter than you: OFF
Wears braces: ON
Wears a grill: haha. is it even WEARABLE?
Dresses Preppy: OFF
Dresses Ghetto: OFF
Dresses Gothic: OFF. Be yourself will you?
Has blue eyes: DC
Has green eyes: DC
Has hazel eyes: DC
Brown eyes: ON
Drinks alcohol: OFF
Wears glasses: ON(if he's HOT)
Smokes: OFF!!
Plays sports: ON
Smiles a lot: ON ON ON.
Calls you just to say Hi: ON
Compliments you:.ON
Good dancer: ON
Wears jewelry: OFF
Smiles when you walk in the room: ON
brown hair: DC
Has Black hair: DC
Has blonde hair: DC
Has red hair: DC
Makeup: OFF
Can make you laugh at any given moment: ON
Loyal: ON
Laid back: ON
Plays guitar: ON
Plays drums: ON
Sing: ON! TO THE MAX!
he's buff (muscles): ON
He can draw: DC
Easily jealous: OFF!
Doesn't eat meat:DC
has a tattoo: OFF
has a lip ring: OFF
has tongue ring: OFF
goes to church: ON!

haha. got it from ji hae's blog (:

am i lying to myself?


AM I?


i saw this dumb kid (he cant talk, but he sure looks smart) looking at gabriel as he was singing today.
):

why did this happen to me?

i thank god for my voice.
to be able to praise him.

i remember very clearly someone asked me a few days ago if i had someone whom i liked alot for their singing.

i replied.. NO..


I would like to take that back.
BECAUSE. i've found that person today!

haha. OMG. his voice is simply heavenly.
WHEEE.

he goes to st. iggys.
he goes to sji.
he's none other than GABRIEL!





i swam today. FELT SO GOOD.

somehow.
OMG. i'm stuck in this MESS.

THANK YOU LORD FOR GIVING ME SIGHT.
THANK YOU LORD FOR GIVING ME A VOICE.
THANK YOU LORD FOR GIVING ME FAITH.
and THANK YOU LORD FOR GIVING ME THE ABILITY TO LOVE THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.


nat out.

BLEH.

i practiced for 30 mins.

I GOT SICK
and I SCREWED UP my responsorial psalm.


it's okay.
i have a nice voice to back it up.
and somehow i really thank God for this wonderful talent he has bestowed me with. =D
i love my voice.
THANKYOU.


yayy.
i cant wait for tmr.

oh yes. my blog's worth has increased by an amazing $1500!

=D coolios.


anw. i've been practicing my psalm tones for the past 20 mins.
and i cant seem to get it right.


oh yes. gabs said i should go visit him some time to judge what kind of apartment he lives in... HMMM.
5 storeys??
clean like siao la.


anw.
i hope today will be exciting.
ahh. church. nothing much can happen.

tmr's st. iggys!
shhh.

whee. i finally ate. =D

saw some milk
saw some muesli mix.

added them together.
and it became mueslix.

WHEE.

RAHH.

i cant even have proper breakfast.
ALL MY PANCAKES ARE GONE.

YOU KNOW HOW PISSED I GET WHEN PPLE EAT MY PANCAKES!!
sorry. i have this obssession with pancakes.



BLEH.
and i've got a sorethroat now.

ayes.

i'm sick.


i'm distressed.


i'm not thinking.


i'm just FILLED with confusion.



and I'M NOT ATTACHED.
bleh.


off to study.
get that A for bio.





NO MORE OF CRAP.

WHAT THE HELL.

I AM NOT ATTACHED.


NOT NOT NOT NOT ATTACHED.



and i hate you for thinking that i am.
):

got this off some random mutated person's blog.

the test

1) smoked
2) consumed alcohol
3) slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex
4) slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex
5) made out with someone of the opposite sex
6) made out with someone of the same sex
7) had someone in your room of the opposite sex
8) watched porn
9) bought porn
10) done drugs
11) taken pain killers
12) taken someone else's prescription medicine
13) lied to your parents
14) lied to a friend
15) snuck out of the house
16) done something illegal
17) cut yourself
18) hurt someone
19) wished someone to die
20) seen someone die
TOTAL: 7

21) missed curfew
22) stayed out all night
23) eaten a carton of ice cream by yourself
24) been to a therapist
25) been to rehab
26) dyed your hair
27) received a ticket
28) been in a wreck
29) been to a club
30) been to a bar
31) been to a wild party
32) seen the Mardi Gras
34) had a spring break in Florida
35) sniffed anything
36) wore black nail polish
37) wore arm bands
38) wore t-shirts with band names
39) listened to rap
40) own a 50 cent CD
TOTAL: 2

41) dressed gothic
42) dressed prep
43) dressed punk
44) dressed grunge
45) stole something
46) been too drunk to remember anything
47) blacked out
48) fainted
49) had a crush on your neighbor
50) had someone sneak into your room
51) snuck into someone else's room
52) had a crush on someone of the same sex
53) been to a concert
54) dry humped someone
55) been called a slut
56) called someone a slut
57) installed speakers in your car
58) broke a mirror
59) showered at someone of the opposites sex's house
60) brushed your teeth with someone elses toothbrush
TOTAL: 4

61) consider Mac, Dre, e40 or Mistah Fab your favorite rapper
62) seen an R rated movie in theaters
63) cruised the mall
64) skipped school
65) had an eating disorder
66) had an injury
67) gone to court
68) walked out of a restaurant without paying
69) caught something on fire
70) lied about your age
TOTAL: 6

71) owned an apartment
72) cheated on your boyfriend/girlfriend
73) cheated with someone
74) got in trouble with the police
75) talked to a stranger
76) hugged a stranger
77) kissed a stranger
78) rode in the car with a stranger
79) been sexually harassed
80) been verbally harassed
TOTAL: 2

81) met face to face with someone you met online
82) stayed online for 12 hours straight
83) talked on the phone for more than 6 hours straight
84) watched TV for 12 hours straight
85) been to a fair
86) been called a bad influence
87) cursed
88) prank called someone
89) laid in the bed with someone of the opposite sex
90) cheated on a test
TOTAL: 6

91) cheated on homework
92) held hands with someone of the opposite sex
93) been pushed into a pool
94) played pool
95) watched 5 hours of mtv straight
96) had a crush on someone 10 years older than you
97) had a crush on someone younger than you
98) wear eyeliner
99) skinny dipped
100) laughed at someone who was seriously hurt
TOTAL: 5


kk. and MR CHUA ROCKS LA.
haha. he actually helped us with amath!
(: (: (: happy happy day.

eeew.
i hate friendster.
i cannot stand the ah-lian-nish-ness any longer.


i lurbbe euu worrxx.

nevver leeave mii.


LIKE WHATEVER.
YUCKS

I SCREWED MY PAPERS TODAY!!
they were SO SO SO SO GAY!!


chinese tmr.
i hope i can remember my LETTER FORMAT.
SHATS.

I THINK TOMORROW'S GOING TO BE SO FUN!


having fish and chips now.
i think the fries are disgusting.
i've got a PHOBIA of fries already.

mr tay gave us chocs today.
cindy gave us chocs a few days ago.
i think i'm going to go on a chocolate eating spree.
I LOVE MR TAY'S DOG.

that reminds me. dao and i saw a dog while we were eating at empress market.
SO SHORT AND FAT!


kk. it's such a long day.
and i dont feel like blogging about it.
BASICALLY. it rocked!

Physics of Santa Claws

This is an example of physics majors with way too much time on their hands...
1) No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not COMPLETELY rule out flying reindeer which only Santa has ever seen.

2) There are 2 billion children (persons under 18) in the world. BUT since Santa doesn't (appear) to handle most Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist children, that reduces the workload to 15% of the total - 378 million according to Population Reference Bureau. At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that's 91.8 million homes. One presumes there's at least one good child in each.

3) Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical). This works out to 822.6 visits per second. This is to say that for each Christian household with good children, Santa has 1/1000th of a second to park, hop out of the sleigh, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left, get back up the chimney, get back into the sleigh and move on to the next house.

Assuming that each of these 91.8 million stops are evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false but for the purposes of our calculations we will accept), we are now talking about .78 miles per household, a total trip of 75-1/2 million miles, not counting stops to do what most of us must do at least once every 31 hours, plus feeding and etc.

This means that Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second, 3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest man- made vehicle on earth, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a poky 27.4 miles per second - a conventional reindeer can run, tops, 15 miles per hour.

4) The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium-sized lego set (2 pounds), the sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably described as overweight. On land, conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds. Even granting that "flying reindeer" (see point #1) could pull TEN TIMES the normal amount, we cannot do the job with eight, or even nine. We need 214,200 reindeer. This increases the payload - not even counting the weight of the sleigh - to 353,430 tons. Again, for comparison, this is four times the weight of the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth II.

5) 353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance - this will heat the reindeer up in the same fashion as a spacecraft reentering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer will absorb 14.3 QUINTILLION joules of energy. Per second. Each. In short, they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them, and create deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team will be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second. Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to acceleration forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity. A 250-pound Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 4,315,015 pounds of force.

In conclusion - If Santa ever DID deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's dead now.

Please do not tell your kids about this as they will inevitably shoot holes in these calculations and make a fool out of you.

Contributed by: David Olsen

ok.
today was just a very DROWSY day.

i felt sleepy throughout the entire day.
and i'm going to sleep early today.
=D

I HATE CHEM AND BIO.
I HATE CHEM AND BIO.
I HATE CHEM AND BIO.

I LOVE PHY.
I LOVE PHY.
I LOVE PHY.


ok. i had to let it out.
today was SCIENCE-FREE day. mann. i hate wednesdays.
so so so boring.

supposed to go to NUH today to see the doctor.
and i COMPLETELY forgot about it.


STUDIED with dao.
and i feel asleep.
CHEM simply sent me of to lala land.

dad just called.
asked me to send his laptop to his workplace.
what the hell.
SO LATE LIAO LE.


i want beancurd. =D

THE SOPRANOS are the ones who sing the highest, and because of this they think they rule the world. They have longer hair, fancier jewelry, and swishier skirts than anyone else, and they consider themselves insulted if they are not allowed to go at least to a high F in every movement of any given piece. When they reach the high notes, they hold them for at least half again as long as the composer and/or conductor requires, and then complain that their throats are killing them and that the composer and conductor are sadists. Sopranos have varied attitudes toward the other sections of the chorus, though they consider all of them inferior. Altos are to sopranos rather like second violins to first violins - nice to harmonize with, but not really necessary. All sopranos have a secret feeling that the altos could drop out and the piece would sound essentially the same, and they don't understand why anybody would sing in that range in the first place - it's so boring. Tenors, on the other hand, can be very nice to have around; besides their flirtation possibilities (it is a well-known fact that sopranos never flirt with basses), sopranos like to sing duets with tenors because all the tenors are doing is working very hard to sing in a low-to-medium soprano range, while the sopranos are up there in the stratosphere showing off. To sopranos, basses are the scum of the earth - they sing too damn loud, are useless to tune to because they're down in that low, low range - and there has to be something wrong with anyone who sings in the F clef, anyway.

THE ALTOS are the salt of the earth - in their opinion, at least. Altos are unassuming people, who would wear jeans to concerts if they were allowed to. Altos are in a unique position in the chorus in that they are unable to complain about having to sing either very high or very low, and they know that all the other sections think their parts are pitifully easy. But the altos know otherwise. They know that while the sopranos are screeching away on a high A, they are being forced to sing elaborate passages full of sharps and flats and tricks of rhythm, and nobody is noticing because the sopranos are singing too loud (and the basses usually are too). Altos get a deep, secret pleasure out of conspiring together to tune the sopranos flat. Altos have an innate distrust of tenors, because the tenors sing in almost the same range and think they sound better. They like the basses, and enjoy singing duets with them - the basses just sound like a rumble anyway, and it's the only time the altos can really be heard. Altos' other complaint is that there are always too many of them and so they never get to sing really loud.

THE TENORS are spoiled. That's all there is to it. For one thing, there are never enough of them, and choir directors would rather sell their souls than let a halfway decent tenor quit, while they're always ready to unload a few altos at half price. And then, for some reason, the few tenors there are are always really good - it's one of those annoying facts of life.. So it's no wonder that tenors always get swollen heads - after all, who else can make sopranos swoon? The one thing that can make tenors insecure is the accusation (usually by the basses) that anyone singing that high couldn't possibly be a real man.. In their usual perverse fashion, the tenors never acknowledge this, but just complain louder about the composer being a sadist and making them sing so damn high. Tenors have a love-hate relationship with the conductor, too, because the conductor is always telling them to sing louder because there are so few of them. No conductor in recorded history has ever asked for less tenor in a forte passage. Tenors feel threatened in some way by all the other sections - the sopranos because they can hit those incredibly high notes; the altos because they have no trouble singing the notes the tenors kill themselves for; and the basses because, although they can't sing anything above an E, they sing it loud enough to drown the tenors out. Of course, the tenors would rather die than admit any of this. It is a little-known fact that tenors move their eyebrows more than anyone else while singing.

THE BASSES sing the lowest of anybody. This basically explains everything. They are stolid, dependable people, and have more facial hair than anybody else. The basses feel perpetually unappreciated, but they have a deep conviction that they are actually the most important part (a view endorsed by musicologists, but certainly not by sopranos or tenors), despite the fact that they have the most boring part of anybody and often sing the same note (or in endless fifths) for an entire page. They compensate for this by singing as loudly as they can get away with - most basses are tuba players at heart. Basses are the only section that can regularly complain about how low their part is, and they make horrible faces when trying to hit very low notes. Basses are charitable people, but their charity does not extend so far as tenors, whom they consider effete poseurs. Basses hate tuning the tenors more than almost anything else. Basses like altos - except when they have duets and the altos get the good part. As for the sopranos, they are simply in an alternate universe which the basses don't understand at all. They can't imagine why anybody would ever want to sing that high and sound that bad when they make mistakes. When a bass makes a mistake, the other three parts will cover him, and he can continue on his merry way, knowing that sometime, somehow, he will end up at the root of the chord.


COOL EH?

catch me tomorrow for more on PHYSICS and SANTA CLAUS.
see how the interrelate!
interesting facts about life.

OH yes.

TODAYS BIO TEST.
was.. EH.
hahah.

LUAN LUAN CAI.
anyhow guess la.


how are ATPs formed?

what's the Golgi apparatus' function?

bleh bleh bleh.

thank GOODNESS i read up before.
and i knew SOME of the answers.
like to 7/20 questions?

I will praise You in this storm.

This is one of the times where I go through a storm in my life.

Always remember the story of FOOTPRINTS. =D



Anyway, English lesson was _____ today. Had to sit through 90 mins worth of DRONING.
SHE WAS SO MEAN. couldn't she let us complete some work?
rahh. i mean. ORAL prep can always wait cant it?

anways. i dreamt of ______ yesterday.
it has been a long time.
SOMEHOW. __ aint free anymore. RAHHS.

OH MANNS.
i so guessed that thingamajig on Perfect 10.
I SENT IN A SMS SAYING "SCREWDRIVER".
AND OBVIOUSLY. they didn't reply.
RAHHH.

today's such a rahh day.
I WISH I COULD JUST EAT.
and NEVER grow fat.

OH YES.
i'm sick. with a viral infection.
WHY NOW? haha. oh well. i'm just glad that it wont spread.
if not i'll be accused of not having social etiqutte.

OH YES.
mr low just announced that 1/3 of the class got A for BIO.
i was like. AW MANN. i'm so going to get a B.
haha. GUESS WHAT?!
the anti-bio people, namely dao and I, got As??
haha. LOOKS like we ain't too bad after all.
SHOCK SHOCK.

YOU KNOW.
i suddenly MISS ____.
WHY? ]:
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http://www.ketchum.org/tacomacollapse.html

http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/Exhibits/Tacoma_Narrows/DSmith/photos.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/tacoma3.html
(this one's with colour, with special thanks to mr chua)

wow. the tacoma bridge is crazy.
it rocked as if it were a WAVE.

anw. HAPPY LABOUR DAY EVERYONE.

hoped ya'll had a great day.

God Bless.

dao and i went out today.
=D omg. to DESTRESS. SHIOK SHIOK SHIOK.

met at BK.
was late for breakfast. so we settled for the meals.
"sorry. public holiday no student meal."
wth.

so we mugged like crazy till about 6.
we felt a little tired. so we wanted to go drink coffee.
HOWEVER, we ended up eating dinner at THAI EXPRESS.
whee. =D i love my olive rice.
dao "no olives inside. tastes just like NORMAL fried rice!"
me "no. must slowly eat. then you can taste the fried rice."


this is what we are.


see how hysterical we get when we study bio!!
rahh.


see how hysterical dao is!!


what is dao DOING AH? using handphone somemore.
NOT STUDYING.
bad DISCIPLINE HEAD.


our GLORIOUS half eaten food. at Thai Express.


and our GLORIOUS haagen dazs desert. =D


i swear the walls behind were SOUND PROOF. PHYSICS.


ok. so we were bored. and we took some photos.
and a WAITER came by. SO EMBARRASSING.
wah. NOT ACT CUTE WHAT.




OH MANNS.
i LOVE LOVE LOVE the waiter.
so does dao!!

"study hard yeah? all the best for your exams."
haha. great service. and great customer interaction.
i LOVE haagen dazs. =D

haha. i'm so going to tell dao to go back and study with me.
i want to catch that waiter again.


that was basically the end of mugging session.
and i walked home from holland v. =D
great walk.