Cai's sujets quotidiens

Hey people, after four months plus of rest i've decided to strike back. Please please please visit my new blog name tequilapop.wordpress.com hosted by wordpress.com over here (:

I'm currently held hostage by the guy who calls himself Exam. Dr Alex Cross or Lincoln Rhyme please please come and save me, very much appreciated.

Catch him while he's off duty, here's his timetable.

I assure you, she's under my idol list :D

NEW YORK – Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends and family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her appearance on the popular TV show, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.";
It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the first question, and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing "the absolute worst use of lifelines ever."
After being introduced to the show's host Meredith Vieira, Evans assured her that she was ready to play, whereupon she was posed with an extremely easy $100 question. The question was:
"Which of the following is the largest?"
A) A Peanut
B) An Elephant
C) The Moon
D) Hey, who you calling large?
Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she realized that this was a question to which she did not readily know the answer.
"Hmm, oh boy, that's a toughie," said Evans, as Vieira did her level best to hide her disbelief and disgust. "I mean, I'm sure I've heard of some of these things before, but I have no idea how large they would be."
Evans made the decision to use the first of her three lifelines, the 50/50. Answers A and D were removed, leaving her to decide which was bigger, an elephant or the moon. However, faced with an incredibly easy question, Evans still remained unsure.
"Oh! It removed the two I was leaning towards!" exclaimed Evans. "Darn. I think I better phone a friend."
Using the second of her two lifelines on the first question, Mrs. Evans asked to be connected with her friend Betsy, who is an office assistant.
"Hi Betsy! How are you? This is Kathy! I'm on TV!" said Evans, wasting the first seven seconds of her call. "Ok, I got an important question. Which of the following is the largest? B, an elephant, or C, the moon. 15 seconds hun."
Betsy quickly replied that the answer was C, the moon. Evans proceeded to argue with her friend for the remaining ten seconds.
"Come on Betsy, are you sure?" said Evans. "How sure are you? Puh, that can't be it."
To everyone's astonishment, the moronic Evans declined to take her friend's advice and pick 'The Moon.'
"I just don't know if I can trust Betsy. She's not all that bright. So I think I'd like to ask the audience," said Evans.
Asked to vote on the correct answer, the audience returned 98% in favor of answer C, 'The Moon.' Having used up all her lifelines, Evans then made the dumbest choice of her life.
"Wow, seems like everybody is against what I'm thinking," said the too-stupid-to-live Evans. "But you know, sometimes you just got to go with your gut. So, let's see. For which is larger, an elephant or the moon, I'm going to have to go with B, an elephant. Final answer."
Evans sat before the dumbfounded audience, the only one waiting with bated breath, and was told that she was wrong, and that the answer was in fact, C, 'The Moon.'

Deepest apologies people, i passed my driving on first attempt on monday.

It all happened on monday late afternoon, and the experience was unforgettable really. I was apologetically dressed due to the wardrobe disaster, hoping the tester will not be looking out for urbane manner people.

Finally i was ushered into the test room, and the balloting of test route started.  With God's grace i was balloted test route number eight, the one that i had most most practice on, unfortunately the longest one too.

In a matter of time, my name was announced and i was asked to proceed to car number nighty four, my test car. The tester hopped in and ask me to proceed on.

Although the first thing i should do is to start the engine and check the appropriate mirrors, instead i went to touch my tester on his shoulder and exclaimed

Cai: Good to see your sir, really!

My bad x1, it was a wrong move to ease the tension, because he gave me a super stern face and ignored me, siao liao really.

Went through the circuit with many mistakes, even my left leg was shivering while holding the clutch. I tried to ease the tension that's building up in the car, before the parking started, i just had to talk.

Cai: Sir don't you need to get down to time me?
Tester: I want to get down is my own business, you just concentrate okay!

My bad x2.

Finally it was time to roll outside, and on first look, the traffic seems congested during the late afternoon. Changing lane was tough for me for one part, but i managed to do it smoothly. However when i was approaching a U-Turn, i had to change back to the right lane, this time it was tough.  The instructor finally spoke with words of advice "okay, go in now, i say go in now!!!" *Point point at the lane.

Depressed the accelerated with the loud revolution sound humming, and i managed to change lane, cheers. Once again i tried to clear some smoke, and i tried starting a topic.

Cai: Sir, during this time, the traffic very bad one ar?
Tester: I don't know, you ownself see can?

My bad x3, failed horribly.

Drove back to the driving center via the highway, and proceeded back up into the test room awaiting the result.

Settled down with the tester on a old school wooden table and the conversation started rolling.

Tester: You made alot of mistakes you know? The slope and never slow down at traffic light etc.
Cai: Yes sir, and sorry about it.
Tester: Don't say sorry, no use already! Are you studying now?
Cai: Yes sir, i am currently studying in the polytechnic.
Tester: Okay, i want to give you 22 points (getting above 20 means fail) due to all your mistakes. However, i think you deserve eighteen, you passed.
Cai: *Dumbfounded.

I was handed the assessment checklist with passed checked.

Circuit
Require additional movement during parking - 2 points
Fail to confirm safety during parking - 4 points
Roll backwards less than 1 meter at a slope/gradient - 2 points

Road
Delay in moving off - 2 points
Insufficient acceleration - 2 points
Veer off course when checking blindspot - 4 points
Wide turn at a junction - 2 points

Total - 18 points (Passed)

Just returned home after picking up my sister from the driving center using my Dad's car. Cruising down the road with nice emo music at the background, sorry sorry.

Driving lessons (practical and theory) - $2100, Provisional Driving Licence - $25, Passing the overall practical test on first attempt - Priceless.

Baby oh my, finally school has ended and i'm imposed with a 5 day study break in preparation of the final exams, which unfortunately starts on the following saturday.

Personally i am already rather worn out, and disgusted with work and the Mcdonald's scent. How i wish, there will be someone to motivate me, or maybe shower me with some tender love. February the fourteen how?

At half past four in the afternoon tomorrow, i will be sitting in a Honda Civic with a traffic police beside me. Yes, tomorrow's my final driving practical test, and the thought of it just sends sharks swimming through my veins.

I'm not carrying much high hopes, although i want to pass badly. However it's important to realise that they have a certain quota to meet daily. People of young age like me has no reason to drive compared to the older people, who needs a driving license in order to feed a family.

Let's see what happens tomorrow then, i'll just do my best and present myself in a urbane manner to strike a good impression.

Maybe i should drive the tester to the nearby Singapore Pools, drop him off to buy the car plate number.

*Hazard light, pull handbrake and put on neutral gear.
Cai: Eh uncle, can help me buy 0000, 2 big 2 small, ah thank you ar. Here cannot park car, i drive one round, later come and pick you up okay?

By the way people, do you know what's the top ten police cars in the world?

The Singapore Traffic Police only posses a Subaru WRX, while the Italians have the Lamborghini.

Click here to view the sexy police cars.

1: Lamborghini Gallardo
Lamborghini Gallardo (Image © Maria L Antonelli/Rex Features)
From the country that has the world’s greatest concentration of supercar manufacturers comes the world’s fastest cop car. Yes, the lucky Italian cops have a Lamborghini Gallardo at their disposal, a genuine police car used by the Italian Carabinieri to patrol the Salerno-Reggio Calabria highway outside Rome. Prime hunting ground indeed, because its 5.0-litre V10 will grant it 193mph flat out and a tarmac-ruining 0-60mph time of around four seconds. But it isn’t just a patrol car for chasing wrung-out Fiats, Alfa Romeos and the occasional Ferrari. The Police-liveried Gallardo also doubles as a super-fast response car, with the ability to be the first on the scene of a serious accident.
Lamborghini Gallardo (Image © Maria L Antonelli/Rex Features)
It carries life saving medical equipment such as a defibrillator to revive car crash victims, and is used as a high-speed shuttle to transport organs between hospitals. Best of all is that with four-wheel-drive sending all 500 horses into the road, the Gallardo patrol car can be used all year round in all weathers.

Baby it's fact, our love is true.

Once a professor asked his fellow art students to write an essay on the topic courage.

A student wrote one sentence and hand it up in ten seconds, and behold, he got an A grade. Guess what he wrote?

Just imagine those students slogging away with hundred of words, words, more words that i ever could.

Actually there's loads of time to maunder tonight, because i am officially left with one task in hand, and it's none other than the mass transfer common test two on friday. The sky is clear, it's going to be such a pity to study it away.

A close female friend contacted me yesterday and enquire about my february the 14th, and indirectly asked if i was free. She mentioned about not wanting to wander around the street alone, getting mocked by cuddling couples. Same situation over here actually, i have a heat and mass paper transfer on that day, how great?

It's a blessing in disguise la huh, as i do not have any girlfriend and studying will be the best excuse i can give. If i really really find a perfect hot sexed up date, books can put aside la huh. Date after the paper, plus i do not have a paper on the following day.

Well, it still leaves me with one major problem, who shall i ask? Siao liao lor. 15 more days to go, time will tell.

Cai: Let me tell you one of my 2007 new year resolutions, i cannot be single no more.
Friend A: You sure? No joke?
Cai: Okay, i got a feeling i'll have the same resolution the following years, sulk.

Okay, that was random. Final year exams are in around one week time, and i've yet to really prepare myself for the big day. Which simply means, it's time for hardcore, i mean no joke type studying.

After that i will head for a power wash and prepare for chinese new year.

Below shows a picture of Power Washing at 188 Suffolk Street, East Village, New York, NY. Captured by Trevor Little. The buildings are darkened by the excessive pollution, while my face will be appalled by the excessive equations/paragraphs within these three weeks.

Figures A and B, means you and me.

It's crucially important for you as a business man to practice diversity, and sell a wide range of items. In case you have no idea what i am talking about, just contact HONG FU for PROFITABLE BUSINESS! From the poster he designed, it's highly suggestive he confirm has a Master of Business Administration (MBA).

By the way, Tongkat Ali is the traditional Viagra for man. I think Hong Fu's product is the no joke type, comes with strong and big you know?

Via skinnylatte

David enlisted for the army today, i'm not going to dissimulate under my false smile because indeed i'll be missing him. Something's for sure, his close friends will loose something precious for a week or two.

Frankly, i've been rather busy with school and i'm glad it's able to take my mind off wandering. The analysis of chemical processes common test two came and went with the wind, causing much travail onto me. Surveyed the general participants, and most of them seems to be able to complete properly. They perceive me as someone who does well for most test, i beg to differ, as it's going to be ridiculous for me to score with so many mistakes.

Next week is the last week of school, and the schedule for me is a perfect illustration of hell. I have HYSIS programme test and chemical engineering lab 2.2 practical test falling on tuesday, a environmental technology prototype presentation on thursday, lastly on friday i will end with heat and mass transfer process common test two.

With final year exams and driving practical test in a fortnight's time, the intense pressure pounces on me, lalala.

Proper chinese new year shopping proceeded on after my paper, as i am officially left with a pair of shoes and jeans. Shall not reveal the shoe's brand and design to you, until the stock and everything else is confirm. Be ready to be hynoptised, because i think it's the no joke type.

The evening today was closed with precise trimming of my hair, and the precise trimming plus chat with the hair dresser cost me $45. There was no before and after, because the before looks exactly like the after, she should award me with a laminated "best customer" certificate inclusive of a thumbs up.

I'm sure the next time i walk in again, she will rub her hands together with a wide smile, "Wa, shiok la, 菜头来了"

Yes yes, here comes cai the carrot head, and there's not going to be overweening of pule added here.

During many action movies, the main actor will usually climb the wall, hang over a cliff, and never feel the strain in the muscle. However it's highly convincing they got a stunt man to take over, or they simply stand in front of a green background waiting for the computer graphic engineers to perform high definition editing.

There's this Japanese reality television programme, that requires the participants to go through their specially designed obstacle course. It was featured like a game, where they had many different levels to reach and complete within a certain time limit.

Definitely not like a first person shooter game, where you can hold a gun and all the ammunition, then run around the whole De_Dust map without fatigue hitting on you.

Makoto Nagano was the only participant who completed all the level, despite being  34 years old, only 162cm and weighting 62kg, he's the 20th century Ninja/Prince of Persia.

Click here to watch his jaw dropping performance, maybe you can even write in to consult him on what he does in the gym.

David my bestie is going to enlist pretty soon, hence a testimonial street soccer match was organized. I would usually catch up on my sleeping hours during the weekends, due to the insufficient amount during the weekdays, soccer was not an option.

Since it was David's last soccer weekend, being his bestie i just got to be there. Instead of wasting time staying connected online, i choose to have an early night in preparation for the session.

It took me just one and a tiny pinch of another match before i held on to my shin area in pain, thanks to a clumsy opponent who mistimed his tackle resulting to a kick on my shin. The pain was excruciating, a direct hit of consternation, soon i was carried off.

Ignored the pain and gave a try at the last match of the day. Taking another step to run was dreadful as it gave sharp sour pain at the shin area, and the outcome was obvious when the ball hit the G Spot again, no joke.

Shin splints is a general term used to refer to a painful condition in the shins. It is often caused by running or jumping, and may be very slow to heal. Freestyle skiers often suffer from shin splints due to the stress on the shin while landing a jump. Also many Cross country runners have had some form of injury, and shin splints are the one most often received. Shin splints can cause a runner to force a longer recovery in order to heal. There is no direct cure for shin splints, it heals with time and rest.

The purpose of the muscles of the anterior shin (tibialis anterior) is to dorsiflex the foot (raise the toe). It may not be obvious why a muscle which raises the toe can be stressed or injured by running, given that it is not responsible for propulsion. The reason is that unskilled runners overstride, and land heavily on the heel with each footstrike. When this happens, the forefoot rapidly slaps down to the ground. Effectively, the foot, which is dorsiflexed prior to making contact with the ground, is forcefully extended. This forceful extension of the toe causes a corresponding rapid stretch in the attached muscles. A reflex in the muscles responds, causing a powerful contraction. It is this eccentric contraction which leads to muscle soreness and possible injury to the muscle, tendon or connective tissue.

Via Wikipedia

The pain also brought much harm to my ear drums, caused by the nagging of my mommy when she helped me massage the area. "何必?"(What for?) Time will be the factor for the recovery of my Tibialis Anterior muscle, there goes my running hobby again.

Please refrain from laughing at me if you see me limping around, especially when it comes to the most feared stairs. Stretch out and offer your hand for support kay, thank you (:

I have a United Nation down below my chest and it's quite disturbing. Getting high concentration of triglycerides hanging at the stomach area is way too unhealthy really.

Hence i've prepared a fitness video for you people to try out at home during your free time. It's the Mariko Takahashi's Fitness Video, and she happen to instruct pretty good workout movements.

It's going to send galvanic shocks into you when you see human size poodles working out, kinda freaky actually.

Remember to eat healthy and do your exercise regularly okay?

Click here to view the fitness video.

How i wish life can be like a fairy tale, but i'm about to sunder beneath the cruel reality.

Currently i have one water analysis lab report, one packed bed and fluidized bed labsheet, one engineering material labsheet coming up, one environmental technology prototype project, one heat and mass tutorial, two analysis of chemical process tutorials, three occupational and safety tutorials, one NP open house slot to help out with, one analysis of chemical process common test two in one week's time, one heat and mass common test two in two week's time, one HYSIS test in two week's time and etc.

Sunrise to sunrise, i wake up feeling lethargic and begin dragging my feet to school. No complaints really, because i enjoy the current life as compared to wasting it away.

Anyway, what should you do when someone gauche causes you to frown?

I've forgave him countless time despite he even making a fool out of Jesus, and today he choose to play the family game. Everyone can joke, but it's important that we learn to be sensitive and tactful right? It all boils down to someone's character towards the end i guess.  

Allow me to practice what i've listened during sermon and picture where he stand in my circle.

What's the point of arguing with someone? What's the point of yelling at the top of your voice at someone? What's the point of being petty? What's the point of fighting? What's the point of having a point in this society? Appalled by the fact, i suggest we forgive, and then try to forget although it's so tough.

Enough of my pule and deepest apologies for not updating my blog as often anymore. I've learnt to priorities very well recently, and work shall come first now you know.

If you need to take some time off to cool down/relax/cure the pain/cry, i strongly encourage you to turn green immediately and be like Shrek.

Click here to watch Shrek the Third HD trailer via Apple.

Don't you miss the beautiful dawn?

Despite the colour grey hanging above me, the ill sun barely shining (maybe it's global dimming), and the chilly wind blowing. I was still heading to campus to take part in the School Of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology (LSCT) soccer tournament.

It's a event organized by my lecture mates for LSCT, and i had take part not because i was good okay. It was a seven aside with two substitution tournament, and each participant must pay $2 to take part.

It has been a long time since i played soccer, or even a simple workout therefore i was traumatized to the core. Questions like "what if i cannot run?", "what if i miss a crucial open goal?", "what if my fitness cannot make it?". Indeed all these questions were answered when the first game started.

For your information, the field condition was totally off due to the recent downpour, as it was pure wet mud especially in the central area. Pungent dung smell triggered our senses but after long exposure we were rather used to it.

Our first game started, and all i had to do is run and pressure the defense. I was trying my utter best not to think of the mud splashes around me, but the fact was that i'm turning brown.

Anyway due to a mistake by the opposition defenders, i was able to steal the ball and take a shot at goal. Yes, it was the first goal for my team, but there was no proper area i could slide down to celebrate. If i did that, i might even drown in the mud pool, the condition of the field was that bad really.

Sharp pain on my head and cramps struck me informing me that i am lack of fitness after the match. With addition to that, i realised i forgot to bring a extra set of clothes to change out. How am i going to head home with that brown ammonia outfit? The taxi uncle will just kick me off the road, and even add a /spit.

The only solution i finalised was to constantly clean myself up. All the effort trying to make myself look more presentable was smashed by the following match. I was drowning in mud after a slide again, eating some mud along with that. Thoughts about the number of escherichia coli gram negative bacteria the mud contains makes me feel so dirty, i should have worn a space suit for this occasion rah.

Alas the organizer team won the first price, although some people were complaining "even the referee from his class la". John Doe was the referee for every single match and he seem to have a problem on how to blow a whistle.

I was definitely not the reason why we won first. All thanks to my other team members who participate enthusiastically and scored all the wonder goals. This tournament serve as a proper warning for me to start chasing back my fitness to an appropriate level before i become a pig.

By the way, the journey home was very tough indeed, sigh. If you are really desperate for a trophy, you can purchase one at Queensway Shopping Center for a mere $5.50.

Notice the gold, and don't mess with CBE.

Hey guys, are you people aware of Global Dimming and it's adverse effects on the human race? If you have no idea what in the world i am talking about, do allow me to explain myself.

Basically in 2001, the climate scientist discovered a new climatic phenomenon with potentially catastrophic results, something that will lay it's paws on the earth and change it to a living hell.

Definition
Global dimming is the gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the Earth's surface, observed since the beginning of systematic measurements in 1950s. The effect varies by location, but worldwide it is of the order of a 4% reduction over the three decades from 1960–1990. This trend may have reversed during the past decade. Global dimming creates a cooling effect that may have partially masked the effect of greenhouse gases on global warming.

Cause and Effects
It is currently thought that the effect of global dimming is probably due to the increased presence of aerosol particles in the atmosphere. Aerosol particles and other particulate pollutants absorb solar energy and reflect sunlight back into space. The pollutants can also become nuclei for cloud droplets. It is thought that the water droplets in clouds coalesce around the particles. Increased pollution, resulting in more particulates, creates clouds consisting of a greater number of smaller droplets, which in turn makes them more reflective, therefore bouncing more sunlight back into space.

Clouds intercept both heat from the sun and heat radiated from the Earth. Their effects are complex and vary in time, location and altitude. Usually during the daytime the interception of sunlight predominates, giving a cooling effect; however, at night the re-radiation of heat to the Earth slows the Earth's heat loss.

Via Wikipedia

In layman's term, it means that there is lesser sunlight (photons) falling on the earth due to the pollutants in the cloud. Caused by the huge increase in water molecules forming in the cloud, making the cloud extremely reflective of the sunlight, like a giant mirror.

Providing a perfect exposition on why there is lesser evaporation of water, the change in monsoon rain over the world causing droughts/floods, the hike/drop in temperature around the world, the forest fires etc. Obviously Singapore was affected due to the recent non stop action heavy down pour, the highest among all these years. More pollutants in the air like the ashes, allow more water to condense and fall back onto earth.

Indeed it is contradicting the effects of Global Warming, and all the efforts/money spent on the campaign. One moment the climate scientist are talking about too much heat trapped in earth, and the next moment they are talking on reflecting too much heat making it too cool.

Global Warming + Global Dimming = Balance Climate For Now

If you remove one major pollution, it's going to damage the whole climate model, literally bringing hell onto earth.

NASA photograph showing aircraft contrails and natural clouds. The temporary disappearance of contrails due to plane groundings after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and the resulting increase in diurnal temperature range gave empirical evidence of the effect of thin ice clouds at the Earth's surface.

During the 9/11 incident, when all the flights in America was grounded, it managed to remove one form of pollution. There were lesser contrails left by the planes, reflecting the sunlight back into space you know, causing a drop in 1 degree Celsius temperature. To people like you and me, it's like nothing, just 1 degree, but to the climate scientist it's crazy results. It takes many years, maybe a hundred just for a 1 degree hike, but it can happened over one day when a major pollutant was removed. 

Please allow your imagination to run wild at this moment.

In case you still have no idea, what the shit i've just typed in this entry. Please click here to view a 49 minute documentary prepared by BCC on Global Dimming, containing distressing information, no joke type. Remember to spread this to your friends and warn them about the lost of sunlight, do your part to save the earth and your children.

Start to ring your love ones before it's too late... Global Dimming