A Mind of My Own

Having studied a degree, writing reports is the next thing to proceed. You have to write thesis for the project for that final mark to gain that honours. It wasn’t easy for me to choose a project from the list of term paper topics as there wasn’t really a list.

We were supposed to think of a problem that is plaguing a company or the mass. Tough. However, when I think of those who are in JCs writing their A-Level coursework, I wonder how they did it. Writing isn’t easy for those who have difficulties putting down the thoughts and process on paper.

Language is a skill. Some are stronger in written while others are better with welding their weapons using the spoken language. That’s why there are those smooth talking sales people we do have to be aware of as the goods that they sell may not be what is claimed.

For the written work, proof-reading is important as you can’t change the text after it’s printed. Written words carry no emotion. Thus, for students who have difficulties, they often request for help from peers or professionals who can help them with their AS Physics coursework, for example.

6 unimportant things about me. Gee, I wonder if there’s anything so unimportant that anyone would truly want to know about me. Modobs, for you.

1. I’ve always secretly dreamed of marrying someone who has a huge house like a bungalow, with 2 maids, a golden retriever and a private swimming pool. Oh no, now it’s no longer a secret.

[via Flickr]

2. Somehow the idea of living in the era where martial arts are dominant has always fascinated me. I like the idea of flying from tree to tree with ease. Does make it a whole lot cheaper if I can fly to work instead of depending on the public transport with prices that are exorbitant and unreliable at times.
3. I have a driving license but I prefer DD to lovingly drive me around.
4. I like to do many things but lack the maintenance drive for them. Things get started by be enthusiastically but the tying up of loose ends are by others. Oh dear.
5. I prefer to stay at home and devour books. I used to be able to do that because I didn’t have to worry about bringing home the bacon. Now I have to do the latter. Sad. So very sad.
6. I’m still proud of that horse picture I drew many years ago. It was displayed on the art board of the day!

[via Flickr]

With these, I shall now tag Jian, Jasmine, DK, Cris, Pubed and Xinyun.

Always wanted to take a degree but your packed schedule doesn’t allow you to attend the classes physically? Upgrading your education level can be a major headache if you are unable to find a schedule take will fit you.

Now, with capella university, you can have a range of courses to choose from, certifications, bachelor degrees, Ph.D, Masters and other specialisation fields. Take your choice of courses like Psychology, Human Services, Information Technology, Public Health, Public Safety and many others.

You get to study online. With this option, you don’t have to worry about being late for the classes and everyone staring at you. The online course room is rather easy to use and you don’t have to worry about fumbling how to use the course room. In addition, Capella University is accredited.

Been feeling strange after I reached the office. Not sure why but I get this sort of feeling out of body whenever I feel that I haven’t done anything worth shouting about. Such as earning more than USD100 in a month from Adsense, earn more than SGD50 in a month from Advertlets, etc. No, this is wrong, those are not my accomplishments alone, my dear readers have been doing me this favour.

My accomplishments should be getting that degree that I’ve been slogging for 4 years, being able to retire rich by age 35, publish a few best sellers, be healthy and travel to any country with DD. Another accomplishment would be able to train Latte into doing all sorts of tricks. That, I shall leave it because Latte, no matter how clever that lil critter is, will never listen to me. Guinea pigs work for food.

Wonder if this odd feeling will last through today. I wish to work 4 days a week.

Here, we have rising bus fares while Londoners get to ride cheaper. This discount came about due to the oil deal. This is to help the poor be able to ride.

The reason given to the raise in our bus fares was, quoted below.

SBS Transit said manpower costs – its single largest cost component – have also increased by about S$12 million during the year, while SMRT said it would lose about S$11 million due to increases in GST and employer’s CPF contributions.

Aye, so the CPF’s and GST’s increase impact are quite huge. I shall continue my reading on Rich Dad’s Retire Young, Retire Rich by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter.

This young girl committed suicide after discovering that she had read the spoilers in vain. They were fake. How sad. For a book about magic and witchcraft, it certainly has collected much controversy, spoilers and lord knows what else along the way. Why would one want to post spoilers? For fame or for getting more hits on the site about fake information?

When the first book was published, it didn’t garner that much fans and strong support for an unknown author. By the time the 3rd book was published, it had gathered quite an amazing amount of fans for the author and fans started to display their love for Harry Potter and his friends. Nit-picking started too. I guess it was to be expected. I still remember when The Da Vinci Code was published, Dan Brown received much flake from the parties mentioned in th book despite it being fiction. Well, someone told me that there was one part that was based on a true story except no one knows which part and that started the controversy.

My, my, I dedicated a paragraph to something not related to Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows. How did I get there? Oh well, let’s get back to it, shall we? Sometimes, we don’t know why certain things are being done. We just read things online and assume they are true. However, Snopes, Hoax Busters, The Museum of Hoaxes and Common Email Hoaxes, just to name a few, allow us to double check again on the information that are found online.

I wonder if there would be another series that would gather such a huge following like J. R. Rowling.

I have taken up reading again. Novels, short stories, mostly fiction. No, I didn’t visit the library. It has gotten worst. The kindergarten kids will scream, run, play and lord knows what as long as they can produce the loudest noise possible. Some parents will shout at them to quiet down. They do, for a minute and the ruckus starts again.

Now, where was I? Oh yeah. I rented a book from Sans Bookshop. It’s one of my favourite place because of the range of books available. The books are usually in good condition. The ones in the libray depends on luck. The cover are torn or one of the pages would be missing and the story just gets disrupted. I used to devour 8 books per week until my schedule got packed.

I missed reading. Although, this book was interesting at first, I got disrupted by the first and third person narration. The flow was there but the narration caught me off track a few times. Been quite some time since I did a book review. I used to do a book review in primary school because it was part of the homework. Everyone would get a few pieces of the paper with various designs and use any to submit the completed review. I had fun with all those designs. I had even more fun reading.

Nancy Drew was my first book. It got me hooked on detective series for a while. I went on to read The Hardy Boys, Famous Five, Enid Blyton series and many others. Looks like I shall have to manage my time better.

As opposed to Sicarii’s hypothesis that only “popular” bloggers are being read, I shall post some links here that I read because of the catchy title and the partial text that is available.

• Do you have Transformers toys? Those that transform into jets, cars, beasts, and other things? Nike has them transform into Nike shoes and when they transform, they are still wearing Nike shoes!
• Have you said something nice today? It’s always heart warming to hear someone say, “Hey, forget that you said the wrong thing. Your presentation slides were well thought out.”
• I haven’t been reading for quite some time, these books that transform into mirrors may just be it but they are expensive though.
• Seems like there are new ways to cheat in exams. No wonder the exam rooms are no longer in lecture halls.
• If you don’t have a letter opener, this bunny will help you.
• I didn’t know that the use of a handkerchief and tissue can start a debate. Old post but interesting thoughts on it.
• For free and open source software, try here.

I think too much. It’s not healthy. I overthink mostly and perhaps that’s affecting my performance at work. For designers, it’s also not good because it affects the end result of the design.

The studies show that women tend to overthink and the tendency towards alcholism is high. Not good.

Overthinking contributes to severe depression and anxiety — especially in women — and interferes with good problem-solving.

No wonder my problem-solving skills have plummeted to the Grand Canyons. Just look at my Twitter. Tsk. Tsk. I’m practically flooding the page! Although I’m not the only one who’s thinking too much, still, it’s not good. Perhaps this book is good for me.

This image might describe myself right now.

When I graduated, someone passed me a book, an autograph book to put in my peoms or wishes in it. I could pick any page to put it in and used that page. No limits. The only limit was that I had a blue and black pen. I didn’t have other colours to beautify that page that stated that I had autographed it. Somehow, I managed, abeit simple because I’m not artistic neither am I creative. All my words were limited to “Great to have you as my friend!”, “Study hard!”, “Stay funky!”, etc.

Later through the years, that tradition died. I never saw anyone pass me anything to write and neither did I. The blank beautiful books were expensive, they still are. I didn’t have the fortune of owning 5 or 10 to keep.

I wonder where did I keep the ones I had.