tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38406442011-12-14T19:02:51.313-08:00My observations about the world. Includes gaming, logic, chemistry, and other myriad details as I watch the world around me...The Wobbly Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301556031735052090noreply@blogger.comBlogger1111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840644.post-220759473750817712008-12-29T09:00:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:02:40.303-08:00

Brilliant, brilliant idea. Adverts on quizzes and test papers... I should try it myself one of these days!

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For various reasons, I wasn't updating this blog as often as I should have. Busy with my studies and all that. Also been stumbling across the weirdest stuff on the net that somehow jive a lot with what I've been learning.For what's it's worth, I'm already well known as the resident skeptic and heretic in my Public Policy class. I'm quite openly anti-Obama, anti-socialist, anti-big government, HIV

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Was just surfing the net recently when I came across mention of Record of Lodoss War on an RPG site. It brought back memories of the classic high fantasy anime. What I remembered most clearly was the haunting song from the opening animation. I could still hum a bit of it, but now that everything could be found online, I figured having it on my playlist would be a good idea.I went hunting for the

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Well, that's it for my time as an official teacher of MOE. Today was my last day as a teacher at SAJC, and it's now full speed ahead for my studies to get a Masters of Public Policy degree at the Lee Kuan Yew School.The stats test today, BTW, was horrible. Utterly false advertising that got everybody thinking that it would maths - algebra with maybe some functions? Instead we got a horrible crash

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When talking to an aspiring DSA applicant, she asked about our practice schedules, and when I told her, she commented that she checked with the other JCs, and they're virtually daily practices. I retorted by saying that I don't quite believe that, and I made the offhand remark that certain conductors probably aren't that sort. She specifically mentioned Meridian, and I thought it was Zechariah

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It's pretty well known by now that CO2 levels in the atmosphere has been increasing slightly. And by slightly, I mean relative to (pre-)historical levels. Current levels are 390 ppm by volume, and global warming hysterics are running around warning that the sky might fall. Yawn.In fact, the CO2 level in the Triassic period was 1750 ppm, and take note of this: the polar regions did not have

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Last year, the school decided the performing arts groups needed a boost, so we solicited names for the performing arts CCAs. Eventually, after much debate, we settled on "Saints on Stage" - S.O.S.. Some protested against it, obviously because it also stands for Save Our Souls.Yesterday, I managed to get my hands on the much awaited Macross Frontier OST 1(with more OSTs to come). Simply put, of

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I've commented on the possibility of mind-enhancing drugs before. By way of certain allegations regarding Usain Bolt's recording breaking sprint, there was this interesting line - "After all, performance enhancement is allowed in the bedroom (Viagra) and in the concert hall (beta blockers)". In the concert hall?!?Looks like drugs aren't just for athletes and students. These are drugs that can

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With the current humanitarian crisis in Burma, exacerbated by the corruption and inefficiency of their military junta government, there's been an outbreak of proposals to 'liberate' the Burmese people. And guess what? All these are written by the same leftoid fools who opposed the US invasion of Iraq, for just about the same(or better) reasons.The intellectual vapidness of these idiots is

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It's all Kenneth's fault. We were meeting up to discuss about the gaming convention and to purchase the mechs when he took out his laptop to show us the latest bootleg videos of the latest Shoji Kawamori project - Macross Frontier. Now showing in Japan, it's up to episode 5 now, and has all the classic Macross elements.A love triangle with a twist. The guy in the middle is actually more beautiful

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Below is a quote that all civil servants should take care to remember.I am nimmukwallah, as we say in the East; that is, I have eaten of the King's salt, and, therefore, I conceive it to be my duty to serve with unhesitating zeal and cheerfulness, when and wherever the King or his Government may think to employ me.-1st Duke of Wellington

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Just today, a student came to me for help to print his groups Science Fair project. I ended up doing quite a bit of editing, particularly some phrasing and overly convoluted jargon.A quick look at many students' essays for their various assignments for GP and their project work Preliminary Ideas indicated that the art of succinct and purposeful writing is being lost. Interestingly, this is a case

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The past few weeks have been insane, even by the already crazy standards of last year. Now I'm juggling my normal teaching load(tutorials and lectures), coordinating H1 chemistry, somewhat coordinating H2 chemistry, checking SPA for term 3, doing the chemistry olympiad programme, on the staff OCIP team doing fund raising, choir stuff (thankfully, nothing much to do here), and leading the reports

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There has been a substantial undercurrent of discontent amongst the Singaporean public, particularly the working population who feel squeezed by the recent influx of foreign talent into the country. Namely, that they are able to work for lower wages, often able to subsist on that low wage while saving up enough to go back and spend in relative prosperity, and that their mere presence drives up

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“Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.”-John LeCarre

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By way of the Belmont Club, I came across this story of a Filipino eskrimador master and famed guerrilla fighter in the Phillipines.Grandmaster Illustrisimo lives in one of the toughest sections of Manila, near the docks. He was a merchant seaman for 35 years, and has spent his life in this same area. As an example of the respect these people give to this legend, the story is told of a gang fight

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There was a very interesting book review over at Samizdata the other day. It was on the relationship between sports and life, and how lessons learned in sports can often be applied to our lives.There were two points that stood out for me. The first was that the foundation of success is often a previous failure.We never think more deeply than about our profoundest failings. They often form the

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Hah! Got the email just a while ago. I've made it into the Masters of Public Policy programme in the Lee Kuan Yew School of PP! Now, all I have to do is to fill out the forms and send them in, and then, I'm going to be a student again!It also means I'll be able to rejoin the NUS choir! Alright!Now, for that damn textbook and the year end gaming convention...

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This is just a human interest story, but what a human interest story. Note: You have to be a basketball fan to enjoy it.As the ref handed us the ball, he turned, looked at me as if there was not a game going on. And pop! Not an elbow, not even a signature yours truly gutter. He decked me right in the jaw. I couldn’t believe it. And come on. I freely admit when I throw cheap shots. I wouldn’t hide

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Over the past week, I've had 5 students from my former civics class calling me for references for scholarships, university admissions, testimonials, and whatnot.And to think two months back, I was pestering my HOD, subject head, and other teachers for my own letters of recommendation for my own Masters application! Karma's funny that way.As I promised my colleagues a good treat, which I have yet

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Arghhh! March 14 was Potato Chip Day(at least in the US)! Despite my not celebrating it yesterday, I'd celebrate it today.

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Which of these do you know?Maxwell's DemonSchroedinger's CatBrain in a Vat ie. The MatrixThe Chinese RoomShip of TheseusThe ViolinistInfinite Monkey TheoremDoomsday Argument

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No student in Singapore is being educated today. Yes, they're learning skills. They're gaining knowledge. But they're not being educated. Moral and civics education lessons in schools are less about frank and honest examination of values and philosophy than outright manipulation of emotions.So, am I educated? I would like to think so, but I also know I am definitely less educated than I would

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Slavery, abolished? Hah! There are more slaves today than at any other time in history. The slavers didn't disappear, they just slunk deeper into the shadows.The details of the entire sordid issue is truly monstrous. Just the first chapter of this book was enough to turn my stomach.The question becomes: what can we do? Is it possible for an entire nation, an entire culture to become so sick that

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Friday was a good day. Sent in the draft chapter to the publishing company for the chemistry textbook I'm writing, and the initial response was very positive. Hopefully, I'll get the contract.The next thing was, of course, the release of the A level results. 100% pass in chemistry for the classes I taught. Even those students I had expected to fail pulled through with a pass, and several even

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Going to buy the Orange Box by Valve sometime this weekend, just for the Half Life 2 Episode 2 and Portal. The 2D flash version of Portal here is simply great! Best concept ever since Tetris!The 3D version, by all accounts, is simply nuts. And there's an addictive, simply brilliant ending song for the game, "Still Alive". It sounds so plaintive, but underscored with sheer wittiness and

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So, a JI chief escaped from the ISD Detention Center at Onraet Rd. So many questions, so let's ask the most obvious: What the heck were the guards thinking?!?Let's not blame the Minister, just like we won't blame a general if one of his lowly privates snapped and decided to open fire on his own forces; things happen. What we CAN look at are the security procedures and if there really was any

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After the PW workshop on Monday, there wasn't much left to do for most of us teachers. So, I managed to get Xiang Hao and Scott to the Staff Lounge, where I proceeded to initiate them into the joys and despairs of Classic Battletech gaming.The forces were BV2 balanced, with each side having 1 assault, 1 heavy, 1 medium, and 1 light mech.Scott had the following mechs: Awesome 8Q, Catapult C1,

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There was a spate of reports a few weeks back on the principal who advised her students to opt for ITE instead of attempting the 'O' Levels.http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_195402.htmlI have many questions and comments on so many levels that I find it hard to get my thoughts organized.I often had this to say to students whenever they complain I'm demoralizing them with information

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Well, finally got to try out the Celestials for real. Kenneth was laughing hard when I mentioned I would be using them for the game.He stopped laughing when I showed him the new configs I cooked up, at the time whimsically codenamed the 'Toaster' configs. They performed as I had expected, managing to hold a clan star of slightly less BV almost to a standstill, and if Jeff had been a tad more

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On Sunday, me, Kenneth, Jon, and Jeff got together at Settlers for a long overdue game of Btech. Estimating the time, I figured a three cornered fight with 3 mechs each was on the cards that day. I balanced using BV set to 3500, set to random.Kenneth - Banshee 3Q, Archer 2S, Crockett 5003-0Jon - Thug 10E, Black Knight 7, Catapult A1Jeff - Awesome 8V, Zeus 6S, Thunderbolt 5SA few things stood out

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Here's my review of the newest toys on the Battletech block - the Celestial series omnimechs. One unique feature of these omnimechs is that their stock configurations do not go by the vanilla sounding 'A', 'B', 'Charlie' etc designations, but rather ominous sounding 'Dominus' and 'Invictus', which are the two sets we've seen so far. 'Dominus' is latin for 'lord', while 'Invictus' is latin for '

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For those who follow elections of any stripe, I always have this piece of advice to heed:Robbing Peter to pay Paul means Paul will vote for you every time.

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Around this time last year, I made up a list of resolution to shoot for in the new year. Before launching a new set of resolutions for 2008, let's review 2007 first.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Get a girlfriend. Really start looking. A friend suggested going to discos and asking out pretty girls. Maybe when I have enough guts... (Failed)2.

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About one thing that's great about the battletech forums is the regular amounts of brain fodder available that's tough to get in any other fandom.The ongoing discussion on populations and technology levels is an excellent example. Simply put: what is the bare population required to sustain a certain level of technology? Can a population of say... 5 million, with no outside trade but with access

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Once in a while the Battletech/Mechwarrior series produces a quote that is well... absolutely outstanding. The latest one is from "The Last Charge", and is uttered by quasi-villain Alaric Wolf:"This is war. I assumed everyone was here to fight."That book also featured the longest rant ever in the entire Battletech universe, which lasted for more than a page! And it was a meaningful rant, which

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Went for range today. Fired off 250 .22 rounds. Was pretty accurate too, except for the rounds which didn't explode properly, which accounted for stray shots, e.g. the single hole at the bottom of the target board. This was done at prone position, supported, 50 meters, with targeting scope. A far sight better(literally!) than the ole iron sights on the M16! The target board below was for my best

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刚从戏院回来. 今晚看了最新的华文动作历史片, "投名状". 战斗的场面非常真实, 描绘了中国在十九世纪的贫困与内乱. 为了生存, 要得到饭吃, 赵二虎带了他村里的兄弟做匪徒, 连太平军的粮草也敢抢. 他遇上朝廷将领庞青雲, 结拜兄弟, 一起斗太平天国, 而用在战斗中得到的奖励, 来给他们村里的人更好的生活.戏里的动作和画面非常逼真, 也很残暴. 其实, 那时的战争, 就是如此. 对我来说, 印象最深的情景, 就是当赵二虎答应庞青雲做官兵的时候. 他说: "如果我们要做匪的话, 就要做最大的!" 到最侯, 三兄弟反目成仇, 都被杀害. 我原本不明白为什么朝廷要庞青雲死, 还派了刺客杀他. 后来才知道, 庞青云不是满洲人, 所以朝廷诀不会把江苏交给他管理.那戏的名字是什么意思呢? 投名状不只是发毒誓结义兄弟, 还需要他们各人杀一人!

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Well, got Tech Manual about three weeks back, and since then I've been busy going through all my re-designs and putting in the new stuff when appropriate. I never much liked fan re-designs that don't take the mech's original design specs and combat role into consideration. The best re-designs are those that still conform to the 'flava' of the mech, for lack of a better word.So, going through the

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It's the holidays, but strangely enough, I'm still working hard on my own stuff. Got things to write, minis to paint, mechs to re-design...Finished the marathon last Sunday. At the end, I was essentially crawling. Time: 6+ hours... Maybe I can get it down to below 6 hours next year! Couldn't walk for the next few days, but I did it!The next few days were spent busy writing. Haha, finally got two

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Maybe the walking machine revolution is upon us sooner than we think.How long before the US military takes one of these, plugs in several cannons, and sends them off to fight on tank-unfriendly terrain?Woohoo!

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Finally, the school term is over! I have about a few things left to do.1. Finish up my class testimonials. Trying to put the nicest spin on my students is rather draining. Did I give my own teachers that many headaches in the past? Hmmm... let's see... "sustained logic and independent thinking", "outspoken", "spontaneous", "serious", "steady", "thinks in depth and with perspective", "sincere and

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Just today, the Junior College Staff Soccer tournament was held at Jurong JC. And after 2 years of being eliminated in the knockout stages, the SAJC Staff Team has finally gained the championship in 2007!!!During the course of the tournament(7 matches), we did not concede a single goal in regulation, and our team depth enabled us to plug in players with barely a dropoff in skill and pace. We were

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On the 3rd July, 1863, one of history's greatest generals, the Confederate(the slave supporting South) general Robert Lee, launched a suicidal attack with a significant portion of his force into the teeth of the Union(the slavery opposing North) army, entrenched on hilly fixed positions. This attack, Pickett's Charge, failed, and was to go down in history as a major turning point in the American

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Most people remember the lavishly directed yet ultimately unsuccessful attempt at recreating the Iliad on the big screen, the movie Troy. It was for many, their look at one of antiquity's greatest wars.Or was it?I recently finished a book by Clive Cussler, an adventure with his eponymous hero Dirk Pitt. The story was, quite frankly, crap, but his support of a little known theory regarding the

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Burma, or Myanmar, has been in the news recently when a pacifist rebellion led by political freedom fighters and Buddhist monks erupted. Shades of Gandhi there, and so far the international response has been1. Talk2. Let's sign a petition!3. Diplomacy!4. Talk5. Let's form a committee for the empowerment of Burmese people!6. Issue a strongly worded condemnation of the Burmese government!7.

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Today, I just finished setting the H3 Pharmaceutical Chemistry paper, questions, marking scheme, everything. 6 mind-numbing questions with equally mind-numbing answers. All on my bloody lonesome. Even the H2 paper required a team of teachers, each handling a facet of the syllabus, and here I was going it alone. Everything from mechanisms to drug testing methodology to physiological effects.

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A friend just asked me to participate in a series of training exercises in December for Cisco trainees. We'll be acting as the OPFOR i.e. the dastardly bank robbers, going against guards who may be armed with anything from advanced tasers to shotguns(loaded with rubber rounds, of course).Sounded like a lot of fun, so of course I signed up. As a result, I'm also feeling kinda combative. Going for

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It was after another session of soccer with the staff team today, at about 7.10pm. I was at my desk finishing up some of my marking when I suddenly felt myself moving. For an instant, I thought it was hunger making me faint. Then the few teachers present asked out loud if the ground was moving. We all looked at one another, and thought, "Not again!"Evidence was easy; some of the toys and flotsam

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After the Btech game on Sunday, I had my other regular vice: soccer at Bishan Park.It had been raining quite heavily for the past few days, so the ground was some sickening brown-black concoction of tar-like soup. Even the grass looked miserable. Yikes. Since both the mud and water have a distressing tendency to splatter every time a kick or tackle was attempted, I think I ended up putting on 3

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On Sunday, I had my first game of BTech in quite a while against Kenneth, who's an undergrad in SMU.For the BTech fans, we were playing a BV-equal lance-on-lance engagement. He had a Longbow, Striker, Lynx, and a Fire Falcon D(the missile spotter config), while I had an Avatar C(with a useless C3 master), a Huron Warrior, a nifty Fire Falcon B(the sniper config), and worst of all, a stupid Naga!I

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Last night, I attended what could be Upbeat's final concert. Upbeat was(is?) an acapella group formed by Leslie Tay, my old section leader wayyyy back when we were in National Junior College Choir. Back then, we were both basses, but he's a real tenor now. Met up with some old choir mates, but the highlight was really the music.It was a great performance, quirky and interesting. There were

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Been busy these few weeks dealing with work, mostly marking. I've also started training for the Army Half Marathon, and the first few sessions were torture on my legs, due to my not having run seriously for the past 4 weeks. For much of the week, I was limping in school. And when I train, it's intense. It was only last night that I realized why I would behave this way. As somebody asked me in the

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Whew, finally returned from Cambodia this morning. This entire holiday has been insane. Finland, then Cambodia. Both trips had their own tough requirements, and luckily everything turned out fine. At least everybody got back to Singapore in one piece. Well, except for Jerry, who got a bad laceration on his left knee on the very first day of the OCIP while we were transporting the hut materials to

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In Finland now. Tired. Quite. Running all over doing recce and settling places to go, places to eat.Eating and sleeping well tho. The concerts are all eye openers. Great experience so far!Leaving Finland in 3 days time. Next up, Cambodia!JT

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Came across a link to a very poignant piece at the Belmont Club today. In so many, many ways, I now know why my students are the way they are: devoid of passion, of fight, of the will to speak for themselves in front of their peers. Enthusiasm is derided as silly, while the epitome of success is cool.The essay may have referred to Americans, but make no mistake, it applies equally accurately to

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Heh, the title really did happen, kinda, but it was more to attract attention.Anyway, the past few weeks have been hectic beyond belief. It was as bad as I feared, but at least I managed to fight my way through it.Choir concert, SYF, my class CIP, committee and H3 chemistry commitments. Luckily, I managed to deflect the role of assistant house manager to Xiang Hao, or it would have been worse. I

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Yes, it was a massacre. Because too many people were afraid to fight back. Or rather, they might have fought back but for the significant fact that they didn't have much to fight back with. It's easy to be brave when you at least have something that works, like a gun, rather than a wimpy laptop.And now we know what happens when in a law abiding society with strict gun-control laws, somebody goes

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Just a few things I've done over the past week.Gnashed my teeth over the Block Test results. Sheesh, it's worse this year.And hey, the school's AVA club can't do normalization and reverb addition to tracks. Guess who has to do it now?Pretty fun stuff though. The school song is now ready to be played. In about an hour's time. Hope I got the DVD format right. If not, well, I hope it rains then. :P

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As a science fiction fan, I've always found exotic environments and settings as one of its biggest draws. However, there are few writers with the capacity and imagination to devise environments unlike any we have ever seen.Fantasy doesn't have this problem, they just wave their hands and presto! What pesky physical laws?For real science fiction, however, there has to be a modicum(or a lot) of

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I once thought Mahatma Gandhi was a great man. Pacifist, humanist, full of wise sayings, blah, blah, blah.Then I grew up. Fell into the rather dubious company of atheist libertarians and skeptical rationalists. I learnt that Gandhi was truly a great man, but one in the mold of Stalin, Hitler, and Mao. One who moved the world in ways detrimental to human dignity and progress. Partly due to his

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Came across some more interesting links. Both are for teachers, since with the March performance bonus coming soon, many are understandably anxious about how much they're getting. We'll all get a certain amount, but we often can't figure out just what we had to do to get the next higher level. So hopefully, the links below will help rather than hinder.http://mylifeaftershell.wordpress.com/I'm

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Came across a very good story at Winds of Change.Both Chew2 and Winston (#49) suggested that Sparta left no mark on Western civilization, at least no positive mark. That they are wrong is shown by the story Plutarch told in his life of the King of Sparta. The story is that an ambassador visiting the king was amazed at how little fortification Sparta had. He expressed his surprise to the king, who

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Ran across this post by a JC2 student on a blog._______ overheard a conversation between two JC1s, and they wanna get out of SA because "the J2s are so playful, they are not studying hard like the students in Nanyang JC!" hahahahaa oh my gosh!! isn't it this kind of atmosphere that make people wanna come to SA?? don't they usually associate SA with "fun"? okay maybe that's why they don't belong.

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Just slapped a chatbox in the sidebar.Students, if you're reading this, feel free to flame away. I'd much prefer it if you asked me tutorial questions there instead. I know it's tough to ask organic chem questions online, but condensed structures could be written in the comments.---------------------------------------------------------Managed to speed read John Ringo's entire Paladin of Shadows

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Thursday was yet another crazy day. Simply crazy.The choir teachers, all three of us, scanned through the files for prospective choir appeal candidates, and came up with more than 30 names. We actually went to call each and every one of them to inform them of music auditions.While flipping through the files, there were many, many appeal candidates who did not indicate how exactly they wanted to

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Last few days have been more than crazy.It all started yesterday after my tutorial lesson with 06S27. I had an hour's break before my SPA with 06S13, but before I could go for lunch, Jiaqi dashed in looking for David, who was supposed to be assessing skill B with her. Since he wasn't around, and the students were waiting(the time was 1145), I had no choice but to stand in. There, I thought, goes

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Was just fooling around when I ran across a mention of Richard Sharpe, main protagonist of Bernard Cornwell's excellent Sharpe series. It also brought to mind Xiang Hao and Nah's offer to get the entire dramatized 'Sharpe' TV series, starring Sean Bean, who was also Boromir in Lord of the Rings.Which, of course, led me to recall the exceedingly funny site I saw once before spoofing LotR, using

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Well, finally performed with the SAJC choir after months of talking the talk, but not walking the walk.The first time was last Friday for their CIP at the SGH. Just went out there and whacked at the two chinese pieces. I tried to get as loud as I dared, but somehow it didn't seem loud enough. Maybe I should howl at the moon more often, to get back the volume that I achieved back at NS when on

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My old man got an offer two weeks back to do long term relief teaching at a certain primary school in Ang Mo Kio(I won't name it). Being bored out of his mind, and with me and my mom fervently wishing he would get out of our hair for some time, and finally for the extra moolah, of course he accepted.And we were so happy. No more complaining about my late nights(xiaodi, ming tian hai yao jiao ke!)

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Something for you young budding economists."There are four ways in which you can spend money. You can spend your own money on yourself. When you do that, why then you really watch out what you’re doing, and you try to get the most for your money. Then you can spend your own money on somebody else. For example, I buy a birthday present for someone. Well, then I’m not so careful about the content

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Well, it's the start of a new revolution around our Sun, an ordinary G3 star with nothing much to recommend it except that it's also the primary of the solar system we live in, which makes it pretty special to us.So here're my resolutions for this new orbit:1. Get a girlfriend. Really start looking. A friend suggested going to discos and asking out pretty girls. Maybe when I have enough guts...2.

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Hmmm... I've been trying to know myself better in the past few weeks. Maybe it's easier to put it down in writing.Personal stats:DOB: 20/06/1979Age: 27Zodiac Signs: Gemini(western), Goat(Chinese)Height: 170cmWeight: 63-66 kg(changes daily!!!)Hobby InfoPreferred soccer position: Fullback/Wingback(my crosses from the left still suck tho)Longest Match ever played: 2 hours on full pitch(came down

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I think the Samizdata entry here summed up my feelings quite well. The only difference is that I have even less tolerance for leftists than Paul Marks, but I would stop short of killing them. No, like Lee Kuan Yew, I would have just imprisoned them... for life.Interesting, isn't it, that the two countries(Chile, Singapore) which subjugated and destroyed their commie elements are the most

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Wahhh, finally finished the half-marathon. My timing was as I expected: 2 hrs 24 min, My target was to get below 2 hrs 30 min, and I did it! The route was packed with runners. If I want to do better, I must continue working on my intervals. So far, I can sustain 4 minutes of jogging followed by 1 minute of walking rest. I have to get my pace up to 8/9 minutes of jogging with 1 minute of rest to

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Got a very interesting link to a very entertaining show off Samizdata.http://www.libertarianhome.com/node/24It essentially blows up the recycling meme that has been kinda infused into modern culture. Good stuff.TWG

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Been training hard for the local marathon, which would take place on the 3rd of December. Even with my schedule shot through with constant injuries sustained on Sundays playing soccer, I'm still almost there... Did 12 kilometers two days ago, and I'm planning to do a final trial run of 16 kilometers within the next 7 days. Once I can do that, 20 kilometers, the half-marathon which I signed up for

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Thus ever to tyrants...And good riddance too.----------------------------------------------------------------Kinda busy recently, dealing with the local chemistry olympiad and my desperate 'A' level students.Miracle of miracles, Guan Yew(formerly known as starboi, snort!) and Damien turned up for Vengeance Gambit Part Deux. I called a halt at the end of turn five, but the battle is still very

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And already the moonbats are already baying at not having the chance to protest in Singapore.It seems that the strong police presence, as well as the exceptional level of punishment for criminal acts, which includes vandalism and destruction of property, is more than enough to scare them off so far. Some diehards will probably appear still, but I'm looking forward to their inevitable scouring.So

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Here's an interesting article I grabbed off Instapundit.http://www.fastcompany.com/subscr/108/open_lightbulbs.htmlCompact fluorescents are something else again. In a fluorescent bulb, the glass tube is filled with gas and a tiny dot of mercury. Electricity leaps off electrodes on either end of the tube and excites the mercury molecules, which have a special property: When so excited, they emit

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The CBT Martial Olympiad, a severe test of tactical skill, is currently in debate by the various Powers That Be. If it does get approved, it'll take place in late October and November. I'll be a bit busy during this period, because I'm also in charge of the school's Chemistry Olympiad program, and the national selection round will take place in mid-November.Sheesh. I kinda think I'm the only guy

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Singapore Battletech players, please report in the comments section! Vengeance Gambit is ready to rock and roll!The Wobbly GuyEdit: I've set up a group blog for all Singapore BTech Fans at http://singapore-btechers.blogspot.com/Please report there.

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Several months ago, I was looking into a role-playing guide which described ways in which gamemasters could create plausible and exciting scenarios for their players, or more specifically, alternate-history gameplaying. One of the more interesting side-blurbs described the Saeculum Theory which asserted that history occurred in cycles, and each cycle lasts about 80-100 years.Each cycle consists

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The libertarian ideal is to have a limited government, constrained by legislation and low taxes, responsible only for law and order, defense, and some essential public services. For libertarians, and especially the more... uhm, extreme ones, the best tax rate is no tax at all! However, the need for governments to operate the aforementioned services makes it impossible to abolish taxes.Or is it?

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How violent should war be?Given the situation in the Middle East, it should be no surprise to people that the current hot topic in the blogosphere is about the Israeli-Lebanon conflict.Over the past 3 days, a heated discussion took place(and is still taking place) at Samizdata. I'm too lazy to check if it was Johnathan Pearce or Perry who started it, but in the midst of arguing the points, some

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Plenty of nations condemned the Mumbai bombings. Big fucking deal. Talk is cheap. Why don't they back up some of that with blood and guns?It's becoming a predictable pattern. Islamic fanatics commit act of terrorism. World condemns them. World does nothing. US takes some action. World condemns US for doing something, anything.What a load of facetious liars. Especially those bureaucrats over at

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Whew, just finished marking the Block Test 2 scripts for chemistry! Before I move on to the final SPA skill, I need to find out exactly what's going on for the blasted Battletech event for this year!Vengeance Gambit, or some such for the (post-historical?)battle on New Avalon during the great big Wobblie offensive in 3067(or is it 3068?). Sounds great, except I have no idea how to get the details

The Wobbly Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301556031735052090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840644.post-1151324688216641092006-06-26T05:20:00.000-07:002006-06-26T05:24:48.236-07:00

Saw this awesome post over at Samizdata. Individualism isn't subtle. It says, "You're on your own. Whatever happens to you is most likely your own fault, for good or ill. Figure out how to live, what work to do that will support you and any family you might have, and be prepared to live with a constant uncertainty that, even with your best efforts, you might fail and have to start all over again.

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World Cup!!!The world cup has just started, and I finally have the chance to really watch it from starting match to finals, since I missed the previous 2 world cups. In 1998, I was stuck in MP training. In 2002, I was stuck in the highlands of Slovakia for OBS.2006, ah hah! From the looks of the first two matches, it looks like it's going to be a cracker of a tournament. Germany certainly looks

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Been a busy few days. Organized and rode herd on a choir camp, which went pretty well, even if it was pretty tame by most standards. Oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day.After the camp, I had my fitness proficiency test the next day. All the hard work I put in paid off; I got at least Bs for all five stations, as well as an excellent 10.43 min for my 2.4 km run. If I can somehow shave another 43

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The holidays have just started for me, and I hunted around the net for blogs of my students. It was interesting to see what they had to say about me. Some of it was very unflattering, but oh well! You can't please everybody all the time, nor should you try.Anyway, here's a nice exercise I picked up from Norm GerasI am just an ordinary guy. I want a girlfriend. I wish my students could be more

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Nothing interesting going on. Just a whole lotta work. But I have to keep telling myself to keep this updated.Got a book several months back, and studying it to revise and streamline my logic processes in preparation for KI(if I get it next year). Hmm... could be quite a stretch, but I should be able to handle it.TWG

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Back in December, I went to a symposium on chemical education. Many topics were discussed, from the broad overview of chemistry education and its objectives(why, what) to the specifics(how, where, when).One thing that struck me was how the lecturers seem so concerned(or eager) to push chemistry and general science education, when my own experience tells me there's no real compelling reason to do

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What a week. Choir is coming along almost fine, except for the definitive lack of guys. Given that the student population actually is about 1:1 for the genders, and that the sports activities have both boy and girl teams, there's no reason why there is such a paucity of guys coming for choir auditions.Or maybe there is: the stereotypical image of choirboys as wussies. Having been in many choirs,

The Wobbly Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301556031735052090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840644.post-1136986715955067752006-01-11T05:35:00.000-08:002006-01-11T05:38:35.970-08:00

A busy few days. Just discovered that the local Battletech gamers are back in action, so I'll probably have to toss in some support as well as an OPFOR player. However, my days are already pretty packed: Five-day work week, with only early offs on Mondays and Fridays, service learning committee stuff, preparing SPA for students, soccer on Sundays with some old kakis, and now Saturday CBT gaming.I

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The Origin of the StateAs few may know, I am a frequent commenter at Samizadata as well as the Belmont Club. The fact that I peruse these blogs most frequently is an indication of my political leanings, the result of years of carefully examining history and facts, as well as some forceful logic.Strictly speaking, I am a classic liberal(as opposed to the modern liberal who is not liberal at all)

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It's been a while. I took a 2 year hiatus, and finally I'm back!Just got assigned to help take charge of the choir, along with one other teacher, both of us relative newbies in the teaching service. The choir's in a rather bad shape, with only about 10 members turning up on a good day. Nope, not good at all.It's going to be tough to get interest, excitement, and fun going in the CCA again, but

The Wobbly Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301556031735052090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840644.post-1075665296066175772004-02-01T11:54:00.000-08:002004-02-01T11:57:10.513-08:00

Just some quick updates on what I'm doing. As some already know, more chapters of my ongoing epic have been posted at this website and elsewhere on the net. Also, some more mech designs to fill in the holes have been uploaded to the armory. Battletech fans might like them. But beware! Spoilers aplenty for my stories! Last December, went with my university choir for a choral competition. Did

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To: The General of Idiots From: The Toaster Worshipper Okay, I rarely get to indulge in ad hominem assaults, but this time I couldn’t resist, because I get pissed off when idiotarians go off their rockers and bring a knife to a gunfight. So here I go. I’ll lead you step by step to how and why your comments were utterly asinine, and how they show you up as the moron you are. “Theodore seems to

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I can very well believe this test. Catholic High which secondary school (singapore) should you be in? brought to you by Quizilla Are we guys from Catholic High that predictable?

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