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A Levels Mathematics Tuition & Consultation

Advertising for my friend who set up this webpage which offer tuition and consultation services for JC mathematics. There's also a download page to download summaries of topics, assignments and even mock papers. For tutors, he probably can hook you up with an assignment too!

Mathematically yours.

Omg i am finally blogging....

Sheeesh... sorry for that absurd long period of absence. Oh my gosh, I didn’t blog for the whole of June and July? Has it really been that long? Time must have slip by so fast that I have lost track of it. You see, life as an intern has been really hectic and an assortment of after work activities further deny me of any possible opportunity to sit down and blog. There’s just so much to do, and even at times when I wanted to blog, there will be some dudes disturbing my rare moments of peace with repeated smses to play a game or 2 of DotA. No, actually I do welcome those games and enjoyed them at times, so much so that I played like almost every night for weeks. Yet, there are times where it got really tiresome and meaningless; what a boring game it has became. It’s ironic actually; I actually claimed that I will never get bored of this game because of the amazing replayability capacity with so many heroes to explore and so much different scenarios each time you play it.

Sorry I’ve digress. Ya, my internship is finally over. And as cliché as it may sound, it has been a really fulfilling 12 weeks of internship with DSI. The knowledge and experience gained will certainly be useful for me in the future, regardless of whether I continue in the embedded system industry. Even as an IC designer, there is knowledge gained with some digital design techniques I learnt from my fellow intern which could be really valuable. Quite genius that guy, created his own number theory that even the supervisor confused. Oh ya and did I mentioned that one of the intern in my group actually reads my blog and he was like introducing this blog to me, saying it provides really good information of modules for EE juniors like himself. Haha.

Ok I shall try to blog more from now, seeing that several people scolding me for being so lazy. What’s there to read here anyway? Such a boring blog.

Of vacation internship and vacation so far

Now let's see, i finished my last paper on the 10th and my internship at DSI (Data storage institution) began on the 12th, barely have time to relax lar. My task is mainly programming, very much like the programming of the PIC in EE2001, but much more complex as the chip i am working with has much more capabilities. Also, the idea is also similar to that of EE3208, programming the microprocessor to control several other ic chips which in turn perform other tasks. In short, its EE2001 and EE3208 all over again...

However, working there was far from stressful or difficult, in fact i kinda enjoyed it. Maybe because of my experience in EE2001 and EE3208 (or maybe it's only the 1st wk?), i found the first task my supervisor gave me quite easy to grasp and got rather familiar with the software i am using to program the chip. It's a darn powerful software, can code, can compile, can convert to hex format, can debug, even can simulate the ports output, variables value, the serial port input/output (omgosh love this one, save me so much trouble when working with the GUI), timing waveforms and even the performance of the program.

Alright, not supposed to reveal too much. Of course, dun expect any photos either.


Other than work, I pretty much slack at home watching tv and playing CABAL online which BK recommends.

It's slightly different from the typical MMOs i have played, in that this one doesn't focus so much on grinding your character and you can have the flexibility to build your character. Also, there's the combo system which is quite refreshing and fun. Actually havent really explore much about the game, still dunno alot of the game system.

Go try it!









Weekend had high tea with LT and Matt, at Fort canning The Legend's strawberry fantasy high tea buffet. Basically its cakes and tea. Not bad though, eat until damn shiok.



Thats all folks, maybe next week then update again.

The start of 2008

Its year 2008 liao. So happy new year! And ohh happy birthday tim!

The first day of 2008 begun with the celebration of tim's birthday, at swensen's with lunch followed by the firehouse happy birthday icecream combo with vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavors. Of course there's the birthday candle which tim had quite a poor job blowing up which zg(@trying_to_be_straight.com) just cant stop commenting on the blow job poorly done which of course is quite understandable, as the expert of blowing stuff must give his most professional advice. Which reminds me, zg's almost every other sentence must have some reference to gay and sexuality in it, but quite sadly for him, it almost always kena backfired by us (very much like jere's attempt to counter mitch's in trashing his liverpool hahaa). Sometimes, if he just shut up, he will not be shot until so jalat, but then again it was rather entertaining so we just let him be, digging his own grave deeper and deeper with every comment he made. Hilarious really.


That continued on as we made our way to.... science centre! Yesh, it must have been like eons ago, for most of you, since you last been to the science centre. We were actually heading to the snow city, very kind suggestion by lzg for a terrific freezing new year day. Oh yes it was terrific, especially the part where zg was aimed by the 3 of us in snow fights where he almost always ended up having snow in the back of his jacket and having to rush out of the snow chamber to clear up the mess.

Snow city is actually quite small, with the main activity being snowtubing, which is like sitting on the snow tube and slide down the slope, and hearing alien, i mean ai lian screaming all the way down (thought we were supposed to shout: "zg dun be gay!!?"). The slope basically took up most of the snow chamber and the rest are like play area for the kids, or for the young-at-heart like the 4 of us...


After the 1hr session, we wandered around the kinetics garden outside the science centre where we proved that zg is indeed heavier than the 3 of us. The first prove of course is during the snowtubing session where his side went down much faster and that the crew had quite a hard time trying to push his fat ass down the slope. Now, we prove it once again with the see-saw balance thingy as shown in the photo on the left. Zg's sullenness in the photo, obviously shows that he is unhappy for having been proven wrong that he's only 62 kg. Its more like 162 kg can?



So then, while pouting away, he decided to do what's he's best at once again, peeping at guys generally of his size but slightly smaller, through the peep hole.

Haiz, what to do, his favorite hobby, so we let him be.







Resolution for 2008

Tim: Hopes zg will become straight.
Ai lian: Hopes zg dun be gay
Me: Hopes zg take the advice of the above 2
Zg: Tries to be straight

Quote of the day: "You know, it would really be kinda hilarious, after all these years of joking and teasing zg about him being gay and all, if one day he were to come up to us and confess that he is indeed one."

The last of 2007

Basically the last of the year 2007 was spent with a few gatherings mainly from my jc friends. Watched so much movies of late that we almost wanted to settle on alvin and the chipmunks on new year's eve, but we decided against it and went window shopping instead... That was where we spotted this cream crackers sofa in furniture shop.




It would be so cool that have one of that in my room lar! Ha. Nvm anyways, earlier on lunch was at riverside Indonesia's restaurant. It was quite cheap for a 7-course meal (or was it 8, nvm forgot) for only like 15++ per person. Well, my jc friends like quite camera shy one, so i only took the picture of the food nia.

Well, good bye year 2007, it has been a great year and lets hope 2008 will be just as terrific for all of us! =)

Back from reservist!

Now lets see: It was a 10 days thingy and it rained pretty much everyday. And i got like 4 days outfield. I think that pretty much sums it up the feeling of the whole ict. Bloody hell, you guys better pray hard your ict dun ever fall on a monsoon season. Its totally demoralizing, to be wet, cold, hungry and tired out there in the forest.

Well then, my role in this BME was a rebro, bridging comms and making sure all stations can get each other. The first mission the rebro wasn't working well, so we relay like siao, scouts especially, so much sitrep and spotrep...zzz. So never slept on the first night. 2nd mission the rebro was working pretty ok, so we manage to catch some sleep.

One pretty funny conversation i relayed was that of the pioneer pc and the co:

pioneer pc: minefield cleared, who should i report to?
co: alpha coy
pioneer pc: alpha is down ah, so who should i report to?
co: alpha platoon 3
pioneer pc: alpha 3 also down, now wat?
co: nvm, go take over alpha 3 and attack enemy from the back.
(Long pause... obviously stunned by the decision, cos pioneer normally dun fight)
pioneer pc: err we dun have ammo ah
co: nvm go melee go melee, i.e. use you bayonet.
(our side and the co signaller were laughing like hell)
pioneer pc: roger..........
co: try your best
(really really long pause)
pioneer pc: pioneer kena suppressed and captured.



- signal platoon's bunk is on the highest floor again...6th floor..

- condition of bunks and toilet is pretty good, and every bed have a personal powerpoint.

- vending machines are everywhere, so do bring more coins in for your reservist..ha

- signal platoon got the best platoon again...somehow... and we booked out pretty early, right after alpha coy.

- my navigation skill quite cmi, possibly due to the fact that i was made confused at the start of the exercise by a certain trainer who gave me the wrong starting location on the map. But still, i need some kind of navigation training and familiarize myself with lck area...but then again, next ict onwards will have jackson.

- i rode my bike for like almost everyday, either for orientation, topping up of petrol or for the exercise.

- i fell off my bike once, resulting in bandages around my hands, although it wasn't as bad as it looks.

- Oh ya, 3rd ict coming up june next year (low key one)... i am so going to finish my 10 yrs cycle by 30 yrs old... lol

- well thats all for now, later then add more if i remember, shag now.

Of reservist

Just finished my last paper yesterday and it's like almost time for me to go for the Christmas chalet in jurong camp already. Argh..

Had a quick look at the training program, its going to be 10 days straight, no book outs on weekends. In fact, we are highly likely to be having some counterstrike actions in some forest on sunday with universal rounds or maybe the sensor thingy (gosh i hate this one)..

So there, will be away from 10th dec till 19th. Dun bother checking this space. Out.

How Sylar got his powers?

Having finished watching the first season of Heroes, some of my friends and I were discussing the above question one day after a game of basketball. So just how did Sylar get his powers?

If you have yet to watch this, Heroes is an amazing tv series where several people discovered they have special abilities such as time travel, telepathy, spontaneous tissue regeneration, flying and even absorbing others powers. These people then found out they have a role to play in preventing a catastrophe and saving the world.

Sylar is the villain who is supposedly normal but somehow is able acquire others abilities by killing them and removing their brains. How exactly he acquire the abilities was not explicitly explained in the show, so this allows for some discussion based on the clues and events that follows.

Some would argue that Sylar actually has a power, which is the ability to see how everything works. This opens up the possibility of him studying the brains of the victims (like how he studies watches) and understanding how their abilities work and uses them.

"You are like me, aren't you? I wana see how that works!"
--- Sylar in episode 19 when fighting with Peter Petrelli, whose ability is to absorb others powers without killing them.

Yet I don’t quite buy this argument, well cos it just doesn’t make sense. How can his brain possibly know how to use the powers by just simply knowing how it works? The powers should have been caused by genes mutations as suggested by the Genetics professor, Mohinder Suresh. Then again, this is a science fiction hor?

However, if Sylar only needs to look at the brains to know how it works and use their ability, why then he needs to remove the brains and take it with him? So, some suggested that he needs to eat the brains of his victims to obtain their genes in the process instead. But, well, this is so wrong…

"Give me the damn list, so i can sink my teeth in!!"
--- Sylar in episode 18 when begging Mohinder to release him

Another idea is that Sylar did In vivo gene transfer by introducing the victims DNA into his body by, say, using virus as vectors for the gene delivery. His interaction with Chandra Suresh and his book, Activating Evolution, would have given him sufficient knowledge in genetics engineering and allow him to manipulate his own genes.

What do you think?

Google's Tisp beta !!

If you go to Google's main page today, you would have realized this Google Tisp (BETA) link:



Try clicking on it and you will be directed to a sign-up page for a FREE wireless broadband service!!

"Sick of paying for broadband that you have to, well, pay for?

Introducing Google TiSP (BETA), our new FREE in-home wireless broadband service. Sign up today and we'll send you your TiSP self-installation kit, which includes setup guide, fiber-optic cable, spindle, wireless router and installation CD."

Sounds too good or silly (read: huh? put cable into toilet bowl? lol) to be true?

Well, it is and its the 1st of April today if you have not realized. Good one, Google. lol.

Happy April Fool's, folks.


Also check out this: Top 100 April Fool's Hoaxes of all time, starting from #64 Singapore's Y2K bug solved.