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Carrot Sticks, Tofu and Tomatoes
Heh. With me it's tofu and tomatoes. Only my brother ruined it when he bought a bag of chips today. Must. Go. Puke. Chips. Out. Now.
Actually I was surprised Wiley could resist having Moss say "Bwahahaha! Let them all crack!" Okay. Bad pun. I have a better one if Moss gets caught smoking marijuana though.
Filed under: Humour
Friday, March 10, 2006
VoteForTheWorst
In case you've been watching American Idol 5 and are wondering how certain contestants have been staying in there as long as they have, wonder no longer. VoteForTheWorst is a website that dedicates itself to voting for the worst contestant in reality TV shows. For American Idol 5, they have Kevin "Chicken Little"Covais and Kelly "I'm a mink!" Pickler in their sights.
Mistaken identity I
Mistaken identity II (Kelly mistook Simon's comment about her being a minx)
So now you know why these two are still in the competition. Doesn't explain why Taylor "Whoo!!!" Hicks is still in the competition though.
And poor Ayla. Listen to this (source) and tell me she shouldn't be in the top 12. Grumble. At least Melissa made it through though.
Filed under: Entertainment
Mistaken identity I
Mistaken identity II (Kelly mistook Simon's comment about her being a minx)
So now you know why these two are still in the competition. Doesn't explain why Taylor "Whoo!!!" Hicks is still in the competition though.
And poor Ayla. Listen to this (source) and tell me she shouldn't be in the top 12. Grumble. At least Melissa made it through though.
Filed under: Entertainment
Thursday, March 09, 2006
The Excitement of Research
Via CNA,
Local undergrads reluctant to pursue PhDs, universities to act
SINGAPORE : Many local undergraduates say they are still reluctant to pursue higher degrees despite a recent $500 million grant given by the government to boost academic research.
The number of Singaporeans who are enrolled in PhD programmes at local universities may have almost doubled from 400 to over 700 in the last four years.
But foreigners still form the majority of post graduate students here, with three in four university research scholarship holders being foreigners.
"There is a general perception here that there is less recognition for local researcher even if you graduate from the university. So most of the principal investigators positions at research institutes here are held by foreign researchers and not local researchers," said Tam Wai Leong, a Singaporean post-graduate student.
"A lot of jobs don't actually require PHDs and a lot of them want to start earning money and settle down. We get paid but not as much as if you are working in industries outside," said another Singaporean post-graduate student Cecilia Lee.
"Perhaps they find it less prestigious to do it in a local university compared to other universities," said Singaporean undergraduate Huang Shufen.
To make a career in R&D more attractive for Singaporean students, universities here say they are looking into increasing the stipend and grants for PhD students.
At the same time they are also exposing undergraduate to the excitement of research through compulsory final year projects in many faculties.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) says all its faculties give priority to qualified Singaporeans when it comes to PhD applications.
"We also work with A*Star. They have a pre-graduate award that identifies very good students in their third year and we fund their honours year. (To qualify), you must be a Singaporean or be willing to become a Singaporean," said Barry Halliwell, executive director of Graduate School at NUS.
But while universities are working to attract more Singaporean post-graduate students, they say an ideal local to foreign student ratio will be 50:50, similar to other internationally acclaimed research labs worldwide.
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Forgive me, but when I'm neck-deep in thesis writing and miles behind schedule, "excitement" is not the word that comes to mind. Instead "drivel", "why am I doing this", "I can't believe I wrote that crap", "I'm going to flunk out of university", "I'm going to jail for over-emission of methane (read: bullshit)" are the more common phrases. (If you are my thesis supervisor or co-supervisor, that was a joke. I do that frequently. And yes I will sent some draft chapters over soon.)
In fact, I daresay the compulsory final year research partly explains why there is a dearth of local researchers. Someone should do a poll. Here's some impromptu MSN replies from fellow final years: (some expletives)
Ok. Back to my daily overdose of excitement.
Filed under: Humour, HYP
Local undergrads reluctant to pursue PhDs, universities to act
SINGAPORE : Many local undergraduates say they are still reluctant to pursue higher degrees despite a recent $500 million grant given by the government to boost academic research.
The number of Singaporeans who are enrolled in PhD programmes at local universities may have almost doubled from 400 to over 700 in the last four years.
But foreigners still form the majority of post graduate students here, with three in four university research scholarship holders being foreigners.
"There is a general perception here that there is less recognition for local researcher even if you graduate from the university. So most of the principal investigators positions at research institutes here are held by foreign researchers and not local researchers," said Tam Wai Leong, a Singaporean post-graduate student.
"A lot of jobs don't actually require PHDs and a lot of them want to start earning money and settle down. We get paid but not as much as if you are working in industries outside," said another Singaporean post-graduate student Cecilia Lee.
"Perhaps they find it less prestigious to do it in a local university compared to other universities," said Singaporean undergraduate Huang Shufen.
To make a career in R&D more attractive for Singaporean students, universities here say they are looking into increasing the stipend and grants for PhD students.
At the same time they are also exposing undergraduate to the excitement of research through compulsory final year projects in many faculties.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) says all its faculties give priority to qualified Singaporeans when it comes to PhD applications.
"We also work with A*Star. They have a pre-graduate award that identifies very good students in their third year and we fund their honours year. (To qualify), you must be a Singaporean or be willing to become a Singaporean," said Barry Halliwell, executive director of Graduate School at NUS.
But while universities are working to attract more Singaporean post-graduate students, they say an ideal local to foreign student ratio will be 50:50, similar to other internationally acclaimed research labs worldwide.
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Forgive me, but when I'm neck-deep in thesis writing and miles behind schedule, "excitement" is not the word that comes to mind. Instead "drivel", "why am I doing this", "I can't believe I wrote that crap", "I'm going to flunk out of university", "I'm going to jail for over-emission of methane (read: bullshit)" are the more common phrases. (If you are my thesis supervisor or co-supervisor, that was a joke. I do that frequently. And yes I will sent some draft chapters over soon.)
In fact, I daresay the compulsory final year research partly explains why there is a dearth of local researchers. Someone should do a poll. Here's some impromptu MSN replies from fellow final years: (some expletives)
"if I do phd, got RA help me to code anot?" - CL, CEC
"cb i go to sleep at 6pm then wake up now is exactly to do hyp.. exciting ki lan jiao" - KS, IS
"knn .. i sibei not excited at all" - JJ, IS
"haa. excitement. nonsense." - JC, IS
"whahahahahhaha!!!!! research go die" - SC, EC
"exciting?! wtf the reporter nv do homewk issit?! rofl. stupid cna" KT, CS
"cb i go to sleep at 6pm then wake up now is exactly to do hyp.. exciting ki lan jiao" - KS, IS
"knn .. i sibei not excited at all" - JJ, IS
"haa. excitement. nonsense." - JC, IS
"whahahahahhaha!!!!! research go die" - SC, EC
"exciting?! wtf the reporter nv do homewk issit?! rofl. stupid cna" KT, CS
Ok. Back to my daily overdose of excitement.
Filed under: Humour, HYP
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Another Tag
From my brother no less, who's currently facing a potential ban from blogging until he finishes my homework. That he tags me only after two girls is not why I am potentially banning him. Honest.
3 important things in your room:
1. PC
2. PC
3.Dirty underwear to remind me of my masculinity PC
3 important things in your life
1. PC
2. PC
3. PC
3 people you admire most
1. Bill Gates
2. Tim Berners-Lee
3. José Mourinho (for being able to make loads of money despite being an utterly disgusting human being)
3 people you loathe most
1. Opportunists (like a certain local movie director)
2. The devision senior medic who terrorized me years ago. Balls to you.
3. José Mourinho
3 colours you like most
1. Black
2. Red
3. White (not on me)
3 words to describe you
1. Acerbic
2. Order in Disorder
3. Sleepy
3 flaws (insert: strengths) in you
1. I procrastinate (I enjoy the challenge of a deadline)
2. I am a worrier (I am a forward-thinking person who considers all scenarios)
3. I can't live without my PC (I am a PC god... well, demi-god)
3 qualities you would like to find in the opposite gender
1. Cooks
2. Cleans house
3. Does laundry
(In case anyone doesn't get it, I'm joking. I fully understand men need to do their share of the household chores, yada yada and all that. Really.)
3 qualities you would like to find in your gender
1. Rich and happy to share
2. Drives a car and willing tochauffeur me give me frequent lifts
3. Looks uglier than me, the better to accentuate my looks (Actually, I've run out of options for the 3rd item... Isn't that sad.)
3 people I want to do this survey
1. As usual, all tags stop here.
Filed under: Humour, Personal
3 important things in your room:
1. PC
2. PC
3.
3 important things in your life
1. PC
2. PC
3. PC
3 people you admire most
1. Bill Gates
2. Tim Berners-Lee
3. José Mourinho (for being able to make loads of money despite being an utterly disgusting human being)
3 people you loathe most
1. Opportunists (like a certain local movie director)
2. The devision senior medic who terrorized me years ago. Balls to you.
3. José Mourinho
3 colours you like most
1. Black
2. Red
3. White (not on me)
3 words to describe you
1. Acerbic
2. Order in Disorder
3. Sleepy
3 flaws (insert: strengths) in you
1. I procrastinate (I enjoy the challenge of a deadline)
2. I am a worrier (I am a forward-thinking person who considers all scenarios)
3. I can't live without my PC (I am a PC god... well, demi-god)
3 qualities you would like to find in the opposite gender
1. Cooks
2. Cleans house
3. Does laundry
(In case anyone doesn't get it, I'm joking. I fully understand men need to do their share of the household chores, yada yada and all that. Really.)
3 qualities you would like to find in your gender
1. Rich and happy to share
2. Drives a car and willing to
3. Looks uglier than me, the better to accentuate my looks (Actually, I've run out of options for the 3rd item... Isn't that sad.)
3 people I want to do this survey
1. As usual, all tags stop here.
Filed under: Humour, Personal
You know...
... you're gonna fail your IPPT when:
1) You fly off the treadmill at the minimum setting for a pass (or so the PTI claims). You fly off backwards.
2) The double digits of time you took to run the 2.4km is similar to the number of laps the guy beside you has ran.
3) Guy in 2) is not breaking a sweat while you can supply enough salt water for a desalination plant to operate one full day.
4) The PTI, who has arms thicker than your thighs, say that you remind him of a movie star when you run.
5) The movie star in 4) recently acted in Date Movie:
6) The auntie lifts more weights than you. Faster too.
7) The number of situps you do is equivalent to the number of pullups regular gymers do.
8) The number of pullups you do is equivalent to the number of people envying your movie star looks (see 4 and 5).
9) The PTI congratulates you and you alone on completing the shuttle run. Everyone else has already completed their static stations.
10) Your entire body breaks out into the rousing chorus of Ave Maria. After you manage to get an MC to excuse you from the IPPT you know you are going to fail.
Filed under: Humour
1) You fly off the treadmill at the minimum setting for a pass (or so the PTI claims). You fly off backwards.
2) The double digits of time you took to run the 2.4km is similar to the number of laps the guy beside you has ran.
3) Guy in 2) is not breaking a sweat while you can supply enough salt water for a desalination plant to operate one full day.
4) The PTI, who has arms thicker than your thighs, say that you remind him of a movie star when you run.
5) The movie star in 4) recently acted in Date Movie:
6) The auntie lifts more weights than you. Faster too.
7) The number of situps you do is equivalent to the number of pullups regular gymers do.
8) The number of pullups you do is equivalent to the number of people envying your movie star looks (see 4 and 5).
9) The PTI congratulates you and you alone on completing the shuttle run. Everyone else has already completed their static stations.
10) Your entire body breaks out into the rousing chorus of Ave Maria. After you manage to get an MC to excuse you from the IPPT you know you are going to fail.
Filed under: Humour