http://10joules.multiply.com/ <TABLE height=80 width="100%"><BR> <TBODY> <TR> <TD background=http://11gts.scout.org.my/images/sdbarback.GIF><BR><BR><BR><FONT color=white>All things must pass.. My old bloggie layout just did;) Have a nice day!<BR><BR></FONT></TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:39:22 -0000 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:11:19 -0000 http://images.10joules.multiply.com/logo http://10joules.multiply.com 100 100 http://10joules.multiply.com/video/item/6/jyg_0002.wmv Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:11:19 -0000 http://10joules.multiply.com/video/item/5/db_0001.wmv Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:04:10 -0000 Trying out blogspot for a while. Here's the link. <a href="http://10joules.blogspot.com/"><a href=http://10joules.blogspot.com/>http://10joules.blogspot.com/</a></a> http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/224/Moving_house Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:14:00 -0000 <P>5&nbsp;seconds of horror for discovering that my bus leaves 45 minutes earlier than expected&nbsp;---- check<BR>15 minutes of desperate&nbsp;packing&nbsp;measures ----- check<BR>10 hours bus ride ----- check<BR>3 hours of classes effectively skipped ---- check</P> <P>..and here I am, back in Penang^^</P> <P>I took it upon myself to take a read through some blogs yesterday and realised that : they are at it again -&nbsp;Ben and Jason on happiness. True,&nbsp;they involve&nbsp;rather old posts, and most probably I would've just missed&nbsp;them had it not been&nbsp;for xtine's mention of it on one of her blog posts. But then again, that in turn is a rather old post too, and arguing along the same lines, I would've missed THAT too.. =S *speechless**grabs a readily-available pineapple tart(that's what I love about home~)* </P> <P>Basically, with my lack of enlightenment in the art of putting across arguments(and not to mention my phobia of large large chunks of words) I gather that&nbsp;<A href="http://yuenhoe.netfirms.com/">Jason</A> is advocating breaking fre... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/223/Penang_and_perhaps_happiness Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:02:00 -0000 &nbsp; <P><BR> <BR><A href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/48768787/">Team where the heart lies</A> by ~<A class=u href="http://10joules.deviantart.com/">10joules</A> on <A href="http://www.deviantart.com/">deviant</A><A href="http://www.deviantart.com/">ART</A></P> <P>Hehe, a few last touches... and voila : a perfect ending to my V day'07 -- an artwork on my dear TeamNUS.. man, i'm so high now.. it's been a while since i enjoyed drawing this much. hehe.. comments are welcome. </P> <P align=center>And oh, spot the short crustacean^^</P> <P align=center><IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.10joules.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RdPYdAoKCkYAABudIS01/shell.jpg?et=tKHu6XWebfukDmOuVYh27A" border=0></P> http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/222/Dragonboat_Actually_ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:47:00 -0000 <A href="http://10joules.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/17/19"> <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.10joules.multiply.com/image/3/photos/17/300x300/19/Top.jpg?et=xqT3MLrI6mHL7ZPvM34JyA" border=0> &nbsp; reward : hehe, a chance to get a free favour from me<BR></A> http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/221/Guess Thu, 8 Feb 2007 05:14:00 -0000 <A href="http://10joules.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/17/17"></A> <A href="http://10joules.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/17/16"><BR></A>ah.. I recently&nbsp;caught this very bad habit to sketch during lectures(again) -- a habit which I naively thought I could kick&nbsp;by refusing to bring any sharpened pencils to class.. but oh well, at least I finally understood why there&nbsp;are empty&nbsp;boxes&nbsp;at the top right-hand&nbsp;corner of every page of my note book =) <P align=center><IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.10joules.multiply.com/image/3/photos/17/300x300/16/sketch1.jpg?et=uKKLFCgflCTJDGZWneqJ2A" border=5></P> <P align=center>Hehe.. looks like i still miss the AJ uniformed-look</P> <P align=center><IMG class=alignmiddle style="WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 301px" height=310 src="http://images.10joules.multiply.com/image/4/photos/17/300x300/17/sketch2.jpg?et=+q6ZoTx7TzOHAWm,efdV7g" width=194 border=5></P> <P align=center>DoggiE!! Kawaii desu ka? Beats me why I drew the piano keys, must be because I miss playing it so.. especially since the halls in NUS are denying non-residents a go at their pianos.. but nevertheless, i like this particular sketch very much =)</P> <P align=center><IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.10joules.multiply.com/image/3/photos/17/300x300/18/sketch3.jpg?et=uIsxgcvTwP8giJdU9DZVoQ" border=5></P> <P align=center>hah! that's what you get when you drink pearl bubble tea in front of me in lecture. Well, that and if you are someone that I've always thought to have a very interesting appearance. Ah,&nbsp;she looks soooo cute in this sketch here. I'm glad&nbsp;I drew&nbsp;this.&nbsp;She has&nbsp;earned it -- I'm turning over the original sketch to her&nbsp;the next... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/220/Still_sketching_in_lecture_despite_not_having_a_pencil_T.T Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:40:00 -0000 yeah.. so here I go again about my age and how old I look and feel =)<br> <br> Things that make one feel old :-<br> <br> 1) Putting your age down as 2X instead of 1X on forms.<br> <br> 2) 3 out of 3 teammates asked think that you are at least a 3rd year undergraduate(in other words, a 25 year-old if one is a Singaporean)<br> <br> 3) Weird people try to sell you savings/insurance plans on the streets<br> <br> 4) Even weirder people trying to arrange an interview for you with their companies on the streets.<br> <br> 5) You have trouble hearing the high pitched "Ringtone-that-only-kids-can-hear" (yes, it's true.. it's barely audible to me now T.T)<br> <br> 6) Your own cousin thinks that you look 28.<br> <br> oh man.. I think i'm gonna need to stock up on facial whitening creams and anti-wrinkle products soon xD<br> <br> no prizes for guessing my real age.. well, except for a gracious hug and a big "THANK YOU!" hehe.. <br> <br> go on ahead guys, don't wait up for this here ol' bag o' bones xD<br> http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/219/Comes_the_day_when_you_no_longer_feel_a_boy.. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:07:00 -0000 I'm sure most of us have been there before -- so here's a few of them disruptive behaviors that you'll grow to hate and love throughout your campus life :-<br> <br> 1) The Talkers - common family of parasites in the lecture theaters. Species range from the whisperers (who usually discuss and seek clarification from friends beside them in whispers about what's being thought by the lecturer) to the downright irritating gossipers(endless gossip in during lecture without any relation to what's going on in lecture, with no attempt to keep their voices).<br> <br> Lecturers should really just be firm and chase them gossipers out of the theater since they are obviously not interested in what's being thought. Outside the theater would be even better a place for their small talk. I'd say it's a win-win situation for all of us;)<br> <br> 2) The Cinema go-ers -- Totally irrational behavior. Watching movies/anime in class with earphones on.. beats me why they are in lecture in the 1st place. Additi... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/217/Things_that_we_just_hate_in_lectures.. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:15:00 -0000 <P>And here they are, my preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeccccccccccious ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="http://10joules.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RbnY5goKCkYAADBs-381"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.10joules.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RbnY5goKCkYAADBs-381/DSC00051.JPG?et=3gdURHrwI5plJkPYQ0oiIA" border=0></A></P> <P>Too bad i'll have to cook them sooner or later =P</P> http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/216/The_reason_why_I_was_almost_late_for_class_today.. Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:32:00 -0000 Dammit! SOMEONE STOLE HALF OF MY EGGS that I just bought on Sunday!! Whatever reason you have for taking my eggs, know that what goes around comes around -- you WILL get your retribution, you wait and see!<br> <br> Muscle and fitness War was held last Saturday, where Wei Ming from the team got 1st in the IVP level and 2nd in opens. He won hands down of course =)<br> <br> here's a photo of him in action, although one can't really tell which one is him from the photo xD i think he's the one furthest to the right ;) congrats ya!<br><br><img src="http://www.geocities.com/jrevelationist/DSC00049.JPG" height="300"><br> <br> Went to have my laundry done on Monday, saw this notice on the laundry room door calling users who flood the machines "cheapo asses" because they refuse to put enough money for a complete wash of their clothes. I couldn't agree more and i can understand why he or she is so frustrated -- imagine 10 out of 20 washing machines not working because some university level idiots are trying to beat the system by putting less money than it is required for a com... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/215/Gah_Fridge_raider_on_the_loose Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:05:00 -0000 2nd week into the 2nd semester, and it's finally dawning upon the NUS student community that happy days are almost over - from a pessimist point of view that is ;) Tutorial classes officially start next week, marking an official end to the relaxed pace of life which lingered since the end of last semester.<br> <br> The 1st week of the semester was fraught with rain - mind you, not the kind of soak-you-ups but rain here in Singapore ravages and drowns(only now do I understand the importance of all the "banjaran" or mountain ranges that we've studied in Geography classes in high school). <br> <br> Naturally, to the non-lover of rain, this spate of wet and cold weather provides a rather irritating distraction to my everyday life. Thoughts of my umbrella filling up every corner of my mind, making me more absent-minded as ever. Lets see, I forgot to do things like helping chin seong bring his gym shoes to gym, attend my physics lab session.. etc.. YEAH, you are probably right. I'm just ma... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/214/ahh.._finally_the_2nd_week Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:52:00 -0000 <br>sighs.. school starts tomorrow.... it's not as bad as people say.. right? lol<br><br>Anyway, feeling lost, I spent my afternoon sitting at a shady spot under a tree overlooking the campus field, studying the clouds on thehorizon while enjoying the lovely sensation of the cool afternoon breeze caressing every inch of my exposed skin. <br><br>I love looking at the sky.. It reminds me of how small and insignificant I am -- like how at the same point in time, there might be another unknowing person, just like me, is looking at the same piece of cloud grazing lazily in the afternoon sky; I like how, beyond the deep blueness, hang the stars.. and between us and them, we have space,infinite volumes of space and emptiness.. by looking up and the vast emptiness, I might even be meeting the gaze of another person on another planet and not know it -- I like that feeling.<br><br>And on very special days like today.. the clouds would as if "open up", letting me spot faraway clouds so near the horizon that i... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/213/The_sky_over_NUS Sun, 7 Jan 2007 13:04:00 -0000 Newton's 3rd law of graduation :- "For every action towards graduation, there is an equal and opposite distraction."<br> <br> and as a result of it being the last day weekday before my 2nd semester in NUS begins, I came up with this treat for my dear ex-roommate victor-sama..<br> <br> <br><img src="http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/005/9/c/The_tail_of_two_pigs_by_10joules.jpg" align="middle" height="400"><br>full-sized image on my deviantart site.. happy last weekend of hols everyone! Fasten your seatbelts everyone! Here we go again^^ http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/212/Distraction Fri, 5 Jan 2007 12:47:00 -0000 With the departure of the year 2006 and the start of 2007, I like to take this opportunity to post a short review of last year, with all of its ups and downs.<br> <br> Before I start, I just want to say that it was a mistake to have made my trip down to Singapore on New Year's Eve. I should've just stayed one extra day and spent it with my parents. I did not even get a chance to say a proper goodbye to them yesterday as I rushed for the bus headed or Singapore. Bad bad call on my part. T.T Man, this is the 1st time I am so saddened by saying my goodbyes, or rather, not getting to say a proper goodbye. Although its true that I've spent the whole morning travelling down to KL with my parents, but I expected that we would at least have the chance to have lunch together 1st before boarding a bus to Singapore, but alas, there was only one seat available - "sekarang!" as the ticketing lady puts it. (I should've just come back the next day). *sobs* and for that mistake, I spent my ne... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/211/Thank_you_2006.. Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:28:00 -0000 A few days ago there was a unforeseen turn of events in the political milieu - the Federation of Squirrels, consisting of member squirrels co-habiting with us humans in the compound of the house, declared a state of hostilities with the Tan family.<br> <br> Yesterday, around 0400 hours, an espionage attempt was successfully carried out, as a incursion team of squirrels gained access to the house through the metal grills covering the corridors on the 2nd floor of the house. They then proceeded to descend down to the food storage on the 1st floor and successfully extracted a whole loaf of bread from a sealed container, which was to be our family's form of sustenance for the following morning.the remains of the loaf of bread was found a few hundred meters from the house the next day. - Intel reports.<br> <br> No one is sure what is the cause of this sudden act of hostility, but it is suspected that negative feelings arose when our family's 4-kg-carpet-of-a-cat, Mimi, caught and ate a ... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/210/Attack_of_the_squirrels Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:47:00 -0000 (continue from previous post)<br> <br> Terms like the white man's burden, aphateid system, and probably most of the forms of racial and gender discrimination or even plain abuse probably have this " 5 cents" mindset rooted in somewhere. Think about it. The conflict/injustice usually begins when one 50cents coin is perceived to be worth much more than ten 5 cents coins in the same currency - in other words, the roles and contributions of certain parties are intentionally underplayed such that it's value is lower vis-a-vis what it should've been.<br> <br> Additionally, this kind of the-worthless-5-cents-coin mentality probably explains why the turn up rate for elections in a lot of democracies(with specific reference to the US) is so low. I shall make a generalization that the reason for most of their no-show is that they are stuck with the idea of the insignificance of their vote against the whole sea of voters in the democracy. Although the analogy between 50cents and 5cen... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/206/The_worth_5_centscontd Thu, 7 Dec 2006 02:31:00 -0000 Finals, finals.. 2 papers down(take it literally if you want<img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/wink.png">), and 3 more to go. I know that I probably shouldn't be posting anything here now, but I shall make an exception for this. <br> <br> I had my 1st paper last Monday. For all those unfamiliar with my habitational patterns, I am a hostelite, staying in the slums of NUS - PGP(ok lah, I'll give it to them - it is still a place i call home in this otherwise foreign land).<br> <br> Monday's was a evening paper, so naturally I, the guy who has tendencies to think with his stomach, needed a snack prior to the paper. Uhmmm umm.. a sandwich ought to do the trick. But there was one problem, I have been almost literally confining myself in my hostel for the sake of my studying - or attempts to study, if you prefer to call it that^^ ; My cash is running low without access to an auto-teller-machine for almost a week now. I messaged Chin Seong about the price of a sandwich at the canteen and found it to be a dollar each. *Looks in wallet* -... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/205/The_worth_5_cents Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:27:00 -0000 *Munch munch munch*<br> <br> ahh.. OREOs.. I haven't had one since before I left home to start my my semester here in NUS. <br> <br> *Looks jubilantly at stack of de-filling-ized OREO cookies beside the laptop* ^^<br> <br> oh man.. them oreos are making me miss home. This is the first time I'm getting all sentimental over my food. LOL! What am I doing?! The next you know, I'd be telling you that i can't bear to eat the cookies that I've so diligently emptied. No way! That's the best part about oreo cookies; no way am I gonna leave these around for the ants and cockroaches(not that I'm implying that there's any in my room!!). xD<br> <br> *Munch munch*<br> <br> Sigh! Home has always been so, so, abundant. And mind you, it's not just about the food that I'm referring to. I miss mum and dad and my siblings. I miss my grandmother. Note to oneself: Call home extra early tomorrow to catch her before she retires to bed. I want to be there when my sister brings home her 1st boyfriend, then I can spend hours lect... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/203/Cookie-initiated_post Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:40:30 -0000 Michael Backman<br>The Age , 15/11/06<br><br>MALAYSIA'S been at it again, arguing about what proportion of the economy each of its two main races — the Malays and the Chinese — owns. It's an argument that's been running for 40 years. That wealth and race are not synonymous is important for national cohesion, but really it's time Malaysia grew up.<br> <br style="font-style: italic;"> <br style="font-style: italic;"> It's a tough world out there and there can be little sympathy for a country that prefers to argue about how to divide wealth rather than get on with the job of creating it.<br style="font-style: italic;"> <br style="font-style: italic;"> The long-held aim is for 30 per cent of corporate equity to be in Malay hands, but the figure that the Government uses to justify handing over huge swathes of public companies to Malays but not to other races is absurd. It bases its figure on equity valued, not at market value, but at par value.<br style="font-style: italic;"> <br style="font-style: italic;"> Many shares have a par value of say $1 but a market value of $12. And so the Government figure (18.9 per cent is the most recent figure) is a gross underestimate. Last... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/202/Malaysia_Boleh Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:50:39 -0000 ahh.. forgive me for the belated post, but I was rather caught up with the 24th Singapore River Regatta 2006 last weekend. <br> <br> For the uninitiated, the River Regatta is a national level dragon boat racing event held annually along the Singapore River. This is the 2nd time I am racing under the banner of teamNUS, and even with 2 years of rowing for the Chung Ling team back in high school, I gotta admit that it is rather exciting. <br> <br> For completeness sake, (and not to mention save myself from having to type out another post=P), this post will now bring you, the reader back to the day before the race - Friday.<br> <br> Friday : <br> ahh.. call me crazy, call me quirky, but I always get this overwhelming need to go have my hair cut on the eve of any dragon boat competition, to literally shave, or rather, cut-off the extra weight. (To all of those who have their eyebrows raised at this point in the post:- It's a mental thing ;)) So I've decided to go to the hair saloon which I normall... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/200/Yet_another_meaningful_weekend_in_life.. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:33:52 -0000 Ahh.. i promised my worn-out braincells that i'd keep this short, so here goes..<br> <br> I cooked dinner for Rui Hoong and Victor yesterday^^ Four edible dishes(and no burnt ones, to all of those who are waiting anxiously for news of me burning something and setting of the fire alarm at PGP xD).. <br> <br> Cooking is so much work. Especially when you just don't have all the necessary equipments and kitchenware which were invented to make life easier in the first place! Oh man, what would i give to have a vegetable grater and a chopper board in my pantry.. But, on a 2nd thought, that would probably mean more stuff to move out of my room end of this year, not to mention the arduous journey all the way from clementi back to hostel carrying a newly bought chopper board =)<br> <br> Victor was my good ol', self-proclaimed professional onion dicer and Rui Hoong worked wonders with the vegetables. Even Lin Sien came down and helped with the preparation. Arigato to that. Having a rowing session p... http://10joules.multiply.com/journal/item/199/The_meal Mon, 6 Nov 2006 08:31:43 -0000 My group's CQ http://10joules.multiply.com/video/item/4/finalweb.wmv Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:25:28 -0000 http://10joules.multiply.com/photos/album/23/Random_photos_from_my_phone Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:31:25 -0000 http://10joules.multiply.com/photos/album/22/Monkey_Beach_Hike_06 Wed, 2 Aug 2006 15:32:51 -0000 http://10joules.multiply.com/links/item/32/christine Fri, 3 Feb 2006 16:18:47 -0000