hmm... i walked past an osim store today.

i was thinking what it would feel like to use iGallop and uZap simultaneuously.

i laughed my ass off right on the spot.

indeed. so a theist can openly express his faith, and everyone else is supposed to respect that for "religions are sensitive issues". and yet the faith of a solipcist is considered disrespectful?

i do not see the importance of religious tolerance. i see how respecting other people's faith is critical to my survival and my well being. i see that might makes right.

indeed the time has come where we are allowed to question more. still, we are supposed to ask what the teacher want us to ask. nothing more, preferably nothing less. it seems contradictory to the idea of thinking out of the box. but, oh well, they give the grades, they call the shots, and so we shall obey, or we land into some kind of trouble.

i remember in p6 science prelims, there was an mcq question that contained a circuit. the circuit had the wire coiled around an iron nail, a wooden doll, and a part of straight wire. the question asked, which one of the above would attract paper clips? well, being the honest me i chose "iron nail and wooden doll". WRONG. answer is iron nail only. i was quite indignant, i showed a book i borrowed from the library and told the teacher that the wire coil would act as a solenoid, and it can still attract paperclips. "well, you are not supposed to know that anyway." indeed. and i didn't get my marks.

i remember in sec 2 exam, there was an mcq question that asks if a fish in water directly underneath a fly would see the fly as nearer, farther, or same distance away. i chose farther, because a fly still has positive horizonal dimensions, and a fish has two eyes. WRONG. the answer is "same distance away". why? i asked the teacher. i had no chance to speak. "i had told you so many times that when you are directly above you cannot tell the distance, and you got it wrong and serves you right!" next year i clarified the answer with my sec 3 physics relief teacher. he said that my answer was correct. and of course i never got my marks back.

i remember my sec 4 math performance task asking us for the velocity of a spaceship in terms of light years per hour. and no, the answer was not in decimal point with many zeroes in front. it was around 44 light years per hour. when i saw that question i immediately knew that it is physically wrong. oh well, they are math teachers and they probably know about the theory of relativity. it is a math question, not a science question, and i didn't like the idea of challenging a question that accounts for 40% of the marks for a performance task and getting it wrong "because you are not expected to know that", or "because you are supposed to apply what you have learnt". so i faithfully did the question, and got an answer that defies science.

and guess what? people who pointed out that the question is wrong got 2 bonus marks.

oh well, those we give the marks call the shots. whether "they" value creativity, or understanding of the syllabus, or the courage to stand up for the truth, ultimately your teacher decides your score.

indeed, such is the case, based on my experiences.

my mother cooked spinach today. i suddenly got reminded of the popeye cartoon.

maybe after the weights room briefing i packet one can of spinach to school everyday...

libing said something extremely quotable today.

and inspired by jimr's tag, i shall post it!

LB: "why are u going on a diet? at this age it would make u shorter."
me: "i'm not missing out on anything. i'll drink milk for the food i'm not eating."
LB: "you can't get everything from milk!"
me: "milk is a complete food!"
LB: "nonsense."
me: "well babies drink milk and they grow so fast!"
LB: "you are not a baby. and besides they drink human milk. so it won't work unless u get someone... nvm."

just as people envy my absence of leg hair, i'm growing leg hair!!!! noooooo!!!!!!

i will miss my smooth legs.

ok i should say something.

i usually don't say anything if i have nothing to say. but this is an exception. so is this. so is this. so is this.

there are some things that can be said to certain people, some things that cannot be said to certain people. This is due to the fact that some people get offended very easily, and some people dislike you already and are just searching for things to pick on. And being an online thing anybody can read so the offensiveness has to be set at the upper limit of the most buaysong people in the world. Which basically means u can't say anything you really want to say. Not many things i want to say can be said to everyone. (well some can, but they are generally not interesting, and u can find them on wikipedia anyway)

but so far, nobody hates me yet. and i don't want to limit my already very limited social circle by telling the whole world who i dislike and why. generally ppl's attitude towards me is neutral. not too bad. better than some people already.

things are looking pretty good. dun feel busy yet. every day is fun and joy. but yang tong is giving me lots of stress. he can do china olympiad physics and chemistry questions already. if all china scholars liddat then i no hope liao.

jimr tagged me! yayness!

5 random things about myself.

1. I am considering going on a diet.

2. I stare at hot guys.

Oh yes regarding that there is this guy from H1 econs who is ULTRA handsome (1.1). dunno his name doh. he's not from ri. and he wears rj uniform. Another guy whom i think is really handsome is shi kai (1.4), the catholic high guy in my OG. really can't help taking a few more glances at them.

3. I think every subject (except pw) i'm taking in jc is quite fun.

4. From sec 1 to now i only slept in class/lectures 3 times. HAHA BEAT THAT.

5. I can snap my fingers really fast.

shan't tag ppl. ppl whom i want to tag have already been tagged.