Monday, March 30, 2009
I need to start sleeping early. I need to start doing more consistent work, instead of playing catch up. Third year is no joke. Actually, I think third year is manageable. It's all about self discipline.
Dan
12:56 am
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Melbourne had an earthquake today!!! Ok, its the totally ignorant response, but it was exciting. I was sitting my room doing my assignment when I felt my chair shake for 5 seconds. I thought it was some tram that was driving past my building downstairs, so I looked and there was no tram, and everyone was just walking about in campus like it was a normal Wednesday. So I carried on my work.
To my surprise, I learnt later at night that what I felt was a tremor!!! My friend said she felt it too, but she thought it was her brother walking up the stairs (since Melbourne buildings are made of paper). Not very comforting knowing that there are earthquakes. What I find interesting is what we associate with earthquakes. People walking, trams moving.
I blame the Singapore government for not properly educating Singaporeans that we don't even know it when we feel a tremor. Imagine how stupid we'll look in front of our other international-tremor-feeling-country friends. They'll be like, "eh!! Just now got tremor leh!!" and we'll be like, "really ah? I thought my phone vibrated."
We should have some sort of natural disaster simulation device in Singapore to teach Singaporeans. This is what a tremor feels like, this is what a hurricane feels like. But then again, I know that much criticism will come if such a device is ever made. Poor Singaporeans.
Dan
1:43 am
Friday, March 13, 2009
I was looking at my bookshelf this morning, and admiring my collection of econs and finance books from my first year to my third year. It was so beautiful. Then I started to calculate how much this beautiful set of collection cost me, and it worked out to be close to A$900!!!
I was shocked. Who would ever think that books would cost so much. It made me wonder how much of my grades could be attributed to these books, and whether that increase (or decrease) in my grade is worth the cost of books.
Wonder if anybody has ever done research on this before.
Dan
5:14 pm
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Another one of life's unanswerable questions.
Why is it that the one person who acts like they don't care,
Is the one person who cares the most.
Why is it that the one person who speaks the least,
Is the one person who wants to speak the most.
Why is it that the one person who walks away,
Is the one person who wants to run back.
Why is it that the one person who makes you feel anger,
Is the one person who makes you feel love.
Why is it only one person.
Dan
5:42 pm
Monday, March 09, 2009
I saw a family with a small dog walking in front of me the other day, and everyone who walked by paused to look at the dog. You could hear comments about how cute the dog was. There was a cat that was lazying under a table at the cafe, and it wasn't long before that cute dog began barking and chasing the cat till the end of his leash. The cat dashed under a fence and disappeared, and everyone around all laughed the incident off.
I wonder, what happens once the dog catches up with the cat? Dogs don't eat cats do they?
Dan
11:42 am
Thursday, March 05, 2009
I watched Wicked the musical yesterday, and I think I'll never watch the Wizard of Oz the same way again. I was totally impressed by the actors and actresses vocals, and all those dance numbers! How can one contain it all by sitting in their seats?? I think musicals should have a mesh pit, like in concerts where some part of the audience who don't want to sit down can dance to the music.
School has been alright so far. Nothing out of the ordinary yet, which is good I suppose.
Dan
9:53 am