so. i have been so immersed in all the stupidity transpiring around me, that i clean forgot intelligent, perspicacious and acutely discerning life does still exist in the 21st century.
since the start of this sem, it being honours year and all for me, i have been challenged in ways i havent been for a long time.
the other 20 or so brains during each class session, astound me with their wit, their astute judgment, and ingenious questions. the things they ask, the way they question research designs, results and claims, have finally revealed to me the reason i came to uni in the first place.
like, i am truly amazed at the quality of arguments these pple can present.
and if i have never worried before (which i clearly have), i am worried now because these altogether 60+ extremely bright minds are my competition to attainment of the prize that is recipient of a certificate conferring upon you a first class degree in honours.
the crux of university is learning how to construct logical, coherent arguments based on empirical evidence. for what you and i are doin anyway. i wouldve thought that by now, you woulda managed to do just that.
but clearly not.
you know, the people who annoy me most arent the ones who're stupid. stupid being: they say dumb things, or they arent the most intelligent people, or they fail math, (which not incidentally, includes me), or they cannot for the life of them come up with coherent arguments or whatever.
its the ones who know they are stupid, but want to act smart. or i guess it could also be that they really do think they are smart.
whatever it is, what i just dont get, is WHY.
if you arent that good at something, why is that you insist on trying?
(btw, "you" and "you're" and "your" and words of the like are in this post, generic).
its like, my friends who dont think they sing can sing well, dont freakin insist on singin in the hall when we go ktv-ing; i dont go challenge my mother in playing the piano or my brother at guitar; and i dont go try and build a better webpage than mark can.
(we all know at least someone, if not people, like that.
its just i do the dirty work of voicing it out and penning it down).
so really, you clearly either 1) have a problem you dont know about; or 2) you do know you are inferior but have the incessant need to prove to yourself that it might not be the case if you kept on with whatever it is you are doing.
i say "prove to yourself" because honestly, i really dont care, coz i already know that you are indeed inferior (with regard to the topic of interest here only, of course. i am not that great to claim supremacy in every possible domain that COULD be assessed), and nothing that you do will ever be able to change the way i view your competence.
(perhaps if you graduate first class honours then yes, i will eat my words and hand it to you).
so whyyyy, if i dont give a fat rat's foot, am i ranting about this? (besides the fact that ranting does, by definition, refer to crapping about things you cant care shit about :p)
you seeeee right, its very annoying..............
when i have to keep being "entertained" by your mindless, TOTALLY witless, and puerile arguments/claims/defences/attacks/suggestions, all the bluddy time.
its been goin on for so long i managed to convince myself that i am smart coz i started believing half the world was like you! until i realized that there are smart people also just that i never got the chance to see them in action.
yeah so anyway where was i. why i get annoyed. yes.
it freakin frustrates the crap outta me, to know that there exist people who are really so ridiculously ignorant and NUMSKULLED. like i really dont give 2 hoots about whether you are just making a suggestion or tryin to argue with me or whatever.
its just that i get annoyed with the THINGS you are saying!!! like its not the reason, the WHY, but the WHAT. (note this is different to the WHY as in why stupid pple want/need/like to act smart).
i dont f*ckin care if it makes you feel smarter/makes me feel dumber/makes you think that you have accomplished something therefore you are king/queen for the day, AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE TO DO IT INTELLIGENTLY.
f*ck.
go and bluddy take a course in critical thinking and then i'll maybe give you some credit by acknowledging your arguments or whatever it is you always do, by paying penance to you.
okay?
i highly doubt that is going to happen anytime soon, so i guess ranting about matters of the like every once so often, will have to suffice.
i await the day where it is fair playing ground. at least then, by definition of the conditions, you will present well-researched remonstrance(s), and i will not be crippled by annoyance due to your ineptitude.
or we could just fight in a different domain where i would be inferior. but i guess you havent learnt how to do that yet.
annoy me enough with your current endeavours, and i just might not be able to control TELLIN you how to win.
lets see how far my patience goes. --------------------------------------------------------------------
aaaah. feels good. maybe now persons of such "caliber" will steer clear of me =)
ps. people whom i know, if i havent told u i think you are any of the above, it means that youre fine. either you are not great at something and know you arent and consequently you are humble enough not to pretend you are, or you are indeed smart which therefore entails me NOT having to tell you off for anything becoz we have intelligent conversations which do not annoy me.
you guys are f*ckin great. and yes, i do fall into the former category with certain things. like current affairs. im pretty f*ckin stupid when it comes to maths as well.
me: ok so 700 take 450, that means 350 left. mark: no it doesnt. how the hell does that make 350? me: *recounting*. fark. well if you werent here i'd have 350!!
so the above is not a "conquer all" kinda thing. i was only ever referring to the domain of logical reasoning and argument.
okayy. so it was this lil bugger's birthday like on sunday...
it turned 15. goodness.
its very weird...especially when it used to look like.....
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THIS!!! eeeks.
the kid and its parents. very kookoo the face.
oh yeah nat and i bought him that jumper.
knew he'd like it. my brother is emo-ish!!! muahahaha. and he has agreed to wear skinny legs!!!!!!!!!!!
too bad he isnt really emo. like me. HAHAHAHA.
its sisters. who uh, made him a "kitty-dog" when they were kids, coz they couldnt decide if they wanted a cat or a dog for their imaginary game. AHAHAHAHAH.
shows that im smart what right. i want two things, i managed to make it so i got them both. muahaha.
yeah so anyway, the kid likes steak so we went to hogs breath. i hate steak, so i ordered this thing, where u get a tiny piece of bad grade steak, and a pouchy thing of seafood or chicken...
the pouch thing is DAMN GOOD MAN.
i know there's one in singapore, so if anyone wants to know, the meal is called "tex mex".
mud cake.
------------------------------------------ sianxx. tmr gotta go give tuition again... i have bought a ridiculous amount of things the past like half a year or so, but i have been too damn lazy to picture them and load them on here.
but i will do that once i uh, get to it.
i bought a freakin 150$ bag the last holiday man. FREAK.
watch this and laugh your head off. its only 4 mins worth. DAMN FUNNY. i kid u not.
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on a different note, i just need to say that making my tutors my friends in first/second year was the best thing i couldve done for my psyc career at uni. muahaha.
i once blogged abt this tutor god i had (like he was my tutor years ago for 1 sem). who like, when asked any question, would send replies which left you with practically nothin left to do for your assignment or whatever.
nothin related to havin to think for yourself, at least. just that you have to write out the assignment lah.
anyway we uh, kinda became friends and whatever.. coz we kept bumpin into each other around the place, and i asked him for help once before for an assignment. he wasnt my tutor anymore already then.
the smart ones of u will know exactly who this is lah yeah.
so anyhooooo... long story short, assignment time again, so i decided to ask for help.
i will say again. this boy is a god.
in between here was my email tellin him about my assignment.
YOU TELL ME, GOD ONOT?????
how come got pple so helpful one ar???
he is not gettin paid or anything to help me leh....=/
anyway now i just wait for his reply on monday. then i can get the chunk of my essay done. MUAHAHAHA.
hate the songs, hated the singer who sang the songs, hated the horrible cheena accent of the main character.
but its just something about this stupid clip that made me want to put it here for you people to have a look at.
people who dont understand chinese, try watchin the thing in fullscreen and try havin a read of the subs. its just a portion of the clip anyway.
anyhow. i dont know if anyone picked it up, but a scene made me wonder: when you say something, always be prepared to deal with the aftermath. coz you can never retract words said.
PS. pple livin in australia, if you havent tried the white chocolate mudcake from woolies, you are missin out on a piece of heaven on earth. or a whole cake of it, if you like. summore only like $5.
have had a few things to blog about, but i havent managed to "muster" up enough willpower to.
am waitin for a dl to finish transferring, so i thought i might as well do this now...
i know every sem i complain about the same thing... but this time ITS REALLY TRUE!!! bluddy honours essay topics are all so damn freakin undo-able.
not only are the topics of choice like so hard to find evidence for (or against), everythin they've taught us the last 3 years they now want us NOT to do!!!
then u teach for what?!?!
last time they say must consider all the contributing factors blah blah blah, now they come and tell me must make a one-sided conclusion. meaning u cannot sit on the fence and say there are lotta factors that account for something therefore blah blah blah...
the worst thing is that in reality IT IS such that many things are multiply determined and cannot be considered in isolation and THUS conclusions cannot be made like that!!!
i hate you 4th year lecturer pple.
anyway i have decided to engage in the homosexual question. bah. how i am goin to write 4000 words on absolutely no substantial evidence, is anybody's guess.
have been givin english tuition for abt 3 weeks now. asian givin english tuition to ang moh leh. not bad right.
except that i havent done bluddy english since i graduated from high school which was like 4 years ago, and my memory is damn bad so that doesnt help either.
which means...that before every tuition session i actually have to do HOMEWORK so i can go there and talk shit for 1 hour. not easy man.
especially when english here is like "discuss the techniques the writer has used to position the reader to accept his values and attitudes blah blah blah".
for $30 an hour i am beginnin to wonder if all the effort is worth it. -_- i feel like im doin bluddy TEE again.
anyway one of my kids is like, a damn genius. 1 year ahead of his supposed year, and gettin top marks for everythin in the school, BUT FAILIN ENGLISH!!!
and the mother is super kan cheong.
i suppose i would be too if my son's entry into medical school depended on the capability of his totally unqualified (not that they know that) asian chick tutor to pull him from 40 to 50%.
ah well. not my fault if he doesnt pass right? i mean he is the one writin the essay in the exam what.
for some reason givin tuition makes me feel smart. :p coz i used to get 10/20 for essays in year 11. note how the word "used" is past tense. muahaha.
ok hell. the dl i was waitin for just died 3/4s way coz my internet died.
cant sleep. thought i'd blog away these pics before more start piling up.
dinner last night as hog's breath. another phrase on their menu was "unattended children will be given a shot of espresso and promised a puppy". lol.
mudslide.
nat.
random changing room pics.
we look alike meh. anyway nat has sooo much better complexion man. bah bah bah.
freakin nice right this jumper!! but bluddy hell lah only got this stupid size left. if i put it in the dryer it will shrink and be unwearable for me. so never buy =/
ahaha.
pics taken when we were returnin tyler back last week.
lookie what i found the other day.
a tyler and a lee together in a car park!!
haha. shows how common these things are over here.
ahahaha. nat is so gonna kill me.
the woman behind us mustve been like "hmm..weird asian kids..."
am not sure if i have blogged about or mentioned this somewhere before,
but people plagiarising off me is REALLY pissing the crap outta me!!!
notice i didnt say "beginning to piss the crap outta me".
coz it has been goin on a for a long time just that i dont think ive ever bothered to blog it. or maybe i have. i just cant remember. but thats not the point.
sibeh the annoying.
either u got no creativity and you have no choice but to copy other pple,
or you are too stupid to realize.
cannot tahan lah!!!!!!!!!
also on the list of annoying pple for today are idiots who base (why does this word look funny) their judgments on NO evidence or insight.
people like him make me believe that psychologists are really necessary in today's society.
trust me these are worth watching. (got to see them thru xiaxue's blog. yes i like her blog).
even though the second one is like 7 mins long. its not that hilarious or anything, but it makes u feel lucky you arent like that.
like god what is he, 28 or smthing? why is he like that ar?? like honestly why??
epitome of horrible english. and of weirdoness..
speakin of psychology, honours sucks!!!
my wonderful choice of essay topics include: 1) homosexual couples should not be allowed to adopt as such couples are more likely to produce children with problems than are heterosexual couples.
2) the best way for society to deal with juvenile delinquents is to lock them up and throw away the key.
3) it would be best for everyone if intellectually disabled children were separately schooled rather than mainstreamed.
raE: cant seem to fall asleep within 2 hours of hitting the pillow, and stay asleep for 2 hours after falling asleep.
get a life.
raE's random (maybe intelligent) thought/quote for the day
Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology, which has all the inevitability of fate, so long as he does not understand it.
-Alfred Adler-
holler, yo//
is reading//
complete notes from singapore: the omnibus edition - neil humphreys
is listening//
backstreet boys: if i knew then
jay sean ft. lil wayne: down
is lusting//
[a balenciaga city bag] [a certain mr lecturer] [that tiffany bracelet - CHECK!] [a gt wing for trent] [a yale scholorship]
is being//
+ arrogant
+ short
+ too fat
+ an amazin singer
+ broke
+ intelligent
+ lookin too young
+ hungry
+ an excellent english speaker
+ a terrible chinese speaker
THIS!!! eeeks.
the kid and its parents.
its sisters.
mud cake.
YOU TELL ME, GOD ONOT????? 
freakin nice right this jumper!!
ahaha.
lookie what i found the other day.
ahahaha. nat is so gonna kill me.
Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology,