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nerdy]Here is one result which I did in the book to evaluate my level of "geekiness" :P
Source from: Are you a geek? 1000 ways to find out by Tim Collins,ISBN: 038534015X
According to the the 11 areas of aspects covered seen below (a total score of 908):
| Lifestyle | 130 |
| Style | 39 |
| Social Life | 44 |
| Entertainment | 98 |
| Hobbies | 71 |
| Intelligence | 216 |
| Knowledge | 84 |
| Childhood | 71 |
| Opinions | 48 |
| Communication Skills | 97 |
| Sex | 10 |
Pie Chart Representation
"Certificate"
Quote of the day
Everything is in the mind.
That's where it all starts.Knowing what you want is the first step towards getting it.
(Mae West)
good]An interesting weblink from Lifehacker about the methods used to stay alert at times.
Source: Top 10 Ways to stay energized
In a summary,the 10 ways are:
- Master a power nap
- Switch from venti to smaller caffeine doses
- Use your five senses (full engagement)
- Eat the right nutrition mix
- Morning Exercises
- Go outside
- Schedule around your energy peaks
- Deal with job stress/burnout
- Listen to brain-stretching music
- Make your own energy drink (protein supplement)
thoughtful]
curious]Here is one interesting news article and experiment whether some of the teenagers are able to live without their phones for a week.Learn more about it here!
For an interesting note,I will start to have a full-time temporary job from 22 Sep - 21 Dec 2008.At least,I won't feel that bored,but the downside is that I have lesser free-time for recreation and studies =|
Quote of the day: "'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt" ~ Abraham Lincoln
hyper][Listening to:|MISIA-忘れない日々（Ｈｅｘ Ｈｅｃｔｏｒ Ｒｅｍｉｘ｜Ｒａｄｉｏ Ｍｉｘ
For those japanese pop music lovers,in case if you are wondering if you have seen a typography error here,yes,the Japanese R&B queen did came to Singapore yesterday for a 2 hours plus performance at Singapore Expo Hall 1 starting at 8pm.
Information Poster found outside the Singapore Expo Hall 1
Some thoughts on her performance:
Start of the concert -->
-As the title implies,it is the "Discotheque Asia",MISIA starts off the concert with 3 "dance" songs (I may have to find out the titles =X) and get the crowd going.When I hear her sing,I finally get to appreciate what the press media has been raving about her five-octave pitch.Indeed,seeing (maybe add "hearing" as well =D) is believing!!
-Somehow,when she starts to sing one of my favourite songs of hers (眠れぬ夜は君のせい ~ nemurenu yoru wa kimi no sei),I know she will be going for her strength of delivering ballad songs ^_^ Of course,since many fans of MISIA knows her "Everything",she sang it after 眠れぬ夜は君のせい.Next,she proceeded to sing Yes,Forever,another known love ballads of her.Naturally,the crowd was spellbound by her singing prowess and live performance skills.When MISIA proceeded to change to her second costume,a drummer performed in front of us (I assume the drums are of Taiko nature) whose superb drumming skills left us speechless and impressed!
A rather poor handphone photoshot of the live performance situation:
In the middle row J7 and trying my utmost best to snap something =X
Middle of the concert -->
-Out of nowhere,we start to see mega big plastic balls being released from the stage area and they were being thrown towards the audience.Of course,being gamely enough,we brought up the atmosphere by being active and responding to MISIA's dance cues and claps haha XD Extremely fun and active atmosphere created and apparently,the crowd was enjoying every second of the performance ^_~
-The only suspense part is when MISIA took a bit too long to change to her 3rd costume (which was a white deva set,happened to be her best costume for this concert IMO),some of the crowd at the back seats left the place o_O With some patience,MISIA came out and continued with her performance which is still as good,or even better than CD quality *thumbs up* In between the concert,she had to speak in both English and Nihongo to the crowd (remember,there are non-Japanese fans watching,that is why.Although a good portion is Japanese fans who had flown here to watch her performance).I must admit,she had pretty good stamina to carry on with the concert,although one can hear a bit of (not that obvious) panting by MISIA.
Towards the end of concert -->
-With her encore song of 太陽のマライカ (taiyo no mairika - translated as The miracle of the sun,found in MISIA's EIGHTH WORLD album).As attentive audience,we were silent and of course immersed ourselves with her superb singing skills.An interesting aspect to note was that MISIA thanked the audience many many times.I can still remember her walking to the left side,centre and the right side of the stage giving her thanks in both English and Nihongo (I think maybe about 6-8 times?).Nevertheless,I was extremely pleased to have this rare opportunity to listen to MISIA's live performance.After all,if Singapore has a next well-known jpop singer coming to open a concert here,I think we can prepare ourselves to purchase lottery tickets =P
Overall Grade of THE TOUR OF MISIA DISCOTHEQUE ASIA: A++ (minus the fact that the first two costumes didn't really suit her,her perfomance is close to perfection ^^)
"Ewypes" for Stickkey: Free souvenirs for tickets purchased above S$128.
Relevant weblinks to MISIA's Singapore Concert
- http://misia.blog.ocn.ne.jp/tour/2008/0
-http://www.kosmicfilm.com.sg/concerts_
Quote of the day - Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. ~ Thomsas Jefferson
cheerful][Listening to:| ]
Well,today is 中秋节 (Mid Autumn Festival).Learn more about this day not from Wikipedia =P
Anyway,the main topic is more of this article which encourage laptop users to use their time productively.
Extracted from: LifeHacker-MindHacks --> http://lifehacker.com/398590/go-laptop+b
Primary Source: Blog Entry from Unclutter (click here to read more) [Last Accessed 13 September 2008]
Quote of the day: Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
[Current Mood|
accomplished]
amused]Surfing through the LifeHacker website for some IT related stuff and found out an interesting web article relating to how much money we waste.
My two cents of thought here (pun intended :D): You atttempt a total of 42 questions relating to the different areas of expenditure such as transportation,insurance,cash,personal etc... Once you are done with the quiz,you can get a customised result of either how much you waste daily,weekly,monthly,yearly,decade or even a lifetime (O_O)
My Results (T_T Looks like I still have a long way to go for financial literacy improvement.I can't believe i wasted most of my money on food =P)
Quicken Spare Change Challenge
Analysis of Money Wasted in Different Categories
| Category | Amt(USD) |
|---|---|
| Housing | $7 |
| Transportation | $1 |
| Food | $31 |
| Insurance | $11 |
| Pensions | $21 |
| Healthcare | $11 |
| Entertainment | $0 |
| Apparel | $3 |
| Cash | $4 |
| Education | $1 |
| Alcohol | $1 |
| Misc | $1 |
| Personal | $1 |
| Reading | $6 |
Quote of the day:
"Not admiring a mistake is a bigger mistake." ~ Robert Half
content]Trying out the MapMyRun applet for mapping running distance.If all else fails,I guess you have to use the button link to view it if it doesn't display properly in LiveJournal.I must admit,i am not quite proficient in using it,which explains why I had use loads of markers and the whole route looks a bit untidy =X
content]Hmm,the feeling is not too bad,considering that I did the whole of 21km under 2 hours which I am quite satisfied overall ^_^
The only annoyance which I have is the lack of running etiquette by some of the runners.More details will come when I return back from camp this weekend.I can look forward to 2 more weeks and my 2 years of National service liability is over!! :D
Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep. ~ Fran Lebowitz
shocked][Listening to:包伟铭-跑| ]
This IS definitely news as I was watching the live telecast of the 110m hurdles broadcast and saw how Liu Xiang pulled out from the heats.The moment I watched on TV Liu Xiang taking out his tag number,I had a strange feeling about the event twist,and true enough,he was out of the qualifying rounds.
Interestingly to note,since most of the Chinese fans are rooting for him,when they see him out of the heats,they left the stadium immediately. (as seen in the Olympics broadcast).Now we have one less anticipated event to watch now =|
More info can be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/au
Quote of the day:
"Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it." ~ William Christopher Handy
amused]( Have a look? )
Quote of the day:
"Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense." ~ Amelia Earhart
busy][Listening to:|林憶蓮: 一個人 ]
As you can tell from the huge time lag which I haven't updated my LJ (in case some thought that I have already vanished suddenly =P),I was preparing for my examinations which just ended 2 days back.
In a few more hours time,I am heading for class,but this time,i am a second year student instead as I am taking an accelerated route.Nevertheless,the 4 modules which I have registered are as follow:
- Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Information Systems & Organisations (ISO)
- Auditing
- Principles of Banking & Finance
My new schedule is now an alternating week of HRM & ISO for monday & wednesday and another monday & friday for auditing and banking finance module.Not exactly a nice combination but it shall do for now =X
All right,I have to go off soon for my night class soon.For your information,I will still be available till this wednesday when my leave application is over ^^
"When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane." ~ Hermann Heese
determined][Listening to:|Hiro-愛が泣いてる]
Looks like I have received this invitation flyer from the race organiser this time.
( Have a look? )
Well,looking at the previous post,I guess I need to focus harder on my bridging exams for both Mathematics & Economics.Wish me all the best!
Quote of the Day:
"Where all think alike, no one thinks very much." ~ Walter Lippmann
anxious]Doing a bit of typing here & also using this chance to relax myself for a while before I return back to camp tonight and for my last few degree bridging lessons before I proceed to my second year course. (at least having a vocational certificate does help a bit,although I spent an extra year for that)
Anyhow,this one is just some checklists for the topics being examined for own reference:
( Skip it if it bores you =P )
-- Open Economy: Macroeconomics
-- Closed Economy: Flexible Prices & Wages
Quote of the day:
"The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you." ~Nancy Astor
hungry] curious][Listening to:Coco Lee-答案| ]
Since I guess most of the people here know that I take running as my main interest,I figure that I can share some tips on how to do a better run (that is if you people do decide to do your own run as well =P)
Source:Dr. Nicholas Romanov's Pose Method of Running (ISBN 0-9725537-6-2) website at http://www.posetech.com
Quote of the day:
"The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius." ~ Oscar Wilde
curious]I was doing a curious browsing in the internet world & found out this interesting video clip on performing abdominal exercises :P
Of course,there are also many other educational/entertaining videos from various categories which will keep one entertained :P
To find out more,check it out at: http://www.expertvillage.com/categories.h
Quote of the day:
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." ~ Samuel Johnson
content]Before going to sleep,just wish me all the best for this warm up run before my eventual army half-marathon race & the Singapore marathon (end of this year)!
Other than that,good night everyone and all the best who are taking part in this run at East Coast Park tomorrow! ^_^ More info can be found here.
Quote of the day:
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination." ~ Nelson Mandela
worried][Listening to:Musou Orochi-KOTODAMA RUNNER| ]
Yesterday,I went to Novena Square (Velocity) to collect our race kit (which is only the tag and the even singlet).If you people are wondering,I am taking part in the competitive mens' open 15KM first wave r :D This run will take place next sunday 8 june, 6:30am.The only thing I hope for is that there will be no last minute situation to make me forgo this run T_T
Well speaking about running events,I have seen some of the participants running past my area for the Adidas Sundown Night Marathon last night.I must admit,all of them are winners so long they have the courage to take part in the 42/84km marathon race.Not to mention,it was done at late night :o
Quote of the day:
"Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense." ~ Amelia Earhart
