a level results

Call me a perfectionist. 4h2 As, pw A, H3 contem physics dist, gp B, chinese C.
Heck Chinese. I always don't care about it.
But gp is B. omg omg omg. damn the essay. I did the wrong one and killed myself off. Of course not happy. I should have done better for GP, that's why.
Anyone who knows me from Barker would be familiar with this one. Again that curse struck. For six years it has been there. Is it just me or is it him? Another reason for sadness.
My bro came home and saw my results slip and he agreed that the GP grade is indeed very irritating. D:

There's a second chance, though a lesser one. When I take the SAT, my england will be so powderful, that the B shall be banished. There's hope of course.

In any case, results aren't everything.

Well, back to camp on Sunday. Sad. I'm confined after the pop for something that shouldn't have happened.

After confinement, time to search for scholarships and ask questions. And apply for the local unis. I'm not going back to NTU (If I apply for them, they will confirm want me because I've taken part in too many of their programmes but look at them, so cheena and all the China students over there omg). Not management, econs, law (I can't take with B for GP), business so SMU's out. That leaves me with NUS.

The whole world expects me to take medicine. No way I'm going that path. I going for a science/engineering course. Not EEE (horrible experience at NTU, sorry not cut out for it). Something else...

After all, overseas is where I want to go. Destination UK. If not, US.

So who's happy with their results? From my closer friends, they generally don't seem too happy. Among my classmates, there are bits of unhappiness but many are happy, with one calling it divine intervention.

the war

I'm going to fight the war. The war in Tekong.

First, I have to report there at 8.30am at the war command centre 2. Then they will inculcate and drill the idea into my head of having a war mentality before shaving my head as a sign of acceptance of the ways of war. They will give me lots of war rations and equipment and I will be led to my campsite. I will fall in and they will give me my rifle. Thereafter, they will send me into the battleground, to fight the war.

My commanding officer will decide my fate; he gambles with lives the same way a gambler gambles with money. Blood will be shed, but hopefully not mine. I will have faith and trust in him.

My company shall fight as one, forging a strong unbreakable bond. My comrades will cover me, and I shall protect them. With our lust for blood, the savage enemies will be defeated. God protect us.

There is hope. A light at the end of the tunnel, though only a sliver. The war will be over. Its days are numbered.

ian can cook episode 2

Hey kids, welcome to the second episode of Ian Can Cook (pronounced as yan can cook XD).

Japanese cuisine is something many people enjoy, but not many over here actually cook it. Today we will be making something simple which can be done in less than 15 minutes. It's called hiyashi chuka or cold noodles. Yeah, something different from your usual hot and soupy Maggi mee diet. :D They say it's great for the summer time. And since Singapore is always summer, you can probably eat it everyday (if you are willing to spend at least $6 for a packet of noodles for two).

So go to any Japanese supermarket or a supermarket with a Japanese section and find some hiyashi chuka. It looks something like that...
The recipe is in Japanese on the back of the noodle packet that feeds 2 people. I will translate into English here:
1. Boil plenty of water. Put your noodles in. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
2. Drain off the boiling water with a strainer and rinse the boiled noodles immediately in cold water.
3. Drain off the noodles with a strainer.
4. Put noodles on a plate with your choice of topping.
5. Pour attached sauce over noodles.

Refering to Step 4: Yeah! Free choice of topping! Take your pick among these:

• thin strips of fried eggs in an omelette
• thin strips ham or poached chicken breasts
  
• julienned cucumbers
  
• julienned carrots
  
• bean sprouts
• sliced tomatoes
  
• pickled ginger (beni shoga, in little strips)

For the ultimate cooling effect, cool them all after cooking or slicing and dicing!

Arrange them so that they look something like this:Well, let's see what I got around the house... Eggs, leftover frozen bacon, lettuce. Perfect!

Cooking in Progress. Boring...

Since presentation isn't so important to me and I can't be bothered to slice the bacon, the following should be sufficient for a great lunch!

Itadakimasu!

The noodles are chewy and light. The sesame sauce poured at the end gives it a tangy taste.
Oishi desu!

Rating: 9/10 WIN for hiyashi chuka!

We have come to the end of the second episode, kids. Oh yes, I almost forgot, get your parent's permission before using the kitchen knife. We don't want to see bleeding little escaped fingers wriggling around the chopping board. Alright, goodbye, have fun!

more anime

I think that this post is very boring... a mere reflection and description... and I feel that the connection between ideas is poor.

Congratulations, you are on your way to becoming an otaku. That's what sometimes I would think. Since I have chosen this path, l'm going continue to tread it for the next unknown number of months. So if I'm not blogging, I'm either watching anime (most of the time), sleeping (I sleep more than I watch them), playing computer or outside. Such is the life of one who has no school to attend and awaitng NS.

So, what have I been watching? I'm a little experimental here. Being an absolute noob in this delusionary world, I think that it's okay to watch everything popular that comes my way. In this way, I watch almost every genre like romance, comedy, magical girl, supernatural. I haven't watched much horror yet. I'm avoiding stuff like mecha and fighting. Anyway, ever-popular Naruto and Bleach both have way too many episodes for me to even start watching. Besides, there's a high risk of becoming a NARUTARD. :(

Here's my watched list:
Recommended
Clannad, Ginban Kaleidoscope, Alice Academy, Shugo Chara, Vampire Knight both seasons
Ok only
School Days (craziest ending ever), Kannagi, Lamune, Aizu Pure
Very Ecchi (adult)
Oruchuban Ebichu (a sick anime with dirty Japanese jokes and puns by a silly hamster,not to mention actual sex scenes but all drawn in a simplistic style)

Currently watching:
Skip Beat!, Toradora! (both of them are showing on okto by the way), A Certain Magical Index, Maria Holic, Kiss x Sis, Clannad After Story, Shugo Chara Doki

Watching in the near future (probably after BMT):
The Melancholy of Haruchi Suzumiya (both seasons), GTO and its prequel OVAs, La Corda O'ro (both seasons), Kanon, Air, Higurashi, Jigoku Shoujo
In fact, the new Spring 2009 season seems very promising, but I need to catch up on older ones. :D

Well, in view of the long list of anime I am watching, I guess it's going to make me very introverted and unfit (lack of exercise). At the same time, the packets of subliminal messages of Japanese culture within each anime is turning me into one who adores their culture and their language. Not that the proliferation of their culture is a bad thing; it's good to learn about them. But I feel as if I am so crazy as to aim to fold 1000 paper cranes over this year and also try to find out more about their language to the point that my everyday greetings may soon become Japanese. Soon, don't be surprised in the morning that I may say Ohayou, and at night, Oyasumi. It is an overkill, isn't it?

To be continued... After I come back...

ian can cook

Hey kids, welcome to the first episode of Ian Can Cook (pronounced as yan can cook XD).

Muggles! Ever wondered what the food in Harry Potter's magical world tastes like? There are lots of food: from Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans to Chocolate Frogs to Cauldron Cakes. Today, we are making BUTTERBEER - the Potter gang's favourite drink at The Three Broomsticks. It has a smooth buttery taste and it warms you up! Perfect for a cold day! And it's easy to make! Even a noob can make it.

Butterbeer is prepared warm. Yes, there are cold ones, but today we are making the warm version, because it is better tasting. The recipe we are using today is borrowed from the web, with slight modifications.

Ingredients for making 2 cups (250ml each):
1 cup of cream soda (F&N Ice Cream Soda)
1/2 cup of butterscotch syrup (get the smuckers one, quite rare though)
1/2 tablespoon of butter
A few drops of of vanilla extract (if you don't have, I think the butterscotch has it already)
A splash of absolut vodka or whatever hard liquor you like

Directions:
In a jug or some container, pour the cream soda into the jug, add the vanilla and absolut vodka into it.
Heat a small frying pan (smaller the better) in a fire to optimum temperature and spread the butter onto it. Pour the butterscotch syrup into the frying pan. Stir until they mix well. Wait a while until the mixture bubbles like a potion in a cauldron.
Pour the mixture into the jug or container and mix well.
Serve and drink and enjoy.

Let us continue with the show...
You kids may think that omg, fat everywhere, just like drinking straight from the syrup bottle! And imagine the layer of oil above the drink. Yucks. Well, don't be so paranoid, just drink lah. Anyway the layer of oil will not be that thick as you expect it to be.

On my first try (making 1 cup only), I am going to add butterscotch, butter and vodka to the heated frying pan together. (Notice the word VODKA)

Omg...I self-pwned. How am I going to expect this to happen! (I am not going to take a photo of the real thing happening in my kitchen again, it freaking shocks me.)
I am freaking surprised. I am shocked. Then, I laugh for damn long. XD It is f-ed up to the max. And it is damn funny at the same time. There goes my alcohol - all gone.

SO KIDS, DON'T TRY PUTTING ALCOHOL INTO A FRYING PAN WHEN IT'S HOT UNLESS YOU THINK YOU WORK IN A POSH RESTAURANT. In other words, don't follow this noob over here.

So I heat up the mixture in the frying pan until it's bubbly all over and I pour it into the cup of cream soda and vanilla and mix it well and add vodka (remember it burned off!). So how it turns out? It looks brown, with some fizz. Blobs of oil on the surface, but nevermind. Ah... the smooth buttery taste. It isn't perfect though, there isn't enough alcohol; the buttery taste seems to cloud it over. Most disappointingly, it wasn't that warming - perhaps I need to warm up the cream soda first next time.

On my second try, I am not going to repeat my mistake AGAIN! I make the butterbeer. It turns out that I've not added enough butterscotch syrup... -.- . It tastes plain horrible. I simply add some butterscotch syrup and there it is, almost perfect! The smooth buttery taste with a tinge of alcohol! What I am looking for! If only I care to warm the drink up, it would be perfect! I would be in Potter land (whatever -.-).

My second try! As pictured below: (I put this cup in the fridge for an hour already, so there's no more fizz. D: )
Butterbeer RATING: 3/5 Good. Perhaps the real thing in that Potter land tastes much better but muggles like me will never know.

We have come to the end of the first episode, kids. Don't cry please, you can see me again when I attempt another cooking miracle, I'm not going away for good. Have fun making butterbeer.

anime recommendation!

I spent yesterday night and today watching Clannad and Clannad After Story (up to 8th episode - still ongoing). 16 hours of anime!
They are pretty good to watch, with lots of eye candy to see. I LOVE eye candy. Lots of tear jerking moments and if you don't cry at least once, you are not human. And it's still ongoing!

Life revolves around a male protagonist who is a delinquent in his final year in senior high and throughout the first season he meets 5 girls and other interesting characters in and out of school. In the end, he chooses 1 girl to love and the end. In the 2nd season, for until the part that I watched, they are still in school. If the anime were to follow the visual novel on the PS2 or PC, in fact, the After Story only includes the part after graduation and the love life of the guy and the girl. Ai ya, I dunno anything, must wait long long cos every episode comes every week.

Sian, I go find other animes to recommend soon.

Verdict: Clannad - 8/10 Clannad After Story - 8.5/10 (at this point)

shortest ever party

Party at Tim's house.
I didn't know he had another house somewhere else. I went to his actual home nearby my home and no one was there except his maid. Then I called him and I found out that he had a secret hideout.

Party started at 5pm.
I came at 6pm.
The house was empty, except for a large floor space. A lone TV and a PS2 sat at one side. A gambling den was set up in front of the steps to the second floor.

Party ended at 8.30pm.
Why? Too many drunkards in the house. They actually left me out. -.- They drank my litre of absolut mango without me knowing that it was gone. I was in shock. No way they could finish it that fast.

Why did they have to drink so early? At least start the hardcore drinking at 11pm!!! And I thought that they are sucky drinkers. 2 litres of 40% alcohol and all the drinkers dying already? Come on lah.

I went home at about 11pm. So Kenneth and I had this conversation after the party. We laughed at their poor drinking skills.

21/11/2008		12:49:53 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		the class drink 2 litres of 40% alcohol and all die already
21/11/2008		12:50:00 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		LOL
21/11/2008		12:50:03 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		suck
21/11/2008		12:50:05 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		altogether 2l?
21/11/2008		12:50:08 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		no la
21/11/2008		12:50:24 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		each 300ml?
21/11/2008		12:50:40 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		i think it is not a lot yet
21/11/2008		12:50:51 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		yea as in altogether the whole lot of them 2l only
21/11/2008		12:50:52 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		hahah
21/11/2008		12:50:59 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		haha
21/11/2008		12:51:10 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		ya
21/11/2008		12:51:20 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		let's see
21/11/2008		12:51:26 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		i do headcount wait a
21/11/2008		12:52:01 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		those who never drink: rmd, kok, pooja
21/11/2008		12:52:38 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		drink very little: ankita, han
21/11/2008		12:52:52 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		drink little, not too much: me, gladies
21/11/2008		12:53:11 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		and annabel, jiayi
21/11/2008		12:53:34 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		drink siao siao: the dead ppl + teren and allan
21/11/2008		12:53:41 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		allan?
21/11/2008		12:53:43 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		is he alive?
21/11/2008		12:53:51 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		he damn red since b4 dinner
21/11/2008		12:53:56 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		hahahahaha
21/11/2008		12:54:00 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		so hes dead too i guess
21/11/2008		12:54:03 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		n
21/11/2008		12:54:04 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		no
21/11/2008		12:54:12 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		he managed to walk around the estate haha
21/11/2008		12:54:17 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		hahah
21/11/2008		12:54:31 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		so how many accounted for
21/11/2008		12:54:49 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		16
21/11/2008		12:54:54 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		yongye also
21/11/2008		12:55:01 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		the 2nd last group
21/11/2008		12:55:07 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		shaun sim no
21/11/2008		12:55:16 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		18
21/11/2008		12:55:19 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		lol
21/11/2008		12:55:23 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		ic
21/11/2008		12:55:37 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		ok.. 18 ppl, 5 dead ppl
21/11/2008		12:55:39 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		suck la
21/11/2008		12:55:48 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		hahah
21/11/2008		12:55:50 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		2 litres
21/11/2008		12:55:54 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		if 18 ppl drank 2 litres
21/11/2008		12:55:55 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		and 5 are dead
21/11/2008		12:55:58 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		theres something wrong
21/11/2008		12:55:58 AM		2'1.5" ken		ian		lol
21/11/2008		12:56:00 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		haha
21/11/2008		12:56:08 AM		ian		2'1.5" ken		that's why

EDIT: 19 people came. I left out the most important suspect who wanted the party to take place who drank siao siao but never died in the end - darren.
Final Tally: 19 people. 5 puking like shit and dying.
Yes, they all suck as drinkers. I've ever seen less people drinking even more than what they have drunk.

We need to put up some rules for drinking to make a party last longer and make it less of a suffering to the drinkers and the cleaners of their puke!

Here goes:
1. Don't go hardcore till late at night. Starting after dinner is a no-no, as it kills the spirit of a party.
2. Eat more before you drink and as you drink, you eat.
3. Drink water before you drink and as you drink.
4. Know your limit. If you suck at drinking, don't follow the rest, because the feeling after that will suck, and you will make a mess that someone else or you have to clear up.
5. If you do the above and still drink, you will become fat, so drink less.

To relieve the drinkers from suffering and a hangover later on:
1. Take Pepto Bismol/Antacid.
2. If stomach is ok, a lot of orange juice is good. If stomach is not ok, a lot of water is good. Alternatives include apple juice, gatorade. The thing is: hydration! So no caffeine and tea.
3. Eat sugar-filled foods. Don't have? Eat sugar lah!
4. 2 ibuprofen.

To cure hangovers:
Bananas, eggs, water, gatorade, fruit juice.

Important to assign non-drinkers to clean up their puke and relieve the drunkards. Get plastic bags, detergent, mops, beds, etc.

pedo bear

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TEACHER!!!! omg omg omg omg. sick.

this is dumb and stupid

Since yesterday, 2 videos have been making it's rounds around the internet. Some mega wild birthday prank by a bunch of girls in acjc that was posted on Youtube on 30th September was flamed by the online community. It started on the HardwareZone forums, where it attracted 4k views by 11pm. The next day at 12pm, it had already attracted 18k views and it comes with a 27 page long thread. UPDATE: At 7pm, 26k views.

Today, it has been posted on stomp, the ultimate kpkb website that is linked to the press. And it is taking the front page of that Singapore Seen (the website you never want yourself to be seen on, i mean seriously). Screw the stompers, because they are starting to make a mountain out of molehill. The retard stomper, who brought the matter from HWZ to stomp must be the ultimate retarded whistleblower. This person called outrage (He/She made a special account to post this shit) went on and exaggerated the matter with an article that can make a reader feel so shocked. Then in the comments part they talk all sorts of crap like call MOE, call acjc, call principal, call parents, call authorities. They jump to conclusions like what have they been teaching in acjc and they lament about singapore youths and what other bullying could have happened in the school.

The 2 videos have been taken off, but apparently, the stompers are trying to upload them for everyone's viewing. This is the horrible truth about stompers. They are a bunch of kaypoh singaporeans. I won't be surprised if it appears in the newspapers tomorrow.

I know lots of people will be thinking: poor girl, poor whatever. But it's been like 1 and a half months since the incident. All that talk is just... senseless and useless. A waste of bandwidth and people's time.

Mr Kyaw appears at the end of the 2nd video to tell the girls off. I don't know whether he may be implicated in this matter. I don't know how will it end. I only know that acjc is going to be tarnished in some way.

I do know who started it all on the HWZ forums. I've been monitoring the situation since I saw the thread just being created. This guy told me back via sms: "Holy shit!! I didn't know it would cause an uproar... Shit Shit Shit!!" That shows that he regretted creating the thread. He didn't meant for it to blow up. When the videos were first posted, the only way to access them was to type "acjc" in the Youtube search bar, and they only attracted 200 or less views (I somehow saw them before when I was searching for other videos). Now, they have been extracted out from the blue and they are gaining online attention. He thought that the thread would disappear into oblivion, like almost every thread out there. But what was done is done. The damage is done, and it is growing.

What can I do? Just let the events unfold. The media is far too powerful for the individual to control. If you go to the front page of the stomp website, it is the first thing you see. But at the moment, Singapore Seen cannot be entered, probably due to some hackers.

The links:

Working video after being taken off Youtube
HWZ thread that started it all
Stomp website article

PICTURES here

Update:

Someone said:
"just now 987 got talked about it...lol
worst of all is...it says 'a teacher came and stop the students...
but the teacher did not stop the students because of what they are doin,
but because it might dirtied the school compound and they have to clean up.'"

One retard said on someone's blog:
"ACJC is supposed to be an institution with christian values.
It is shocking and unbelievable to see the public humiliation and indignity done to a fellow human being and in this case, a young girl who may have to live forever with the emotional scars and hurts with possible depression and who knows - it might even be a suicide trigger as I have heard yearly of a significant number of suicides involving JC students.
The MOE must investigate immediately and if necessary the Police must be involved if assault is deemed to be committed.
There must be follow up satisfactory action - the MOE owe it to all parents.
The victim must come forward to report the incident and get her family lawyer to follow up to seek re-dress in the Courts if the incident will indeed be covered up as we read - blogs about it are being quickly removed.
The victim must be helped referred for counselling if necessary.
The guilty ones must be punished not only the girls who participated in the torture but also all the boys in the background who cheered the bullyings and molesting involving forced change of bottom wear with revealings of one’s modesty, and stuffing of things into the victim’s blouse.
The MOE must make its comments.
The Police must be kept informed to put a stop to such bullyings in all schools.
Finally still unhappy parents must get their sons and daughters out of ACJC - with MOE facilitating.
Without a doubt, if my daughter were in ACJC, I will help her get a transfer to find any JC.
The JC must make its statement and not pretend that the incident dis not take place.
Finally can a member of the local or international press pick this article and highlight it in the newspapers - this is a social responsibilty of all to act."

Total nonsense I think, the above.

ACJC replies:

ACJC says it has counselled the students who tied up one of their peers to a chin-up bar in their birthday celebration and says it has advised them to celebrate in other ways.

This response comes in the wake of a STOMP posting where STOMPer outraged expressed disgust at the way the birthday girl was treated as she was filmed tied up and roughed up in her birthday celebrations.

In her response to STOMP, the principal, Mrs Kelvyna Chan of ACJC says:

"The College is aware of the incident which was a birthday celebration of a student who was popular with her peers.

"We understand that the student was prepared for the celebration, and that there was no malice nor bullying involved.

"When a teacher saw the celebration, he immediately stopped it and counselled the students.

"The birthday girl also assured the teacher that she was not hurt physically nor emotionally.

"Some weeks after the event, a teacher again enquired about the girl's wellbeing, and she assured the teacher and the College that the celebrations were all done in good fun and she was well.

"Although the activity was done in good humour, the college has counselled the students involved on the possible hazards of such activities and that there are more appropriate ways to show friendship among their peers."

That person who started the thread seriously made the matter so big that the school must answer. Very foolish of him to go and reveal this kind of things on the forum.