FISH prof?

Okay! School has officially started. First class of the day was cancelled cos the prof has to go to a meeting, and ENGL329 at 1pm was super boring.. She went on and on in circles round and round about 2 very simple concepts..

I am glad I made one right decision, at least about dropping ECON356, which is taught by Gordon Munro.

Apparently, according to Google, he's supposed to look like this:

But he looks more like a shrivelled up version of this:



Also, according to Google, apparently he supposed to be a retiree? What is he still doing here?!?!

And I went on ratemyprofessors.com and the reviews were so true! (those points I think are true are HIGHLIGHTED)

- "notes are useful, but the way of teaching is boring and wasted my time to attend."
- "what can i say.. he likes to go on and on in circles to the point where you have no idea what he is talking about..but there is some flexibility with exams and if you memorize the notes they're not that bad"
- "very boring and likes to ramble on. Spends hours on end talking about nothing. Tests are a joke as they are the same as past exams. marking is bit more harder."
- "Very boring...likes the sound of his own voice. So easy you will get a bad mark...because you get so bored of classes you will stop going"

This last review was my exact sentiments: "TOTALLY BORING!!! monotone voice"

And comments like these scared me:
- "I did awful on his midterms just because I wrote more than I should. Everything I wrote on my exams are backed by evidence, but he deducted marks off for any analysis that are over the course requirement."

- "Very Very boring. Just read off slides and notes. Don't need to go to class at all. Midterms and exam are very easy because they were the same as past midterms and finals. Just write the same stuff as in the notes and he will be very pleased. Do not add your own extra explanation!"

- "easiest course at 400 level...but i still did badly on my midterms...because it was just so boring...2 months on fisheries...about 3 weeks to condense everything else...final exams questions were the same questions used for the last 5 maybe 10 years...so i hope i did well...but the wierd thing is, our grades haven't been posted as of yet"

- "he's been using the same Qs for finals for the last 10yrs...so...easy? quite...but he taught fish for 2 months...that's boring"

Sigh, I don't think I could live with him teaching fish in a monotonous voice for an entire semester.. At least I made the right choice of not choosing this renewable resource course, and dropping the international finance course which I have not sat in yet.. It is in an hour and I don't look forward to it but I should still go in case any classes go anymore haywire tomorrow!

This is shocking and sad..

Dec 20, 2008

Chew has incurable illness

Actor's condition said to strike one in 40,000 people and is incurable

By Jasmine Teo

VETERAN MediaCorp actor Chew Chor Meng said last night that he has been diagnosed with a form of muscular atrophy, an incurable disease where a sufferer's muscles waste away.

The 40-year-old told reporters outside his church, Renewal Centre, in Serangoon that he was diagnosed with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, or Kennedy's disease.

He had earlier told the congregation about his condition, which strikes one in 40,000 people and is incurable.

Doctors have told him that in the next seven to 15 years, he will face 'physical impairment', but the disease does not affect life expectancy.

Mr Chew, who is married with two daughters, aged four and six, said his legs have become weaker but he is not taking painkillers or medication for the condition.

He said he is trying to live a normal life but has been advised by doctors not to engage in strenuous activities such as jogging.

The 1990 Star Search champion said that he first experienced back pains in 1997. He consulted Western doctors and Chinese physicians and all of them diagnosed it as a slipped disc. But the treatments had no effect on him.

Last year, the pain worsened and spread to his waist.

In September this year, a doctor who attended the same church as Mr Chew referred him to specialists, who finally diagnosed his condition as spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy.

He said in Mandarin: 'The doctors told me, 'Chor Meng, you have to start spending more time with your family'.'

The actor is famous for playing the Lobang King in the 1996 Channel 8 sitcom, Don't Worry Be Happy, and the titular character in the Channel 5 sitcom, Mr Kiasu from 2001 to 2002.

He is now seen in the drama, Love Blossoms II, where viewers had observed that he seemed to be limping.

Last night, when he was asked what he was most concerned about, Chew became emotional and said: 'My mum, my wife and my children.'

Oh no this is so sad. I genuinely feel very sad after reading this article. He was one of my favourite local actors.. All the best to him, and I hope he stays strong..

How To Make A Korean Drama

How To Make A Korean Drama

Ingredients:
- 2 male leads (A and B) *one good, one bad*
- 2 female leads (C and D) *one good, one bad*
- an item that symbolizes the token of love
- time, a lot of time
- cellphones (make sure you get the flip kind)
- money (the less there is, the more conflict)
- a conflicting situation
- lots and lots of crying
- just one kiss (at most two)

Procedure:

1) Make sure there is a pre-existing relationship between A, B, C, D but information about the relationship(s) is not fully known across all parties. If there is no relationship that exists, make sure to create one.

2) Communication is mostly via cellphones, with minimal face-to-face contact, unless otherwise specified in the phone conversation, such as, "Shall we meet?" *Remember: Hang up without saying a proper goodbye.*

3) A and B will soon fight over one of C or D, or vice versa. Usually the conflicting situation and money problems come in as well. By this time it is a big mess of spiderwebs of conflicts and relationships.

4) Of course, the love story prevails. The token of love is repeatedly emphasized, especially during the most emotional times. These are also the times when the females tend to cry more, and the males as well. And at last, the confirmation of love between the two parties is expressed with one long lip-locking smooch.

5) After a lot of emotional turmoil, everything turns well like in a fairytale, the good female and male leads always end up together, and the bad ones either go their own way or might end up together with some other loser.. And no, there is no final kiss to seal off the whole relationship. Usually the happily-ever-after just carries on as per normal, making it seem more like a platonic relationship.

* For extra spice and/or excitement, you might want to add in a little something extra, for a kick.. For example, putting a kid into the picture always makes relationships even more intricated. Setting the drama in a corporate environment gives it more ooomph, with rivalry and plotting and evil scheming to steam everything up, adding revenge to the bubbling cauldron of love, hate and emotions..

Alcohol = $$$

On the train home, this lady was chattering on the phone loudly in the crowd, and everyone heard her conversation. Well, I did anyway. Some parts of the conversation:

- "I'm gonna sleep my New Year's away, just like I did last year.."
- "I'm not even gonna go drinking.. I didn't even drink last year.."
- (the most shocking line of all) "You know, I think I probably saved a little over $2000 this year by not drinking.."

Very very intriguing. So how much have I saved this entire lifetime by not even going near a drop of alcohol? This makes me wonder why I am not a millionaire yet...

Chunz's Recipes (I)

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Chunz in Office Wear

This is what I look like when I become the CEO of your father's company ah. Don't pray pray.


Okay fine, when I graduate with a BA in economics and work in a bank, maybe this is what I will look like.

Will oil and food prices continue to rise? Will interest rates continue to go up?

Only Chunz has the answer.

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