Jian Fei Jian Fei!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!I ballooned!!! My face, arms and legs so fat now!!! Haiz~ Really need to slim down!!! Sianz~~~ Cant wait to sing K in another 10hrs. Haha.
Must really plan out my jian fei plan. 1st thing! Record down all the things I've eaten starting today!
Exercise!!! At least 3 times a wk!
Then, sleep early and wake early!!!
Have proper meals!
ARGH!!!! Aiya,go slp 1st, think abt it another day. :P

PS: The layout really very nice! Good Job, SJ!

A random story...

His name is Frey.

He looked out from the window, gazing at the starless night.

The gentle cold wind blew right to his face, the cold tinges refreshed his little mind.

And yet, all he could see is still the starless night,

and the little girl image that was hidden deep within his soul.

The little girl who shone upon him like the brightest star in the starless night,

and the terrorizing Sun in the horrifying day.

He did not remember how he met her.

Nor did he remember how he had forgotten their parting ways.

All he could do is sing their song through the night and sleep when the sun rise,

hoping for a shorter day and a longer night,

for which he could sing the starry night song, everyday.

With loneliness and him.

Project Semakau - Sharing some experience!!!

Hehe... I've decided to start blogging about some interesting findings and knowledge on my trips to Pulau Semakau. Some introduction to the island:- It is a Southern island of Singapore, widely known as the Semakau Landfill, i.e. after burning the rubbish from Singapore's incineration plants, the ashes are brought to the island to be buried. Flora and fauna flourished naturally, the government had also replanted some mangrove to replace those destroyed. Ok, enough of introduction. I will start to talk about my recent trip there, on 25 july 2009 for a hunting-seeking trip (to have a rough gauge of the biodiversity in Semakau).

On 25th july, we were supposed to meet at Marina South Pier at 5.15am! So I had to wake up at 3.45am, to prepare and my dad came to fetch me at 4.15am then drive to Ailian's hse then to the pier, but of course the organisers had reimburse our transport fare ($20 per person) as it was too early to take public transport. We reached the pier around 4.45am... Too early, so just sit there and slack for a while. After attendance-taking and giving out of money, we finally got in the boat. About 45minutes ride. During the ride, there were distribution of the ID charts, forms and short briefing on what to do.

Upon reaching there, we start to wear our booties and collect the essential stuffs. And we headed for a long long walk to the intertidal area. (coz there is no bus at such early timing). Long, nice walk, the hike through the forest, we finally reached the inter-tidal area, by that time, the tide is already very low. We headed to the extreme right of from the entrance, the sand was very soft, sinking in every step. Finally, we reached our column, so out hunting-seeking survey begins...
 
At the rocky shore, there were a lot of snails~~~ Some photos and identifications...


I think this is Nerita albicilla. It has many little bumps on its operculum and columellar shelf. That little bumps texture feels like the ox-tongue, so it’s commonly known as the Ox-tongue netrite snails as well. :D



Snails mating!!! Hahaha... We didn't give them any privacy... =X



Another kind of snails Cerithidea cingulata. There were abundance of these 2 types of snails. Walking through the rocky shore seems like killing a lot of them, it's really hard not to step on them! :P


The black stuff is known as the bead anemone according to the ID chart. But I remembered it as black bubble anemone as my TA told us that during the Changi Beach trip on our biodiversity practical. There are a lot of them too too! :D



Tidal Hermit Crab Diogenes sp. Note the stripes on their legs. Hermit crabs need shells to protect their soft abdomen, in fact they have less than 4 pairs of walking legs and they do grow out of the shell and need to find new homes!



Sentinel Crab Macrophthalmus milloti It's really well camouflage, if it does not move, I won't even notice it! There are black patches on its body. But I manage to catch it using chopsticks for a photo-taking session. Hehe... but I didnt manage to catch another bigger one long enough for photo taking... They can burrow into the sand very fast and after I release it, it burrowed in very quickly and disappear out of my sight within seconds! :P




Gafrarium tumidum with some keelworm on it... But I'm not too sure if the keelworms are alive. The 3rd photo can see the hinge. The black area is where the muscles are, to open and close the shells. They also burrow through the sand, and if I didnt remember wrongly, they are filter feeders.


Penaeid Prawn (Family Penaeidae) This looks like those normal shrimps sold in the markets. They really leap very fast, I am so proud of myself that I managed to catch it! :P But of course, I release it after photo-taking! We can also hear the snapping sound made by the snapping shrimps, but were unable to find one, they can really hide well and camouflage well. The snapping shrimp has one enlarged pincer which makes the snapping sound. The sound is used to stun it's enemies and preys. Imagine such small body can make sounds that can be heard by humans, of course it will be soooooo loud that it can stun the enemies and preys.


Haddon's Carpet Anemone Stichodactyla haddoni. There are also purple and brighter green ones, but the one we've found is of dull green colour. There are 2 types of tentacles - long and short at the edges, but it cannot be seen from this photo.


Hairy Crab Pilumnus vespertilio. This crab is rather large, about 5cm wide. This Mr Hairy crab is very nice, it didn't move at all during the photo-taking! And it's really hairy.


This should be Branched Tentacle Anemone Phymanthus sp. It has secondary branching tentacles.


This should be Zoanthid (small polyps) Zoanthus sp.


This is the Magnificent Anemone Heteractis magnifica. It is really large, bigger than both my feet! haha... Note the pink underside. As it was low tide, the tentacles were not extended. When i touch the tentacles using my chopsticks, it feels sticky!


There's a beautiful Fan Worm Sabellastarte indica in the hole! Unfortunately, we were unable to admire it's beauty from this photo. :(
By the time, we need stop and need to head back to the main road. But on our way back, we found some interesting things!


Our famour star in Semakau! Knobbly Sea Star Protoreaster nodosus It can grow up to 35cm wide!!! Do you know that sea stars do not have brains! And also it has the ability of regenerating arms when it has lost arms. They undergo pseudo mating; releasing sperms and eggs into the waters and fertilisation will occur. Another interesting fact about it is that they do move! They have tube feet, to enable movement.


Ailian found this Swimming Anemone Boloceroides mcmurrichi. It really can swim! By flinging its 'arms'. Haha...


Finally, the last picture of the day. Porcelain Fiddler Crab Uca annulipes. The enlarged pincer is actually something that attract females, and only the males would have. In fact, the enlarged pincers will hinder their life. But it was believed that if the males can survive well with a large pincers, it can also protect the females. Some kind of attraction.

That will be the end of my post. Finally! I think i spent a lot of time on this entry! Hope I didnt identify them wrongly. And I hope that by doing this, can make me more familiar with the biodiversity in Semakau! :D


Vitamin D induces adipocytes apoptosis!!

Great news to the slimming industry.

Now we can all slim down by standing below the sun; Getting tanned and black is not all, you get SLIM and SEXY!


This is my project, something to do with vitamin controlling apoptosis of adipocytes.

Just wanted to write down here and make some catchphrase out of it, and acting as if I have a company which is making Vit.D for slimming purposes and imagining rolls of cash floating into my pocket.

Aha, I kid.

If I have to choose between getting tanned or getting slim, I would defintiely choose

NOT GET TANNED!

I wouldn't compromise my body fats under the threats of the SUN.

The SUN IS EVIL!!!
On the side note: They are the number 1 killer of aging. LOL?

Oh, Vit.D for apoptosis of adipocytes are rather true, since it came from some scientific papers. Tested out on mouse cells on tissue culture. Human cell not tested yet.

Hey hey~~ I'm back!

Miss me? :P haha... I'm back from tw le... will upload the photos when i'm free... still needa unpack my things n prepare to study le... From tml onwards, i will b having special semester le... from mon to thu 4-6pm... Other than that, i'm free... haha... if still got relief teaching, even better... coz timing dun clash... :P Hope can meet up soon worz~~~ Miss you all! Muacks!!! HAHAHA....

Prices

Last weekend I was browsing through daily necessities at the mall when I saw this brand of toothpaste which was on offer. The offer price is $2 cheaper. I called my mum, since she is the big shopper in the family, and she gave the go ahead signal.

Anyway, based on previous encounter, my sister was pretty sure that the shop next door would be selling the exact same product at a different price.

Last time, it was hand cream. The product was going at $1.95 at one shop and the next shop was selling it at $4.75! Same size, same brand.

Now it's toothpaste. One shop had it at $7.90 and the other shop $6.95 respectively. If you buy one, the price difference is still alright. If you buy 2 to 3, you will feel duped.

All it takes is a few steps next door and you can save a few dollars.

I wonder if the sales people in A shop ever step into B shop. Or B shop sales stepping into A shop.

The importance of having breakfast!

Just now, I was watching 娛樂百分百 on channel u... then it was 盧廣仲 百分百粉絲同樂會... this guy is a very weird person... Let me descibe to u... He got an infamous mushroom hairstyle, always wearing shorts and t-shirt, always keep laughing to himself, and will have a special hand signal when he say 'rock' (actually it's the 'i love u' signal w/o the thumb).... Then he will have weird weird thinking, and he will keep lifting his legs when he play guitar and sing, love eating breakfast a lot!!!! as seen from his 2 songs; Rock'n Roll 的Style and 早安,晨之美... Below is the lyrics for Rock'n Roll 的Style! When I 1st carefully listen to this song on 933 on the bus, i was trying to control myself from laughing out loud... When u read the lyrics, u will noe y... hehe...

盧廣仲 - Rock'n roll的style

那天早餐店我吃完了兩份早餐
我吃了一個培根土司還有一個豬肉蛋
吃完我想走到柜臺再點一個東西
但是我忘記帶錢我看到我同學在那邊
我就把他拿起來吃掉他說:[廣仲為什么你要拿我的早餐Tell me Why]
我決定每天都要吃早餐就算沒帶錢出來看到同學
坐在早餐店里面就把他早餐搶過來搶過來Yeah Yeah Yeah
我決定每天都要吃早餐太陽明天依然在
看到同學的早餐把它搶搶過來
這就是這就是這就是Rock'n roll的style ROOK! ROOK!
但是隔天我拿了錢去了同ㄧ家早餐店我把錢還給老板
你怎么跟電視上長得人有點像
我說老板我想你誤會了因為我長得比較帥
他說因為你長的跟電視里的很像
所以以后你來我早餐店我就請你吃很多東西阿~
所以我決定每天都要吃早餐老板錢我已經還
他說希望每天你都要來吃早餐
這樣很酷耶Yeah Yeah Yeah
我決定每天都要吃早餐太陽每天依然在看到你的同學請他
一定要早睡早起家上吃早餐因為也是一種也是一種Rock'n roll的style Ah ah ah~
身體健康也是一種Rock'n roll的style
Rock'n roll ~style

Taken from: http://www.ktzhk.com/thread-1015506-1-1.html

The MV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6BHU_dDB_o

This song is quite lame... but it emphasize the importance of eating breakfast in the morning... But i think the last time i ate breakfast was with ru n sj at mac... haha... coz these few days keep waking up at noon or afternoon... so miss breakfast.... hehe...

Hmmm... I shld start my jian fei plan le!!! Haiz~~~ If not, aft my tw trip i will b seriously overweight! N my sis wedding coming up soon tooo~~~ ARGH!!! HELP!
Saw this in a novel that I've read.

世间纵有千般万般求不得,平平淡淡地过一辈子未尝不是一种幸福。

My afterthoughts:
Many people nowadays would be willing to work hard for wealth and status.
But perhaps after a lifetime, one may think... is it all worth it?
Perhaps, leading a simple and normal life is the best?


For people who loves poetic lyrics, here's one.

梦回醉暖
By: 晃儿VS轻薄の假相

[晃]梨花谢后谁识春衫袖
忘却温柔一杯梦回酒
小园深更为谁独立风露待清眸
未相知 便相守 轻许相酬
[轻]谁道多情偏做无情游
谁许薄情酿成痴情忧
春雪消融便以温暖氤氲在眼眸
说如梦 堪一梦 人间携手
[轻]青石巷陌素骨簪白头
[晃]【骨簪白头】
[晃]点墨余香凭谁诉风流
[轻]【谁诉风流】
[合]相思只在丁香枝上月落柳梢头
遍寻不见谁任风过千盏灯花后
[晃]便知此心愿为一人留
且看繁华转眼去悠悠
千帆尽后 暮然回首
[合]明月逐人 向晚旧游
[晃]花坞莲香月上浮云瘦
心中琴瑟依稀有人奏
西子湖畔新愁花明惹雨幕
掷春心 花相见 犹似隔雾
[轻]桥边花开闲艳惹人妒
灯花河岸谁为佳人渡
粉墙东畔春情夜鸟留不住
半胧月 灯花燃 尽说纨绔
[轻]等闲老去年华促
[晃]【纵春意渐阑】
[轻]扬花一朵人共舞
[晃]【有画船载酒】
[轻]风清月白隔花啼鸟楼外出千秋
[合]平台戏马 相思几许 欲说还休
[晃]手燃莲花不问世途殊
便角枕题诗与君知否
[青]花边载酒 青青万缕
相思烟柳 年年生秋
[合]月破轻云眠未久
一纸相思存心留

It's from a BL drama series call 纨绔. ^^

wo wu liao

空灵以致虚无恨
无垠雨海任露摇
苍穹悲离地欲弃
悯情友亲亦一清
夜望静生吟残离

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Other day

Protest accepted!

One of the funny things of teaching;

Student: With a chainsaw, I spread jam on my toast.
Me: A chainsaw is too big. Use a butter knife instead.

诗词歌赋

Dear all authors of this blog, I oppose and protest that we should post according to seniority!

已有多久沒用華語了?
1天?1星期?1個月?1年?10年?
好懷念哦。。。用鍵盤打着漢語拼音,尋找着對的詞。。。

说到怀念哦。。。


《静夜思》 李白

床前明月光,疑是地上霜。

举头望明月,低头思故乡。

http://www.zgma.com/wenxuebaoku/gushici.htm




这是小学生必读的唐诗耶~

在举另两个例吧!



《石灰吟》 于谦

千锤万击出深山,
烈火焚烧若等闲。
粉骨碎身全不怕,
要留清白在人间。


《小池》 杨万里

泉眼无声惜细流,树阴照水爱晴柔。
小荷才露尖尖角,早有蜻蜓立上头。


《赋得古原草送别》 白居易

离离原上草,一岁一枯荣。
野火烧不尽,春风吹及生。
远芳侵古道,晴翠接荒城。
又送王孙去,萋萋满别情。


《池上》 白居易

小娃撑小艇,偷采白莲回。
不解藏踪迹,浮萍一道开。



李白与杜甫被世人称为 “李杜”,可想而知他们有多出名啦!再po几首绕口令,让各位好好娱乐娱乐!





================= 绕口令来啦!=================




牛郎恋刘娘
牛郎恋刘娘, 刘娘念牛郎, 牛郎牛年恋刘娘, 刘娘年年念牛郎,
郎恋娘来娘恋郎, 念娘恋娘念郎恋郎, 念恋娘郎, 绕不晕你算我白忙



四和十
四是四,十是十,十四是十四,四十是四十,谁能分得清,请来试一试。


八十八岁公公
八十八岁公公门前有八十八棵竹,
八十八只八哥要到八十八岁公公门前的八十八棵竹上来借宿。
八十八岁公公不许八十八只八哥到八十八棵竹上来借宿,
八十八岁公公打发八十八个金弓银弹手去射杀八十八只八哥,
不许八十八只八哥到八十八岁公公门前的八十八棵竹上来借宿。


九与酒
九月九,九个酒迷喝醉酒。九个酒杯九杯酒,九个酒迷喝九口。
喝罢九口酒,又倒九杯酒。九个酒迷端起酒,“咕咚、咕咚”又九口。
九杯酒,酒九口,喝罢九个酒迷醉了酒。


石狮子,涩柿子
山前有四十四棵死涩柿子树,
山后有四十四只石狮子,
山前的四十四棵死涩柿子树,
涩死了山后的四十四只石狮子,
山后的四十四只石狮子,
咬死了山前的四十四棵死涩柿子树,
不知是山前的四十四棵死涩柿子树涩死了山后的四十四只石狮子,
还是山后的四十四只石狮子咬死了山前的四十四棵死涩柿子树。


子词丝的绕口词
四十四个字和词,
组成了一首子词丝的绕口词。
桃子李子梨子栗子桔子柿子槟子榛子,
栽满院子村子和寨子。
刀子斧子锯子凿子锤子刨子尺子做出桌子椅子和箱子。
名词动词数词量词代词副词助词连词造成语词诗词和唱词。
蚕丝生丝热丝缫丝染丝晒丝纺丝织丝自制粗丝细丝人造丝


这个出名了吧!
扁担长,板凳宽,板凳没有扁担长,扁担没有板凳宽。扁担要绑在板凳上,板凳偏不让扁担绑在板凳上。




My turn le~~ =D

Hmmm... We seems like following our seniority to blog... 1st zx, then sj then me! Haha... Next is ru le? :P I'm so observant!!! Tml is gd fri so now lazy to study so come online to watch vids, do fb quizes, chat online and blog! [My exams coming in 2 wks time!!! oops] So wat i m gg to talk abt? hmmm... dunno lehz. I like talk crap for 1 whole para le.

AH! I will talk abt PIMPLES! HAHAHAHA!

Some facts abt me! (regarding pimples)
I so crappy! [conducting an interview with myself!]

-Start of interview-

1. When did i started having pimples?
er.... sec sch i think... sec 1 or 2 or 3 bahz. dun quite remember. but when i look thru the photos, it seems to like started during that time period.

2. So what do u do when u 1st had pimples?
er... I heck care! coz that time i was kind of dun wan others to think that i'm vain then i din really take gd care. N NOW I REGRETTED!!! (T.T)

3. When do u start to notice n take gd care then?
I think when i was in sec 4 or jc bahz. i remembered sj telling me abt her gg to c doc during sec 4. then aft my a lvls, i searched online to search 4 cures! then i saw ppl recommending skin centre. So i went polyclinic n get referral to skin centre, took 2 course of antibiotics (doxycline- sth like that lahz) for abt 3 mths. Went to skin centre 3-4 times le i think.

4. So did it get better?
At first, not much effects. then later my friend say got better n now worse coz i stop applying the cream aft my 3rd appt! I had changed my medication since my last skin centre appt. Now my pimples scars r still very obvious. Haiz~~~ I think it worsen if i use cosmetics. (I dun use very frequently 1 lorz! but i really look nicer with make-up lorz. the scars can be hidden! =P) N i tried putting masks - those bought from online stores taiwan 1. (I dun think it will affect bahz.. But i dunno the frequency to use them. =P) Er. M i doing the right thing? Aiya, i will try to stop using them until my pimples stop popping out le. [But actually hor, the skin centre doc say it's ok for pimples to pop out occasionally; it means that i'm still YOUNG! HAHAHAHA]

5. So what do u wan to add on?
er... interview finishing ar? onli 5 qns? Haiyo. wat kind of interview is this? Hmmmm... Now i will try to juz use the cleanser the doc recommend, n apply the medication cream. I will TRY to keep my hands OFF cosmetics n masks! Hehe.

-End of interview-

Hahahaha... M I gg to turn this blog into a beauty blog? Or a blog that is teaching bad skin care practices? =P i wanna go watch my vids le. Ja ne~ Meet up soon worz~

Ru, shld b ur turn le bahz~ HAHAHA

YEAH~~ My entry is the longest!!!!!! HAHAHA... I'm full of crap!

P.S. My last paper is on 6th May 2009~ *Hint hint* hehe...
P.P.S. According to a quiz on facebook, I M 超級大宅女 lehz!
唉唉唉...三聲唉…妳是一個人緣不錯的超級大宅女,廣結善緣的妳,雖然有滿多親朋好友的支持,但一向與帥哥無綠的妳,也只能默默的在角落哭泣了,溫柔並不能把到妳喜歡的男性,要徹底的改造才行!Is it true? =P

Happiness

Let me contribute something. (^.^)v
Came across something interesting.
什么叫快乐?
就是掩饰自己的悲伤,对每个人微笑.
What is happiness?
It is to hide one's sorrow and to smile at others.


I do not agree but perhaps some people do?
In last week's Japanese class, we were told that Japanese
always wear a mask.
Sound familiar?

P Sixes

Primary six students today still

1. Call their friends names
2. Throw tissue paper at each other
3. Spray water at each other
4. Walk around all the time
5. Talk at the top of their voices
6. Forget to bring everything, from forms to worksheets to books
7. Play scissors, paper, stone in class; play tic-tac-toe, play pens like airplanes


What we didn't do was

1. Bring electronic dictionaries
2. Use calculator for math
3. Have our own lockers


We will always love

1. Early recess
2. To change seats, to seat with your friends