Intangible tangents

Remember this device with loads of buttons, of which you only dared touch the lower half of it, while trying to avoid touching the other buttons with weird symbols, as though trying to avoid getting some horrible germ infection? Well, I had to dig this old piece of apparatus out of the dusty old drawer in my room. The last time I touched this was back in school during the Horticultural engineering classes which I simply loathed. I guess I have to face my arch nemesis once again: math.

Now I'm not saying that I'm totally a useless bum at doing math, but let's just say it takes me slightly longer to process mathematical formulae which I come across. And the latter will be crossing paths with me once again in camp, IN CAMP! Hahahaha, I mean, how weird is it to be using a calculator and your math skills in camp? Apparently I have to since I have to do a lot of calculations to find out wind speeds, quadrants, angles and trajectories etc. We have yet to touch on topic though, so I guess it's a way to revise and brush up my math skills once again since I have not done any for such a long time. No doubt it will be difficult, but it should be something new and interesting, and if all else fails, at least I can be comforted by the fact that Hua Hng(World Farm) is just a fence away from my camp, now who wouldn't want that?? =D

~moey out~

Lightspeed

... the pace which we Singaporeans go through everyday...

Reunions

It's the lunar new year people! Festivities! Food! Pineapple tarts! Hong Baos! Visiting! Mahjong! New clothes! More pineapple tarts!
It is indeed a festive period which many people have anticipated, mainly because it's the longest holiday period in a year and the usual 2-3 days of rest is always warmly welcomed by everyone. The lower limbs will always be tired and sore at the end of each day because after hopping to a bazillion homes and walking all over the island and getting lost along the way without fail, always adds to the extra distance.

I mean apart from all the festivities and merry-making, there is always something to keep in mind during these times: Family. Indeed family is the core structure where we all grow up in and get influenced by. We learn from parents and relatives their habits and ways, and we usually imitate them. Just hanging around with family is something to enjoy regularly, even if it's with the extended family. Talking to everyone and learning a little bit more about them adds to the enjoyment of it all. This year in particular has been meaningful to me because I really realise how special every family member is to me no matter what happened in the past, forgiveness is something to be given and I realize that.

Other than the biological family, our spiritual family and close friends whom you call family are also not to be forgotten. Spending time in each other's presence is something that I enjoy and cherish. I really want to thank God for such people in my life and am grateful for all the wonderful memories that we had, and the many more to come in the future. =)

So among the firecrackers and sound of mahjong tiles being passed around, why not think and reflect about the people in your life and how precious each and everyone of them is to you this festive period? ;)

~moey out~

Gastronomical wonders

I always love to watch cooking shows when I am consuming a meal. Don't you all? I feel that it really whets the appetite before/during/after the meal, especially if the cook knows his/her stuff and occasionally injects humour in as well. Friends ask me why I love such shows, but I just can't put my finger on it to answer them directly, because it just feels so right to me to watch someone else cooking when I'm eating. Even though the food in the black box looks much more appetizing, it kind of 'adds' flavour to the food I'm currently eating.

Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson, just to name a few, have great cooking shows, and I just love to watch them cook up a storm. Thinking of it, both of them have English accents, so I probably enjoy watching English people cook? Hahahahaha. Sadly, even though I watch so many of such shows, I cannot cook for nuts, and even if I know most of the names of herbs and such, I still cannot cook a proper meal, but hey, watching and learning is step number one.

Of course, enjoying a good meal is also something which most people enjoy. I for one, am still sitting on the fence because to me, good food is good food, if it's affordable, it tastes that much better. Lavishing in pricey meals once in a while is difenitely good for the body, but if I were to eat at restaurants everyday, I'll probably be washing up the plates and dishes after my meal. =/

On a totally separate topic, it's coming to the end of my course already?! One more week to go and it'll be over. This batch really flew by SO fast, much faster compared to last batch, probably because doing it over again seems easier? One more week to go crazy in camp before moving on and going our separate ways. =( But that's what Facebook and MSN are for right? =)

~moey out~