the future

I don't know what to do with my future lol. I'm currently looking through NUS and NTU chemistry...and so far my findings are:

1. Should I decide to go for NUS/NTU pure chem, my career choices narrows down to teaching and research. And well, I'm sure all of you knows how I feel about research. But at the same time, I'm not sure whether I'm cut out for teaching.
2. If I decide to opt for NUS/NTU applied chem (for NTU it's basically almost the same course as pure chem but differs in the modules taken), there are several routes of specialization offered at some point in time,if I'm not mistaken, at year 3. Applied chem is advantageous in the sense that it is more practical, but I'm still...floating around aimlessly like a cloud? 
3. I don't know where my passion lies. Chemistry is such a broad discipline, what exactly do I like about it? Or do I think I like it because it's my best subject?

http://www.chemistry.nus.edu.sg/education/undergrads/PrimaryMajor/AppliedChem.htm

http://www.spms.ntu.edu.sg/cbc/Undergraduates/ProspectiveCurriculumafterAY2011.html

http://www.moe.gov.sg/careers/teach/career-info/scholarships/teaching-scholarship/

seriously at a loss.

woah,some of the seniors are still so connected after graduating.wonder how we'll be like :/

It is in the nature of human beings to sin. But,so long as we repent from our sins, God, our merciful, loving Father in Heaven, will forgive us of our transgressions.

To stop ourselves from sinning (which is not entirely possible), we just have to have God's word in our hearts, for it is written in Psalms 119:11, "Thy word I have hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee."

In the Bible we have God's perfect word, the Law that we ought to abide by, it is by God's utmost holy standards that we are being judged by at all times, not the worldly laws which adjudicate (not sure whether this word is properly used) the world we currently live in. We are only mere passersby in this temporary world. On this temporal world which we call home currently, we are the light and salt of this world. (Matthew 5:13-14).

One day, this world will come to an end (Matthew 24), be it in our lifetime or not, but it is coming. No one will know when, as written in 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3, ^"For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." It is inevitable, it shall come to pass. (Refer also to 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17)

In conclusion, " Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober."

I don't know why I'm so sleepy right now =.=

this may sound like I'm trying to find an excuse,but soccer hasn't given me what I was looking for in the first place when I joined. I wanted to be able to enjoy the game more. but I haven't. instead I dread every training session, I don't click well with the people there, my awful tactical awareness makes me look like a fool. Right now soccer is more like a training session for me to prepare for NS physically. If I wanted to do that,I would have joined odac, or any other sports cca, or just train myself.heck,I should have joined ncc in yr 1 instead of wasting 4 years at yfc.

I don't know whether I should continue going for training with this back condition I have. It's called facet syndrome, and well I don't know whether it's normal or not,but so far this year, I leave every training session with a sore lower back. The doctor has advised me on avoiding anything that could potentially aggravate my  situation, such as contact sports( i.e. football). He's also provided me with a letter to excuse me from such activities. I've just been holding it back, and testing how my back holds out.

sigh.it's something that's been troubling me since last friday. should I hang up my boots, and turn in that excuse letter?or should I continue to fight through it?

I don't think I gave a very organized answer to the question on tips for losing weight.

Well,this is what I did in year 3 to lose 15 kilos in a matter of months. Plus also a few tips added in.

1. I ate less rice and more veggies(I eat alot, so might as well eat more greens to fill up that empty space in my tummy).
2. I also ate brown rice ( which you do)
3. My mum was trying to lose weight at that time too, which helped as she did all the cooking. Like all housewives do. So basically she helped shape my eating habits and diet at that time.
4. I exercised daily. Ran 2.4, did push-ups and sit-ups to shape up. Sad to say, losing weight isn't exactly possible w/o having to break a single sweat.
5. Admitted that I was fat and needed to lose weight. (mindset)
6. Pray that your mum would understand your plight/predicament (i don't know how to put it :/) and try to explain it to her nicely that you would like to eat less. The key word here is pray.
7. Try out the beep test, or just run 2.4 daily :P Don't want to disappoint you, but...sweating it out is key in losing weight. Somehow it does.
8. Avoid eating the fatty part of meat. Chicken, pork and beef etc. Haha so no chicken skin.Once in a while maybe you can 'reward' yourself. But abstain from eating these fatty parts, coz' they're really fatty ><
9. Avoid consuming refined food products, such as white rice, white sugar, refined flour-based products (such as bread, eat only wholemeal bread if you want to eat bread. So white bread is a no-no).
10. Try to avoid bottled drinks like those sold in the canteen, they're usually loaded with sugar. Carbohydrates are just as bad (or potentially worse) as fat especially when you don't get to burn the carbs (i.e. exercise). But I think isotonic drinks should be fine.
11. Avoid drinking those sweet, carbonated drinks too. Once in a while should be fine ( really once in a while).
12. Avoid late night snacking, they really do count towards your calories.
13. No matter what, take breakfast. They do increase your metabolism.
14. Protein makes you feel fuller, but I forgot about the scientific basis for this. So eat more protein instead of carbs. If (and-only-if) possible, take at most a fist-sized amount of carbs for each meal. (but I don't really do that). For some reason vegetables also do have carbs. Their starch content perhaps?
15. Try to do push-ups and sit-ups/crunches. Or any of your own exercises, just to tone up.

These are the best tips I can come up with currently, but I'm not a professional nutritionist or some sort, if you don't feel right about this, don't follow it. I don't want to jeopardize your health.  

I might consider a future career in glaxosmithkline, probably as a medicinal chemist.i think.yea.sort of.

grr...trying to get the beeptest file into my ipod now...why is it so darn hard.

oh i suppose beeptest is a good way to lose weight too.you can do it almost anywhere,like at your void deck,etc.you just need 20m of free space,and that's all, really.

trains both your anaerobic and aerobic endurance/stamina.

here's the link to download it.

http://www.beeptestacademy.com/

scroll to the bottom,and just follow the instructions to download the mp3 file.

but have fun trying to get it onto your ipod/phone.

if you don't know what is a beep test,you can check out this link below:)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-stage_fitness_test

I think the max is three strikes.but if you want to be strict with yourself,it's two strikes.it takes at most 10-20 minutes.

the hamster's expression is priceless.

sick and tired of making the same mistake over and over again.

chem finally done...-.-"

really have to get the hole in my left football cleat fixed...but don't know where to!

haiz.

Jordan Knight.

Today's physics was quite normal. As in clifton soh-normal.

oh ya,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Knight

check it out.he's some singer apparently.

meanwhile,I'm stuck here on the 8th page of my chem report still trying to figure out the heck do I explain the reaction of Potassium tris(oxalato)ferrate(III) with NaOH. and I haven't even gotten to experimental errors yet.

so...

looks like I've came down with a bout of flu.

Not serious enough to make me miss school tomorrow, but still gotta be cautious about it. No choice, won't be able to go for training tomorrow, and for obvious reasons I'll have to forgo class lunch with Dewey and go home after ace.

Really really hate this feeling in my throat ><

I know it's a little mean,but it's super funny.well to me it is :P

Just received a birthday card from my fellow brothers and sisters (my fellow brethren) at church...although quite belated,but still very much appreciated^^

Awesome right?:D

Somehow,to me,question 4 seems flawed.

Doesn't the government exist to serve its citizens? Everything they do,isn't it supposed to be for the citizens? 

I don't get it. What is the question asking for then, given that everything the government does is for its people.

Well, ya, I know that the government is also responsible for the growth of the nation...well isn't that beneficial to the citizens too?

Or does need in this case refer to the personal needs of the citizens/people?

I'm coming up short on how to go about writing out my essay outline.

难道。。。

这三个字，“我爱你”，对你最亲爱最亲爱的人，有这么难说吗？

爱要及时，趁两个人都对对方有感觉，还是相爱的时候，就要把握时机。。。否则爱会稍纵即逝。。。

感情

真的不知道该怎么办了。。。

Making a fool out of myself. When will I ever learn?

okay

I find myself utterly incapable of speaking good english to someone over the phone who speaks not-so-good english.

it's like I start using broken english.sigh.

Then when I start using chinese,I find it less difficult. win.

tired

the thought of it fills me with dread.

confusing feelings

woke up feeling pretty confused following last night's dreams...they revealed things buried in my heart,which I  was so determined to put to rest. About a friendship that I really do treasure, I wouldn't want to risk jeopardizing it.

oh well.God will lead the way.

must be more outspoken and 'commanding'!that's a 承诺！

don't know why

I don't know why I have this strong desire to want to get into OCS. lol.

which,considering my personality,is a distant possibility.

peeve

Somehow,I'm quite super annoyed by ex-es who show up and interfere with relationships.

And that's putting it really nicely.

news flash

Well,apparently,there's a friendly match tomorrow.Loo said that it's away.

This is just far to sudden.And I'm scared of screwing up in this match.I don't want to.

Right.I'd just have to pray that God will lead me through it, then.

done!

All my arp stuff,except for the poster that is(well that's another thing to worry about in the near future.)

tmr just need to go get form 1c from my mentor,and then can finally put this pesky arp business to rest...momentarily.

also,I finished packing my bag...but gonna be bringing a blue bag stuffed with clothes tmr.well,coz there's other stuff that makes it stuffed.

and there's training tmr.really hope I can impress coach this year.I may not be very fit,but I think i can make the bench.also,my ball skills seemed to have improved.it's a challenge.

anws,hope we're gonna get our new kit tmr!

going to crash soon,quite tired from soccer just now...don't want to be sleeping in valles's class tmr,no matter how boring it can possibly get.

on a sidenote,how apt it is that my QT today was on Psalms 92, a Psalm on the Lord's Sabbath Day.Quite wondrous, in fact...well a little confession here, I'm not the best role model when it comes to doing my QT,but God has really shown me why I should do it today.He has shown me that He will be with me,when I'm doing my QT. That's my 个人领受, actually. So what I do during QT will not go down into the train.He will treasure time spent with His children. I'll strive to be more consistent in my QT and be a better christian this year!

hippos can fly

I'm sure they do.I can just practically imagine one soaring high in the sky.

Anyways...GUESS WHO'S GOING ALONG TO UK WITH MR LIM?(the spork guy)

ME!!! WOOTS!!!

Also,wanted to share this song with you all...it's really nice,it's the title song to my all time favorite taiwanese drama, 真爱找麻烦 (which is, in my opinion, a gazillion times better than 爱)




GO WATCH IT!!!heehees^^

真的

不知为什么会看到心里总是觉得暖暖温温软软 jelly jelly 的。

好肉麻哦xD

boo ya

Guess who's sep application got accepted?Me!HAHAHAHA

Will be jetting off to UK in about 6 months time,accepting souvenir requests from now!:DDDD