English as it is broken...

[From an NUS email...]

"Dear Students,

NUSSU CBLC is organizing a camp for students in the December holidays for you to distress and pick up new software skills to enrich yourselves..."

Waa biangz.. i dun want to go sia. i want to stay happy.

Confused Confucianism II

Book X of the Analects describes some ways which Confucius conduct himself as a person. It's my turn to be confused.

10. He did not converse at meals; nor did he talk in bed. [erm no one usually talks when they're in bed.. (unless they're sleep-talking) so.. wad's so special?]

12. He did not sit, unless his mat was straight [if not will poke his backside?]

19. During an illness, when his lord paid him a visit, he would lie with his head to the east, withi his court robes draped over him and his grand sash trailing over the side of the bed. [tsk. sick also cannot sleep properly.]

24. When in bed, he did not lie like a corpse [HUH?!], nor did he sit in the formal manner of a guest when by himself [erm. so?].

*foams*

100th Post!

On 1st May 2008, this blog was born..
Almost 1/2 year later, it has reached its 100th Post!
Of cuz I take this post to do something special, something which I rarely do...

To numero uno:



小酒窝

林俊杰/蔡卓妍

我还在寻找 一个依靠和一个拥抱
谁替我祈祷 替我烦恼 为我生气为我闹
幸福开始有预兆 缘分让我们慢慢紧靠
然后孤单被吞没了
我俩变得有话聊 有变化了

小酒窝常见到 是你最美的记号
我每天睡不着 想念你的微笑
你不知道 你对我多么重要
有了你生命完整的刚好

小酒窝常见到 迷人的无可救药
我放慢了步调 感觉像是盒资料
终于找到心有灵犀的美好
一辈子暖暖的好
我永远爱你到老

Confused Confucianism I

welcome to the first part of the series "Confused Confucianism". i dunno how long this series will last, but as long as it amuses me. =P

Quote from The Analects, Book XI, 13 (Penguin Classics Edition)

When in attendance on the Master, Min Tzu looked respectful and upright; Tzu-lu looked unbending; Jan Yu and Tzu-kung looked affable. The Master was happy.
'A man like Yu will not die a natural death'

wow. happy then curse people. wonder who is confused here.

ok to be fair, the translator's note wrote "This remark seems out of place here. It probably belongs to another context". true. so now the editor(s), if any, were really confused.

this is no good.

An except from my Financial Maths 2 notes:

"The difference in yields at different maturities reflects market beliefs about future interest rates. If there is a possibility that rates might be higher in the future, longterm loans will have to charge a higher rate than short-term ones. Typically the yield does increase with maturity, due to increased uncertainty about far-distant interest rates, but if current rates are high and expected to fall, the yield curve can become “inverted” and long-term bond yields will be less than short-term bonds. A good model should be able to cope with both these possibilities."

but this is what i see (click to see larger image):
this is no good. no good at all.

When its all been said and done

nice..

13 times and counting...

gana attacked by stomach flu beeg beeg time...
in-out toilet 13 times since 3.30am last night...
not to mention nausea + feverish whole day...
what a way to start off my long weekend...
tot can enjoy a bit after a good dinner last night...
sighz...
well thank God at least a concoction of charcoal pills and panadols pull me thru the worst part...
long live medic~