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28 August 2008 ! at 1:40 AM ! As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, "Now his breath goes," and some say, "No." So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move ; 'Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love. Moving of th' earth brings harms and fears ; Men reckon what it did, and meant ; But trepidation of the spheres, Though greater far, is innocent. Dull sublunary lovers' love —Whose soul is sense—cannot admit Of absence, 'cause it doth remove The thing which elemented it. But we by a love so much refined, That ourselves know not what it is, Inter-assurèd of the mind, Care less, eyes, lips and hands to miss. Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to aery thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses are two ; Thy soul, the fix'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must, Like th' other foot, obliquely run ; Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I begun. One of my favourite poems of all time! It is so... Romantic and assuring. It's such a beautiful description of the compass! John Donne's wife is one fortunate woman to have a husband like him, talented and faithful! John Donne is a great talent! I really admire the literally talents both he and Shakespeare had. Ah, this makes me miss Lit all over again. ): Why don't they offer Lit in Poly! I wouldn't mind even if it was an elective! And! I found out they only offer Spanish till level 2! ): I suppose I'll have to continue level 3 and above at private centres? But... It'll be more expensive lah. I want Antonio to teach though. I like his style of teaching, it's quite fun and... Relaxed. Yeah, I miss Spanish lessons too! ): And, I don't think I'm gonna have anymore English lessons! No more language lessons! That'll probably kill me ): But at least I'll have speech training and language arts. Although it's not directly language lessons, I'll still be a little sane. MUSCLES ACHING REAL BADLY FROM TRAINING LAST NIGHT. How to go for training tomorrow night! James' article is one of the longest article I ever took to complete. From editing to layouting to searching for pictures to rearranging to re-editing to compiling, it took me almost a whole 6 to 7 hours to complete it. James sure is one long-winded person. -.- Hahaha, nah just kidding lah. <3, CASS. 26 August 2008 ! at 11:59 PM ! Went to James' house for a farewell dinner. Sort of lah. Haha I had fun playing the Wii stick thingy for the first time ever! Although it was super paiseh. That's because I've realized and accepted my inability for BOWLING. Unless Qiao teaches me. Anyway, it was so embarrassing because I don't know how I did it but, I managed to throw the ball thing (Forgot what's it called) backwards. I was so embarrassed I went to hide behind the nearest chair as everyone laughed! ): SO MEAN RIGHT. And I did that... 3 times. SMART, CASSANDRA, SMART. Okay, anyway, the fishball soup I cooked was such a success! I loved it so much! :D And it was such a popular choice :D Went to St E on Thurs night :D It was pretty cool, seeing bridges being built. And I also decided to cook fishball soup pasta on Sat for Vibe :D Had combined Acts and Youth Worship on Friday! IT WAS SO COOL! Haha 'cause we played games. And it was cool seeing the adults play child-like games like us! :D And we didn't have Small Group presentation in the end. Went to send James off on Sat. Haha only decided that on Friday night :D Then Jean and I came up with a little something for him on Sat morning. We rewrote the lyrics to Mcfly's It's all about you, specially for him and sang it to him at the airport. We were so paiseh lah, we dragged somewhere else, away from the group to sing to him. Green's the combined part, purple's my part and orange's Jean's part. :D Ah but alas! We didn't manage to see him cry! ): OOH BUT I BOUGHT A NEW WATER BOTTLE AT MINI TOONS AT THE AIRPORT! It's super cute lah, light blue with the Chip & Dale cartoon! They're like, the cutest chipmunks ever! Alvin & the Chipmunks too! :D It's all about James It's all about James (all about) It's all about James It's all about James Yesterday, you asked me something I thought you knew. So I told you with a smile "I'll sing for worship!" Then you whispered in my ear and you told me to, "Please prepare the worship slides, for Friday night!" And I would answer all your wishes, If you asked me to. But if you strike one of your liang chao wei poses, Don't know what I'd do. So now you're gonna be a Frenchman, Don't flirt with girls! Know you'll always be our bro, And we love you! It's all about James It's all about James (all about) It's all about James It's all about James Then went to Vibe and cooked my fishball soup. I was SO TIRED. And, my dishwashing partner never come! Ah wells, so I grabbed others to come wash with me (: Went to church on Sunday morning, I was SO TIRED too. Then I went to Shaw to do CIP for ProjectAuctionLove. Sold TWENTY 10 BUCKS duckies in 3-4 HOURS :D Felt so accomplished lah! :D Went to class chalet yesterday! :D I had so much fun BBQ-ing all the way from 6 till midnight! I was the firewoman for the whole night :D Stayed up, played with sparklers, talked about Sex and Violence - eh nothing dirty lah! Haha, we talked about the degrading morality in today's society and I shared part of the end of the world coming and the problem of sin and how we're all sinners with them. Hopefully this part of the Gospel will stimulate them into thinking deeper and open a way for me or any other Christian to share the Gospel with them and I pray for their salvation! Thank God I was able to get to know Jieling better and I tried to share with her the Gospel with through the point of our purpose in life. Praying for her salvation and for open doors to share the Gospel with her! Stayed till this afternoon, then went for training. FINALLY! Haha after like, 3 months I think! I missed training so much! Thank God not a lot of people came. I felt a lot more comfortable today even though I was the only girl for like, the first 1.5 hours I think. Practiced a lot of my footwork, I hope I can catch up with the rest soon! Ooh and on my way to school, this little boy came and sat next to me on the bus. It was quite funny, 'cause he was too short to sit so his grandpa carried him to sit! SUPER CUTE lah he! Boy: Hello! Me: Haha, hello, what's your name? Boy: Randon (I don't know how to spell but it sounded like this) Me: Oh hello Randon, how old are you? Boy: 4 Me: Are you going home? Boy: Yes, I'm going home. Me: (press bell) Okay, I'm getting off here, bye bye! Boy: But I haven't reach home yet! Me: Haha okay, bye bye! Boy: Bye bye! SO CUTE LAH! AHH I WISH WE HAD MORE THAN ONE BUS STOP OF JOURNEY ): Alrighty, I'm off to play some online games then go sleep! Meeting Ter at 11.30am at Bugis tomorrow to do some stuff for the LINK :D I can't wait actually! :D <3, CASS. 23 August 2008 ! at 6:56 AM ! You don't have to drive a fancy car Don't have to quote me Shakespeare Just to woo me Yeah I see your nervous laughter When you're trying to crack some joke Well you don't fool me I'd like to see your eyes through those goggles that you're wearing Don't try to hide away *Just be yourself Mr. Beasley I don't need your show of attitude Cos it's your soul that makes me fall in love with you Fall in love with you You don't notice but I see you In the church when you were praying You just move me And my friend Sue she tells me You've been teaching kids for free Mr Philanthropy I like this song (: <3, CASS. 20 August 2008 ! at 1:50 AM ! OH MY GOODNESS! HAHAHA GO WATCH THIS VIDEO IF YOU KNOW SPANISH, IT'S LIKE, THE MOST HILARIOUS SPANISH VIDEO I'VE EVER SEEN!!! HAHAHA I'M LIKE, STILL STUCK TO THE SONG FOR ALMOST HALF AN HOUR ALREADY, BEEN REPLAYING IT OVER AND OVER!!! SUPER FUNNY! I WONDER WHAT ANTONIO WOULD SAY IF HE SAW THIS VIDEO! AHHH WE SHOULD HAVE SHOWN THIS VIDEO IN CLASS! HAHAHA! oops. Didn't realise it was all in caps. Ahh. Too lazy to retype again. On second thought, I think even if you don't know spanish you should be able to understand the song. Hahaha, GO WATCH anyway, SUPER HILARIOUS!!! <3, CASS. 19 August 2008 ! at 5:10 PM ! What a sweet video! ;D The little boy and little girl are so cute! I agree with Adeline, hahaha, every boy should be aducated with such sweet phrases since young! Hahaha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRlUYPsaYGY What a sad video. It clearly shows the influence of adults in the little ones' lives. I hope this video will awaken adults, and even teenagers to be aware of how their actions, even the little actions affect children. Holidays now, I hope to get a part time job asap! Brokeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ))): Wanted to post the videos directly but my blog template too tiny lah. The video won't be seen properly. Anyway, I wanted to post about the fake singing at the Olympics thingy, but. I'm too lazy to do so now. Another day, perhaps. And I'll need to complete the Link and Library! :/ <3, CASS. 17 August 2008 ! at 11:04 PM ! WHAT AM I DOING NOW! BLOGGING ): I seriously have no mood to study ): I don't know whyyy. Did notes and mindmaps for 3 main themes of PPCM in the afternoon. Still have at least 2 more big themes and the clusters of small ones. SO CASSANDRA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!!! ): Frustrated. I don't know with what. Friday's sermon was thought provoking. Anyway, woke up sick today. Sore throat and the threat of an impending headache. Or rather, it arrived, but just mildly. Thus, I didn't go to church today. Neither did I meet up with Eileen to study. My mum wanted me to stay home to rest and study 'cause PPCM exam is tomorrow. Ah but thank God I was able to concentrate in the afternoon and did studied. I hope I manage to retain whatever I've learnt. Gonna help Anne tutor one of the kids tomorrow night :/ Not very confident but... ah wells. Better than nothing, at least I get 15 bucks. I realise I need my CCA points. I've only got... 4 pathetic points ): CIP during the holidays! 8 weeks of holidays ahead. In a way I'm glad for it, another way, I'm not exactly welcoming it with totally open arms. I don't know what I'm gonna do during these 8 weeks ): Hopefully I'll be able to get a part time job. I think I'll stay home on Tuesday to finish up whatever I need to finish for Link and Library. Quite a handful to do. Poster designing, checking out notebooks etc etc. Anyway, I was pretty bored over the week and didn't have the mood to study for Child Development too. Thus, I went to research on universities ( Again! ) and I found out that the University of Minnesota has Child Psychology ( I think ) degree! ;D I think lah, 'cause I wasn't sure of all the weird technical terms they used. Fencing training on the 26th. I CAN'T WAIT! I feel so fat for not exercising properly for almost... 3 months now?! 3 months of MC, that's my second longest MC lah. And I missed so much. Saturday was good though. Although I didn't study, but I had a good time laughing and just relaxing with Ruijing, Karen and Yiting. Friday morning too. Haha, and we're gonna meet up tomorrow to study before PPCM test. Think I'll likely be relaxing and laughing away with them as well. This really isn't the time but, WHAT AM I GONNA DO DURING THE HOLIDAYS?! I foresee a boring holiday if I don't find a job or something to occupy myself. Almost everyone else will be having school, all the JC kids and secondary kids and primary kids and even the uni kids. Poly have weird holidays timings ): PPCM TEST TOMORROW. STUDY, CASSANDRA. PLEASE STUDY!!! Okay, self pleading isn't working for me. Argh. <3, CASS. 11 August 2008 ! at 12:41 AM ! Went to St. John's to celebrate National Day. I didn't realise that it was a public holiday although it was a Saturday! Had so many confusions, but thank God in the Henrietta and I could go :D It was fun, oh! The fish that they caught and cooked was so delicious! It ws really fresh :DDD Ooh and I learnt how to play Bridge :D Interesting intellectual game :D I wanna play again! Thank God that He sent Karen and Rongxuan to the library on Monday to help Ruijing and I! Haha, the both of us were so panicky 'cause the pictures and links wouldn't work properly from dreamweaver to the webpages! Thank God so much they came in time and helped us solved the problem. I don't think I'll get A, but as Ruijing said, a pass would be good enough for this project. I still hate dreamweaver though, I still don't really get it. And in future, if I ever need a website for my childcare centre etc, I will hire a professional to do it. I will never ever do it on my own. Taken from : https://www.msu.edu/~emerson1/diction.html (actually Carren's blog :D) Action (AK-shun)- 1. A fencing engagement beginning with the command to fence, consisting of at least one attack, and ending with a halt command. 2. The referee’s description of what happened between those two commands. This may or may not have something to do with what actually happened. Archie (AR-chee)- n. A fencer (usually a foilist) who uses a flamboyant, flashy style while displaying a propensity toward whining. Taken from a character, Archibold, in the movie “Rob Roy.” Attack (uh-TAK)- 1. n. In Foil: the act of extending one’s weapon toward one’s opponent’s target area. 2. n. In Sabre: the act of approaching one’s opponent while holding a weapon. 3. n. In Épée: the act of extending one’s weapon in the hopes that one’s opponent walks on to it. Ballestra (buh-LES-tra)- 1. n. A short hop toward your opponent. 2. n. A very big crossbow. Brain Grenade (brayn grenayd)- 1. n. The ticking time bomb that goes off when you lose your patience/composure during a bout. 2. v. To lose one’s composure and subsequently, a bout. See also: Pin, The Card (kard)- n. Marker, like a penalty flag in football, that referee uses to indicate a foul in fencing. Different color cards carry different meanings: Yellow cards denote a warning; Red cards, a point for the opponent; Black cards, disqualification and denial of existence. Cat Phlegm (kat flem)- n. Nickname for Cataflam, a popular pain killer with the AADS. Cooked Spring (kukt spring)- n. A spring that has been weakened by heat in order to make a weapon score more easily. See also: Dead Spring Cut (kut)- v. Sabre attack using the blade of the weapon rather than the point. Dead Spring (ded spring)- n. A spring that will no longer support enough weight to pass inspection. Springs die due to long periods of use, excessive force used in attacking and overcooking. See: Cooked Spring Direct Elimination (dir-EKT ee-LIM-in-a-shun)- n. Tournament format which pairs fencers up in single bouts. The winner continues, the loser heads to the bar. Dolphin Attack (DOL-fin uh-TAK)- n. An attack that comes with a bounding leap toward the target so the attacker arcs through the air like a dolphin jumping. Also called “Flipper lunge.” Fabric, On (FAB-rik)- adj. When a weapon seems to register a touch on very little pressure. Flick (flik)- n. An attack made by snapping the blade downward and stopping short so the point “flicks” down and lands on the opponent. Unsuccesful flicks are called Thwapps. Flickster (FLIK-ster)- 1. n. Fencer who relies on flick attacks. 2. n. Dire insult. Footwork (FUT-werk)- 1. n. What a fencer’s feet should be doing while fencing. 2. v. Practicing what your feet should be doing while fencing. 3. n. Biggest reason why people are late to fencing practice in Ann Arbor. French, The (french)- n. The reason why fencing rules are hard to understand. Hey-la (HAY-laaaah)- n. Victorious shout celebrating a sweet, successful attack. La Belle (lah bel)- n. Term for a bout that is tied with one touch remaining. In other words, 4-4 in a 5 touch bout or 14-14 in 15 touch bout. It is customary to salute at this point. From the French for “the beautiful” and sometimes the touch actually is beautiful. Lunge (lunj)- v. Strong push with the back foot that accelerates one toward one’s opponent. Easy to understand, difficult to do. Million Pounds (MILL-yon POWNDZ)- adj. Declaration that a spring has a lot of strength. See also: Truck Spring. Mutant (MYOO-tant)- n. Left-handed fencer. (MARCUS is a mutant!) Off-target (off TAR-get)- 1. n. In Saber or Foil: the part of the body that (for some reason) doesn’t count for anything. 2. n. In Épée: the referee. 3. n. Interesting fencing ‘zine. Pick (pik)- v. Épée attack aimed at the hand or wrist. Often followed by a Hey-la. Pin, The (pin)- n. The only thing keeping a brain grenade from going off. (i.e. A fencer’s self-control) See: Brain Grenade Piste (pist)- 1. n. The grounded metal strip on which a fencing match takes place. 2. adj. How fencers feel after losing a bout they shouldn’t have. Point (poynt)- 1. n. The end of the weapon you don’t hold. 2. n. The part of the weapon that sets off the scoring box in Foil and Épée. Postage Stamp (POST-aj stamp)- 1. n. A Foil fencer less than 5 feet tall (ie 10-year-olds). 2. n. The equivalent amount of valid target exposed on a Foil fencer less than 5 feet tall Repechage (REP-eh-shazh) - A tournament format that allows fencers who lose a direct elimination bout to contine through a table of other losers in order to get back into the winner’s bracket.(From the French for “This is your last chance, don’t blow it!”) Remise (rim-EEZ)- 1. n. A continuation of an attack after it has missed or was parried. 2. v. What you just did while your opponent was riposting. Riposte (rih-POST)- v. Attack that immediately follows a successful parry. Screw (skroo)- 1. n. The little pieces of metal constantly falling out of weapon tips. 2. v. What happens when the ref doesn’t like you. Thunkers (THUNK-erz)- n. Plastic breast protectors, worn under women’s jackets. Named for the “THUNK” noise made when they do their job. Thrust (thrust)- n. An attack that lands with the point of the weapon. Thwapp (thwap)- n. An attack that lands primarily with the side of the blade, rather than the point. Usually such an attack accomplishes little more than angering one’s opponent. Tihs (tish)- n. The last work that goes through your head backwards before you land on your opponent’s point. Touche (touch -or- toosh -or- toosh-AY)- n. A point in fencing. Track Mark- (trak mark)- n. Long, scraping bruises left when a point drags across a fencer. Often left on a fencer’s arms by an Épée. Truck Spring (truk spring)- n. Spring in a weapon with the strength to support a Mack Truck. While such a point will pass inspection, it will also make it tough to score. Wildebeest (WILL-da-beest) n. A older fencer whom you expect to be an easy opponent do to his or her age. Warning: Some Wildebeests are actually lions! Wrinkle (REEN-kel) n. Little folds in fencing clothing that jump out and catch the opponents point. For my reference in future, so that I don't have to keep referring to Carren's blog, I'll forget the url. (: Beauty Of Math 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111 9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 Brilliant, isn't it? And look at this symmetry: 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321 Now, take a look at this...101% From a strictly mathematical viewpoint: What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations wheresomeone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%. How about ACHIEVING 101%? What equals 100% in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions: If:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U V W X Y Z Is represented as:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26. If:H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% And:K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% But:A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% THEN, look how far the love of Godwill take you: L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101% Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It'sthe Love of God that will put you over the top! It's up to you if you share this with your friends & loved ones just the way I did."Trust in the Lord with all yourheart, do not depend on your ownunderstanding. Seek His will in allyou do, and He will direct yourpaths." Proverbs 3: 5-6 Ps. I don't really see the beauty, other that the 101% part. The other parts are still mere numbers to me :// Though, the numbers do appear a little cooler arranged in this manner. <3, CASS. |