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| You scored as Existentialism. Your life is guided by the concept of Existentialism: You choose the meaning and purpose of your life. Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.� It is up to you to give [life] a meaning.� --Jean-Paul Sartre It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the Truth.� --Blaise Pascal More info at Arocoun's Wikipedia User Page...
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ME
| lol guys, this is how i scored, take this test if you want! You scored as Philosophy. You should be a Philosophy major! Like the Philosopher, you are contemplative and you enjoy thinking about the purpose for humanity's existence.
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Monday, September 04, 2006
Steve Irwin is dead.
Today, the world has lost a guy, he was not an ordinary guy; Steve Irwin was the croc hunter, an animal passionate, the world's wildlife icon. But unfortunately, in an recording for a doccumentary this morning at batt reef(a part of the great barrier reef), he accidentally boxed a stingray, which caused it to attack, and the stingray threw its spikey tail up to hit Steve's chest. It is believed that it caused cardiac arrest in him. It is really a pity, nature conservationists lost an enthusiastic partner, his wife lost a caring husband and his children lost a yet-understood father. Personally, I truly think that he has done a huge part in nature conservation and public education on the importance of it. He shouldn't have departed at this time. The Earth is in crisis, Mother Earth needs him, we need him too, to help protect our crumbling habitat. Steve, you have been gone too early, too early. I will remember you. Steve, my last respects to you. CROCS RULE!
to Steve, homo sapiens, and the other animals on earth
to Steve, homo sapiens, and the other animals on earth
Thursday, August 31, 2006
hie people, blogging again. Today is teachers' day eve. My fellow ex-classmates and I have come together once again in our primary school, to remind ourselves of the efforts put in by the teachers a few years back. Time has passed quickly, now we are all taller, fatter or skinner, stronger, GROWN UP. Sometimes it dawns on us that we can't go back to our primary school times. At noon, almost everybody was at the school meeting the teachers, we caught up a bit. After that eugene, suwenn. yilei, sining, ryan, sophia, timothy, and I went to town to catch a movie. Then sophia left at about 2.30. Before that we had had our lunch at mos burger, and 2 guys from hwa chong came and joined us(who are also ex-students of pcps)and went to the arcade to play for a while. From 4-5.30pm, we watched a lame movie named "monster house". We met quan qi in the cinema! I didn't like it, I don't like animation movies, moreover, the storyline wasn't good. Speaking of the 2 guys, they were quite extra la. Made it felt weird, only eugene was talking to them. After the movie, timo and I wanted to go home, the boys wanted to play LAN, and the girls were going to meet someone. Thats where we said goodbye. My day ends here. This's where i say goodbye. GOODBYE!
Monday, August 21, 2006
strange indeed...
STRANGE INDEED
Today, something that seemed weird to me occurred. This morning, ms tan asked 5 boys from our class to go collect some maths stuff. We went into the office, collected a great deal of maths file that occupied our hands, and got ready to leave. This is the WEIRD part, really weird, I just cannot understand, I really could not understand his actions. Changyi pulled the door open and teachers stood outside waiting, clearing the path for us. Then, don't know waiting for what, Changyi just stood there and did nothing. Then after 10 seconds,the teachers couldn't stand it and moved in. After all the teachers moved in then Changyi started to move... I was like "What the hell is he doing? Move la!". I'm sure that in the normal minds of human beings, It is almost for sure that "more fortunate" should give in to the "less fortunate". Such as you help to open and hold the door for one who is carrying loads before entering the place yourself. From my point of view, I think that Changyi has his brain wrongly wired. I've experienced many other cases of various scenarios with him, with unexpected responses. Anyway, do you people feel that it is WEIRD? or is that my thinking is WEIRD??
Today, something that seemed weird to me occurred. This morning, ms tan asked 5 boys from our class to go collect some maths stuff. We went into the office, collected a great deal of maths file that occupied our hands, and got ready to leave. This is the WEIRD part, really weird, I just cannot understand, I really could not understand his actions. Changyi pulled the door open and teachers stood outside waiting, clearing the path for us. Then, don't know waiting for what, Changyi just stood there and did nothing. Then after 10 seconds,the teachers couldn't stand it and moved in. After all the teachers moved in then Changyi started to move... I was like "What the hell is he doing? Move la!". I'm sure that in the normal minds of human beings, It is almost for sure that "more fortunate" should give in to the "less fortunate". Such as you help to open and hold the door for one who is carrying loads before entering the place yourself. From my point of view, I think that Changyi has his brain wrongly wired. I've experienced many other cases of various scenarios with him, with unexpected responses. Anyway, do you people feel that it is WEIRD? or is that my thinking is WEIRD??
Sunday, August 20, 2006
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
CAMP
hey people, did you miss me during my 2 days absence? And do you know where i had gone? i had gone for a time-wasting camp for ncc, held in the ncc headquarters-amoy quee camp. 2 days 1 night. total waste of time. it would be better if i went to school. they claimed that it would be "fun", maybe to them, it was, for me, no. we met those attitute tampiness sec students, gave us that kind of face, that kind of attitute. we played rock climbing, rapelling. archery(it was fun!), Motivational Obstacle Course and last of all, PAINTBALL! actually paintball was quite fun, just that the duration was too short. i was scared of getting shot, so i hid behind 2 containers and stuck my gun inbetween the holes, then i snipe. a guy was bullied by me, he stood up and i kept shooting his head lol, i didn't get a single pellet though. but the first day was definitely boring, i don't like those activities. i don't wanna to go for any camps anymore, i will miss home.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Visit to the Eurasian Heritage Centre
The visit to the Eurasian Heritage Centre
Today we went to the centre, very near to school, as a history fieldtrip; the centre was just 10 steps away from president S.R Nathan's residence and we saw gurkas.
After alighting the bus, the "many tile made" picture caught my attention, it was the picture of Portugal capital during the 16th centuries. It was indeed special as it is made of many many small tiles as it is mono-coloured(Portuguese blue?as the lady said).
The first place we went was the building's 3rd floor(if I am not wrong) to look at its exhibits. There was Portuguese music of the 1930s. It was a corridor with pictures and words on the sides like an avenue with the Japanese stuff on the right and the Eurasian stuff on the left. Most of the pictures and quotes were never seen before by me. After that we were led to a room with exhibits of real stuff during the times like the Japanese and English swords, the soldier's paybook, badges medals and some cooking materials. We can also hear the Japanese music. It was really an experience.
Lastly, the lady guide brought us to a room where most of us sat on the floor to watch a video of the Eurasians during WWII. We also luckily met a "survivor" from the dunnodunno wad catholic colony in Malaysia, he is a Singaporean though. Though the guy didn't tell us much, we can tell that the period was not easy.
The lady guide was fierce though
:)
Today we went to the centre, very near to school, as a history fieldtrip; the centre was just 10 steps away from president S.R Nathan's residence and we saw gurkas.
After alighting the bus, the "many tile made" picture caught my attention, it was the picture of Portugal capital during the 16th centuries. It was indeed special as it is made of many many small tiles as it is mono-coloured(Portuguese blue?as the lady said).
The first place we went was the building's 3rd floor(if I am not wrong) to look at its exhibits. There was Portuguese music of the 1930s. It was a corridor with pictures and words on the sides like an avenue with the Japanese stuff on the right and the Eurasian stuff on the left. Most of the pictures and quotes were never seen before by me. After that we were led to a room with exhibits of real stuff during the times like the Japanese and English swords, the soldier's paybook, badges medals and some cooking materials. We can also hear the Japanese music. It was really an experience.
Lastly, the lady guide brought us to a room where most of us sat on the floor to watch a video of the Eurasians during WWII. We also luckily met a "survivor" from the dunnodunno wad catholic colony in Malaysia, he is a Singaporean though. Though the guy didn't tell us much, we can tell that the period was not easy.
The lady guide was fierce though
:)
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Friday, May 06, 2005
hello everyone, blogging again. today compo papers, i tink my chinese paper gone liao... coz i dunno wad i writting myself ! going home, kenny n i took the wrong bus! 33 instead of 31, then we stopped at lavender MRT station. heng we stopped at the MRT station, if not i cannot imagine how to find my way home 
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Beam Me to Mars
"Are we there yet?" Everyone has faced this exasperating question from impatient companions on a long road trip. Imagine if the trip lasted six months. One way.
With conventional rockets, a roundtrip to Mars could last as long as three years, because an extended stay is required while the orbits of Earth and Mars align again for the return trip.
But an exciting NASA-funded research project could send astronauts racing to Mars up to six times faster. The solution -- proposed by Dr. Robert Winglee of the University of Washington -- sounds like science fiction. A spacecraft rides a beam of plasma, which is electrified and magnetized gas, all the way to Mars and back. The roundtrip journey could be wrapped up in about 90 days using Winglee's Magnetized Beam Plasma Propulsion system, dubbed Magbeam.
How It Works and Where It Came From
The system would use space stations to generate the plasma and beam it to a spacecraft. The spacecraft generates its own magnetic field, which deflects the plasma beam. Like wind pushing on an umbrella, the deflection of the plasma beam generates a force that propels the spacecraft. Another space station orbiting the destination generates a beam to slow down the spacecraft upon its arrival, and to launch it on the return journey.
adapted from www.nasa.gov
"Are we there yet?" Everyone has faced this exasperating question from impatient companions on a long road trip. Imagine if the trip lasted six months. One way.
With conventional rockets, a roundtrip to Mars could last as long as three years, because an extended stay is required while the orbits of Earth and Mars align again for the return trip.
But an exciting NASA-funded research project could send astronauts racing to Mars up to six times faster. The solution -- proposed by Dr. Robert Winglee of the University of Washington -- sounds like science fiction. A spacecraft rides a beam of plasma, which is electrified and magnetized gas, all the way to Mars and back. The roundtrip journey could be wrapped up in about 90 days using Winglee's Magnetized Beam Plasma Propulsion system, dubbed Magbeam.
How It Works and Where It Came From
The system would use space stations to generate the plasma and beam it to a spacecraft. The spacecraft generates its own magnetic field, which deflects the plasma beam. Like wind pushing on an umbrella, the deflection of the plasma beam generates a force that propels the spacecraft. Another space station orbiting the destination generates a beam to slow down the spacecraft upon its arrival, and to launch it on the return journey.
adapted from www.nasa.gov
Sunday, April 24, 2005
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Thursday, April 07, 2005
Ancient Extinction
Scientists at NASA and the University of Kansas say that a mass extinction on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago could have been triggered by a star explosion called a gamma-ray burst. The scientists do not have direct evidence that such a burst activated the ancient extinction. The strength of their work is their atmospheric modeling -- essentially a "what if" scenario.
The scientists calculated that gamma-ray radiation from a relatively nearby star explosion, hitting the Earth for only ten seconds, could deplete up to half of the atmosphere's protective ozone layer. Recovery could take at least five years. With the ozone layer damaged, ultraviolet radiation from the Sun could kill much of the life on land and near the surface of oceans and lakes, and disrupt the food chain.
Gamma-ray bursts in our Milky Way galaxy are indeed rare, but the scientists estimate that at least one nearby likely hit the Earth in the past billion years. Life on Earth is thought to have appeared at least 3.5 billion years ago. This research, supported by a NASA astrobiology grant, represents a thorough analysis of the "mass extinction" hypothesis first announced by members of this science team in September 2003.
"A gamma-ray burst originating within 6,000 light years from Earth would have a devastating effect on life," said Dr. Adrian Melott of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. "We don't know exactly when one came, but we're rather sure it did come -- and left its mark. What's most surprising is that just a 10-second burst can cause years of devastating ozone damage," Melott added.
A scientific paper describing this finding appears in Astrophysical Journal Letters. The lead author is Brian Thomas, a Ph.D. candidate at University of Kansas.
Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions known. Most originate in distant galaxies, and a large percentage likely arise from explosions of stars over 15 times more massive than our Sun. A burst creates two oppositely-directed beams of gamma rays that race off into space.
Thomas says that a gamma-ray burst may have caused the Ordovician extinction 450 million years ago, killing 60 percent of all marine invertebrates. Life was largely confined to the sea, although there is evidence of primitive land plants during this period.
In the new work, the team used detailed computer models to calculate the effects of a nearby gamma-ray burst on the atmosphere and the consequences for life.
Thomas, with Dr. Charles Jackman of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., calculated the effect of a nearby gamma-ray burst on the Earth's atmosphere. Gamma- rays, a high-energy form of light, can break molecular nitrogen (N2) into nitrogen atoms, which react with molecular oxygen (O2) to form nitric oxide (NO). NO will destroy ozone (O3) and produce nitrogen dioxide (NO2). NO2 will then react with atomic oxygen to reform NO. More NO means more ozone destruction. Computer models show that up to half the ozone layer is destroyed within weeks. Five years on, at least 10 percent is still destroyed.
Next,researchers calculated the effect of ultraviolet radiation on life. Deep-sea creatures living several feet below water would be protected. Surface-dwelling plankton and other life near the surface, however, would not survive. Plankton is the foundation of the marine food chain.
Dr. Bruce Lieberman, a paleontologist at the University of Kansas, originated the idea that a gamma-ray burst specifically could have caused the great Ordovician extinction, 200 million years before the dinosaurs. An ice age is thought to have caused this extinction. However, gamma-ray burst could have caused a fast die-out early on and also could have triggered the significant drop in surface temperature on Earth.
"One unknown variable is the rate of local gamma-ray bursts," Thomas said. "The bursts we detect today originated far away billions of years ago, before the Earth formed. Among the billions of stars in our Galaxy, there's a good chance that a massive one relatively nearby exploded and sent gamma rays our way," he added.
Adapted from www.nasa.gov
The scientists calculated that gamma-ray radiation from a relatively nearby star explosion, hitting the Earth for only ten seconds, could deplete up to half of the atmosphere's protective ozone layer. Recovery could take at least five years. With the ozone layer damaged, ultraviolet radiation from the Sun could kill much of the life on land and near the surface of oceans and lakes, and disrupt the food chain.
Gamma-ray bursts in our Milky Way galaxy are indeed rare, but the scientists estimate that at least one nearby likely hit the Earth in the past billion years. Life on Earth is thought to have appeared at least 3.5 billion years ago. This research, supported by a NASA astrobiology grant, represents a thorough analysis of the "mass extinction" hypothesis first announced by members of this science team in September 2003.
"A gamma-ray burst originating within 6,000 light years from Earth would have a devastating effect on life," said Dr. Adrian Melott of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. "We don't know exactly when one came, but we're rather sure it did come -- and left its mark. What's most surprising is that just a 10-second burst can cause years of devastating ozone damage," Melott added.
A scientific paper describing this finding appears in Astrophysical Journal Letters. The lead author is Brian Thomas, a Ph.D. candidate at University of Kansas.
Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions known. Most originate in distant galaxies, and a large percentage likely arise from explosions of stars over 15 times more massive than our Sun. A burst creates two oppositely-directed beams of gamma rays that race off into space.
Thomas says that a gamma-ray burst may have caused the Ordovician extinction 450 million years ago, killing 60 percent of all marine invertebrates. Life was largely confined to the sea, although there is evidence of primitive land plants during this period.
In the new work, the team used detailed computer models to calculate the effects of a nearby gamma-ray burst on the atmosphere and the consequences for life.
Thomas, with Dr. Charles Jackman of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., calculated the effect of a nearby gamma-ray burst on the Earth's atmosphere. Gamma- rays, a high-energy form of light, can break molecular nitrogen (N2) into nitrogen atoms, which react with molecular oxygen (O2) to form nitric oxide (NO). NO will destroy ozone (O3) and produce nitrogen dioxide (NO2). NO2 will then react with atomic oxygen to reform NO. More NO means more ozone destruction. Computer models show that up to half the ozone layer is destroyed within weeks. Five years on, at least 10 percent is still destroyed.
Next,researchers calculated the effect of ultraviolet radiation on life. Deep-sea creatures living several feet below water would be protected. Surface-dwelling plankton and other life near the surface, however, would not survive. Plankton is the foundation of the marine food chain.
Dr. Bruce Lieberman, a paleontologist at the University of Kansas, originated the idea that a gamma-ray burst specifically could have caused the great Ordovician extinction, 200 million years before the dinosaurs. An ice age is thought to have caused this extinction. However, gamma-ray burst could have caused a fast die-out early on and also could have triggered the significant drop in surface temperature on Earth.
"One unknown variable is the rate of local gamma-ray bursts," Thomas said. "The bursts we detect today originated far away billions of years ago, before the Earth formed. Among the billions of stars in our Galaxy, there's a good chance that a massive one relatively nearby exploded and sent gamma rays our way," he added.
Adapted from www.nasa.gov
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