ooh... this is cool.
Oh, I started to learn C++. its one of the many programming languages. since im goin into the computer field n comp engin, elec engin (com) and comp sci will expect its students to know basic C++ and java, i thought i get myself a headstart so things would b easy for me later. hey, i got 10 months, i better put em into gd use.
but anyway, ive only did two chapters on bk 1 (there r 7 bks) n ive learnt so much. some useless keys on the keyboard actually has a purpose u know! i learnt a lot of shortcuts, so tt i hardly need to use the mouse to get to certain parts of the source codes n all.
k, im already confusin u guys yes? well, since ive got nothin much to do, this will keep me occupied aside from the uni stuff.
yeah...~
Sunday, November 30, 2003
phew...
finally managed to settle University of California applications. I was panicking coz the server was so slow, it didnt even let me access to the login page. i seriously thought i missed the deadline or somethin coz the link was missing n all. then, i managed to find it, but it took 5 mins to open up whatever the next page was. i was so scared coz i didnt wanna lose out on not applying. from morning, i was somehow tryin to work out the stuff n finally managed to settle it by 6 o clock. then my dad was lookin at it, after submitting it. he saw couple of errors that i couldnt change anymore. then he looked at me in a way like, why did u submit when there r mistakes. man, if i knew the mistakes i would hav changed it rite? y would i wanna deprive my own chance of getting into a gd sch? i mean i cant do anything now, the whole day was such a hassle, its too much of a headache to handle already.
oh well, hope it goes alrite. at least get me in San Diego. LA n Berkeley's competitive enough, those are juz wild darts thrown, just in case one of them hits something.
so, Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego and Marquette are done. 13 more to apply to. sheesh. they didnt even ask for councillor report nor transcript for UC schools, so im worried that they might hav asked for it somewhere else that i didnt come across. i hope thats not the case. as for marquette, they asked, i juz need to get in touch wit mr mannan. k, so the next deadline is 1st Jan. four schools to settle, Carnegie Mellon (regular, application very near complete), Cornell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamopaign, University of Pennsylvania. Oh, Pennsylvania State University's application is rolling, that means first come, first served basis. better settle that soon.
finally managed to settle University of California applications. I was panicking coz the server was so slow, it didnt even let me access to the login page. i seriously thought i missed the deadline or somethin coz the link was missing n all. then, i managed to find it, but it took 5 mins to open up whatever the next page was. i was so scared coz i didnt wanna lose out on not applying. from morning, i was somehow tryin to work out the stuff n finally managed to settle it by 6 o clock. then my dad was lookin at it, after submitting it. he saw couple of errors that i couldnt change anymore. then he looked at me in a way like, why did u submit when there r mistakes. man, if i knew the mistakes i would hav changed it rite? y would i wanna deprive my own chance of getting into a gd sch? i mean i cant do anything now, the whole day was such a hassle, its too much of a headache to handle already.
oh well, hope it goes alrite. at least get me in San Diego. LA n Berkeley's competitive enough, those are juz wild darts thrown, just in case one of them hits something.
so, Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego and Marquette are done. 13 more to apply to. sheesh. they didnt even ask for councillor report nor transcript for UC schools, so im worried that they might hav asked for it somewhere else that i didnt come across. i hope thats not the case. as for marquette, they asked, i juz need to get in touch wit mr mannan. k, so the next deadline is 1st Jan. four schools to settle, Carnegie Mellon (regular, application very near complete), Cornell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamopaign, University of Pennsylvania. Oh, Pennsylvania State University's application is rolling, that means first come, first served basis. better settle that soon.
Saturday, November 29, 2003
Thursday, November 27, 2003
YEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
THE GCE 'A' LEVELS ARE OVER!!!
Jeezz... we spend like 2 years just to sit for that god darn thing.
Can you all believe it? I don't have to study until September 2004. That's almost 10 MONTHS!!!! Whoa.. well, if u ask me, its a well deserved break, since I've not had proper break nor holiday since my JC life kickstarted. All the accumulation is finally here to be spent! But then, what am I gonna do now...??
Well, one goal accomplished, that is to sit for the A Levels.
Next mission? apply to all the universities by end of December. Then my REAL holiday begins where I dont have to worry about anything, n tt i mean by nothing. Filling up application is easy, but unlike in Singapore where grades make the final cut, in U.S., its the applicaition essays that make the final say, even if your grades are like shit. So i still can hav a gd shot at gd schs.
This is my plan for the next couple of years.
If I get into lower-ranked college,
----> Mug damn hard, then I'll accumulate high GPA so that I can transfer to Ivy League or other established institutions to complete my major.
If I go to excellent university,
----> work hard to maintain standard and plan towards a probable double major, or try to consolidate so that I can do M.B.A. after finishing my major.
Whichever way, I'm looking at possible US$60,000/yr (most probably around US$55,000 I think) for my salary when I get a job. Man, that's a lot. If I do M.B.A. at some major unis, that can shoot up to near US$95,000. Thats more than enough for young employee like me. Yep, that's my new goal now that exams are done. N this is like a 4 yr/6 yr plan, so i can work around problems and all.
yes yes, such interesting times ahead. Hope my applications go well.
but for now, lemme just go out as much as i want!!!! I just wanna enjoy...
THE GCE 'A' LEVELS ARE OVER!!!
Jeezz... we spend like 2 years just to sit for that god darn thing.
Can you all believe it? I don't have to study until September 2004. That's almost 10 MONTHS!!!! Whoa.. well, if u ask me, its a well deserved break, since I've not had proper break nor holiday since my JC life kickstarted. All the accumulation is finally here to be spent! But then, what am I gonna do now...??
Well, one goal accomplished, that is to sit for the A Levels.
Next mission? apply to all the universities by end of December. Then my REAL holiday begins where I dont have to worry about anything, n tt i mean by nothing. Filling up application is easy, but unlike in Singapore where grades make the final cut, in U.S., its the applicaition essays that make the final say, even if your grades are like shit. So i still can hav a gd shot at gd schs.
This is my plan for the next couple of years.
If I get into lower-ranked college,
----> Mug damn hard, then I'll accumulate high GPA so that I can transfer to Ivy League or other established institutions to complete my major.
If I go to excellent university,
----> work hard to maintain standard and plan towards a probable double major, or try to consolidate so that I can do M.B.A. after finishing my major.
Whichever way, I'm looking at possible US$60,000/yr (most probably around US$55,000 I think) for my salary when I get a job. Man, that's a lot. If I do M.B.A. at some major unis, that can shoot up to near US$95,000. Thats more than enough for young employee like me. Yep, that's my new goal now that exams are done. N this is like a 4 yr/6 yr plan, so i can work around problems and all.
yes yes, such interesting times ahead. Hope my applications go well.
but for now, lemme just go out as much as i want!!!! I just wanna enjoy...
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
oh boy... haha, i knew phy p5 is bad, but didnt expect it to be this bad. interesting question, but cant answer, so wats the pt. haha.
worse of all, i put in some weird formula, which is to calculate tension in the string by using elasticity, T=EAx/L when we hardly use that kinda formula. haha, all that was needed was average force x extension, since F was not proportional to x. damn damn.
but i think it'll b ok, n ok i mean as in 5 mks or so, which is the rumoured average that A levels candidates scores in singapore.
ah wat the heck, i still hav my p3 tomorrow. but 'realistically' speaking, i think enough damage has been done already. i might not get the A i'm aiming for. i hav to start to prepare myself for a huge possibility of gettin a B. ah well. that disappoints me, but u know, i didnt work so hard for it, so its not like i deserve it anyway. besides, it wont make much diff.
man, im gettin hooked to charmed again. used to watch season 1 n 2 n lost interest, but started watchin since the baby episode. quite comical n bimbotic now. haha.
oh, i received this brochure of University of Southern California School of Engineering. ITS SO DAMN COOL. they portray their programs like so prestigeous n all, n lookin at where their grads work (3Com, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, etc) im really temped to go there if by chance i get accepted. plus, this uni has this option where u can choose ur major as undeclared engineering, and spend few months learnin all the different engineering courses offered before decidin which one you wanna do. i think i want that, coz at times, i feel like doin mechanical engineerin or electrical engin and at times, chem engin also. i think thats the best way to choose ur final major.
my dad was like lookin through this pile of paper which were actually resumes of people trying to work in Kyocera. didnt know my dad was also in charge of choosin who the company should hire. i mean, this on top of all the travelling, 2nd in charge of asia pacific, etc u know.. man, its definately more tougher than wat we're doing. yea, so while learnin from him how he handles these cases, i was so surprised to learn how the process was. heh, imagine ure applying for some jobs, you spend like 2 or 3 hours to make the resume all perfect, all it takes is a minute or two, 5 if u're lucky, to get ur resume tossed aside, like it never was sent. All my dad looks for is where you got your degree/diploma from, how many years of working experience, number of jobs prior to applying, current salary and age. n all these people write all this elaborate detail of wat they can do n etc etc, but my dad looks at them for few seconds like it doesnt even matter. but he's been doin this for a long time, he knows the general pattern, so he adopted his own way of looking through resumes. man. i would feel so angered n sad if somethin im spendin like a lot of time on gets tossed within juz few mins. but thats the way it is, since there r so many applicants. but in some ways, its quite efficient too. coz those key areas are the most important information you need. you dun wanna hire people who're above 40, coz those will say they are experienced n try to do things their own way n not be open to alternate ways which the company practices. or if he's a fresh grad, he might not even b able to compose one simple draft of a letter, since thats not part of wat he studied. you also dont wanna hire those who job-hop a lot, you never know when he's hoppin to another place. you dont wanna hire those whose previous salary's above ur budget, coz theyll definately expect more than their previous salary (thats why they're applyin, rite?) n final, but most importantly, where u got ur education. generally, n i repeat generally, coz i hav strong views on this issue, but yea, generally u'd wanna hire those who r academically qualified. i know for a fact n i believe academic record doesnt speak much when u go to the real working world n im certain. n yes, my dear A level takers, even my dad seems to prefer diploma holders than university grads. u know why... we're chao-muggers... they're chao-hands on. yea, i always had a prob wit tt, but thats the way UNCLE MOES (UNiversity of Cambridge Local Examination syndicate-Ministry Of Education, Singapore) expect us to do rite?
sad, sad. its things like these that really makes me happy knowing i wont suffer this as im goin overseas. but i bet there are problems yet unseen when i go there. i guess i'll know there n then. hope i secure a job in some major MNCs. then i can travel and earn considerably a lot too.
i started counting down today. right now, about 18 hours and 45 mins to go....
worse of all, i put in some weird formula, which is to calculate tension in the string by using elasticity, T=EAx/L when we hardly use that kinda formula. haha, all that was needed was average force x extension, since F was not proportional to x. damn damn.
but i think it'll b ok, n ok i mean as in 5 mks or so, which is the rumoured average that A levels candidates scores in singapore.
ah wat the heck, i still hav my p3 tomorrow. but 'realistically' speaking, i think enough damage has been done already. i might not get the A i'm aiming for. i hav to start to prepare myself for a huge possibility of gettin a B. ah well. that disappoints me, but u know, i didnt work so hard for it, so its not like i deserve it anyway. besides, it wont make much diff.
man, im gettin hooked to charmed again. used to watch season 1 n 2 n lost interest, but started watchin since the baby episode. quite comical n bimbotic now. haha.
oh, i received this brochure of University of Southern California School of Engineering. ITS SO DAMN COOL. they portray their programs like so prestigeous n all, n lookin at where their grads work (3Com, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, etc) im really temped to go there if by chance i get accepted. plus, this uni has this option where u can choose ur major as undeclared engineering, and spend few months learnin all the different engineering courses offered before decidin which one you wanna do. i think i want that, coz at times, i feel like doin mechanical engineerin or electrical engin and at times, chem engin also. i think thats the best way to choose ur final major.
my dad was like lookin through this pile of paper which were actually resumes of people trying to work in Kyocera. didnt know my dad was also in charge of choosin who the company should hire. i mean, this on top of all the travelling, 2nd in charge of asia pacific, etc u know.. man, its definately more tougher than wat we're doing. yea, so while learnin from him how he handles these cases, i was so surprised to learn how the process was. heh, imagine ure applying for some jobs, you spend like 2 or 3 hours to make the resume all perfect, all it takes is a minute or two, 5 if u're lucky, to get ur resume tossed aside, like it never was sent. All my dad looks for is where you got your degree/diploma from, how many years of working experience, number of jobs prior to applying, current salary and age. n all these people write all this elaborate detail of wat they can do n etc etc, but my dad looks at them for few seconds like it doesnt even matter. but he's been doin this for a long time, he knows the general pattern, so he adopted his own way of looking through resumes. man. i would feel so angered n sad if somethin im spendin like a lot of time on gets tossed within juz few mins. but thats the way it is, since there r so many applicants. but in some ways, its quite efficient too. coz those key areas are the most important information you need. you dun wanna hire people who're above 40, coz those will say they are experienced n try to do things their own way n not be open to alternate ways which the company practices. or if he's a fresh grad, he might not even b able to compose one simple draft of a letter, since thats not part of wat he studied. you also dont wanna hire those who job-hop a lot, you never know when he's hoppin to another place. you dont wanna hire those whose previous salary's above ur budget, coz theyll definately expect more than their previous salary (thats why they're applyin, rite?) n final, but most importantly, where u got ur education. generally, n i repeat generally, coz i hav strong views on this issue, but yea, generally u'd wanna hire those who r academically qualified. i know for a fact n i believe academic record doesnt speak much when u go to the real working world n im certain. n yes, my dear A level takers, even my dad seems to prefer diploma holders than university grads. u know why... we're chao-muggers... they're chao-hands on. yea, i always had a prob wit tt, but thats the way UNCLE MOES (UNiversity of Cambridge Local Examination syndicate-Ministry Of Education, Singapore) expect us to do rite?
sad, sad. its things like these that really makes me happy knowing i wont suffer this as im goin overseas. but i bet there are problems yet unseen when i go there. i guess i'll know there n then. hope i secure a job in some major MNCs. then i can travel and earn considerably a lot too.
i started counting down today. right now, about 18 hours and 45 mins to go....
Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Eid Mubarak to Muslim readers...
The day didnt turn out as bad as i expected. i actually went to three places, above all, to three close friends' places, so it was better than nothing. Went to mosque to pray as usual, was quite irritated by my so-called 'countrymen', who were talking so loudly when we're supposed to keep quiet n listen to the priest talk. ah well, let them be today.
around 1, i went over to one of my gd friend, Nafis' place. Everytime i go to Nafis' place, I try to meet my sec schmate, Jennifer Sau, who's now in CJC, since she lives opposite Nafis. Since we dont get to meet that often, i use it as a chance to get updated on eachother. turns out, she's having supp paper tomorrow, so couldnt get to see her. ah well, im havin phy paper too n it'll b over. one day in december, I'll try to meet that old Queensway Drama people before i leave for good... Nicholas, Lorraine, Jennifer and Joshua. Wait, Josh's gone to Aussie already... damn... yea, so i was eating n at the same time, amusing Nafis' cute cousin. She is like a pure doll. i hid her wrist bands and she giggled and just took them out of my hands n tried to hide them so that i wouldnt b able to get them. Yea, then Nafis was tellin me bout his post O's stuff and how he has planned mostly everything out for his upcoming JC life. since he's an ACS (I) boy, its natural for him to go to ACJC. but he's the very outgoin n fun guy, he's gonna hav so much fun.
then went over to Chahat's place. i was rather surprised she doesnt remember parts of A Levels at all! haha, since PJC didnt teach her p5 tactics at all, i helped her fill in on certain key points, the obvious stuff to score marks. hope she does well, she does really seem to have short term memory. haha, wonder how her chem is when she has that kinda deficiency.
Then went over to Shuvro's place. That was a load of fun. His mom, his elder bro and others all sat down and were talkin a lot of crap and it was funny crap, so it was alrite. Everytime i go to his place, somehow feels like its one place u can stay for long long time and not feel it, coz everyone seems to be able to talk about everything.
yea, then got back, and continued studyin for p5. some tricky stuff i realised, but thank god i didnt miss them out. sometimes the obvious doesnt seem to come up to our head. so always remember this. KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid. a gd tactic to work during debates, public speaking and now, physics. so true.
i think ive more or less got post exam plans mapped out for the first week at least. right after phy p3 on thurs, hopefully, we'll go out for movie, then stay over at maddie's place, n there's a Newcastle game on at 3 in the morning, so watch that, rush to home in friday morning, coz Dell guy's comin over to fix the PC, then got Chahat's birthday party. Sat, most prob tie up prom stuff and try to meet Hazril. Maybe come soccer too! Then quality time with my mates Junli and Junwen. By die die latest, must submit University of California applications by monday morning, if that hasnt been done by then, and if i managed to get CM 03-04 by then, start the addiction! at the same time, need to start filling up other university applications and essays. I think that will take up much of tuesday. then wednesday will b prom, so afternoon all hassle at the hotel. wonderful night, then probably go clubbing, play monopoly in the hotel room in the morning, see wat we can do from there on, probably walk around n catch another movie. man, that seems so hectic. like enjoying full time. no time for anything else.
ooh, n im lookin so forward to it. two more days, come on Cambridge!
The day didnt turn out as bad as i expected. i actually went to three places, above all, to three close friends' places, so it was better than nothing. Went to mosque to pray as usual, was quite irritated by my so-called 'countrymen', who were talking so loudly when we're supposed to keep quiet n listen to the priest talk. ah well, let them be today.
around 1, i went over to one of my gd friend, Nafis' place. Everytime i go to Nafis' place, I try to meet my sec schmate, Jennifer Sau, who's now in CJC, since she lives opposite Nafis. Since we dont get to meet that often, i use it as a chance to get updated on eachother. turns out, she's having supp paper tomorrow, so couldnt get to see her. ah well, im havin phy paper too n it'll b over. one day in december, I'll try to meet that old Queensway Drama people before i leave for good... Nicholas, Lorraine, Jennifer and Joshua. Wait, Josh's gone to Aussie already... damn... yea, so i was eating n at the same time, amusing Nafis' cute cousin. She is like a pure doll. i hid her wrist bands and she giggled and just took them out of my hands n tried to hide them so that i wouldnt b able to get them. Yea, then Nafis was tellin me bout his post O's stuff and how he has planned mostly everything out for his upcoming JC life. since he's an ACS (I) boy, its natural for him to go to ACJC. but he's the very outgoin n fun guy, he's gonna hav so much fun.
then went over to Chahat's place. i was rather surprised she doesnt remember parts of A Levels at all! haha, since PJC didnt teach her p5 tactics at all, i helped her fill in on certain key points, the obvious stuff to score marks. hope she does well, she does really seem to have short term memory. haha, wonder how her chem is when she has that kinda deficiency.
Then went over to Shuvro's place. That was a load of fun. His mom, his elder bro and others all sat down and were talkin a lot of crap and it was funny crap, so it was alrite. Everytime i go to his place, somehow feels like its one place u can stay for long long time and not feel it, coz everyone seems to be able to talk about everything.
yea, then got back, and continued studyin for p5. some tricky stuff i realised, but thank god i didnt miss them out. sometimes the obvious doesnt seem to come up to our head. so always remember this. KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid. a gd tactic to work during debates, public speaking and now, physics. so true.
i think ive more or less got post exam plans mapped out for the first week at least. right after phy p3 on thurs, hopefully, we'll go out for movie, then stay over at maddie's place, n there's a Newcastle game on at 3 in the morning, so watch that, rush to home in friday morning, coz Dell guy's comin over to fix the PC, then got Chahat's birthday party. Sat, most prob tie up prom stuff and try to meet Hazril. Maybe come soccer too! Then quality time with my mates Junli and Junwen. By die die latest, must submit University of California applications by monday morning, if that hasnt been done by then, and if i managed to get CM 03-04 by then, start the addiction! at the same time, need to start filling up other university applications and essays. I think that will take up much of tuesday. then wednesday will b prom, so afternoon all hassle at the hotel. wonderful night, then probably go clubbing, play monopoly in the hotel room in the morning, see wat we can do from there on, probably walk around n catch another movie. man, that seems so hectic. like enjoying full time. no time for anything else.
ooh, n im lookin so forward to it. two more days, come on Cambridge!
Monday, November 24, 2003
damn, didnt really get to study as much as i wanted over the weekend. n tomorrow's hari raya. i wouldnt feel the joy tt i felt last yr, when i fasted every single day, since this yr i only fasted for at most 6 days. ah well.
I think its disguise in blessing that the physics paper is in the afternoon, i can still conjure up some studyin before that. n furthermore, its p5. cant really do much, that means more time to prep for p3. which is gonna b ok, i hope.
talked to hazril after a long long time last night. man, i havent talked to him in proper since my birthday. thats how much stuff ive been doin. hopefully ill get to meet him one day next week and catch up on a lot of stuff. i wanna tell him so much stuff ive not been gettin the chance to. i felt really gd after talkin to him last nite, since theres this way about the way he talks that makes me feel completely understood. we're gonna go out a lot like we used to after this week.
im finally gettin my pc repaired this fri. tt means ill lose all my videos, mp3s n certain files. ah well, they can b downloaded again. but will b waste of time. nvm. its gd since first thing i'll buy will be championship manager 03/04. woohoo. gonna play so much i tell ya. work my way from south africa to australia, then to japan, mexico, argentina and finally to the big four of europe. time wont be a issue anymore, haha. cool stuff. i was rather surprised when kim told me tt she too used to play CM before. haha. its a joy when u see ur team succeed. its so addictive.
all's gd... all's gd...
I think its disguise in blessing that the physics paper is in the afternoon, i can still conjure up some studyin before that. n furthermore, its p5. cant really do much, that means more time to prep for p3. which is gonna b ok, i hope.
talked to hazril after a long long time last night. man, i havent talked to him in proper since my birthday. thats how much stuff ive been doin. hopefully ill get to meet him one day next week and catch up on a lot of stuff. i wanna tell him so much stuff ive not been gettin the chance to. i felt really gd after talkin to him last nite, since theres this way about the way he talks that makes me feel completely understood. we're gonna go out a lot like we used to after this week.
im finally gettin my pc repaired this fri. tt means ill lose all my videos, mp3s n certain files. ah well, they can b downloaded again. but will b waste of time. nvm. its gd since first thing i'll buy will be championship manager 03/04. woohoo. gonna play so much i tell ya. work my way from south africa to australia, then to japan, mexico, argentina and finally to the big four of europe. time wont be a issue anymore, haha. cool stuff. i was rather surprised when kim told me tt she too used to play CM before. haha. its a joy when u see ur team succeed. its so addictive.
all's gd... all's gd...
Sunday, November 23, 2003
I feel very enchanted today.
I went for the wedding of Mr. Adrian Chan who was my ex-council teacher at SAJC. Everything was just so perfect. The place, the ceremony, the atmosphere, man, too many things to mention. wat i can say is this, its the best wedding ive attended. period.
im continuously amazed by the holiness of catholic weddings. ive so far been to three of them, and in each wedding, im able to observe, as a total outsider, the whole procession. it seems very divine as well. and the way everyone participates and contributes to the whole ceremony was juz so impressive.
the place, my. it was at Church of St. Mary's of the Angels. the place was very new and it looked like some research facility by design, but once u step inside, it was a totally different place altogether. the seats and the architecture was designed in such a way it resembled a conference hall, yet, had that edge about it. n in the centre hung up was this yet another impressive sculpture of jesus. it looked very authentic and priceless piece of art, i tell ya.
i probably shouldnt be saying all these, because of my own religion, but i cant hide my amazement at everything. it was that nice. actually i dont care wat code of conduct im 'supposed' to obey as a Muslim. these were things that fascinate u, interest you and move you. i was actually contemplating my own possibilities of being involved in this kinda of thing and trying to picture wat it would be like. it was that good.
i realised that i hav this sense of appreciation for these holy ceremonies. i would really like to see how these things are carried out in the traditional greek way. i think it would be much better. for some time, ive been takin note of the details of roman catholic procedings and all. the extricate details and all r v interesting. my my, haha, wat am i doing.
but it was really nice today. i feel so enlightened and all. makes me look forward to seeing another ceremonies like this.
All the best for the future, the newly wedded Mr and Mrs Adrian and Melissa Chan.
I went for the wedding of Mr. Adrian Chan who was my ex-council teacher at SAJC. Everything was just so perfect. The place, the ceremony, the atmosphere, man, too many things to mention. wat i can say is this, its the best wedding ive attended. period.
im continuously amazed by the holiness of catholic weddings. ive so far been to three of them, and in each wedding, im able to observe, as a total outsider, the whole procession. it seems very divine as well. and the way everyone participates and contributes to the whole ceremony was juz so impressive.
the place, my. it was at Church of St. Mary's of the Angels. the place was very new and it looked like some research facility by design, but once u step inside, it was a totally different place altogether. the seats and the architecture was designed in such a way it resembled a conference hall, yet, had that edge about it. n in the centre hung up was this yet another impressive sculpture of jesus. it looked very authentic and priceless piece of art, i tell ya.
i probably shouldnt be saying all these, because of my own religion, but i cant hide my amazement at everything. it was that nice. actually i dont care wat code of conduct im 'supposed' to obey as a Muslim. these were things that fascinate u, interest you and move you. i was actually contemplating my own possibilities of being involved in this kinda of thing and trying to picture wat it would be like. it was that good.
i realised that i hav this sense of appreciation for these holy ceremonies. i would really like to see how these things are carried out in the traditional greek way. i think it would be much better. for some time, ive been takin note of the details of roman catholic procedings and all. the extricate details and all r v interesting. my my, haha, wat am i doing.
but it was really nice today. i feel so enlightened and all. makes me look forward to seeing another ceremonies like this.
All the best for the future, the newly wedded Mr and Mrs Adrian and Melissa Chan.
Saturday, November 22, 2003
Final Score from St. James' Park;
Newcastle United 3
Shola Ameobi (56th)
Alan Shearer (76th & 84th)
Manchester City 0
Yep, top 6 for now. Good progress but entering December, its pretty much clear there wont be any changes in the top 3. So the best Newcastle can continue playing for is another shot at the Champions League Qualifying by achieving 4th place. That's still a reasonable goal, since they aren't so far away. I mean, its nuts, its merely half the season and the difference between 3rd place and 4th place is like 9 pts. Not only do the top 3 have to lose 3 matches, but the gap can only be closed if the nearest teams also manage to win all that 3 matches when the top ones lose. Very low chances of that happening.
Yesterday's Rugby World Cup was so intense. Never have I seen such a tight match, where victory was practically wide open to both teams. Less than half a minute to regulation time, Australia equalises. Less than few seconds left to extra time, Wilkinson scores a drop goal. That was cheeky, but I guess that was required to win the game. He could have risked losing the game, which he wouldnt want to. But that was so exciting. But then again, its the World Cup, so those kinda things are expected.
Newcastle United 3
Shola Ameobi (56th)
Alan Shearer (76th & 84th)
Manchester City 0
Yep, top 6 for now. Good progress but entering December, its pretty much clear there wont be any changes in the top 3. So the best Newcastle can continue playing for is another shot at the Champions League Qualifying by achieving 4th place. That's still a reasonable goal, since they aren't so far away. I mean, its nuts, its merely half the season and the difference between 3rd place and 4th place is like 9 pts. Not only do the top 3 have to lose 3 matches, but the gap can only be closed if the nearest teams also manage to win all that 3 matches when the top ones lose. Very low chances of that happening.
Yesterday's Rugby World Cup was so intense. Never have I seen such a tight match, where victory was practically wide open to both teams. Less than half a minute to regulation time, Australia equalises. Less than few seconds left to extra time, Wilkinson scores a drop goal. That was cheeky, but I guess that was required to win the game. He could have risked losing the game, which he wouldnt want to. But that was so exciting. But then again, its the World Cup, so those kinda things are expected.
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