Saturday, March 07, 2009

Another death...

Here goes another Chinese guy from EEE who hanged himself dead.

I can't help but be reminded of what I learnt previously about Werther Effect. You can read more about it here.

To put it simply, Werther Effect predicts that following a highly publicised suicide in the media (the stabbing incident was front-page news!), there will be a shocking increase in similar suicides from people with similar backgrounds in the week that follows. The first peak is on the 7th day and the second peak on the 11th.

In this case, today is the 5th. Will we see more of these?

Responsibility, people.

Labels: China, news, NTU, school, Singapore, Werther Effect

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Friday, March 06, 2009

This is the reason why news reporters need to be extra responsible and ethical

With response to the stabbing-suicide incident, there has been a spike in debates on how transparent and responsible the media is in covering the story.

Labels: Indonesia, news, NTU, school, Singapore

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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

FYP stands for...

... Final Year Project.

Labels: news, school, Singapore, WKWSCI

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Exams are over!

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Charisma

I have a new research idea!

As we all know, Obama won the elections right? Given all the odds, he's being supported by organisations, media and the people of America. Heck, even out of US, people support him!

But what are the reasons behind his success?

Is it the solid arguments he gave, if any?
Is it the words he use to elicit emotions, hope and beliefs?
Or is it just a pure charisma at work?

Content analyse, babes! ^^

P.S. Some, like Scott Adams and Xiaxue (credibility not taken into account) described a vague feeling of discomfort. It's really worth looking into, isn't it? There are times when the herd follows a leader to prosperity, but there are also times when they head to the hallows for mass slaughter.

Labels: news, Obama, school, US

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Monday, September 29, 2008

I can't believe this!

Recess is over?!

I can't believe it!

I can't believe that I was having this flu for the WHOLE WEEK?!

And I can't believe I slept like nobody's business this whole week?!

Oh gosh... the work piling up... *breathe in... breathe out*

Stress control needed. >.<

Labels: random, school

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Friday, September 19, 2008

What do you wish to see?

Referring to this case, the subject in question, Gopalan Nair was sentenced to 3 months in prison. For more, click here.

We learnt in Media Law class defamation and their defences.

I have absolutely no doubt that Justice Belinda Ang Saw Ean's reputation was hurt when Nair commented that she was 'prostituting' herself in court. Of course, he didn't mean it as real prostitution, but any 'right-thinking member of the society' would have linked her with some sort of relationship with the Lees.

So there's defamation, but are there any defences?

Truth? It's almost impossible to determine if what he said was true (or false). But given the legal and political system set up, the basic assumption is that the court will uphold justice and therefore, Nair's comment is fundamentlly false without evidence.

Fair comment? I don't think so. Neither do I think that there's any privilege, both absolute and qualified, in this situation.

Law aside, Nair said he'll appeal and that he had no regrets (although he said he could have "moderated" his language). This particularly, struck me as jarring.

The maximum sentence was a year with a fine. Is three months enough for him? What then do you think should be a sufficient enough punishment, not considering the fact that he is now a US citizen and Singapore might need to maintain healthy relations?

Labels: news, school, Singapore, WKWSCI

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

I need to laugh

Maybe my "laughing spot" in hall can help.

Labels: emo, NTU, school

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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Be a well-fed NTU student!

What are diets in the face of good food? You know you can't resist those desserts and yummies! Or hop down to the mindcafe for a roaring good time with your mates!

Simply flash your Matriculation Card (ooh, it has never looked this good) and enjoy the discounts.

A fatter you with a fatter wallet! ^^

Labels: food, NTU, school, Singapore, WKWSCI

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Thursday, May 01, 2008

OH MY PIG

OMP!

I see MO on the school website!

It's a little small, but HE'S THERE!

Can you spot him? ^^

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Monday, December 31, 2007

The last of 2007

Since this is the last of 2007, I shall dedicate this post to it.

2007 has been a roller coaster ride for me. In chronological order as follows:

1. I took a whole semester of Economics.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Economics was something that made me feel that knowledge is tangible and measurable. I felt good after every lesson, knowing that I walked away with something new.


However, this semester also made me think that I'm in the wrong course. Sure, I do want a career in Communications, but studying Economics was so much easier and fulfilling. I don't have to put myself against anyone.


2. I was back to a loner for that Economics semester.


I was pretty anti-social in primary school, speaking as little as possible. Don't ask me what happened; I have no idea why I changed. But I believe that I might still be innately anti-social. I spoke only to the lecturer and had imaginary conversations with myself and the economics concepts.

And I loved it.


3. I worked at PRL.

Well, I discovered that I love being around people. This may seem to contradict the above point, but hey, I can be around people and be anti-social!

I discovered I love to see happy customers. I discovered I love to fold clothes. And I discovered that very often, I may seem not to be listening, but actually I'm taking in loads of stuff.

4. I ended my first relationship.

Sure, it was hard. Nobody said it was easy. But I survived it.

It wasn't something anyone wanted, but I know I've put in more than 100% as usual and I don't intend to regret the decision.

I learnt alot through this experience. I would like to thank the man who once made my day simply by being around. Thank you Gambat Tay, if you are seeing this! I may not be the best girlfriend for you, but you are probably one of the best boyfriend any other girl would have wished for. We may not be suited to be couples, but I do hope we can still be friends. :) Jiayou in life yea?


5. I sort of suffered a little depression for a week.


With so many negative things happening, I can't help but feel a little depressed. There were days I simply doesn't feel like doing anything. I slept through the day without food, waking up only to take little sips of water and going to the toilet (duh).

But it was also through this that I love my roomie more. Thank you roomie! *hug* And I also found DLL who, together with roomie, dragged me out of bed to have dinner. Thanks!


Well, what doesn't kill only make you stronger. It's okay that I felt down. It's okay that I let the tears flow then. It's okay that there are setbacks. 'Cos I learnt that after the down slope, there is always an up slope.


6. I specialised in Communication Research.


Being the fickle-minded Queen (ahem) that I am, I was contemplating between PPC and CR. Ultimately, I chose CR, simply because I saw more value-added in this course in WKWSCI. Very practical, eh?


Sometime in the semester, I begin to regret this decision. I didn't enjoy data collection. Research to me was very much individual/pair work. Working in groups became tough. I found that I'm a perfectionist, to the extent that sometimes I hurt others by stepping into their area of work.


But CR has also let me know some people whom I wouldn't have thought of talking to. They are the ones who make going to school more enjoyable each day. Plus, the grades show I am a little capable of research. ^^


Of course, I wouldn't forget my beloved MO. *grins*


7. Buddhism came into my life.


I've called myself a Buddhist simply because my beliefs coincide with the basic beliefs of Buddhism. But after such a roller coaster, life became much too precious to be wasted. I took a little step to understand more about this so caled 'religion'.


It has helped me deal with the negatives of the year. It came at the right time; after everything ended. I felt relieved and optimistic. Whoever said Buddhism is a pessimistic religion/philsophy probably needs to read more.


Not trying to preach here, but I can already feel the positive effects it has on me. I appreciate my friends more (thanks to the crappy councillors, CS clique, NAS peepz, airen, tortiz, hall peepz etc). I appreciate the things that happen to me, good or bad, more. Most importantly, I appreciate my family more. To praise the things I learnt would take another lengthy post, so that's another topic for another time! ^^


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Now that I've ranted the 7 (2007 mah, so 7 lor) major happenings, I'm just going to list the 7 resolutions. Perhaps at the end of 2008 (which already is an exciting year marked with overseas trip), I will look back and review my resolutions!


1. Remain optimistic
2. Continue giving more than 100% in the things I do
3. Take initiative to do things that I want
4. Keep my temper under check, especially towards people I love
5. Read more
6. Speak good words, do good actions, cultivate good thoughts
7. Be generous with my love and spread the goodwill


What's your 7 major happenings and resolutions for 2007? ^^

Labels: emo, life, NTU, religion, school, Singapore, WKWSCI

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Friday, December 21, 2007

Double Blessings

YEA! Good things always come in twos!

I'VE GOT MY BURSARY!

*skips and dances around in glee*

Labels: NTU, school, Singapore

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Thursday, November 22, 2007

Beat this

After CS302 paper today (so distracting! I keep looking at MO, and I caught him looking back at me. I think he know I like him! All thanks to Janus and Geok :/), I returned to hall.

No, I didn't start mugging, even though I have 3 consecutive papers for the next three days.

I slept. 3.5 hours. Total luxury man. I skipped lunch to sleep. And at 0048 now, I feel like sleeping again.

I still haven't touched much of my notes for the exam tomorrow. Sometimes I think I'm GodPig instead.

Anyway, I was reading Jingshi's blog on the examination and central tendency. I was like "got meh?" Pulled out the paper. SHIT, I totally missed that part of the question.

MO is super jian. Why he cannot separate the parts, huh, Huh, HUH? And he even told us we can finish the exam in an hour. BLUFF. Those who believed him dilly-dallied a while and couldn't finish the paper. Those who didn't almost didn't complete the paper too.

So jian... but I like. HA!

Labels: NTU, school, Singapore, WKWSCI

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Monday, November 19, 2007

I'm in love!

I super duper HEART Jay's new album, On the Run. I heart it so much that I replay it so many times Cute QQ is irritated!

No choice, if I stop spinning the tracks, I will start humming. I played it so much that Cute QQ actually hummed the tune unconsciously. She went crazy and banged her head on the wall! Ha!

I love Jay! Have I said that already?

QueenPig: I love this song!
Cute QQ: Which song of Jay do you not love?
QueenPig: ^^

QueenPig: My favourity song!
Cute QQ: How many favourites do you have?
QueenPig: ^^

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Randomness

It must be the exams! I'm getting totally random!

1. I HEART JAY! I wanted to tahan and listen to his new album only after the exams... but I couldn't hold my enthusiasm! Oh no... I'm hooked~ Super thanks to Cute QQ and Chris for pei-ing me to spend my Sembawang voucher!

Speaking of Sembawang, the branch at Century Square is no longer there! I was only being anti-social for a month (projects, no choice), and the whole TAMPINES MALL and CENTURY SQUARE changed so much! Feel like mountain tortoise... so friends, please date me out after 23rd okay?

2. I saw MO last Thursday while discussing Statistics in school. Again, I'm in cui clothes. I think next time I must wear cui cui, but bring nice clothes. When I see him, I'll be Superman/Spiderman/Batman and change super quickly.

Anyway, MO was in a navy shirt and jeans... Sexy! I think he's going clubbing! :X

3. Cute QQ and I are going to be roomies for one more week only! *wails*

But we have a pact! Next time she'll bring her kids to my house, throw the kids into a room, kick the hubbies out and we'll sleep together again! ^^

4. I have an affinity with cockroaches! And it sucks! Even Cute QQ asked why I'm always the first to see a cockroach.

I suspect that the cockroaches of the world are in cahoots! The alliance has a mission: Scare QueenPig. Why else will they always pop out of nowhere and scare the crown off my head?

5. I concluded that I'm emo. When I laugh, I can laugh like nobody's business. When I start crying, I can't stop. And I am like a pendulum swinging between these two extremes.

Oh wait. I can actually be both at the same time. :/

Well, for some reason or another, I think I'm feeling rather insecure right now. Yes - no; go - stop; agree - disagree; laugh - cry; like - dislike. It's a wonder how my heart and brain can tahan all these nonsense. Maybe I should just stop thinking, wait for money to drop from the sky and do my best.

6. I'm thinking of alot of people. The councillors, secondary school mates, JC first three month mates, university mates, club people. And within each group I miss specific people, regardless if I see them every other day or I haven't seen them for ages.

It feels like the end of world is coming and I wanna do everything. Why?

Labels: emo, NTU, random, school, Singapore, WKWSCI

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Sunday, November 04, 2007

5 Easy Ways to Kickstart your Mugging

1. Wear lok-kok (not-so-nice) clothes.

Why this works: Wearing lok-kok clothes makes you feel slightly inferior. Get yourself thinking "Studying is the only way I can beat others. Intelligence makes one look good."

Number of stars: 4.5 (out of 5)

2. Stock up your pens, pencils, liquid papers etc. Better still, get more than 1 for each.

Why this works: Spending money on things that bring you little satisfaction on normal slack days motivates you to work harder. Get the value out of your spending. Study more so you have more to write. Only then can you write till the last drop of ink.

Number of stars: 3.0

3. Set a target. No, not exam targets. Set a target of what to do after exams.

Why this works: Looking at the list of things you want to do (immediately) only reminds you that you can't. Pathetic. Start mugging so you can step into the exam hall confident. Only when you finished the exams in peace can you play in one piece.

Number of stars: 3.5

4. Use post-sticks. Lots of them.

Why this works: Seeing colourful flags (no, not those gay flags, although these flags I'm talking about look rather gay. Geddit?) makes you slightly happier. But when you look at what's written on them (Study for HS 812. Mug for CS 348. Bury your head in SPSS. STOP LOOKING, START MUGGING. No Mug, No Marks (or MO). Low Mug means Low Marks.), you get worried.

Number of stars: 4

5. Stay put at one place.

Why this works: Moving around only serves to make you distracted. Stay put and grow roots. Perhaps, all the green moss will hide you from the world's view.

Number of stars: 3

Labels: life, NTU, school, Singapore, WKWSCI

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Friday, October 26, 2007

Please Don't Saw me

At a meeting...

Mini Boss: I saw P2 just now.
Guide: Wah! Didn't know you are so violent!
QueenPig: dash underscore dash -_-

Labels: life, random, school

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

The Feeling of Hyperventilating

Guess what?

I SAW MO TODAY!

I was walking out of the CATI lab to take the lift when I saw MO with another guy, also waiting for the lift.

Then I did the stupidest thing ever.

I turned and walked toward the benches where Jingshi and girls are. Shit. I'm too excited to take the same lift with him!

C'mon, who can resist MO? Him and his Prince Charming white pants, cool polo and gorgeous shades!

As I was busy hyperventilating, the lift came and there he disappeared!

So fast! But it made my day! Heck my stupidity. What if he talked to me in the lift; what if he don't recognise me; what if...

Anyway, I was super cui today, so it's kinda a good thing that I never enter the lift with him (he'll never get to wrinkle his nose at my hall tee and shorts). :P

YIPEE! *dances around*

P.S. I'm sure I'll take Advanced Statistics in Year 4!

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

The Jian-ness of CR

Wah seh!

CR tutors are JIAN la! *grumbles*

1. Give us a sexy and charming tutor, then he leaves after half a semester, leaving us deeply traumatised over the transition?
2. One mark = one grade down?
3. "Hand this in later" when they never say so earlier?
4. Tests that uses SPSS which not everyone can have access to the advanced statistical methods?
5. Not telling us everything we need to know? How the hell do we know that the covariate must be quantitative, hur Hur HUR? And how the hell do we know that we're supposed to use another test if we don't even know it existed? If he can say that 2-way ANOVA is right, I can say ANCOVA is right too! *bleah*

P.S. Haha... Stupid Boss. He helped to misnamed our MO-substitute twice! From Bob to Boo!

It's Bo my dear, not boo!

Labels: NTU, school, Singapore, WKWSCI

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