Sometimes she thinks she's Chinese, at other times Indian, and once in a while, Korean. Then, she would be called Yuk Hae Young. =)
As of now, she is 20 and currently studying mass comm at ntu.
Loving animals and children is part of her. Loving God is her whole.
She has a loving dad, a supermum, a caring kor kor and a little brother who is not so little anymore.
And her baby dog, Bobby, the fatty golden retriever.
The latest addition: her baby nephew =)
According to Wiki, it comes from the Portuguese word meaning 'new trend'. Ok, before I go on rambling about trends and innovations, I better warn you that I'm really sleepy and drowsy (must be the food I ate at Shah Jahan Indian resetaurant just now..). Yeah, so the only reason why I'm writing this is because I'm bored of studying, trying to keep my eyes open and stimulate my brain cells to think instead of dozing off.
I've got 3 mid-terms next week and this week has just been full of activity. Not necessarily activity in the sense of 'action' but more of emotional activity? I don't know. Well, I'm really happy that a few Korean brothers and sisters actually sent me e-mails. I wrote to Min-ho and Bo-hua but they still haven't replied. =( Only Jongkeun did. Anyway, V's also out.
Back to innovations and new trends... let's see... any idea what's the latest trend this year? Well, for outgoing techies, according to Trendhunter magazine, a useful must-have especially in times of emergencies would be the hand-crank cell phone charger. That would be good hand-exercise.. wonder if they could invent one that can crank off the fats accumulating around my waist. hmm.. okay... going off tangent..
Applying the Diffusion of Innovations theory, I have the feeling that this innovation will probably never reach critical mass, and thus never take off. I, for one, will not spend money on a hand-crank cell phone charger mainly for 2 reasons:
I'm not a camper and will most likely not be staying outdoors for more than 2 nights. Hence, my hp is not likely to fail me because I will ensure it is fully charged before I go to camp.
As the product hasn't even been released in Singapore according to my knowledge, I doubt I will see it anytime soon due to poor market demand for such items in Singapore which is a technological society that isn't very outgoing. And who on earth would want to carry an extra weight around just to charge the phone for like 5 extra minutes? In the first place, I wonder how long it takes the person to crank the phone in order for it to be charged enough to make a decent call.
Okie, I think I better stop talking nonsense and prepare for meet. Supposed to be playing badminton with my dad now but he's sleeping and I'm too tired to wake him up. There goes the exercise I've been waiting for for 4 months...
10:21 PM
Saturday, September 12, 2009
"Keep on the Watch!"
63 Convention Building where we had our buffet.
Everyone heading back after a day's convention... see the number of buses in the bg?
There were almost 60, 000 people at the stadium!
The speakers in their little podium =)
11:05 PM
Friday, September 11, 2009
Seoul World Cup Stadium was just brimming with more than 50 000 people from all over the world. This united brotherhood just overwhelmed me with indescribable feelings.
Our elderly hosts actually gave up their bedroom for us. This is the special stonebed which is good for the bones of older people. That's why mum said she was surprised she didn't get backache at all for the 5 days we stayed there. The bed also has a heater! The 2 roses on the bed were given to us by the welcoming party at the airport. =) 'Angelic' voices of the sisterly chorus. They sang in so many different languages and those in the front row even sang with sign language!
7:56 PM
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wow... it's been quite some time since I've expressed my thoughts on blogger. Academia really takes away 'me' time. No wonder people go mad with the lack of opportunities to vent their stress and engage in self-expression. The outlets are there but the chance to use those outlets are almost negligible.
Anyway, some quick updates. I've decided to drop the URECA project. Bee was trying to convince me like a mother of how it would be a really good thing to have under my belt, especially if I were to pursue post-grad studies and get a scholarship. Yes, I know that it's an opportunity that I should cherish, especially since it's only given to 5% of the school, according to her. But, my piano teacher just told me that I should really register for grade 8 piano exam which will be in the ocming Feb/March. I really want to pass this time, which means I need to devote on average at least 10 hours to practicing my piano each week. Honestly, I've never done that for the past 5 years, hence my failure for the past 2 exams. But I really want to get it over and done with. Weighing piano, URECA and spiritual progress... without a doubt, Jesus said to seek the kingdom first (Matthew 6:33) so I need to put spirituality as my top priority. Then, comparing URECA and piano, I'm thinking I've more or less decided, especially after the Korea trip, that I'm not going to pursue post-grad. Instead, I want to look for a job that I'm happy with and will be able to support my pioneering in the future. Yup, that's my goal. So, at least if I had my piano cert, that would help me get a job that is rather flexible in case I can't find other jobs outside. It's a skill I'm acquiring. This makes me lament the fact that there are hardly any vocational schools in Singapore.
Oh well, I did not start this post with the intent of talking about URECA. I actually wanted to share the many wonderful experiences I had in Korea for the past 2 weeks and the warm, friendly, hospitable people that I met. I shall talk about that in the next post then. But to keep you interested, here are some pictures: