111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 123,456,789,876,543,21 (:
Cool right, the beauty of mathematics.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
bored of econs
36 random facts.
1. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
2. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
5. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
6. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
7. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
8. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
9. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
10. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
11. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
12. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
13. Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
14. Pearls melt in vinegar.
15. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. (why Ethel?)
16. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
17. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
18. Turtles can breathe through their butts.
19. Butterflies taste with their feet.
20. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.
21. On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.
22. On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
23. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
24. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
25. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
26. It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
27. A snail can sleep for three years.
28. No word in the English language rhymes with 'MONTH.'
29. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
31. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
32. All polar bears are left handed.
33. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
34. If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
35. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
36. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
1. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
2. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
5. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
6. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
7. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
8. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
9. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
10. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
11. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
12. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
13. Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
14. Pearls melt in vinegar.
15. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. (why Ethel?)
16. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
17. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
18. Turtles can breathe through their butts.
19. Butterflies taste with their feet.
20. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.
21. On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.
22. On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
23. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
24. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
25. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
26. It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
27. A snail can sleep for three years.
28. No word in the English language rhymes with 'MONTH.'
29. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
31. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
32. All polar bears are left handed.
33. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
34. If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
35. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
36. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Friday, August 8, 2008
when the cliche is turning against conformity.
As we grow older, we get lonelier. We lose the innocence and trust which we once had in everyone else around us. The world teaches us to be wary, and as each day passes, you become a more experienced student and disciple, and realise the teachings you learnt, were eventually right.
When we were a child, you looked to your parents for guidance. If you fell down but see your mum laughing at you, you would grin and lift your butt right up off the floor. If your mum came rushing over with a scared look upon her face, your instincts would tell you something bad has happened, and you would break out in tears and bawl. Our instincts sharpen each day, till the extent some call paranoia. But the paranoia isn't to blame, the life in the world is. Some people only learn lessons through the hard way, while others choose to dodge the hard way and learn the lessons out of textbook knowledge and then get on with their lives. Either way, you don't escape from it, so eventually, what's the point?
Oh sure, some people wanna break out of this vicious cycle. I applaud you, and even envy your sentiment. But I don't endorse what you do. Because ultimately, you know the vicious cycle is never-ending, and escaping one is merely getting yourself trapped in another one. And if you look at the big picture, you would find out that all the cycles and cogwheels are what form the thing you call life. The thing that disappoints you, but force you to keep going. I don't blame those who wants to finish life up as soon as possible (not referring to anyone..) because I share the same sentiment. Sometimes, it's too disappointing for you to want to go on.
While some choose to brag about how they have overcome their inner struggles, and find the meaning to life, I laugh to myself at the sheer thought. Because in life, you don't find meaning. You find false hope, ephemeral optimism and perhaps laughably, happiness. There's no such thing as real happiness if you do care about others, because misery is all around. You're happy, but walk around the corner, and you see someone breaking down and succumbing to the pains in life. It's likely that you can still find happiness, by blocking out the pain of others, but putting yourself as the centre of focus of yourself. Yes, you're happy? Stop deceiving yourself.
Ironically, maybe the best way for you to find any tinge of meaning in life is to detach yourself from it - once and for all.
When we were a child, you looked to your parents for guidance. If you fell down but see your mum laughing at you, you would grin and lift your butt right up off the floor. If your mum came rushing over with a scared look upon her face, your instincts would tell you something bad has happened, and you would break out in tears and bawl. Our instincts sharpen each day, till the extent some call paranoia. But the paranoia isn't to blame, the life in the world is. Some people only learn lessons through the hard way, while others choose to dodge the hard way and learn the lessons out of textbook knowledge and then get on with their lives. Either way, you don't escape from it, so eventually, what's the point?
Oh sure, some people wanna break out of this vicious cycle. I applaud you, and even envy your sentiment. But I don't endorse what you do. Because ultimately, you know the vicious cycle is never-ending, and escaping one is merely getting yourself trapped in another one. And if you look at the big picture, you would find out that all the cycles and cogwheels are what form the thing you call life. The thing that disappoints you, but force you to keep going. I don't blame those who wants to finish life up as soon as possible (not referring to anyone..) because I share the same sentiment. Sometimes, it's too disappointing for you to want to go on.
While some choose to brag about how they have overcome their inner struggles, and find the meaning to life, I laugh to myself at the sheer thought. Because in life, you don't find meaning. You find false hope, ephemeral optimism and perhaps laughably, happiness. There's no such thing as real happiness if you do care about others, because misery is all around. You're happy, but walk around the corner, and you see someone breaking down and succumbing to the pains in life. It's likely that you can still find happiness, by blocking out the pain of others, but putting yourself as the centre of focus of yourself. Yes, you're happy? Stop deceiving yourself.
Ironically, maybe the best way for you to find any tinge of meaning in life is to detach yourself from it - once and for all.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
this heavy act with heavy heart relate
Ms Zal showed Othello during the lecture today, and I thought it was pretty good. I thought the show really brought out the infinite and yet limited boundaries of human nature and life. Never mind if you don't know what I am saying, I think I don't as well.
Struggling to spend my time constructively on weekends particularly. I need to force myself to study more.
Struggling to spend my time constructively on weekends particularly. I need to force myself to study more.
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