This, from my private vault, I once wrote to myself. And now I dedicate the same words to a dear friend.
"Once I've had enough of putting myself through this saddistic self-mutilation, I'd find the strength to brighten up from within. When things have already reached the bottom of a pit -unless I keep dwelling and digging-, things can only go uphill from here. =) Just remember life is short. (Narcissistic it may sound...) Treat yourself better 'cos you deserve no less."
Be strong.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Do the Math
Blame it on the flu. Blame it on the boredom of having spent the last 48hrs trapped at home. Blame it on the conjunction with the final year exams (not as if it really concerns me)...I'm going cranky. Thereby, resulting in this peculiar post.
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If Grace has 5 senses, and 3 (hearing, sight and smell) of them are failing. How many working senses are there left? What is the probability of her surviving the flu epidemic in this urban society?
Un/Fortunately for Grace, her most prized (at the same time, cursed) asset (aka taste) is still functioning. In order to feed herself, she works 12-9pm @ $6/hr twice a week, on top of the 'once-in-a-blue-moon' coaching (where the kids are breaking for exams in the month of September).
ASSUMING...
- Her stomach and appetite is 50% more than the ordinary person and she spends an average (over a week) of $15 on food and expenses each day she goes out of the house... (and she solely leaves home for work, thrice-a-week trainings and only meets up with friends on saturdays)
- Her coaching payment for the month of August is yet again delayed, and her new ad-hoc job's payment has not been processed...
What is the total deficit amount Grace has to ready herself for in the month of September?
Luckily for Grace, she has $y amount of money in her bank account to cushion the expenses before her August/September pay comes in. However she just paid for her driving lessons which cost $220.42, and her very overdued M1 bills which cost $20x.xx.
ASSUMING, $y<$600... and Grace keeps up her eating spree, how long will it take before she turns into a miser again.. (if she isn't already one)?
Driven to desperate measures, Grace decided one day to open up her 'La Bi Xiao Xin' piggy bank and count the number of $1 coins she so infrequently deposits into the hungry boy.
There were 3 $1-coins dated '1988', 5 $1-coins dated '1990', 2 $1-coins dated '1991', 7 $1-coins dated '1995', 13 $1-coins dated '1997', 6 $1-coins dated '2006'.
If Grace puts in all the coins back into XiaoXin, what is the probability that she will shake out a '1997' coin from the pigeon hole? When will Grace get hold of a $1-coin dated '1985'?
Grace took out 3 $1-coins dated '1997' from XiaoXin, how much is his stomach worth now? What is the probability that, in the midst of pulling the plug out of the pigeon hole from Xiaoxin's base, Grace would actually break Xiaoxin's toothbrush even though she was only using 75% of the strength she exerts during weights training? What are the chances that Grace will find the time or be bothered to glue the toothbrush back again?
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Fact 1: Taking her clumsy ways into account, there is 85% possibility that whenever Grace is around, accidents would happen. - which is part of her concern to whether she should take up driving after all as she does not wish to be a road hazard and she can save up the money at the same time.
Fact 2: Grace has spent 1/3 of her working time blogging the current post at this god-forsaken shop and she has closed 3 sales so far and she is happy.
Fact 3: The date of this post is erred so as to conceal the fact of the current location she is supposed to be at and prevent students from stalking her at her workplace.
P/S: For those who took the time to work out the sums... ... good luck to you. I do hope you manage to answer the rhetorical questions and please enlighten me in that regard where possible.
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If Grace has 5 senses, and 3 (hearing, sight and smell) of them are failing. How many working senses are there left? What is the probability of her surviving the flu epidemic in this urban society?
Un/Fortunately for Grace, her most prized (at the same time, cursed) asset (aka taste) is still functioning. In order to feed herself, she works 12-9pm @ $6/hr twice a week, on top of the 'once-in-a-blue-moon' coaching (where the kids are breaking for exams in the month of September).
ASSUMING...
- Her stomach and appetite is 50% more than the ordinary person and she spends an average (over a week) of $15 on food and expenses each day she goes out of the house... (and she solely leaves home for work, thrice-a-week trainings and only meets up with friends on saturdays)
- Her coaching payment for the month of August is yet again delayed, and her new ad-hoc job's payment has not been processed...
What is the total deficit amount Grace has to ready herself for in the month of September?
Luckily for Grace, she has $y amount of money in her bank account to cushion the expenses before her August/September pay comes in. However she just paid for her driving lessons which cost $220.42, and her very overdued M1 bills which cost $20x.xx.
ASSUMING, $y<$600... and Grace keeps up her eating spree, how long will it take before she turns into a miser again.. (if she isn't already one)?
Driven to desperate measures, Grace decided one day to open up her 'La Bi Xiao Xin' piggy bank and count the number of $1 coins she so infrequently deposits into the hungry boy.
There were 3 $1-coins dated '1988', 5 $1-coins dated '1990', 2 $1-coins dated '1991', 7 $1-coins dated '1995', 13 $1-coins dated '1997', 6 $1-coins dated '2006'.
If Grace puts in all the coins back into XiaoXin, what is the probability that she will shake out a '1997' coin from the pigeon hole? When will Grace get hold of a $1-coin dated '1985'?
Grace took out 3 $1-coins dated '1997' from XiaoXin, how much is his stomach worth now? What is the probability that, in the midst of pulling the plug out of the pigeon hole from Xiaoxin's base, Grace would actually break Xiaoxin's toothbrush even though she was only using 75% of the strength she exerts during weights training? What are the chances that Grace will find the time or be bothered to glue the toothbrush back again?
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Fact 1: Taking her clumsy ways into account, there is 85% possibility that whenever Grace is around, accidents would happen. - which is part of her concern to whether she should take up driving after all as she does not wish to be a road hazard and she can save up the money at the same time.
Fact 2: Grace has spent 1/3 of her working time blogging the current post at this god-forsaken shop and she has closed 3 sales so far and she is happy.
Fact 3: The date of this post is erred so as to conceal the fact of the current location she is supposed to be at and prevent students from stalking her at her workplace.
P/S: For those who took the time to work out the sums... ... good luck to you. I do hope you manage to answer the rhetorical questions and please enlighten me in that regard where possible.
Friday, September 14, 2007
just Djo'king'
6 reasons why I love Novak Djokovic:
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1. He's one great tennis player. I was hooked when watching the US Open 2nd rd match. This man chases down every single shot and never ever gives up. You should watch him work his magic during tie-breaker games. I mean it.. he never ever ever gives up.
In a mere 3 years since he started competing in Grand Slam tournaments, he's now ranked no. 3 in the world. At 20 years of age, he's one of the youngest players to have ever entered a Grand Slam final up till this year at the US Open. I say - Roger Federer, even though he lost to you in the finals this time, you better watch your back 'cos this young man is going to catch up real soon. Who knows, by the time he's your age, he could be winning more grand slam titles already.
2. Aside from the fact that he has a great bod...
3. He's a great sport.
After a line challenge which he lost, (where the ball landed this '||' close to the line), he shrugged to the stands with a 'what-can-i-do-about-tt' expression. And kept going at his game anyway.
4. He looks goofy... - even when angry.
During the US Opens Finals, there were quite a number of ridiculous line calls against him from the chair umpire. Even I was confounded.
5. He IS goofy. - Check out his impersonations of the other tennis players. He's one good observer and actor.
This is the impersonation of Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal during the US Open after one of his match wins.
This is his impersonation at the Men's locker room before the Quarterfinal match. You should check out the way he mimicks Federer at the end with the hair-tossing headshake and racquet clap. Simply classic.
6. He is very much a Djoker but he sings and dances quite well too..
O well. Not on this one maybe. HAHA.
This video is a little draggy but it does showcase his singing talents just that bit better. You get to see how cute he looks in glasses at any rate.
Djokovic's 20th birthday bash.
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So now, who dares dispute that Djokovic is not cute? He may not be 10/10 on the looks department but his wacky sense of humor sure does score him full marks. Coupled with his amazing talent in tennis...
Who is Gracias's favorite tennis player?
Djokovic, of course. (sorry Justine, you've got to take a backseat on this one.)
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1. He's one great tennis player. I was hooked when watching the US Open 2nd rd match. This man chases down every single shot and never ever gives up. You should watch him work his magic during tie-breaker games. I mean it.. he never ever ever gives up.
In a mere 3 years since he started competing in Grand Slam tournaments, he's now ranked no. 3 in the world. At 20 years of age, he's one of the youngest players to have ever entered a Grand Slam final up till this year at the US Open. I say - Roger Federer, even though he lost to you in the finals this time, you better watch your back 'cos this young man is going to catch up real soon. Who knows, by the time he's your age, he could be winning more grand slam titles already.
2. Aside from the fact that he has a great bod...
3. He's a great sport.
After a line challenge which he lost, (where the ball landed this '||' close to the line), he shrugged to the stands with a 'what-can-i-do-about-tt' expression. And kept going at his game anyway.
4. He looks goofy... - even when angry.
During the US Opens Finals, there were quite a number of ridiculous line calls against him from the chair umpire. Even I was confounded.
5. He IS goofy. - Check out his impersonations of the other tennis players. He's one good observer and actor.
This is the impersonation of Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal during the US Open after one of his match wins.
This is his impersonation at the Men's locker room before the Quarterfinal match. You should check out the way he mimicks Federer at the end with the hair-tossing headshake and racquet clap. Simply classic.
6. He is very much a Djoker but he sings and dances quite well too..
O well. Not on this one maybe. HAHA.
This video is a little draggy but it does showcase his singing talents just that bit better. You get to see how cute he looks in glasses at any rate.
Djokovic's 20th birthday bash.
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So now, who dares dispute that Djokovic is not cute? He may not be 10/10 on the looks department but his wacky sense of humor sure does score him full marks. Coupled with his amazing talent in tennis...
Who is Gracias's favorite tennis player?
Djokovic, of course. (sorry Justine, you've got to take a backseat on this one.)
Monday, September 03, 2007
Vindicated
I'm free of my inner demons. Finally. =)
It's probably the PMS. Those passing anguish, short tempers, very weird temperaments, impatience, and a very 'dirtier-than-usual' foul mouth... Can't recall how many times I've said 'Sai' the past few days... until I really had diarrhea.
Lucky for me, I have friends that can tahan my whines, bitching, and hot-cold temperament. I never intended to spread my distress around, but coupled with PMS, emotions sometimes just spills over the top. So paiseh ar.
Gracias, nevertheless, to those who stood around by me, physically or not, knowingly or not.
Sad-eyed Eeyore behind shielded glasses, moved by the puppeteer.
Through Eeyore and his looking glass, I'm touched.
Thank -You-.
It's probably the PMS. Those passing anguish, short tempers, very weird temperaments, impatience, and a very 'dirtier-than-usual' foul mouth... Can't recall how many times I've said 'Sai' the past few days... until I really had diarrhea.
Lucky for me, I have friends that can tahan my whines, bitching, and hot-cold temperament. I never intended to spread my distress around, but coupled with PMS, emotions sometimes just spills over the top. So paiseh ar.
Gracias, nevertheless, to those who stood around by me, physically or not, knowingly or not.
Sad-eyed Eeyore behind shielded glasses, moved by the puppeteer.Through Eeyore and his looking glass, I'm touched.
Thank -You-.
Saturday, September 01, 2007
My new idol - Djokovic
Match point finally.Did anyone watch the US Open Men's 2nd round last night?!
It was C-R-A-Z-Y!! 4plus am and I was feeling far from sleepy even after that evening's training. And Djokovic's spirit was enough to carry me through this morning's training as well. Woohoo~.
Let me show you the stats. 5 sets over a marathon of 4hrs 45min. Djokovic vs Stepanek: 6-7(4-7), (7-5)7-6, 5-7, 7-5, (7-2)7-6.
In case you're blur.. those in brackets are the points in the tie-breakers, in event whenever there's a 6-6 game tie within a set.
Right.. but the stats alone is no where near justifying how thrilling the match was. From the moment I switched on my tv, World No. 3 seeded Djokovic was already 2 sets and one game down in the 4th playing set.. I thought it was going to be another upset by an unseeded player, Stepanek (unseeded but once ranked no. 8 long time ago).. After the morning's disappointment - (from seeing Blake push till the 5th set and not losing.. [cos i dun like americans and support underdogs in non-homegrounds]), I was determined to catch another '5-set marathon upset' in the men's 2nd round.
But as the match progressed, I found myself rooting for Djokovic even though he wasn't the underdog. After all, this was the man that recently defeated Federer in the Masters series and I think he has a higher chance of creating the biggest upset in the Finals. This man is just incredible, tons of spirit and energy. Yet, his opponent was no less.
The match had lots of fantastic winners. Great defence and rallies from both players. Lobs and shots that find the edges of the court. WAY COOL...
Read the full report below.
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2007-08-31/200708311188609019718.html
Match analysis.
The match was so exhilarating. Even when the match has ended, both players showed amazing sportsmanship and manage to muster remaining energy to congratulate each other with a big hug. Though a little gay but it was really heartening to see. This is the best tennis match I've ever watched by far. Perhaps the only match that can come close would be a 'Djokovic-upsetting-Fed' Final.
Exhausting match...Meanwhile, September holds many surprises ahead. =)
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