Alright now u got me started. This is the team, right here! #3 in Nationals, Best Paper, 2nd Presentation, 5th Races, Tony P Chrest Innovation Award. Summer of '03. Now that's what I'm talking about! Go, Big Blue, Show 'em what you can do!
Saturday, August 13, 2005
The Team of '03
Alright now u got me started. This is the team, right here! #3 in Nationals, Best Paper, 2nd Presentation, 5th Races, Tony P Chrest Innovation Award. Summer of '03. Now that's what I'm talking about! Go, Big Blue, Show 'em what you can do!
Drunk Girl
This is the crazy girl drunk on race day back in '03. Sorry I forgot you were in the car screaming when I almost got us crashed while watching the high speed car chase.... Alright, I'm sorry, there're no car chases in Singapore and it was my first time!
Rocky
Burgers remind me of Philly Cheese Steak at Pat/Geno's (the origninal). This is where Rocky stood while eating a Philly Cheese Steak. Was it Pat's or Geno's?
Burgers
Had Carl's Junior today. The burger was SO HUGE but..... it was COLD! Nothing is a bigger turnoff than a cold burger man.... The beef chilli cheese fries were good (and hot) though. Now this is starting to remind me of In-N-Out.
In-N-Out burgers are so good! The fries are so salty and the shakes are so thick! Name your favorite In-N-Out outlet. It's gotta be the last one on the 80 as you head east towards Lake Tahoe. Nothing beats an In-N-Out burger just before you head up the Sierra Nevada (or when you're coming back from a disappointing canoe showing at Reno...)! It makes that long drive worth it!
So is it faster to drive through or to get "to go" at the counter? I've never really figured out the answer to that question. I guess the line at the drive through seems longer.... Oh 2nd best In-N-Out is the Hilltop one in Pinole. Right next to Krispy Kreme hell yeah! Double-Double no onions, fries and chocolate shake then head over to the 'ol Krispy Kreme for a free sample or 2! I remember that one time, my last day with a car, where I had this chocolate doughnut filled with custard and almost squirted it all over myself in front of Mary, JM and gang. Was Rory there? Well how was I know there's only one way to eat a doughnut with filling? No, now I remember, Rory wasn't there, neither was JM. It was me Mary and Aviva. That was the very last time I saw Aviva. And I almost crashed the car on my last day in it, because there was a high speed chase on the freeway and I was watching the chase rather than the road hahaha!
OMG, I miss you guys, can you come over and get me some good 'ol In-N-Out to go? Canoeicks rock!
In-N-Out burgers are so good! The fries are so salty and the shakes are so thick! Name your favorite In-N-Out outlet. It's gotta be the last one on the 80 as you head east towards Lake Tahoe. Nothing beats an In-N-Out burger just before you head up the Sierra Nevada (or when you're coming back from a disappointing canoe showing at Reno...)! It makes that long drive worth it!
So is it faster to drive through or to get "to go" at the counter? I've never really figured out the answer to that question. I guess the line at the drive through seems longer.... Oh 2nd best In-N-Out is the Hilltop one in Pinole. Right next to Krispy Kreme hell yeah! Double-Double no onions, fries and chocolate shake then head over to the 'ol Krispy Kreme for a free sample or 2! I remember that one time, my last day with a car, where I had this chocolate doughnut filled with custard and almost squirted it all over myself in front of Mary, JM and gang. Was Rory there? Well how was I know there's only one way to eat a doughnut with filling? No, now I remember, Rory wasn't there, neither was JM. It was me Mary and Aviva. That was the very last time I saw Aviva. And I almost crashed the car on my last day in it, because there was a high speed chase on the freeway and I was watching the chase rather than the road hahaha!
OMG, I miss you guys, can you come over and get me some good 'ol In-N-Out to go? Canoeicks rock!
Sunday, August 07, 2005
PJ just did it!
PJ just swam the English Channel! He's really an inspiration to all of us! I mean, the only channel I deal with is the one which u can control using the remote..... Wait a go PJ! The Best is Yet to Be!
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Quote
"If the inputs and outputs are wrong, you'll never get it right no matter how you change the process." That's the most brilliant thing I've heard all day. All week for that matter. The classical "rubbish in, rubbish out" that you hear from those doing structural mechanics. I guess the structural engineers are more crude.... Should I just post a "quote for the day" everyday? That might just keep my blog updated.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Grr Rah!
University of California-Berkeley student turns the corner in the conrete-canoe slalom race at the 150th Anniversary National Student Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Madison, Wis. (Photo/Andy Manis)
Big C
On our rugged Eastern Foothill, stands our symbol clear and bold! Big C means to fight and strive and win for Blue and Gold! Golden Bear is ever watching, day by day he prowls; And when he hears the threat of a lowly STANFURD brat, from his lair he fiercely growls! Hey what u say? He says: "Grrr rah! Grr rah! Grr rrr rrr rah!"
Language
Some people say I don't update my blog enough. The last entry was quite some time ago I guess. I was thinking about it. Some people actually blog every day, and their daily blog is pretty long! How does one find so many things to talk about? And the energy to put them all down in words too..... Maybe I just don't have enough to talk about. But then again a lot of people say I always have a lot to talk about. hmmm.....
Well I suppose there are a few group of frequent bloggers out there. One group would just treat it as their personal diary, talking 'bout every single feeling they have every single day (much like what this is becoming...). Another group assumes a fictitious persona such as Darth Vader or something, or maybe just prose; the aspiring authors I suppose. How 'bout those who like to comment? Just commenting about everything under the sun especially politics. Now, it might come across to some indivduals that these "comments" appear to be more like "complaints". So that leads to the conclusion that locals "complain" too much. Firstly, what happened to the first amendment (oops wrong country!)? Why bother if people like to comment/complain? Secondly, if "comments" in local blogs really do end up to be lots of "complaints", maybe it really means some things need to be changed/improved, not that we are a society of "complainers".
Nuff said. Now lets talk about language. I'm a sticker for good language, be it spoken or written, though much has to be said of my own mastery of my second language. Did u guys watch that dating show on Channel 8 at 8.30pm? Well, basically its on Channel 8, so its a Chinese show. Most of the participants could barely finish a sentence in Chinese without breaking out into English. That just shows the state of Chinese language education..... What's even more amazing is that I know some Higher Chinese former classmates who pretty much gave up Chinese after Secondary school and now can hardly read or write. So much for Higher Chinese, the creme de la creme......
Speaking of language, my favorite magazine is "The Economist". Ah, that nice British magazine or shall I say periodical? On page 36 (Lexington) of the Asian edition this week, there is a typo. "There is no clear conservative partly" should be read as "There is no clear conservative party". This is not the first typo that I've found in "The Economist", and yes, I do read (almost) all the articles. When I used to read Newsweek (younger days) and Time (even younger days), I never found that many typos. Come on you guys, mind your language!
Well I suppose there are a few group of frequent bloggers out there. One group would just treat it as their personal diary, talking 'bout every single feeling they have every single day (much like what this is becoming...). Another group assumes a fictitious persona such as Darth Vader or something, or maybe just prose; the aspiring authors I suppose. How 'bout those who like to comment? Just commenting about everything under the sun especially politics. Now, it might come across to some indivduals that these "comments" appear to be more like "complaints". So that leads to the conclusion that locals "complain" too much. Firstly, what happened to the first amendment (oops wrong country!)? Why bother if people like to comment/complain? Secondly, if "comments" in local blogs really do end up to be lots of "complaints", maybe it really means some things need to be changed/improved, not that we are a society of "complainers".
Nuff said. Now lets talk about language. I'm a sticker for good language, be it spoken or written, though much has to be said of my own mastery of my second language. Did u guys watch that dating show on Channel 8 at 8.30pm? Well, basically its on Channel 8, so its a Chinese show. Most of the participants could barely finish a sentence in Chinese without breaking out into English. That just shows the state of Chinese language education..... What's even more amazing is that I know some Higher Chinese former classmates who pretty much gave up Chinese after Secondary school and now can hardly read or write. So much for Higher Chinese, the creme de la creme......
Speaking of language, my favorite magazine is "The Economist". Ah, that nice British magazine or shall I say periodical? On page 36 (Lexington) of the Asian edition this week, there is a typo. "There is no clear conservative partly" should be read as "There is no clear conservative party". This is not the first typo that I've found in "The Economist", and yes, I do read (almost) all the articles. When I used to read Newsweek (younger days) and Time (even younger days), I never found that many typos. Come on you guys, mind your language!
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Ramly burger
Went to the neighbourhood pasar malam at Tampines today. They have pasar malams there pretty often, right outside Tampines mall. I was watching a movie, so just decided to pop in and get a Ramly burger, which I most definitely enjoyed.
How many of you don't know what's a Ramly burger? I see a lot of hands raised... Well, if you ain't had a Ramly, you ain't really experienced a Pasar Malam! Ok, its a Malaysian streetside burger, chicken beef or fish. First an egg is poured onto the grill, then the pattie is placed on top of the egg and fried. The pattie is then wrapped up in egg, covered with a whole variety of sauces and served between burger buns. Lagi shiok!
Turns out that the whole pasar malam is entirely brought over from Malaysia. Yes, the entire pasar malam. I was wondering why I kept hearing the Malaysian accented Chinese/hokkien every where I go... You know the accent with a flat tone towards the end of the sentence? You can't miss it..... No wonder they were selling stuff so cheap. Original VCDs and DVDs for less than the price of the pirates. Must have just brought over from Johor and converted from Ringgit.
Did you know the cost of living in Singapore is higher than New York City? I read it in some article. Infamous Tokyo, as everyone knows it, is the number one most expensive city to live in. New York City was ranked number 23 and Singapore was ranked number 19. Whenever I visit NYC we're like "wah so expensive to live here", heh, what 'bout our own backyard? Sure, people will say that's because car and house are expensive to purchase here mah, because we are congested mah. Well, NYC is congested, and many people do not own a house (they rent) or car either! So I'm sure they took that into account in the "cost of living" calculations. The next time you feel that you are not earning enough to get by comfortably, you know why....
If only we have foreign-import Malaysian pasar malams (which sell things dirt cheap) more often. Maybe we'll be ranked lower than NYC next year.....
How many of you don't know what's a Ramly burger? I see a lot of hands raised... Well, if you ain't had a Ramly, you ain't really experienced a Pasar Malam! Ok, its a Malaysian streetside burger, chicken beef or fish. First an egg is poured onto the grill, then the pattie is placed on top of the egg and fried. The pattie is then wrapped up in egg, covered with a whole variety of sauces and served between burger buns. Lagi shiok!
Turns out that the whole pasar malam is entirely brought over from Malaysia. Yes, the entire pasar malam. I was wondering why I kept hearing the Malaysian accented Chinese/hokkien every where I go... You know the accent with a flat tone towards the end of the sentence? You can't miss it..... No wonder they were selling stuff so cheap. Original VCDs and DVDs for less than the price of the pirates. Must have just brought over from Johor and converted from Ringgit.
Did you know the cost of living in Singapore is higher than New York City? I read it in some article. Infamous Tokyo, as everyone knows it, is the number one most expensive city to live in. New York City was ranked number 23 and Singapore was ranked number 19. Whenever I visit NYC we're like "wah so expensive to live here", heh, what 'bout our own backyard? Sure, people will say that's because car and house are expensive to purchase here mah, because we are congested mah. Well, NYC is congested, and many people do not own a house (they rent) or car either! So I'm sure they took that into account in the "cost of living" calculations. The next time you feel that you are not earning enough to get by comfortably, you know why....
If only we have foreign-import Malaysian pasar malams (which sell things dirt cheap) more often. Maybe we'll be ranked lower than NYC next year.....
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Found it!
Finally, a decent article in Sports Illustrated (see previous post)! Guess they have something more than swimsuit babes after all.... I thought OLN or the official Tour de France website would at least have quicker news.... I mean, newsflash is called newsflash cos it's supposed to be out fast! Well, that wasn't the only weird thing today. One of my friends apparently has not heard of the Tour de France!!! And he happens to be one of the more outdoorsy kind..... Guys, keep those LiveStrong wristbands on and make sure everyone out there knows what it stands for!
Missing Tour de France?
I can't find any articles right now on Stage 8 of the Tour de France!! Is it just me? Looks like Lance Armstrong is still in yellow after the end of the Stage 8 race. But it's taking quite a while for any website to write an article about it.... Maybe cycling just isn't popular enough....
Friday, July 08, 2005
Canoe gets Number 4 placing
California Concrete Canoe is number 4 in nationals! Hell yeah! HELL YEAH!
Over here for the complete rankings:
http://www.uah.edu/student_life/organizations/ASCE
And looks like it was the oral presentations that made all the difference. Still remember when it was me up on stage a few years ago. Had a bit of stage fright back then, but we managed to get number 2 in presentations just behind Wisconsin.
Keep it up Cal! Number One next year! Let there be light!
Over here for the complete rankings:
http://www.uah.edu/student_life/organizations/ASCE
And looks like it was the oral presentations that made all the difference. Still remember when it was me up on stage a few years ago. Had a bit of stage fright back then, but we managed to get number 2 in presentations just behind Wisconsin.
Keep it up Cal! Number One next year! Let there be light!
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Poor service? We're used to it!
I was having after-dinner dessert with some friends at the Coffee Club in Ngee Ann City on a weekday evening. To start with, we sat there for pretty long without anyone coming to take our orders until we finally managed to flag down a passing waiter. I ordered a New York Cheesecake, but it didn't come after 20 minutes, so I had to flag down the waiter again to remind him. 10 minutes later, when my friends had already finished their food, I was told that they had run out of Cheesecake. The waiter apologised and gave a lame excuse: he didn't know they had run out of Cheesecake. Cheesecakes are placed right at the counter, so can it possibly take half an hour to realise that there are no Cheesecakes left?
My friend, who is currently studying in the United States, asked me, "Why is it that this cafe is still so crowded with well-dressed customers despite its poor service?" Indeed, a similar cafe in New York City, Boston, or San Francisco would be completely empty if it had such pathetic service standards, even if it had excellent food. Apparently poor customer service is so prevalent that it doesn't even bother the "well-heeled" Singaporean diner anymore. Coffee Club in Ngee Ann City serves excellent food, but I will never go there again. A Cheesecake is not worth 6 dollars if there is no service.
My friend, who is currently studying in the United States, asked me, "Why is it that this cafe is still so crowded with well-dressed customers despite its poor service?" Indeed, a similar cafe in New York City, Boston, or San Francisco would be completely empty if it had such pathetic service standards, even if it had excellent food. Apparently poor customer service is so prevalent that it doesn't even bother the "well-heeled" Singaporean diner anymore. Coffee Club in Ngee Ann City serves excellent food, but I will never go there again. A Cheesecake is not worth 6 dollars if there is no service.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
