Nationalism?

Went to a guards changing ceremony at istana this afternoon. I would say that I'm quite impressed with the guards for the "performance". Anyway, I came to think about why do people tend to treat a person with different nationality differently than how they treat their own countrymate. Is there no way a foreigner can blend in with the local society completely? Or maybe it's the foreigners themselves that caused the differentiation. I would consider myself as a transnational. It's not that I do not feel anything for my own country, it's just that I feel that earth is meant to be shared among homo sapiens. Why do we even bother to differentiate ourselves as chinese, indians, malays, whites, blacks ......? When will it be when we can all live together as a single human race?

Yet another post

1st week of term is over, so it's time for me to review the modules I take this semester based on lectures I have attended so far.

PR2101 Dosage Form Design
The lecturer, Dr Rachel Ee is quite effective in her lectures so far, although I'm still struggling to understand the calculation parts of interfacial tension. Prof Chan Lai Wah is quite friendly I would say, almost similar to Miss Tan, but a little bit less radiance I would say.
Difficulty level: 3 out of 5

PR2102 Pharmacy Law
Miss Amy Lim is by so far one lecturer who can make this kind of boring module better, by giving a lot of personal experiences in dealing with pharmacy law itself. There may be certain moments when I couldn't hear what she's talking about as she doesn't use the microphone, but most certainly she's one the few who I feel like listening to.
Difficulty level: 3 out of 5

PR2103 Pharmacostatistics
This is one module which I do not know why they give us such a competent lecturer. I couldn't understand half the thing that he's talking about and greatly irritated by his constant use of "right" in every sentence. Maybe I'm just not cut out to do statistics. God knows.
Difficulty level: 5 out of 5

SP1203 Foundation in Effective Communication
OMG it's GP all over again! Fear not, it's actually less GP and more on scrutinising articles. The tutor is kind enough to guide us along the way but knowing that I'm extremely inept in the English Language, I'll be struggling to keep up for this module. Someone help me please!
Difficulty level: 5 out of 5

LAJ1201 Japanese 1
I've always wanted to do japanese language since I started watching anime. Afterall, all of my model kit assembling instruction manual is in japanese. It'll be good for me to learn the basics of the language in order for me to explore more into modelling :P Wish me luck 頑張ってください！
Difficulty level: 4 out of 5

After going through the 1st week, I've come to realise the shit that I'm getting myself into for doing another language module on top of SP1203. 8am to 6pm for most of the day and the latest I go to school is 9am...

On a lighter note, I managed to complete my MG 1/100 Strike Noir, put on some panel lining but have not put on the decals yet. Here's a picture of the forever-the-same-pose-i-always-do

SCCHHHOOOOOOOOOLLLLLL!!!!!!!

After months and months of preparation, NUS Rag 2007 have finally come to an end. Kudos to everyone in pharm rag team! Special mention to my logistics team as well as the exco (a.k.a. toilet team). As expected, Sheares hall sweeps most of the awards. Hopefully we can come out of a hall quality float next year (or at least 5% of it). Haha, I think it's quite difficult to do, but no harm wishing :P Here's a picture of Sheares Hall float -->
Rag ended, but school starts!!! OMG! I'm so not enjoying my holidays! Hopefully year 2 sem 1 is not as hard as I've heard. Luckily, after years and years of waiting, I managed to get Japanese 1 as one of my module! Hopefully I can score, coz I wouldn't want to use my S/U option on something I wanted to do so much since the beginning of time! On a lighter note, I've finally finished the Strike Noir I got for S$39, although I haven't do the noir pack yet. Here's a super lousy pose-->

OMG

Oh my god!!! HOW CAN CIVILISED PEOPLE IN NUS LEAVE THEIR GOLD ON THE TOILET BOWL!!!

Reason 1: They are civilised on the surface but barbaric deep down in their hearts (Explains pretty well why some PGP toilets are so dirty but some are cleaner in comparison)

Reason 2: The flushing system is not working properly (Blame who? The contractors for not fixing the damned flushing system or the person who didn't even bother to take water from elsewhere to flush?)

Reason 3: They are rushing for time (Stupid reason)

Reason 4: PUB cut off the water supply (Wait long long)

Reason 5: Not happy with OSA and wanna protest (Then write in an official complaint letter instead, don't make others suffer)

Reason 6: They just came from some village deep down in the earth's crust (Fine enough, faeces are incinerated instead of flushed)

Reason 7: They wanna parade their waste to the rest of the world (Nice exhibit, lol)

No matter what's the reason, this kind of sight should not be seen in public places, much more it's NUS!!! What will the public think if they encounter this kind of situation in NUS? Maybe that's the difference between them N'US. We have higher immunity towards this kind of act.

Cheerleading

According to Wikipedia, cheerleading is a sport that uses organized routines made from elements of tumbling, dance, and stunting to cheer on sports teams at games and matches, or to compete at cheerleading competitions.

Finally I got a chance to experience some of the stunts today. Quite excited about it. However, notice for newbies like me: always make sure you're using a mat when you're doing the stunts and have a very reliable support team to prevent any unwanted injuries. You'll never know when accidents may happen. Once again, be careful in everything you do. Always buy an insurance. Better safe than sorry.