It's now March, the fourth month since I'd completed my STPM.
Right now I am quite troubled by where I should go. While I do feel a bit excited to go overseas, I am somewhat lazy to go through the necessary procedures to realise my dream. This ultimately makes me realise I never want to go overseas as much as I've dreamt of, because if I do really want to go overseas I wouldn't bother the troubling procedures.
So, obviously overseas ain't my choice now as I am lazy to apply, and I really ain't that excited to go. Apparently my excitement to go overseas can't be compensated by eradicating my laziness. So, just stay at home.
Where should I go?
Local universities, obviously.
But what course?
Maths is my forte, and my strongest subject so far. Engineering sounds good, and is now my top choice.
But I am quite reluctant to give up English. Learning English is my passion, and I can study English when there's no exams, and this is not the case for Maths.
But then what can an English major do? And even if I study English, my English would never be on par with those who speak it as a first language. Like the Americans, British, or even Singaporeans, for I do not have the environment and culture to learn the language.
Troubling.
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
STPM 2013
Totally satisfied.
I actually opted for term 3 Chemistry retake. I guess I'll see whether I have the potential to be the 20th person to get 4 flat in my school. =)
Monday, 17 March 2014
MH370 Incident
Malaysia has come under international scrutiny over its handling of the missing commercial airliner MH370 which went missing on Saturday morning. The Beijing bound flight suddenly lost contact and had never been seen since.
I have to admit, Malaysia has done quite many embarrassing mistakes. Failing to inform that the plane might remain airborne might have wasted lots of efforts and assets. And then we have bomohs who ridiculously claimed that the plane was hijacked by spirits, and is either in air or under the sea. And then Malaysia Airlines allowed two passengers using stolen passports to enter the plane, having no idea how they bypassed the security undetected. And how the air force in Malaysia allowed a plane to fly pass unquestioned while military radar had picked up the traces is really disturbing.
Of course, Malaysia should be strongly lambasted.
But then, think carefully. This incident is totally unprecedented. Never in the world history a plane was deliberately diverted with malicious intent, or at least that's what the preliminary investigation indicates. Having the plane transponder switched off and contact cut off, the plane smartly diverted its path and turned back to Peninsular Malaysia and moved forward to other location instead.
To say the truth, with 25 countries now involved in the investigation, I really doubt Malaysia can hide much. Maybe Malaysia can lie to the public, but they can't lie to the investigative team.
And to be honest, I don't think Malaysia needs to release all information publicly if they deem certain are unnecessary. After all, the case is categorised as a terrorism act, and releasing information to the public would alert the terrorist and probably thwart any rescue mission.
Right now I believe Malaysia has done a great job. Using information gleaned from satellite alone to locate a missing aircraft was called unprecedented and was greatly eulogised as "thinking outside of box" as the satellite information was never designed to be used to search an aeroplane. However, given the limitation of data, the Malaysia authority has only managed to narrow down to two corridors: a Northern corridor, and a Southern corridor, both seem like an unlikely corridors for the plane to manoeuvre as the Northern corridor appears to be risky and does not appear to allow a plane to fly pass undetected, while the Southern corridor literally goes to nowhere and it is a great question why would a plane would bother to fly there, unless it never planned to land and decided to drive the plane straight down to the seabed, killing everyone on board.
However, everything is speculative, and investigation is still ongoing.
Despite a multitude of flaws and contradictory remarks, I personally find Malaysia has done a decent job. After all, Malaysia, or any other countries, has never been prepared for this kind of unexpected incident, and to react a little nervously seemed appropriate to me.
However, if Malaysia did make a huge mistake where it potentially let a rescue chance slip by, then Malaysia deserves to be criticised heavily.
I also wish to point out that during a media statement, those who are not aviation experts should refrain from talking. Najib should never represent MAS to speak as he is not an aviation expert and he might not deliver the message correctly as he does not know the plane. You don't see Barack Obama releasing media statement regarding H1N1 outbreak in 2009, do you? It's WHO that made the statements, because they are the experts, and they know the best. Asking anyone who isn't an expert in that field would be adding confusion as lack of professionalism brings along contradictory or confusing remarks which will only further aggravate the already messed up situation.
I wish MH370 could be found quickly and that everyone on board is found safe and sound. However, like I have said earlier, the prospect to find a survivor seems pretty dim and to unravel the mystery behind its disappearance appears to be a difficult mission.
I have to admit, Malaysia has done quite many embarrassing mistakes. Failing to inform that the plane might remain airborne might have wasted lots of efforts and assets. And then we have bomohs who ridiculously claimed that the plane was hijacked by spirits, and is either in air or under the sea. And then Malaysia Airlines allowed two passengers using stolen passports to enter the plane, having no idea how they bypassed the security undetected. And how the air force in Malaysia allowed a plane to fly pass unquestioned while military radar had picked up the traces is really disturbing.
Of course, Malaysia should be strongly lambasted.
But then, think carefully. This incident is totally unprecedented. Never in the world history a plane was deliberately diverted with malicious intent, or at least that's what the preliminary investigation indicates. Having the plane transponder switched off and contact cut off, the plane smartly diverted its path and turned back to Peninsular Malaysia and moved forward to other location instead.
To say the truth, with 25 countries now involved in the investigation, I really doubt Malaysia can hide much. Maybe Malaysia can lie to the public, but they can't lie to the investigative team.
And to be honest, I don't think Malaysia needs to release all information publicly if they deem certain are unnecessary. After all, the case is categorised as a terrorism act, and releasing information to the public would alert the terrorist and probably thwart any rescue mission.
Right now I believe Malaysia has done a great job. Using information gleaned from satellite alone to locate a missing aircraft was called unprecedented and was greatly eulogised as "thinking outside of box" as the satellite information was never designed to be used to search an aeroplane. However, given the limitation of data, the Malaysia authority has only managed to narrow down to two corridors: a Northern corridor, and a Southern corridor, both seem like an unlikely corridors for the plane to manoeuvre as the Northern corridor appears to be risky and does not appear to allow a plane to fly pass undetected, while the Southern corridor literally goes to nowhere and it is a great question why would a plane would bother to fly there, unless it never planned to land and decided to drive the plane straight down to the seabed, killing everyone on board.
However, everything is speculative, and investigation is still ongoing.
Despite a multitude of flaws and contradictory remarks, I personally find Malaysia has done a decent job. After all, Malaysia, or any other countries, has never been prepared for this kind of unexpected incident, and to react a little nervously seemed appropriate to me.
However, if Malaysia did make a huge mistake where it potentially let a rescue chance slip by, then Malaysia deserves to be criticised heavily.
I also wish to point out that during a media statement, those who are not aviation experts should refrain from talking. Najib should never represent MAS to speak as he is not an aviation expert and he might not deliver the message correctly as he does not know the plane. You don't see Barack Obama releasing media statement regarding H1N1 outbreak in 2009, do you? It's WHO that made the statements, because they are the experts, and they know the best. Asking anyone who isn't an expert in that field would be adding confusion as lack of professionalism brings along contradictory or confusing remarks which will only further aggravate the already messed up situation.
I wish MH370 could be found quickly and that everyone on board is found safe and sound. However, like I have said earlier, the prospect to find a survivor seems pretty dim and to unravel the mystery behind its disappearance appears to be a difficult mission.
Saturday, 15 March 2014
Voice
What have you guys been up to? I'd officially ended my school life last year and am now marching towards the second phase of life - complete independence. Now I'm waiting to enter university life, and to where I should spend my life is yet to be decided.
Right now I am working, of which I wish not to divulge. However, I could say that it ain't pleasant, but is certainly much better than I previously thought.
STPM full result will be released next Wednesday. I guess my life turning point is about to arrive.
Pray. =)
Right now I am working, of which I wish not to divulge. However, I could say that it ain't pleasant, but is certainly much better than I previously thought.
STPM full result will be released next Wednesday. I guess my life turning point is about to arrive.
Pray. =)
Sunday, 9 March 2014
MH370
This is probably the darkest moment in Malaysia history in the past decade, and the darkest in Malaysia Airline's history.
Malaysia Flight MH370 bound to Beijing, China from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, disappeared and lost contact with Air Control Traffic two hours into flight.
It had been two days, and there was still no trace of the aeroplane, despite extensive search and thorough investigation.
It is a real mystery why the plane could go astray, especially when there was no reports of bad weathers, faulty mechanical parts, or distress calls.
Experts suspect whatever happened to the plane was sudden, leaving the crews no time to make any emergency calls.
Whatever it is, the plane was suspected to have disappeared at a disputed area. However, right now, the territory claim has been put aside, and all neighbour countries have come forward and joint efforts to search for the missing plane.
I have to admit I don't think there'll be survivors, however, I will not cease to pray in supplication for any trace of the planes to be found.
May the plane MH370 be found quickly, the cause of disappearance investigated early, and the sufferings for the relatives of the passengers end as soon as possible.
Pray.
Malaysia Flight MH370 bound to Beijing, China from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, disappeared and lost contact with Air Control Traffic two hours into flight.
It had been two days, and there was still no trace of the aeroplane, despite extensive search and thorough investigation.
It is a real mystery why the plane could go astray, especially when there was no reports of bad weathers, faulty mechanical parts, or distress calls.
Experts suspect whatever happened to the plane was sudden, leaving the crews no time to make any emergency calls.
Whatever it is, the plane was suspected to have disappeared at a disputed area. However, right now, the territory claim has been put aside, and all neighbour countries have come forward and joint efforts to search for the missing plane.
I have to admit I don't think there'll be survivors, however, I will not cease to pray in supplication for any trace of the planes to be found.
May the plane MH370 be found quickly, the cause of disappearance investigated early, and the sufferings for the relatives of the passengers end as soon as possible.
Pray.
Sunday, 2 March 2014
【那些年，我們一起追的女孩】電影主題曲《那些年》官方正式MV
It's been three years, but this song this manages to move me.
It also reminds me of those beautiful years, when I was still a student. Those lives are something I cannot never enjoy again, and are now a great memory.
It's a great song.
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