Coffee Beans Are From Fruits

I just realised that I haven't been blogging anything useful nor informative for quite a while. Its always and most exclusively of me bitching about life and other people.

Today, I chanced upon this forum thread which talked about coffee. I learnt that there's such a condition called Caffeine Anxiety. [Link]

Also, there's an alternative way of preparing that cup of java. Its called Ristretto. [Wiki Link]

Basically, its a much tasteful way of getting that caffeine kick. I shall try that option if I happen to drop by a coffee joint. Oh! And did you know that Arabica coffee beans are one of the most popular coffee beans being drunk by people? There are mainly 2 types of beans as they are the most mainstream; Arabica and Robusta. The darker the roast, the less caffeine it holds too.

I've been a coffee drinker since....well.....since I knew the existence of coffee. Such a bittersweet and delightful smell and a distinct flavour. I love the smell of roasted coffee beans. It smells of energy and vibrancy. Though I would not put it as an air freshener. I think that would really make my head spin.

It became an addiction every morning to look forward to that one cup of coffee. One cup is just right, maybe two. Any more than that is considered unhealthy. Caffeine is good when taken in small amounts. It is still considered a drug albeit a legalised and commercialised one.

And the correct way of drinking such a fine cup of java is to sip and appreciate that 'roasted' flavour. Its abit like drinking wine I suppose. You sip, swish it in your mouth before swallowing it. But if you're in a hurry, one big gulp doesn't kill either.

Its 2:58am now. Where's my coffee?!

The Holidays Are Here!!

I'm sick.

Universal Studios with the parents,sisters,cousins,aunts and uncles was fun!!!!

And I'm supposed to be studying today which I have not started. I'm researching on stocks instead.

Gahhhh. ^v^

Anyway, I just realised that we didn't have any gathering for my birthday with the cupcakes. Wah, emo to the max can? Mixed feelings much? Hmmmm. Birthday celebration is actually nothing significant I suppose. Then again..........................forget it.

The year's coming to a close in like 1 week's time. Its been a blast, 2010. Alot of things had happened; both good and bad.

Good because I'm back to school. Bad because I'm just a poor student. (Paper wealth does not count). Girls are more materialistic nowadays. I should hide my money to keep gold diggers away. And I'll not say to anyone that I drive or whatever. I like taking the bus and MRT anyways. Can see pretty girls. Hahahahahaha. If no pretty girls can play with games on mobile phone. Win-win situation. LOL.

Someone once told me that girls usually don't grow a brain till they're 21 years old. Which holds true to a certain point. It is a time when they finally see the world with 2 eyes wide open. I'm pretty sexist for saying that but the truth hurts, doesn't it?

And you can pretty relate that to the average Singaporean girl that you normally see on the streets. The kind of attitude where they behave as in they're the only one girl in the universe and the guys must do almost everything for her. These girls are usually great for a short, night use which usually means they're not attached for very long.

I've seen girls who are worth treasuring for life but sadly, they usually fall for almost useless guys who have dicks for brains. Life is never fair. Compromise is the key.

I know!! I need a girlfriend! =)

The Ramblings of Life

My dad just got a new Windows 7 phone. He bought the HTC 7 Mozart. The phone is simply stunning. Windows 7 platform looks very promising indeed. Kudos Microsoft! (Never thought I would say it but its really a job well done.)

Anyway, I'm sticking with my HTC Hero for now, since it had already been updated to Android 2.1. Not as fast as I would hope, but still sufficient for me. I can use WhatsApp too!! Awesome.

There's like tons of good games being released end of year. Gran Turismo 5, Medal Of Honor, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, and the upcoming Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam. I'm like whaaaaaa........ so many things, but so little time to play. I bought Gran Turismo 5 Limited Edition at $88 which was considerable since its a limited first-print piece. I'm quite enjoying the game over the weekend.

Well, its the start of the new week and more things to learn. Whoop whoop! =D

PS, I'm starting to like her can or not?!

Days Of My Life

It has been the most dramatic 2 or 3 weeks of my life.

On a short note, Fairuz, my old friend of 10 years had been admitted to TTSH Intensive Care Unit as he had suffered a burst blood vessel in his cerebrum. A part of his skull had been removed to make way to ease the pressure on the cerebrum and the blood clots removed. He's now awaiting for surgery but the doctors have to wait until his condition is stabilised due to fever.

My prayers are with you, bro. All the best for recovery.

Rachel, my new friend that I made in Uni, her mom had passed away. Me and Ying Chen, had visited her mom's wake at her home. It makes me sad too. Truth be told, deep down, I'm a very emotional person but I hide my feelings so well, so well that I would come across as heartless.

She's very distraught by what happened, that's quite obvious although she keeps saying she's fine. I really hope you're fine, my friend.

I have this secret ability to sense a person's feelings just by looking at their eyes. No amount of sadness, happiness could be hidden from the eyes. It says everything about you. It's no longer a secret but who would care anyway. I have friends who forgotten my birthday, but that's okay. I'm forgiving, however, I never forget.

Tests, assignments all coming together for one common purpose. It is to make us study harder!!

My birthday, had been celebrated, at Marina Bay Sands with Suhail and company, I forgot her name. LOL.

Pictures are uploaded into my Facebook album. It was the BMW World Expo event. It was awesome, I practically tried and sit in all of the available cars on display. BMW GT 535i, BMW M3 sedan, BMW X6, BMW 630i and not forgetting the BMW 740i. I'm simply awestruck by BMW cars right now.

In the evening, I went to Sakura at Downtown East for my birthday dinner. My family had gotten me a Hush Puppies shirt and a Braun Buffel key ring. The latter matched my Braun Buffel wallet which I love dearly. Thank you, I love you all.

Oh and not forgetting Ying Chen's and Rachel's birthday gift, an Adidas water bottle. The best thing was I said I could use it everyday for school. The other day, I saw Rachel at the bus stop, and she caught me holding an Evian bottle that I bought at Clementi MRT station. A big blunder there by yours truly. Sorry Rachel!!!!!!! =D

And my Facebook wall had been violated! haha! It was the non-stop wishes of some of my friends. They're awesome I tell you. I love them all too. =))))

Tomorrow is Hari Raya Haji! which means no classes.

Good Morning

my life is blessed with women. :)

Money Never Sleeps But I Do

I have no classes today, so I woke up quite late around 12pm.

My dad came home early like around before I woke up?! haha. No need to go office I guess.

I went out with my dad, mom and one of my sister for lunch at Hougang. Had chicken rice and I was like full after eating only 3/4 of the rice. I don't tend to eat alot nowadays. Sometimes I just have no appetite. Its the weather I suppose? It's so hot and humid nowadays that I drink lots and lots of water and because I do sweat by the buckets.

I bought some banana-flavoured milk and a copy of The Business Times. What to do, I have to be more business-savvy. And its kinda nice to be sipping cold milk, reading newspapers on a Wednesday afternoon. Sounds like I'm retiring right after school!!! hahahahahaha! Banyak hasil? =P

In the evening, I went down to GV Tampines to watch the movie, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps a.k.a Wall Street 2. Its the modernised version of its predecessor. Called up Sud if he wanted to watch. So in the end, just watched the show with him since I don't think any other of my friends could really understand the show unless you're into economics, banking and finance stuff.

The show's pretty fast-paced and it likes to leave scenes hanging even though its a longer-than-usual movie. Not impressed with the depth of the movie. It lacks character development and content. I'll give it a 1-star rating if I'm a layman.

Went home straight and surfed the net abit, did some revision for tomorrow's POA lesson.

Early Bird Got No Class Today

On a normal Tuesday, I'm supposed to have Econs class at 8.30am and Maths1 class at 3.30pm.

However, as I already had an extra Econs class on a Thursday 2 weeks back, there was no Econs class this week. And I remembered that much from my timetable. What I overlooked was the date and not quite surprisingly, I woke up as per normal on Tuesdays preparing to go school. I messaged Si Jie if she was coming for Econs class. She took an awfully long while to reply (presumably still sleeping!) =P

And that prompted me to check my timetable in my HTC phone. And true enough!!! No Econs class and I was already halfway to school at Kembangan MRT station. What to do!? I'm not gonna spend 7 hours in school till 3.30pm! That's madness. So I took the opposite train home.

Reached home, my parents were surprised, thinking I was sick or something. No one was expecting me to be back so soon when I just left like about 45 minutes ago!

Fast forward to 3.30pm when Maths1 class starts. I was waiting for the 2 girls to come. Rachel lives in Bukit Batok; how lucky!!! Ying Chen lives in Serangoon. Quite a distance too but definitely not as far as Tampines.

I met a few nice people, Rachel, Ying Chen, Si Jie, Darren, RJ, Vanessa, Joycelin and Elaine.

These are the usual people I see in the lectures. The rest from my OG all scattered around the timing. Either when they are having lessons, I am at home or I am having lessons and they are at home. LOL. Rachel and Ying Chen always bully me! hahahaha! They once tricked me to tap for the campus attendance, I was really duped back then. They tag-team just to disturb and irritate the wind out of me. I already got no power to irritate them coz they're already immune to my nonsense. But I think they're really nice! hahah. =D

Met them by chance also during Student Council interview, and I've been tagging with them since for most of my lectures.

So far, I'm just barely coping. I'll have to revise on my Maths1, haven't even touched the subject yet, I'm concentrating on Intro to Econs and Principles of Banking and Finance. These are hardcore subjects and quite strenuous too.

And I'm off to sleep now! Study day tomorrow.

School's Out

I feel so shitty. Why? The subjects are getting tougher and tougher and tougher!

Help me. Please. Somebody.

The Colour Of Money

I'm studying hard. Harder than ever before.

Points to note, Introduction to Economics is tough.

Principles of Accounting is starting to get difficult.

Principles of Banking & Finance is holding steady.

Maths1 is holding steady.

Intro to Economics is still on Indifference Curve and Budget Line.

Principles of Banking & Finance is just finishing on Financial Intermediaries and coming up

short of Financial Securities.

Maths1 is still on Basics chapter 1. Differentiation. Well, basically its E & A Maths.

I have no idea how to do this Economics question. Let me type out the question.

"In an economy, x are capital goods while y represents consumption goods. They are both produced using labour and capital with the following technology. A unit of capital can make 2 units of y or 1/2 unit of x. A unit of labour can make 10 units of y and 10 units of x. There are 20 units of labour and 200 units of capital. The depreciation rate is 35% per year. The economy cannot grow while labour is fully employed and is therefore, inefficient. True or false. Explain."

I LOL-ed while reading out the question out loud. It sounds easy and its worth 8 marks for a 1 page answer.

Sumpah tak bedek, aku tak tau buat soalan ini.

School, School, School

It is the mid-week of the 2nd week of school.

Though I have to say, things can get pretty slack if I'm not doing anything. The fact remains that we have no second chances if we were to flunk the final exam papers.

Right now, Intro to Economics and Maths1 modules are killing me. Principles of Banking & Finance and Principles of Accounting are the slightly less taxing ones. Or so I hope for the rest of the year.

Speaking of economics, I have heard that what we would be studying under University of London would be much more of that of a final-year NUS student studying a full-fledged Economics degree.

Right now, we're studying the Indifference Curve and the Budget Line, in essence after studying consumer behaviour.

Damn, Uni is so different from Polytechnic.