daBungleBin

For all those people who are peeved at the Americans for voting for the man-chimp, here’s some apologies from the Americans who voted otherwise. Interesting stuff.

Sorry Everybody website

thanks to lyn for the heads up.

Ok, i have finally gotten around to changing my site’s template. found some css style changer at alexking.org and i must say it looks really spiffy! check out the link at the bottom left of the page that says “styles” and you can personalise the look! hahha.. enjoy my frens..

I was quite taken aback when i read about all the changes that the govt intends to put in place for the chinese curriculum. I think they need to step back and stop the chinese train. cuz the english train has been left behind. hell. its still stuck at the at the boon lay station (pardon my pathetic attempt at an analogy). Cuz i think not enough attention has been paid to the english language. After reading essays from undergrads who are supposedly in the 18th-ranked college in the world, i want to shove my head in the toilet bowl, flush it and cry. In their rush to bilingual heaven, they have forgotten about the basics. Language and grammatical structure are no longer taught in schools. Students are supposedly able to learned (sic) more by just reading. BULLSHIT. hell. COCKSHIT. I have final year undergrads who can wrote (sic) past and present tense in the same sentence.

hell. i know you have ideas. but you can’t communicate your ideas through bad english. i know i know. you’re probably thinking i’m an english elitist. hahhaa.. i don’t care. i speak chinese just as well. and a smattering of bahasa indonesia, a tad bit of french and enough hokkien to curse your mother and order a plate of char kway teow. i’m not boasting you know.

i digress.

the point is, i think they should rethink the whole language affair. Something has to be done to cater to (1) strong english speakers, (2) strong chinese speakers and (3) strong bilingual speakers etc. they shouldn’t fuck up a strong english speaker, make them go for chinese camp, and basically make them go through a traumatic school life just because they can’t speak chinese! instead hone their language abilities and get them to be even stronger. make them minor in chinese or something. don’t make it a full requisite!

I can’t take bad english. so call me an elitist. yew kan goe to hal.

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for those who are wondering what i have been upto. well, the past few months have been really busy! firstly, i’ve moved! 26 years of junk have come to haunt me. but i’m glad thats over. my new room is a vast improvement from my old one and it has pleasured me for 2 weeks so far. work has been tough. this semester has been quite hectic due to my teaching duties and i have just finished marking term papers… whew! i’m glad that’s over!

Now, its time to grind out my thesis. urgh. 3 title changes later, i have finally confirmed my title and have churned out 10 pages of single spaced crap. i need help. hahhaha..

my thesis is confirmed as:
New media and its impact on long distance family communication – the singapore perspective

so if anyone knows of any people who have long distance families and use new media to communicate, hunt them down and pass me their contacts. I will plant bugs and listening devices in their devices. don’t tell them please.

tonight, i just ran my first 2.4km run in 5 years. god its been a looooong time. i almost fainted. 16 mins+, not too bad… hahha.. considering i’m 20kg heavier!

ok, i need to shower now. this stickiness is unbearable.

What is wrong with the bloody weather?! its too blooooody hot hot hot hot hot hot!

Went to the range and hit close to 300 balls yesterday. my body is protesting today. delayed reaction but painful nonetheless. had to practise cuz i haven’t been playing for almost a month! and tomorrow i’m going to down to batam for a game, so can’t possibly make a fool of myself.

in the evening, i had some great indian food at wilma’s place! her little brother is so so so cuuuute..

anyway, back to boring life, time to do some work.. urgh.

after countless comment spams and 3 months later.. i have finally decided come back and pollute cyberworld with my nonsense. nonsense. nonsense. and more nonsense.

life has been busy the past few months. busy busy busy. many things to do @ work @ home etc. and for those who do not know yet, i have moved house. yes. 30 boxes later, and i am still here. muahhaha.. i like my new place, gives me more of a view than my previous one. the last one had a view of the walls, at least now i get to see greenery and other houses. woohoo.. you can’t imagine how different it is to get fresh air blowing into your room. aaah…

so how has everyone been? well, i’ll give you a month to leave a comment. since i haven’t been actively posting for quite awhile. nevermind. i’ll just post for my own pleasure. i.e. i’ll just pleasure myself. muahhaha..

after fixing my table and stuff in the room, i am finally able to start work again. work is that long long overdue.. shucks..

ok, enough for now, i need to take a showerrrrr….