escapri

Been irritated by almost anything and everything of late: academics, people, work, technology, myself.

I want this phase to end.

Math: Hypothesis testing tutorial. Srsly sometimes doing tutorials early is not a good thing because you forget what the entire tutorial is about...
Econs lecture: Talk by EU ambassador (it was more on the history of the EU he didn't talk about PIGS...) followed by presentations by those who went on the EU trip. I miss Deutschland ):
Physics: Productive lesson! Went through a few Nuclear questions but learned a lot, especially about the cloud chamber. Yay (:

For some reason during Math I was all angsty about German, but now I'm feeling better. Fell for a stupid joke during break (and shamelessly didn't realise some more). Then came home to realise that GP grades had indeed been moderated across the cohort! Yay!

GP: Talked about various government agencies again. This is pretty interesting.
Math lecture: Why did they not do correlation and regression before Physics SPA...
Break: Tried very hard to stuff German vocab into my head.
Physics lecture: Revision. Well...
Physics tutorial: Started 15 minutes earlier outside the classroom because we had a (surprise) MCQ test but the classroom wasn't available for the first 15 minutes. Dk how to do about 2 or 3 non-Nuclear questions zzz.

Turns out the special guest for tomorrow's Econs lecture is the EU ambassador!

Could political apathy be a result of some chicken-and-egg-like cycle of events? Sometimes there's this whole perception of how youngsters are selfish and/or ignorant and too sheltered to understand, so people in general tend to disregard any political opinions youths express, which then leads them to appear ignorant and self-centred and so on...?

With the soles of my shoes, I have walked meandering footpaths, crossed single-planked bridges, penetrated deep into wooden mountains, and ascended overhanging cliffs. My eyes have traced every road that stretches to the horizon, and I give no thought to any route of retreat. When my feet slip, and I tumble from a lofty peak to yet another precipice, I do, in fact, find lakes and mountains of an extraordinary kind. When that happens, everything becomes dream-like, rippling in an inverted reflection. There is true, great joy. Not only do I become more oblivious to fatigue, I also no longer know if I am young, middle-aged or old. I rise above myself, above the earth and even the universe. I feel lost, yet pleasantly surprised. Is it a dream? No, it is not. It is a microcosm of my artistic experience.

- Wu Guanzhong

In other news, I shall make sure I go back to Manhattan Fish Market on some occasion. Chocolate cake at Caramel (I think?) was amazing too, even if I'm usually not a chocolate fan (imagine how chocolate fans would react to it). A random trip to SAM also led us to works by seniors and a batchmate. Fun timez.