Andante cantabile

by Tchaikovsky.



from wiki

String Quartet No. 1 in D major was the first of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's three string quartets.

The melancholic Andante cantabile movement of the quartet has become famous, and was founded on a folk-song the composer heard whistled by a house painter. When the quartet was performed at a tribute concert to Leo Tolstoy, the author was said to have been brought to tears by this movement.

The quartet was premiered in Moscow on 16/28 March 1871, with an ensemble consisting of Ferdinand Laub and Ludvig Minkus, violins; Pryanishnikov, viola; and Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, cello ^[1]

Let music set you free.

wah lau. i am feeling dumber everyday. brrrrrr
got to declar war on myself...again.

the universal language lies in 5 letters.
A, T, C, G and U
i have a love-hate relationship with genetics.

damn, blister broke my new skin is exposed again.

and i got the pain threshold of a sissy boy

cause i cant stand properly again and my form is bad not to mention that the footwork is all over the place.

i think my sensei is v sian by me. cause, so what if i am committed? i'm dumb. not smart enough to pick up what he said the first round or what anyone said in the first round.....i am sian by myself also...

bleh!!!!!!!!! harai men...2 steps 2 steps. harai kote men three steps..

booooooo.

ok. i'll stop whinning this instant and go work. work more talk less.

Reading week

Before the mid-term tests, there is a week called reading week in NUS. That week is for students to catch up with undone homework and essentially gives them time for doing revision on their own before the second half of the course starts.

In my first semester all my modules had mid term tests, so I was very hardworking that first semester, using my entire reading week to revise. The same occurred for my second semester. Come third semester I had only one MCQ online test after reading week and that week saw me doing everything except studying.

This semester I have two mid-term tests. The difference between this semester and last semester besides one more test? I have a friend to revise with. And that rocks because you know there are others who are in the same boat with you. Moreover, like all teachers like to say, knowledge comes when you are able to explain to your friend and he understands.

Add to that a sense of satisfaction and a pinch of band, I'm almost looking forward to reading week!

To all studying : Ganbatte kudasai!

Theory application

In still air, a buoyant flow of some tens of liters per second (L/s) rises from the body: the "human thermal plume". At a walking speed beyond about 0.2 m/s the plume gives way to the "human aerodynamic wake", as illustrated in Figure 2. Chemical traces originating as passive scalars on the body are found in these flows and can be sampled. Patterns of secreted proteins in the human plume or wake can be indicators of the early stages of a CBR(Chemical, biological, radiological) attack.

One of the things we had to do as assignment for my module, Fluid Mechanics is to read through several journals and from these, pick out the article that most interests you and write about it.

I picked the one that caught my eye immediately - Fluid mechanics and Homeland Security from the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.

It is an oddly interesting read, equations and diagrams not withstanding. Perhaps the most interesting thing that occurs to you while reading the 26 page paper is how fluid mechanics can possibly help prevent the meaningless loss of lives. Within these pages are real life examples of this fact, not just mere equations. To see concepts taught in the classroom scenario being translated in everyday life to meet the threat of terrorism gives meaning to what we are studying . It shows us that fluid mechanics isn't all just about theory.

And I believe that's what studying in school is all about isn't it? =)

Learning to give

so what did you do on valentine's day?

I wanted to show some love that day so I went on ahead to a blood donation drive in my school.

In support of the Singapore Red Cross Blood Donor Recruitment Program, the NUS Chapter of the Red Cross Humanitarian Network (RCHN) organizes a blood donation drive every year.

This year it was held in the Multi-Purpose Sports Hall(MPSH) . The registration process took some time as they had to first look at your personal particulars then test for your blood pressure and iron level in your blood.

The process of drawing out blood was painless but for the moment the thick needle they used to draw blood with was inserted. After that it was pretty much just waiting for your blood to fill the bag. I was quite amazed to see that my blood was indeed quite a bright red.

After 10 minutes, the bag was filled and I was anticipating a sharp pain in my right arm when the needle was withdrawn but thankfully none came. If you do give blood please drink lots of water after that because you will feel rather dehydrated.

In a nutshell, it was a very fulfilling experience!