- a common sound made by siyao.

impromptu meet up day!!

was on my home to get some stuff and go home for once.
haha.
when: 1 message received from daryl tan.
apparaently, nat is back!!
hoho. (and i din even know coz someone told me its 7 dec :p)
so being in the east, i thought it possible to take some time off to meet up.
tried asking arvin along but he got exam on wed. :p

siyao was shocked.
haha.

managed to persuade them to go harbourfront,
where we had sakae buffet.
hmm.. i spammed like lots of salmon sashimi for the win.
super full now. :p

group shot attempt 2317283921 by nat.

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abby cadabby from sesame street.


awww...
my next fav character to stitch. haha. =)

according to that theory,

- memory traces are most vulnerable in the period of time shortly after learning

- becomes resistent to interferences over time

- sleep has greater benefits on memory when it occurs early in the rention interval (because memories vulnearble to disruption then)

- excessive drinking = "blackout" or loss of memory occuring during blackout period. i.e. failure to consolidate memories.

- BUT, memories formed shortly after alcohol consumption better remembered. (alcohol prevents formation of memories before blackout, that will interfere with consolidation of memories after.)

forgetting curve: (see how much forgetting we do in the initial phrase!)


thinking about the fastforward show, the "blackout" those people experienced did not have a retroactive interference. BUT, it did have a proactive interference (future affect the present). cool huh. i hope they ask this in exam. muaha.

ok, im going to sleep now. haha.
just joking!

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aching butts for the win.
owned by stair climbing and wall-sits yesterday. :(
plus one-legged throws and sit-up throws.

netball dont go with climbing, i-told-you-so.
netball screws my climbing and makes me throw my shoulders out,
climbing screws my throwing.
endless.

rainy again
cold again
whiney again
study again

these are the differences in perception that are related to the differences in personality functioning (Larsen & Buss, 2008)

(the bold points are the points which i think i tend to gravitate towards or resemble me. haha.)

field dependent:
seeing the big picture
- courses favoured: social sciences, education
- interpersonal relations: gravitate to social situations, frequently ask ppl's opinions, oriented towards other ook

field independent:
seeing details
- courses favoured: natural sciences (geog?), maths, engineering
- interpersonal relations: function with more autonomy, keep distance from others, preference for nonsocial situations (slighty)
- better at ignoring distraction information, notice details accurately, learn more effectively in hypermedia-based instr. env., process information in chunks, finding patterns, easily acquires second language.

*note: points are along a continuum, not 2 separate categories of people.

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modus ponens

If there is a game, judith will go for training.
There is a game.

conclusion: judith will go for training.
-> valid.

modeus ponens/tollens with alternative information

If there is a game, judith will go for training.
If there is the opportunity to go back to TJ to climb, she will not go for training.
There is a game. (and the opportunity to go back)

conclusion: judith will not go for training.
-> invalid.

thus, judith belongs to the 4% of ppl who gets the modus ponen with alternative arguments conclusions wrong.

judgement and decision making:
risk aversion vs risk seeking

1) is judith choosing the risk aversion option to secure gains over risky potential gain?
2) is judith choosing risk seeking option to rather risk loss then sure loss?

judith thinks its the first option.
coz going for training (risky) may not guarantee her a place, but going for climbing guarantees prawn noodles for lunch.

individual differences:
being risk aversive doesnt mean that judith has low self-esteem and looks for security.
maybe it means she cant be bothered in this one particular instance anymore.
but this does not mean that she does not think twice.
and it also means that although personality traits are stable, it does not apply across the baord because sometimes it depends on situation and context.

haha.

ok. back to chapter 16.

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suddenly itunes plays olivia olsens "All i want for christmas is you" from Love Actually.
and i cant wait till christmas!!



p.s. caught zx on skype today, long time since i heard her laughter! haha.

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ambiguous or not? that is the question.

– The defendant examined by the lawyer turned out to be unreliable.
– The evidence examined by the lawyer turned out to be unreliable.

first sentence should be more ambiguous, taking meaning into account.
but during initial syntactic parsing, or not?

i.e.
– (The defendant examined) by the lawyer turned out to be unreliable.
vs.
– The evidence (examined by the lawyer) turned out to be unreliable.



and try answering these questions!!
haha.

By flying a kite, what did Edison discover?
(it was ben franklin who flew the kite!!)
What is the name of the cartoonist who created Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pinocchio?
(Ub Iwerks)
In the biblical story, what was Joshua swallowed by?
(Jonah!!)
What did Dasher’s nose do to help guide Santa’s sleigh?
(Ruldoff!!)

ok. back to chapter 11. :p

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photo from Arts Open - captain's ball.

me in yellow with the ball: "i caught it!"
haha.


1 more week will recess week
2 more weeks till exams are over
3 more weeks till sports exchange
5 more weeks till camp5 and KL

6 more days will rae comes back.
where is nat?? haha

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somethings are just not enough

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will you let me romanticize, the beauty in our london skies,
you know the sunlight always shines, behind the clouds of london skies.
patient moments you chill to the bone under infinite greys,
vision hindered mist settling low like a ghostly ballet, on a cold london day.
nothing is certain except everything you know can change

its been a tiring week end!

sat morning was friendly game with the cedar girls.
in which it rained and had to dry up the courts. :p
tedious and makes you wish you were in bed!
haha.
court fitness is down man. :p
the sec sch girls makes plying netball seem easy now.
pfft.

then it was arts open!!
played capts ball with jas, etc.
dt and ken came along too.
and 2 redshirt supporters.
haha.
we got 3rd. :( sadly.
and cash prize of $4 each in the end. hahaha.
hilarious.
then went back home and concussed!
really sleepy.
all the way since early morning man. :p

next day, woke up early again.
climb on at pasir ris park.
registration for me abit screwed up but managed to get it fixed. :p
so just climbed on and on and on.
9am - 5pm.
woohoo.
but i guess every yr the routes are different!
the ball feature thing was pretty cool.
like those world cup stuff thingy. (y)
woke up this morning feeling sore fingers and biceps. :p

had dinner at tampines 1, some jap place beside runninglab.
haha.
and a slice of tart courtesy of ah pa!

janice took a photo of me jumping to this bonus sloper blue thingy.
very cool!


just watched sister's keeper!! =)

and i finished my 4 page cog psych essay in 1 day, due friday.
good job jud!
now on to more studying. :p

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official slacking day today.
woke up late, stayed in the room all day (except to buy lunch)
organised and hole-punched my many notes. started on some revision.
yep.
running later. :D

yesterday training surprisingly left me too drained at night to do work.
no aches today thankfully..
haha.
2 datelines per week for this nd the next.
cant wait till climb on to play. :p

then its boring school and recess week and finals and then KL trng camp then camp5!
woohoo.

got some photos from d from sports awards:



the guys trying to prove to SRC that they shd have used their forearms for this shoot instead of some non-vein-ish, skinny looking one. haha. (check out fel's handbag too)


the only girls present at sports awards.


mel tan and me! =)
haha.
heres my fast 12 min 3000m woman!


the guys at the usual stair-taking moment



emcee for the day!

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