October 2011
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Battlefield 3
YES BF3 is finally here! Just finished installing it and all and even checked to make sure it runs (runs on HIGH setting AWWWW YEAHHHH). But alas, I am in the middle of exam week and cannot play right now :( But I might meet BF3 halfway and play after 305 exam on Monday XD Let’s be honest, I’m not gonna be studying ethics and law and how to be touchy-feely and mushy straight after an...
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“Quiet people have the loudest minds.”
– Stephen Hawking
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Get Psyched Videos
Since my first (written) exam is tomorrow, I’m currently psyching myself up to prepare myself mentally :P Here’s what I’m using:
Get Psyched Mix
HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA
50 internet memes in under 100 seconds
100 Famous Rock Guitar Riffs
40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes
Powerthirst
What Is Love
You’re The Best
With this list, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.
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Yum
Remember how I just posted 3 hours ago about awesoming up with ice cream and games and what not after my first exam? Well I made for dinner…FRIED CHICKEN.
I’ve done it with breast before, but not legs. And ever since watching The Help I’ve been craving some fried chicken like a… uh, I mean, anyway it was pretty damn delicious XD With cajun spice and everything! Photo...
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ONE DOWN
Had my first “exam” today! It was a clinical exam called an OSCE where we have to examine a patient and take a history and stuff. It’s worth 40% of our paper so pretty much the exam XD (the actual exam is only 25%). So today I had to:
Find the jugular venous pressure (JVP)
Palpate the spleen
Examine the lower limb reflexes
Take a history (asthma)
Measure blood pressure
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THE AWESOMEST THINGS →
Barney Stinson: Always reminding you to stop being sad and be awesome instead :)
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“You know your internet is just too slow when it fails to load Google.”
– Jin Kim
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Tetanus
Tetanus is an infectious disease caused by a soil-borne bacteria called Clostridium tetani. Patients are often infected soil entering the blood through deep wounds, such as a cut. The bacteria produces a toxin called tetanospasmin which leads to the characteristic symptoms of tetanus involving muscle.
The term tetanus actually refers to a state where skeletal muscle remains contracted and cannot...
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Baggage
Dear young one. The journey of life is a long and tedious one, so take a look inside your bag.
Greed will weigh you down while hope will make your footsteps lighter.
If you do not throw out the wants and desires from your bag while you are young, not keeping only a bag full of hope, then you will surely fall before climbing even one hill.
(from Ha-ak Ha-ak by Oi-soo Lee)
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Direction
Most of mankind’s major expeditions happened from east to west. Since the beginning of man’s history, people have wondered where the giant fireball set at the end of the day and followed the journey of the sun. Odysseus, Christopher Columbus and Attila the Hun all believed the answer lied in the west. To journey to the west - that was a quest to know the future.
Contrary to the people...
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“Harry Potter is all about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing...”
– Stephen King (god I love his quotes XD)
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Language
If one was, for some twisted and malicious reason, wished to systematically destroy a culture, what would the first step be? Genocide? Brainwashing? The answer is destroying the native language.
Language is the skeleton that supports the culture of the people. It is an integral part of every culture that allows for effective communication of ideas and thoughts. Each language is tailor-made for a...
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Thought
It’s amazing how many problems in the world could be fixed if people weren’t idiots.
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Mermaid
You are alone on an uninhabited island. Which mermaid would you choose as your companion? Classic mermaid - top-half woman, bottom-half fish - or inverted mermaid - top-half fish, bottom-half woman?
In 1934, abstract artist René Magritte painted Collective Invention - a play on the idea of a mermaid. This mermaid has the lower-body of a woman and the upper-body of a fish. Despite having...
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Charging...
Happiness battery recharged! Thanks to heaps of TV shows, hours of guitar playing, a sandwich (proven happy food) and encouraging text from friend. 4 hours of sleep, too much of study and an annoying thing had my energy level straight down this morning but now I’m all good. Have to say, all I had to do was think of Barney’s wise words:
“When I get sad, I stop being sad and be...
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Clown
Excerpt from Rorschach’s journal, October 16th, 1985
“…Heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he’s depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain.
Doctor says “Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.”
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Golden Ratio
The golden ratio is a magical number that divides a line into the most beautiful ratio. It bestows a mystical power in an object and allows for the creation of excellent architecture and art. This magical ratio is (1 + √5)/2, or 1.618033988. If there is a line divided by the golden ratio called a + b, then b:a and a:(a + b) are both the same ratio.
We can find the golden ratio in countless values...
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Tie
One challenge a man faces as he grows up is tying a tie. A well-tied tie not only looks good, but also shows that you are a highly organised and proper man. The following instructions describe how to tie the Windsor knot.
Drape the tie around your neck so that the wide end is on the right. Align it so the narrow end is shorter than the broad end.
Cross the wide end over the front of the narrow...
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3am, we must stop meeting this way. I’d much rather sleep with you. All. Night. Long.
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kingdomofdiscord replied to your post: Hypnagogia
This is why I always keep pen and paper ready on the desk next to my bed. So if I do think of something brilliant and somehow have enough willpower to write something down, it is not lost in dreams.
Haha yeah, I’ve had a few incidents of jumping out of bed before falling asleep and writing up ideas for Encyclopaedia XD You need to facebook...
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Hypnagogia
Every person has had the experience of having a few seconds of brilliance just before their consciousness slips into sleep. During this short moment, we have some of the most creative and innovative ideas. Unfortunately, this is all lost by the time we wake up. This state is known as the hypnagogic state and has been well known since ancient Greece. Many philosophers and writers such as Aristotle...
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Start study at 2am, meet quota by 6am. Helloooooo exam study time. Now fuck off ya bastard.
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Apple
Apples are strewn throughout history and mythology, acting as a key component of human societies. Its symbolism ranges from the sin of Adam and Eve to the love of Aphrodite. Let us look at some apples that have made a significant impact in the world - real or mythical.
Apple of Temptation: According to the bible, Eve is tempted by the snake to take the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge....
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Hedgehog's Dilemma
Imagine two hedgehogs in the middle of winter. Even though they wish to huddle together to keep warm, they must keep distance to not become stabbed by the other hedgehog. There is no way they can avoid hurting each other without keeping their distance. Although both hedgehogs badly want to be close and intimate, they cannot. Therefore, the hedgehogs sacrifice the potential warmth for their own...
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eatitauckland replied to your photo: I’ve recently had a theory that animals can…
Toxoplasmosis!
Haha now that you mention it: http://jinavie.tumblr.com/post/6339735326/toxoplasmosis
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Early Bird
According to a proverb, the early bird gets the worm. This means that people who wake up early to start working, grabbing opportunities as early as possible will ultimately be more successful than the lazy people waking up later. But is this necessarily true?
To wake up early and get enough sleep to function, an early bird must naturally sleep earlier than night owls. However, this also means...
