Way to remember an order of sequence

Just a moment ago, I gave myself a task to remember a very important order of addition of Transcription factors of RNA polymerase for the exam.

The order is like that:

(TF)D-A-B-F-(RNAP)-E-H

I tried my best to think of a way to link all words beginning with the alphabets in that order in a sentence.

First, i noticed B and F are together, almost automatically i filled in 'Boy Friend'. Then, i know i gotta add two adjectives in front. First, i put 'Dedicated' echoes to the characteristic of BF (hehe). Next, another adjective... hhmm... at first i can't think of many choices...then i went 'google' it. Almost instantly i got my result, with a page of adjectives all starting with 'A' ... wow... 'Amazing' is the first word i think is very nice. A lot of choices but I picked 'Awesome' :P

Next thing, after RNAP (RNA polymerase), should be a verb starts with a 'E' and i want the word of the following 'H' to be 'Her'...
So, again, i was puzzled. I can't think of many words, except 'eat' :P (well... a dedicated awesome bf can't 'eat' her/his gf). Then something funny came to my mind...'educate', 'eliminate', 'embarass'... all are not suitable, then i googled it again but without any immediate result. I sorted to find it in dictionary to see which is my best and favourite word. In the end, you know what? i found 'embrace' ^^

(a)' Dedicated Awesome Boy Friend (RNAP) Embraces Her '

Wonderful, isn't it? ; )

Das Beste

~ Du bist das Beste was mir je passiert ist,
es tut so gut wie du mich liebst
Vergess den Rest der Welt,
wenn du bei mir bist ~

* Dieses Lied wird nur für meinen Liebling gewidmet. : )

Song can be downloaded follows the link below:

Silbermond - Das Beste

给我的一位好朋友

只要保持健康的身体，健康的形象就好了，不必强求自己必须符合某社会一群人的标准--那都是他们的标准.
肥胖的问题哪有男女之分? 还有,不是每个人都喜欢瘦巴巴的身材,也不是每个人都特别注重身材的.再况且也没有人对标准的身材有一定相同的看法. 我本身不认为有那种必要去认同某些人的定义或看法—审美本来就是多元化的。
或许有时过于在意外在的分别（轻重一两公斤），会忽略了本身（内在）的特色。
依我看，如今你看起来还好好的，外在内在都很正面啊！继续保持健康吧！不必怀疑自己，更不必讨厌自己的性别。从我认识你至今，你给我的印象都蛮好的，当然也有一定的异性吸引力啦（不然你也不会有你现任的男朋友追求，是吧？）！
当你要顾及每个人对你（可能）的看法和感受，你就应不暇接了，笼罩在恐惧和担心的负面情绪。那些都是无谓的。你应该把你对自己的满意度置于别人的看法之上，而不是相反。别人的看法可能可以塑造或影响你的满意度，但自己还是要有独立的思考和自己的价值观。

对于肥胖的科学与心理研究，我其实略有读过也有些心得，改次等我考完试后再拿出来与你分享！期盼看到你早日摆脱受罪和混淆的情绪和感受。

Update about my life

It's a very long absence in posting new post, isn't it? Paiseh :P

Here's my little schedule for the upcoming events in the next few months to go (to finish off my undergraduate degree):

March:
16/17th- Presentation of a research paper (not mine)
20th- an Interview for my Master degree in Imperial
21st- German level 2 oral exam
22nd- German level 2 written exam
26th- Deadline for computer lab project
April:
23rd-27th: Final exam for all 4 subjects for this academic year (45% of my whole degree)
30th - June 14th: 6 weeks Final year project (15%)
June:
15-19th: Viva (oral exam) bout my project
20th- 30th: holidaying + packing to go home! :) --> so looking forward to this!

I'm expected to be back in M'sia in early July.

For all these reasons, in this meantime, i gotta be serious. Honestly, i'm still lagging behind in studies while the final exam is only 6 weeks left. Although this is the last week of my last subject,and i will have a long holiday but i don't feel anything. Just a bit of anxiety and worries whether 4 weeks of intensive revision is sufficient to get the result i want? i don't know but hopefully the answer is 'yes'.
That's why i resist a lot of temptations asking me to go for holiday break (andy: Milan, Italy ; Lip Shien: Scotland). No way, study is more important :P will enjoy life to the fullest after my degree (in that 3 months summer holiday before the hell routine of my master starts kicking in).

I can't say i won't post anything during the meantime, but who knows? i always have things to say/write in my mind to share with all of you. Sometimes it just needs some motivations for me to take the initiative to do it!

It's actually quite spectacular that i almost completely disappear from many club and society activies this term. It's especially my favourite Dance!!! It ain't no fun when dancing becomes another source of burden or stress (as i proceed further to advance level). I also hate myself for not completing Latin dance as what i wished earlier on. I always 半途而废 (10 mins passion), *sigh*

I also need more and more motivation to push me harder for studies too. The current status is still not looking good. : (

Personality tests

Test 1:





My Personal Dna Report
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Test 2:

Your Dominant Thinking Style: Modifying

Super logical and rational, you consider every fact available to you. You don't make rash decisions and are rarely moved by emotion. You prefer what's known and proven - to the new and untested. You tend to ground those around you and add stability.

What's Your Thinking Style?

22年来的第一个情人节

当我正在写这篇感言时，正好情人节刚过去。

今天的我很开心，因为她也很开心。这是我与她庆祝的第一个情人节。那也是个隔着7000里距离和8小时时差的情人节。这两个因素加起来，就是我与她度过的情人节的特别之处。特别在于其中包涵的意义--这是我22年以来第一次拥有情人，真正体会到与情人共度这节日的意义。其中掺杂了不少徘徊在心头上的情感和思念的味道。

真的很想留在她身边与她一起度过昨天的每一刻。虽然无法见面，但是我通过电话陪伴她一直到她昨天节日的最后一刻。听到她说打开我送给她的礼物满心欢喜的那一刻，我很欣慰，顿时紧张焦虑她不喜欢我送的礼物的心情也云消雾散。她甚至要我回来时为她亲手戴上去（那对耳环）。^ ^ 我相信她明白我非常重视这日子，和体会到我为她用心构思的每一个点子和努力，包括情人节倒数至前夕的创意‘活动’。

说真的，昨天我看到校园内和到处都有人（包括朋友们）都成双入对的，我心里蛮羡慕的。前晚更听我的屋友qi zhen说要给他的女友一个surprise trip到巴黎去度过情人节，我都快要眼红了… 。其实，也许是因为有了分离才体现出相思的价值，更懂得珍惜在一起的日子，学着怎样体谅和迁就互相配合对方。或许就是在这种情况下，心灵上更为接近对方，更能肯定对方在自己心目中的地位。

在我与她还未开始这段恋情时，我们已清楚即将面对的严峻的挑战。在鼓励我，祝福我的当儿，身边的朋友和家人都好像在好心劝我别太认真和投入。我的屋友甚至举例很多他认识的朋友的案例都几乎全以失败告终来说明长距离恋爱的存活率近乎零的残酷现实。我不愿去相信，因为那些个案都是人家的，我与他们未必相同。再况且命运是掌握在自己的手中的，如何经营，发展和造化一段感情的方式和观念因人而异。距离和时差是两个具体现实的限制而已（physical limitation），不是决定一段感情持久与否的必然条件。君不见即使居住在一起的情侣也可能不合而分手，为什么感情出现问题就要怪距离和时差呢？我已算是幸运了，虽然聚少离多但是还可以至少每年回国见面几个月。我相信那是上天给我们的感情的一个考验。真金不怕火炼，经得起考验的感情更显得珍贵和璀璨！

有时在谈及我的感情展望的言语中，朋友都批评我过于理想化和乐观。我知道，而她也知道，要破除因距离时差而产生的恐惧和不安定感，需要保持一些正面的因素（feel good factors）和对这段恋情的期望-- 这些在日久以后可以让感情有个方向和目标。与此同时，我们对感情的信念和坚持在有了目标和方向后，会显得更具体和有意义。理想化和乐观，并不代表不考虑现实层面，也是要常提醒自己要有上进和进取心，努力不懈地朝向理想走去。这样才有真正实现的一天。若两人都有同样的信念，就信任对方吧！

这些想法都是在我这段感情发展时累积下来的。我也曾与她真正讨论和交流过我们彼此的想法。我认为，能够在恋爱时保持一定的理智是很重要的。

无论如何，我真的希望能与她继续走下去直到最后。: )

对于尚未有情人的朋友们，我也祝福你们 yo!!! ; ) 大家加油吧！

p/s: 上个星期日是我的一个小学朋友的婚礼，看到我的朋友们一班人去捧场祝福，感觉很温馨！虽然知道那新娘子朋友应该不会阅读我的部落格，我实在替她感到高兴！=D

大学生真的不会闹事？

A good article from a Malaysiakini.com reader (in reader's comment section). I hope Yeoh Cheong Ee doesn't mind to share his articles with me and all of my friends who are still studying... : ) 大学生真的不会闹事？

YEOH CHEONG EE 07年2月8日 下午2:24 :

我刚在网络上读了一篇关于台湾知名作家龙应台的大作：不会“闹事”的一代。觉得那篇文章写得很好，点出了现代教育体制的不完整导致现代的大学生都普遍“幼稚化”，也同时指出大学生们“事不关己，己不劳心”的利己态度。 虽然台湾和马来西亚是两个不同的国度，但在教育大学生这方面，双造都面临一样的问题，就是：没有培养出一群有独立及批判性思考的大专生。 当然，大学生逐渐变质也是因为我国“大专法令”的缘故，此恶法导致学子丧失了结社自由、言论自由、集会自由并扼杀校园民主的进程！恶法使学生们不敢公然表达自己的不满及意见，因为他们怕会被校方秋后算帐，更怕被学生理事会欺压！ 所以，面对种种不公、不义的现况，他们逐渐变得冷漠了，因为他们不再相信自己有改变困境的能力！ 这也是我国学生运动逐渐衰落的原因，从以前的奋斗不息转变为现在的妥协跟随。是谁说大专生不够成熟、是谁说大专生血气方刚、又是谁以上述理由来打压学生们为弱势群体鸣不平！？ 在“血 腥星期天”我们看到勇敢站出来为受剥削的民众打抱不平的大专生被镇暴对殴打、驱逐；在“博大暴力事件”我们再次见证校方借学生理事会之手打压欲为新生服务 的博大前进阵线；在苏淑桦的案件中，我们又看到了校方欲借“大专法令”之手对学生进行迫害，企图制造“白色恐怖”，达到杀一儆百的效果。。。 身为大专生，我能做的只是不断向身边的同学强调执政当局欲借恶法来打压学生的民主及人权意识。。。 但往往我获得的会应都令人失望！因为大家都不愿去碰这些“沉重的课题”。。。 难道争取大专生的应有权力、塑造一个民主的校园、对国家现况发表意见。。。真的有那么难吗？

US people are stupid?

My friend featured and linked this video from youTube to his Facebook page.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhh89RVs3ps

I think this street interview video is bias… First, it’s not appropriate to say that American people are stupid because they do not know some general knowledge or current affairs (although I must admit that some of the questions are really basic). They are just ignorant, living in the world of their own. Second, most of the interview took place in the Texas state, which mostly consists of rural or partially-urban areas. The samples they chose do not reflect the whole USA. Moreover, they may crop out some interviews with the interviewee providing the ‘positive’ and correct answers.

Basically, I think what is fair to comment and criticize about is their education system. All these embarrassment, ‘stupidity’ or ignorance could only be displayed with the US education system which failed to emphasize and engage their new generations to the global view and general knowledge.

For many other questions about the current affairs, I believe there are always correlations of the habit of reading news (international and national news, rather than entertainment, sport, or local news only) with one's knowledge about current issues. I really think that it is not difficult to follow and keep up-to-date with what is happening around us in this world (in a larger scope, roughly). It’s the mind of ‘not my business, I don’t care’ or/and ‘I have no interest’ that bars them from this daily simple effort. No, to me, it’s not about whether you have interest; it’s your obligation as a global resident and a good citizen in your country.

Well, don’t only mention about USA, if you go elsewhere in the world, you will still find a portion of people are ignorant to some general knowledge and/or current affairs (although the level of ignorance would be varied). It may be laughable but that is not funny. If you do the same survey in Bukit Bintang shopping district, then you might find a large number of teenagers or grown-ups are ‘immune’ to these knowledge. Nevertheless, I bet their knowledge on world map couldn’t be any worse than those US people in the video, >95% people could give the country starts with an ‘U’ correctly (you should understand sometimes the interviewee could be nervous and gave the wrong answer at first, that does not mean they don’t know) and >95% people know UK currency is Sterling Pound and Tony Blair is UK prime minister (the latter I have less confidence). All should know how to answer ‘How many sides are there in Triangles?’

For further questions about current issues in today's world, I have doubts. ‘What is the religion of Israel?’ the chances are likely that more muslim could answer it correctly. ‘Which countries are termed by G.W.Bush as Axis of Evil?’ could prove to be difficult to answer on the street. ‘Who won the Vietnam war?’ – Don’t expect too much, even if you ask them about the recent local war history ‘When is Malayan Communist guerillas ceased fire with government?’ , they could totally don’t know about this very important chapter of nation’s history event, not surprising at all. So, we must not be ’50 steps laughs at 100 steps’ (a Chinese idiom). It seems like a general trend that many people in this world (especially youngsters nowadays) become more ignorant, not because that they don’t have the access to information (excluding the factors of poverty and lack of formal education), just that they are becoming more individualistic/ self-centered in this neo-liberal world.

call him Snowboy... coz he's small !

Let my little snowman aka snowboy to say 'Hello' to all of you! With his arms wide open, he's welcoming you to witness the heaviest snowfall in London since i came to London!!!

His eyes are made of two 5 pence coins, and his nose is actually Queen's face 1 pound coin!!! This is just a 5 minutes effort though, 'coz i was then rushing to attend my lecture. :P

Below is one of my Hyde park winter shots, just to contrast with the same picture (in my best 50 album) i took in Spring last year!

For good laughs... haha

It was since my birthday i didn't update my blog. But today i really cannot tahan when i see this picture i obtained from some random website. I laughed until my stomach makes hole...

Title: how to hit aeroplane

ermm.... should be interesting, 'cause it's a Military book, published more than 40 years ago. :P

what do you think? guys out there, would you buy if you found one? *wink*






Waooo...what a nice car number plate!!! Lucky Penang lang!!!