Global Warming

Recent earth hour where the whole world shows its support for anti global warming by swtiching thier lights and air con off for a period of an hour to show thier support a cooler earth caused by Global warming. Many people if you ask them, what causes global warming, many would say deforestation, release of excessive greenhouse gas like carbon dioxide and methane contributed by combustion and biogas creation like methane from Cows... well.... the whole world and leaders have been putting an effort to reduce such problems which causes global warming, which in turn causing the earth to function in a weird way like weather and climate which ecology can be affected... Such focus is only 30% of the earth as earth land mass is 30% land and 70% ocean...

Many people will not know actually the Ocean is the biggest earth support system which also do its part by regulating the climate on earth? and also converting carbon dioxide to oxygen in terms of carbon cycle? such cycle the main contirbutor is the planktons found in oceans around the world... the current state of the earth which is in the state of global warming can be caused by excessive reduction of planktons in the ocea... ahhhhh why?

Many people on the earth especially Chinese love to eat or drink shark fin soup... i do admit in the past i do that too but now no longer.... Shark fin soup has been sought after as food of luxury that by eating it shows dat u are quite well off.. and shark fin soup is a delicacy for the emperor which is a royalty food.. therefore, due to the boom in population of chinese and and sharkfin soup made common to people... plus non chinese finding the soup is delicious (is the soup not the fin cos the fin has no taste at all! just add texture like having pearl in ur bubble tea). Due to such high and increasing demand now... ppl have been shark finning non stop as it brings a lot of money to them if the shark fin... therefore in places where sharks are present and the ppl in the area are poor.. due to money pressure... they shark fin to survive and in turn prosper... as a result... the world looses 90% of the shark population due to such killings and such killing is cruel... imagine someone thinks dat ur ear is delicious... they cut it off and throw u away... pretty inhuman right? yeapz this is what is happening to the sharks due to shark finning.... as such huge reduction... the ecology system is unbalanced... which will reduce the plakton count due to the reduction of such ocean predator....

Sharks are not as ferocious as we thought... the no. of ppl killed by lions or elephants are even higher than sharks according to statistics.... even shark attack fatality rate is less than a person being crushed by a vending machine... therefore i was wondering why saving the shark is not popular.... and earth hour is being well recevied by the public... think about it... earth hour control the earth surface only 30% ... saving the sharks control the earth surface 70%... as a result... think they should introduce a world wide campaign to educate ppl not to eat shark fins and lets try 1 yr no eating shark fin... all wedding dinner ban shark fin.... and sevrely punish shark finners.... After watching Sharkwaters for the 2nd time at my new house... and the on going earth hour... puts me in deep thoughts....

Come on save the sharks... you can do this to stop global warming which covers 70% of the earth life support system... and the earth has more oxygen and less greenhouse gas.... do your part... stop consuming shark fin and put pressure on shark finning...

MIA

Guess i have not been blogging for almost a month... indeed... for the past month many things had happened... really putting a strain physically and emotionally on me... life is indeed tough... as usual... School work.. Sports Camp... Moving House... and people issues.... currently running my last lap for school... now i only have like last 4 weeks in NUS.... my NUS "ORD" date will be 29 April 7pm... so pls meet up soon ok? last 1 month already... i really hope i can graduate with at least 3.2 and secure a job in Mindef as HR Policy Executive.... or DSTA Business Development Executive.... Currently i just finished moving house... there now i am staying in West Coast... no longer Jurong West... still trying to get used to the new living envrionment and arrangments... moving indeed is a chore... but after moving new house... i really hope i can start a new life just like pressing the reset button.... before i do a special mention on peeps.... my current plan until last day of NUS will be doing transport project and sports camp info paper... tourism presentation.... GEK2507 last test then mug and final exams... and i am done... currently looking for plans for grad trip and operating sports camp right after exams...

These are the people i would like to mention after i moved my house whom live near me....

Vanessa Poh:
Hey naybor really wanna thanks you for ur frenship while being ur naybour just living opposite your block... thanks for the gift from new zealand and ur sandwhich freshly delivered from ur home in rollerblades... really appreciate it and i enjoy ur company online... i remember i know you when both of us waiting for cab to Expo... lol... what a weird way to know ya... but nevertheless... is my pleasure knowing you! meet up soon after my school ok? and i really hope u can come NUS... must come sports camp ah!

Vivien Cheng:
Hey my next door naybor... this naybor i know her is the most bizarre way too... she is my secret pal during a camp... and lo and behold... she stay just a few doorstep away from me on the same floor... we are shocked... really wanna thanks you for the sweet things u done like putting sweet stuff outside my door near my flower pots... i really appreciate it.. now u are in denmark doing you SEP... can't really meet up with u before i move... but i hope we can meet up after u come back ok? thanks naybor...

Jasmine Seah:
Hey naybor thanks for being such a sweetie when i was down.. i do not know you well... but when i am really down.... you came in to comfort me... i can never forget that... after that... u are indeed a very nice person who is there for ur fren.... will always be in my mind ok? yeapz.... thought we didn't have time to meet up for dinner... i really wanna take this time to thank you for the frenship and chat we had... thanks girl....

Meng Qi:
Hey naybor i know you during sports camp and never did i realise u stay so near me... hahaha so nice to u chat with me online and i really appreciate it... thought among all the naybor i know u for the shortest time... but i felt like i known u for quite a while.... hope u like the cheesecake i made for ya.... now i am ur naybor in terms of u staying hall... LOL! catch up soon! u are a very nice girl! =)

Clarice:
Hey girl... long time no see... u are not forgotten.... hope u are doing fine... enjoyed the mahjong session at ur hse... soon i invite u to mine ok? hahahaha know u during arts camp and yeah.... i am leaving sch soon... catch up soon!

Chun Fong:
Hey naybor... thanks for the dinner company i had with u... and also the listening ear.... really appreciate ya... i dunno how to say everything in words... but indeed u made a difference in my life ok? like the company i had with u... yeah... dun worry u will not be forgotten ok? =)

Melissa:
Long time no see u... but still remember u stay opposite my block... glad to know u... hope to hear from u soon

Lynn Choo:
Hey thanks for the frenship... thanks for listening to me... =)

Sharon Koh:
hey ah zhu.... thanks for the frenship i had with u ok? thanks for showing concern when i am down and give me sweet stuff... will never forget... thanks for hearing me and organising the outings.... thanks for the chat i had with u on the train and while walking u back.... catch up soon ok? seoul garden!!!!

Wen Hao:
Know this dude from sports camp... funny and humorous... thanks for the company home since we stay near each other... thanks dude... enjoyed the talk i had with yah.....

Gareth:
Hey never talk much to you... but still remember the time we talked while driving home from woodlands when u send teck home... yeah thanks for being a fren...

Special non naybour mention: Adeline Yeong

Hey girl thanks for the listening ear and also feedback you gave me... really appreciate it and also the times u ask me to join ya for activities... i really treasure it... hope after i grad we can continue to keep in contact and meet up for gathering and doing fun things... one thing i am impressed that when u trying to say soemthing to me... u do it in a tactful way which i will pause and think about it.... which some area i could have overlooked... really enjoy the frenship i have with u which i know u won't turn ur back away from me.... do take care ok? =)

Some Economic Analysis

"SINGAPORE: The economic crisis might not mean lower business for everyone.
For the past two months, a stall at Toa Payoh had seen its business increase by more than 50 per cent.It is one of the many stalls enjoying good business at Toa Payoh Lorong 7.The stall sold a plate of rice with meat, fish and vegetables for S$2.20. But its stall owner said this price was the lowest it could go. Many of its customers were from the low income group. And thanks to the cooked food stall, the drinks stall nearby is also enjoying better business."

Source: Channel News Asia (Sunday, 08 March 2009)

As we can see there is a phenomena of substitution happening where people turn towards cheaper food as their income is reduced or at risk, so we can see the concept of decomposition happening in this case. Price elasticity or even income elasticity might be elastic as consumer switch to cheaper food which contribute such high increase in revenue. There might be a Bertrand Competition happening as stalls are fighting with each other using price by undercutting each other, instead of quantities, but the stall selling $2.20 might be smart or rational enough to sell it at a small margin above its costs. We also can see how such reduction of price in cooked food can bring positive externalities to the drink stall. Therefore, from the article, during a recession, we can still have oppurtunities to make a profit if we have the brains and confidence to do business, as low demand doesn't mean no demand. =)

P.S: Too much economics going on in sch right now... now starting to write another 3000-4000 words essay due next week... now also trying to be emotional stronger too and mentally stronger... less than 2 more months in school... i am starting to dread it... but thinking of school work and exams i want to end it fast... its a paradox.... i love the ppl who cherish me in sch but time continue to pass... i still have to part them in terms of seeing each other in school... hope i graduate we can continue to meet outside and hang out =) which is one of my wish too...

M.I.A

Sorry everyone was MIA for quite a period of time... was going thru some tough times... will come back to blogging after a period of time which i got no idea.... been busy recently and lots of things happened... made some drastic decision.... deep in my heart i really hope things will get better.... meanwhile busy with sports camp... school.. and personal matter... diving will begin soon... yupz... do look out for this space for updates... maybe after 6 march as test and essay kicks in much... anyway will be moving house in a month time... therefore... will get real busy.... currently i have 2 more months in NUS.... time really flies...

Casting Crowns - Who Am I

Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.

Bridge:
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.


I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.


I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

I am yours.

Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
'Thy I am yours.
I am yours.

Allergic

1 more day to go... short of 2000+ words... where am i going to find it... :(

Anyway I am allergic to vday... don't ask me what am i going to do that day or how am i that day yeah.... by not asking u are already accumulating a gd karma.... yupz...

Breath Breath Breath.....

BREATH~~~~ is wad i need to do now... many things at hand... feel kind of worn out now.... trying to update this blog regularly... but realise i can't as i was very busy with sch and sports camp.... everything is like coming at a same time and recently my MSN contacts in my Contacts list was deleted... it was rather trumatising.... but in the end thank God ... with the help of MSN efficient crew which my request was processed within a day... i got back all my contacts thru a method... Thanks!... well... now having a 4k word essay in hand plus councillor recruitment... i really need to pull myself together once again and go thru it... i hope through my business i do not neglect anyone and offend anyone as i can get quite irritable at time.... will update more soon if i can... i guess will be after my 4k word essay...

25 Things About Me

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you! I.......

1) don't eat veges, seafood, mutton, fruits (especially durians) and hates alcohol cos is so bitterz... Yucks

2) hates insects especially the one that flies including cockroaches that flies.

3) was never attached before aka. evergreen (some ppl dun believe i never had a gf before) and wish to marry before the age of 30

4) loves ice cream, chocolates, waffles, pancakes... i got sweet tooth !(oh i dun like to eat sweet surprisingly)

5) was a Sea Cadet in NCC and eventually become a Cadet Officer which i wore the Navy No. 1 holding a sword during NCC day as Guard of Honour and thats my greatest moment in life.

6) first crush was in primary 5 (yet once again) and her name is Hui Ju. A sweet tanned girl with a beautiful smile (right now i still remember her looks and her smile!).

7) snatched the whole plate of biscuits during Nursery days and labeled as a selfish boy LOL!

8) made a teacher cry before.

9) wants to be a president when he was a small boy.

10) stole a toy plane before when he was 2 years old.

11) used a pair of scissors and cut his face before during the eve of Chinese New Year.

12) poo in the sea before... hur hur =X

13) was once 81kg with a whooping 34inches waist.

14) drank 15 cups of milo from the milo truck without stopping.

15) underwent 4 surgeries that require full or general anesthesia.

16) hates sleeping in aircon rooms.

17) won his first medal (Silver) during secondary 2 for Kayaking Singles during his NCC days

18) become a divemaster when he never thought of being one before in the past...

19) loves Jack russell terriers and also loves to travel and dive his whole life

20) learn to ride a bicycle without falling

21) dialled 995 before in a real emergency

22) never sprain his ankle before

23) was hit by the bus side mirror while waiting for a bus at the bus stop and almost got rammed by a speeding van crossing the road, which the van misses me an inch and the lights are red...

24) has stage frights since the incident during primary 2

25) love language is physical touch (i.e hugs and holding hand) and quality time... oh my they are so girl girl one... i suspect i had too much Soya beans that my testosterone are affected.

Waiting

After so many years... i am still waiting for the sun to shine one day.... but the sun seem not able to shine one day...

Pressed Down

1 Week of School has passed.... Lessons, Sports Camp O comm recruitment and thoughts of Chinese New Year Shopping which i have not done any eats up my time and energy.... a lot of things are still hanging in the air like my module tutorial balloting... Moving house issues... and now i starting to plan my lunch meetings.... which i doubt i can find anyone... cos this sem timing is really very off... and i dread Wednesdays cos i gonna have 4hr break doing nothing... and on top of all these, problems which yet to resolve also adds in the pressure.... how i wish i can find a place to hide....