22nd of October, what an eventful day. Full of funtime and goodtimes and great classic hits. Actually, not really, but more like crazy, obnoxiously loud dance music but still, p. alright.
Started off at recess, where I unlocked an achievement! These are my personal achievements, which many persons are not allowed to know, but it was a pretty great achievement to unlock. Didn't expect to unlock it today, but I'm not complaining. Totally worth it, just didn't expect it, but I was going to unlock it in the future anyway. It was guaranteed. I hope. My personal achievements are pretty lame, tbh.
Onto more exciting things, like the Spring Fling! Man, I came to Spring Fling with zero expectations and at very short notice. Everybody was asking, "Are you going to Spring Fling?" and I felt so bad and left out every time I replied "No." So, I was ultimately peer pressured, and I asked my mum whether I could come, and I was quite surprised she said yes. Originally, I wasn't going to come because I had a basketball game at night and I asked my mum at short notice, so yeah, I was surprised I rocked up. With zero expectations, Spring Fling was pretty damn awesome. Obnoxiously loud, though, but I suppose that's the point of "rave parties" like that. Aside from the slightly dangerous laser machines, hot and sweaty TLC and daylight at 7pm (fricken Australia), it was pretty damn fun. I think Sandra got great photos throughout the night, including one of Robin and Yoosung naked together. Can't wait for those photos to be up.
And finally, my basketball game. No, I did not skip out on my basketball game JUST to be at SF. I would never miss out on a basketball game. I just attend late, like Lawrence's birthday party, or leave early, like this SF. I can't believe anyone would think I skipped out on a game just to be at something as trivial as SF. I only skip out on a game for IMPORTANT OCCASIONS, so consider yourself lucky, Sandra Chen, because I attended your Khalil Fong concert (although I admit it was totally awesome. I do not regret you reccommending me FDT =D) But yes, back to this basketball game, I was one of the toughest I've played. Because we only have 5 people, so we had no subs, so we were in the deep end right from the start. And I was playing so badly from the very beginning, I was making bad decisions, I was missing everything, even my free throws. I have over 70% Free Throw Percentage. But I was missing everything. SO DEVO. But we stuck with it, tied the game and I had the last 2 free throws. And I won the game. It was so great. And I played with one contact for pretty much the whole game because some guy clawed it out.
But hey, I"M NOT COMPLAINING BECAUSE WE WON =D
Great day for all.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Soz bro.
I haven't posted much these days, because I just realised the consequence of going back to school.
You get a shit load of work. Especially from frickin' Simmo.
And I still have work to do, so I'll just leave you guys with some videos. They're worth watching, trust me.
And if any of you guys have Twitter, Lawrence is right. We don't know if people actually read our blogs because nobody (myself included) comments. So guys, leave a comment, even if it's because you hate me. At least I'll be infamous.
You get a shit load of work. Especially from frickin' Simmo.
And I still have work to do, so I'll just leave you guys with some videos. They're worth watching, trust me.
And if any of you guys have Twitter, Lawrence is right. We don't know if people actually read our blogs because nobody (myself included) comments. So guys, leave a comment, even if it's because you hate me. At least I'll be infamous.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
School Is Fun
Whee! Yr 12, here we go. Funtimes. School is fun, I like starting school again. Except for Simmo's maths homework because he sets outrageous amounts everyday. And the 2nd question (q10 of 6N) is some trippy shit about a k-gon with a really dodgy proof.
I really should have more to say, I have a lot of things to talk about but I've forgotten all of them. Did I mention my deal with my parents of 99 ATAR = Dog? I think I've mentioned it. But anyway, I was talking to my engineering teacher and he said he can help us get scholarships for uni, which is pretty cool. Hayden Wittig, if you guys remember, got a scholarship for Electrical Engineering into UNSW. I can't remember what he said, but he said it was worth 40k or 140k. I think 40k sounds more reasonable. Or was it 4k. I dunno.
So we all knew doing an accelerated subject is quite awesome, but now that I'm/we're in Year 12, it's advantages are really obvious. It's really a great advantage.
Finally, it's always fun to post funny things that people say.
Steph: "I always thought Tudor was just a funny way of spelling Tutor" (in reference to the Tudor stationery brand)
Shirley:
"what the hell are bullclips? haven't even heard of them"
"are they the BIG paperclips?"
Me:
"those are still paperclips Shirley."
Shirley:
"blah"
"i'd pay $2 for coloured bull chips"
"WOOAHH"
"i must google them to see if they really exist"
Me:
"bullchips."
"nice ."
Shirley"
"OH MY GOSH THEY REALLY DO"
"=O"
There's more but I still forgot. No Kapilan, I won't be posting pictures of nice girls just for you.
I really should have more to say, I have a lot of things to talk about but I've forgotten all of them. Did I mention my deal with my parents of 99 ATAR = Dog? I think I've mentioned it. But anyway, I was talking to my engineering teacher and he said he can help us get scholarships for uni, which is pretty cool. Hayden Wittig, if you guys remember, got a scholarship for Electrical Engineering into UNSW. I can't remember what he said, but he said it was worth 40k or 140k. I think 40k sounds more reasonable. Or was it 4k. I dunno.
So we all knew doing an accelerated subject is quite awesome, but now that I'm/we're in Year 12, it's advantages are really obvious. It's really a great advantage.
- Free periods. After Nov 2, our former economics periods will become 'study' periods. This means 6 free periods, including 2 doubles on Tuesday and Friday.
- More time to study for OTHER periods and do extra well in them. That's if you choose to study in those periods, you could just catch up on homework (Simmo...) or just talk which is equally fun.
- You're getting 2 units done first. Because we are only sitting the test for one subject in Year 11, we are getting a HUGE advantage than the Year 12's who have to study for ALL of their units.
- Gets 2 units out of the way so we can have time to study for (potentially) fewer units than the rest of our grade which puts us in a (potentially) slightly better position than the rest of our grade.
- We can leave school earlier if they're the last periods.
Finally, it's always fun to post funny things that people say.
Steph: "I always thought Tudor was just a funny way of spelling Tutor" (in reference to the Tudor stationery brand)
Shirley:
"what the hell are bullclips? haven't even heard of them"
"are they the BIG paperclips?"
Me:
"those are still paperclips Shirley."
Shirley:
"blah"
"i'd pay $2 for coloured bull chips"
"WOOAHH"
"i must google them to see if they really exist"
Me:
"bullchips."
"nice ."
Shirley"
"OH MY GOSH THEY REALLY DO"
"=O"
There's more but I still forgot. No Kapilan, I won't be posting pictures of nice girls just for you.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
RTA
The Castle Hill RTA is a nice place. All fancy like, where an electronic thing greets you and it's not the automated doors. They have this automated ticketing system because human capital is so 1980s/China. Anyway, the ticketing system is meant to streamline the process, but it doesn't really streamline the process when we don't know what's going on.
But eventually, my mum and I put our thinking caps on and got a ticket for "Booked Other Test". Yes, today was my big day. I went to get my Learner license. How exciting, I can't even spell licence. Is license the verb form of licence? Damn you curiousity, you tangent creator. Anyways, there was a shit load of paperwork but the coolest part of the application process was that when I had to do an eyesight test, the lady told me to read the bottom line and I thought, Where? but then she opened a cupboard (?) door and THEN SHE TOLD YOU TO READ THE BOTTOM LINE OFF A MIRROR HANGING OFF THE CEILING AND IT WAS AMAZING WELL I FOUND IT AMAZING.
Ahem. So I went round to do the actual test and the goddamn touch screen thingy was lagging. And poorly calibrated. I would touch one of the answers and the cursor would end up 2 cm away from where I had touched. POOR SHOW. Anyways, I passed, which is GREAT. Now I have my Ls and if any police pulls me over, they might check my criminal record because I look like some guy who could bash people up for funsies. They told me to have a neutral face goin' on...
Also, whoever reads this and has seen the SNSD Daum screensavers, those things are the stuff of 100% swoon. DAAYMMMMMMMM. So frickin' hot....
FUN FACT: My kettle always sounds like it's about to explode. So do our bathroom tap pipes (pipe shudder) and the upstairs floor (creaking). Maybe we should get a new house.
Speaking of a new house, my house is small (wait what?). Due to the smallness of my house, my mum says that is why we cannot get a big dog. A big dog such as a husky. =( I mean, he ONLY takes up the entire back seat of our Subaru, he's not THAT big. BUT! She did joke to my dad that "Would you let your son get a dog if he got 99.95 in his HSC?" And my dad replied "I'd let him get any dog he wants!" SOOOO, that appears to be my way to get a dog! Albeit a small one. Corgy? I don't want a pure white dog, that'll make me look like...not cool or something. Although I am yet to talk to my dad, I hope that I can bargain that if I get > 98, I can get a small dog and if I can get >99, I can get a big dog. LIKE A HUSKY!!!
Sorry guys, I know I haven't been posting as much as I should be, and for some of you that might be a good thign so you don't have to read this drivel, because this is the holidays and we're meant to be having a great time with nothing to do. But yeah, I really haven't got all that much to do, I've just been lazy. I've been spending all my time partying, been cavorting with the most flamboyant party girls in the Hills area.
Who am I kidding.
Dull life = Dull holidays. *cries in a corner*
But eventually, my mum and I put our thinking caps on and got a ticket for "Booked Other Test". Yes, today was my big day. I went to get my Learner license. How exciting, I can't even spell licence. Is license the verb form of licence? Damn you curiousity, you tangent creator. Anyways, there was a shit load of paperwork but the coolest part of the application process was that when I had to do an eyesight test, the lady told me to read the bottom line and I thought, Where? but then she opened a cupboard (?) door and THEN SHE TOLD YOU TO READ THE BOTTOM LINE OFF A MIRROR HANGING OFF THE CEILING AND IT WAS AMAZING WELL I FOUND IT AMAZING.
Ahem. So I went round to do the actual test and the goddamn touch screen thingy was lagging. And poorly calibrated. I would touch one of the answers and the cursor would end up 2 cm away from where I had touched. POOR SHOW. Anyways, I passed, which is GREAT. Now I have my Ls and if any police pulls me over, they might check my criminal record because I look like some guy who could bash people up for funsies. They told me to have a neutral face goin' on...
Also, whoever reads this and has seen the SNSD Daum screensavers, those things are the stuff of 100% swoon. DAAYMMMMMMMM. So frickin' hot....
FUN FACT: My kettle always sounds like it's about to explode. So do our bathroom tap pipes (pipe shudder) and the upstairs floor (creaking). Maybe we should get a new house.
Speaking of a new house, my house is small (wait what?). Due to the smallness of my house, my mum says that is why we cannot get a big dog. A big dog such as a husky. =( I mean, he ONLY takes up the entire back seat of our Subaru, he's not THAT big. BUT! She did joke to my dad that "Would you let your son get a dog if he got 99.95 in his HSC?" And my dad replied "I'd let him get any dog he wants!" SOOOO, that appears to be my way to get a dog! Albeit a small one. Corgy? I don't want a pure white dog, that'll make me look like...not cool or something. Although I am yet to talk to my dad, I hope that I can bargain that if I get > 98, I can get a small dog and if I can get >99, I can get a big dog. LIKE A HUSKY!!!
Sorry guys, I know I haven't been posting as much as I should be, and for some of you that might be a good thign so you don't have to read this drivel, because this is the holidays and we're meant to be having a great time with nothing to do. But yeah, I really haven't got all that much to do, I've just been lazy. I've been spending all my time partying, been cavorting with the most flamboyant party girls in the Hills area.
Who am I kidding.
Dull life = Dull holidays. *cries in a corner*
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Economics Problems? Don't talk to me.
But it's always fun to put Economics terms in simple and crude layman language and examples. Note, I might be/am probably wrong. So don't put any of this in your Eco test.
Anyway, just this morning/last night, Anthony asked me:
Q: What's the difference between decentralisation and deregulation?
A: If something is decentralised, the private sector (not the government) is just like: "Chill, we got this, bro". But if something (Labour Market, for example) is centralised, the government is like: "OKAY BITCHES, PISS OFF! WE'RE RUNNING THIS JOINT!" With gun's a-blazin'. Think China.
As for a regulated something, that means less red tape and other annoying stuff, like OHS. For a deregulated something, think no rules. Less government control of how business is done.
So the difference between centralised and regulated is that with centralised, the government does it all. With regulated, the government is just being a bitch.
(I'm just making the questions up. For the fun of it, the answers are probably obvious. )
Q: What's the difference between inflation and hyperinflation?
A: Judge by the number of zeros. High single digits would be classified extremely high inflation. I'm not sure about 2 to 7 digits, but once it hits 1,000,000%, that's hyperinflation.
Basically, it's more worth it to burn the money to keep yourself warm than to buy actual wood to burn.
(okay now this is getting lame. whatever, it's better than the sporting finals in australia)
Q: Difference in monetary policy and fiscal policy in managing economic growth?
A: Well firstly, they're completely different policies. But to answer the question, MP affects the cost of borrowing money, and this in turn affects demand and supply in the entire economy. It's quite effective in managing economic growth and keeping it sustainable in the short to medium turn. However, it's effects are limited (can't affect supply problems) so think of it as a small wrench, fixing the pipes. .
Fiscal policy is basically the Government's budget, where big changes to taxation and expenditure can occur. However, this can really only be useful on a yearly basis and in big blocks, like fiscal stimulus. A monthly budget would be a bit silly. So fiscal policy can be thought as a sledgehammer. If the pipes are a bit tight and there's a massive leak, whack the wrench with the hammer. Problem solved. Unless you took a massive loan on the sledgehammer or made the pipes too tight.
._______________________.
Back to reality/normal life. Holidays are getting a bit boring, mostly 'cos my trainings are getting washed out by the rain. But in more exciting new, I FINISHED THE TEXTBOOK! BY THAT I MEAN I FINISHED MY ECONOMICS NOTES!!! WHEEEEEEE. Exciting day. More exciting than the grand final.
That's what most of my holidays have been, hiding inside, doing economics. And taking over Europe. But this time I'm British. Jolly good. Took most of France, heading up to Denmark later tonight. I'm still allies with them :/ But it's in my victory conditions to take their land. Oh well. BACKSTAB. Took most of the French Empire now, pretty exciting. They're got barely an empire, only, what, 3 regions left? Taking Paris was easy, but HOLDING it wasn't easy. Napoleon kept trying to take it back (naturally), and the Parisians (?) were too discontent. Had 2 rebellions.
Effing French.
Anyway, just this morning/last night, Anthony asked me:
Q: What's the difference between decentralisation and deregulation?
A: If something is decentralised, the private sector (not the government) is just like: "Chill, we got this, bro". But if something (Labour Market, for example) is centralised, the government is like: "OKAY BITCHES, PISS OFF! WE'RE RUNNING THIS JOINT!" With gun's a-blazin'. Think China.
As for a regulated something, that means less red tape and other annoying stuff, like OHS. For a deregulated something, think no rules. Less government control of how business is done.
So the difference between centralised and regulated is that with centralised, the government does it all. With regulated, the government is just being a bitch.
(I'm just making the questions up. For the fun of it, the answers are probably obvious. )
Q: What's the difference between inflation and hyperinflation?
A: Judge by the number of zeros. High single digits would be classified extremely high inflation. I'm not sure about 2 to 7 digits, but once it hits 1,000,000%, that's hyperinflation.
Basically, it's more worth it to burn the money to keep yourself warm than to buy actual wood to burn.
(okay now this is getting lame. whatever, it's better than the sporting finals in australia)
Q: Difference in monetary policy and fiscal policy in managing economic growth?
A: Well firstly, they're completely different policies. But to answer the question, MP affects the cost of borrowing money, and this in turn affects demand and supply in the entire economy. It's quite effective in managing economic growth and keeping it sustainable in the short to medium turn. However, it's effects are limited (can't affect supply problems) so think of it as a small wrench, fixing the pipes. .
Fiscal policy is basically the Government's budget, where big changes to taxation and expenditure can occur. However, this can really only be useful on a yearly basis and in big blocks, like fiscal stimulus. A monthly budget would be a bit silly. So fiscal policy can be thought as a sledgehammer. If the pipes are a bit tight and there's a massive leak, whack the wrench with the hammer. Problem solved. Unless you took a massive loan on the sledgehammer or made the pipes too tight.
._______________________.
Back to reality/normal life. Holidays are getting a bit boring, mostly 'cos my trainings are getting washed out by the rain. But in more exciting new, I FINISHED THE TEXTBOOK! BY THAT I MEAN I FINISHED MY ECONOMICS NOTES!!! WHEEEEEEE. Exciting day. More exciting than the grand final.
That's what most of my holidays have been, hiding inside, doing economics. And taking over Europe. But this time I'm British. Jolly good. Took most of France, heading up to Denmark later tonight. I'm still allies with them :/ But it's in my victory conditions to take their land. Oh well. BACKSTAB. Took most of the French Empire now, pretty exciting. They're got barely an empire, only, what, 3 regions left? Taking Paris was easy, but HOLDING it wasn't easy. Napoleon kept trying to take it back (naturally), and the Parisians (?) were too discontent. Had 2 rebellions.
Effing French.
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