Best prank ever...

Look at the expressions of those people. That's why, think again next time you go into the public pool... even those private pools, you don't know what's in the water.


Life Guard Needs A Break - The best bloopers are a click away

Neat trick...

Nicely done... will definitely try it when I have the 'tools'...

It's been hell of a week... and more

first of all, my prayers go out to all affected by the Virginia Tech shooting. To those that passed, may you rest in peace.

Last week was alright, the actuary bar crawl on Friday was amazing. We should have started our Math 520 class last semester with something like this. We would definitely be a lot closer, and will know one another better.

Anyway, it was really a night.

Last Saturday and Sunday was pretty much spent in front of the computer, reading and writing my final paper. About welfare-to-work program. It was a huge paper, and I did spent a lot of time researching on it. For the paper, I read more than 2000 pages of stuff, and it was, well, I can't think of a word to describe it.

Also, the Math 521 midterm on Thursday wasn't that good either. But, it was better than my expectation. So, not too bad.

So, it's study time for me now. But, tonight, there's this Markley party. Markley party is always fun. Really, seeing people in a different setting, in their elements is really good. But, I won't be drinking much tonight as I have a lot to study for. 3 Finals next week. One on Monday, one on Tuesday and another one on Wednesday. And, I can't afford to 'neglect' any of them, especially not the Econ on Wednesday because I 'bombed' my first midterm, and really need to score on this one to get my grade.

The weather had been great lately, and I'm loving it. Yesterday night, I was having so much fun, packing my winter clothing and all. Not that I wore my winter jacket at all over the winter, but those sweaters and hoodies.

So, that's about it. It's final crunch time, and packing up, and I'll be done with my junior year. Can't believe it. Freshman year was just like yesterday. Everything was still fresh in mind. But, nope, it's all 3 years ago now. And come next year, I'll be a senior. Ehemmm... SENIOR...

And, I'm actually considering working on a third major, but i'm not so sure if i really want to burden myself with that, even though it will be good to learn about it, as it will be really useful for my work and all, but, at the mean time, I want to have fun too. Not that I'm not having any now, but, there's always room for more fun, just like dessert...

Alright, got to get back to work. See you guys soon!

Who have you been sleeping with lately???

Well well well, it's not that bad to sleep less now, isn't it?

Some thoughts...

Well, once in a while, I'll just think about random things. When I'm not too tired at night, I'll just reflect about stuff and ponder about things before dozing off too sleep. But, too often than not, I'm just too tired and fall asleep as soon as my hitting the pillow.

But, somehow, after a really long day and long week yesterday night, I managed to put in some good thinking. It has been a long week as I had been trying to sort too many things out at the same time. Homework, quizzes, prepare for exam, presentation, other admin stuff, emails, dinner... All these stuff were chipping away my sleep, and I had 4-5 hours or sometime less sleep each night for the past 5 days. NO GOOD. I know it's just soon before I crash. And the cough that I'm developing/healing from is not helping either.

So, with that little sleep, I still put in my 'usual' run, (I'm on a 3 miles and 5 miles every other day plan). And yesterday, Student Actuaries @ Michigan (SAM) won our IM volleyball match again. It will be semifinal on Tuesday, and hopefully, final on Wednesday. But, at the same time, Quiz on Tuesday, presentation on Wednesday, and midterm and homework on Thursday. And not to mention a big paper due and a final the following week, and then 3 finals the next week. Well, enough of ranting and bitching about school and exams.

So, I managed to catch the last episode of Lost yesterday, and one sentence in Sawyer and Hugo's conversation hit me really hard. "What if I don't want to be a leader?" "Do you think Jack wants to be a leader?"

As a leader for many stuff since I was 6, somehow, I was always picked by teachers and all. I remembered somehow, I was picked to give a welcoming speech in Mandarin for my kindergarten annual performance event. Then, when I was 7 (1st grade/standard 1), I was picked as the class monitor, and I don't think I even know what is a class monitor. And then, with prior experience, making me a class monitor and school prefect were much easier for teachers. And I was 'something' every year for my school life, both in primary and secondary school. But, somehow, the question "what if I don't want to be a leader?" had ever come to me.
I mean, did I or did I not want to be leader back in the days? Come to think about it now, I don't know. I mean, how would I know?

But well, if I were to think about this same question, it just sounds weird. What if I don't want to be a leader? I still don't have a good answer to that question. I know that I would like to be a leader, but would I would like to be a leader? What's in it for me that I would make sacrifices and all to be a leader? Do I want the power? Or do I like to lead? Or do I just want to show others what I'm capable of? Or do I just care too much? Or do I just have nothing else better to do? I really don't know. Maybe I'm just too comfortable to be in the driver's seat since I was put in this position for so long now.

Can't believe it's snowing now, it's freaking April, and yes, this weekend's weather is hovering in the 20s - 30s... (Fahrenheit), below freezing point.

It's April...

Can't believe that it's April already. It's really hard to believe how time flies, and I can't believe how many times I said this on the blog too.

So, last week was another packed week. With the usual classes and work on Monday through Thursday, and having to prepare for the SEA Cultural Night on Saturday, and slotting in a SAM field trip to Chicago on Friday, and then, having to work on the Financial Math computer assignment all day on Sunday were definitely not the best way to spend your week. Not to mention, my throat was feeling not so well on Friday, and the Bdubs night out to celebrate my friend's 21st birthday that night wasn't the best way to treat my throat.

As a result, I woke up Saturday with a really coarse voice. And with all the running around (as stage manager), and the singing for the combined performance, left me woke up to a rather serious laryngitis the next morning. I'm literally voiceless. My effort to speak normally will not even result to a soft whisper. In order to make noise, I had to apply pressure to my throat.

Hopefully, I will really get well soon. It will be a really busy week for me though, as I need to work on my final paper, after getting back some really good (and elaborated) comments on my first draft from my prof. So, it's gonna be hell for the next 2 weeks, with all the quizzes, assignments, and not to mention, the looming of exams. Not the best timing to fall sick. But well, is there ever a good time to fall sick?

I did resumed my running, and so far, it had been going well. Surprisingly, after 3 months of not running, my stamina is still the same. I would start my run (on the treadmill) at 6.3 miles/hr, and would increase the speed by an increment of 0.1 miles/hr every 2 minutes, until I reached the 3-mile distance, which then, the increment would depend on my 'condition' at that time. If I'm still feeling strong, I would go for a 0.2 increment every 2 minutes, until 8.5 miles/hr. And then, at the very end, I'll pump the speed up to 9.0miles/hr, and run at that speed for few minutes, and by this time, the total distance covered should be close to 5 miles. And that's when I'll stop. 5 miles in 41-42 minutes.

Next target, 6 miles in 48 minutes. And then, 10 miles in 80 minutes. And then 8 miles in 60 minutes. And then, 10 miles in 75 minutes. (being ambitious here) And hopefully by then, can do a 15 miles in 2 hours. (see where I'm going here?)... BEING VERY AMBITIOUS... to train for a marathon. I think there are other methods out there developed by pros and all on google, but well, I think I'll do this on my own. Since I want to have fun, yeah, my definition of fun might be a bit insane, but well, it's a mad world. And, there's nothing pressing, I mean, I like to run after a long day, a 3-mile or a 5-mile is always good to 'slow' down after a long day.

And, as promised, next post will be about my trip to Manchester more than a month ago. Sorry guys. But, what's worth mentioning is that Manchester United won their game last weekend. 4 - 1. They are a mean bunch of goal scoring monsters this season. But, I'm not complaining.