I've been back in Singapore for about half a week now, and I must say that I feel absolutely like a retiree -- but one that hasn't got much of a clue what to do. During the exams itself, there was much to do: which is just about anything that doesn't involve studying. Now that... Continue Reading →

I'm currently taking a unit called decision making, and in it we get quite into the nitty-gritty of this thing called sensitivity analysis. Sensitivity analysis is, in a nutshell, the study on how sensitive an output is to variations of input. For example, is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration really needed for genius?... Continue Reading →

I'm currently reading a book called Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid, edited by Robert J. Sternberg. The book, as the title suggests, is a compilation of essays written by various authors on some of the sub-optimal behaviours that otherwise "smart" people engage in. The first essay in the book that I read, called... Continue Reading →

About a couple of months ago I submitted an application for a job doing fund-raising via the phone. This not only surprised me, but surprised some of my close friends and family too. I don't know how many of you know me well enough to know I hate telephones, but I do. It wasn't always... Continue Reading →

I name this post after the book I'm currently reading, The Age of Turbulence, by Alan Greenspan. I honestly didn't quite know who Greenspan was before reading this book. I knew he had something to do with the American economy, and was the chairman or head of some government agency or something. But I wasn't... Continue Reading →

And three months has passed. What lies ahead?

I've just returned from a company-sponsored dinner and musical (Beauty World). Beauty World's a local musical, and though I wasn't expecting much from it, I thoroughly enjoyed it. This was the first time I attended a musical in ages, and the first one I've watched at the Esplanade. Though I wouldn't be able to justify... Continue Reading →

"I'm old enough to know if what they're doing is right," she tells me, as she looks away as if that was that; the argument was ended; that she was right and I was wrong. We were talking politics, and though I did not disagree with what she had said (and indeed would have taken... Continue Reading →

I'm feeling so tired now, and yet, I refuse to sleep. Every time I lay on the bed and close my eyes, I think about all the other things that I could be doing. It's the opportunity cost of sleeping that's getting to me. I just cannot stand giving up everything else that I could... Continue Reading →

Ooh! The examination results are out! To think that they'd actually release the results early (this being Australia and all). I did fairly well. Ok, I did WELL beyond what I had expected, and even better than last semester! And it seems my friends did pretty well too, heh, so overall great for everyone! I... Continue Reading →