Monday, August 30, 2004

wldn't b blogging 4 sometime....

i wldn't b able 2 blog 4 some time cos my computer's down at home & i wldn't b in my office 4 e next 2 wks....i'm gg 2 miss blogging....

late nite....

haizzz....m in my office again.....tired....gg 2 do some blogging b4 i go off...last fri also stayed till so late....had 2 finish up everything so tt everything will run smoothly 4 e study at SAS....1 very much 2 blog abt sat's intellect battle wif snow & jancy, but i'll totally tired & not feeling 2 well....it's been a long long time since i've fallen ill.....but dun know y, but now i m....had a bad sore throat last fri, but continued wif my work till late, then woke up e next morning 2 go 4 cardio-mix, then i went swimming 2 train up 4 a race tt i promised i wld take part in....but i didn't do many laps....then as usu i accompanied my niece 2 her music class, then went 2 my sis' place, she gave birth 2 a baby boy, Ambrose, last last wed, 18/8.....then after tt went 2 meet snow & jancy....had a very gd time especially tongue-lashing at snow.....(snow i guess after a few more sessions o these wif me & jancy, u'll b a martial arts exponent!!! iron-ear kungfu!!!! haahaaa...) had a rather late nite, & e next morn, 1ed 2 go 2 east coast 2 cheer e dragonboat pple on 4 their osim triathlon but wasn't feeling 2 well....so rested e whole o sun & had tonnes o water....sore throat got better but now still having a cough & stuffy nose.....

had almost a whole packet o potato chips cos tt's e only food i had in my office.....i hope my sore throat dun come back......i tink i shld go...else 2 late, i still have tonnes o things 2 get ready....& tmr early session at SAS....i shld rest else if i fall sick, there'll b no1 2 run e study.... btw my boss is headed back 2 e usa tmr....wldn't b c-ing her 4 a whole yr.....hopefully can get all my things done properly & everything settled....dun 1 2 leave a mess 4 her....i beta go, my headache's coming back.....


Wednesday, August 25, 2004

micromouse vs william hung vs SJI boys.....

check out e link at e previous post on micromouse, there is a link at e site called SJI dancers, really funny footage!!!! there r 4 SJI boys doing "she bangs" & also 2 micromouse doing tt!!!! really funny!!!! which grp do u tink does it better????

micromouse.....

when i borrow e firewire cables fr e CED 4 my video, met tis guy, andrew, tot he looked very familiar but didn't remember at tt moment who he was....then after some searching thro' my limited braincells.....recall tt he was in e same micromouse competition as i, when i was still in secondary school, almost 10 yrs ago..... anywayzz, gotta start my next session soon. take a look at e following link as 2 wat a micromouse is, & e video 4 tis yr's micromouse competition.....

http://www.ced.ntu.edu.sg/staff/andrew

stupid ppts...

hate those ppts who dun show up!!!!! waste o my time & effort....currently running a study which needs 2 b done in grps o 4 or at least 3 but e stupid ppts always dun turn up....then i'll have 2 cancel e whole session....theni'll need 2 do more sessions...but 2day is e last day....i'll b starting another project in SAS (Singapore American School) hopefully.....& i'll b leaving my current job soon...i dun 1 2 've 2 do so much tidying-up....i 1 2 at least have a short break b4 i start my new job at SCS (Sinagpore Children's Society).... now i really doubt if i'll b able 2 take a breather....shit.....

Saturday, August 21, 2004

stupid stupid stupid stupid........

finally got e cable fr e ced, & it worked!!!! was so happy!!!! so in my office rite now....but another stupid thing.....e computer next door where i had e program 4 dl-ing e video, has all e ports 4 e cable but dun have cd-writer, so i can't dl e video into cd.....so i 1ed 2 use my own pc in my office, but tis computer dun have e port 4 e cable.....has e cd-writere but no port.....stupid stupid stupid......any IT experts out there who can help me???? stupid stupid stupid......stupid 2 infinity......

Friday, August 20, 2004

fyp....stupid day.....

i'm helping e fyp pple again.....not much help though...i guess i'm juz e finance minister 4 them....

bad day 2day.....started 2 rain when i was juz out o e house on way 2 work....then i miss a bus but thank gdness it didn't take long 4 e next 2 come.....i was supposed 2 go change money but i left e money in my office e previous day, so 1ed 2 go draw $$$ but e machine was under maintainence.....shoot.....so i had 2 walk all e walk back 2 my office then go draw $$$ fr e machine in canteen b.....e key 2 1 o e rooms was wif another fyp grp, i tot dr ng wld put e key in my mailbox but cldn't find it....then had 2 go 2 dr ng's room 2 ask 4 e keys, then found out tt e fyp grp had e key...called thembut no1 answered (they had class).....finally when i tried again, 1 o them picked up & it was her break time, so she rushed over 2 pass me e key....i had 20mins 2 get fr my office 2 e ocbc bank.....when i got there, there was a queue....shoot.....& they were really slow...(mayb i was juz 2 anxious...)....4 e 1st session thank gdness i made it in time.....but again those stupid ppts didn't bother 2 turn up....tt means i've 2 schedule more sessions 2 meet my target......shoot.....

borrowed e cable fr CED, had 2 rush there & back 2 come help e fyp....hopefully e cable works.....else i really 1 2 slam myself in e wall....

juz found out tt 4 e Singapore American School, they 1 us 2 ggo down 2 collect e data....sianzzz man.....my boss was telling me 2 bring 2 laptops.....wah...i'm gg 2 develop really big biceps by e end o all these data collection.....& it's gg 2 take 4ever 2 collect 60....each ppt take ard 1hr 2 finish...tt means each day i can run at most 10ppts....need at least 6 days 2 complete....sianzzz....if conduct in ntu, can use 4 computers at any 1 time...tt will b twice as fast!!! but i juz found out fr e website tt they finish class at 3.....tt means i'll take even longer 2 collect e data.....i was hoping & praying tt i dun have 2 end my work on e 14th, e day b4 i start on my new job at scs.....looks like i dun have any breaks......worse, sept 11th have this pow wow event.....18th have a charity event 4 viraya......everything all packed 2gather....shoot......

wah lau tis batch o ppts very onz leh....more than 20mins oredi they still doing e items....they r solving some problems & e more they answer correctly e greater chance 2 earn additional $$$$......1 o e sessions, e ppt took less than 10mins & then she stopped.....wah lau still no 1 give up...30mins oredi leh.....pls dun work so long leh...i need 2 go back leh.......pls pls pls.....

ok, i'm preparing myself 4 e 40mins, then can ask them 2 stop, give them 1 last qnnaire then fill up form get $$$ then they can go!!!! hurry hurry!!!!!


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Wednesday, August 18, 2004

he was laughing but i was crying.....

tt's e 2nd time tis yr tt i felt tis way......they jokingly told me abt their sufferings, brushing it away like it was nothing, but i was crying inside4 them.....e 1st time was when my bs2 instructor told us abt how it wld take him a long long time 2 b able 2 get 2 e position o manager due mostly to his deafness, he was saying it so jokingly, but inside my heart was raining....ytd, he told me abt his mysterious disease, he jokingly told me how he cldn't close his eyes when he sleep....i was pouring inside......

everytime i'm enjoying myself or really trying 2 make my life more fulfilling (or juz plain wasting my time complaining abt every single thing), i come 2 know o some1 who was suffering as i was enjoying.......how i hate myself.....

e other time, I met up wif my gang & had a game o win, lose or draw; I had so much fun!!! But when I got home, I found out tt my nephew was in hospital……last yr, a very close friend sort o vanished fr planet earth…..i didn’t bother calling her or anything, I was busy trying 2 finish my thesis & looking 4 a job, then I found out she was in depression & doing all sorts o self-hurt…..

I know I’m very blessed & I’m really fortunate 4 e many things in my life…..i’m selfish & I dun 1 any1 I know 2 b suffering or anything…..i 1 everything in my life 2 b all smooth & beautiful……but life doesn’t work tt way…..

It takes really a lot o courage 2 b able 2 laugh off all e bad things tt happen 2 1self….i remember 2yrs ago, juz b4 CNY, I had a rash on e left side o my body……it really looked horrible!!!! I dun even know how 2 describe it…..it looked like a huge patch o birthmark in red….it was warm 2 e touch, it looked like some super gigantic mosquito bit on e left side o my body (probably e size o a A3 paper)….i was horrified!!!! I didn’t know wat was happening 2 myself…..no1 knew wat happened…I went 2 a GP, but e cream & medication was no help…..all e clinics were closed during e CNY…I was suffering, I cldn’t sleep cos I dun know wat was happening 2 myself…..i was tinking thro e things I touched, e things I ate, anything which cld give me a clue as 2 wat is happening…..nothing……then finally, I went 2 c a specialist (open 2 days after CNY)…..he really put my heart 2 rest!!!! He said it was nothing serious, but need 2 have a blood test 2 c wat is actually happening….he said tt it wasn’t a rash, he gave me a technical term (which I’ve clearly forgotten totally), & told me tt it was like having a bruise, my blood vessels had burst under e skin, so it looked like bruise but doesn’t hurt…..he kept re-assuring me (must b cos i had such a terror-stricken face) & tt really warmed my heart, & I remember tt was e day I finally slept……..e blood test slowed tt I had some viral infection which cause tt “rash” but how I got tt infection, e doc has no idea…..

i can imagine how he felt when he cldn’ taste anything…..when he cldn’t move his left face….but his experience is infinitely more dramatic than mine….he had a viral infection 2 but again e doc didn't know how it happened....there r 2 huge scars on both sides o his scalp where he had surgery....if he didn't go 4 surgery, he wld lose facial control o his left face totally....even if he went 4 e surgery there was no gurantee tt he'll recover....i cldn’t laugh off wat happened 2 me, how can he???? i juz can’t……..

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

how m i feeling now......

i dun know if i shld b happy or sad.....glad tt he called.....but really sad 2 know tt he's been thro' so much.......sort o glad tt e reason he was MIA 4 so long was not becos he was busy, it was cos o some much stuff happening......was really shocked when i saw him.....tot he had a stroke or something.....he had a viral infection in his 7th nerve or something like tt, thus half o his face is now motionless....he had a surgery & i guess e whole thing must have been rather dramatic, cos he said everything happened very fast......1st he cldn't taste anything, then he cldn't close his eyes, then half o his face cldn't moved......e worst period, he cldn't even close his eyes when he sleep.......i didn't really know how 2 react actually......i juz asked him wat happened, he told me wat i juz wrote.......then i started blabbling off abt wat i had been doing......saying how basically i was enjoying myself & complaining abt life when he was suffering......i feel so stupid........i really dun know wat i shld say or do......getting all confused rite now.....

m at e je lib rite now.....juz had my x-ray done, nothing else 2 do so i juz pop into tis super nice newly renovated lib 2 blog cos i really need 2 get my feelings into writing else i tink i might explode anytime......dun know how i'm feeling rite now......1ed 2 go chill at e pool but went 2 e chinese sinsei, & he told me 2 rest 4 a few days.......i'm gg 2 b a pig & not exercise or do anything tis wk...........

ok, i've another 13 mins 2 blog or surf e net 4 free at e lib.....after 30mins need 2 pay.....dun really mind paying cos it's juz 3cents per min & e connection is pretty fast.......but juz all e hassle cos i still need 2 top up e cash card & stuff but i seldom use e cash card, dun 1 2 waste money topping it up......i tink i'll juz go down 2 e cafe (yes, there's a cafe inside e lib) & read a book.....have HY's book called "gift from the sea", philosophical book......or i'll juz grab any booko later 2 read......

feeling really numb rite now......it is cos o e early morning or is it cos o e x-ray.........i tink i need 2 grab a coffee 2 calm my nerves & 2 warm myself up......



Monday, August 16, 2004

irresponsible.....

hate all those ppts who fail 2 turn up.....waste o my time & energy.....had 2 cancel another session 2day....gd in e sense tt i can have my lunch in peace but bad in tt i wasted time & energy in coordinating all e things, then i've 2 re-schedule....hopefully e session later will go well, then i'll need 2 do juz 1 more session on wed.....wed still have e fyp 1....not enough $$$, ask my boss 2 pass e $$$ 2 them directly, then i dun 've 2 bother changing e $$$$ 4 them.....

ytd went 2 my sis' place 2 look 4 e cable....she doesn't have it, tt means i've 2 borrow fr my boss.....ask her 2 help me borrow fr school....went 2 c e fireworks ytd....not as beautiful as e 1 i saw 2 weeks ago.....but in any case still charming in a sense.....

yeah!!!!tmr off day!!!! gg 2 sign my appt letter at scs, then 've 2 go 4 a medical.....tinking o gg 2 a chinese sinsei 2 have a look at my knees, but i tink it's only open till 12noon.....tt means i need 2 change my appt wif my insurance agent.....but i msg him he never reply......must b tinking wat a bother i m, keep changing time.....

1 2 go 4 a swim tmr cos haven exercise much last wk.....had a terrible stomach cramp on sat so didn't go 4 cardiomix......dun know wat happened....cramped 4 at least 2hrs.....then my mum was not home (she went 2 m'sia early in e morning), nobody else at home actually.....was contemplating gg 2 e doc but tot e cramp wld go away soon.....really bad cramp (not menstral cramp, e cramp was near e ribs.....) cldn't move my body cos every movement hurted.....till now still dun know wat happened.....must b cos o my bad eating habits.....

then sun no dragonboat, so last wk really no exercise....shld i go 4 kickboxing 2day......e instructor still owe me 1 lesson, so she say i can go anytime.....didn't bring my stuff 2day leh....c wat time i finish 2day, if early then i can go home change then go 4 e kb......tmr can go delta swimming then meet insurance agent 4 late tea/early dinner, else i can juz relax & read a book at any o e coffee joints.....then go 4 sign lang.....sms my insurance agent again.....wat happened 2 him so long never reply......haizzzz......

Sunday, August 15, 2004

stupid 2....

finish watching e videos...gg 2 my sis' place 2 find e cable....hopefully they r at home...else i'll make another wasted trip again.....so stupid o me........

stupid.......

guess where i m rite now......i'm in my office on a sunday......i'm trying 2 do e video thing but everything juz doesn't cooperate wif me!!!!!!!!!! 1st, i cldn't get into my office cos need a pin, but my boss dun know e pin either....tot i made as wasted trip...but thank goodness, my boss called e security so they unlocked e door 4 me.....but i dun know how 2 use e pinnacle studio 8...i tink i need another cable.....& i didn't get e cd-rom fr my sis 4 tis other program, so i went on e web 2 search, & i did find e program but it was 4 capturing stills only.....i'm gg 2 explode soon!!!! juz sms my sis if she has another cable....hopefully she has......i'm watching e video now, very funny, brought back all e memories o e trip!!!!! it's barely 1 week & i miss e place......will concentrate on watching e video write more later....

Friday, August 13, 2004

bo liao 3...

guess wat.....yes, i'm helping the fyp grp again....really tiring day 2day.....3 sessions o my own expts then had 2 rush down 2 e IT labs 2 help e fyp...had 2 help them log-on cos they had 2 use e administrator's a/c, then my boss was not ard....had 2 run all e way here.....finished my session at 4.45 then rush over cos their session start at 5......haizzz...my calves r aching rite now......tired......haven had a chance 2 do e accounting 4 e tioman trip.....i'm in charge o finance 4 e trip....till now i haven settle e things....haizzzz......also haven convert e video into vcd form....will try 2 do it tmr......1ed 2 try it out 2day but my sis 4got 2 give me some cable thing....haizzz, wasted my effort in bring e camcorder here 2day....damned heavy......hopefully e session ends early then i can make it on time 4 my facial....my face is like e moon....lotsa craters oredi......long long time never do facial.......

i'll b signing e appt letter 4 my new job at SCS on tue, then have 2 go 4 e medical....so i decided 2 take e day off, then shun bian can go c e chinese doc at lavender 4 my knee...been giving me some problems lately....but when i went 2 e doc in ntu, he said it was juz e ligament problem, nothing 2 worry abt & there's nothing i can do.....but i still dun feel comforted....will b having lunch wif my insurance agent.....long long time never hear fr him.....another free meal.....mean o me but......tt's part o his job mah.... i tink i'll go catch a movie or something after lunch...dun know wat 2 do...dun 1 2 go home cos having sign lang on tue......wat shld i do.......

yes, i signed up 4 e intermediate class...didn't 1 2 do it in e 1st place cos i tink i really suck at it....i still dun know y i signed up 4 it.....mayb it has bec a routine 4 me somehow......if i dun go 4 sign lang...then i dun know wat i shld do on tues.....btw, jarn may a very gd instructor 2!!! she was my instructor 4 1 lesson when i was in BS1, n i tot tt i dun like her style o teaching then cos i can hardly catch wat she said, but now at IS1, i can catch her better, & i really enjoyed my 1st lesson!!!!

wed's tkd lesson very fun, had a sort o pte lesson, cos all e white belts didn't turn up, & e rest were all blue belts & higher.....got 2 practise my coordinations & i tink i'm slightly better at it rite now (i really hope so...).....then had a really pte/exclusive lesson by frank, taught me something new, but i 4got wat it's called....really fun, but e ever stupid & clumsy me, fell over!!! frank was so stunned but i was all laughing cos i was so stupid!!!!hahaha....tinking abt it now, makes me laugh overall again....hahaha.......my stiff calves must b cos o e tkd lesson....had 2 do rope-skipping & e new move also required e calves.....then ytd's pilates, i didn't really use calves so haven stretched it.....2day run here run there....calves really aching.....actually i'm very sleepy.....& i dun know wat i'm typing now.......juz typing away cos e session dun seem 2 b ending anytime soon........pls god, pls ask these ppts 2 end e session soon!!!!! i really 1 2 go 4 my facial!!!! pls pls pls!!!!!really sleepy....dun know y so sleepy........

juan asked me 2 go 2 CHC 2nite again...they r having some carnival or something but i really m not very interested......dun 1 2 talk abt religion rite now.....i tink i've have my religious talk wif snow & jancy on e 28th!!!! btw, i haven asked e rest abt 28th.....i dun know who i shld ask......jeri???shit......i dun know wat time they start e session supposed 2 give out e qnnaire after 35 mins.... ok she's back, not 35 mins yet.....anyway shld b ending soon!!! hurry up every1!!!!

Wednesday, August 11, 2004

bo liao 2.....

stupid fyp pple.....waste my time & energy......helping e fyp pple rite now.....how stupid can they get???? they didn't even prepare e money 4 e project!!!!! they expect me 2 know everything & do everything 4 them!!!!!! they shld have gotten e money fr my boss but they apparently didn't bother!!!! last fri also e same!!!!! but at e very least my boss told me 2 prepare earlier.....after they've started e session 2day then they tell me tt they only have e amt left over fr last fri.......i've expts in e morning tmr, now all e money i've prepared 4 my expt all used 4e fyp.....'ve 2 get up early 2 go change e money 4 my own expt......even have 2 help e fyp grp change e money.......stupid!!!!!! last semester's fyp grps were not as blur as tis grp!!!!!

stupid shit man.........i'm so pissed!!!! keep doing all these bo liao things!!!!! have 2 help my boss' friend do coding.....& after i finished coding them, tt stupid person (whose mouth really smells like shit, i've 2 hold my breadth....) said there was something wrong then i've 2 recode...duh......


've 2 help another prof also, cos using her rooms 2 run expts, then had 2 coordinate wif tt prof's fyp grp & her student assistant on using e rooms.....then tt prof went overseas 4 some conference & i had 2 babysit them 2....stupid!!!!! had 2 help them photocopy e surveys cos they can't go into e staff photocopying room......& e most stupid thing is tt they called me, but i was busy running expts so hung up my phone 2 prevent any disturbance, so they left over 5 messages in my mailbox..... n u know wat????? all these messages r o them speaking 2 1 another.....stupid shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

last sem, my boss had 3 fyp grps......1 grp was super independent, didn't need my help at all. 1 needed some1 2 help wif e video (which was totally understandable), e last grp(who did a homosexual topic) was also like e current grp.....totally blur & irresponsible!!!!! then had 2 help another prof's fyp grp also....but they were much better cos i only need 2 help them upload an online survey, e rest they did it themselves. e homosexual fyp grp by my boss, i had 2 do almost everything 4 them!!!! & i had 2 even beg them 2 come down 2 my office 2 c if e things r correct!!!! after i told 2 out o e 3 o them on how 2 run e expt, they didn't even bother 2 teach e 3rd person how 2 run it.....very stupid grp.......i even had 2 do some research 4 them.....wat e fuck......

i hope tis fyp grp have more brains & is more responsible, else i'm gg 2 vomit blood.......was in such a gd mood after coming back fr e tioman trip now all spoilt by these super bo liao things.....haizzzzzzzzzzz...............


Friday, August 06, 2004

bo liao....

cancelled a session juz now cos there wasn't enough ppts...had a little time 2 rest & clear up the stuff....now overseeing the fyp...they've 1 extra ppt & she came late so she had 2 do another study instead...& i'm charged wif looking after her...so here i m bogging away while she's doing e survey....bored....have 2 remember 2 go change money later on....2 other friends o haiyen r joining us 4 e tioman trip...8 pple altogether...hopefully it'll b fun!!!


all o us r supposed 2 do/bring a surprise 4 e trip. i didn't know wat 2 do/bring so i mass-sms my friends asking them wat thing wld most surprise them when done/worn/etc by me.....guess wat, every1 asked me 2 wear a bikini there....or else they ask me 2 wear something feminine....m i tt un-feminine? a lot o them tot i was doing a survey again.....hahaha...i guess i'm shan ju bu li pen hang (tt means i also talk abt something related 2 wat i do, in tis case, doing surveys & expts....). but great opportunity 2 get pple's opinions on me.....1 o my friend even say if i were 2 get married she'll b very very surprised!! so i'm very certain tt pple always c me as some1 who's not even gg 2 get married.....

anywayz, i really excited abt e trip & totally tired 2....need 2 prepare everything by 2nite....& 1 stupid thing, i was supposed 2 b in charge o e video-cam, my sis' bf was holding on 2 it & when he brought it back, he 4got 2 bring e charger....i've 2 trouble swing & get it fr her place tmr.....haizzzz....tired....hopefully e fyp thing finish soon, then i can go back earlier, change e money cos i'm in charge o finance 4 e tioman trip (big mistake!!!! i totally suck at accounting!!!!)

anywayz, i'm waiting 4 e ppt 2 finish e survey...then i can get back 2 doing e coding 4 roy..supposed 2 get it done by 2day, i've finished but i'm gg thro' it again cos i tink a lot o e coding is pretty judgemental.....

Thursday, August 05, 2004

busy....& tired...

after more than a mth o doing nothing, now back 2 conducting more expts....been standing/walking 4 e most part o 2day....my legs r gg 2 give way soon....another session 2 go 4 2day....hopefully ends well....

ytd equally busy...prepared things 4 e expt 4 2day, then had 2 supervise e fyp grp cos they were doing a pilot test o their expt ytd.....the fyp thing dragged 4 quite some time, then i had 2 do more last minute checking b4 i went 4 my tkd....

ytd's tkd, i feel so stupid! my coordination really sucks big time....i shld practise more at home....else i tink i'll end up wif my arms all twisted 2gather someday....

tmr's gg 2 b busy as well, other then e expts tt i'm conducting, i'll need 2 supervise e fyp, they r doing their expt formally 4 e 1st time tmr....shld b ok.....then got 2 go home & pack 4 e trip 2 tioman!!!! i can hardly wait.......but a pity, initially there was supposed 2 b 8 o us gg, but adrian said he was 2 poor, so didn't 1 2 go...then james came down wif appendicitis....left wif 6 o us.....but shld b equally fun!!! really really looking fwd!!!!

anyway, gg 2 prepare 4 e next session then i can relax 4 a short while....

Tuesday, August 03, 2004

pissed off......

i'm a littel pissed at tis person....4 e expts tt i conduct, i recruit participants (ppt) via a website called external ERSS under ntu. tis person, he registered himself as a ppt, & he has now graduated but emails r still sent 2 him cos e website somehow does not have a unsubscribing function....i've reflected tis 2 e administrator & an unsubscribing function has thus been put. however there still seem 2 b some problems wif e unsubscribing fn & tis person (i shall hencefore address him as M) wrote n email 2 complain. i'll place all e emails (may not b all cos i may 've deleted some o them) 2 let u all c....

Mail 1 after M receive notification tt there is n upcoming expt tt ppts can sign up 4...

Hi!

I would like to unsubscribe from this notification of experiments as I am graduating this semester and would probably not be participating in any experiments in the near future. Please do the necessary. Thanks.

M


My reply:

Dear M,

I'm afraid you'll have to go to the external ERSS website to delete your details. I can't delete your info for you. Hope you understand! The external erss website is as follows: http://XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Regards,
A


(Mail 2) His reply:

Hi A!

Thanks for the prompt reply. I tried to de-register myself but I can't because I can't remember my username and there is only the function to retrieve your password but not your username (which makes it redundant if I can't remember my username). Therefore, i require manual assistance to remove myself from the system.
Perhaps it would be better if the password retrieval prompts you for the email address rather than the username. Should someone wish to request for a deregistration due to repeated email, he would definitely remember his email rather than an obscure username that he used eons ago at his wish and fancy. My apologies for being the 1st culprit; )
Thanks once again for the prompt reply and seeking your assistance in this matter,

M


My reply:

Dear M,

I'll need to ask the administrator about this matter. Will get back to you asap.

Regards,
A



My email to the administrator:

Dear E,

Could you also help to delete the following student from the External ERSS?
Sxx Kxx Mxx Mxxxxx [XXXXXXX@hotmail.com]

Thank you!

Best of Regards,
A



Administrator's reply:

Hi A,

As for deleting, you need to ask the student to delete himself, which he is able to do it using the system.

Regards,
E



Mail 3 after M receive another notification tt there is n another upcoming expt tt ppts can sign up 4...

Hi!

I've graduated. Could you take me out of the mailing list? I tried to de-register myself but am unable to do so. Thanks.

M


My reply:

I've tried emailing the administrator but guess it didn't help much....i'll try emailing her again.


(Mail 4) His reply:

I can't remember the username and password. Please do the necessary. Thanks


After quite a few ppts 1ing 2 unsubscribe fr e external ERSS, a fn was added to the website for unsubscribing....

Subject: External ERSS Announcement - How to unsubscribe ERSS

To: ALL

Dear registrant,

Thanks for your support and participation since you joined ERSS! Some of you have graduated and asked how to unsubscribe ERSS. You can do either of the following:
1) Click ''Remove me as participant'' on our homepage and then key in your username and password.
2) Send an email to: XXXXX@ntu.edu.sg and put down ''unsubscribe'' on the subject line.

Should you have difficulty in unsubscribing, please email us at XXXXX@ntu.edu.sg

Regards,
ERSS administrator


Mail 5 after M receive another notification tt there is n another upcoming expt tt ppts can sign up 4...

Hi!

I have tried desperately but in vain to unsubscribe from this mailing group for the past semester (A total of 4 attempts). I have since graduated but am still unable to unsubscribe. (Previously, the unsubscribe function at the website required certain details like Login name and password, both of which I do not have the information, and which I highlighted in my email requests to unsubscribe)

Recently, I received an email from your good office offering the invaluable opportunity to unsubscribe from this mailing group (The instructions were to email to NBSAppl@ntu.edu.sg with the title heading "Unsubscribe". Below is the email I sent). I seized the chance like there's no tomorrow. Yet I'm still receiving the relentless "External ERSS Announcement" headings in my mailbox.

I really do not forsee myself partaking in any experimental sessions in the near future and most definitely do not wise to see another dreaded email with the "External ERSS Announcement" title heading. For your information, my personal email account (which I feel has been utterly violated) is a hotmail account and can only sustain 2 meagre megabytes of space.

I understand that this might not be under your jurisdiction and I apologise that you have to bear the brunt of this BUT I do kindly request that somebody (either A or the anonymous NBSAppl) show some pity on my plight and undertake immediate corrective action to remedy my distress.

Thank you.

M

(i wasn't really pissed until i saw the comic strip tt he attached!!!)
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My reply:

Dear M,

I would appreciate it greatly if you could email to NBSAppl@ntu.edu.sg regarding the problems you face. I understand that you've cc the email to the ERSS administrator too, and I hope that they can help too. However, there is nothing I can do. I've already reflected your problem to them hence there is the new unsubscribing function. However the technical details behind it is totally beyond my comprehension.

I hope you'll understand that I too do not wish to see the ever dreaded email headed "remove me from external ERSS". The meager capacity of your email account is another technical aspect which I cannot render any help too. And I totally sympathize with you at been violated by the mails. I sincerely hope that corrective measures will be taken to relieve you of the distress soon.

Have a wonderful day ahead.

Best of Regards,
A



(Mail 6) His reply:

Dear A,

To conclude the matter, a certain XXXX has promptly replied that I have been unsubscribed (I hope!). I truly appreciate you highlighting this problem to the administrator and taking whatever limited actions you can on your part despite this not being in your jurisdiction. Thanks for going the extra mile & much apologies if I have antagonize you in any way.

Best regards,
M



My reply:

Dear M,

Hopefully everything has been resolved. Have a pleasant day!

Regards,
A

Monday, August 02, 2004

thank you

THANK YOU to all 4 ur well-wishes 4 my new job!!!! i've yet 2 know e exact details 4 e job, i still need 2 complete my work here in ntu b4 i start on e new 1. will most prob start my new job in mid-sept....

religion...2

i'm gg 2 write abt christianity again....& i tink it's gg 2 sound rather offensive 2 many....but it's my opinion & i guess i'm entitled 2 it as much as every1 else is...


last fri went 2 juan's church again...she invited my gang cos there was a visiting rev fr new zealand or something, & he specialises in deliverance...so, as e ever curious me went....initially it was e usu singing & e announcements...then e rev went up. he started talking & then he said tt he cld feel things & tt he 1ed 2 get rid o e spirits in pple or something like tt....then he put out his hand in 1 direction & said tt there is some1 (amongst e at least 100 pple) who had nightmares & can't sleep at nite...duh duh duh!!!!! then he stretched out his arm in another direction & said there is some1 (again amongst at least 100 pple) who had a bad past relationship & can't let go...duh duh duh...duh 2 infinite!!!!!i cld do tt 2!!!! i cld juz stretch out my arm now & go 2 e canteen & say tt i sense some1 in there who had a family quarrel last nite!!!! duh duh duh.....he said something else everytime he turned a different way....then he asked e pple who felt wat he described 2 step out, o cos pple did stepped out....all o them ard 5 or 6 o them were standing in a line in front. then e rev started 2 mumble something, then placing his rite hand on e person's forehead, e other hand like some wu xia pian, did some shen gong & yun qi on e person's tummy/chest area, then e person juz collapsed....duh duh duh.....he did these 4 all e rest, & then 1 o e lady amongst them when she collapsed, started screaming & crying terribly....e rev say she was fighting e spirit or something like tt....looking at all these, i wasn't in awe, all i was tinking o was how dumb tis whole thing was....i was waiting 2 c more entertainment.... i tot e chinese taoist performance (whenever they had all these qing shen thing..)was infinitely more realistic & more entertaining....

after tt mini-performance, e rev started 2 share e gospel, & talked abt some things fr e bible...i was pretty tired tt day after a whole day o survey, i did pay attention but sometimes i juz difted off.....then he talked abt how he tot god betrayed him when his daughter got raped....i was tinking 2 myself y do all these pple who preach & stuff always have such traumatic experiences....mayb it's god's way o making them stronger & 2 let them experience things so tt they can better relate 2 others.....but everytime i hear all these sad stories, i feel sorry 4 them but i also discount their stories somewhat....

i know i'm a real sceptic....but i can't help it sometimes.....

after a long long talk, e rev again asked pple who felt they needed deliverance 2 come 2 e front so tt he can help them....lotsa lotsa o pple came fwd!!!! then e rev went round 2 do his shen gong.....(swing a pity u went off early, u miss e highlight o e nite!!!) i was pretty amused by e whole thing but i didn't laugh out loud la....i dun 1 2 b like in e movies, get mobbed by e thousands o christians there....i 1ed very much 2 go 2 e front 2 've a 1st hand feel o wat e rev was doing but i tot it was a rather big disrespect 2 juan who brought me there...or mayb sub-consciously i was afraid tt e rev might really have e power???? anywayz, after e whole thing, juan said i shld go 2 e front 4 me 2 experience....she even suggested tt i go again on sun since she''ll b there.... i actually contemplated on it but i was 2 damned lazy 2 wake up so early on sun morning....

after tis deliverance experience, i really gave christianity a much much bigger discount.....i dun know if it's cos o e church tt i went 2....a lot o fellow christians also denounce e city harvest church...mayb it's really cos o e chuch....anywayz, i believe in wat i 1 2 believe in, mayb 1 day i c more clearly regarding christianity....

snow & jancy, i wld love 2 have a religious discussion some day!!! snow e christian expert & jancy e buddhist & me e sceptic!!! interesting!!!! i can almost c e mental sparring gg on.....any1 else interested 2 join our mini-forum???? let's make a date 4 tis exciting event!!!!

btw, christiana, thank you 4 sharing but i still dun get e accepting jesus....