Can't sleep at 6am in the morning...

I don't know why, but i can't understand why i can't sleep even though i'm down with a runny nose, feeling damn damn sick, maybe coz i slept from 7pm to 9pm? but still by right i should still be sleepy enough to be cuddling in my bed now...

It's 632am as my macbook time shows. Winfred is sleeping beside me now, got to wake up soon for this 830 lesson and wat a long day for himmm. I have 830 lesson later too, marketing from 830 to 1030, but why can't i sleep? I don't understand also, it's really weird, i climbed onto my bed at 3am, toss here toss there, sneezed...wipe my mucus much like how justin always does, haha, and at a point of time, felt like shit, like i'm gonna die, lol... so sleepless me tried to find sth to do, so i watched wo cai, hahaha, for like 1 hr, thinking tt after tt i can fall asleep, but NO. i climbed back to my bed, but still dun have tt sleepy feeling..

I did comtemplate to do my tutorial, but not awake enough to think analytically, or on the lights to disturb winfred up...Do u guys ever have this feeling b4? like you're not awake enough to do hw, but also not sleepy enough to fall asleep... Anw i have to apologize to my roomie here, for all my early mornings, waking u up, disturbing ur uninterrupted sleep. Only u would have tolerated all these, if it was anyone else, i'll probably find my matress somewhere else when i come back from lessons.

Anw i'm talking to alvin now on msn, weird that he's awake too. =) So with time on my hands, i decided to go surf fb...but then find myself landing up here thinking, hey, why dun i write a new post? Time for some reflections and thoughts, this is quite a good avenue actually.

So lately i'm been thinking about stereotyping, haha learned that in organizational behaviour seminar today, which is quite boring btw...

Okay! Question of the day is: Would you ever date someone not from your own race? Would you ask someone out who is like 10kg heavier than you? guys, i welcome your answer, and serious answer, not jokingly one. Think about your perception when i talk about these 2 type of ppl. Who do u know comes into mind straightaway? n would you REALLY date them? if let's say every other characteristics of that person fit your dream girl descriptions. It's jus that she's fat, or she's from another race.

If your answer to the question is yes, why? If no, what's stopping you?

You see, there are certain social norms that we follow, and stereotyping we follow...aren't we all guilty of that? If you see someone with a tattoo, will u think he's a nice guy, cultured, knows calligraphy, reserved and introverted? well, probably not. Of course the saying goes, dun judge a book by its cover, but how many of us can really do that? well, hey, this actually links to marketing, lol. I mean, the cover of the book is how the author shapes your perception of the book, and thereafter makes u want to pick up the book and read and maybe buy it. IF the cover is like shit, torn, dull, u would probably give that book a miss, for there's one lying around with attractive cover and bold lettering and words that catches ur interest. So, actually, YOU judge a book by its cover.

We are judging all the time, and we are judged all the time. Perception is happing everyday around us. What kind of impression do u have when barack obama came into the US elections? (anw it's his one year into office alr) Good? smart looking? dependable? You see, every little thing you do, the things you wear, shapes others' impression about u. Haha, this links to communication fundementals, another of my course this sem. When you go to interview, ppl judge u before you even open your mouth. So to win this game of perception, you must know how to play it. It's actually quite simple, jus put yourself in the shoes of the interviewer for e.g. What impression would u get if you see yourself wearing that set of clothes for interview? Well, if you have a super muscular body, you'll probably think this guy is a rugged, tough person, all brawn but no brains.

See, another societal stereotype. Well it's good n bad. Sure, sometimes it's true, afterall ,he really must have gymed a lot to get tt kind of body, he can't get it any other way else. But what if he's really smart and like nobel prize worthy? You then would have mistaken him. So luckily, perceptions can be changed by knowing him a level deeper, but it's hard to change. The person has to work doubly hard, triply hard to change ur first impression of him. so be careful guys, what type of image u r projecting now, coz it will last...to those who dun know u well, especially in a new environment like uni, where u meet new ppl all the time.

However, it's too tiring, n the world wun stop spinning for u, if you keep thinking about how ppl judge u, or think about you. It's too tiring and it's too fake. Statistics (another course i took this sem, haha) have shown that at least 80% of interviewees lied about their strengths in interviews, talking about what they HOPE they are, when indeed they are not. So how honest are you with yourself?

Perceptions are a scary thing ain't it? It is around us everyday, it affects the shirts you wear, the watch you buy, the way you stand on the mrt, the way you order food in a restaurant when your gf is around, the way you eat. Soooooo, back to the question, will you date someone who is not from your own race? someone who is fatter than you?

Share your honest insights here! Thanks guys!

Woo, it's time to go for class! and i'm still not sleepy yet, wth...haha! Have a good weekend!

I WANT A TRIP TO Kao Hsiung for two!

Haha, my new year resolution, is to be a better guy, picks up more money from the floor and eat well and have regular sleep cycles! yes, now where's my ticket? LOL -patented csb style-

New Year New Discoveries...

Hello everybody,

Once again, this place is almost dead, but it's time to try and revive it. I'm sure we all had a smashing good time celebrating x'mas and new year over at moley's and dae's place respectively. Seems like this year, we're all into mahjong eh? Spending both nights mahjong-ing the night away. Well, it's always fun to just get together regardless of the occassion and I'm sure the overseas boys are too. I think the only one left out this year is, as termed by Bertram, Gerrard, the bitch, who is spending his holiday away from the rest of the softball gang. TSK TSK... Of course, I thank each and every one of you for your well wishes, great surprises on my 21st, amazing gifts and your very existence.

Anyway, true to the spirit of this blog, googoo and I were cordially invited to Wee Hao's place today for a bbq dinner. Dinner was fully sponsored by the Ng family which we are very thankful for and no cooking was involved. (At least not for googoo and me) I must say, this was one of the better bbqs I've actually been to because the prawns were big and juicy(hy take note!), the food was churned out quite fast(due to the 5 pits that they had ongoing all the time) and the weather was surprisingly cooling. Best of all, it was a free dinner of course... HEHE. *I wonder if Wee Hao will be offended if he sees this?

Okay on to the next thing that googoo and I were talking about just now over at Wee Hao's place. Why is it that outfielders are always thought to be a position that is easiest to play? At least in the context of Singapore? I came up with this, that the standard of the majority of outfielders in Singapore are not as high when compared to the rest of the other positions. I'm not sure if you all understand what I'm trying to say. You know like say to be a good infielder, you have to be able to think fast to make the plays, or go for that extra out, do a feint, make a double play, catch the runner off guard, make a miraculous stop off that fast grounder to prevent a run or even a single. But for outfielders, where is the high standard of play that we should expect? It's not even expected...?

For example, how many people, when they play right field, even think of trying to get the runner out at one when a single is hit to them? How many people when playing outfield know how to position themselves at the different fields, left center right? Most people think that outfield is the same, and the main goal is just to catch the ball and throw it back in. I think that's where the crux of the problem lies right? That outfielders do not need or are not able to convert that play or get an extra out. And why is it that only right fielders should be told to make the throw to one? We should go to the stage where even left fielders are trying to make that throw to one to get the batter out. Note, to get the batter out, not a runner already on one. Oh, another thing also was that today during ORA training, I made a throw to Albert who was catching during our warm-up batting and it was high, like above his head. Of course, it was an easy catch without having him to move, just a slight stretch of his hand over his hand to catch the ball. But I was like, oh shit, sorry! Then Wee Hao was saying, "Why you say sorry? He didn't have to move." That was the story, but my point is, yes, he didn't have to move, but in a game, a throw that high could have made the difference between a safe and an out at home.

HAHAHA... YES I know once again, I am lamenting on outfielders once again, but I guess there isn't any other position I can comment about. I thank all of you for your patience and kind attention for all these years about my theories on outfield and I assure you there'll be more to come, so do continue to bear with it. All of you here are also subject matter experts, so please feel free to give me your professional advice.