The Holidays Rant Thread
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
Mickey Mouse degree or not at least it is better than your filrty mouth that come out from your "Honours" If your idea of overseas education is only in books than you might as well stayed in Singapore to complete your degree.Young people party till 5in the morning and go for 7:30a.m class. It simply reflect the energy of college students. Whats the big deal?
"Missing alot" is a general statement but more importantly Perharps your pick a fight atitude is simply a mere reflection of your repressed ego.
Yeah, I figured as much.
Do you honestly think that kids who party till 5 in the morning are capable of doing what they're supposed to be doing in class at 7.30? Do you really, because that just flies in the face of decades of medical research into sleep deprivation. Or are you telling me that your Mickey Mouse certificate makes you such an expert on human physiology that you can conclude that a whole bunch of MDs and PhDs simply have not accounted for - what was it - "the energy of college students"?! What kind of Cosmopolitan-rubbish-article thinking is that?
It's not a case of my idea of overseas education being only in books - it's a case of your idea of overseas education being a case of partying until five and then rocking up to class haggard and hung over. YOU may as well have stayed in Singapore and just hung out at Orchard Road clubs all night - hell, you wouldn't even have needed to bother about the going to school part because it's all a half-arsed effort from you anyway. As they say in the old country, JIAK LIAO BEE.
Given that you're obviously a mediocre student, don't try playing amateur Freud with me - you simply don't know your place. And by the way, Honours is nothing in this day and age, so go figure out where you really stand.
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Originally posted by Gedanken:
Yeah, I figured as much.
Do you honestly think that kids who party till 5 in the morning are capable of doing what they're supposed to be doing in class at 7.30? Do you really, because that just flies in the face of decades of medical research into sleep deprivation. Or are you telling me that your Mickey Mouse certificate makes you such an expert on human physiology that you can conclude that a whole bunch of MDs and PhDs simply have not accounted for - what was it - "the energy of college students"?! What kind of Cosmopolitan-rubbish-article thinking is that?
It's not a case of my idea of overseas education being only in books - it's a case of your idea of overseas education being a case of partying until five and then rocking up to class haggard and hung over. YOU may as well have stayed in Singapore and just hung out at Orchard Road clubs all night - hell, you wouldn't even have needed to bother about the going to school part because it's all a half-arsed effort from you anyway. As they say in the old country, JIAK LIAO BEE.
Given that you're obviously a mediocre student, don't try playing amateur Freud with me - you simply don't know your place. And by the way, Honours is nothing in this day and age, so go figure out where you really stand.
I bet you haven't met any Penn students yet.. stumble to class after a night of hard partying and still manage to get almost a 4.0GPA. Especially the ones from Wharton.
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Originally posted by lovegoddes:
I bet you haven't met any Penn students yet.. stumble to class after a night of hard partying and still manage to get almost a 4.0GPA. Especially the ones from Wharton.
Really? Any specific cases you care to name? It may be Wharton, but in postgrad we had quite a few students come over from American universities who washed out, and besides, business schools these days seem to be untelevised versions of The Apprentice, with a marking system that can be described as subjective at best.
Now sure, I've seen rare instances of students from med school or other disciplines where marks aren't awarded on a "depending on your perspective" basis, who do party and still get the marks, but they're very few and very far between. All things being equal, the party animals scrape by with the bare minimum.
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Originally posted by Gedanken:
Really? Any specific cases you care to name? It may be Wharton, but in postgrad we had quite a few students come over from American universities who washed out, and besides, business schools these days seem to be untelevised versions of The Apprentice, with a marking system that can be described as subjective at best.
Now sure, I've seen rare instances of students from med school or other disciplines where marks aren't awarded on a "depending on your perspective" basis, who do party and still get the marks, but they're very few and very far between. All things being equal, the party animals scrape by with the bare minimum.
Well, UPenn has always been known as the ivy that does a lot of partying. However, I must say there are 2 kinds of party animals. One will be those who came into the school as a legacy. These kind usually barely pass, daddy and mummy will then send a lawyer to school. The second type are just damn bloody smart people who pick things up easily, but they mug like crazy too.
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Originally posted by lovegoddes:
The second type are just damn bloody smart people who pick things up easily, but they mug like crazy too.
Don't you just hate it when they mug in secret and scam poor suckers into thinking that it's easy?
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Originally posted by Gedanken:
Yeah, I figured as much.
Do you honestly think that kids who party till 5 in the morning are capable of doing what they're supposed to be doing in class at 7.30? Do you really, because that just flies in the face of decades of medical research into sleep deprivation. Or are you telling me that your Mickey Mouse certificate makes you such an expert on human physiology that you can conclude that a whole bunch of MDs and PhDs simply have not accounted for - what was it - "the energy of college students"?! What kind of Cosmopolitan-rubbish-article thinking is that?
It's not a case of my idea of overseas education being only in books - it's a case of your idea of overseas education being a case of partying until five and then rocking up to class haggard and hung over. YOU may as well have stayed in Singapore and just hung out at Orchard Road clubs all night - hell, you wouldn't even have needed to bother about the going to school part because it's all a half-arsed effort from you anyway. As they say in the old country, JIAK LIAO BEE.
Given that you're obviously a mediocre student, don't try playing amateur Freud with me - you simply don't know your place. And by the way, Honours is nothing in this day and age, so go figure out where you really stand.
....So what does a mediocre student mean vs a Honour's "roll" student? It does not dictate earning power unless you are SG govt employee whose career are structured...but that is a path u choose to believe in. -- Structured
Jiak Liao Bee is what the individual does after he attained his degree.....Kangeroo or Mickey mouse degree can only bring an individual so far to open door......So while partying until 5 is not your foretaste in education but certainly how an individual managed their time depend on his/her own abilities. Why even try to jump on that....
To be with People in social events are not only the best way to social networking, but also communicates ideas and respecting differences. And of course you have demostrate none of the abilities to be social. You have ideas but you can't push thru ideas without thrashing people. One thing for sure You are certainly bo lao in this rampage must have alot of time.
Unless of course you are here with a political agenda.
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
....So what does a mediocre student mean vs a Honour's "roll" student? It does not dictate earning power unless you are SG govt employee whose career are structured...but that is a path u choose to believe in. -- Structured
My God, what kind of delusion are you living in?! Do you honestly believe that when you apply for a job in an y country, someone with a 4.0 GPA would not have an edge over someone with a 2.0 GPA? What are you, stupid?
It's not just the marks - employers take this kind of thing as a reflection of whether or not you're going to take the job seriously, or if you're going to screw around like you did at uni. If you don't understand something as simple as that, what are you, stupid?
Originally posted by Arapahoe:Jiak Liao Bee is what the individual does after he attained his degree.....Kangeroo or Mickey mouse degree can only bring an individual so far to open door......So while partying until 5 is not your foretaste in education but certainly how an individual managed their time depend on his/her own abilities. Why even try to jump on that....To be with People in social events are not only the best way to social networking, but also communicates ideas and respecting differences. And of course you have demostrate none of the abilities to be social. You have ideas but you can't push thru ideas without thrashing people. One thing for sure You are certainly bo lao in this rampage must have alot of time.
What are you, an idiot? The "liao" part of "jiak liao bee" is in the past tense, you fool! Your choosing to use it in a prospective rather than its intended retrospective sense is undiluted, unadulterated, unmitigated stupidity.
Originally posted by Arapahoe:To be with People in social events are not only the best way to social networking, but also communicates ideas and respecting differences. And of course you have demostrate none of the abilities to be social. You have ideas but you can't push thru ideas without thrashing people. One thing for sure You are certainly bo lao in this rampage must have alot of time.Really? OK, what do you understand of American culture? Given your trembling grasp of things so far, your view of America promises to be a hoot.
If you ventured out of SoCal and went around the states, how many states would you be able to find friends with whom you could stay? Without thinking too hard about it, I've got Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and DC. Do you think this would have been possible if I had pissed off my contacts in these states?
The fact that you're perceiving this as my "thrashing people" shows in itself that despite all of your *ahem* "social networking", you have no clue and you don't understand how Americans can deal with, if not appreciate, cutting the bullshit and geeting to the bottom line. Or have you just been doing the typical Asian student bullshit thing and hanging around with other students from your home town?
Originally posted by Arapahoe:Unless of course you are here with a political agenda.
No, I just speak out against irresponsibility and stupidity.
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all the angry people in the world
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yeah one of those ego trip lah...........Typical of Singaporean lah Its probably more important for him to prove that he is "Right" lor...of course he forgot there is another 5.9....billion folks out there with a view. He holds the Truth.... : )
don't loose sleep over it.
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whew, glad we didn't end up in Australia like Ged did....
Life is good here .......
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God bless california
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how is the weather is cali now? thinking of making a trip there.
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Originally posted by lovegoddes:
how is the weather is cali now? thinking of making a trip there.
windy, cold and foggy in the mornings and evenings, dreadfully hot in the afternoon
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Its still early into the season....But lets hope we get enough rain.
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
windy, cold and foggy in the mornings and evenings, dreadfully hot in the afternoon
don't make me laugh lah...u tell the guy in Phili that it is "Cold" in your area..... .
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in the context of my tropical singaporean heritage it is very foggy and cold
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Originally posted by lovegoddes:
how is the weather is cali now? thinking of making a trip there.
Northern or Southern Ca? Big difference.
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Vito
Looks like you got to re-adjust your tuition budget.....by 32%?
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This week is surprisingly warm for the end of fall, especially since it dipped down to 30s early in October. Haven't gone below 50, no need to take out the coats yet... I hope it stays this way till after Thanksgiving!
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
Vito
Looks like you got to re-adjust your tuition budget.....by 32%?
dont worry i still got a yr and a half lol
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Originally posted by lovegoddes:
This week is surprisingly warm for the end of fall, especially since it dipped down to 30s early in October. Haven't gone below 50, no need to take out the coats yet... I hope it stays this way till after Thanksgiving!
its 61 and ive already whipped out my coat for the past month lol damn the ocean winds
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you folks on the west coast? lucky fellas...
over here...weather people are predicting some snow around thanksgiving
we are in the 40s & low 50s already...
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Originally posted by lostintransition:
you folks on the west coast? lucky fellas...
over here...weather people are predicting some snow around thanksgiving
we are in the 40s & low 50s already...
i'm in the east coast. we are having 40s and 50s this week, by end of the week it should drop to the 30s, but no snow yet..
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
its 61 and ive already whipped out my coat for the past month lol damn the ocean winds
Eh, don't you find it troublesome wearing a coat? I don't like wearing coats, especially when you walk into the store, it gets so warm.
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Originally posted by lovegoddes:
i'm in the east coast. we are having 40s and 50s this week, by end of the week it should drop to the 30s, but no snow yet..
i'm on the east cost too.... =)