I have spent the past 4 days in London, and whizzing off to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. Paid several visits to Canary Wharf, the financial district that I have fell in love with it! When I grow up, I have resolute aspirations to work there. I know it sounds cheesy, but hey don't blame me for liking a perfect mixture location of commerce and retail.

Perfect for a hangout, perfect for a fashion or food fix, perfect for business, you name it! Not only it is a recession biter (it emerged stronger than ever from the 08' crisis), it has also proved an attraction for teens! on my last visit i was surprised on how many uniformed students were there! (although the men in suits still outnumber them).

Just a few snapfacts of the place from wikipedia. (It's cool because....)
*UK's leading developing and traditional financial centre.
*Contains 3 of UK's tallest buildings. Cititgroup Centre, Canada Square, and 8 Canada Square. *Centers around world leading firms headquarters, HSBC, Credit Suisse, Clifford Chance, Goldman Sachs, and FTSE!
*Has an underground shopping centre! i never cease to avoid Zara on each of my visit. (oh my)

Anybody interested in finance, banking, law, rich husbands, this IS thee place.

Ah!

t's the last day before school reopens, or really, before boarders return, and I feel quite hollow from the play and leisure from this weeks' holiday! How can really be someone be sick of a holiday? When you sit around doing nothing all day and forced to do huge amounts of work. It sure gives you huge sense of fulfilled responsibility, but you just don't feel satisfied! anyway, my posts gotta stop being so pessimistic and negative.

MMmm so what so positive has happened during this week on the course of my life?

Monday - Went to London to stay with Minh and Quang's cousin. Thien, though a small residence, but what a day! I lost ten pounds in a 3 hour intense poker session. I should've known i wasn't born for that sedentary sport. (My best hand was double Ace x)


Tuesday - Woke up extremely late. and we spent the day playing tennis in a freezing weather which I admit I didnt perform well. After lunch we toyed around then dinner was a memorable event. Thien (cousin's name) took us to one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in the City, and i ate frog as a starter! wasn't bad. Guess what we did after that? more poker.


Wednesday - We went to CANARY WHARF, London's financial centre to errr. shop. We felt so queer and seperated there because men and women in suits and formal blouses were patronizing every single shop and cafe, while we in our hoodies and puffy jackets were innocently just strolling around without a purpose. lol AT night, ah we were the spectators (digitally) of the epic CHAMPIONS LEAGUE match between.............

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Friday, Saturday and Sunday - The monotonous working days of HOMEWORK. But hopefully my attempt at jailbreaking my ipod compensates for my weariness for the past 3 days. How can ANYONE, feel bad during a school holiday? unless you're dexter of course

gadgets!

This is a video on something that an MIT post-graduate student has build upon over years. It's still in stages of progress but at this stage the basic utilities can be made known through obvious demonstrations.

AGain, this shows the innovative tech industry that America has been spearheading. I think how technology advances is played out on a scale in the portability pioneers makes out of technology, how small you can shrink a laptop to, how connected the world becomes through fb (again, to make the world seem smaller), how convenient it is to access information anywhere.

This probably takes it abit further. See for yourself it'd be interesting to see comments!

imma back in the UK!
and its super freezing.

The flight from AirAsia, needless to say was bumpy and not exactly the most comfortable flight, but at least there were no crashes where i expected them. One major dissapointment wsa the removal of the touch panel screen in front of each passenger seat! (they replaced it with a cushion =.=)

I just realized that native Malaysians aren't Malay! D

Does everyone here thinks Malays are the original race on this country who first set foot, thereby claiming that they are superior to others? That sure is deemed evident by what the government does, pouring huge mounts of aid and $ to Malays. However my trip to Taman Negara, meeting these 'authentic' Malay tribes(above), sure did give me a whole new 'immigrant' image of the Malays.

Looks like they aren't so different from us after all.....

Exams

Politics

Why has Tony Blair's & Gordon Brown's style of governance has been criticized heavily over the past decade? How have they changed throughout the years?

What are some of the obvious constraints on parliament and how does it effect legislation?


Mention sources of the British constitution and explain how are they vital to its flexible characteristic.


Eng Literature

How have the idea of materialism unveiled America as a country of corrupt riches and virtuous bankers? [The Great Gatsby]

Explain the 'Titanic tragedy' in The Great Gatsby and give relevant examples from the text.

Explain the notion of class opposition in King Lear, how does it reflect on the story as a whole?


Economics

Give the definition of elasticity of demand and factors affecting it.

Why do people pay such high prices for commodities which are unimportant to life such as diamonds but pay low prices for goods crucial for survival such as water?

Is GDP (gross domestic product) a good measure of a country's growth? if not, why and what is then? If yes, why?


Maths

Find dy/dx for the function x^3 + 4^(x/2) + 3

Solve the simultaneous equations y + 2x = 5
2x^2 - 3x - y = 16


The equations x^2 + 10x + k = 0 has equal roots.

Find K.
For this value of K, sketch the graph of y = x^2 + 10x + k, showing the coordinates of any points at which the graphs meets the coordinate axes.

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Sense a big difference in the difficulty among the four subjects i'm doing? Official exams are daunting, its just 2 weeks away. I found out many wesleyans are going to do A-levels. Well here's a taste of what some of the questions to come, not that to dissuade you guys, but maybe to provide an insight of whats really ahead.

Maths, science and econs are quite popular from what I've found out, so here's what I think. The syllabus entails much similarity with form 5,4 even 3 malaysian syllabus(in the case of mathematics) therefore it won't be completely gobbledygook to new intakes.

Maths should be a free A for most wesleyans, science really depending on your grip on how much you already forgotten, haha. Econs seems simplistic and comprehensible in the earlier chapters but it goes much deeper as questions on a topic progresses. Again, it really depends how you find it. I personally think Econs A's within reach of a couple of metres, but beware of the deep, spiraling traps in disguise that lie beneath the short reach.

To all Alevel takers in January, good luck!

Who do you see in these pictures? A wierdo lady who experiences constant wardrobe malfuctions.

What do you see in these pictures? Maybe a strong, creative, independant mind who will revolutionize the pop music & fashion industry with very unique costumes and music styles.

I ADORE her! music and self.