Random Pic of the Day
some onion that i manage to dig out from the depths of my kitchen cabinet~ ^^ i’m gonna name it… Ozil!!! and its now sitting in a glass, on my kitchen table XD
Currently reading
The Book of Love – Kathleen McGowan
Song of the Moment
Bad Romance – Lady GaGa
Video of the Day
you’ve got to listen carefully to get her bass… really…
Quote of the Day
story of the scorpion and the toad : toad was a kind and gentle creature who swam happily in his pond and had many friends, as he was liked by everybody. one day as he was bathing, he heard a voice calling him from over the edge of the pond.
‘hey Toadie’, the voice called. ‘come over here’.
and so Toad swam to the shore, and there he saw that it was Scorpion who was calling to him. Now remember that Toad was by his nature a trusting creature, and a kind one, but he was not stupid. He knew that Scorpion was dangerous and known for his poisonous sting, which could strike at any time and often for no reason. thus Toad kept his distance but replied politely.
‘what can i do for you Brother Scorpion?’
‘i need to get across the pond’, scorpion told him. ‘yet it would take me many days to walk. if you would carry me on your back and swim across, it would take me no time at all. i am told that you are kind and generous, and i hope that you will consider doing me this great favor which would help me so much and be very appreciated’.
now, Toadie had a conundrum. his nature was to help, but he was afraid of Scorpion’s bad reputation. He decided to be honest.
‘Brother Scorpion, I would like to help you, but you are known for your volatile nature, and for your deadly sting. If i put you on my back and swim into the pond, what if you decide to sting me? i would die then, and i do not wish to die.’
scorpion laughed at this ‘ridiculous!! Brother Toad, think about what you have just said! if i were to sting you while you were swimming , you would sink and we would both drown. i have no desire to destroy you, and certainly not myself, so why would i ever do such a thing? i simply need to get across the pond, and i need your help to do so. Please brother.’
and so, the trusting toad allowed the scorpion to climp upon his back and began to swim. when they were midway into the pond, Toad felt a sharp and horrible pain.
‘ouch! what was that?’ he cried
to which scorpion replied ‘oops. i stung you. sorry.’
Toad was incredulous and as the poison seeped into his body and he began to sink, he asked the Scorpion. ;but why, brother? why did you sting me when now we will both surely perish?’
the scorpion sighed, going down with the Toad, and explained very simply as they both prepared to die,’i couldn’t help it. it’s just my nature’.
moral of the story is, when one person is a sucker, he’ll forever remain a sucker, as that’s his nature. and, never be a toad….
Post of the Day
*stretch* urgh~ finally, my holiday has officially started!!! woot~ urgh~ darn workshop… seriously… its literally a workshop!!! wtheck… secretly, deep within me, i was hoping that the uni would held a workshop session once a week… really… i seriously learn a lot from it… though i don’t really like it lar ^^ its not fun… >.< come on man, what can u expect? its held right smack in the holidayz period!!! walao… people can go travelling, and me? workshop >.<
right, so, to summarize my workshop…
monday : machining
so, this is the first time i’ve ever touch/seen/operate/handle a machine… serious… and yeah, its dangerous… nearly got my fingers sliced off >.< and nearly got my jacket sucked in… which the end result includes a squashed me, and a pool of bloody mess >.<
its called a latte lathe machine.. p/s : its not me in the pics… i’m the 1 taking pics… and yeah, it nearly killed me (the machine’s on the left, not the operator).
tuesday : fabrication
again, got exposed to tonnes of machine… darn, nearly died… and its really really dusty~ urgh~ and yeah, nearly ter-chisel-ed my hand… JinHan knocked his own hand wif a hammer though~ ^^ and my jacket smells like metal at the end of the day…
and yeah, its not me in the pics >.<
wednesday : heat treatment and Gas Metal Arc Welding a.k.a GMAW (pronounced as G-maw)
heat treatment… boring~ >.<
GMAW, nearly welded my finger on the table… its so hard to see leh, after wearing the mask (that blocks the extremely concentrated flash from hitting ur eyez)… and the flash-shield is like super dark… >.< and fireworks from my neighbour flew across the divider, and landed on my neck.. fuck… and yeah, i burnt some of my hair >.< the spark kenot control wan k =.=
thursday : manual metal arc welding (MMAW) and TiG welding
MMAW was fun, other than burning myself, and wearing that super thick+dirty+smelly leather jacket… and yeah, we manage to do loads of stuff~ thought that i’m gonna get screwed…
but ended up got praised… its supposed to be a man, a chair, and a table… i did the table though, n others did the rest ^^ we just ended up welding trashes from the the junk yard, instead of just welding pieces into pieces (which was what the others did >.<) so yeah, its a ‘joint project’ between me, sach, and alex… ^^
p/s : the facilitator welded the human to the chair…
while TiG welding… boring… just not my stuff
friday : hand tools…
so yeah, using hand tools, to make stuff… and its SUPER dusty!!! omgosh!!! and yeah, my jacket smells like metal… and grease… urgh~ have to wash again >.<
and merdeka!!! oh yeah, did i mention that, i passed my math paper?? woohoo~ happee dao~ coz i know i did badly in that paper… and still got pass >.< if only i’ve got 1 more mark, i could’ve got a credit for it >.< think i’ll appeal… 1 mark oni T.T
nywayz, some snapshot on the workshop venue : panorama Tafe SA
well i did say, ‘some’ snapshots right? at any other time, was too busy focusing on not to get killed by the machineries… so yeah, din get much pics >.<
and now, sincerely hoping that i don’t fail Thermo, and design for function… seriously, if i even as much as getting supp paper, there goes my holidayz… oh gosh… i swear on the name of Mary Magdalene that i’ll get myself a BraveSword 10 if i don’t fail anything this sem =)
