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Monday, June 30, 2008
Placidity

I wonder what to put here. I wonder what to write. I wonder what to say.

Yep.

Ambitious but rubbish.

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Sunday, June 29, 2008
A little pinch of lethargy thrown in for good mix


I doubt the progress of things are the way I like them to be, but then again who am I to say when the Hands that Make Things Be have their own ideas. So, yeah, who the fuck cares.

Anyway, recently caught a video of High and Mighty Color's Cover of TMR's Hot Limit, and I say, whilst Maki isn't that pretty, she'd fit right what I'd consider someone I would consider quite reasonably attractive. Maybe it's something to do with the anime-ish voice she has.

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On another random note that's being stuck the fridge wall, (or more appropriately, just the fridge), there happens to be Chris Daughtry's showcase on 26th July. I wonder how it'll be priced, because if it's reasonable I'm definitely going. Avril's coming too, but I've gone past the age when I'm all emo-ish and buying into her shit, but still once in a while I find her music quite amusing. Anyway, regardless, if Chris Daughtry is coming, I'd like to know who's interesting to go with me.

On some family matters, I think my brother is slowly. Alright, not slowly. He already is being a useless bugger. I hate it when that happens. I'd rather have an overachieving brother. I guess I seriously can blame it on my family on bringing him up differently. Then again, we're products of a different era. Why am I worried, I wonder? I doubt my purposes are altruistic.

Anyway, read a review, two... actually, on the Pixar movie, Wall-E. I think it'll be an interesting movie, a little like I am legend, as it seems it mainly concentrates of 'camera play' and not on dialogue, which I find marks a good movie, to a certain part. Dialogue is best used as a complement, for what is often 'implied' through visuals. Anyway, that marks Wall-E as a movie I'd like to watch.

So that makes quite a long list this July ><
Hancock, Hellboy 2, Wall-E and Wanted. 4 movies. Not bad (for me).

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Don't you feel a little young to graduate? You do realize that some of your classmates are just leaving for uni?

o_O

Not intentional, but I must say, yeah, I feel very young, and yet at the same time feel very old.
It's as if time wouldn't be enough.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Tagged by FwuZian
8 things I'm passionate about:

1) Sleeping
2) Karaoke
3) Food
4) Games. Erm, generally war games XD
5) Erm.. art.
6) Science?
7) I kinda ran out of ideas at 5, so...
8) refer 7

8 things I say too often:
1) WTF
2) OMFG
3) Shit
4) Screw you
5) Fuck la
6) Diu!
7) Niama
8) LOL

8 books I've read recently:
1) P1
2) P2
3) P4 text book
4) p7 text book
5) p4 additional book we bought
6) magazine - top gear
7) magazine - times
8) magazine - newsweek

8 songs I could listen to over and over again:

8) 8 songs too little la.

8 things I learnt for the past year:
1) I should shut up more
2) I learnt how to play CNC3
3) How to bully at starcraft.
4) Being boring
5) How to look smart despite not knowing anything.
6) I shouldn't waste my time with girls.
7) How NOT to dress appropriately
8) How to totally ignore a dog

8 people I tag:

Everyone in my links.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
XD

Picture uploading time of my Super GT weekend XD


Motul Autech pit XD Apparently they were previous champs, running on a R35 GTR XD


Daishin 350Z XD Sucky, and lost but still XD

The Aston Martin Asia Cup champion, some jap driver, but darn the vantage is so damn pwetty up close.. XD

GT queens XD

More GT queens.. XD (i counted.. got about 200 pics of them XD)Pre-race preparations, aka the 'opening ceremony'

See da Impreza? That's the GT300 champion, ahead of lambos, murcies, ferraris and the lot for some funny reason.


The starting grid. XD

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Monday, June 23, 2008
Owh shit

OMFG, even my face hurts now, OMG XD

Laughter is great. Seriously. Can't recall when I laughed till I almost fell from my chair. Wow. FUck, shit, my face muscles hurt. OMG. Wow. Hahahhaa, I need to watch more comedy.


Laughing.. Can't.. stop... laughing.. ><

Hahaha, when's the last time you laughed till your tears came out and ur stomach hurts (maybe because it's stomachache or that coffee in the morning), but still... wow.. Ouch.. ouch.. funny shit.

XD

Nano VS Pikachu!!!!!!!! OMG

How'd they come up with such shit!

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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Illusory Deception

Sometimes I find myself being funnier in online games. Hahahaha. It's really odd. Guess I just hate the generic 'setting' and 'atmosphere' of normal conversations. Or maybe I'm more relaxed then. XD

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Anyway I don't feel very sleepy yet although I'm supposed to wake up and drive all the way to Sepang tomorrow. Feels tired, but yeah, petrol costed me RM40-50 already for the past 2 days , toll another RM 20, and parking probably another RM5.

Tomorrow should have a nicer crowd, since all the actual races are tomorrow, although there's the Formula V6 competition today. (btw which were quite powerful too)

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To claim one is unique is to claim one is different. How does being different, make you better?

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GT XD

One dumb mistake (bringing outside food), but otherwise Japan GT Championships Malaysia Day 2 - Qualifying, went well.

To be honest I wasn't particularly there for the GT cars itself, but more of the Aston Martin Asia cup, and the Asia Supercar Cup.

Pics tomolo.

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Friday, June 20, 2008
Tem[p

Wow, ear temperature at 39.8 celsius. hahahaha, I'm having super high fever.

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Ah

My ears are ringing.. XD I didn't know rotary engines can be so noisy. XD

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Xaevilityhy

We can say we are something, we can think we are something, but what we do ultimately reflects who we are. So, we should say less. At least there's no confusion between what we say, and what we do.

If action reflects what we are inside, how we make decisions and what we can tolerate, I guess then, perhaps I should really stop.

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Money. Is it really worth keeping it?
I sometimes wonder.

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Monday, June 16, 2008
Rules

Today, I saw a dead motorcyclist. They covered him with a piece of cloth so passers-by don't have to bear the full impact of death.

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Friday, June 13, 2008
BADMINTON

ANNOUNCEMENT

I'll be organizing a badminton session THIS WEDNESDAY 18th JUNE 2008 at 3k, time uncertain (but probably from 2pm onwards), those interested please inform me.

I'll book the court this reply by monday.

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Supposedly

I guess I talk too much sometimes. I should probably just shut up and things will be fine.

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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Holidays

It's like ur heads just blank... and kinda frustrated. Dunno lah

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Exams over

Well, exams over, and here I am, back from the land of the dead. Alright, alright, kidding, I'm not implying that ACCA people are 'dead'. WAIT A MINUTE... Actually that's quite true, isn't it? Hahahaha, I guess now that I'm hopefully over, and out of the programme named ACCA, I can thereby insult as much as I like. Anyway, on summary, now that my college life is pretty much over *sighs*, I can slowly think how I'm gonna spend my days.

Or more appropriately, how I am going to rot over the next 2 months. XD

Anyway, at the request of a fellow MSN-er, I will hereby review my ACCA examinations.

The first paper was P7, advanced audit and assurance. It was a little more manageable than the other 3 papers, admittedly. Not much of a surprise and when I talked to Mr Goh, he said it's not too difficult, so I guess that's a plus point. However, as ACCA is, we know that when the paper is easy, the marking scheme gets screwed up. So.. hahaha I really don't know what to say.

Mr Marcus and Mr Goh were cute together, especially when they both speak cantonese, wahahaha..


Anyway, then there's P4, Advanced Financial Management. I swear to god something is rather messed up with our new examiner, this bloody idiot. Why? All you need to do is watch the Pilot paper, the Dec2007 and June2008 papers to get a reason. WHY? Study the whole topic, and the finals end up putting you on your wits end. There was quite a general feeling that it's quite a retarded paper, and even pros find it difficult. Honestly, I thought it was hard too, but I thought it's more due to a lack of practice and question-drumming than actual lack of knowledge.

But then again it might be a shift in the way the exams itself will be tested, as there's a general gut feeling inside as if it'll be very different from this semester onwards, as if the emphasis is slowly shifting from knowledge, and more towards a emphasis on great levels of understanding and ability to manipulate existing processes. It felt as if they wanted to train us to be able to deal with a lack of information and require us to respond accordingly. Thus P4, I must say, is at the forefront of this change. They are shifting away from actual calculation, towards an expectation that we really know what's going on in the case.

I guess after a few sittings they realized that the students are wholly depending on the past year questions and answers as a 'guide' for their future answers, and not actually 'responding' to the question. I guess they began to feel as if questions are getting a tad to predictable.

P1.

The first scenario, was loosely based on the Three Gorges Dam issue in China that began a few years ago. It was a major issue back then, and for those who actually knew what the scenario was based on, would actually be able to relate better to the case and therefore answer accordingly. I was grateful for once that all that extra reading I do on Times or Newsweek is actually useful for once.

Yet there were certain complications with the question, mainly the chairman's statement, that seemed oddly familiar with the annual reports. On review it was quite a manageable paper, but the complication is about making a significant issue out of something seemingly unimportant. I guess on this, nitpicky ladies with a talent of whipping up a huge fuss will do well.

P2.

First question, on first glance I felt the question seemed poorly made, as if there weren't any detailed reviews on the questions, and I believe this issue will soon be raised on the examiner's report. However, it was generally quite manageable, requiring understanding of IAS21, IAS19, and the typical intra-group issues.

Q2, on the other hand was IFRS8, with a twist. They wanted us to apply it, and to do so we needed to know what needs breaking up, and we need consideration whether it is correct or not. Otherwise it wasn't very very tough. It was a part that with preparation you'd be able to asnwer.

Q3, was on a variety of issues. Part (a) was on the definition of a liability and equity and clearly it required an assessment of whether the B shares constituted a liability, and whether the payment can be classified as a dividend payment out of shares, or whether the substance of it suggest towards a remuneration expense, and thus I felt it was a question of the framework and substance over form.

(b) The annuity paid to directors echoed of the defined benefit scheme, as it appeared to be the closest match for the issue, and thinking back, IAS19 really was the appropriate standard to apply, as the issue of PV of annuity is not covered anywhere else.

Part c and part d were slightly tricky, but part c was oddly familiar, with a deferred consideration to be considered whether it's part of cost of investment, or a normal remuneration expense. Part d on the other hand, was an issue with classification of whether it can be set as a current liability. So I approached it whether there was certainty and evidence to support such a treatment.. I'm not sure though, Part d by far was something I've never seen in my life.

Q4, on the issue of first time adoption of IFRS, governed by IFRS1 and also the issues pertaining to selective adoption of IFRS. It somewhat echoes the issue in the SME standards, of allowing alternatives to SMEs on their accounts, and also the issue of ethics and corporate governance, on how entities will apply standards that portray a positive figure. On rethinking it was a question I could crap on, but clearly not worth the 17 marks they allocate to it, thus not taking question was in my opinion a smart move.


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Summary.

I spoke to Mr Jay today, when I was at Sunway Resort. It turns out he seemed to have the odd gut feeling as if ACCA will just get harder from this semester onwards and from experiencing the questions first hand, I couldn't but agree. Papers where the issues have such a wide scope will find itself suddenly expecting students to come up with models and issues that are perhaps a tad to practical for the students.

I guess if that is true, I suspect it would spell the end of people going on suicide missions, taking 4 papers at one go. Of course, I hope not.

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Yeah, so much of a summary. Anyway, MGS4 launch later. Hopefully a karaoke session soon. XD

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Sunday, June 08, 2008
T Minus 39 Hours

About 39 hours from now is P1.
It's a paper I failed.

Am I ready?

Going back to face the demons of the past, to clear one's mind
and, finally be at peace


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8th June, 2008, 12.16AM.
I remember something Mr Dinesh said a long time ago to us.

'Most of you better don't dream of graduating in 3 years. 3.5 to 4 year is a more appropriate figure.'

Looking back, there's some truth in that.

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My bro downloaded a racing game. I'm hooked.

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Friday, June 06, 2008
Resisting temptations

It's about 12.00 yesterday, I wanted to blog about something, you know, not something something, but just, generally, anything, as long as it's something. Yeah, so petrol prices went up and technically caused quite a big hoo-haa all over the place. I received news of it when Andrew and some other buggers started posting about it on the MSN, then checked paultan.org. -_-

I guess I was kinda late though, since i slept. Perhaps if I woke up a wee bit earlier (since checking paultan is almost like my daily routine), I probably could've went pump petrol before all the mass fools started flooding the petrol stations. hahaha, anyway, I guess it can't be helped, mass speculations and hedge funds are to be blamed for this. It's an odd thing though, but I guess these hedge funds should be taxed dearly for messing with commodities.

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Anyway, more on my P4, Advanced Financial Management. My recommendation to anyone who wants to take this paper? Be prepared to spend more time on it than ANY OTHER PAPER YOU HAVE IN YOUR GODDAMNED LIFE.

Why?

The examiner's a fucking maniac. Since when did ethics, regulatory requirements or listing issues become a standard 20 marks option question in a finance paper. Yes, it's related. VERY RELATED, in fact.

But the depth of knowledge expected is not what I'd consider suitable for freshies like us. I am not fucking kidding. Oh, not to mention you need a very very good idea what's what. Suddenly he'll twist the question in a way, that you know the damn thing, but you just have to reverse the entire procedure, and do it in 18 minutes.

Hey! Nobody figures that kind of thing out under exam stress man!
Oh oh oh, not to mention the answers themselves, even if you get them to be correct, are horribly misleading and would just make you doubt whether you did it correctly.

So, yeah, not enough time was one thing, depth of knowledge was another. Having that ability to know exactly how to do things, is a third issue that's very important.

To be honest, if you've seen the pilot paper, dec2007 and june2008, u'll find his questions a bit... strange.

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I've been having dreams lately.
It's been quite a while since I last had dreams, to be honest. Yesterday's one was a little strange. I don't quite recall, it's probably one of those hazy dreams that leaves u feeling all funny and shit, but wake up not having a clear idea what's what.

Hahaha, I wonder it's the exam stress, or just generally having lousier sleep these days. Probably both, eh?

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On my musical choice these days. I've been re-listening to some of my existing albums, just for a better appreciation of the music. I think I probably need to get a good set of 2.1s very soon, since my current one.. well, they're alright, but I want the thumping feeling when you play techno XD

Yeah.. Oddly been revisiting SoundTeMP from granado espada and liking all the techno and trance styled music that's there. I mean, I already liked it la, but probably since music appreciation can often be linked to moods, I suppose I'm in that techno mood lately.

Hahahaha. Owh, I also find myself drawn to some acapella style music, with some percussions and slightly lounge-y kind of music. Quite cool and very relaxing. It's like those, 'chillin~' kind of music. Hahaha, doubt that's a proper phrase for it, but yeah.

Hahaha, how constrasting, on reread. Techno and loungey percussions doesn't quite match... Or do they? Oddly both are bar/club musics. Probably reflecting of a yearning to go to clubs? XD Hahahaha fuck. How would I know?

Anyway, June-July-August. 2 1/2 months of free time. What will I do?

Thinking of temping, but dunno lah.

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Thursday, June 05, 2008
LOL at SHMUPS

Been looking at shmups lately on utube. fucking awesome dudes.
XD

P4 was quite a disaster.. -_-

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Sunday, June 01, 2008
ARGH


I'm so damned pissed right now. I sometimes ask myself how can someone grow up being so freaking stupid in so many damned ways.

I can tolerate stupidity and ignorance in everyone else, but for some reason, I can't tolerate the same in my very own brother. It's double standards, why I can tolerate other people being retards, but not him. Yet, I would say, you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. The moment he's acting like a total fucktard I'm trying very hard to resist the temptation of just going up to him and give him a good punch in the face. Not to mention a followup uppercut. I will not tolerate this kind of behavior in someone who's my sibling.

Now, he's being worse than that. A total useless wimp. I admit I'm not very good in terms of physique or health either, but when he falls sick, it just hits him like he's gonna faint and loses all appetite whatsoever. Worse, when he's sick, he just sleeps and sits and watches TV. That kind of attitude and activities pretty much encourages your body to be lazy and useless. When you know you are going to fall sick, it's important to exercise, to heat yourself up and to drink water. Him? He damned sit in front of the computer playing Cabal the moment he shows a minor sign of recovery.

If that's not being stupid, what is? I don't recall myself having so little priorities when I was form 2.

ARGH!

I'll need to get away from family. Maybe I really should think about working overseas.

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