This is an excerpt of an interview I took from someone's blog- can't remember it now, but this is approximately the kind of thing they would ask you in med school.
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Me: Good afternoon. My name is CKP.
Panel: Good afternoon. Take a seat.
M: Thank you.
P: Kok Pun? (read it in Bahasa Melayu Baku)
M: Kok Pun. (read it in the same rhyme as fun, sun, run...)
P: Ah. So, why did you take the STPM and not A-Levels or other courses?
M: Because of costs. Besides, STPM is internationally recognised.
P: Ah. I read from your PS and you said that your ambition was not to be a doctor. What was your original ambition?
M: A physicist. I like Physics.
P: And how would that help you in your choice to do Medicine?
M: Physics gives me a foundation in analytical skills, providing strategies etc.
P: And would you continue to pursue your interests in Physics?
M: Not as a career. I'd treat Physics as a hobby. Besides, the sciences are all inter-connected. The role of Physics in the medical field is important, e.g. nanotechnology might affect the medical field in the future.
****
P: In your opinion, what is the most important trait a doctor should have?
M: A doctor should have good ethics and strong principles.
P: Sometimes, a doctor is required to change the decisions they have made beforehand. Would you change the decisions you have made or would you stick to your principles?
M: *talks a lot of crap*
P: How would you tell the family members of the patient about your indecisiveness?
M: I would tell them that was the best decision I could make at that moment in time but at this moment, this decision is the best.
P: Okay, now you have a 90-year-old man as a patient. What do you think is the most important thing as a doctor when dealing with him?
M: I will talk slowly... and maybe loudly *realises the stupid answer*
P: Are you implying that all 90-year-old men are like that?
M: No. But I have not seen many 90-year-old men. Only 90-year-old women.
****
P: Where do you intend to be after you graduate?
M: I could stay in Singapore and contribute.
****
P: What other universities have you applied? Did you apply for local universities?
M: Yes, UM and UKM.
P: Are you sure of getting a place there?
M: Maybe.
P: Why are you so sure?
M: *talks crap*
P: Why NUS, and not UM?
M: *talks about you-know-what-sensitive-issue* Besides, NUS wants the best.
P: But since you want to serve the community so much, you should be in UM. I think that Malaysia is in great need of doctors since their patient:doctor ratio leaves much to be desired.
M: The problem here is * talks crap that didn't answer the question*
****
P: Tell me what do you know about the NUS Medicine programme, after you graduate, what will you be etc.
M: 5 year programme, 6 years bond excluding housemanship (I actually told them "6 hours bond" before correcting myself..LOL!), houseman, medical officer...
****
P: Do you plan to specialise? Which discipline?
M: Maybe dermatology.
P: Why?
M: Because it's more laidback compared to surgeons who have the highest divorce rate.
P: But I thought you want to serve the community? Why you want a laidback life?
M: *trapped and talked crap to bail myself*
****
P: In your life, what is the greatest difficulty you have faced?
M: Financial difficulty. *talked more crap*
P: Then, are you working now?
M: Yeah, part-time.
P: What about during your school years?
M: Well, my parents told me to concentrate on studying.
****
P: What is the latest medical issue/disease currently afflicting this region?
M: Avian influenza?
P: Well, you don't see that in Singapore now, do you? I don't think it's in Malaysia now as well.
M: Umm. In Malaysia, tuberculosis cases are on the rise due to the entry of Indonesian immigrants.
P: Ah, that would be a better answer. Infectious disease. Now, would you goto a country infected by disease? And what preparations would you do? And let's say you're a trainee cardiologist and you're about to complete the programme. But all of a sudden, you were called to volunteer in another country. Would you go to the country?
M: *took some time to pretend to think* I will go to the country.
P: That's what they say in interviews.
M: Haha. For preparations, I will consult the pathologists and wear protective gear. About the trainee cardiologist issue, I would still proceed to the country.
P: Why?
M: Well, I get to learn about more cultures and diseases. Maybe I can contribute by writing articles in a journal or something.
P: Aren't you afraid of the diseases? For example, during the SARS crisis, many people in the medical line died.
M: Well, I'll take it as a challenge. I don't mind dying (LOL!) as I've actually contributed something. I don't think my parents would mind me dying for the profession. I think I would compare it to an army out on a war.
P: Well, let's not goto such extreme such as dying.
M: Haha.
****
P: Okay, that's all. Thank you.
M: Thank you.
After the first interview, I went out of the room and wished the candidates waiting for their turn Good Luck. Then, it was time for the 2nd interview conducted about 300 metres away from the room of the 1st Interview. I would say the first interview was okay for me. But in the eyes of the panel, I would have been "just another average candidate that didn't manage to wow us". Sigh.
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If I remember correctly the guy didn't get in... poor chap
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
warhammer lol
Something interesting I found-
'Twas the night before 986996.M41, and all through the station
All there was clear, there was no abomination.
My helmet was set on the desk to my right,
On the chance that I was to need it that night.
The guardsmen were ensconced, asleep in their beds,
All the tanks too were safe, secure in the sheds.
Marines in the barracks, some manning the wall,
Assured me that the bastion never would fall.
When out in the yard there arose such discord
I grabbed up my bolter and unsheathed my sword.
Away to the window, I ran to take aim
As the marines around me all did the same.
My bionic eye turned the night into day
Allowed me to see, and to seek out my prey.
When what did my loyal ocular show,
But an ancient conveyance, knee-deep in the snow.
The vehicle was pulled by horned quadrupeds
And a fiery red nimbus glowed from the sled.
The driver was mighty, his eyes full of scorn,
Dressed all in crimson like a servant of Khorne.
I gestured for other to shoot without pause,
For I was now certain this was Santa Claus.
"Fire Marines! Fire Guardsmen! Fire Ogryn and Ratlings!
Fire bolters! Fire lasguns! Fire mortars and gatlings!"
"You in the courtyard and you men on the walls!
Now blast away! Blast away! Blast away all!"
But all through this maelstrom the evil one flew,
Past plasma and bolt shells and frag that we threw!
And then, to my horror, I heard on the roof
The vile cavorting of each decadent hoof.
Screaming my orders, I spun quickly around,
As down the chimney shaft it came with a bound.
I saw its eyes glow, its vast stomach gurgle,
Bloated and fat, like a deamon of Nurgle.
Blinded by anger, I attacked with a scream -
Charged into battle with my brave Space Marines.
As we thundered towards him, closing the rift,
He reached in his satchel and pulled out a gift.
Then it tossed the vile boxes - I fell in a stoop,
As they arced through the air at me and my troops.
The wrapped missiles fell short, and plopped at our feet,
Our morale was strong, we did not retreat.
But the marines paused - our charge was disrupted,
They picked up the gifts and were quickly corrupted.
For each box contained a chaotic present -
The marines (damn their souls), found them quite pleasant.
A bolter, a flamer, a new power fist,
The Claus gave to all, and he checked off a list.
It moved through the station and left in its wake,
The sound of bright laughter and the stench of fruit cake.
The others succumbed, but it failed in its goal,
For to me it gave only a small pile of coal.
The station was lost, I could only instruct
The bastion computer to set self-destruct.
I failed to kill him, for I saw as I fled,
The target escaping, quite safe in his sled.
I heard it cry out as the base burst into light,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
-------------------------------
Once upon a battlefield dreary, where I cowered, spent and blearly,
Within an Imperial bunker, darkly stained with dust and gore -
As I cowered, nearly shuttering, suddenly there came a sputtering
As some weapon quickly stuttering - firing at my bunker door.
"`Tis some bolter", I murmmered, "firing at my bunker door -
Only this and nothing more."
Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December,
And the brightly burning bastions lit the horizion by the score.
Eagerly, on freedom drunker; - vainly had I sought to hunker
In this heavy Imperial bunker - with perhaps a tunnel in the floor -
A safe and empty fortress with perhaps a tiny tunnel in the floor -
Only this and nothing more.
And the mad raving howling of each distant Space Wolf prowling
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before.
So that now, to the beating of my heart, I stood entreating
"`Tis some Space Wolf there repeating, firing at my bunker door -
Some common Grey Hunter rapid-firing at my bunker door -
This it is and nothing more."
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer
"Marine," said I, "or Scout, your attention I implore;
The bunker walls are thick - they are made of tempered brick
And your bolters do not nick the slightest scratch or tiny score -
Not a dimple, dent, depression, dip, scratch or tiny score -
Away now, and fire no more."
Then in the bunker slumping, presently I heard a thumping
A pounding - rattling many times fiercer than before.
And soon I began to screech - the bunker wall grenades did breach;
The very gods I did beseech as the ceiling fell upon the floor -
Through the wounds poured light which danced upon the floor -
Danced amidst the sounds of war.
Then at once it stopped the violence - I was left alone with silence
Confused, I spied the reason why the shells did drop no more -
For as I began to shutter, then with many a flit and flutter
a psyber-Raven flew through the clutter to perch above the door -
Perched on the two-headed eagle just above the bunker door -
Perched and sat and nothing more.
At this I grew more craven, for the talons of the psyber-Raven
Were all over covered with bright red blood and crimson gore.
"Wretch!" I cried, "Njal hath lent thee - into this fortress has he sent thee
So that remotely may he here be - and this bunker then explore -
Scry out my exact location and this bunker then explore -"
Quoth the Raven, "Eversor"
Then, methought, the air grew darker, the bunker now a little starker
For the uttered word brought terror as I had never felt before.
As for weapons, I knew I had none - no bolter, sword or lasgun;
No arms to stop the war's son fated to break soon through the door -
The blood-mad crazed assassin fated to break soon through the door-
Quoth the Raven, "Eversor"
"Be that word our sign of parting, machine or bird!" I shrieked, upstarting -
"Get thee back into the fire-fight and here spy on me no more!
For as you came unbidden - I would otherwise be here hidden -
Leave my location in this midden - quit that icon above my door!
Take thy shining metal eye, and take thy form from off my door!"
Quoth the Raven, "Eversor"
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting - still is sitting
On the pallid two-headed eagle just above the bunker door;
His metal eye has all the seeming of a psyker that is scheaming,
To have my guts lie steaming in a pile upon the floor;
And now all hope has left me, crouched here upon the floor
I await the Eversor!
---------------------------------------
'Twas the night before Christmas;
throughout the Old World,
The armies were camped and their banners were furled.
The clamor of battle had finally ceased,
All races observing a Christmastime peace.
Each force in its barracks, each fleet in its haven,
No creature was stirring, not even a Skaven.
The dreams of the elf-lords were distant and deep;
The Orcs lay in rows, snoring "waagghhh" in their sleep.
Your humble narrator had blown out the light,
Set the brushes to rinse and turned in for the night,
And, stealing back blankets usurped by my love,
I was just dozing off...when I heard from above
Such a clatter of hooves! Were we under attack?
Our rooftop assaulted by Arkhan the Black?
I dashed to the parlour in nightshirt and cap
And loaded my crossbow in case of a scrap.
But who should pop out of the fireplace flue
Than old Santa himself! With a bulging sack too!
He shook himself off and went under the tree,
To set out some gifts for my lady and me.
He spun round to face me (which gave me a fright)
And said "You two were last on my list for tonight,
"In your world, that is. But I've work yet to do...
"There are other realms out there that need Christmas, too!"
And he pulled out more gifts, moving faster than light:
"I must get these sent out through the kingdoms tonight!
"A hatchet for Morglum that sings as it hews;
"A reinforced hatrack for Teclis to use;
"A cape for Karl Franz with a griffon-fur trim,
"A mustachio wax kit for Volkmar the Grim,
"A new cloak for Mannfred, all lined in red satin,
"A scabbard for Heinrich with etched words in Latin,
"A chew-toy for Scyla; for Arbaal a book
"(To write down the names of the heroes he's cooked),
"A tankard for Thorgrim, brim-full of good beer....
"And the Witch-King gets coal. For the six thousandth year."
And then, to my shock, he knelt down on the floor
Near a mousehole I just hadn't noticed before
And he squeezed in some boxes, all wrapped with great care;
Then Saint Nick hollered out, "Merry Christmas down there!"
"I'm sending down presents for all of your folk-
"A new knife for Sniktch and some mouthwash for Skrolk,
"A wrench set for Ikit, a mirror for Queek
"And a snuffbox for Thanquol...you're welcome! Neek Neek!"
His labours now done, Santa went on his way.
He rose up the chimney and boarded his sleigh.
He snatched up the reins, oh so jolly and spry,
Then he called to his team, and the reindeer Flew High.
But I heard him exclaim as he clove through the blue
"Merry Christmas To All! (hope games workshop won't sue!)"
'Twas the night before 986996.M41, and all through the station
All there was clear, there was no abomination.
My helmet was set on the desk to my right,
On the chance that I was to need it that night.
The guardsmen were ensconced, asleep in their beds,
All the tanks too were safe, secure in the sheds.
Marines in the barracks, some manning the wall,
Assured me that the bastion never would fall.
When out in the yard there arose such discord
I grabbed up my bolter and unsheathed my sword.
Away to the window, I ran to take aim
As the marines around me all did the same.
My bionic eye turned the night into day
Allowed me to see, and to seek out my prey.
When what did my loyal ocular show,
But an ancient conveyance, knee-deep in the snow.
The vehicle was pulled by horned quadrupeds
And a fiery red nimbus glowed from the sled.
The driver was mighty, his eyes full of scorn,
Dressed all in crimson like a servant of Khorne.
I gestured for other to shoot without pause,
For I was now certain this was Santa Claus.
"Fire Marines! Fire Guardsmen! Fire Ogryn and Ratlings!
Fire bolters! Fire lasguns! Fire mortars and gatlings!"
"You in the courtyard and you men on the walls!
Now blast away! Blast away! Blast away all!"
But all through this maelstrom the evil one flew,
Past plasma and bolt shells and frag that we threw!
And then, to my horror, I heard on the roof
The vile cavorting of each decadent hoof.
Screaming my orders, I spun quickly around,
As down the chimney shaft it came with a bound.
I saw its eyes glow, its vast stomach gurgle,
Bloated and fat, like a deamon of Nurgle.
Blinded by anger, I attacked with a scream -
Charged into battle with my brave Space Marines.
As we thundered towards him, closing the rift,
He reached in his satchel and pulled out a gift.
Then it tossed the vile boxes - I fell in a stoop,
As they arced through the air at me and my troops.
The wrapped missiles fell short, and plopped at our feet,
Our morale was strong, we did not retreat.
But the marines paused - our charge was disrupted,
They picked up the gifts and were quickly corrupted.
For each box contained a chaotic present -
The marines (damn their souls), found them quite pleasant.
A bolter, a flamer, a new power fist,
The Claus gave to all, and he checked off a list.
It moved through the station and left in its wake,
The sound of bright laughter and the stench of fruit cake.
The others succumbed, but it failed in its goal,
For to me it gave only a small pile of coal.
The station was lost, I could only instruct
The bastion computer to set self-destruct.
I failed to kill him, for I saw as I fled,
The target escaping, quite safe in his sled.
I heard it cry out as the base burst into light,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
-------------------------------
Once upon a battlefield dreary, where I cowered, spent and blearly,
Within an Imperial bunker, darkly stained with dust and gore -
As I cowered, nearly shuttering, suddenly there came a sputtering
As some weapon quickly stuttering - firing at my bunker door.
"`Tis some bolter", I murmmered, "firing at my bunker door -
Only this and nothing more."
Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December,
And the brightly burning bastions lit the horizion by the score.
Eagerly, on freedom drunker; - vainly had I sought to hunker
In this heavy Imperial bunker - with perhaps a tunnel in the floor -
A safe and empty fortress with perhaps a tiny tunnel in the floor -
Only this and nothing more.
And the mad raving howling of each distant Space Wolf prowling
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before.
So that now, to the beating of my heart, I stood entreating
"`Tis some Space Wolf there repeating, firing at my bunker door -
Some common Grey Hunter rapid-firing at my bunker door -
This it is and nothing more."
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer
"Marine," said I, "or Scout, your attention I implore;
The bunker walls are thick - they are made of tempered brick
And your bolters do not nick the slightest scratch or tiny score -
Not a dimple, dent, depression, dip, scratch or tiny score -
Away now, and fire no more."
Then in the bunker slumping, presently I heard a thumping
A pounding - rattling many times fiercer than before.
And soon I began to screech - the bunker wall grenades did breach;
The very gods I did beseech as the ceiling fell upon the floor -
Through the wounds poured light which danced upon the floor -
Danced amidst the sounds of war.
Then at once it stopped the violence - I was left alone with silence
Confused, I spied the reason why the shells did drop no more -
For as I began to shutter, then with many a flit and flutter
a psyber-Raven flew through the clutter to perch above the door -
Perched on the two-headed eagle just above the bunker door -
Perched and sat and nothing more.
At this I grew more craven, for the talons of the psyber-Raven
Were all over covered with bright red blood and crimson gore.
"Wretch!" I cried, "Njal hath lent thee - into this fortress has he sent thee
So that remotely may he here be - and this bunker then explore -
Scry out my exact location and this bunker then explore -"
Quoth the Raven, "Eversor"
Then, methought, the air grew darker, the bunker now a little starker
For the uttered word brought terror as I had never felt before.
As for weapons, I knew I had none - no bolter, sword or lasgun;
No arms to stop the war's son fated to break soon through the door -
The blood-mad crazed assassin fated to break soon through the door-
Quoth the Raven, "Eversor"
"Be that word our sign of parting, machine or bird!" I shrieked, upstarting -
"Get thee back into the fire-fight and here spy on me no more!
For as you came unbidden - I would otherwise be here hidden -
Leave my location in this midden - quit that icon above my door!
Take thy shining metal eye, and take thy form from off my door!"
Quoth the Raven, "Eversor"
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting - still is sitting
On the pallid two-headed eagle just above the bunker door;
His metal eye has all the seeming of a psyker that is scheaming,
To have my guts lie steaming in a pile upon the floor;
And now all hope has left me, crouched here upon the floor
I await the Eversor!
---------------------------------------
'Twas the night before Christmas;
throughout the Old World,
The armies were camped and their banners were furled.
The clamor of battle had finally ceased,
All races observing a Christmastime peace.
Each force in its barracks, each fleet in its haven,
No creature was stirring, not even a Skaven.
The dreams of the elf-lords were distant and deep;
The Orcs lay in rows, snoring "waagghhh" in their sleep.
Your humble narrator had blown out the light,
Set the brushes to rinse and turned in for the night,
And, stealing back blankets usurped by my love,
I was just dozing off...when I heard from above
Such a clatter of hooves! Were we under attack?
Our rooftop assaulted by Arkhan the Black?
I dashed to the parlour in nightshirt and cap
And loaded my crossbow in case of a scrap.
But who should pop out of the fireplace flue
Than old Santa himself! With a bulging sack too!
He shook himself off and went under the tree,
To set out some gifts for my lady and me.
He spun round to face me (which gave me a fright)
And said "You two were last on my list for tonight,
"In your world, that is. But I've work yet to do...
"There are other realms out there that need Christmas, too!"
And he pulled out more gifts, moving faster than light:
"I must get these sent out through the kingdoms tonight!
"A hatchet for Morglum that sings as it hews;
"A reinforced hatrack for Teclis to use;
"A cape for Karl Franz with a griffon-fur trim,
"A mustachio wax kit for Volkmar the Grim,
"A new cloak for Mannfred, all lined in red satin,
"A scabbard for Heinrich with etched words in Latin,
"A chew-toy for Scyla; for Arbaal a book
"(To write down the names of the heroes he's cooked),
"A tankard for Thorgrim, brim-full of good beer....
"And the Witch-King gets coal. For the six thousandth year."
And then, to my shock, he knelt down on the floor
Near a mousehole I just hadn't noticed before
And he squeezed in some boxes, all wrapped with great care;
Then Saint Nick hollered out, "Merry Christmas down there!"
"I'm sending down presents for all of your folk-
"A new knife for Sniktch and some mouthwash for Skrolk,
"A wrench set for Ikit, a mirror for Queek
"And a snuffbox for Thanquol...you're welcome! Neek Neek!"
His labours now done, Santa went on his way.
He rose up the chimney and boarded his sleigh.
He snatched up the reins, oh so jolly and spry,
Then he called to his team, and the reindeer Flew High.
But I heard him exclaim as he clove through the blue
"Merry Christmas To All! (hope games workshop won't sue!)"
Thursday, August 21, 2008
indian questions
Saw some interesting questions from some Indian students recently... The way they write it is quite interesting in itself- take at look at the phrasing for this:
"i have scored 65% in physics, chemistry and mathematics in 12th board, 150 in the mht-cet exam and 50 in AIEEE.so please provide me the information of top 35 engineering colleges of mumbai with complete information about total fees per semister for an open category candidate accordingly."
lol...
and some more for your viewing pleasure
"my 10th % is 85.4% and 12th% (assam board) is 61%, now m studying at Assam Engineering College ... my branch is Chemical Engg. till 4th semester my average % is 60% , i was the state topper in mathematics(100%) in 10th board exam but now i have not been able to score marks in mathematics, moreover i have lost my determination n self confidence as my all BE semester exams are not upto my expectation...will i be able to be a good engineer like that? will i be selected at the campus interview at such %? what should i do to regain my earlier % of marks ,? most importantly is there any job prospect for me after completing my BE? WHAT IS THE SCOPE FOR ME AS AN CHEMICAL ENGG? what should i go for after my BE... M.TECH OR MBA? Is m a good student with such academic bkground till now to get a job as an chemical engg? what is the scope of an chemical engg in India and particularly at Assam ? kindly provide me answers to my qstns.. "
"sir,i had asked you a question earlier but you didn't replied me.My question was " i am an aeronautical engineering student in india completed my first year and i want to continue that in uk.can i do so?if yes than what universities are there for me".My first year engineering and my 12th(physics,chemistry and mathematics)are 55.75 and 82.67 respectively.If you think that my first year engineering percentage is not sufficient than i am ready to start the course from the begining."
"I have studied 10+2 in India, under the Central Board Of Secondary Education with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English. Am I eligible for Sitting in the BMAT, United Kingdom? What is the registration fee for the test? Are there any Test Centres in India ( or around)?"
"i want to go in for the pschology (hons)/applied psychology, i scored 72.5 percentage in my best four subject viz, physics, chemistry ,biology and english, is there any chance that i can get admission in the first cut off ( i am ST student from manipur) and i passed my 12th examination in the year 2007."
"i have got 71% in 12th board exam and can got only 50 marks in AIEEE exam. can i get a good college like ITM in GURGAON or YMCA IN FARIDABAD. and can u pls tell me tht how is councelling done."
"i've passed my 12th this year from delhi...!! i had given entrance exams for engineering....!! i have qualified for aieee counselling with 38,000 rank...and ip(CET) with 6600 rank...!! i wanted to get into dce(delhi coll of engineering) atleast ..if not iit...!! but hav got 2100 rank in dce (cee)...so i don't think i'll be able to make it to counselling there.....!! with this rank in aieee exam ...i don't think i'll be able to make it to any of the NITs....!! but i heard a news on 24-6-2008 that there will be no state quota during admissions in NITs this time...!! is that true .?? i also have an option of dropping this year...and then appearing for entrances next year...!! but my parents and many of my friends are against it.....!! but some of my friends have decided to drop this year...!! and i myself think that it's not a big deal..!! as chances of getting admission after preparing for 1 entire year will be quite high......!! also i hadn't filled up separate forms for jaypee and thapar university ...thinking that they take direct admissions considering aieee rank......!! i had prepared for the entrances in 12th only for one year....and may be coudn't preapare so well may be due to boards pressure......!! pls guide me as in which good coll can i possibly get under aieee with this rank.....!! and should i possibly go for dropping..?"
aieee!!
"i have scored 65% in physics, chemistry and mathematics in 12th board, 150 in the mht-cet exam and 50 in AIEEE.so please provide me the information of top 35 engineering colleges of mumbai with complete information about total fees per semister for an open category candidate accordingly."
lol...
and some more for your viewing pleasure
"my 10th % is 85.4% and 12th% (assam board) is 61%, now m studying at Assam Engineering College ... my branch is Chemical Engg. till 4th semester my average % is 60% , i was the state topper in mathematics(100%) in 10th board exam but now i have not been able to score marks in mathematics, moreover i have lost my determination n self confidence as my all BE semester exams are not upto my expectation...will i be able to be a good engineer like that? will i be selected at the campus interview at such %? what should i do to regain my earlier % of marks ,? most importantly is there any job prospect for me after completing my BE? WHAT IS THE SCOPE FOR ME AS AN CHEMICAL ENGG? what should i go for after my BE... M.TECH OR MBA? Is m a good student with such academic bkground till now to get a job as an chemical engg? what is the scope of an chemical engg in India and particularly at Assam ? kindly provide me answers to my qstns.. "
"sir,i had asked you a question earlier but you didn't replied me.My question was " i am an aeronautical engineering student in india completed my first year and i want to continue that in uk.can i do so?if yes than what universities are there for me".My first year engineering and my 12th(physics,chemistry and mathematics)are 55.75 and 82.67 respectively.If you think that my first year engineering percentage is not sufficient than i am ready to start the course from the begining."
"I have studied 10+2 in India, under the Central Board Of Secondary Education with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English. Am I eligible for Sitting in the BMAT, United Kingdom? What is the registration fee for the test? Are there any Test Centres in India ( or around)?"
"i want to go in for the pschology (hons)/applied psychology, i scored 72.5 percentage in my best four subject viz, physics, chemistry ,biology and english, is there any chance that i can get admission in the first cut off ( i am ST student from manipur) and i passed my 12th examination in the year 2007."
"i have got 71% in 12th board exam and can got only 50 marks in AIEEE exam. can i get a good college like ITM in GURGAON or YMCA IN FARIDABAD. and can u pls tell me tht how is councelling done."
"i've passed my 12th this year from delhi...!! i had given entrance exams for engineering....!! i have qualified for aieee counselling with 38,000 rank...and ip(CET) with 6600 rank...!! i wanted to get into dce(delhi coll of engineering) atleast ..if not iit...!! but hav got 2100 rank in dce (cee)...so i don't think i'll be able to make it to counselling there.....!! with this rank in aieee exam ...i don't think i'll be able to make it to any of the NITs....!! but i heard a news on 24-6-2008 that there will be no state quota during admissions in NITs this time...!! is that true .?? i also have an option of dropping this year...and then appearing for entrances next year...!! but my parents and many of my friends are against it.....!! but some of my friends have decided to drop this year...!! and i myself think that it's not a big deal..!! as chances of getting admission after preparing for 1 entire year will be quite high......!! also i hadn't filled up separate forms for jaypee and thapar university ...thinking that they take direct admissions considering aieee rank......!! i had prepared for the entrances in 12th only for one year....and may be coudn't preapare so well may be due to boards pressure......!! pls guide me as in which good coll can i possibly get under aieee with this rank.....!! and should i possibly go for dropping..?"
aieee!!
Monday, August 18, 2008
more stuff?
Please tell me if I should write more IB stuff; I'm contemplating it to help the current IB'ers
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
DR ONG'S SPECIAL IB RESULTS WOWOWOWOW
Taken from:
http://www.acs.sch.edu.sg/acs_indep/uploads/news/2007%20IBDP%20Results.pdf
Table 5- Contrast between number of people in ACS who scored xx IB points and the total number of people scoring such points in the world
Points ACS(I) (% of worldwide figures)
41 39 (36.8%)
42 48 (45.7%)
43 33 (43.4%)
44 13 (35.1%)
45 9 (45.0%)
Total 142 (41.3%)
From this data, you can determine how many people in the world scored better than you! I'm not sure I would want to post that up here in case my diploma gets denied because of this, but you should know that from these figures, one is able to tell, roughly, how many people in the world received these kinds of scores and estimate a normal distribution curve from this pattern.... GG!
http://www.acs.sch.edu.sg/acs_indep/uploads/news/2007%20IBDP%20Results.pdf
Table 5- Contrast between number of people in ACS who scored xx IB points and the total number of people scoring such points in the world
Points ACS(I) (% of worldwide figures)
41 39 (36.8%)
42 48 (45.7%)
43 33 (43.4%)
44 13 (35.1%)
45 9 (45.0%)
Total 142 (41.3%)
From this data, you can determine how many people in the world scored better than you! I'm not sure I would want to post that up here in case my diploma gets denied because of this, but you should know that from these figures, one is able to tell, roughly, how many people in the world received these kinds of scores and estimate a normal distribution curve from this pattern.... GG!
Friday, August 24, 2007
anyone lived in a pretty how town, e.e cummings
e.e. cummings - anyone lived in a pretty how town
anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did
Women and men(both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain
children guessed(but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that noone loved him more by more
when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and stir by still
anyone's any was all to her
someones married their everyones
laughed their cryings and did their dance
(sleep wake hope and then)they
said their nevers they slept their dream
stars rain sun moon
(and only the snow can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)
one day anyone died i guess
(and noone stooped to kiss his face)
busy folk buried them side by side
little by little and was by was
all by all and deep by deep
and more by more they dream their sleep
noone and anyone earth by april
wish by spirit and if by yes.
Women and men(both dong and ding)
summer autumn winter spring
reaped their sowing and went their came
sun moon stars rain
e e cummings
anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did
Women and men(both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain
children guessed(but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that noone loved him more by more
when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and stir by still
anyone's any was all to her
someones married their everyones
laughed their cryings and did their dance
(sleep wake hope and then)they
said their nevers they slept their dream
stars rain sun moon
(and only the snow can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)
one day anyone died i guess
(and noone stooped to kiss his face)
busy folk buried them side by side
little by little and was by was
all by all and deep by deep
and more by more they dream their sleep
noone and anyone earth by april
wish by spirit and if by yes.
Women and men(both dong and ding)
summer autumn winter spring
reaped their sowing and went their came
sun moon stars rain
e e cummings
Extract 1: Twelfth Night
Extract 1
1) In what ways does the scene serve to set the romantic atmosphere of the play as a whole?
2) What are your feelings towards Orsino at the end of this opening scene?
Literary/historical context: The extract was written by William Shakespeare between 1599 and 1602, for the festivities of the night before the Christian Feast before Epiphany, also called Twelfth Night. As written for the purpose of festivities, Twelfth Night is fundamentally a play with humorous overtones.
Name of work and author(including dates): The extract is from Twelfth Night
o Context of extract: This extract is the start of the actual play itself, and introduces us to Duke Orsino, a very significant character in the play. He is shown to be pining for a woman named Olivia, who too serves as an important character, as they will come to form a love triangle of sorts where Viola comes into a picture.
Intro for the 2 sections of talk and line references: The commentary analysis can be split into two parts.
o Identify the three sections: My analysis shall be split into two parts the first being on the characterizations of Duke Orsino, and the second being how this scene serves to set the romantic atmosphere of the play as a whole.
For the main commentary:
o For poetry, comment on how the words contribute to the imagery, emotion, rhythm/rhyme, tone, word choice
o For extracts, add in the above, as well as how words contribute to characterization, setting/atmosphere, narrative style and main themes.
Section 1: Characterisation of Duke Orsino
o Regular use of blank verse as a medium, meaning that the audience will become accustomed to hearing its iambic rhythms, and to regulating their listening accordingly.
o Use of blank verse contrasts with prose such that spoken prose marks a deviation from the norm that is supposed to be noticed. In this extract, the switch is caused by Curio, whose use of prose indicates him as a commoner, emphasising Orsino’s use of verse which denotes his rank and nobility. High diction also marks Duke Orsino out as a nobleman.
o Much of Orsino’s initial speech makes reference to music, with words and phrases such as ‘music be the food of love’, ‘strain’, ‘fall’, ‘came o’er me ear like the sweet sound’ and ‘pitch’. This reference to Orsino’s love for music could show that he might possess hedonistic tendencies, or being a very idealistic person.
o In this way, a connection is drawn between the music and Orsino’s love, which is evanescent in nature.
o Orsino wishes to have ‘excess of it’, so that ‘the appetite may sicken and so die’.
o Words employed like ‘surfeiting’, ‘sicken’, ‘die’ and ‘dying’ gives a sense of passion that borders on decadence.
o He is convinced that he needs to be rid of love, and that getting Olivia’s love might be the way to do it.
o Hence, we wonder whether Orsino is truly in love, and his casual attitude to love creates the impression of a man who is fickle. The words ‘Receiveth as the sea, nought enters there’, also contrasts with the phrases ‘But mine is all as hungry as the sea, And can digest as much.’ In Act 2 Scene 4. We see that ultimately, Orsino could also be said to be arrogant, in a way, because he values himself highly, and possesses an egocentric view of the world.
o He contradicts himself, and the reader is ever more convinced that Orsino might be a man inconsistent in his endeavours?
o The following lines ‘Of what validity and pitch soe’er, But falls into abatement and low price. Even in a minute. So full of shapes is fancy That it alone is high fantastical.’ Only serves to allow Orsino to further describe his very own suffering at the hands of love, that his need for love causes all other good things in life to fall ‘into abatement’, or to lose their value. There is a great sense of self-indulgence here as he seems to be completely caught up in his own ideas.
o Punning on the word ‘hart’, meaning both a male deer, as well as “heart”. Orsino hunting for love? Gains the attention of the audience, and audience derives intellectual satisfaction from working out the pun.
o ‘Away before me to sweet beds of flowers! Love thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers.’ Rhyming couplet closes long speech of blank verse. In this case, the ending couplet is typical of a romantic sonnet, showing how Orsino idealises the paradigms of traditional Romantic love, also drawing the attention of the audience to the meanings of Orsino’s departing words.
o Orsino’s self-absorbance is further emphasised with the imagery of ‘fell and cruel’ hounds. There is allusion to the myth of Diana, a goddess of chastity, whom sends her hounds to kill a hunter who saw her naked. Orsino is convinced that Olivia, by denying him, is being unnecessarily cruel to him in refusing his love. He compares himself to the hunter, who would die just to see Diana, again, another hyperbole regarding his actions.
o Pun on the word ‘hart’. Smarter then he appears to be. Audience assumes that he mistook the word ‘hart’ for heart’, then believed to be the noblest organ of the body, but the repetition of the word ‘hart’ proves that the pun is intentional, and that Orsino has still some wits about him?
o Orsino has praises Olivia to the point of exaggeration (‘purged the air of pestilence’, ‘hath a heart of that fine frame, To pay this debt of love but to a brother’ shows how he admires her devotion to her brother, who has also just died. If she is so devoted to her brother, how much more devoted would she be to Orsino if he becomes her husband.
o ‘Her sweet perfections, with one self king!’ Orsino hopes that Olivia will belong solely to him; he wishes to be her master and her king; a certain sense of arrogance here?
o ‘Away before me to sweet beds of flowers! Love thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers.’ Rhyming couplet closes long speech of blank verse. In this case, the rhyme plays up the catchiness of the ending couplet, drawing the attention of the audience to the meanings of Orsino’s departing words.
Section 2: Romantic Atmosphere of the Play
o Romantic atmosphere is set by Duke Orsino, who seems to be the conventional lovestruck romantic; represented by ending couplets and use of high diction within the play.
o ‘Away before me to sweet beds of flowers! Love thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers.’ Rhyming couplet closes long speech of blank verse. In this case, the rhyme creates a romantic, gentle flow within his closing words, drawing the attention of the audience to the meanings of Orsino’s departing words.
o Orsino lovesick, ideals of romance but nothing substantial?
o “Illyria”, a mythical land? Heightens the sense of myth surrounding the whole play
o Twelfth Night, a night of festivities; foreshadows that the play will end on a positive note, emphasising the romantic notion of the play.
Concluding thoughts:
o Explain importance of passage within the whole work
o How does it provide an answer to the guiding question? Evaluation of Orsino’s character
o From what other angle could you approach the extract? If there is time. Allusions to other literature, ideas or philosophy. From another perspective
1) In what ways does the scene serve to set the romantic atmosphere of the play as a whole?
2) What are your feelings towards Orsino at the end of this opening scene?
Literary/historical context: The extract was written by William Shakespeare between 1599 and 1602, for the festivities of the night before the Christian Feast before Epiphany, also called Twelfth Night. As written for the purpose of festivities, Twelfth Night is fundamentally a play with humorous overtones.
Name of work and author(including dates): The extract is from Twelfth Night
o Context of extract: This extract is the start of the actual play itself, and introduces us to Duke Orsino, a very significant character in the play. He is shown to be pining for a woman named Olivia, who too serves as an important character, as they will come to form a love triangle of sorts where Viola comes into a picture.
Intro for the 2 sections of talk and line references: The commentary analysis can be split into two parts.
o Identify the three sections: My analysis shall be split into two parts the first being on the characterizations of Duke Orsino, and the second being how this scene serves to set the romantic atmosphere of the play as a whole.
For the main commentary:
o For poetry, comment on how the words contribute to the imagery, emotion, rhythm/rhyme, tone, word choice
o For extracts, add in the above, as well as how words contribute to characterization, setting/atmosphere, narrative style and main themes.
Section 1: Characterisation of Duke Orsino
o Regular use of blank verse as a medium, meaning that the audience will become accustomed to hearing its iambic rhythms, and to regulating their listening accordingly.
o Use of blank verse contrasts with prose such that spoken prose marks a deviation from the norm that is supposed to be noticed. In this extract, the switch is caused by Curio, whose use of prose indicates him as a commoner, emphasising Orsino’s use of verse which denotes his rank and nobility. High diction also marks Duke Orsino out as a nobleman.
o Much of Orsino’s initial speech makes reference to music, with words and phrases such as ‘music be the food of love’, ‘strain’, ‘fall’, ‘came o’er me ear like the sweet sound’ and ‘pitch’. This reference to Orsino’s love for music could show that he might possess hedonistic tendencies, or being a very idealistic person.
o In this way, a connection is drawn between the music and Orsino’s love, which is evanescent in nature.
o Orsino wishes to have ‘excess of it’, so that ‘the appetite may sicken and so die’.
o Words employed like ‘surfeiting’, ‘sicken’, ‘die’ and ‘dying’ gives a sense of passion that borders on decadence.
o He is convinced that he needs to be rid of love, and that getting Olivia’s love might be the way to do it.
o Hence, we wonder whether Orsino is truly in love, and his casual attitude to love creates the impression of a man who is fickle. The words ‘Receiveth as the sea, nought enters there’, also contrasts with the phrases ‘But mine is all as hungry as the sea, And can digest as much.’ In Act 2 Scene 4. We see that ultimately, Orsino could also be said to be arrogant, in a way, because he values himself highly, and possesses an egocentric view of the world.
o He contradicts himself, and the reader is ever more convinced that Orsino might be a man inconsistent in his endeavours?
o The following lines ‘Of what validity and pitch soe’er, But falls into abatement and low price. Even in a minute. So full of shapes is fancy That it alone is high fantastical.’ Only serves to allow Orsino to further describe his very own suffering at the hands of love, that his need for love causes all other good things in life to fall ‘into abatement’, or to lose their value. There is a great sense of self-indulgence here as he seems to be completely caught up in his own ideas.
o Punning on the word ‘hart’, meaning both a male deer, as well as “heart”. Orsino hunting for love? Gains the attention of the audience, and audience derives intellectual satisfaction from working out the pun.
o ‘Away before me to sweet beds of flowers! Love thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers.’ Rhyming couplet closes long speech of blank verse. In this case, the ending couplet is typical of a romantic sonnet, showing how Orsino idealises the paradigms of traditional Romantic love, also drawing the attention of the audience to the meanings of Orsino’s departing words.
o Orsino’s self-absorbance is further emphasised with the imagery of ‘fell and cruel’ hounds. There is allusion to the myth of Diana, a goddess of chastity, whom sends her hounds to kill a hunter who saw her naked. Orsino is convinced that Olivia, by denying him, is being unnecessarily cruel to him in refusing his love. He compares himself to the hunter, who would die just to see Diana, again, another hyperbole regarding his actions.
o Pun on the word ‘hart’. Smarter then he appears to be. Audience assumes that he mistook the word ‘hart’ for heart’, then believed to be the noblest organ of the body, but the repetition of the word ‘hart’ proves that the pun is intentional, and that Orsino has still some wits about him?
o Orsino has praises Olivia to the point of exaggeration (‘purged the air of pestilence’, ‘hath a heart of that fine frame, To pay this debt of love but to a brother’ shows how he admires her devotion to her brother, who has also just died. If she is so devoted to her brother, how much more devoted would she be to Orsino if he becomes her husband.
o ‘Her sweet perfections, with one self king!’ Orsino hopes that Olivia will belong solely to him; he wishes to be her master and her king; a certain sense of arrogance here?
o ‘Away before me to sweet beds of flowers! Love thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers.’ Rhyming couplet closes long speech of blank verse. In this case, the rhyme plays up the catchiness of the ending couplet, drawing the attention of the audience to the meanings of Orsino’s departing words.
Section 2: Romantic Atmosphere of the Play
o Romantic atmosphere is set by Duke Orsino, who seems to be the conventional lovestruck romantic; represented by ending couplets and use of high diction within the play.
o ‘Away before me to sweet beds of flowers! Love thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers.’ Rhyming couplet closes long speech of blank verse. In this case, the rhyme creates a romantic, gentle flow within his closing words, drawing the attention of the audience to the meanings of Orsino’s departing words.
o Orsino lovesick, ideals of romance but nothing substantial?
o “Illyria”, a mythical land? Heightens the sense of myth surrounding the whole play
o Twelfth Night, a night of festivities; foreshadows that the play will end on a positive note, emphasising the romantic notion of the play.
Concluding thoughts:
o Explain importance of passage within the whole work
o How does it provide an answer to the guiding question? Evaluation of Orsino’s character
o From what other angle could you approach the extract? If there is time. Allusions to other literature, ideas or philosophy. From another perspective
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