R.I.P.
http://showbiz.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201201211510-306496.html
迎新离奇坠楼 中四男生昏迷17天不治 (Sec 4 student who fell from school building during orientation passes away after 17 days in coma)
参加迎新会时离奇坠楼，中四男生开学第一天出事，昏迷17天后伤重不治。
《联合晚报》日前报道，15岁中四男生炎景竹（译名，洋名Phinehas）本月3日早上8时左右，即开学第一天迎新活动刚开始，在金文泰1道的国大数理中学疑从6楼坠下，头部、背部和盆骨受伤，身体多处伤痕累累，当场陷入昏迷。
他过后被送往国大医院，可是一直没有清醒过。
据记者探知，死者身体多处骨折，大量内出血，器官也逐渐衰退，最后回魂乏术。
警方受询时证实，死者在星期四（19日）深夜11时55分，被医生证实他不治。
坠楼前 桌上留遗书。完整报道，请翻阅21.01.2012《联合晚报》。
In english:
The Secondary 4 boy who mysteriously fell from the school building during his school’s orientation programme on the first day has passed away after 17 days of battling his serious injuries.
Lianhe Wanbao reported a few days ago that the 15-year-old boy, whose name is Phinehas, allegedly fell from the sixth storey of NUS High School at around 8am on 3rd January, just as his orientation programme just started. His head, back and collarbone were seriously injured, as were many other parts of his body. He fell unconscious on the spot. Although he was immediately sent to NUH, he did not ever regain consciousness.
The journalist reported that the deceased had multiple fractures, heavy internal bleeding and gradual organ failure. Police confirmed that the stu
Black-shaded penguin against a yellow background.
TOP TEXT: HAVE FAKE GAY KISSING SCENE
BOTTOM TEXT: GET DISQUALIFIED
I see what you did there. You… what have you done?
(MISC) Meaning behind “Love Song” Lyrics!
So, I’m reading the sidenotes that GD wrote in red regarding the true meaning of the lyrics(what he was thinking of when writing this song)… and the way he expressed the literal feelings(the notes in red) are so much “stronger” than how it’s worded in the actual lyrics.
We all know that “Love Song” is about a guy mourning over his deceased girlfriend, right? And a lot of fans were denying the fact that it was about a dead girlfriend, but now we have proof!
Well, let’s see what genius composer Kwon Jiyong was thinking when he was creating this song!
* italicized = GD’s sidenotes in red
TOP’s beginning rap:
“A woman grows farther away while a man sings a song, but his eyes grow teary at farewell.”
- a woman = the girl who was going out with me (“me” as in each Big Bang member’s perspective. I’m guessing he wants each member to sing the song as if it was truly about themselves)
- grows farther away = death taking it’s toll on his girlfriend
- a song = a song created for the death of herDAESUNG’s part:
“I can’t touch you, I know, yeah, catch me from falling, hello”
- I know = although he knows that he will never be able to touch her, these (two words) are the only way he can express that disappointment.
- falling = the guy’s suicide attempt
- catch me = asking the girlfriend to greet him… helloGD’s part:
* No sidenote regarding literal meaning, he just wrote how to sing the part & where to emphasize the words.TAEYANG’s part:
“I hate this love song, I’ll never sing it again, so I’m not reminded of you, so I can forget you”
- so I’m not reminded of you, so I can forget you = the reason why he will “never sing it again”SEUNGRI’s part:
“I hate this love song, I’ll sing it with a smile, so you aren’t lonely, to you I will go.. ooh~”
- smile = a way to try to forget (about her)
- so you aren’t lonely, to you I will go = he doesn’t want her to be lonely, so he is commiting suicideGD’s part:
“I’m scared, this world has no meaning, take me to where you are, among the moon and the stars”
- scared, this world has no meaning = he’s scared in a world where the girlfriend doesn’t exist
- where…. among the moon and the stars = (talking about the sky) sky = the grim reaper who will take him to his girlfriendDAESUNG’s part:
“We were beautiful, you know, you taught me love, hello”
- we were beautiful = reminiscing past memories
- you know = talking to the girlfriend up in the skyTOP’s 2nd rap:
“The warm sunlight is part of another world, sitting atop a green hill among the dancing reeds. I’m continuing my unfinished conversation with my love, but I get no response, you’re a star hiding behind the sky’s white clouds”
- another world = the world where the girlfriend now lives in
- conversation = the conversation that ended because of the girlfriend’s sudden death
- the sky’s white clouds = are taking the girlfriend away & where angels and demons separate
- a star = the distance the grim reaper has taken the girlfriend away from himGD’s part:
“I close my eyes and feel your breath, I dream of you and a smile spreads across my lips, I’m breathing with you now. Please stop passing, Time, don’t separate us. Please stop, Wind, this is my last letter to you”
- i close my eyes and feel your breath, I dream of you… = if he can’t meet her any more in the actual world, he will have to meet her through his dreams
- a smile spreads = the happiness of meeting her once again (in his dreams)
- I’m breathing with you now = he has just committed suicide and is in the same place as her(dead), that is why he is able to breathe with her now
- please stop passing time/wind = slightly missing Earth, but still happy to be in the other world with his girlfriend now.
VERY DEEP MEANING, JI. I LOVE YOU <3
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS OUT ANYWHERE OUT OF TUMBLR. THANK YOU! :)
trans: 19871104.tumblr.com*TOP rap was writing by him.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Big Bang ~~~~~
I didn’t know the song had such an intended meaning… deep! G-Dragon :D :D
Zzzzzzzz
I am super sleepy now.
To do:
Chinese file (D:)
Chinese compo (D:)
CS project: 90% complete (D:)
mugging: 2% complete (D: D:)^9999999
FML
^^
This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when your doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, love to complete your life.
(Source: optimisticminds)
Random musings —;
Taeyang - I Need a Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuuiBjL09KY
Suppose the there is a person who wants to get married, who exactly fits the wants of the person in the song.
Now list out all his conditions:
NEEDS TO BE FEMALE (duh)
Also, to not run afoul of laws around the world, and to satisfy the purest definition of “girl” (one who is born female), I think he will restrict his choices. I would say that the chances lie between 28% and 40%.
One that speaks without thinking
Hm… “Without thinking” is an exaggeration. He probably meant “without hesitation”. :D Chance… I’d say ranging from 27% (pessimist) to 65% (optimist). But most of them, though, would tense up immediately *screams* :P jkjk.
Not a little child, but one that will embrace me
Meaning “mature”. This is much higher… between 42% and 86% (my own estimates, don’t sue me or anything, you 14% to 58%)
Not a girl that plays around sometimes when she’s bored, but one that will only love me
Um. These requirements are too strict. In this form you would get just 1% or at most 5%. But if you relax it (e.g. staying faithful to him in most ways) you would get around 25% to 44%… And again, who would need others when they’re with him?? :D
That kind of girl that will proudly take out and show my picture
If you find any within 10km of me, please do not hesitate to call me. :P
(well, just joking. But I believe this is an exaggeration. I’m going to ignore this for now D: )
A kind of girl that looks better in jeans than a skirt
This is purely a matter of personal taste. I have no means to dictate whether something looks better … so I’ll also ignore this
A girl that will eat the kimchi fried rice that I make
First off, how good is your kimchi fried rice? If you totally don’t know how to cook I’d score you a 1 out of 100. *sadism* If you are normal then I’m sure people won’t mind eating some: 50/100
But if you are super good at cooking you would get probably 95. :D
(chance: 32 to 68 percent for most people)
A girl who looks young even though she’s old
Ah… that’s difficult. I’d rate your chance at less than 15%. 5% to 8%.
But a cute girl who knows style
Another matter of personal taste. -.-“
Even though our hobbies are different
Our tastes are the same
A girl that I can relate to a lot
When we watch movies or listen to music
Ditto above. Varies from person to person.
EASILY ACCESSIBLE from present location
If the guy lives in, say, the north pole, he would not need to even start the search—just give up. If he is in… America, or Australia, or Asia, he would have a high chance.
If the girl shortlisted lives in, for example, the Amazon rainforest, while you live in northern Siberia, good luck.
So I think it would be between 31% and 43% - pretty constant around the world.
Multiplying the above together.
Estimated number of females in this world: around 49% of 6.94 billion (3,442 million)
Pessimist estimated chance: 0.28*0.27*0.42*0.25*0.32*0.05*0.31=0.0127 percent
Number of candidates= 135,520
Optimist estimated chance: 0.40*0.65*0.86*0.44*0.68*0.18*0.43=0.5178 percent
Number of candidates= 7.92 million
From these 135,520 to 7.92 million, you have to sift through and find those who looks better in jeans than skirt, who he can relate to, and is cute and knows style (not to mention proudly showing picture). All I can say is, good luck getting to the girl of your dreams, this guy.
<end rant>
For the rest of us, just continue and hope we find one ^^
-.-“
I wonder if I shall receive from the people at school. For example, a birthday celebration that does NOT involve getting soaked from a bucket above the door or being forced to wear fake eyelashes; smashed in face by cake, etc. etc.
To have that, I have to give to the people around me. But what can I give? How about playing cards with people? Does losing/refusing to bid blind nil count negatively towards my reputation/whatever? -.-“
Chains
Define fDm as “f Ds m”, where f and m are representative members of sets F and M respectively. D can be replaced with any letter except those representing members and sets. I’ll be using “*”.
Define (fM) as “f who believes itself to be a member of M”. Note that expressions such as mM and fF are illegal, while mF and fM are legal.
Define {f*m} as the set of members of F which * members of M. The expression q:{q …} can be reduced trivially to {q …}
As such, we can define chains such as {f*m*f}, which is by default equivalent to {f*{m*f}}; basically meaning “the set of members of F which D members of the set of members of M who D members of F”.
Wow, that’s a mouthful. Continuing,
We also have {mF*f}… this should be easy to interpret. But we can also have nested chains, such as {m:{m*f}*f:{f*f}}, which is equivalent to {{m*f}*{f*f}}. We are also able to reduce this to {m*{f*f}}.
And still further down, we can have things like {mF:{mF*fM}*{fM*f}*m:{m*fM}}, which would reduce to {{mF*fM}*{{fM*f}*{m*fM}}}… To reduce this, it is possible to create a new notation: (); where things like {m*f}*{fM*…} would be reduced to {m*(f, fm*…)}. So, the above would be reduced to {mF*fM*(f, m*fM)}.
Other: íýý={m(M,fM)*({f},{f*f}, {f*f*f}, …, {mF}, {mF*f})}
Okay, randoming over. byebye~~
Million Dollar Money Drop
Optimise a strategy for Million Dollar Money Drop.
Naïve solution
Given four answers with fixed probabilities of being correct {a, b, c, 1-a-b-c} and four sets of money {0, x, y, k-x-y}, with
x, y < k
x, y, k are integers
k is the number of “packets” of money in play
find values of x and y so that the expected return is highest.
For example, the probabilities are a=0.62, b=0.23, c=0.13, 1-a-b-c=0.02, and we have 40 packets in play. We would probably assign a value of 0 to the option with P=0.02; that being statistically insignificant. Without loss of generality,
a.assigned(x)
b.assigned(y)
c.assigned(40-x-y)
Expected return is 0.62x+0.23y+0.13(40-x-y) = 5.2+0.49x+0.10y. It then follows that we should put 40 on x and 0 on y.
HOWEVER, that still gives us a 38% chance of losing ALL our packets. Therefore, we should put some packets on y and (40-x-y). The question is, how much?
I’ll leave myself to think. For now, yor téghwýss jánh-a.
