so many things we're not

Study music for the day

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#2 lesson that I've learned: when the prof says the quiz is going to be easy, believe in him.

case in point: half the quiz is balancing equations "orz

and I guess lesson 2.5 is that do practice problems (tis what all da upper years say), because profs have better things to do than make up new questions for the quiz, so they'll just take them straight from the textbook.


and just to confirm more upper year wisdom, time management in crucial e_e"

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Yay start of a new lable!

Lesson learned today is that when doing problem sets, it's the most important to know when to give up (optional: and call a friend for help).

Frickin' hot air balloon "orz WHY AM I OFF BY 20KG?!



and @rui: sigh, boooooooys.

matching dips

Contrary, or complimentary if you think about it, to my last post, this week is pretty awesome too. Lots of anticipated events, like today's presentation the Higgs Boson. UofT's head of Engineering Science physics option is a member of the ATLAS collaboration over at CERN and contributed to the discovery of a Higgs Boson.

It's like half of a dream come true to listen to the presentation (the other half would be a PEY placement there, hopefully they decide to upgrade the LHC too, that'd be double dream come true). Took some photos of certain slides, the presentation itself will be posted and I will definitely link to that once it becomes available:

 ^constructing the ATLAS detector, the bottom left photo is pretty much THE poster child for LHC haha. It's in absolutely every magazine article. Does look very impressive though.

 ^explaining how the different particles are tracked through the detector.

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and an accidental (as in I was too impatient waiting for the camera to focus) bokeh of the Dundas and University Ave intersection. Duplicating the layer and setting it on soft light does wonders.

piglet

Durr is this mini crunch time?

• 3 quizes (well this one this thurs and 2 piled together next mon)
• APS giant design project is starting this week 
• extracurriculars all starting as well(got Frosh exec on Hi-Skule! ;D and Solar House design team seems so awesome)
• ...feeling particularly lazy

uh oh

and there's summer plans to be figured out. I reaaaally want to go on an exchange @_@" It'll be so much fun, get to experience a new culture, and stand out when applying to summer position next year lol. Perhaps I'm too future oriented.

But yeah, so far, exchanges in terms of preference:

• Research at National University of Singapore (what Tony did, probably tough to get accepted @_@" dem engscis taking all the spots)
• Summer courses at TsingHua (most convenient option, as family knows ppl in BeiJing. Though there might not be summer courses)
• Japanese language courses at Nihon University (its in the middle of Tokyo...but I wanna be in Kyoto. Meh, will nonetheless be an awesome cultural experience, and hopefully I won't have to wait for subs/can read raws for the many mangas that will never be finished scanlating coughsaiyukicough).

Gotta start researching on profs/courses @_@

gusgus

I discovered that I did indeed like wings. It felt like a "Green Eggs and Ham" moment, except there's no Sam I Am, so I guess not... Crispy skin is so much better than sauced too, come to the fried sideeee (you're awesome if you get the reference).

On the topic of food, chestnut food is really good haha. Eating waaaay too much, probably double of what I had in China "orz Brunch and desserts are the best, especially considering how much each item would individually cost if purchased from a restaurant.

and in case you guys haven't witnessed the awesomeness of UT engineering:


Bonus that this was my room ;D
and I admit that I thought the test was real, it was a totally convincing set-up.

holy lobster

 I love calc class xD
The prof just keeps saying one hilarious line after another, in response to a question about whether we may eat during the seminars:
No ethnic food on the day of the test [...] they all have a great smell, which cuts through the smell of fear, which we like to smell
And the TA is awesome as well *u* (for reasons clear to Rui if she checks her texts)

So yeah, Wednesday afternoon is a complete treat. Makes my otherwise terribly busy day not so bad after all.

Though there's the APS tutorial.
Nothing bad so far, but it's group work on a major design project. If I've learned anything from Shad house projects (and the tears people have shed), it's gonna be a heck of a semester @_@"