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4:51 p.m. @ Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009

Some funny things. Pulled from various sources.

Psych IVLE Forum.
The very funny (but acerbic) Dr Why:
Someone asked a question about whether every terminal button of a neuron will necessarily lead to another neuron.
His reply -
"It is quite irregular for the human body to maintain physiological structures that do not serve any function (there are but very very few). So, keeping this in mind, if a terminal button of a neuron does not lead to a neuron, what other function will it serve?"
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA i need a bucket to collect his dripping sarcasm. (Liyan, 2009) [<- CITATION FOR BORROWING/PARAPHRASING OF IDEA]
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In another thread, he posted wholesale an inquiry email where this girl just innocently asked a few straightforward questions. Then he posted a separate reply -
"Some of your questions tell me that you need to be more focused during lectures. It is not the habit of your lecturers to repeat lecture materials post-delivery. Extensive repetition of the lecture material to individual undergraduate emails is to be discouraged particularly for modules with large enrollments. Lectures are often a means to instill interest in a particular topic, explore new information/ideas not covered in your textbook or provide live demonstrations of effects (not possible with printed media). And lecturers should be seen as facilitators of these processes (i.e., they are not walking textbooks).

A lack of understand for any lecture material should be followed by a careful reading of the main textbook (most answers to your questions can be found there) or seek alternative ways of explaining the same concepts in other introductory psychology textbooks. At an university level, much more independent problem solving is expected from undergraduates than what they are accustomed to. It is understandable that first years find this more traumatic than their seniors."
HAHAHAHAHA i love the last line.

ST Online article Gambling addicts suicidal
I quote "Overall, the number of new gamblers with an addiction has doubled from 2007 to 2008, added Dr Lee, which could be because of the upcoming integrated resorts or better awareness in recent years."
A point in contention... HOW CAN THE RISING NUMBER OF NEW GAMBLING ADDICTS BE CREDITED TO THE UPCOMING IRs?! :| I feel full now probably because dinner is in about 2 hours.

And since we're talking about the IRs, this - RWS unveils 2 attractions
:D:D:D I cant believe i'm so excited by this. Seriously. Hahaha! I didnt realize how much i wanted this until i went to Sentosa a couple of months ago for Sports Camp chalet, and passed the half-built roller coaster tracks. It's really exhilarating just thinking about it. :D:D:D
OPENING IN EARLY 2010~~~

And ok this caught my eye because the word "molester" is in the same sentence as my current educational institute.
Molester a top NUS grad
ARGHHHHH OMGOMGOMGOMG. :S:S:S The location of crime was on the internet shuttle bus OMGOMGOMG. But wah lau... His medical condition is damn awkward. But sadly, not quite sympathy-inducing. Psych major somemore. Wah lau.

Anyway die Psych and Philo papers are due soon, i've already submitted the Socio one, BUT I STILL HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO WRITE AN ACADEMIC PAPER. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Shit.

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