A Die-Hard Materialist

Hi Ms xxx,

I’m xxxx, 2^nd year student of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), and xxxx of the MSE Students’ Interest Group (MSESIG). I’m representing all my fellow Year 2 MSE peers in writing this feedback, on CM1111 (Basic Inorganic Chemistry, a pre-allocated module MSE 2^nd years have to take) tutorial & laboratory balloting to your department for your kind consideration.

The following were noted from the MSE population:

1. There was no effort made to properly inform the students on the manual tutorial and lab balloting in a timely manner. Most only found out about it after a few peers came across the Chemistry department’s website on first year modules announcement. An email or IVLE announcement would have been much more appropriate in ensuring that all students taking the module know of such an important process.

2. Although the CORS system has its flaws, however as students we would very much prefer to settle all tutorial balloting on a single platform as much as possible. The administration of the balloting would have been much more convenient and simpler. It would also be friendly to the environment, as we would avoid the use of ballot papers. Therefore to have manual balloting while there’s already an established IT system in place for that purpose, was baffling to say the least.

3. The above-mentioned Chemistry department website (http://www.chemistry.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/notices.html) stated specifically that results of the balloting would be released via email and IVLE. However this promise was never met, and we were all forced to the inconvenience of travelling down in person to the balloting area to check for the results (again it wasn’t announced to us we had to do so, and most of us wasted 1 day which could have been used for appealing).

4. Results for appeals were promised to be announced as well, but in the end appellants still had to travel down to confirm the success of their appeals. Even so, I know of at least 1 case who up to now still does not have his appeal confirmed. The hassle of having to repeatedly travelling down to check on the results is very inconvenient to all students, and us Engineering students especially.

I am sure that the Chemistry Department is constantly striving for excellence in all areas, and hope that these feedback will help in your efforts to make the learning journey in NUS better for the students. As we MSE students still have CM1121 Basic Organic Chemistry as a pre-allocated module next semester, I hope that the Chemistry Department will provide a much better balloting experience next semester. Last but not least, if this should be addressed to someone else, I’m sorry and would appreciate your help in directing this email to him/her.

Thank you and Regards,

xxxx

xxxx

Materials Science & Engineering Students’ Interest Group

the economist对于我这种不怎么看报的人，既能从中了解时事，又能用来zb，可谓杂志中的王道。

结果它就免费了。从去年时可以在线阅读上期printed edition，到现在online free reading和printed edition 同为周五凌晨2点发布，越陷越深，彻底堕落为公众刊物了。

以前看到人拿着一份经济学人看，总想借来看看，因为自己一直没舍得花那300块订一年，tj library的那些都被我看到封面封底失踪。现在看到人拿着一份看，就从心里bs他：钱多人傻，居然还花钱买printed。

结果上礼拜去官网看文章时候发现，audio edition居然也免费了。Orz，杂志社是不是不想办了？我可不希望以后官网上全是flash广告，搞得和性浪似的。

1. 在巴淡岛坐cab要使劲砍价。

2. 最好不要穿拖鞋逛街，因为地上sai太多了。

3. The most amazing part: 在batam坐的几次cab中，有两次的车上speed meter是坏的。全岛没看到一个红绿灯。

新学期开始，脑子里负责幻想的part又蠢蠢欲动了。

上周末去了趟巴淡岛，去之前没有做research，手里也没有任何的旅游手册，无牵无挂的把自己扔到了印尼小岛上。事实证明，出游前做好功课还是很重要的。

Nevertheless 这个周末过得还是很开心的，吃海鲜买东西。

相机基本没有拿出来，景色和气氛实在让人没有太多拍照的urge。

请选择性无视地上的垃圾

咱也90后一把

已知Tuition fee loan贷款金额为$25000，还款利率为1st and 2nd year 年利率均为3.3%，3rd year利率为3.9%，4th year及以后的利率为4.9%.

又知若一次偿清无利息，新加坡2008 Q1 cpi为6.6%，假设未来若干年保持5%，最低每月还款额$100.

请给出最经济还款方案

最近很懒，现在才开始看上礼拜的the economist。发现一篇文章不错，遂奇文共享一下。

Singapore
Raising the bar
Jul 17th 2008
From The Economist print edition
A rare slip-up in court by Singapore’s elder statesman, Lee Kuan Yew MEMBERS of Singapore’s government are notorious sticklers for legal exactitude. So it has been interesting to watch the reaction after the country’s elder statesman, Lee Kuan Yew—a British-trained lawyer before he became a politician—gave inaccurate testimony in the trial of two opposition leaders.

1. You hesitate before calling the emergency number, undecided which number to call.

2. Sometimes you read out loud "EXCLAMATION MARK" at the end of your sentence.

3. After downloaded a movie, you reassure there's no FBI pointing a gun at you.

4. You know more than 4 euphemism of menstruation.

5. You suppress the urge of googling Google.

依然采用倒序法。

今天下午和赵可在matric fair电脑摊子闲逛，卖18摸的小哥仿佛磕了药，抓住我俩说的双唇翻飞，人涎四溅，真想一口罩憋死他。话说这次thinkpad的配置颇为godlike，2000SGD买到顶级机器，钞票也算死得其所了

中午吃了饭去中心图书馆印Poster，惊喜的发现computer cluster升级了，电脑换成了core2+vista，那个新鼠标尤其好用，研究了半天决定一定要偷一个回来。从CL回MPSH一路吃尽了苦头，A2连续爆满，第三辆的时候我也顾不上风度了，直接用实况里的压人特殊技强行上车。

上午早早的和老王还有小夏把matric fair booth搞好，他俩也荣幸的成为了08/09 AY的头两位新会员，将获得由下任领导班子的口头表扬。这次作为booth 淫插之，german language society的所有家当基本都在我手上了。左手拿着club fund，右手握着club stamp，心里不由暗爽，政经大权独揽，我可以成立独裁政府抑或恢复帝制了。

To 女王: 晴子也在matric fair搞，我把他拉进german society了。。。

自从21号搬进rvr，对这地方的感觉一天好过一天。Laundry就在我楼下，出门就是yih，上学也近，房间也大，家具也新，凡所应有无所不有，除了可恶的cheers卖东西跟抢似的，强烈要求nanyang mart将其并购。

这个周日去踢回新的第一场球，希望不要出丑。

平心而论，决赛踢的还算赏心悦目，比起两年前的意大利-法国和4年前的葡萄牙-希腊简直云泥之别。决赛的两支队伍必然中透着偶然，我本不看好西班牙，觉着这个队踢球太娘，不符合高对抗的现代足球要求。结果这批西班牙小年轻的打破常规，一贯柔弱的托雷斯在英超摔打一年后，居然可以生吃俄罗斯中卫，背后超车拉姆（这是拉姆一生之辱），后防线上普队坐阵，辅以全能男拉莫斯，西班牙的短板彻底补齐。拉莫斯+伊涅斯塔+席尔瓦+托雷斯，四个至少还有10年职业生涯的球员崛起，看起来西班牙的更新换代走在了前面。

由于众所周知的原因，我心里是希望德国夺冠的。说服自己的理由就是这次德国以06年季军班底，辅以崛起的超级马里奥，至少deserve一个四强席位。当德国磕掉葡萄牙之后，我心里唯一忧虑竟然是一个迷信，恩，巴老二。有巴拉克在，决赛赌球千万别赌他的队赢。超级马里奥也神奇不再，离门一米远都踢飞，看的我汗如雨下。积极的方面，就是poldi和小猪发挥的不错，可以接班了。

纵观四强球队，三支力量型，一支技术型夺冠。这并不意味着技术型打法的复辟，而说明了如果你的技术没有牛逼到控球60%以上，最好还是把身体练好。

有个镜头给我印象颇深，瑞典-西班牙那场，伊布在小禁区线拿球，倚住拉莫斯。拉莫斯用力顶了一下，伊布居然纹丝不动，拉大惊，暗忖老子这身板横吃西甲无敌手，岂能吃这亏？就上前一步打算铲球解围。换作一般前锋，早顺坡下驴把球传将出去，但看官可知这伊布身高八尺，天生神力，技术过人，年少时曾单挑对方整条防线。见拉莫斯放铲，伊布微微一笑，狼腰一扭，踩球稍稍往外挪了两寸，再硬生生的接了这一铲。拉莫斯身长183公分，竟够不到伊布脚下的球，登时呼吸不畅，心道“天要灭我”。伊布见自己腿长占了上风，就扭身一扫，球应声入网。高手过招，就在这电光火石之间分胜负。

开赛前我最看好的葡萄牙，倒在了四强外。看好葡萄牙不止因为C罗，而是因为它的防线比较放心。切尔西主力+皇马主力，中卫是比较硬的。不过也算倒霉，碰上了有克神的德国。