Problem Solving doesn't work on kids.

I'm tutoring my neighbour's kid Collin for about 6 months now. He's in 5th grade. Absolutely no idea what 5th grade compare to our standard national school cause he studies in an Internationl School. It wasn't easy. He loves to talk. ignore when I tried to explain question solution, play games and easily distracted by food. I tried from being stict to finish up your work then only play to telling him to shut up and do ur work. I even tried telling him "Do you know how adults solve problem?" I actually showed him my notes on Critical Thinking Tutorial 5 , title Solving Problems. He was more interested in the picture instead of the content. Typical small boy.

Piece of advice, dun bother none of this works for kids his age. It took me awhile before figuring out a way to teach him focus.
Since he like taking picture I thought I'd played a game with him.

The rule of the game is simple.
If he manage to finish up his work within the time frame he gets to show his parents my pathetic picture else I'll show my friends his picture.

Work like a charm.

Force- Fitting Word Association?

Wednesday is always tiring. 4 classes 12 hours in campus. 8am to 7pm. then rush back and tutor my neighbour from 8pm to 9.30pm. Hectic! Yesterday was so darn tired I straight fell to sleep like a dead cow right after. Woke up again at 1am. Returned a miss call then went and meet some of my friends in McD.

6 of us were there including me, Edmund, Jess, Sharon, Vincent, and Aaron. It was 1 something in the morning. I was dead tired. One of them I never saw before. Name = Sharon. everyone was teasing her when I got there. dunno why as usual being a prick I joined in. The bunch of us just kept teasing and joke and laugh. Got alittle hungry and help myself to the new McFlurry Mudpie.

Towards the end, incidentally my friend Aaron suggested that we play a one word game. We used to play this sort of word game awhile back but usually with a deck of cards.We will each flip a card and try to make a sentence relating to the card to make up a story. but there wasn't any cards so we just played a one word game.

Its like one person start a word then the next person will continue on and on in a circular motion.

Lets me say this first, this is not a make-up. It really did happen.I am serious! and Aaron did jot down our crappy story. so here goes....

It lost his balls and saw Agua.(transvestite) Agua dick erected when looking at him from a view then grab something huge and started running towards Vincent but he go run then saw Edmund's friend Aaron then he stuff the dildo in his ass but it has spike and ended in Kenny's mouth.

In the end I was the fool. cibai friends I have.
Again exsqueaze me I seriously wan to emphasize I am not making this up.

We are all Immigrant

excerpt taken from Star newspaper 3rd of September.

"Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail had called the Chinese pendatang(immigrants) at a ceramah prior to the Pematang Pauh by-election".

More nonsense from our so called politician. Again what is wrong the brain of our representative. First we have the 'keris' now 'Immigrants'. What bullshit is this. that was so unjustified. I bet he's one out of a million malaysian that will say this. How does calling Chinese immigrants has anything to do with the Permatang Pauh by-election? If anybody should apologies it should be himself and not Najib. It has nothing to do with Najib.

Amazingly he manage to combine 2 fallacy into one statement. Hands down.
Tu quoque Fallacy (attacking same mistake. in this case immigrants.)
PETITIO PRINCIPII - RED HERRING (Chinese being immigrants has nthg to do with the election).

Mode of the Day : very much delighted
Reason : still confidential

Why do women fuss over petty matters?

This morning Me, Mom , and Sis went to Heong Leong bank to deposit money into Fixed Deposit. Its giving 4% interest which is pretty high in the current market now. Okeh, so first thing first is enquire and nego what's the deal and catch in the plan.

Any numbers mention here are fictional to cover up any unnecessary incident.

The lady explain that the maximun amount in one fixed deposit account is RM X and we have RM 3X. Thus, we need to split it into 3 separate account. Apparently, my Mom already knew that. 3 of us Me, Mom , and Sis. We open one account each.


After hassling thru all the document and paper work then Mom say according to the brochure each account of X amount is entitled to get a free gift(in this matter a towel). Then the attendant say "of this is out date brochure. we got a new order saying that only one towel at any one time." Obviously, unsatisfied we complained. "It is written here clearly that Each FD account is entitled to one free gift", stated clearly in the brochure. "So what nonsense are you talking" ask my Mom furiously. the commotion was pretty intense. Sis join the fun. even merrier. Me stood there embarrass even though knowingly that we are in the right stand. but you see when women argue its never like man.
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Man to Man

Man : "Why cannot?"

Male Attendant : "Cannot lo. rule is rule. Its a direct order from the top. What can I do."

Man : "really uh? can la , try see help me. "

Male Attendant : "really cannot la. I got no say in this thing. Understand my situation pls."

Man : "Like that uh, okla nvm."

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Woman to Women

Mom : "Why cannot!!!" Here say can!!

Women Attendant : "Nooo, you see this one is old brochure. This new plan change abit already."

Mom : "NO! I dun care. You give me 3 towel. or else i duwan this fixed deposit."

Women Attendant : "What!"

Sis : "Why cannot? here say can." (giving the same reasoning again)




Women Attendant : "Cannot la, I told you the new rule is cannot. and I'm not incharge of it. Its from the top." (Ad Populum Appeal To Authority)

Mom : "then you go ask the person in charge. NOW!"

Women Attendant : "Ok, wait."

Women Branch Assistant Manager: "Cannot! We cannot do that. We only left one more towel."

Mom : "No. I saw you got alot more in the box." (Ad Populum Appeal To Force)

me *roll eye when did she too a peek at it? still embarrass
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it went on for another few minutes before they started a cat fight. (okeh, j/k)
In the end the Women Assistant Manager gave up. We got the 3 towel and left right after signing all the paper work.

The main purpose we went to the bank in the first place was to deposit in a Fixed Deposit which eventually turn into a fight over TOWEl . So actually which is more important to women? Money or the free gift that comes along? Its no wonder many shops , goods and even food chain store like MCd always comes with freebies.

Hence, the saying "Good thing always come in package."

Mode of the Day : Happy
Reason : confidential

Simple yet Effective

I have been going out very often lately.My mom clearly wasn't happy about it and started slanting me. where you go? why so late come back? very rich now izzit, u thing petrol cheap ah? I gave her a disagreeing look and said

"of course la, this is because of the assignment. management is like that one. its all about meeting ppl and communication. get idea from outside world. If I stay at home what i get? nagging? So, I mah go out lo."

After hearing it, she just roll her eye and "aiyah whatever la."

Success. she stop nagging.

All I did was follow the rule of Simple Argument.

Definition of Simple Argument is must have

1. a conclusion
2. at least two premises.