tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63101372024-03-24T02:14:17.352+08:00the many-body problemif humanity destroyed itself, wouldn't it be cool to watch?Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.comBlogger349125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-50502348545895094862009-10-31T22:46:00.002+08:002009-10-31T23:07:41.754+08:00Macro BloggingIt's been a good two-and-a-half years at Pioneer JC.I hope I have touched a few lives in a positive way.I take away with me several meaningful relationships, I have learnt a few lessons, and I've gained many experiences.Time now to pack my things, consolidate, and continue on the next stage of the journey.Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-6141128564467726832008-09-23T01:24:00.000+08:002008-09-23T01:25:26.215+08:00Quote of the Day 2Subtract to account for double counting.Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-52002345270474418122008-09-22T18:24:00.002+08:002008-09-23T01:25:40.673+08:00Quote of the Day 1Science begins with the refusal to ignore ignorance.Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-67764595553035196982008-07-10T20:28:00.002+08:002008-07-10T20:29:06.304+08:00Tan Yong Kang, Jon MichaelZhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-47939922252301652172008-05-31T09:33:00.003+08:002008-05-31T20:36:31.193+08:00May/June HolidaysThe holidays are finally here. Time to take a quick break and recharge. Time to start exercising again and cleaning up the house. To get ready for baby.Time also to step back and re-evaluate priorities. I want to read more. Realised that I've quite stopped reading for some time now... Very refreshing to read The Undercover Economist about economics and traffic congestion and coffee and Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-52793287289689614722008-03-02T14:18:00.003+08:002008-03-02T14:36:18.493+08:00strokemy hand against hersthe agony of not understanding andnot being understoodpiercing gazefrom her wrinkled faceempty and going right through my hearti see thepainshe cannot seelaughing at nothing to laugh aboutdelays sadnessZhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-9035943510984315362008-02-10T21:39:00.000+08:002008-02-10T21:56:06.538+08:00ORDThis is the bridge you must cross if you are going to ORD (acronym that represents the completion of full-time National Service in Singapore).Note that you will still be called up for reservist after you ORD.Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-90434949645215758962007-11-18T10:54:00.000+08:002007-11-18T10:59:39.180+08:00Space and TimeGmail has breached the 5 GB mark for mailbox size.There is so much I want to do before the end of the year to prepare for next year...Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-7036934644784857132007-10-30T01:56:00.000+08:002007-10-30T01:58:21.832+08:00Cheers!Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-91786379645208042212007-10-03T14:43:00.000+08:002007-10-03T14:47:06.234+08:00Balancing ActZhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-610519411748380312007-09-25T08:06:00.000+08:002007-09-25T08:10:42.254+08:00Polarising SheetsI have another video up on YouTube.Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-46630371267731577862007-09-25T08:01:00.000+08:002007-09-25T08:03:09.004+08:00The Campus ObserverAn article written by an NUS student about "emo".Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-41506450608064109342007-09-15T18:02:00.000+08:002007-09-25T08:11:09.459+08:00YouTubeMy first YouTube video! Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-25493727634532534072007-09-15T17:10:00.000+08:002007-09-25T08:11:36.430+08:00GmailCheck out the super-cool "behind the scenes" video of Gmail.Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-43297825901558655212007-09-10T00:41:00.000+08:002007-09-10T00:54:45.944+08:00FameIt's been a long time since I last posted.September Holidays have come and gone. My first Teachers' Day has also come and gone.Teaching at PJC has been very fun.Let me now introduce the main star of this post... Thin-Ideal Media and Women’s Body Dissatisfaction: Prevention using Downward Social Comparisons on Non-Appearance Dimensions (Ann-Marie Lew, Traci Mann, Hector Myers, Shelley Taylor Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-23033160691510459962007-08-03T23:44:00.000+08:002007-08-03T23:53:20.602+08:00PJC Open HouseTomorrow is PJC Open House!Life has been good, and busy.Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-38283325665735294362007-06-27T21:09:00.000+08:002007-06-28T01:02:25.828+08:00While I Live, I LearnIf it doesn't rain tomorrow morning, I should be cycling to PJC. Soap, shampoo, shoes, towel and a change of clothes are waiting for me at my desk. I think I have socks there, but will bring a pair just in case. Oh, and will bring along a cheap little raincoat. I hope there isn't something I've overlooked! A belt!They are still having their mid year examinations, and I've just completed my share Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-5480568783665394002007-06-01T00:26:00.000+08:002007-06-01T01:14:44.578+08:0040 MinutesThat's the time it took me to travel the distance from my place to Pioneer JC by bike on Thursday. Moderately brisk pace with minimal load. It's roughly 10.5 km according to the street directory.This is comparable to the time it takes for me to walk to the Boon Lay bus interchange, wait for and take bus 180, then walk to PJC. The one time I took that bus (which goes along the same route as the Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-39037253832868478462007-05-25T01:20:00.001+08:002007-05-25T01:33:21.662+08:00New BicycleAleoca Crossbreed X.5 700C 21 Speed Hybrid Bike, from Carrefour (Plaza Singapura).Raison d'être: occasional commute from home to work and back so I have one more way to incorporate exercise into my daily routine.Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-54089946806215703102007-05-09T00:36:00.000+08:002007-05-09T00:49:38.606+08:00Customer ServiceFor the first time in my life, the supermarket cashier lady (at NTUC) thanked me when I said I didn't want a plastic bag! Thanks to the good efforts of BYOB day.I was pleasantly surprised that the guy from Subway at Jurong Point remembered that I liked my footlong sub packed in two halves. And I just found out that the Garden Patty has cheese in it... Is cheese grown in a garden?!If a hair loss Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-45550040263666737392007-05-09T00:16:00.000+08:002007-05-09T00:50:13.666+08:00PioneerI've been posted to Pioneer Junior College (PJC).They're building Pioneer MRT station outside my block, but unfortunately, it's not near to PJC, which is in the Choa Chu Kang area, near MINDEF.This is my last week at Juying Secondary...Looks like I won't be able to play tennis again this week... on Thursday they want to go to SOFRA for dinner, as a get-together before we go our separate ways Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-4851205001016261402007-05-05T16:45:00.000+08:002007-05-05T16:54:09.960+08:00Debian "lenny"Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0r0, codenamed "etch", was released on April 8th, 2007. I am now switching over to the "testing" distribution codenamed "lenny".It's been a rather long time since I last posted. In short, my Teaching Practicum in Juying Secondary is drawing to a close. I have one more week in the school, and they are having their mid year examinations, so no classes to teach, only Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-75153695075921947292007-03-20T18:20:00.000+08:002007-03-20T18:35:47.692+08:004 amIt's been a crazy time. Woke up at 4 am today to prepare for today's lessons. Slept at 4 am yesterday preparing for lessons.Was admitted to NUH for 3 days last week during the March holidays, from Tuesday to Thursday. My CK levels were highly elevated, and I was at risk of acute kidney failure. Felt fine otherwise. Was unable to use my laptop in the ward because there were other patients on heartZhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-19680640799342772382007-02-25T22:05:00.000+08:002007-02-25T23:38:31.766+08:00Hurricanes VictoryWe won today's game against Team Taz 8-3. The results aren't out on the website yet, but should be there soon. So we're no longer at rock bottom of the table after today. Might I just take the opportunity to draw your attention to the goal I scored in our first game against Skools Floorball.I haven't been "courted" (fielded) much recently, which is disappointing. I guess I'll just have to impressZhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310137.post-20647319576508032502007-02-24T01:06:00.000+08:002007-02-25T02:02:43.143+08:00LyricsI hope you never fear those mountains in the distanceNever settle for the path of least resistance Hope You Dance, Lee Ann WomackIf God had a name, what would it beAnd would you call it to his faceIf you were faced with him in all his gloryWhat would you ask if you had just one questionOne Of Us, Joan OsborneIf I had just one question, I would probably ask, "how do I stop suffering in this world"Zhiming Darren TANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766035778029008865noreply@blogger.com0