SUSSEQUENLEE

Fri, 16 Nov 2012
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If you haven’t already heard the magic that is “SUSSEQUENLEE”, go and listen to it now:

Here’s the link in case you can’t see the embedded sound file.

And the transcribed lyrics:

Sussequenlee
by Melissa Theresa and The Frenzy

When I first met you
I thought: she’s pretty
And I got to know you
Subsequently

I said, “Hi I’m Charles.”
You said, “Chelsea here.”
Now we’ve been together
for almost a year

Subsequently (sic)
When will you revert (sic) back to me
Then we can liaise regarding about (sic) the matter

Subsequently (sic)
HDB flat apply already liao (sic)
Please double confirm (sic) or else we lost (sic) the house

Furthermore therefore (sic)
Furthermore therefore
Furthermore therefore
Furthermore therefore (Subsequently)
Furthermore therefore
Furthermore therefore (Subsequently)
Furthermore therefore
Furthermore therefore
Furthermore therefore (However; How about it?) (sic)
Furthermore therefore
Furthermore therefore (However; How about it?)
Furthermore therefore
Furthermore therefore (However; How about it?)
Furthermore therefore
Please double confirm so we can solve (sic) it out…

etc.

(Hat-tip to PLS REVERT, TKS.)

Defence of the Ancients v2009 (REV: AWESOME).

Sat, 22 Aug 2009
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VISWA SADASIVAN pwned 44 YEARS OF DOGMA for 210 gold!
VISWA SADASIVAN just drew First Blood! (+200 gold!)
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MM LEE has denied a tower.

~

This is probably old news for everyone else but I only just got round to reading about it today.

Nevertheless, it’s rather unfortunate that I don’t have 1337 Photoshop skills, otherwise I’d have conjured up something with a screenshot from DotA.

In any case, the picture below and its caption really made me laugh when I saw it: “Imagine you’re damn serious pawning enemies while your team mate [is] lining up chickens to impress his girlfriend“.

Some advice I’d like to give to valedictorians.

Thu, 4 Jun 2009
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I personally know at least two people who are gonna be valedictorians in their respective fields this year, so I hope they will allow me to share my views on what I think a valedictorian’s speech should be like.

I’ve never been a valedictorian myself, so it might seem quite impetuous of me to be sharing my views. But take it from the perspective of someone who has studied the craft of writing and has sat as an audience member long enough to at least have some valid views on the matter.

Also, I am usually right, most of the time, so it makes sense to trust me. LOL.

  1. Keep it succinct. Use the recommended rate of 150 words per minute to help you keep track of what you have to say e.g. if you have 5 mins to speak, your speech should be 750 words long. Conversely, if your speech is 1500 words long, you’re gonna take 10 mins to speak; more if you consider all those pauses for breath that you’re gonna have to make.
  2. Keep it sweet. All the speeches which I’ve heard from valedictorians seem to border on nostalgic, mushy, unfocused drivel. Try something different this time: try speaking from the heart about an issue that should matter to the group of people you’re talking to. Think about it in terms of extrapolation: the group of people are at x point in time; paint a picture of what they might be in x + y years’ time if they take your advice to be socially responsible and stop STOMP-ing, for example.

    I want to cheat a bit and use Daren Shiau’s USP Commencement Address 2008 to illustrate my point, but I can’t find it online, so I’ll settle for second-best and ask you to read J. K. Rowling’s “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination” instead.

That’s all. I’m rather succinct and sweet myself, you know. LOL.