last week was actually rather mundane, which explains the lack of updates in terms of blog entries. it was the start of alfiyan's study break so that was pretty much what he has been doing: studying. usually he'd come over to nus to wait for me to finish my classes after which we'd go looking for food before he sends me off to woodlands.
as for me, it was the start of tutorials for a few modules: malay culture & society, new media & society, geography lab, and psychology. they were better than i expected i guess, since i found myself less self-conscious and shy than usual, =) =) especially for malay culture & society, since the tutorial was in the form of a forum theatre, where a group of students are supposed to first act out a sketch, followed by a discussion, and then that same group of students will carry out the sketch again, but this time, the audience will be allowed to intervene and be part of the sketch as well. i actually volunteered to be one of the actors the second time round and found myself having fun doing it! :)
this week's psychology lecture was quite interesting, i think - it was about visual perception and optical illusions and all that stuff. there was this one image which left me so intrigued, it might actually cause me to major in psychology after all! hahaha. ok here it is:
Are A & B the same colour?
apparently yes:
cool right? there's an explanation for it, but unfortunately i wasn't paying close enough attention to the lecturer to remember what it is now. something about our minds being so attuned to the regularities of nature that because there is a shadow over box B, our minds will immediately think that box B is a lot lighter than box A. you guys can go check it out yourself here.
and yesterday after my psych lecture yan and i went to watch a movie again:
Synopsis: Sean Porter (The Rock) is a detention camp probation officer who oversees the inmates at Camp Kilpatrick in Los Angeles and isn't willing to simply write off the violent offenders who have been placed in his care. Though their prospects for the future are decidedly bleak, Porter is convinced that if he can just get through to his adolescent inmates they may finally be able to turn their lives around and make amends for the mistakes of their past. When Porter's proposal of forming a high-school-level football team at Camp Kilpatrick meets with skepticism and resistance in the highest ranks, the determined coach puts his career on the line to prove that even convicted criminals can acquire the tools needed to build a brighter future when given the proper motivation and the means of doing so.
we both thought that the movie was supposed to be pronounced gri-dee-ron gang, but actually it's grid-iron (like the iron used to press your clothes) gang. for me, it was a typical inspirational movie which lifted my spirits and instilled some sort of belief in myself that if they could do it, then so can i. hahah cheesy, yes. but it was sooo much fun being at the almost empty cinema with alfiyan, laughing and being scared at the same scenes of the movie together. <33.
till then, people.
my silly boy. :)