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Saturday, September 22, 2007

Facts-of-the-Day

Facts:
  • Capsaicin (causes spiciness of chilli peppers) enhances perceived food temperature (above mouth temperature).
  • Menthol can increase cooling (below mouth temperature) and warmth (above mouth temperature).
Spent the day mugging at home! This is what I did today: (",)
  • FST3101 Tutorial 2
  • Reviewed FST3101 Tutorial 1
  • Revised FST3101 Lecture Notes Set 2
  • Revised FST3102 Lecture Notes Set 3
  • Revised FST3103 Lecture Notes Set 2
  • Revised FST3104 Lecture Notes Set 2
  • Revised FST3101 Lecture Notes Set 3 (not done yet, to be done after dinner!)

*hungry* Waiting for Julius to bring food home!!!

Nice story:

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.

The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Let’s not let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

This video shows you how to make an air gun (you are advised not to try this in Singapore). Quite cool.


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