the four right chords can make me cry

Question: What is the most beautiful vehicle in the whole of NUS?
will give you the answer at the end of this post, but here is the main post to distract you a little first. =)

Finished 2 books in 3 days! Not bad by my standards! All thanks to the 1.5hour long bus rides from home to NUS.

Borrowed them out of the library. Everyone was borrowing textbooks and school stuff, and there I was checking out 2 storybooks, short works of fiction. How un-hardworking.

First was The Teenage Workbook by Adrian Tan. Despite of its teen romance themes, I found myself enjoying it. Light, fluffy, and funny, breezed through it in a few hours. Go Singaporean writers! The references to all things local made the book feel so... familiar? In a good way...

Second is The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, a book that I've been meaning to read for a LONG time. Its fun too, light and breezy as well. But I see alot of parallels to the module I'm taking now on the mind, despite the fluffiness of the humour, it actually touches on the same things as Descartes and Plato, albeit with no intention of philosophical inquiry.

Here's an excerpt!

'Seventy-five thousand generations ago, our ancestors set this program in motion,' the second man said, 'and in all that time we will be the first to hear the computer speak,'
'An awesome prospect, Phouchg, 'the answer to the great question of Life...!'
'The Universe...!' said Loonquawl.
'And Everything...!'
'Shh,' said Loonquawl with a slight gesture, 'I think Deep Thought is preparing to speak!'
There was a moment's expectant pause whilst panels slowly came to life on the front of the console. Lights flashed on and off experimentally and settled down into a businesslike pattern. A soft low hum came from the communication channel.
'Good morning,' said Deep Thought at last,
'Er... Good morning, O Deep Thought,' said Loonquawl nervously, 'do you have...er, that is...'
'An answer for you?' interrupted Deep Thought majestically, 'Yes. I have.'
The two men shivered with expectancy. Their waiting had not been in vain.
'There is really one?' breathed Phouchg.
'There is really one,' confirmed Deep Thought.
'To Everything? To the great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything?'
'Yes.'
Both of the men had been trained for this moment, their lives had been a preparation for it, they had been selected at birth as those who would witness the answer, but even so they found themselves gasping and squirming like excited childern,
'And you're ready to give it to us?' urged Loonquawl.
'I am.'
'Now?'
'Now,' said Deep Thought.
They both licked their dry lips.
'Though i don't think,' added Deep Thought, 'that you're going to like it,'
'Doesn't matter!' said Phouchg. 'We must know it! Now!'
'Now?' inquired Deep Thought.
'Yes! Now...'
'Alright,' said the computer and settled into silence again. The two men fidgeted. The tension was unbearable.
'Alright,' said Deep Thought, 'The Answer to the Great Question...'
'Yes...!'
'Of Life, the Universe and Everything...' said Deep Thought.
'Yes...!'
'Is...' said Deep Thought, and paused.
'Yes...!'
'Is...'
'Yes...!!!...?'
'Forty-two,' said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.

The Answer(as promised): 42! Haha no lar, the real answer is: The MILO TRUCK! (hahaha!!! had 2 cups today)

posted by beckyboo @ 12:11 AM