I wrote this short story as requested by my Chemistry lecturer. The main theme is about valence electron and chemical bonding.
Many years ago, when human was still at their primitive age, there was a God. The God was known as the mighty Zeus. The whole world was under His graceful care and guidance. Zeus loved the humans so much that He gave them each a power. Thus, He gave them power through “valence electrons”. Nevertheless, Zeus did not wish for the humans to have power beyond their control. Thus, each humans’ power is limited with the number of “valence electron” around them. The most powerful human would be able to operate on its own and in order to achieve that power, one must have 8 valence electron around them. Thus was the rule set by Zeus Himself to help the humans to evolve into a greater species. Nevertheless, for many years did he realize that the human race was young and naïve. Only a little of them were able to operate alone. Sooner later, He realized that these majority of humans required assistance from their kin and friends. Unable to alter the course and simple characteristics of human, Zeus had an idea to curb this problem. The intelligent Zeus then introduced the idea of working together. If a human had only four or less valence electrons around them, that particular human has to either share or accept that electrons from other people in order to achieve 8 electrons. That seemed to solve the problem but Zeus was not satisfied. He realized that as simple as humans could be, they had their own unique character. Some of them were willing to share their valence electron for the greater good. While some of them forcefully accepted the electrons from others through a magical duel. Those who were willing to share bounded themselves together to form a team. Zeus was very happy with this and thus name their sharing as “covalent bonding”. However, Zeus realized that for those who forcefully accepted the electrons from others were based on the concept of survival of the fittest. As the number of valence electrons represented strength and power for the humans, those with more than 4 electrons would actually accept the other number of valence electrons from those who were weaker than them. They absorbed the remaining valence electron just to fill up their empty spaces and achieved the most powerful number of valance electron which was 8. As for those who had 4 and below of valence electron, they were not powerful enough to defend themselves. Thus, they were obliged to donate their remaining valence electrons to the stronger ones. Knowing the very existence of such situation, Zeus then passed down another rule. This rule would protect those who donated their electrons. It worked in such a way that when the weaker ones donated all of their valence electrons, they would regenerate back and have a number of 8 valence electrons. In other words, they would be stronger than before. Satisfied with His own arrangement, He named the process of donating and accepting as “ionic bonding”.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Payphone in Chinese
Take a look if you are interested. I love it a lot ^^
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Happy Birthday Ong.
The days creeps by slowly yet obviously.
The rising and setting of the Sun still remains as conventional as it can be but the objects which it's light shown upon, they experience perpetual changes day by day.
I am of them.
Everything from the movement of the Sun to the blow of the wind seems to be following an arranged routine.
But as for me, life for the past 6 weeks has been fairly interesting.
Today is my best friend's birthday. It's the same day as last year and it's as though I had just celebrated his last birthday yesterday. Yet, in a blink of an eye, I am right in Miri and he's in Penang. Seems so near yet so far. Seems reachable yet untouchable. Seems understandable yet inexplicable.
Complex.
Complicated. Yet, one thing can be as simple as it can get: I wish to celebrate his birthday for him right now.
Noise has made its absence quite obvious throughout my time these few days. However, I barely notice it's absence. I have kept myself in solitude recently. Instead of seeing it as a sign of antisocial, I define it to be a pleasure. Nevertheless, one question remains: To what or whom do I owe this unexpected pleasure?
Solitude has treated me well. The time spent for myself has brought nothing but satisfaction and a few questions. Satisfaction as in completing the things that I have in mind. Questions as in whether I am on the right path. Putting both of them together, for now, it weighs heavier on the satisfaction side.
How I wish I possess the ability to hasten time till I set foot on the land of Penang. In order to do so, I will have to face my obligations laid before me. Yes, indeed. There are a few unsettled tasks which require my utmost attention and effort.
As a promise to myself, I shall deal with them delicately.
Till then, adios...
The rising and setting of the Sun still remains as conventional as it can be but the objects which it's light shown upon, they experience perpetual changes day by day.
I am of them.
Everything from the movement of the Sun to the blow of the wind seems to be following an arranged routine.
But as for me, life for the past 6 weeks has been fairly interesting.
Today is my best friend's birthday. It's the same day as last year and it's as though I had just celebrated his last birthday yesterday. Yet, in a blink of an eye, I am right in Miri and he's in Penang. Seems so near yet so far. Seems reachable yet untouchable. Seems understandable yet inexplicable.
Complex.
Complicated. Yet, one thing can be as simple as it can get: I wish to celebrate his birthday for him right now.
Noise has made its absence quite obvious throughout my time these few days. However, I barely notice it's absence. I have kept myself in solitude recently. Instead of seeing it as a sign of antisocial, I define it to be a pleasure. Nevertheless, one question remains: To what or whom do I owe this unexpected pleasure?
Solitude has treated me well. The time spent for myself has brought nothing but satisfaction and a few questions. Satisfaction as in completing the things that I have in mind. Questions as in whether I am on the right path. Putting both of them together, for now, it weighs heavier on the satisfaction side.
How I wish I possess the ability to hasten time till I set foot on the land of Penang. In order to do so, I will have to face my obligations laid before me. Yes, indeed. There are a few unsettled tasks which require my utmost attention and effort.
As a promise to myself, I shall deal with them delicately.
Till then, adios...
Friday, August 3, 2012
A few points to ponder
Right now, I am entering the fourth week of my second semester.
Throughout these 4 weeks, I dare say that I have been relatively comfortable and happy. Some of such satisfaction come from the fact that I finally move in into a new house which feels more like home. It really does make a difference. Living in a place where it signifies nothing but keep reminding you that you are far far away from home does make one sick. For now, I just love this room of mine where I have my privacy but then not so lonely and away from the friends here.
Academic wise, I feel more right on track this semester. Last semester was a total confusion. But then, I still lack the diligence that I expected from myself before coming here. I keep telling people around me that the worst weakness is when you identified your own weakness, acknowledging them but did nothing to alter the course of it. It is just pathetic and weak. Sadly and unfortunately, I am finding difficulty to apply this personal thought to my current situation. Sad.
Another thing that really makes me happy is the activities here. I am in Curtin's volleyball club. There are many things that require my attention and effort. I like it as i treat it as a training ground for me. Apart all these management things, training hard to be a better volleyball player has accompanied me throughout these weeks. It is always fun and entertaining to set one of your targets on sports. I just enjoy looking at the result of my training gradually but effectively growing day by day. By doing so, it does provide some respect among the players in Curtin. I won't have the guts to say that I have the talent in it but then it's quite obvious that my improvement has been quite at a fast rate. No matter what happens, I will keep training on. Sigh.. But then, thinking about my two favourite sports back in Nibong Tebal, basketball and ping pong, I really miss playing them. It's a shame that I can't find any link to reconnect myself to basketball in Curtin. Somehow, it is as if it's not meant for me here. As for ping pong, this sport is quite underrated here. No one cares to play it or establish it. So, the two of my buddies are slowly fading away. I guess that's fate. I don't like it but that's how it is.
Once again I would like to thank the all mighty God for putting wonderful people in my life right now. First I have this very kind and elegant lecturer who never stop helping her students. It is really a gift from God to have met her. Second would be the friends here. Right now, it's like we have a small group of people consisting of 3 boys and a girl. The four of us just got together without anyone knowing it. It's just amazing how things work out their own way and form an equation which will last for a considerable amount of time. Though some of us within the group might not agree on most occasions, we do agree to disagree which makes things easier to settle.
Last night and this morning, my lecturer had a brief conversation with me. I started it first by asking, why some people are so popular or welcomed though they are nothing but jackasses. My lecturer threw me back a question, are you intimated by it? Then, she told me that I shouldn't look at what I didn't have but appreciate the people who stayed by with me for who I am. I appreciate those words and I shall remember them. But right now, sitting in front of my laptop, I question myself again. Why am I so insecure and intimated by the differences around me? I am definitely very very different from the people around me here, be it the academic arena or the sports arena. If you were to take out the few number of people around me, it would look as if I have been operating on my own throughout this while. But then, right until now, the results of such act has been promising. So, what's the problem? I guess I would have to think it through.
As for now, everything looks cool. :)
Throughout these 4 weeks, I dare say that I have been relatively comfortable and happy. Some of such satisfaction come from the fact that I finally move in into a new house which feels more like home. It really does make a difference. Living in a place where it signifies nothing but keep reminding you that you are far far away from home does make one sick. For now, I just love this room of mine where I have my privacy but then not so lonely and away from the friends here.
Academic wise, I feel more right on track this semester. Last semester was a total confusion. But then, I still lack the diligence that I expected from myself before coming here. I keep telling people around me that the worst weakness is when you identified your own weakness, acknowledging them but did nothing to alter the course of it. It is just pathetic and weak. Sadly and unfortunately, I am finding difficulty to apply this personal thought to my current situation. Sad.
Another thing that really makes me happy is the activities here. I am in Curtin's volleyball club. There are many things that require my attention and effort. I like it as i treat it as a training ground for me. Apart all these management things, training hard to be a better volleyball player has accompanied me throughout these weeks. It is always fun and entertaining to set one of your targets on sports. I just enjoy looking at the result of my training gradually but effectively growing day by day. By doing so, it does provide some respect among the players in Curtin. I won't have the guts to say that I have the talent in it but then it's quite obvious that my improvement has been quite at a fast rate. No matter what happens, I will keep training on. Sigh.. But then, thinking about my two favourite sports back in Nibong Tebal, basketball and ping pong, I really miss playing them. It's a shame that I can't find any link to reconnect myself to basketball in Curtin. Somehow, it is as if it's not meant for me here. As for ping pong, this sport is quite underrated here. No one cares to play it or establish it. So, the two of my buddies are slowly fading away. I guess that's fate. I don't like it but that's how it is.
Once again I would like to thank the all mighty God for putting wonderful people in my life right now. First I have this very kind and elegant lecturer who never stop helping her students. It is really a gift from God to have met her. Second would be the friends here. Right now, it's like we have a small group of people consisting of 3 boys and a girl. The four of us just got together without anyone knowing it. It's just amazing how things work out their own way and form an equation which will last for a considerable amount of time. Though some of us within the group might not agree on most occasions, we do agree to disagree which makes things easier to settle.
Last night and this morning, my lecturer had a brief conversation with me. I started it first by asking, why some people are so popular or welcomed though they are nothing but jackasses. My lecturer threw me back a question, are you intimated by it? Then, she told me that I shouldn't look at what I didn't have but appreciate the people who stayed by with me for who I am. I appreciate those words and I shall remember them. But right now, sitting in front of my laptop, I question myself again. Why am I so insecure and intimated by the differences around me? I am definitely very very different from the people around me here, be it the academic arena or the sports arena. If you were to take out the few number of people around me, it would look as if I have been operating on my own throughout this while. But then, right until now, the results of such act has been promising. So, what's the problem? I guess I would have to think it through.
As for now, everything looks cool. :)
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