aleng's journal

FREE! My condition right now... well, I just finished my exam, so that does count.
Anyhow, this isn't another post in where I speak about Freedom or such, but instead Cody Simpson's latest independent album "Free".

It was released on 10 July, and TBH, this album wasn't really something I would be hyped about 'cause I'm not really a fan of Cody.
The album is mostly acoustic rock, a bit of reggae. Tracks like "Flower", "New Problem", "Driftwood", "Love Yourself", "Free" are pretty nice. The rest are pretty much good, with honest lyrics and tingly guitar strungs in all the songs. Some manage to get stuck in my head for a while, like "Happy Lil' Hippie", but this album didn't seem to "WOW" me. It's more of a "I saw this one coming after all the singles". The reason I'm saying this is because his singles have painted most of what the album might seem like, and I know some people love to expect what they already knew is coming (I'm sometimes that people).

BUT! This album isn't bad, despite Cody Simpson starting an independent career of his own. So this serves more of a challenge to him, and I'm looking forward to what he might have in store for his listeners.

Heard the album yet? Listen it on Spotify, or maybe just listen on the list I prepared on the top right side! Happy Listening!!

HELL YEA!
Hallelujah! I finished my presentation with good remarks and my assessments, and now left with holidays to prepare for my exam and to finish my lab works. Yes, life is never as fun as it seems, but put it in a different perspective, and you get yourself a bright colorful world.

Spongebob's perspective

Yes, perspective.. believe me, it changes! I used to be scared of presentations, but now I'm comfortable with it (NO, doesn't mean I LIKE it). Upon living in Singapore, it's been a free life so far. I plan for my own future plans, making sure to spend money wisely, and time management too. This is basically life challenges and your experiences will determine how well you'll overcome them in future. I'll give a personal experience that I really have as an example; I had never liked presentation. I would always get "butterflies", sweaty, and more of those typical signs you're nervous like most of you'd experience. As time goes on, I learned some tricks to stand up straight and present without stuttering too much (Yes, I still stutter a bit sometimes, I mean, try pronouncing Pleurotus ostreatus PLO6 repetitively without reading it for the second time). Some might find it obvious that I'm nervous, while some will see me as confident.
And there you have, CONFIDENCE! 

What do you say? You're a timid worthless fellow who's afraid to speak up in front of people just like me?

This is my tip, ACT CONFIDENT! But don't get carried away during the Q&A session. I noticed that most of my friends thought I "enjoyed" presenting, and I laughed at them (No, seriously, I laughed, and it was awkward). Being confident hides the fact that you're scared, this works for me pretty well. Unless your lecturer's a psychic mind-reader, then I guess you're doomed.
All in all, as the old sayings; keep practicing by yourself, in front of people, or if you're super CONFIDENT, just go ahead!

Plus, I just realized we have all went through half of 2015. Man I feel so old now. I mean, do kids nowadays even know what's an alfalink?
If you don't, it's basically an e-dictionary which existed before smartphones came to life. What the hell am I doing? I'm making myself feel old. And I bet kids nowadays have no idea what these games are...
Man, how I miss those good old days. Anyhow, I still got works to do despite having holidays, but this year has been an amazing one so far. It's like my youth has meaning, but that's another story for the future. Have a great day!