Short Update
Damn sad, already one week and still no feedback for bubbles’ post. This either means that:
a) the mud was good, or
b) no one cares about bubbles
Bubbles demand feedback! Just tell him that the mud was good…
And while we’re on the subject of feedback, we’re still waiting for the following photos to come back to us for further posting:
a) Kong Eng’s gf Ee Lee’s Kijal pics
b) Jeff Au’s pics of my primary school friend, Phuah, in boardgames meetup.
Look for further updates when I get the pics… whenever the evil bastards see fit to send them to me.
Other updates: been reading Fermat’s Last Theorem, a book by Simon Singh, about Mathematicians. I find his descriptions of mathematicians fits me, in that I’m precise to a dot, I formulate my responses slowly just because I like my answers to be short, straight, succinct and precise.
The book itself, surprisingly, was not dry like a textbook. Instead, it has plenty of drama and quirky characters in it. From Pythagoras (who was persecuted for his maths) to Andrew Wiles (the modern day ‘hero’ of the book), the book describes the history of mathematics through the trials and tribulations of extraordinary people (read: mathematicians) and their quest to prove a centuries-old maths theorem by de Fermat, hence the name of the book.
After reading the book, I feel really intrigued by the world of academic mathematics. I would think that I’d studied the wrong degree, particularly since I’d always won prizes in maths during primary, secondary and college. Also, in boardgaming, there’s a very famous designer who is a pHd in mathematics, a Dr Knizia, which seems to suggest that maths is a good path to boardgame designing… Then again, after reading that mathematicians have a history of dying young or burned out of ideas young, a more practical degree still seems like a better choice. 
(chicken out)
To end this post, a photo that I’d missed out previously:
Li li playing 1856!!! Haha, actually I’m playing, but hidden by the camera. As you can see, it’s part of my diabolical plot to make her an ambassador of boardgames, this photo will bring lots of her friends into boardgaming, one colleague at a time, muahahaha! (now where did I put my kevlar vest, I’ve a feeling I need it…)
