Monopoly
ONE - Be Thrifty
The person who spends impulsively at the beginning... ends up bankrupt first.
TWO - Build Capital
Pass GO at least five times before investing.
THREE - Worst Streets on the Board
Better off building hotels on the cheaper row of streets than randomly buying a single house on each row of street.
FOUR - Banker
Avoid being nominated as the banker. The closer you're to the bank vault the more likely you would willingly part with your own cash on unnecessary purchases.
Because smell's the strongest scent - the more monopoly money you smell would evoke greed.
FIVE - Start Last
All players that start before the last player have a higher chance of declaring bankruptcy before the last player.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Top 5 90s movies that wouldn't have the same impact with a happy ending
ONE - Cruel Intentions
TWO - The Sixth Sense
Info Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense
If Dr Crowe was a living child psychologist then the movie would need to be re-named, 'Brain washing a boy' to rid him of the belief he had a sixth sense.
Movie Myth:
Humans have only 5/6 senses... 21 senses - http://andreasrossevold.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/i-sense-five-is-false.html
THREE - Jack
Info Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(1996_film)
Age, just a number...?
FOUR - My Girl
Info Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Girl_(film)
If Thomas wasn't stung by bees... what would have been the catalyst to heal the relationship between Vada & her father?
FIVE - Romeo + Juliet
Info Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_%2B_Juliet
What would have happened to Romeo + Juliet's fate if their love was approved & accepted?
The movie would have been renamed, 'Vanilla in Verona'.
Info Site - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruel_Intentions
That scene where Sebastian makes his way to Annette & the Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony was played as background music was heart wrenching... just when he was able to let go of his emotional baggage & take responsibility for his actions - it was too late.
Movie Theme:
It's easy to fool others with an orchestrated image, but it's not easy to run away from your true self... eventually life forces your image to break.
Info Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense
If Dr Crowe was a living child psychologist then the movie would need to be re-named, 'Brain washing a boy' to rid him of the belief he had a sixth sense.
Movie Myth:
Humans have only 5/6 senses... 21 senses - http://andreasrossevold.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/i-sense-five-is-false.html
THREE - Jack
Info Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(1996_film)
Age, just a number...?
FOUR - My Girl
Info Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Girl_(film)
If Thomas wasn't stung by bees... what would have been the catalyst to heal the relationship between Vada & her father?
FIVE - Romeo + Juliet
Info Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_%2B_Juliet
What would have happened to Romeo + Juliet's fate if their love was approved & accepted?
The movie would have been renamed, 'Vanilla in Verona'.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Wednesday - Where did that fictional icon come from?
The Real Mulan
WHAT?
WHO?
- In the Shang Dynasty (1600 - 1045 BCE) lived the female warrior, Fu Hao.
- She was one of Warrior King Ding's consorts.
- Fu Hao wasn't a conventional consort of her time, she led troops into battle.
- Ceremonial weapons were buried in her tomb.
WHERE?
- 1976 ACE, her tomb was discovered in modern province Henan & the name Fu Hao was inscribed on oracle bones found.
True or False?
Fu Hao wield a sword in battle like Mulan. (False)
Fu Hao was skillful at using 8.5 - 9kg bronze axes in battle. (True)
Reference:
- Chen, S., Mair, V. H. & Wood, F. 2013, Chinese Lives, 1st edn, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
1st Spooky Tuesday Theory
The Universe is not mostly a Normal Matter...
The universe is 96% dark energy and dark matter - http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy/
The universe is 96% dark energy and dark matter - http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy/
Graviton
It's accepted that gravity is a massless force... but what is the source of gravity?
Graviton is the name given to the theorised particle that's the boss of gravity... does it exist? http://einstein.stanford.edu/content/relativity/q2869.html
True or False?
Gravity can escape a black hole: True, until proven false - http://sciastro.astronomy.net/sci.astro.4.FAQ
Scenario
Let's give Person A the name PersonA & his/her relative was named Relative.
PersonA was emotionally guilted to spend two nights at a relative's house in Naracoorte, South Australia (South East of Adelaide).
Relative's house had one ensuite on the western end and a bigger ensuite on the eastern end for guests.
PersonA's initial impression was that it wouldn't be too bad to stay in a rural town for two nights... until it was time to sleep.
Forget 'The Conjuring', a night in Relative's house would put you off seeing a scary movie for many years.
Night One:
Tucked in bed and about to nod off - suddenly the toilet flushes on its own, the closet light switch was turned on & off & the sound of footsteps heard next to the bed. PersonA checked their phone - no reception & out of batteries when it was fully charged before the toilet flush. The bedroom door knob was rotated, the door opened & closed on its own. PersonA checked phone - reception returned & battery shown fully charge.
Day Two:
PersonA tried to forget last night didn't happen & blamed it on eating too much carbs & protein an hour before bed that made the brain overactive - until after a walk back from the bakery to grab breakfast, PersonA realised the spare keys to Relative's house was left on the kitchen bench.
Fortunately, Relative's kid had bad hay fever & stayed home from childcare & Relative was at home during the day. Unfortunately, PersonA's phone had no reception, the door bell didn't work & had to wait outside in the frontyard.
Across the road was an empty lot & PersonA thought it was odd that an elderly person would radomly sit on a fishing chair in the middle of an empty lot. But reasoned that things might be different in a rural town than an urban town & waved morning to the elderly person who snobbed the greeting. The front door was opened & when PersonA turned back to the empty lot... the elderly person & the fishing chair disappeared with PersonA's appetite.
Night Two:
PersonA asked for extra blankets, even though it was a heat wave. Once PersonA was underneath the multiple thick blankets - the draws in the bedroom were opened & closed, the taps were turned on & off & the shower door was slid side to side.
Day Three:
Finally, PersonA confessed the incidents to Relative. Relative poured orange juice into glasses & wasn't surprised at all. Told PersonA that all the other guests also confessed the exact same incidents & admitted at night Relative slept with lights & tv switched on to dim the noises. Also, there was a legend that an elderly person's house was burnt down decades ago & that was why the lot remained empty & unsold.
Spooky Theory
If, 'What goes up must come down' - then 'What goes in must come out.'
If gravitons exist, found & tracked going in & out of a black hole. Then perhaps there are mini black holes on earth & gravitons are one key to detect mini black holes to prove whether parallel universes exist...
That means the scenario above isn't a case of paranormal but a quantum & cosmic phenomenon... after all the universe is not mostly a normal matter & it's possible for every visible dimension exist infinite unseen dimensions.
If the same graviton can exist in more than one space at any point in time... that means it's possible that each person on earth has many versions of themselves existing in different dimensions at the same time. So you may be the opposite to alive in an alternate dimension & alive in this dimension.
Can dimensions merge? It's possible if a graviton can merge with itself.
But dark matter binds a universe & dark energy expands a universe. These unseen forces that attract & repel... means it's more likely mini black holes are unstable, can collapse & re-appear faster than a light year... & makes it hard for a person to meet an alternate version of them self.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Top Five 90s animated kids tv shows
ONE - Sailormoon
Mostly:
Mostly:
Recommended site for Sailormoon info - http://www.moonlightsoldiers.com/
Legend
f = female's point of view (pov)
m = male's pov
w = windox123's pov
Why watch?
f: tuxedo mask / moonlight knight :)
m: the sailors transforming ;)
w: it helped me memorise the planets in the solar system before Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006 - http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Pluto
Synopsis
An unlikely cry baby with a meatball hair-do received a moon prism from a talking cat. She transformed into her alter ego, Sailormoon to defeat evil beings from the negaverse.
Who's your sailormoon alter ego?
1. I'm mostly attracted to
A. bubbles
B. hearts
C. roses
D. fire
E. lightning
F. rabbits
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2. My biggest strength
A. brain
B. empathy
C. I don’t get hat hair
D. chasing perverts (like my grandpa)
away using a broomstick
E. loyal
F. playing video games
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3. My biggest weakness
A. over analyser
B. fear of auditioning
C. bad short term & long term memory
D. control freak
E. sometimes I come across as
intimidating to the opposite gender
F. anything that doesn’t involve video
games, especially studying, coordination & being punctual
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4. My quirkiest charm
A. I give off a Steve Jobs / Bill Gates
vibe
B. I get sick if I’m out of orbit from
others
C. I suit any type of cape
D. I can put on a red & white miko
robe in less than a minute
E. I can be a model with my height, but
I choose not to
F. in the next star wars movie I can
audition to be one of Darth Vader’s twin offspring
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5. My fav accessories
A. books & gadgets
B. eyelash extensions for optimal
winking effect
C. cane
D. anything not related to rowing boats –
I had a bad experience (got dumped)
E. bare hands for combat, gardening & cooking
F. eye candy & coins to insert into
arcade machines
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6. My life motto
A. logic over looks
B. love conquers all
C. remember to stop to smell the roses
D. applying anger management is really
hard
E. stand up for others shorter than me
F. the cup is half full – like using a
failed test paper as an opportunity to scrunch it up & improve my slam
dunks in the nearest recycling bin
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Mostly:
As = Sailor Mercury, Bs = S' Venus, Cs = Tuxedo Mask, Ds = S' Mars, Es = S'Jupiter, Fs = S' Moon
TWO - Captain Planet
Recommended sites to be a real life planeteer - http://captainplanetfoundation.org/
Why watch?
f: if only I could pull those rings out from the tv & put them on my fingers
m: seeing Wheeler get shot down by Linka episode after episode but gets the girl in the end - gives me hope
w: helped me get in touch with my inner hippie
Synopsis
Five planeteers from different continents were chosen to combine their natural element rings to summon Captain Planet. Together they try to take pollution down to zero.
What ring type are you?
1. If I was a scientist I’ll study
A. botany
B. ecosystems
C. ornithology
D. marine biology
E. affective science
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2. Outdoor activity I don’t mind
A. gardening
B. protesting to conserve the planet’s
natural resources
C. bird watching
D. surfing
E. talking to animals in the wild
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3. My biggest strength
A. I'm grounded
B. optimistic
C. bilingual
D. swimming
E. telepathy
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4. My biggest weakness
A. deforestation makes me lose my
patience
B. impulsiveness
C. letting someone who isn’t a bird to
get to know me
D. I can’t speak the dolphin language
E. I can be too emo
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5. My life motto
A. let’s grow organic plants in
eco-friendly greenhouses instead off emitting greenhouse gases
B. I’m all in for true nature & true
love
C. birds flocked together will look even
better saving the environment
D. 70% of the earth is covered in water,
if the same % of land dwellers protect sea life – there’s no need to pay to
go to aquariums
E. animals have just as much feelings as
humans
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As = Earth, Bs = Fire, Cs = Wind, Ds = Water, Es = Heart
THREE - Arthur
Theme Song - http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/songbook/theme.html
Info & spin off sites - https://www.facebook.com/PBSArthur
Why watch?
f: kept wishing I had parents as understanding as Mr David Read & Mrs Jane Read - even for an afternoon
m: learnt to tolerate others who wore a yellow cotton sweater
w: the theme song was a guilty pleasure
Synopsis
About an aardvark named Arthur who is confronted with changing social environments. It's hard prioritising younger siblings daily (especially if they hog the tv when Bionic Bunny is on), dealing with extended family members & learning how to relate to friends from different ethnic and family backgrounds.
Are you team Bionic Bunny or Dark Bunny?
1. I think
A. it’s liberating to wear underwear
over my pants
B. it’s liberating to be gloomy
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2. My biggest strength
A. sneakers
B. broodiness
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3. My biggest weakness
A. salt
B. emotionally damaged by an evil witch
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As = Team Bionic Bunny, Bs = Team Dark Bunny
FOUR - Madeline
Theme Song - http://oldhouseinparis.livejournal.com/2946.html
Why watch?
f: soft spot for the Bad Hat
m: I wouldn't mind living next door to girls my own age (there's 12 of them = 1/12 chance of scoring)
w: Genevieve the dog was irresistible
Synopsis
It's the idealistic life of orphaned girls.
True or False?
Miss Clavel was a nun (False)
Miss Clavel was a nurse (True)
FIVE - The Raggy Dolls
Theme Song - http://www.classickidstv.co.uk/wiki/The_Raggy_Dolls
Info site - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188357/
Why watch?
f: pretty is subjective - looks are a layer of skin
m: if a back-to-front handyman doll's catch phrase is 'no problem' - I can apply it when I'm lost to stop to ask for directions if my GPS is back-to-front
w: taught me how not to fret about trivial matters
Synopsis
Life's not perfect - that means it's expected each person has imperfections. Take life as an adventure and rejections are the life guides to awaken inner strength.
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