Sinister strings marching madly
Ascension arriving charging crazily
Science's saviour lazily late
Troubled time thousand's ticking
Winding winds dotted dashes
Blinding brasses languid lashes
Ah what a magnificent mushroom cloud, curtain of fire oft seen in dreams.
Obsession craze mania into waking
Desires blooming into reality over lunch
Glass box ticking, clicking, singing
Don't worry about dreams over the snow
Fear not the reaper, deathly and old,
Await the waltz of endless gold.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Chess psychology.
Last round, paired in a hopeless matchup, fighting for honour. What to do, how to think?
Red (apparently strong person) vs Black (me.)
1. E3+5
What? Xiang opening? I don't know how to play this! Hm... He's probably faced zhong pao and fei xiang with this opening many times. Is this defensive or counteraggressive or... let's wait and see.
1. ...P7+1
2. P7+1
Gah. He's waiting too. Well, what to do. I don't know how to use fan3 gong1 ma3, but I bet he doesn't play against that very often either. Charge!
2. ...C8=6
3. H8+7
It worked! He thought a while longer than before! Surprise! Now, to be honest, I can't quite remember the next few moves in order, but here is a plausible (?) sequence:
3. ...H8+7
4. H2+3 H2+3
5. H7+6 R9=8
6. R1=2 R8+6
7. C8=7 C2+5
8. P7+1
Shoot. Beginner's trap. Should've played E3+5 or E7+5 (I think the former is better), probably. Hm. Well... we've nothing to lose this round, so.
8. ...P3+1
I accept! *serious face* Hopefully he's jolted.
9. C7+5 C2=7
10. C7=3 C6+5
*starts grinning manically* (At this point, I don't care if the sacrifice is horrible. It's his turn, and I refuse to think about the position, giving him the problem instead. This is a good way of turning blunders into sacrifices... if you're lucky.
11. C2-1 R1+2
12. C3-1 R1=4
I have a lead in development... if only because all my remaining seeds are developed.
13. H6+5 R4+6
14. R2=3 C7=5
killkillkillkillkillkill... (hoping this berserking makes him uncomfortable.)
15. H5-4
Ah. Drat. This is irritating. *continues grinning, starts giggling* (hopefully he doesn't notice I'm in trouble)
15. ...R8+2
16. H4-5 C6-4
17. R3+2 R8-5
18. C3+1 R8-1
19. C3-1 R8=5
Red is in the interesting situation of being a piece up, but all his pieces are disorganised and out of the game.
20. R3-1 C6+5
Deny all trades. AGGRO. Nothing short of a mad attack will save me now.
21. R9+2 R5+4
killkillKILLKILLkillKILLKILL...
22. C3=2 R5=4
23. C2=5 R-=5
24. C5=2 R5=4
An amazing repetition draw of one chase one threat, helped by tactics. If A(4/6)+5, C6-1 for some sudden pin and threat, or a fei jiang-assisted kill if either piece moves.
Red (apparently strong person) vs Black (me.)
1. E3+5
What? Xiang opening? I don't know how to play this! Hm... He's probably faced zhong pao and fei xiang with this opening many times. Is this defensive or counteraggressive or... let's wait and see.
1. ...P7+1
2. P7+1
Gah. He's waiting too. Well, what to do. I don't know how to use fan3 gong1 ma3, but I bet he doesn't play against that very often either. Charge!
2. ...C8=6
3. H8+7
It worked! He thought a while longer than before! Surprise! Now, to be honest, I can't quite remember the next few moves in order, but here is a plausible (?) sequence:
3. ...H8+7
4. H2+3 H2+3
5. H7+6 R9=8
6. R1=2 R8+6
7. C8=7 C2+5
8. P7+1
Shoot. Beginner's trap. Should've played E3+5 or E7+5 (I think the former is better), probably. Hm. Well... we've nothing to lose this round, so.
8. ...P3+1
I accept! *serious face* Hopefully he's jolted.
9. C7+5 C2=7
10. C7=3 C6+5
*starts grinning manically* (At this point, I don't care if the sacrifice is horrible. It's his turn, and I refuse to think about the position, giving him the problem instead. This is a good way of turning blunders into sacrifices... if you're lucky.
11. C2-1 R1+2
12. C3-1 R1=4
I have a lead in development... if only because all my remaining seeds are developed.
13. H6+5 R4+6
14. R2=3 C7=5
killkillkillkillkillkill... (hoping this berserking makes him uncomfortable.)
15. H5-4
Ah. Drat. This is irritating. *continues grinning, starts giggling* (hopefully he doesn't notice I'm in trouble)
15. ...R8+2
16. H4-5 C6-4
17. R3+2 R8-5
18. C3+1 R8-1
19. C3-1 R8=5
Red is in the interesting situation of being a piece up, but all his pieces are disorganised and out of the game.
20. R3-1 C6+5
Deny all trades. AGGRO. Nothing short of a mad attack will save me now.
21. R9+2 R5+4
killkillKILLKILLkillKILLKILL...
22. C3=2 R5=4
23. C2=5 R-=5
24. C5=2 R5=4
An amazing repetition draw of one chase one threat, helped by tactics. If A(4/6)+5, C6-1 for some sudden pin and threat, or a fei jiang-assisted kill if either piece moves.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Dreaming again.
This time, there is no light.
No shapes.
No colour.
The world is but a blank canvas. A void to be filled with thought, laughter or tears, things or actions, words or sounds.
But there are none.
Nothing exists, nor ever will, as nothing begets nothing. How true the principles of causation.
Will this dream end?
Or will there be a continuation?
It shall be a rather long sleep this time...
No shapes.
No colour.
The world is but a blank canvas. A void to be filled with thought, laughter or tears, things or actions, words or sounds.
But there are none.
Nothing exists, nor ever will, as nothing begets nothing. How true the principles of causation.
Will this dream end?
Or will there be a continuation?
It shall be a rather long sleep this time...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Eleison.
Tests drawing nearer,
Stress going higher,
Notes looking thicker,
Life getting harder,
Why? Why should we go through this difficult phase?
To the seven chapters of stats: Rock you.
To everything else: I surrender, I learn, I obey. Eleison.
Stress going higher,
Notes looking thicker,
Life getting harder,
Why? Why should we go through this difficult phase?
To the seven chapters of stats: Rock you.
To everything else: I surrender, I learn, I obey. Eleison.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Invisible.
Invisible objects slip unseen through crowds,
Never noticed, never given though to.
Visuals deceive our overworked eyes,
Ignorant of anything unexpected or odd.
Sight is the most useful and overworked sense,
Instantly rejecting alternate realities.
Blinking through the world, unaffected by change,
Like an unseen malaise of death,
Ever creeping, never sleeping.
...The most obvious things are the hardest to see.
Never noticed, never given though to.
Visuals deceive our overworked eyes,
Ignorant of anything unexpected or odd.
Sight is the most useful and overworked sense,
Instantly rejecting alternate realities.
Blinking through the world, unaffected by change,
Like an unseen malaise of death,
Ever creeping, never sleeping.
...The most obvious things are the hardest to see.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Yellow.
A bright, cheerful colour. The colour of my school "house" for the past 11 years. Associated with victory, vibrancy, passion and activity in my mind.
A diseased, jaundiced colour. The colour of white food gone bad, aged paper, wasting skin, bile and rotting, infested things.
A sunny, positive colour. The colour of daffodils, sunflowers, a bright summer's day, fireworks and happy, lovely light.
A sinister, overbearing colour. The colour of forced smiles, psychedelic maniacs, and yellow teeth locked in grins.
A diseased, jaundiced colour. The colour of white food gone bad, aged paper, wasting skin, bile and rotting, infested things.
A sunny, positive colour. The colour of daffodils, sunflowers, a bright summer's day, fireworks and happy, lovely light.
A sinister, overbearing colour. The colour of forced smiles, psychedelic maniacs, and yellow teeth locked in grins.
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