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I literally failed the integration (iirc) part of calc, i.e. the entire second half of first year calc, also the stuff I didn't learn in grade 12. That was half the course. I made it out somehow with a passing mark. I literally could not write half of my final exam cause I was just so bad at it. That was years ago, but I'm pretty sure I just left it blank.
Honestly to this day I'm sure some guy bell-curved the fuck out of everyone cause I was convinced I failed. Despite that I failed a course that I needed for my degree and had to take it again - and that did not involve any math at all. LOL
I think that I just had multiplication tables drilled into me as a child helped. Certainly doing a lot of mental math without reaching for a calculator (if this is 30$ and it's 60% off, how much is it now?) definitely helped and probably helps more in everyday life unless you're putting a math degree to use (note: I don't have a math degree).
Honestly to this day I'm sure some guy bell-curved the fuck out of everyone cause I was convinced I failed. Despite that I failed a course that I needed for my degree and had to take it again - and that did not involve any math at all. LOL
I think that I just had multiplication tables drilled into me as a child helped. Certainly doing a lot of mental math without reaching for a calculator (if this is 30$ and it's 60% off, how much is it now?) definitely helped and probably helps more in everyday life unless you're putting a math degree to use (note: I don't have a math degree).
Seductivpancakes
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I was so bad at math High school, my English teacher declared I'm living proof that Asian stereotype are not true.
Well I decided to finally start college. I have exams next week to determine if I need remedial courses and I barely remember HS math so I'm "re learning" on Khan academy and some help from friends. My brain is fried.
Well I decided to finally start college. I have exams next week to determine if I need remedial courses and I barely remember HS math so I'm "re learning" on Khan academy and some help from friends. My brain is fried.
Not really. I once spent my birthday laying in an open field watching the clouds because no one was home and I had no plans.
I'm better at the aim and shoot of Astro Blasters even though that's not saying much. Midway Mania requires you to be able to out-fap your opponent, granted you'd probably either tear it off or get friction burn if you fapped at that speed.
Gully State
Member
I thought I was good at math until I took Linear Algebra..
Septimus Prime
Member
I am so bad at linear algebra. I just can't wrap my head around matrix transpositions.
Welcome to Asian-GAF
Thanks. I'm not Asian but my last name kind of is.
Welcome to Asian GAF
(I'm a terrible shot, I told you :<)
Well it looks like you're eating your light gun. Maybe don't do that and your aim will be a little better.
Troubled Bat
Member
They have such things? I wonder if I can find it here.
I like math and logic-y things. The best thing about math for me is if you forget your higher level stuff you can always build it back up through the basics. (I have terrible memorization) history and fact classes completely kill me, and I only really had trouble with math when I was learning limits and series in calc as well as remembering what sin/cos/tan integrate into.
Gully State
Member
But I had to find out if I could eat it :<.
I failed calc 3x.
However, I'm in tax/accounting now, so I guess my math is good ENOUGH.
ALSO GUYS THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER. Freaking peach JELLY sake... holy shit so good.
I can't imagine needing calc in tax/accounting..of course I know very little of that field.
You can still go back to the basics for this stuff too.
Math is fun though. Love the problem solving in it.
Septimus Prime
Member
Have you been to Torihei in Torrance? If you get apple or peach sake there, they will serve you a cored out, frozen apple or peach to use a cup. It is so, so, so good.ALSO GUYS THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER. Freaking peach JELLY sake... holy shit so good.
ALSO GUYS THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER. Freaking peach JELLY sake... holy shit so good.
Fun for life since 2009
XD
Seriously though, anything with peaches is amazing! Where did you get it?
Septimus Prime
Member
Yeah, but I think they use specific brands, and also their izakaya is really good, which makes the sake taste better.
What shop is this? Do they carry Orion?
Septimus Prime
Member
That's kind of far for me. Maybe one day. =\
Yes, good izakaya. If you're into that, there are a few places around Torrance (although that's my favorite one). FuRaiBo and Musha are popular, too.
This is very much me, to the point where I almost failed U.S. history in high school. My entire high school and college maths and sciences career was built entirely on being able to do this - unfortunately, this also means that nothing really stuck for me, so it'd be rough for me to recall anything a graduate should know now.
CapNBritain
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Please don't be angry at us comic book nerds. There were times when comics were all we had!
SE Asia represent. I was born in Bangladesh, raised in Brooklyn, NY.
I did study engineering but became a banker because money.
I do write on the side, used to participate a lot in the creative writing challenges here, but haven't really written anything significant in a while. Though I submitted an old story to Akashic Noir's "Monday's are Murder" series, and they are publishing it.
Gully State
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With a name like Xiaoxing, you'd think they'd be more careful.
Septimus Prime
Member
Maybe they just have a small heart.
I'm seriously contemplating a move to finance because engineering isn't that lucrative and my finances are pulling me in three directions at once (ailing retiring parents, saving for future, etc)
I'm seriously contemplating a move to finance because engineering isn't that lucrative and my finances are pulling me in three directions at once (ailing retiring parents, saving for future, etc)
I don't think I can afford a change in major. I've been questioning whether or not I like my major for some time. I like building working programs and making games, but the tedium leading up to that is a pain in the ass. Weighing the pros and cons.
Seductivpancakes
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Yea I'm using Khan academy at the moment and I am struggling to remember shit. Even if I take some notes.
yeah engineering sucks for money, i peaked early and my salary flatlined at a ridiculously low level, i was barely surviving. left that shit, boosted my salary almost 2 folds, never looked back. fuck that.I'm seriously contemplating a move to finance because engineering isn't that lucrative and my finances are pulling me in three directions at once (ailing retiring parents, saving for future, etc)
I hated math once I got into high school. In college it was a bit better because I essentially was relearning calculus I learned in high school so it wasn't bad. (I also only had to take 2 quarters of calculus, and was able to test out of statistics due to my AP score.)
Physics was really annoying...but I honestly found it a lot more interesting than math. Maybe it's the experiments we did idk.
Physics was really annoying...but I honestly found it a lot more interesting than math. Maybe it's the experiments we did idk.
Seductivpancakes
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Never been to SF, but NYC is pretty eh.
Define "best". Also, why is a city's Chinatown your (apparent) primary reason for travelling someplace?
Troubled Bat
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I failed you Asian-GAF. I finally went back to Ramen Tatsu-ya, but I forgot to take pictures because I was sooo looking forward to eating.
I even had to finish off two other bowls for friends. ;__; lol
Edit: My best friend, who also happens to be my ex girlfriend, told me happy birthday today. I don't know whether to laugh, or cry.
I even had to finish off two other bowls for friends. ;__; lol
Edit: My best friend, who also happens to be my ex girlfriend, told me happy birthday today. I don't know whether to laugh, or cry.
I got you covered, no worries. I took pictures of food... might as well upload them now since I'm stuck at IAH overnight
What.
Is.
This?!
Because I needs it.
SixMachine
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I never had a bowl of typical Ramen at that place yet. I keep getting the Tsukemen 3 times in the row. It's so damn good and I always get an extra Ajitama. I do feel really fat after eating there though because I drink those mexican cokes waiting in line and then some more when eating. I don't even have soda at home, but I guess it just tastes better out of a bottle.
Troubled Bat
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I've been up since 4am, and I can't go back to sleep. I think it's because it's my birthday, but I'm not doing anything special. xP
I'm an old fart. I need food, because I'm starving... Wait... I forgot about the 50¢ corn dogs! YESSSSSSSSS!
Oh, yesss. The first and third are my favorites! I actually haven't had crawfish in a good while! I really miss eating it, especially at gatherings. I don't even know what the second picture is of, but I'd eat it, hah.
The random weather is pretty horrible. Sorry you had stay overnight, but at least it's safer there. D:
Truthfully,
Really? You really should whenever you can! I mean, all of them are pretty damn amazing. But heck yes! The dipping ramen is the best one, I would never get tired of it. Like 80% I'll get it, sometimes it'll be the other ramen options.
One thing I have to always get is the Munchie Katsu Slider. That thing is heaven! If there was a burger of it... ⊙﹏⊙
When you say Mexican comes, do you mean the ones in the glass bottles? Because those are so good (although I only drink water now) It's kind of weird, tastes completely different, in a good way, to the cans/plastic bottles.
I'm an old fart. I need food, because I'm starving... Wait... I forgot about the 50¢ corn dogs! YESSSSSSSSS!
I got you covered, no worries. I took pictures of food... might as well upload them now since I'm stuck at IAH overnight
Oh, yesss. The first and third are my favorites! I actually haven't had crawfish in a good while! I really miss eating it, especially at gatherings. I don't even know what the second picture is of, but I'd eat it, hah.
The random weather is pretty horrible. Sorry you had stay overnight, but at least it's safer there. D:
Truthfully,
all food is good no matter the time.
Really? You really should whenever you can! I mean, all of them are pretty damn amazing. But heck yes! The dipping ramen is the best one, I would never get tired of it. Like 80% I'll get it, sometimes it'll be the other ramen options.
One thing I have to always get is the Munchie Katsu Slider. That thing is heaven! If there was a burger of it... ⊙﹏⊙
When you say Mexican comes, do you mean the ones in the glass bottles? Because those are so good (although I only drink water now) It's kind of weird, tastes completely different, in a good way, to the cans/plastic bottles.
Mexican Coke (and some Coke outside the US) uses sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. Basically wherever there are laws restricting the use of HFCS.
Best food and atmosphere I suppose. And uh...I like Chinese food!
Gully State
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i don't think any of those are true at least in California (unless we all traveled back in time to the 1980's again). Chinese food is better outside of SF and LA Chinatown respectively.
FallingEdge
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Had dim sum this weekend. No pics, but just know it was delicious.
Troubled Bat
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Troubled Bat
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Guys... Guys, I ate so much food yesterday for my birthday that I passed out as soon as I ate my cake.
The itis is indeed real.
The itis is indeed real.
YesNOnoNOYes
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omg
I'm sure some of y'all have seen this, BUT I HAD TO SHARE IT IN CASE YOU DIDN'T.
IT'S SO CUTEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I am slain by its cuteness *____*
Troubled Bat
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The puppy is pretty adorable. It actually reminds me of a certain pet. ;___;