as part of the raffles programme which provides a conducive environment for learning, we hereby bring you two topics which one ACTUALLY can relate to our daily lives - much unlike the over-hyped redox, logarithms, persuasive, historical moments (note the combo of history and physics here) nonsense that we learn in school.

yes, this blog > school. as always...

#1. the magic number

what, you might ask, is the magic number? why does it make the number so magical? hang on, we're about to answer that.

take a look at this...

isn't that magic enough? i mean like... WOW... totally... the font... the number... the >>> ALVAN <<<

as we all know, 7 is a number following 6 (six, pronounced see-eeks) and preceding 8 (eight, pronounced ayy-eet). it is a HAPPY NUMBER, meaning that when you square it, and square the 2 numbers of the squared term, and by repeating the process, you get the number 1. for example...

7^2 = 49
4^2 + 9^2 = 97
9^2 + 7^2 = 130
1^2 + 3^2 + 0^2 = 10
1^2 + 0^2 = 1

get it? and skipping the numerous mathematical and other nonsensical properties which can be found here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven, we now bring you the answer to the question: WHAT makes seven magic?

look at the facts as stated below... seven is:

1. the number of spots on a ladybug
2. the number of virtues, opposing the same number of deadly sins
3. the number of main islands on the mythological Atlantis

4. the number several famous bands have in their names -song, members, etc. (eg. avenged SEVENfold)
5. regarded as a magic number in harry potter's world
6. the month harry potter is born in (july, for the retarded)
7. <<< SEVEN!!!
8. the number of rings the dwarves in lord of the rings were given
9. naruto's team number in Naruto (what else?)
10. number of pirates in shichibukai of ONE PIECE <<< COOL STUFF
11. number of wonders in the world (discounting me)
12. a common winning line in slot machines (7-7-7)
13. the jersey number of famous players like c.ronaldo, pires, whoever
14. <<< SEVEN TIMES TWO
last but definitely not least...
15. the jersey number of alvan!!!!!!!111111111111111!!!!!!!eleven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111eleventy-one!!!!!!

so, why is seven magical?

someone tell me.

#2. 10 reasons not to say LOL

actually just one.

what is LOL? its a capitalised form of the term lol. what is lol? it basically means "laugh out loud", "lots of luck" or less commonly, "lick our lollipops". it is commonly used on the internet, with people proclaiming lol, or LOL at the slightest things imaginable.

the term lol has paved the way for the CREATIVE INVENTIONS of several other synonyms of the term. lawl, LAWL, \o\, /o/, \o/, o, el-oh-el are amongst some of such inventions. it has also led to gaytards saying lol out loud in real life... imagine this..

B1: yoh dude, wutz up?
B2: the sky, lawl

or this...

B1: yoh dude, wutz up?
B2: your mother, el-oh-el

BUT recently, science has proven that "lol" can cause deaths. here's why...

heard of aibohphobias? well basically, they're people who are afraid of palindromes (yes, palindromes) such as hmm... noon, mom, 8008, and yes, LOL.

can you bear the ache of your heart knowing that a seemingly harmless term you have said on chatrooms or in real life has actually caused a death? no, you can't. imagine this on a chatroom, or msn...

dude#1: hey dude#2, hw r u?
dude#2: i'm fine, thanks
dude#1: hey, glad to know tat
dude#2: AAAAH STOP IT!
dude#1: huh?
dude#2: NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
dude #1: lol, stop fooling me
dude#2: imma slit my wrists now, be back later

or this... in real life...

dude #1: Hey, what's your name?
dude #2: Bob.
dude #1: AAAAAAAAAAH! *Runs and hides behind sofa*
bob: Wow.
dude #1: AAAAAAAAAAH! *Runs away and falls down stairs*

i'll cite my sources... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=aibohphobia&defid=1158307

and thats why we should never ever use LOL from now on.

LOL

moral of lesson: stay away from LOL, use ROFL or LMAO instead!

ROFL

ain't this more fun than school?