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Sunday, April 12, 2009
![]() hello newton,galileo and einstein Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Since young, i had the chance to be exposed into these 3 main fields of science. Being a curious kid who likes to ask why about almost everything, i was fascinated. I was introduced into the limitless boundary of Science. Even when i was like 8 or 9 years old, i always wonder how fire and electricity came about. Was it created like so many things around us? Was it discovered, and how did the first discovery came about. Coincidence? Two cavemen struck 2 stones together to form a spark and 'TA-DAH'? Or was it really God who came down and taught the 2 men about fire which can be used to cook. Anyway in secondary school, out of all the 3 sciences, my favourite was always Biology and Chemistry. Well, i slept through Physics because of a noisy class and a really nice teacher. I got a F9 for my Physics prelims. I just thought Physics was really hard, and why am i studying it. What had the 3 laws of Newton motion has anything to do with the world, and why are we studying about things like pressure in a liquid barometer or moments in a fulcrum. I did tell my Physics teacher about why Physics sometimes can be really boring and i began to tell him about my own views of the world and its origins rather than accepting the fact that Physics laws apply to almost everything in the world. He would just listen patiently and encourage me to think further. Towards the end of sec 4, my Physics teacher told me something one day. That sentence changed my life. He said, "Einstein once said that when you are travelling at the speed of light, time will stop." For a moment, i wasn't able to understand that. But that sentence has certainly attracted me like a magnet into the world of Physics. Then i realize that everything that i used to ask, about fire, electricity and so on are all linked to Physics. Even the BIG BANG which is the cause of us being here right now is Physics. Maybe Physics can even provide us with an answer to why are we here, or is there a higher being above us and what this universe is exactly. I was fascinated, even till now i can't help but be impressed with Einstein. Using only thought experiment, he came up with a conclusion that nothing can travel at the speed of light. I tried to study hard for my Physics and thank goodness i passed my O's. I began to read up more about it. I want to know everything, i want to know why we are here, i want to know why things happen this way, and that's all in my mind. The more i read, the more i was impressed, and it finally dawned on me that well, Physics is something meant only for geniuses. Hard work alone is not enough to unravel the mysteries of Nature that is locked by mathematical formulas, equations and laws. That's when i stopped venturing, but well i still read up once in awhile about it. Having a diploma in Biomedical Engineering allows me to learn Biology in-depth. I still like Biology after secondary school, but after the diploma, things changed. Biology is a chore, the subject is like a human body, it can broken down into so many parts and that parts could have been made up of so many different parts and each part is unique and detailed. The reason why there's so many different specializations in medicine. But i love the engineering part in it. I love the circuitry and phenomenas happening in a circuit which eventually leads to a discovery of a technology. Well, it's actually Physics again. So, it's like hello Physics, you have just crashed into my life once again, leaving me with a million whys and leaving me wondering, taunting me to catch you. But still, i feel that Physics is not someone my caliber can handle, i am not good in Maths either. Like Immanuel Kant, 2 things that fascinates me, the starry heavens above me and the moral laws within me. Physics and Philosophy. Both being so different yet answering to the same question at the end of their journey. They uses different approaches but they can solve the greatest question everyone has. Maybe someone with a lil' passion and hard work can do philosophy instead. I can still embark on a journey to that find a solution to that question. Well that's when i decided maybe i should do philosophy in Uni. But then an invitation to NTU came, it was an open house invitation to the courses including Physics. Well being the bo liao me, i went to NTU to have a look. I was surprised when they have many poly grads as students over there, i went on a tour around the school, and well my passion for Physics has just been ignited again. I was at a cross road. I had no idea where should i go. I applied for Physics in NTU and Arts and Social Sciences in NUS leaving it to heaven. But i thought it through, and well if i do Arts i can't do Physics but if i do Physics, i can always read up about the Arts anytime. In terms of practicality, Physics would be a better choice. I can always continue Philosophy as long as i don't stop asking why. Well, i have decided anyway. Physics. Out of all the 3 main Sciences, it's the most fundamental one. It explains the creation of Everything. Everything around us is bound to some Physics laws. Mathematics is the language Nature uses to express itself and Physics is the decoder for it. I am about to embark on this fascinating and tough journey to discover the truth, hopefully i can at least learn something to the ultimate question. Hello Newton, Galileo and Einstein. whack / 9:26 AM |