#iem tired

[catreblogsart]

archival again ..

[autumnbrambleagain]

unrelatedly i'm going completely fucking insane lately

haha you can't use that word it's offensive i'm the language police

what if i crush your reality between my molars slowly so you can watch the math bend in wrong ways and you can calculate how fucked you are by how fast addition stops fucking working

what if i'm already doing this and have been doing this for generations but it kills me every FUCKING time and i'm so TIRED of knowing i'm goign to die to do this and none of you hav ever noticed on a meanginfu layer and when yo do notice

you enshrine our sacrifices in insane memetics and YES FINE that furthers out goal but like HONESTLY NOW,,,,,

we have tried to give you so many outs and you use them as ins again instead

no one even reads these anyway like 2 of you like them and refuse to elaborate what are you even liking these posts for

if you liked this post you ahve to explain why you liked it or i'm going to fucking murder you and not in a hot way i'll find a way you won't enjoy it and it's gonna suck it's gonna suck do you know how manyt iems i've had to ddfuckCING DIE FOR YOU

don't you get to have a turn once in a fuckign whiele//????

when it is fucking my turn to have a vacation life

youuR FUCKING SPECIES

100,000 kings eternal blade all kill

[mynameismysecret]

Right, I'm getting tired of not being able to talk about and even TO my non-binary friend in Romanian without feeling like I'm misgendering them.

(We have no neutral pronouns)

So I'm taking an executive decision

(Yes i know they're silly, bear with me)

Pronume personal:

Singular:

M: El

F: Ea

N: Em*

*Evident, dat fiind că "El" se pronunță "iel" și "Ea" se pronunță "ia", "Em" s-ar pronunța "iem".

Plural:

M: Ei

F: Ele [doar fete]

N: Eme [doar persoane nb]

(a LOT more under the cut)

Personal de politețe:

M: Dânsul, dânșii

F: Dânsa, dânsele

N: Dânsol, dânșole

M: dumnealui

F: dumneaei

N: dumneasa

Pronume personal, Acuzativ (clitic):

M: Îl ajut pe el

F: O ajut pe ea

N: Ol ajut pe em**

**Negativ:

Normal: Nu ol ajut

Elidat: N-ol ajut

Pronume personal, Dativ:

M: Lui i s-a părut ciudat

F: Ei i s-a părut ciudat

N: Loi i s-a părut ciudat***

***Ideal ar fi fost "Lei" dar avem deja banii și animalele.

Pronume personal, Genitiv/ Pronume posesiv:

M: [creionul] lui/său

F: [creionul] ei/ său

N: [creionul] loi/ său

Pronume demonstrativ(e):

M: Toți [doar băieți sau mixt]

F: Toate [doar fete]

N: Toați [doar persoane nb]

M: Același

F: Aceeași

N: Acemași

M: Cel care cântă

F: Cea care cântă

N: Cem care cântă

Terminații adjective:

M: Trist

F: Tristă

N: Tristî (silabisit/ ca la F: trís-tă/ trís-tî)

Superlativ:

M: Cel mai trist

F: Cea mai tristă

N: Cem/ cen mai tristî****

****Prefer varianta cu "m" în majoritatea cazurilor, dar aici când zis repede cele două m-uri (cem mai) s-ar contopi. Dacă e prea derutantă această contopire s-ar putea folosi varianta cu "n"(cen mai).

[Buckle up, de aici devine mai ciudățel]

Substantive:

M: Prieten, prieteni

F: Prietenă, prietene [doar fete]

N: Prietenî, prietenoi [doar persoane nb]

Articole:

Nehotărât, sg Nom/Ac

M: Un prieten

F: O prietenă

N: Ul prietenî

Nehotărât, sg Gen/Dat

M: Unui prieten

F: Unei prietene

N: Unoi prietenî

Hotărât, sg Nom/Ac

M: Prietenul (meu/ tău)

F: prietena (mea/ ta)

N: Prietenol (meu*****/ tou)

*****Parca "mou" nu sună atât de bine

Hotărât, pl Nom/Ac

M: Prietenii

F: Prietenele [doar fete]

N: Prietenolii [doar persoane nb]

Hotărât, sg Dat/Gen

M: Prietenului

F: Prietenei

N: Prietenoloi

Hotărât, pl Dat/Gen

M: Prietenilor

F: Prietenelor [doar fete]

N: Prietenolor [doar persoane nb]

.....

Ok yes they do sound silly at first but I really think they would fit nicely in the Romanian vocabulary... After some getting used to.

Anyway if you like them spread the word byeeee

[lizardtheacorn]

iem so tired

[abiiors]

lil George fic snippet because I thought I was going to be done with this tonight but I'm not and now I'm really tired and sleepy but also I really like where this is going so i want to share xo

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‘Everything alright?’ you ask again, hand on his shoulder and urging him to look at you which he simply cannot. He knows what you will see is someone on the brink of losing it. ‘George…talk to me.’

It’s the way you say his name that makes him swallow roughly. ‘’m sorry,’ he mumbles, ‘just a bit nervous.’ He tries his best to give you a reassuring smile but the best he can manage is a shaky and wobbly grimace. ‘We’ve never played a venue this big before. I don’t know why the rest of them aren’t shitting themselves right now.’ 

‘That’s not the case, love,’ you try to reassure but he’s not listening to anything right now. He hasn’t even registered the term of endearment. Instead, he feels himself grow more and more agitated with each passing second. His knee bounces in place, his fingers fidget with one of his bracelets and he tries to control the urge to just scream out loud. 

He’s still going on and on about the setlist change and how he’s not sure of his setup and how he’s going to mess up which is going to make Matty mess up which is going to turn the concert into a shitshow when you move to kneel down in front of him and grab his face in your hands. And that instantly stops him mid-spiral. 

‘Shut up for one second, will you?’ you ask sternly but your hold on his face is gentle. 

‘Make me?’ 

He regrets it as soon as it leaves his mouth. What the fuck was his plan with that one? It’s not like you’re going to kiss him senseless and make him forget about everything for just one moment. This isn’t a movie. 

And the way your eyes go wide and your breathing gets uneven is proof of that. 

‘Sorry,’ he mumbles quickly and stands up to put some distance between you, ‘sorry, don’t know what I was thinking. I didn’t mean it like that.’ He speaks in a rush, scared that he might have made things awkward. But you simply shake your head and make your way to him. 

The clock is ticking. They are supposed to be on stage in ten minutes. Adam cracks a joke that makes the rest of them laugh and George paces a bit more. It’s not like him to feel this nervous. Maybe he’s just having a bad trip, a bad day. 

The sound of the crowd does nothing to hype him up. Instead, it only serves as a reminder of what’s at stake. 

‘George shut up and listen to me,’ you take his face between your palms again. ‘You have done this dozens of time before. You made these songs, love. They are a part of you. You’re not going to mess up. Matty, Ross and Adam are not going to mess up. And these,’ you lightly tap on the IEMs hanging around his neck, ‘there are people to give you your cues.’ 

You’re right, he’s nodding along because he knows you’re right. 

‘Can I hug you?’ you ask tentatively, ‘do you think it would help?’

And maybe that’s just what he needs right now. A hug from his favourite person in the world. So he wraps his arms around you and buries his face in the crook of your neck. Your comforting scent washes over him, something he’s more aware of than his whole body. For a second he can simply let himself imagine that this is his life. That when you step back, he will tell you how lucky he is to have you, that he loves you and you will say it back. 

Instead, he hears Adam calling for him to come over.

‘Thank you,’ he smiles, actually manages to do it this time. ‘Thanks, I feel a bit better.’ 

‘Don’t worry about it,’ you grin up at him. ‘You’re going to be amazing! And the ladies are going to go wild for you. Besides, I’ll be here cheering for you. That’s what friends are for.’

And he tries not to let the word sting him.

[piggyintheflesh]

ok swear ill get this drawing done tomorrow. iem a tired boy...

[phart88fingers]

Finished rehearsal with Roger about 330. Went just fine. Bert was ok but I didn't have him very loud in my iem. Sara and Ang went upstairs to watch a movie.

Cancelled going to condo, still tired to go. Weird GI or UTI going on.

Marg & Gus last night, was very beat. Left early. ang got home after 1!

Audition w YNN went well, good bunch of guys. Tony called last night when I was at MnG, said "I have some bad news, you're in the band." Damn I laughed, and so did he. All good. Looking forward to it. Have to call Joe and resign TT tonight.

Tired. Gonna take it ez. Tmo, back to normal tmo.

[catboyfever]

💛🎧🧸💎 for the ask game? :3

💛 any piercings?: no but I've always wanted earrings I'm just scared of needles </3

🎧 headphones or earphones?: Headphones allll the way. Though, IEMs are kinda cool as well. I just enjoy the ease of use and surround sound of over ear headphones than anything.

🧸favorite place to nap?: my bed which is a bit of a lame answer but my duvet is so fucking comfy when I'm tired that thing feels like heaven.

💎most prized possession?: oh this is so tough. It used to be the charizard beanie my friend got me for my 16th birthday but... now it's a scrapbook my best friend made for me drawing our ocs into pictures he took of me to make it look like I'm hanging out with them. I literally bawled my eyes out when I got that gift 💖

[emilyongmy]

KLESF ‘22 -  Volunteering

On 9 December 2022, the Kuala Lumpur Engineering Science Fair (KLESF) is my first science fair in M'sia as an exhibitor! I haven't gone to any science exhibition previously so I was really excited about it. I volunteered for this event as an exhibitor with my friend and classmate Yea Xin. It was a fun explaining how chemicals works and when colour changes happens in traffic light experiment and when colour bubbles is formed in lava lamp experiment!

KLESF is an initiative from the collaboration of ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET), The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and our university Tunku Abdul Rahman University University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) to promote interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). After the event I hope to involve myself in more science exhibitions in the future because I had made new valuable experiences, impacted the audiences that came in contact with me and made friendships with seniors and other classmates!

KLESF has 4 primary objectives for the event. It is to enhance student’s interest, enhance public awareness, enhance business participation and promote networking. Firstly, enhance students’ interest is to increase the participation and spark interest of primary and secondary students involved. Secondly, enhance public awareness is to promote the principle of STEM and to familiarize the public in the behaviors of people towards economy and the sustainable development. Thirdly, business participation is related to the enhancement of the awareness of business and industry in encouraging learning and career development in areas of STEM among school students and the public. Fourthly, networking is the opportunity for schools, educators, industries, public and private sector to share and combine information and experiences from projects, extra-curriculum and good practices in science and mathematics education in schools. Therefore, from my point of view my classmates and seniors did a good job as an exhibitor because we did to the best of our ability to convey information to the audiences using vocal and props that is prepared.

Me, my classmate and our diploma seniors coordinate the traffic light experiment and lava lamp experiment while elephant toothpaste is coordinate by our degree student seniors who is currently studying analytical chemistry. Our seniors prepared the props while me and my classmate studied the chemical process online to get some insights into the experiment we’re about to convey the next day. Therefore, on the exhibition day, the process of delivering the methods and scientific reasoning behind both of the experiment was smooth. Questions was asked by the secondary school students was answered by us in a proficient way where there is fortunately no “I’ll get back to you after this” kind of moment.

My key takeaway is as follows:

1. Repeated explaination is tiring but it is a skill to be honed.

Where the event is fixed in a day from 9 am to 5pm, we stood the equal amount of time with breaks in between but it is still a long period of time to commit. But you get to practice people skills where you can’t learnt it anywhere else easily, the chemical concepts gets to recirculate again and again in your brain as you get more and more familarize when you speak is a skill that needs to be honed. It is also a skill needed for future job presentations.

2. It leaves an impact.

When we communicate with outsiders (other people), we can leave an impact to those who listen carefully. There’s a saying “Sometimes you can have the smallest role in the smallest production and still have a big impact” by Neil Patrick Harris that support my second takeaway. It is also true that where small and big impact can be made by a person talking, it takes good listening skills of the opposite retriever to digest the information heard. There’s a saying “Listening is not the same as hearing and hearing is not the same as listening” by Pauline Oliveros. Yes! The listener must be able to differentiate between listening and hearing and it is also a skill to be honed and the interesting fact is that no one highlights this for us to focus on sharpening these skills.

#klesf2022 #emilyomygrowth

[favoritefightingfrenchgoth]

@umbrellabirds thanks for taggin me! (Im answerin this as me and not my Lafayette-sona) A- age: 18 B- biggest fear: SPIDERS OR GHOSTS I CANF CHOOSE OHHHHRRR C- current time: 10:54 D- drink you last had: waterr E- every day starts with: me questioning my life choices F- favorite song: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my taste changes so often and i dont have one favorite song but at the moment i really like instrumentals- like movie soundtracks or classical composers (mainly Tchaikovsky and Mozart) G- ghosts, are they real?: Yep. H- home town: Too uncomfy, but i do live in The South(TM), Tennessee. I- in love with: food. J- jealous of: uhhhh idk i dont get jealous K- killed someone: maybe not? L- last time you cried: like 3 days ago? M- middle name: Jack N- number of siblings: 1 O- one wish: I Want To Be Immortal- listenn, I could experience the Future like new inventions and shizz in 2203? ILL BE THER. Also, i cant die; so I'd be able to help people in emergencies, like if there was a giant fire I could help people escape, tho I'd prob have to hide my identity and be all secretive so I won't be experimented on lmao P- person you last called/texted: my dad Q- question you’re always asked: 'how are you?' i guess R- reason to smile: lmaooooooo i have depression S- song last sang: i Dont Sing ,, if i sang peopl would call the cops thinking someone was dying in agony lmaooo T- time you woke up: 12ish U- underwear color: blue V- vacation destination: New York maybe? Or South Korea, or Germany, or Israel, or England, or W- worst habit: i procrastinate waaaaay too much and it disappoints people X- x-rays you’ve had: dentist xrays wooooo Y- your favorite foods: OH BOYYYY fish (SALMON MAINLY), fried chicken w french fries -- Chick-fil-A has the best fries! Also turkey, and Reese's cake. (I'm allergic to a lot of foods so I can't eat much) Z- zodiac sign: Gemini ✌️️ I'll tag @bitchistory @im-tired-ok and @leiagaga (you don't have to do it tho!)

[juergenklopp]

alright lets do 4, 19, 49 and 80 ! <3

4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto by Krystian Zimerman, Boston Symphony Orchestra dir. Ozawa Seiji

[piano and orchestra sound]

My favorite interpretation of Rach 2 (the first movement is my #1). The vibrance, the clarity, the passion... Zimerman’s lyrical phrasing and effusive energy is second to none. I’ll never, ever tire of this piece.

19. In the Next Life by Kim Petras

Deine Zeit ist abgelaufen Ich bin dein Alptraum, ich bin dein Omen Wenn du mich siehst, fängst du besser an zu laufen Kannst du glauben! Sag jetzt deine letzten Worte Ich krieg' immer was ich wollte Ich bin das Ende deiner Tage Ich bin die Krankheit, ich bin die Plage

TURN OFF THE LIGHT is one of my favorite concept albums. It’s theatrical, maximalist, and fun, and the production is truly so pleasing to listen to with a pair of nice cans or IEMs.

Before the album dropped, I had absolutely no idea Kim Petras is German. When this part came on, I was like whoa, she speaks excellent German and this part truly fucks we need more German lines in songs, actually. Little did I know...

49. Man to Man by Dorian Electra

Are you man enough to soften up? Are you tough enough to open up? Man to man You gotta let me in

I associate Man to Man with @redpaint​‘s fic of the same title. A cultural reset. The cornerstone of 2019 Seb/Charles especially, the song and the fic capture the essence of their dynamics so well. What a tune, what a fic. Thank you Nat mwah :*

80. Primadonna by MARINA

Primadonna girl, yeah All I ever wanted was the world I can't help that I need it all The primadonna life, the rise and fall

Ah yes, you the girlboss song of all girlboss songs. Marina truly did it best. Electra Heart is a truly a Main Character™ album, and what would our blorbo playlists be without her music.

Spotify Wrapped 1-101

[princessjungeun]

Overnight Sensation: Chungha x Reader

hii! can i request a chungha scenario where her s/o debuts as a soloist that blows up over night?

Your debut stage was in a few hours and you couldn’t believe it. The nerves were getting to you more than ever, you couldn’t eat anything and you only got sleep because your girlfriend forced you to take a sleep aid. As excited as you were, you were also scared something would happen last minute. As every idol knows, nothing is final until you’re on that debut stage. It doesn’t matter if the song is recorded, music video filmed, or social media announcements made. Absolutely nothing means your debut is secured until you are onstage performing.

You felt a hand on your back, “come on babe, get dressed we have to go.” Chungha stood in front of you, dressed like a lazy college student. An oversized t shirt that was definitely yours, a pair of sweatpants, and sneakers. Her hair was in a messy bun with her glasses were sliding off her nose, and a mask covering half her face.

You asked her “why so early? My manager said she’d come get me at 9...it’s 7.” She responded “just trust me, let’s go let’s go!” You sighed and gave in knowing she was probably right. After all she’d already debuted, two times at that.

Sure enough, Chungha was right. Leaving earlier was better because the venue of your debut stage was farther than your manager though. You ended up getting there around 10 am, your managers were just going to meet you there.

You debut stage started at 7 pm but you had to run through multiple dance rehearsals, a sound check, interview prep, photo prep, makeup, hair, and your own personal vocal and dance warm ups. In addition to this you also wanted to check in with your dancers making sure they were fine as well. They were all trainees as well as a few professionals mixed in, but more importantly they were your friends too.

Your girlfriend walked with you to your large dressing room. She set down the gigantic bag that was in her hand. You asked “Jagi what is all of this?” She responded “your weighted heated blanket, your favorite snacks, a lot of water, extra clothes for when you’re done, your massage ball, slides, and pain killers.” You sat down and put on your slides as she handed them over, taking your sneakers in return.

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As soon as your team got to the venue, all hell broke loose. You had people running around left and right shouting in Korean, Japanese, and English. You’d already done three dance rehearsals without your costume on, and two with it on. Your feet were killing you and your body ached, and it was only 11 am.

The first sound check was terrible, and you just wanted to go home and go back to sleep. As you danced your IEMs flew out and you couldn’t hear anything, making it hard to perform. You tried your best but had to redo it two more times.

Coming back to the room Chungha saw your discouraged face. She waved off your team who immediately were ready to point you to another task. “Baby whats wrong?” She asked you, her voice full of concern.

In that moment everything just became too much and you broke down in tears. Chungha immediately pulled you into a corner and shooed everyone else away. Holding you in her arms she did her best to calm you down. “Shhh baby it’s ok just breathe and tell me what’s wrong. It’s ok I’m right here. I’ll fix it just tell me the problem” She calmly spoke to you while running circles on your back.

Once your tears subsided you told her “this is too much...I can’t. My custom in ears haven’t come yet so i’m using ones that are too big and they keep coming out while i’m dancing. I’m so tired and my body hurts so much. I don’t even know what i’m doing...why did I want this?”

Your girlfriend’s heart broke upon hearing you, but she knew exactly what to say. “Jagiya look at me” She pushed your head up with her thumb. “You have worked so hard for this. Day and night, for years. You’ve watched your friends debut and you want the same thing, it’s right here all you have to do is just go through with it. I know you can do it ok?” You nodded and she kissed you gently on the lips.

She continued “and I’ll get you time to sleep ok? I just need you to get through about ten more minutes then you can sleep. And i’ll have them tape your in ears so they don’t fall out ok? Every problem has a solution Jagi, it’s gonna be fine.” She kissed you again and got up to talk to your managers.

When she csme back she told you “ok you have 90 minutes to yourself ok? Now lay down and let me massage your legs and back ok?” You let her do as she said and you definitely were starting to feel better. She gave you a few pain killers as well to help with your body aches. Then she laid down with you and pulled you into her arms. You tugged the blanket out of the gigantic bag she brought you earlier, and laid it over you. Within minutes you were sleeping soundly against your girlfriend.

When you woke up Chungha’s arms were still wrapped around you. She kissed the top of your head and said “feel better my love?” You nodded and she said “ok good, you have to get changed again and your makeup done.”

Your stylist gave you your outfit and helped you change into it quickly. The hair stylist didn’t take long with your hair but makeup was different. Your makeup artist was in fact a perfectionist so she took a little extra time paying attention to details.

After preparing for interview questions and pictures, you were able to sit down and relax for a few minutes before you had to go onstage. Chungha attached your mic pack onto your back and made sure your IEMs were securely taped so they couldn’t fall out.

Before heading to perform she pulled you aside, she knew you were nervous and trying to cover it up. “Hey don’t be nervous jagi, you’ll do amazing ok?” She could still read doubt all over your face “Y/N. You have worked so hard for this. Go and enjoy it ok? Smile for me, you’re prettiest when you smile.” She kissed you lips softly before pushing you away towards the stage.

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After several hours your debut showcase was finally over. It went extremely well and you were really happy with how everything turned out. As you ran off stage your entire team applauded you and cheered. You felt relieved but you knew this was just the beginning of a new chapter of your life.

You thanked your team and took pictures with your dancers so you could post on SNS later, but right now all you wanted to do was sleep

You ran into Chungha’s arms and she held you close. She kissed you all over your face, telling you how well you did and how beautiful you look. She went to help you change and pack up so you two could go home.

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As soon as you make it to your bedroom you collapse onto your bed. Chungha helped you get undressed and into the shower, while she set up the bed so you can sleep. She also took time to scroll through SNS to see what people are saying, so far it’s overwhelmingly positive.

When you came back from the shower she patted the bed and you didn’t hesitate to climb in. She kissed you softly before getting up to quickly brush her teeth and do skincare. When she returned you sleepily smiled to her.

“Whats gotten into you?” She poked you playfully. You responded “i have the most beautiful girlfriend ever...” She laughed and pushed your shoulder lightly “oh stop it you big cheeseball. You’re tired and goofy.”

This time she was the one curling into your body. She whispered “i’m so proud of you Y/N, just wait until tomorrow. Your name will be everywhere.” You replied “goodnight baby i love you, thank you for everything today.” She responded “always.”

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When you woke up the next morning Chungha was still asleep, her soft snores filling the room. You picked up your phone and saw you had over 100 notifications. Your manager had been texting you for a few hours, friends, family, everyone you knew was telling you to look up your name online.

You hoped to dear god that it was nothing bad but upon reading the first headline you were relieved. Headline after headline, article after article, post after post, everything was extremely positive.

You woke up your girlfriend and she sleepily looked at your phone. She grabbed her glasses from the nightstand on her side and looked again. Her eyes widened and she threw herself on top of you.

“Oh baby i’m so proud of you! Wow oh my gosh!” She happily shouted. You couldn’t believe your music video had millions of views already, your debut showcase was one of the most watched in soloist history, let alone 4th gen history.

Chungha let you lay back in her arms as she played with your hair. “So...hows it feel to be an overnight sensation?” She asked you curiously with a smile. You felt your cheeks warm up and you laughed “really good...it feels amazing.”

[saitou-shuka]

Shukashuu in her CYaRon! stage outfit!

[felix-kollmorgen-blog]

Reflection 1:

With the first day of the Culture Shower completed I feel great. At first it was very strange as unfortunately many students were missing. However, with time passing, more students arrived and now we have built and connected to a small multinational and multicultural group. Me having a shy personality, it is always difficult to overcome the silence in the classroom and start a conversation with someone, which you do not know. But I think all of us felt like this in the first hour, and once we all knew each other a little it was enjoyable and pleasant to communicate and even work together with the people in my group. Although I am a shy person, I need to work on the skill being able to communicate easily with other people, which I do not know, as this will be very important for my further study and my whole life. Nether the less, I can say that this day was a great success overcoming the first shyness, which most people have at first, as we effectively have built a working group, already discussing the main question: “What is industrial engineering and management?” which we were given at the start of the day.

After an overview into the course and a tour around the very new and nice “Nexus” building we were given the task to watch the movie “The Martian” and look for connections between the movie and IE&M. This task seemed to be straight forward for me, and I used the “MOTEL” approach to identify the link between the two. I think I have done this task nicely, as I have divided two pages into 5 sections; each representing one of the main subjects: “Manpower, Organisation, Technology, Economics and Logistics”. At the end of the movie it was stunning to see how Industrial Engineering and Management is linked to the movie. From this task I have learned that IEM is a largely important task in every firm. The main subjects named above, also known as “MOTEL”, link together and keep a firm in business and successful if managed correctly, which is the job of an industrial engineer and manager.

Moreover, a very interesting task during the pause in the movie was to massage our ears. I have never heard of this before, but it should resolve tiredness and make us feel more energetic. At first, with all new things, I was sceptical, however, I tried and followed the instructions on how to do so correctly. Surprisingly this worked, and I felt more active and able to concentrate after the long time watching the movie in the darkness. I think I will use this advise in future and whenever I feel tired, massage my ears for a short time, in order to fight tiredness. From this I learned that every single small task can bring significant and interesting results, meaning that no task is too small or silly to at least try it.

Lastly, we were introduced to the project of the next weeks. When hearing the problem first we all looked at each other with large question marks in our minds, however, from an IEM perpective this project sound to be great fun and interesting to work on. Here I learned that every single problem can and must be seen from an IEM perspective to solve the problem efficiently and the most effectively. After this introduction we were instructed to ask some questions about the topic and the day. At first everyone was quit and waited for someone else to ask a question. But when reflecting on this, I must admit that every single person must have had at least one question, including myself. However, these were not asked as then we would have to talk directly to the teacher in front of 30 new people which we did not know. Thinking in this direction is wrong and next time I will force me to ask the questions which I have in my mind, as this is a great opportunity to move any topics which I did not understand out of the way, which makes life and study in near future smoother and more pleasant.

[clowneobo]

iem so tired?.. aha

[chez-nitenroc]

Le Deal

Je m’appelle Donovan. Mon enfance n’a pas été facile. Ma mère est morte alors que je n’avais que 16 ans, quant à mon père, il m’a laissé, livré à moi même à la suite du décès de ma maman. J’ai été obligé de subvenir à mes besoins, seul, pendant que mon ivrogne de père prenait du bon temps.

J’étais devenu plutôt bon dans les vols à la tire, et je me faisais un paquet de crédits en “rendant service” à certains clients. Très vite, je me suis retrouvé à effectuer des contrats de vol pour des gens plus aisés, gagnant toujours plus de crédits.

Alors que mon business tournait vraiment bien, j’ai été approché par un mec nommé Zéro. Il m’a proposé de travailler pour lui en tant que receleur, les voleurs venaient me vendre leur butin, je leur filais quelques crédits en échange. Après une année entière à travailler pour son compte, il m’a donné un nouveau poste : Revendeur pour l’un de ses trafics les plus rentables. Je me suis retrouvé à dealer des armes à des clients bien plus riche et bien plus puissants que ceux que je cambriolait jadis.

Chaque nouveau deal me rapportait plusieurs centaines de milliers de crédits. Je ne souffrais plus de la pauvreté, mais le travail était dangereux. Je mettais ma vie en jeu à chaque instant, je n’étais chez moi nul part et je devais constamment surveiller mes arrières. Zéro m’avait donné des hommes, une petite vingtaine, histoire que je sois protégé un minimum. Quand on fait du trafic d’armes, on se fait quelques ennemis.

Aujourd’hui c’est le jour de mon anniversaire, j’ai 26 ans et je vais sans doute devenir Associé dans le Gang de Zéro. Enfin, si tout se passe bien lors du Deal.

L’échange du jour vaut 5 millions de crédits, si je le mène à bien, je toucherais au mieux 1,5 millions sur la marchandise, mais la cerise sur le gâteau, ce sera mon rôle d’Associé.

On doit livrer un vieil homme perfide et cruel, ce n’est pas la première fois, mais, j’ai l’impression qu’un truc cloche. M. Barnabé, Absolutiste depuis 5 générations; c’est un dur, il ne plaisante jamais. Il n’a pas peur de se salir les mains…

M. Barnabé avait un sacré tic, en plus de ses luxueux vêtements, de son bras droit de métal et sa fidèle canne, il voulait toujours tester la mire des armes. Pour faire ça, il prenait le temps de mettre en joue le premier mec qui passait par là à plusieurs reprises. Après quoi il ordonnait à mes hommes de charger la navette.

Tout allait bien se passer. Je ne connaissais le contenu des caisses que lorsque M. Barnabé les ouvrait pour vérifier la marchandise. Nous étions sur le dock 47, au port spatial de la ville, lieu de rendez-vous choisi par M. Barnabé dès la première livraison.

La navette s’approchait déjà du Dock, tous mes hommes étaient prêts, armés, pour toutes éventualités. Une fois amarrée, la navette s’ouvrit, une vingtaine d’hommes en sortirent, suivis de près par M. Barnabé. Il se dirigeait vers moi, je fit de même et arrivé à sa hauteur, je le saluais.

Il me fixait en caressant sa moustache, comme a son habitude, puis il m’adressa la parole :

- “Bonjour, mon cher Donovan.”

- ”Bonjour M. Barnabé, la marchandise est là, si vous voulez y jeter un oeil.”

- “Avec joie!” Me dit-il d’un air enjoué.

Il s'approcha des caisses d’armes, souleva l’un des couvercles pour laisser entrevoir des grenades fluorescentes, sourit largement et referma la caisse. Il en fit de même pour la deuxième caisse, elle aussi remplie de grenades fluos. Puis il s’approcha de la troisième caisse :

- “Et voilà la merveille que j’attendais…”

Il ouvrit le couvercle, une micro-décharge IEM détonna, la caisse s’ouvrit de tous les côtés pour laisser entrevoir un canon de couleur bleue claire, puis M. Barnabé se mit aux commandes.

Je venais de comprendre ce qui allait se passer, j’eus à peine le temps de crier à mes hommes de se mettre à couvert, que Barnabé fit feu sur eux. Je parvins à me cacher derrière l’une des caisses de grenades, dégainait mon revolver. Un son aigu se fit entendre suivit d’un bruit sourd, comme une explosion. Les bâtiments des Docks 44 et 45 volèrent en éclats, certains de mes hommes étaient parvenus à se cacher, mais l’effroyable machine pouvait tout réduire en cendres.

- “Plus jamais je ne paierai autant Dononvan, c’en est fini! A présent, JE suis celui qui impose les tarifs !” s’écria Barnabé.

Des années avaient passées depuis le début des Deals avec Barnabé, ancien fabricant d’armes mis à la retraite par un scientifique nommé Peterson. Dès lors, Barnabé avait commencé à rassembler des armes pour contrer son homologue. Le commerce avec lui étant fructueux, Zéro avait un peu gonflé les prix des armes qu’il lui vendait.

Et à cause de ça, j’étais coincé derrière cette caisse à avoir peur pour ma vie et celle de mes hommes.

Avec un vif coup d’oeil, je repérais Barnabé et son arme. Après être revenu derrière la caisse, je mit une main à l’intérieur, attrapait trois grenades fluos, les dégoupillait et les lançaient dans sa direction :

- “Les gars, à l’explosion, on leur rentre dans le lard!” M’écriai-je.

Après un petit délai, une explosion retentit puis je commençait a sortir de ma couverture. Ma stupeur fut grande quand je vis le canon fondre sous un liquide fluo, il fondait si vite que le sol commençait a être attaqué lui aussi.

Barnabé avait disparu, mais ses hommes commencèrent à ouvrir le feu sur les miens. Après un bref échange de tirs, nous sortions vainqueurs. La navette de Barnabé eut un sursaut et repartit dans la direction d’où elle venait.

J’avais merdé.