{mr. nyiau's quotes}

Since around July of last year, I've written down interesting things my tutors say. They're in three different notebooks, and there are more which I jot down on whatever I have handy at that time (and as a result, cannot find now). Here's just a few of the many things Mr. Nyiau, my Physics tutor, has said:

"You think you know, but actually you don't know"
- Too many times

"When you revise, don't read the answer. You have to solve the question. Otherwise, you know nothing."
- 23rd July 2007 (how to prepare for Physics tests)

"Advertisement is a form of brain-washing."
- 30th August 2007

"Respect the units."
- 3rd November 2007 (referring to units in Physics)

"It is very stupid not to make use of your intelligence to work for you."
- 8th October 2007

"Know what you have. Know what the enemy 'have'. ART OF WAR."
- 8th October 2007 (run-up to the exams - enemy is the old men of Cambridge)

"Don't answer: Couple is two people meeting under a coconut tree."
- 4th September 2007 (You learn about 'couples' in Physics, but not the 'two people' type)

"You must be very careful with the 'orang putih' English. Be very careful."
- 5th September 2007 (on writing answers)

"What you're studying is nothing new: it's history.
Physics class: History of nature
History class: History of events."
- 5th September 2007 (an effort at making Physics more appealing)

"Luck means you are prepared to grab the opportunity."
- 5th September 2007

"One fellow tell a story, 10 fellow(s) laugh."
- 6th September 2007

"Some of the answers, I look at them, my toe starts to laugh."
- 3rd November 2007 (congrats Pre-U1 Physics Sets 1,2,4!)

"They have a lot of problems. The biggest problem is they don't solve."
- 5th September 2007 (solve problems!)

"If you can solve all the questions from 1976 to 2006, guarantee you can get a 'B'."
- 5th September 2007 (promo for the 'pink' book)

"No Physics sense."
- 7th August 2007 (most of us?)

There's more I can't find where, and a whole wealth more in the hearts and minds of Mr. Nyiau's students past and present. =)