Why are humans never satisfied?
What is more important?
Love or money?
What would you do for money?
Do people not know that sex mixed with booze and drugs is dangerous?
Is premarital sex no longer important?
Why do some parents show extreme favoritism?
Why do some parents like to compare their children with one another?
Do they not know that it hurts the children?
And why are those who plan their children's life so tightly that the children cannot even breathe?
Does love means having to do the things that is for his/her good but will hurt him/her deeply?
Is there no end to the questions that can arise from a lousy movie that is filled with cliches?
And why do these movies always have a happy ending?
Is a happy ending a cliche too?
30 April 2004
29 April 2004
Mad about you - Hooverphonic
Feel the vibe, feel the terror, feel the pain
It’s driving me insane
I can’t fake
For God sakes why am i
Driving in the wrong lane
Trouble is my middle name
But in the end I’m not too bad
Can someone tell me if it’s wrong to be so mad about you
Mad about you
Mad
Are you the fishy wine that will give me
A headache in the morning
Or just a dark blue land mine
That’ll explode without a decent warning
Give me all your true hate
And I’ll translate it in our bed
Into never seen passion, never seen passion
That it why I am so mad about you
Mad about you
Mad about you
Mad
Trouble is your middle name
But in the end you’re not too bad
Can someone tell me if it’s wrong to be
So mad about you
Mad about you
Mad
Give me all your true hate
And I’ll translate it in your bed
Into never seen passion
That is why I am so mad about you
Mad about you
It’s driving me insane
I can’t fake
For God sakes why am i
Driving in the wrong lane
Trouble is my middle name
But in the end I’m not too bad
Can someone tell me if it’s wrong to be so mad about you
Mad about you
Mad
Are you the fishy wine that will give me
A headache in the morning
Or just a dark blue land mine
That’ll explode without a decent warning
Give me all your true hate
And I’ll translate it in our bed
Into never seen passion, never seen passion
That it why I am so mad about you
Mad about you
Mad about you
Mad
Trouble is your middle name
But in the end you’re not too bad
Can someone tell me if it’s wrong to be
So mad about you
Mad about you
Mad
Give me all your true hate
And I’ll translate it in your bed
Into never seen passion
That is why I am so mad about you
Mad about you
27 April 2004
26 April 2004
Irritation
Recently, i've been plagued by a girl.
the worse thing is, i do not even remember how she looks?
I helped her with a survey in orchard at the beginning of this year.
And the next thing i knew, she called me. At first i thought she was just trying to promote some product,
so i tried to end the call asap, but then the call dragged on, and i began to suspect somethign was wrong, coz she asked me a strange question. She asked whether i had a gf. Internal alarm rang, and i made a lame ass excuse to end the call. I thought that would be the end of it, but NO...
I recieved a few more calls from her, which irritated me to no end. I've told her that i have a gf, yet she still calls. I wonder when it will end? She has been bugging me to go out to dinner with her. I'm so irritated, i've tried screening calls, but she uses a different number everytime.
Although it is quite flattering initially, it is becoming a nuisance. DAMNATION.
It reminds me of something that happened to my frens during when we were all younger, we were at thompson shopping center and a girl came up and asked him for his number. But at least, he was not bothered by the girl. Me thinking i should change number soon.
the worse thing is, i do not even remember how she looks?
I helped her with a survey in orchard at the beginning of this year.
And the next thing i knew, she called me. At first i thought she was just trying to promote some product,
so i tried to end the call asap, but then the call dragged on, and i began to suspect somethign was wrong, coz she asked me a strange question. She asked whether i had a gf. Internal alarm rang, and i made a lame ass excuse to end the call. I thought that would be the end of it, but NO...
I recieved a few more calls from her, which irritated me to no end. I've told her that i have a gf, yet she still calls. I wonder when it will end? She has been bugging me to go out to dinner with her. I'm so irritated, i've tried screening calls, but she uses a different number everytime.
Although it is quite flattering initially, it is becoming a nuisance. DAMNATION.
It reminds me of something that happened to my frens during when we were all younger, we were at thompson shopping center and a girl came up and asked him for his number. But at least, he was not bothered by the girl. Me thinking i should change number soon.
Narcissistic
| Disorder | Rating |
| Paranoid: | Low |
| Schizoid: | Low |
| Schizotypal: | Moderate |
| Antisocial: | Low |
| Borderline: | Low |
| Histrionic: | High |
| Narcissistic: | High |
| Avoidant: | Low |
| Dependent: | Moderate |
| Obsessive-Compulsive: | Low |
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wat in Hell
The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Fourth Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
Take the Dante's Inferno Test
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
| Level | Score |
|---|---|
| Purgatory (Repenting Believers) | Very Low |
| Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers) | Low |
| Level 2 (Lustful) | Very High |
| Level 3 (Gluttonous) | Moderate |
| Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious) | Very High |
| Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy) | Low |
| Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics) | Low |
| Level 7 (Violent) | Very High |
| Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers) | Moderate |
| Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous) | Low |
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SARS
There have been cases of SARS reported in Beijing, China.
Bloody hell, hope it does not come back to plague us....
Worried.
Bloody hell, hope it does not come back to plague us....
Worried.
Good will hunging
Interesting MSN conversation of the night:
Me: So ur sis bought the will hung cd. who is she trying to torture? your neighbours?
Friend: haha, no lah, she bought it for her ex boyfriend
Me: Oh...........
Lesson learnt: That everything has a purpose.
Me: So ur sis bought the will hung cd. who is she trying to torture? your neighbours?
Friend: haha, no lah, she bought it for her ex boyfriend
Me: Oh...........
Lesson learnt: That everything has a purpose.
S E X
I might be wrong, but i think the three letters make up a word that is on the minds of most people. And i do not mean it in a bad way. i mean sex is natural rite? Its the one way to ensure that the human species doesn't die out.
What got me thinking about sex? Two things actually, one is a newspaper article i read in the past week. It seems that scientists are able to "trick" an egg(ova) into thinking that it has been fertilized eventhough it is not. Although it results in a female baby every time, its not that much of a problem rite? Since only eggs are required, sperm is not effectively redundant, which means males are now redundant. Just imagine with me, a civilization where there is only one sex, namely females. Scary huh, takes the fun out of procreation too, since sex is now no longer needed? and everyone is a woman? unless of course they are all into female on female action? Of course the fact that the technique use is still horribly unstable and has a high failure rate, ( high percentage of the ovums used either fails or results in a deformed fetus. )
But think about it, if they were to perfect the technique,a female only civilization
bring some interesting thoughts to mind.
1) Less wars on the whole? although there might be certain times every month in which the risk of conflict increases?
2) Homosexual families might become the de facto family nucleus. i mean it is pretty difficult to look after a kid by yourself?
3) Finally equality between sexes becomes a dead topic.
4) SEX (the act) will become redundant.
Another thing that got me thinking about sex is a discussion with a close friend about pre-marital sex. apparantly, he thinks that pre marital sex is immoral. This is a matter of personal conviction, i do not view pre-marital sex as something that is immoral, for i do not think that marriage is a necessary event in a person's life. So if someone was to decide that marriage is not for them, would you say its immoral for them to engage in consenting sexual acts? I am neutral on this, but since i'm not intrested in marriage, i guessing i'll engage in pre-marital sex too...
But if marriage is not in the books, is it still considered premarital sex?
despite this, i still believe that sex is something that should be done with someone you love. Regardless of marriage or not.
i Believe that sex is a perfectly natural thing, it's a way for two ppl to bond, can u think of another way in which two person can be so intimate? to know each others body. It's innate function might be procreation, but i believe that it also serves as the way for two person to move their relationship to a more intimate level.
What got me thinking about sex? Two things actually, one is a newspaper article i read in the past week. It seems that scientists are able to "trick" an egg(ova) into thinking that it has been fertilized eventhough it is not. Although it results in a female baby every time, its not that much of a problem rite? Since only eggs are required, sperm is not effectively redundant, which means males are now redundant. Just imagine with me, a civilization where there is only one sex, namely females. Scary huh, takes the fun out of procreation too, since sex is now no longer needed? and everyone is a woman? unless of course they are all into female on female action? Of course the fact that the technique use is still horribly unstable and has a high failure rate, ( high percentage of the ovums used either fails or results in a deformed fetus. )
But think about it, if they were to perfect the technique,a female only civilization
bring some interesting thoughts to mind.
1) Less wars on the whole? although there might be certain times every month in which the risk of conflict increases?
2) Homosexual families might become the de facto family nucleus. i mean it is pretty difficult to look after a kid by yourself?
3) Finally equality between sexes becomes a dead topic.
4) SEX (the act) will become redundant.
Another thing that got me thinking about sex is a discussion with a close friend about pre-marital sex. apparantly, he thinks that pre marital sex is immoral. This is a matter of personal conviction, i do not view pre-marital sex as something that is immoral, for i do not think that marriage is a necessary event in a person's life. So if someone was to decide that marriage is not for them, would you say its immoral for them to engage in consenting sexual acts? I am neutral on this, but since i'm not intrested in marriage, i guessing i'll engage in pre-marital sex too...
But if marriage is not in the books, is it still considered premarital sex?
despite this, i still believe that sex is something that should be done with someone you love. Regardless of marriage or not.
i Believe that sex is a perfectly natural thing, it's a way for two ppl to bond, can u think of another way in which two person can be so intimate? to know each others body. It's innate function might be procreation, but i believe that it also serves as the way for two person to move their relationship to a more intimate level.
25 April 2004
24 April 2004
Fell in Love with a boy
by Joss stone...
Fell in love with a boy
I fell in love once and almost completely
he's in love with the world
and sometimes these feelings can be so misleading
He turns and says "are you alright"
oh i must be fine coz my heart's still beating
come and kiss me by the riverside
Sarah says it's cool she dont consider it cheating
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh
red hair with a curl
mellow roll for the flavour and the eyes were peepin'
can't keep away from the boy
the two sides of my brain need to have a meeting
can't think of anything to do
my left brain knows all love is fleetin'
he's still looking for something new
i said it once before but it bears repeating
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh
ohh woo
can't think of anything to do
my left brain knows all love is fleetin'
he's still looking for something new
i said it once before but it bears repeating
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh
I fell in love with a boy
I fell in love once and almost completely
he's in love with the world
and sometimes these feelings can be so misleading
He turns and says "are you alright"
oh i must be fine coz my heart's still beating
come and kiss me by the riverside
Sarah says it's cool she dont consider it cheating
Don't go telling all my..
Don't go telling all my..
Don't go telling all my lies on Sarah
Don't go telling all my..
Don't go telling all my..
Don't go telling all my lies on Sarah
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohhhh
can't think of anything to do
my left brain knows all love is fleetin'
he's still looking for something new
i said it once before but it bears repeating
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohhhh
Gonna tell you what's on my mind
mmm
Im gonna tell you what's on my mind
ooohhhhhh
Fell in love with a boy
I fell in love once and almost completely
he's in love with the world
and sometimes these feelings can be so misleading
He turns and says "are you alright"
oh i must be fine coz my heart's still beating
come and kiss me by the riverside
Sarah says it's cool she dont consider it cheating
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh
red hair with a curl
mellow roll for the flavour and the eyes were peepin'
can't keep away from the boy
the two sides of my brain need to have a meeting
can't think of anything to do
my left brain knows all love is fleetin'
he's still looking for something new
i said it once before but it bears repeating
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh
ohh woo
can't think of anything to do
my left brain knows all love is fleetin'
he's still looking for something new
i said it once before but it bears repeating
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh
I fell in love with a boy
I fell in love once and almost completely
he's in love with the world
and sometimes these feelings can be so misleading
He turns and says "are you alright"
oh i must be fine coz my heart's still beating
come and kiss me by the riverside
Sarah says it's cool she dont consider it cheating
Don't go telling all my..
Don't go telling all my..
Don't go telling all my lies on Sarah
Don't go telling all my..
Don't go telling all my..
Don't go telling all my lies on Sarah
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohhhh
can't think of anything to do
my left brain knows all love is fleetin'
he's still looking for something new
i said it once before but it bears repeating
I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohh I..i..i..ohhhh
Gonna tell you what's on my mind
mmm
Im gonna tell you what's on my mind
ooohhhhhh
23 April 2004
wondering y.
I am so happy,
i wonder why.
I feel so lucky,
i know why.
Feeling Moody
you know why?
Someone's going away,
going to fly.
will miss you badly.
trying not to cry.
i wonder why.
I feel so lucky,
i know why.
Feeling Moody
you know why?
Someone's going away,
going to fly.
will miss you badly.
trying not to cry.
21 April 2004
20 April 2004
100th
Yippee... got my hundreth visitor, since the counter came into effect.
*wild hoots and cat-calls all around*
*wild hoots and cat-calls all around*
Nostalgia
Today, my sister came over, it was her day off, and she decided to come home to pay a visit to mum, dad, and me of course. It's been a year and a half since she got married and moved out. At a certain point the house felt so empty, now that there's only 3 members left in the house. Me busy with school, dad with work, mum with.... er.... er.... with whatever she is busy with nowadays.
However when she came home, it felt as though she never moved out, everything settled back into the old patterns, conversing with her is still as enjoyable, although now she goes home at the end of the day.
It made me yearn for the days when i could just grab her to go running (erm... make that jogging) with me around the estate. To go pasar malam to jalan jalan whenever the oppurtunity presents itself. Nowadays i only have my mp3 player to accompany me on my jogging rounds. and i dun bother with pasar malams anymore, it just does not feel the same going without her.
But i think there comes a point where everyone has to grow up and stop living in the past. They have, and now so should i, it's time to grow up, no matter how daunting it seems.
However when she came home, it felt as though she never moved out, everything settled back into the old patterns, conversing with her is still as enjoyable, although now she goes home at the end of the day.
It made me yearn for the days when i could just grab her to go running (erm... make that jogging) with me around the estate. To go pasar malam to jalan jalan whenever the oppurtunity presents itself. Nowadays i only have my mp3 player to accompany me on my jogging rounds. and i dun bother with pasar malams anymore, it just does not feel the same going without her.
But i think there comes a point where everyone has to grow up and stop living in the past. They have, and now so should i, it's time to grow up, no matter how daunting it seems.
Freek!
Love this song.
Everytime i visit my blog, i'll just leave it open till it finishes.
Haha...
Weirdo.
Everytime i visit my blog, i'll just leave it open till it finishes.
Haha...
Weirdo.
18 April 2004
Fatigue
First time in months that i managed to feel Physically tired instead of mentally tired.
Physically tired because i went to the gym and swam in the afternoon.
Mentally tired no longer, because my exams are finally over.
Emotinally? at a peak. haha. haven't been so happy in a long time.
Today, it seems that next semester i might lose my lecture buddy.
Why, you ask.
A simple fact that color is heavier than friends no matter what people might say.
Glad for him actually, maybe now he'll stop irritating me?
Anyway, all the best to all those looking for love.
Physically tired because i went to the gym and swam in the afternoon.
Mentally tired no longer, because my exams are finally over.
Emotinally? at a peak. haha. haven't been so happy in a long time.
Today, it seems that next semester i might lose my lecture buddy.
Why, you ask.
A simple fact that color is heavier than friends no matter what people might say.
Glad for him actually, maybe now he'll stop irritating me?
Anyway, all the best to all those looking for love.
16 April 2004
Photos.
Finally, i managed to get my hands on the photos taken more than two months back.
Time to share.
this is me. nice angle huh. wow, never realised my hair was so long.
Adrian, making a funny face for the camera.
Choon Sze, good looking rite?
Me, and my two best friends.
The orange guys.
Aftermath of yu sheng, look carefully at the table.
Time to share.
this is me. nice angle huh. wow, never realised my hair was so long.
Adrian, making a funny face for the camera.
Choon Sze, good looking rite?
Me, and my two best friends.
The orange guys.
Aftermath of yu sheng, look carefully at the table.
15 April 2004
Hung(ry) for Hung?
Leeched this off a friend's Livejournal.
Immediate reaction: you must be kidding me. will hung's album?
this must be a prank.
*ignores*
Read an article in Life! today that confirms that he has released an album and i realise that it was not a prank at all.
this is scary. how can someone so talentless and normal be this hot?
Could it be because of our over exposure to artistes that are "perfect"? have we become so jaded that we have to idolise a person who is down to earth simply because he represents values that are sorely lacking from the entertainment industry?
Personally i think william sucks. "and i do not mean a blowjob, please, just look at those teeth, it'll probably be pretty painful :> ). to use simon cowell's words: he " can't sing" and "can't dance". and i agree with simon. He really is talent-less. And he's not really good looking is he? i mean if looks like, let's say vaness wu, people probably won't notice that he can't sing, just look at vaness :).
Perhaps he is the true American Idol, look at him, he is now more famous than the contestants still in the running, say william hung and most will know who he is, true it might not be a positive recognition, but he's more recognisable compared to the rest.
But no matter how successful he becomes, i'll still cringe whenever i hear him sing? so if you want to torture me, just buy his album, tie me to a chair, and play the album repeatedly.
Immediate reaction: you must be kidding me. will hung's album?
this must be a prank.
*ignores*
Read an article in Life! today that confirms that he has released an album and i realise that it was not a prank at all.
this is scary. how can someone so talentless and normal be this hot?
Could it be because of our over exposure to artistes that are "perfect"? have we become so jaded that we have to idolise a person who is down to earth simply because he represents values that are sorely lacking from the entertainment industry?
Personally i think william sucks. "and i do not mean a blowjob, please, just look at those teeth, it'll probably be pretty painful :> ). to use simon cowell's words: he " can't sing" and "can't dance". and i agree with simon. He really is talent-less. And he's not really good looking is he? i mean if looks like, let's say vaness wu, people probably won't notice that he can't sing, just look at vaness :).
Perhaps he is the true American Idol, look at him, he is now more famous than the contestants still in the running, say william hung and most will know who he is, true it might not be a positive recognition, but he's more recognisable compared to the rest.
But no matter how successful he becomes, i'll still cringe whenever i hear him sing? so if you want to torture me, just buy his album, tie me to a chair, and play the album repeatedly.
Joviality
Dear Blog,
Today is a happy day for me. for my paper today, i hazarded a guess that the quantum physics part of the paper would be largely theory based instead of calculation. my guess was proven true.
I'm glad i concentrated on the theories instead of the calculations.
Another happy thing that happened was on the bus ride to school, a little piggy called and wished me good luck for my paper. HAPPY.
Yet another thing to be happy about: todays my second to last paper. One more paper tomorrow and i'm done with this semester. Yippee...
So i guess i'm a very happy person today.
A very Happy Guy
Today is a happy day for me. for my paper today, i hazarded a guess that the quantum physics part of the paper would be largely theory based instead of calculation. my guess was proven true.
I'm glad i concentrated on the theories instead of the calculations.
Another happy thing that happened was on the bus ride to school, a little piggy called and wished me good luck for my paper. HAPPY.
Yet another thing to be happy about: todays my second to last paper. One more paper tomorrow and i'm done with this semester. Yippee...
So i guess i'm a very happy person today.
A very Happy Guy
14 April 2004
Importance
There have always been days when i feel that i'm less important and can be easily ignored.
Today's one of those days.
Today's one of those days.
Three
Three down, two more to go.
Not really sure what i wrote for sociology.
Hopefully i managed to bullshit my way thru.
The busstop was filled with people when i was trying to get home.
made a decision to walk out of NUS towards a busstop with a direct bus to my place,
it only took me 15 mins, bus ride took me 50 mins.
in the end i think i reached home earlier then if i had waited at the busstop in NUS,
So glad i made the decision to walk.
Gave me time to think as well.
Not really sure what i wrote for sociology.
Hopefully i managed to bullshit my way thru.
The busstop was filled with people when i was trying to get home.
made a decision to walk out of NUS towards a busstop with a direct bus to my place,
it only took me 15 mins, bus ride took me 50 mins.
in the end i think i reached home earlier then if i had waited at the busstop in NUS,
So glad i made the decision to walk.
Gave me time to think as well.
13 April 2004
Just received an email from a lecturer.
guess he's trying way too hard to be funny. hate him.
Anyway, two down, three to go.
Today's paper was manageable as well.
well, considerably manageable considering I didn't bother to study at all for this module.
Interesting event of the day:
Went to clementi for lunch after my paper. Saw something that made me realize a few things today,
I realized that:
1. Some girls can really eat a lot. Two mos burger burgers? And asking to share a third burger? From a girl? who has a good figure? damn, life is unfair. I grow fat if I so much as look at a burger.
2. Miss Singapore is from my faculty and my year. And I had totally no idea. And I saw her while I was having lunch, seems she just had the same paper as me? I didn't even know it was her, until someone told me. She looks okay in real person I guess, too leggy though, but that might be due to the fact that she was wearing those really short shorts. And I realized she knew my classmate.
3. I should not talk about others behind their back. We were discussing Miss Singapore, when she showed up at the coffee shop we were in.
4. Good-looking people are rarely brainy, heard her CAP average was 2++. That probably affected her taste is man as well, since I heard her boyfriend isn't that good looking.
5. My friend is totally shameless. Referring to realization 4. I made a hypothesis that good looking people usually end up with the not so good looking people to maintain a certain balance in nature. Hearing this he said:
"sigh, no wonder all my ex are so pretty." followed with:
"no wonder all of them couldn't last."
6. I'm either ugly or unusual, With reference to hypothesis mentioned in realization 5. I'm guessing unusual. Since I can't possibly be ugly.
guess he's trying way too hard to be funny. hate him.
Anyway, two down, three to go.
Today's paper was manageable as well.
well, considerably manageable considering I didn't bother to study at all for this module.
Interesting event of the day:
Went to clementi for lunch after my paper. Saw something that made me realize a few things today,
I realized that:
1. Some girls can really eat a lot. Two mos burger burgers? And asking to share a third burger? From a girl? who has a good figure? damn, life is unfair. I grow fat if I so much as look at a burger.
2. Miss Singapore is from my faculty and my year. And I had totally no idea. And I saw her while I was having lunch, seems she just had the same paper as me? I didn't even know it was her, until someone told me. She looks okay in real person I guess, too leggy though, but that might be due to the fact that she was wearing those really short shorts. And I realized she knew my classmate.
3. I should not talk about others behind their back. We were discussing Miss Singapore, when she showed up at the coffee shop we were in.
4. Good-looking people are rarely brainy, heard her CAP average was 2++. That probably affected her taste is man as well, since I heard her boyfriend isn't that good looking.
5. My friend is totally shameless. Referring to realization 4. I made a hypothesis that good looking people usually end up with the not so good looking people to maintain a certain balance in nature. Hearing this he said:
"sigh, no wonder all my ex are so pretty." followed with:
"no wonder all of them couldn't last."
6. I'm either ugly or unusual, With reference to hypothesis mentioned in realization 5. I'm guessing unusual. Since I can't possibly be ugly.
12 April 2004
English
You are a MASTER of the English language!
While your English is not exactly perfect,
you are still more grammatically correct than
just about every American. Still, there is
always room for improvement...
How grammatically sound are you?
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As a friend would say, "its English"
wonder how he would fare for this quiz.
The beginning of the end
Day 1:
one down, four more to go.
Remarks:
Today's paper was surprisingly manageable. kewl.
Obeservations:
On the bus home, my first thought upon boarding the bus was:
"damn, but everyone on the bus looks like a zombie"
Guess they just came from a brain draining (washing?) paper?
heh heh.
Think i'll go for a jog in the evening. need to exercise.
one down, four more to go.
Remarks:
Today's paper was surprisingly manageable. kewl.
Obeservations:
On the bus home, my first thought upon boarding the bus was:
"damn, but everyone on the bus looks like a zombie"
Guess they just came from a brain draining (washing?) paper?
heh heh.
Think i'll go for a jog in the evening. need to exercise.
11 April 2004
Charity
read an Interesting article in the online edition of the straits time today. it was about the whole hoo haa raised over the NKF's huge reserves.
The article was about Mr Willie Cheng who disclosed the difference in the amount of funds raised for two charitable organisation who had the same aims, namely the NKF and KDF, both are involved in the funding of kidney dialysis.
BUT, the thing that caught my eye was not the contents of the article ( although it was interesting ) what was truly interesting was this. at the end of the article, the list of ways to make a donation to the ongoing NKF fund raising effort was appended. Free publicity?
It made me think that perhaps this whole "revelation" of the NKF's reserves was not such a bad thing after all? i mean, they got the free publicity ( the money saved will now go towards bolstering their reserves ), true it might have started out negatively, "i'm not gonna donate to NKF anymore" being the response of part of the public. but i guess everthing is still going to turn out alright, since everyone is now trying to make things right again. even the guy who started the whole fracas in the first place.
oh well, all the best to NKF's latest fund-raising event.
The article was about Mr Willie Cheng who disclosed the difference in the amount of funds raised for two charitable organisation who had the same aims, namely the NKF and KDF, both are involved in the funding of kidney dialysis.
BUT, the thing that caught my eye was not the contents of the article ( although it was interesting ) what was truly interesting was this. at the end of the article, the list of ways to make a donation to the ongoing NKF fund raising effort was appended. Free publicity?
It made me think that perhaps this whole "revelation" of the NKF's reserves was not such a bad thing after all? i mean, they got the free publicity ( the money saved will now go towards bolstering their reserves ), true it might have started out negatively, "i'm not gonna donate to NKF anymore" being the response of part of the public. but i guess everthing is still going to turn out alright, since everyone is now trying to make things right again. even the guy who started the whole fracas in the first place.
oh well, all the best to NKF's latest fund-raising event.
10 April 2004
Burnout
Yet another weekend spent slogging through maths / physics / sociology / linguistics / programming. Feeling totally burnt out.
so much stuff to remember, so little time. i am totally farked.
hopefully i'll managed to scrape my way through yet another examination.
On the bright side, this is the last weekend that i'll have to touch my books for the next three months.
i'm looking forward to the vacations. just another week, and i'm done with it. :)
yeah.
so much stuff to remember, so little time. i am totally farked.
hopefully i'll managed to scrape my way through yet another examination.
On the bright side, this is the last weekend that i'll have to touch my books for the next three months.
i'm looking forward to the vacations. just another week, and i'm done with it. :)
yeah.
5 April 2004
Passion
Just watched the Passion of Christ, the show with a whole lot of publicity ( both negative and positive ). It was thought provoking to say the least. At the basic level, it is a very vivid portrayal of the suffering that Jesus went through, (too vivid if you ask me, at certain points, i just couldn't bear to watch.) at another level, it shows me the true nature of humans, that humans will demonize things / people that they do not agree with / understand or are just plain different, for is that not what is happening to islam presently? mention islam, and there will be people who will immediately conjure up images of terrorists? Even though not every one is like this, the overwhelming majority are. its just that they have learn how to say the things that people expect them to say, and not say what they truly believe.
Another thought that was provoked by scenes from the movie was from the scenes where Jesus was punished (?) and tortured by his captors. The acting of the gaolers convinced me of one thing. Everyone has a function to fulfill in society, even those sadistic people who enjoy inflicting pain on others. They are the people who fulfill the role of the dealers of physical punishment, they are those who will still be able to live with themselves after beating a man to near death. i know i won't be able to do it and still sleep at night, even when i know that the man was guilty.
Another thing that caught my attention was this, Jesus said that to love your friends is easy, but to love your enemies is what is truly worthy. ( note: i am paraphrasing because i can't remember the exact words) and i realise that it is true, to love friends is easy, too easy in fact, it is only when you are able to love someone whom has done you wrong, who bears you ill will, that you are truly amazing. If everyone strives to achieves this simple concept, i'm sure there will be less strife in the whole world.
Even though i am not a Christian, i do admire the teachings of the Christian Faith. And i also admire the teachings of other religions such as islam and Buddhism as well. for essentially, these religions are just trying to better the world through their teachings. i believe in their aims but not in the way they try to achieve their aims. For humans have this tendencies to manipulate things to their own ends. which is one very disappointing aspect of humanity.
Another thought that was provoked by scenes from the movie was from the scenes where Jesus was punished (?) and tortured by his captors. The acting of the gaolers convinced me of one thing. Everyone has a function to fulfill in society, even those sadistic people who enjoy inflicting pain on others. They are the people who fulfill the role of the dealers of physical punishment, they are those who will still be able to live with themselves after beating a man to near death. i know i won't be able to do it and still sleep at night, even when i know that the man was guilty.
Another thing that caught my attention was this, Jesus said that to love your friends is easy, but to love your enemies is what is truly worthy. ( note: i am paraphrasing because i can't remember the exact words) and i realise that it is true, to love friends is easy, too easy in fact, it is only when you are able to love someone whom has done you wrong, who bears you ill will, that you are truly amazing. If everyone strives to achieves this simple concept, i'm sure there will be less strife in the whole world.
Even though i am not a Christian, i do admire the teachings of the Christian Faith. And i also admire the teachings of other religions such as islam and Buddhism as well. for essentially, these religions are just trying to better the world through their teachings. i believe in their aims but not in the way they try to achieve their aims. For humans have this tendencies to manipulate things to their own ends. which is one very disappointing aspect of humanity.
2 April 2004
Escape
"i can do this"
one hour since commencement of the study plan.
"wtf is he trying to say"
second hour of sociology readings.
"I want to escape."
thought in my mind during the third hour of studying.
".............FOOD............"
only thought in my mind for the rest of the day.
one hour since commencement of the study plan.
"wtf is he trying to say"
second hour of sociology readings.
"I want to escape."
thought in my mind during the third hour of studying.
".............FOOD............"
only thought in my mind for the rest of the day.
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