Technology VS Nature

This can clearly be illustrated when people goes traveling and when they go out on trekking trips. moi amies especially. :)

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Nine of ten youths glued to mobile phones and Internet

Assistant Professor of Sociology Chung Wai Keung directed a research by OMD and Yahoo which found that 89% of youths cannot live without mobile phones or Internet. Those aged between 15-17 years old used chatrooms and Instant Messaging more often than those 18-24 years old. Girls (31%) contribute to blogs more than guys (19%).

I'm blessed

I'm blessed...really.

I allwaiz doubted what many say, but alas, owe it all to u man.

An email taken from one of my classes.

I wonder how what he say helps.

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Hi
I dont have a project group yet and the reason for that is because I have been attening the wedensday class all this while. Is there any group that needs one more member?
Please let me know. thanks

xxxxx

My group was the champion in the 2007 cognitare case competition, if this helps :-)

The Perfect Husband

Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A mobile phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker- function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen.

MAN: "Hello"
WOMAN: "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"
MAN: "Yes"
WOMAN: "I'm at the mall now and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only ?,000. Is it OK if I buy it?"
MAN: "Sure, go ahead if you like it that much."
WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2007 models. I saw one I really liked."
MAN: "How much?"
WOMAN: "?5,000."
MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."
WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing. The house we wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking ?50,000."
MAN: "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer, but just offer ?00,000."
WOMAN: "OK. I'll see you later! I love you!"
MAN: "Bye, I love you, too."

The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are looking at him in astonishment.
Then he smiles and says: "Anyone know whose phone this is?"

Global Warming

Decision time....

Hmmm, many many months ago, I was telling myself that no matter what happens, I will stick with my decision. But now, the time to make my decision is nearing, will I or will I not stick to it...???

I'm pretty sure many of my friends will be calling me crazy if they were to know what I'm about to do. lol. Then again, I'm an extremists for a reason....;)

Places where I can meet alot of pple that I know

When I was in college, whenever I go down to Orchard, I will definitely see people whom I know. I even bet with my friends and see how many friends we will meet when we go to Orchard.

Now, I guess the place where I will frequently meet people whom I know around City Hall and Dobby Ghaut area. Because my school is there....

Guess what, today I was in Raffles place and I just happen to walk down one street and I got to see 3 friends. And just the other day when I was having breakfast with my mum in the early morning and I also get to see one of my friends. Looks like raffles place is going to be my next hanging out place. lol.

What is love?

Lately, I have been observing a few couples around me and I deduced a pressure-mechanism which actually stimulates couple to be more loving.

I realized after the initial honeymoon stage, many of them start to show signs of "relationship that won't last". However, over the years, when couples age, people around start settling down, they suddenly feel that they have to recreate this passion once again. And suddenly, I see couples who were dull and boring suddenly comes to live....

My question is, what actually made them want a come back? Are these real love? Or are they merely building it up for the future. Are they just satisfied with one another? Why should you just be satisfied with what u have? Shouldn't you get the best in terms of wanting to give all your love to?

Mind Reader

I'm still looking for the mind-reader to tell me about me. Not one who tells me he can when he actually can't.

Please hurry, time is catching up.

Honestly, the plight of knowing what I want bores me

It is the uncertainty that keeps me alive....

Infectious

My friend asked me to speak slower...

I can understand. when I get too excited about the subject that I'm talking, i tend to speak very very fast, so when I start speaking real fast to you, pls know that I'm really into talking to you. and do remind me to slow down.

...and I came to realize how bad I was when I speak fast because i spread it to my fren too, he spoke at a bullet spped too. lol

Excite me please

The moment I start to get bored, i get the feeling of self-destruction.

Please excite me. Yes YOU.!.

RAIN concert

Singaporeans are increasingly hating RAIN alot. Trust me, it rained so much for the past few weeks. And even though it was free for the entire Sat, it does not interest the bit least.

Just for those who need to know, the RAIN concert isn't really receptive in M'sia as well, I'm sure the residence in Kota Tinggi can vouched for that. ;p

Together with my childhood friends (whom I got to know since primary school) were surprising Amelia yesterday for her 25th Bdae. Sounds quite youngish, but we are all 25yr old adults. time flies, and we move on in life, and I thank god for this bunch of frenz that have allwaiz stayed with me for the longest of time.

There are also many others that I really do treasure, regardless of the time I got to know u of coz. However sad to say, there are many others who promise to be with u 4eva kinda thing, just disappear along the way. is sad but true. Oh well, this week, I have got another guest blogger. I share the same sentiment, maybe is because we are blood related...
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Where are they all? Where are the very friends whom vowed to you "Friends Forever" and "Keep In Touch"? I remember leaving my primary school feeling so very sad. Because there were so much memories there. I grew up there, I learnt my manners there, I learnt basic things like respect for people, I learnt how to pray and most important of all, I learnt how to love. It is sad to know that I no longer am in touch with these people from primary school. I try. I really do try. But it takes two hands to clap. And with our ever changing lifestyles, it is really very hard to keep in touch. I do see some of them in church from time to time. But when I see them, it is as if they have changed. They no longer want to be associated with people from the past. They treat you like a piece of glass and look right through you. I don't blame them because I also feel the same way towards the few of them. Maybe because of this, I don't have much close friends around me in secondary school. I keep my distance and people mistake that as arrogance.

With the few people whom I form my circle of friends around in secondary school, I vowed silently to myself that I will really try my darnest best to keep in touch and not lose them like how I lost my primary school mates. And so far, I'm proud to say that I'm still in touch with almost all of them. 8 years of friendship, still going steady and strong. I never thought that we would be celebrating our 21st birthdays together at all. But somehow, this batch of friends also have the same determination as me and till this day we are still meeting up ever so often. It is true that now all of us have moved on - some working, some going abroad for further studies, some in the army and others just bumming around - but in our own little ways, we try to keep the bond which we had in school. Because of our changing lifestyles, we often have differing views (naturally, we mature and stop thinking like 16 year olds) and quarrel, but I feel that it is because of all these quarrels, that we communicate even better and forge a stronger bond.

I went on to Poly feeling skeptical. It didn't help that I was self-conscious. I do make friends, but somehow we were not that ready to "keep in touch" and phrases like "friends forever" doesn't really seem to exist in our dictionary. We were just friends and that's that. Of course there was a special friend I have and till today I'm still in touch with. But I must admit that it is hard with her studying in NTU and me working crazy hours everyday. Telephone conversations that I used to take for granted, are now limited to maybe just once a fortnight or even just once a month. Meeting up just somehow seems to be out of the question for now.

Maybe it is because of all these reasons, I don't really want to be close to people who study and work with me because I feel that when we moved on, we would tend to just forget each other. Sure, we leave footprints. But the footprints get washed away when a new wave of friends come along. I'm probably just being emo here. But I do treasure this bunch of friends i made from secondary school and from poly. Sad to say, the very people that are closest to me are people who did not go to school together with me or even worked with me. They are just friends of friends whom I got to know, and for some, they are just people off the IRC whom I agree to meet up with. Maybe because of our online persona, we find that it is easier to talk, and when we meet, things go on alot smoother then friends whom we meet off the streets.

I do feel insecured. Why? Because I'm afraid of losing this bunch of people who have such strong bonds with me. Without them, I'm just an empty shell. I remembered some 2 years ago, I received news that a good friend of mine passed away in an accident. I cried almost every night for 2 weeks. It was then I realised that I should really cherish the people around me. I didn't get to tell her I love the way she is. I didn't get to tell her that she made a great leader. I didn't get to tell her she made a difference in my life. If you haven tell any of these things to your friends, do it today. Don't wait. Treasure and cherish them before time slips away and everything is just too late.

Entry by Guestblogger0509

Enriching week

I can't believe how I'm able to feel so much within one week. I dunno how to describe this week, it seems as if I can tell you that I experienced all emotions that I did in my whole life in just one week. A mixture of everything, happiness, saddness, uncertainty, confidence, optimism, disappointment, lost, etc.

I just feel so mixed up. And also, partly because my room is still in a mess. Alright, will get on with my packing after this entry.

This week itself made me decide how I would want to lead my life. I think from now on, I have to start to give priority to important things in my life, and will not want to be one who does everything. I realized sometimes and somethings doesn't give u a positive NPV, so there is no point in putting in so much effort into.

There are things that I wished things would turn out betta, unfortunately things dun allwaiz go the way u want it. Life is as such, juz live it. Met up with one of the two person which I admired most in my university, and he offered me a point of view which I totally missed it. And in a way, i feel so blessed to have find such a gd fren in.

People make use of people, you are only wanted most when pple needed you most. People who are worth living for are people who will stick to u thru thick n thin, and not wanting anything back in return. I'm glad I have alot of u guys, and there are tonnes who are really not worth it.

Back to School...

Somehow, I feel like I'm into my 3rd exchange. Everything is new back in sg. dunno how to explain. And so many new faces....

I'm so happy for all my friends who have found a job, going to exchange and alot of them are doing things that they like.

The thot of me coming to a full cycle (my passion for all the xtreme adventures) has surfaced recently, but i think there are still so many things that I have yet to try....

See, limited resources, unlimited wants. Da bai one leh.... But I'm really contented with what I was given. So contented that I'm seriously not asking for anything already.

The one year exchange/holiday/break was really good and refreshing. It brought light into my life.

A few years ago, there were lotsa incidents that made me realized how unfair the world is. And today, my dear friend was telling me how pek cek he is and is gg to complain. Well, my advice is, just live life as it is la, if it is yours, it will be yours. Make noise oso like that, dun mke noise also like dat. At the end of the day, the question u haf to ask yourself is what was the motivation from the start....

And I'm stuck in school now. Stupid huiqi, still waiting for you to knock off. is almost 8pm leh, and my last meal was breakfast. HURRY UP. ROAR~~~~~~~~~

Your hair...

I told some of my friends that I'm going for some interview this week, and the first thing that they tell me is my hairrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr................

Whats wrong man...?? If impression is so important, then I must have already charmed the interviewer, instead of him/her talking about my hair. ;)

Knowing that I dun really need to get a job definitely puts alot of pressure of me. So far all the interviews I went was really good. I really feel I was myself and of coz, tok sibei alot of cock la.

Everyone work best when they are natural.

And yes, I did had questions about my hair during the interview. And I'm glad they ask instead of keeping it to themself.

Morning air

Today went I stepped out of the house slightly after 6.30am, the smell in the air reminds me of Primary, Secondary school days and army days. It is when I have to leave my house early.

I use to wake up at 5am every morning when I was in Secondary school. Yeah, try doing this for 4 years. =p I was rewarded at the end of the day when I got into my JC when I just need to wake up 10mins before the bell rings (thats like 7.15am), and did I say I was a stay out personnel even though I wasn't really suppose to. Stayed out for half my army days, and I have to go back to camp early in the morning. It was really worth it, because nothing beats the bed and the pillow at home.

Ok, back to the air. The air today just brought back memories, memories of the past which i deeply missed and will allwaiz treasure. There will be so much more of waking up to the morning air this semester as I seek to maximise everyday by having a sleep early n wake up early mentality.

Diner: Waiter, look at this chicken,
nothing but skin and bones.
Waiter: What else do u want, feathers?
Diner: I can't eat such a rotten
chicken. Call the manager!
Waiter: It's no use. He won't eat it
either.
Diner: You'll drive me to my grave!
Waiter: Well, you don't expect to walk
there, do you?

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Ben: These ice-cream are too expensive
John: Stop complaining and pay with a
smile.
Ben: I wish I could but the man insists
on cash!

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Man : Where are you from?
Woman : U.S.A
Man : Are you here on vacation?
Woman : No lah! I'm here for lunch.
Man : What!!! All the way from United
States of America!!!
Woman : No lah! Upper Serangoon Avenue.
Man : !!@#$%

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A customer went to snack bar and ordered
a hamburger.
When 20 minutes had gone and his food
hadn't arrived, the irritated customer asked the waiter.
Customer: Will my hamburger be long?
Waiter: No, sir...it will be round.

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Two young boys was having their morning
breakfast, consist of hot chocolate and cereal. As he almost
finish his meal, the younger of the two headed for their aquarium,
his hand full of cereal.
Just before he feeds the turtles and the fish, his mother came into the
room.

"Don't do it, Kamal", she said. "They'll die."

The boys face turned pale and throw his mother a desperate look,

"Then why did you give it to us ?"

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Almost bald man: Why do u always charge
me double? You ought to charge me cheaper for I don't have much
hair!
Barber: No, no! We don't charge for cutting the hair! We charge
for having to search for it!

Lush...

Things I look forward nowadays is breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nothing else would more excited than these....

goody goody food...

Hopelessly Devoted

Guess mine is not the first heart broken, my eyes are not the first tocry
I'm not the first to know, there's just no gettin' over you

Hello, I'm just a fool who's willing to sit around and wait for you
But baby can't you see, there's nothin' else for me to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you

But now there's nowhere to hide, since you pushed my love aside
I'm not in my head, hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you, hopelessly devoted to you

My head is saying "fool, forget him", my heart is saying "don't let go"
Hold on to the end, that's what I intend to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you

But now there's nowhere to hide, since you pushed my love aside
I'm not in my head, hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you, hopelessly devoted to you

Finally

After many failed attempts and poor connection from house and school. I manage to upload what I need to do.

Someone once asked me if I will continue to blog when i return. My answer is why not? lol.

The only thing that will be stopping me is the connection. Argh...

And for everyone whom I have not met since I return. Do allow me to apologise. I'm disgustingly occupied by my work. I promise that we will meet up soon.

For those who have seen me around, good on u. =p

The day I felt small

An entry from my guest Blogger. I played this movie sometime back and even though, I have seen it before, associating with this video again, make me feel how fortunate and yet small AGAIN.

And I totally agree with his views on how people judge success. Especially so since I came back overseas. Sad but true...

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I felt very small the day I saw this video ( read the story first before viewing the video)
http://cjcphoto.com/can/

I did the full Standard Chartered Marathon in 2005. I busted both my knees at the 25km mark but pissed-drag-walk the rest of the remaining 17km. Even though I came in at a pathetic time of almost 7 hours, I thought I was some big deal

The achievements of Dick make me feel small

I was a red beret soldier. I floated in the river of Brunei for days and had war-games through the hills of Taiwan. I parachuted off from planes and did 72km road marches. I thought I was some hero.

The lines that Rick pen made me feel small.

Most of the readers here I suppose are young, we believe the world is our oyster. Graduating with honors and getting a highly-paid job, we believe our future is bright and within our grasps. We may grow to be condescending towards our fellow men; we use disposable income as the yardstick of human success and belittle those who have not succeeded in life, yet. We may develop our own comfort zone and probably disregard anyone whose idiosyncrasies do not follow our established norm

When I traveled through certain developing countries in the region, the contacts with the people were eye-opening. Poor in material wealth but rich in all other aspects, they too made me feel small. You might argue that they will be happier with more money to buy proper food, wear proper clothes, have proper transport instead of walking on their feet. Well, we do have more money to buy proper food, wear proper clothes and we have efficient transport system but I don’t see most Singaporeans been Rich and happy.

We are not what we wear; we are not the content of our wallet. Ego and Dignity are two different issues. How big is your ego? Rick & Dick deflated mine, are you still blowing hard into your own?

(By guest blogger1803)

Kota Tinggi, Malaysia

As crazy as ever. Upon touching down SG 7hours, I made my way to JB and Kota Tinggi M'sia with fellows comrades from 2nd Coy, Sect 1. Wah lau. it was hell of adventure.

It was a day of sinless indulgence. Feasted on so many things for breakfast lunch and dinner. You cannot imagine how much I missed Asian food. One year without man....

We had a mini bike expedition to Kota Tinggi Waterfall. It was really adventurous. First we really do not know the way, and second, we were in the Kota Tinggi Flooded Zone. So me and ah pang has to walk in those flooded area. It was groin deep. It can be really dangerous walking in those flooded area. Because you dunno where is the drain. Kota Tinggi Waterfall was so deserted, we were like the only people there. The swim in the waterfall was really refreshing and chilly.... But I enjoyed every momemnt of it. Because of the environment and the company of course.
The 4 of us went for a hair-do. I used to be a strong advocate of having a natural colour of the hair, but why did i highlight it then.... good question. I think is because after my exchange I realized how much I missed out in life if I kept to all my principles. Everything good/bad, try at least once, lol. Then at least I know how good or how bad it is what, then I will/will not try it again the future. Live your life once, live it good.

Tokyo, Japan

Arrive at Narita Airport and that was when it was my first n last time speaking english. beyond the airport, I hardly find anyone who speak the languages that i speak. The pictures below are very nice seasonal trees amongst the many that i saw on the streets of Tokyo. The weather in Japan is so nice. Maybe it is just this season, but I really like it alot. And for the people...they are so so fashionable. So much more than any celebrities in Hollywood. If you think the way they style themselves or the stuff they wear is outrages, you have to see what the japs do everyday man.

Saw quite a few anime characters on the streets. The teens really dress like anime characters man, real cool. The picture is Tokyo Tower, trying to copy the great big one in Paris.
Things in Japan is not exactly cheap. Especially Tokyo being the most expensive city in the world. I guess I won't feel of the price different regardless of where I go now, because Tokyo's standard of living did tamed me down quite a lot.

I went to Asakusa, it is supposed to be the most traditional part of Tokyo, but still it is really nothing compared to Kyoto (which I hope to go soon). This is a how Asakusa looks like...
Was really lucky to make it into the imperial palace because it is only open twice a year, and the day that I went was the emperor's bdae. This is a really nice place, with a very nice garden and a very nice moat around the palace. Something that is very different from the castles or the churches that I have seen elsewhere.
Went to Hakone to view Mt. Fuji. I was lucky to see at least the outline of Mt. Fuji, many who went before me didnt manage to even catch anything. Went to the hot bathe, the weather is so cold but when I hurried into the water, it was burning hot. So i'm stuck, cannot go in and I can't stay on top. Their suana was quite unique. It is like an oven, and everyone sit on the floor. People apply salt on their body before going in. Machiam they are like seasoning themselve for baking. lol... Met Taka at Yokohama, that place was built on a reclaimed land, and I must say it feels so much like Marina Promonade. A view from the day of a bridge in Yokohama.
And yes, I completed 3 Disneys within a year. Went to Tokyo Disney, and the queue was atrocious. I would never encourage people to visit Tokyo Disney. The average queue time is 2-3hours. And fastpass is out at 10am for most stations. WTH. K, enough of Disney, no more pictures. Refer to my album if you are interested to view more.

I stay a few nights in a capsule hotel. It was really cool. With my own private TV and my private space, of coz, the price was pretty reasonable too. And the traditional japanese bathhouse in my hotel. I love the food in Japan. It is always so fresh, and nice. They dun use much oil. The fish market is really amazing. There I see the amount of Tunas more than the people there, and lotsa exotic looking fishes.

This may be their secret to a country with high life expectancy.

LA, USA

LA is a total consumerism haven. I think LA is a very good representation to why so many of my friends want to stay in the states. Everything is adequate there. Well, not there my home is not, but there is just a little more of everything there. So for those who have yet been to the states, do give it a shot, as i promise you, it is really worth it. Death Valley was the first stop, and it was really amazing. It is a desert plus a canyon. Kim's friend, Sara's parents had a house there. Yes, they stay in the desert. Sara's dad is a US Green Beret (aka Commandos in SG context). So you can imagine how much we can talk about army stuff.... Sara's mum is a rigger too, in the airborne battalion too. Impressive parents!!! And that is how both of them got together. This is a picture of the SG Red Beret and US Green Beret.
They brought us to the casino, and I must say even though it was quite a small scale casino, the perks they offer is really good. The more you play, even if you dun win money, you get free petrol, free dinner, and free drinks as long as your there. This is so good.

I can imagine how people go to the casinos to lose their money away. It is like seeing everyone donating the money to the machines.

Visited Santa Monica, it is a beach town. With a very good neighbourhood.
And of coz, how can I visit LA without visiting one of their theme parks, so I went to LA Disney. It is really huge, but the good thing is the waiting time is not that long. A picture of me and my host aka Kim whom I met in NZ.
Guess what I got for myself in the states for Xmas present? hahaha, i must say it was the best buy in my life.

Somewhere down the road in my life, if i dun get called by HIM too soon, I picture myself going back to US again for a reason or two. It has scenery as nice as NZ and I know there are so many more things we can do over there. And it is really not that expensive after all. :)

The make out that i allwaiz dream off.

Love Unravelled

To the MARRIED
Love is not about "it's your fault", but "I'm sorry",
not "where are you' but "I'm right here",
not "how could you" but "I understand",
not "I wish you were", but "I'm thankful you are."

To the ENGAGED
The true measure of compatibility is not the years spent together but how good you are for each other.

To the NOT SO SINGLE
Love isn't about becoming somebody else's "perfect person."
It's about finding someone who helps you become the best person you can be.

To the HEARTBROKEN
Heartbreaks last as long as you want and cut as deep as you allow them to go.
The challenge is not how to survive heartbreaks but to learn from them.

To the SEARCHING
True love cannot be found where it does not truly exist, nor can it be hidden where it truly does. Love is magic. The more we hide it, the more it shows. The more you suppress it, the more it grows.

To the FOOLING AROUND
Never say I love if you don't care. Never talk about feelings if they aren't there. Never touch a life if you mean to break a heart. Never look in the eye when what you do is lie. The cruelest thing a person can do to another, is to let them fall in love when they don't intend to catch their fall.

To the POSSESSIVE
It breaks your heart to see the one you love happy with someone else but it's more painful to know that the one you love is unhappy with you.

To the SINGLE
Love is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you just let it fly, it would come to you when you least expect it. Love can make you happy but often times it hurts, but love's only special when you give it to someone who is worth it.

And there we go, we all need to survive this mysterious, sometimes bewildering, sometimes painful, but often fulfilling thing called LOVE!