now apparently, paris hilton is being sought after by an old, childish and petulant asian. yes none other than sim wong who? he's asking ms hilton to be the spoke person for the creative zen micro. so now if you want to be just like paris hilton, sucking someones d*ck and being f**k on video, go get a creative zen micro.
strange images of a new home video with ms h*lton being laid while listening to a pink creative zen micro is surging through my head now. so yes, from the men who brought you the "color co-ordinate you zen micro" campaign, now comes ms h*lton. i mean like i really hate color cordination freaks. i once had a teacher, who wore red sari with red hangbags with red ear-rings with red shoes; or green or blue. and thats like major fashion disaster. so i you want to be the next fashion disaster and paris hilton, go get a pink zen micro with pink speakers with pink ....
oh yes, an astonishing figure. the zen micro sold 10,000 in a week. iPod shuffle sold 1.5 million in a month, yes the shuffle alone, not counting in the pods and the mini pods. and on amazon, top 10 mp3 players, 10 out of 10 are ipods. lalalalala
Mar 29, 2005
Mar 27, 2005
- You are the one who calls all the time, and ask 'what's next' to push the relationship forward
- You are the one in the pair who is running the errands for the both of you, making plans or even paying for the stuff you two use, do, eat....
- You get this niggling feeling - that you are so desperately want to ignore - that your other half is taking you and the things you do for granted
- You're harbouring thoughts about why the giving isn't reciprocated, but are afraid to stop because you can't live with the relationship
Do any of these statements ring a bell of familiarity? Was it something you recalled lamenting to a pal, or an overhead comment from a close friend?
Why is it that as nice, good and giving as you try to be - the over-used adage of "nice guys don't win the day" or even "the good die young" seem to be, sadly, true?
Least you think that, just maybe, being a 'mean guy/girl" could be your solution - ask yourself honestly: do you not only give, but over-extend in your giving? Do you offer too much love, information, self, time or effort to your boyfriend, siblings or friends?
While giving is surely not a bad thing, but over-giving is. Over-giving - where you put others ahead of you to the extent where your needs are not addressed, your time and energy are sapped and you feel inwardly resentful - is not an action driven by the positive outlook of sharing and offering your personal resources. Surprisingly, over-giving usually stems from a low self - esteem and insecurity. It is when you don't feel so sure about why people should like you as your are or see what you as a person, friend other half... have to offer that inspires the need to please others too much. By making others happy, you might think unconsciously - or consciously - think it a way to win others over to your side.
Naturally over-giving is not healthy, sustainable behaviour. After all, if you are giving up time, effort and emotion over to others too much, you'll not only smother others, but also lose too much of you real self and interest in the process.
Ultimately, over-giving does no one any good in the long run. Tracy Cabot, author of relationship titles like Letting Go and a frequent guest on Oprah says over-giving 'is like over watering a plant. You're not sure how much to water it, and you instincts tell you to nurture it, so you over-water and kill it"
Cabot's advice for those with a too-eager-to-please disease is to take a step back, give yourself some distance and watch yourself and others' response. You'll start to realise that putting your own preferences and needs first doesn't seem to be so bad. The best part? Your friends will start making the initiative to come back to you with social dates, plans and ideas. Once the psychological doubt that you have to do things for others to perpetuate their affection and attention is put to rest, your self-esteem will start to its re-building process too. That others like you for who you are - not need you because of what you five or do for them - is prove, you'll start to relax and lean that give has to come with take.
So give it up a little - and see how taking some back from those who surround your life equalises relationships more and puts your self in the front row of life where you can take it all in better
Advice?
- Spend time by yourself - doing things you feel like doing for the day.
- Get to sleep when you feel like and wake up when you're ready
- Pick up that skill and hobby you've always shelved away.
- Ask a friend if she'd like to catch a movie you've wanted to watch (not because you think she may like it too) and go to it, regardless whether she's coming along
- Make your guy bring you to your favorite restaurant and enjoy your meal
- Daydream!
taken and edited from april 05 seventeen magazine
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and you would think its easy right? you'd be amazed and how wanting to not watch a movie can lead to turmoils and quarrels.
- You are the one in the pair who is running the errands for the both of you, making plans or even paying for the stuff you two use, do, eat....
- You get this niggling feeling - that you are so desperately want to ignore - that your other half is taking you and the things you do for granted
- You're harbouring thoughts about why the giving isn't reciprocated, but are afraid to stop because you can't live with the relationship
Do any of these statements ring a bell of familiarity? Was it something you recalled lamenting to a pal, or an overhead comment from a close friend?
Why is it that as nice, good and giving as you try to be - the over-used adage of "nice guys don't win the day" or even "the good die young" seem to be, sadly, true?
Least you think that, just maybe, being a 'mean guy/girl" could be your solution - ask yourself honestly: do you not only give, but over-extend in your giving? Do you offer too much love, information, self, time or effort to your boyfriend, siblings or friends?
While giving is surely not a bad thing, but over-giving is. Over-giving - where you put others ahead of you to the extent where your needs are not addressed, your time and energy are sapped and you feel inwardly resentful - is not an action driven by the positive outlook of sharing and offering your personal resources. Surprisingly, over-giving usually stems from a low self - esteem and insecurity. It is when you don't feel so sure about why people should like you as your are or see what you as a person, friend other half... have to offer that inspires the need to please others too much. By making others happy, you might think unconsciously - or consciously - think it a way to win others over to your side.
Naturally over-giving is not healthy, sustainable behaviour. After all, if you are giving up time, effort and emotion over to others too much, you'll not only smother others, but also lose too much of you real self and interest in the process.
Ultimately, over-giving does no one any good in the long run. Tracy Cabot, author of relationship titles like Letting Go and a frequent guest on Oprah says over-giving 'is like over watering a plant. You're not sure how much to water it, and you instincts tell you to nurture it, so you over-water and kill it"
Cabot's advice for those with a too-eager-to-please disease is to take a step back, give yourself some distance and watch yourself and others' response. You'll start to realise that putting your own preferences and needs first doesn't seem to be so bad. The best part? Your friends will start making the initiative to come back to you with social dates, plans and ideas. Once the psychological doubt that you have to do things for others to perpetuate their affection and attention is put to rest, your self-esteem will start to its re-building process too. That others like you for who you are - not need you because of what you five or do for them - is prove, you'll start to relax and lean that give has to come with take.
So give it up a little - and see how taking some back from those who surround your life equalises relationships more and puts your self in the front row of life where you can take it all in better
Advice?
- Spend time by yourself - doing things you feel like doing for the day.
- Get to sleep when you feel like and wake up when you're ready
- Pick up that skill and hobby you've always shelved away.
- Ask a friend if she'd like to catch a movie you've wanted to watch (not because you think she may like it too) and go to it, regardless whether she's coming along
- Make your guy bring you to your favorite restaurant and enjoy your meal
- Daydream!
taken and edited from april 05 seventeen magazine
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and you would think its easy right? you'd be amazed and how wanting to not watch a movie can lead to turmoils and quarrels.
Mar 21, 2005
i just realised balaji is more stupid than i thought. anyway, action for aids and fridae will be announcing a press release, showing the actual statistic, which goes something like the below:
according to dr balaji, there was a 28% increase in new HIV cases in 2004, up from 242 to 311. and according to him, 90% are males and out of this 90% 1/3 are homosexuals. so therefore:
242 X 90% X 1/3 = 73
311 X 90% X 1/3 = 93
73 gays in 2003, 93 gays in 2004
so if the number of gays who went for the test increased by 68% from 748 to 1252, this would mean that for the increase of 504 more gays who went for the test, only 20 is tested positive.
so in 2003, 73 out of 748 tested positive indicating a 9.75% prevalence, but in 2004, 93 out of 1252 tested positive, indicating a 7.4% prevalance, it would hereby mean that there's a 2.3% DECREASE in the prevalance.
according to dr balaji, there was a 28% increase in new HIV cases in 2004, up from 242 to 311. and according to him, 90% are males and out of this 90% 1/3 are homosexuals. so therefore:
242 X 90% X 1/3 = 73
311 X 90% X 1/3 = 93
73 gays in 2003, 93 gays in 2004
so if the number of gays who went for the test increased by 68% from 748 to 1252, this would mean that for the increase of 504 more gays who went for the test, only 20 is tested positive.
so in 2003, 73 out of 748 tested positive indicating a 9.75% prevalence, but in 2004, 93 out of 1252 tested positive, indicating a 7.4% prevalance, it would hereby mean that there's a 2.3% DECREASE in the prevalance.
i just realised balaji is more stupid than i thought. anyway, action for aids and fridae will be announcing a press release, showing the actual statistic, which goes something like this
a 28% increase in new HIV cases, up from 242 to 311
so according to him, 90% are males and out of this 90% 1/3 are homosexuals. so therefore:
242 X 90% X 1/3 = 73
311 X 90% X 1/3 = 93
73 gays in 2003, 93 gays in 2004
so if the number of gays who went for the test increased by 68% from 748 to 1252, this would mean that for the increase of 504 more gays who went for the test, only 20 is tested positive.
so in 2003, 73 out of 748 tested positive indicating a 9.75% prevalence, but in 2004, 93 out of 1252 tested positive, indicating a 7.4% prevalance, it would hereby mean that there's a 2.3% DECREASE in the prevalance.
a 28% increase in new HIV cases, up from 242 to 311
so according to him, 90% are males and out of this 90% 1/3 are homosexuals. so therefore:
242 X 90% X 1/3 = 73
311 X 90% X 1/3 = 93
73 gays in 2003, 93 gays in 2004
so if the number of gays who went for the test increased by 68% from 748 to 1252, this would mean that for the increase of 504 more gays who went for the test, only 20 is tested positive.
so in 2003, 73 out of 748 tested positive indicating a 9.75% prevalence, but in 2004, 93 out of 1252 tested positive, indicating a 7.4% prevalance, it would hereby mean that there's a 2.3% DECREASE in the prevalance.
Mar 19, 2005
And so i wrote to ST Forum, CC to Dr. Balaji and his folks as follows, and he replied!!
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I refer to Dr Balaji Sadasivan remarks to Straits Times after the Life! Theatre Awards which was published on Thursday March 17. Dr Balaji claimed that his remarks was to raise awareness and not to discriminate against the gay community. Well just to allay Dr Balaji’s fear, awareness was indeed raised as the figures published by Actions For Aids (AFA hereafter) showed
that in the similar period where there was 28% increase in infection, there was actually a 68% increase in the number of people going for HIV test. An increase from 748 in 2003, to 1252 in 2004. So mathematically speaking, there’s actually less infection per number of people tested and that is an encouraging sign.
So unless Dr Balaji is not very good at mathematics, or he is just out to twist the figures and further deepening any stigma associated with the community; which Dr Balaji claimed he is not. Any statistic that anybody receive can be used to any advantage, in this case, as we clearly see, by only telling a half truth, it seems as if an ‘epidemic’ is happening to the gay community in Singapore, where in actual fact, comparing to the VAST increase in the number of people going for the HIV test, the number of people with infection, in relative terms has actually fallen. Which is a good sign that the government should encourage and applaud the efforts of AFA and the gay community who knows that “they can go to Kelantan Lane and
get themselves tested”
If Dr Balaji’s intention was to raise awareness of the problem, there are other ways to do it, without sounding as if he is discriminating against gays which SM Goh Chok Tong said could contribute effective to the nation and would be able to work in sensitive position in the Civil Service. But after 2 such remarks, and after using evidence from a female magazine when
speaking to the parliament, it would serve to make the gay community wonder if that was his true intention.
I am sure some people would say that we are just armchair critics and that we don’t propose any solution, we do. In this case, instead of slamming the gay community outright, Dr Balaji could have given a more responsible statistic by stating that while there is a 28% increase in infection amongst gay men, there is 68% increase in the number of people who went for
the test. And by encouraging the gay community to do more while acknowledging their efforts will definitely go a long way. Secondly to really tackle the root of the problem, talks and discussion must be held, like what Ms Lydia Lim suggested on Saturday’s ST; that “if an issue has a bearing on public health, should it be raised for discussion at least?”
And as the youth of this nation I would like to say for one that all of us youth would like discrimination against anybody to end.
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To which he replied:
Error in your mathematics (red)
The prevalence of HIV in gays who went for testing in 2003 was 3.5%. ie
about 1 in 29 gay persons who were tested was positive. The prevalence in
2004 was 4.3%. ie, 1 in about 23 gay persons who were tested was positive.
This is an increase of 28.5%. The fact that more people are going for the
aids test does not affect the prevalence rate. Therefore , if there is a
68% increase in absolute numbers of gays being tested and the increase in
prevalence is from 3.5% to 4.3%. the increase in the absolute number of
hiv+ gay persons being tested will be about 84%.
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To which i replied, all of which goes to the same folks and the ST forum, muahaha:
Sir,
Do pardon my error, because as it was reported on the Straits Times, you said that there was "28% in 2004 reaching a high of 311 from 242 the year before" which is mathematically correct. There is indeed 28% increase in the based on that statistic. So based on that statistic, as compared to a 68% increase in the number of people who went to test for HIV, it would imply that there is actually a decrease of 7.51% of the number of HIV + gay person being tested. But I am sure sir you will pardon me because there wasn’t sufficient statistic released by the yourself as I a commoner got my information from only the press. Perhaps more information could be published to prevent such mistakes in the future?
Regards,
Scott
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I love writing to ministers... hehehehe
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I refer to Dr Balaji Sadasivan remarks to Straits Times after the Life! Theatre Awards which was published on Thursday March 17. Dr Balaji claimed that his remarks was to raise awareness and not to discriminate against the gay community. Well just to allay Dr Balaji’s fear, awareness was indeed raised as the figures published by Actions For Aids (AFA hereafter) showed
that in the similar period where there was 28% increase in infection, there was actually a 68% increase in the number of people going for HIV test. An increase from 748 in 2003, to 1252 in 2004. So mathematically speaking, there’s actually less infection per number of people tested and that is an encouraging sign.
So unless Dr Balaji is not very good at mathematics, or he is just out to twist the figures and further deepening any stigma associated with the community; which Dr Balaji claimed he is not. Any statistic that anybody receive can be used to any advantage, in this case, as we clearly see, by only telling a half truth, it seems as if an ‘epidemic’ is happening to the gay community in Singapore, where in actual fact, comparing to the VAST increase in the number of people going for the HIV test, the number of people with infection, in relative terms has actually fallen. Which is a good sign that the government should encourage and applaud the efforts of AFA and the gay community who knows that “they can go to Kelantan Lane and
get themselves tested”
If Dr Balaji’s intention was to raise awareness of the problem, there are other ways to do it, without sounding as if he is discriminating against gays which SM Goh Chok Tong said could contribute effective to the nation and would be able to work in sensitive position in the Civil Service. But after 2 such remarks, and after using evidence from a female magazine when
speaking to the parliament, it would serve to make the gay community wonder if that was his true intention.
I am sure some people would say that we are just armchair critics and that we don’t propose any solution, we do. In this case, instead of slamming the gay community outright, Dr Balaji could have given a more responsible statistic by stating that while there is a 28% increase in infection amongst gay men, there is 68% increase in the number of people who went for
the test. And by encouraging the gay community to do more while acknowledging their efforts will definitely go a long way. Secondly to really tackle the root of the problem, talks and discussion must be held, like what Ms Lydia Lim suggested on Saturday’s ST; that “if an issue has a bearing on public health, should it be raised for discussion at least?”
And as the youth of this nation I would like to say for one that all of us youth would like discrimination against anybody to end.
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To which he replied:
Error in your mathematics (red)
The prevalence of HIV in gays who went for testing in 2003 was 3.5%. ie
about 1 in 29 gay persons who were tested was positive. The prevalence in
2004 was 4.3%. ie, 1 in about 23 gay persons who were tested was positive.
This is an increase of 28.5%. The fact that more people are going for the
aids test does not affect the prevalence rate. Therefore , if there is a
68% increase in absolute numbers of gays being tested and the increase in
prevalence is from 3.5% to 4.3%. the increase in the absolute number of
hiv+ gay persons being tested will be about 84%.
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To which i replied, all of which goes to the same folks and the ST forum, muahaha:
Sir,
Do pardon my error, because as it was reported on the Straits Times, you said that there was "28% in 2004 reaching a high of 311 from 242 the year before" which is mathematically correct. There is indeed 28% increase in the based on that statistic. So based on that statistic, as compared to a 68% increase in the number of people who went to test for HIV, it would imply that there is actually a decrease of 7.51% of the number of HIV + gay person being tested. But I am sure sir you will pardon me because there wasn’t sufficient statistic released by the yourself as I a commoner got my information from only the press. Perhaps more information could be published to prevent such mistakes in the future?
Regards,
Scott
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I love writing to ministers... hehehehe
Mar 14, 2005
Dr Balaji's claim that rising number of HIV/AIDS cases is caused by gay parties makes me wonder if he is perpetuating the stigma he wants to abolish and further driving misconception deeper about the gay community at large. It also makes me wonder if he considered that because people are more educated and more informed about anonymous AIDS testing and because there are more gay people (much thanks to Action For Aids and other organisations) going for such test, it is inevitable that there will be an increase number of infection.
For example, assuming that no one knows about AIDS and no one goes for AIDS testing, statistically, country A would have nobody with HIV/AIDS. However, if an organisation raises awareness of AIDS via campaign and education, there are people who go for the test and then there will be people with AIDS, can we then say that there is an epidemic? More figures are needed before we start to point fingers. In fact I propose that this increase in infection is in fact a sign that more people are willing to go for testing. Rather than looking at the absolute figures, I suggest we look at the amount of people who goes
for test. If there are say 200% more people that went for HIV test, than a 28% increase in the absolute people who are infected with HIV is a rather modest figure
While I agree with Dr Balaji that we must “de-stigmatise testing” I wonder by highlighting that gays are the one at fault, ignoring the majority of the straight men, isn’t Dr Balaji adding to the stigma. For one thing I am sure, it doesn’t help anybody to start pointing fingers and claiming that an epidemiologist said something. But I suppose that is a great improvement for someone who used an article in a female magazine as statiscal evidence. To which I add that another
epidemiologist to-be told me that at Zouk and other popular parties for the straight fraternity also leads to people having casual sex. I have many straight friends who after clubbing, will bring girls to some nearby hotels and well we all know the story.
To combat a possible epidemic isn’t to point fingers, it doesn’t solve any problems. Actions For Aids had serious funding problems, but they manage to get their message across to an audience. But I still have gay friends who knows next to nothing about HIV/AIDS and believe that condoms are only meant to prevent pregnancy. Until a day where sex education can be properly taught without any unnecessary censure in the information, until the day where we can admit that gay men do have sex even though it is illegal which again depends on how one reads the law), AIDS and the testing of AIDS won’t be “de-stigmatised”. To which I propose that more campaign should be done that focuses on the gay community; which I am please to say that I have more gay friends that now conscientiously practise safe sex because they have been ‘reached’ by Action For Aids or other organisation.
And I hope that rather than pointing finger at the gay community, the Health Ministry and Dr Balaji can do more to educate the public and increase the awareness of this issue.
For example, assuming that no one knows about AIDS and no one goes for AIDS testing, statistically, country A would have nobody with HIV/AIDS. However, if an organisation raises awareness of AIDS via campaign and education, there are people who go for the test and then there will be people with AIDS, can we then say that there is an epidemic? More figures are needed before we start to point fingers. In fact I propose that this increase in infection is in fact a sign that more people are willing to go for testing. Rather than looking at the absolute figures, I suggest we look at the amount of people who goes
for test. If there are say 200% more people that went for HIV test, than a 28% increase in the absolute people who are infected with HIV is a rather modest figure
While I agree with Dr Balaji that we must “de-stigmatise testing” I wonder by highlighting that gays are the one at fault, ignoring the majority of the straight men, isn’t Dr Balaji adding to the stigma. For one thing I am sure, it doesn’t help anybody to start pointing fingers and claiming that an epidemiologist said something. But I suppose that is a great improvement for someone who used an article in a female magazine as statiscal evidence. To which I add that another
epidemiologist to-be told me that at Zouk and other popular parties for the straight fraternity also leads to people having casual sex. I have many straight friends who after clubbing, will bring girls to some nearby hotels and well we all know the story.
To combat a possible epidemic isn’t to point fingers, it doesn’t solve any problems. Actions For Aids had serious funding problems, but they manage to get their message across to an audience. But I still have gay friends who knows next to nothing about HIV/AIDS and believe that condoms are only meant to prevent pregnancy. Until a day where sex education can be properly taught without any unnecessary censure in the information, until the day where we can admit that gay men do have sex even though it is illegal which again depends on how one reads the law), AIDS and the testing of AIDS won’t be “de-stigmatised”. To which I propose that more campaign should be done that focuses on the gay community; which I am please to say that I have more gay friends that now conscientiously practise safe sex because they have been ‘reached’ by Action For Aids or other organisation.
And I hope that rather than pointing finger at the gay community, the Health Ministry and Dr Balaji can do more to educate the public and increase the awareness of this issue.
Mar 13, 2005
ok folks. please be really careful when you do internet transaction or ibanking on the web. because a friend of mine, just had his bank account 'hacked' into. apparently it was a spyware that was lodged deep in his computer and that spyware sends out information about his online banking, transaction, passwords to whoever (culprit not caught yet) and said culprit used his account to do some massive purchasing.
for those less informed, spywares are those exe files running in the background that automatically lodges itself into your system and starts sending information to the unscrupulous agents. to prevent this from happening, you can either (like what i do for the dell in my living room) set the security setting to high, and do not allow cookies to be accepted unless u approve it, and also go download ad-aware and spybot.
or you can just change to a mac which is spyware-less.
for those less informed, spywares are those exe files running in the background that automatically lodges itself into your system and starts sending information to the unscrupulous agents. to prevent this from happening, you can either (like what i do for the dell in my living room) set the security setting to high, and do not allow cookies to be accepted unless u approve it, and also go download ad-aware and spybot.
or you can just change to a mac which is spyware-less.
Mar 6, 2005
Mar 5, 2005
i m not going to watch survivor palau anymore. why? well because jeff has been voted out. sigh. he's the cutest, most hunky guy in survivor ever. and whenever he swims with his boxers on, its just leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination (well hardly anything). but because he sprained his ankle, he asked his tribe members to vote him off. i wonder if this part of his strategy to win sympathy that eventually went wrong. but anyway, no more cute hunky topless guy in boxers for me, so thats it survivor. goodbye
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on another note, watching steve jobs launching mac in 1984 was definitely the most satisfying thing i've watched for quite awhile (porn aside...ooops). steve is so charming, and kinda cute back in 1984 and wow, looking back 21 years ago, mac definitely revolutionized the personal computers. from programming codes, to a GUI (graphical user interface) without which microsoft would never been able to produce windows for all you windows using IDIOTS after stealing apple's code, which is why they have to hold on to apple stocks for 5 years (just for the misinformed).
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on another note, watching steve jobs launching mac in 1984 was definitely the most satisfying thing i've watched for quite awhile (porn aside...ooops). steve is so charming, and kinda cute back in 1984 and wow, looking back 21 years ago, mac definitely revolutionized the personal computers. from programming codes, to a GUI (graphical user interface) without which microsoft would never been able to produce windows for all you windows using IDIOTS after stealing apple's code, which is why they have to hold on to apple stocks for 5 years (just for the misinformed).
Mar 2, 2005
well everybody seems to be taking this, alanna too, so well i did it. click here to take it too.
well apparently i'm an
English Genius
You scored 100% Beginner, 86% Intermediate, 87% Advanced, and 77% Expert!
You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
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surprised? betcha didn't know i can still use standard english after all my nonsensical rambling and careless grammar and vocab here right? hahaha
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i hate the singapore buses. am i the only one to realise that they are extremely loud? its so loud that it causes my ear to hurt from sharp pain when i hear the brakes screeching when the bus comes to a stop. or when the driver floors the pedal to move the bus as if he was competing in the amazing race. and that is with my iPod playing music. imagine how painfully loud it must be those without the protection on the iPod.
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anybody read the news today? apparent ST reports that Kim Jong IL my Dear Leader from North Korea, the father of.....; decides that hair longer than 5cm for males are a luxury of the burgeosis and will undermine the socialist state. therefore he launched a 'lets cut out hair' campaign and encourage a 1.5 cm bush cut called the 'virile spirit'
think its ridiculous. in the 1970s to the early 1980s, singapore had such a LAW too. it is illegal to have hair to shoulder length for guys, and the front hair can't go below the eyes. don't believe me? go the library and check out the news archive, or better still, ask the oldies..
well apparently i'm an
English Genius
You scored 100% Beginner, 86% Intermediate, 87% Advanced, and 77% Expert!
You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
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surprised? betcha didn't know i can still use standard english after all my nonsensical rambling and careless grammar and vocab here right? hahaha
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i hate the singapore buses. am i the only one to realise that they are extremely loud? its so loud that it causes my ear to hurt from sharp pain when i hear the brakes screeching when the bus comes to a stop. or when the driver floors the pedal to move the bus as if he was competing in the amazing race. and that is with my iPod playing music. imagine how painfully loud it must be those without the protection on the iPod.
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anybody read the news today? apparent ST reports that Kim Jong IL my Dear Leader from North Korea, the father of.....; decides that hair longer than 5cm for males are a luxury of the burgeosis and will undermine the socialist state. therefore he launched a 'lets cut out hair' campaign and encourage a 1.5 cm bush cut called the 'virile spirit'
think its ridiculous. in the 1970s to the early 1980s, singapore had such a LAW too. it is illegal to have hair to shoulder length for guys, and the front hair can't go below the eyes. don't believe me? go the library and check out the news archive, or better still, ask the oldies..
Mar 1, 2005
yesterday, someone wrote to ST forum: "I am a Chinese free thinker. Therefore, I am always irritated when people try to convert me to their religion and impose their beliefs on me. It is all well and good that they can find something to believe in, but it does not mean they need to impose their beliefs on others.
I was shocked to realise certain religions capitalised on the tsunami disaster to gather more converts. About a week after the disaster, en route from Yio Chu Kang MRT station to Nanyang Polytechnic, no fewer than three people were distributing a booklet detailing the association between God and the tsunami.
After I scanned it, I threw it away as I found it offensive to my own beliefs. They were also distributing to people who were obviously of other religious beliefs."
i couldn't have said it better. especially the part about exploitating the tsunami. if i were god, i wouldn't want people who converted just because they were scared of dying.
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that was from paul. which is besides the point. zealots fanatics from city harvest and the likes like trinity methodist and others should just die in hell and rot to pieces. may you guys, in your near coming future drown in your own bathtub! i believe god does not endorse oppurtunistic evangelist that uses such a tragedy to gain brownie point
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it was soup. dioxides from the air-conditionin; monoxides from the heating system; ammonia and formaldehydes from cigarettes; ozone from photocopiesr; stunning vapours from plastics, solvents and fluorescent lights. what oxygen remained was drenched in dust and particles and micro-organism, mites and fibres from carpeting, fleece from furniture, airborne amoebi from humidifying reserviors, ceellulose from paper waste, bugs, fungi, lice.
- the arcadia, jim crace
I was shocked to realise certain religions capitalised on the tsunami disaster to gather more converts. About a week after the disaster, en route from Yio Chu Kang MRT station to Nanyang Polytechnic, no fewer than three people were distributing a booklet detailing the association between God and the tsunami.
After I scanned it, I threw it away as I found it offensive to my own beliefs. They were also distributing to people who were obviously of other religious beliefs."
i couldn't have said it better. especially the part about exploitating the tsunami. if i were god, i wouldn't want people who converted just because they were scared of dying.
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that was from paul. which is besides the point. zealots fanatics from city harvest and the likes like trinity methodist and others should just die in hell and rot to pieces. may you guys, in your near coming future drown in your own bathtub! i believe god does not endorse oppurtunistic evangelist that uses such a tragedy to gain brownie point
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it was soup. dioxides from the air-conditionin; monoxides from the heating system; ammonia and formaldehydes from cigarettes; ozone from photocopiesr; stunning vapours from plastics, solvents and fluorescent lights. what oxygen remained was drenched in dust and particles and micro-organism, mites and fibres from carpeting, fleece from furniture, airborne amoebi from humidifying reserviors, ceellulose from paper waste, bugs, fungi, lice.
- the arcadia, jim crace
Feb 28, 2005
plugging norah jones on my iBook now. with my lava lamp illuminating the room, ahh, what a lovely night. pity someone isn't beside me right now. actually if that someone was beside me right, it won't be romantic anyway, that person will just crack some silly jokes, hahahah oh well...
mental block again. see this is what i mean. i think i really need to take more ginko biloba to boost my short term memory. well nothing much to update. went to see the specialist today, and he sent me back to my physio therapist. well well. i suppose there really isn't much cure for my chronic back pain. other than surgery that is. but he doesn't seem keen cos i'm like not yet crawling to him, or wheeling myself to his clinic, therefore i am fit enough to walk, so i am not in an incapicitated state where i require surgery, bahz
tired
mental block again. see this is what i mean. i think i really need to take more ginko biloba to boost my short term memory. well nothing much to update. went to see the specialist today, and he sent me back to my physio therapist. well well. i suppose there really isn't much cure for my chronic back pain. other than surgery that is. but he doesn't seem keen cos i'm like not yet crawling to him, or wheeling myself to his clinic, therefore i am fit enough to walk, so i am not in an incapicitated state where i require surgery, bahz
tired
Feb 26, 2005
well nothing much to post. but 2 updates.
1. i have now officially been posted back to air force. exceedingly long story. if you want to find out more, you know how to get me. and 14 more working days before i ord!
2. new ipods are out!! iPod mini for $318 and $438 for the 4gb and the 6gb version. iPod photo prices have dropped by $300 bucks. $618 for the 30gb and well $738 for the 60gb
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seriously life is getting very mundane nowadays. i always have certain things to say but i tend to forget them. like the casino issue. i feel its being totally over debated. what is there to debate? i really hate people using the excuse that anything will "threaten the pillars of society and cause the collapse of the family"
i mean flipping through national geographic made me realised there's so much devastation on earth and so many other things to care about other than gay marriages and who should be the head of the family. why should such news take headlines, that it should be made a main issue. the environment in US is heading for a crash landing, in india, in africa poverty still exist, even in malaysia, look at the deforestation. why are people still bothered about spongebob squarepants, me and my boyfriends; or that if females can head a family after the death of the male head, will cause to collapse of family. can somebody please explain all this nonsense to me.
the casino is a perfect example of exaggeration of singaporeans. nothing will ever, after implementation, cause the collapse of society, i assure you. its like saying that after we open the casino, thats it. thats not it. silly. a few of my friends parents go on occasional gambling trips to genting. well their family are still doing very well. what about the people on the lower stratum of the society. even if there's no casino, there will always be the underground ones, where loan shark prevail, and i say that it is even more of a social ill than a casino, at least making it legal will make regulations far easier. whatever. i hate fundamentalist and all 'focus on family' people. i love my family, i really focus of them without making everybody sound like sinners. really i will lynch them
1. i have now officially been posted back to air force. exceedingly long story. if you want to find out more, you know how to get me. and 14 more working days before i ord!
2. new ipods are out!! iPod mini for $318 and $438 for the 4gb and the 6gb version. iPod photo prices have dropped by $300 bucks. $618 for the 30gb and well $738 for the 60gb
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seriously life is getting very mundane nowadays. i always have certain things to say but i tend to forget them. like the casino issue. i feel its being totally over debated. what is there to debate? i really hate people using the excuse that anything will "threaten the pillars of society and cause the collapse of the family"
i mean flipping through national geographic made me realised there's so much devastation on earth and so many other things to care about other than gay marriages and who should be the head of the family. why should such news take headlines, that it should be made a main issue. the environment in US is heading for a crash landing, in india, in africa poverty still exist, even in malaysia, look at the deforestation. why are people still bothered about spongebob squarepants, me and my boyfriends; or that if females can head a family after the death of the male head, will cause to collapse of family. can somebody please explain all this nonsense to me.
the casino is a perfect example of exaggeration of singaporeans. nothing will ever, after implementation, cause the collapse of society, i assure you. its like saying that after we open the casino, thats it. thats not it. silly. a few of my friends parents go on occasional gambling trips to genting. well their family are still doing very well. what about the people on the lower stratum of the society. even if there's no casino, there will always be the underground ones, where loan shark prevail, and i say that it is even more of a social ill than a casino, at least making it legal will make regulations far easier. whatever. i hate fundamentalist and all 'focus on family' people. i love my family, i really focus of them without making everybody sound like sinners. really i will lynch them
Feb 23, 2005
Shrek 2 has become the latest animated film to be “outed” by Christian fundamentalists in the US. The Dreamworks feature, which had become recently available on DVD, is accused by the Traditional Values Coalition for containing "subtle sexual messages."
The coalition, which describes itself as a grassroots inter-denominational lobby with more than 43,000 member churches warned parents to consider the animated film’s “cross-dressing and transgender themes” before allowing their children to see it.
The article described one of the characters, an "evil'' bartender (voiced by Larry King) who is a male-to-female transgender in transition and who expresses a sexual desire for Prince Charming. It also identified another scene where Shrek and Donkey need rescuing from a dungeon by Pinocchio and his nose, which is made to extend as an escape bridge by getting the wooden boy to lie about not wearing women's underwear.
Christian activists, such as Focus on the Family, recently targeted SpongeBob SquarePants, Barney the dinosaur and Sesame Street's Bert & Ernie as children's characters who are conduits for a pro-gay message. In 1999, Rev Jerry Falwell described purse-toting Teletubby, Tinky Winky, as a gay role model.
The next “pro-gay” cartoon to be outed might just perhaps be DreamWorks' Shark Tale, in which a shark mafioso, voiced by Robert DeNiro, must come to terms with the fact he has a vegetarian son who likes to dress up as a dolphin.
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now what the hell was that? christian fundamentalist. disgustingly warped like bush right? i will stuff my dick up thier arse and give them a fucking good time.
The coalition, which describes itself as a grassroots inter-denominational lobby with more than 43,000 member churches warned parents to consider the animated film’s “cross-dressing and transgender themes” before allowing their children to see it.
The article described one of the characters, an "evil'' bartender (voiced by Larry King) who is a male-to-female transgender in transition and who expresses a sexual desire for Prince Charming. It also identified another scene where Shrek and Donkey need rescuing from a dungeon by Pinocchio and his nose, which is made to extend as an escape bridge by getting the wooden boy to lie about not wearing women's underwear.
Christian activists, such as Focus on the Family, recently targeted SpongeBob SquarePants, Barney the dinosaur and Sesame Street's Bert & Ernie as children's characters who are conduits for a pro-gay message. In 1999, Rev Jerry Falwell described purse-toting Teletubby, Tinky Winky, as a gay role model.
The next “pro-gay” cartoon to be outed might just perhaps be DreamWorks' Shark Tale, in which a shark mafioso, voiced by Robert DeNiro, must come to terms with the fact he has a vegetarian son who likes to dress up as a dolphin.
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now what the hell was that? christian fundamentalist. disgustingly warped like bush right? i will stuff my dick up thier arse and give them a fucking good time.
Feb 22, 2005
hello readers! i know its been a while since i last posted anything substantive. but yeah, its been busy weeks, with chinese new year, valentine's day and work. you know, excuses as to why i didn't post. hahaha
so how's everybody doing? well an update on my part. i really can't stand the S*F. everything is moving so slowly. it took my mdm 9 days to read the email. and i shan't elaborate too much, but in short. after 2 months of submitting my injury report. it went back to my hands. in the end, i had to contact the investigation officer myself, fixed my medical appt myself, arrange to see the commander myself. this organisation is so inefficient i bet should a war break, the administration will cause the downfall of the nation, not the enemy.
anyway because of all the nonsense, i had to make a trip down to tekong today. wow, its damn nostalgic to travel there. i mean i still a bit nervous, maybe because i had such a terrible bmt experience there. but still it brought back memories. i can still vividly remember taking the fast craft with my mom, my ex and alanna (i think, with siming too and chad); all the anxiety and what not. its a really very beautiful place, if one is a visitor like i am today. the beach was pristine with clear blue water (hard to imagine in singapore huh) the sun was high (damn bloody hot too)
anyway many things happened. i took this lift and it crashed on me. usually from 10th floor down (the lift travels rather quickly) it would accelerate and gradually slow down from about the 4th floor down, but this time it didn't it accelerated all the way till the 3rd floor and it suddenly jammed stop. i was flunk about for awhile. then i ran out of the lift at the 2nd floor. there was this girl who boarded that lift and that lift was stuck. when i came back from my errands i saw the lift operators trying to get her out.
then even earlier last week, i was the total defense exhibition right, so i was in my uniform. anyway i had to change out of it so i went to the washroom, headed for the cubicle and started to change, then i saw a pair of heels at the next cubicle. i thought that either those heels belonged to a drag queen or some poor girl stepped into the wrong toilet. then when i opened the toilet door, i was staring at this indian girl. i was so embarrassed. i apologised profusely and made a beeline for the door. now beat that!
so how's everybody doing? well an update on my part. i really can't stand the S*F. everything is moving so slowly. it took my mdm 9 days to read the email. and i shan't elaborate too much, but in short. after 2 months of submitting my injury report. it went back to my hands. in the end, i had to contact the investigation officer myself, fixed my medical appt myself, arrange to see the commander myself. this organisation is so inefficient i bet should a war break, the administration will cause the downfall of the nation, not the enemy.
anyway because of all the nonsense, i had to make a trip down to tekong today. wow, its damn nostalgic to travel there. i mean i still a bit nervous, maybe because i had such a terrible bmt experience there. but still it brought back memories. i can still vividly remember taking the fast craft with my mom, my ex and alanna (i think, with siming too and chad); all the anxiety and what not. its a really very beautiful place, if one is a visitor like i am today. the beach was pristine with clear blue water (hard to imagine in singapore huh) the sun was high (damn bloody hot too)
anyway many things happened. i took this lift and it crashed on me. usually from 10th floor down (the lift travels rather quickly) it would accelerate and gradually slow down from about the 4th floor down, but this time it didn't it accelerated all the way till the 3rd floor and it suddenly jammed stop. i was flunk about for awhile. then i ran out of the lift at the 2nd floor. there was this girl who boarded that lift and that lift was stuck. when i came back from my errands i saw the lift operators trying to get her out.
then even earlier last week, i was the total defense exhibition right, so i was in my uniform. anyway i had to change out of it so i went to the washroom, headed for the cubicle and started to change, then i saw a pair of heels at the next cubicle. i thought that either those heels belonged to a drag queen or some poor girl stepped into the wrong toilet. then when i opened the toilet door, i was staring at this indian girl. i was so embarrassed. i apologised profusely and made a beeline for the door. now beat that!
Feb 21, 2005
for all those with a heart, please watch the following video and send it out to everybody.
http://my.so-net.net.tw/sirwang/fur.wmv
if download doesn't start, then visit http://my.so-net.net.tw/sirwang/ and click on the link.
peace
http://my.so-net.net.tw/sirwang/fur.wmv
if download doesn't start, then visit http://my.so-net.net.tw/sirwang/ and click on the link.
peace
Feb 19, 2005
you
evanescence
not for you ears
The words have been drained from this pencil
Sweet words that I want to give you
And I can't sleep
I need to tell you
Goodnight
When we're together, I feel perfect
When I'm pulled away from you, I fall apart
All you say is sacred to me
Your eyes are so blue
I can't look away
As we lay in the stillness
You whisper to me
Amy, marry me
Promise you'll stay with me
Oh you don't have to ask me
You know you're all that I live for
You know I'd die just to hold you
Stay with you
Somehow I'll show you
That you are my night sky
I've always been right behind you
Now I'll always be right beside you
So many nights I cried myself to sleep
Now that you love me, I love myself
I never thought I would say that -
I never thought there'd be
You
evanescence
not for you ears
The words have been drained from this pencil
Sweet words that I want to give you
And I can't sleep
I need to tell you
Goodnight
When we're together, I feel perfect
When I'm pulled away from you, I fall apart
All you say is sacred to me
Your eyes are so blue
I can't look away
As we lay in the stillness
You whisper to me
Amy, marry me
Promise you'll stay with me
Oh you don't have to ask me
You know you're all that I live for
You know I'd die just to hold you
Stay with you
Somehow I'll show you
That you are my night sky
I've always been right behind you
Now I'll always be right beside you
So many nights I cried myself to sleep
Now that you love me, I love myself
I never thought I would say that -
I never thought there'd be
You
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