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Friday, January 28, 2011
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Cherry picking, coffee drinking, photo shooting, walking, shopping, EATING!, chit-chatting, sleeping, playing, wakeboarding.
Yup.
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Majulah Singapura
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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3:38 AM
Been back home for awhile now and how is it like? Quite a mad rush actually. I'm only back home for 17 days and seriously time really flies. Came back with a friend and been a busy time running errands and frantically trying to meet up with some friends here before heading off to a friend's wedding. Another whole day has been spent hanging out before the dinner and having a really good time over food (so what else is new).
Then came the weekend that we were all looking forward to, the trip to Penang. Or so we thought it would be. Pretty late on, the trip was canceled due to quite a number of people not being able to obtain the proper permissions to go there. But pretty quickly, it was decided that we would all go down to Singapore and just try to have a blast there. 5 days, several skin tones darker and 524,946 laughs later we all went through a lot of things. First and most important of all was the amount of food that we all had. This is the primary reason why I didn't want to travel down to Singapore with my family to visit my relatives. They always go to the same places (mainly Crystal Jade in Taka) and my parents will always complain that Singaporean food is quite bad. After having my eyes opened to the proper good stuff (and I'm sure there are a lot more places where I've yet to explore), I figure I should just go down myself. Anyway, everyday I'm like super stuffed from all the food that we've been having. We could have had even more epic food binges but some of us are quite fail in our timing.
Second were the activities that we did. Despite the really crappy weather lately, Sunday gave us the most awesome day ever. Ever. Sun was just nice, the sky was littered with white fluffy clouds and cool gentle breezes made the day super nice for a walk down the beach with ice-cream. At night, after a super heavy dinner, a walk around Marina Bay Sands added to the already awesome day. Monday was wakeboarding day. Although I've never wakeboarded in my life, it was fun learning despite the fact that I was one of two people who still couldn't get it right among our group. The instructor/boat driver gave us good tips for us plus he has the most awesome playlist blasting in the boat with his insane speakers. And of course there were the other little things like playing Wii, chit chatting into the wee hours of the morning, really funny situations that occur every day to talk about and laugh, trash talking and poking fun at people and many more.
One thing that has come out of one of our many chit chats was a line that a friend has said to me in the midst of ranting that I've never really considered it to be a good thing. It has been said that I, among all the other people, am the most diplomatic person, always keeping quiet and "buat tak tau" (act like you don't know, translated) whenever conflicts happen in order not to stir shit. I see as a sign of a lack of pro-activeness on my part to make a decision on the conflict in question especially between friends, since many times I've been placed in a situation where I had to choose one set of friends over the other. And in all times I have remained silent because I really do not know what to say or act. But as the conversation progressed, I guess there is a little more thinking to be done as there are good credits in being diplomatic (read: buat tak tau) and really shouldn't be that hard on myself for thinking it is a bad thing.
Recently, I've been struggling a lot on how my lack of pro-activeness has affected various aspects in my life. The inability to take initiative has caused a lot of problems for me although most of which aren't visible on the surface. That talk was not only shed some new light into the deep dark complexities of my thought processes and my motivations for action but in some ways, has also sparked interest in actually taking charge and be pro-active for a start. No, I'm not going to start another charity or ask some random hot girl out. Not quite yet. But at least it has got me thinking of doing normal everyday things that I wouldn't be bothered taking any initiative for it. Those were some great talks.
Like the last trip down to Singapore a year ago, it never seems like there is always enough time in Singapore. The 5 days just blitz through like it was just only a day. And it sucks that I didn't get enough time to meet the countless people who I've known and gotten close to in Singapore. I really wanted to visit the family that I stayed with last year just to see how are they doing and also to see their super adorable daughter of theirs. Add that to the throngs of OCFers, both former and current, and the school mates that are there, it seems like I will need 5 years to finally catch with everyone. But I guess better now then later since it seems that quite a number of people are going through some sort of transition in their own lives, be it involved in new relationships or moving in between jobs or even moving in between life choices, where I'm sure that they would probably need their own time and concentration for them to figure out what is their next step in life, myself including.
Time to get back in the grind but at least I've had my fun and hopefully friendship will on go up from here on.
Then came the weekend that we were all looking forward to, the trip to Penang. Or so we thought it would be. Pretty late on, the trip was canceled due to quite a number of people not being able to obtain the proper permissions to go there. But pretty quickly, it was decided that we would all go down to Singapore and just try to have a blast there. 5 days, several skin tones darker and 524,946 laughs later we all went through a lot of things. First and most important of all was the amount of food that we all had. This is the primary reason why I didn't want to travel down to Singapore with my family to visit my relatives. They always go to the same places (mainly Crystal Jade in Taka) and my parents will always complain that Singaporean food is quite bad. After having my eyes opened to the proper good stuff (and I'm sure there are a lot more places where I've yet to explore), I figure I should just go down myself. Anyway, everyday I'm like super stuffed from all the food that we've been having. We could have had even more epic food binges but some of us are quite fail in our timing.
Second were the activities that we did. Despite the really crappy weather lately, Sunday gave us the most awesome day ever. Ever. Sun was just nice, the sky was littered with white fluffy clouds and cool gentle breezes made the day super nice for a walk down the beach with ice-cream. At night, after a super heavy dinner, a walk around Marina Bay Sands added to the already awesome day. Monday was wakeboarding day. Although I've never wakeboarded in my life, it was fun learning despite the fact that I was one of two people who still couldn't get it right among our group. The instructor/boat driver gave us good tips for us plus he has the most awesome playlist blasting in the boat with his insane speakers. And of course there were the other little things like playing Wii, chit chatting into the wee hours of the morning, really funny situations that occur every day to talk about and laugh, trash talking and poking fun at people and many more.
One thing that has come out of one of our many chit chats was a line that a friend has said to me in the midst of ranting that I've never really considered it to be a good thing. It has been said that I, among all the other people, am the most diplomatic person, always keeping quiet and "buat tak tau" (act like you don't know, translated) whenever conflicts happen in order not to stir shit. I see as a sign of a lack of pro-activeness on my part to make a decision on the conflict in question especially between friends, since many times I've been placed in a situation where I had to choose one set of friends over the other. And in all times I have remained silent because I really do not know what to say or act. But as the conversation progressed, I guess there is a little more thinking to be done as there are good credits in being diplomatic (read: buat tak tau) and really shouldn't be that hard on myself for thinking it is a bad thing.
Recently, I've been struggling a lot on how my lack of pro-activeness has affected various aspects in my life. The inability to take initiative has caused a lot of problems for me although most of which aren't visible on the surface. That talk was not only shed some new light into the deep dark complexities of my thought processes and my motivations for action but in some ways, has also sparked interest in actually taking charge and be pro-active for a start. No, I'm not going to start another charity or ask some random hot girl out. Not quite yet. But at least it has got me thinking of doing normal everyday things that I wouldn't be bothered taking any initiative for it. Those were some great talks.
Like the last trip down to Singapore a year ago, it never seems like there is always enough time in Singapore. The 5 days just blitz through like it was just only a day. And it sucks that I didn't get enough time to meet the countless people who I've known and gotten close to in Singapore. I really wanted to visit the family that I stayed with last year just to see how are they doing and also to see their super adorable daughter of theirs. Add that to the throngs of OCFers, both former and current, and the school mates that are there, it seems like I will need 5 years to finally catch with everyone. But I guess better now then later since it seems that quite a number of people are going through some sort of transition in their own lives, be it involved in new relationships or moving in between jobs or even moving in between life choices, where I'm sure that they would probably need their own time and concentration for them to figure out what is their next step in life, myself including.
Time to get back in the grind but at least I've had my fun and hopefully friendship will on go up from here on.
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Still Moving On
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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1:02 AM
Movie marathon #2. Starting from the top left, moving down and then right:- Flushed Away - Super star studded cast coupled with Wallace and Gromit feel. The singing slugs are just like the raving rabbits in Rayman. Is a bit meh.
- Delicatessen - Pretty light for a "thriller" with some interesting quirky scenes.
- The Hours - Super emotionally intense movie but super good acting from Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman.
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Needed something light to watch after The Hours. Robert Downey Jr. should just stick with quirky characters like in here and Michelle Monaghan is purdy. Quite funny but not that funny.
- Chocolat - Very nice movie to feel existential.
- となり の トトロ (My Neighbour Totoro) - Very pleasant story, imaginative and interesting perspectives with respect to photography. And I want a giant Totoro stuffed toy.
- Japanese Story - Another emotionally intense but a third of the intensity of The Hours, mainly because in The Hours had 3 women instead of one. Pretty good.
- The Seventh Seal - Pretty slow black and white movie but nice cinematography. A lot of interesting questions about struggling with God.
- The Fox and the Child - Breathtaking scenery and fantastic nature filming. Which doesn't come as a surprise since it is the same director as the movie/documentary March of the Penguins
- La Balon Rouge (The Red Balloon) - I love this short film! Super nice children's story.
- The Machinist - I don't like this. Super slow for a thriller, always threatening to shock/twist but never get there, it feels like there is no closure and worst of all is that it tries to be something like Fight Club but it's more like Fail Club. Quite frustrated. Although I must say that the lengths that Christian Bale goes through for this movie is quite epic. Quite sick actually.
- 時をかける少女 (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) - I'm a bit confused about this one. The backgrounds for this is super nice, very reminiscent of Makoto Shinkai but the animation looks a bit dodgy and the soundtrack is pretty good but the voice acting is sometimes quite fake. Story was interesting conceptually but feels a bit loose at the end. Bring back Makoto Shinkai please.
- Cabaret - Liza is a super quirky character and have some nice numbers to it too. Seems a bit like Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Shanghai Dreams - A very slow movie that is not for the faint of heart. Or the impatient. And there's background reading to do.
- 天空の城ラピュタ (Laputa - Castle in the Sky) - Got cheated that this version was English dubbed but then realized that there were some pretty famous people who lend their voices for this animation. Typical Miyazaki storyline. Not necessarily a bad thing.
- Memento - Awesome film editing! Messes with your brain a bit but not too much. Like Chris Nolan's films, not to be watched when you are tired. Demands all of your mental energy.
- My Fair Lady - Super good musical. Another one of those musicals where I question myself after watching saying why on Earth did I not know or watch this earlier. Super deprived childhood man.
A heck load of moving stuff lately that I think my muscles have like doubled in size.
The new year has already started if you haven't already noticed. Barely into the first week and I feel like it is going to be a shaky year even though I've been hanging out with awesome friends since Christmas. Not sure why. Not liking it.
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Two? Oh, Ten.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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2:46 PM
What a year it has been! So much has happened in this year alone that it's just mind blowing. The people I've met, the things I did, the memories. All that jazz. At the beginning of the year, I was hopeful for what this year is going to be after what I regard the previous two years to be rather turbulent (of course, it did have its upsides as well) but I think it was safe to say that I did not expect a year like this to come out as a result. Not in a million years.
Just a mere short list of things that I think are worth mentioning and keeping:
I truly believe that I do not deserve to be in any part of these things mentioned above and more. For starters, I don't think that a person of my capabilities should be able to even stand next to them. The people that I've met or at least got to know more of have so much drive, passion, enthusiasm and of course pure raw talent that I didn't think that a person of such limited skills, experience, knowledge and the lack of the qualities mentioned in these friends such as myself would even last 5 minutes with this group. They have honed themselves to be the best in what they do with their God given talents that sometimes it's amazing to see them work their magic. I, on the other hand, dabble in a lot of things but never gotten down to such detail and level of focus. I change direction wherever the wind blows. Everything is mish-mashed into a single incoherent entity that should just be burned. Yet, they do not measure friendship by their capabilities but treat me as equal. They have included me and it's in those times that I have given the opportunity to do things that I'd never dreamed off a year ago. And out of these times, there were moments of brilliance (not always on purpose) that come out of my little dabblings. And that is really something to behold.
Another aspect is that I think I am incredibly boring, relatively speaking. I don't do many things outside my normal routine. I don't go out much outside the city, because of transport problems. I don't go out and try new places to eat much, because I'm worried about my finances since I'm still here in Melbourne under "borrowed" money and even when I'm back home in Malaysia I don't know many places. I don't know a lot about music and other forms of entertainment. I don't buy a lot of clothes and stuff, because of finances again but mostly because everything here is just too damn big for me. Also, because I'm a science/math geek. That alone is enough reason for being incredibly boring. The wonderful people that I hang out with are very much in the opposite side of the spectrum. Music, design, art, social networking, writing and all. How on earth did I go from a bunch of geeky math classmates a couple of years back to a 180-degree turn to a bigger bunch of art-related/savvy friends is something that confounds me. I try not to talk too much about geek stuff but at least they'll listen if I do...for the first 5 minutes...if I'm lucky =P
Also, I don't think I'm a very funny person. I say a lot of lame stuff although I have to say I have toned down a bit compared to the yesteryears (I know at least one person would not be happy about this). Only few people will actually entertain these kind of things. While the bunch of friends, on the other hand, come up with so much improvised humour that is just amazing. Exaggeration, hyperboles, lightning fast and often extended associations, all contribute to the crazy funny things my friends can come up with. I think I'm like a parrot on a pirate captain's shoulder that just repeats some of the rather brainless humourous things they say. Very little originality and slow to respond. But I guess humour is the great leveler, as long as we laugh with each other (and occasionally at each other), many barriers are broken down and we realize that we are all the same.
In many of the situations I've been in over this year (if not all), I've played a mainly supportive role. Not many times in my life where I take the lead and charge head on and that is certainly true for this year. I guess you can say it is quite possibly the greatest ability I have. I've developed this affinity to always linger behind the scenes, always doing the things that most people who complain or refrain from doing plain, menial, repetitive tasks. I let other people enjoy outside while I handle the rest of things inside, wash, clean, prepare, cook, move stuff. I say, "Better for them to enjoy/relax than me". Because I think things will go horribly wrong if I take the lead. Seriously. I do enjoy being behind the scenes. I guess it's for me to keep me humble, to make sure that I do not go wanting myself to be in the limelight, to let it go to my head in the slightest way possible. That's not to say that I'm never tempted but I'll bring myself right back down to earth and not push and shove to do it my way.
It is the time where friends contemplate on what are their 2011 resolutions. Most resolutions can generally be placed in a few categories such as maintaining a healthy lifestyle, obtain certain skills, better time management etc. I don't normally do resolutions (another reason why I'm pretty boring) because I've never really had the drive or the urge to accomplish something within the year (more reasons...). But for 2011, I'm going to make it an exception. I am going to set my resolutions and to try and stick to it like every other person who does their resolutions. I only have one resolution and that is 1920 x 1200. Ok seriously, I've decided to set only one for 2011. But I won't mention this resolution for this is also an experiment but you can find out about it on 31st December 2011, assuming I actually kept it. But I guess you can say it is something that I've been meaning to do for a long time and I think it is high time for me to do it now.
So, what's my prediction for next year? I don't know though I think it might possibly be another volatile year, even though that there is so much good that came out of this year. You know, to try and make me feel better about the 2 years before that. Next semester is going to be my final semester and is going to be another world of pain as I take on 4 programming heavy subjects with the possibility of tutoring on the side. And then there is the uncertain event of job hunting. What if I can't get a job here or cannot remain? Does that mean that my 2 years of doing a masters in something that I am pretty sure that I'm not going to be in in the long run goes to waste? All these different questions coming to mind. Then there is the issue of OCF. Should I pull back completely or should I still go except drop all the heavy involvement? So many questions and uncertainties, just like back in 2008. Obviously, I would like the outcome for 2011 to not look like 2008. Please. May God continue to guide me through yet another crossroad next year.
I thank God for bringing me through this year. It has been a tremendous blessing just being alive and kicking, even more so that he has given me all these experiences for this year. I'm still amazed at how many wonderful people I've gotten to know and to the friends that I've already made, to know them even more. Which reminds me, I'm also thankful to God for this tiny group of friends known as "a906" who I've spent majority of the year hanging out and doing stuff with them. Food and drink brings us together and is usually a catalyst for something more than just to satisfy our basic needs (yes, some feel that the consumption of coffee and alcohol is a basic need =P). Thank God for my sister for providing the occasional dose of insanity and randomness and meaningless "bickering". Thank God for my family for still supporting me even though I should be way past the financial support expiry date. Thank God for the rest of my friends spread out far and wide throughout the globe for still keeping in contact and offering encouragement every now and then.
Ok 2011, let's go!
Just a mere short list of things that I think are worth mentioning and keeping:
- Shot a few pre-wedding shoots + one on the actual day
- Did a minor thing for the first Singapore Film Festival
- Roadtrips
- Massive cook offs and heavy food experimentation
- Witnessed the process and launching of an EP album, a macaron business, a few epic orchestral performances and of course the Singapore Film Festival, all done by friends of mine
- Many many many crazy late nights, most involve some sort of alcohol and/or greasy food in the mix
- Meeting the many cool and crazy people along the way with enormous talent
I truly believe that I do not deserve to be in any part of these things mentioned above and more. For starters, I don't think that a person of my capabilities should be able to even stand next to them. The people that I've met or at least got to know more of have so much drive, passion, enthusiasm and of course pure raw talent that I didn't think that a person of such limited skills, experience, knowledge and the lack of the qualities mentioned in these friends such as myself would even last 5 minutes with this group. They have honed themselves to be the best in what they do with their God given talents that sometimes it's amazing to see them work their magic. I, on the other hand, dabble in a lot of things but never gotten down to such detail and level of focus. I change direction wherever the wind blows. Everything is mish-mashed into a single incoherent entity that should just be burned. Yet, they do not measure friendship by their capabilities but treat me as equal. They have included me and it's in those times that I have given the opportunity to do things that I'd never dreamed off a year ago. And out of these times, there were moments of brilliance (not always on purpose) that come out of my little dabblings. And that is really something to behold.
Another aspect is that I think I am incredibly boring, relatively speaking. I don't do many things outside my normal routine. I don't go out much outside the city, because of transport problems. I don't go out and try new places to eat much, because I'm worried about my finances since I'm still here in Melbourne under "borrowed" money and even when I'm back home in Malaysia I don't know many places. I don't know a lot about music and other forms of entertainment. I don't buy a lot of clothes and stuff, because of finances again but mostly because everything here is just too damn big for me. Also, because I'm a science/math geek. That alone is enough reason for being incredibly boring. The wonderful people that I hang out with are very much in the opposite side of the spectrum. Music, design, art, social networking, writing and all. How on earth did I go from a bunch of geeky math classmates a couple of years back to a 180-degree turn to a bigger bunch of art-related/savvy friends is something that confounds me. I try not to talk too much about geek stuff but at least they'll listen if I do...for the first 5 minutes...if I'm lucky =P
Also, I don't think I'm a very funny person. I say a lot of lame stuff although I have to say I have toned down a bit compared to the yesteryears (I know at least one person would not be happy about this). Only few people will actually entertain these kind of things. While the bunch of friends, on the other hand, come up with so much improvised humour that is just amazing. Exaggeration, hyperboles, lightning fast and often extended associations, all contribute to the crazy funny things my friends can come up with. I think I'm like a parrot on a pirate captain's shoulder that just repeats some of the rather brainless humourous things they say. Very little originality and slow to respond. But I guess humour is the great leveler, as long as we laugh with each other (and occasionally at each other), many barriers are broken down and we realize that we are all the same.
In many of the situations I've been in over this year (if not all), I've played a mainly supportive role. Not many times in my life where I take the lead and charge head on and that is certainly true for this year. I guess you can say it is quite possibly the greatest ability I have. I've developed this affinity to always linger behind the scenes, always doing the things that most people who complain or refrain from doing plain, menial, repetitive tasks. I let other people enjoy outside while I handle the rest of things inside, wash, clean, prepare, cook, move stuff. I say, "Better for them to enjoy/relax than me". Because I think things will go horribly wrong if I take the lead. Seriously. I do enjoy being behind the scenes. I guess it's for me to keep me humble, to make sure that I do not go wanting myself to be in the limelight, to let it go to my head in the slightest way possible. That's not to say that I'm never tempted but I'll bring myself right back down to earth and not push and shove to do it my way.
It is the time where friends contemplate on what are their 2011 resolutions. Most resolutions can generally be placed in a few categories such as maintaining a healthy lifestyle, obtain certain skills, better time management etc. I don't normally do resolutions (another reason why I'm pretty boring) because I've never really had the drive or the urge to accomplish something within the year (more reasons...). But for 2011, I'm going to make it an exception. I am going to set my resolutions and to try and stick to it like every other person who does their resolutions. I only have one resolution and that is 1920 x 1200. Ok seriously, I've decided to set only one for 2011. But I won't mention this resolution for this is also an experiment but you can find out about it on 31st December 2011, assuming I actually kept it. But I guess you can say it is something that I've been meaning to do for a long time and I think it is high time for me to do it now.
So, what's my prediction for next year? I don't know though I think it might possibly be another volatile year, even though that there is so much good that came out of this year. You know, to try and make me feel better about the 2 years before that. Next semester is going to be my final semester and is going to be another world of pain as I take on 4 programming heavy subjects with the possibility of tutoring on the side. And then there is the uncertain event of job hunting. What if I can't get a job here or cannot remain? Does that mean that my 2 years of doing a masters in something that I am pretty sure that I'm not going to be in in the long run goes to waste? All these different questions coming to mind. Then there is the issue of OCF. Should I pull back completely or should I still go except drop all the heavy involvement? So many questions and uncertainties, just like back in 2008. Obviously, I would like the outcome for 2011 to not look like 2008. Please. May God continue to guide me through yet another crossroad next year.
I thank God for bringing me through this year. It has been a tremendous blessing just being alive and kicking, even more so that he has given me all these experiences for this year. I'm still amazed at how many wonderful people I've gotten to know and to the friends that I've already made, to know them even more. Which reminds me, I'm also thankful to God for this tiny group of friends known as "a906" who I've spent majority of the year hanging out and doing stuff with them. Food and drink brings us together and is usually a catalyst for something more than just to satisfy our basic needs (yes, some feel that the consumption of coffee and alcohol is a basic need =P). Thank God for my sister for providing the occasional dose of insanity and randomness and meaningless "bickering". Thank God for my family for still supporting me even though I should be way past the financial support expiry date. Thank God for the rest of my friends spread out far and wide throughout the globe for still keeping in contact and offering encouragement every now and then.
Ok 2011, let's go!
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Merry Christmas Charlie Brown
Saturday, December 25, 2010
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2:16 AM
In our modern day and age, we don't see anything like the Charlie Brown Christmas anymore. Even if we do realize that the commercialism of Christmas is totally missing the point of Christmas but many substitute that with messages of family, love and forgiveness without Christ as the centre piece of these messages, which we are really trying to love and forgive with our own strength. And that, my friends, is still missing the point of Christmas.
Granted that this could have been further expounded or crammed in more material on the meaning of Christmas but it is still light years ahead of where we are now where the biggest message this year was Oprah's Ultimate Favourite Things Christmas giveaway.
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Movie-ng On
Friday, December 17, 2010
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2:21 PM
From bottom to top in order of viewing:
- Breakfast at Tiffany's - How can you not like Audrey Hepburn in this classic? Super quirky girl. I want to get a vintage poster of her.
- Persepolis - Excellent storytelling with a historical/political slant
- 2046 - Lovely visuals
- Babel - One international event weakly links 4 other stories. Must watch.
- Chungking Express - Love this! Faye Wong is very likeable. Except when she goes into stalker mode. Only slightly creepy. But still likeable.
- A Clockwork Orange - Interesting issues presented, if you can see past the violence and heavy sexual references. Might turn off a lot of people from the first 20 minutes or so.
- 881 - Ah lian-ness. Very very extravagant costumes.
- Singing in the Rain - Oh. My. Goodness. This is the best! Too many things to say about this. Just too awesome.
- Donnie Darko - I so did not understand this at all. It's like Butterfly Effect except waaaaay too subtle in what's going on. So not obvious.
- In The Mood For Love - I actually did not know that this was a "prequel" to 2046. Which explains a lot. Love the old film grain feel and Maggie Cheung is ever so elegant.
- La Chinoise - Waaaay too much political theory and so not understand most of what they are talking about. Interesting cinematography though and there was one conversation that resembled a lot of the confrontation seen in Lei Yuan Bin's White Days, the clash of two ideologies, which I like.
- おくりびと (Departures) - Wonderful soundtrack and pieces written by none other than Joe Hisaishi. Paying respects to the dead has never looked so meaningful, even if you are just the encoffiner. Somewhat predictable but still good to watch. Plus eye candy that is Ryoko Hirosue.
- Beneath Clouds - The Australian outback looks really good here. Pretty slow movie and takes a little getting used to the heavy-ishly thick Australian accent.
News!
Want to stop eating so much? Eat food in your head and put down that cake and walk away.
Our online social community is driven by trash talking, venting and ranting. No wonder we have no self control when we go offline.
Speaking of social circles, are we going to church to only meet God's people and no more or are we going the to meet both God and his people?
Takes huge smarts to come up with a crossword puzzle, but it's something spectacular if you can create a crossword puzzle and incorporate a magic trick into it.
Wedding shot entire on the iPhone 4. With video too.
Who says blood test results and what nots not be visual. We're all moving in the data visualization scene anyway.
Cool visual representation on how we are connected on Facebook with respect to the whole world.
Oh ho. We have the first rail gun in operation. Cool and yet scary.
We have artisan coffee and chocolate. But butter?
Comedy really is the best medicine. The baby probably would have been delivered faster because of Chris Rock.
The Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) has such a cool name. And scary too. Just 800 computers needed to bring down Mastercard and 1000 for Visa using this.
Television. Stopping terrorist activity since Wikileaks says so.
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とも
Sunday, December 5, 2010
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5:26 PM
Such a simple concept and one that everyone has generally, whether you think so or not. We have them as soon as we talk and will continue to have them until the day we die. Some may have them in the thousands, some may have a handful and the differences make up a whole spectrum of the human behaviour. We enjoyed and bonded over our similarities but we have fought, joked, debated over our discrepancies. Some string seemingly limitless words together and others say but a few choice words. Every good and evil person have their own.
But as anyone who has observed life long enough would realize, simple concepts do not necessarily imply simple dynamics. Even more so when our level of interconnectedness among ourselves have reached levels never before achieved. Just as how complex our brains are, so too are the complexities of our interactions. So many factors can cause different outcomes and can be as trivial as one makes it to be or something far too convoluted to break down to its individual components.
Which makes me wonder, with all the potential pitfalls out there, how difficult is it to actually be one?
Say for example, we are at the default position. Then, somewhere somehow, we wanted to be more than the default with another person. First the initial stages will be at the very least be slightly awkward (which in itself is something which is difficult to navigate as a person in the default position) and if it is not successful, then it is even more awkward and even more landmines to avoid. Secondly, there are moments of uncertainty which can lead to two possible scenarios, that both move forward or they part ways. The former will continue on until it hits the next moment of uncertainty and will continue to do so until the inevitable parting of ways for both. Now for parting, how does one approach it? Some just separate altogether and a rare few who do manage to do so in the best possible way, back to default position.
What about the opposite? That we want to be less than the default? Another big can of worms is opened and more things to watch out for so that we do not get our belongings torched or the other way round. And where do you draw the line between enduring and "I've had enough of this"? The more important question, or at least for me, is what exactly is this position of less than the default? It's not enemies, that's for sure and it's certainly not an acquaintance. Does it matter?
I've been asking these questions because I've had people ranting/emo-ing about both these situations before in their own lives. Which strikes me as odd because if this is how a normal person should have experienced, then I can safely say I have not had normal experiences. Well, only ranted/emo-ed over the former. But are both equally important? Have I unknowingly stumbled across the Holy Grail of resolving any conflict mentioned above or am I just very accommodating that I just cruise between the default and an acquaintance? Is that a good thing?
Friends are difficult creatures. But they make life very colourful.
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Am I too nice? Too naive? Too passive? Too cowardly? Too safe? Too scared?
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Sorry. Brain asplode post. O Hai! Ders finks to reed! Kthxbai!
Kicking it with Your Girlfriend. Awesome shots of couples with their pants, socks and shoes.
Really now. A Porsche santoku chef's knife. That thing looks nasty.
Music piracy is so old school. Television show piracy is the new thing.
Think your house/apartment is small? Try this one for size.
It all about (calorie) counting, really.
Milo 3-in-1 to the rescue to diffuse those tense moments.
Beer made from melted ice from the Antarctica. People are just waaaay too bored with regular beer.
Such a wonderful story about how one wrong e-mail can bring you closer to complete strangers.
But as anyone who has observed life long enough would realize, simple concepts do not necessarily imply simple dynamics. Even more so when our level of interconnectedness among ourselves have reached levels never before achieved. Just as how complex our brains are, so too are the complexities of our interactions. So many factors can cause different outcomes and can be as trivial as one makes it to be or something far too convoluted to break down to its individual components.
Which makes me wonder, with all the potential pitfalls out there, how difficult is it to actually be one?
Say for example, we are at the default position. Then, somewhere somehow, we wanted to be more than the default with another person. First the initial stages will be at the very least be slightly awkward (which in itself is something which is difficult to navigate as a person in the default position) and if it is not successful, then it is even more awkward and even more landmines to avoid. Secondly, there are moments of uncertainty which can lead to two possible scenarios, that both move forward or they part ways. The former will continue on until it hits the next moment of uncertainty and will continue to do so until the inevitable parting of ways for both. Now for parting, how does one approach it? Some just separate altogether and a rare few who do manage to do so in the best possible way, back to default position.
What about the opposite? That we want to be less than the default? Another big can of worms is opened and more things to watch out for so that we do not get our belongings torched or the other way round. And where do you draw the line between enduring and "I've had enough of this"? The more important question, or at least for me, is what exactly is this position of less than the default? It's not enemies, that's for sure and it's certainly not an acquaintance. Does it matter?
I've been asking these questions because I've had people ranting/emo-ing about both these situations before in their own lives. Which strikes me as odd because if this is how a normal person should have experienced, then I can safely say I have not had normal experiences. Well, only ranted/emo-ed over the former. But are both equally important? Have I unknowingly stumbled across the Holy Grail of resolving any conflict mentioned above or am I just very accommodating that I just cruise between the default and an acquaintance? Is that a good thing?
Friends are difficult creatures. But they make life very colourful.
------------------------
Am I too nice? Too naive? Too passive? Too cowardly? Too safe? Too scared?
------------------------
Sorry. Brain asplode post. O Hai! Ders finks to reed! Kthxbai!
Kicking it with Your Girlfriend. Awesome shots of couples with their pants, socks and shoes.
Really now. A Porsche santoku chef's knife. That thing looks nasty.
Music piracy is so old school. Television show piracy is the new thing.
Think your house/apartment is small? Try this one for size.
It all about (calorie) counting, really.
Milo 3-in-1 to the rescue to diffuse those tense moments.
Beer made from melted ice from the Antarctica. People are just waaaay too bored with regular beer.
Such a wonderful story about how one wrong e-mail can bring you closer to complete strangers.
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