Senin, 30 Juli 2007

She's so sweet... she's so nice...

She's the sweetest girl. When she smiles it just melts my heart. When she's happy I laugh too.

Her ups and downs... I want to be there for her.

Will she give me a shot?

I'm prepared to accept her for who she is from the onset. Will she understand?

Does she know that I am thinking of her?

Someonemissinginmylife.

Sabtu, 28 Juli 2007

Embracing, not Accepting, who you are...

There are always the usual 'love yourself' 'self-esteem' notions out there.

Yeash, it is important to be have high self-esteem so as to not constantly feel insecure and defeated. Or the constant thoughts of needing to get that nose-job done or retail therapy to up that self-worth.

But, let's make it clear; to draw the distinct line between 'Embracing' yourself and 'Accepting' yourself.

The former is basically 'knowing who and what you are' . The latter on the other hand, is basically 'taking yourself as it is'.

Embracing yourself is the better of the two because it takes enough self-pride and esteem to know and acknowledge your strengths but at the same time, the courage to face up to your flaws. And because you love and respect yourself, you make the conscious effort to
better yourself. To constantly seek to have progression in who you are and what you are. You disallow self-destructive and socially destructive behaviors.

Such personalities know how to accept challenges and critisms with grace and dignity, and make positive steps in moulding themselves into a better person in the face of actually knowing, also, what their true pluses are.

Accepting yourself on the other hand fundamentally reeks insecurity and esteem issues. And it is definitely bad because although you acknowledge your good points, you're also taking your negative side as it is. Therefore, you generally do little in the name of making a positive change for the better. You think 'it's ok to be who I am'. Any change such a person experiences comes through influence and winds of change rather than any personal and genuine effort to seek out what's wrong and how to make right. Such personalities are seldom truthful to themselves simply because , suffice to say, truth hurts. They take it out on others because by accepting themselves and hence their flaws, they do not accept others opinions of them

Being head strong and strong willed is just different. And cos' you 'd know which trait belongs to which type.

Still unsure (or untruthful?) which category you fall into? Simple.

When was the last time you felt someone was zero-ing in on you? What was your reaction? To take the suggestions/critisms with humility or had a violent outburst?

If you reacted with maturity, grace and with level-headedness, you'd be an 'embracer'. If you rebutted with fiery temper and 'who da hell are you to tell me what to do' , then sadly, you're an 'accepter' of yourself.

And.... you'd be offended by this post already.

;-p

Kamis, 26 Juli 2007

Love is a Blessing Longed

True UnRequited Love is hard to come by.

For all those who have it in their lives, that special someone who's there no-matter , good for you for you are blessed.

It's a blessing to love. A bigger blessing to be loved.

Cherish it. Most somehow won't ... but cherish it. It's the best thing that can happen to you.

They don't love you for your money or your house/car/career/looks/charm. Or what ever you term as 'an achievement'.

You are loved for who you are.
An arsonist? A murderer? A robber? A rapist? A bastard? Or a thousand other names or adjectives that you could be labelled as by others. It don't matter.

Because you are blessed. This person stands by you.

Whenever you are in the position to say 'I don't want to care much' because you start taking this blessing for granted, just remember it still beats being lonely and having no one to share your ups and downs.

Not just anyone gets this blessing no matter how much this person is willing to give.

One can be good for so many things but somehow may not so for love....

Because it's painful for that person who's giving, too. Think about that.

Poop or Plastic ? Think BIODEGRADABLE

While walking the dog today , as with any living thing it has to poop, and it did.

So as I was bending over, with an inside-out turned plastic bag in hand, bracing myself to squish the offending piece of turd, thinking to myself, why I was sinking so low in the name of a half-obnoxious canine that my family somehow fell in love with, a tangent thought suddenly stroke my mind.

Don't know if it's because of the incecessant Live Earth messages playing on TV every night that was beginning to get to me, or I was just subconsciously hoping that I could get away with not being civic-minded and leave the pile of sh*t where it was bombed and walk away when no one's looking, "Plastic Bags are NON-BIODEGRADABLE."

So, after the usual struggle with my dog to get to the nearest bin to dispose of its divine contribution ( I swear my dog enjoys every moment I was holding on to it; tormented by the sight and smell; thereby the tug-of-war that always ensues), I got thinking, "... but poop isnt'."

If parks are so perturbed with owners 'dirtying the environment' and hence the 'Pick up after your Dog' signs that sprout every where, then isn't it an irony that such a contradiction exists?

Do the authorities and/or the general populace prefer plastic bags (with poop in them no less) lying around, not being able to break down by any natural means and , thus. polluting ("Ewww... what's INSIDE that bag that WON'T GO AWAY?!") , or a small pile of compost matter that'll disappear into the soil within a day or two?


Franky, I'd prefer the latter any time.

Humus is fertilizer that is good for plants. Can't say the same for disposed plastic bags.

Rabu, 25 Juli 2007

Mambo Night .... no longer Jumbo?

Zouk, the club world-renowned for it's year-end Zouk-Out beach party is also hella famous for its weekly mid-week party for 80's Music lovers, Mambo Night .

Yes, crowds dance and gesture senselessly to the most infectious disco-tunes from the era of bad drag queens with an even badder dress sense.

From Madonna , Village People, Bananarama to Kylie and Rick Astley, you prance and bogey to the best camp crowd since Studio 54's.

It's no wonder the club will launch, every once in a while , it's dance complilation of it's most sinful and popular 80's mixes. Just like they had recently. As they term it 'To celebrate the Phenomenon' . Very Believable considering every self-respecting clubber out there would have attended at least a couple of Mambo nights in their clubbing-life time.

The album, hardly high-brow material needless to say, is destined to be on it's way to be a best seller for sure. It, despite containing tracks not far different from every other Retro-compilation album out there. So what if the disclaimer sticker at the front says that it's gonna have a 'live' feel to it being mixed directly from Vinyl by the house DJs?

Screechy-scratchy sounds at the interlude of each track sure is interesting...

See how branding counts here?

It's good of course, if you just want to have a wild time reminicising the great times you've had at the club on Wednesday nights but have grown too old (or fat) to be seen grinding away like a pre-pubescent teenager of the neon-era.

But here begs the question, as we are almost through the first decade of the new Millenium, surely we're growing further and further away from that period where big hair and pants worn up to the armpits was acceptable?

Has the generations moved on? Has the clubbing crowd moved on?

Can Zouk continue to rely on its 'Phenomenon' to keep it hip, relevant and relatable to the 'in' crowd who is getting younger every year?

Can a hyped up CD launch cause more than a blip on the night scene it used to stir?

Surely we are all beginning to think ( and feel from the hips) that current club infused-R&b/hip-hop we 're getting these days is fast becoming this new generation's new pop & grind?

We're almost 2 full decades away from the 80's. Does Zouk's Mambo Night still Jumbo?

Or will it just become another fancy-themed party event in the sea of new mega clubs sprouting up all over the city?

Hmm. A good pal of mine just invited me to Mambo Night tonight. And I'm too tired and too lazy to club but am blogging here.

So, what does it say?

Selasa, 24 Juli 2007

Fashion Bar ..... a love-hate experience


For the last couple of weeks, I've been hanging out late at The Cannery's world-famous Fashion Bar ( F-Bar for short).

Sinful b'cos it's staying out late and it's expensive. (ha ha)

BUT my experience with the pub-club is quickly turning into a love-hate relationship.

Why do I love the place?
1) The DJ mixes of house-meets-trance music is just insane (think strong mid-bass with an off-tune kitsch)

2) It's the poshiest place to lounge -EVER .
(It's been Voted no less)
Luxurious Silver-embossed leather seats, soft cushy satin cushions, dramatic black chandeliers, multi plasma TVs (51-inches?!)marching fashion show-exclusives to the likes of Supermodels wearing Haute Couture and (this alone probably needs a whole paragraph of its own, actually and really) even before you enter, be prepared to be awe-inspired by curtains of Swarovski Crystals at the entrance.

Any where you can find a more Bling-bling place, tell me about it.


Why do I hate the place?
1) I love my fruit punch b'cos it helps to hydrate after the alcohol binges. And I love my cherries even more. And it's just annoying when they don't voluntarily drop a couple into my drink unlike other clubs.

2) The service standard is patchy at best. Sloppy at worst.
The first time I was there, it was excellent, mostly. The manager remembers your presence and makes you feel welcomed and comfortable. However, the same night, I nearly didn't get my credit card back b'cos the staff completely forgot to process it.
On other various nights, the staff are either hard to call for, having double standards (why do I suddenly have to be VIP or open a full bottle to sit at the round tables when I didn't have to the previous night?) or down right inflexible (Yoga is NOT a drink ok? But why me and my friends cannot take a seat for just a couple of mins at one out of a sea of empty tables simply b'cos I didn't reserve one?)

3) The fantastic DJs went completely MIA on Sundays. What's it about? The place immediately went super boring. What kind of pub-club (let alone an upper class joint like this place) has no decent and engaging music? Then don't open your doors on such down-days, then. And make sure you let it known to the members/customers for god's sakes.

4) Parts of the bar counter area smells real funky. Serious, for I 'm actually devoting space to mention it here. The manager had better do something about it for otherwise all the Chanel .5, Hugo Boss, CK, JPG or Ralph Lauren Polo perfumes its beautiful guests wear cannot mask that waft of Essence of Drain.

And what do I mean by 'Beautiful'? Well, let's just say you had better be a model with your Composite Card ready at hand if you wished to be treated with dignity.

Oh my, I just realised that there are more 'hates' then 'likes' mentioned above. Hey, tongue in cheek ,alright?

But seriously, the place is so stunning that you had better be too, if you want to be seen there.
Which means you'd need the mandatory snobbishness as well to handle the high-brow staff there. Remember you're a no-body if you didn't reserve your table or isn't recognised as a VIP to sit anywhere.


Fashion is bitchy.
And the place is literally named after it.
Take the hint. :-p

Senin, 23 Juli 2007

Faking it ....the NEW AGE OF HYPROCRACY

Let's be honest, if you have a blog, chances are, you also have an online profile of your self somewhere. Or many , even .

Good for those who are open, honest and true.

However, for MANY out there, they thrive and survive on a FAKE.

FAKE identities.... it's not just a Nic Name, but a FAKE name they provide, even. FAKE photographs, FAKE profiles, FAKE jobs, FAKE resumes, FAKE age ... FAKE everything that trully defines them.

What's their point?

Insecurities? Out to bluff? Using the cyber space as a refuge from the real world and identites? Having the fantasy of being someone they cannot be in real life? Or worse of all, dillusional ( not having the ability differentite reel from real) ?

Lot's of predators out there. Beware. Following up with my earlier post on MSN Chat, I've got too many who masquerade around behind masks and chatting up and hoping to chat into your pants as well. (aka the Corny and the Horny)

And then there are those, who really just need a reality check to realise that they need to start embracing who they are because if they don'tlove and care for them selves (and it shows), no one will.

I'm the type who will still say 'hi and chat' . But many will probably just type 'Loser', log off and hit the 'Block' / 'Delete' option, know what I mean...?

The Cyber space, this generation's NEW REALITY.

Sabtu, 21 Juli 2007

Control Freaks NEED direction

Control freaks want to hold on to the steering wheel. The joy stick holder.

If they find the need to cruise the ship , insisting on taking control of the helm, they NEED a MAP.

Otherwise, they'll crash. And possibly even BURN.

What I mean is that they're not the type to veer-off-course (god forbid!) , they'll just stick to a course and drive too hard.... and the only thing that can stop them is probably ... a brick wall. Either they crash into it ... or still be able to steer away and continue round it (control freak remember?)

So that once on the right course, they'll stay steadfastly on the route to success.


If not , wait and see how these individuals steer off course , obstinately.


All they want is 'WANT' ... but do they know what they 'WANT' ?

My advice to these people " Focus on the process of getting there. Not the material outcome. "

Because, if not, it's not enthusiasm and drive you're feeding on, but pain, greed and yearning that is being bred inside. Which could lead to ill-thoughts and doings.

TAKE CARE.

Jumat, 20 Juli 2007

The BIG Four ....global problems

Global Warming, Aids Epidemic, Terrorism and Greed are the four BIG problems Gaia is facing today.

And if humans continue on this path of poor judgement, selfishness, mindlessness, discrimination and carelessness... on the rapid path towards self-destruction, we're gone.

A GONER.

We don't need no giant astoroid or a cooling Sun to wipe us out.

We 're our own asteroid. We're doing a damn fine job . (Eyes roll)

The dinosaurs ruled Gaia for 150 million years.

Let us see how long we humans will.

MSN ... the irony of it .

I don't know about other people but I'm sure they have quite the same experience as I have. Maybe. *Chuckle

I've got people adding me to MSN Chat almost everyday... and out of pure kindness and openess in conversing with new people, I accept their request to add them to my list.

Every once in a while, on the rare occasion when I do have the time to log in, I see a WHOLE lot of users online.

Then, I'd be thinking.... " Last month (Not to mention other months), alone, I'd added up to over 10 people who requested for me to see me online.. so surely I could have some light hearted chat (or the very least, banter) with SOMEONE. "

And then.... NONE. None. Blardy none.

Sheeeesh ! I tend to feel lonelier when on MSN then off it !

Not to sound all narcissistic or anything, but pleeeeeze.....

Time and time again, I see a 'ghost town' (hardly the simile to use here, I know, but you get the idea) of people I don't know, who also do not bother to drop by and say 'Hi, my name is so-and-so and blah blah blah.. nice to meetchu... met you here/there.. do you remember.. " along those line.

NO . Nothing.

Just a chat-room full of quiet, mysterious, weird people who are either 'there but are not actually there " (then F-ing log off !) , people who reply in 1-liners and then there are those who make strange/lewd remarks and requests, much to my amusement and often sometimes annoyance.

The BIG question BEGS : Why do these dung-heads bother seeking for someone to add them up in a CHAT ROOM but aren't actually interested in CHATTING/conversing?

WTF. GO away !!!

Rabu, 18 Juli 2007

Losing hope does not equal Lost Dreams

The world is full of doors that slam into your face.

People who do not matter are some how kinder. People who DO MATTER, don't care.

It's hard to stay strong. It's harder to stay stronger.

You 'll want to cry just a little then pick your self up with pride, heave a sigh, and strive forward once more.

That's life. You've got only 1. So you've got to live it ... anyway.

Because Words Can't bring me down...in order to do that, you'd have to wrestle. "-p


Well, I've coined this phrase and proud of it :

" THE FUTURE SAYS THAT THE PAST WAS NOT BUILD TO LAST." - A2Z, Jul 2007

Hainan's Missing Baby?

China's 1-child policy (as opposed to Indonesia's/Malaysia's 10; ha ha) is infamous.

What's notorious is that when humans are refused the right of reproduction, they start selective breeding making China probably the only place in the world where humans are subjected to it.

Yes, I'm refering to gender-selection; the baisedness to have sons rather than daughters.

" To carry on the blood line.""To have some one, not marrying off to another family, and will therefore be able to take care of the aged parents" or "So that the neighbours don't laugh" etc.

The obvious social stigma of not having a son is tremendously painful. And hence the actions of desperate parents, palpable.

Secret births, secret abortions, secret adoptions (some one sells because someone buys, get it?) , , lost childhoods (distance rearing) etc.

Imagine a 5 : 1 boy-to-girl ratio.

Imagine grown men not having wives-to-be because all the few potential ladies out there have gone to the cities to find work.

The situation is bad. Especially on Hainan Island.

But wait a second.

It's not all deliberate human-choices aggrevating the gender problem here, me thinks.

The Hainanese really do have a propensity for giving birth to boys.

I'm a modern city-dwelling Hainanese who's neve been to China (aka a Straits Chinese) and ALL my uncles and aunts.... have kids.... and all my cousins, stack up to a ratio of 5:1, male-to-female.

The family make-up are:
either 1 male child and 1 female child . 2 male children and 1 female child or ALL male children.

Indeed, even of my uncles and aunts, its 12 brothers and 2 sisters.

Yeah. Ponder. :-)

Selasa, 17 Juli 2007

Tyra Banks and 'SO WHAT?' campaign


Was watching the mocha-skinned , green-eyed Supermodel's Emmy-award winning talk show today, and the episode was on 'So What?' ..... it hails MAJOR Self-Esteem .

It's all about being satisfied, secure and happy with oneself. (Then again. one look at Tyra and it'll send most tumbling back into the closet beneath the stairs in self-withdrawal)

" You may not be the best, but you've given your best and the best you can be"... along those lines . (Don't quote here, it's all my OWN words , ok?)

Nowadays, 'less you've been orbiting around Earth for the last 5 years,
TYRA = SELF-ESTEEM QUEEN.

Yeash, totally. The message was as straight forward as can be and I was certainly enjoying myself watching the gorgoeus Tyra musing with her guests and audiences... not to mention the mob she created as a means to demonstrate to the Beverly Hills/Hollywood crowd "SO WHAT?"

SO WHAT: if you've got stretch marks (Jesus Christ!) , had plastic surgery (did that lady find it necessary to tell the whole world??), don't know what to say (over whelmed bimbo-alert.. but it's heartwarming ok?), not won American Idol ( Jennifer Hudson wannabe?) , has big teeth (seriously, that lil girl looked FINE; what she needs is therapy) , can't dance but wants to be a hip-hop babe ( now that white chick needs major skin tanning membership, pronto) ....

Yeash, the cleavage and mid-drift showing red tube tops provided sure helped to grab the attention too.

Especially when Miss Tyra was wearing one as well. :-)
(Oh she looked stunning! ... Yeah, indeed,. Call her fat and you CAN kiss MY A**)

I mean I wouldn't be half thrilled if it was Oprah wearing one though...


Hey, don't go all hatin on me yeash.... I mean... "SO WHAT?"

When all you can do is WAIT

You know many have said that for things to happen, you've got to take control at the reins and get it started.

But , there are just those situations and moments in life that require you to wait... wait.... and wait some more.

Where by your fate barely lies in your own hands.

It's like wait.... Monday , Tuesday 'it won't be', Wednesday, Thursday 'we will see'... all we can do is wait.
(thank you Sarah Connor for this catchy lyric)

When time is of the essense but not on your side...it's hopelessly painful.

'Will it'? Will it not'? WAIT.

Minggu, 15 Juli 2007

'Lost' is Lost

A couple of seasons back, I was first hooked on the drama 'Lost'.

This 'Survivor-on-crack' series was surrounded with such media hoopla.

The scenery is amazing. The cast is amazing. The plot was intriguing.

Noticed the last sentence had a 'was' rather than an 'is'?

Yesh. Episode after episode, season after season, people get stranded. People get killed. People get antagonised by 'others'. People get haunted by their past deeds. Shattered dreams. Broken lives. Living on a string of hope and dilusion.

Then, it gets tiring to watch when all you get are 'assholes with secrets' , 'assholes with a mean streak', 'assholes with a nack for torture and intrigue', 'ass holes who ought to get a life rather than getting stuck on an island'.

'Mean streaks, past flashbacks, secret rooms...' questions and questions but no answers.

Worse when now its just 'getting stuck with ass holes with a nack for torture'.

Antoginizing BOTH the main characters AND viewers.

It's such a drag.

Either the writers think of something fast or end the show soon with answers finally or 'Lost' is indeed .... lost.

Jumat, 13 Juli 2007

NO pictures... NO photos...

Was asked... why's your blog so plain?

Simple. I am terribly Busy and Lazy and Hazy about putting up fresh graphics, videos, music, photos and stuff.

Secondly, perhaps more importantly and I am stressing here is that I want my blog to be about CONTENT. Not fluff.

Any frequent reader here will know that my blog generally focuses on the complexities of Life, the relatable problems which I face and would like to share, thought-provoking, touchy and conversation-worthy topics relating to society and the world at large, be it pop culture, social-capping or underlying biased-ness amoung others; yeash, it's likely in one way or another, such inclinations were or will be mentioned here.

And this blog will continue to do so .

So no distractions like what's mentioned or 'lifes-a-bitching' like many blogs out there.

Juuuust may be it could , when I am less Busy, Lazy and Hazy, yeah... just to spice things up a bit. (But don't bet on it)

But until then, its gonna be WORDS.

Because that's what MATTERS.

Kamis, 12 Juli 2007

Rejection ... Life's parody

Hands up ... Which one of you out there has had the experience I am about to biAtch about.... ? (I seldom do this so do take part; LOL)

When you are too good for one, but not good enough for another .... and in the end, BOTH PARTIES REJECT you?

Life is a BiAtch .

Rejection is part and parcel of Life-BiAtchy-PARODY. The action can be numped to but the feeling sux.

I do believe that things all happen for a reason and when dues are paid, life will take a turn for the better.

The bigger question is when?

The only console I can have is that for things that are hard to come by and hard-fought, you'll appreciate it so much more.

So, no doubt, there is alot of luck for those who never really had obstacles in their way.

But for those who do, and they pray everyday that, tomorrow, life will be better, when that elusive pot of gold is finally in sight , they'll treasure every last penny they eventually find.

And life, will indeed be better for them.

Selasa, 10 Juli 2007

What's Commeth Over Me? :-)

You know what? I ACTUALLY feel LIBERATED.

OMG !

THE girl I 've waited all my life.... never done this before because I never had to..... I told her

"I LIKED her. "


For a control-freak and jaded-as-hell person like yours trully , this is SERIOUS .

If I was famous, it'll be ALL OVER the tabloids . LOL

Disclaimer: This is not some 40-year-old virgin coming out or anything.... it's just that I've never had to initiate a relationship in the past. (Which is probably why they all ended sorely)

BUT for the first time, I am actually HEAD -OVER-HEELs over her. And I JUST HAD TO LET HER KNOW.

What's Commeth over Me?

Gonads.

Lost Cause.... LIVE Earth

They go on and on on TV, how we 'little people' can collectively make a difference to the World at large.

Seriously,
telling us that the Amazon Basin is cleared of a foot-ball field-sized amount of the Amazon rainforest every 8 seconds by illegal loggers. So what can we do?

The governments all over the world cannot be bothered to pump in money to stop it, what can we mere citizens do? Sign petitions ? (That's yet another crappola which I 'd talk about another fine day. )

I'd drive a hybird car if I could afford one and had either alot to choose from or no choice but to get one ... How many of those cars are out there by the way?

I cannot afford a Toyota Prius OR the taxes imposed. Period. And it aint my fault.

If Ford or General motors or Toyota or VW were trully content with saving the earth rather than profit margins, we'd all be driving hybrids or fully electric or ethanol-powered or solar powered cars.

If our governements are genuine , we'd be charged less driving these new fangled toys around.

Did we say that we don't want change? NO .


Yes, the climate change problem is a problem for us ALL, but we are NOT in the position to impose those solutions.

We ARE little people.

Gettit?

Sabtu, 07 Juli 2007

Thousands turn up for LIVE Earth. So what??

It's all over the news.

Thousands from across the globe will be raving by the stages in their respective countries supporting their favourite music acts, opps! I meant, the act to 'Save The Earth '.

The hoopla event is meant to let as many as possible to sing to the chorus of joining hands and making a difference in the name of saving the environment.

Look, I have one thing to say, at the end of the freakin concerts, all these concert hoppers and crashers are going back to , is booze , more wild partying and sex.

And a couple of hours later, all they are gonna leave behind (ok, 'shrewn' will be the way better word here) beer cans , mineral water bottles, used tissue paper, discarded food wraps and other unmentionables ....

And let's 'briefly' mention...
The whole area was probably cleared of its greenery to fit that enormous stage ( Why ? You think Madonna will perform simple Karaoke-style like it was on prom night? In retrospect she can't even sing for god's sakes!) and the trampling space for the 'thousands' of audience ; the noise pollution would have been devastating too.

That TIMES hundreds of locations world wide.

Now there. That's LIVE EARTH for you .

Bull Sh*t.

LIVE EARTH my A**.

Chris Benoit ... A Hero?

I know by posting this could well cause here to be bombarded and boy-slammed by hundreds of Wrestling fans.

But as the Big Show is about to start here, and hearing that fans actually want to take the opportunity to pay tribute to the late wrestler (notice I didn't say 'star') , I really cringe. I do.

I worry at the impact such a enigmatice figure like Chris has on our culture and young minds out there.

...that it is 'OK' to commit murder and suicide? That violence can solve problems and make you rich and famous?

.... that the intellectual mind can be overruled by raw emotions and brute physical prowess?

I DON'T THINK SO.

So, with all due respects, and I 'm sure Benoit has done SOME good in his life , as MADtv's Vancome Lady would have put it ,

" Hehhhhh.... You know what? Eh! Eh! ..." (as in NO NO I disagree; hey take it with a pinch of salt ok?)

Chris' life and death circumstances should not be glamourized.

He would not see the steps of Saint Petersberg that's for sure.

So, they die-hards out there, sorry ,but you've just got to live it ; the tragic revelation of the TURE Chris Benoit.

There's just no fitting tribute. There shouldn't be at all.


" La la la la la la la la la la la .... !"

Kamis, 05 Juli 2007

Bills Bills Bills

"You Better Work! ", purrs Supermodel RuPaul .

Yeah ! Yeah! ... Ever wondered what are we working for? BTW...

The pride in us will say 'Job Satisfaction ' , 'Career' , 'Achieve that Dream' etc.

The fundamental truth of the matter why we all 'gotta work' ; getting that education and fighting to gain standing in the corporate world... is this one sore thing called

'The Need to Spend' aka 'Bills'.


Actually, when it comes to 'bills', it falls into roughly 3 main categories namely:
1) Entertainment
2) Personal Oligations
3) Civil Obligations

The first is 'For Pleasure'. The shopping sprees at the annual sale, the long-awaited holiday at that tropical island, the clubbing and booze, the week end trips to the cinema, dinning at that posh restaurant etc.

Then the second being the insurance, the instalments, the utility bills, the rent, the personal upkeeps (creams, spas, facials (don't think dirrrrty damn it!) , pedicures etc) and the credit card interests .

Then of course, lastly, you've got to be that good citizen. Pay the taxes, foot the fines (as in paying them with a hard swallow ( not again... lol) and not throwing them on the ground and stomping) etc.

Yeah, it's really a vicious cycle. Humans sucked themselves into it (Yeash, we all love to suck). Greed.

Well, at least you said you love your job.

Didn't you? :-P

Selasa, 03 Juli 2007

Computer Viruses ... what a scam.

I am sure we all secretly hope that we didn't have to constantly upgrade our anti-virus software and scan for them ever so often for our computers and our D/Ls , don't we?

It's a hassle . And it's worrying.

Have you ever wondered what life with IT is like WITHOUT viruses??? How did this bane all come about?

It's been a while that I've had this theory. It's now I am voicing it out .
(And hopefully no undercover agent out there is gonna come knocking on my backdoor and shoot me in the head!)

" WHO ever poisons WILL have the Antidote. "

"Give me the SOLUTION to the PROBLEM you created."

Am I getting obvious enough?

The Spyware companies are the ones releasing the dreaded viruses onto the Net or have embedded the critters in the softwareswe can't live without, to infect the millions of unsuspecting computers.

So, that once there's 'a problem', they'll release their " updated" anti-virus wares to countless desperate owners all over, to weed out the offending V. Only to drop yet another bomb the next time a round.

And so good luck to ya'll having to keep paying these scam-artistes for 'anti-virus ' updates, annually.

Brilliant.

Wearing Green on Live Earth Day? NOT.

Firstly, it's LAME.

Secondly, I HATE the Color expecially if its on clothing.

And lastly, if you want action, DO IT. Don't just stand there and talk about it.

REDUCE. REUSE. RECYCLE. RETHINK.

That's the REHAB out Earth needs.

We've been through the education on this issue for years... and no one's taking heed.
Wearing GREEN is not going to change mind sets.

What humans really need is NEW TECHNOLOGY.

We are at the mercy of having to use fossil fuels for EVERYTHING. Our lives are run this way. WE DIDN'T CHOOSE IT.

But we hardly have the choice. I couldn't run my car on cooking oil can I? If I need to switch on my appliances, I just have to.

With more humans inhabiting this earth, it's hardly ever going to change.

So go ahead wear green for the rest of the year for all you want. I won't 'cos it WON'T make a difference.

IF YOU WANT TO SAVE ELETRICITY ? Then switch off your computer NOW .

(If you're reading this then you can't really be working now can you?:p)

You couldn't and wouldn't yeah? See, it didn't matter if you're wearing green OR not.