Say NO To Bacteria!

Isn't it ironic the stuff that helps in reproduction (more specifically the thing that causes things to rise to the occasion) is also the same thing that might kill you?

Or maybe it's not that ironic after all.

Mmm

"Hey Loiuse, what were you discussing about with him just now?" asked Kebob.

"Oh, we were just talking about some world politics and the mindlessness of the MAD policy," replied Loiuse.

"MAD? What's that?"

"That's just an acronym for mutually assured destruction. It's a nuclear deterrent policy, where both sides have nuclear warheads pointed on all the important areas and structures of the opposite side. In case one side decides to be rash about it and starts launching it's nukes, the other side would retaliate with equally lethal power. Basically it relies on the premise that each side wouldn't want a nuclear wasteland as their backyard."

"That's mad!"

"Sheesh, Kebob! Of course it's MAD! What do you think I was blabbering about, Macs?"

"Geez, Louise! No need to get all fired up over it."

The Heart Doesn't Suck!

"Hey, you suck!" cried out Brain.

"I certainly do not, you ball of noodle-y worms! Contrary to popular belief, I don't suck. That's the job of the twins over there," huffed Heart.

"Hmph, we'd appreciate if you leave us out of this! We suck just to keep you alive you know!" returned the Lung twins in unison without so much as a crackle...

Please read disclaimer at the end of the article first as this is a read-at-your-own-risk article with a really ridiculously long title that's so -_-"

Contrary to common belief, it's not love that keeps us alive.

In fact, it's not even money, or any variant of such a reward system (well, maybe not all variants - see below).

What then is it?

Well, C3, 4, 5 keeps us alive.

To be specific, the C3 to C5 ventral rami which supply the phrenic nerve, which is the only source of innervation to the diaphragm, which is the only reliable muscle that keeps us breathing, which in all probability is the thing that keeps all of us alive.

As for the variant of rewards systems, I guess the reward of being continually alive drives us to continue living. Although that isn't really the main reason why we are alive.



P.S. For smart-alecks out there who point out to the artificial lung as a mode of keeping us alive, please realise that you are a smart-aleck. If that fails, it is imperative that you understand that the artificial lung is after all, artificial; also, only a select handful of people in this world have the chance to actually experience it. So, if you truly still believe that artificial lungs keep us alive, maybe you should consider quitting your job as a smart-aleck, and apply for a position that involves breathing through a respirator.



Disclaimer: No animals nor smart-alecks were directly hurt during the production of this comedic article. All characters are not a product of fiction, and any similiarities with real-life person or persons or body parts are not due to coincidence and can be verified through various sources [please look them up yourself, what, did you think I was your personal secretary? what a Pudge you are!] The author shall not be liable for any consequences of reading this article, so read it at your own risk!

Of Circles and Squares

I'm sorry to all the people who have been wondering where I am for the past month. The fact is that there was some problem with getting an Internet connection that was stable, but now everything has been sorted out and here I am again!

Hopefully with a greater passion to blog. Or not, depending on how things turn out. Hahas..I guess I am another inconstant blogger. :O Surprise, surprise..

Anyway..

The topic of the day is circles. Like those round-ish things you see when a plate is presented to you, or like those 7 circle-ish things in this sentence. Permit me to digress, if you will. Circles are a really big thing in life. You have the circle of life, which many societies believe in. There are the carbon and nitrogen (among others) cycles, which is almost universally accepted by those who know their science well. The full moon, which is a circle, holds special place in Chinese and Western mythologies. So it is no small surprise when circles are incorporated into martial arts, both Eastern and Western. There are circles in the principles of sticky hands in Wing Chun, circles traced by the hands of an opponent being brought down by Aikido practitioners, arc-ing circles made by kicks in Capoeira (indeed, there's even a half moon kick!). Heck, even boxing has rudimentary half circles in their uppercuts and when ducking.

Well the thing that struck me about circles today is that it can be of any size. Of course, it seems quite obvious now that I say it out but you know sometimes how certain things become so basic that they do not consciously register in your mind? (Yeah, like grammar stuff..past participles and the like) But as the sensei said, "He's got long arms, it's perfect for you to train the big circles!" I guess what he wanted to drive in was that one should always start from the basics and work their way up, not directly jump to the end. At least, that's what taichi masters usually espouse. And yes, it supposedly takes a person practically their whole life to master taichi techniques. Why else do you think all those people learning taichi usually start off doing motions so slowly? Yes, definitely speed and smaller circles are much more economical and effective, but I guess sometimes you just need to slow down, to take in the essence of things. A small flaw introduced to a beginner might not look too obvious (especially since everything isn't really tip top anyway), but once firmly set in and allowed to proceed, it is greatly magnified later on.

One thing at a time, and build on from there. Or as ancient master used to say in his long lost teachings.. .. .. hmmm, actually there's a reason why his teachings are long lost.

And about sqaures.

There was some significant point about squares, but somehow it just slipped the author's mind a minute ago. If it ever comes back, or is significant, you'll be the first to know. =p

The Joke That Which We Shall Not Use

"Hi honey!" Eve called out.

Not realising that this would be the last day of his life, Adam replied, "Happy Valentine's Day Eve! Or was that Happy Valentine's Day, Eve?!"

Ironic

Have you ever picked up a pirated disc, be it a song or a movie, and looked at the small print? The part which warns that unauthorized copying or distributing of the said media is unlawful? Now that's irony.

Another Silly Post That Will Leave You Regretting Spending 5 Minutes of Your Life On But Can't Do Anything About Since Time Flows Forward Only

Looking around, the boy found an empty seat. During this period in time, mamak stalls were usually crowded like this, so he was quite glad to find somewhere to sit. After ordering his usual (plain old roti with dhal and a cup of milo dinosaur - the perfect meal to clog up your arteries) he glanced around. A particular gang of people huddled around the corner table caught his eye, especially the one who looked like he was in control. Covered with various twisting, grotesque tattoos, he probably was some gangster leader - someone you never trifled with. Nor stared at too long, he realised dismally as the leader noticed him staring. Turning round, the walking hunk of art-covered muscle started approaching the boy.

Please, sir, please! I wasn't looking for a fight, thought the boy. His legs felt like jelly.

"What's your problem punk?!" yelled the smooth-skinned thug at the cowering boy.

"Pimples."

Fa Sang Hu

Due to certain circumstances, I've quite a surplus of fa sang hu, or peanut paste. Friends and family are all invited to drop by for some!

[For those who don't know what that is, click on the title to see a picture. For those who don't don't know, it should be clear that it's a type of tong sui.]

I'm Not Yet A Board/Bored Certified Physician

And so, the Great Pretender should not be confused with the Great Imitator.

Gosh, am I bored?

No Obscenities Please

In fact, this infraction leading to the infection might cause an infarction.

Some Legends Are Meant to Die?

:(

But look at the detail! The processing power required! One Snake mustache in MGS4 has the same number of polygons as a whole soldier in MGS3!



I WANT I WANT I WANT!

Oh well. Students are not meant to play too much. :(


PS. How can the GAYEST character in the entire MGS series return as such a cool ninja?! -_-"

21 (which is to say, half of the answer to life, the universe, and everything!)

So, I'm "as adult as (I) can be".

Legally speaking of course. But it's good.

Went to celebrate misskong's pre-birthday party (yeah, a bit ironic that it was on THIS particular day of all days). A green-themed party, nice food and good friends. Good thing it didn't rain on the important moments. =p

Rushed off to cell group's celebration after that. Sort of an end of year celebration thing. Had some more food (supermarket dinner really but still smashing good =p), enjoyed a nice chocolate-y cake (happy belated and pre-birthday to all the other november babies!), watched some interesting board game plays, played some cards and helped to remove a "splinter" which was really a strand of really short hair -_-". And yes, June is one "focused" person. The way she just ploughs on and on without heed to the screams of pain. =p

Rushed back to receive a Brunetti's cake and a tshirt from ggl. (Sorry was too late to make it before midnight ><) Which was nice considering presents are really rare (always exams or holidays). Thanks! =)

Ok, ciaoz. Going home soon! Yippee!

Edit: Thanks misskong for your present! Now I can count down the days more accurately and easily! =p

Fart Squelch Poootttt... =p

This Entertainer is pretty entertaining =p

FULL DAY! FULL DAY! FULL DAY!

Now that Mrs Chan has been replaced by Mr Chan,

End of Pharmacy As We Know It?

Now THIS is the stuff that young boys with fertile imaginations and the health sector have in common!

ZAP! And you're free of that pesky virus..

Wonder if it will work by the time the workforce is hiring me.


[That's it! Rest time is OVER! RAWR!]

Possession

“What is it? My Dear?”

“Ah, how can we bear it?”

“Bear what?”

“This. For so short a time. How can we sleep this time away?”

“We can be quiet together and pretend—since it is only the beginning—that we have all the time in the world.”

“And everyday we shall have less. And then none.”

“Would you rather, therefore, have had nothing at all?”

“No. This is where I have always been coming to. Since my time began. And when I go away from here, this will be the mid-point, to which everything ran, before, and from which everything will run. But now, my love, we are here, we are now, and those other times are running elsewhere.”


A.S. Byatt

Shh!

The Frozen Throne

Anyone still playing DOTA? Or the Frozen Throne?

How about this?

Yeah..

Blow Wind Blow

The wind just blew the advertising board clean off a tram. The struts holding it in place went all over the place and possibly cut one bystander. The glass panel of a cafe was nearly shattered by the impact.


And the tram moved on, as always.

Welcome Is Sleep, Welcome Still the Time to Sleep

Hoooo! Just had a nice bout of insomnia.

And surprisingly I feel ok. Must be a sign to go church. =p

___________________

All I want for my birthday is more time to mug! And possibly strength, perseverance and focus too. Hehe..


PS.



You know what this means.

[If not, it just means daylight savings is on. I am now 3 hours ahead of the rest of you! Whee!]

Bleakz

Have you ever noticed how, if pronounced lazily/quickly, Norsiah sounds like nausea?

Nausea's kitchen.

Imgaine that.

I Said to a Schoolgirl

Enjoy! =P

Hot Cold Hot Cold Cold Hot What?!

Where is the aircond when you need it?

First the weather goes haywire, now the cooling system? :S

This morning it was freezing indoors while hot outside [yeah, a fire even broke out on some street], now it's just hot outside and indoors.

Wait till tonight. It'll be freezing inside and out. Hahas..

ringringringring

For those stressed out people who just go around in circles..

Now here's a repetitive song for you all!

With this, you can have a phone and still eat it..after all, it's a father phone, mother phone, brother phone, sister phone, grandpa phone and gramophone! And to top it all off, it's a phone with a peel! =p

If this is not fast/irritating enough, go here!

Of Spam and Men

wrtgfdg

As posted by Anonymous



Interesting. My first spam comment. Should I approve or reject it? Or just leave it to rot in my inbox?


On another note, the empower ministry thing was nice, and unsettling in a way. Nice to see that most of them enjoyed the meal (yeah, there was this guy that kept going on and on about how the chicken wasn't "natural" like what his wife got for him long ago - she went direct to the slaughterhouse to get them - but he just kept asking for more chicken! =p), and unsettling to see a 14 year old girl and her boyfriend among the homeless. Also, the fact that I couldn't quite get common ground to chat about with some of them was quite bad. Interestingly, the "chicken" guy was sitting on my right, which contrasted his parrot-y personality with the very quiet guy on my left.

Oh well..

Time for bed. Been doing stuff related to this since I woke up in the morning til now. =p Good night world!

Kungfu fighting..

Poise! WONDERFUL!

Translation of Final Battle Report

Due to user demand, FBR has been finally translated.

"Red, swollen knuckles of both hands, with a slight tinge of pain.

Minor abrasions on knuckles and right elbow, as well as left leg.

Sore back of upper arms.

Sore back.

Feeling wonderful.

Treat and enjoy, as well as take certain measures to protect skin."

=p

Basically a rundown of the after effects of boxing without gloves.

PS. If you're reading this yeowza, pain was mainly trunk muscle aches. Surprisingly. Although for that one night I did have this enormous hammerfist. =D

How Was Year One?

Just had the first year summit thing.

Basically a feedback on year one in uni.

So, in exchange, I got:

a light lunch

2 movie tickets

a friend from JC



Not a bad trade after all =p

Final Battle Report

Erythematous skin over medial 3 knuckles of both hands

Swelling over eryhthematous area

Impossible to determine heat status of areas due to application of semi-freezing water

Minor activation of pain fibres in affected areas described above

Limited range of motion for knuckles mentioned, triggering pain reflex once threshold reached

2 superficial lacerations between the 2 most medial knuckles of the right hand

Single superficial laceration over right elbow

Pulled insertional heads of triceps of both arms, pain reflex when hyperflex arms

Sore trapezius

Multiple minor inflammatory focal spots on left lateral leg

General sense of awakeness and runner's high

Prognosis: Wonderful.

Recommendations: Application of betamethasone to knuckles, get enough rest, enjoy!


PS. Get wraps to protect epidermal layer next time.

Dance Dance Kick?!

Have you ever noticed?

Dances are so much like martial arts!

Capoeira, Salsa.. whatever it is..

Don't believe me? Then check this out!



Not convinced? Then check out 2:06 (or time remaining 0:35) of this!



Maybe crooks should never attempt to mug salsa pros =p

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Accidental Injuries May Do That Too

Punch collapse elbow

Evade backhand hammer

Hope the lovers who try positions that they can't handle and their metacousins will be able to handle all the upcoming punishment without giving in and snapping.

Supposedly the Double-Edged Broadsword of the West is Comparable to the Katana in Terms of Cutting Power

Advancement could be a double-edged sword, cutting both ways.

Moving forward gets you closer to your goal, but also leaves certain key points exposed.

Accepting the psychosocial components in favour of a more complete medical view is all well and good, but leaves doctors wondering if there is more that they should do. Like bearing responsibility for the non-harm of the patient's psychological and social welfare.

The improvement of technology allows us to get connected easier, but presents new pitfalls - like you reading through this random post and asking where's the climax and resolution phase?

Lost (Season 34)

A girl lost her laptop a while back.

A guy lost his wallet recently.

A start of a beautiful relationship? I think not..

Lock your room doors at all times I guess.

A Treatise on the General Effects of Demasculinisation or Feminisation of a Male Secondary to Chronic Ingestion of Harmful Levels of Alcohol: Excerpt

"Here the doc is palpating for the breast tissue. See? This confirms that this man has gynaecomastia."

"Man-boobs?"

"We prefer gynaecomastia."

____________________________

"And there he is..palpating..the other side? Hmmm..I guess that's to confirm it again.."

"-_-" Yeah, riiight.."

What does the future hold?

Geriatrics is depressing.

No wonder those in the health services and the elderly are at increased risk of depression. (Actually, the elderly will be at greater risk of dementia than depression in a few years time.)

Imagine, for the vast majority of people, the last few years of life (no matter when you die) will probably be wrought with a host of disabilities and impairments. And the only thing you can do for now is to delay the onset of the symptoms so that they are compressed within a shorter time frame.

Old folks without family support would probably end up in residential aged care centres, places that are like hostels. Imagine that! Living in a hostel for the rest of your twilight life! Curfew after a certain time, meals at fixed times at the canteen, no wandering out without supervision, no customisation of rooms, no more than 12 books in the room etc. There's a host lot more of restrictions believe me. Heck, even the old hall was better than this! At least you get lots of friends, plenty of jacking sessions (thanks CY for all the fun you provided =p), freedom to eat what you like whenever whereever you like (provided you're willing to go out and splurge a little..meaning if you're not YTH wahaha).

By the age of 80, $5000 is spent on average per elderly person per year. And that's just hospital costs alone! About a quarter of that amount is spent in addition for medication.

And there's this thing about frailty. A case of "reduced redundancy". Well, sounds good when you put it that way, but it just means your body is less equipped to upkeep itself properly. Anything from dehydration to a slight bout of flu would be enough to push you over the edge, to the point where you can't even move around on your own.

And yeah, although it might seem like a wonderful fantasy where a nurse helps to bathe you and feed you, I don't think it would seem all that fun when it has to be done everyday, for the rest of your life. No sirree..

And supposedly, there's some pros if you manage to transition from young and pimply to old and wrinkly. Please do tell me what they are if you do find out.



"40 is the old age of youth, 50 is the youth of old age."

French Proverb

"60 is the new 30!"

Some random comic character which for the life of me I can't remember who it is right now.

*launches into dementia*

MSS vs MSS ?

Coming up, in the next season of House, MD.




It's a fight to the death! Bring your doublebasses and stethoscopes! Be warned, MRIs, PET scans, Handel finger exercises and recitals will be performed if a diagnosis cannot be found in time..

IA

Wound her and you'd see this rainbow-colored liquid gushing out..

More like brown - all of the colors mixed together..

..yeah, all that ice cream.



- excerpt from ice-cream anonymous -

I'll be back! Said somebody..

I'm back!

Yup.

15 hours of sleep yesterday! YAY! Maybe I'm halfway back in terms of paying off my sleep debt. =p

Seagulls were blown off course at the port on sunday. By the big winds. And the silly things just tried again and again. Kinda like playing frisbee with susan and friends. =p

Anyway. Kidneys galore now. Anat yesterday, physiology today. Reminds me of an article I read. Some local food critic came up with a book about the 100 things you should eat before you die. And kidneys was one of them. The reason being the "taste of urea". Whatever. Haha..imagine, it' s like going to the toilet and having a taste of the liquid you pass out. Ok, gross.

So gross I'll sign off now. Haha..take care..especially you ducky! [Yeah, this one's for you]

Absence makes the heart grow fond

Blog.

Blog.

Dear, dear blog.

This could sound like a Dear John letter.

But it's not.

For one thing, this is a blog, and I havn't really given it a name yet. Maybe World enough, and time, if you're being particularly fussy about this. Then it'd be a Dear World enough, and time letter. Weird.

And, I don't really fancy Johns, if you get my drift.

So.

Dear blog,

Sorry for being away for so long. Assignment rushing and pbl rushing and lack of adrenaline rushing have been my new partners for now. No more of that blog rushing for now I'm afraid. I hope you understand. And if you're feeling lonely, and there's so many of my friends that drop by occasionally to bug you to find out if there's anything new, please pass them a message from me: "Hey guys, welcome! I'm not in at the moment, but at the beep please contact me here."

Take care.

xoxo


Or something like that. Never liked writing letters anyway. =p

----------------
Now playing: Frou Frou - The Dumbing Down of Love
via FoxyTunes



*BEEP*

Charge!

Maybe I overdid it.

Still feeling not quite right.

Looking forward to the weekend and the promise of wonderful sleep it offers.

Yosh! Anna, look out. For your case will be solved and closed in no time at all! =)

Goodbyehello

Bye.

Hello.

Let's meet up on campus! =p

Results

Are Out

untitled

tralala..come find me!

Home

Winter is winter

Mornings here are super cold these days..about time to wear double layered jacket..

Aihz..

Warm baking weather of the tropics, I'm coming soon!

...

I'm still alive you know.

Just that I'm uncontactable. For the most part. To most people.

Reminds me of how Yossarian told his family and friends that he was assigned to a long and dangerous flying mission during WWII and that he might not make it out alive..just so he could avoid writing letters back home. :S

Not that I'm doing that.

Or will do that.

Thanks for being my friend? Thanks for sabo-ing me more like..

> > > > > > > > > __000________000__000________000___ _000___________0000___________000__ 000_____________00_____________000_ 000____________________________000_ 000___________THANKS__________000_ _000____________FOR___________000__ __000__________BEING_________000___ ___000__________MY_________000____ _____000______FRIEND______000______ _______000______________000________ _________000__________000__________ ____________000____000_____________ ______________000000_______________ ________________00_________________ ________________ 0 _________________
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First, I like u.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > then i love u,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, im afraid to lose u,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you dont send this to everyone on ur list,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > U will lose the person u love.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry... I dont wanna lose the person that I love...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If i dont get this back, I guess u r not my friend.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If u have a lot of love 4 someone...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > copy and send this 2 ur whole buddy list...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In 5 min ur true love will call or msg..
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good luck to you, my dear friend..



Sounds familiar?

Would a friend do that? Would a friend tell you, "Hey, 'If you dont send this to everyone on ur list, U will lose the person u love.'"?

Ditto to those about "forward this or your parents are dead" or "forward this or your love live is history" or whatever stuff that's like that.

You know what's worse than BS in i-m-u? It's actual bullshit. Bullshit like this. At least BS still contains other aspects of behavior and labels itself as science.

Exams!

PBL is cancelled!

Wow!

Check it out here! =)


PS.! Apostrophes have escaped! Help! !!!

If God is for us, who can be against us?

Romans 8:28-31

Predestination.

What is a destination? It is the end point of a journey. Many times people have asked, does the means justify the ends? How about the other way around? Does the ends justify the means? But that's not really what I want to delve into right now.

What I want to ask is this: Is the ends the means?

And so, is the destination the journey?

Clearly that is not so.

Pre- is a suffix that just gives the meaning of "before". Like prehistoric, the era before recorded history. Like predate, the time before that particular date. Like predestination, knowing what happens in the end before it happens.

So, predestination is not fate. It is not a fixed timeline, where what we are bound to do has been dictated by God or anybody else.

Ie. God willing or not, what we do or do not is solely our responsibility. Our decision. Our action. (Or inaction). In essence, we have free will, and with that privilege entails responsibility for what we do or do not do with it.

So we are not bound by fate. Partial answer to my questions earlier on.

Shall wait till two weeks later. Hopefully Pastor Tim will finally move on and cover Romans 9.



PS. What a powerful idea right? "If God is for us, who can be against us?" Ultimately, victory lies with God, and so victory lies with those who are with God. Those who love God. Who fear God. Who are heirs of God. Cool!

PPS. "What if your father lived forever? What if he never grew old, never weakened, but instead grew stronger with every passing day? What would you do for him? What would be your obligations?
Assume your obligation as His rightful heir and accept your inheritance."

WOW! That's what our obligations are? Accept our inheritance? Sign me up. =)

aihz

Looking through the VJC homepage, particularly the teacher's day celebration.

And I catch myself wondering. Where's Mrs. Chan?

And then I remember.

SWOT!

Nope, that's not the sound the book makes when it connects with the fly you were trying to "show the path out of this abysmal world".

Wikipedia has this to say about swot.

Which isn't quite right.

Wiktionary on the other hand, has this to say about swot.

Not too bad, close to what SWOT vacation is. What's more, it's backed up by Merriam-Webster.

Or you could always believe what san says.

But who cares? Don't let the words get in the way. It's a holiday! Yay! =)

Easy as ABCD

Heard of F.E.A.R. ?

Should try P.A.N.I.C.S. It's hilarious! =p Just four short clips, and you'll seriously laugh your behind off. =)

Go here to download.

And why did that come up?

Because. It. Is. Hilarious.

And. Because. I. Am. Insomniac. Again.



When management of high blood pressure through lifestyle modifications (eg. diet, exercise, getting enough sleep), administration of the ABCDs should be considered.

ACE inhibitors/ACE receptor antagonists.
Beta blockers.
Calcium channel blockers.
Diuretics.



Ergo, if insomnia is not overcome by attempts to adhere to a strict timetable of waking and sleeping, should the next step be chemical in nature?

zzz

I'm so screwed.

But who's to deny the debtman when he comes round to collect the sleeping debt?

gone..

I missed the dean's lecture! :(

Insomniac

Can't sleep.


The very definition of insomnia.

Rain, rain..

It's raining, it's pouring.

I wonder why.

Shall sleep on it. =p

Free Will?

Romans 9:15-23

Can somebody please explain these verses to me?

God, as the creator of all things, certainly possesses the right to act as He wishes, including softening or hardening some of us, or raising some people up in a manner so that He can manifest His glory.

However, does this in fact show pre-destination? A sense that we are bound by what some have termed fate, which in these passages is illustrated by the fact that we are brought up in ways that God wills. If we are so bound by fate, it would mean an exclusion of the existence of free will. That no matter what we decide, whether by our volition, or to test God/circumstances/these verses, we are headed down a path that is fixed. In fact it could be argued that in that case you can't really blame sinners, because they were fated to sin. Like the Pharoah who had his heart hardened by God, does this mean that it's "not his (Pharoah's) fault"? After all, God did harden his heart.

And if God did raise some people up to sin, does that make Him a cruel God? How can this be reconciled with the fact that God is a just and good God? (Yup, I'm still holding on to the belief that God is good.) It IS definitely quite fearful if God is not a good God. Just take a look at Ergo Proxy. The PROXIES, believed by the people to be Gods, were not quite benevolent nor good. Ophelia PROXY slaughtered the whole city just because she wasn't accepted by its people; Senekisu PROXY was insane and let the survivors of her city be stuck in a meaningless war against androids before slaughtering them all; Proxy 1 who decimated most of the other cities by launching ICBMs just so he could take revenge on the original humans, that race which created the PROXIES. Yet that is not a true parallel, for after all PROXIES were not Gods, nor were the original humans Gods themselves. Steps could be taken, rational thought called upon to devise ways to escape from their fate (although the future was quite bleak). If God were to be cruel, there is NOTHING that we can do to escape or take revenge.

But anyway, can somebody just explain those verses? I'd just want to know how they can be reconciled to my beliefs that God is good, and that we have free will to forge our future.



On a completely random note, does anybody know of any jobs that I can take for just ONE week? Specifically the 2nd week of June, since I'm free and most other people are busy with their exams. If there is could you tell me ASAP? I need to apply for my working visa, since it'll be worthless until next winter and totally not worth the price if I can't get a job for this period. Thanks!

Ergo Proxy Bo Liao Stuff

The supposedly immortal Amrita cells of PROXIES are actually still considered biologically immortal. Although susceptible to FP rays, they still do not obey the Hayflick limit and can thus divide and survive forever through those clonal progenies. And, according to clues within the show, they have lived for far too long.

But if they do not obey the Hayflick limit, and are obviously differentiated cells, does that mean the PROXIES are lumps of sentient cancer tumors? =p

Randomopia

Cold in the morning. Sleepy.

Suddenly warm in the lecture theatre. Sleepy or alert depending on totally random conditions.

Blazingly hot after lecture. Sienz.

Cold wind on the way back. Awake.

Toasty room. Sleepy.

Cold wind in the evening. Sleepy.

Cold nights. Missing you.

Left? That's Right

Kiri, by Monoral



Indeed, you complete my fate..

Round and round the mulberry bush..

Circles.

We humans have always been fascinated with it.

Consider the wheel.

Consider the Yin Yang sign.

Consider the circular movements and philosophy of many martial arts.

Consider the Carbon cycle.

Consider the Circle of Life.


All ideas connected with the circle is probably born out of a want or need to negate the effects of change. To show that although things change, they can and will finally go back to what and where they used to be. That not everything leads to an end. That there would be some sort of continuity. That will not be some sort of finality.


The wheel makes a revolution and the same point then comes into contact with the road again.

The Yin Yang speaks of how completeness is a circle.

The circular movements attempt to deflect and/or reduce the impact and still be able to return to a suitable position.

The carbon cycle shows how a single carbon atom can be traced in its path involving various forms and end up back as the initial form it was in.

The circle of life seeks to demonstrate how life and death and cyclical, the living live and then die, nourishing the living.

But in life there is no real circle of life is there? At least individually. A person is born. He eats. He sleeps. He grows. He meets his love of his life. They have many experiences together. They grow old together, rich in those memories and experiences. They die.

And there is no cycle in there.

After all, every story has its ending. Even the greatest love stories must come to an end, however dramatic, however lovely, however touching it is.

I just hope that the end signifies a new beginning for us. A beginning of our eternal place in heaven with God. Maybe then we would not want or need a circle anymore, for then there'd be no ending. =)

Suherman returns! Or rather, the pan has gone to meet the suherman..

Woohoo! Met Stefan the superman! =)

Blur me didn't know he was in Melbourne all the time! :s

This is sooo cool! =)

Autumn has arrived!

The first actual day of Autumn is finally here! Can finally see the breath condensing before my face. =)

Home Made Pastries Anyone?

Exam time is here.

Rational people, although some might be doing so because of not enough time to do so before this, would be crazily mugging through the syllabus.

Mugging uses up a lot of energy.

Energy is replenished by adequate sleep.

And food.

Lots of food.

Therefore! - who wants delivery of homemade pastries?

A friend, the baking doctor, is starting an entrepreneurship. Here's a sample:

Interested? Head on to http://bakingdoctor.blogspot.com to place your orders!

Remember hor, if you mention that signius recommended you, you might get a discount. And I havn't had the chance to try out the commercialised products, but many people have recommended it. So why not give it a try? Heck, if I could I would place an order now. But I don't think she does transoceanic deliveries. =p

Fusion Cooking

It's interesting/weird/unique what the combination of stress due to upcoming exams and extreme sien-ness will do to people.

Just like the interestingness/weirdness/uniqueness that describes the combination of things one would cook due to the above-mentioned combination.

Just wonderful!

Just hope it's not a fusion reaction. Wouldn't want to turn this place into another no man's zone..

513

Ah! It's Friday the 13th!

Anything weird happening?

Well thank God I'm not paraskavedekatriaphobic, friggatriskaidekaphobic nor triskaidekaphobic.

Anyway it's quite weird. The number of of traffic accidents increase on such days, according to Wikipedia which quotes BMJ. Maybe a serious case of heebiejeebies causing a self-fulfilling prophecy. =p

Cars Galore~!

Introducing, the Proton Impian!

Or, what others know as the Proton Waja.

Here's some interesting things my friend sent to me.

Crash test.



Specifications.

Cool huh? =)

Humps

There's a few types of humps in this world.

First there's this:


Then there's this:



Don't forget this:

And finally this:



Oh, don't forget this too:

BOOM!

Wow, bomb hoax on Penang bridge!

Hope it didn't inconvenience people too much.

Thank God nothing happened. The ferry operators would have been ssooo happy. Lol..

Easter

If wearer is the person who wears something, and slipper is something you slip on,

then what is Easter?

The thing east of west?

But then it is many other things.

It is a time to remember that Christ rose up from the dead. And this certainly isn't any trivial thing. How many people have you ever known to revive..after being dead for 3 days?! This, together with Jesus' and other prophets' predictions, most certainly assure me of the existence of God. =)

It is also a great day, for it is one of the big events that lead (me) to (you). I thank God for that, and have never regretted.

Plus, it's also a reason to have a whole week of holidays here. =p

Happy Easter people!

Long hair better than no hair..

Hair is growing longer by the day..How?

Anybody knows how to cut hair, and for free? I'll cook you a meal if you want to..but must make sure you cut nice nice, or you get what you give. =p

Or maybe I can let it just become emo looking..

Or I should have let the Leukemia Foundation guys shave it all off..

Then again, look at the title here ----> Title

Free Internet

Wow, free internet! This is so going to be great! =p

Sign up for it here now! Haha, now I can sell off my old modem and stop the subscription. =)

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

How does the mouse cursor move around?

Electronically? No way! Here's how it works!

DRABCD

I'm a certified 1st aider! Yay!

So anybody who has cardiac arrest within this coming year please come find me..I get training, you get..your life? Possibly. Maybe. If I still remember what to do.

Lol..

Siao Liao!

Wah, so no link one all the posts here!

You Know What They Say..

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Guess I'll have to hurry up and enjoy those Fuji apples before I graduate.

Bo Liao Post of the Day

I love my new hp wallpaper!

Very nice!

Perfect Day is playing now. By Stephanie Sun. Been like decades since I last heard her!

I am very the bo liao now.

[ ]

Love.

You love somebody for who he or she is.

Not for their traits or virtues. Those are bonuses.

Parents.

Siblings.

Lovers.

Children.

They are the same. It's like first aid in St. John - no matter what the circumstances, the procedure is the same..DRABCD.

So no matter who they are, the principle is the same.

Love one another as yourself. Love them for who they are.

And you complete me.

Why?

Why?

The ever recurring question of humans.

Indeed, why?

Why me?

Why did this happen to me?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why did you accept me?

Why am I so blessed?

I know not the answers to those questions.

But still, I am grateful.

Thank you. =)

S2

People say love is hard.

They say it causes so much hurt, so much pain.

That it curbs your freedom.

Why have a lover?

Why torture yourself and get into a long distance relationship?

Why limit yourself to one person only while there are so many others?

Hah!

Don't they see that those "hardships" are just pesky little annoyances that help to strengthen our bond?

Don't they ever realise the many joys that love entails?

Don't they know that "freedom" is meaningless if this existence is to be faced alone with no one to share it with?

A lover loves.

Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

Joys and memories shared with that one special person intensifies it all.

And most importantly, like the sun in the sky, the cycle of life and the sudden freak changes of weather in Melbourne,

loving you comes naturally.

Is Hell Exothermic or Endothermic? A Partially Scientific Explanation

This is just a funny email I received from [mi-mo-sa] and is not meant to ridicule any religion. Read it with an open mind and enjoy a good laugh from all that rubbish that is written. =)



If someone actually asks you this question "Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs Heat)?" what would you answer? The question was actually given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one of the student was so "profound" that the porfessor shared it with colleagues, via the internet, which is if course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well. Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.

One student. however, wrote the following:

First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. (Ed: Assuming souls have mass. Which I think there isn't, but that's another metaphysical argument for another day.) I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave.
Therefore, no souls are leaving.
As for how many souls are entering hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of such religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number if souls in Hell to increase exponentially.
Now we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell. Because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives 2 possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the Temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "It will be a cold day in Hell before i sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is
not accepting any more souls and is therefore, exinct......leaving only heaven thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting"oh my God!"

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A"

Hot-a Hoochie Mama~!

When is a door not a door?

When it's a jar.

When is autumn not autumn?

When it feels like summer.

When is Christmas really Christmas?

When it happens in your heart.

When will these bo liao questions end?

Now.

Dum dum dum dum, dum dum dum dum!

Me no dum dum?

Me dum dum!

Btw what's that symphony again? Beethoven? Mozart? dum dum dum dum, dum dum dum dum!

TST..ouch!

From observations and numerous personal trials and tribulations ( lol! ) it has come to light that there are at least two kinds of nurses.

The gentle ones.

And the rough ones.

I wonder if the Mantoux test inflammed area actually underwent much more inflammation from all that skewering from the pen. Yes, like somebody once said in cantonese, "neh, ko ko chap ge yeh."

Anyway, thank God I'm TB free! No more jabs! Except maybe a jab or two coupled with a left hook and right uppercut, followed by a side kick......

Cloths of Heaven for an Angel

He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths

Enwrought with golden and silver light,

The blue and the dim and the dark cloths

Of night and light and the half-light,

I would spread the cloths under your feet:

But I, being poor, have only my dreams;

I have spread my dreams under your feet;

Tread carefully because you tread on my dreams.

W. B. Yeats

Positive Feedback Part 3

You love me.

Making me love you more.

Which makes you love me more.

Which makes you ever more lovable.

Which goes on and on and on forever.

Wonderful! =)

Positive Feedback Part 2

This is something mentioned by Mr Nicolantonio from Unimelb. Roughly..with a few things added in..

So basically you go to a bar during the weekend.

And you drink.

Not water la, ethanol!

So what does ethanol do to you? It acts as a central nervous depressant.

So what does this mean? Well..

You lose your inhibitions, including social norms and moral values. Or your drinking partner loses hers. Whatever. Not important. (What? Not everybody is a sex fiend..hehe..)

You secrete less of ADH, the hormone that allows you to regain some lost water from the kidneys.

This makes your bladder fill up fast.

Real fast.

So fast that you keep going to the loo/toilet/johns.

So much so that you become dehydrated from all that water loss.

So you think of getting something cool to drink.

Which is, in a bar, more chilled alcohol.

Which further adds to this vicious cycle.

End of story...or is it? Let's consider other things to add to the complexity of this since we are all bo liao inquisitive people. =p

While you're chugging away happily at your alcohol, you feel bored.

So what do you do?

Grab something to eat.

Something handy.

Something small.

Something in big amounts.

Like popcorn.

Or salted peanuts. (Yeah, no such thing as popcorn in bars I think. What? You think got free show? Even cinema free shows also need to buy your own popcorn leh)

Which contain lots of salt. (Duh)

Which makes you more thirsty.

Which makes you order more alcohol.

Which..well you know.

Additionally, notice how people who go to bars/discos/clubs/pubs tend to gyrate and dance? And gyrating people tend to produce more heat and the body counteracts this by...yes, you're right..sweating!

Which dehydrates you more.

And you know what.

In addition, think about the ambience. Nope, not the colors or deco. The ambient temperature. =p

It's never cold yeah? Until it's time to leave. Which means you get your metabolism rate and sweating up to a nice and fast rate.

Meaning more dehydration.

And..yada yada yada

So, in conclusion, it's a positive feedback loop. Yes, like what you learn in biology. Or medicine. Or physics electronics.

And the only thing to stop that is basically either:
a) They turn down the heat and cool you down.
b) You get so drunk that you get "escorted" out by the bouncers.
c) You get even more drunk than that and you faint.
d) You get so unimaginably drunk that you faint and need to get your stomach pumped to prevent further damage to your liver and all other cells within you.

All of which would most likely get you hungover.

That is, if you've not yet given up the ghost, so to speak.

And if you have not, there's always another weekend all over again.

Positive Feedback Part 1

You treat me so good.

You were with me through thick and thin.

You really know where to start fixing my broken heart.

Your emotional tools can cure any fool (particularly this one).

I'm so sorry for putting you through so much.

Even though you say you are willing to, it breaks my heart for burdening you so.

Which could and most likely will lead to you fixing my broken heart.

And so the cycle continues...

John Mayer

Yup, you know the guy.

Concert's on at Vodafone Stadium, 7th April.

2 tickets left.

Premium seats got through fan club.

Get it while it's still hot!

Doggy Style!

Incredibly natural dog faces! Makes you think twice when it comes to doggy style. o.0

Chapter XVII, or, Ye Art of Transmuteing Ye Olde Man Into Ye Beaste

Starting to slack..and get fat..

Could it be the pork I ate?

"You are, after all, what you eat. Notice here that if you eat a diet high in pork fat, the hydrophobic tails of the cell membrane are replaced with pork fatty acid tails instead?"

Congratulations!

Straight As! Haha, if this progresses onwards I think I can extrapolate straight As all the way till university for the youngest.

Congratulations again..

比永远还要久 (Longer Than Eternity)

我无法把月亮摘给你
(I can't pluck the moon for you)
还在夜空挂满星星
(Or hang the sky full of stars)
我无法随时让雨停
(I can't stop the rain at will)
叫天日日都放晴
(Or make the days sunny for all time)

我不能买下所有的花
(I can't buy all the flowers)
布满房间变成神话
(And put them all into a room and making it legendary)
不能任意带你走
(I can't bring you away at will)
飞到海角和天涯
(And fly to the corners of the Earth)

可是你会永远有我
(But you'll always have me)
月亮纵使寂寞星星也会掉落
(The moon will still be lonely and the stars will drop one day)
花会枯萎神话没有人见过
(Flowers will fade and no one has ever seen a legend)
爱在记忆里往前走
(But love will go on in our memories)
会比永远还要久
(And they will last longer than eternity)
会比永远还要久
(And they will last longer than eternity)

庾澄慶
(Harlem Yu)

午夜公路 (Midnight Expressway)

亲爱的你呀 在我身边沉沉的睡着
(Lovely you, sleeping deeply by my side)
夜越来越深 星光下 你安静的像只猫儿
(The night grows old, and under the starlight you are quiet like the cat)
相信着我呀 不管会带你到何方
(Believe me, no matter where I bring you)
纯真的你从没有怀疑 依偎着我在公路前行
(Innocent you has never doubted, walking arm in arm with me along the road)
街灯划过黑暗的夜里 车窗外的路流走
(The street lamps arc across the night, and the road slips by outside the car window)
月光照着前方的路程 呼吸是唯一的声音
(The moonlight illuminates the path forward, and the only sound is the sound of breathing)

午夜公路象梦的延续
(The midnight expressway is like the continuation of a dream)
亲爱的你就在我身边
(Lovely you are at my side)
这一瞬间化成了永恒
(And this moment in time turns into an eternity)
象一场不会醒的梦
(Like a never-ending dream)

点一阵烟啊 烟雾弥漫在夜色里
(I light up, and the smoke wafts through the night)
看流星闪耀着天际 你的气息围绕在车厢里
(Looking at a shooting star that falls into the horizon, your breath fills the car)
街灯划过黑暗的夜里 车窗外的路流走
(The street lamps arc across the night, and the road slips by outside the car window)
月光照着前方的路程 呼吸是唯一的声音
(The moonlight illuminates the path forward, and the only sound is the sound of breathing)

午夜公路象梦的延续
(The midnight expressway is like the continuation of a dream)
亲爱的你就在我身边
(Lovely you are at my side)
这一瞬间化成了永恒
(And this moment in time turns into an eternity)
象一场不会醒的梦
(Like a never-ending dream)
......woo......

庾澄慶
(Harlem Yu)

With the exception of the cigarettes, doesn't this whole scene feel great? Lovely song..

PS. Never knew till now that Harlem's the guy who created the theme of Meteor Garden Qing Fei De Yi (情非得已) LOL! Mandarin/canto-pop knowledge needs brushing up. =p

nick

Could someone enlighten me on what is:

[c=x] nick [/c]

where x is a seemingly random number, and nick is the msn nickname.



"Nick? What does that mean?

Oh, nothing. My dad thought of it while he was shaving."

Top Secret

F1 and Ferrari event.. (and potluck preamble)

What's better than a Ferrari?

Nope, the answer is not Lamborghini or Martini..

It's many Ferraris! =p

And who says you can't drift in an F1 car?

But yeah, it just finished raining twice..

Shall upload some pictures of potluck if and when i get some pics from the people who actually had the chance to take pictures. Phone ran out of battery just as I finished cooking. Lolz..

What is the opposite of "Wired"?

Unwired.

So far so good.

Why we need God

Why?

Isn't the question supposed to be whether instead of why?

Well, no. I'm firmly believing, with faith, that it is why rather than whether. And all those rational atheists can come up with all their arguments that there is no God/no need for God but I choose not to believe that they are right. Simply because of faith. I know it's totally illogical from a "rational" person's viewpoint, but I also believe that we do not know nor comprehend all things (which only God does) so don't expect me to come up with an inpenetrable answer to that.

Anyway.

Why?

Because of all the blessings in our lives.
Because although we want to, we will never be able to always be there for the ones we love. Things just get in between. Distance. Death. You know the rest..
Because we can ask things in His name and they will come true if it's good for us. Things like taking care of our loved ones in our stead when we can't be there for them.
Because we are made so. Whether we admit it or not, or choose to.

ta dah!

Happy 1st (monthly) anniversary! lolz..