I am reading my previous post, and everything just seems so random and inconsistent.
My thoughts are not in sync. Something is troubling me but I can't put a finger on it.
I hate this feeling.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
A lot of things on my mind lately. Studies, exams, holidays, work.. The final exams are nearing, and I don't seem to be able to absorb the stuff on my notes. Adding to that, I can't find the motivation to sit through 6-7hrs like I used to. I can't focus. And I'm frustrated that my holiday plans are thwarted, by absolutely lousy organisers. If you don't know it yet, I detest inefficient people and I don't like to waste time. Then there is work. I am still unable to decide on which career path I want to take. I am interested in the area of business development, but it seems vacancies aren't a lot.
I realised that I don't know my friends well enough. They can do the craziest thing and still seem all normal about it. I think I'm the odd one out, or maybe I'm just not in their league. I think I never had. Some things are just unacceptable no matter how I look at it. Am I living in the 90s still?
I need to make peace with myself.
I realised that I don't know my friends well enough. They can do the craziest thing and still seem all normal about it. I think I'm the odd one out, or maybe I'm just not in their league. I think I never had. Some things are just unacceptable no matter how I look at it. Am I living in the 90s still?
I need to make peace with myself.
Friday, April 16, 2010
It has been really really damn freaking hot these few weeks! I think the heat has fried zillions of my brain cells. LOL. Apparently it is, because I'm saying lame stuff to everyone. Headaches, butt sweats, smelly armpits, dry throat, etc etc, I think we all have them, and that got me wondering what have we done to deserve Mother Nature's wrath?
So I did some reading up, and realised that Earth is dying!! Or maybe, retaliating against our inconsiderate actions.
The pictures above are left: satellite image of the Aral Sea, 1989, and right: satellite image of the Aral Sea, 2008. As extracted from Wikipedia:-
The Aral Sea is a saline endorheic basin in Central Asia; it lies between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan, in the south. The name roughly translates as "Sea of Islands", referring to more than 1,500 islands that once dotted its waters.
Once among the four largest lakes of the world with an area of 68,000 square kilometres, the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet Union irrigation projects. By 2007 it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into three lakes – the North Aral Sea and the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea. By 2009, the south-eastern lake had disappeared and the south-western lake retreated to a thin strip at the extreme west of the former southern sea. The maximum depth of the North Aral Sea is 42 metres (as of 2008).
The region's once prosperous fishing industry has been virtually destroyed, bringing unemployment and economic hardship. The Aral Sea region is also heavily polluted, with consequent serious public health problems. The retreat of the sea has reportedly also caused local climate change, with summers becoming hotter and drier, and winters colder and longer.
There is now an ongoing effort in Kazakhstan to save and replenish the North Aral Sea. As part of this effort, a dam project was completed in 2005; in 2008, the water level in this lake had risen by 12 metres from its lowest level in 2003. Salinity has dropped, and fish are again found in sufficient numbers for some fishing to be viable. However, the outlook for the remnants of the South Aral Sea remains bleak.
Just look at how, opportunistic behaviour of humans, fuelled by greed, can lead to such consequences. Just like this, we are close to losing one of the four largest lakes in the world! I happened to come across this article on Yahoo News about UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the area, and I was utterly shocked. And I doubt most of us even know that such lakes existed.
Here's another extract from Wikipedia:-
Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-
20th century and its projected continuation. Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C between the start and the end of the 20th century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the 20th century was very likely caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases resulting from human activity such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation. The IPCC also concludes that variations in natural phenomena such as solar radiation and volcanic eruptions had a small cooling effect after 1950. These basic conclusions have been endorsed by more than 40 scientific societies and academies of science, including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries.
Climate model projections summarized in the latest IPCC report indicate that the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 1.1 to 6.4 °C during the 21st century. The uncertainty in this estimate arises from the use of models with differing sensitivity to greenhouse gas concentrations and the use of differing estimates of future greenhouse gas emissions. Most studies focus on the period leading up to the year 2100. However, warming is expected to continue beyond 2100 even if emissions stop, because of the large heat capacity of the oceans and the long lifetime of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
An increase in global temperature will cause sea levels to rise and will change the amount and pattern of precipitation, probably including expansion of subtropical deserts. Warming is expected to be strongest in the Arctic and would be associated with continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely effects include changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, species extinctions, and changes in agricultural yields. Warming and related changes will vary from region to region around the globe, though the nature of these regional variations is uncertain.
Leon and me were mugging at Fajar McDonald's last evening through to this morning around 5am (uber shag I tell u), and there was this group of uncles who came in to catch liver soccer telecast Almeria vs Real Madrid. Final score was Almeria 1-2 R.Madrid. This uncle in particular was damn funny! He placed bets on R.Madrid to win by 1 and 2 goals difference, so he kept commenting on the players. When C.Ronaldo squandered a few chances when he was through onto goal, the uncle said."yi boh gao gang hu lah. jit eh ai dam poh gang hu jia eh lip eh." Translated as "He not skill enough lah. This one need some skill one." Uche kept harassing R.Madrid's defence, and the uncle went,"jit eh or gui si bei lui hiam. mai ti siao leh kan ni na." Means "This blackie damn dangerous. Don't play leh. knn." And when Benzema came on, he commented,"uah ji kor gui lip lai. jit eh shi ji jia gui lai eh." Translated as "Sub in a bull. This one is a bull man." LOL!! We laugh until cramp loh. Hahaha.. Look at his sitting posture, one leg on a chair each, all at 4am in the morning. LMAO.
Oh, and yes, I finally know how to insert pictures in my posts. :))
So I did some reading up, and realised that Earth is dying!! Or maybe, retaliating against our inconsiderate actions.
The Aral Sea is a saline endorheic basin in Central Asia; it lies between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan, in the south. The name roughly translates as "Sea of Islands", referring to more than 1,500 islands that once dotted its waters.
Once among the four largest lakes of the world with an area of 68,000 square kilometres, the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet Union irrigation projects. By 2007 it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into three lakes – the North Aral Sea and the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea. By 2009, the south-eastern lake had disappeared and the south-western lake retreated to a thin strip at the extreme west of the former southern sea. The maximum depth of the North Aral Sea is 42 metres (as of 2008).
The region's once prosperous fishing industry has been virtually destroyed, bringing unemployment and economic hardship. The Aral Sea region is also heavily polluted, with consequent serious public health problems. The retreat of the sea has reportedly also caused local climate change, with summers becoming hotter and drier, and winters colder and longer.
There is now an ongoing effort in Kazakhstan to save and replenish the North Aral Sea. As part of this effort, a dam project was completed in 2005; in 2008, the water level in this lake had risen by 12 metres from its lowest level in 2003. Salinity has dropped, and fish are again found in sufficient numbers for some fishing to be viable. However, the outlook for the remnants of the South Aral Sea remains bleak.
Just look at how, opportunistic behaviour of humans, fuelled by greed, can lead to such consequences. Just like this, we are close to losing one of the four largest lakes in the world! I happened to come across this article on Yahoo News about UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the area, and I was utterly shocked. And I doubt most of us even know that such lakes existed.
Here's another extract from Wikipedia:-
Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-
20th century and its projected continuation. Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C between the start and the end of the 20th century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the 20th century was very likely caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases resulting from human activity such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation. The IPCC also concludes that variations in natural phenomena such as solar radiation and volcanic eruptions had a small cooling effect after 1950. These basic conclusions have been endorsed by more than 40 scientific societies and academies of science, including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries.
Climate model projections summarized in the latest IPCC report indicate that the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 1.1 to 6.4 °C during the 21st century. The uncertainty in this estimate arises from the use of models with differing sensitivity to greenhouse gas concentrations and the use of differing estimates of future greenhouse gas emissions. Most studies focus on the period leading up to the year 2100. However, warming is expected to continue beyond 2100 even if emissions stop, because of the large heat capacity of the oceans and the long lifetime of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
An increase in global temperature will cause sea levels to rise and will change the amount and pattern of precipitation, probably including expansion of subtropical deserts. Warming is expected to be strongest in the Arctic and would be associated with continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely effects include changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, species extinctions, and changes in agricultural yields. Warming and related changes will vary from region to region around the globe, though the nature of these regional variations is uncertain.
Greenhouse effect schematic showing energy flows between space, the atmosphere, and earth's surface. Energy exchanges are expressed in watts per square meter.
So if you still do not understand, let Professor Simon put it in simple terms for you:
Our daily actions contain carbon output. For example, switching on the air-conditioner or taking your car for a spin. The carbon output will accumulate over time, and with industrialisation has led to much deforestation globally, there is just not enough trees and plants to absorb the carbon dioxide. The excess carbon dioxide are thus gathered in the upper atmosphere because of their relative lighter mass, blanketing the Earth. Isn't that a good thing? No, that is not benefical to us at all. The trapped heat from carbon dioxide output will circulate around Earth continuously, leading to unusual climate changes which is what we are facing now. The ice glaciers are already melting, and the rate at which it is going means some low lying coastal countries will be submerged within the next 100 years. Moreover, we all need sunlight to survive, especially plants. Without sunlight, Earth's temperature will fall gradually, leading to the next Ice Age. That is one scenario that we humans, also known as homosapiens, will become extinct. Yes, extinction, our desendents will perish due to our actions. You may think that in another 100 years you are long gone, laid to eternal rest, all decomposed and smelly. So you probably won't care. Stop and take a look around you, do you think your ancestors will want these to befall on you? I don't think so. Or maybe you will think that you are just one single person on Earth, surely what you do will not affect the rest much. You are absolutely wrong. What we are facing today is the accumulated effect of billions of people who thought the same way as you. These has to stop, or at the least, reduced.
Education is the way to go. Educate the people around you. Explain to them the consquences of their results. You can choose to enjoy life, the way I do. Turn off the computer if you are not going to use it rather then set it to sleep mode. Switch off that air-conditioner, and turn on your fan. Yes it may not yield the same effect, but it is little things in life that matters most. Just like love! So go on and spread the love around, start from today and you may just save a better tomorrow.
On a lighter note, take a look at this:
Leon and me were mugging at Fajar McDonald's last evening through to this morning around 5am (uber shag I tell u), and there was this group of uncles who came in to catch liver soccer telecast Almeria vs Real Madrid. Final score was Almeria 1-2 R.Madrid. This uncle in particular was damn funny! He placed bets on R.Madrid to win by 1 and 2 goals difference, so he kept commenting on the players. When C.Ronaldo squandered a few chances when he was through onto goal, the uncle said."yi boh gao gang hu lah. jit eh ai dam poh gang hu jia eh lip eh." Translated as "He not skill enough lah. This one need some skill one." Uche kept harassing R.Madrid's defence, and the uncle went,"jit eh or gui si bei lui hiam. mai ti siao leh kan ni na." Means "This blackie damn dangerous. Don't play leh. knn." And when Benzema came on, he commented,"uah ji kor gui lip lai. jit eh shi ji jia gui lai eh." Translated as "Sub in a bull. This one is a bull man." LOL!! We laugh until cramp loh. Hahaha.. Look at his sitting posture, one leg on a chair each, all at 4am in the morning. LMAO.
Oh, and yes, I finally know how to insert pictures in my posts. :))
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
First and foremost, I want to thank Susan for her big help in designing the pictorial header. It's really nice don't you think so? Lol.. 'Carpe diem' may not be the best quote but I could not think of anything else at the moment when she asked me. Hahaha. Anyhow, it's still nice! Thank you Susan!
The recent headlines seem to be very much on local director Jack Neo and his scandals. And before that we have Tiger Woods, John Terry, Ashley Cole showing the world their sexcapades, all within the last few months. My, my, fame and its side effects. It seems to me that with money and fame, men tend to hunger for more. Kevan and I had this discussion once, that once you get rich, your definition of desires is at a whole new level. The scandals are somewhat like shoplifting; you are nervous and scared initially, but as you repeat the process over and over again, confidence brews in you, and you become bold and rash. That's when you get careless, and something will slip. Thank you so much for showing the world how bad us men can be. Trading your family, marriage, career for sex, lust, pleasure and thrill, is it really worth it all? What about the marriage vows made in the presence of family, relatives, and friends? Tsk. Hence the term 'dickhead'.
Exams are looming in the horizon. May it is. Give me your blessings people, for I will need them to get my 2nd Class Lower Honors! :)
The recent headlines seem to be very much on local director Jack Neo and his scandals. And before that we have Tiger Woods, John Terry, Ashley Cole showing the world their sexcapades, all within the last few months. My, my, fame and its side effects. It seems to me that with money and fame, men tend to hunger for more. Kevan and I had this discussion once, that once you get rich, your definition of desires is at a whole new level. The scandals are somewhat like shoplifting; you are nervous and scared initially, but as you repeat the process over and over again, confidence brews in you, and you become bold and rash. That's when you get careless, and something will slip. Thank you so much for showing the world how bad us men can be. Trading your family, marriage, career for sex, lust, pleasure and thrill, is it really worth it all? What about the marriage vows made in the presence of family, relatives, and friends? Tsk. Hence the term 'dickhead'.
Exams are looming in the horizon. May it is. Give me your blessings people, for I will need them to get my 2nd Class Lower Honors! :)
Sunday, March 7, 2010
I have always thought that in being helpful to others, they will respond in kind to you. How stupid can I get. We live in this dog-eat-dog world of insanity. Help offered is often practically snatched off your hands without so much a word of thanks. Okay maybe they do thank you, but the sincerity of it is debateable. Sometimes, when help is constantly offered, it becomes a norm, a must that you have to offer it such that if you were to one day not do it, people will think that you are being selfish. How the fuck did we turn out like this? Beats me.
Anyhow, I only have myself to blame for this. I think I will learn to be selfish. It doesn't help for me to waste my time on others who choose to make merry and come to me in times of need. I don't want to see your pathetic face when you come begging me for help anymore; because you don't love yourself, you don't help yourself, so why should I help you?
A leopard never changes its spots.
I should really just make myself happy first, rather than the rest.
Kim Thiam asked me why are there always so many kids crowding out the Mac everyday. My reply: When you are young, you don't have much pocket money. So dining out at the Mac is considered a luxury. Of course, as you grow older, expectations and standards rise too, so your concept of luxury changes, and therefore you do not frequent the Mac.
This reminds me of what Yvonne once said,"I wish we can all remain young, like pri sch kids. No stress, no burden. Everything is so simple. I want that kind of life." Yea, I want that kind of life too. I bet we all do, but reality does not allow us the luxury. Life is about making choices, the right ones at the right time. But how many times are we truly able to choose the one most favourable to us? More often than not, it's the case of making the best choice, termed satisficing. How unsatisfying.
Alright, enough crapping, time for me to bury myself in the pile of notes. I did some calculations, and right now I need a total of 201 marks from the final 4 modules to get my 2nd Class Lower honors. I need a tremendous amount of luck and mugging. Please pray for me!
So stressed up right now, and I'm constantly stuffing myself with food. I wish someone can ask me out for ktv. I'm dying to scream my lungs out. Lol..
Je vous manque
Anyhow, I only have myself to blame for this. I think I will learn to be selfish. It doesn't help for me to waste my time on others who choose to make merry and come to me in times of need. I don't want to see your pathetic face when you come begging me for help anymore; because you don't love yourself, you don't help yourself, so why should I help you?
A leopard never changes its spots.
I should really just make myself happy first, rather than the rest.
Kim Thiam asked me why are there always so many kids crowding out the Mac everyday. My reply: When you are young, you don't have much pocket money. So dining out at the Mac is considered a luxury. Of course, as you grow older, expectations and standards rise too, so your concept of luxury changes, and therefore you do not frequent the Mac.
This reminds me of what Yvonne once said,"I wish we can all remain young, like pri sch kids. No stress, no burden. Everything is so simple. I want that kind of life." Yea, I want that kind of life too. I bet we all do, but reality does not allow us the luxury. Life is about making choices, the right ones at the right time. But how many times are we truly able to choose the one most favourable to us? More often than not, it's the case of making the best choice, termed satisficing. How unsatisfying.
Alright, enough crapping, time for me to bury myself in the pile of notes. I did some calculations, and right now I need a total of 201 marks from the final 4 modules to get my 2nd Class Lower honors. I need a tremendous amount of luck and mugging. Please pray for me!
So stressed up right now, and I'm constantly stuffing myself with food. I wish someone can ask me out for ktv. I'm dying to scream my lungs out. Lol..
Je vous manque
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