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Friday, March 28, 2008, 22:50
je l'oublié?

il y a quelque temps que je voulais écirer une poste d'ici en français. malheureusement, je pense que pour la plupart de la langue, j'ai l'oublié! alors, wacky, si tu ce lis, aides-moi checher pour des erreurs, oui?


aujourd'hui, j'ai reçu finalement l'ordre de devoirs de les courtes pour ce société imbécile commencer la réparation de mon portable. après une année très très longue.

arrgh.. c'est très problémétique avec tous les accents. eh, je n'ai pas des trucs encore d'écirer d'ici. ce soir, je blog parce que quel qu'un m'a dit que mon blog n'avait pas une vie...




Thursday, March 27, 2008, 16:57
woot

i'm finally going to be getting my ngage back.. after a year... in 'working condition'...

my faith in company N is restored, but then again, considering it was a long, hard and ardous journey that took over a year, maybe not...




Sunday, March 23, 2008, 23:25
if you need to see your pc urgently, take a nap...

Interesting quotes from the US Armed Forces

"Aim towards the Enemy." - Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher

"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." - U.S. Army

"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." - U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop

"If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal

"A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." - Army's magazine of preventive maintenance

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." - U.S. Air Force Manual

"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo." - Infantry Journal

"Tracers work both ways." - U.S. Army Ordnance

"Five-second fuses only last three seconds." - Infantry Journal

"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid." - Col. David Hackworth

"If your attack is going too well, you're probably walking into an ambush." - Infantry Journal

"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection." - Joe Gay

"Any ship can be a minesweeper ... once." - Anon

"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." - Unknown Army Recruit

"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you." - Your Buddies

(And lastly)

"If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him." -- U.S.A. Ammo Troop

i had an even longer list that i pinned up in camp.. could someone kindly retrieve it for me??




Saturday, March 22, 2008, 22:40
God and science...

i read this on a friend's blog and it really struck me... so here i am sharing this with you...
__________
'Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ.' The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?' 'Yes sir,' the student says. 'So you believe in God?' 'Absolutely.' 'Is God good?' 'Sure! God's good.' 'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?' 'Yes.' 'Are you good or evil?' 'The Bible says I'm evil. 'The professor grins knowingly. 'Aha! The Bible!' He considers for a moment.

'Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?' 'Yes sir, I would.' 'So you're good...!' 'I wouldn't say that.' 'But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person ifyou could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't.'

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. 'He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?' The student remains silent.

'No, you can't, can you?' the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax. 'Let's start again, young fella Is God good?' 'Er...yes,' the student says. 'Is Satan good?' The student doesn't hesitate on this one. 'No.' 'Then where does Satan come from?' The student : 'From...God...' 'That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?' 'Yes, sir.' 'Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?' 'Yes.' 'So who created evil?' The professor continued, 'If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.'

Without allowing the student to answer, the professor continues: 'Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?' The student: 'Yes.' 'So who created them?' The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. 'Who created them? There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.

'Tell me,' he continues on to another student. 'Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?' The student's voice is confident: 'Yes, professor, I do.' The old man stops pacing. 'Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?' 'No sir. I've never seen Him' 'Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?' 'No, sir, I have not.' 'Have you ever actually felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?' 'No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.' 'Yet you still believe in him?' 'Yes.' 'According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?' 'Nothing,' the student replies. 'I only have my faith.' 'Yes, faith,' the professor repeats. 'And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.'

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking aquestion of his own. 'Professor, is there such thing as heat?' 'Yes,' the professor replies. 'There's heat.' 'And is there such a thing as cold?' 'Yes, son, there's cold too.' 'No sir, there isn't. 'The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. 'You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat,mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.'
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

'What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?''Yes,' the professor replies without hesitation. 'What is night if it isn't darkness?' 'You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have Nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?'

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. 'So what point are you making, young man?' 'Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed. 'The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. 'Flawed? Can you explain how?' 'You are working on the premise of duality,' the student explains. 'You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.'

'Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?' 'If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do' 'Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?' The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed. 'Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?'

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the Commotion has subsided.

'To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean. 'The student looks around the room. 'Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?' The class breaks out into laughter. 'Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelled the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir. So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?'

Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. 'I guess you'll have to take them on faith.' 'Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life,' the student continues. 'Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?' Now uncertain, the professor responds, 'Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil. 'To this the student replied, 'Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God.

God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light.'

The professor sat down.




Sunday, March 16, 2008, 18:17
some people need to eat more potato...




Friday, March 14, 2008, 00:15
connecting people?? my foot does a better job up yours...

went for consultation with company N today at the sct. seems like they're trying to buy time. i don't know.

and in what i feel to be an attempt to make the consumer feel bad (as always) they offered me the 'goodwill' of sending my phone for a second assesment.. hopefully this year long saga will draw to a close soon, and on my terms. i've been known to be to soft and nice sometimes, and give too much way... haiz... hopefully the stint at fmss has toughened me up some...

goodwill... how much of it is good? and what kind of will is that? most of the time its either an excuse by the company, or the company really respects its consumers. is there an ulterior motive behind it? and where is the will aniwaes? the will to obtain your intended consequence? its more aptly called 'good' intentions i feel.. haha..

take for example company S, who sold me a seemingly defective set of headphones, which rattled whenever a certain special function was turned on. i called them up, made a small fuss, and in two weeks, case closed. they actually replaced my product with a brand new set, no questions asked, free of charge!! that's goodwill i tell you, and a prime example of good business ethics. in the office, the boss is always right, but outside, the consumer is king. kinda made me feel guilty for actually making the fuss in the first place and wishing that i talked to them nicely from the start.

not so for company N. goodwill only after almost a whole year has passed? its taken quite a while huh? but as the cheng hu in the big chair at the sct says, goodwill can go a long way. i hope it does. but two spastically defective phones in a row dosen't exactly get my trust back. like we all know, trust, once lost, is very very hard to earn back. what happened to their products like in the old days? the ones that are still usable even today... even after years of serious abuse... hmmm...

well, its back to the discussion table in another two weeks. hope all goes well.




Sunday, March 9, 2008, 22:52
don't waste time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door...

this week has been one of many wasted opportunities, opportunities that could have and should have been taken. but i did not. why? i was too contented to simply laze around and do... nothing.

i kept saying that i'd to this or i'd do that later, but somehow, later never comes. action is never taken.

that aside, it has also been somewhat eventful. somewhat.

on tues i made my way to the small claims court, to register my case with the court about a certain company which refuses to honour its 'contract'. what contract and the details i shall not say. yet. consultation is on thursday. i hope everything goes well.

spent many a late night with matthew (yeo) over at west coast park's mcdonald's also. it's open 24/7 but for some reason it gets more and more crowded as the night progresses. and he got me addicted to yakitate. crap. so far it's ten episodes down, 50 more to go...

also, had a really fun outing/cohesion event thing with the youth people today. titled the food amazing race, f.a.r., we were supposed to travel the island in search of various delicacies. and scour the place we did, ending up in ghim moh market, thieves market, central, and even read bridge (go figure yourself where that is, but its next to my favourite ORD bridge!! haha). it was quite wasted that there wasn't enough time to head over to maxwell to try the diy hcp (go figure again). but i still had a great time nonetheless interacting with the younger kids!!

thieves market and sungei road was itself a very eye opening experience, it being a massive flea market that many have heard of, yet never dared venture into. you can find many unique bits and bobs there, from old cassette players to the latest handphones. however, as it's name suggests, you never know where what you're buying may have come from...

i need to use my time wisely. less time stoning, more time in action!!! too bad its the school hols, meaning that i'm jobless.. sigh.




Sunday, March 2, 2008, 23:31
can't lectures be like these??





Saturday, March 1, 2008, 14:44
i like you. you remind me of when i was young and stupid.

i'm so grateful that the teaching stint has come to an end.. honestly, it kinda feels like i've ORDed again.. with the glorious sensation of freedom, of being able to sleep late and wake up even later..

but then again, there were it's ups and downs, ups being the fun times i had with my classes and engaging with them, the friendly banter, the casual chat, the downs being all the times i had to berate them for their somewhat childish behaviour.. yes. teachers truly do not want to scold their students, but when push comes to shove, sometimes we have no choice. trust me. i've faced both sides of the coin.

being exposed to their youthful overenergetic exurberances really brought back fond nostalgic memories when i was such a terror at fairfield, especially during my sec 2 days. those massive shooting competitions, whether pellets or rubberbands or paper bullets... the retarded rubberband shotguns, that fired 50 rounds per shot, but took the next half hour to reload... the fooling around in class.. water bomb fights when we were supposed to be cleaning the toilets.. choir camps spent being pyromaniacs (though it was the red cross ppl who burnt up the choir room in the end).. however, kids these days have brought it to a much higher level...

soccer in class? entering into the locked classes through the window? all the brokeback boys i've come accross? and even a crossdresser who has no shame modelling himself with various paper undergarments.. who'd ever believe such things would even happen in class with the teacher around in the class just 5 years ago?

times have seriously changed...