reality hits

is thr reli such a thing as 'virtual reality'?

it probably exists only in the fantasies of Power Rangers

whr the rangers and aliens?? or monsters?? go disaparate to some weird hutan or the desert n start kicking asses. and thr's this spaceship thingy whr the robot goes aiyayai!! and the rangers meet or sth.

n whn the robots emerge from the mountains n change into awesome robots that are surprisingly huge and slow but stil kills a fast moving alien in the end. n even tho tons of buildings get destroyed whn the megamonster / idiot trips and crushes them to rubble, the city stil remains clean and nice and NO one had the slightest idea of wadever happened in the end.

*the 2 fellas, whom i used to tink as annoying idiots who keep trying to catch the rangers transforming on camera, were probably the 2 smartest and most alert ppl that time. lol.


aaaanyway, about virtual vs. reality,


rmb when the Friendster fever hit like... gazillion years ago (was it when i was in form 1??? or 2?)

it started as a cool friends thingy. yea.. nice to post photos, write testimonials as appreciation, keep in touch with friends u met at camp...

til it morphed into

*TONG*

ppl forcing n bugging u to write testi(s) for them everyday in sch... (ppl whom u dun even noe in the 1st place lol)
ppl competing to see who's got more friends (i got like, my SECOND page of friends already, how bout u?? n like, 100 testimonials!! lol)
ppl adding ppl they dun even noe just to make others think they got like 1000 friends,
random ppl adding u, abuse of profile pictures with nudity and sex oriented photos, spamming ppl's walls etc etc the list goes on.


n then, facebook came about.


phew ev1, well most ppl, who got tired of all the nonsense above ditched their friendster account and joined... Facebook!

*tho some ppl i noe still refuse to join. ahaha.


it started with, ok, i'm ONLY going 2 approve ppl i noe. its NOttttt going 2 be like Friendster.


not easy. lol. but easier to reject friend requests than the previous friendster cz the admin doesnt email u saying 'Mr. Awesome has REJECTED ur friend request! BOO YOU! HAHA!'


but the problem comes up again.


the advancement of the virtual world, changes ppl. ppl have split personalities. they can be all sociable and friendly online. n when u meet them in real life, they dun say hi, they act like they never knew u / u existed. some ppl CREAte online personalities. dat gets annoying. who're they trying to fool anyway? strangers 1000 miles away?


some ppl say its bcz its easier to express urself online, and ppl are shy in real life. well yeah.. but that doesnt give u the leeway to not try to overcome ur shyness in real life right. despite myself being a loud person at times, i'm not all loud and sociable all the time. i feel shy as well to approach certain ppl at certain occasions. but it boils down to, will u push urself to overcome the insecurity and bashfulness. of coz its alright to be shy, some ppl have that nature. no problem. just dun start creating a mismatch personality in the virtual world.


in the end life stil is, in the world of reality. making friends stil require a degree and amount of face to face communication, building up bond and characterisation. not adding a person on facebook, person accepts, then ignoring the person the next time u see her. doesnt make sense at all.


is the virtual world too much for us to handle?

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perhaps while men struggle with the balance on both sides of the world, we can look up for a moment to the heavens, n see God smiling down from above. Blessed are men who toil for the Lord.

n along the way

i tink its been a while since i did a fair bit of thinking.

thinking as in racking my brains to the limits (if thr is and if i ever was?)

it was

-logical thinking to deliver that 7 min speech with a bang.

to

- emotional and rational thinking how i fared last sem n why

to

- fact filled thinking to answer questions during pbl sessions (whr if u dun study u barely can answer)

bcz i have been pretty much up and ard to maybe sit down, stop and think more.

meaning, i have been

SHOPPING!
- motor skills, stamina to walk thru and in n out ALL boutiques, spotting the coolest sales, decision making (need surpass want or vice versa), rationalizing if it was reli a bargain, most of all, emotional enthusiasm to start with. :P

nothing kick starts shopping more than an adrenaline boost from ur shopping mates, (yeps family vacation! :P)

shopping mall deco

and perhaps a bit of shopping crowd for the mood.



CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS

Spreading the invitational word for maximum fun,

stirring up enthusiasm,

spiritual reflection on the true meaning of Christmas,

sprinkling joy thru gift giving,

the surprises from random gift exchange,

throwing in a little non-Christ related triad of red, white, green,

singing ur heart out to the tunes,

merry merry moment!



and the new year comes running from ard the corner. *crash!*

reflections? resolutions any1? :P


*I've bn trying like crazy to upload the photos but just cant! :(

bad? or just not good?

i just wondered

has any1 sued the Teletubbies for obesity?


bcz poor Cookie Monster was sued by parents for promoting unhealthy cookie binging habits.



they accused the poor fella: unhealthy habit-forming paraphenelia for future generations

and in 2005 the producers changed his name to

VEGGIE MONSTER

took away the cookies, replaced them with greens.

“C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me” was replaced by a new song — “A Cookie Is a Sometimes Food.”


interesting how a harmless blue furry monster sparked so much outcry. and made politicians talk about him.


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they say failure is a reason to stand up and keep going.

but how bout moving on?

maybe it just wasnt ur cup of tea, or wad u were meant to do/be.

when u lost the will or motivation

are there anymore reasons to go on.

or shud you wrap it up, wave goodbye, put it aside and move on.

to take another road perhaps.

moving

finding a balance between the past, present and future.

as much as past events bring nostalgia

and u waste time i mean, spend time lol flipping back to those forgotten pages

u're thrown back to the present reality once again

to force urself to face hard facts and truth

that for future benefits

u cannot procrastinate, u musn't lax, u got to continue bearing

that rock on ur shoulders only u alone can carry

hoping as time passes

that it'll slowly crumble off and its weight will diminish.

but no, not really actually. it gets harder

but the heavy boulder you've carried before

has toned ur muscles, honed ur skills.

so in the end, its not that it's lighten, but indeed it's you who has gained

in achieving the balance.

choice

have you ever had this inkling feeling that u noe what u're going 2 say might offend sum1, but u choose to go ahead n say it anyway, bcz it's reli what u tink, and u feel that thr might be a possibility the person might not be offended after all.

but later u tink again n thought it wud hav probably bn a better choice not to utter that sentence at all in the 1st place.

hm.

perhaps that's y we compensate for our idiocy by giving ppl the benefit of the doubt.

1 of my lecturers in hukm has a British accent and says Bloody H*ll. interesting. haha!

i havent been updating for dinosaur ages.

here's what i was up to during the last hols. :P

1) went to the Chula Asian British Parlimentary Debate in thailand. it was winter thr n so chilly!! i miss that!

- the Loi Kra Tong festival. they gave us these lotus flower like flower thingy that u can light up the candle and joss sticks then let them float away on the lake water (to see who's 1 kiasu reach the other side 1st) i mean, as a tradition to let u find ur future partner. sth like that.


- so the lake looks like this. it looks a lot better in real life thanks to my lousy photography skill.


- spot the hot pink taxis. they only take you if the hot-meter beeps when u open the door.


- they have an mrt station called Hua Lomphong. n this sign is pretty interesting. do self interpret.


- 1 of the many city sculptures.


- my teammate. debated til cyanosed / turned blue literally.
- the bangkok airport farewells you with an awesome dragon replica carried by muscular men.



2) met up with crys! she forced me to let her sleep on the floor. :S


3) debate camp with awesome ppl :P

4) back to class.

- cher linn dropped by class 1 day n we decided since we were both wearing black formal button ups we wud take a photo at the auditorium. :D jk this is UM's auditorium. cher was here to adjudicate. yay.




5) went for a wkend tournament. Royals at UM. met Brendan!

- 1 of kj's most natural unforced smiles we manage to capture on camera.


- my teammates! thx 4 putting up with my imperfections. u guys are amazing teammates. qian, i promise u're going 2 be yodelling by the end of ur UKM yrs w us. :D


- pau up to mischief.

- lovely lau, lovely keh len, lovely shu shi, lovely beat

- the UKM royals team.


6) suffering now for missing 1 wk's worth of lectures. n got back my last sem's results. which was hard proof that i shud be studying more. n being busy at other things less. *let off steam...



7) throwing a pork party for a pork lover's 21st!

- Happy Day kj!

- champagne bubble tea. drink at own risk.
- the siew mei sisters. 1 of my favourites. :D
- this photo is here just for fun.
- this photo is here bcz i love it.

family coming over next wkend. yay :P

catch it

1. these are a Must Watch!
2012
Michael Jackson's This Is It

i am thoroughly amazed. and this is an understatement! seriously. the amount of talent and art and message put through in just 2 hours is breath taking. u cant walk away without falling in love if not, feel a sense of awe for this amazing God's creation.

2. i must study for ospe tmr.

3. i miss home.

4. i declare myself fully recovered from all possible entities of suffering and abnormalities from the viral fever. :D ulcer gone. rashes gone. yay.

5. i miss home. lol.

6. Phineas and Ferb is reli amusing. tho i stil dun find the platipus adorable hehe.

breathe

THE FOUR FREAKING FREAKY PAPERS ARE OVEERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111

*breathe in........... out......................... in......................... out......................

i cant say i lack sleep. i've been getting at least 7 hours every day.

i cant say i'm food deprived. evting is pretty decent. just not homecook food.

but my mind has been STRETCHED to the limits!!!!!!!!!! since monday actually. lol.

was so so so sick of studying already. was even sick of writing down the exam ques answers. uggghh.

but now they're OVERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Screams of joy and relief*

i dunno but this exam after effects seems to override the past 2 finals i've sat for. so draining. so so so so............

ok nvm.

relax now. relax!!!! aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

settle MS later. haha.!