What can I say?

幸福，是用来感觉的，而不是用来比较的。
生活，是用来经营的，而不是用来计较的。
感情，是用来维系的，而不是用来考验的。
谎言，是用来击破的，而不是用来粉饰的。
信任，是用来沉淀的，而不是用来挑战的。

在这茫茫人海中，我们经常为了满足他人而忘记了自己。忘记自己所喜欢的东西。忘记自己曾经所说过些什么。忘记自己的目标。忘记了自我。 人生也就那几十年，试问一个人是否应该把那有限的光阴用于在追求他人的肯定呢？

就算得到了大家的认同，那又怎样？那真的是你想要的吗？

每个人都是不一样的，各有个的长处，各有个的短处。 想要活得快乐，最简单的方法就是去做自己想做的东西。当然，这并不代表一个人如果因为自己懒惰就能游手好闲，得过且过。至于什么值得做，什么不因该做，那就得看个人的纪律和判断力了。

放胆的去追求自己的目标，就算失败了也没关系。因为至少你尝试过，从中获得宝贵的经验，同时也能知道自己的本事如何。相反的，不要去追求他人为你定的目标。因为就算成功了，你也不会真正的快乐。

可惜，在现代的世界里，想要跟着自己的脚步度过人生几乎是不可能了。随着全球的国际化，我们的社会都开始立下某种标准。有个共同的‘目标’也不是什么坏事。只不过这个‘目标’是偏向某种方向，因此不是每个人都能在同台上竞争。只要你不符合这个标准，你就会被视为没出息的人。没出息的人，想要讨口饭吃可是非常难的。

一个人竟然有可能会因为想顺着自己的意识过自己的生活而遭到社会谴责 －－－ 难道我们有生以来都是注定要为他人而活吗？

这世界真的很残酷。不是生老病死的残酷。而是人看人的残酷。人比人的残酷。

到头这一生，难逃那一日。受用了一朝，一朝便宜。百岁光阴，七十者稀。急急流水。滔滔逝水。

嗨。我们究竟为了什么而活？

Some quirky stuff about the Great Motherland.







And I want to go to Russia for my internship! Come Roscosmos. You know you want me.

I remember,
date and time,
September twenty second,
Sunday twenty five after nine.

In the doorway with your case,
no longer shouting at each other,
there were tears on our faces.

And we were letting go of something special,
something we'll never have again,
I know, I guess I really really know.

The day you went away.

OH MY GOD!

This is such a mean prank but I so like it! Hehehehehehehe.



Now now. Should I do this in future? Is it even right for me to think about it LOLOL. Maybe I shall try it on some of my friends. With something else other than cockroaches.



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Haizzz.

I am suffering from Down's syndrome recently. Feeling really down even though I tried standing up over and over. Have I been trying too hard? Or am I getting ahead of myself? Squall was right about not getting your hopes up after all.

So, being the down person that I am now, I can't do any productive work. I was supposed to finished my lab report by today - oh, its past 12 already, so it should be yesterday but I just lazed my day away doing nothing.

I will never be able to pull my GPA up this way. I asked one of my friends how did he get his obscenely disgusting grades the other day and his answer to me was to study day in and day out. I kid you not. He is not just brushing me off with some generic answer. He really study DAY IN and DAY OUT. In other words, immediately after school, during breaks or during any free time he has, he will camp at the school's library to read through the textbook and try to attempt every single question in it. And he does this for every module.

If that is what I have to do to get a GPA 5.0 (or 4.9), I wonder how close am I to achieving that now.

No matter. I believe life is more than just academics. There's Facebook, beer, WWE, Engadget and Youtube. Speaking if Youtube, i found this super funny video which I just have to share.




GIMME GIMME WAR GIMME WAR!

My Aerodynamics lecturer showed us this video during class today. Without a doubt, a jet engine is a badass power machine. But what must be even more badass are the brakes holding the plane stationery under the immense thrust of the engines! I am gonna buy one and aim it at, erm, my neighbour's house? If I am still staying in hall, I will aim it downstairs.

Maybe I could steal the engine on display in my school's laboratory. Hehe.

Naruto says when you want to see someone, all you got to do is to keep thinking of that person.

If only that is true.

Reading it in a book is one thing. Seeing the cold hard facts with my own eyes is totally another. Not many people knows about such abomination going on in the meat industry around the world. Most just eat their food and never bothered about its origins. After all, food is just food right?

It is our very demands for meat that fuels the existence of such practices in the industry. We want meat and we want it affordable. To maximise their profits, meat industries capitalize on our demand and rear animals the way they do in the video; squeezing as much animals as possible into as small a space as possible to save land costs, feeding the animals waste to save on feed costs, slaughtering them with massive machines to save on operational costs and handling them in the crudest way possible to save on human resource costs.

Think about it. Animals being cruelly treated in slaughterhouses is an open secret which many governments know. But why are industry leaders still allowed to carry on with it?

Its a pretty fucked-up world we live in. A vicious cycle. On one hand, we have people lobbying for animal rights but on the other, we have people eating them, as well as treating them in the worst way possible. Talk about eating out the end of your tail.

I am pretty sure people who watched the video will feel disgusted but at the end of the day, their diet still remains the same.

How many people will actually make a difference by changing their diet?

On a side note, I can't help but feel that one day, when aliens or some other un-discovered intelligent species on Earth conquered us, will humans ever end up like the animals in the video?

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This sucks. Really. Fuck whoever is screwing with me.

魔挺衣一代.wmv

WOW! Why do girls get all the cool clothes?

Volkswagen Commercial: The Force

Ahahaha. Stupid kid. OK maybe not stupid. Willing to believe in wonders might be a better description.



Nice car from Volkswagen. I want it.

Its a Saturday morning!



I just came back from Lorong Koo Chye Ba Temple where my mom made my family go to pray for good luck. She went to the temple at 5am in the morning to get a good waiting number (yes, people queue at the temple at the earliest time possible to be the first few to get blessed by the taoist priest. Think of it like the iPhone release day). When my father, brother and me arrived at about 9am, the number flashing on the queuing board is 132 (yes, I was at a temple). Our number is 233.

I really respect my mom for doing this every year. For the benefit of the family, she dragged herself out of bed at 4am, cab down to the temple, queue for the number (whether she jockeyed other aunties in the process, I don't know) and finally, waited at the temple alone for several hours for us, just so we could sleep in later. I guess that's why mothers are the noblest person in the world. Every family has one!

While waiting for our turn, I walked to the Zodiac chart to check out my fortune for this year; my blossom luck will be good (really?) but my financial luck is only so-so. Career wise, I will meet some expensive people who will assist me but since I am still studying, I hope that also means some expensive people will come help improve my GPA. I saw something about "Six Misfortunes" afflicting me this year but even so, the chart says it won't amount to much problems for those born in the year of the Dragon. A generally good year for me I guess.



My mom bought muah-chee for me. So nice.

By 10am, the number flashing on the queuing board is only 180. Worried that she might miss her ferry to Batam at 11am, my mom went to ask some temple attendant if we would go first or something. Guess what? The attendant asked us to just sneak into the queue line outside the Blessing Room and keep silent about our number. Wow. Isn't that like... cheating? And its kinda easy isnt it? Haha. Either way, we did just that and managed to get blessed 50 spots ahead of our turn.

I wonder if the deities know...



Ahhhh. But the attendant said we could!

I saw a couple of idioms at the temple which I though I should share it with others:

恶语伤人六月寒
(Badmouthing others will bring yourself 6 months of cold)
良言一句三冬暖
(Saying good things will keep you warm through 3 winters)
烦恼只因强出头
(Vexation comes only because you try too hard)
是非只因多开口
(Scandals/gossip comes only because you speak withing thinking)

Ok. My translation may not be entirely correct but the general meaning is to be nice to others and be carefree.

There are weird stuff. And then there are even weirder stuff.

Have you ever thought of what you will do if your shit suddenly comes alive and starts attacking you? Even though I am kind of a whacky person, that scenario never once came across my mind. After all, shit is just... shit right? But in Japan, shit is something more sinister...



WTF Japan. WTF?!

P.S. Sihua, please be safe. I want my Pikachu merchandise.

Chinese New Year seems to be more lively this year. Relatives were generally more friendly. And there's more APM flowing around as well. It was a good CNY celebration. But... things seem to be going a little too well. Maybe its just me?

Hmm...

My big cousin uncle said I look like 费翔, a chinese singer back from the 80s. Wow. Someone thinks I look like a superstar!


Maybe not. Bleh.

Hello people. It has been so long since I last blogged.

That is because my internet connection was down and no, its not down because I am living in Egypt. Its because somebody refuses to foot the internet bill (even though it was his responsibility). After ignoring all the bills sent to our home for the last 10 months, that person finally decided to foot the bill last Friday - a total sum of $598.00.

Like "WTH" right? Come on, even if he doesnt know what an avalanche is, he should at least know that a small snowball will become a huge snowball if you allow it to roll continuously down a slope. And that huge snowball will eventually crush him to death.

But never mind. Since he has already foot the bill (no thanks to his initiative) and since its going to be the first day of Lunar New Year soon, I shall be nice and stop talking about his retarded decision making skills.

Yes, in about 30 minutes time, the Year of the Rabbit will begin in the Lunar Calendar. As a matter of fact, I just came back not long ago from my Reunion Dinner. Sephiroth wasnt present but otherwise, the food was great. All that is left now is too wait for the ang pows tomorrow. As well as the gathering of all my family members. Haha.

Since its gonna be a new year soon, let me share one health tip with you guys which will help to achieve a better you.

Lift up your t-shirt and place your palm slightly below your right nipple. What lies underneath that patch of skin in that area is your liver. The liver is the largest organ in your body that can weight up to 1.8kg in adults. It's primary function is to purge toxins from your blood. Some other things it does is converting ammonia into urea and producing bile to break down all those fats you ingested along together with your curry chicken, mega mac, bak chor mee, satay, naan, roti prata and what nots.

Think of your liver as a filter in the fish tank. The filter removes waste particles from the water and keeps the fish tank clean.

A picture paints a thousand words. So let's have a graphic representation.



And another one.



Like a tamagotchi, our liver has an internal biological clock which dictates the liver's 'operating hours'.



9 - 11 PM:

Prime time for the liver to detox our antibody system.

Ideally, one should be relaxing and chilling during this time period so as to place minimal stress on our liver, allowing it to function smoothly.

11PM - 1AM:

Prime time for the liver to detox itself. This can be done best when you are in deep sleep.

1AM - 3AM:

Prime time for the liver to detox our gall. Likewise, it is ideal for you to be asleep during this period.

3AM - 5AM:

Prime time for the liver to detox our lungs. Since this involves our respiratory tracts, you might experience sudden coughing during this period. But its normal and the coughs will die off eventually. And you guessed it. Its best to be asleep.

5AM - 7AM:

Prime time for the liver to detox our colon. You should be awake to empty your bowels.

9AM onwards till 9PM:

Liver produces bile during this period which is then used to digest all the food you ate. Bile production is higest at 9am and decreases to the lowest at 9pm, which is why you shouldn't eat too late at night. If you really have to eat, make do with fruits and vegetables. These are easier to digest than meat.


So, by sleeping early and avoiding suppers or eating late dinners, we will place less strain on our delicate liver which in turn, enables it to purge our bodies of undesirable toxins more efficiently. This will ultimately translate into a healthier you. And better skin complexion!

As the ancient chinese saying goes "Sleeping and waking early is good for your body."

And, as I say, "Always start your day with a dump!".

With that, I wish everyone a healthy start to the Year of the Rabbit!

I hate my dysfunctional family with its schizophrenic members.

I will work hard to get my ass out of this pig sty ASAP.

Yes, the People's Republic of China has succeeded in manipulating hyperspace. Although they only managed to teleport a single particle, I am damn sure they will not rest until they can teleport the entire Terracotta Army to the doorstep of Washington D.C.



And when that happens, Russian President Medvedev will be thinking how fortunate he was to have signed that treaty with China.



When that day comes, I hope some astronomical catastrophe - an unprecedented super massive coronal mass ejection, Jupiter crashing into Earth, a black hole floating past our atmosphere or the Sun deciding to go supernova - will happen to wipe out all life on Earth.

The day when China rules the world... is unthinkable.

Oh, in case you are wondering, I got this piece of information from WikiLeaks.

Admiral Kizaru of the Marines.

For some reason, I feel like cos-playing him. The thought came into my mind after I watched him in action in the One Piece anime where he goes around kicking people at the speed of light like nobody's business.




Here's a guy who did a pretty nice cos-play of Kizaru (but the suit looks kinda... tacky). I think its the shape of the mouth. I wonder if I can shape my mouth like that. Hmm...

Or, I could combine Pikachu and him together to cos-play two of my favorite characters at one go! (Notice the mouth shape again.)

Coming back home today to paradise - ahhhh.

This has always been what I wanted. After a long day outside, I just want to come home and enjoy the serenity of solitude, away from the hustle and bustle of the Lion city. Silence. Peace. Tranquility.

Chilling out with my smooth jazzy music. Sipping freshly made orange juice through a straw. Lying on the couch. Enjoying the cool air from the air-conditioner. What more could I ask for?

Usually, I would arrive at home to face my nephew and niece, which my mom is babysitting while my brother and his wife are away at work. A toddler and primary school kid isn't exactly the kind of relaxation I am looking forward to at the end of the day. I personally feel that if you really want to have children, make sure you have time for them. But never mind about that. I shan't spoil the lovely mood tonight.

And when the kids are not around, I will have to face my mom's and dad's endless barrage of well-intentioned questions: "Have you eaten?", "What did you do today?", "Can you help me read this letter?", this and that and yada yada. I am not saying they are irritating but sometimes, I just don't want to be talked to, bothered and just want to be left alone. Plus because I don't have my own room, I cannot 'escape' from them.

They are all now in Malaysia for a short vacation. My parents, my brother, his wife and the kids. And they won't be back till Saturday.

I am going to enjoy this rare period of nirvana!