Monday, November 27, 2006 


A scenic little picture taken at the SAF yacht club right at the eastern corner of our little island.  Posted by Picasa

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Quite an ambience when the sun goes down. Mexican singers that go from tables to tables taking song requests. Posted by Picasa

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My pretty xmas tree.~  Posted by Picasa

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Sunday, November 26, 2006 

Someone HAS TO patent the letter 'i'....

..or OSIM is just gonna place it in front of every freakin' word in the dictionary, and then develop a lameass product for it. I was browsing through a Christmas catalogue (Yay!) yesterday, and saw a couple of unimaginative products this company was marketing. If the iGallop wasn't bad enough, they now have an mp3 player called iGogo and new massagers called iPoke and iMedic. Can't they fking think of better names? Or does their development team have the creativity of a 14 yr old? Come on OSIM, iPod was Apple's brainchild, be more original. (Makes me wonder where the heck they got the name OSIM anyway)

While they're at that, maybe they could use a few suggestions, like iCan'tSee for a range of sunglasses or iPleasure when specializing in auto-erotic massagers. Maybe even iShit if they decide to deal with sanitization. Frankly, iAmfuckenannoyed with a 'leading' Singapore brand manuracturing products that sound as if they're straight out from a cheapass industrial park in China.

Anyway, apologies for the lack of post recently. Been active in the wrong world (the world of Warcraft) and I'm straying away from my academics too. Friends, ask me out to study if possible for I can't work at home. :( What an ironic plea to others so I can exercise self control. 3 assignments due over the next 7 days and completion is no where near the half-way mark. My mind's either on the purple drops from Zul'Gurub, getting my paladin to 50 or counting the days to Christmas. *rolls eyes* ...and the fact that Man Utd just drew 1 - 1 with Chelsea when they could have been 6 points clear. Argh!

*Wtb a sadistic slave master who would zap me with an electric rod each time my mind diverts from my books.*


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Sunday, November 12, 2006 


Sway la. ANOTHER flat in less than 2 months. Result of a stingy father who doesn't wish to spend money repairing the wheel. Posted by Picasa

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006 


47 days to Xmas. When can we start going out? :D (And a bird in the hand is worth more than what is in this picture.) Posted by Picasa

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Sunday, November 05, 2006 

Wen shi jian, qing wei he wu? (A wordy post)

Alright, I was supposed to stop smoking yesterday. In fact on a couple of occasions today, I resisted the temptation to get another packet (partly due to the lack of cash), until some 'problems' requiring a serious empathic talk called for the need for fags.

To make things short, one of my close pals apparently has concerns as he's afraid of not being able to offer enough and that his girlfriend should deserve a lot more than he can provide.. for now. Despite the assurance from her that she is totally fine and happy with the way things are going, he's still fearful and paranoid, thinking that he's not up to standard even to the extent that she may be 'suffering' by sticking to him. I bet upon first impression, many would think that this friend of mine is just finding an excuse to probably shake her off, or the relationship has lost some of its meaning. Instead, I believe that he really likes her that much that he's unselfish enough to see her happier with somebody else than to be just satisfied with him.

I'm not one who uses the word 'Love' for I believe it's a really strong word that can't be simply defined as 'affection' or 'personal attachment'. Upon giving it some thoughts, I feel that Love between two parties is about 'giving and taking', in other words, sacrifice - how much you are willing to give up to the person you love. So as for my friend, I'm sure he pretty much loves his girl for he is willing (though with a fair amount of reluctance) to give up his happiness for hers. Likewise, to be able to settle for something less (in his opinion) goes to show her love as well. In any case, I sincerely hope for the best in the relationship, and that it may be meaningful, and ever lasting.


Anyway, this is something I came up with along the drive back:


Contrary to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, this is my Hierarchy of Sacrifice, which I suppose is rather relevant to "love".

And it doesn't just apply to those lovey-dovey teenage couples who go on saying the "I love you, do you love me?" crap. It's applicable to love of all sorts. For example,the love of political leader where he invest his time, effort and even money for the wellbeing of his people.Or something more of us can relate to - the great love of a mother, in which she sacrifices her time, effort, happiness and even life, in which she selflessly dedicates everything towards the upbringing of her children. And of course, quoting my religion, where Jesus sacrificed his life for us.

Similar to the Hierarchy of Needs, one must be able to give up the lower level of "sacrifices" before he proceeds to the next. And needless to say, the greater the sacrifice, the stronger the love. A rich brat could get his girlfriend a lavish gift and that can be considered love (maybe in the eyes of a simpleton). However, a guy who may not be financially endowed gets his girl an ordinary pair of earrings but in addition to the money spent, sacrifices time (effort) and a certain amount of happiness to earn the cash is considered an act love too. It's obvious which love is stronger.

As for me, until I am altruistic enough jump in front of a speeding vehicle to save someone or do something like give up my eyes to have someone else see, I doubt I can truly say "I love you".. not totally.. not until the 4 levels of sacrifices are met.

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Thursday, November 02, 2006 


Wisma carpark did this to me. And it really shouldn't have happened. Repairs coming from my own pocket. :( Posted by Picasa

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