Courtesy of APOD, NASA, Mila Zinkova
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Hanging babe
Babykeeper Holds Baby As You Poop
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Not a gadget in terms of being powered by electricity, this Babykeeper harness keeps your baby safe while you use the facilities at ball games, strip clubs, and crack houses. Hold on Tommy, daddy's gotta drop a deuce! Who's a good little boy, who's a good *uuuuuughn* little boy!
Presumably the baby faces inside the stall and not out, which would make for quite a strange greeting as fellow dump-ateers enter the facilities. Of course you could save a few bucks and just hang your baby from that coat-rack thing like John Biggs does, but his wife banned him from ever leaving the house again.
Bonus caption contest: tell us what each of those babies are thinking.
Geez..At first I tought this is a hanging device for kids to do erm..u know..that free falling off the bridge sort of things. I tot this is the safer version of it.
But upon closer look, geez...thye babes definitely look pathetic. Though it will help the adult when they are shopping alone with kids and needed the loo.
Hanging them on the wall of a toilet cubicle sort of make the babes look like mounted pieces of animals like those deer heads and tiger heads.
Geez....
Bet they are having this conversation with each other.
G: Hello, how come u are here? Did you do something wrong?
B: Hey! Nice to meet you! yoho!!! This is so fun!!! Who say I did something wrong?
G: Then how come you are doing detention with me?
B: Yippee!!!!! To-oin! Twang! Huh? Detention? I dun get it. I am doing sky diving now.
G: wah Lau! Detention also duno. See the way we got hang, my thighs and butt are numb. Not detention then wat is this called. That dumbass is still having fun, for god's sake! (Rolling her eyes)
Haha..................my own imagined scenario.haha........
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Not a gadget in terms of being powered by electricity, this Babykeeper harness keeps your baby safe while you use the facilities at ball games, strip clubs, and crack houses. Hold on Tommy, daddy's gotta drop a deuce! Who's a good little boy, who's a good *uuuuuughn* little boy!
Presumably the baby faces inside the stall and not out, which would make for quite a strange greeting as fellow dump-ateers enter the facilities. Of course you could save a few bucks and just hang your baby from that coat-rack thing like John Biggs does, but his wife banned him from ever leaving the house again.
Bonus caption contest: tell us what each of those babies are thinking.
Geez..At first I tought this is a hanging device for kids to do erm..u know..that free falling off the bridge sort of things. I tot this is the safer version of it.
But upon closer look, geez...thye babes definitely look pathetic. Though it will help the adult when they are shopping alone with kids and needed the loo.
Hanging them on the wall of a toilet cubicle sort of make the babes look like mounted pieces of animals like those deer heads and tiger heads.
Geez....
Bet they are having this conversation with each other.
G: Hello, how come u are here? Did you do something wrong?
B: Hey! Nice to meet you! yoho!!! This is so fun!!! Who say I did something wrong?
G: Then how come you are doing detention with me?
B: Yippee!!!!! To-oin! Twang! Huh? Detention? I dun get it. I am doing sky diving now.
G: wah Lau! Detention also duno. See the way we got hang, my thighs and butt are numb. Not detention then wat is this called. That dumbass is still having fun, for god's sake! (Rolling her eyes)
Haha..................my own imagined scenario.haha........
Friday, October 27, 2006
Free newspapers
This morning I saw my father bring out the free copy of summarised news.
What are their intentions?
- Attract brand loyalty to the parent newspaper.
- Update the working population who has no time to read newspapers except when they are travelling to work?
- Compete with rival newspaper agencies to gain entrance to the publishing arena?
- try to bring about or cultivate the traditions of japanese where they would leave newspapers they have bought and read on the seats of public vehicles for others to pick up and read?
Does this work? Or amount to littering? People like dad still takes home or throw to dustbin after finished reading.
I did research on the aims of those papers from sph and mediacorp.
Here is the one from SPH on "Wo Bao"
MY PAPER aims to present up-to-date insights into urban life-trends, inspiration, entertainment, lifestyle, work trends, news and issues close to the heartbeat of the young and busy working adults in Singapore that is snappy and easy to read. Certain news snippets, terms and names may be in English. This caters to readers who are bilingual and allows them to stay in touch with the Chinese language in a relaxed and enjoyable way.
A paper for readers by readers, my paper's uniqueness lies in its capacity to encourage and embrace readers' involvement in shaping the product. Readers can participate in the creation of news content for a mainstream newspaper. Readers can contribute short articles, join reporters in conducting interviews, share their opinions and vote for their favourite stories every week. The paper's tagline "M Life, My Thoughts, My Say" encapsulates the editorial philosophy of reader empowerment and participation.
As part of the publication's commitment to encourage interactivity, readers are invited to correspond with the editorial team via the newspaper's website at www.mypaper.sg. In this website, readers can also access the blogs of MY PAPER's editorial team, which is made up of a group of vibrant and dynamic journalists with an average age of 30 years.
(Courtesy of SPH website)
The daily circulation is 120,000. Quite significant for a small publishing material like this.
Another free newspapers "Today" which was released under Mediacorp.
It has an online edition as well as an weekend edition.
Here is an excerpt on what Mediacorp has to say on the newspapers.
MediaCorp Press, the publishing business unit of the MediaCorp Group, represents the Group's official foray into newspaper publishing. With this new venture, TODAY and Weekend TODAY hit the newsstand, reaching out to busy professionals constantly on the move with little time to plough through the papers.
TODAY is a compact newspaper with quality content that is distributed free in Singapore, Mondays to Saturdays. Launched in November 2000, TODAY has established a reputation for sharply angled news reports and thought-provoking analyses and commentaries, living up to its slogan "We set you thinking". The paper's news comment columns - written by staff and a wide range of contributors and covering both local and global issues - are a particular strength.
TODAY's daily readership is around 550,000, with more than half its readers being professionals, managers, executives, and business people. The paper is distributed to selected homes, and it is also available at MRT stations, bus interchanges, selected food and beverage outlets, shopping malls and other public areas.
Weekend TODAY, developed as a longer and leisurely read for the weekends, is distributed to more than 150,000 homes and available free-of-charge at the usual distribution outlets.
TODAY online TODAY online (www.todayonline.com) targets over 300,000 broadband and 500,000 dial-up users in Singapore for the latest news in Singapore and around the world.
(Courtesy of Mediacorp)
As it can be seen, the publishing world of newspapers, though it is the oldest media in Singapore, still incurs competition from various media players in a small country like us.
No matter how old the media may be, it is still one that is the most influential and widest circulation that's worthwhile fighting for.
They aim at the different needs of the same audience so formatting in both papers are significantly different.
I have seen commuters grabbing 2 newspapers at the same time. Seen like commuters are the ones who are benefitting from this tug-of-war.
May be the market is just nice for small scale war like this while the monopoly of mainstream newspapers still lies in the hands of SPH. This is a refreshing phenonmena for a change here.
As I recalled tabloid newspapers are also a hit with the people in other countries.
May be we may have enter a new age with this.
I had another angle of viewing this phenonmena. In the past, we used to hear how the rich to show off their wealth and philanthrophy, set up newspapers for their countrymen, informing and updating them of their hometowns. I wonder how this may have set in for both companies who gave out free newspapers.
A show of philanthrophy?
Closing the gap of rich and poor? Illiterate and literate?
OR encourage a act of sharing with others?
Hmm....worthwhile doing some research on how people feel about it though.
A possible research topic? Or done till death??
I am not sure.
Worthwhile taking a look.
What are their intentions?
- Attract brand loyalty to the parent newspaper.
- Update the working population who has no time to read newspapers except when they are travelling to work?
- Compete with rival newspaper agencies to gain entrance to the publishing arena?
- try to bring about or cultivate the traditions of japanese where they would leave newspapers they have bought and read on the seats of public vehicles for others to pick up and read?
Does this work? Or amount to littering? People like dad still takes home or throw to dustbin after finished reading.
I did research on the aims of those papers from sph and mediacorp.
Here is the one from SPH on "Wo Bao"
MY PAPER aims to present up-to-date insights into urban life-trends, inspiration, entertainment, lifestyle, work trends, news and issues close to the heartbeat of the young and busy working adults in Singapore that is snappy and easy to read. Certain news snippets, terms and names may be in English. This caters to readers who are bilingual and allows them to stay in touch with the Chinese language in a relaxed and enjoyable way.
A paper for readers by readers, my paper's uniqueness lies in its capacity to encourage and embrace readers' involvement in shaping the product. Readers can participate in the creation of news content for a mainstream newspaper. Readers can contribute short articles, join reporters in conducting interviews, share their opinions and vote for their favourite stories every week. The paper's tagline "M Life, My Thoughts, My Say" encapsulates the editorial philosophy of reader empowerment and participation.
As part of the publication's commitment to encourage interactivity, readers are invited to correspond with the editorial team via the newspaper's website at www.mypaper.sg. In this website, readers can also access the blogs of MY PAPER's editorial team, which is made up of a group of vibrant and dynamic journalists with an average age of 30 years.
(Courtesy of SPH website)
The daily circulation is 120,000. Quite significant for a small publishing material like this.
Another free newspapers "Today" which was released under Mediacorp.
It has an online edition as well as an weekend edition.
Here is an excerpt on what Mediacorp has to say on the newspapers.
MediaCorp Press, the publishing business unit of the MediaCorp Group, represents the Group's official foray into newspaper publishing. With this new venture, TODAY and Weekend TODAY hit the newsstand, reaching out to busy professionals constantly on the move with little time to plough through the papers.
TODAY is a compact newspaper with quality content that is distributed free in Singapore, Mondays to Saturdays. Launched in November 2000, TODAY has established a reputation for sharply angled news reports and thought-provoking analyses and commentaries, living up to its slogan "We set you thinking". The paper's news comment columns - written by staff and a wide range of contributors and covering both local and global issues - are a particular strength.
TODAY's daily readership is around 550,000, with more than half its readers being professionals, managers, executives, and business people. The paper is distributed to selected homes, and it is also available at MRT stations, bus interchanges, selected food and beverage outlets, shopping malls and other public areas.
Weekend TODAY, developed as a longer and leisurely read for the weekends, is distributed to more than 150,000 homes and available free-of-charge at the usual distribution outlets.
TODAY online TODAY online (www.todayonline.com) targets over 300,000 broadband and 500,000 dial-up users in Singapore for the latest news in Singapore and around the world.
(Courtesy of Mediacorp)
As it can be seen, the publishing world of newspapers, though it is the oldest media in Singapore, still incurs competition from various media players in a small country like us.
No matter how old the media may be, it is still one that is the most influential and widest circulation that's worthwhile fighting for.
They aim at the different needs of the same audience so formatting in both papers are significantly different.
I have seen commuters grabbing 2 newspapers at the same time. Seen like commuters are the ones who are benefitting from this tug-of-war.
May be the market is just nice for small scale war like this while the monopoly of mainstream newspapers still lies in the hands of SPH. This is a refreshing phenonmena for a change here.
As I recalled tabloid newspapers are also a hit with the people in other countries.
May be we may have enter a new age with this.
I had another angle of viewing this phenonmena. In the past, we used to hear how the rich to show off their wealth and philanthrophy, set up newspapers for their countrymen, informing and updating them of their hometowns. I wonder how this may have set in for both companies who gave out free newspapers.
A show of philanthrophy?
Closing the gap of rich and poor? Illiterate and literate?
OR encourage a act of sharing with others?
Hmm....worthwhile doing some research on how people feel about it though.
A possible research topic? Or done till death??
I am not sure.
Worthwhile taking a look.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
ADs in different countries
With the advent of technology, I am able to watch different TV channels from around the world. It is so AMazing and it is like a nice toy for me to play with.
Anyway, I like US channels and China ones coz I am more focused and did my research on these two countries.
It is amazing that u can actually see the culture and the lives of the people in that country through their TV productions and the types of ads they have.
Ads itself will show several things like the kind of culture they have, their humour level and type of humour, kind of appeal that the people over there appreciate and make them consume the products. It is so different from what we have here.
Let me do a simple comparison and show you wat I mean.
In the US, well, being the democratic and a consumerist society as it is, the ads colourfully reflected on those two aspects.
I have seen the elections ads for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his opponent Mr Angelini. They range from projecting and highlighting their good images to telling reasons why the other is unworthy of the post. Teachers, nurses and even policemen are shown coming forward to verify the shortcoming like the budget usage and so on. It is a colourful political life out there.
Other than that, the ads also lobbied for and against legislations like Proposition 86 and 87 which are affecting the tabacco companies and the renewable energy companies. But of course the affected companies' interests were indirectly projected through the ads by saying how the money obtained were not use for proper means and how renewable energy can save the earth.
The voices behind these ads are forceful and emphasis are given on every key words so as to sort of drill the message into the audience's heads. They are repeatedly done over the ads time.
Another thing unusual is the drugs ads. Drugs ranging from pills for cancer, asthma, impotency drugs and insomina to diabetes and cold pills. The common thing is that after stating how effective and done with putting the persuasive message, the voice over actually quicken their pace and list out all the side effects and the precautions.
Just like the ads for Mattel toys. The last thing u hear them say quickly is " Each sold separately. Batteries are not included."
I think there are regulations put up by FDA that ads must state all the side effects and precautions.
The scene and models used are like daily citizens around us doing either the things they can do after they consume the pill or in the middle of suffering symptoms. We do not have that in the drugs ads here.
There are of coz other ads like shopping sales from big boutiques like Macy and Bloomingdale and other more common ones like computer virus scans and stuff.
There is this particular ad that I liked. It is an ad on cellphone. On screen u saw the facial expression of the mother and daughter arguing over the cellphone but the dialogue is so lovey and endearing. It provides a sharp contrast to the expressions. That is so good and of coz hilarious.
China's ads are also very colourful. There are a lot of emphasis on the localness of the country. A lot of colours were involved and there werent a plain moment. Ads run from announcing the upcoming commercial events in the affecting the entire industry to drug ads.
I am surprise that ads are used to create awareness of the commercial events but nonetheless unique.
The drug ads range from internal applications to external applications with an emphasis on local companies. a lot of the drugs are locally produced. I seldom or do not see any foreign products. The ads has more variety than the US ones. They are more witty and humourous with things like play of words or sematics. There is a strong emphasis on the name of the drug manufacturer as the voiceover will emphasise at the end of the ad.
One thing in common is that the voiceover speak very fast. Geez..sometimes if you are not careful you may miss the details.
Singapore is different from them. It does not have the political ads. Strict regulations are placed there and there is hardly a need for it. But it has campaign ads to create awareness like quit gambling association or to motivate people to learn chinese. It seems quite successful though.
It has the store sales ads like John Little.
It has more of the food aspects like chocolate, ice-cream, package wantons and so on.
There are not much drugs ads.
More of the cosmetic ones like Loreal, Kanebo, Maybeline and hair product series like Pantene.
Ads there are more based on image creation and slow voiceover. So the atmosphere and image will stay in the minds of audiences.
Yup, these are some of the observations that I made so far.
I am not sure if all these ads are found in the peak period of the day, it is just a casual observation sharing my view that ads certainly suit the local culture and needs of the audience.
Lastly, I did not mean to single out the company names but it happens that they are the ones that linger in my memories so it means ur ads are successful.
Anyway, I like US channels and China ones coz I am more focused and did my research on these two countries.
It is amazing that u can actually see the culture and the lives of the people in that country through their TV productions and the types of ads they have.
Ads itself will show several things like the kind of culture they have, their humour level and type of humour, kind of appeal that the people over there appreciate and make them consume the products. It is so different from what we have here.
Let me do a simple comparison and show you wat I mean.
In the US, well, being the democratic and a consumerist society as it is, the ads colourfully reflected on those two aspects.
I have seen the elections ads for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his opponent Mr Angelini. They range from projecting and highlighting their good images to telling reasons why the other is unworthy of the post. Teachers, nurses and even policemen are shown coming forward to verify the shortcoming like the budget usage and so on. It is a colourful political life out there.
Other than that, the ads also lobbied for and against legislations like Proposition 86 and 87 which are affecting the tabacco companies and the renewable energy companies. But of course the affected companies' interests were indirectly projected through the ads by saying how the money obtained were not use for proper means and how renewable energy can save the earth.
The voices behind these ads are forceful and emphasis are given on every key words so as to sort of drill the message into the audience's heads. They are repeatedly done over the ads time.
Another thing unusual is the drugs ads. Drugs ranging from pills for cancer, asthma, impotency drugs and insomina to diabetes and cold pills. The common thing is that after stating how effective and done with putting the persuasive message, the voice over actually quicken their pace and list out all the side effects and the precautions.
Just like the ads for Mattel toys. The last thing u hear them say quickly is " Each sold separately. Batteries are not included."
I think there are regulations put up by FDA that ads must state all the side effects and precautions.
The scene and models used are like daily citizens around us doing either the things they can do after they consume the pill or in the middle of suffering symptoms. We do not have that in the drugs ads here.
There are of coz other ads like shopping sales from big boutiques like Macy and Bloomingdale and other more common ones like computer virus scans and stuff.
There is this particular ad that I liked. It is an ad on cellphone. On screen u saw the facial expression of the mother and daughter arguing over the cellphone but the dialogue is so lovey and endearing. It provides a sharp contrast to the expressions. That is so good and of coz hilarious.
China's ads are also very colourful. There are a lot of emphasis on the localness of the country. A lot of colours were involved and there werent a plain moment. Ads run from announcing the upcoming commercial events in the affecting the entire industry to drug ads.
I am surprise that ads are used to create awareness of the commercial events but nonetheless unique.
The drug ads range from internal applications to external applications with an emphasis on local companies. a lot of the drugs are locally produced. I seldom or do not see any foreign products. The ads has more variety than the US ones. They are more witty and humourous with things like play of words or sematics. There is a strong emphasis on the name of the drug manufacturer as the voiceover will emphasise at the end of the ad.
One thing in common is that the voiceover speak very fast. Geez..sometimes if you are not careful you may miss the details.
Singapore is different from them. It does not have the political ads. Strict regulations are placed there and there is hardly a need for it. But it has campaign ads to create awareness like quit gambling association or to motivate people to learn chinese. It seems quite successful though.
It has the store sales ads like John Little.
It has more of the food aspects like chocolate, ice-cream, package wantons and so on.
There are not much drugs ads.
More of the cosmetic ones like Loreal, Kanebo, Maybeline and hair product series like Pantene.
Ads there are more based on image creation and slow voiceover. So the atmosphere and image will stay in the minds of audiences.
Yup, these are some of the observations that I made so far.
I am not sure if all these ads are found in the peak period of the day, it is just a casual observation sharing my view that ads certainly suit the local culture and needs of the audience.
Lastly, I did not mean to single out the company names but it happens that they are the ones that linger in my memories so it means ur ads are successful.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Garbo and Roberts
Greta Garbo.
This is a familiar name in the heydays of MGM. (If you remember the roaring lion logo which was later bought over by Sony I think.)
If you have watched her films, you will be surprised by her onscreen prescence.
She was totally memesrising, powerfully enigmatic, sexy and alluring.
I saw her film "Queen Christina" in the musty old library of my school.
The movie "Queen Christina" poster.
One of the suave picture in the movie.
I dig that film out coz I had a free period.
I was so absorbed by her onscreen personality.
Her onscreen chemistry with the Spainish Ambassador, John Gilbert is utterly amazing, sizzling and hot.
The sizzling scene in Queen Christina.
Another movie casting both as lead actor and actress.
John Gilbert's individual shot.
It is hotter than any romantic scene in today's films.
Nevermind the fact that the box office did not do well back then, stating that Gilber's high-pitched voice is the cause.
Box office is never a genuine reflection of things. They are not in the past and they are not in the present or future.
His voice is alright in the show. Perfectly suitable. I might have attributed to the poor quality of the film used.
Geez..never have occured to me that I might have fell in love with black and white TV.
I used to detest that period, though I like Charlie Chaplin.
I put her aside for quite sometime.
Then I embarked on the novel "Genuine Lies" by Nora Roberts.
I was amazed by her vivid description of a movie star.
I am sure that there is such person in Hollywood.
It is just that I din know who.
One day while I went shopping, I came across Greta Garbo's "Queen Christina" again.
I got a gut hunch that something clicked.
I din know wat was wat but I do know it has to do with the things I have done recently.
Tonight, I tot I would research on the film and write a blog entry on it.
I went through the biography and snippets of news on Greta Garbo and her lover, John Gilbert.
Then it occured to me.
The female lead started almost the same way as Garbo.
Eve Benedict was strangely similiar to Greta Garbo.
If that is the case,
It make all the more logical to equate John Gilbert with Charlie Grey.
It also make sense to equate Julia Summers with Garbo's biographer Swanson who reflected her life with truth. (Of coz without the link that Swanson was Garbo's daughter. Garbo did not get married.)
Frankly speaking, I was very emotional and sad at the seemingly glamourous lives of actors and actresses.
The fate of them lie in the hands of the studios.
So tragic.
Read the novel and Garbo's biography.
This is a familiar name in the heydays of MGM. (If you remember the roaring lion logo which was later bought over by Sony I think.)
If you have watched her films, you will be surprised by her onscreen prescence.
She was totally memesrising, powerfully enigmatic, sexy and alluring.
I saw her film "Queen Christina" in the musty old library of my school.
The movie "Queen Christina" poster.
One of the suave picture in the movie.
I dig that film out coz I had a free period.
I was so absorbed by her onscreen personality.
Her onscreen chemistry with the Spainish Ambassador, John Gilbert is utterly amazing, sizzling and hot.
The sizzling scene in Queen Christina.
Another movie casting both as lead actor and actress.
John Gilbert's individual shot.
It is hotter than any romantic scene in today's films.
Nevermind the fact that the box office did not do well back then, stating that Gilber's high-pitched voice is the cause.
Box office is never a genuine reflection of things. They are not in the past and they are not in the present or future.
His voice is alright in the show. Perfectly suitable. I might have attributed to the poor quality of the film used.
Geez..never have occured to me that I might have fell in love with black and white TV.
I used to detest that period, though I like Charlie Chaplin.
I put her aside for quite sometime.
Then I embarked on the novel "Genuine Lies" by Nora Roberts.
I was amazed by her vivid description of a movie star.
I am sure that there is such person in Hollywood.
It is just that I din know who.
One day while I went shopping, I came across Greta Garbo's "Queen Christina" again.
I got a gut hunch that something clicked.
I din know wat was wat but I do know it has to do with the things I have done recently.
Tonight, I tot I would research on the film and write a blog entry on it.
I went through the biography and snippets of news on Greta Garbo and her lover, John Gilbert.
Then it occured to me.
The female lead started almost the same way as Garbo.
Eve Benedict was strangely similiar to Greta Garbo.
If that is the case,
It make all the more logical to equate John Gilbert with Charlie Grey.
It also make sense to equate Julia Summers with Garbo's biographer Swanson who reflected her life with truth. (Of coz without the link that Swanson was Garbo's daughter. Garbo did not get married.)
Frankly speaking, I was very emotional and sad at the seemingly glamourous lives of actors and actresses.
The fate of them lie in the hands of the studios.
So tragic.
Read the novel and Garbo's biography.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Cock Speak, Duck Talk?
The topic of the day is a done to death topic. (And I think a sensitive topic online)
Multi-racial society.
It never fail to amaze me how well we can blend ourselves together unlike other countries where the distinctions are so visible.
Language is never an issue for us. Body language though non-verbal is good enuff to express ourselves.
Of course, the two parties must have the same patience and understanding.
That's what we learn in the old old theory of communication model.
To be able to communicate, we must have some shared values or elements.
Here is one example.
If you are in the affected area, you will know that at some point in October, there are a new kind of lava or mosquitoes (Not Aedes, thanks god!) that are manifesting in the neighbourhoods.
That kind of lava where lizards love the best.
(Best meals for them I hope.
They must have their fill, otherwise you wun see lizard droppings on the corridor)
But we humans are complaining. Though their bites are harmless, their presence is certainly irritating.
One nite, our doorbell rang.
Mum being the usual person to do PR, went to open the door.
Turn out to be the Indian neighbour from the other side of the block.
My dad was not at home so mum has to handle herself.
I was on my way out to help but halfway I stopped myself.
The neighbour was speaking in english, pointing out to the lavas and showing my mum.
Mum with her bad spoken english, managed to give a short reply.
I think mum can handle it so I went back to my room.
Later, I asked my mum, do you know what he said?
She gave me a positive reply in mandarin.
"Yeah, I know. He was telling me about the mosquitoes lah. He got a lot over at his side. He tried to call the town council but they din come. So he wants your father to call again to complain. he got very itchy and irritated by their bites."
I was baffled. I asked how she figure out and how she communicate with him.
She said," He was pointing at the lavas mah. Then I can understand but I duno how to speak enuff english to express myself. I used Hokkien and chinese lor together with body language. Point point here, point point there lah. I am surprise that I can communicate to him on my own."
She continued. "You know wat? I actually can understand his english which was lilted with Indian accent. There are some that I cant even figure out."
I would know why. I think that becoz of our society, we are exposed to the different kinds of people. Somewhat when we live together, the native accent that those immigrants brought with them changes as more cultural interactions take place here. The accents also changes so that everyone can understand each other.
That is the beauty of communication and shared elements.
Becoz we can understand each other.
Language is an important tool but not realli essential in communication.
At least in this case.
Multi-racial society.
It never fail to amaze me how well we can blend ourselves together unlike other countries where the distinctions are so visible.
Language is never an issue for us. Body language though non-verbal is good enuff to express ourselves.
Of course, the two parties must have the same patience and understanding.
That's what we learn in the old old theory of communication model.
To be able to communicate, we must have some shared values or elements.
Here is one example.
If you are in the affected area, you will know that at some point in October, there are a new kind of lava or mosquitoes (Not Aedes, thanks god!) that are manifesting in the neighbourhoods.
That kind of lava where lizards love the best.
(Best meals for them I hope.
They must have their fill, otherwise you wun see lizard droppings on the corridor)
But we humans are complaining. Though their bites are harmless, their presence is certainly irritating.
One nite, our doorbell rang.
Mum being the usual person to do PR, went to open the door.
Turn out to be the Indian neighbour from the other side of the block.
My dad was not at home so mum has to handle herself.
I was on my way out to help but halfway I stopped myself.
The neighbour was speaking in english, pointing out to the lavas and showing my mum.
Mum with her bad spoken english, managed to give a short reply.
I think mum can handle it so I went back to my room.
Later, I asked my mum, do you know what he said?
She gave me a positive reply in mandarin.
"Yeah, I know. He was telling me about the mosquitoes lah. He got a lot over at his side. He tried to call the town council but they din come. So he wants your father to call again to complain. he got very itchy and irritated by their bites."
I was baffled. I asked how she figure out and how she communicate with him.
She said," He was pointing at the lavas mah. Then I can understand but I duno how to speak enuff english to express myself. I used Hokkien and chinese lor together with body language. Point point here, point point there lah. I am surprise that I can communicate to him on my own."
She continued. "You know wat? I actually can understand his english which was lilted with Indian accent. There are some that I cant even figure out."
I would know why. I think that becoz of our society, we are exposed to the different kinds of people. Somewhat when we live together, the native accent that those immigrants brought with them changes as more cultural interactions take place here. The accents also changes so that everyone can understand each other.
That is the beauty of communication and shared elements.
Becoz we can understand each other.
Language is an important tool but not realli essential in communication.
At least in this case.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Hurt Day
I am feeling numb these few days. Trying to immobilise my senses so that I wun mind if I am rich or not. Or that I am on the brink of bankruptcy.
It is like feel woozy thru'out the day that no one can help me.
Which happens to be true after all.
I feel so lost.
no where to go.
wat to do?
I actually feel embarrassed and restrictive.
I become very self-conscious.
The world just move ahead without me...as if I din matter...
But I myself know that I matters a lot. At least to me..
I am not happy that I am in this state.
Like a chinese saying, "龙困浅滩".
I feel so idiotic and worthless.
God's sake, I want to get out desperately.
It is like feel woozy thru'out the day that no one can help me.
Which happens to be true after all.
I feel so lost.
no where to go.
wat to do?
I actually feel embarrassed and restrictive.
I become very self-conscious.
The world just move ahead without me...as if I din matter...
But I myself know that I matters a lot. At least to me..
I am not happy that I am in this state.
Like a chinese saying, "龙困浅滩".
I feel so idiotic and worthless.
God's sake, I want to get out desperately.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Clinic
A clinic, regardless of whether western one or TCM kind, is a small community.
One will see many different types of people.
So I make a loose classification of it.
haha....
Aunties --
Keywords: kiasus, always staring and listening to others talk
They are the main lot who go into the clinic. They find friends everywhere it seems.
Their topics range from child rearing, how good the doctor is, what they cannot eat, gossip about the other women in the clinic to cheapest things in town.
Sometimes, u dress differently, they will stare at you.
Even worse, when you are joking with mum and playing with her, they will stare and have jaw dropped like we are aliens from outerspace.
Hey, if u dun have such kind of relationship, it is understandable so dun make a fool out of urself by staring. So unsightly.
The worst case -- while u and mum are discussing something serious like massaging where and where, the aunties will pretend that they never hear u but u know the tell-tale signs when they start to massage where we talk just now. haha....geez...if you want to listen, do it directly. Do it in so seemingly discreet way is infuriating me.
You know how giraffe looked like?
Uncles --
keywords: lechers, big mouth, strange ones
Another big group found in the clinic. They can be men in shirts, looking so pompous and self-important; men in tee-shirts and pants with track shoes who looked like they are in the middle of delivering goods, came here to "eat snake" (in case those who duno, it is using office hour for own leisure.); men in tee-shirts, shorts, japanese ah-pek slippers and those worker's bermudas, no bags or wallets but they can get a waterbottle out of nowhere and drink.
They are typically loud, as if people next to them with a distance of 20cm cannot hear them.
They bragged to boost their male egos in all manners of things ranging from cars, jobs, children, spouses, maids, etc.
Within them, there are a small subgroup of lechers. They checks on ur body stats as u passed them.
AS if they got x-ray or thermal scans in their eyes.
While u are seated opposite of them, they check our ur t*ts. They seem to be able to weigh them with their eyes virtually instead of their hands.
No matter how old or young the ladies are.
Sometimes, the sight is too tempting like a silky smooth leg, big T*ts or butts, their adam's apple just bobbing up and down the throat.
Have u seen how starved wild dog drool when they saw food?
Holy cow, sometimes their wives are seated next to them lor.
well, there is a chinese saying which translated literally is that wild flowers are better than home-grown ones.
Heavens' sake, they cant keep their D**k to themselves.
There is another weird case of the father and son combo. The father brought the son to see doctor. They just registered at the counter. I found something was wrong with the boy. He definitely looked whiney to me. Then upon closer inspection, geez, he is grasping his crotch.
Then the father and son combo went to their car and came back with a.........
PAPER CUP.
Geez........
I got curious.......dun tell me........
They headed to the bathroom and minutes later, the father carried the cup to the car again.
I definitely hear sloshing sound as they walked.
I even caught the father saying, he (the son) dun like the toiler there, insisting on using the cup...
If you followed me so far, you will know wat the cup now contained..
I feel so yucky that the father carrying that thing around.
I wonder how's the boy's aiming skills, if not the rim of the cup will be full of that...and the father still carries it......
gross.....
Geez.....
For God's sake, train your son to be adaptable to different toilet bowls and dun over-protect till till they like the toilet bowl with seats and dun use those squating ones even though they are in emergency.
Guys, better watch out for that bladder of yours, and blood pressure.
fresh meat --
Keywords: wah so expensive. wah cant eat so many things
This is another subgroup found. You can spot them especially when they enter and exit the clinic.
How?
When they enter, they are so surprised that the TCM clinic looked like western ones. Then, after registering, realise in order not having to wait behind a long queue, they need to call in advance to book. You will hear them curse and complain at this time.
They are even more surprised when they heard that the receptionist will holler their names when their turn came.
They thought it is always the impersonal way listening to the screen beep ur number.
Very funny enuff, when they heard their names, instead of heading towards the consultation room, they head back to the reception area and ask, Why you call me ah?
The receptionist nearly went into fits when she got this expecially in busy times.
After they came out, they will exclaim to each other especially a couple in those scared-that-others-cant -hear-them voices, Geez..so many things cannot eat, then wat can we eat?
I nearly fainted. If you cant eat that type of food, eat something else lah. we are in food haven leh. Use your brain and think.
Moreover, it is just temporary that u cant eat that type of food wat, not as if permanent. In exchange, your illness will recover faster isnt it?
Finally, you know them as freshies after they collected their medicine. They will exclaim again,
Wah so expensive!
Geez..I faint again. You see western doctor also the same price what. Why must people have the misconception that TCM is going to be cheap just becoz they are not the mainstream medicine?
Mainstream of not, TCM is getting recognised. If you want cheap ones, you can go the those TCM hospitals for the poor. But you realise you need to good there more times. Sama sama.
Western mediccation is expensive because they are patented and hard to produce for some. Same for TCM where some herbs grew in the wild and are more expensive. So wat's the big deal about it?
It is not as if they cant pay when the suit the worn would have cover more than 3x the medicine cost.
Children --
Keywords: wild ones, chasing, destroy the toys from neighbouring shop, read books
They are not a small group there to be considered afterall they are vulnerable to disease and viruses. Geez...
But they are the noisest lot.
Runing around the void deck in circles, chasing each other. Making new friends there is a easy task for them.
OOh, the fight for sitting at the mechanised cars in various forms is certainly a regular scene there.
Wat a ugly fight!
Claws, wails, fists, parents' shouting, clicking of the pennies into the slots.
Then they are at times incorrigible. Their parents cant even control them.
There is this minimart next to the clinic and the owner apparently has too much security that he put his merchandise especially toys facing the clinic.
Naturally with kids you know wat happens.
They poke around at the toys, pretending to own that piece of toy.
Some are cleverer. They just tear away the corners so that the toys came out of the plastic wrapping. Then they can touch the real thing.
One girl did that. OOhh...thot that gals arent supposed to be that bad.
Anyway, she just did. Another boy was squatting beside her, watching, dumb-founded.
Wat about their parents?
Heck care.
The boy's mother sit near them with her back facing them, keep on yelling the boy's name.
Like broken record disc without any use. The boy wun budged.
The little girl, after playing with the real thing, suddenly ran off, leaving the boy there.
The boy's mum got tired of yelling and turn around, in time to see the boy touching the toy.
All hell broke loose by then.
The mum was scolding the boy so loudly saying things like, "Why do u do that? Why dun u listen to me?Why do u need to be so naughty?"
The mum just yell at the boy while the latter stared at her stoically.
Geez...I was thinking, u let loose a dog, of course things like that will happen. Moreover, it is not the boy who did that wat. So why yell at him b4 asking him wat happen?
Geez...
The boy's mum after yelling at him, pull him into the minimart to apologize. Lucky she din have to buy the toy.
So u may wonder wat i am doing? I may have stopped them. The problem is how? If I touch them or go near them, parents may say I bully them. Wat's the point?
Anyway, those devils should get some spanking.
Geez...that's not the way to pamper kids.
They ought to be taught some discipline.
When we have devils, often angels are nearby.
Geez...I like kids who can stay by themselves and take care of themselves. I saw this 5-6yrs old gal, reading a book while patiently waited for her turn.
Geez...so nice..
Another boy stick by his mother and ask her how she feeling now coz she is sick. He din create trouble.
so....nice...
Infants --
Keyword: Cute, hair or hairless, get strangled
Infants are often seen. Sometimes they get sick too or need to get more nourishment.
Geez...They are absolutely cute, unlike those in the advanced stages meaning like 4-10yrs old.
They are pesky.
OOh...just love their hair so smooth, so cubby...hehe.....so good to pinch..hehe....
of course some are hairless lah...but so cute...
But then, those who handle babies are not absolutely professional even though they may be grannies.
Geez...
I remember that once I saw this quite young granny. She was holding this very cute BB. hehe...The BB is very quiet but then sometimes she cries.
Know why she cries?
My guess is that the granny hold her in the wrong position.
You know how she holds the baby?
She put one hand around the bb's stomach and other hand (Actually her thumb and her index finger) around....his neck!
Geez...she thinks she holding chicken, checking if he is healthy?
The poor baby grasping for air. He cries to signal her. Hey dud, you are holding me the wrong way!
Anyway, the grannys went on to think that he is hungry and feed him with milk. Poor bb din even want milk, just suck a mouthful and reject it. The Granny tot he wants water, feed him some more. He rejected it.
She tot may be the bb did not burp so hit his back again.
Geez..She should have gently pat him at the shoulder area lor..not smack right in the middle of the backbone.
Worse still, she did not continue till she hear a burp sound. Geez....
Poor kiddo.
Young mens --
Keywords: very quiet, hip
It is very rare to see this group of people her. I tot most of them would visit the western doctors for fast and effective relief.
But they still came in.
Very fascinating group.
Haha...
Oh...most are very quiet and steady. Sitting there and stoned.
They can be a colourful group too.
I once saw this very cool and hip guy.
He got ear studs. Wear bright pink tee-shirt and 3-quarter pants. He even sport a big side carrier bag. Geez..
The way he speaks very gentle and high-pitched. My skin tingles.
Gu-niang sia!
Koreans--
Keywords: Traditional, well-mannered, rich, rich accent english
There are a few Korean families here. You can see that they are also richly influenced by the chinese culture.
They are mostly very closed group. They are also very traditional. They speak in Korean rather than English.
But you can see that they are very well-mannered.
Their kids are not as wild as we see in some local kids.
Their complexion is so good that I want to pinch their cheeks.
They respect their elders and they are well-breed.
Geez...love to have them as my god-children. How nice.
You can see that from their clothes, they are rich.
Rich yet well-mannered.
Geez...Yeah, you may think that I got under the spell of Korean wave.
Haha....but their english is a bit hard to understand with that accent. If you want to get to know them more, get gear to deal with their english or you learn korean.
Indians--
Keywords: Beautiful sari, small group, amazing.
Another rare group in the clinic. They are the colourful lot. Bright colours look nice on them.
Close-knitted family too.
Amazing that they would prefer TCM than thier ayurvedic medicine or the western one.
Sounds like I am doing human geography. Specifying the territorial boundaries for different groups of people.
Yeah for all u may think, I am the biggest evedropper of the clinic. Well, I dun like that, I'm forced to listen and capture all these.
Needless to say, this does not apply to my family. haha...I am sure we are fine coz we are the vics.
haha.....
One will see many different types of people.
So I make a loose classification of it.
haha....
Aunties --
Keywords: kiasus, always staring and listening to others talk
They are the main lot who go into the clinic. They find friends everywhere it seems.
Their topics range from child rearing, how good the doctor is, what they cannot eat, gossip about the other women in the clinic to cheapest things in town.
Sometimes, u dress differently, they will stare at you.
Even worse, when you are joking with mum and playing with her, they will stare and have jaw dropped like we are aliens from outerspace.
Hey, if u dun have such kind of relationship, it is understandable so dun make a fool out of urself by staring. So unsightly.
The worst case -- while u and mum are discussing something serious like massaging where and where, the aunties will pretend that they never hear u but u know the tell-tale signs when they start to massage where we talk just now. haha....geez...if you want to listen, do it directly. Do it in so seemingly discreet way is infuriating me.
You know how giraffe looked like?
Uncles --
keywords: lechers, big mouth, strange ones
Another big group found in the clinic. They can be men in shirts, looking so pompous and self-important; men in tee-shirts and pants with track shoes who looked like they are in the middle of delivering goods, came here to "eat snake" (in case those who duno, it is using office hour for own leisure.); men in tee-shirts, shorts, japanese ah-pek slippers and those worker's bermudas, no bags or wallets but they can get a waterbottle out of nowhere and drink.
They are typically loud, as if people next to them with a distance of 20cm cannot hear them.
They bragged to boost their male egos in all manners of things ranging from cars, jobs, children, spouses, maids, etc.
Within them, there are a small subgroup of lechers. They checks on ur body stats as u passed them.
AS if they got x-ray or thermal scans in their eyes.
While u are seated opposite of them, they check our ur t*ts. They seem to be able to weigh them with their eyes virtually instead of their hands.
No matter how old or young the ladies are.
Sometimes, the sight is too tempting like a silky smooth leg, big T*ts or butts, their adam's apple just bobbing up and down the throat.
Have u seen how starved wild dog drool when they saw food?
Holy cow, sometimes their wives are seated next to them lor.
well, there is a chinese saying which translated literally is that wild flowers are better than home-grown ones.
Heavens' sake, they cant keep their D**k to themselves.
There is another weird case of the father and son combo. The father brought the son to see doctor. They just registered at the counter. I found something was wrong with the boy. He definitely looked whiney to me. Then upon closer inspection, geez, he is grasping his crotch.
Then the father and son combo went to their car and came back with a.........
PAPER CUP.
Geez........
I got curious.......dun tell me........
They headed to the bathroom and minutes later, the father carried the cup to the car again.
I definitely hear sloshing sound as they walked.
I even caught the father saying, he (the son) dun like the toiler there, insisting on using the cup...
If you followed me so far, you will know wat the cup now contained..
I feel so yucky that the father carrying that thing around.
I wonder how's the boy's aiming skills, if not the rim of the cup will be full of that...and the father still carries it......
gross.....
Geez.....
For God's sake, train your son to be adaptable to different toilet bowls and dun over-protect till till they like the toilet bowl with seats and dun use those squating ones even though they are in emergency.
Guys, better watch out for that bladder of yours, and blood pressure.
fresh meat --
Keywords: wah so expensive. wah cant eat so many things
This is another subgroup found. You can spot them especially when they enter and exit the clinic.
How?
When they enter, they are so surprised that the TCM clinic looked like western ones. Then, after registering, realise in order not having to wait behind a long queue, they need to call in advance to book. You will hear them curse and complain at this time.
They are even more surprised when they heard that the receptionist will holler their names when their turn came.
They thought it is always the impersonal way listening to the screen beep ur number.
Very funny enuff, when they heard their names, instead of heading towards the consultation room, they head back to the reception area and ask, Why you call me ah?
The receptionist nearly went into fits when she got this expecially in busy times.
After they came out, they will exclaim to each other especially a couple in those scared-that-others-cant -hear-them voices, Geez..so many things cannot eat, then wat can we eat?
I nearly fainted. If you cant eat that type of food, eat something else lah. we are in food haven leh. Use your brain and think.
Moreover, it is just temporary that u cant eat that type of food wat, not as if permanent. In exchange, your illness will recover faster isnt it?
Finally, you know them as freshies after they collected their medicine. They will exclaim again,
Wah so expensive!
Geez..I faint again. You see western doctor also the same price what. Why must people have the misconception that TCM is going to be cheap just becoz they are not the mainstream medicine?
Mainstream of not, TCM is getting recognised. If you want cheap ones, you can go the those TCM hospitals for the poor. But you realise you need to good there more times. Sama sama.
Western mediccation is expensive because they are patented and hard to produce for some. Same for TCM where some herbs grew in the wild and are more expensive. So wat's the big deal about it?
It is not as if they cant pay when the suit the worn would have cover more than 3x the medicine cost.
Children --
Keywords: wild ones, chasing, destroy the toys from neighbouring shop, read books
They are not a small group there to be considered afterall they are vulnerable to disease and viruses. Geez...
But they are the noisest lot.
Runing around the void deck in circles, chasing each other. Making new friends there is a easy task for them.
OOh, the fight for sitting at the mechanised cars in various forms is certainly a regular scene there.
Wat a ugly fight!
Claws, wails, fists, parents' shouting, clicking of the pennies into the slots.
Then they are at times incorrigible. Their parents cant even control them.
There is this minimart next to the clinic and the owner apparently has too much security that he put his merchandise especially toys facing the clinic.
Naturally with kids you know wat happens.
They poke around at the toys, pretending to own that piece of toy.
Some are cleverer. They just tear away the corners so that the toys came out of the plastic wrapping. Then they can touch the real thing.
One girl did that. OOhh...thot that gals arent supposed to be that bad.
Anyway, she just did. Another boy was squatting beside her, watching, dumb-founded.
Wat about their parents?
Heck care.
The boy's mother sit near them with her back facing them, keep on yelling the boy's name.
Like broken record disc without any use. The boy wun budged.
The little girl, after playing with the real thing, suddenly ran off, leaving the boy there.
The boy's mum got tired of yelling and turn around, in time to see the boy touching the toy.
All hell broke loose by then.
The mum was scolding the boy so loudly saying things like, "Why do u do that? Why dun u listen to me?Why do u need to be so naughty?"
The mum just yell at the boy while the latter stared at her stoically.
Geez...I was thinking, u let loose a dog, of course things like that will happen. Moreover, it is not the boy who did that wat. So why yell at him b4 asking him wat happen?
Geez...
The boy's mum after yelling at him, pull him into the minimart to apologize. Lucky she din have to buy the toy.
So u may wonder wat i am doing? I may have stopped them. The problem is how? If I touch them or go near them, parents may say I bully them. Wat's the point?
Anyway, those devils should get some spanking.
Geez...that's not the way to pamper kids.
They ought to be taught some discipline.
When we have devils, often angels are nearby.
Geez...I like kids who can stay by themselves and take care of themselves. I saw this 5-6yrs old gal, reading a book while patiently waited for her turn.
Geez...so nice..
Another boy stick by his mother and ask her how she feeling now coz she is sick. He din create trouble.
so....nice...
Infants --
Keyword: Cute, hair or hairless, get strangled
Infants are often seen. Sometimes they get sick too or need to get more nourishment.
Geez...They are absolutely cute, unlike those in the advanced stages meaning like 4-10yrs old.
They are pesky.
OOh...just love their hair so smooth, so cubby...hehe.....so good to pinch..hehe....
of course some are hairless lah...but so cute...
But then, those who handle babies are not absolutely professional even though they may be grannies.
Geez...
I remember that once I saw this quite young granny. She was holding this very cute BB. hehe...The BB is very quiet but then sometimes she cries.
Know why she cries?
My guess is that the granny hold her in the wrong position.
You know how she holds the baby?
She put one hand around the bb's stomach and other hand (Actually her thumb and her index finger) around....his neck!
Geez...she thinks she holding chicken, checking if he is healthy?
The poor baby grasping for air. He cries to signal her. Hey dud, you are holding me the wrong way!
Anyway, the grannys went on to think that he is hungry and feed him with milk. Poor bb din even want milk, just suck a mouthful and reject it. The Granny tot he wants water, feed him some more. He rejected it.
She tot may be the bb did not burp so hit his back again.
Geez..She should have gently pat him at the shoulder area lor..not smack right in the middle of the backbone.
Worse still, she did not continue till she hear a burp sound. Geez....
Poor kiddo.
Young mens --
Keywords: very quiet, hip
It is very rare to see this group of people her. I tot most of them would visit the western doctors for fast and effective relief.
But they still came in.
Very fascinating group.
Haha...
Oh...most are very quiet and steady. Sitting there and stoned.
They can be a colourful group too.
I once saw this very cool and hip guy.
He got ear studs. Wear bright pink tee-shirt and 3-quarter pants. He even sport a big side carrier bag. Geez..
The way he speaks very gentle and high-pitched. My skin tingles.
Gu-niang sia!
Koreans--
Keywords: Traditional, well-mannered, rich, rich accent english
There are a few Korean families here. You can see that they are also richly influenced by the chinese culture.
They are mostly very closed group. They are also very traditional. They speak in Korean rather than English.
But you can see that they are very well-mannered.
Their kids are not as wild as we see in some local kids.
Their complexion is so good that I want to pinch their cheeks.
They respect their elders and they are well-breed.
Geez...love to have them as my god-children. How nice.
You can see that from their clothes, they are rich.
Rich yet well-mannered.
Geez...Yeah, you may think that I got under the spell of Korean wave.
Haha....but their english is a bit hard to understand with that accent. If you want to get to know them more, get gear to deal with their english or you learn korean.
Indians--
Keywords: Beautiful sari, small group, amazing.
Another rare group in the clinic. They are the colourful lot. Bright colours look nice on them.
Close-knitted family too.
Amazing that they would prefer TCM than thier ayurvedic medicine or the western one.
Sounds like I am doing human geography. Specifying the territorial boundaries for different groups of people.
Yeah for all u may think, I am the biggest evedropper of the clinic. Well, I dun like that, I'm forced to listen and capture all these.
Needless to say, this does not apply to my family. haha...I am sure we are fine coz we are the vics.
haha.....
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Prayers
Today, one of my favorite lecturer, Dr Cho is having surgery to remove brain tumour.
He is a great lecturer who cares and point out your mistakes gently.
He is back in his homeland, Korea to do the big procedure.
I guess he must have feel more peaceful there and surrounded by more family feelings and have more support.
Let's hope he is fine and well again.
He is a great lecturer who cares and point out your mistakes gently.
He is back in his homeland, Korea to do the big procedure.
I guess he must have feel more peaceful there and surrounded by more family feelings and have more support.
Let's hope he is fine and well again.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Friendships
I guess I believe in too much Enid Blyton. Though he is not a fairy tale writer specifically and never ends off his work in the magical 3 words "happily ever after", he still is an optimist.
Remember Elisabeth in "The naughtiest girl in school"?
She had Joan as her best friend who supported her all the way till she graduated from high school.
The way he describe a friendship and how it should be has be a sort of model to me. How I should shape my friendship.
In the end, after all those years, I came to realise that it is a utopia.
As one often knows, utopia is a vision or a dream that could never succeed.
I still get hurt after all those years.
Years of careful screening and gradual trust given to my close friends.
In the end, I still get hurt. Why?
Yeah..May be I am very self-centred that I always think of myself.
You may counter me and say others get hurt as well.
I was thinking if you can take care of yourself, you cant take care of others.
Anyway, I was trying to minimise my hurt becoz it takes far more greater time to heal my wounds.
The first time I got wounded, I told myself. Yeah it hurts a lot. But I should go on and try not to repeat the same mistake that drove my friend away.
The second time I got wounded, I told myself. Yeah, it hurt even more. Coz I obviously haven learnt my mistake so friends leave me again. What have I done wrong again?
I tried to tell myself again. Try to ignore this one. We may not be suited to be friends even though I trusted her and try to help her in my way. May be my way is a bit radical I dun regret it as I feel I would make the same decision if the same thing happens again.
Nothing worth more than living on.
The third one had me falling apart. Had we not have enuff communication and understanding among all my friends. Dun they know me well? I tot they can tolerate me. I guess that's not a good assumption.
I guess never was in the 1st place.
Too naive.
I tot that was just being me. I can compromise and understand each other.
I tried to learn.
Why do they still get away?
I know I cant be crowd pleasers or force people to like me. At least I din not do anything to make most people hate me.
I did not cultivate friendship after evaluating the potential in such bonding.
I tried to help one another.
In the end, I tried to get some help.
May be I was inadept in making a request.
Turn out I has the worst luck and no interpersonal skills or friendship that I tot i had shared with them.
What to do?
In the end, it all comes back to one.
Yeah you can help others but you cannot expect them to help you at all times.
You have yourself to rely on in crucial times.
Only you.
No amount of friendship can help you there.
No amount.
I was so stupid in giving them grae period persuading myself that they are indeed busy and make not heed my sms that fast.
Just self delusion.
I was so lost that I try to contact my most rational friend, Val for emotional support.
P: ask u hor..
V: yep
P: better to have a lot of friends or have few good friends?
V: a few good friends
V: better if u have alot of good friends
V: lol
V: why?
P: haha..
P: nothing
P: wat if out of these few good friends, some of them distance themselves away
P: wat will u do?
P: how will u feel about it?
V: watever u're feeling now is normal
V: i shall ignore them.. if they cant be bother to care, why shld i care
V: that's me..
V: others might make the effort.. like yz..
P: the problem is
P: u guys know me well enuff to tolerate me
P: but others leh?
P: dun think they had that capability
V: then why bother with them
V: there are a few catergories of people around u
P: like?
V: collegues are collegues
V: u dont have to be friends with them
V: u just have to tolerate them
V: and them tolerate u
V: these people u have to put on a false face with them
V: same applies to hi bye friends
V: i have learn that never assume people will give the same amount of effort or energy in a relationship
V: if u dont see the effort from them, ignore
V: no pt waste time n energy on assholes
Guess I am sick of this. I placed so much trust in those few good friends and only few reciprocate. If I had said things that I shouldn't have said, tell me straightaway. I will correct myself if neccessary. There is no need to play on our friendship. I tot friendship can withstand all these including tolerating each other temperament. There is no need to break a friendship becuase of some nasty arguments or wat. I gues some do not share the same view as I do.
But if that's the end liao, fine.
I dun really wish to care.
If that's what you want, I will respect your wish.
If I'm indebted to you, I will repay back whenever I can.
At least, that's the way we can become total strangers isnt it?
Remember Elisabeth in "The naughtiest girl in school"?
She had Joan as her best friend who supported her all the way till she graduated from high school.
The way he describe a friendship and how it should be has be a sort of model to me. How I should shape my friendship.
In the end, after all those years, I came to realise that it is a utopia.
As one often knows, utopia is a vision or a dream that could never succeed.
I still get hurt after all those years.
Years of careful screening and gradual trust given to my close friends.
In the end, I still get hurt. Why?
Yeah..May be I am very self-centred that I always think of myself.
You may counter me and say others get hurt as well.
I was thinking if you can take care of yourself, you cant take care of others.
Anyway, I was trying to minimise my hurt becoz it takes far more greater time to heal my wounds.
The first time I got wounded, I told myself. Yeah it hurts a lot. But I should go on and try not to repeat the same mistake that drove my friend away.
The second time I got wounded, I told myself. Yeah, it hurt even more. Coz I obviously haven learnt my mistake so friends leave me again. What have I done wrong again?
I tried to tell myself again. Try to ignore this one. We may not be suited to be friends even though I trusted her and try to help her in my way. May be my way is a bit radical I dun regret it as I feel I would make the same decision if the same thing happens again.
Nothing worth more than living on.
The third one had me falling apart. Had we not have enuff communication and understanding among all my friends. Dun they know me well? I tot they can tolerate me. I guess that's not a good assumption.
I guess never was in the 1st place.
Too naive.
I tot that was just being me. I can compromise and understand each other.
I tried to learn.
Why do they still get away?
I know I cant be crowd pleasers or force people to like me. At least I din not do anything to make most people hate me.
I did not cultivate friendship after evaluating the potential in such bonding.
I tried to help one another.
In the end, I tried to get some help.
May be I was inadept in making a request.
Turn out I has the worst luck and no interpersonal skills or friendship that I tot i had shared with them.
What to do?
In the end, it all comes back to one.
Yeah you can help others but you cannot expect them to help you at all times.
You have yourself to rely on in crucial times.
Only you.
No amount of friendship can help you there.
No amount.
I was so stupid in giving them grae period persuading myself that they are indeed busy and make not heed my sms that fast.
Just self delusion.
I was so lost that I try to contact my most rational friend, Val for emotional support.
P: ask u hor..
V: yep
P: better to have a lot of friends or have few good friends?
V: a few good friends
V: better if u have alot of good friends
V: lol
V: why?
P: haha..
P: nothing
P: wat if out of these few good friends, some of them distance themselves away
P: wat will u do?
P: how will u feel about it?
V: watever u're feeling now is normal
V: i shall ignore them.. if they cant be bother to care, why shld i care
V: that's me..
V: others might make the effort.. like yz..
P: the problem is
P: u guys know me well enuff to tolerate me
P: but others leh?
P: dun think they had that capability
V: then why bother with them
V: there are a few catergories of people around u
P: like?
V: collegues are collegues
V: u dont have to be friends with them
V: u just have to tolerate them
V: and them tolerate u
V: these people u have to put on a false face with them
V: same applies to hi bye friends
V: i have learn that never assume people will give the same amount of effort or energy in a relationship
V: if u dont see the effort from them, ignore
V: no pt waste time n energy on assholes
Guess I am sick of this. I placed so much trust in those few good friends and only few reciprocate. If I had said things that I shouldn't have said, tell me straightaway. I will correct myself if neccessary. There is no need to play on our friendship. I tot friendship can withstand all these including tolerating each other temperament. There is no need to break a friendship becuase of some nasty arguments or wat. I gues some do not share the same view as I do.
But if that's the end liao, fine.
I dun really wish to care.
If that's what you want, I will respect your wish.
If I'm indebted to you, I will repay back whenever I can.
At least, that's the way we can become total strangers isnt it?
Saturday, October 14, 2006
innovationation
Have you ever read J. D. Robb's "in Death" series?
Know the world of NYPD Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke?
Geez....if you duno, you are going to lose out!
A.D. 2059
Wrist unit = watch
pocket 'link = handphone
Droids = domestic maids in robotic form
in house 'link = home internal telephone
Super home unit = modern IBM supercomputer times N
AutoChef = Your cook in mircowave oven form which could whip up anything. A Prmitive form is seen in China, 2006.
House Scanner = surveillance camera that can speak and converse with the user. Look for people in different parts of the house.
Geez...i saw the primitive forms of these very technology alive!
Sophistication! Splendid! Eye-opening! Dreams Come True!
These are some of the words I would use to describe it!
A fascinating trip it is!
Haha...I was a bit reluctant to make way there coz it was so far away.
But after I went there it is worth it!
The trip started with a registration and a unique RFID card that allows you access and play with different equipment.
Now for a quick introduction to RFID.
RFID, meaning Radio Frequency IDentification. It is mostly used in supermarkets to detect theft and to keep updated about the various products' inventories.
As well as the libraries with that irritating beep everytime you did not borrow the item out properly.haha...
I learnt in-depth about the various uses of technology is different areas like healthcare, education, media works and government functioning. It is so cool.
Have you wonder how the traffic lights are adjusted during a traffic jam and how they get the message on the signboard that they placed on the various segments of the roads.
Geez....
All due to this grid system. So cool.
In the new plan, IN2015 (Intelligent Nation 2015), it is aimed at improving the lives of citizens and businesses.
I saw new gadgets.
1. Fuel Cell Phone "Flask" by NEC
The design looked sleek and sophisticated isnt it?
Very slim too. haha...very very nice.
2. NEC's "KotoHana" LED flower
This is a very unique one that will show the others how you feel based on your tone of voice. However, if you faked it, it will distort the signs of course.
3. The point and go navigation system.
Have you oftn wonder how u can be a cool geek like Tom Cruise in Minority Report?
This is another cool one where it is the closest to what you see in Minority Report.
Do you remember how Tom Cruise dissect out the different images from the ball with the use of a mouse but his fingers?
Well, this new technology here is the closest. Either you use ur fingers to move the cursor or you move with an area surrounded by sensors which then projected your choice to the large screen.
So cool...
Of course you gonna protect your fingers though..
Especially your index finger.
Dun use it to point at others so often.
You are not ET and might probably get broken if you point at the wrong person.
4. Media or TV programmes on the go.
In the modern age, it is often that you have a choice. So you decide whether you want it or not.
If your favorite program is about to show, and you have a meeting now, dun fret.
You can download the program in whatever media you like, be it TV, computer or HP. Then if you need to stop. It is ok. They can be recorded at where you stop and transfer to a new media.
Totally cool and mag huh?
It is like a dream come true for me especially when I was a kid. I hate to go shopping with mum when my favorite TV program is coming up.
But again I wonder, do you have time to rest if you had so much choices?
Maybe Xin is correct in saying that well, people do pioritise you know.
But I was thinking about the obsessed group like me who prefers to finish the show ahead.haha...
we will die of fatigue I guess...
5. Friend Finder
This is one technology that shocked me asn Xin. Geez...
So scary.,
This one allows you to find your friends no matter where they are.
Sounds like stalking if you duno the friends well enuff.
Geez..
Does that means that we cannot lie to others where we are? asmall white lie is easily detectable I guess..
I think my friends will be quite happy to get one on me.
Hmm.....
That loss of privacy is complete scary to Xin.
I think maybe not that scary.
As you know, man shaped the use of technology as well as technology shaped man.
Perhaps the developer can customise the thing such that users can shut down the system if they dun want another one to track them down.haha...
6. Fine Picure (FP) code by Fujitsu.
This is another cool technology and a new millieu for the advertising industry.
here is a brief excerpt on the use.
Fujitsu develops “invisible” barcode
On September 13, Fujitsu unveiled a new type of “invisible” barcode, called FP (Fine Picture) code, which allows data to be embedded directly into color print photographs. FP code consists of a series of faint yellow lines — said to be invisible to the naked eye — which are overlaid on the photograph during the printing process. Once encoded, a photograph can retain its original quality while serving as an “object hyperlink” to websites that users can access via mobile phone.
To use FP code, users must first download special free software to their camera-equipped phone. Then, when the camera is used to take a picture of an encoded photograph, the code is sent to a server where it is converted into URL data, which is used to connect the user’s mobile phone to the corresponding website. Text, video and audio content can then be delivered directly to the user’s phone.
The first examples of FP code will reportedly begin to appear in Japanese catalogs and magazine advertisements as early as October. If FP code is what Fujitsu claims it is, we may soon bear witness to the disappearance of unsightly barcodes and QR code (2D code) from print material.
One thing, though.
If FP code is invisible, how will anyone know where to point their camera?
[Sources: Asahi Shimbun and Fujitsu press release]
I can answer that question as the representative demostrate to us.
There are yellow stripes on the picture with FP code. It is very faint but you can see as the pciture is sumwat distorted by the yellow stripes.
No worries on where to point coz you can see the stripes.
haha...
7. Samsung Ultra Mobile PC
OOh...i like this sleek, ultra thin PC. So cool. The keyboard is so great. I simply love this.
Too bad I dun like the brand. Strangely, I like Korean dramas but not the manufacturing.
This is a tablet PC, can be carried everywhere...
woo...Crowd pleasers
Geez...but this is so cool.
haha.....
It was so fun. Like Alice in the Wonderland.
However, this shows that our government is technophilic towards technology. They painted a very rosy pciture of technology in the near future.
Just like Japanese leading cellphone company NTT Docomo. They produced an image of the future every year.
But we have to take note that not every technology will by accepted by all countries. Some technology which may be useful, did not take off at all. Like 3G phones. Now we have 4G liao.
We need to have a series of strategies to increase penetration of this new technologies and reduce the tech gap between the early adopters and late adopters as well as the $$ gap between rich and poor.
This is not an easy task. Hopefully, it can be done.
Know the world of NYPD Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke?
Geez....if you duno, you are going to lose out!
A.D. 2059
Wrist unit = watch
pocket 'link = handphone
Droids = domestic maids in robotic form
in house 'link = home internal telephone
Super home unit = modern IBM supercomputer times N
AutoChef = Your cook in mircowave oven form which could whip up anything. A Prmitive form is seen in China, 2006.
House Scanner = surveillance camera that can speak and converse with the user. Look for people in different parts of the house.
Geez...i saw the primitive forms of these very technology alive!
Sophistication! Splendid! Eye-opening! Dreams Come True!
These are some of the words I would use to describe it!
A fascinating trip it is!
Haha...I was a bit reluctant to make way there coz it was so far away.
But after I went there it is worth it!
The trip started with a registration and a unique RFID card that allows you access and play with different equipment.
Now for a quick introduction to RFID.
RFID, meaning Radio Frequency IDentification. It is mostly used in supermarkets to detect theft and to keep updated about the various products' inventories.
As well as the libraries with that irritating beep everytime you did not borrow the item out properly.haha...
I learnt in-depth about the various uses of technology is different areas like healthcare, education, media works and government functioning. It is so cool.
Have you wonder how the traffic lights are adjusted during a traffic jam and how they get the message on the signboard that they placed on the various segments of the roads.
Geez....
All due to this grid system. So cool.
In the new plan, IN2015 (Intelligent Nation 2015), it is aimed at improving the lives of citizens and businesses.
I saw new gadgets.
1. Fuel Cell Phone "Flask" by NEC
The design looked sleek and sophisticated isnt it?
Very slim too. haha...very very nice.
2. NEC's "KotoHana" LED flower
This is a very unique one that will show the others how you feel based on your tone of voice. However, if you faked it, it will distort the signs of course.
3. The point and go navigation system.
Have you oftn wonder how u can be a cool geek like Tom Cruise in Minority Report?
This is another cool one where it is the closest to what you see in Minority Report.
Do you remember how Tom Cruise dissect out the different images from the ball with the use of a mouse but his fingers?
Well, this new technology here is the closest. Either you use ur fingers to move the cursor or you move with an area surrounded by sensors which then projected your choice to the large screen.
So cool...
Of course you gonna protect your fingers though..
Especially your index finger.
Dun use it to point at others so often.
You are not ET and might probably get broken if you point at the wrong person.
4. Media or TV programmes on the go.
In the modern age, it is often that you have a choice. So you decide whether you want it or not.
If your favorite program is about to show, and you have a meeting now, dun fret.
You can download the program in whatever media you like, be it TV, computer or HP. Then if you need to stop. It is ok. They can be recorded at where you stop and transfer to a new media.
Totally cool and mag huh?
It is like a dream come true for me especially when I was a kid. I hate to go shopping with mum when my favorite TV program is coming up.
But again I wonder, do you have time to rest if you had so much choices?
Maybe Xin is correct in saying that well, people do pioritise you know.
But I was thinking about the obsessed group like me who prefers to finish the show ahead.haha...
we will die of fatigue I guess...
5. Friend Finder
This is one technology that shocked me asn Xin. Geez...
So scary.,
This one allows you to find your friends no matter where they are.
Sounds like stalking if you duno the friends well enuff.
Geez..
Does that means that we cannot lie to others where we are? asmall white lie is easily detectable I guess..
I think my friends will be quite happy to get one on me.
Hmm.....
That loss of privacy is complete scary to Xin.
I think maybe not that scary.
As you know, man shaped the use of technology as well as technology shaped man.
Perhaps the developer can customise the thing such that users can shut down the system if they dun want another one to track them down.haha...
6. Fine Picure (FP) code by Fujitsu.
This is another cool technology and a new millieu for the advertising industry.
here is a brief excerpt on the use.
Fujitsu develops “invisible” barcode
On September 13, Fujitsu unveiled a new type of “invisible” barcode, called FP (Fine Picture) code, which allows data to be embedded directly into color print photographs. FP code consists of a series of faint yellow lines — said to be invisible to the naked eye — which are overlaid on the photograph during the printing process. Once encoded, a photograph can retain its original quality while serving as an “object hyperlink” to websites that users can access via mobile phone.
To use FP code, users must first download special free software to their camera-equipped phone. Then, when the camera is used to take a picture of an encoded photograph, the code is sent to a server where it is converted into URL data, which is used to connect the user’s mobile phone to the corresponding website. Text, video and audio content can then be delivered directly to the user’s phone.
The first examples of FP code will reportedly begin to appear in Japanese catalogs and magazine advertisements as early as October. If FP code is what Fujitsu claims it is, we may soon bear witness to the disappearance of unsightly barcodes and QR code (2D code) from print material.
One thing, though.
If FP code is invisible, how will anyone know where to point their camera?
[Sources: Asahi Shimbun and Fujitsu press release]
I can answer that question as the representative demostrate to us.
There are yellow stripes on the picture with FP code. It is very faint but you can see as the pciture is sumwat distorted by the yellow stripes.
No worries on where to point coz you can see the stripes.
haha...
7. Samsung Ultra Mobile PC
OOh...i like this sleek, ultra thin PC. So cool. The keyboard is so great. I simply love this.
Too bad I dun like the brand. Strangely, I like Korean dramas but not the manufacturing.
This is a tablet PC, can be carried everywhere...
woo...Crowd pleasers
Geez...but this is so cool.
haha.....
It was so fun. Like Alice in the Wonderland.
However, this shows that our government is technophilic towards technology. They painted a very rosy pciture of technology in the near future.
Just like Japanese leading cellphone company NTT Docomo. They produced an image of the future every year.
But we have to take note that not every technology will by accepted by all countries. Some technology which may be useful, did not take off at all. Like 3G phones. Now we have 4G liao.
We need to have a series of strategies to increase penetration of this new technologies and reduce the tech gap between the early adopters and late adopters as well as the $$ gap between rich and poor.
This is not an easy task. Hopefully, it can be done.
Friday, October 13, 2006
Gossips
I was very bored so I decided to look up something that I missed.
I googled Gossips, guess wat I find?
Gossip
Etymology
The word "gossip" originates from god-sib, the godparent of one's child or parent of one's godchildren ("god-sibling"; compare the possible cognate of sib: sabhā), referring to a relationship of close friendship. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the usage of godsib back as far as 1014.
The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of gossip in the meaning of "idle talk; trifling or groundless rumour; tittle-tattle ... [e]asy, unrestrained talk or writing, esp. about persons or social incidents" back as far as 1811. This became a primary meaning of the word, although literary as well as everyday English can continue to use gossip in the sense of "talkative woman" (apparently a near-synonym with "godparent" in Early Modern English, the first attestation of the extended meaning of "anyone engaging in familiar or idle talk" dating from 1566). The verb to gossip dates to the early 17th century.
One popular etymology[citation needed] connects the word with "to sip": the tale tells how politicians would send assistants to bars to sit and listen to general public conversations. The assistants had instructions to sip a beer and listen to opinions; they responded to the command to "go sip", which allegedly turned into "gossip".
Functions of gossip
Gossip can serve to:
- normalise and re-inforce moral boundaries in a speech-community
- foster and build a sense of community with shared interests and information (I agree totally. I had this experience with my college classmates. )
- entertain and divert participants in gossip-sessions
- retail and develop various types of story — anecdotes, narratives and even legends — see memetics
- build structures of social accountability
- further mutual social grooming (like many other uses of language, only more so)
- provide a mating tool that allows (for example) women to mutually identify socially desirable men and social pariahs to avoid
(Geez....can u imagine this function?)
- reflect unvarnished and spontaneous public opinion - of interest to marketers, opinion pollers and secret-policemen
- undermine entrenched systems of power and domination as a form of political resistance (see this chargeable New York Times article by Patricia Cohen)
Various views on gossip
Some see gossip as trivial, hurtful and socially and/or intellectually unproductive. The Bahá'í Faith, for instance, refers to gossip as backbiting, and condemns and prohibits the practice, viewing it as a cause of disunity.
In a more sinister interpretation, restrictions on gossip could potentially paralyse the free flow of information and enforce straight-jacketed thinking and censorship in a community. Compare freedom of speech.
A feminist definition of gossip presents it as "a way of talking between women, intimate in style, personal and domestic in scope and setting, a female cultural event which springs from and perpetuates the restrictions of the female role, but also gives the comfort of validation." (Jones, 1990:243)
(I din know it is that liberating for women huh?! No wonder they say 3 women make a market.)
In Early Modern England
In Early Modern England the word "gossip" referred to companions in childbirth, not limited to the midwife. It also became a term for women-friends generally, with no necessary derogatory connotations.
(Wah, so powerful ah...I din know that.)
It commonly referred to an informal local sorority or social group, who could enforce socially-acceptable behaviour through private censure or through public rituals, such as "rough music" and the skimmington ride. The literature of the period has many references to this[citation needed], some of them doubtless fictional. In addition, legal records document actions taken by women themselves in the civil courts, and by the church in church courts.
These include accounts of the rituals that shamed or celebrated women’s sexuality: women washing a neighbour’s private parts with soap and water, or ‘polling’ pubic hair. In Thomas Harman’s Caveat for Common Cursitors 1566 a ‘walking mort’ relates how she was forced to agree to meet a man in his barn, but informed his wife. The wife arrived with her “five furious, sturdy, muffled gossips” who catch the errant husband with “his hosen about his legs” and give him a sound beating. The story clearly functions as a morality tale in which the gossips uphold the social order.
(Sounds more like a joke to me if you think of the account using your imagination.)
Bernard Capp, When Gossips Meet: Women, Family and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England, Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 0199255989
Gossip in Judaism
Main article: Lashon hara
Judaism considers gossip spoken without a constructive purpose (known in Hebrew as lashon hara) as a sin. Speaking negatively about people, even if retailing true facts, counts as sinful, as it demeans the dignity of man — both the speaker and the subject of the gossip.
( This view certainly sounds familar.)
Quotes
People with extraordinary minds, talk about ideas. People with average minds, talk about events. People with simple minds, talk about other people. - Anonymous
Gossip, even when it avoids the sexual, bears around it a faint flavor of the erotic. - Patricia Meyer Spacks
(What da heck??)
I googled Gossips, guess wat I find?
Gossip
Etymology
The word "gossip" originates from god-sib, the godparent of one's child or parent of one's godchildren ("god-sibling"; compare the possible cognate of sib: sabhā), referring to a relationship of close friendship. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the usage of godsib back as far as 1014.
The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of gossip in the meaning of "idle talk; trifling or groundless rumour; tittle-tattle ... [e]asy, unrestrained talk or writing, esp. about persons or social incidents" back as far as 1811. This became a primary meaning of the word, although literary as well as everyday English can continue to use gossip in the sense of "talkative woman" (apparently a near-synonym with "godparent" in Early Modern English, the first attestation of the extended meaning of "anyone engaging in familiar or idle talk" dating from 1566). The verb to gossip dates to the early 17th century.
One popular etymology[citation needed] connects the word with "to sip": the tale tells how politicians would send assistants to bars to sit and listen to general public conversations. The assistants had instructions to sip a beer and listen to opinions; they responded to the command to "go sip", which allegedly turned into "gossip".
Functions of gossip
Gossip can serve to:
- normalise and re-inforce moral boundaries in a speech-community
- foster and build a sense of community with shared interests and information (I agree totally. I had this experience with my college classmates. )
- entertain and divert participants in gossip-sessions
- retail and develop various types of story — anecdotes, narratives and even legends — see memetics
- build structures of social accountability
- further mutual social grooming (like many other uses of language, only more so)
- provide a mating tool that allows (for example) women to mutually identify socially desirable men and social pariahs to avoid
(Geez....can u imagine this function?)
- reflect unvarnished and spontaneous public opinion - of interest to marketers, opinion pollers and secret-policemen
- undermine entrenched systems of power and domination as a form of political resistance (see this chargeable New York Times article by Patricia Cohen)
Various views on gossip
Some see gossip as trivial, hurtful and socially and/or intellectually unproductive. The Bahá'í Faith, for instance, refers to gossip as backbiting, and condemns and prohibits the practice, viewing it as a cause of disunity.
In a more sinister interpretation, restrictions on gossip could potentially paralyse the free flow of information and enforce straight-jacketed thinking and censorship in a community. Compare freedom of speech.
A feminist definition of gossip presents it as "a way of talking between women, intimate in style, personal and domestic in scope and setting, a female cultural event which springs from and perpetuates the restrictions of the female role, but also gives the comfort of validation." (Jones, 1990:243)
(I din know it is that liberating for women huh?! No wonder they say 3 women make a market.)
In Early Modern England
In Early Modern England the word "gossip" referred to companions in childbirth, not limited to the midwife. It also became a term for women-friends generally, with no necessary derogatory connotations.
(Wah, so powerful ah...I din know that.)
It commonly referred to an informal local sorority or social group, who could enforce socially-acceptable behaviour through private censure or through public rituals, such as "rough music" and the skimmington ride. The literature of the period has many references to this[citation needed], some of them doubtless fictional. In addition, legal records document actions taken by women themselves in the civil courts, and by the church in church courts.
These include accounts of the rituals that shamed or celebrated women’s sexuality: women washing a neighbour’s private parts with soap and water, or ‘polling’ pubic hair. In Thomas Harman’s Caveat for Common Cursitors 1566 a ‘walking mort’ relates how she was forced to agree to meet a man in his barn, but informed his wife. The wife arrived with her “five furious, sturdy, muffled gossips” who catch the errant husband with “his hosen about his legs” and give him a sound beating. The story clearly functions as a morality tale in which the gossips uphold the social order.
(Sounds more like a joke to me if you think of the account using your imagination.)
Bernard Capp, When Gossips Meet: Women, Family and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England, Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 0199255989
Gossip in Judaism
Main article: Lashon hara
Judaism considers gossip spoken without a constructive purpose (known in Hebrew as lashon hara) as a sin. Speaking negatively about people, even if retailing true facts, counts as sinful, as it demeans the dignity of man — both the speaker and the subject of the gossip.
( This view certainly sounds familar.)
Quotes
People with extraordinary minds, talk about ideas. People with average minds, talk about events. People with simple minds, talk about other people. - Anonymous
Gossip, even when it avoids the sexual, bears around it a faint flavor of the erotic. - Patricia Meyer Spacks
(What da heck??)
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
CSI: Miami
Well, it is Tuesday so it is power jam with all the fave crimes dramas that I liked.
It is the returning of CSI: Miami.
Still like Horatio or known as H to the rest of the CSI team.
Same favoritism applies to Kelly the ammunition expert, Alex the pathologist, Speedle or Speed the motorbike guy and the last guy i forget his name.
Gosh...wat an impact this episode put in.
Geez....
How could they have write off Speed?!!
Killing him infront of H and see how anguish and in shock he is.
Look at how sad Alex was when she clean up up.
Geez..his crying parents.
Guess wat is the reason of death?
Killed in duty.
Why?
Coz of a damn faulty pistol.
geez...
I wanna cry too.....
It is the returning of CSI: Miami.
Still like Horatio or known as H to the rest of the CSI team.
Same favoritism applies to Kelly the ammunition expert, Alex the pathologist, Speedle or Speed the motorbike guy and the last guy i forget his name.
Gosh...wat an impact this episode put in.
Geez....
How could they have write off Speed?!!
Killing him infront of H and see how anguish and in shock he is.
Look at how sad Alex was when she clean up up.
Geez..his crying parents.
Guess wat is the reason of death?
Killed in duty.
Why?
Coz of a damn faulty pistol.
geez...
I wanna cry too.....
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Whiffs of nostalgia
I often get nostalgic for no reason.
At certain stage of my life, I will reflect on what I have done and not done.
Relive on the former glory that is.
I think that's also the reason why I like History so much.
Former Glory.
Now, I start to get the urge to look back at things.
Not very good for me, I know but I can't help it.
I went back to school to get stuff.
I found that I love the bus-interchange even though it is old and lock-kok.
I love the scenery in school which I had no time to appreciate.
I saw the birds of paradise lining the entrance to Arts faculty.
How they have wilted and bloomed again.
The noise, the heavy readings, the school individual fashion, the wind, the forum, the bus-stops, the buildings.......
Geez...I din know I missed them that much.
I used to ignore them till the 4years just whizzed past.
Wow.
Then I realised I am still here in the past on the hold.
No matter how much I want to advance, I am still here.
Scary huh?
Yeah, scare the hell out of me.
Let's hope I get out of this mood soon.
Friday, October 06, 2006
Hazy Hazy
Well, geez..I am going to be suffocated.
By wat?
Not a rope.
Not a plastic bag. ( Well I din meet a sadist.)
Not in a room plenty of petroleum gas. ( I am not suicidal.)
Not in a room full of carbon dioxide. (Too much CSI i guess.)
But this haze all the way from Sumatra.
Geez...
Festivals make it worse.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
So kids lit up lanterns and walk around for fun.
Not scared of fires today.
Candles and sparklers are FOC today.
You burnt your paper lanterns, huh? HAHAHAHA.....Smokey face there....
Get a new one Dude. And burnt it off again..
Candles are fascinating huh?
Lit them on the plastic flooring at the playground. More fun when the candles burnt off and the fire start to chew on the plastic.
More fun and laughter.
Smoke came out..even better...hahaha...kids point at it and laughed off happily,..
Then...uh-oh.....the fire gets outta control...
Wat to do?
You run!!! Kids scrambled off.
Fire getting bigger, encased the playground.
Someone called the Civil Defence.
Police came, cruisers with loud wailers.
Fire gets extinguished, leaving billows of smokes....
The aftermaths of a festival.
More smoke.
More haze.
I cant even see the woods.
I only seem little tiny sparks in the parks.
That's lanterns dude.
Only time where kids can play with fire legally.
What does all these got to do with me?
Cant I mind my own business?
Well, I got dry eyes, pal.
Smoke is stinging my eyes.
I feel like I take in too much carbon monoxide.
The nose dun feel good.
My whole body just dun feel good.
I feel like I am dropping off any minute.
I hate the state that I am now.
Geez.....
That's why it is my business.
So here I am bitching about all the haze.
And Godamnit, I cant even see the full moon that is so very bright on Mid-Autumn festival.
By wat?
Not a rope.
Not a plastic bag. ( Well I din meet a sadist.)
Not in a room plenty of petroleum gas. ( I am not suicidal.)
Not in a room full of carbon dioxide. (Too much CSI i guess.)
But this haze all the way from Sumatra.
Geez...
Festivals make it worse.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
So kids lit up lanterns and walk around for fun.
Not scared of fires today.
Candles and sparklers are FOC today.
You burnt your paper lanterns, huh? HAHAHAHA.....Smokey face there....
Get a new one Dude. And burnt it off again..
Candles are fascinating huh?
Lit them on the plastic flooring at the playground. More fun when the candles burnt off and the fire start to chew on the plastic.
More fun and laughter.
Smoke came out..even better...hahaha...kids point at it and laughed off happily,..
Then...uh-oh.....the fire gets outta control...
Wat to do?
You run!!! Kids scrambled off.
Fire getting bigger, encased the playground.
Someone called the Civil Defence.
Police came, cruisers with loud wailers.
Fire gets extinguished, leaving billows of smokes....
The aftermaths of a festival.
More smoke.
More haze.
I cant even see the woods.
I only seem little tiny sparks in the parks.
That's lanterns dude.
Only time where kids can play with fire legally.
What does all these got to do with me?
Cant I mind my own business?
Well, I got dry eyes, pal.
Smoke is stinging my eyes.
I feel like I take in too much carbon monoxide.
The nose dun feel good.
My whole body just dun feel good.
I feel like I am dropping off any minute.
I hate the state that I am now.
Geez.....
That's why it is my business.
So here I am bitching about all the haze.
And Godamnit, I cant even see the full moon that is so very bright on Mid-Autumn festival.
Moods
I am writing this in my moments of anger or so he called it.
I feel very frustrated these days, what to do?
To have your mum tell you that hey I never forced you to find a job fast, so just obey my house rules.
Then, your dad comes along and say well,why did u eat these junk food in your room?
Imagine to have ur dad accused u that u ate it when there is only one of the tiny weeny cookie left in there.
Then when u say u din, he say u are raising ur voice at him.
Hell, I had my headpiece stuck and the thing doesnt belong to me.So wat does the hell got to do with me?
Geez...last time I din have problems with that becoz they did not say anything.
Now seems that I become their sandbag.
I have my own temper and tolerance level.
I tried to avoid them...i already stuck myself in the room. What else you want me to do?
I tried to do everything in my room except u know the amenities and food.
When I am in my room all the time, they start saying why arent u moving around, why arent u going somewhere?
Wat else they want me to do?
Godamit!
I am going to have a breakdown pretty soon. This anxiety thing...
I feel so pathetic and inferior..
I am just a sand stuck in their eyes..
Trying to get rid off but it just stuck it right there.
Wat to do?
haha.....I also duno...
recently, my chest area is very very tight and constricted.
But wat can i do?
Worry? Cry?
Not that they dun treat me well but just that being together daily just rub the wrong way.
Din I know to get a life?
But I just cant find the job I wanted.
What the hell does it got to do with me?
What have I done wrong but just have bouts of bad luck.
I keep on bumping on the wrong door..
so?
so?
I am so tired and yet I cant say that right in front of my friends, my family
Coz they are working and they are definitely more tired than I am.
I am not saying I am physically tired but mentally and emotionally, I am drained.
I am those who will be motivated once my emotional health is revitalised or healthy.
I dun care wat small sickness like flu or watever stop me.
Gosh....why cant they understand that and leave me alone?
I feel very frustrated these days, what to do?
To have your mum tell you that hey I never forced you to find a job fast, so just obey my house rules.
Then, your dad comes along and say well,why did u eat these junk food in your room?
Imagine to have ur dad accused u that u ate it when there is only one of the tiny weeny cookie left in there.
Then when u say u din, he say u are raising ur voice at him.
Hell, I had my headpiece stuck and the thing doesnt belong to me.So wat does the hell got to do with me?
Geez...last time I din have problems with that becoz they did not say anything.
Now seems that I become their sandbag.
I have my own temper and tolerance level.
I tried to avoid them...i already stuck myself in the room. What else you want me to do?
I tried to do everything in my room except u know the amenities and food.
When I am in my room all the time, they start saying why arent u moving around, why arent u going somewhere?
Wat else they want me to do?
Godamit!
I am going to have a breakdown pretty soon. This anxiety thing...
I feel so pathetic and inferior..
I am just a sand stuck in their eyes..
Trying to get rid off but it just stuck it right there.
Wat to do?
haha.....I also duno...
recently, my chest area is very very tight and constricted.
But wat can i do?
Worry? Cry?
Not that they dun treat me well but just that being together daily just rub the wrong way.
Din I know to get a life?
But I just cant find the job I wanted.
What the hell does it got to do with me?
What have I done wrong but just have bouts of bad luck.
I keep on bumping on the wrong door..
so?
so?
I am so tired and yet I cant say that right in front of my friends, my family
Coz they are working and they are definitely more tired than I am.
I am not saying I am physically tired but mentally and emotionally, I am drained.
I am those who will be motivated once my emotional health is revitalised or healthy.
I dun care wat small sickness like flu or watever stop me.
Gosh....why cant they understand that and leave me alone?
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Funny Cartoons
If you are the drama fanatics like I am, obviously you would have realised where these characters come from.
haha....All my faves are here...gosh....
Ok...in case for all those u din know..
let me give u a brief introduction...
Ladies and Gentlemen, let's give a warm welcome to the following:
On the left,
1st lady I duno her name but she is in CSI,
2nd Guy , unfortunately again, I duno his name but he is in CSI :NY,
3rd Lady, she is none other than Melinda Gordon, the psychic cum ghost communicator in The Ghost Whisperer,
4th Guy, he is Horatio from CSI: Miami. He is famous for his shades,
5th Guy, he is Grissom from CSI. Famous for his piercing eyes...
6th Guy, he is Leroy Jethro Gibbs aka Gibbs from NCIS who just dun give any1 face,
last Guy, he is Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo aka DiNozzo from NCIS who is just as sticky as a gum...
Geez...
I din realise all I had been watching are those from CBS solely.
Scary huh?
See how one of the 3 main network TVs manage to monopolise our channel.haha....
Geez.....
Monday, October 02, 2006
Movie " Monster-in-law"
Well, I meant to see this film but I din do so coz no time. Finally I caught this and guess what it is a bit disappointing.
Well, The mother in law is really vicious. But the Daughter in law also not bad. The whole time the son is the happiest..not knowing all of the fights and the dirty tricks that they lay out for each other.
The funniest is when J Lo had some gravy with nuts and Gosh. She has a thick sausage lip coz she is allergic to nuts.
haha...
The most serious part is when J Lo realise what kind of relationship her future mother in law shared with her mother in law aka the bridegroom's granny..
So short and there it ends....
so much for a movie huh....