This has been bothering me for a while... but Singapore TV news is damn slow isn't it?
Last time, when they announced that people reported that there are reception problems with Iphone 4... i already knew about it. About few days ago.
Today, they reported about Japan's oldest person actually being dead for 30 years already, while collecting more than $100,000 of pensions.... I already knew about it 1 week ago.
Why is it called news if i already know about it? Haiz... In fact Singapore TV has nothing of interest to me. No interesting channels, repeated broadcasting, requiring a license just to watch TV... I wonder why people still watch TV in SG.
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This has been bothering me for a while also.
When people talk about their favorite food, i always wonder how people can give straight answers.
For example, lets say that someone says that his favorite food is Chicken Rice. Who cook that Chicken Rice? Which Chicken Rice stall? What mood were you in when you eat Chicken Rice?
In other words, the problem lies in that the answer isn't specific enough. One stall's chicken rice tastes differently from another stall's chicken rice. Also, what mood you were in when you ate that chicken rice and decided ''Chicken rice, i choose you!(as my favorite food)'' is also important.
Also, its also pretty inaccurate to just say a food name as your favorite food. When you choose what is your favorite food, there is definitely one time where you ate that food and thought that it was damn nice.
But if you think about it, what if the person whose favorite food is chicken rice 1st ate chicken rice at a chicken rice stall that sells the most disgusting chicken rice? He would then avoid eating chicken rice anymore because of the trauma.
So what made him make chicken rice his favorite food? He ate nice chicken rice the 1st time, then continued to eat it, because its nice, presumably from the same stall. Then any other chicken rice that is worse than that particular stall becomes bad chicken rice.
So, when you say what is your favorite food, please answer in this way:
''Chicken rice from XXXX. Btw, on XXXday its not that nice because XXXXXXX.''
Singapore news + ''favorite food''?
The cursed boy and 2 lame-ass rules(among other lame-ass rules) of his school
The umbrella broke into 2. OTL
Maybe its a signal. Maybe its telling me that i don't need umbrellas. Maybe its telling me that i should act romantic and sing in the rain.
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School is lame-ass. Everybody knows that. But there are 2 even more lame-ass among the lame-ass rules among the school rules. I don't know about you, but the 2 lame-ass among the lame-ass rule exists within my school.
1. You are allowed to wear your PE-shirt to school, but only if its the 1st period.
Notice the 1st period in italics. Yes, they are pretty anal about that. They have no considerations whether your PE doesn't have any break before for you to change, they have no considerations whether your PE is after the 1 hour assembly on Thursdays.
It has to be the *1st* period of the day.
WTF? Then whats the point?
On Thursday, theres a 1 hour assembly. Right after that assembly is PE. So, i was in the assembly in my PE attire... Then came the teacher.
''Why are you in your PE attire?''
''We have PE right after assembly.''
''But is it the 1st period!!''
''No, but its RIGHT AFTER assembly.''
''I know, but is it the FIRST PERIOD!!!!!!!''
''No,'' *headaches* ''ITS RIGHT AFTER ASSEMBLY!!!!!''
''SO IS IT THE 1ST PERIOD!''
*blood bursts out of head*
''We have guests(the Watoto Choir) this morning. Don't embarrass yourself and change into your attire now.''
Seriously, i'm pretty sure people have no desire to see a school so inflexible and foolish.
And oh yeah, i swear that the guests don't really care. After the performance started, a lady in the choir started walking through the stage even though she has no role so far. She was totally like ''Oh yea i won't even bother looking for the backstage so i'll just walk the front stage muahahahah.''
2. You are not allowed to leave school before 1pm.
And they mean it. Even if all your teachers are miraculously sick for that day, even if your lesson ended before 1, even if your house is burning, even if the world is ending, school will not allow you out until 1pm. Just kidding about the last 2( but who knows maybe they will really do it).
Seriously, i was standing there at the side gate, waiting. And theres the security guard waiting for the exact time of 1pm to open the gate. I go to the main gate. Another security guard says ''Not yet 1pm''. What are they? Robots designed by society and the government? Of course they are!
And what is this?! Is school a prison?
OH-... What am i saying.
School is worse than prison.
The Observer
This world is very different from where the observer came from. In his world, everything is perfect. There are no prejudice. No wars. No conflicts. People have complete trust for each other. There is no money as well, for its existence is unneeded.(even though it was considered for, but soon people realize that it's obsolete)
How long more?
... for do i have to continue this dead life? I feel dead at school. No thats wrong... i may be really dead at school. The only thing i sought for when at school. The only thing i long for... is home. Everything at school feels pointless. Everybody seems to be smiling and laughing. How much of these are forced? How much are faked? How much are to conceal their unhappiness?
I Hate School
It is not that simple as the hate a delinquent harbors against his/her school. Of course, i hold the same hate towards school. School is pointless! Waste of time! Waste of childhood! Energy! Money! Resources! People!
Every time i see charities building schools, teaching the children of those poor nations. I think. What the fuck? Just give them decent jobs. Teach them the skills required for the jobs and just skip school. Keep the money for making the school, give them food or something.
But, what does it mean to hate school? Why does school exist in the 1st place? The answer is simple. To allocate jobs to people with relevant skills according to their results. People have no dreams! No aspirations! They don't know what they want to do, but are forced to do so, and choose anyway! Why do we need to take so many subjects and not just one? Why do we study subjects half-assed then discard them when we get jobs?
Looking at the non-academic side, its a bunch of bull-shit as well. Moral education? Just pushing their own beliefs on how we should live on us. Is this not a form of brainwashing?(not that it succeeded) Comments on your character from your teachers? Merely a bunch of words. Words can be beautified with sufficient skills of language. Easily. For example, what is an over-ly obsessed fan of a certain music group called? A pervert or retard. In other words, he is ''passionate about music'' and ''makes the time and effort to fervently pursue music''. What is CCA achievement? Leadership skills? You think your achievements on such a small scale actually matter?
Enough about schools. Then, why allocate jobs to people? Because the world has to progress with activity and people need to live. Why can't we just give jobs to people then? Why do we need to live? How are we going to live? Money.
Money.
Money!! Yes- the root of all problems lies here. And why did money exists? 1st, people shared. As they grew uglier, people want to keep something for themselves. It was no longer ''you need it, i give you la!''. Its ''you need it, you BETTER give me something i need.'' Then butter trade. Then stones as exchange. Then money.
Which means, my hatred for school is not to just the institution itself. It is to hate money - to hate mankind itself! Humans are ugly! Selfish! They weren't able to trust each other, giving birth to unnecessary conflicts and stuff.
Why waste resources on military forces? Why, when people are teaching and telling us that it is right to donate to the poor, money is NEVER eliminated? Because, the purpose of money reveals the truth! People inherently wants to be better, stronger than others. When donating, you never donate half your assets. You donate a fraction. Then, you go back home and waste more than you just donated. Why, i don't hear the most powerful people devoting at least half their assets but only a mere fraction to aid others? Why, do i get the feeling that the most generous people are poor? Because money, is less of a part of their live.
Why do people steal? Rob? Kill? Make meaningless conflicts in the name of religion! Territory?!
If only, i had unlimited power or money...
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Foolish human beans...
Another Strange Dream
In my dream, i was reading a novel in my bed. That is nothing special, but why does it feel like i was really reading the novel? I can remember that every word of the novel was read out. The sad thing is, like all dreams i forget more than half of them the moment i woke up. So i don't really remember the words! But it feels like a professional writing the words. At least in the dream. How can i think of professional words when i'm not professional? Is it because its only a feeling(no words are actually read out...)? Is it because i am pro?
Because i woke up, i forgot most of the story already. The only thing i remember about the story is that :
1. It is interesting. Enough for me not to want to wake up...
2. There are 10 creatures or 6 (i remember these 2 numbers appearing, with 6 appearing at the last page of the chapter). They are 10/6 different characters. Of which, 1 is a zombie. 1 is a vampire. The rest.... i don't remember. Waking up sucks. If only i can write out the novel as i dream.
3. The creatures are somehow linked together(duh, its a story). Could be a house, or whatever.
4. The creatures shouldn't exist in this world (anymore? i can't remember if its 'anymore' or 'in the 1st place').
5. The creatures are probably the only ones in the world?
6. They, somehow have 6 descendants who are about to be in the REAL story.
7. I was reading the prologue of the story.
8. Somehow, the prologue of the story seems to be a mix of a prologue AND the author's words, commenting on why the creatures were created by the author and etc stuff on why the author didn't do other stuff.
9. I don't remember the cover of the book nor the title...
10. I remember something about foolish Italian(actually, i don't really remember the country. It could be even somewhere that doesn't exist) women drinking wine to find that the wine contains something. (its a 2 word phrase that isn't in English. The me in my dream who was reading it thinks its a bomb, but later thought that it could be poison or drugs.)
Exactly when i finish reading the 1st chapter/prologue/author's words, close the book, and ready to sleep. I woke up. The timing was too perfect. It is as if someone planned this dream.
Who planned that dream? Is it my inner conscious wanting me to write a novel? Is it the ghost of a novelist possessing me to give a dream to write his novel? Is it the future me doing something to make my dream appear like this? Is it an inspiration some godly power gave me to ask me to write the novel?! All points to asking me to write it!!
I need to sleep! To read the continuation! To make this dream true! I'll post chapter 1/2 on this blog when i read it in my dream again!
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Like that could happen...
Rearranging my manga collection
Onward and beyond:
I now have about 350 volumes of manga above. So now, i need to calculate how much more i will add to my collection.
Oh shi- I forgot to add my Yugioh and Pretty Face inside. Its behind me.
Target: Build a manga library!
Manga i plan to buy(that i don't have yet):
Yotsuba&! ongg >10
Liar game ongg >10 +>10 ~ 40?
Hikaru no go 1-23 fin =23 +40? = 63?
Cromartie High school 1-17 fin? + 63? = 80?
Azumanga daioh = 4 volumes +80? = 84?
Onani master kurosawa, but its a doujin so i cant buy.
Bakuman!
Manga i plan to buy(that i have):
FMA Expected volume end: 26, 5 more volumes +84?=89?
One piece Its halfway through, so i expect about 100 volumes? Missing about 50. +89? = 139?
Haruhi light novels : >6 ~ 10? + 139? ~ 150?
Rosario vampire: missing 2, might as well complete. Not sure for season 2 tho. +> 2+ 6 ~ 12?
12? + 139? ~ 151?
Tsubasa chronicles: its just 2 volumes. 151? + 2 = 153?
Mahou Sensei Negima! : I have no idea ^^. Lets say its another 20 volumes. ~ 173?
+Pretty face + Yugioh = +6 + 38 + 5 = + 49 ~ 222?
Add together, Its 500+. Not enough to make a manga library. So...
Other Manga for considerations:
Naruto:
I don't like the presentation, even though the story is good. On watch for now.
Katekyo Hitman Reborn!:
I dunno, just don't really feel like buying even though i like it.
Lock on!
Nurarihyon no Mago
Hayate the Combat Butler
Fairy Tail
Monster Because i saw 18 volumes for $9 at a manga bazaar. If its still available...
Chobits Same reason as above, except its 8 volumes for $6 i think.
Mahoraba
Wa! but i dunno if there will be even any
More to come...
Its still not enough =(
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