Being Thankful??

You know how ppl always "realize how fortunate they are" after going to **insert some lousy, chaotic, waring third world country's name**, but they never "realize how unfortunate they are" after going to **insert some super advance and beautiful country's name**.

On a side note:

We were discussing about building designs over dinner yesterday, and someone(ee chan or pear, forgot who) proposed that the architecture firm should send a few ppl to stay in the show unit for a period of 1 month for every development because alot of times, you won't know the quirks of your design until you stay in it for a long time!

Personally, I think this is a great idea !! I don't mind being that someone myself if it means changing environment every now and then. lol.

Then there'll be a new job: Building reviewer. Working hours: 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Accomodation provided. How nice.

SHORT FILM!!

A short film by TH VPU 08/09.
Enjoy!!

In retrospect

I was trying to find something in my chat log when i stumbled upon a conversation last year with Jensen when i sort of decided to come NUS....

(15:21) Jensen:	are you really going to NUS
(15:22) liH@NG:	unless NUS rejects me then i really have nothing to say..
(15:22) liH@NG:	y??
(15:22) Jensen:	just asking la
(15:22) Jensen:	your UK how?
(15:22) Jensen:	i tot you wanna go UK
(15:22) Jensen:	if your US screws up
(15:24) liH@NG:	where are u going then?
(15:24) Jensen:	me?
(15:24) Jensen:	no scholarship NUS lo
(15:24) Jensen:	I'm asking you la..
(15:24) Jensen:	why you ask me back
(15:32) liH@NG:	a conversation requires two ppl to converse,
(15:33) liH@NG:	if not its an interrogation
(15:33) Jensen:	okay. If got scholarship i go imperial no scholarship i stay back
(15:33) Jensen:	you leh
(15:37) liH@NG:	本人生无大志。。只求及格就好了。。

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wow can't believe i actually said that !!!
that is actually not a bad life philosophy..
moving on..
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(15:44) liH@NG:	i can work anywhere except malaysia.
(15:44) Jensen:	why
(15:44) Jensen:	indonesia?
(15:44) Jensen:	lol
(15:44) liH@NG:	sure i dun mind.
(15:44) Jensen:	Myanmar?
(15:44) liH@NG:	i dun mind either.
(15:44) Jensen:	Laos?
(15:44) liH@NG:	as long as im not paid in their currency lar!!
(15:44) Jensen:	Iraq?
(15:44) liH@NG:	i dun mind if its safe..
(15:45) Jensen:	you can stand the culture and living standards meh
(15:45) liH@NG:	u dun ask me to go into army lar..
(15:45) liH@NG:	sure.
(15:45) liH@NG:	wat culture?
(15:45) Jensen:	walao.. oh yeah... you're a scout boy...
(15:45) liH@NG:	whose culture can't u stand?
(15:45) Jensen:	so you should stand different living environments
(15:45) Jensen:	haha
(15:46) Jensen:	haven't really explored yet
(15:46) Jensen:	maybe I would mind the living standards more
(15:46) liH@NG:	lol.
(15:46) Jensen:	than culture
(15:46) liH@NG:	lower living standards=more money!
(15:46) liH@NG:	wat are u complaining about..
(15:46) Jensen:	but themoney also no place to USE
(15:46) liH@NG:	if i work in laos and earn US 3000
(15:46) Jensen:	if the living standard is LOW
(15:46) liH@NG:	and i work in Singapore and earn US 3000..
(15:47) liH@NG:	the difference is huge!
(15:47) Jensen:	you wanna buy good stuff... wanna go good concert... laos dun haf!
(15:47) liH@NG:	living standard low= cost of living low =p
(15:47) liH@NG:	anyway u can buy all ur necessities..
(15:47) Jensen:	you keep all the money cannot spend on what you want
(15:47) Jensen:	what's the use
(15:47) liH@NG:	wat do u want?
(15:47) Jensen:	Life is more than necessities la...
(15:47) liH@NG:	i dun think i need anything out of the ordinary..
(15:48) Jensen:	Good clean place to enjoy.. good concert halls...
(15:48) liH@NG:	lol
(15:48) Jensen:	good parks...
(15:48) Jensen:	good restauratns
(15:48) liH@NG:	concert halls not necessary for me.
(15:48) Jensen:	good violin shops...
(15:48) liH@NG:	hey their food is good there
(15:48) Jensen:	good CD shops...
(15:48) liH@NG:	violin shops i dun need
(15:48) Jensen:	with lots of varieties..
(15:48) liH@NG:	cd shops i dun need..
(15:48) Jensen:	you need frisbee shops..
(15:48) liH@NG:	and hey u are talking like cambodia, laos is like antartica..
(15:48) Jensen:	and you need FAST INTERNET CONNECTION
(15:49) Jensen:	to download your illegal movies...
(15:49) Jensen:	haha
(15:49) Jensen:	and songs..
(15:49) liH@NG:	haha that i need =p
(15:49) liH@NG:	but then..
(15:49) Jensen:	tose places dun havegood internet
(15:49) Jensen:	haha
(15:49) Jensen:	lalala
(15:49) liH@NG:	there's satellite internet..
(15:49) Jensen:	and those places can't receive signals...
(15:49) liH@NG:	for CD's u can order through internet..
(15:50) Jensen:	when you click "buy" it will "Problem loading page" cos internet too lousy
(15:50) Jensen:	haha
(15:50) liH@NG:	satellite internet is for places with no signals lar dear..
(15:50) Jensen:	cannot buy also
(15:50) liH@NG:	lol.
(15:50) liH@NG:	good one.
(15:50) Jensen:	yes. of course its a good one.
(15:50) Jensen:	it's from YIwei God
(15:50) Jensen:	i rule the WORLD of good yi wei thinkings....
(15:51) Jensen:	I will publish a book of "The Art of Yi Wei Teachings"
(15:51) liH@NG:	ok.
(15:51) liH@NG:	u better publish only electronic copys..
(15:51) liH@NG:	coz no publisher will publish it in paper..
(15:52) Jensen:	anyway... dun always argue with me la....
(15:52) Jensen:	we are friends...
(15:52) liH@NG:	gl
(15:53) liH@NG:	good luck. =p
(15:53) liH@NG:	i nvr argued..
(15:53) Jensen:	ok la...
(15:53) Jensen:	so hows life there
(15:53) liH@NG:	u said u wanna publish, so i suggested u publish it electronically.
(15:53) liH@NG:	like that also considered arguing meh ..
(15:54) Jensen:	you are arguing now that you are not arguing
(15:54) Jensen:	lol
(16:01) liH@NG:	ok..
(16:01) liH@NG:	watever u say..

lol...
in retrospect..
it was quite funny...

ps. Jensen if u mind then i'll take this entry down..

about

"Expressing his disappointment over Nasarudin’s decision to defect to PKR, Abdullah described the assemblyman as being “weak.”"...“If you are strong, you will face up to all challenges that come your way,” The Star.

LOL.
What kind of lousy argument is this!!
If he condems someone as being weak for putting his self-interest above his family, or the country, then that will make better sense...but a party?? do you tell your employee that he is weak if he put his self-interest above that of your company and wants to leave the company for a better job elsewhere??
Hey, maybe he defected because he put the country's interest above his own as he thought he can do a better job being a PKR man??(though i seriously doubt that)

But still, isn't the accusation that he cheated the electorate for not stepping down first, for not being very honorable enough?? Why label him as weak??

UPDATE

so i went to turkey for 10 days...and had my new year there...

my 2009 resolution?
i really don't have anything that i specifically want to do.

coz my 2008 ended almost perfectly with me in a state of bliss.

maybe i just wanna learn more random stuff.
like how to cook bubur hitam...or how to fold some crazy origami...

and now i'm back to sg..
hopefully the bliss bubble won't burst so soon..
back to work now. =p

Storm over vernacular school statement

The Umno Youth chief candidate Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir’s suggested that the vernacular school system contributed to racial polarisation and should be scrapped.

As expected, the opposition party leaders leapt up to attack him and our deputy prime minister tried to calm things down. Some opposition leaders want him to be detained under the seditious act, and the evergreen Lim Kit Siang brought out several similar cases in the past where people who commented similar things were found guilty under the seditious act.

HELLO....last time when the opposition spoke out on certain issues and kena detained by ISA, does that mean everyone who speaks out against the same issue should be detained by ISA???

The whole point of progress is the abolishment of ineffective policies with better policies!!! What the hell, the politicians are making all the noise for the SAKE OF MAKING NOISE!!! Didn't the opposition use to say that without the questioning of the status quo, there will never be progress??

It turned out the opposition is not any different from the current government after all.
Haih...

Oh and ppl from the MCA, MIC also, as expected, made noise...what to do, last election so lousy already..must defend themselves....so this was what MIC youth chief sai. He said Mukhriz did not understand the significance of vernacular schools to their respective communities, adding that children not only learn to read, write and speak their language, but also learn the cultures, traditions and the heritages of their race. Walau, if we have truly national schools, we can learn the cultures, traditions and heritages of our race as well as other races. Isn't that the whole freaking point???

And the statement Mukhriz made with regards to the vernacular school system is not made without much thought(unlike the Bukit Bendera UMNO person who asked the "immigrants" to return to their homelands). The arguments were totally sound. And yes I agree with what he had to say. There will never be TRUE UNITY unless all MALAYSIANS go through the SAME education system. This argument doesn't just apply to vernacular schools btw, it also applies to secondary school and MARA, as well as STPM and Matriculation..

I'm feeling.....

like everything else is secondary anymore!!
which a good thing. =>