Saturday 30 January 2010
O-week
It's been an enjoyable holiday so far. Eating, slacking, sleeping, and generally doing nothing much of note, besides looking for jobs. Thanks to the upcoming Orientation week for the uni, now I finally have something tangible to do. Something with proper goals for me to achieve.
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Random thoughts
It's coming to the end of January. One thing that surprises me is that summer here in Melbourne is kinda idyllic. It's not as hot most days, unlike what some people think.
So.. the first month of 2010 ending. Why the sudden focus on politics, you might ask? Well it all started with a court ruling on religion, which then inflated into a political as well as a race issue. And then there was the influence of the missing jet engines. In short, a lot of fishy things were going on, mostly attributed to the ruling coalition's mischief. Whether that is true is still open to debate. So, adding the thoughts of an observer too far away to directly probe things, it should prove interesting to see how I'm thinking about the problems.
So.. the first month of 2010 ending. Why the sudden focus on politics, you might ask? Well it all started with a court ruling on religion, which then inflated into a political as well as a race issue. And then there was the influence of the missing jet engines. In short, a lot of fishy things were going on, mostly attributed to the ruling coalition's mischief. Whether that is true is still open to debate. So, adding the thoughts of an observer too far away to directly probe things, it should prove interesting to see how I'm thinking about the problems.
Sunday 24 January 2010
Abandoning our country?
>>Link<<
Someone sees the light - Malaysia is losing her citizens. But is his response good enough to lure people to come back home? I rather doubt it.
Someone sees the light - Malaysia is losing her citizens. But is his response good enough to lure people to come back home? I rather doubt it.
Friday 22 January 2010
42
If only the darned supercomputers we have now could tell us that.
Anyway back to reality for a while. Dr M has decided to say that 9/11 was staged. "If they can make Avatar, they can make anything," he said.
Well Dr M, sorry to jostle your brain, but you had a heart attack. Your family decided to bring you here to the States for expert medical treatment. Unfortunately you were slipping into a vegetative state, so we had to pull your brain out, transferring it into a vat. Everything you've heard so far is a fantasy, cooked up by one of our major supercomputers. Hmm? Did you say something? Oh yes, we definitely staged 9/11. Someone had to put the Muslims in their place after all.
Sarcasm wins when people start spouting their brand of nonsense.
Anyway back to reality for a while. Dr M has decided to say that 9/11 was staged. "If they can make Avatar, they can make anything," he said.
Well Dr M, sorry to jostle your brain, but you had a heart attack. Your family decided to bring you here to the States for expert medical treatment. Unfortunately you were slipping into a vegetative state, so we had to pull your brain out, transferring it into a vat. Everything you've heard so far is a fantasy, cooked up by one of our major supercomputers. Hmm? Did you say something? Oh yes, we definitely staged 9/11. Someone had to put the Muslims in their place after all.
Sarcasm wins when people start spouting their brand of nonsense.
Monday 18 January 2010
Things...
...just aren't the way they seem. I think it's time the youth started speaking their mind. After all, we are the future generation. Let the future generation have more say in what sort of a country we want to inherit.
We don't want a country plagued by infighting. We don't want a country ruled and divided along religious lines. We might want some measure of equality. But we sure as hell don't need the nonsense passed down from you guys in power right now.
We don't want a country plagued by infighting. We don't want a country ruled and divided along religious lines. We might want some measure of equality. But we sure as hell don't need the nonsense passed down from you guys in power right now.
Friday 15 January 2010
Contemplations
I once had a discussion with a friend of mine regarding the existence of God. My friend pointed out that there were several reasons why we can safely discount the existence of a creator for the universe.
Later on, I started reading books on philosophy. One of the major questions they had in common was "Does God exist?" Many thought experiments were suggested to the readers, and some solutions were proposed, amongst which Occam's Razor stood out to me.
So.. if there is a good reason not to believe that God exists,
then.. why all the fighting over which name we should call him by?
inb4 religious people start hating on me
Later on, I started reading books on philosophy. One of the major questions they had in common was "Does God exist?" Many thought experiments were suggested to the readers, and some solutions were proposed, amongst which Occam's Razor stood out to me.
So.. if there is a good reason not to believe that God exists,
then.. why all the fighting over which name we should call him by?
inb4 religious people start hating on me
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Politics
Do we avoid it like the plague, or do we cross our fingers and hope for the best, or do we actively do something to help ourselves? After all, a democracy is one that hinges on the eligible population of the nation to form the federal government. So.. you can't run away from it completely.
Saturday 9 January 2010
Religion
What's the fuss?
Sometimes religion makes me feel as though it's just being bandied around by a couple of overzealous idiots for their own reasons, no longer being about you and what you believe in, whether it be God or the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Better yet, you have some of those people who surrender their lot in life to the Bible/Quran/Torah/-insert holy book name here- and their respective god(s). For example I saw a long quote posted by some devout Christian/Catholic on a friend's FB wall. After reading the quote, my first thought was: "You talk a bit too much, given that there is a saying that God helps those who help themselves. And if you help yourself out of your own troubles there would then be no need to submit to purely divine intervention."
Sometimes religion does make more trouble than it settles. Sigh.
Sometimes religion makes me feel as though it's just being bandied around by a couple of overzealous idiots for their own reasons, no longer being about you and what you believe in, whether it be God or the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Better yet, you have some of those people who surrender their lot in life to the Bible/Quran/Torah/-insert holy book name here- and their respective god(s). For example I saw a long quote posted by some devout Christian/Catholic on a friend's FB wall. After reading the quote, my first thought was: "You talk a bit too much, given that there is a saying that God helps those who help themselves. And if you help yourself out of your own troubles there would then be no need to submit to purely divine intervention."
Sometimes religion does make more trouble than it settles. Sigh.
Friday 8 January 2010
Concede, dammit.
Conditions at home seem to be deteriorating rapidly. It sounds like anarchy might try to settle in soon.
Sometimes you just feel like shooting someone.
Sometimes you just feel like shooting someone.
Wednesday 6 January 2010
Rot
Who reads the mainstream Malaysian media anymore, everything sounds like woven nonsense. Then again so do stuff on blogs.
So what should we do? Stuff everything and do our own live journal reporting? Oh wait, that sounds like blogging.
Such a fair land, such a food haven, such a tourists' paradise, sadly it's for bugger all.
So what should we do? Stuff everything and do our own live journal reporting? Oh wait, that sounds like blogging.
Such a fair land, such a food haven, such a tourists' paradise, sadly it's for bugger all.
Saturday 2 January 2010
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