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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 I honestly believe nothing goes wrong if we take nothing for granted and just be wholly appreciative.'maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.' - which is what I've been doing in recent months
Saturday, May 14, 2011 You won't find faith or hope down a telescope You won't find heart and soul in the stars You can break everything down to chemicals But you can't explain a love like ours I'm striving to be or am an antevasin I've yet to find the intersection between science and faith. I never believed (yes I can't prove it) that they were or could be separate. But everything is seemingly inextricably linked, and amidst the chaos, confusion and unexplainables, we find calmness in simply believing. There really isn't much point in untangling the web of the world. I once thought it was possible, my young, impressionable, idealistic self. Practicality comes later on in life. And realism, too.
Thursday, May 12, 2011 It's the end, friends. I know I live on the edge all the time. It's innate, really. Life for me is exploring the unknown, testing waters, taking risks, knowing the boundaries. And consequentially I find myself in deep shit, but that's how I learn more and experience more, and am not a bloody frog in the well. And really, I test the waters knowing danger MAY be in the waters, not that I haven't the faintest idea. That's why I don't get into serious irreversible shit (ok depends on how I define this), but nothing so far that I absolutely regret.
Sunday, May 08, 2011 nation [ˈneɪʃən] n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an aggregation of people or peoples of one or more cultures, races, etc., organized into a single state the Australian nation 2. (Sociology) a community of persons not constituting a state but bound by common descent, language, history, etc. the French-Canadian nation 3. (Sociology) a. a federation of tribes, esp American Indians b. the territory occupied by such a federation Synonyms: Indonesia, America, China, Taiwan, England Antonyms: Singapore I still feel sick in the stomach thinking of the direction this country (note: country, not nation) is heading. 1.5mil more foreigners who will run when the land becomes perilous, leaving behind the men whose jobs they took for half the pay. The govt is proud of this. They really are. This is a repost of Aug 13 2009 post: This country breeds ingrates like me. Democratic, what - idiotic, more like Now I shouldn't be too explicit in case I get accused for slander and whatnot and get myself in the headlines which would probably start with "Elitist blogger..." But I would be very much offended to be associated with elitists. Definition of 'elite' in the context of this country: an individual who is extremely scheming, opportunistic, self-seeking, eventually rising up to high level government positions through unscrupulous means. Lots of resemblance to the former nationalist leaders in Viet and Burma and Indo. Western education. Produces smart thinking people. This country breeds a younger generation who take advantage of the 'top notch education' and then run far far away to another country with a more influential culture and clear identity. Because identity really doesn't exist here. It's quite a shame, because really, there never was a 'rich cultural heritage' as our honourable past leaders claimed. History? What history? Fabrication of history. Deluding the tiny minority who refuse to think any deeper than what is propagandised. No history, so what? It's a disgrace. Because it tells me that I reside in a country, not belong to a nation. Nationality? None. What more when those highly educated elites in the top government positions open all doors windows roofs for opportunistic foreigners who enter, grab some cash and sprint out. Then why allow all that? To make this country appear on top of those meaningless lists, to impress... who? The world - the many people in parts of the world who haven't realised that they are investing in a sham nation, where many of its sham citizens originate from their own country. So after all that What wretched country is this anyway? 9 alphabets. Moneyland? To add on to the above: Yknow, 'ingrates' are what the MM would call the 4th generation voters. Impressionable, uncaring, unappreciative, unfilial, (uneducated) ingrates. The thing that's wrong with our democracy is not the ruling party. Neither is it individual ministers and their sub-standard policies. In fact, most of their policies are of standard, and even if they're not, I do choose to believe they're made in good faith (and yes, good faith is all that matters in some areas of law). It's the very fact that the 'democracy' doesn't look like one. In theory, 'alternative voices' in parliament through NCMPs is incontrovertibly a sham. Nothing can be considered a 'genuine' recourse if there is no real threat to the credibility of the government. 'Government', referring to the ruling party. There is nothing wrong with the PAP being the government, as long as whatever their ministers say in parliament aren't mere replicas from the same factory line of narrow-mindedness. But looking at the kind of 'new generation' PAP members represented by Ms Kate Spade, there really isn't much to convince me that the ruling party isn't stagnant, or even falling short of standards in its heyday. If you compare leaders from the same generation, it does require mention that the bright minds are joining the opposition. And IMO I highly doubt they do so because they are fervently anti-pap. It's probably because there is just little leeway for recourse within the ruling party's rigid mandate; no real dissent possible through the NMPs/NCMPs. I won't deny that I've thought of entering politics many times before, and how I can possibly go ahead achieving the change I want to see. It's attractive to join the ruling party - it really is a safe haven - job security, financial security, little damage to reputation (if you're not a mere materialistic shopper). But for anyone who ever thinks of entering politics - it wouldn't be wise to do so for those motivations. No point putting my mind through all that factory-processing. Ironic really, how we like diverse ideas, creativity, etc, but parliament has little of such. I need a break, but basically 87-0 is a disaster, 81-6 is a save, 44-43 could be messy politics (but prob not anywhere close to Taiwan), <44->44 would be enlightenment. I'm sure we'll be enlightened citizens sooner or later
Saturday, May 07, 2011 'I met an old lady once, almost one hundred years old, and she told me, "there are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who's in charge?" These 2 questions of love and control undo us all, trip us up and cause war, grief and suffering.''There's a reason we refer to "leaps of faith" - because the decision to consent to any notion of divinity is a mighty jump from the rational over to the unknowable' 'Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark'
Wednesday, May 04, 2011 "to stay in the present moment requires dedicated one-pointed focus" I couldn't put it any better than Elizabeth Gilbert - embracing the present is really like grabbing air
Tuesday, May 03, 2011 You'll never know if you like durian if you haven't tried it You're never gonna know the darkness is harmless if you've had unfounded, preconceived fears about it, obstructing any innate curiosity You'll never learn to walk if you don't fall You're never gonna succeed if you don't fail You're never gonna know the world is round when you haven't explored all of it You'll never know how vast the universe is without climbing out of the well You'll never learn if you refuse to listen You're gonna be one deficient person without these experiences. We as respectable, dignified human beings, have learnt things the hard way to get where we are today. How do you criticize, slander, assume, foresee, insinuate the opposition when NOBODY HAS SEEN A DAMN OF WHAT THEY CAN/CANNOT DO? Wake up your idea, little Orwellian pigs.
I am a realist, and I will not be contented as a shadow-watcher in Plato's cave
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