bestwrites
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 (2:16 PM)
bestwrites was launched some 2 weeks ago and based on the target, the sales figure should be at least 33.3 copies per day till the end of the year...
$23.90 for a year of writing guidance. what better deal is there? i think it's really worth the money if you compare it to their previous system of $20/mth.
a regular tuition costs approximately $200/mth. 12 months of tuition would be $2400. the amount of money saved is ridiculous...
experts on the streets
Thursday, November 26, 2009 (8:24 AM)
i find it interesting a tendency for football fans to discuss the scene like they are the oracle. they know which club should hire which manager, which players the managers should line up for which game, and yes, they basically know everything that is required for the clubs to win matches.
i don't understand.
how can these people talk so brazenly, assume they know who made the right move and who didn't or which purchase is best for which club and not blush. it is thoroughly embarassing.
i am happy today because...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 (9:02 PM)
i asked a number of people to complete the above sentence based on their snap response because i think we tend to not see things we can be happy about and keep focusing on things that make us unhappy but the fact is, there are a lot of things we can be happy about everyday.
below are the responses i received...
norahs
- i am at home
ali
- i watched csi
guang
- i am not unhappy
alvin
- i am not happy
elaine
- i feel valued in my school
wing sum
- i am not happy leh
hao
- i completed call of duty modern warfare 2
jas
- i am alive
suzy
- i know i have my people around me to rely on when times go bad
karen
- i'm home
meiki
- it is a fun day
jx
- I have not feel sad for very very long
ky
- tat u pop by n check on me
minmin
- lim jin han msn me.
wee teck
- this is a short week...2 more days to wkend!!
wanmei
- cos i had chocolates!!
liping
- becoz i am blessed with a complete doting fam
jianming
- i am alive
idah
- i finally bought my boots!! hahahaha
amos
- i saw the sign and it opened up my eyes
yiwen
- everything at work went smoothly
2 people said they weren't happy and 1 thanked me for asking that question 'cause "[she] needed that".
well, for me, i am happy today because i am alive and healthy. i am thankful that i am alive and do not require a machine to help me breathe or keep my heart beating. i do not need medications to keep me sane or needles in my body to clean my bloodstream. i do not need crutches to help me walk or prosthetic limbs to help me hold my cup. i do not need a walking stick or a hearing aid. i have many more things to be happy about... and that is why i will be happy everyday.
the end of seafood
Friday, November 20, 2009 (9:30 AM)
on a suspected case of food poisoning, i threw up 2-3 times, had multiple diarrheas, fever, cold shivers, giddiness, headache and what shit have you.
no more seafood for me.
the thought of it just makes me feel like throwing up.
of user-friendliness and road rage
Monday, November 16, 2009 (8:49 PM)
the first is a no-brainer. if you gotta get used to something, then it is not user-friendly. yes, those who say the mac is "user-friendly once you get used to it" is not thinking right. user-friendliness refers to something that can be used with ease at first try. so if you're finding ways to justify your love of the mac, refusing to acknowledge that you're just trying to be different by being the same as everyone else trying to be different, sorry, it's not working right.
as for road rage, i don't understand why it happens. i don't at all. what kind of gratification can one get out of quarreling with someone whether this other driver cut into your lane, snatched your parking lot or whatever. i simply don't see it. i think it is plain immature of people who feel the need or the urge to get out of their vehicles to quarrel or show the middle finger to other drivers. sure, you can get pissed but just move on and go find some other lot! it's no fucking big deal.
trivialising fun
Saturday, October 31, 2009 (1:41 PM)
many-a-times when someone does something and people ask "why did you do that?" the answer goes, "just for fun."
"just" trivialises "fun".
we're way too uptight about being serious. relax and have some fun!
time heals shit
(1:29 PM)
time doesn't heal wounds at all. zero, zilch, nada.
when people say time heals all wounds, i find that patronising. it's relinquishing responsibility to allow yourself to heal and when you do that, you find that it takes a lot longer for you to heal than it actually should have.
it takes time to heal, but that does not mean time can heal. the only person who can allow you to heal is you. only you can choose to let yourself recover and when you do, you find that the time it takes is a lot shorter.
pressing issues
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (10:14 AM)
october 27, 2009, law minister k shanmugam said "if it is said that someone is stupid... then you can't sue" effectively giving us the right to call anyone stupid, including minister mentor lee kwan yew. not that i think he is stupid. and more than for just political correctness, he is through-and-through a highly intellectual individual. but i digress. no less than what mr. shanmugam did.
the topic was on singapore's press freedom ranking by reporters without borders. and to tackle such "misperceptions among some Americans", which he claimed were at times "divorced from reality", he decided to argue with points that are totally irrelevant and, intentionally or unintentionally, mislead readers. and on his side, ironically, the press (today) made the same irrelevant point.
today talked about singapore being below guinea, "whose military junta of late was reported to have gunned down people and had women raped on the street." and mr. shanmugam himself said that we are now below kenya, "which saw riots following a disputed election." the above 2 examples relate to autocratic dictatorship which does not refer directly to press freedom. were the people gunned down and raped because of what they published in the papers? and what does a disputed election have to do with press freedom?
a look at the local press reveals a lot. just look at how the straits times publishes. there is as good as zero negative publicity on the government. look at the local broadcast media, they are extremely careful about jokes played on political figures, even for good harmless fun. and there is the recent forum with mr. lee. questioners were planted and questions vetted before the forum. and i totally agree with the guy who wrote in to the papers asking what the point of the forum is when you can't really ask what you want...
but truth be told, i am thankful and grateful for the safety and comfort we have here. though that has nothing to do with press freedom.