they say we have to learn to be frugal, thrifty and satisfied with what we have.
how is that possible, with all the things that i want but cannot have?

oh my my my, this is what happens if you hang out with Brian long enough. you actually will find that funny.

i was sharing awhile ago with the other lit people in class about how the subject was like. and we concluded that it was something like this:

it teaches you how to read between the lines, and then you have imagine that something is there for you to comment on. and after you pretend that you can see something to write about, you write a whole lot of crap about how the invisible spaces in between lines actually complement the visible words.

i thought that was rather true. somehow like how life is.

but nevertheless i still find literature an exciting and interesting topic that is very different from the normal math and science. which makes it a really good contrasting subject. okay im just trying to convince myself i didn't make the wrong decision taking the leap of faith to take up literature in the As.

i think im such a boring blogger now. i toned down quite a bit since last time, and now my blog is full of explicit and to the point stuff, no more colorful language. but i don't care anyway. i don't actually write for people to see and crave for people to look at my blog. its just a personal journal for myself really. but i wouldn't mind sharing, would i?

anyway. happy mid autumn's festival. i love raffles hotel's mooncakes!

life's like a little water fountain, you are born with the definite amount of water in the reservoir, how spectacular you lead your life, how high the water shoots. but then the water always keeps crashing back down, and the cycle will repeat itself. until one day you just run out of power to oppose gravity. and you're left with a stagnant pool of water

this is an example of how photography touches people. of course i mean figuratively, not literally.
http://www.dayswithmyfather.com/

on another note, cats are so cute.

hahaha i have sooo much photos to sort out now.. 500 plus photos from the class outing, at close to 200 i've took two hours ago with QiXin at Chinese Garden. wow i've been at two gardens in two days, it was Botanic Gardens yesterday. in touch with nature huh!

Stomp on your morals.

What is it with Stomp? I have this issue with that socially ill website that fosters nothing but pure curiousity, and a very bad way too. Okay not that my photo got up there or something. But i just dont seem to be able to decipher what is it that Singaporeans need that website so much for? To laugh at others? To feed others curiousity? To humiliate them? Apparently thats what they seem to enjoy doing, albeit under the whole facade of "it serves as a reminder of how shameful our society is and this will teach them" thing. The way i see it is that these people who support such a website are shameful through and through.

Before you go into thinking, what's up with this guy? Why is he so fiery? Well thats because i just visted the stomp site, and was disgusted enough.. So was surfing Clubsnap forums, someone shared a link to Stomp. And the page was about this girl who was making out with her bf topless in some void deck? And what immediately popped into my mind was, who in the right state of mind would go and whip out their camera to take photos of a couple doing intimate acts? To me that is just sick, almost like if i was to be taking a dump and someone would come over and record this very moment into their memory cards. But apparently not so much for the photographer because the photos meant being able to post it on Stomp!

And then on the page was this rating table, where people actually vote their reactions to this piece of "juicy news". And i saw that there were 67% of the people who voted shiok! Its so terribly horrifying to see that. So what now Stomp is your new porn website? Or do you really get such a kick out of seeing photos of people making out, topless? The fact that people actually vote that such a piece of news is "shiok" doesnt really show much about them being the societal warriors they seem to be. I do not understand how does posting such immoral photos and news and then claiming that they are "shiok" actually justify the need for the website to exist. You claim such acts to be wrong and ugly for children to see, and there you are claiming its "shiok!". What makes me disgusted even more is the fact that the photographer, who dont forget hides behind a web alias, can stand there and take photos when he/she claims its unsightly!

Im not saying there is anything wrong with citizen journalism and stuff. But when its placed on a platform like Stomp its completely unethical already. People are given anonymous identity and because of that, they can post whatever they want and say whatever they want. I know it gives people a voice, to speak up. But that shouldnt give you the right to "flame" or label them. The case i mentioned above, people actually comment and say that the girl is from this sch or not, arguing over whether it should be the case. Why should you be so curious about their identity? To me it seems like these Stompers are labelling them, hoping to be able to recognise these "immoral" citizens from the public. It is as if posting photos of people without consent isnt enough already. This goes to show how kaypoh people on Stomp are, maybe you wanna also find out where the people in the photos live? Apart from where they school?

I have no idea why im ranting exactly but im sure many will have the same sentiments. More often than not, Stomp documents the negative side of Singaporeans, and this community of people seem to be very proud of being able to document such moments. They claim that such immoral acts are wrong, but also forget how disgusting their unethical acts are. They contend that such social ills should be removed and that this portal would remind people of how shameful such acts are, but also forget how they are fostering another social ailment. Moral highgrounds? Hold them bear.

Maybe we should printscreen a page on Stomp about people being such total idiots online. And then post it on Stomp titled: "Community of Singaporeans who have no ethics spotted!" and see what they have to say about that. Maybe even this blog post. Im pretty sure they would have alot of comments about it. Go do it. Knock yourselves out.

Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk
Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk
I told you this is my fault
Look me in the eyeball
Next time I'm pissed, I'll aim my fist at the drywall
Next time. There won't be no next time

ahh GP exam tmr what am i doing!!!! i have decided once and for all that GP can't be studied. so well here i am slacking my ass off. anyway i promised photos! here they are.

i don't believe yr 5s could actually get so much of fun out of a primary sch game.

not a perfect shot, considering i took it 20m away with a f4.5 lens wide open

CHIOBU!
okay sorry.

i thought he looked damn retarded in this photo.

all you fans of this teacher, drool.

do tell me if this photo size is too big? so i can make adjustments to make it easier to read(or look whatever).

okay i think i should go and read some stuff.


she told me it was mine;
i believed her.