Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Oh what a night
Starry, starry nightOh, that is part of a lyrics from Josh Groban's Vincent (Starry Starry Night). Would that song just come in a perfect 10 watch a romantic movie under the stars? Well, actually its not entirely a starry starry night tonight, so minus 5 points. And its no romantic movie, minus another 5 points. Nothing left at all. And to add on to it, it farking rain. Yeah, goddamn farking rain.
Paint your palette blue and grey
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colours on the snowy linen land
Starlight Cinema is a nice concept, for the romantic couples who enjoy a good movie out in the open, or even enjoy a nice picnic out with your friends to sit down on the grass patch, have a bottle of wine or two, and enjoy a good conversation of old time sake. Remind me of the time when my parents drive me to the cinema to catch a movie, where you get to park your car next to your allocated slot with a speaker pole there.
But then it wont be really that great when you have to watch your movie in the rain. Just 10 seconds into the movie, the landlord above us decided that he wanna do some floor cleaning beneath him. Then you can see half the people scramble to a cornered shelter. No point moving there cause you probably wont get to see anything from that angle. Just lift the groundsheet over our heads for some cover. 90% wet is not considered totally drenched wahhhhh. See lah, how romantic can it get? First time in my life watching a movie in the rain, and
Skeleton Key is suppose to be some horror movie. So that does take away the romantic part, right? Kate Hudson don't really look that fabulous in that movie, and she isn't one to start off with in the first place. A movie about voodoo. Its wasn't really that great but I do like the ending, a different ending, I must say. As I was complaining for too many times, people seems to look the art in making a really really good horror movie. A movie that strikes big fear in you. Its not the special effects. Its the atmosphere it created using the theme, the actors and actresses, the sound and the sequencing. I miss a really good horror movie.
Oh, romantic is suppose to be for two person. Three's a crowd. Four's a party. Five's a I dunno what. So romantic is not even suppose to be associated with tonight. -shrug- And its even worst when you are suffering from a very bad backache. Or what do you call that are that is above your arse and below your spine? Damn. Chinese sinseh no official MC. Sighz.
Friday, September 23, 2005
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Child no teach, dad at fault
养不教,父之过;教不严,师之惰。
Ok, I'm trying to do a very literal word for word translation. But its definitely, as most who can understand chinese, or rather even with that poor translation, should be able to know what I'm driving at. Technically, its a philosophy from the book (三字经), which was written in the 13th century. I'm not telling you how to be a good parents, nor arguing on whose fault is it going to be. And this is not any thesis. I'm just writing my thoughts, my views, my belief.
Probably I grow up under the caning philosophy and I do believe in them. But of course, there is a limit to it. Cause once you push it over the limit, the child is a goner. When he or she does not fear caning anymore, probably its starting to turn for the worst. I have seen it. I know how it is like when things turn that way. It seriously make the parents vomit blood.
Probably from some of my articles on my blog, one can tell how much I'm unprepared to be a father and how much I dun like kids. Why do I
As with the above statement, one can find a good explaination here (english translation) since bishamon is just a little too lazy to type it out. Hey, I dun work as a translator. Beside, language ain't my major. So simply, it says that if a child is not well brought up, its all the fault of the father. And if the child is not well taught, its all the fault of the teacher. Happen to be doing some surfing, looking for some information, and accidentally bump into this article (english translation). And since I'm blogging it here, I might as well put in it. Afterall, no harm adding in one more reference. I know, parenting is an extremely tough job. It is never easy. It takes more than just responsibility. Having a child is not just about keeping feeding the child, keep him/her alive. It goes beyond it, way beyond it. You may teach your child what is morality, but to have the child believe it and practice it is totally another method.
为人子,方少时;亲师友,习礼仪。
Then of course there is another phrase. Once again, you can find the explaination here (english translation). So bringing up one's child is tough. Teaching the child well of the world is even tougher. What is right? What is wrong? What to practice? But of course, there is a fine line to determine between letting your child lead his/her life or lead the life you want he/she to lead. The child may be be a replicate of you, but the child is not you. You have your life. Your child have his/her own life. Moulding your child into who you think your child should be is not exactly the best of way in bringing up your child.
But of course, parents are likely to be the first very example they will be looking up to. But if the parents are exactly the wrong way of example, then how do you expect the child to grow up into a fine person. Your child may have good brains. Your child may have good grades. Your child may have good career. Your child may be earning good bucks. But tell me, if your child believes that old folks ought to be send to old folks home and not block the fortune of others. If your child believes in sacraficing other people to save self's face/life. Is that the way that it should be?
I have seen living example of people behaving like king of the world just because they are the paying customers. And that is right in front of the child. Raising his voice at the serving waitress demanding the dessert for his son where he can just kindly request for it. I have seen a mother showering a couple of colorful swear words at the maid while the daughter is just beside her. And even if the child has misbehave, the parents choose the action and pushing the blame to others. What is this? How do one make a living good example when you are just an exactly bad bad bad example?
I remember the time when if I have done anything wrong, I will seriously get it big time from my mother. I fear her. I fear her cane more. I think it works pretty well for me. She knows when to say cane, when not to cane. When she tells me no, it means no. No other meaning. But now I look at who kids are growing up, even parents gotta beg a 8 years old child. Can you believe it? And to think a mother want to cane the child, and the child can actually tell the mother that if she dares, she will report her mother to the police, and to think that is coming from a child that is still schooling in lower primary school. Mine mine, what has the world become to? You can't even discipline your own child. To think back in my own time, when I got beaten by my teacher for being naughty, I will try my best to avoid letting my mother knows, else I will probably receive more beating at home. And now? The child can actually go home to complain to the parents, and the parents will farking march into the school and demand a good explaination, and threaten the school with all sort of legal threats. It truly is 养不教,父之过。
Fark the world. Fark the society. Fark the teaching. Fark those parents.
Ops. Who knows, should one day I become parent myself, I migth get scrutized by others. I just gotta remind myself never to become those farkup parents.
积点口德吧。
Fancy a none living maid
Anyone fancy a robot to look after your house? Now you don't have to worry about your maid getting pregnant or running away with some foreign talent. Or even abuse your kids or bring no-three-no-four foreign talent back to your house to help enact on the gahmen policy.
Orginal news here :
Mitsubishi says it has tried to create a robot that can sustain meaningful relationships with human beings, initiating conversations with family members and offering services such as alarm, news, weather, and email dictation. The device can look after the house, provide video streams over cellular networks, and cull useful information over the Internet, while maintaining its own autonomous "rhythm of life," the company says.
Not Sexy
Oh mine, this is so sexy! Are they not writing those stuffs on stuffs made of paper? If they have those written on their body in an artistic way, it might even be a good dig at Victoria Secrets.
Mine mine, 1 million copy a day. The postage system must be a collecting a huge deal of moolah from them!
Monday, September 19, 2005
Friday, September 16, 2005
At home on a friday night
While watching Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (or this), got a call from a friend and the first thing he asked was oi which happening place are you at now? Home, I say. He was totally shocked to know the happening place is home.
What to do, I'm such an unhappening place. Suppose to go some place with somebody but since neither he nor I can figure out a place, and sms him got no response, I guess I got flied kite again. Its ok. Used to it already. So might as well stay at home and watch this few days old release.
For the big fans of the Final Fantasy series, the next big thing after FFXII release will be this Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. The last movie the fans gotten is Final Fantasy : The Spirit Within and that is 4 years ago. I heard that the fanatics had gone out to get the DVD, but they din realise one thing, its for release in Japan, which is to say, Japanese language with Japanese subtitle. Great, isn't it? Watching a Japanese movie with Japanese subtitle, and its even more endearing if my command of the language does not goes beyond counting the numbers and a couple of noun. Oh, I seen mine with english subtitle. Niceeeeee.
The graphics has not really gone even better than the Final Fantasy : The Spirit Within, however, the action has improve significantly, I must add. Of course, 4 years a long time, and technology are improving at an exponential rate. The storyline seems very thin, thinner than the old movie. This Final Fantasy VII Advent Children looks more like a show case of their vast improve in their technology, the smooth-ness of the action and the super rebonded hair of the villain. Smooothhhhhh. So if you love 3D animated movies like the Final Fantasy : The Spirit Within, fighting actions that makes Matrix like slow snail action and fighting monsters that makes Balrog look like ordinary enemies you encounter when you roam around in your rpg game to level up, then be prepare for Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, on the big silver screen.
Chances are, I believe, they
Oh, Devilman is boring damn boring.
On a lesser note, anyone interested in launching your own satellite into outer space? CubeSat is launching it very cheaply for you, costing only a faction of what NASA is doing. You can now do it on your own! How kool to start booking your identity in the vast vacuum high above you. Who knows, maybe next big thing might be the vacuum space, after our dear love-to-hate-and-hate-to-love Internet.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Strolling around
Shopping has been a major item on any of my travel. Unless and of course I'm there with that agenda. Capitol of the land of smiles seem like a good option. But hor, I heard the size no the good leh. Old fat fart like very hard to shop leh. Sigh.
Anyway that capital is a little too far now, so I ended up in another capital, our northern neighbour's. Custom was so smooth yesterday. Good start, I say. But this is also the first time I was thrown at an unknown location and need to orientate myself. Worst when the organiser woke up with a sleepy head and brought us on a merry-go-round tour. Afterall, its past midnight, so maybe I have to forgive him on that.
I wonder how come I'm always being pair up with people whom I have no idea. This girl on the trip wab asking me where is my partner. -roll eyes- Who is this partner of mine again I exclaimed. I'm bad with names. This long hair cute cute short girl she replied. Hey, I can't even pinpoint anyone! Those that I can think of, I shuddered at the thoughts.
After putting down our things, we headed of to dance. I still think all drinks are equally expensive in a club. And to think that going all the way up, I'm still dancing with Sillyporeans. How sad. The night start real late and ended even later. Oh well, there is still tonight, I hope.
Right now
How relaxing to just stroll around on a saturday afternoon in big shopping complex minus the crazy crowd. Nevermind the pricing though.