人不为己天诛地灭

Humans are always selfish animals. I’m sure everyone has experienced it for themselves – people around them will always think for themselves, there’s almost no one who will sacrifice their own live for the others even if they are the closest of the closest friends. Its actually human nature – one in which its difficult to change cos its already inert in us.

So there is always this some kind of protection we must exert ourselves against the others so that we do not hurt ourselves. I believe that trust is never 100%. There are some things whch u know that u can share with some people but not the others. And u know that some ppl just wont not betray the trust u put on them. Nevertheless, there is still a portion of privacy that u wish to keep within your boundary out of reach from others. And such lost of trust is often triggered by some events in one way or another. The words and phrasing of how u put across ur point says so much about how one can keep secrets. Even if the motive was not there, the effects are already done and the resultant effect is a breakage of trust. Simple as that.

Consider this as 心计? Nope I doubt so. Its how much u observe and how much u learn from ur surrounding. I would consider that as street smart, seeing beyond what others cannot see. Of cos I would love to believe humans are all kind hearted, but the fact is that they are not. So it would not do any harm to rather be safe than sorry.

The beauty of dawn….

The night before dawn is always the darkest. Well, after the night has passed, the glow on the sky will always be the most beautiful.

Already gone

Making the impossible, possible

Nothing is impossible, really.

To think that completing a 20 page report and presentation within 2 weeks was impossible. But at last, we made it through, in a satisfying fashion as well. When circumstances force you to work, no matter what the deadline is, you will still get it done. Adaptive feature? Yea maybe.

I still remember my first ppt of the sem – voice trembling while the first few words came out from the mouth. Now it wasn’t much of a problem, not much hiccups and ppt without a script as well. Similar to that, it was adaptive feature.

But i seriously had someone to thank. The one who taught me how to present without a script, the one who taught me so much so much more things in life that not everyone could have such maturity in doing. Theres some ppl in life that u know are just meant to be ur true pal and buddy. And they are just meant to be ur very gd fren in life. Maybe that explains why the trust was so deep even when we knew each other for only over a year plus. It will be gd if i know more such people in life coz there still so much things which i need to break my boundaries.

Liverpool 2 – 0 Man U

Its was a well deserved win but to say that liverpool are back in the title challenge is a too far-fetched conclusion to be made at this point of time. Torres was still the one who provided the different touch – smacking away the goal at a tight angle once again. Who the hell in this world could score from such a tight angle not once, but two three times this season. He will be liverpool’s new tailismann alongside stevie g. And I really hate to see them out and injured everytime the internationals are here. Just what the physios in the international team is doing?

But the thing still lies in the poor management by rafa. Seeing his poor teamsheet every week is a pain and torture. ANd seeing lucas once and again appearing on the teamsheet puts pain into my heart every other week. HIs poor sense of position and play is a torture week in week out. To think that the central midfield area makes up the engine room of the whole team but yet got dragged down by lucas really turn me off watching the matches. First it was sissoko, then now lucas. Just how many players do you need to support before you finally realized he is more a ball picker than a player on the field?

The sentiments shows that the above scoreline really means nothing. The only consolation is to see that man u’s charge towards their title defence is disrupted as a process. And I hope this 3 ponts will seriously cause them their title.

Group projects

According to the education system, group projects and work is supposed to nurture team spirit and cooperativity amongst group members. But throughout my teamwork experience for the past 10 years, it doesn’t seem to enhance my teamwork ability in any way.

All that was done is to strengthen my sai kang warrior ability and one person doing two person work ability. The chances of getting a super freaking idiotic member is so high that I have given up searching for the best ever possible group combination. Every other time, there will bound to be a member who simply bo chup or simply cant be bothered to do anything. Can’t really understand other people’s mentality. This might be the so called chao-keng warrior. But seriously, what can a chao keng warrior learn in life? Simply to shed responsibilities to the others ain’t going help you much in life.

Well, there are juz some things in life you can’t control. What to do? When life throws u a bomb, then, u have to throw the bomb back and complete it. No matter how much it takes, a little effort count and will definity be seen. As long as I’ve given my very best to complete it, it doesn’t matter how ppl see it. At least, I know I have done my best.

Inspirational character

Due to the ‘interesting’ forensic module that I took this sem, I got a chance to meet this super inspirational character and leading forensic scientist in the world. It was like a well taken chance to understand the successful life of another. Sometimes its difficult to understand how some people can make their life so fulfilling while others simply waste them away. This is one person who simply help solve thousands of crime scenes via his application of knowledge in his field of studies. He is non other than the most respected forensic scientists – Dr Henry Lee.

He started off his life in a family with 13 kids. Imagine the pains his parents have to go through in order to raise 13 kids up. But adding on to that, these 13 kids have all made it into university. This is no doubt a feat isn’t it. Such a wonder I felt. And passion was one component that rule Dr Lee’s life. Starting off as a police, he made his way up to the position of captain at a mere age of 22. Guided by this passion, he went on to the US to pursue his forensic science degree and completed his degree in 2 years instead of 4. And slowly he made his way up – from assistant prof to associate prof and now a full prof in just 3 years! (ORH!) Gradually, he also set up his own forensic department to train future talents and police in an attempt to educate them with the latest forensic techniques which could aid in solving crimes as soon as possible. This is one life that was fully utilized to save and help the many lifes out there. It also help to change some of their lifes – going from the good to the best in the betterment of scientific technology in recent days.

How on earth could someone achieve such a result? Now i’m still at the age of setting a limit for myself to achieve in my field work and studies. When would I really set an aim for myself to achieve and set a limit of no limit so that I can excel in it? It will be great if my future lies in parallel as his. Doing work for the betterment of others and making my contributions back to society. How lovely would this be….

Life is tough

Woo didnt realize it a full 2 weeks since i last posted. It actually sums up how busy I was with my work and stuff. So busy that I don’t even have enough time to recharge my body over the weekends and the effects is simply accumulating over time. Its now down to the time when the rubberband will snap which scares me just as much.

But with all those complainings, work still needs to be done. Not just done, but done in a manner to is sort of perfect for me BUT definitely not others. 2 CAs, 1 presentation, 1 report in one week was indeed an ardous route of pass by. I learnt alot from the experience as well. There is no point fretting about how much you can finish or how much you can’t finish studying. Prioritize and time management is just as important. You can’t go studying and chionging for the whole week can you? A little rest on the computers and PSP will do the relaxing job just as fine too. And talk about balancing work and relaxation, yea this is it. Although you know the things are still undone, but the immediate effects of relaxation is so tempting for all to grab. True? Yes, but self control and limiting oneself is key here.

For all the hard work that has gone past these 2 weeks, I can say the results is just as sweet. Having my FYP progress to the next stage and yielding more results is the most happiest things I’ve earned in return. Not that hardwork does always equate to success and I can say I am lucky to have luck by my side. The satisfaction is beyond doubt just that I hoped it could be better changing several factors in between. Humans are hard to please, but pushing to further and perfecting one’s skill is always one of the things in my agenda in life; doing things in a more than perfect manner when you seriously set sights on it. Or else, the slip shot work will get you nowehere so why bother doing it in the first place yea? The important thing is still to know your limits: pushing too hard will result in a miserable life while not pushing is going to fail you terribly. I know I have not reached my limits so I am going for the push. Learning more does befit you in the end. Life is not just about playing BUT learning as well.

So, life is tough indeed. So much to consider, so much to balance. When will we really end up balancing all our considerations on the weighing scale? No one knows. However, it does bring a little peace by reflecting back on life. The ups and downs, the problems and solutions, the people in life….. And there you realize; actually I did quite a good job coping with it. And all those scales and balance of the above paragraph is thrown downright into the bin.

Librarian?

So as usual, i was making my way round to the library to study? (YES!) on a freaking sunday afternoon. So no life. Ok not the point…. And becoz of my late night yesterday, i really had trouble opening my eyes to concentrate halfway through the studying. So I thought…. hmmmm ok.. Take a 10 minutes nap first before I continue becoz i see no point in continuing anyway in that kind of condition..

So i hibernated my comp and put my arms around it and layed my head onto the table. The next thing I know around 5 minutes later, I felt a hand tapping on my shoulders. Ok so I had a little shock and jumped out of my sleeping mode. Then the librarian asked – Are you slping here?? Like duh, can’t you see I have a full table of notes in front of me. Obviously I’m just taking a short nap lah. Nevermind coz actually i have to thank her for the wakeup call which fully woke and refresh me up for the my second half of studying.

And then, 3 hours later……
The same feeling came back again and I really can’t take it anymore. Head down on the table AND 5 minutes LATER…….. the same hand came tapping on my shoulders.. This time round i was really rather pissed. Can’t u see im studying very hard and need some nap to refresh my mind and eyes abit??!! And there you came tapping on my shoulders and waking me up AGAIN!!!!! So for the nx 3 hours or so I did my work faithfully. From the glass reflection, I can see her passing by quite a few times in the 3 hours. Has she got nothing better to do than to go around waking ppl up from the small naps? Or is she just faithfully doing her job? Its up to one to judge. But to me as a victim, I would rather say pls no tapping on my shoulders again. You can perform ur job on people who scream and shout in the library instead. I don’t really need any wakeup calls. But thanks anyway…

Copyrighted food?

So are we going to have food copyrighted as well? At least that’s what Malaysian minister Ng Yen Yen has pronounced in the recent food fair in Malaysia. Judging by the food that she has listed as ‘originated from Malaysia’, she has an obvious intent of creating some trouble with her neighbouring south east asian countries.

So what if the food such as Laksa, Nasi Lemak, Hainanese chicken rice, chilli crab and bak kut teh REALLY originate from Malaysia? Different countries will have different ways of cooking and spicing the ingredients to suit the taste buds of the locals which therefore induce a change in flavour from the original. Same way as we HUMAN all originate from Africa but that does not make me an african. It is the way evolution change us to suit into our current cultures that make me a Singaporean. And if these food were better marketed in other countries as compared to its orginating countries, then the malaysian minister should instead be thinking why such things were allowed to happen in the first place rather that stamping their authority on the food and accuse other countries of hijacking it. It was really uncalled for and serve her right if all those verbal bombs come dropping in becoz of that.

As to me a passionate food lover, it doesn’t matter where the food originate from. Things that make me salivate will induce me to buy it without any considerations regarding the origin of the food. I do not have to go all the way to hamburg to get my hamburgers since I can have it sweet and soundly in the comfort of my own home. And oh.. Did I mention that hamburgers originate from Germany and NOT America? Anyway, does it matter??