It's amazing how much a meetup can make a person realise a lot of things.

She didn't change; I did. My old self would have not recgonised the new KJ.

Would my old self despise the new KJ? Definitely. Will the new KJ think that the old him is an idealist, and a fool at that? Of course. But he will forever look back at the old him wistfully, wishing that time and the process of growing up did not chip away his innocence, poking holes through it's chinks, until a husk is finally left.

The memories are a prison a prisoner himself made, with bricks of emotions and the mortars of tears. He builds a cocoon of torment. The sad irony is that the prisoner holds the key to the cell door, but does not lust for the freedom, only wanting it's monotony. He prefers the daily torture, for fear of what lies in stall for him outside.

I had finally opened the door.

A catastrophe of the highest magnitude.

http://www.warcraftsea.com/

The ah bengs and ah lians will taint the lands of Azeroth! The burning crusade won by using the ah lians and ah bengs!

God is dead.

I shall pretend that I am educated and quote something from the Yan Martell's the Life of Pi.

"God is dead for the prisoner in death row, God is dead for the child dying in the sickbed, and God is dead for me, when I contracted polio."

And guess what kiddos? God is dead for me too. HE TOOK AWAY STEVE IRWIN! OF ALL THE DAMN PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, LIKE GEORGIE BUSH OR WHO, THEY TOOK AWAY STEVE IRWIN! LOOK AT HIM! HE IS THE EPITOME OF MANLINESS!












He is so damn cool! He makes women swoon with his Aussie accent! He makes young boys like me wish that they can travel across the seven seas, finding porpoises and dolphins and manticores to slay and tame and oogle at! AND NOW GOD TOOK HIM AWAY! And to add salt to the injury he is killed by:















This! A bloody stingray! I swear I will avenge you Mr Irwin. I swear I will go to Newton Food Center and eat the damn stingray. I swear I will bite into the flesh with relish, and taste the flesh of the scums that killed my hero.

Do not fear my dear friends, for with me is the one thing that shall make the stingray tremble in their stings. It is none other then:

















The fearsome Tiger. Feared in the jungles of Malaya and the deep mountains of China, the almighty tiger shall accompany me in the quest to slay the stingray.

May Irwin's spirit be calmed by this vow of revenge.

Rock music boosts your brain power Camillo Fracassini

LONG suffering parents of adolescents might not agree, but scientists claim that listening to rock music can boost your brain power. Researchers at a Scottish university believe that the sound of guitar-based rock such as Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC and the Red Hot Chili Peppers improves concentration and boosts memory. Contrary to received wisdom, children who listen to loud rock or pop music while swotting for exams are probably improving their chances of success. The finding follows claims that listening to classical music, particularly Mozart, can improve performance in cognitive tests. Recent studies suggested that The Mozart Effect can lead to permanent changes in brainpower among young children. The findings have spawned a multi-million-pound industry in classical music CDs designed to boost children’s intelligence. In the new study, Dr Leigh Riby and George Caldwell, cognitive psychologists at Glasgow Caledonian University, set out to find out whether The Mozart Effect applies to other types of music. The researchers monitored the brain activity of a group of 16 volunteers who were asked to perform a simple memory test while listening to rock and classical music. They were asked to do the same while listening to the sound of static and again in silence. The volunteers were played Beethoven’s 2nd symphony and a piece by Steve Vai, the virtuoso rock guitarist. While the classical music improved the concentration and memory of both groups, rock music also had a significant effect on the cognitive performance of the rock fans. Brain scans revealed that they required far less brainpower to complete the test successfully. “We wanted to investigate whether more contemporary music would have a similar effect and chose rock as an extreme example,” said Riby. “What we found was surprising. While classical music appears to have an effect on everybody, we also found that there is a significant effect on people exposed to their favourite type of music. “Those played rock music required less mental energy to carry out the task successfully. I would expect to see a similar effect with pop fans played pop music or anyone else exposed to their favourite type of music. The music primes the brain to perform certain tasks more efficiently. “What we are examining now is whether certain passages or certain instruments have a greater effect than others. We will be examining every millisecond of the brain scans to pinpoint what it is about classical and rock music that is having this effect.” Vai, who has performed alongside Frank Zappa, Ozzy Osbourne and the former Van Halen singer Dave Lee Roth, said he was delighted by the findings, published in the current edition of Consciousness and Cognition, the science journal. “What this test shows is that it’s important not to exclude any music having an emotional impact or educational value,” he said. “What we hear has the potential to change the way we think because it changes our moods.” While both classical and rock music have been shown to boost brainpower, they have also been used to discomforting effect. Earlier this year Luton council began playing classical music in the town centre to drive away problem youths. In 1989 the American army played AC/DC at high volume to force the Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega out of hiding. Previous studies have shown that rock music improved the work rate of people collecting stock market statistics and can have a positive effect on the brain chemistry of depressed teenagers.

Hahahahah you emo bastards don't give me that excuse of wanting to cut yourself when you all listen to rock music!

Singapore online gamers read up.

From: thadarkman78 | Posted: 8/30/2006 10:00:28 PM | Filter | Message Detail

Bump, and a little more info on the game:

http://www.piratekingonline.com/clips/preview.wmv - A little video of a 1v1 Duel. If I'm not mistaken, It's a crusader vs a Seal Master. (postitive on the Crusader part, not 100% on the Seal Master). Also, yes it's point and click, but with a graphical style like RO, that's expected.

http://www.focusplay.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2342 - A little bit of info is revealed on Guild vs Guild war. Still not much is known (even one of the company people says he doesn't know much on it), but the battles will be like an RTS MMO style, People will need to do different things like sea battle, land battle, woodcut (to repair ships) in order to win. Not much more is known, but the idea of an RTS like Guild War system sounds awesome. One of the Company person says (quoted): "lets just say the system seems abit like warcraft dota...not 5 V 5 but rather 80 Vs 80"

Yea, so yay for more info. The one annoyance is that the company is based in Singapore, so all those damn people on the forums are idiots (save for that 1 person who posted all the useful info, and one of the company people), and will probably be idiots ingame, but it's bearable I guess.
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I usually would fucking come to the rescue of our beloved island monarchy(HAHAH) but this time I really have to agree. I mean, have you all played MapleSEA? IT'S THE BIGGEST PIECE OF SHIT OUT THERE ON THE MARKET. The community's shit! Imagine this:

TBND is currently leveling at Henessys Dungeon(I dunno whether it bloody exist. Sue me.)

*L0rbbeeuu1314 walks by*

lorbbeeuu1314: Eh CC CC CC CC or I defame!
TBND: Eh your father Lee Kwan Yew issit? Dungeon yours arh?

Suddenly the fucking place is filled with shitheads and you see your fame get reduced by 100. FUCK YOU UNDERSTAND. Don't bring your shit to the internet ok little shitheads.

Our generation people are seriously fucking inconsiderate and sadly that includes me. Hahaha sue me.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Earth's protective ozone layer, which was notably thinning in 1980, may be fully recovered by mid-century, climate scientists said on Wednesday.

Ozone in the stratosphere, outside the polar regions, stopped thinning in 1997, the scientists found after analyzing 25 years worth of observations.

The ozone layer shields the planet from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation, but human-made chemicals -- notably the chlorofluorocarbons found in some refrigerants and aerosol propellants -- depleted this stratospheric ozone, causing the protective layer to get thinner.

The scientists said the ozone layer's comeback is due in large part to compliance with an 1987 international agreement called the Montreal Protocol, which aimed to limit emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals.

"These results confirm the Montreal Protocol and its amendments have succeeded in stopping the loss of ozone in the stratosphere," said Eun-Su Yang of the Georgia Institute of Technology, who led a team that analyzed the data.

"At the current recovery rate ... the global ozone layer could be restored to 1980 levels -- the time that scientists first noticed the harmful effects human activities were having on atmospheric ozone -- sometime in the middle of this century," Yang said in a statement.

While ozone is a beneficial shield in the stratosphere, some six to 31 miles above Earth's surface, the ozone encountered at ground level can be damaging to lung tissue and plants and is a major component of smog.

The analysis was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres.

Researchers from
NASA and other agencies reported in June that the so-called ozone hole over Antarctica would recover by around 2068, which is some 20 years later than previously expected.

The Antarctic ozone hole is a massive loss of ozone that occurs each spring in the Southern Hemisphere.

A similar, though smaller and less severe, ozone hole has been reported in the Arctic.




CAPTAIN PLANET 1 CAPTAIN POLLUTION 50

Bloody long time never blog.

Actually i really wanted to quit this blogging thingy but due to influence from Winsor and Benny, I must re-blog to show off my life to others. Yay for publicity. Yay for the beng next fucking door!

Education in fucking TP is getting from bad to worse. Ennui you see. Nothing to do, nothing to see, nothing to touch, nothing to fuck. Will get bloody bored. What saves me is my more and more frequent trip to our clean and green neighbour Bedok Reservoir to get my daily intake of menthol, tar, nicotine and cancer. Yay for an early death! Anyone want to send a message to Jesus or Buddha or whatever God you pray to? If yes please sms your message to 1800-FuckYou for your personalised message of salvation! Yay.

Shit is really getting worse and worse. On the National Day our Lord the great Lee Hsien Loong(May the Gods bless his soul) said something about mee siam mai hum. Eh good sir. Mee siam no hum la. I tell you next parliamentary debate the first bill on the List shall be enacting an ordinance that makes it mandatory for Mee Siam to have hum. If don't have will have fine of $1000/- bucks, maximum 2 months imprisonment and kena rattan 24 strokes. Then great Lee Hsien Loong will claim that he inherited clairvoryant powers from his father's side(Guess who! Not going to name him. The internet has ears.) and he could prophesise that mee siam will have hum. Then everyone will cheer, and next day we will have to wake up on 5 o clock in the morning every bloody day to pray to the Prophets Lee. Too bad for the jews who wanted to eat mee siam.

I must seriously get a smoke soon or I will post all the seditive shit on the net and get sued. I must smoke Lucky Strikes. I must smoke Lucky Strikes. I must.....

Drama Alert!

With the help of an expert lip reader the Daily Mail was able to decipher what led to the violent outburst.

First defender Marco Materazzi spoke in Italian - a language understood by Zidane who once played for Italian side Juventus - grabbed his opponent and told him 'hold on, wait, that one's not for a ****** like you.'

It is not clear whether the Italian was referring to the ball heading their way or his own groping of Zidane.

The expert, who can lip read foreign languages phonetically and translate with the aid of an Italian interpreter, was unable to see what Zidane said in reply.

But she saw that as the players walked forward Materazzi said: 'We all know you are the son of a terrorist whore.'

Then, just before the headbutt, he was seen saying,: 'So just **** off.'

The translation tallies with the words of Zidane's agent who said the player had told him the Italian made a 'very serious' comment.

Coolest World Cup ever!

Italy elbowing people on the face, Rooney stepping on people's balls, and Zidane head butting people!

Now I owe Tai Wee a movie ticket.

This is full of shit!

Chiam can proceed with lift upgrading, no $80m upgrading package: Mah

NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has told opposition MP Chiam See Tong that he can proceed with lift upgrading plans using the funds which the Potong Pasir MP said his town had.

But Mr Mah said there was no question of an 80-million-dollar upgrading package being made available.

'The $80 million upgrading package was proposed by Mr Sitoh Yih Pin, the PAP candidate for Potong Pasir, as his plans for the constituency if he was elected the Member of Parliament,' Mr Mah said in a letter to Mr Chiam on Wednesday.

'It was on this basis that I promised to help Mr Sitoh secure the funds for the upgrading programme.

'As the majority of Potong Pasir voters rejected Mr Sitoh and his plan, the issue of funding no longer arises,' Mr Mah wrote.

Mr Mah said nevertheless, as the Government has announced, all eligible HDB blocks will have lift upgrading by 2014. And this includes eligible blocks in Potong Pasir.

Mr Chiam had written to the National Development Ministryasking for access to $80 million in funds that had reportedly been earmarked for upgrading in the constituency.

In a letter to Mr Mah last week, he referred to comments by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and media reports during the election campaign about an $80 million upgrading programme for the ward if the PAP candidate won it.

He asked Mr Mah for details which the ministry may need from him and how he could go about 'to claim the said upgrading packages which will benefit the residents of Potong Pasir'.

Another opposition MP, Hougang's Low Thia Khiang, said he would apply for a 100-million-dollar upgrading fund that residents inhis constituency had also been told about during the election.




This is damn fucked up. Eh, the people in Potong Pasir and Hougang not Singaporean si boh? They what, Dukedom of Potong Pasir and United Hougang Federation issit? Lan jiao. They pay the same amount of tax leh. GST they pay, Road Tax they pay, Parking Tax they pay, T.V tax they pay. They also PAP leh! Pay and Pay! But after they Pay and Pay you say they don't deserve this cos' their constituency don't want to PAP? Lan jiao you understand?

Hun ki price go up, simi lan jiao price go up except wages. Ni niang eh la. Now fishball noodle 4 dollars at food court only give you 2 fish ball. Knn the fish ball so small, lim beh eh ball bigger then that ball la! G.E over only for 2 months nia all this shit happen liao.
Chee bye you understand? Chee bye!

If this go on, Yew Tee won't be the kampung. Hougang and Potong Pasir will. Next time we can request Red Cross and United Nations send their rations and supplies to Hougang and Potong Pasir also. Then if Singapore is attacked, SAF won't protect Hougang and Potong Pasir and Chiam and Loh can hire Bobba Fett to fight for him liao.

The new generation of voters won't forget. Lift upgrading don't matter to most of us. But the injustice will torment us.

August will be a bitch.

August will be damn packed la! I have a wedding, a birthday party and a dinner to attend! Eh. Why am I complaining. It's only July!

Met up with Johann and Bei yesterday! As usual, we played dai dee for th entire time we spent together. Just like the good ole' days. Nothing like familiarity to help you relax! Hard to find time to spend with everyone man.

Met up with my Lcomm group also. With Jane Marie Ng. Basically our group failed like shit I think. We asked a lot of relevant questions but the tutors, with all due respect, don't understand! Like the one about what colour of the clothes the client was wearing! Eh dey, it is 2.00 a.m. in the morning, and you are cycling! Of course we need to find out what colour of the clothes she's wearing mah! If she's dressed like a gothic wannabe, confirm pruss d0ubblee ch0pp stampp kenaa hitt byy carr w0rX!

It's funny how "dumb" questions can actually be "smart".

Peak oil has come and past.

Just read the news. Apparently oil price is at an all time high and we're gonna have a 3% increment for our utilities bill. Forums are abuzz with PAP bashing.

But, as much as I dislike PAP's policies, I think that the Ruling Party can do shit. Oil prices are beyond our control. It's beyond most countries control. Maybe besides the major oil producing countries, but I doubt it. Output is decreasing, and consumption is soaring. Apocalypse is coming soon.

We need nuclear power like seriously.

Zhen Hao and Hiappy's Chalet

Chalets are the best time to catch up with your sins and your friends! Those hard to meet up ones like Vanessa, Zul, Xiang and HL! Thanks for appearing man. And a big thank you to Vannessa for The Sims 2.

Went to Escape Theme Park with Hiappy, PC and Eugene! Hahah! Eugene met his new best friend at the Viking Ride! The best friend is a bit mentally ill and kept talking to Eugene and hitting the head of the lady in front of him. We call him Timmy. Guess where did that name come from? No points tho. The Escape trip was damn fun. Partly because it's free and also because it reignited 4E4 memories! All the HYPERSPEEDING and such! God, how much would I give to relive those moments again.

Took a lot of laughing gas, alcohol and ciggys. Won't go into further details. It's a life of sins.

Articles you'll never read in Singapore.

The price of freedom

Dr. Russel Norman

Co-Leader

Spokesperson on economics, electoral matters and trade

The price of freedom

19 June 2006

“Helen Clark’s reported comments that she did not intend to raise human rights issues with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee during his visit are quite shocking,” Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman says.

“If true, it is inexcusable that the Government refuses to raise or criticise human rights in Singapore during the visit of Singapore’s Prime Minister. I can only presume that this is because of the sensitivity over trade issues,” says Dr. Norman, the Green Party trade spokesperson.

“The Singapore Government routinely suppresses free speech and the right to free assembly, as documented by Amnesty International reports.

“We have a duty to the ordinary citizens of Singapore to speak out about the human rights abuses of their Government because they are not allowed to speak out themselves.

The leader of the opposition in Singapore faces expulsion from parliament because he dared speak out against the Government. He was sued for defamation and fined $500,000 and now faces bankruptcy and expulsion from parliament, just as the leader of the opposition Workers’ Party was before him.

“If the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, as Thomas Jefferson once said, then we shouldn’t let our vigilance lapse just because the Government is aiming at more free trade deals in Asia.

“If New Zealand MPs were thrown out of parliament for disagreeing with the Government, would we not expect other democratic nations to speak out,” asks Dr. Norman.

ENDS

Singapore PM defends island's democratic freedoms during New Zealand visit

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday argued that his tightly controlled island state enjoys political freedom, saying his government has no reason to restrict democratic rights.

Lee was asked by journalists about democratic freedoms in Singapore during his first-ever visit to New Zealand, where he held talks with Prime Minister Helen Clark Monday on trade, investment and other bilateral issues.

Clark said the issue of free speech had not been discussed at their meeting.

Lee told reporters Singapore's government had "no reason to want to restrict any democratic or political rights of opposition politicians or leaders'' and that free speech was allowed as long as speakers stayed within the law.

"You can make speeches, you can publish articles, you can put things up on the Internet, you can speak _ we have a speakers' corner which is highly underutilized _ and contest elections,'' he said.

Lee's ruling People Action Party _ which has won every general election held since Singapore became independent in 1965 _ maintains sharp limits on freedom of speech and assembly, and its leaders have sidelined some opposition figures with defamation suits that have rendered them bankrupt, making them ineligible for office.

Forty-seven opposition politicians contested May elections, but "the electorate rejected them,'' Lee said. - AP

Singaporean PM arrives at Parliament

19 June 2006
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was greeted with pomp, ceremony and a 19-gun salute when he arrived at Parliament this morning.

In blustery conditions Mr Loong watched the traditional Maori welcome before meeting Prime Minister Helen Clark and Speaker Margaret Wilson just after 10.30am.

The trio shared an umbrella across the forecourt where Mr Loong inspected the awaiting troops and was treated to a rendition of Penny Lane by the Air Force band before heading up Parliament's steps' – especially adorned in red carpet for him.

One lone protester did his best to interrupt proceedings.

The protester, George Darroch, yelled "shame", "freedom of speech" and "freedom of assembly".

He told reporters that freedom of speech was severely restricted in Singapore; public gatherings or protests were not allowed and people were jailed for expressing their opinions.

"I'm not prepared to give him the level of respect that this ceremony gives him so that's why I'm here to disrupt the ceremony, that's why I'm here to make an idiot of myself."

He urged Miss Clark to raise issues of freedom of speech and also the death penalty with Mr Loong.

Mr Darroch, a member of Amnesty International, said he was protesting as a concerned individual.

Meanwhile a few supporters were on hand taking photos of Mr Loong with cameras and cellphones.

While in Wellington today the visiting Prime Minister will have talks with Miss Clark followed by a meeting with ministers before a lunchtime press conference.

He will meet National leader Don Brash later in the day and will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial.

His day will end with a dinner at Premier House hosted by Miss Clark and tomorrow will be spent in Auckland.

Miss Clark earlier said the visit was an opportunity to focus on trade and investment as Singapore was a crucial hub for many New Zealand businesses in Asian markets.

Had dinner with my father's side just now. Food is good. The people are mostly nice. Mostly.

Yup! And a happy birthday to my kid brother and Bei Bei! You all rock my life man!

Look forward to seeing people like Hiap Seng on wednesday. The day can't come fast enough.

Whoah cool cat!

Article:

Jack the Cat Chases Black Bear Up Tree

Jack the Cat Proves His Mettle by Chasing Black Bear Up Tree in N.J.

WEST MILFORD, N.J. Jun 9, 2006 (AP)— A black bear picked the wrong New Jersey yard for a jaunt earlier this week, running into a territorial tabby who ran the furry beast up a tree twice.

Jack, a 15-pound orange-and-white cat, keeps a close vigil on his property, chasing small animals when he can, but his owners and neighbors say his latest escapade was surprising.

"We used to joke, 'Jack's on duty,' never knowing he'd go after a bear," cat owner Donna Dickey told The Star-Ledger of Newark for Friday's newspapers.

Neighbor Suzanne Giovanetti first spotted Jack's accomplishment after her husband saw a bear climb a tree on the edge of their northern New Jersey home's back yard on Sunday. Giovanetti thought Jack was simply looking up at the bear, but soon realized the much larger animal was afraid of the hissing cat.

After about 15 minutes peering down at the cat from the tree, the bear descended and tried to run away, only to have Jack chase it up another tree.

At this point Dickey, who feared for her cat, called Jack back home and the bear scurried back to the woods.

"He doesn't want anybody in his yard," Dickey said.

Bear sightings are not unusual in West Milford, which experts consider one of the state's most bear-populated areas.

Yay to the slackest piece of job ever!

Where's the brimstone and fire? Where are the portals of Hell that will open up that spews out minions of Satan out onto Earth and destroy all of humanity? Where are the cataclysmic battles between the angels of God and the demons from hell? So much for trembling in my boots. Meh.

Shit. When I was fixing my com back, I broke 1 part of my motherboard! The small piece where you have no press to click those PCI-E express graphics card back to place? That piece! Ni nah beh. Feels damn shitty when you have 1 piece of your beloved com on your hand broken. It's like breaking my com's soul. Fuck. I feel so sad now.

Tmr accountings! Yay! Hahahah! For the first time in my life I can actually do accounts! Yesssireee!