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Honesty
Is the true friend one who never lies to you or one who tells u the most white lies? -
The old you-shldn't-waste-your-food-because-people-are-dying-of-hunger debate
"You shouldn't waste your food!"
"Why?"
"Do you know that they are people in poorer countries who are dying because they do not have enough to eat?"
"uh huh."
"Yea, and here you are wasting your food, it cld have been used to feed them!"
Too often we hear a conversation of this sort, I was never an advocate of the first speaker and interestingly, i met ( Read more... ) -
2009, 2010
Something interesting from Time Magazine Dec 28 2009 issue, thought i shld share these interesting stats with whoever that comes to my blog.
2009
900 - Mcdonalds restaurant opened, 350, Mcdonalds restaurants closed
200,000,000 -people who joined facebook
13505 - average number of emails received per person
3,038,461- amount of money spent on finding ( Read more... ) -
Boxing day
As a lazy blogger who always miss the big days by 24 hours, here's Merry Christmas to the entire world! And of course, christmas is always coupled with new year, (is that why we call it the holiday season?) so that just doubles whatever you get for 1 holiday! 2 countdowns, 2 parties, 2 times squeezing through whichever crowd at town (seriously, why ( Read more... ) -
New (temporary) theme
Hope you have read the message on the sticky post. That's right, I have decided to put in a little effort and change the template specifically for this joyous ocassion ( Read more... ) -
What is wrong with conscription?
On many occasions humans have collectively made decisions which, though unwelcomed, led ultimately to a good cause. It is not right to make popular decisions without considerations of the final outcome, one of the many things learnt during my stint in national service. Good decisions may call for certain sacrifices in the process of attaining the ( Read more... ) -
Ten things
If I could send a message 10 years back to my younger self, this is probably what I would say ( Read more... ) -
Where lies the line?
There have been many reports of people who died during a jog or run or marathon in recent years. Whilst none of them comes across as absolutely impossible, there are certain aspects of these case which can be quite incomprehensible. First, most of them are physically fit. Second, most of them have been physically conditioned to withstand the strain ( Read more... ) -
Procrastinate, procrastinate, procrastinate
...ahh...i'll finish this entry later...
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There is no such thing as elitism
Everyone hates snobbish people. They talk through their noses and laugh at the misfortune of those whom they perceive as lesser beings. Maybe it is not as extreme as my description but unpleasant sentiments towards such snobbish people can be felt in the general public. Take the example of the saga which involved the daughter of an MP who posted an ( Read more... )