Saturday, August 30, 2008
"No it isn't."
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
F.O.S.
Everyone's going rah-rah over freedom of speech these days.
Well, merry news, citizens! You are now allowed to speak in a certain corner, in an open field, to the entire population of Singapore's most bored! All you have to do is go online and submit your name, NRIC, home address and personal particulars so that you may be swiftly tracked down, should you be suspected of voicing or spreading malicious intentions...
(My dad says people do their dog training there because the grass is great. Dogs have tender paws, mind you.)
East Coast Park, rather. But you can do #3 and #4 there. Hmm.
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There are horrible times when your body's immune system is clinging onto the very edge of the cliff, before you fall into a never-ending pit of flu and fever.
On the flipside, 309 won our second preliminary round for debates (: And we're going to get our CCA jacket soon!
But there are commitments that you sometimes just aren't interested in.
Well, merry news, citizens! You are now allowed to speak in a certain corner, in an open field, to the entire population of Singapore's most bored! All you have to do is go online and submit your name, NRIC, home address and personal particulars so that you may be swiftly tracked down, should you be suspected of voicing or spreading malicious intentions...
(My dad says people do their dog training there because the grass is great. Dogs have tender paws, mind you.)
East Coast Park, rather. But you can do #3 and #4 there. Hmm.
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There are horrible times when your body's immune system is clinging onto the very edge of the cliff, before you fall into a never-ending pit of flu and fever.
On the flipside, 309 won our second preliminary round for debates (: And we're going to get our CCA jacket soon!
But there are commitments that you sometimes just aren't interested in.
# posted at 12:07 AM
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Rrr.
Good job, 309 debaters (: For once our class is actually winning something .__.
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I've noticed an ugly truth about internet users.
People tend to keep praises to themselves, and insults are carefully reserved solely for the internet. In other words, anything that's awesome is hardly mentioned. Criticism? Galore.
No, don't mistake me, I'm not a hypocrite who criticises and then critisises criticism. Criticism is wonderful. Criticism fuels improvement. Criticism makes the world go round.
But how often would anonymous readers agree with what you say because you make sense? How often, then, do people lash or 'flame' you when you make a remark that personally offends them?
I once made a remark that a class sang loudly, accompanied by blaring music, to an unpopular (and perhaps popular in other dimensions) tune as they prepared for a performance. And I was not pleasant about it.
I found it offensive how they blasted soundtracks at the maximum volume the speakers could handle, and shouted at the top of their lungs during lessons.
I found it even more offensive that they couldn't accept the cold hard truth, that they did not sing well. What kind of singer/performer, may I ask, does not accept criticism? Well, you might say the poorest of celebrities, but I'd say no one. That's because they won't even become artistes if you can't handle a thumbs-all-the-way-down.
Would they be appeased if I said "OMG! XXX was singing just now and it was like so nice. Like omg la. I can't get the song outta my head now <3"?
Well good luck, because that's going to happen in seconds.
In another dimension.
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I've noticed an ugly truth about internet users.
People tend to keep praises to themselves, and insults are carefully reserved solely for the internet. In other words, anything that's awesome is hardly mentioned. Criticism? Galore.
No, don't mistake me, I'm not a hypocrite who criticises and then critisises criticism. Criticism is wonderful. Criticism fuels improvement. Criticism makes the world go round.
But how often would anonymous readers agree with what you say because you make sense? How often, then, do people lash or 'flame' you when you make a remark that personally offends them?
I once made a remark that a class sang loudly, accompanied by blaring music, to an unpopular (and perhaps popular in other dimensions) tune as they prepared for a performance. And I was not pleasant about it.
I found it offensive how they blasted soundtracks at the maximum volume the speakers could handle, and shouted at the top of their lungs during lessons.
I found it even more offensive that they couldn't accept the cold hard truth, that they did not sing well. What kind of singer/performer, may I ask, does not accept criticism? Well, you might say the poorest of celebrities, but I'd say no one. That's because they won't even become artistes if you can't handle a thumbs-all-the-way-down.
Would they be appeased if I said "OMG! XXX was singing just now and it was like so nice. Like omg la. I can't get the song outta my head now <3"?
Well good luck, because that's going to happen in seconds.
In another dimension.
# posted at 9:24 PM
Friday, August 08, 2008
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This post has bad structure. And I got an A for Advanced Lit. Whoo.
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Hooh, 金蛇狂舞 was played during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. What a wonderful tune. .___. I missed Team Singapore's march /:
Ah, it's past 12! HAPPY NATIONAL DAY SINGAPORE! :D
Ok no offence, but Connect Singapore didn't make sense today. (Bad rhyme, yes. Unintentional, double yes.) We could clearly see that not everyone was holding hands anyway. The only reason the media was around was because Singapore's atas (besides the Goh-Lee Trinity) was there. It was amusing, though, to watch girls doing the can-can right across the field, where the President had such a good view of.
Back to the Olympics. Well let's hope Singapore manages to attain our 2nd medal... ever. Of course, I see potential in the table tennis team, but don't belittle our sailors and water polo team. They are truly the best in the region. Hello? We're surrounded by water, surely we can do water sports? What if the country floods? And sinks to the bottom of the ocean like Krakatoa (which, by the way, has erupted again this year)?
I'm quite interested to watch the women's fencing finals (: Even though things really go lightning fast, I guess there'll be things to learn. Ah, and table tennis! I still remember the nail-biting experience in 2004, watching Li Jiawei fight for the bronze medal.
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Hooh, 金蛇狂舞 was played during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. What a wonderful tune. .___. I missed Team Singapore's march /:
Ah, it's past 12! HAPPY NATIONAL DAY SINGAPORE! :D
Ok no offence, but Connect Singapore didn't make sense today. (Bad rhyme, yes. Unintentional, double yes.) We could clearly see that not everyone was holding hands anyway. The only reason the media was around was because Singapore's atas (besides the Goh-Lee Trinity) was there. It was amusing, though, to watch girls doing the can-can right across the field, where the President had such a good view of.
Back to the Olympics. Well let's hope Singapore manages to attain our 2nd medal... ever. Of course, I see potential in the table tennis team, but don't belittle our sailors and water polo team. They are truly the best in the region. Hello? We're surrounded by water, surely we can do water sports? What if the country floods? And sinks to the bottom of the ocean like Krakatoa (which, by the way, has erupted again this year)?
I'm quite interested to watch the women's fencing finals (: Even though things really go lightning fast, I guess there'll be things to learn. Ah, and table tennis! I still remember the nail-biting experience in 2004, watching Li Jiawei fight for the bronze medal.
# posted at 11:05 PM