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Anyone who's read my blog for a fairly long time (and has an incredible memory) would remember Jon Fong, a blogger I once met at Zouk while fairly intoxicated, whom I'd met through Johnny Gao. I once plugged his mixtape madness gig at Hideout - his first mixtape madness, back then, if i'm not wrong.
I regret that everytime he was up for a showing at Hideout, I was never able to make it. Exams, Tests. I kid you not. He always performed the night before I had a test/exam. After two or three SMSes he mass-msged to his friends, which I had to reject because of those reasons, I never heard from him again. I guess we all get tired of hearing the same reason. BUT THEY WERE REAL REASONS, NOT EXCUSES.
For the longest time, I've been trying to find Jon's blog, because he's a huge sweetie pie nice guy. I swear, the man has HEART, not just that, but also made of GOLD.
So when the bloggers started flocking to Hideout in the past month for meetups, I was wondering why I found it familiar. A few days ago, it finally dawned on me that this was the place Jon always said he performed (mixed? spun?) at...So I thought, how small a world that daryl sng DJs there as well, but thought no further.
Until today, when I went to darylsng's blog, lo and behold there's Jon's URL. They were DJing together last night =) I always remembered Jon's URL as having something to do with a superhero, and a bug one at that, but I never got it right, no matter how many combinations I tried.
Turns out, it was really quite easy:
http://thetick.blogspot.com/
Silly me. =)
Posted at 04:38 pm by fayeth
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Quizzes of a different sort from philosophersnet.com:
Taboo - The Results
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Results
Your Moralising Quotient is: 0.13.
Your Interference Factor is: 0.00.
Your Universalising Factor is: 0.00.
What do these results mean?
Are you thinking straight about morality?
You see very little wrong in the actions depicted in these scenarios. However, to the extent that you do, it is a moot point how you might justify it. You don't think that an act can be morally wrong if it is entirely private and no one, not even the person doing the act, is harmed by it. Yet the actions described in these scenarios are private like this and it was specified as clearly as possible that they didn't involve harm. Maybe, despite these stipulations, you just can't believe no harm would have resulted. The trouble is that you were asked to judge the scenarios as described, not as you think they would have turned out in the real world. And given how they were described, it isn't clear what form such harms could take... |
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How did you do compared to other people?
Taboo has been played 44150 times.
Your Moralising Quotient of 0.13 compares to an average Moralising Quotient of 0.34. This means that as far as the events depicted in the scenarios featured in this activity are concerned you are more permissive than average.
Your Interference Factor of 0.00 compares to an average Interference Factor of 0.25. This means that as far as the events depicted in the scenarios featured in this activity are concerned you are less likely to recommend societal interference in matters of moral wrongdoing, in the form of prevention or punishment, than average.
Your Universalising Factor of 0.00 compares to an average Universalising Factor of 0.42. This means you are less likely than average to see moral wrongdoing in universal terms - that is, without regard to prevailing cultural norms and social conventions (at least as far as the events depicted in the scenarios featured in this activity are concerned).
As for
Staying Alive
Sorry! You're dead!
You chose:
Round 1: Take me to the teletransporter!
Round 2: I'll take the silicon!
Round 3: Let my body die!
Here's the problem. There are basically three kinds of things which could be required for the continued existence of your self. One is bodily continuity, which actually may require only parts of the body to stay in existence (e.g., the brain). Another is psychological continuity, which requires, for the continued existence of the self, the continuance of your consciousness, by which is meant your thoughts, ideas, memories, plans, beliefs and so on. And the third possibility is the continued existence of some kind of immaterial part of you, which might be called the soul. It may, of course, be the case that a combination of one or more types of these continuity is required for you to survive.
Your first two choices were consistent with the view that psychological continuity is necessary for survival. In Round 1, you decided to have your body zapped and rebuilt from scratch, and in Round 2 you decided to have your brain replaced by synthetic parts. Both these choices give you psychological continuity. But your last choice sees the end to your psychological continuity, since the continued existence of the soul does not provide it. So you first ended bodily continuity and then you ended psychological continuity.
Perhaps you made these choices because all along you thought that the continuity of the soul is what counts? If so, there is still a puzzle. How could teletransportation or replacing your organic body with synthetic parts ensure that your soul continues to exist? After all, the teletransporter transmits information about body states. Why would the soul follow this information? Given the lack of reasons to suppose a soul would do this, you have been pronounced dead. (Although technically speaking you haven't so much died as lost track of where your soul has gone!) However, it is conceded that the autopsy is not absolutely conclusive!
Posted at 04:39 pm by fayeth
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From here via mrbrown
speaking of drinking.
Ridiculous conversation last night with my daughter and my s-i-l.
Me: I don't want to go pub alone and look like a loser nursing my lychee martini
them: then we go with you la!
me: Yeah, like anyone would come talk to me if they see me with a couple.
them: then we bring zm along lor!
me: And then all the attention will be on zm, cos he's so gay magnet! Then I'll be relegated to some corner! And worse, all the heteros will see zm and the homos with me, then will think I'm a fag hag, and no heteros want to talk to fag hags.
them: ok la, your daughter sit with you, s-i-l sit with zm, we separate table ok?
me: wa lao. put me with my daughter, I confirm lose out lor. Sit in a corner and sulk.
them: ok la, then zm and us sit one table, then you sit another la!
me: then we're back to square one where I didn't want to look like a loser nursin my lychee martini alone!
them: ...........
Yes, i know, with or without them, I will not get people coming up to me to talk so shut up it's a totally hypothetical conversation. Damn sad conversation.
Think the recent bout of illness actually really screwed my biological states up very badly. VERY badly. Help =(
SHUT UP ALREADY. geez.
Posted at 01:30 pm by fayeth
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Definitely something wrong.
>10glasses of water
>5trips to the toilet
>normal melancholy
Posted at 04:34 pm by fayeth
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One of those days when you blog and blog and it just doesn't seem enough; just check out the time between my posts for today.
One of the reasons for this is because I'm alone in my office right now. And I've been reading Tetanus (author of previously mentioned A tiny blip in the continuum), and it strikes me that I've never thought a man could write a blog that would speak so beautifully - to me at least.
There's something about the way he writes that touches me - maybe just the way he phrases things, but I think...I think it's to do with the way he thinks. maybe it's just the way time seems to slow down when I imagine what he's describing.
One of his entries is about a conversation he had with OneLittleTwit, where she gave him a poem, and described how he seemed to her. I don't know about how or who he is offline, but the poem was a perfect description of who he is on his blog.
It's just one of them days, when I'm particularly emo for no reason. Maybe it's to do with my very full bladder (I've had 6 huge glasses of water since i started work 4hours ago. I'm well on my way to fulfilling my 8 glass requirement), maybe it's to do with the period. I don't know.
"I don't know" seems to have become the driving motto in my life recently. I have to stop questioning like this - questions without answers.
Posted at 01:45 pm by fayeth
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And then there was this... And then right after that super-emo-thinking entry, I link to this. sigh.
Something from A tiny blip in the continuum:
The Company
It was a humbling experience. And it was at that moment I realized that all my life I have been surrounded by people who gave me opportunities freely.
Indeed. The moment you realise that life has been one un-bargained opportunity after another, you appreciate how much you have, and stop wondering about what you haven't.
And you think, "So this is what it feels like to have realisation dawn on you".
Have a good day. It's a good day out there =)
Posted at 01:12 pm by fayeth
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You ask me if I love you, but that's not the question. Everyone should've realised that posting anything on the web is not going to be "your" secret anymore - Google is a very powerful search engine. Even blogging about everyday mundane things can lead someone to suss you out on the web, even if the person merely knows the barebones of your life.
Which leads me to think - what would possess a person to write his innermost thoughts about another person (whether a person he likes or detests), and post it on the world-wide-web.
The puzzlement is further deepened when you realise he has allowed few people to link him, and one of those few is the person he's written much about.
Is it fair to say someone who does that is crazy? Or has been pushed beyond numb?
I know I can never blog that thoughts I associate most congruently with a person when I am talking about the person. Everything here is crafted, and in that sense, inaccurate. Just about everything you read here is a lie, especially if it speaks about a particular someone. I write in circles so few know who I'm talking about, but do not rejoice even if you know who I'm talking about and what I'm talking about, because I'm not telling you the whole truth.
Why do I not allow many people to link me?
Because I am afraid of who will find what out.
I am afraid of the unknown.
I do not know who will tread upon this.
As you can see, I suffer from slight paranoia (Paranoia is good. Taiwan is alive because of extreme paranoia. I'll send you the article if you want to read about it =p)
I write in circles, I write in code sometimes, and I don't like being linked.
How many layers of us await unravelling to our closest friends?
Everyone has so many onion layers, and everytime someone manages to peel a layer off, we don't know if this will be the one to make them cry or not.
On a completely unrelated note, it's frightening how little I know of the people around me.
You, him and her. I don't know how much of you, you want to reveal to me, because just like I have my dark and/or deep secrets, so do you. But if you're willing to tell, I'm mostly willing to know (unless this involves *cough*awoman/manhavingsexualfantasiesaboutyou*cough*)
And now I know why working adults slowly lose friends. It's hard to keep track of who you've kept in touch with and who you haven't, when everyday you're zonked out after work and all you wanna do when you go home or during the weekend is veg out.
Posted at 12:26 pm by fayeth
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Posted at 03:51 pm by fayeth
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[edit] Warning: Super emo-entry ahead. Don't bother if you're tired of self-reflections. I haven't written something like this in a long time, and it's a strange feeling to do so again. So yes, if you want to read, go ahead, but don't criticise my view of myself. Leave that to me. Read and don't criticise unless you're objectively sure it's constructive. If not, just shut up and go to www.yahoo.com. [/edit]
from here:
Get to know yourself better
Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?
Your views on education:
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.
How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.
What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.
Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
I can't say much about the last one ("Who is your true self"), but the rest are a true reflection of who I am at this point in time.
(Your view on yourself) is just a description of Libra, my star and my main characteristic. Mostly a good thing to do - listening to both sides - but not everyone sees the "merits" of this, and sometimes it strains relations more than it helps.
(The type of boyfriend you are looking for) isn't so much who I'm looking for, but who I would be if I found someone I was looking for. I'm no longer looking because when you're so fixated on finding something, another better thing may be in front of you but you may never see it. Same applies for shopping.
(Your readiness to commit to a relationship) is true as well. I've always said, and I still maintain, that I don't ask for much in a guy - likes me, exercises patience, is not butt-ugly hideous, treats people well generally, has chemistry with me. What's so hard about that? Finding him. I don't have a social life outside of my girl friends. Besides, men like that are all taken. So if any of you know anyone like that who doesn't mind a fat girl, I'm ready to go on blind dates. Thank you.
(The seriousness of your love) is my Achilles Heel. I flirt with guys sometimes, for a very simple reason - guys I flirt with are people I see potential in, and if it's not reciprocated then at least I can put it down to mere flirting, nothing serious. I'm just testing the waters. And the ripples so far haven't been reflected back to me.
(Your views on education) is right through and through. I value that above many things in my life, but I don't believe learning is restricted to the classroom. I'm learning as much as I can in this internship, because I've been given the chance to. Everything is a learning opportunity, be it for character-building, street-survival, or pure knowledge. Everything.
(The right job for you) - it's true - I want to be in everything. My fingers in every pie, my toes in every body of water. But I understand there needs to be some concentration and direction before anything can be achieved. I have pretty much set my path for the coming one-year period. Whether or not it is the right one for me, I don't care. Even if it isn't, I'll make it right. I will. That's how it works in my life. I will.
(How do you view success) reminds me of what I told my boss. He was telling me of how even without an engineering background, I shouldn't let it be a barrier to any future developments I might have with his company, because many of his staff do not have an engineering background. I told him, "Even if you'd told me otherwise, I'd never have let it be a barrier." You can do it, if only you try.
(What are you most afraid of) reminds me of why I'm constantly criticising myself. Also can be seen in cross reference to love-life situation, where constant failure has convinced me that there's a severe flaw somewhere in who I am on the outside, putting me at a big disadvantage when it comes to dating. Then again, it could be in, or out. But in general, people's opinion of me matters - too much sometimes. It's something I have to change, and until I'm able to change, I can't honestly say I've come into my own.
(Who is your true self) - I leave that for you to judge yourself. I can neither confirm nor deny.
Posted at 10:36 pm by fayeth
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I LOVE THE NEW WASABI CRAB BAGUETTE.
If you love Wasabi, go get it.
It tastes yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I foresee this being a staple. It's only $2.95 - much cheaper than porridge around here
Posted at 05:15 pm by fayeth
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