[[*Endless Road_______Endless Journey]]*

Sunday 31 August 2008

[[The Technology Fever]]

Not so long ago when I was a child, I'd be contented if I had my lollipops and sugar shots.

These days I'm sure it isn't so easy. Many of us have become a high maintenance species. No strangers to the various fancy technological gadgets available in the market today, we yearn for them, that is if we do not already own them.

And how hard not to, with rampant marketing campaigns portraying these products as simply irresistible. That, not to mention peer influence.

I, personally have bought three technological gadgets, namely a Playstation 3, a DSLR camera and an iPod Touch within just the short span of 10 months. Many others all around the world do likewise, this I can be as sure of as the day.

Sometimes I wonder whether we're buying these gadgets because we really need them, or because the marketing campaigns have bought us over.

Honestly, if we had been given one such gadget ten years ago, we'd probably give it a queer look and toss it aside. How fast the situation changes then, just ten years after.

After all, our lollipops and sugar shots of today are our fancy handphones, multi-functional PDAs and expensive laptops.

Wouldn't you agree?

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|23:04|

Saturday 30 August 2008

[[Thoughts Of The Day 30.08.08]]

It's frustrating Apple decided to make the iPhone look almost similar to the iPod Touch.

I have a iPod Touch and I feel it totally lost it's unique identity after the iPhone was released here.

I wouldn't be surprised if some not-so-tech-savvy guy comes up to me and ask if I am carrying an iPhone. Because one will hardly notice the difference between the two from a distance.

Grrrr... No no no.. It's not an iPhone, it's an iPod Touch!!!

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Some of my ex-colleagues were telling me about how bad the situation was getting in the Order Operations department. Loads of work, long hours, high attrition rate, and all that.

Yeah I know, I already experienced this long ago. And that's why I chose to leave for another department and there I found greener pastures.

Don't be afraid to go for a change if you don't like the status quo, although it means you've got to do a switch, get out of your comfort zone, learn new things and do stuffs you've never done before. Sometimes we've got to take risks to find the bigger and better things in life. Take it positively and move on.

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I'm back from my New Zealand holiday but I'm still dreaming of New Zealand.

Did this guided flying "tour" while I was there. I basically flew a plane with the guidance of an experienced flight instructor and it was way cool! My instructor told me the organisation he works for also conducts flight courses for those who are seriously interested in learning more.

Really hope that someday I will be blessed with the finances to enroll myself in such a course. It will surely be a fantastic experience, living my life to the limit, living my dreams, and doing something not many others can claim to have done.

People will say he's got a bike license or she's got a driving license. And I would say I have a pilot license. Aha, surely that sounds a lot more significant!

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|21:11|

Thursday 21 August 2008

[[Sleeping Husky]]

Oh my sleeping husky the world's so wild
But you've built your own paradise
Thats one reason why I'll cover you sleeping husky
Hehehe...

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|23:51|

Tuesday 19 August 2008

[[Humour Mail 8]]

The Humour Mail series is back! Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
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A young wife, who was becoming frustrated with her young husbands constant demands for sex, decides to make a schedule for him, to cut down on the amount of times that they will have to make love for the rest of their marriage.

While getting ready for work, she writes on a piece of paper, "Honey, you know I love you, but your never ending requests for sex are leaving me drained and really tired. So I propose that we only have sex on days that start with the letter 'T', to minimise the frequency of our lovemaking sessions. Don't be mad at me honey, just understand where I am coming from, and let me know if my request is too demanding of you."

On her way out the door, she uses a refrigerator magnet and sticks the note to the fridge door, hoping that her sex craved husband will be understanding and accepting of her proposal when he reads it.

Upon returning home, she glances at the refrigerator and notices that her note has been replaced with a note from her husband that reads, "Baby, I didn't' realise that I was putting you under so much pressure and I'm sorry.

I accept your proposal and have even taken the extra step of listing at the bottom of this letter, those days starting with the letter 'T' to make sure that we are on the same page.

1. TUESDAY 2. THURSDAY 3. TODAY 4. TOMORROW

P.S. I love you too, and remember it's still TODAY, I am waiting for you upstairs."

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"Doc," says Steve, "I want to be castrated."

"What on earth for?" asks the doctor in amazement.

"It's something I've been thinking about for a long time and I want to have it done" replies Steve.

"But have you thought it through properly?" asks the doctor, "It's a very serious operation and once it's done, there's no going back. It will change your life forever!"

"I'm aware of that and you're not going to change my mind - either you book me in to be castrated or I'll simply go to another doctor."

"Well, OK.", says the doctor, "But it's against my better judgment!"

So Steve has his operation, and the next day he is up and walking very slowly, legs apart, down the hospital corridor with his drip stand. Heading towards him is another patient, who is walking exactly the same way.

"Hi there," says Steve,"It looks as if you've just had the same operation as me."

"Well," said the patient, "I finally decided after 37 years of life that I would like to be circumcised."

Steve stared at him in horror and screamed, "Shit! THAT'S the word!”

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A college pizza delivery boy arrived at the house of Mr.Smith. He delivered the pizza to his trailer. After giving it to him, Mr. Smith asked: "What is the usual tip?"

"Well," replied the youth, "this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, I'll be doing great."

"Is that so?" snorted Mr. Smith. "Well, just to show them how wrong they are, here's five dollars."

"Thanks," replied the youth, "I'll put this in my school fund."

"What are you studying in school?" asked Larry.

The lad smiled and said: "Applied psychology."

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An Illinois man left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida, his wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day.

When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick email, unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her email address, he did his best to type it from memory.

Unfortunately, he missed one letter and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher's wife, whose husband had passed away only the day before.

When the grieving widow checked her email, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream and fell to the floor in a dead faint.

At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen.....

DEAREST WIFE...JUST GOT CHECKED IN...EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR YOUR ARRIVAL TOMORROW... P.S. SURE IS HOT DOWN HERE.

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"Sixty is the worst age to be," said the 60-year-old. "You always feel like you have to pee. And most of the time, you stand at the toilet and nothing comes out!"

"Ah, that's nothin'," said the 70-year-old. "When you're seventy, you can't even crap anymore. You take laxatives, then you sit on the toilet all day and nothin' comes out!"

"Actually," said the 80-year-old, "80 is the worst age of all!"

"Do you have trouble peeing too?" asked the 60-year-old.

"No, not really. I pee every morning at 6:00. I pee like a racehorse on a flat rock; no problem at all."

"Do you have trouble crapping?" asked the 70-year-old.

"No, I crap every morning at 6:30."

With great exasperation, the 60-year-old said, "Let me get this straight. You pee every morning at 6:00 and crap every morning at 6:30. So what's so tough about being 80?"

"I don't wake up until 7:00!"

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|17:40|

Monday 4 August 2008

[[Spies]]

Why are so many people privatising their blogs these days?

Could well be because of spies.

Spies who read your blog and pass judgmental remarks about you based on your posts, actions and beliefs.

Spies who report any inappropriate conduct to the higher authority.

Spies who would do anything for personal or monetary gains.

To bloggers, blogs are an avenue for the freedom of speech, the freedom of expression. Spies turn them into their haven of "let the cat out of the bag" information.

No thanks to spies aka little twits with no backbone, readers now have to bear the inconvenience of logging in whenever they want to access certain blogs.

That said, I will not be following the trend to privatise my blog anytime soon. It has always been a public one and it shall remain public. And I shall also continue saying whatever I want to say.

Let them spy all they want. Let them judge all they want. Let them report all they want. I couldn't care less.

Afterall, it would make my day if there were people so interested in my private life, such that they are willing to spy on me and listen to me "suan" them.

Funny, don't you think?

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|21:39|

Sunday 3 August 2008

[[The Unknown Citizen]]

Are we the unknown citizens? Do we conform to everything society implicitly or explicitly tells us to do or believe? Is the right thing to do always the standard that society sets out for us? If so, haven't we lost our individuality?

Here's some food for thought.
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(To JS/07/M/378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State)

He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be
One against whom there was no official complaint
And all the reports on his conduct agree
That in the modern sense of an old-fashioned word he was a saint
For in everything he did he served the Greater Community
Except for the War till the day he retired
He worked in a factory and never got fired
But satisfied his employers Fudge Motors Inc
Yet he wasn't a scab or odd in his views
For his Union reports that he paid his dues
(Our report on his Union shows it was sound)
And our Social Psychology workers found
That he was popular with his mates and liked a drink
The Press are convinced that he bought a paper every day
And that his reactions to advertisements were normal in every way
Policies taken out in his name prove that he was fully insured
And his Health-card shows he was once in hospital but left it cured
Both Producers Research and High-Grade Living declare
He was fully sensible to the advantages of the Installment Plan
And had everything necessary to the Modern Man
A phonograph, a radio, a car and a frigidaire
Our researchers into Public Opinion are content
That he held the proper opinions for he time of year
When there was peace he was for peace
When there was war he went
He was married and added five children to the population
Which our Eugenist says was the right number for a parent of his generation
And our teachers report that he never interfered with their education
Was he free? Was he happy? The question is absurd
Had anything been wrong we should certainly have heard

- W. H. Auden

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|00:40|

Saturday 2 August 2008

[[iPod Touch]]

Finally got my hands on something I've craved for for so so so so long. And this pretty new addition about settles my immediate wish list. Happy happy :)

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|10:22|