Scatman Song

Scatman - Scatman John

Life is like a Half Life 2 - get used to it.

In this post, I am going to talk about some relevancies of life to the popular computer FPS game, Half Life 2.

Life is indeed, almost like a Half Life 2, for me at least. When you do something, you got to fight for it. If you dont, nobody's going to care for you.

"The right man in the wrong place... can make all the difference in the world."-Gman

Even with your allies, such as cvilians or guerilla fighters,when a difficult task pops up, its up to you, Gordon Freeman, to save the day. No one's going to do, but you. One may argue that being a computer game, they got to let you "play" some of the scenes. That is true, but I am drawing on the relevance of the game to real life experiences. Such as getting a bunch of retarded classmates who think so full of themselves. Then I have got to ask myself: "So what now Kenny How? What now? How are you going to do it Kenny How?"

It may be said as taking responsibility for your life, and its sure a hard (and to some a heroic thing to do), even though it is Normal to take responsibility for your life. Yep. thats the analogy I am drawing. If you are not doing to do it, then who, Kenny How?

And after you completed the mission (Woohoo!!! These freaks are gone for good!!!) You will be assigned an even harder mission. Til you cant take it. But you are supposed to take it. Just like what happened to Gordon at the end.

"Time, Dr Freeman, is it that time again?"

It is time for me to save my own day and take responsiblity for my life. Good bye, the combine.

Of feminist rights and bullshit.

In this post, I am going to talk about the hypocrisies of feminist rights and of women today.

When doing a GP question, I read this question. "Women today want to have their cake and eat it too. Discuss." I shall answer that question today, now.

Yes. If you ask my personal opinion, women today are simple spoilit for choice. They want everything under the sun. They want superperfect treatment by guys. They want to be everything.

They want to have an equal slice of the economy pie. Yet, they want to be treated as women, the privileged lots in the workforce. When you talk to a lady, you dont use expletives against her. You dont talk rough with women. Women dislike that. When you see a lady coming through the door, you hold the door for her. You must ask her how is she doing. You do not complain. Or be unbranded as a uncultured hooligan.

Women complain that they are often the housewives of the familty, which is why they are unable to compete fairly in the economy, so to speak. You have 2 choices. One, you dont do the housechores since you dont want to. Nobody's forcing you to do it. Second, you accept that this is your gender role and shut up about it. I have seen some girls who cant bear to do dishes and wash clothings. I can do them both. And I am a man. What excuse do you have to offer?

On relationships, contracy to popular belief, guys would lose out. Not the girls. Why? Because in general, most guys on Earth are really nice people. It is really only a few black sheep that gets featured live on TV everyday. When girls fanatise about guys, its called romance (OMG, I LUV THAT VAMPIRE!!!). When guys fanatise about girls, its called molest. Rape. Prostitution. Dirty-minded bastards, girls would say. When girls hit a guy, it is "omg, soooo cute and manly!1!1". When a suy hits a girl, it is called domestic violence. Ungentlemanly. Uncultured creatures. Where are your ps and qs? girls would say. It appears that women hormones are some what more superior than men's.

When a guy tries to please a girl by being nice, girls complain that guys nowadays are useless, good-for-nothing softies who cant take a hit from life. After all, girls have to go through labour pain and stuff. What use do guys have anyways? When a guy tries to satisfy the girl's wanted image by being tough and disinterested, they complain of having no one to listen to their problems, emotions and worries. In short, girls want the perfect husband! That is so not going to happen in reality because all males here are human beings.

You want gender equality, dont you? We guys give it to you. We go to work, we swear, we go to army, we like to destroy things, have it tough and we talk dirty about girls. And we dont complain under the toughest circumstances. Why arent you girls taking this equality you so sought after? Why do you demand some inequality back and complain about it? (By the way, I have read a magazine saying that girls have much more perverted thoughts than guys, so you dont really have much a say in sexual violence.)

There is really only 3 ways about it. One, recognise we have differences and set instutitions to cater to these differences. For example, we can have statistics for Women's Economy and Men's Economy(now thats real fairness!). It does not matter these differences were real or pyschological, because as long as people believe in them, they will act out these differences and problems will arise. Two, accept one of the two sexes have to take the lead and quite complaining. Unless you ladies want guys to behave like emotional sissies which you already are disgusted about, it will be the males taking the lead. In other words, you shut up and model the male's lifestyle even though it doesnt fit you. And males in return, have to be prepared for pseudo-males in the workforce. Three, be really equal, even though we arent. Set up the same common bathrooms and restrooms. Do everything together. Everyone pays the bill after the first date. No more blaming on the male. But this third option is highly unrealistic because people throughout the ages, have concurred that both sexes, do have differences.

Whenever I heard a girl/woman complaining about her life, if I had the chance to go talk to her, it would be something like this. "Hey do you want a ticket to Heaven Hotel? It is free. In Heaven Hotel, you can relieve your worries at one shot! No more pesty guys, no more selfish husband who only care for themselves and have a mistress, but unlimited free buffet and excellent spa facilities for you to relax! Best of all, there are tons of shops around for you to shop til you drop (no pun intended), numerous fashion shows for you girls to compete for your curves and world-class bookstores and movies to share the latest books/movies on romance! Its the perfect place for a typical woman to relax! Woohoo!!! To get this wonderful free ticket, request me to put a bullet in your head. Have a pleasant trip to Heaven Hotel!"

So girls, gender equality anyone? Or should I say more gender inequality?

Of self-centredness

In this post, I am going to talk about self-centredness and its purpose in life.

Many people perceive "self centreness" is an ugly trait, a necessary evil to some. When we talk about selfishness, we think of it as a pest, a good for nothing roach that deserves to be eliminated. However, it is the way of life things are run. How is that so? Self-centredness is key to succeeding in life because:

#1: Only you know yourself best.
Isnt that very true? When people hurl at you comments, such as "You're dumb!" "You'll never make it!", only you will know the true validity of that statement. Only you yourself know the little quirks and funny habits you've got. The rest all are judgements by other people. Similarly, we dont only much about other people. Hence, we use whatever exterior feature we can to make as accurate a judgement as possible - looks, grades, habits, movements, tone of voice, sex, content of topic often talked about, clothing, money, etc. While some conformation to society convention is always necessary, one would be in deep trouble if one relies on others opinions all the time! Have you ever made people whom you think are weird or make surprising moves? Why is that so? Because you dont know what is he thinking at that time! In short, your best friend is possibly yourself.

#2: Realism.
We dont operate in a world where there is unlimited time and resources. We cant solve of all the worlds' problems even though we would like to. That is why different countries and associations are formed - to tackle problems specific to their nature. So therefore the best person to deal with a problem is - yourself. If you had a problem with people, dont mix with these people for goodness sake. If you had a problem with studying, dont study or use different techniques to do it!

Hence, there is really nothing wrong in being selfish. However, the difference being selfishness and self-centredness is responsibility and reciproality. Have you seen how a baby works? When it has no food, it cries. When it has wet diapers, it wails. When it shits, it screams. And when it doesnt like the person holding it, it burst into tears again. WAAAAHH!!!

However, as we grow up, we learn the laws of reciproality. Do not undo to others what you dont want to be undo to. What you treat others is to what others treat you back. You learn to be responsible, be accountable for only yourself. If you dont, you suffer the laws of responsibility - punishment. Punishment can take place in many forms - boycotting, military conflict, gossip, lack of friends, scolding, etc. There is a term for irresponsible old people. Its called "spoilit" or "immature". That is the difference between selfish and self-centred people. Self-centred people are accountable people.They view problems from a detached point of view and take suitable actions to solve it. Selfish people are Not. They use emotions to solve problems. Sometimes, it gets solved. Most of the time, it doesnt. But selfish people still do it anyways. I am self-centred.

Have a nice day! :)

Personal Accountability is a Prestige - not a burden!!!

Well, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, teachers and friends. Welcome to all! I have great news for you! Responsibility is a Prestige - not a pain in the neck/necessary evil/burden/chore/requirement! I have heard some students say often in the lecture hall/ tutorial/ canteen that studying sucks, pain in the neck, the teachers suck, everything sucks... Well, if that is the case, why are you in school?

I read this magazine The Pyschologists while on my vacation to South Africa. Here are some of the pointers they note:

1. To blame other people is to give away your personal power. Some statements of blame include:

" You made/make me..." No one makes us do or feel anything.

"Its not fair..." Life is definitely not fair. Only victims state the obvious.

" Its not my fault" Strive to be part of the solution than the problem.

"I did my best but..." Substitute: "I did my best." Full Stop. "And the outcome is not what I hoped for. What I am going to do is..."

" You have to accept the luck of the draw." Only in the lottery.

"Its not my job" Maybe, maybe not, but a problem has come to your attention.

"I meant to, but" Success is built on outcomes, not intentions. Aim to underpromise and overdeliver.


2. You know you are evading responsibility when you:

- Are never wrong

- Dwell on the past

- Use other people's irresponsible behaviour to justify or lower your own standards

-Believe a genuine apologise is a sign or weakness.


3. How to take responsbility for your life

-Stop fantasising that someone will come along to transform your life. It may not be easy to find happiness in yourself, but it's impossible to find it elsewhere.

-Stop allowing others to hurt and disappoint you repeatedly. You are responsible for who you let into your personal space and how you allow them to treat you.

-Say what you mean and mean what you say.

-Be accountable only for yourself and those in your care, if any. You are not responsible for saving other adults from the consequences of their actions.

-Stop depending on others for approval, recognition and affirmation. Feel good about yourself, by yourself and for yourself.

-Accept that you are responsible for who you are, what has happened to you and for what you will become. Because if not you, then who is?


So quit whining and start living. Responsibility is a privilege, not a necessity!

Of Past Issues to settle with 07S54

This year was one hell of a freaking year to pass and go. Normally, I am kind enough not to pass judgements to people whom I have no freaking clue about, but since they are very initiative enough to take the first step,let me tell you people about what I think about them. There has been a lot of in-class sniping going on in 07S54 and I will eliminate one and each sniper once and for all.

Sniper#1 : YiXiang

Dear Yixiang, when you mentioned the "Truth went into Hiding", I assume that you refer me as a coward who needs to hide into the shadows to gain solace or control of the class. I want to let you know that people nowadays have the upbringing of Mother Teresa, who are very kind enough to be indifferent to people around them, just because they are students of VJC. And being part of that crowd and not having the guts to tell me personally what you think rather reflect that statement of yours was, shockingly, quite true of you.

Sniper #2: Yuping
Dear Little Miss Matured, for your info, being unemotional and indifferent is one of the hallmarks of emotional maturity by the way. It has been mentioned repeatedly not by the gay guy called Kenny, but by pyschologist in magazines for a long time. They have long defined immaturity by taking things perosonally and maturity by taking a detached perpestive of things. If you honestly think crying is a emotional weakness, you have just made a marvelous scientific discovery to qualify you as a Nobel Peace Prize Winner - Guys Have Emotions. OMG!!! And hence if you are thinking being angry is a stronger version of emotions, you are far no mature than Kenny. So, we are quits.

And with the way you throw tautums in the canteen and lecture halls, I would rather fall in love with my lecture notes than you. Perhaps you had a low self-esteem since young, therefore I assume you are very eager to qualify a disinterested prolonged stare as a crush? Perhaps you can find your future steady in "Sex and the City" or perhaps a vampire, since all the good-looking human babes have been taken up. HAHAHA!

And with the degree of responsibility you had with your life, I doubt you can get rich quickly. Do you know how much effort it takes to amass $1 million dollars?

Yours sincerely,
Your "Lover"

Sniper#3 : Weeling
Dear Weeling, honestly I dont have any ill feelings towards you but since the way things turned out since last year, I have no other choice than to ignore you to prevent further conflicts. But since that hasnt worked, this would. Intelligence without amibition is like a bird without wings, but likewise amibition without intelligence is like a pair of wings without the bird. How are you supposed to accomplish things in life if you are not so receptive to the "open secrets" of human interaction? If you cant take what I say last year, whats going to happen in the near future? That statement I made last year was to prevent misunderstanding that I was a third party, so Kaikeng quit stewing inside your mind. Besides that, you are in the clear.

Sniper#4 :Huang Yu
"He doesnt know anything!" For your info, I DO know much more things than you do, thank you. For example, the 4 letter word that starts with F, I do know very well, thank you. I just do not want to use it in front of sensitive, carparious creatures like you. But apparently, you thought otherwise. And for your info, the way you peek over to look at my notes is very irritating so get lost and find someone else that "knows everything".

And besides these snipers, there are 3 people I am going to settle personally once and for all.

#1 Colin - You piece of shit. You dont go around spreading gossip like a bush on fire. You call other people a coward, it appears that it is more of a relfection of yourself. And stop playing Prince with the girls. It is digusting.

#2 Choon Cheng - I dont know what is your bloody problem. First, you say you want people to reply to you on time, but when I reply to you, you give no answer or a curt reply, if any, at all. And you have been pretty sly to research which tuition centre I have been attending so that you get all that good for yourself. I dont need an academic-centred freak like you to talk to. One fine day you will be stumbled on a topic you never knew and be forced to eat the humble pie.

#3 Kaikeng - I apologise to Weeling so as to prevent misunderstandings you freak. I am not a third party person in any case so stop stewing inside your head. And you dont make comments to my sister just like that. If I was disinterested in our groups PW, most of the members wouldnt - and Couldnt - get an A. Who was the person who came up the idea of a reverse skit? It was probably you of course. Nobody did. And it was probably you who wrote the report as well. That was the reason why most of the group got the As.

I look forward to your replies.