hi! first of all, before i bore some of you. concerts coming up! i'll help advertise for rock. 13th april. friday the 13th. rock concert. I'm going. haha. and 20th april is jazz concert. I'll be playing. and 19th may is malay drama. whee. titular role. and there will be, i think, english subtitles. whee. and there is talk about a guiar concert after all. yay.
ok, now to the big issue. the H5n1 virus has been stirring up a storm in the media recently. Birds all over the place are dying. Most fittingly, birds were reported dead in turkey. and turkey is a bird. great. were just lucky that our country is not called pigeon. then maybe the virus would hit us next. and indonesia has been hit. not surprising because the national air carrier of the country is garuda. and garuda is a bird, for the benefit of those who didnt know. and that garuda must have caught the flu overseas and brought it back home. pesky international flights. i bet wilbur and orville never thought about that. still, someone should have known to make the garuda wear a facemask or something, or like notice a sneezing plane. something that big cant have gone unnoticed. te noise must have been loud too. but i guess its engines could have drowned out the sneezing. how bout the dripping nose? maybe that garuda airlines crash was a result of the bird flu...
anyway, now indonesia has the bird flu. i really feel sorry for our neighbour. they have to put up with haze, earthquakes, tsunamis, plane crashes, boat crashes, erosion and now bird flu. well we shared some of the hardship, namely the haze and the erosion. well we didnt experience the erosion, but we sure had a hard time. now bird flu. and they refuse to give away samples of the virus. why? because the pharmaceutical companies would just exploit them. well, thats true. but people say that if they dont give the samples, people will die, especially in a pandemic. i dont want to die, but i dont want the MAN get my cash by exploiting my neighbours. go exploit someone your own size. (at this point of time I am addressing the pharmaceuticals) like microsoft or something. send them the virus through the mail. or an email for those tech savvy people. and then they would have to sell you the virus and you can make a profit by selling the vaccine to them at exorbitant prices. see it is better than exploiting poor people. rich people have money which they can dispose of. everyone wins! well as i said, people dont want others to die, even at a price (now that i have addressed the pharmaceuticals, i am now addressing you he reader. if you the reader happen to be part of the pharmaceuticals, then i'll still address you now) well, look at it this way. if indonesia pays for the vaccine, they will be set back economically. that would be bad for a lot of people. even those without bird flu. so maybe letting people die isnt that bad after all. i know thats not right, but we must look on the bright side.
if indonesia does give the samples away, i just hope that the pharmaceuticals will be truthful about the vaccine. it would be a sad day when 2 schoolgirls test out the vaccine for certain stuff but find it completely lacking contrary to what the pharmaceuticals say.
at the back of my mind, i cant help but feel that the pharmaceuticals have already done something. that is the bird flu itself. someone must have created bird flu. birds dont just get flu. they have feathers. the most they get is getting ticklish when their feathers rub them the wrong way.
you know, bird flu might not be such a bad thing after all. it could help kill off the JI...
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
Filler
This is just a short blog entry because i'm too tired to write a proper one. anyway syf is going to be screwed up if we dont get our act together soon. yea. and now i realise that a lot of section 4 people, including me, probably should have joined the other sections, so it wouldnt just be chin heng there. that ends the blog entry
Thursday, March 22, 2007
It's high time I Ran towards nuclear energy
Hey. ppl say my blog is wordy. i kinda agree. so i will shorten more of my posts. i would like to apologise for a mistake. OK wasnt on my birthday, but rather on the 23rd march. got it mixed up.
anyway i believe that Iran should be allowed to have nuclear power. The country is already poor, and nuclear energy can help them in a positive way. so they could use it o make bombs. america says so. but the last time they said so and everybody believed them, people died for nothing, not from those bombs which they said existed. and everyone knows nuclear isnt the way to go. this is because you can never use it without knowing youre dead. for example, iran has a nuke. president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fires one at the US. the US gets angry. fires 3 or 4 nukes back at them for good measure. they all die. its a zero-sum game when dealing with nuclear weapons. that means, for those who dont already know, that there is not winner at the end if each party takes the best strategy. worst case scenario, the earth blows up. best case scenario, no nukes fired. didnt we all learn this during the cold war? and why can the US have nukes? and nuclear power? they dont use all the stuff for weapons. And i believe that mr ahmadinejad is sincerely trying to help his country, and it is clear that a bit nuke would not help iran at all. like they got a nuke. so what. nuclear energy will help the country out of poverty.
and another iran issue. the movie 300 seems nice. its cool. semi naked men fighting brutally. well, the iranian head honchos say that its propaganda and portrays iran in a bad way. well, i cant say i agree with them. like people would connect persians with iran. ok maybe they would. but not the americans. most of them. and it is fairly accurate. the gist of it is there. and hey, look on the brightside. the show shows the persians winning. thats good isnt it? it says iran can win against the americans. if the movie is to be taken seriously. for these stuff, i kinda admire mr ahmadinejad. hes a real brave man. brave to stand against world powers. not commenting on whether he is right or wrong, but he still is brave. like george bush, when he undertook the iraq war, being brave because he must have known it would screw him later on. or maybe he really didnt think of that...
anyway shoutout to diyanah. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! may you be able to pass math. ok not pass, but do well. yay!
anyway i believe that Iran should be allowed to have nuclear power. The country is already poor, and nuclear energy can help them in a positive way. so they could use it o make bombs. america says so. but the last time they said so and everybody believed them, people died for nothing, not from those bombs which they said existed. and everyone knows nuclear isnt the way to go. this is because you can never use it without knowing youre dead. for example, iran has a nuke. president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fires one at the US. the US gets angry. fires 3 or 4 nukes back at them for good measure. they all die. its a zero-sum game when dealing with nuclear weapons. that means, for those who dont already know, that there is not winner at the end if each party takes the best strategy. worst case scenario, the earth blows up. best case scenario, no nukes fired. didnt we all learn this during the cold war? and why can the US have nukes? and nuclear power? they dont use all the stuff for weapons. And i believe that mr ahmadinejad is sincerely trying to help his country, and it is clear that a bit nuke would not help iran at all. like they got a nuke. so what. nuclear energy will help the country out of poverty.
and another iran issue. the movie 300 seems nice. its cool. semi naked men fighting brutally. well, the iranian head honchos say that its propaganda and portrays iran in a bad way. well, i cant say i agree with them. like people would connect persians with iran. ok maybe they would. but not the americans. most of them. and it is fairly accurate. the gist of it is there. and hey, look on the brightside. the show shows the persians winning. thats good isnt it? it says iran can win against the americans. if the movie is to be taken seriously. for these stuff, i kinda admire mr ahmadinejad. hes a real brave man. brave to stand against world powers. not commenting on whether he is right or wrong, but he still is brave. like george bush, when he undertook the iraq war, being brave because he must have known it would screw him later on. or maybe he really didnt think of that...
anyway shoutout to diyanah. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! may you be able to pass math. ok not pass, but do well. yay!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Formula for success
Salutations. I hope my blog s as thought provoking as ever. Life as I know it is similar. Similar to yesterday. Except that my day ended much earlier. But nevertheless, various commitments bogged me down a little. Or rather bLogged. OK maybe not. I am still bummed about guitar not having concert. And that people are dropping from jazz like flies. Linky and now maybe Ian. Theyre all in my band. what luck. at least we could cope without Linky because our band was pretty overkill with 2 guitarists. So now Bagus and I can alternate between guitar and bass. But no Ian? like drummer dude. We need him. No Ian, band cant really work. makes me feel like dropping jazz. It seems i got a lot of commitments. Then maybe I'll join rock and get loads of gigs, be famous, and take over the world.
Anyway, to a more interesting matter. There has been much talk about Singapore and formula one. Bringing formula one to Singapore. Costs a lot. Gets loads of cash. Malaysia has it. So logic goes we can have it. Whee! Why didt the government turn down the offer years ago? Formula one is dangerous and encourages dangerous driving. OK. First of all, formula one cars are probably the 4th safest cars, behind a non-working car, a carrot and a carbohydrate. Formula one cars are purpose-built for speed, but they have to make it safe, because its in the team's best interest. Formula one drivers are paid an arm and a leg for ever leg of the season, but if they lose an arm and a leg, the team loses more arms and legs. And they have to get another guy to pay an arm and a leg. Not good business.
And secondly, i think only kids would be influenced to drive "dangerously' by formula one. And, in Singapore, its hard to get up to even the average lap speed of a formula one car. One, car isnt fast enough. Two, Singapore is small, You probably encounter a bend as you reach 40 kmh.
Anyway the government realise its a mistake. Good for them. So now we talk about a race in Singapore. And in a time with a lot of firsts, like Raikkonnen's first win at the first grand prix of the year, ahead of the first guy from the previous season with the first numbered car and behind him the first black formula one driver on his first formula one race and his first ever podium finish. If i count correctly, thats 7 firsts in the past weekend in formula one. So now Singapore doesnt want to be left out of the first spree. So the race here might be the first night race. Whoa. And it makes things real convenent for europeans. and americans, but i think that would be one or two of them. So for us asians, we have to stay up late, go to school and work groggy. great. but its cool because WE GOT THE NIGHT RACE LOSERS! but fernando aloso says it could be a problem. Night race makes racing hard to see. well, formula one is so advanced, that cars turn at speeds they shouldnt and they can drive upside down. That probably means formula one races can be as advanced and they will find a way to get around that problem. or maybe like make the sun stay out much longer, past peoples bedtimes.
But now, formula one in Singapore. Malaysia wont be too pleased. They will no longer be able to say to us that they have formula one but we dont. and wed just get more money than we probably deserve. and Indonesia might complain. they definitely eed the cash more than us. and Thailand is probably upset already over the formula one issue, and they are threatening haze for us. Were sick of haze, and with the haze, visibility will be so low that cars racing will crash. I believe this s a great strategy on the part of the thai government. since it is cunning and clever, i harbour no ill feelings towards them. just a little bummed that formula one would not be coming to Singapore. I'm a fan. maybe, if we gather enough formula one fans, we can blow the haze away! and since its formula one, we will be high tech fans and will be more effective.
Now, if Thailand can do that to us from so far away (OK maybe not that far), then what can Indonesia do? like they unintentionally cause haze for us and its really bad haze. Imagine what they can do when they intentionally give it to us? And Malaysia can just cut water and let us drink our own waste instead of theirs. And the US... well they have their own grand prix. and nascar. but they might just quote their intelligence and give us a pre-emptive strike anyway. So, i suggest we make our friendly neighbours happy. I do ot believe they would resort to this because they are nice people, no doubt about that. But as a worst case scenario, we are screwed. So why leave that to chance. If we are lucky, the various governments will not be pmsy and screw us.
What I suggest would be to make the race such that all countries would benefit from it. So, we can have a track which spans across southeast asia. starts off here in Singapore, then a few turns here and there, straight to Malaysia and then Thailand, back the way it came, trough singapore with a few more turns, down through Indonesia, off to Hawaii across the pacific ocean, back to Singapore with a few more turns and then circuit. With this, all countries will be happy. And is this too long? well formula one cars are real fast. shouldnt be a problem with straights. and the race will cross different timezones, so it could be night here but day in the US! brilliant! not lighting problem. So we wont be clusterbombed while were choking when we breathe in. or at least we will see the carpet bombs coming.
So I guess thats all I have to say for now. Hope this wasnt too wordy...
Anyway, to a more interesting matter. There has been much talk about Singapore and formula one. Bringing formula one to Singapore. Costs a lot. Gets loads of cash. Malaysia has it. So logic goes we can have it. Whee! Why didt the government turn down the offer years ago? Formula one is dangerous and encourages dangerous driving. OK. First of all, formula one cars are probably the 4th safest cars, behind a non-working car, a carrot and a carbohydrate. Formula one cars are purpose-built for speed, but they have to make it safe, because its in the team's best interest. Formula one drivers are paid an arm and a leg for ever leg of the season, but if they lose an arm and a leg, the team loses more arms and legs. And they have to get another guy to pay an arm and a leg. Not good business.
And secondly, i think only kids would be influenced to drive "dangerously' by formula one. And, in Singapore, its hard to get up to even the average lap speed of a formula one car. One, car isnt fast enough. Two, Singapore is small, You probably encounter a bend as you reach 40 kmh.
Anyway the government realise its a mistake. Good for them. So now we talk about a race in Singapore. And in a time with a lot of firsts, like Raikkonnen's first win at the first grand prix of the year, ahead of the first guy from the previous season with the first numbered car and behind him the first black formula one driver on his first formula one race and his first ever podium finish. If i count correctly, thats 7 firsts in the past weekend in formula one. So now Singapore doesnt want to be left out of the first spree. So the race here might be the first night race. Whoa. And it makes things real convenent for europeans. and americans, but i think that would be one or two of them. So for us asians, we have to stay up late, go to school and work groggy. great. but its cool because WE GOT THE NIGHT RACE LOSERS! but fernando aloso says it could be a problem. Night race makes racing hard to see. well, formula one is so advanced, that cars turn at speeds they shouldnt and they can drive upside down. That probably means formula one races can be as advanced and they will find a way to get around that problem. or maybe like make the sun stay out much longer, past peoples bedtimes.
But now, formula one in Singapore. Malaysia wont be too pleased. They will no longer be able to say to us that they have formula one but we dont. and wed just get more money than we probably deserve. and Indonesia might complain. they definitely eed the cash more than us. and Thailand is probably upset already over the formula one issue, and they are threatening haze for us. Were sick of haze, and with the haze, visibility will be so low that cars racing will crash. I believe this s a great strategy on the part of the thai government. since it is cunning and clever, i harbour no ill feelings towards them. just a little bummed that formula one would not be coming to Singapore. I'm a fan. maybe, if we gather enough formula one fans, we can blow the haze away! and since its formula one, we will be high tech fans and will be more effective.
Now, if Thailand can do that to us from so far away (OK maybe not that far), then what can Indonesia do? like they unintentionally cause haze for us and its really bad haze. Imagine what they can do when they intentionally give it to us? And Malaysia can just cut water and let us drink our own waste instead of theirs. And the US... well they have their own grand prix. and nascar. but they might just quote their intelligence and give us a pre-emptive strike anyway. So, i suggest we make our friendly neighbours happy. I do ot believe they would resort to this because they are nice people, no doubt about that. But as a worst case scenario, we are screwed. So why leave that to chance. If we are lucky, the various governments will not be pmsy and screw us.
What I suggest would be to make the race such that all countries would benefit from it. So, we can have a track which spans across southeast asia. starts off here in Singapore, then a few turns here and there, straight to Malaysia and then Thailand, back the way it came, trough singapore with a few more turns, down through Indonesia, off to Hawaii across the pacific ocean, back to Singapore with a few more turns and then circuit. With this, all countries will be happy. And is this too long? well formula one cars are real fast. shouldnt be a problem with straights. and the race will cross different timezones, so it could be night here but day in the US! brilliant! not lighting problem. So we wont be clusterbombed while were choking when we breathe in. or at least we will see the carpet bombs coming.
So I guess thats all I have to say for now. Hope this wasnt too wordy...
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
A new start
Now i have revamped my blog! I still dunno how to cancel out a wishlist item, since the new layout thing cant be edited like that.
Well, new school, new people, new subject. New Moon essence is the main sponsor of The Arena. random. But i'm watching it. I feel its a bit weird. Thats trying to be as objective as possible. I do not FEEL this because RI is not winning by a margin, or even winning. I THINK it because some arguements i hear are not very good, even flawed, and yet judges vote for those same arguements. Anyway, its not my problem. Some people probably dont need the prize money anyway, so its not my problem anymore.
Now to some current issues. OK maybe not that current. By the way, OK was first reported o be used on the 12th of August by a journalist, meaning "Oll Korrect". I dont know if thats korrect spelling, but its not important, OK? For those who didnt know, thats my irthday. Hint.
About the Sand thing. Well, I am quite sure that Indonetias reasons are well substantiated and reasonable. I do not want to stir up feelings of neighbouring countries, but what I am saying does not mean anythign like that. well, I dont accuse anyone blindly on the blog. And i do have Indonesian friends OK? Well, i am heartened that Indonesia is concerned about the environment. Hooray! But that still leaves this country (Singapore, for those who do not already know) in a predicament. The PM says that we can follow Japan. Use steel. or whatever metal suitable. However, i must say that Singapore is hot. There is no cold season. So my worry is that the buildings we build post no-sand era would melt under the constant shine of the tropical sun. And during the monsoon season, there is another problem. Rust. Steel/Iron rusts. sure they can be prevented, but there is a chance of protection to fail in any circumstance, let alone buildings. I am sure some parents would attest to this fact.
But steel must be strong. Since Japan is subject to seasonal changes, the steel would be heated and cooled repeatedly. That has to mean steel is strong, because I havent heard any reports of collapsing buildings in Japan. So steel it is.
Maybe we could buy sand from elsewhere, where there is a lot of it. Maybe Egypt or Saudi Arabia. Deserts. No one will miss any grain if we buy from them. ad its not like they will use the sand for land reclamation. I can only imagine what a landlocked coutry would be doing with a land reclamation project. However, there are transport costs. Eqypt is only a little further than Indonesia, and it costs only a little bit more to transport the sand. Heres an idea. Singapore could construct an underground pipeline to transport sand, which passes through middle eastern countries like Iraq and Iran. Brilliant idea. That way, sand can be sandt via pipe. Just hope that the United States doesnt deveop a shortage of sand. Then maybe Iraq and Iran would be screwed and we would lose our sand supply. If not, then more sandwiches, sandcastles and sandpaper for us!
I think thats enough for this post. Before the CIA kocks on my door.
Well, new school, new people, new subject. New Moon essence is the main sponsor of The Arena. random. But i'm watching it. I feel its a bit weird. Thats trying to be as objective as possible. I do not FEEL this because RI is not winning by a margin, or even winning. I THINK it because some arguements i hear are not very good, even flawed, and yet judges vote for those same arguements. Anyway, its not my problem. Some people probably dont need the prize money anyway, so its not my problem anymore.
Now to some current issues. OK maybe not that current. By the way, OK was first reported o be used on the 12th of August by a journalist, meaning "Oll Korrect". I dont know if thats korrect spelling, but its not important, OK? For those who didnt know, thats my irthday. Hint.
About the Sand thing. Well, I am quite sure that Indonetias reasons are well substantiated and reasonable. I do not want to stir up feelings of neighbouring countries, but what I am saying does not mean anythign like that. well, I dont accuse anyone blindly on the blog. And i do have Indonesian friends OK? Well, i am heartened that Indonesia is concerned about the environment. Hooray! But that still leaves this country (Singapore, for those who do not already know) in a predicament. The PM says that we can follow Japan. Use steel. or whatever metal suitable. However, i must say that Singapore is hot. There is no cold season. So my worry is that the buildings we build post no-sand era would melt under the constant shine of the tropical sun. And during the monsoon season, there is another problem. Rust. Steel/Iron rusts. sure they can be prevented, but there is a chance of protection to fail in any circumstance, let alone buildings. I am sure some parents would attest to this fact.
But steel must be strong. Since Japan is subject to seasonal changes, the steel would be heated and cooled repeatedly. That has to mean steel is strong, because I havent heard any reports of collapsing buildings in Japan. So steel it is.
Maybe we could buy sand from elsewhere, where there is a lot of it. Maybe Egypt or Saudi Arabia. Deserts. No one will miss any grain if we buy from them. ad its not like they will use the sand for land reclamation. I can only imagine what a landlocked coutry would be doing with a land reclamation project. However, there are transport costs. Eqypt is only a little further than Indonesia, and it costs only a little bit more to transport the sand. Heres an idea. Singapore could construct an underground pipeline to transport sand, which passes through middle eastern countries like Iraq and Iran. Brilliant idea. That way, sand can be sandt via pipe. Just hope that the United States doesnt deveop a shortage of sand. Then maybe Iraq and Iran would be screwed and we would lose our sand supply. If not, then more sandwiches, sandcastles and sandpaper for us!
I think thats enough for this post. Before the CIA kocks on my door.
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