1. What was your biggest accomplishment this year?
I saved up a lot of money, and took a trip to Britain, doing almost all the organizing. I'm pretty proud of that accomplishment, being a traveller.
2. What was your biggest disappointment?
Other hopes unrealized.
3. What do you hope to happen in the next 12 months?
I hope to travel, not quit on my hobbies, and be less afraid of small talk.
4. Will you be making any resolutions? If yes, what will they be?
I usually do not make resolutions at this time, just strung out along the way.
5. What are your plans for New Year's Eve?
New Year's for me is more towards March 20th. But on Thursday, we are going to my grandparents' house to have lunch, because we have the free time. The rest of the world doesn't work, so Dad can't either.
True New Year: In Exodus 12:2, it says: "This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you." Also, in Exodus 13:3 & 4, "And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. This day came ye out in the month Abib."
To understand the new year, a few other things have to be understood. The day begins at evening (Genesis 1:5). The month begins at the new moon. I believe this because the same word used for month 254 times, chodesh, is used also for new moon about twenty times. It is just a historical fact that the new year was decided according to the spring equinox. To lay out my belief, the new year is to be reckoned according to the spring equinox, being the day of the first new moon after this. Usually this date is March 20th.
Just for kicks - I saw this baked beans puzzle in a London shop:
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
outwit, outplay, outlast, outclass?
finally watched the Survivor: All Stars finale on NTV7 an hour ago, after a few days delay. the popular show was delayed since last monday. that's 4 days dawg! just 'cause some jerk refused to give up their mother's day movie slot to Survivor...waarrrggghhh hahahaha...okay okay actually i understand why they delayed the finale, but NTV7 should've been aware of the schedule a looonggg time ago, and took the necessary steps. whatever.
SURVIVOR. a brilliant show don't you agree? have been following this show for quite some time, and got attracted initially after watching a half-naked Colleen Haskell (the chick starred in "The Animal" with Adam Sandler's sidekick, Rob Schneider) in Survivor: Borneo. rrrr...right here in our own country, Malaysia.
the latest of Survivor: All Stars just ended in a dramatic, emotional and twisted way. Amber Brkich (25-year-old All-Star of Survivor: The Australian Outback) emerged as the one-million dollar winner when she outlast Rob Mariano, appropriately known as Boston Rob (the 28-year-old All-Star of Survivor: Marquesas) by only one vote (4 to 3). sometimes the speech by the Jury could me more entertaining and interesting than the final result itself, including this one. the Final Tribal Council of the All Stars made Sue's (Susan Hawk) infamous speech to Kelly in the first Survivor: Borneo seem like nothing.
for all Survivor fanatics out there, what do you guys think about the Jury's speech? most Americans and some of us agreed that Boston Rob deserved to win the million bucks, 'cause he's without a doubt, the strongest player physically and strategically of All Stars. he may not play a clean game, as he's hurt and backstabbed so many to be in the final two (noticeably Lex and Rob C.). consequently, he "paid the price" for choosing to play that game the way he did. hmmm can we actually say that? he paid the price? no i don't think so. i really believe that Boston Rob is viciously smart in approaching the game (having an alliance with your girlfriend or future wife is amusingly clever), highly competitive and knows what it takes to win the game. and again, the word GAME is indeed a big word in this episode.
is this simply a game or a reflection in life? if this is only a game, are we permitted, encouraged, advised & required to lie and backstab other contestansts in order to survive? of course! different contestants chose different strategy, and in the end, the one with the most brilliant strategy wins. ethics do not matter in this game. ethics matter in life. eliminated contestants like Lex, Kathy, Alicia & Big Tom who were so damn pissed at Boston Rob for "backstabbing" them, took the game to a personal level. why should they pissed anyway? 'cause they're not in the final two? they talked shit and out of proportion to Boston Rob as a form of defense mechanism? Boston Rob, a construction foreman and part-time bartender deserved to be in the final two, 'cause he played the game right and won most of the immunity challenges. Boston Rob was even thinking strategically after the game was over. he proposed to Amber before (not after) the final vote was announced, and Amber gladly accepted. doesn't matter who won the competition, Boston Rob was already the winner. he got the girl, $250,000 complimentary prize from CBS and perhaps a share of the sweet million bucks when they got married?
if Lex, Kathy, Alicia & Big Tom worked their asses off and won most of the immunity challenges, they wouldn't be in the Jury right? i strongly believe the only way to play this game fairly, is to win EVERY single immunity challenge. that's it. as perfectly said by Shii Ann, if you don't want to be lied and backstabbed in this game, why bother trying? outwit, outplay, outlast. and this is the All Stars for God sake! the ones who had already experienced and learned the game before. this is not a typical season of Survivor. they should come to the game and expect to be lied and backstabbed by anybody. which comes to the first rule of Survivor, "don't trust anyone." the losers might defend themselves by saying they played a fair game, but in the hand, the millions dollars are not in their hands. i'm not saying i admire Boston Rob's questionable strategy nor to condone it, but he played one hell of a game right? and yes, this is only a game.
oh, Rupert Boneham, the guy from Indianapolis, Indiana (that's my place), was announced the winner of second one-million dollar prize after winning the viewer's vote. by having this vote, i think in the future there will be 2 distinct winners; a good guy/girl and a bad guy/girl. the bad guy/girl will win the million dollar the traditional way (Final Tribal Council's vote) and the good guy/girl will win by playing the game clean and fair.
p/s: are there such thing as brilliant backstabbers and gifted liars?
oh, one more thing, can you guys help me out? a highschool friend sent me this riddle to a bunch of my friends, trying to figure it out too. till today no one have solved it.
"Ada 3 org..seorang buta, seorang pekak, seorang bisu.. tiba2 PEKAK curi duit BUTA. BISU nampak. Macam mana BISU nak bagitau BUTA yang PEKAK curi duit BUTA..."
anybody?
finally watched the Survivor: All Stars finale on NTV7 an hour ago, after a few days delay. the popular show was delayed since last monday. that's 4 days dawg! just 'cause some jerk refused to give up their mother's day movie slot to Survivor...waarrrggghhh hahahaha...okay okay actually i understand why they delayed the finale, but NTV7 should've been aware of the schedule a looonggg time ago, and took the necessary steps. whatever.
SURVIVOR. a brilliant show don't you agree? have been following this show for quite some time, and got attracted initially after watching a half-naked Colleen Haskell (the chick starred in "The Animal" with Adam Sandler's sidekick, Rob Schneider) in Survivor: Borneo. rrrr...right here in our own country, Malaysia.
the latest of Survivor: All Stars just ended in a dramatic, emotional and twisted way. Amber Brkich (25-year-old All-Star of Survivor: The Australian Outback) emerged as the one-million dollar winner when she outlast Rob Mariano, appropriately known as Boston Rob (the 28-year-old All-Star of Survivor: Marquesas) by only one vote (4 to 3). sometimes the speech by the Jury could me more entertaining and interesting than the final result itself, including this one. the Final Tribal Council of the All Stars made Sue's (Susan Hawk) infamous speech to Kelly in the first Survivor: Borneo seem like nothing.
for all Survivor fanatics out there, what do you guys think about the Jury's speech? most Americans and some of us agreed that Boston Rob deserved to win the million bucks, 'cause he's without a doubt, the strongest player physically and strategically of All Stars. he may not play a clean game, as he's hurt and backstabbed so many to be in the final two (noticeably Lex and Rob C.). consequently, he "paid the price" for choosing to play that game the way he did. hmmm can we actually say that? he paid the price? no i don't think so. i really believe that Boston Rob is viciously smart in approaching the game (having an alliance with your girlfriend or future wife is amusingly clever), highly competitive and knows what it takes to win the game. and again, the word GAME is indeed a big word in this episode.
is this simply a game or a reflection in life? if this is only a game, are we permitted, encouraged, advised & required to lie and backstab other contestansts in order to survive? of course! different contestants chose different strategy, and in the end, the one with the most brilliant strategy wins. ethics do not matter in this game. ethics matter in life. eliminated contestants like Lex, Kathy, Alicia & Big Tom who were so damn pissed at Boston Rob for "backstabbing" them, took the game to a personal level. why should they pissed anyway? 'cause they're not in the final two? they talked shit and out of proportion to Boston Rob as a form of defense mechanism? Boston Rob, a construction foreman and part-time bartender deserved to be in the final two, 'cause he played the game right and won most of the immunity challenges. Boston Rob was even thinking strategically after the game was over. he proposed to Amber before (not after) the final vote was announced, and Amber gladly accepted. doesn't matter who won the competition, Boston Rob was already the winner. he got the girl, $250,000 complimentary prize from CBS and perhaps a share of the sweet million bucks when they got married?
if Lex, Kathy, Alicia & Big Tom worked their asses off and won most of the immunity challenges, they wouldn't be in the Jury right? i strongly believe the only way to play this game fairly, is to win EVERY single immunity challenge. that's it. as perfectly said by Shii Ann, if you don't want to be lied and backstabbed in this game, why bother trying? outwit, outplay, outlast. and this is the All Stars for God sake! the ones who had already experienced and learned the game before. this is not a typical season of Survivor. they should come to the game and expect to be lied and backstabbed by anybody. which comes to the first rule of Survivor, "don't trust anyone." the losers might defend themselves by saying they played a fair game, but in the hand, the millions dollars are not in their hands. i'm not saying i admire Boston Rob's questionable strategy nor to condone it, but he played one hell of a game right? and yes, this is only a game.
oh, Rupert Boneham, the guy from Indianapolis, Indiana (that's my place), was announced the winner of second one-million dollar prize after winning the viewer's vote. by having this vote, i think in the future there will be 2 distinct winners; a good guy/girl and a bad guy/girl. the bad guy/girl will win the million dollar the traditional way (Final Tribal Council's vote) and the good guy/girl will win by playing the game clean and fair.
p/s: are there such thing as brilliant backstabbers and gifted liars?
oh, one more thing, can you guys help me out? a highschool friend sent me this riddle to a bunch of my friends, trying to figure it out too. till today no one have solved it.
"Ada 3 org..seorang buta, seorang pekak, seorang bisu.. tiba2 PEKAK curi duit BUTA. BISU nampak. Macam mana BISU nak bagitau BUTA yang PEKAK curi duit BUTA..."
anybody?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
I'm reading a book of childhood memories by Anthony Eden, Lord Avon, onetime Prime Minister of England. It brings to mind the reality of everyone's childhood memories and England and glimpses of another world, which is the title of his book. Time is so strange. All the advances and thoughts change the fabric of our existence. Individual lives and decisions. Lives cut short or unrecorded. Memories particular to one person never expressed. And those that are can be woven into another's conciousness through the reading. I love being present in that world, being there one hundred years ago or more, to see his lovely sister as a bride, and his feelings on the page. But it is only a tiny slice of his whole life, and only published because he was a famous and noted man. How can anyone save life? All those unrecorded memories are consumed in death. Perhaps there are mighty books in some library above, recording every action against the day of judgement. I heard an analogy once of angels constantly writing the deeds of your life with invisible ink; only the good deeds show up, the bad are left off. Surely only for those that have Yahshua washing their transgressions away. Stuart said that the footprints we leave behind matter most. These literary footprints have their own stride, rhythm and tread, telling us tales about an otherwise inaccesible time. I'm reminded of Sherlock Holmes, deducting many facts from footprints left at a scene.
Reading: Another World by Anthony Eden - and - The Autobiography of David Crockett.
Listening: The Man Who by Travis
Watching: Remains of the Day
Playing: with my dog, Sam.
Feeling: Cold, because the fan is on.
Reading: Another World by Anthony Eden - and - The Autobiography of David Crockett.
Listening: The Man Who by Travis
Watching: Remains of the Day
Playing: with my dog, Sam.
Feeling: Cold, because the fan is on.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
When I was a kid
Myself and my little brother were playing in the playground one day, he was on the swing and I was on the top of the really high climbing frame (probably about 6 foot of the ground but seemed like at least 50ft!).. My brother had this younger friend called Paul. Paul was about 5 and a bit special! He had this special silly idiot boy laugh (the horror of which will never leave me)! My brother was very evil when he was a bairn and used to torture this Paul a lot. Anyway, this one day Paul had his little fishing net with him for catching sticklebacks. For reasons known only to Paul he had a massive dog turd in the net.
Interesting I thought - I'll just stay up here out of reach! My brother started talking to Paul and it suddenly became a game of Paul trying to get us with this dog turd in a net. Poking it through the holes in the climbing frame and laughing his insane special little laugh I can still remember the crazed look in his eyes (sends shivers down my spine).
After about ten minutes of failing to get us my brother shouts "put the net over your head Paul!". Sounding like a great idea we both shouted this over and over while Paul laughed and laughed and laughed. Being a good boy Paul put the net over his head and pulled it down over his face!!!!
There was shit all over his head - in his hair and on his face, you could smell it and I was gagging! Paul was still laughing!
Then my brother reached new realms of sickness and shouted "eat some Paul". Surely the sick kid wouldnt do that i thought?! How wrong was I!!!!! Almost in slow motion Paul pulled a big dark brown nugget out of his hair and plopped it in his mouth! I ran home screaming!
I later found out that my brother had persuaded Paul not tell his mum that we were involved - bribing him with all the orcs from his Space Crusade set, and the frigging dreadnought!!! Paul was grounded and had all fishing net access restricted!
(Apologies for the length - one of my earliest sickest memories! I don't know where Paul is but I really hope he doesn't work in the food industry!)
Interesting I thought - I'll just stay up here out of reach! My brother started talking to Paul and it suddenly became a game of Paul trying to get us with this dog turd in a net. Poking it through the holes in the climbing frame and laughing his insane special little laugh I can still remember the crazed look in his eyes (sends shivers down my spine).
After about ten minutes of failing to get us my brother shouts "put the net over your head Paul!". Sounding like a great idea we both shouted this over and over while Paul laughed and laughed and laughed. Being a good boy Paul put the net over his head and pulled it down over his face!!!!
There was shit all over his head - in his hair and on his face, you could smell it and I was gagging! Paul was still laughing!
Then my brother reached new realms of sickness and shouted "eat some Paul". Surely the sick kid wouldnt do that i thought?! How wrong was I!!!!! Almost in slow motion Paul pulled a big dark brown nugget out of his hair and plopped it in his mouth! I ran home screaming!
I later found out that my brother had persuaded Paul not tell his mum that we were involved - bribing him with all the orcs from his Space Crusade set, and the frigging dreadnought!!! Paul was grounded and had all fishing net access restricted!
(Apologies for the length - one of my earliest sickest memories! I don't know where Paul is but I really hope he doesn't work in the food industry!)
Monday, October 13, 2008
Years ago my brother ....
...and I were hanging around in the garden of a house that my parents had just bought and needed doing up, therefore there was no bathroom. My brother was absolutely bursting for a poo so he did it behind some trees in the garden. Later on we heard my father yelling frantically - he'd been mooching around in the garden and had come across the gargantuan turd my brother had produced...... "My god, look at this!!!" he cried, "What kind of enormous animal could have done something as DISGUSTING as this!??!" as he looked nervously around. It didn't cross his mind that it could have been human. We didn't tell him the truth for years! What is funny is that he was so shocked at the size of the turd and what monster could have produced it that when we brought it up he remembered!!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Not me this time..
This happened to my best mate's brother. We lived in Finchley in north London, and at the time, he was a student at Goldsmith's college, living in New Cross in south east London.
He'd been home for Sunday lunch and had spent a pleasant afternoon, but wanted to get back that night. He set off for the Tube fairly late, but with enough time to make the connection to British Rail for the last bit of the journey.
As soon as he got on the Tube he realised that he needed a shit, and it was going to be a good 'un. The journey continued, he let out the odd fart to ease the pressure, but it continued to mount. Now, when he got to Victoria he realised there wasn't time to find a bog AND get the last train to New Cross, so he heaved in his guts and ran for the train. Things were now getting desperate but he hung on like a hero.
As the train approached New Cross he went over the walk to his shared house in his mind and got out his key in preparation. Then he realised he could visit a friend who lived near the station and use theirs. Running the whole way through the deserted streets he made it in 3 minutes flat and leant on the bell while banging on the door. As soon as he saw a shadow approaching in the hall, he undid his trousers, the door opened, he pushed past and ran to the bog pulling his pants down as he turned and let fly with a massive crap...
...unfortunately, he missed the toilet.
Sorry for length.
He'd been home for Sunday lunch and had spent a pleasant afternoon, but wanted to get back that night. He set off for the Tube fairly late, but with enough time to make the connection to British Rail for the last bit of the journey.
As soon as he got on the Tube he realised that he needed a shit, and it was going to be a good 'un. The journey continued, he let out the odd fart to ease the pressure, but it continued to mount. Now, when he got to Victoria he realised there wasn't time to find a bog AND get the last train to New Cross, so he heaved in his guts and ran for the train. Things were now getting desperate but he hung on like a hero.
As the train approached New Cross he went over the walk to his shared house in his mind and got out his key in preparation. Then he realised he could visit a friend who lived near the station and use theirs. Running the whole way through the deserted streets he made it in 3 minutes flat and leant on the bell while banging on the door. As soon as he saw a shadow approaching in the hall, he undid his trousers, the door opened, he pushed past and ran to the bog pulling his pants down as he turned and let fly with a massive crap...
...unfortunately, he missed the toilet.
Sorry for length.
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