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The 50 Choices in Life

  • Aug. 9th, 2008 at 8:00 PM
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Hmm...after reading alot people choices (like Junyuan, emily..,scot and anymore) I finally had the mood to do USSW after wandering in the Internet for 1 hour with nothing to do.

The Top 50
1. Get good grades and go into university and blah blah
2. Go NS and have a fun time
3. Get a girlfriend
4. Become normal weight and then grow taller
5. More Muscle
6. Stable Job
7. Get Married
8. Own a car
9. Have children (not adopted)
10. Earn 4 figure digit
11. See the President say "no" when asked for permission to carry on parade in NDP
12. See important people and die and hope for public holiday
13. Guess how long the half-mark flag stays and how long MediaCorp plays the life story of the Dead
14. Own a car
15. Own a company
16. Walk around and meet old friends
17. Watch a soccer match in Europe
18. Singapore enter world cup.. (maybe 20 years from now if we are lucky)
19. Celebrate Singapore 100th Birthday
20. See the rise of Terminal 8
21. People use 3D phones instead of 3G phones
22. Teleporting System
23. Own action figures
24. Open a 5 story LAN shop with an area of 100000 sq feet
25. If 24 happens, open it besides White House, Supreme Court and Pentagon.
26. Invite gangsters to LAN shop.
27. Become big shot
28. Open a 12 story Sports hub with an area of 100000 sq feet beside the LAN shop.
29. Sub an anime by myself
30. ERP price raise from $1-$5 to $10 to $20
31. 9/11 happens in SG
32. Get invited to some kiddy show like Pokemon, Sesame Street
33. Have a house with 17 rooms.
34. Own 3 computers
35. Get a 1000TB ram and internet speed
36.Fly around the world
37. Go in to space and meet space aliens
38. The Swords only Treaty ( where only swords can be used in war)
39. World turns into solar powered
40. Peace
41. Watch children grow up and have their own children
42. See the Sun rise from the west to the east ( i am not joking)
43. Live to a ripe age with stable live and family.
44. Own gaming platforms
45. Hope that Singapore would never fail and will continue to rise and maybe become a world power
46. Hope that the conflict in Sri Lanka ends
47. Hope to own a forum that everyone use in the world.
48. Hope to watch a 10D movie
49.Leave a name in the history, become a legend and be respected and everybody would know me once they are born
50. Die on the same day and same time with my wive and have a painless death like dying while you sleep.
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USSW XII: Organ Commodification

  • Jul. 25th, 2008 at 10:07 PM
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Wow. Such a hard topic..Anyways, I have a link on a wonderful story on how much is a kidney worth.

How Much is A Kidney Worth?

The Story basically talks about how much a kidney is worth.

Another link is about Organ Transplant found on Wikipedia.

I feel that Organs should not be sold around as it is one's body organ and instead it should be given for free or donated at one's will. It is making people from poor country to sell the kidney to earn money.  Pakistan, 40 percent to 50 percent of the residents of some villages have only one kidney because they have sold the other for a transplant into a wealthy person, probably from another country, said Dr. Farhat Moazam of Pakistan, at a World Health Organization conference. Pakistani donors are offered $2,500 for a kidney but receive only about half of that because middlemen take so much. In Chennai, southern India, poor fishermen and their families sold kidneys after their livelihoods were destroyed by the Indian Ocean tsunami two years ago. about 100 people, mostly women, sold their kidneys for 40,000-60,000 rupees ($900-$1,350). Thilakavathy Agatheesh, 30, who sold a kidney in May 2005 for 40,000 rupees said, "I used to earn some money selling fish but now the post-surgery stomach cramps prevent me from going to work." Most kidney sellers say that selling their kidney was a mistake.
 
The selling is due to the prices that causes people to sell and become rich.

One of the driving forces for illegal organ trafficking and “transplantation tourism” is the price differences for organs and transplant surgeries in different areas of the world. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, a human kidney can be purchased in Manila for $1000- $2000, but in urban Latin America a kidney may cost more than $10,000. Kidneys in South Africa have sold for as high as $20,000. Price disparities based on donor race are a driving force of attractive organ sales in South Africa, as well as in other parts of the world.

In China, a kidney transplant operation runs for around $70,000, liver for $160,000, and heart for $120,000 . Although these prices are still unattainable to poor, compared to the fees of the United States, where a kidney transplant may demand $100,000, a liver $250,000, and a heart $860,000, Chinese prices have made China a major provider of organs and transplantation surgeries to other countries.

 I feel that donating Organs are for a good cause and not for bad causes like earning money. Thus, I do not approve Organs being sold but organs being donated

 

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My favourite online media and my favourite online site..

One of the favourtie online videos is to watch funny soccer video clips. Here is one.

Video 1 or




Online videos are indeed funny. Another funny soccer clip is...even more funny

Video 2 or


Let the picture take your breath away cause you die of humour.. oh well it was lame.

If a picture speaks a thousand words , a video would speak much more words. Thus, I have written a more than 1 thousand word essay.

MY FAVOURITE ONLINE SITE


Coming from 3rd position:

Youtube


Youtube is a video website that many know by now. It has many new videos posted everyday and have tons of videos in their database. As Youtube is a famous website, it is able to find the video you want with ease.
I usually use Youtube to search for videos that are funny and are for fun. I do not use Youtube to watch anime or movies as the quality is bad and the videos are cut in parts making it troublesome. Thus Youtube was rated 3rd among it.

Having a tie at second position is:

MOFUNZONE

Mofunzone is the web where I play some online games. Usually I come to this website to find out fun games and search on Google for the games, then downloading the game from other web. Mofunzone games are fun and they are a good way to past time when using the school computer. I am one who plays the school computer when we go to the lab. As it is fun and easy loading, thus it gained second position.

Veoh
Veoh is the brother of Youtube or the less famous video website. Veoh may not be known to many but even if  you watch a little bit of anime, you would know what is Veoh. As I said that veoh is not as popular as Youtube, it does not have many videos such as Youtube. However, it allows people to post the whole video for an example an half hour video. While in Youtube, the half an hour show would be cut in to 3. Furthermore, Veoh has a higher and quality and has more functions than Youtube. However, due to the lack popularity, there are few funny videos. In the end, one whole video and high quaility placed Veoh, one position higher than Youtube.

FOR THE ALL MIGHTY 1st is........

INSTANTZ
Yes, it is Instantz again. I think this the third time I have mentioned it. Being an Anime Fan, a good anime website would be my dream. Instantz is probaly the best in the world thus rating it top in my favourite online media site. Even though it only provides link to Veoh, it has all the anime compiled together so I would not need to search. Furthermore, it has recently upgraded. It is probaly the 1st few anime websites that you allows you to find the anime through catergories such as Top Rated and Genres. This allows people to find the anime that they like easily. Furthermore, it also provides Japanese Drama. Thus this made Instantz a great website, with both anime and drama. Lastly, the always link the anime to their website the fastest and thus I would be able to watch them first. Instantz!!

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Technology

  • Jul. 13th, 2008 at 1:12 PM
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Everything has its Cons and Pros.

Technology can be good and bad as it depends on what the user wants to use the technology for. If the person wants to gain knowledge, Technology is good. However, if one wants to do things like spreading rumours or watching illegal videos, the technology is bad. In the following paragraphs I will talk about the pros and cons of technology.

The Good Side Of Technology.
Technology has help us and make our lives more convinient. Technology helps us in many aspects of our lives. With technology, we able to travel to the other side of the earth within a few days. Gone are days, where people spend months trying to reach another part of the world. With technology, we able to transfer, share and download files with a few clicks. Wtih technology, one is able to be able to print and reproduce information and books with at a very fast pace. With technology, we can use our resources wisely and be able to know about this planet more. With technology, we are able to study about our body and everything that exists in this planet. With technology, things can be done at a very fast speed. With technology, the ways of fighting disaters and or helping the people could be more efficient. With technology, we can easily access to  water and electricity with a twist of tap or a flick of a finger. With technology, lives become more organised and we become more comfortable. We have beds, pillows, chairs, sofas and many others. Live also became more colourful and more vibrant. Colourful as our clothes have more colours, and vibrant because our decorations have become beatiful and colourful. Cooking no longer is making a fire with firewoods but cooking on a stove. We are able to cook with ease and we can even store food for a few days without it turning bad. Thus technology has made this world a brighter, more vibrant and happy world.

However everything has it pros and cons and I will now talk about the cons.

The Bad Side Of Technology

Technology can be bad if used for the wrong reasons. With technology, peoples privacy are easily exposed. A good example is the Edison Chen Sex Scandal. His privacy was exposed and the pictures of the scandal was shown on the internet for the whole world to see. Technology also allows people to see things that are not suitable for their age. Furthermore technology allows people to be influence by their idol's doing on the internet. One wonderful example was High School Musical's Vanessa Hudgen. She posted pictures of herself on the internet and the whole was able to see a pictures. With technology, children and teenagers are able to look a pornography and violence on the internet with a click of a button. Another con of technology is also deforestation. Deforestation is causing the global warming and cutting down the oxygen supply on this planet. With technology, we are causing much harm to this planet and slowly destroying this planet. However the main con of technology is : The Invention of Destructive Weapons
In the early ages, war was mainly swords and arrows. However mankind felt that swords and arrows were ineffective as they could only kill 1 at a time and thus something needed to be created. The gun was invented. It was easy to use but lethal. War has still not changed much. War was only limited to the battlefield.However, mankind was still not happy and invented bigger versions of guns. They were known as cannons. Cannons can shoot long range and cause massive damage. Battlefields became bigger. However the cannons and the guns were slow in reloading, does low damage and were slow. Therefore, the rifles were upgraded and the cannons became tanks. Rifles were more accurate and became even more powerful and the cannons became fast moving chunk of iron. War was still limited in the battlefield. However when airplanes were used in World War II, the term "battlefield" changes. Airplanes were now able to destroy places at the enemy's home with a push of a button. The airplanes which were created for the purpose of flying became a symbol of destruction. Bombs are dropped and thousands die. Furthermore, the pilot do not see the victims when they bomb as they are high up in the air. The innocent victims did even know what hit them at all or who killed them. However mankind was never satisfied with the bombs and rockets, and created the nuclear bomb. Instead of thousands dieing, hundreds of thousands die because of this bomb. Furthermore, the aftereffects of the bomb is devastating and can last in the place for decades.

Technology has indeed brought pain and joy to mankind

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Useful piece of technology.

  • Jul. 4th, 2008 at 9:06 PM
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The one only greatest use of technology is... the light bulb.
NOT.
It is the

COMPUTER WITH INTERNET

The computer is indeed a very useful piece of technology. With the computer, one can do administrative work very easily, one can chat online, check the news and send information to another party with ease. This maybe more linked to the internet but without the computer, there is no internet. Below i will talk about the favourite things i like to do with this piece of technology.

Games
Games are something that many people use the computer. Games can be played online because of the internet, thus allowing you to test your skills with other people. The cool thing about this is that, you maybe in Singapore but then with the internet, you will be able to connect to maybe somebody in the USA within seconds, thats even faster than a jet plane. Being able put distance as not a limiting factor, its a great thing. News can be shown live from the USA to Singapore very fast. There maybe a delay of 1 to 2 seconds but then you are sending informations across thousands of miles. Games allow people to make friends and games will allow people to know more about anothers person country custom, thus knowing the other person better. Furthermore, you do not need to know them at all, and be able to play with the person with ease.

Chatting
Chatting is also another common reason why people use the computer. Being able to send information instantly, or being able to speak to the other party without meeting or using a phone. Its just a few clicks to talk. Unlike phone calls, you can choose who and when you want to talk. In phone calls, you usually have a purpose to call but online chatting does not need a reason or purpose to chat, you just want to chat. If you do not feel like talking to that person, you can ignore him and talk to another person. This makes it convinent. Lastly, its free.

Watching Shows
With the internet, one is able to watch shows online for free. For example, you want to watch a drama show, you can just type in any search engines for a show. It is that simple. For me, I would mostly be watching anime. I watch online because it is convinient and then I can watch whatever shows I want with a click of an button. Furthermore, usually for anime, the episodes online always much faster than the shows shown in Singapore or at the video shop. Furthermore, not every show can be found in the video shop or in the TV. However, every show can be found online. Lastly, most of them are free.

Thus I conclude that the computer is the best piece of technology

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The June Fun Camp
The June Fun Camp was one of the interesting things that happened during the holidays. It is a combined 3D3N camp with the BB, GB and the church. It happened from the 6-8th June 2008.

On the 1st day
On the 1st day, we gathered in the courtyard in the morning about 0830 but then it was not a very interesting day as we only played mostly icebreakers in the morning. In the afternoon, it was very hot and thus it was kinda of fun to get wet. After getting wet, we had to wash-up and we went to the creativity hall for a personality talk. We learnt one thing and that was You Are Who You Are.  A very boring and uninteresting day.

On the 2nd Day,
  we went to Fort Canning Park for a activity. The Activity which was supposed to be fun and interesting was spoiled by the rain. In the shelter, we conducted some games before we headed back to school for more games. As it was still raining, we had to play indoor games. At night we had fun too as we had BBQ,Chocolate Fountain and we watched a movie. It was the most interesting days in the June Holidays as we had jokes and many others.

On the last day, it was boring and there is nothing to talk about.

This ends my USSW. Below are some pictures we had a Fort Canning.





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  • Jun. 5th, 2008 at 8:04 AM
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AQ hairs..

  • Apr. 5th, 2008 at 7:58 PM
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This are the hair what we cut as AQ.. However, due to some cirumstances, Nicholas, Alex and Bryan's hair cannot be shown..
Enjoy.. BOTAKS>>             


            








 
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My Camps: Sec 3 Camp [ Part 1]

  • Mar. 16th, 2008 at 12:24 PM
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My Sec 3 Camp
I think that my Sec 3 camp was boring as there were not much high elements and fun activities. All the activities that were held in St.John Island was available in the school itself. I find that it wasting much money having to travel there and eat food that are not nice. All this for 70 bucks. If we had it in school, the 70 bucks can be put into better usage. Firstly, No travel fees. Secondly, Better food.

The things we did:
The 1st thing we did was gather followed by the creation of our group name and group flag. This took a long 2h.
After that, we went for a gathering and were distributed into our various dorms. There 9 classes and 6 dorms ( 3 for each gender).It was squeezing 3 classes into 1 small dorm.We had some night games of running here and there, then our day was over. DAY 1 COMPLETED

2nd Day: We woke, did some 5BX , had breakfast and started playing some 'survival'  games.It was boring. We had lunch and played another set of boring games. After that, it was night time, we had campfire and that the end of the day. DAY 2 COMPLETED

3rd Day : We went back home after area cleaning. DAY 3  COMPLETED.

The Camp was easy and not really tiring but then everyone felt tired. Why? Unable to sleep at night, Homesick and Almost everyone became sick after the Camp.
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USSW VII : What Computer Games Do You Play

  • Mar. 12th, 2008 at 9:05 PM
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What I games do I play?

There are many types of games ranging from the different type of genres. Picking a game is equal to picking a book. Games are divided into following catergory:

1.Action

2.Adventure

3.Role-Playing Games

4.Stimulation

5.Strategy

5th Position: Maplestory

The 5th position of the games I usually play is Maplestory. Maplestory is a game that nevers fails to surprise me. However that thrill, only lasts for 1 to 2 days. MapleStory is a 2D Role-Playing Game (RPG). You start of as a beginner in MapleIsland and train to do job advancement. It has 4 job advancements and are at the following levels: 10, 30, 70 and 120. The first job advancement gives you a choice on which path you take. Whether it is the Warrior, Mage, Bowman or Thief, they all have their pros and cons in the game. When you reach level 30, you will be given a choice to a more detail path. Example for a mage, you can choose if you want to be a fire poison, ice lightning or a cleric. At level 70 and level 120, it is where you will further enhance your skills. This is the rough idea of playing MapleStory. It may sound boring, but it is the process of reaching the level that matters and skills you picked up in game or the friends you make in the game. The reason that ranked this game 5th is that: Training is boring.

Me and My Cousin

4th Position: Counter Strike

This is a very common game played by almost every person in school. The objectives are simple, kill the other team. However this simple game is very fun. Even though it is a very old game( Came out since I was P3 ), it is still attracting many people to play it. Simple but Addictive. The reason that made it ranked 4th: I only play it in LAN shop as Online is too laggy.

Below is a video on  a funny cs and halo video:





3rd Position: Soldier Front

Soldier Front is a game very much like Counter Strike however it is free and available online only.Below is a link of the summary of game: Soldier Front

Each match is about 30 mins long and it requires lots of tatcis and teamwork to win. Since it something like Counter Strike. Only 2 words to describe it: Simple and Addictive.Below shows a screenshot of how it looks like in the game:


 

2nd  Position : Undecided

1st Position: Defence of The Allstars

This is one of the most highly played and one of the most popular game in the world.

What is DOTA?

DOTA is a game created by an user known as Ice-Frog.

What are the objectives to play DOTA?

The objectives are simple. It is to destroy your opponents main structure.

How to play DOTA?

Firstly you pick an hero from either side and fight the obstacles along it, leveling up and getting better items.

DOTA is a game that has tatics, teamwork, mind games. Every movement you make in the game counts. Every spell you cast counts. If you make a wrong move, it may result to a death or even the whole team's death. On the way to the enemy's structure, you fight heros. Sometimes you lure enemy hero to a trap or a well prepared gank ( meaning ambush). Sometimes an wrongly timed ambush, may result in you getting ambushed instead of being the ambusher. This game is rated top of my games because there almost no flaws of the game to me. Below is an video of hero killing:

 


ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE DOTA : UNDESCRIBLE

 

My All-Time Favourite of Wasting Time: Watching Anime!!
Anime is the best. Since I have already introduced Anime and talk about the general stuff in my previous posts. I will just tell you my recommadations which is classfied under the following catergory: Action, Comedy, Romance,  Sports.
Action
Bleach
D.Gray Man
Code Geass
Claymore
One Piece
Full Metal Alchemist
Kaze no Stigma
History's Strongest Desciple (HSD) Kenichi
Shagukan No Shana (All 2 Seasons)
Available on Instantz.
Comedy
One Piece
Full Metal Panic (All 3 Seasons)
Bamboo Blade
Available on Instantz. Except Full Metal Panic
Romance
Kimikiss~Pure Rogue
Tokimeki Memorial~Only Love
Kimikiss is available in AnimeBlogz while Tokimeki Memorial is available on AnimeLinkz  (I think they changed their web to Anilinkz)
Sports
Bamboo Blade
Overdrive
Prince Of Tennis

Available on Instantz.

COMPLETED







 

 
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