Money, car, sex

simply beautiful

2010-09-16T05:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjhCEhWiKXk

Calm and relaxing
Smooth like butter
Makes me unwind
and Relax my mind.

Imagine trying to work without a mobile phone. It 'd be impossible. It'd be like trying to work without a head or lungs.

2010-08-19T23:18:00.000-07:00

A interesting view from Jeremy Clarkson on how backwards our "latest" technology has become.....which is true compare to almnost everywhere around the world

Today, if something is made to perform a function, it will perform that function for a short while, and then it will stop, and you will throw it away.

This applies to everything, except fondue sets. Actually, it might apply to fondue sets as well, but no one can be sure because everyone's fondue set is at the back of a kitchen cupboard where it's been since the fateful night 30 years ago when it tipped up, spilling hot fat all over your uncle, killing him.

The other exception to this is the tube of "Easy-Wipe" oven cleaner that you saw being advertised on the television. Oven cleaners don't stop working after a short while. They never work in the first place.

Anyway, it applies to everything else. Examine, if you will, exhibit A: your mobile telephone. How long have you had it? I'm willing to bet the answer to that is "less than two years". Good. So what happened to the one you had previously? It's in a drawer somewhere isn't it? And it's broken. It might not have been broken when you put it there. But it is now.

That's the miraculous thing about items that are built to perform a function in the 21st century. They certainly break when you drop them on the floor or they fall down a lavatory or off a boat. And they break for no reason one Tuesday. But they also break when you leave them alone.

Exhibit B? Well, that can be any electrical item bought for you (or your parents) as a wedding present. Does your old toaster work? What about the Magimix? The microwave? Nope. You threw it out years ago because it suddenly decided one day to die, along with the portable DVD player you bought when they first came out. Still got your first iPod? Of course you haven't. It froze back in 2005.

Let me give you a list of things which I currently have, and which aren't working. The lights on my porch. The lights in my garden. The internet in my flat. The phone in my flat. My freezer. My Sonos music system. My laptop. The padlock to the paddock gate. Even the left-hand gatepost at the top of my drive.

This was built just 10 years ago, but in the winter frosts water which seeped into the stone, froze, thawed and blew the top piece to smithereens. Yes, that's right. These days, we can't even build a gatepost that lasts. They could build a sodding cathedral in the dark ages, using mud and coal. But we can't build a gatepost now.

And here's the really big nuisance. In the brief period when something does work, it becomes invaluable. You wonder how you ever managed without it. So when it stops, your life is ruined.

Imagine trying to work today without a mobile phone. Unless you are a deep-sea diver, or a miner, it would be impossible. We used to manage, but now it would be like trying to work without a head. Or lungs.

Sky+ is another fine example. We used to watch a TV show when it was on. And then we spent a few years on our knees, with our arses in the air, setting the timer on our video recorders for Tuesday to record a programme that was on on Sunday. And then along came Sky+. When that doesn't work, and it doesn't quite often, it's as though your face has been amputated.

All of this is making life extremely expensive, because when something goes wrong, you cannot repair it. No one can mend Sky+ or an iPhone. You have to get a new one. And you have to get a new one immediately because life is impossible without it.

Part of the problem is the designer. If an item were built solely to perform a function, then it might stand a chance of not breaking. But because everything these days is ‘designed', form is allowed to kick function out of the back seat and into the boot. This applies, especially, to shoes.

The idea is, of course, that if you have a ‘designer' product, it won't matter when it goes wrong because by then, it will be unfashionable and time for a new one anyway. This month, for instance, I'm supposed to hope that my iPhone suddenly explodes because then I have an excuse to buy the new version with the HD video facility.

I have decided that if I were to live my life again, I would build a house with no gadgets in it whatsoever. And when I say no gadgets, I mean nothing from the 21st century. There would be no insulation in the walls. The windows would be in wooden frames. The lights would be 40-watt bulbs the shape of cul-de-sacs. Low energy, one touch, enjoy-your-food pinging dishwashers? Nope. And I'd have a typewriter.

Strangely, however, I'm not sure that I would apply this logic - and it is logic - to cars.

I have spent a great deal of time in the last few weeks driving around in cars from the Eighties which, when you're my age, was yesterday. But despite this recent-ness, none of them had air bags, or satnav, or anti-lock brakes, or iPod connectivity, or valves in the exhaust to produce nice noises at high revs, or adjustable side bolsters on the seats, or automatic wipers or indeed any of the things you find these days on even a Kia Cee'd.

Of course, all of the aforementioned things became invaluable the moment they were first invented. Would I buy a car these days that could not play the songs from my iPod? Not on your nelly. And it's the same story with satnav.

However, what makes these products different from the products in your home is that they are still working.

You bounce through pot holes at 70mph. You leave them outside when it's snowing and when it's 90 degrees. You let your dog play with the buttons. And still they continue to play the Doobie Brothers and find the quickest route to Bishop's Stortford.

It's the same story with the rest of the car. When was the last time you broke down? Unless you have a Peugeot, the answer is "I can't remember". When was the last time you had a puncture? Not that long ago, a tyre would burst because it was bored with being a tyre. Now you could drive through a nail factory and emerge on the other side still with 30psi at each corner.

Part of the reason for this is that despite strenuous and understandable efforts from the car makers to turn their products into disposable designer items to be bought and discarded like handbags, they remain a ‘big buy'.

There's more though. BMW knows that if you buy a Z4 and it goes wrong after six minutes, you will replace it when the time comes with a Mercedes. No big deal. It's effectively the same thing. Both have steering wheels, pedals, speedo, wheels and so on.

This is the problem we have with iPods and Sky+ and Gaggia coffee machines and British Telecom's internet services. If you do decide to switch horses, you end up with more instruction books, more buttons you don't understand and realistically, just as much of a chance of complete failure within a few days. So when my iPhone goes wrong, I buy another. I don't even consider a Raspberry.

I therefore have a suggestion. To make the world a better and easier place, car firms should be allowed to run it. At the moment they are all running around swallowing one another up. This needs to stop. Instead, they must run about swallowing everything else up. I want Ford to run Apple. I want Mercedes to buy Gaggia. I want BMW to sell me a freezer that works. And I want a chap from Nissan to repair my bloody gatepost.

Hui Jia

2010-08-19T04:30:00.000-07:00

back to this small little stressful island.

amazed by how friendly, how honest, how it look so different in any thai horror movie Thailanders are.

and thank god for making our stay in BKK so peaceful.

*Definitely a must go if you want to escape this boring S island.

Red is the new SEX

2010-08-10T00:45:00.000-07:00

Well done devils.

let's be 19 and counting........................

last lap

2010-08-09T06:06:00.000-07:00

One last month of attachment, here I am, still as firm as ever.

and the smell of Bangkok is getting stronger everyday.

SA WA TI KA!

2010-02-28T01:40:00.001-08:00

6months worth of attachment.
how hard can it be?

2010-02-22T22:55:00.000-08:00

life is great.
please stay like that forever.

2010-01-16T00:49:00.000-08:00

2010-01-11T07:35:00.000-08:00

It's wierd, it's funny how i come to this,
I MISS YOU, I MISS YOU, I MISS YOU.

cramped

2010-01-11T00:49:00.000-08:00

this is 2010.
this is 5 projects
this is 2 weeks of exam
this is 6month of attachment
this is blooody busy.

2010-01-02T21:18:00.001-08:00

2009-12-28T04:25:00.000-08:00

2009-12-24T00:33:00.000-08:00

Things just pass by your life like that, and when i knew it, they are already gone.
words cant describe the mixed feeling i felt.
Please rest in peace.

2009-11-01T01:00:00.000-07:00

School sucks with lousy project mates.

2009-10-16T03:41:00.001-07:00

chalet was over, it was a blast.
drank, screamed,played, cooked was just part of the fun.
cant wait for the next one to be with you guys again.
but defintely gotta cut down on alcohol and cig intake,
these are making my holidays harmful.
so please, quit those stupid habits.

2009-10-11T10:11:00.000-07:00

the truth is, it isn't.

2009-10-03T22:19:00.000-07:00

2009-09-27T01:37:00.001-07:00

happy birthday!

hey bro, you're 18.

glad to see how much you had changed to,

glad to see how much your life had changed.

glade to see how mature you are now and able to think for yourself now

but always do remember to take great care of yourself .

see ya in 2weeks time(:

2009-09-23T06:56:00.000-07:00

BYE good food,

HI muscle.

2009-09-14T01:26:00.000-07:00

What is love?

its been 2 years since i felt loved.

then suddenly this question striked me

so what is love now?

how is it when you felt love?

what do you do when you love somemore?

BLANK....................

how long more?

2009-09-11T10:14:00.000-07:00

i wanna have hair like that

Let me in

2009-09-03T10:55:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, i just feel like having someone by my side when night falls.

2009-08-24T20:42:00.000-07:00

Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.

It has been ages since I stayed at home for such a long time
you guys are now having exam, make sure you use your very best in studying this week
making no regret and I'm sure you guys gonna score well.
can't wait till we go out and have all the fun again

2009-08-22T10:01:00.000-07:00

It has always been my dream to learn drum.

I've to be free

2009-08-20T00:31:00.001-07:00

“ If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain.

2009-08-16T05:29:00.001-07:00

WISH ME LUCK GUYS!

2009-08-15T05:32:00.000-07:00

2009-08-08T05:03:00.000-07:00

Remember, it’s only in the black of night you can see the stars and those stars will lead you back home. So don’t be afraid to make mistakes, to stumble, fall, cause most of the time the greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most. Maybe you don’t get everything you asked for— maybe you’ll get more than you ever could’ve imagined. Who knows where life will take you. The road is long and in the end the journey is the destination.

Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to

2009-08-05T05:25:00.000-07:00

you will be a better person, if you stop judging others lesser.

AWESOME

2009-08-02T00:33:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was great, celebrating my ahgong birthday.
He i the greatest man ever stood on this earth.
Still remembered when i was young, whenever i'm upset with anything, i coud just go to him.
He don't judge me,he understand me.
I will never want to lose this bond that we share.

ahgong, i know i couldn't visit you that often
but remember to take care of yourself, alright?

Defintely will find more time to go yout place,
that's the best place to forget all my stress :)

2009-08-01T00:46:00.000-07:00

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

—Dalai Lama

speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.

2009-07-30T09:37:00.000-07:00

Finally able to take a break,
had a nice day today.
hope everyday could stay like this.

gonna go back to my diet
no fried stuff, no fast food, no supper
DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT.

we're gifted

2009-07-27T06:05:00.000-07:00

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio [via: Amazing Posts]

1.Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2.When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3.Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4.Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch! 5.Pay off your credit cards every month.
6.You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7.Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8.It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9.Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10.When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11.Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12.It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13.Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14.If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15.Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16.Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17.Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
18.Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19.It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20.When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21.Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special..
22.Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23.Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24.The most important sex organ is the brain.
25.No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26.Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27.Always choose life.
28.Forgive everyone everything.
29.What other people think of you is none of your business.
30.Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31.However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32.Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33.Believe in miracles.
34.God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35.Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36.Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37.Your children get only one childhood.
38.All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39.Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40.If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s,we’d grab ours back.
41.Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42.The best is yet to come.
43.No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44.Yield.
45.Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift

Fly away on my Zephyr

2009-07-23T06:53:00.000-07:00

This is life.
get the best out of it.

Wake up the dawn and ask her why

2009-07-20T03:43:00.000-07:00

some jokes are just not funny,

hope you understand this.

where's the motivation, after falling for so many times?

I'm so unhappy with my life right now, doesn't know what is happening,

maybe life hasn't change at all, I'm the one thats changing,

but i believe time is all I need to find back my old self.

Life is a maze and Love is a riddle

2009-07-17T10:14:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday Alvin :)

Enjoyed myself today with the guys after a long time. I'm a happy boy, feeling more ready to start on the rest of my projs.
Alvin, hope you had enjoy today.
simple just love you
Promise pictures will be updated soon after I get it from yh.

Gonna sleep soon, good bye earth.

school works.

2009-07-15T00:56:00.000-07:00

retail was great though it was a lil bit too rush
left with iccs, marketing and hospitality

wonder where's the motivation that used to push me

new blog

2009-07-15T00:51:00.000-07:00

its never too late....