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Welcome to my virtual home. This is a little private space for me to put my thoughts and share my feelings since 2005. Due to my wide range of interests, there are perhaps too many tags. I would explain some of the less obvious tags:

"About Life" is really about how I have been pondering about life and what enlightenments and paradigm shifts I had experienced.

"About Psi" contains most topics about happiness, optimism vs pessimism,
confidence, comparison, pride and prejudice and other psychological aspects.

"About Logical Thinking" is about my own way of interpretating and explaining
certain issues, aiming to debunk (or create?) superficialness of them.

"About Ideology" is about my thoughts on big concepts like freedom, justice,
fairness in society and religion.

"About Society" is more about my observations about the society, often through interactions with different peoples.

"My Country" reveals my frustration, critics and hope
on my homeland - Malaysia.

"My Little Pieces" has more short posts though mostly are written in Mandarin.

While I do have some posts on book reviews and business, I am planning to
separate them into author-specific and content-specific blogs. Stay tuned.

Enjoy your reading!

Monday, May 29, 2006

谢谢

很棒很棒的庆生会。真的非常谢谢。谢谢替我搞庆生会的朋友,谢谢所有出席的朋友,还有谢谢其他给予祝福的朋友。
 
家里从来都不庆祝生日,父母不知道我的生日,我也不知道父母的生日。听起来或许很怪,但是早已习惯,还记得父亲说:平日生活拼搏连吃饭都省时间,哪有闲情去记什么日子什么生日?生存高于一切,有道理。所以除了小时候有一次在阿姨家庆祝生日之外,第一次庆生会是在19岁时朋友搞的。
    
难得朋友那么热心肯给予我祝福,肯替我庆祝,那自然是令人非常感动和开兴的一件事情。用粗俗一点的话来说,就是难得别人肯给你面子替你庆祝,当然要高高兴兴,才叫识趣。如果没有人庆祝自然无所谓,如果有人庆祝自然很开兴,因为替你庆祝是人情,不替你庆祝是道理。朋友之间你帮我庆祝一下,我帮你庆祝一下,是件非常愉快的事情。
 
但是除了热闹的生日会和朋友的深厚情谊之外,我究竟应该怎么看待这个特别的日子?不理智的我倾向于用过去一年的期间所做的事情来衡量。过去一年,做了什么?坏牙,四次大病,遗失数样贵重电子工具,感情事上错误连连。于是成了健康,金钱,信用上的穷光蛋。被自己的话语、呐喊和承诺回击刺倒在地,逐渐失去的是一点一点的浩气和豪迈。过去一年,我做了什么?苦涩已开始渗入。只有一件事情我肯定做对并且感到自豪的:戒了沉溺十年的打机瘾。只做对一件事?聊胜于无,呵呵……
 
有时候不免叹气,过去一年这样的我,为什么值得别人为我庆祝生日?无语,挤不出答案。诚然自己做了什么,自己如何看自己和朋友来往没什么大关系,因为每个朋友在心中自有衡量我的一把尺。只是有时候,人的情绪又岂是理智所能控制?当一个人丧失了对自己的肯定,别人再怎么从旁肯定也无用。我没有完全丧失对自己的肯定,但从过去一年里的事情反映出来的情况来看,明显我不会比前一年的我更肯定自己。做贼又岂能喊捉贼?心中有愧,寸步也难行。
 
过去一年,是我醒觉到世事多难的开始,没想到这开始是如此地糟。糟糕的一年。傻傻的我居然在二十一岁的时候真正第一次许愿,结果是糊糊涂涂浑浑噩噩胡乱地过了一年。过去一年活得这么糟糕,哪还有面子为今年许愿?没资格。没资格。
 
但这一切,都与朋友的心意无关,是自己的问题啊!无论如何始终非常感激所有朋友。今年生日多了一分小礼物,蛋糕上的小公仔,上次canteen4的aunty说头发像我的一个卡通人物,什么sesame street里的什么。没想到酱的蛋糕都给他们找到,真实由衷感激和佩服。
 
无聊,替它改了名,从sesame翻译过来,就叫傻傻米吧!除了发型,如果我也能像它这样,就是这样傻傻地笑,多好!

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Civilization

Human. Mankind. A great species in the biological world that are so smart that create wonderful things and tools. We build society and we call it CIVILIZATION. We have glorious history of at least few thousand years and we are looking to write another few thousdand years of pride.
We have every reason to be proud when it comes to comparison with the past, but for how long it can last? Another few thousand or hundred years? I doubt it. It should be a merit to mankind if our so-called civilization can last for another century. For the past century we prospered exponentially at the expense of the precious materials, energy and environment quality. We will continue to live better and better, till the day when all crises become critical enough to stop us from substantial prosperity.
Just imagine how much garbage we generate daily and we can predict the rate of decrease of our usable materials and energies. Just calculate from the moment we come to the world till now, how many clothes, books and papers, tools and accessories we have bought and throwed away. (It's already countless) If we take this number and multiply by 60 billion (though there are many people are poorer than us there are also many people richer than us) ... Somemore plus those not reusable materials: plastic, battery, e-waste...
Don't forget we have only had advance transports for not more than 200 years, electronic gadgets and appliances for not more than 100 years, computer and internet for not more 50 years...And we are already surrounded by hell lot of crises, do you really expect us to prosper another few centuries? Substantial development? It can only slow down the rate of decrease but can't save us from extinction.
I believe our civilization will come to an end someday not long from now. (If you compare to the past period of history of at least few centuries) Doom's Day you may call that. But why does it matters? Every start have an end. Nothing is permanent in this world. Just live in the presence as if there is no tomorrow. Every brand new day is a merit to us as you just don't know what day is the final end.
But I am not extreme conservative environmentalist. Of course our society can live lot longer if we live primitively. But i think no one in the world oppose the creation of usable tools by genius like computers as it greatly improve our quality of life (though the creation of computers in many ways degrade our environment quality). Since the start of civilization / agriculture (burn the forest and start plant crops), we were already "degrading" the nature. It's unnatural for mankind to sit back there and live life primitively. Mankind will never be satisfied and is always looking for ways to improve life, to chase after the maximum pleasure and joy they can have. Hence to call for environment protection is not to go back to ancient times but try to extend the period of our survival as a whole.

So, it's not saying our effort to save the world is useless, it does help to extend period of civilization...but in the end, it will still come to and total annihilation...no matter what and how. A very pessimistic way of thinking perhaps, but I just can't imagine how our civilization will last long. But that's not the end of the world right? Perhaps in the future far away from now, there will be another species more intelligent than us. We will be their "lost civilization" as what "Atlantis" appears to us. Or maybe the extinct species of dinosaur. Who knows? But we were once humans, a very intelligent species in the world that can create magnificent tools, arts and "magic".

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

房间里只剩下很少东西,但没想到还是花费了三个小时才搬完。正式离开住了接近两年的52,搬去原本应该在第一年入住的49。临走前,又听到那熟悉的猫叫声。Ei,要不要和我一起搬到49去?反正52人去楼空,不会再有房客和工人喂你了。但你也不懂我说什么,还是算了吧,有空来49找我?毕竟好歹也见证过你两年的生活。从一开始的姐妹情深到后来分离,意外荣升母亲却又回复只猫孤影,才不过短短的两年啊,竟已有如此多的变化。虽然动物有灵性,但应该也只有零散的记忆和短暂的情感的吧……或许它已忘记过去的点滴,忘记了自己的姐姐、女儿,甚至忘记亲眼目睹丧子那刻的悲伤,但我这个旁观的人却反而慨叹了起来。毕竟,相比于人,猫的生命周期是如此的短,生老病死转变之快在我眼中看来是如此多的沧桑,如此多的感触。万物即使有情又岂会深?又岂会明显?只不过是人自己在用自己的心灵来为万物添色而已。
 
东西用久了不舍得丢,地方住久了不舍得离,这种情感或许是最无聊最多余的,但又可能是最珍贵最真实的。它见证了过去的你和事,随着时间的流失,许多记忆已依附在它身上。物灵?地神?都是无稽之谈……但有时候难免不会去幻想,幻想它们存在的可能。如果幻想没有价值,神话和童话就不会存在这世上历久不衰,迪斯尼就不会叫乐园。我很想经历更多的事和物来增进成熟,却也很想为自己保留一个天马行空的空间来持续幼稚。我的笔记本、手提、计算机,你们是否记得有我这个粗心大意的主人?叹……
 
突然间就这么飘来毫无关系的句子。柔和的水结成冰后,离迸裂就只有一步之遥;娇嫩的花结成果后,离掉落就只有一时之差。柔和刚,刚和柔。过多的坚强,度日茫茫无知;过多的感伤,忧忧不可终日。人生,不过是一个没有方程式的程式,有时在无止境打转;有时突然跳走它处;只能用心地走每一行,却不能预测下一个方向,更不能预知未来的结果,也无从知道最后的终点。是那个天才程式设计员编写了这么一个让程式自己自由发挥的程式?

Sunday, May 7, 2006

苦力

苦力:出卖力气干重活的工人。本来打算下星期才搬家的,但这么巧碰到他们一起吃饭,就突然想到难得可以帮人,不如现在就搬吧。?于是多了两个临时苦力。叫别人帮忙还要称呼他们叫苦力,实在是过分,不过又想不到用什么其他词形容比较贴切。
 
替我和霆辉搬家,可真的够苦了。上次从一楼搬去五楼就用了我们半天时间,东西之多可想而知。这一次房里的东西比去年有增无减(多了冰箱,电视,厨具,书本……,基本上没有减少任何东西),情况更是恐怖。用过的东西通常不舍得丢,又喜欢捡破烂,我的东西可真多,但霆辉的书本在数量和重量都比这些垃圾要多,所以我们俩的东西总结来说就是超级多。
 
搬到一半,又“顺便”把贯雄叫来拿课本和笔记(哇哈哈,我可真会占人便宜),于是又多了一个苦力。于是,在短暂的四十五分钟内,东西几乎都搬完了。新的房子没有空去收拾,但东西占据了80%的空间,要如何收拾可真伤脑筋。慢慢来吧,反正我还没酱快换锁匙,只是霆辉换了,就暂时当作两人霸占两间房间吧~
  
但话说回来,最重要还是要感谢那些立下汗马功劳,劳苦功高,付出伟大劳动力的苦力;没有你们,哪有我新的容身之处。衷心感激,谢谢Christopher,Kok Ern和贯雄。
 
明天就是新的星期的开始,DIP要开工了,辩论题目要开始准备了,新房间要开始收拾了,嗯……好像是时候轮到我辛苦了,不过是出卖精神干重活。这不是苦力,但叫什么呢?苦脑?

Saturday, May 6, 2006

“哦,你真会选日子,选在星期一。”
“嗯?”
“如果你选周末,我岂不是少了一千块一天的入息?”

“我在那边很大压力的啊……”
“噢?”
“背包里带着那么多现款,一不小心就会被抢,你说压力大不大?”

炉火纯青的技巧,只不过稍将话锋一转,炫耀之光立刻肆溢。每个人都需要为生存奋斗,但是争得一席立足之地后是否有炫耀的必要?或许为了生存,贫而不馋在现实中很难做到;但富而不骄呢?对于许多人而言,这简直是迂腐之谈,那么辛苦才挣得了几分钱,不炫耀又岂能吐一口气?于是日常谈话中充满刀光剑影,或迎面直击,或旁推侧敲,或迂回反刺,定要露几口方肯收。可以肯定,这些得势时狂炫的人一旦落势,必然在别人背后狂放妒忌的冷箭。没什么,虚荣感得不到满足而已。这可是基本需求呢!人越老自然面皮就越厚,自然越来越重视面子。

哎哟,你做工做这么久才驾kancil仔啊?” 炫耀自己刚付头期付款坐的Nissan还不够,硬要给别人的车加个‘仔’狂踩方才高兴。

“我儿子非常能干!在某某外国赚着多少千多少千美金。”

“我女儿非常厉害!整件律师楼都是交给她打理。”

“我丈夫非常受老板器重!他说要拿三个星期的假就拿三个星期的假。而且还在放工后自学中医,平时有什么病我们都不用去看医生,只需要叫他开几个药方就没问题了。”

拿身旁的人来炫耀让自己沾光,的确是比拿自己来炫耀高级一点。只可惜内容还是低级了一点,外国有这么多高薪水的职位么?怎么每个家庭里面都有一个总裁或经理似的?要拿三个星期的假就三个星期还不被解雇,倒不如直接说他是那间公司的老板!

哇哈哈,原来人人都赚大钱,家家的经都好念。我活在经济繁荣歌舞升平的太平盛世,可真是幸福呢!下次你出外带多一百块在钱包,买东西打开钱包给钱老板时看他有没有不怀好意地突然瞥一瞥你的钱包?真是神经病,在现在的社会里哪有炫耀财富却不惹人眼红的?哪有惹人眼红却不招祸上身的?但他们却安然无恙。。说穿了,其实不过也是个外表闪亮的空壳而已,仗着有一点点钱就到处炫。如果他真有钱,这样子到处炫,你以为他自己不会担心惹祸上身么?老江湖了啦,阅历都比我丰富,这么简单的道理哪会不懂。

钱,的确是难挣,但如果他们肯把练舌箭的功夫和心机放在思考如何挣更多的钱,钱肯定是比较容易赚的。难得那么辛苦挣得了几分钱,却被钱驾驭为奴隶,到处为主人炫耀,难道不无知么?难道不悲哀么?或许他们的钱都是辛苦从土里面挖出来的,难怪如此地尘嚣。土发户。。。叹!就算有一天给你在土里挖更多的钱暴发起来,你也消除不了我心里对你的鄙视的。除非你做到富而不骄?不可能吧!不炫耀自己的面子大概比夺取你的命子来得更可怕吧!

土发户,尽情炫吧!就当作免费入场马戏团看丑角演出,哇,多丑陋、多可笑、多真实!

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