Friday, October 29, 2004

Remembering Mattie Stepanek

Mattie Stepanek

One time as I was coming back on one sundays, i accidentaly caught a show of Oprah. You know, the one with the Ladder 49 cast that introduce the real life heroes that we have here today.

One of it was Mattie Stepanek

Mattie Stepanek is a very young poet, only at 6 years old he's written alot of short small poems. Unfortunately, he suffers from dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy, which disrupts the body's breathing, processing of oxygen and heart rate. The cool thing about him is that he never gives up, and all his poems about life, and how peace should be in it, and everybody is the same.

Unfortunately at 22nd June 2004, he passed away.

You will be missed, Mattie Stepanek.

Friday, October 22, 2004

still clinically gastric

Ouch, gastric, the irritating bane of pain. After with a couple of antacids and some pills (Lanzol, to help with the stomach and gastric), it's back to work.

My work was suppose to start with my father's friend, or my friend, Charles immediately, who owns a concentrated fruit juice selling company. Unfortunately, he suffered some pink-eye thing and now is at a clinic and at home, quite stoned. Hope he's doing ok.

So far things are ok. Oh I almost forgot, give this Google Desktop a try, I can't remember the link but you can google search that and it'll instantly pop up. It's kinda cool. It's a small 400k prog that checks all ur files and directories and put it in the google search. so when u google for something, not only does it search its usual web sites and images, but it also searches your offline e-mails, files, directories and pics and what not and puts it in your result.

Security wise, there's no data sent to the google center about what you have. Your internet explorer just reflects what you have on your machine and your google website just adds that small code to show the results on your page.

I think.

Monday, October 18, 2004

The reason for a religion

All the past I've wondered the reason behind religion. Is it because that it's something that they rely on the quest for life? And the times that I've thought it was a waste to read the bible and all that.

But surprisingly, things have turned out differently.

After my near scary freaking death experience which I thought I had a heart attack, but didn't (heartburn, quite embarassing now actually lol). I always question that where will be I be when I'm no longer here? I mean, at one point we all will eventually moving on to the afterlife.

I guess I need a home.

A place when I don't feel scared.

A place with no monetary values.

A place where status becomes equal.

A place where friends are buddies for life.

And I thank God for that for that place that I will go someday.

Amen.

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Wounded in battle

Wow, haven't been posting for a while. Last week just after I wrote that ikead blog spot, I started to feel dizzy. Thinking nothing of it, started to walk around Ikea and Ikano power center as usual. Then during the night, extreme dizziness sets in, couldn't even stand properly, mighty thanks and kudos to Gan Eu Gin for helping me out, taking me to the hospital which was abit useless.

[Some obscene screamings to Damansara Specialist Hospital]
FUCK U DSH! IF A PERSON IS COMPLAINING OF CRUSHING CHEST PAINS AND GOING TO DIE SOON, DO U KEEP THE BLARDY FELLA ON HOLD FOR 30 MINS? DO U GIVE PANADOL FOR PPLE WHO HAS A CHEST PAIN? WHAT THE HECK IS THAT??
[End screaming]

Turns out that I've got some deoxygenated blood, anemic i think. Not sure how bad it is, but my family doctor assured me it's not that bad...just gotta change my lifestyle, diet everything. On top of that, I think I might have some irritable indigestion, which kept giving me pains in the chest i.e. heartburn.

Which kept me thinking, at the day that I die which hopefully is quite long hehe, I might feel that, a shock that wasn't suppose to be there...the very tingling sensation on my head and makes the room very blurry and spinny, would i smile or would i freak out?

Weird isn't it?

Friday, October 08, 2004

Have you been ikead?

You know, ever since I've been playing Sims 2, I've noticed some commercialisation. Not to be thinking there's a conspiracy mind you, but the furniture that you purchase in the house, some of them are in Ikea! Thats right, Ikea. Talk about commercial advertising. :P

First time went to Ikea straight 3 days. Since 2 days ago, it's been shopping at Ikea, looking at small things to buy, like a white clock that fits just nice with the e-mac. And maybe a grey chair today.

I've also noticed some funky gender differences when they go to Ikea:

Ladies: when women go to Ikea, they stroll and take their time shopping. They will look at things, flicker with the switch, fiddle with the curtains, shake the items to see if it holds, basically just testing to see if it works, then move to the item on the right, and the cycle continues. As you can see, this might take a while.

Men: When men goes to Ikea, it's like a race track. I've seen a guy clear 3-4 sections in 2 mins. Just move pick up a set of candles on the way and zooms off to short cuts to the cashier. As you know, Ikea's freaking big, so their objective is to get through the all well known marketing scheme of letting you walk all over place before hitting the cashier track.

Please note that this is a generalisation, I've seen women who did the F1 track. Or guys who fiddles with stuff through every section.

On the other side of the Ikano Power station (warning for pple who doesn't like to be made tempted to apple :P ) I saw a dual processor G5, hooked to two sets of 30" Apple Display, one is that Cinema version and the other the standard one, split in both, iTunes on the right one, and Safari on the left. It's also hooked to a mixer, which is connected to a media keyboard and a bass guitar.

Nice :)

Wednesday, October 06, 2004

The Apprentice

Wow, just looking at the show really made my day.
See about the Apprentice at:
The Apprentice

WARNING: CLICK ONLY HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SPOIL YOURSELF ON THE SHOW
The main page has the winner stated, and in our lousy country, we've just finished 2 episodes.

But it makes a pt, I mean when I see people trying hard to make money and to sell, I get that excitement and andrenaline running. You see the planning and making profits, wow.

Money is in my blood. :D