That's it. It's the final straw. It happened again. Type for half an hour and click publish and the whole entry just *poofs* into smoke. "blog not found" error. NOT funny. I'm not writing any more entries here as far as I'm concerned.
This really REALLY sucks. They expect people to finish their entries in what? 5 minutes? Maybe for xia*ue style blogs its possible. But not for me.
What a disaster.
What alternatives? Livejournal? Or worse, frienster? *gasp*
Or my own website. Seriously, my own website.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
in-tern
I'd better make this post a fast one so the blogger won't crash on me.
Currently I'm grappling with internship selection. First stop is of course Reuters but then its the other two that will seem much more likely given how many excellent candidates will be applying there.
I'm toying with a few things.
MINDEF would be slack (hopefully) but I don't know if I can stomach all that nationalism. But I wonder... it could be a good time to learn how to be professionally detached from the subject matter of your work. (Is that really possible? Do I actually want to do that? - but there are no internships at car magazines)
Told EF how I wasn't interested in running around and hunting stories and all and she gave me a "oh you poor thing" look.
"Why did you go Journ then?"
Good question. Why? I like to write that's all. May not be best justification but I think journ's the lesser evil compared to the other stuff. Plus, the possibility of travel. And it exposes you to a lot of general things about the world too.
There's this really interesting children's magazine QUEST too but it'll probably have some events and stuff as well.
I might consider MDA's media literacy campaigns as well as that interesting TTSH event organization although that one seems more of event management.
There's a post for some golf mag. Why isn't there one for a car mag?
I'm whining over the cover letters and this really exciting feature on a China astronaut right now.
Btw, I really dig photojourn! It rocks! Walking about taking photos is fun... although... there's only so much a photo can say...
Let's see if I get any scoldings for the first sets of photos which should be coming back tomorrow.
Okay, time to scoot before the traffic gets heavy. Ciao.
Currently I'm grappling with internship selection. First stop is of course Reuters but then its the other two that will seem much more likely given how many excellent candidates will be applying there.
I'm toying with a few things.
MINDEF would be slack (hopefully) but I don't know if I can stomach all that nationalism. But I wonder... it could be a good time to learn how to be professionally detached from the subject matter of your work. (Is that really possible? Do I actually want to do that? - but there are no internships at car magazines)
Told EF how I wasn't interested in running around and hunting stories and all and she gave me a "oh you poor thing" look.
"Why did you go Journ then?"
Good question. Why? I like to write that's all. May not be best justification but I think journ's the lesser evil compared to the other stuff. Plus, the possibility of travel. And it exposes you to a lot of general things about the world too.
There's this really interesting children's magazine QUEST too but it'll probably have some events and stuff as well.
I might consider MDA's media literacy campaigns as well as that interesting TTSH event organization although that one seems more of event management.
There's a post for some golf mag. Why isn't there one for a car mag?
I'm whining over the cover letters and this really exciting feature on a China astronaut right now.
Btw, I really dig photojourn! It rocks! Walking about taking photos is fun... although... there's only so much a photo can say...
Let's see if I get any scoldings for the first sets of photos which should be coming back tomorrow.
Okay, time to scoot before the traffic gets heavy. Ciao.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
"FASHION"
Picture #1
Picture #2
Please vote in the tag board and tell me which photo suits the theme better! Thanks!
By the way Blogger ate my entry again. After typing in the article I clicked "publish" and it just said blog not found. Not funny.
Picture #2
Please vote in the tag board and tell me which photo suits the theme better! Thanks!
By the way Blogger ate my entry again. After typing in the article I clicked "publish" and it just said blog not found. Not funny.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
image splash
Darkness & Light 
The couple were quarreling over who was late more often for dates.
What could have been the problem in the first picture? I realise Auto-ISO is not necessarily a good thing... and probably a little camera shake too.
The second auto-shot was at a much faster speed and with flash too.
No, I'm not the chap next to her. Who's she by the way?
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Indian tennis star
I was arrowed to do some saikang on some major event in some posh hotel concerning President Nathan. The whole building's cordoned off for the purpose of security and there were to be lots of guests and famous dignitaries and foreigners coming to visit. It felt like NDP or something with lots of soldiers, police and volunteers and people milling around wearing different kinds of uniforms doing various things from security to ushering. Of course, I couldn't even remember what I was supposed to be doing, the only thing being certain that I had some nice fancy pass which 1 security personnel reminded me to put on when I arrived there and I promptly did, and it allowed me to swagger around the different levels and sections of the hotel.
I remembered milling around and having various dignitaries and even a famous Indian tennis star ask me tough questions about Nathan (what was the score of Nathan's recent tennis game?) through their indecipherable and thick accents and I'd be providing plenty of politically correct replies lest I heard their questions wrongly.
Security was extremely tight.
Then, alas. I wasn't on armed detail, and then suddenly there were loud sirens from outside the huge glass wall. I was at that point in time having a most heart-wrenching conversation with the Indian tennis star - looking all hot and sweaty after a game of tennis. There was a huge panic. The staff and security, which outnumbered the foreign guests, all started rushing about in a mad panic - yes, even the children volunteers (I had absolutely no idea what they were doing there - crowd fillers or flag wavers for national events I guess) and the sirens got louder and louder. Finally, they reached their loudest and I thought - ok we'll know what's going on now but then the sirens just stayed on but nothing happened. Suddenly, we heard loud voices commanding get down and everyone got down, including me. And then I woke up.
The siren was still on and it was coming from the carpark downstairs 2 blocks away. Probably one of the many old folk in the neighbourhood had an emergency. I heard lots of children's voices - it was Eunos Primary School nearby.
Weird dream. Hah.
I remembered milling around and having various dignitaries and even a famous Indian tennis star ask me tough questions about Nathan (what was the score of Nathan's recent tennis game?) through their indecipherable and thick accents and I'd be providing plenty of politically correct replies lest I heard their questions wrongly.
Security was extremely tight.
Then, alas. I wasn't on armed detail, and then suddenly there were loud sirens from outside the huge glass wall. I was at that point in time having a most heart-wrenching conversation with the Indian tennis star - looking all hot and sweaty after a game of tennis. There was a huge panic. The staff and security, which outnumbered the foreign guests, all started rushing about in a mad panic - yes, even the children volunteers (I had absolutely no idea what they were doing there - crowd fillers or flag wavers for national events I guess) and the sirens got louder and louder. Finally, they reached their loudest and I thought - ok we'll know what's going on now but then the sirens just stayed on but nothing happened. Suddenly, we heard loud voices commanding get down and everyone got down, including me. And then I woke up.
The siren was still on and it was coming from the carpark downstairs 2 blocks away. Probably one of the many old folk in the neighbourhood had an emergency. I heard lots of children's voices - it was Eunos Primary School nearby.
Weird dream. Hah.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
While waiting on earth
The difference between use and enjoyment - according to St. Augustine
For to enjoy a thing is to rest with satisfaction in it for its own sake. To use, on the other hand, is to employ whatever means are at one's disposal to obtain what one desires, if it is a proper object of desire; for an unlawful use ought rather to be called an abuse. Suppose, then, we were wanderers in a strange country, and could not live happily away from our fatherland, and that we felt wretched in our wandering, and wishing to put an end to our misery, determined to return home. We find, however, that we must make use of some mode of conveyance, either by land or water, in order to reach that fatherland where our enjoyment is to commence.
But the beauty of the country through which we pass, and the very pleasure of the motion, charm our hearts, and turning these things which we ought to use into objects of enjoyment, we become unwilling to hasten the end of our journey; and becoming engrossed in a factitious delight, our thoughts are diverted from that home whose delights would make us truly happy. Such is a picture of our condition in this life of mortality.
We have wandered far from God; and if we wish to return to our Father's home, this world must be used, not enjoyed, that so the invisible things of God may be clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, --that is, that by means of what is material and temporary we may lay hold upon that which is spiritual and eternal.
from Chapt. 4 "On Christian doctrine"
When the journey gets long and God seems so far away remember:
"He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." -Rev 22:20
For to enjoy a thing is to rest with satisfaction in it for its own sake. To use, on the other hand, is to employ whatever means are at one's disposal to obtain what one desires, if it is a proper object of desire; for an unlawful use ought rather to be called an abuse. Suppose, then, we were wanderers in a strange country, and could not live happily away from our fatherland, and that we felt wretched in our wandering, and wishing to put an end to our misery, determined to return home. We find, however, that we must make use of some mode of conveyance, either by land or water, in order to reach that fatherland where our enjoyment is to commence.
But the beauty of the country through which we pass, and the very pleasure of the motion, charm our hearts, and turning these things which we ought to use into objects of enjoyment, we become unwilling to hasten the end of our journey; and becoming engrossed in a factitious delight, our thoughts are diverted from that home whose delights would make us truly happy. Such is a picture of our condition in this life of mortality.
We have wandered far from God; and if we wish to return to our Father's home, this world must be used, not enjoyed, that so the invisible things of God may be clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, --that is, that by means of what is material and temporary we may lay hold upon that which is spiritual and eternal.
from Chapt. 4 "On Christian doctrine"
When the journey gets long and God seems so far away remember:
"He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." -Rev 22:20
Thursday, August 11, 2005
For the person who thinks
1. According to the 10 commandments, all human beings are sinners. You may have never killed anyone - but hating is as good as that. You have never commited fornication - but looking is already enough. And I know we all have coveted something before. I think I should have covered everyone by now.
2. And mind you Christians do not suddenly become outwardly perfect - they just sincerely want to or try to.
3. You believe there is some form of a God or many Gods? Well, there is only God. To find out more about Him and also why He brought us here - go check the Bible.
4. You believe there is no God. So everything on earth is an accident. Everything is due to some environmental, cosmic or social causes. Who caused the first cause then? It was an accident. A freak of nature, physics, biology. Why do nature, physics and biology follow "laws" then? Things don't have to behave according in fixed laws. They just do. Why?
5. You throw your hands up and say "we can never know because we can never see or test for God and what He says (or we can't verify for sure 100%)"
That's why its called a faith.
6. "I don't care. I just refuse to believe anything I can't see or be sure of." So you'd prefer to leave all the answers to the questions in part 4 blank. You insist on denial or remaining ignorant. And you call people who have a faith unscientific.
7. Scientists will explain everything. We'll find the answer someday. Scientists explain phenomena of the physical world. Science does not answer questions on the meaning of life, on why we do things and what we ought to do. Only the Bible does. Philosophers take a shot too.
8. I'm perfectly fine I know how to behave and what to do. Yeap, so did I. Taking cues from TV, media, your friends, the latest fads, what other people do, what seems acceptable to the public. Don't ever believe in the media. They just want to sell you something. I should know. Even journalism is not truth or unbiased.
*insert other qns here*
I'll be back.
2. And mind you Christians do not suddenly become outwardly perfect - they just sincerely want to or try to.
3. You believe there is some form of a God or many Gods? Well, there is only God. To find out more about Him and also why He brought us here - go check the Bible.
4. You believe there is no God. So everything on earth is an accident. Everything is due to some environmental, cosmic or social causes. Who caused the first cause then? It was an accident. A freak of nature, physics, biology. Why do nature, physics and biology follow "laws" then? Things don't have to behave according in fixed laws. They just do. Why?
5. You throw your hands up and say "we can never know because we can never see or test for God and what He says (or we can't verify for sure 100%)"
That's why its called a faith.
6. "I don't care. I just refuse to believe anything I can't see or be sure of." So you'd prefer to leave all the answers to the questions in part 4 blank. You insist on denial or remaining ignorant. And you call people who have a faith unscientific.
7. Scientists will explain everything. We'll find the answer someday. Scientists explain phenomena of the physical world. Science does not answer questions on the meaning of life, on why we do things and what we ought to do. Only the Bible does. Philosophers take a shot too.
8. I'm perfectly fine I know how to behave and what to do. Yeap, so did I. Taking cues from TV, media, your friends, the latest fads, what other people do, what seems acceptable to the public. Don't ever believe in the media. They just want to sell you something. I should know. Even journalism is not truth or unbiased.
*insert other qns here*
I'll be back.
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