Look What You've Done...

Facebook have brought to us many goodness in one site. You can make friends, play games, get notification on friend's birthday, wish them 'Happy Birthday' on their wall. You may soon even be able to send the gifts through Facebook! But what has Facebook taken away from us?

At this point, you should know that most actions have a trade off. Handphones allow us to store numbers of friends, disintegrating our innate ability to memorize the phone numbers. The connectivity handphone provides also reduces punctuality. The goodness that Facebook brought about also took something equally, if not more important from us.

Goodness: Whats on your mind? You could let all your friends know what you're thinking and you can read what all your friends are thinking. Great way to know you friends better - on the surface that is.

My Feelings: Its degenerating I feel. You don't exactly know the person by reading their walls! Meet the person up, have a HTHT (heart-to-heart-talk). But people just don't get it. They feel this is a good way.

Impact: Less socializing among friends. More friends, more superficial friends.

Goodness: Games! Everyone likes playing games. Mousehunt is one of my favourite in Facebook. Its a passive game where you sound a horn every 15min to try to catch a mouse.

My Feelings: Good game. Really. But where is the socializing again? The games on Facebook does allow you to 'play with a friend', like for mousehunt you sound a horn for a friend at the same location. But where is the dynamic of coordination? And its way tooo distracting.

Impact: Games are solo games. No interaction. Distraction, from work.

Goodness: People You May Know. Add as friend. Its on the right side of the home page. Lets you quickly find long lost friend and reconnect.

My Feelings: I've used this function quite alot... When I use it I never post anything on the person's wall. Its like.. reconnect on facebook but not really connected anymore.

Impact: Quick reconnection, buff your friend list. Thats it.

All and all, Facebook is awesome. Mark did a fantastic job. Its concept was for everything good. Its just people start abusing Facebook, choosing to substitute reality with it. 5th of December, lets all ask those friends that matters out amd hang out physically. Its a date.

RandOM:Crush

I know it won't last. I just know it.

Sometimes I don't understand why I try so hard.

I've got a few more weeks to spend with my friends. Don't worry, no one is dying. My course is coming to an end and we're going to spread out to various places. People keep consoling me that theres a chance I'll be together with my friends. Well the truth is theres also a chance I won't, and I think thats a better chance.

I've got this friend who in my course. Im not real close to him but I could say he is my best friend. Im not sure if it is the other way though. Its a pity that the time we've spent together is so short. I would have really wanted to know him better. People tell me that I could still remain in contact with my friends even if we're in different places. Well, thats if its 2 way right?

I know it. I just know it, that after we go our seperate ways, we go our seperate ways. 13weeks is insufficient to create a bond strong enough to last. I've had many experiences with friends that I really wanted to befriend and at some point we became real close but after we moved on, we really moved on. Some because I didn't try, while others is because I stopped trying. Either way it doesn't matter. It didn't last.

And right now, I've got 3 more weeks. I've been trying very hard to make the best of it. To try and improve on this friendship so that it can become 2 way. So that it can self-sustain. So that maybe I can become his best friend too. But I just have a feeling that it'll boil down to nothing. Maybe it won't boil down to nothing because it was nothing to begin with.

I don't understand why I try so hard even though I know it wouldn't make a difference. I know that it'll just make it harder when the times comes. I can just stop trying and stop it here. Shorten the pain but I guess its that glimmer of hope that maybe I can do it, or maybe we'll be going to the same place. Or perhaps its just human nature to do futile things, just like despite knowing we all meet our makers at the end of the road all of us try to achieve tangible rewards that we could not bring away.

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I woke up, in the middle of a Thursday night

Check my calendar, can't believe my eyes its 5th of December.

I can't remember, how the past 3 months has gone past, has gone fast

And now I wonder, would we still be friends together, forever (and ever...)

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RanDom: Worth

The Social Network

This is a story about the founders of the social-networking website, facebook. Although the story may not be completely true, it still paints a very detailed picture of the creation of a worldwide phenomenon. Facebook is now part and parcel of almost everyone's life and I believe it is important for all to have this - The making of Facebook - as part of their general knowledge.

This movie is simply too brilliant! The ideas presented in the movie are so bold but true. It may be hard for some to comprehend or come to terms with but it is simply such boldness that great enterprises are created.

I feel this new surge of motivation, of fire burning within me to pursue something that is far beyond my understanding; to earn money I never thought possible; to own properties I never thought I could; to make changes that shape the world. This movie has given me a new dosage of fuel to burn longer and brighter. I'm not sure if this is the way for me, but I'll walk this way.

RanDom: No more blogging about my daily occurrence. Too boring ):

Too fast for me.

Strange. A while ago time seem to crawl. I can't wait to pass out from the camp im in now and get on with my new life. Now, time seems to fly - too fast. I really wish time would slow down a little so I can have more time with my new found friends ):

So recently I watch "Child's Eye" and "Paranomal Activity 2". Both movies are horror and like most horrors, the plot is.. *sigh* I wouldn't say I exactly wasted the money since the fright scenes got to me but I'd think twice, or thrice when deciding to watch another horror in the theaters. Paying to be in fright is just too stupid for me.

Today I had this awesome buffet at Vienna (Novena). Well its a little more price-y (40/pax after ++) but the spread is quite fantastic! They serve crayfish, lobsters, salmon, prawns, beef etc etc etc. A very sinful lunch indeed.

5 more weeks. ):

RanDom: Rocket!!!

I scrub algae!

Have you seen those cleaners with those huge jet spray cleaning the pavements? If you've seen them at work you'd see the pavement in 2 distinct shades; the lighter being the cleaned portion and the darker being the uncleaned. I've always thought the darker shade of the floor is due to the accumulation of dirt from everyone stepping all over it but I just found out that I was wrong. Those are algae!

How did i know? Ah! Last Friday lessons ended early so they made us scrub algae around our camp. Initially it was quite fun, creating algae graffiti all over the floor. Soon, we came to a realization that the algae infestion is so widespread and our backs started to ache.. Eventually they made us remove our marks ):

The coming few weeks in camp I'd be having high key.. Hope all goes well.

RanDom: bicycle

Again!

So it seems that I only blog on my book in day. Just to make my existence out of camp last a tad bit longer.

The coming Friday I may not be back ): I FAILED an evaluation in camp so I'm in for re-evaluation. I was SO close to passing! (o.6points) *sigh*

For the coming week, I'll be having my driving evaluation too. No, its not a car but a super heavy vehicle (13+ Tonnes). Whats difficult about this driving is that you steer the rear wheels instead of the front, so I get psycho-motor quite often.. If I do not pass, there goes another weekend ):

I've just got a new game! Civilization V. Until now, the game is quite good EXCEPT its so darn complicated. The there are shortcuts everywhere, tool tips all over. Every unit does different things and there are so many things that will happen in the next 10 turns. You need to know all of it and more. I guess it'll be a fantastic game if I can overcome this technical barrier.

One last thing. I got a new toy (: Finally bought a portable keyboard from Yamaha for over $300. I've been contemplating on whether I should invest in it for over 6 months now and I finally decided "Ah heck! Just get it". Now I can self-learn piano / keyboard (:

RaNDom: strawberry twilight.

Book in day... AGAIN ):

LOOK AT THE DATE! Today is 10.10.10! It happens only once every hundred year. Just like every other date actually.. Something much more significant about 10.10.10 is that it is a SUNDA Y ): I've got to book in soon. *sigh*

My life have never been more un-interesting.. I guess im in a low point of my life - a very very low point. My life is uneventful so here are the little updates i can squeeze out.

1. I collected my desktop from repair and sent it back a week ago -.-. I dont know what is wrong yet.
2. I bought a new clothe. 10bucks.
3. I sprained by waist. Actually its an old injury from my track & field days.

That is it i guess. 8 more weeks to go~

RaNDom: ):):):):):):):