After so many years, this sport is still what keeps us together. I had lots of fun over the weekend playing for ORA - thanks Moley and Dae for roping me into this! Initially, I was rather overwhelmed by some of the many concerns running through my head: haven't played a competitive softball match for over 6 months, haven't swung a bat for over 3 months, I look like a vampire etc. Must say, though, the feeling of standing in the diamond under the $#@%#$scorching sun (I'm a vampire) has never felt different. I seem to have forgotten all the thrills of simply anticipating the next play until Moley put me at first the other day. Frankly, the adrenaline itself sapped the energy out of me (sorry la i'm weak). To those who missed out on this, I wanna say I miss playing with everyone terribly so come back soon and join Funbari Hot Springs please.
I'll never want to stop playing.
p.s. Maybe I should form Cambridge Hotsprings United then bring them to Singapore and take part in league...
What a week it has been man! haha, anw as a true cheapskate boy, looking for offers 24/7, here are some of the 'steals' i got this week! Above is the Pedro shoe I wanted for my birthday, thanks guys!!! =)
This is the jacket i got, back view. Want to wear it when i go england for exchange next year! haha, would probably save my life from the hooligans... Got this for less than $50, wow, wow! =)
Jacket front view
Adidas Tennis Climacool shirt, feels really comfortable, great for my tennis sessions! =) Nice, got it at a steal, only $49!
Adidas Roland Garros Paris Tennis Shoes(Response RG), this is a bit ex, to a CSB, $69, haha. But it would have been easily over a $100 man...Shioks!
And dz and winfred should find this slippers from Pedro familiar...one of the steal we got at the pedro sales which we went together, thanks winfred for driving us there!! show them your shoes too! Stole it, at $49.90.
Conclusion: to all csb! please check out the adidas sale and the fish and co $1 deal before it's too late! you're missing out a lot if you never go, and tmr is ben n jerry's free cone day! haha!
To begin with, I am currently in my IntroEcons class and posting this entry. It probably shows that "Ihavenorespectforschool" - according to zx, or it's just that this module is most likely not one of my major priorities (having gotten back my midterms - I prob have to put it as no.1 key priority for revisions!)
Well, something hit me the other night while pondering upon this thought: Our priorities in life changes over different frames of our lives. So, how do we determine what are the ones that we hope to attain? For students, grades v satisfaction of uni life or both can be attainable together; family time v new friends time v old friends time; money savings v expenditure for comfort - these are really random thoughts and I know many will agree that a lot of these may actualyl happen concurrently anyway...
What I want to express to people is this, "Don't let others be a priority in your life, when you are just an option in theirs..." Be it friends/colleague/relationship. I think we all understand how friends may care for others regardless of what he/she gets in return; after all the saying goes something like: you help others because you want to and not because you expect something in return right? But, a really friendly and helpful friend may not understand his/her own limits, since he/she would go all out to help others anyway! Imagine a pendulum - what will provide the resistance to stop the motion and regain it's equilibrium. Where do we find the balance in our lives?
Just a random thought on a Wednesday afternoon class. Got to buck up - it's already Week11 -.-
Hey hey, welcome welcome! friends from far away land....Welcome to Singapore!
I jus did an assignment on ethics in my organizational behaviour, haha so got a lot of thots in my head now....
Jus a quote:
"The results of an ethical decision are often uncertain; no one always tell us whether we have made the right decision. There are no magic formulas, nor is there computer software that ethical dilemmas can be plugged into for a solution. Even if they mean well, most businesspeople will make ethical mistakes. Thus, there is no substitute for critical thinking and the ability to take responsibility for our own decisions."
I wonder how ethical we all are...
wait, sidetrack, woohoo! Man Utd won 4-0!! Rocks!! haha!
I believe that when we go out to work in the future, we will face many ethical challenges. Ethics, to those of you who are from OCS, should not be unfamiliar with this term.
Jus a possible scenario in the future, you are a manager of a well known advert design company. You have a few clients coming to you, wanting you to advertise their product for them. One particular buyer, e.g Justea, actual wants to bribe you so that you are willing to advertise for them, knowing that they face fierce competition from Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, more well known brands.
So you, as the manager, should you accept the bribe, that you can keep for yourself, which no one in your company will find out? But by accepting this, you are endangering the good reputation of your company, since we all know justea taste like chui....haha, or at least not as good as Coke, Sprite and Pepsi.
Yo guys, so what would you do?
Actually right, how much is ethics worth? What's the use of being ethical?
Quote:
"Omission lying is intentionally not informing the channel member of any differences, problems, or negative issues relating to the product, service, or company that significantly affects awareness, intention, or behavior. When a lie becomes unethical in business, it is based on the context and intent to distort the truth. Some business people may believe that one must lie a little or that the occasional lie is sanctioned by the organization. The question you need to ask is whether lies are distorting openness and transparency, and other values that are associated with ethical behavior."
Some people think that actually if you're ethical, you will not succeed in business, you need to be unscrupulous, and use under table methods, n like do loyalty test....hahaha.
But wait, let me add another dimension to it. By accepting the bribe, you will actually save hundreds of job in your compnay, which is facing a tight financial situation, only justea is able to pay upfront, Coke and Pepsi they all can only pay much later. Does this makes accepting the bribe ethical?
Time, is something that affect every single one of us on earth. We are bound by it, or freed by it.
Haven u heard this enough? "I don't have enough time...no time la....wah...why so little time?"
Well, everyone has time, you'll only have no time, when you die. And ALL of us, have the same amount of time, you, me, barack obama, rooney, adam khoo, lee kuan yew, jack neo....no one has more time than other people.
It's just that more successful people, know how to "create" time for themselves. When you look at very smart or successful people, it's not necessary that they are really smarter or more hardworking, it's just that....they are really good at managing their time!
We are at an age, where we can be considered at our prime, these few years of our lives, will very much determine our future. Every decision we make, can potentially change our lives. And you have be think very carefully about what to do with your time now...We are all sportsman, we all know how a millisecond can change for example the contact of the ball. That timing, might be the difference between a winning home run, or a pop fly. In my field of work, Time cannot play a more important role. A one second delay in my command, can potentially cause an air catastrophe that is just too scary to imagine. Time waits for no one. Really. No even if you are the president, or the CDF.
The one who control his time, will find himself, more free than someone who don't actively control his time. When you don't take control of your own time, other people will take control of it for you. People asking you for supper, go, or dun go? It's up to you. No one can decide how you want to spend you time. No one. You are the master of your time in all sense of the word.
Imagine, if you have all the time in the world, what would you do?
So guys, be the master of your time, and go succeed wherever you are in life.
From my investigation, our readership has officially increased!
I guess our blog started out to be a really "secret" but I think that our topics have aroused much interest in this fast moving modern world. Kudos to the NTU boys for posting those wonderful entries especially during their recess week. I wonder what happened to SMU time when recess week was just sucked up by meetings and all. I like the way we blog and comment about stuff - but maybe W should revise on our blog layout again. More vibrance. More activity. Better! Thanks W - keep it going!
A quick report on Saturday's game against RI "A" boys: Final Score ORA Legends 14 - 9 Raffles 'A' Boys. It was a very high scoring game as the scoreline made many bookies richer than the casino in our IR. Expected outcome, unexpected scoreline.
Tan Yi Rui 3B
Ivan Ng CF
Farhan 1B
Senthil C
Jerald P
Teck Piaw 2B
Kuan Fu SS
Wee Hao LF
Chong Zhi RF
Subs: Daniel Lee, Farish
It was a display of supreme offensive powers from the Legends as Teck Piaw capped off, batting 3 for 3 and 1 walk. Jerald had 2 HR and Farhan recorded his 1st Inside the park HR ever, with 3RBI. The ever reliant Yi Rui was a bit off form, batting 1 for 4. Ivan finished the game with a fluke HR (I am sure you all can imagine - a half-swing that blooped over LF).
Senthil and Ivan also combined for the SPORTSCENTER PLAY OF THE MONTH! David Ortiz was tagged out at 3rd base to end the game. P.S Thanks zhizhithepig for supporting the game!
As school restarts for everyone, the countdown to project meetings, assignments and exams begin. But look on the bright side guys, we have the whole Summer Break to look forward to!!! It will be here even before you know it. Zoom zoom zoom.
While at a SMU Softball Gathering last night at the Marina Barrage, a thought came to me (purely because the Japs were drunk and doing crazy stuff) - What would you do if you liked a girl and you know it can't/won't happen? I am sure everyone will try to make the best out of it even for the short while. But how exactly? Declare your love or secretly just act like a guardian angel and take care of the girl? What if your bestest friend also liked the same person? It seems like the typical scenarios in dramas, but probably in real life too. Random. But it's just a thought. Well - this applies to girls too by the way.
And to D and the overseas boys, since your blog is officially ... hmm ... how should I say - DEAD? You all can blog here! haha. Hope all's been well for everyone.
Hey, this is my virgin post coz I am really bored with studying and rotting at home during recess week. Been doing much more of the latter though...hehehe PS:I realised i have two Gmail accounts wif the same GuGu profile(lol) and i tweaked my ankle playing soccer this morning, so i don't think i will be playing on saturday I, paiseh!!!
The last few days at home, i have been thinking about many things that have happened in my life thus far. Some of the thoughts are personal and some are public. I will share one of the public ones here.
As the positive talk has been going around for quite some time, I would like to ride on it, but from a different perspective. That is from people who are uber-positive. Namely, the Edison Chens, Tiger Woods, John Terrys,Bill Clintons and Ashley Coles.
Recently, sports stars have been getting caught with their pants down. Coincidental or not, they have collectively brought up the issue of infidelity. More importantly, they have portrayed certain abstract beliefs about love and sex wrongly.I will be attempting to challenge these notions rationally and systematically.
Belief number:
1) We should always be faithful and truthful to the ones we love 2) Love and sex are congruent 3) Men are sexually deprived beasts.
1)
We have been taught to believe that we can only fall in love with one person at any one time. Therefore, it is impossible for us to be thinking about another woman or man as long as you are attached to someone. However, is this the case??
Well, unfortunately, i do not believe so. It is possible to fall in love with another person at any one time. It is possible anywhere and any time. This is especially so during long distance relationships(no direct references meant) I feel. It is human nature, there is always a craving for something nicer, someone better. That is why Wei XiaoBao had seven wives and emporers had thousands.
So then, what is love???Have we been taught the wrong morals, wrong values?? Personally, i believe that love could be a fallacy after all.There are actually rational aspects to it which we can analyse(yes D,you got my answer).
Throughout the years, the concept of "love" has evolved. It has become a lot more of an obligation. In ancient times, a man can fall in love with many women and get away with it. And in those times, the definition of love was never about fidelity but more of conquer and domination. It was eventually the fall of dynasties and kingdoms that actually reshaped its meaning. Stories of everlasting and undying love then started to emerge(Yes, did you actually believe Romeo and Juliet, Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu existed in those times??)and women started to realise that they do not exist solely as the right side of the equation, but the left side as well. Men also started to believe that this equation is solely linear. And it became the one love one life concept that we are so familiar with today.
So, had John Terry and Tiger Woods defaulted??Think again.
2)
This is actually an elaboration of the first point. We often coin sex as "making love", but all scientists will tell you that it is not true. It is a natural phenomenom. Tigers hump tigresses and dogs hump bitches, so what's the difference??
There isn't. Love=sex is merely an user defined law to maintain the existence of the human race. And that is because we have outsmarted ourselves by becoming too civilised. Consider this scenario.
For those of you who have watched 2012, what will happen to those survivors?? Are they going to stick to the rules of the game??What if there were twice the number of females than males, or if too many of the ladies were infertile, how are they going to ensure the continuation of the human race?? Well, the answer is simple, f f and f....
3)
My last point is really one sided and largely unfounded, that is because as a man, I will NEVER know what it feels like to be a woman. Some say women have the same needs as men, some say they don't. I believe in the former.
Women crave sex as much as men, but due to social obligations(again), they have been forced to control their hormones involuntarily. I have read a certain article about psychology in sex before. In order to control the urge to have sex, psychologists actually try to fill the brain with as many thoughts as possible, flooding the neuron transmittions and eventually ooze out the sex signals. It is exactly how sex addicts(Tiger Woods) are treated and I do see similarities between that and the behaviours of women.
Many females appear to be nonchalant about sex, undermining their needs for it. However, is it really the case??Are they deceiving themselves??In fact, it is rather alarming that I have read that 80 to 90 percent of females develop attraction for their own sex in their adolescent stage of growth(that disgusting thought has never crossed my mind at all).
If I were to name one examplarery advocate of female sexual rights, it would Annabel Chong.
Yes, she was raped in the UK prior to her sexual exploits. Normal girls would have attempted suicide, but that incident actually made her stronger. And in my opinion, she was a brilliant individual.She dropped out of law school, and started to pursue an interest in arts . She wanted to demonstrate the equalities of sex(dual meaning implied). Women have the same needs too, and why should they not be the aggresor?Her gangbang ultimately became a shoutout to this sexist world about female rights. And interestingly, the world is moving unknowingly towards her visioned utopia of sexual freedom.
Alas, it has been an incredously long post, hope everyone takes time to read it and post your comments. Stay tuned to GuGu's next column about me,you and the world!!
!Hasta luego!
A little motivation(the one on the left is taken,sorry guys)
