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Moved

2007-04-21T23:20:00.000+08:00

All,

Please update bookmarks & blogrolls to stevblogs.wordpress.com

Thank you

~ Stev

Knocking on Heaven's Door

2007-04-13T19:18:00.000+08:00

Somehow the post title above has no relation to the post below. Yet makes sense somehow (To me anyway. Sortof.)

"Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door..."

Apologies VS Sorry

How often do you apologize for something you've done wrong?

How often do you apologize for something you've not done wrong?

And when you apologize, is there a distinction between saying "I'm sorry" and "I apologize for..."

Random musings...

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Trivia: I like the song Knocking On Heaven's Door & I can't actually pinpoint why
Life: Work's been quite busy (as usual) of late; Still interesting as usual to see people growing & interacting with different people with unique personalities

The Bierwurst Bitch

2007-04-08T20:56:00.000+08:00

Was out at a pub chilling after work yo with a couple of me homies when ugliness reared is head...

A Sample Delicious Chunk of Bierwurst

An Ode to the Bierwurst Bitch
By Stev

Was a night just to chill out and relax
Music was alrite & footy was aplaying
Familiar faces at our drinking shack
Mugs in our hands & beer kept aflowing

Then Mr German dropped by with no invit
Sat right down but seemed pretty neat
Passed out some fine cancer sticks
We shrugged and said "Sure, take a seat"

Beer flowed on & came some idle banter
Learnt Mr German expat for pretty much forever
Then Mr German guy starts going bonker
Thoughts were "Shit, what's wrong with this fucker"

He started yelling at the top of his voice
Fucking malays, fucking chinese, fucking government
And on he droned with his lyrical tryst
Fucking indians, fucking canadians, fucking germans

A lesson to us he was trying to teach
From his life story on how he was burnt
On racism, cronyism & two-faced cheats
When all we wanted was a heineken

In a way we understood a bit of his frust
Of all his pain & bitter bile choking within
Yet its hard to listen to fuckedupness
When YOU are talking while holding a pint

*heh*

(Looking back it was quite funny thought. A friends girlfriend commented on hearing the story that we were verbally molested /swt)

Do you have a pubs/watering hole story you would like to share?

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Trivia: Bierwurst = Beer sausage
Disclaimer: While stevblogs in no way supports the thoughts of "Mr German" above, like the silent majority (i hope) we do feel theres much to be then in many factors
Stupidity: Stop the stupid bickering & grow up! =_=
KTG: Katrina: The Gathering!

The Last Blessing

2007-04-08T12:57:00.000+08:00

With some reflective thoughts, this will be the last BYB post.

All good things need to come to an end. While I fully sign on & support the premise of a reminder of one's blessings, I have unfortunately come to feel that this reminder for me had made the exercise a bit contrived.

My intentions for blogging is to 'speak' when there is something worth speaking.

On a side note, I had noticed that it had been a habit of mine not to say proper farewells. Would point largely due to circumstances, but yet perhaps it is of my own doing - thus the urge, the need this time to do a proper Farewell from BYB post.

To Neo who cooked up the original BYB idea, it has been an honor - and I will continue to enjoy your many stories of life in India
To MsDemmie, your views, thoughts & passion have had a small impact in my life I believe
To Whatever, your sense of humor, humility & wonderous view of the world captivates me
To CyberCelt, your hardworkingness, stength & sense of striving inspires me
To KuanYin, your peaceful aura & geniality truly makes me feel at peace
And to the many other wonderful folk at BYB... keep on counting your blessings!

I am indeed blessed to meet many wonderful people online via BYB.

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Its a Mine!

2007-03-28T20:01:00.000+08:00

Updated Sat Mar 31: They say management is a mine field... Then a friend ends up actually working in a mine. Well sorta anyway.

J the cute petite miner gal ;)

Another friend had passed over a book on ~~management~~ leadership by John C Maxwell. She didn't like it. And neither did I. The writer seems... can I say it? Conceited? Irreputable laws? hmm... Ok. Well a lot of other people seemed to not like Maxwell as well so let's try something else.

I came, I saw, I peed...

I picked up next, The Rules of Work which was lying about. Better than Maxwell & with points that one could relate with. Still what turned me (my brain rather) off was the way getting ahead in the workplace was portrayed as how one manipulated one's world & surroundings. How one puts up fronts & tactics to use to get ahead.

Is it the state of world today that shapes the book? Or is everyone quite fucked up in a way? Or is it both?

Quite mine-boggling (PUN!)

A younger less jaded me most likely would have gone through the book & nodding my head profoundly at the wisdom gained. But if there's one lesson in life that I learnt the hard way - it's that integrity & life satisfaction comes first

Moranbah! HAHAHAHA!! (Sorry inside joke ;)

Keeping the post to a reasonable length, here are a few guidelines I try to uphold:-
@ What three main rules, standards, or morals do you live by? [BlogTalkers]
"Praise in public, criticize in private"
"Be efficient in management & tasks; But spend more time on relationships"
"If you aren't moving forward, you are falling behind"

More candy (Really! If you look closely she's holding candy ;)

"Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor... Student, manager... miner?!" - What is your current occupation and what would be your preferred/dream job and why?

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Trivia: Was going to put up some nice local spam here. But decided to put this post instead ;)
Other: There will be of course fans of the books in question & everyone is entitled to ones own opinion. And there will be of course cults, idiots, rapists, otherfuckeduptypes...

Bodi's Challenge

2007-03-24T03:23:00.000+08:00

A Reply

1. I’ll respond with something random about you
2. I’ll challenge you to try something
3. I’ll pick a color that I associate with you
4. I’ll tell you something I like about you
5. I’ll tell you my first/clearest memory of you
6. I’ll tell you what animal you remind me of
7. I’ll ask you something I’ve always wanted to ask you

Yggdrasil?

1. You seem interested in the world around you.
I think it's important to look where you are walking. Falling down a manhole without a cover is only hilarious a long time after it happens.

2. I challenge you to write ten haikus on the blogging world!
The Beginning
Light out of darkness
Peeking shining and feeling
Bursting small sparklets

Pearls of laughter
Rolling free nary a care
Movement at own pace

Running freely wild
Content to search learn and grow
Not man yet not child

The Middle
Goal grasp to achieve
Mind set to task; passion to soul
Real strength in believe

Struggle up mountain
One goal, One mind - Eye on prize
Breathless clambering

Man high on a hill
Seeing vast as eye can see
Proud happy content

The End
Sunset and sea breeze
Joy and deep sorrow simult
Slow old and weary

Inertia and law
Reality and prediction
Last gasp and sadness

Human fickle thing
Changes countless more than sand
Silence lit moonbeam

The Future
From the beginning
Always comes to be an end
Yet hope life and dream

3. White
White is black. Or black is white. Or maybe its just all different shades of grey...

4. I like your sense of humour (not just abt trying to be funny), how you seem to like to keep things simple, and how you appreciate the diversity of life
Very well said indeed. I like felines of all shapes & sizes ;) On a slightly more serious note, I am a supporter of KISS. Life's already complex itself as it is...

5. I think it was your comment in Kyel’s blog
Ooo. Any idea what I said/commented on?

6. Male deer (too lazy to research on the specific name)
(No comments =_=")

7. Are you this nice to every blogger you meet?
Was I being nice to you? :P

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Activity: Leave a comment reply to the 7 questions & I will reply likewise for you
Chaos: Chaos post on A Challenge

Learning and Guilt

2007-03-18T18:00:00.000+08:00

And no... the two mentioned above aren't really related...

Learning VS Guilt

I guess sometimes things fall on opposing ends - on different ends of the spectrum if you will.

Today's post will be on Learning & Guilt (and also on BlogYourBlessings & BlogTalkers)

Learning
The thing that I am most thankful for (for now) is that the process of learning never really ends. Despite my perceptions that after one is done with education, degrees, etc etc - learning would come to a standstill. Well... it has largely from the academia memorizing ~~rather crappy~~ education system in Malaysia*.

Yet I find myself continuously in the process of learning now. Be it tools & technology (I am in the IT industry after all...)... To picking up new skills... To lessons learnt in life.

Simply to self-reflect a little, a few small yet important things learnt of late would be that in all human relationships, dealing with each person differently is the key to being fair to all. And that while delegation, technology & planning all have to do with saving time - relationships is about spending as much time as required & more.

Guilt
Q: What do you feel most guilty about?
A: I will list 3:-
1) For every single time I went against gut feeling & things went wrong as a result
2) For coffee ;-)
3) For respecting those "older" than me too much

I think #3 needs some explanation. Somehow (possibly due to upbringing?), I tend too treat those "older" folks with too much respect. And usually that is all fine & dandy. But it becomes a problem when it causes issues with professional relationships when too much "respect" causes a waste of time & affects the quality of the relationship as you give too much "face" and lose out in effectiveness/truth.

Or maybe it's just me.

Stev out.

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*Note: Credit must be given tho for the Malaysian Govt trying to implement & develop critical thinking & a less exam based education system (despite the rather not too encouraging results...)

Walking Barefoot

2007-03-11T18:43:00.000+08:00

There's something to be said about walking barefoot on the beach. The wind tousling one's hair. The feel of sand beneath your feet. The sense of peace enveloping us...

(pause)

As we live & play. As we laugh & cry. As we learn & grow older.

How often do we feel these simple moments of blessed simplicity. When we feel really at peace. Really content. That the air we breathe in uplifts us.

And thus we find ourselves walking barefoot. Away from the daily stress of the workplace. Away from the never-ending planning & execution (no matter how much we enjoy doing it).

A small yet true smile creeps onto our face. And strangely we feel energized. Renewed. More alive (if that were possible).

For life (and money for the matter) is really to be enjoyed the way want it to be. Quiet moments of sanity. A step forward. A memory backwards. A possibility in the making. Simply. Walking.

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BlogTalkers #10

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

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BYB: Part of the Blog Your Blessing series
Blogging: New Header & slight mod to template reflecting my current (pensive?) mood
Movies: 300 = 3 thumbs up!
Tech/Budget: Finally got my personal computer up again with a replacement HDD, new mouse & 2G pen-drive. Total cost? < RM300
Pimpin: Dawn is posing in an ad for NTV7 ;)

Marketing Concepts & Maxis Propoganda

2007-03-07T01:05:00.000+08:00

You've probably heard this before but... SPAM FTW!

The not-so-well known little brother of BYB...

A Professor at one of the Universities was explaining marketing concepts to his Students:-

1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" - That's Direct Marketing

2. You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl.
One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says: "He's very rich. Marry him." - That's Advertising

3. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone
number. The next day, you call and say: "Hi, I'm very rich. Marry me." - That's Telemarketing

4. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your
tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink, you open the door (of the car)
for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and then say: "By the way, I'm rich. Will you marry me?" - That's Public Relations

5. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says: "You are very rich! Can you marry me?" - That's Brand Recognition

6. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" She gives you a nice hard slap on your face. - That's Customer Feedback

7. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" And she introduces you to her husband. - That's demand and supply gap

8. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say anything, another person come and tell her: "I'm rich. Will you marry me?" and she goes with him - That's competition eating into your market share

9. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say: "I'm rich, Marry me!" your wife arrives. - That's restriction for entering new markets

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Hi frens,

This is a true story of a young college girl who past away last month, at shah alam. her name is Priya. she was hit by a lorry. i dont wanna mention the name of the college. She have a boy friend named Shankar. he stays in johor. both of them are true lovers. they always hang on the phone. u can never see her without her handphone. she spends 3/4 of the day talking with shankar. both of them used maxis.
Priya's family knows about their relationship. Shankar is very close with Priya's family. (just imagine their love)

Before she passed away she always told her frens "If I pass away please burn me with my handphone" she also said the same thing to her parents. after her death, ppl cant carry her coffin. i was there. a lot of them tried to do so but still cant. everybody including me, had tried to carry the coffin, the result is still the same.

Eventually, they called their neighbour, a "bomoh" from thailand (pak Darin), who is a fren of her father. he took a sit and started speaking to himself slowly. after a few minutes, he said "this gurl misses something here". then her frens told Darin bout her intentions to burn her with her phone. He then opened the coffin and place her phone and SIM card inside the casket. after that they tried to carry the coffin. it could be moved and they carried it into the van easily. all of us were shocked. (can u feel the fear. i'm shaking at this moment)

Priya's parents didnt inform Shankar that Priya had passed away. (pity Shankar). After 2 weeks Shankar called Priya's mom. Shankar :...."Atte (aunty), I'm coming home
2day. cook something nice for me. dont tell Priya that i'm coming home 2day. i wanna suprise her."

Her mother replied....."u come home first, i wanna tell u something very important."

After he came to shah alam, they told him the truth about Priya. Shankar thinks that they were playing a fool. he was laughing and said "dont try to fool me. tell Priya to come out. i have a gift for her. pls stop this nonsense".

Then they show him the original death certificate to him. they gave him proof to make him believe.(Shankar started to sweat)

He said... "its not true. we were just talking yesterday. she still calls me.

Shankar was shaking. suddenly, shnakar's phone rang.

"See this is from Priya. see this..."

He showed the phone to priya's family.

All of them told him to answer. he talked using the loudspeaker mode. all of them heard his conversation loud and clear. no cross lines, no humming. it is the actual voice of Priya & there is no way others could use her simcard since it is nailed inside the coffin

They were so shocked and asked for pak darin's help again. pak darin brought his master (Tok Chen) to solve this matter. he & Darin worked for 5 hours.

Tok Chen was sweating. his face was red. "i just cant believe this. it's quite amazing" he said. " i didn't think that this could actually happen. unbelievable... as they discovered one thing...

"Oh My God! Maxis is the best line, ever! We can still keep in touch even when we're dead!! Talk about coverage!! Best coverage ever!! Where can i get the SIMpack?"

Moral of the story: Maxis propaganda

=_+" - /SWT!

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- Note: Maxis is a major telco in Malaysia
- Content Theft: I stole the above spam from MW. But it's ok. Since I dont think he reads my blog ;)

Everybody Loves Wierdness

2007-03-05T00:12:00.000+08:00

Third. Wait. Fourth. No... five hundred gazillionth time I'm doing this similar meme. Gosh. I still recall when it was just 3 weird things. Now it's... 6?! Anyways. To celebrate my blog being unlocked by blogger (who locked my blog in the first place), we will have a short meme reply coz I am so inclined. Ahem. Oh and thanks Bodicea.

Need I say More?

1. Once upon a time, I used to read ~15 books a week. Now it's ~1 book each quarter (if I'm lucky).

2. Once upon a time, I dreamt of being an engineer/architect/lawyer. Now I'm none of those & much happier (I think... or lie to myself quite successfully).

3. Once upon a time, I drank 6 cups of coffee daily. Now my intake is reduced to just 1 (big) cuppa.

4. Once upon a time, my character/thoughts/actions would swing wildly in any direction or just for fun. Now it only happens online.

5. Once upon a time, I was challenged to a competition whereby the rules were that the first person to call another a liar would lose. The first person told a tall story on how his grandfather was the greatest pirate in the seas who plundered the world and back again (We hardly batted an eyelid). The second person told a fanciful story on how he had superpowers like flying & superhuman strength (We kicked him over the balcony). And it soon came to my turn to tell my story. So I did - a very simple story. All of you are my slaves for life & must do my every bidding. Guess who won the bet. ;)

6. Once upon a time, I found memes fun. I still do. (Die memes die ;)

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Stev = Spammer (!)
- Misc: Yes, WTF is an appropriate response to the above post.

War on Finances

2007-02-28T14:27:00.000+08:00

Bunny included the original Warren Buffet financial tips in her comment on the last post. I reinterpreted them.

Jolly old Warren Buffet himself

1. Start investing early (but its rarely too late)
2. Properties still is one of the best forms of investment (despite the high penetration barrier nowadays)
3-5. Do not get caught up in fads and/or lifestyle branding
6. Hire people who are smarter than you whom you trust
7. Know your priorities (in anything)
8. (same as #3)
9. Willy know when he sees a good thing ;)
10. Live life the way you want to & not by following the crowd
11. DO not fall into bad debt. And most debts are bad debts ;)

Good luck with your finances!
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- Musings: Stock market plunged
- Personal: Currently reading The Barefoot Investor - a good read intro into investing & nails many important points
- Blogked: Blog got locked for quite a few days by blogger. GAH. Back online.

Freedom of Choice

2007-02-25T12:50:00.000+08:00

(Part of the Blog Your Blessing & BlogTalkers syndicate)

Choice is GoOd

Talk is GoOd

With money comes the freedom of choice. Rather than the conventional argument of good money vs bad money, money is simply a means to an end. And putting in the fact that humans can think & make choices of our own, this is a powerful tool indeed - this freedom of choice.

And the short bottom line is that freedom of choice means we can do what we want to do. And pay others to do the rest ;)

Now... what are you going to do with your freedom?

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Just signed-up for BlogTalkers after found it pretty intriguing from MsDemmies

Question #9: So, you think you know me, eh?
If you really knew me you would know that...

"I embrace change. Yet the more I change, the more I stay the same."

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- Musings: Freedom of choice is not to be confused with greed

PlanesWalker TD Map for Warcraft III: TFT

2007-02-22T12:41:00.000+08:00

Did you know that Stev makes ~~games~~ Warcraft3 maps?! For all War3 gamers who need a bit of time away from pwnage in DotA, here's presenting PlanesWalker TD!

Not just another Warcraft 3 map...

PlanesWalker TD
Version: 1.83
Category: Defense
Players: 1 to 4

PlanesWalker, choose your magic specialty, and summon towers, heroes & spells to stop wave after wave of The Invasion!

- 12 Schools of Specialized Magic
- 12 Powerful Distinct Heroes
- 88 Plane-Shattering Spells
- 120 Devastating Unique Towers
- 40++ Levels of Utter Mayhem!!

Inspired By: Burbenog & MTG

Feedback Thread:
http://maps.worldofwar.net/forums/showthread.php?t=40580

Download Source:
http://maps.worldofwar.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=351

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Check out my new tee

- eProps & ePeens: To the testers including arc, xhin (weisionggoh), etc...
- Comments: Love it or Hate it? Found any bugs? Comments motivate me! XD

The Last Twelve in Snapshots

2007-02-21T16:45:00.000+08:00

The past one year...

Suet Yan gets cake-dunked on her birthday (2006-02-10)

Joel squeezing balls & showing off his ass during Customer Service course (2006-06-12)

Baby G *happies* with her bday prezzie (2006-06-15)

The infamous so-called king of fruits (durian). Photo take during community service visiting an orchard at a village rebuilt after hit by the Dec 2004 tsunami. (2006-06-26)

Alva sticking out her tongue when we tried taking pictures of her eating bday cake (2006-08-09)

Emma doesnt have any reservations... (2006-08-09)

Some wild specimens at the Taiping Zoo (2006-08-20)

Alban climbing Mount Kinabalu (2006-08-26)

Penang Bridge (longest bridge in Asia) taken during Car Treasure Hunt (2006-09-24)

Mei blowing candles after making a birthday wish (2006-10-03)

It's a tradition to use cake icing to warpaint one's face (Ethan on birthday) (2006-10-30)

Girls backstage during IT dinner (2006-11-06)

Angel when asked to act cute with her twin birthday elephants (2006-11-13)

The infamous TGIFs from the infamous outing (2006-12-18)

What someone got during the gift exchange held during Christmas (2006-12-23)

I think they are trying to spell out something... (2006-12-31)

Kat says "I NEVER roll my eyes!" during her visit to Penang (2007-01-10)

Dancers posing before performance (2007-02-03)
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- Blogging: 'Borrowed' a few quotes featured on IanLiew into the magic quote cycle script (it's right at the bottom)
- Chatbox: Chatbox removed as too many viruses/pop-ups/attacks when on IE. heh.
- JustForFun: I did a DrawAHouse.com! (credits to sneexe)

Back to PPP Too

2007-02-21T02:42:00.000+08:00

Had been away from PayPerPost & generally advertising in general. Besides that's not the point for *this* blog anyway ;)

Still on the other hand, blogvertising is still proliferating. And of course with time, comes change (and we mean change in the sort of winds of change NOT chump change change).

PPP now has Alexa Ranking & Technorati Ranking (?) in addition to its originally used Google PageRank.

Requirements for adverts are set by advertisters & PPP still remains one of the easiest to startout with. (Although their Help & FAQ could do with some updating). PPP has its rivals as well including ReviewMe right at its shadow (yes they are competing for ad-market position & competition is good... for us bloggers).

Like it or not, the trend of the blog ad network is definitely here to stay. Stay safe & happy blogging all whether or not you *do* PPP.

Now to go find some things to buy with my online wallet... Dammit. Paypal. Let me withdraw $$$ from Malaysia!!

Brief Sorta Post

2007-02-19T00:02:00.000+08:00

Works been crazy hence no updates
Happy Chinese New Year / Happy Holidays to all celebrating
Personally not celebrating CNY this year
My paternal grandmother passed away peacefully yesterday night

Back to regular postings (soon) hopefully

After the Funeral Wake & Cremation
She was 79 years old
Had 7 children, 6 survived to adulthood
Has great-grandchildren
Drank a cup of coffee every morning without fail before doing anything else
Strict to her children; Spoilt her children's children
Moved a lot of houses during her adult life
Had a band playing at her funeral as per her request
Died and was cremated according to her wishes

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- Personal: Was an interesting experience being Christian yet going through a traditional Chinese hokkien funeral. On leave this Friday to place her remains in her new 'apartment'.
- Blogging: Slightly ironic that the last post was titled Immortal Forever
- Musings: The thing I remember most about her is her smile, totally joyous

Immortal Forever

2007-02-09T18:24:00.000+08:00

Dean & Monroe Immortalized

It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio, playin' low
The secrets that we shared
Mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove

And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me, oh so tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

Against the wind
We were running against the wind
We were young and strong and we were running
Against the wind

The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
Found myself further and further from my home
I guess I lost my way
There were oh so many roads
I was living to run and running to live
Never worrying about paying or even how much I owed

Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Breaking all of the rules that we bent
Began to find myself searching
Searching for shelter again and again

Against the wind
I was running against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter
Against the wind

But those drifter's days are past me now
I've got so much more to think about
Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in, what to leave out

Against the wind
I'm still running against the wind
Well I'm older now but still running
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind....

- Bob Seger

Time passes by each & everyone of us. Like the tales of the Norse Gods of old, we can be the strongest & most powerful yet we will always lose when wrestling against old mother time.

As time passes us by, we start to realize that perhaps we weren't quite as impenetrable as we once thought we were. All nighters out partying have all but lost its lustre. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Sleep soon becomes a precious commodity coveted like no other.

When we exhaust ourselves to the limit, we find that we take that extra few seconds more to recover this time. Hairs continue to gray yet concealed by applying fresh colors every couple of months. On cold days, bones & wounds never fully 100% recovered start to ache.

We look at ourselves in the mirror and realize we seem somewhat... (in kind words)... wiser. The 52 man-made weeks every year continue to pass us by... and we wonder where the years have went.

Immortality which we thought we had has slowly slipped away without us noticing sometime when we were busy chasing our youthful dreams. Immortal Forever... No More...

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- Musings: In a pensive mood this week
- Apologies: Work has been crazy & have not had much time to blog (both read/write)
- Best Wishes: Good luck to arc with his job search

On Love

2007-02-04T05:46:00.000+08:00

This Sunday on the top-rated BYB blogshow, let us talk about something close to many of our hearts - LOVE.

Love is in the (helium) air...

Love is patient, Love is kind,
It does not envy, it does not boast,
It is not proud, It is not rude,
It is not self-seeking,
It is not easily angered,
It keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil,
but rejoices with the truth.

Love always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.

Love bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never ends.

Love never fails.

~ Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8

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- Personal: Back after company's annual dinner (was grand despite not getting a chance to eat as too busy making sure things were running smoothly...)
- Musings: Love is a many-splendour thing. Sometimes in life there's a need to live, to learn, to let go of regrets & to love
- JustForFun: Or maybe this is what love is really about (provided by shadowculture)
- DinG!: Oh yeah Valentines this month...
- Wishes: Have a great week ahead!

Oh So Wrong Nursery Rhymes

2007-01-31T02:45:00.000+08:00

When nursery rhymes go wrong... very wrong... (Warning: Possibly unsuitable sexual-hinted/politically incorrect content within)

Polly wants a jello?

Baa Baa African Sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes maam yes maam
3 bags full.
One for the dom
One for the sub
And one for the little boy
Who lived down the lane

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
I don't know what they did up there
But they came down with a daughter...

This old man he played one
He played knick-knack on my thumb
Dig dug putty whack give a goh a bone?
This yaoi mistress went rolling home...

Tinker, tailor,
Soldier, sailor,
Rich man, poor man,
Blogger, content-thief.

I love little pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her,
She'll do me no harm.
So I'll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But pussy and I,
Very gently will play.
(History: This poem was first seen in 1830 and its popularity has it appearing in almost every nursery rhyme collection. The rhyme tells a child how to treat his/her pets gently.)

I Scream,
You scream,
We all scream,
For ICE CREAM!
(You need to be a fan of Todd McFarlane's Spawn to get this one)
But for the rest of you...

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- Trivia: Idea for this originated off from chao from some weird yaoi-slave-mistress banter between HMoYM, weisionggoh & BurgerKing...

Paris Sexposed!

2007-01-29T22:34:00.000+08:00

This blog was recently exposed on IWillFuckingTearYouApart

Found a number of links coming from aforementioned site while checking on statcounter. And lo & behold this blog was reviewed by the friendly folks at IWillFuckingTearYouApart.

Read the uncommunicative communicate review here

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- Nonsensicalness: I'm a genius? Woot! Things you learn two decades down the road...
- Personal: Extremely busy week(s) once again due to that dreaded 4-letter word - W.O.R.K.
- BYB: Check out the other BYB bloggers As for me, I'm happy to be alive & for... work (!)

- Sample BYB quotes:
"It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would
have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty." ~ Mahatma Gandhi (AdvertisingForSuccess)

"One With Life. Being one with life is being one with Now [or, the present moment, or Presence]. You then realize that you don't live your life, but life lives you. Life is the dancer, and you are the dance." ~ Eckhart Tolle (MoonlightBecomesMe)

Individuality

2007-01-22T10:39:00.000+08:00

What does it mean to be an individual? Does it remain a cliche to hear that you are unique - just like everyone else?

I am so glad to be a unique individu... Whoops!

So the cynics among us say that individuality is over-rated.

Yet on the other hand statistics tell us things such as 95% of people are wrong. So to succeed, you just have to do the opposite of what everyone else is doing!

And also there's the middle path of being balanced favored. Meaning that each & every one of is unique in a way & of course we have parts of us that are very much part of a group or crowd since Homo sapiens are social creatures.

Very compelling discussions indeed from various viewpoints. Still the keyword here would be 'viewpoints'.

Each & everyone of us as we know sees things through our own eyes. And with that comes our own various interpretations of what makes an individual an individual.

Individuality can mean many things from the role we play. Anyone remembers the past hit song by Meredith Brooks?

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed...

Being an individual means knowing & growing with who you are, and includes being malleable to change. To be able to walk in a crowd without the need to do anything special (or stick out like a dumb halfwit prick). Yet to sometimes know when we need to voice out in a crowd despite going against the flow.

Do not mistake individuality for pompousness or standing out of the crowd. (Do not mistake a crowd for always being a mindless mob.) Individuality is simple - it's who you are (really) isn't it?

Me? I don't mind being a not very unique individual... as long as I look HAWT! ;)

Welcome to BC

What says you on individuality?

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- Personal: Lying to myself that I am handling increased workload better of late due to transition; Still trying to make sure "I" give enough quality time alone with "myself" ;) (and no we're not talking about masturbating)
- Nonsensicalness: I love Rocky Road!
- Thoughts: Hrant Dink remains in our memories...

Air & Air

2007-01-21T02:32:00.000+08:00

A slightly more serious post on the serious problem of flooding. Makes one give thanks to be safe, dry & breathing...

One shoplot level goes submarine

The post title 'Air & Air' comes from a play of words in both English & Malay

Air = The invisible substance we breathe to live
Air = (ah-yer / ah-yek) Water we drink to live

Both air & water are important parts of our life. And while I recognize that this being a BlogYourBlessings post should be focused on our blessings. Sometimes we need to look at things comparatively in order to count our blessings.

For example, I may be personally currently overworked & feeling like a clown juggling knives in the circus. Yet it pales much in comparison to many others worldwide who are in need of real help.

And oft disasters that strike seem so far away & we view things from a distant observer's viewpoint. Recall reading up on the tsunami that afflicted many in 2004 does help us to emphatize & view things more on a human(e) level.

Personally was fortunate enough to be help out a small scale as part of the organizing committee for a visit/helping hand to a village damaged by the tsunami previously. Looking forward to helping out at least once to charity this year as part of this year's goals.

Those suffering from wars, disasters & hunger - our hearts go out to you.

And at a nearer local front in Malaysia, too much water becomes an issue. The floods are receding in Johor down South. Yet a lot of assistance is still required to assist with many rebuilding their lives.

(Extracts from local publications)

The Star
Those interested to help or donate can contact The Star’s hotline at 03-7967 1697 (for public), and 03-7967 1238 (for corporate donors).

New Straits Times
Donations via cheque, bank draft or postal order made out to The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd can be sent to: The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, c/o Finance Department, 5th Floor, Balai Berita, 31, Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur (Attention: Aidah Nordin). Kindly write on the back of the cheque donor’s name, address and contact number. Or done at NSTP branches. All donations collected will be channelled to the National Disaster Relief Fund.

Other Help Options

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- Links: More help says kukujiao.com
- Gaming: Up at the wee hours again after a couple of hours pwning at DotA... err... dedicated to ong2 whos leaving to start his career at s'pore (the escape from work was good & much needed)
- Personal: Will be sending a cheque over via NST (feel free to let me know if you'd like to arrange to contribute together)

Confessions of a Blogger

2007-01-17T01:01:00.000+08:00

It's time to confess. This does not come easy to me actually. But I feel I should come clean. I am actually...

Words to 'fess

Just Kidding!
HAHAHA. Gotcha there didn't I!

Ahem.

Anyway it wasn't for no reason. It was a ploy to get more people to click on the "Read full entry" link from the mainpage to be able to read the post in its entirety.

And there is of course a REAL confession to be made.

So today in public & online on a blog - I'm posting a confession of my habits as a blogger (in both the Author / Writer / Visitor / Blogder) points of view.

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Stev the Blogger-Author
1. Blog only when inspiration strikes - sometimes streaks followed by silence...
2. Usually compose & keep a copy of blog entries in Notepad
3. Post usually begins with a singular theme/idea before the rest comes up
4. Rarely blog on personal stuff (to avoid Google caching / mundaneboringblogitis)
5. After a very long continued dry spell will resort to posting spam (sry!)
6. ~~Comment whore~~ Enjoy discussing on various issues on varying levels
7. The Feedburner gives a superficial ego boost ;) CLICK ME!
8. Pictures are usually spam, from uncle google, or the amazing deviantart
9. Blogging hours somehow tend to be in the wee hours of the morning...
10. Most posts have some side-humor or inside joke hidden (or I could be lying ;)

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Stev the Blogder-Visitor
1. Usually will comment on blogs visited (unless really have no idea...)
2. Blogs on the Friends list are visited daily (when work doesnt kill me)
3. Other bLinks are visited regularly
4. Friends list depends on site relevancy to mine & interesting factor
5. Recently started list of blogders to vist them back as a courtesy call
6. Prefer to visit sites manually anyway despite using Google Reader
7. There is no spoon
8. My full Bloglist has 98 blogs
9. Blogs are sub-divided into: Directories, Friends, Others, PhotoBlogs, Tools, Visitors
10. Main reason I visit blogs is to ~~laugh at others~~ view things differently ;)

Any confessions YOU would like to make?

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- Trivia: This post was going to be "Tastes like cabbage" (where I put up lots of pretty oh-so-beautiful-yet-useless spam pictures) till inspiration suddenly err... yeah. struck.
Example of Spam
- Blogging¹: Lots of people seem to be having trouble categorizing this blog... Which is something / humor / musings / spam / something... Check out the About page dammit! ;)
- Blogging²: The site slogan/description/sub-title has been changed from "Simplicity is life's greatest sophistication (Leonardo da Vinci)" to "A blog to entertain himself... and then some"
- Music: One of the rare days I blog while listening to music (Currently Weirdly Playing: Beck - Cellphone's Dead)
- Discuss: Any thoughts on the new site description?

Pandamonium

2007-01-10T17:49:00.000+08:00

Forecast: Less blog-related activities this week till early next week. Currently experiencing periodic heavy rains & random doses of chaos...

Head Injury Theater...

TIRED OUT!
(If only I can primal split myself into three... ;)

Snakes Pandas on a Plane

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- Blogger: This should be the shortest post ever on StevBlogs
- Personal: Tired. Dead tired. Eats, shoots and sleeps.
- Trivia: Sky-high pandas are actually quite common in some parts of the world

Time & Friends

2007-01-07T00:17:00.000+08:00

Today on this wonderful beautiful Sunday... I am thankful for Time & Friends (!) This BlogYourBlessing has been proudly brought to you by yours truly in conjuction with the other BYB group of ~~hippies~~ happy folk... (Updated Jan 7 - err... same day later time)

Click on pic to enlarge

Puns aside, Time & Friends are indeed two important parts of our lives. In fact we can even view it as a chain cycle - more time allows us to be with friends more. Having more friends allow us to spend out time better. Everyone's a winner then! ;)

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- TimeFriends courtesy of HalfPixel.com's fan TimeFriend Maker
- BYB: It's a Blog Your Blessing entry! Woot!
- Pimpin: Incidentally Bodicea blogged on a more err... intellectual look at time
- Other: On a more serious note, Cat wrote on being a pregnant teen
- Trivia: Posting this entry after a few hours of fun nonsense playing LAN games on hamachi with arc & weisionggoh
- PornFriends: Eric, comic no.4 is specially for you *cough* *milf* *cough*