Archive for: Life
How do we judge people's nobility?
A friend of mine said to me concerning a very famous figure, “I wouldn’t say he’s noble, but he earned the trust of the people“. Now let’s not make guessings as to who that famous figure my friend is referring to, since that would only sway our thoughts from the purpose of this post. Having [...]
Let's spill some blood
When I grew up to be 18 years old last year, I had that joyful feeling (as everybody would) of having finally surpassed the legal age where you can do anything any other adult can do (except voting). And aspiring to be a good person (notice the word aspire), I started thinking, “How can I change the world?” Okay, a little bit over the roof, I admit. Then I realise there’s something significant I can do that wouldn’t take much effort. I would give my blood away.
Where's the fun?
While reading The Star newspaper today, I came across this picture: And I thought, “Heck, who would want to go to a beach like that?”. But then the answer stroke me: a damn lot of people! That’s very, very obvious from the picture. So sad. I mean, people go to the beach not just because [...]
Nightmare
Lately, dreams have been frequenting my night sleep. Last night was something different. There was this advertisement somewhere about a game. If you want to play it, the organiser will send 5 people to your house to kill you. If you manage to kill them first, you’ll be awarded $25,000. I told them I want [...]
Come walk with me
I’ve started walking to school (about 1.5km away) every morning since the first day of this semester. A lot of people have asked me why. Here’s a bunch of reasons why. Primarily, I walked to school everyday to train and get myself used to walking a distance with a load on my back (the first [...]
Randy Pausch Last Lecture
The Carnegie Mellon University has a tradition of having its professors to give a talk titled “The Last Lecture”. The talk was basically for the professor to imagine that should it be their last lecture, what would they want to say to the audience and what legacy they want to leave behind. When it came [...]
A Response to Fitna
If this post is really my response to “Fitna”, I would agree if you’d say that it’s a late reply. But it is not. This post is taken from HAhmed.com, who posted it just one day after the publishing of the “Fitna” film. I found the message is truly profound, and really does reflect the [...]
Earth does not need saving. We do.
38 years ago, as many as 20 million Americans participated in rallies and demonstrations on behalf of the Earth. 38 years ago on this day the first celebration known as Earth Day is celebrated in the United States of America. Today, people around the world observe this day. But not everyone, of course. But that’s [...]
So the Opposition wins big time
Yes, and they have every reason to celebrate and rejoice. And it bothers me. Not that it’s not good that the Opposition is becoming stronger, they’ll provide a better check-and-balance system to the ruling coalition, among others. So, it’s not the fact that the Opposition wins a lot of seats that bothers me. I don’t [...]
