Welp fresh start

Ok, from here on I’m more or less going to ignore all the uncompleted posts below.

Also I’m not separating serious and personal posts because honestly NO ONE READS THIS BLOG ANYWAY and also cause it honestly doesn’t matter that much.

 

Welp so exams are over/have been over for some time now. Grades were unfortunately… poor. Oh well. Nothing… too unexpected.

 

Besides which, life’s been busy for awhile now: THIMUN, buying badges (gosh they are expensive), and bits of this and that and that and this in between.

Speaking of which, just went to Europe recently, and it was really interesting: life there is really tougher. I mean, we saw a lot of homeless people around and you really couldn’t help but feel bad considering. IT’S WINTER. >< But moving on from that, I honestly saw a lot of art there. I think I went to … 5 museums/galleries. MORE ART IN 2 WEEKS THAN MY WHOLE LIFE. I more or less decided on what art I like most: Landscapes and scenery. idk. It helps me focus. Also when I see paintings like that, I can’t help but imagine a story going on, so it’s fun. The paintings I don’t like are oil and pastel. From far, they’re fine, but up close…. smudgy and all. Not that it’s the artist’s fault, but I think it’s just a tough medium to work with.

Also, saw two live shows – Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera.

Les Miserables’ story was enthralling and sad, and I think the story was great (gotta find the book)

 

Phantom of the Opera was touching and kinda sad, and the props were just awesome. Still, the phantom did kinda bring it upon himself /: He chose to kill after all.

Apart from that, holidays are (as usual) boring, and yep. 

Games we need less of.

I do not like passive games.

I once did. I’m not exactly sure why.

Hm. (My) Reasons for not liking passive games:

1. They’re boring.

Now. Many people might not agree with this. Oh well. I did say it was my opinion. /shrugs
So, if you DO like passive games, you shouldn’t really read this, cause you might get ever so slightly offended. Ok?

Ok.

Moving on, assuming that the offendables (Not a word, but heyyyyy, creative license!) have left, passive games are boring. Reallyyyyy boring. Now, there’s two categories of passive games (that I know of) which are basically variations of each other – Both are waiting games. In the first type, you wait a fixed period of time to carry out a certain action – Mousehunt – 15 minutes, Ghost trapeprs, Variable. Etc, etc. Then, there’s the “energy” games, where you wait to refill energy which is needed to play the game.

Generally, for the latter, money is earned through the selling of energy by the game company. But I digress. The fact of the matter is that, no matter your game be type one or two, it’s still boring.

 

-To Be Continued-

Faster, Faster, Fastest.

Mehhhh. 

I feel slightly sad for the world ): Really. I was reading about the 4G networks, and I just felt slightly… 

Well. The world used to run on 1G networks, then it was upgraded to 2G. Sms-es were a godsend… because there were only pagers before then. Now, pagers are old te ch, and just recently in Singapore, the pager network was shut down… because of near zero demand /:

Then along came 3G… with internet on the go. Meaning access to Facebook, Twitter, Games, and practically everything that you might or might not need on a phone. Perhaps the saddest thing is the loss of observation and reading.

I used to bring a book with me when I went out. Just for the pure sake of having SOMETHING to do while on the train/bus. I still do. Because I don’t use 3G. I’m not a hipster. I don’t ignore 3G because it’s “too mainstream”. I just don’t see the need of it.

In fact, most of my writing inspiration is derived from boredom. A idea pops in. 

Except now there’s no more room for ideas. Everyone at the bus stop, on the train, on the bus, are absorbed into their phones. 

And here comes 4G.

Which is 3G, but faster.

Is it really needed…?

Flying and Travels.

Why do I like flying so much? Yup. Flying on a plane. There’s so much to hate about it, considering increased airline safety guidelines, security checks, flight delays, inflight quibbles and the sort. And of course, putting up with fellow passengers can be the largest hassle, considering some passengers keep their seats permanently reclined throughout the course of the flight, passengers in the innermost seats with weak bladders (Seriously, do the world and us a favour. BOOK A SEAT NEAR THE TOILETS.)

So. In summary, why I love and hate flying.

Love:

1. The food. Water.

Hey. It’s something different from normal meals 8D. Everything laid out neatly, starter, main, dessert. 😀

And I have no idea why. But I LOVE peeling the foil off the little plastic cup of water. Seriously. It’s fun.

2. In flight entertainment

MOVIES! I watched Inception 4 times on one flight. (It was a really really really really long flight). The Movies and TV Series make a long flight less boring. And you can watch the same movie over and over and over and over again and no one will judge you 😀

3. Excitement.

Really, do I need to explain this?

Fine. Fine. It’ll be lower down.

Hate:

1. Security Checks

Mehhhhhh. Going through the whole process, removing shoes, scanning your jacket, your suitcase, backpack, putting on your shoes, walking through the magnetic scanner, hearing it ring, removing everything again.

):

2. Food and Water

Yeah. Remember what I said earlier? The starter is a bread roll. With pre-packed butter. The meal was probably made a week before you ate it /: And apart from that, really, any other food is better than airline food. (But hey, soft drinks!)

Unless you’re flying a budget airline.

Then it’s no food.  ):

The only reason why I like airline food is probably because I associate it with a new place and adventures 8D

3. In Flight Entertainment

The games on inflight entertainment are olddddd. Historically so.

Really really. They’re still using Pokemon RED on airplanes. I know, I know. Copyright issues… but still.

Then again, all those who do play games carry handhelds with them, so I guess this is a moot point.

And also, if your entertainment system on flight fails/ the guy in front of you chooses to lower his seat the whole flight….

Yeah.

4. Turbulence.

This. Is. The. Reason. Why. Every. Seat. Has. A. Barf. Bag.

I personally don’t suffer much from turbulence. The worst turbulence i’ve experienced was somewhere over the Ocean on a USA-Singapore flight. But I treated it as added-value: Rollercoaster in flight 8D
(I do quite like roller coasters. More on that later)

What’s worse is hearing OTHER passengers vomit.

Oh well. There’s nothing much you can do about it considering the meagre amount of space you have /:

Oh righto.

Back to excitement. That’s the ONLY reason why people put up with flying.

I mean seriously, most of the time you fly, you’re going to a new, faraway place. (Unless you’re a business traveller. Which is quite sad, because the wonder of travel is taken away)

And honestly, I think that’s what I love most about travelling. Going somewhere new. Trying new things. Eating new food.

And flying is just part of that experience.

If you want to be really philosophical, I guess flying is the gateway to a new world. Kinda.

Lizard Killing

No wait. Don’t report me to the SPCA yet.

Not YET, anyway.

No. That suggests that you eventually would need to.

Anyway, my house has a lizard problem.

Infestation would be more precise, but I defer.

Anyway, these lizards. They shit. I apologize, but what other word may there be?

Anyway, their faeces get everywhere.

And we found a lizard floating in our water Jar before ):

So, returning from dinner, a lizard we found looking at us.

We opened the door to see a fat lizard. Staring at us. And we prepared to chase it out with a broom. It landed on my arm. War mode. Activated.

We killed 3 Lizards. We found 2 more in the pursuit of the first.

The best way to kill them (quickly and with the least pain) would be hot water. Pesticides take far too long and they actually suffer a whole lot more with that, so …

The thing is they’re just too fast to catch! Or else we could catch them and free them, but oh well.

 

Ignoring this blog

Oh boy.
I feel really guilty about this…

But my time has been taken up  by

1. Schoolwork
2. Schoolwork
3. Schoolwork
4. Writing
5. Deviantart
6. Writing
7. Writing
8. Writing

Unfortunately, I’ve had more ideas for prose/poetry than blogging.
Hope to be back to normal soon!
~Jon 

Pessimistic

I’m a pessimist

It’s not always a good thing.

I read the newspaper. And I get depressed.

When I read about everything that goes on in the World.

Then I read something good. Something Happy.

But I tell myself, that it doesn’t matter, because everything is bad.

And it’s ever so slightly depressing.

But I don’t think I trust the human race. 

Omegle

Omegle TEXT is fairly amusing.

Apart from the fact that more than half the people asked me ASL, which I promptly replied 43 F Michigan. Honestly.

I had around two engaging conversations.

One with some Random dude about weed, ugliness, and his moral compass.

One about writing and a german author.

And then, by accident, I went onto Omegle Video.

NEVER AGAIN.

By default, i keep a cap over my webcam.

First Chat: Encountered Male Flasher

My thoughts: In succession:

1. Oh. Flasher. Duh. He’s yanking down his jeans
2. Oh shit.
3. Escape
4. Google chrome won’t let me close tab.
5. Shit.
6. Windows Key-D
7. Wait
8. Hover over window
9. Image imprinted on mind
10. Go back
11. Guy disconnected 
12. Yay
13. Never Omegle Video Again
14. Maybe Omegle Video. Only if wearing blindfold
15. Blindfold must be very thick
16. Thick enough to block image of Male flasher

 

How spending and money are no longer associated.

Nowadays, spending has reached cashless levels.

Payment can be made through:

1. Cheque
2. Credit Cards
3. Debit Cards
4. Stored Value Cards

And we see people on the news, racking up massive credit card debt, and we tut to ourselves, pat ourselves on the back for NOT having Credit card debt.

Honestly, it’s alot easier to fall into that specific hole, than others.

Spending has been so thoroughly disassociated with spending, that we don’t associate it anymore. (Sorry, that was really obvious. BUT ANYWAY, MOVING ON,)

How much did you spend on transport this week?
Think.
How much?

Hard, wasn’t it.

Everything is on stored value cards. You don’t even know how much you’ve spent till you:

1. Check your account balance
2. Top up your card
3. Receive your bill at the end of the month

So, I hear you say, how does this help the businesses?
Simple:

1. It makes you more willing to spend money: Because you don’t even realize HOW much you are spending.
2.  Exorbitant interest is charged on Credit Card debt: It’s legal too.

‘Tis easy to forget.

Why spammers need to be more creative

How Many Types of Spam have you received in… say, the last… year.

1. Penis enlargement spam. Sorry to say it, but this is pretty common.
2. OH MY GOD GET RICH Spam.
3. OH MY GOD GET RICHER THAN RICH SPAM.
4. Oh no missing child… MUST HELP HIM GO FORWARD THIS EMAIL

Ok. 4 types.

1. – Well… how much can I say about this. I guess they must be appealing to a certain……. demographic.

OK ENOUGH SAID ABOUT THAT.

2. – Really, really common. A king in Nigeria has billions in cash… but he needs some money. Urgently. And his people/servants/cash delivery service can’t reach him. But he has an internet connection ._. And what better way to get money than to email strangers and ask them for cash. Of course, he promises you vast fortunes in return. Ok. This is totally unrealistic. Honestly? A single google search will call up a million similar emails and sites. Yep. Snopes too.

3. – This is even more common than the other spam, but it’s more of a chain mail than asking for actual deposits of money. Oh –  Bill Gates is testing the Microsoft Email system — blah blah blah blah blah blah – and will credit you with One hundred-  No, one thousand, per person you forward this to. After all, what’s the harm.
I’LL TELL YOU WHAT’S THE HARM.

It’s you looking like a moron to every single person you send it to, and also you’re spamming cyberspace with even more crap. Just what we needed.

4. – This is once again, fuelled by good intentions. After all, when forwarding this email, there’s always a sense of… altruism. That you’re helping someone. But point of fact, many of these are actually hoaxes – Missing persons can be checked on organizations who track them – thus, it’s pretty obvious if it’s a hoax.

e.g – http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/ahmed.asp

And Snopes also includes a little bit on what identifies real cases – Information about the subject would be a key point, including information on where they were last seen, etc. A email without this information is generally useless anyway, so… there’s no point forwarding it. After all, it would be hard to identify said missing person WITHOUT rough information on where they were last seen, and when.

SO DO US A FAVOUR

-FREAKIN’ GOOGLE BEFORE YOU SPAM-

AND TO ALL SPAMMERS:

Learn some grammar dammit -.- It’s super obvious when someone’s account has been compromised and they’re sending out links to porn sites or whatever.

It’s always.

“hi how are you doing. i am fine. i recently discovered a <INSERT LINK HERE>… try it. From: <Surname>”

Firstly – Very few people send such short, impersonal emails, to so many people at once.

And also, this sucks on chinese people, because the name at the end of the email gets totally screwed.

Fyi.