Thursday, December 24, 2009

I am dumb...

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Someone on Facebook said I'm the cleverest person they know. If that is true, then the world is in a very sad and dire state.

I don't even know basic physics. I can't fix an electronic device. If the world ends, and I am one of the few survivors of the apocalypse, I would contribute nothing to the rebuilding of earth! I can't even build a simple light bulb, build a battery, or bake a brick. I wouldn't even be able to create bronze tools. Bronze-age (Bronze culture) man is better than I am.

Imagine that 5000 thousand years ago, people could build pyramids and other wonders of the world that we would struggle to recreate now. I think that humans have indeed regressed, not evolved. It's a good thing that we have stored our knowledge, gathered over the centuries. If not for writing, humans would be nothing. Writing is the most important tool, to pass down and distribute knowledge.

As a biotechnologist, perhaps I can "genetically engineer bacteria". But without the micropipettes, enzymes, reagents, it would be impossible to do anything. Without online journals, it is also impossible. Without knowledge passed on from others, impossible. What actually do I remember? Only the basic theories. I don't even know the basic structure of glucose. I would struggle to draw DNA. I forgot most of my chemistry. It's embarassing. So if I am one of the few survivors of an apocalypse, without my computer, internet, my contribution to rebuild humanity would be close to nothing.

So in the next few years, I hope that I will learn more things, basic knowledge, become an all rounder and learn more things which are actually useful and important.

The End...

Unfortunately, Eli Stone, the best tv series will not be renewed for another season.

Anyway, it's one of the best tv series of late, and definitely one of the most touching (if not the most) drama I've ever watched. Terrific acting, and the best chemistry I've seen between Eli/Maggie.

Why can't Eli and Maggie be together? God's will? Writer's plot? That's sad. Actually I like Grace too, so who know's how it would turn out eventually. And fantastic acting by Katie Holmes, very memorable guest appearance (Sigourney Weaver too).

Taylor/Matt Dowd plot was great, even Maggie/New Boyfriend scenes were great. Eli/Nate relationship was good too...actually the whole show is superb in my opinion.

Good character development,especially Taylor, Maggie, Matt.




Anyway, as a season ender, it was a great ending. As a series ending, a great ending too. No loose tails, happy ending. Now we only have to wonder what happens to Eli/Maggie/Grace.

The End.

Monday, December 21, 2009

It's been awhile

It's been awhile since....

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...I read scientific journals or prepared for my master's project(6 days)
...I celebrated my birthday with my friends (6 days)
...I updated this blog (11 days)
...I last watched a movie at the cinema (12 days)
...I went swimming (almost 2 weeks)
...I pulled weights and did sit-ups(1 month?)
...I had fun playing Mafia wars, Farmville, Kingdom Wars, Happy Aquarium etc (1 month)
...I put on 2kg and stopped putting on more weight (2 months)
...I cooked dinner/lunch/nyonya food (2-3 months?)
...I studied Chinese (2-3 months?)
...I last logged on to Marcoland, my favourite online game which died (5-6 months?)
...I last played DOTA (7-8 months)
...I played a new computer game (1-2 years?)
...I bought a new fantasy fiction book which I've enjoyed (>2 years)
...I last "chiak eee" (7 years?)

and I'm proud to say...
...I last read the bible (2 days)
...I last went to church (4 days)
...I last had communion (8 days)
...I last bathed (5 hours)

...and today is Dec 21 2009, so we have exactly 3 years more to live. 3 years is a long time, and you can accomplish many things in 3 years. The last 3 years have been the best 3 years of my life. Making friends, new experiences, coming out of my comfort zone a little, maturing, and doing things out of the ordinary. And I thank the Lord, my family, friends, and relatives.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Forgive me

1. Forgive me Lord, for I have sinned.

2. Please forgive my sins as I forgive those who sin against me.




I always forgive, but at the same time, life is a hard teacher. Hence, it is hard to forget. Living turns us hard. We become wary of others. Learn not to trust so easily, learn not to give so easily, learn not to love so easily. That is one of the failings of growing up. I long to live in a perfect world, can we make this world a perfect place?

Perhaps the answer is a new begining? Or would history just repeat itself? Only under perfect conditions with no limiting factors could perfection be obtained.

In the begining, God created a perfect world. But he made man, and man unfortunately was not perfect. If not for man, created in His image, the world would be a perfect place! So why did God create man who is imperfect and prone to make errors? Did God make a mistake? Is God imperfect? (Please forgive me Lord for thinking this.) What is God's true purpose in creating imperfect beings?

Why create humans who are not perfect? Why not create perfect humans right from the begining, to live in the perfect world? Then everything would be perfect.

But what is perfection actually? To be continued.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

You'd better run

Lest I corrupt you. you have been warned.