Monthly Archive for November, 2010

the $25B craze

Published on November 30, 2010 in movies, people and stuff. 4 Comments Tags: facebook, mark zuckerberg, the social network.

Watched this movie over the weekend. Love it.

It is interesting to see how the inquisitive behavior of the majority of us humans (also known as the kaypo-ness in us humans) has led to Mark’s success in the creation of Facebook, who btw is very much an asshole in the relationship department, if you ask me. But his sarcasm and wittiness can be brilliant.

And interestingly enough, I am one of the majority with such inquisitive behavior. At least enough for me to be bothered with the news feed posted and helping friends on Farmville when asked to. And sometimes, Facebook sure can be addictive.

A movie to be watched by all. You’ll be surprised by how much you can learn.

the Gen Y-ers

Published on November 24, 2010 in life, people and thoughts. 2 Comments Tags: Baby Boomers, Gen Y.

There truly is a generation gap between the Gen Y’ers and the Baby Boomers. The thoughts and ideas of both generations are so different making it feel as though these 2 generation of people really do come from 2 different planets.

Baby boomers are people who are born after the World War 2, from about 1946 to approximately 1964, where the rate of birth has increased rapidly. They are deemed to be the healthiest and wealthiest generation to that time, belonging to a demographic bulge that is said to have remodeled the society as they passed through it. Generation Y, on the other hand, are said to be people who are born between the years of 1982 to approximately 1995. The people of this generation are more inclined to the modern technology, where ways to communicate have been brought to a whole new level. Linking with friends on the social network becomes a norm, leaving behind the traditional ways of communication.

I’ve heard a lot of judgments being made by the Baby Boomers about the Gen Y’ers. Just today, a Baby Boomer state that people of the Generation Y are;

all about having fun now and will only worry about the future later
really materialistic
in need of having a status or becoming famous
all about the money

I do not entirely think that those statements made of the Gen Y’ers are true. Perhaps the Baby Boomers to a certain extend fail to realize the pressure that is set in this era for the Gen Y’ers. I think that these characteristics that are said about the Gen Y’ers are merely seen at face value. In true honesty, these characteristics can also be found in those who are said to be a Baby Boomers.

Nonetheless, I do know that the Gen Y’ers are definitely driving the Baby Boomers crazy in the context of communication technology today. Spending ample of time on the internet connecting on the various social networks are of the norm. Perhaps it may be seen as something which is less beneficial by the Baby Boomers, but all these social networks are giving the Gen Y’ers a lot of return, more than the Baby Boomers will ever expect of.

The old school versus the new school thing is a never ending debate. But the funny thing about this 2 generation is the fact that most Baby Boomers have children in the Generation Y. *teehee*

I wonder if the Baby Boomers realize that they are somewhat responsible for bringing up the Generation Y that is here today. You know, the-materialistic-all-for-chasing-after-status-fame-and-having-fun Gen Y’ers.

According to The Oatmeal

Published on November 18, 2010 in people and stuff. 0 Comments Tags: theoatmeal.

…here is one of the 7 things you really don’t need to take a photo of.

Hilarious.

To read about the other 6 items, click here. Are you one of them?

Gotta love theoatmeal. Sarcasm to its core. Haha.

the little girl in the hospital ward

Published on November 11, 2010 in life, me, people and stuff. 2 Comments Tags: story of little tommy, story of the little girl.

Yesterday, I can’t help but thought of the little girl that stayed in the hospital ward. It was a good 10 years ago. I was at the Penang General Hospital, paying my aunt a visit. I believe it was right before she went into surgery. My aunt resided in a general ward with approximately 15 other patients. During my visit, I cannot help but noticed that most of the patients in this ward had lost all of their hair. Perhaps, it was a ward for cancer patients, I thought.

Out of the many patients in the ward, it was a little girl that caught my attention. She was really young, probably 10 years of age at most. She had lost all of her hair as well. I suspected that she was ill. Nonetheless, I was somehow attracted to her because of the big sweet smile that she had on her face. It made me smile as well.

My mum was at the ward the day before I went and she told me that the little girl had been playing with a latex glove. According to mum, the nurse had blown up a latex glove, and gave that glove 2 eyes, a nose and a big wide smile and had handed it to her as a toy for her to play with. I thought it was pretty creative of that nurse. I saw her playing with it still the following day and she seemed pretty happy about it. It was then when my mum said, ‘She could definitely use one of your stuffed toys’.

That was when it hit me. I could give her one of my bears.

That was what I did. I went home and selected this bear of mine named Little Tommy. I don’t have a picture of him, but I’ll never forget how he looked like. Tommy is a plump white bear, wearing a green pants and a matching beige T-shirt that has got some toy prints on it. He is reasonably big enough for a little girl to hug Tommy to sleep. I thought Tommy will definitely be able to make her happy.

I took Tommy back to the hospital the following day but I couldn’t find the little girl. I was there for a good half an hour or so, but she didn’t came back. I had to go home and so I handed Little Tommy to one of the nurses in charge of the ward. I didn’t get to see her and to give her Tommy myself. I didn’t even get her name. My aunt passed away a couple of days later and I didn’t get to going back to the hospital ward anymore.

I wonder if the little girl is still around. If she is, I think she wouldn’t be all that little anymore. And I hope that she is now all healthy and living a good life. I hope that Little Tommy had kept her company way back when. Maybe now too. But I bet the little girl would have made Little Tommy very happy.

a quote

Published on November 6, 2010 in life and work. 2 Comments Tags: ihatequote, quotes.

Sometimes a barrier is nothing more than an opportunity presenting itself to us in a challenging manner. Never give up!

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I thought some of us may need this right now. Me included.

gotta love life

Published on November 1, 2010 in emotions, life, love and me. 1 Comment Tags: life is.

Life is about living it to its fullest. It is about taking that journey, good or bad, without any regrets. It is about doing the things you want to do, at the time you want to do it, and making the best out of it.

A huge part of life is;

about the love – the love for your family, the love for your friends and the love for that one person. It is all about giving all the love you can ever give, before you kick the bucket. It is about living together in harmony, being able to spend the rest of your life together.
never about the materials. Money is important, but chasing and owning material stuff isn’t.
about searching for a passion. A passion to cook, a passion to write, a passion to draw – a passion for anything. It is tough to realize these passions, but if you look hard enough, I’m sure you’ll find it.
always about changes and challenges. Nothing in life is certain. Only uncertainty. But I believe there’s one thing that will always be certain – YOU. You will always be who you are.

Life is beautiful. It will be if you believe in it.

p/s: I think I’m dedicating this post to ME. haha. May Nov be good.