The Correct Answer is "b"

Here's a question I would like to ask my audience (yes, YOU!):

What is the purpose of life?

What reasons do we have to live? What exactly are we striving/trudging towards everyday? What's your motive for all your actions? What is it exactly that you want to do? Is there even a rational answer? Why? Why.... What is that you want in life?

Is it because you've been told to, and therefore will obligingly carry out this "task"? or perhaps it's because you don't want to let someone down? Do you go from one ultimatum to another without really knowing what is it that you want?

Is there even an answer?


I believe that life is a beautiful gift. A gift that is the first door that leads you to the Hall Way of Opportunities. If Life is a journey, then your raison d'etre is the search for what you want. You may not find it straight away; you may have thought you have found it, but realize that it is not yours. But you MUST keep on searching, because once you've given up searching, you're lost.


I'm not too sure what I'm getting at. But this is what's on my mind right now.
What do YOU think?

Comments?/Questions?/Small animal noises?

Alishan, Taiwan '05

Spell with flickr!

spell with flickr!

For more fun with flickr check out this article I found from Wired: Ten Best Flickr Mashups

Well... I feel like being hardworking so I'll just list the links to the flickr mashups:
Retrievr
Spell with Flickr
Tagnautica
Flappr
Captioner!
Fastr
Colr Pickr
FlickrFling
Flickrball
Flickr Sudoku

phew! that was alot of Ctrl-C's and Ctrl-V's. haha gotta love technology.

DISCLAIMER: The above links may be potential addictive and cause much of your so-called "time on your hands" to be wasted. Please use in moderation. Pregnant women and those suffering from heart disease are encouraged to follow the links since they have nothing else better to do anyway!

Mingster's Johari Window

Here's something interesting about finding out who you think you are, and what others think of you... and see how closely they match!
try it out!

Fill mine out here!

Mingster's Johari Window

Arena (known to self and others) adaptable, caring, independent, reflective, sentimental	Blind Spot (known only to others) able, bold, cheerful, clever, confident, dependable, extroverted, friendly, giving, helpful, intelligent, kind, logical, loving, mature, modest, observant, relaxed, searching, sensible, silly, spontaneous, sympathetic, trustworthy, warm, wise, witty
Façade (known only to self) knowledgeable	Unknown (known to nobody) accepting, brave, calm, complex, dignified, energetic, happy, idealistic, ingenious, introverted, nervous, organised, patient, powerful, proud, quiet, religious, responsive, self-assertive, self-conscious, shy, tense

All Percentages

able (9%) accepting (0%) adaptable (18%) bold (18%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (36%) cheerful (27%) clever (9%) complex (0%) confident (36%) dependable (36%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (18%) friendly (27%) giving (9%) happy (0%) helpful (18%) idealistic (0%) independent (18%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (36%) introverted (0%) kind (36%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (27%) loving (9%) mature (18%) modest (9%) nervous (0%) observant (9%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (18%) relaxed (9%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (9%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (9%) sentimental (18%) shy (0%) silly (9%) spontaneous (9%) sympathetic (9%) tense (0%) trustworthy (18%) warm (9%) wise (18%) witty (18%)

Created by the Interactive Johari Window on 24.2.2006, using data from 11 respondents.
You can make your own Johari Window, or view mingster's full data.

Magandang Umaga Po!

The Three Lil' Lau's

I miss my sisters! Lin + Ying! You two better be good girls and not give the rents any problems. Lin: perseverence is the key to your eventual (Come to UM...)success. Keep studying and ace those bugger IBHL/SLs. A few more months and you'll be thru. (Come to UM...)
Ying, I know you dont like it much in Vn... but keep at it ok!

It's been a good day today. The weather started of really nice this morning, but progressed on to become grayish. Flurried for about 15 mins then went back to bright and sunny. The weather god is fucking with us here in Ann Abor.

Went to our first GIEU Pacific-Philippines Team Meeting.
I'll be in Maui this summer for 3 weeks from May 22-June 12.
I know what you're thinking. Maui. Maitais on the beach. Surfin'. Soaking up the sun.
Sure, there'll be some of that (we'll be staying at the Maui , but the main purpose of this trip is to document the lives of first generation Filipino plantation workers in Maui.
Our visit will include visits to local historical sites, museums, celebrations with the local communities and performances.

I'm definitely looking forward to this trip. A light at the end of the tunnel! :-P
Ever since KSIIS 2001, I've always wanted to go back to Hawaii. I identified so much with the Hawaiian Island culture and the ppl. Haven't been able to ... until now!

Anyways... won' disclose too much about the trip. I am thinking of ... no... WILL be starting up another blog to record my thoughts/reflections/plans/events of my GIEU experience.
Stay posted on updates of that!

In the mean time... figure out what the title of this entry means, and win yourself a free drink of your choice from me!

Count the Candles Old Man

Count the candles

Yes yes. it's that time of the year again. When you realize that you aren't as young as you used to be, half as nimble, and losing your memory. It is also when you surround yourself with people you care and have a good time.... STUDYING.

With two exams on Monday, I spent most (all) of my birthday studying for history. but I did have fun on Saturday night just chilling and eating cake. mmm... cake...
Thanks to Paddy and Rabbit for oh-so-secretively going to Krogers to get the cake and ice cream.

Thank you Lucy 大姐 and Jingshen/SiewJin for the cologne and blender respectively. Now I can smell sexy and make a smoothie at the same time. Excellent!
Also, thank you to Joyce, Ginny and Ying for the dinner, cupcakes and fried ice cream.

Can't touch this

I totally love the fact that the container transforms into a convenient mug. INGENIOUS!

The frog looks like he just blew a load

Although this birthday wasn't the most havoc, or party'd out birthday, I really did enjoy the wishes, gifts, and time spent with everyone. For those who forgot about my birthday... have you seen the new Audi S4? *hint hint*

Les Garcons d'Anniversaire ... Please excuse my french

Thanks guys!!!

Kiss

Blasted comfortable bed!

Pretty pretty colors.

The crisp morning sunshine plays hide and seek with the fluttering curtains, momentarily blanketing my face with warmth. I stir, finding it rather bright for it to be 7am... cos it ISN'T FUCKING 7am!

So yeah i was late to my chem lab this morning by 1 hr. I was really kinda afraid that Neil would ask me to "go fly kite" and sign up for a make up lab, especially after how half the class was late for the very first lab in the beginning of the term.

On the way to lab, I came to terms with the situation and had accepted the fact that it was better to face the consequences than to beg for forgiveness.
In the end, Neil just waved it off and asked me to join my group.
Thanks to Mike, Victoria, and Emily for understanding! I promise I won't do it again!

Senior Prom 2002

Ah... good ol' times in high school. Its already been 4 yrs (and 28kgs lighter).
I feel so old!
Most of my friends I graduated with in high school have moved on to work/post grad degrees while I'm still in my freshman year. Do I regret having to go thru the army?
No.
I think if anything, the army has made me what I am right now. Not just the (obvious) physical part of it, but also the mental strength that was inculcated in all their programs. It is not to say that my tenure in the army was smooth sailing and picture perfect. If that was the case, I would have learned nothing about myself, my limits, my shortcomings, my failures and my weaknesses.
Only when one recognizes he is fallible, can he gain strength, and persevere on.

To tell u the truth. I really do miss my army days.
The screaming, yelling, quiet moments in the middle of the Brunei;
The pressure, the anxiety, the failures, the fuck ups, and the sheer joy of satisfaction in our accomplishments;
The bastard sergeants, the saboh king, the chau kengs, and all the other brothers in arms standing up for you just because;

I really do wanna go back to those days.
But the days are over, and there's only ahead to look forward to.

Invincible Bachelor

Michigan Union
Home of Student Organization Meeting Locations, Wendy's, and A Creepy Guy who surfs the net in the MUG

I hate Valentine's Day.
But I do have a Valentine's ;) Khairin, you're mine tonight!
Vday is just another excuse for commercial businesses to jack up prices of cheap chocolates and fading flowers (alliteration!), to be sold to poor souls suffering from the sickness of Lovertitis. Yes, I am bitter. I am the Invincible Bachelor.

Besides, who cares about V-day when it's a mere 5 days from an even better day: my birthday!
How old am I? Too old... when graduate students start to ask you what you're doing your master's/Ph.D in, you know you're over the hill.

My dad got me an awesome awesome Christmas present.
I have no idea what it is yet.
Niether does he.
amazon.com = dangeresque

Where?!

Body: Sore...

Ears: Sister's iPod mini. manually replaced the battery pack. The battery life is still shit tho.

Mind: Where's my motivation to study? the fire? where?!?

If only it came in the form of a pill. Pop it three times a day before meals. Better yet, in the form of a McD Value Meal. Upsize it for 50cents and get a large Slimming Fries, and large Flat Abs Coke.

argh... anyways... back to reading more History.

Huber Penthousers

L-R: Fag-who-peed-on-floor, Yours Truly, Psycho Rabbit, Paddy, Oat

what am I gonna do next yr with out these mofos?

WTF

it's 3:13am, my roommate, TIM, just crashed out of bed, pissed all over the floor and got into my bed which he mistook as his own.

looks like i'll be spending the night on the futon.