// Can I can be your friend too? Class Friend { if ($joke) laugh("Jeez, you're funny!"); elseif ($laugh) smile("I'm glad you enjoyed it"); elseif ($cry) comfort("Things will get better"); elseif ($lonely) hang_out("You wanna go anywhere today?"); elseif ($angry) calm(); else offer_chocolate("Want some chocolate?"); } // And so I guess we're friends now? Real_Friend extends Friend... Continue Reading →
On Writing Chinese (or 华语）
我昨天发现了我的电脑可以写华文字！ In case you don't know what that means, it just says, "I just found out yesterday that my computer can write Chinese words!" I've been having a field day with it, typing Chinese messages to a friend, giving her plenty of opportunities to execute sweet revenge on me, after all my mocking her English,... Continue Reading →
Without Direction
I feel like a powerful ship without a rudder; like I have the potential to achieve a tremendous amount, but because I'm not too sure what I want to achieve, I stay still and let the currents take me where it will. I'm going nowhere, slowly. Maybe I should pick an arbitrary shore and head... Continue Reading →
On Beauty (and Dolphins)
Today while on our usual run along Swan River, Wei Hao and I came across the most beautiful sight, that of the diffused light of the rising sun, spreading itself into a majestic reddish-orange -- like a phoenix. But like all good things, it didn't last long. By the time we went to have a... Continue Reading →
A Pendulum on Wheels
My life is like a pendulum on wheels, trudging along. When the pendulum swings back, it feels as if life has stalled, the swinging back negating the effects the forward-moving motion of the wheels provide. Sometimes the swinging back is so quick, however, that it feels as if life may actually be moving backward. When... Continue Reading →
The Guru
The self-help guru walked up to me and asked, “what would you do if you could do anything, anything at all, and knew you couldn’t fail?” I looked at him, thought for a bit, and shrugged. “How can you not know?” he asked. “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?” My face... Continue Reading →
Personality Test Update (ENFJ?)
I always take personality tests every once in a while, just to know if and when my personality does change. The test that I have always believed has been the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator or MBTI test. It has consistently provided me the most accurate assessment of my personality, and has directed me toward the resolution... Continue Reading →
Nothing is Perfect
But working towards perfection is a worthy ideal. Anything less than perfect would require perfect knowledge of one’s abilities, which in turn, is impossible. How does one find out how one is limited in any sphere of his or her life? The sub four-minute mile was impossible until it was done. It can be argued... Continue Reading →
Discontent Breeds Good Writing
Most of the best writing in this world are written by passionately unhappy people. Okay, maybe not always unhappy, but definitely dissatisfied. Ergo, I can't wait for life to f*ck me up and leave me wanting for more.
On the Lack of Ambition
An old man demands that we live our lives with purpose.
Donn, fragments 