At the Height of Civilization, comes De-Civilization

Something to ponder over.


Why is that?
I believe the world would somehow after the height of civilization, spiral downwards toward a world that we now would think as uncivilized. Its slowly becoming true.


I just read an article about a Spanish gym; it let its patrons workout naked. No, seriously, in their birthday suits! Well I don't see the purpose of it, because I like some undergarments holding my balls in place. It just shows that no matter what civilization brings to us, a better community, economy, human rights; some of us are still wanting something more natural. Its human nature to be comfortable in our first skins. Now that public places are letting us be as free as a chimpanzee, the brave would jump at the chance I guess.


Another thing that worries me, peace has never reached out to the whole world, many countries are still at war. This glutton for power and the lure of conquest will never fade from man's instinct. I have read a book about companies being able to buy a few countries and setup a new empire there. Why not, so many MNC's are richer than some countries, buying over one, developing it and making it its own market could be a future business strategy. Slowly, these empires would grow and other companies may fight to gain certain parts of the earth. Sounds a bit like ancient times where there would be empires at war with each other, with swords and bows. In the future, I assume, it would be numbers. Back then, it was the machine of war that propelled nations into glory, war technology brought them up. Right now, its more about money and economy, hence the numbers I was talking about meant money or stock; that would tell how powerful a group such as a company or any nation is. Its a new war, a war of companies, of sales and women would be the army, I guess. Buy buy buy and buy.

What else? Desperation; before every point of a spike in development or civilization, there was desperation. The need and drive that got mankind working their socks of for something better. Well, I think in the future, with all the technology, law and order, economy, work and studies, the new desperation is to break free. Like now, we hear more about rapists and the porn industry is getting bigger, there is a nude gym, private parties encouraging orgies, clubs that encourage cheating or swinging (if they really needed another name for cheating). Its the natural human instinct breaking out. I'm pretty sure you have asked yourself why is life getting more stressed. I'm 20, at the best time of my life, supposedly, and I have never felted this stressed before, when will I be desperate to be a free human being? Its the social connection between others, the common understanding of what's "cool" or "uncool" or what is now "right" or "wrong". All of that would change, just like how Bieber divided the world.

Lame Joke of The Week

Something to laugh at or ponder over,




What the dinner say to supper when they met one day?


dinner said, "hey, what'sup-ah?"

Something you'd ponder over or laugh at..

Dinner Time Joke:

"What do you call the cargo that donkeys carry?"

CLUE: think food.

WHY ESCARGOT (pronouced like ass~kar~goh) OF COURSE..

-Phoon Chi Kit-

Laughable Epiphanies

Something that makes you wonder or laugh about...

"Mulan, the fictional Chinese character, sounds like Mou (no) Lan (dick); which explains a lot don't you think?"

-Phoon Chi Kit-

Formal Education against Creativity and Ambitions..Oil and Water..

So finally a blog post on the Education System of Malaysia.. Though, this is no usual rant and complaint you have heard from any parent. Screw the timing, screw the syllabus, screw the Bahasa Malaysia or English compromise. What's more important is the outcome; and that ain't good.

Not only does our formal education inhibits our creativity but the ability to dream big, to follow our ambitions, to prove, how smart we really are. The syllabus by itself is a drag for the students, but, the way it is taught makes it worse, the stress cause by the thought of the coming Public Exam, made it a kettle of water pouring into a larger pot of boiling oil (please, do not try this at home). There's nothing to blame here except ourselves.

First of all, the core subjects, English & Math; compared to many other nations, we have the slowest bloody syllabus for a country as modern as ours. The pain is when the last three years (Form 4, 5 & 6), everything is rather cramped up; making complacency and sudden accumulation of stress a common enemy. Still, as we head out into a private university, some students are no match. It does not make any sense. What's more stressful? the addition of new subjects (after streaming) during the years which these cores are "crammy".

Bio, Chem and Physics in two years for me was fun, though, it could have been more fun, I mean, the practical work that we got were all boring. The teachers are usually afraid that we may break something or the school does not have enough apparatuses. So, at an average, the sciences were boring, coming into Form 4, it was already stressful having the thought that SPM was at the end of the next year. For a sixteen year-old, it ain't fun. All we needed was a different approach to learning, once in awhile. Is it bad for all teachers to used one simple and fun way if it is effective? I wonder what do the teachers do in conferences?

STPM was the next likely (supposedly) step for a Malaysian. But no, it is not, its not popular because its just unnecessarily difficult, waste of one and a half years and it does not prep people for university. It's funny how you learnt so much but other people from say, foundation courses, do better. Its a do or die situation, 5 or 4 A's or you won't get to do what you really want to do. The other problem is, you'd have no idea how to do research papers and assignments the way universities want you too, so no matter how smart you are, you might just get stuck.

I think formal education drains the creativity and the ability to think from our brains; as it was mostly used for memorizing things. It had brainwashed into a community who does not criticize properly, foresight-less, and a follower of any system. Like our days in school, if we didn't like it, we'd complaint amongst our friends and throw insults at our teachers or talked behind their backs. Looks fucking similar in the whole country; political situations, religious compromise, human rights, and quality or living and service; if we have a problem, we tolerate, but tolerance has its limits you see.

For people in the creative field, after getting out of school, they'd never feel the same about creating things; "finally, the freedom, but I feel rusty, and my vision is boxed in". Many have great talent you may argue, but can they do their potential best. Just maybe, if their skills were sharpened at an early age, they'd would have the thought and experience to do better.

They say it is difficult to find what you love. It's different actually, I think it is difficult to keep loving or in love with something. Like for me, I always had a fascination in Particle Physics; sounds big, but its something I am interested in; people around me weren't dreaming as big and formal education had boxed me in. I'd just waste my time if I learnt art or biology but I did it, and liked it, hence, indecisiveness. Many people are like that all over the world. Our brains are used up by things that do not really matter. What's the good in being knowledgeable or an all-rounder when you still do not get to indulge in an interest.

I hate that Chinese mentality about getting a good job for money, hence a good marriage and then a good life. Somehow, it's stuck in every teenager's mind; although I am not a conformer and hated to be one, there's no choice, I had to compromise. If I had a choice, Particle Physics under some willing professor... but no, I need formal fuckeducation.

Practice makes perfect;

So theoretically, if a student loves design and follows a path that leads here there, doing design all the way, having surface knowledge of important things; she'd be a better designer than a girl who'd studied biology, chemistry and physics until college?

If that's true, formal education is just conned up........

BTW, why the hell does the art stream in Malaysia not have design or proper art? Or even art classes that thought the techniques of drawing and painting rather than "Here's an art block, do something nice".

Another Attempt at Being Nostradamus...

So Nostradamus' paintings suggests that there will be a man, an anti-Christ who would start the end of the world or at least be another factor.

So I thought, maybe its Nostradamus himself, making everyone believe in his visions of such future or an inevitable end; besides, during his time, as he wrote such predictions and drew such paintings, he was almost an anti-Christ himself. Anything like that, astrology, and predicting the future with his methods were against the church. So maybe the collective belief of this blinking phenomena in our petty minds would sum up into some kind of a sub-conscious-self-manifesting-propaganda reaction?

Oh, how about that lil thing between the Christians and the Muslims? nah, too uncivilized...I hope they notice it whoever who plans such weird battles..

New Year Celebrations, a con...

New Year's Eve, a day to celebrate by crowding in an area and proving that you can count backwards; while some get high in gunpowder smoke, others reach a euphoric (sort of) state with head tilted backwards and a dropped jaw, looking at colorful light bursting into circular patterns in the sky.

For some reason, I have been thinking, why do new year countdowns and fireworks happen in most malls? MONEY. It's a bloody con, you are expected to get there early to avoid a jam, so you'd sit somewhere and have a meal or shop a bit. Well, if the malls are doing it, clubs and all might as well pounce on this chance to get some profits too! And we, kids and them young adults go out and have fun!

New Year Celebrations; if you do not have sporting friends, you'd find yourself in a discussion of how hot it was, how sticky and sweaty everyone is; you might find it hard to get a parking near the happening area and wonder why you couldn't just park further and walk since it ain't too hot at night; you have to be out early, to bypass the jams, hence, you have to wait for those who are often, fashionably late; you have to wait for the crowd to disperse before going back if you hated jams -but this won't be a problem if you parked further down the road-; if you're the driver, good luck; if your friends are from Church, leave them alone; if you have a large group of friends who are quite the blonde, you might miss the countdown (experienced it twice) while you hear faint voices of the crowd going 10, 9, 8..... -whats the bloody fun if you didn't start at "10";

"I think that a New Year's Resolution can never be fulfilled -and people often try again the next year- because of its first two letters..RE" -Phoon Chi Kit-

But then again, New Year Celebrations can be fun and a its a blardy good way to get your mind of the struggles you are about to face in the year ahead. Having fun all the way till the wee hours without having to worry about waking up for work or for college; taking your mind off the big exams coming in the year, getting a promotion from your boss, or just, getting to hang out with your friends. Here I am blogging...

2010, its gonna be an eventful year for me, I hope...=)

Can't believe my next post will only happen next year....

Laughable Epiphanies

Something you'd ponder over or laugh at

"If you ever, accidentally stepped on some powdered charcoal; do not move or you'd be a topic for UN to talk about in Copenhagen, for leaving behind carbon footprints...

Hope your foot size ain't too big"

-Phoon Chi Kit-

Chi Kit's Attempt at being Nostradamus

2012 The Movie..nope..haven't watched it.

But I'm pretty sure the catastrophes you see in it is not going to happen. A catastrophe may happen, but more people will survive cause there are many people much smarter than the Americans in emergency situations. Though, if 2012 is "the end of the world"; I believe that many species would survive and thrive later including humans. The term "end of the world" I assume would be segregation of communities of humans in different places, far away without means to communicate so in the survivors eyes, end of whatever world they remembered being.

Why earthquakes and asteroids? Why not Earth losing its magnetic shield? Apparently, the Earth's magnetic field changes or flips.. South to North and vice versa and it takes a week to revert back to its original and current known position...think about that, the powerful and dangerous radioactive rays from the sun killing our communications, economic crisis occurs as trading and international transportation has to stop. and blablabla..

till I get another idea, i shall stop this..

Laughable Epiphanies

Something you'd laugh at or ponder over....

this time it ain't that funny, just for thoughts...

How English words were made:

M.A.D. - Man Acting Differently

L.O.S.E.R. - Layman Overcoming Social Eccentricity Revulsions

L.I.E. - Lacking Intelligent Explanations

S.T.U.D.Y.I.N.G. - Starring Tasks Undergone During Years of Inquest for Needed Graduations

S.T.U.D.Y. - Starring and Thinking Until Drowsily Yawning

D.A.M.N.E.D - Dealing Against Merciless Never Ending Dangers

-Phoon Chi Kit-

My Thoughts on Facebook

Almost everyone knows Facebook and it has reached 50 million users 2 times faster than the Internet. It may become the largest social networking site in the world. It can also be the largest collection of random popular videos, links social quizzes. It is amazing to see such great volumes of information in one site; mix of ideas, jokes, quotes and comments; a cauldron of creativity and self-inspired expressionism..Actually, the first time I heard about Facebook, I thought it was a catalog for plastic surgery patients.

There are a few mind boggling things about Facebook I don't really understand..

First of all, to ignore a post or request, we need to check who it was from and then, we click on the ignore button. Now, here's a question, why do we have to do so much to "ignore" something? Can't we just literally ignore it, but no, as it may annoy us every time we open the homepage.

"Facebook, the site where you

need to give a damn, to ignore something."

Secondly, I find it very amusing to ask for comments from a person about something. It forces them to reply something pretty amusing like "No Comment". I find it funny to type out "No Comment" and click on the "Comment" button. Don't you think its funny?

"Facebook, the chatroom of comments..."

-really, I think its the most reliable multi-participant chatroom-

Facebook amuses me. Besides these funny issues of nonsensical buttons and ways people use this site, are the funny games. Being a zoo tycoon or the owner of an airline company is just a few clicks away!

Not forgetting the way we use the comments application as a chatroom; I think Facebook would soon be the most effective group chatroom in the Internet. Other than that, they should have more features for posts such as "WTF", "OMG", "LOL" and "WTF SO RANDOM" buttons to ease users so they would not go through so much trouble to post it as a comment. E.g: "Phoon Chi Kit has reacted to your status with a "WTF, So Random!".

Laughable Epiphanies

Something you'd ponder over or laugh at..

My brother is a comedian and he gets paid coming up with jokes.

I just realized how foolish I was....

I'd post jokes on my blog, GIVING IT OUT for FREE..

Sigh, I've been stupid to not notice that, those few times,

the joke was ON ME..

-Phoon Chi Kit-

Joke of the Week...

Something you'd laugh at or ponder over..
A random spark of lameness in the midst of an IM conversation..

Josie says:
brb!
Chi Kit says:
but i play left back since my team lacks left footers..

Yea, you get it..It's very the L-word...=)

Games are just meant to be, games...

I came across these funny posts about videos games; if they were in reality...Basically, its a bunch of photoshop-ed screenshots of famous games made as a preview to what it would if it was real-lized.

You have to know the games before you attempt to understand the posts in the link I will post at the bottom..take a look and knock yourself out =)

<http://www.cracked.com/photoshop_85_if-video-games-were-realistic/>

sorry guys, I can only give you the link. That's because I don't want to get into any trouble regarding copyrighted stuff

Joke of the Week...

Something you'd either laugh at or ponder over...

" What would you do if you saw God?

If I saw God, I'd sneeze so he'd bless me..=) "

-Phoon Chi Kit-

I was told that a version of this joke was told in a book..If you've found that book, read it on stumbled upon that joke, pls tell me..(This was thought of with no direct influence from joke books)..

haha, that's my only proof of originality..

Lame?Joke of the Week...

Something you'd laugh at or ponder over...

"A mobile home with flat tires is a house!"

-By Demetri Martin-

That joke made me do the most ab crunches I've done in a minute....

I Don't Wanna Sleep on a Goodnight...

I've been wondering why do people wish others goodnight..why a GOODnight? I mean, who'd wanna sleep on a good night? they wouldn't know what they are missing man!

So why not comfortable night?; Ah, that's sweet, now, it really feels like I am gonna find it nice to sleep tonight. Or maybe "silent night"; that's alright to sleep in. So, those of you who read this, be kind to your family and friends and wish them a comfortable night, or silent night so they'll sleep tight.

I kept thinking when it'll be a real goodnight, really, I haven't had a good night in a long time..(hahaha, don't think dirty now) ;p . I think my version of a good night would be a productive night (dont think dirty!), cause I feel that the night can be very inspiring (dont be dirty, again!) and for some, romantic (do think dirty).

I actually asked people about this issue once.. Here's a smart answer from miss Tay Xin Yan, an old friend of mine, "err, cause the night's only good when you start sleeping?". I just think that's sad and lonely, or she can be very, fat..hahaha..but she's not..

So, what is your version of a good night?

*plays an imaginary BEP song - "tonight's gonna be a goodnight"*

Crazeologies Reinitiating..

EMO TALKS..

To the very few who knew about what Crazeologies were..there's a hint here that my mind is turning back to it..Although I have forgotten much of my Crazeologies, it is time to start all over. I remember one tho, for life is like a river..

Sometimes, being alone helps you more than trying to find someone to talk to. Now I realized why the Outward Bound School let the participants go on a solo camp to reflect on themselves. It's amazing how it works; it was more like important epiphanies; flashes of answers to questions you never thought you would ask yourself about. Nonetheless, there's always a useless epiphany in my head, to share with y'all this sad, emotional time I'm having.

Anyways, that alone time I spent out by myself, somehow made me realized all the mistakes I have made in my life; and I'm still having flashbacks..grrrr. The good part is, this accidental self-reflection only made me more eager to live and never regretted those blardy mistakes. AWESOME, wait, maybe I do regret certain things. But "What The Hacks", what's so big about "gret" that makes "regret" so bad?

I think that people approach others, especially their best friends or certain friends to find answers they themselves want to hear. They would approach people whom they know would ease them of their troubles or give advice they want to hear. Even for people to ask for a way to better themselves or to ask for an honest opinion, it is all for their own sake. Everyone wants what they want and do things for their own benefit. I have to confessed that I am too, like that, then I realize, there's no changing what is not physical.. Think about this...

Headaches are a good way of getting outta that "funky reflecting period" as I'm having one now. That's all I can emo about, sorry for wasting your blardy time; and my time too. Thanks for reading =); its about all the courtesy I can come up with.

I ain't just a complainer...=)

This post is the second part of MALAYSIA BOLEH? It's more like a finishing touch to my "constructive" criticism. So, in this post I will share some of my plausible ideas and hopefully inspire better minds to come up with something for real. Besides that, my likes and dislikes about my beloved country...

Here are some of my "funky" ideas:

1. Drainage systems that extend under roads and allows water to seep into soil
2. Cars with a "cooldown" button, allowing engines to have slower revs during jams.
3. Car interiors with heat resistance -I just hate black leather seats, heard of BBQ bums?-
4. A specially shaped umbrellas to shield pedestrians from rain water blown into them
5. Planting trees all over the city and have irrigation techniques that reduce damage or property done by tree roots
6. Genetically modified grass for our football pitches.
7. WARNING, HIGH LEVEL OF STUPIDITY- teh tarik and teh ais vending machines.
8. Piping that allows natural (sun) heaters for showers.
9. Using heat resistant materials for building -e.g. foam for exterior
10. Coloured tar roads that reflect heat but still not blind drivers.
11. Fashion fit for hot weather. we need a new and local brand

Now my likes and dislikes..

I'm proud of
1.Malaysian timing - how we can use it as an excuse, just awesome.
2.Manglish -one word for that; convenient-
3. Good food -you nod in agreement-
4. Being able to find food at 3am -once again, you nod in agreement-
5. Brave DVD vendors -gosh, how else would I be able to watch Ironman 9 times?-
6. Brave throwing experts (newspaper vendors) -UNSUNG HEROES-
7. Able to find random comedy
8. Air Asia
9.Bak Kut Teh

I'm not so proud of:
1. Pity toward students resulting in lower education levels
2. Staying up late culture
3. Drivers (sometimes, including myself)
4. Orang puith cakap macam tu, kita ikut pulak
5. Services

Malaysia Boleh?

I wish to share my thoughts on Malaysia's development..Now, don't be childish, who said there isn't any progressive development in Malaysia?
Well, look at the Petronas Twin Towers, KLIA, the man who went to space and had roti canai. Malaysia's few milestones but is it really that Malaysian? Petronas towers - 99% designed by Europeans; KLIA - designed by a Jap; Angkasawan - if he were an engineer or something, he would have been some help rather wasting space in space. I do not want to start on Proton.

Eye of Malaysia copied the Eye of London, most probably, the picture was taken at night to hide the dirty water.

Malaysians, I think, there's lack of creativity and ingenuity when it comes to development; or maybe we just don't really care; or we find it hard to mass produce things. You see, "Malaysia is truly asia" & "Malaysia is unique" quoted from the travel adverts, I feel, are words that really, really signify Malaysia. Truly asia and unique, but still, we Malaysians often settle for innovations from the far west, the far east and as far from the equator as possible. Some technology just can't work efficiently here. For example, convertible cars, powerful cars, umbrellas, highways, latest fashions and many more!

Developed countries just aren't the same as Malaysia. Therefore, a lot of technologies are just not suited for the environment here and the fact that Malaysia tends to follow the G8's footsteps to achieve development; just makes us sound like copycats. Furthermore, the weather here affects many things but Malaysians never thought of adapting to it; instead, we think that it's just something we have to live with; typical Malaysian thinking. More research and engineering should be done to make Malaysia better. That is if and only if Malaysians start to think for the country, and not thinking of trying to get out of its weird political situations.

These pictures were on the first Google page for image search "Malaysia". - I realized what most of the world would see first when they type "Malaysia" on Google Images-

Most man-made attractions of Malaysia are not truly Malaysian products. How can we be proud of that? So, where's the originality?Only the natural beauty of our country is "ori" from Malaysia. No wonder the Europeans thought we lived in trees; cause they were doing the building for us all along.