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Saturday, April 30, 2005

Life and Lesson

Okay, what have I been doing and what have I done recently? You know... That excuse... I have been busy with a final year project since early this month, and this week is an exam week. Yesterday the exams ended, so today I'm freer and having holiday mood. Not wanting to let you say that I'm a "holic", I won't tell you I will work for the project during the holidays even though they are only 1 week + 2 days long (but as you're reading this, you've already been told that I'll work despite holidays).

Ahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wanted to release tension generated while taking the last paper, which was so unspeakably difficult. That was just now. Now I'm just tired: It's about 4:18 morning! And I'm writing.

I'm gonna tell you something that is too old to be mentioned about people (not all but many) in KL. They are very interested in littering unwanted stuff, especially candy wrappers. On my way home yesterday, there were people giving candy samples of brand Cadbury, and guess what, there were candy wrappers everywhere on the floor near where candy promotion was being done. Like once at around my college, there were people doing promotion on some chewing gum product, and needless to say, there were chewing gum wrappers everywhere, even on my college floors. It was so normal until it seemed as if it could be considered a good habit. Of course, it couldn't. I don't like to litter. I rarely do it. What's so convenient, when small pieces of papers or plastic papers are so light to carry, and, in most places, a rubbish bin is almost only a few steps away from where one might think of littering? On my way home, later, I saw a lady, who was walking right in front of me, litter so naturally until one could think that she dropped it unintentionally. Did she, maybe, really drop it unintentionally? I would say that was the most graceful way of littering or the safest way of littering so that the litterers do not get caught.

Lesson learnt: If you do not want anyone to know your ill act, then don't do it.

Just kidding.

Love our globe and keep it clean. Start by not littering candy wrappers.

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

  1. APPEARANCE AND REALITY
  2. THE EXISTENCE OR MATTER
  3. THE NATURE OF MATTER
  4. IDEALISM
  5. KNOWLEDGE BY ACQUAINTANCE AND KNOWLEDGE BY DESCRIPTION
  6. ON INDUCTION
  7. ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES
  8. HOW A PRIORI KNOWLEDGE IS POSSIBLE
  9. THE WORLD OF UNIVERSALS
  10. ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF UNIVERSALS
  11. ON INTUITIVE KNOWLEDGE
  12. TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD
  13. KNOWLEDGE, ERROR, AND PROBABLE OPINION
  14. THE LIMITS OF PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGE
  15. THE VALUE OF PHILOSOPHY

Friday, April 01, 2005

Happy April Fools' Day!

Declaration of Death

Life is too difficult these days. There isn't much meaning for me to live on anymore. I hope I won't make those who love me feel sad about this. Thank you who have been caring for me so far. You are the best in my life. Your love, I will feel, forever.


Bye, friends.