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This list is formulated and published by Forbes magazine on March 11, 2009
1. William Gates III (age 50)
Citizenship/residence = USA/USA
Net worth = USD 50 billion
Microsoft's chief visionary moving further away from day-to-day corporate work. For the first time did not offer a strategy outlook at last year's financial analyst meeting. Instead, prefers to dive into innovative projects, foster collaboration among Microsoft's many divisions. Microsoft aims to be omnipotent, selling software for PCs, servers, cell phones, television set-top boxes, gaming consoles, the Web. At the ripe (tech sector) age of 30, Gates' company impressively beats rivals in profit margins, market capitalization and R&D budget, but its sales growth is slowing to a (recently) single-digit percentage pace. Like elder statesman of computing, IBM, has been investing heavily in its own stock. Diversifies methodically, selling 20 million shares every quarter, reinvesting through Cascade Investment. Big stakes in Canadian National Railway, Republic Services, Berkshire Hathaway. Philanthropy, via $29 billion Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at fighting infectious disease (hepatitis B, AIDS, malaria) and improving high schools.
2. Warren Buffet (age 75)
Citizenship/residence = USA/USA
Net worth = USD 42 billion
Revered investor took it on the chin over Berkshire Hathaway's General Re insurance unit; SEC threatened civil fraud suit against General Re Chief Joseph Brandon over questionable transaction with American International Group. Also got it for his board seat at Coca-Cola, where his "independence" might be compromised by Berkshire's ownership of Dairy Queen, which buys lots of Coke products. Buffett: "Do they want us to favor Pepsi?" At Berkshire set in place two governance reforms: regular meetings of directors without Buffett present; whistleblower line for employees. Sitting on $43 billion in cash, hoped to make some big acquisitions last year, "but I struck out." Instead, invested in foreign currencies: $21 billion bet against the dollar and in favor of various other currencies. "In no way does our thinking about currencies rest on doubts about America." Newspaper delivery boy filed first 1040 at age 13; claimed $35 deduction for bicycle. Studied under Benjamin Graham at Columbia. Applied value-investing principles to build Berkshire Hathaway. Portfolio includes utilities (MidAmerican Energy Holdings), insurance (Geico, General Re), apparel (Fruit of the Loom), flight services (FlightSafety, NetJets). Also chunks of American Express, Coca-Cola, Gillette, Wells Fargo. Instructs managers to run a business as if it's the only asset the manager's family will own over the next 100 years. Prefers his investors to buy equities only after careful analysis. "If they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful." Says he underestimated the severity of certain stocks' overvaluation during the tech bubble. "I talked when I should have walked." No matter. Since taking control of Berkshire 40 years ago, has delivered compound annual return of 22%. "No wonder we tap-dance to work."
3. Carlos Slim Helu (age 66)
Citizenship/residence = Mexico/Mexico
Net worth = USD 30 billion
Latin America's richest man added more than $6 billion to his fortune this year. He sold off his stakes in MCI and Altria and used the proceeds to up his holding in Saks Inc; in his fixed line operator, Telmex; and in America Movil, his flagship wireless telecom outfit. The latest was a particularly smart move as America Movil's stock has almost doubled in the past year. He also owns 71% of a new public company, Impulsora del Desarollo Economico de America Latina, which he spun off from financial services giant Grupo Financiero Inbursa. Inbursa also invested in a start-up budget airline called Volaris. An art collector, Slim houses his Rodin sculptures in Mexico City's Museo Soumaya, the museum he funded and named after his late wife. His Grupo Carso is reportedly a combination of his first name and his late wife's.
Let us do some simple math, shall we?
1 day = 24 hours.
365 days = 8760 hours.
1 hour = 60 minutes.
8760 hours = 525600 minutes.
Bill Gates is worth around USD 50,000,000,000.
Every minute, he has USD 95,129.376 to spend.
Converted to Ringgit Malaysia, he will have RM 347,744.78 EVERY MINUTE!!!
Or RM 5,735.74 EVERY SECOND!!!
Damn, it's good to be rich
1. William Gates III (age 50)
Citizenship/residence = USA/USA
Net worth = USD 50 billion
Microsoft's chief visionary moving further away from day-to-day corporate work. For the first time did not offer a strategy outlook at last year's financial analyst meeting. Instead, prefers to dive into innovative projects, foster collaboration among Microsoft's many divisions. Microsoft aims to be omnipotent, selling software for PCs, servers, cell phones, television set-top boxes, gaming consoles, the Web. At the ripe (tech sector) age of 30, Gates' company impressively beats rivals in profit margins, market capitalization and R&D budget, but its sales growth is slowing to a (recently) single-digit percentage pace. Like elder statesman of computing, IBM, has been investing heavily in its own stock. Diversifies methodically, selling 20 million shares every quarter, reinvesting through Cascade Investment. Big stakes in Canadian National Railway, Republic Services, Berkshire Hathaway. Philanthropy, via $29 billion Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at fighting infectious disease (hepatitis B, AIDS, malaria) and improving high schools.
2. Warren Buffet (age 75)
Citizenship/residence = USA/USA
Net worth = USD 42 billion
Revered investor took it on the chin over Berkshire Hathaway's General Re insurance unit; SEC threatened civil fraud suit against General Re Chief Joseph Brandon over questionable transaction with American International Group. Also got it for his board seat at Coca-Cola, where his "independence" might be compromised by Berkshire's ownership of Dairy Queen, which buys lots of Coke products. Buffett: "Do they want us to favor Pepsi?" At Berkshire set in place two governance reforms: regular meetings of directors without Buffett present; whistleblower line for employees. Sitting on $43 billion in cash, hoped to make some big acquisitions last year, "but I struck out." Instead, invested in foreign currencies: $21 billion bet against the dollar and in favor of various other currencies. "In no way does our thinking about currencies rest on doubts about America." Newspaper delivery boy filed first 1040 at age 13; claimed $35 deduction for bicycle. Studied under Benjamin Graham at Columbia. Applied value-investing principles to build Berkshire Hathaway. Portfolio includes utilities (MidAmerican Energy Holdings), insurance (Geico, General Re), apparel (Fruit of the Loom), flight services (FlightSafety, NetJets). Also chunks of American Express, Coca-Cola, Gillette, Wells Fargo. Instructs managers to run a business as if it's the only asset the manager's family will own over the next 100 years. Prefers his investors to buy equities only after careful analysis. "If they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful." Says he underestimated the severity of certain stocks' overvaluation during the tech bubble. "I talked when I should have walked." No matter. Since taking control of Berkshire 40 years ago, has delivered compound annual return of 22%. "No wonder we tap-dance to work."
3. Carlos Slim Helu (age 66)
Citizenship/residence = Mexico/Mexico
Net worth = USD 30 billion
Latin America's richest man added more than $6 billion to his fortune this year. He sold off his stakes in MCI and Altria and used the proceeds to up his holding in Saks Inc; in his fixed line operator, Telmex; and in America Movil, his flagship wireless telecom outfit. The latest was a particularly smart move as America Movil's stock has almost doubled in the past year. He also owns 71% of a new public company, Impulsora del Desarollo Economico de America Latina, which he spun off from financial services giant Grupo Financiero Inbursa. Inbursa also invested in a start-up budget airline called Volaris. An art collector, Slim houses his Rodin sculptures in Mexico City's Museo Soumaya, the museum he funded and named after his late wife. His Grupo Carso is reportedly a combination of his first name and his late wife's.
Let us do some simple math, shall we?
1 day = 24 hours.
365 days = 8760 hours.
1 hour = 60 minutes.
8760 hours = 525600 minutes.
Bill Gates is worth around USD 50,000,000,000.
Every minute, he has USD 95,129.376 to spend.
Converted to Ringgit Malaysia, he will have RM 347,744.78 EVERY MINUTE!!!
Or RM 5,735.74 EVERY SECOND!!!
Damn, it's good to be rich
Hahaha. Yup, the topic speaks for itself. Aizad, you better not read this. You might freak out
10 pm - Received the e-mail containing the work. Download it, then let it stay at the desktop for a little while. You know, to get the mood going.
11pm - My eyes are still glued to the TV. I need to rest my head for a little while. Maybe a bit of entertainment will set the mood up.
12am - Yeah! I am going to start my work. There's a lot reading that must be done. I setting up the mood.... Damn, too much to read. Chill, let's read it slowly, shall we?
12.07am - I still haven't passed the first page. Arghh.. My head is somewhere else. Wait a minute. I shouldn't force myself. I won't get any input anyway. My guitar seems friendly today.. Let's play a little tune....
12.30am - Damn guitar. Damn GuitarPro. Why must you have a lot of good music. Must put the guitar down. Must continue reading. Ok ok, last song...
1.02am - Ok. I'm done with my guitar. Thank you Stevie Ray Vaughan. Now I'm thirsty. Need to make something hot. A coffee maybe. No, the Nescafe is nearing empty. A tea maybe? No, how about 1 pot of tea. Yeah, that will help me. Why don't I check out what's on the TV while waiting for the water to boil. Aha.. That might work.
2am - Why must there be a lot of good shows today? Warghh.. No, I should stop. The tea is ready now. Time to get back to work. I'm reading... I'm reading... I'm hungry. I can't work on an empty stomach. Hey, there's some leftover in the fridge. I'll heat it up, then I'll eat while doing further reading. Yeah, that might work.
2.14am - No way.. eating while reading do not mix together well. Nah, this will only take a while. Why don't I continue on some TV first.. I promise, I'll get to work after that..
2.42am - There's always time for a cigarette, right....
3.03am - Yup, I'm ready.. Ah, this is too boring.. Why can't the passage be about goats. Yup, that's might be interesting... Lots and lots of goats.. Hahaha.. What if the goats chase after its caretaker. They'll be running around.. hahahaha...What the fuck am I thinking? Focus man, focus.. I wonder if there's some videos about goats in YouTube? Let's try to look around.. The reading can wait 5 minutes right...
3.35am - Shit.. I've started writing, but the ideas aren't flowing very well. Huhuhu.. My cigarette's box is empty. Damn, I need them to keep me going.
3.45am - Fuck. It's raining outside. Now is a great time to go to bed.. No no..I must at least finish up 1 page.. Yes, I'll do that.. 1 page, then I'll take my rest...
3.50am - Why the fuck am I writing this?
I'm fucked up beyond any recognition
10 pm - Received the e-mail containing the work. Download it, then let it stay at the desktop for a little while. You know, to get the mood going.
11pm - My eyes are still glued to the TV. I need to rest my head for a little while. Maybe a bit of entertainment will set the mood up.
12am - Yeah! I am going to start my work. There's a lot reading that must be done. I setting up the mood.... Damn, too much to read. Chill, let's read it slowly, shall we?
12.07am - I still haven't passed the first page. Arghh.. My head is somewhere else. Wait a minute. I shouldn't force myself. I won't get any input anyway. My guitar seems friendly today.. Let's play a little tune....
12.30am - Damn guitar. Damn GuitarPro. Why must you have a lot of good music. Must put the guitar down. Must continue reading. Ok ok, last song...
1.02am - Ok. I'm done with my guitar. Thank you Stevie Ray Vaughan. Now I'm thirsty. Need to make something hot. A coffee maybe. No, the Nescafe is nearing empty. A tea maybe? No, how about 1 pot of tea. Yeah, that will help me. Why don't I check out what's on the TV while waiting for the water to boil. Aha.. That might work.
2am - Why must there be a lot of good shows today? Warghh.. No, I should stop. The tea is ready now. Time to get back to work. I'm reading... I'm reading... I'm hungry. I can't work on an empty stomach. Hey, there's some leftover in the fridge. I'll heat it up, then I'll eat while doing further reading. Yeah, that might work.
2.14am - No way.. eating while reading do not mix together well. Nah, this will only take a while. Why don't I continue on some TV first.. I promise, I'll get to work after that..
2.42am - There's always time for a cigarette, right....
3.03am - Yup, I'm ready.. Ah, this is too boring.. Why can't the passage be about goats. Yup, that's might be interesting... Lots and lots of goats.. Hahaha.. What if the goats chase after its caretaker. They'll be running around.. hahahaha...What the fuck am I thinking? Focus man, focus.. I wonder if there's some videos about goats in YouTube? Let's try to look around.. The reading can wait 5 minutes right...
3.35am - Shit.. I've started writing, but the ideas aren't flowing very well. Huhuhu.. My cigarette's box is empty. Damn, I need them to keep me going.
3.45am - Fuck. It's raining outside. Now is a great time to go to bed.. No no..I must at least finish up 1 page.. Yes, I'll do that.. 1 page, then I'll take my rest...
3.50am - Why the fuck am I writing this?
I'm fucked up beyond any recognition
I hit a wall today. Literally, I mean.
I managed to score a big time project, the one I have been trying to secure ever since I started my little business. I succeeded in obtaining a project from a Master student. So far, all I did was completing projects for Diploma and Degree students, but projects from the upper level students are the ones that I look forward to the most. You see, for that kind of level, I have to really dig down hard in order to produce a perfectly constructed piece of work so that it will managed to be on par as the level it sits. Master programme students need to come up with a highly graded piece in order to be recognized and approved by the examiners, before obtaining their certificate. Therefore, it'll be a fresh challenge for me, as my writings were never before being scrutinized at such level. I have to be careful with my sentences and grammar, and at the same time, improve on whatever skills I have right now. It's time be very professional about it, and it's time to push myself to the limit.
That's where it hit me. In order to meet such expectations (which I myself illustrate), many aspects have to be put into considerations. I can't use mediocre styling, the ones that will easily passed any untrained eyes, or even examiners for less lower levels. The conscious arose when I finally realized that my customer's future where in my hand, and their level of achievement will be dictated by my performance. I certainly don't want to be having any part in deteriorating the standards of graduates in the university. These are the very people that will be our future leaders, and I don't want to create a bunch of students who are leaving all the hard part to other people and get away with it. It's easier for them, but in the long run, they will be missing some serious educations. This little business of mine is created in order to improve myself (life's not always about extrinsic rewards. It's not always about the money factor). But I really don't want to help any bum collects their rewards without any hardships and passion. I don't want to create a group of people who just refuses to work hard to achieve their dreams and goals.
Therefore, I strongly urge all my potential customers to do the researches before submitting their work to me. Do the learning, and I'm okay to do the writing bit. My job, as I like it to be, will be to connect the dots and place the missing pieces in order to come up with a presentable work. Please learn something guys. Be the kind of leaders who are capable of everything.
As for me, I pledge to come up with the best work all the time. I will be constantly monitoring my performance, and will try increase it from time to time, notch by notch. I can guarantee the highest quality every time. I will treat all my projects with the highest level of professionalism. It might just be a small thing, but I will be putting my very best in each and every single one of it.
That's my pledge
I managed to score a big time project, the one I have been trying to secure ever since I started my little business. I succeeded in obtaining a project from a Master student. So far, all I did was completing projects for Diploma and Degree students, but projects from the upper level students are the ones that I look forward to the most. You see, for that kind of level, I have to really dig down hard in order to produce a perfectly constructed piece of work so that it will managed to be on par as the level it sits. Master programme students need to come up with a highly graded piece in order to be recognized and approved by the examiners, before obtaining their certificate. Therefore, it'll be a fresh challenge for me, as my writings were never before being scrutinized at such level. I have to be careful with my sentences and grammar, and at the same time, improve on whatever skills I have right now. It's time be very professional about it, and it's time to push myself to the limit.
That's where it hit me. In order to meet such expectations (which I myself illustrate), many aspects have to be put into considerations. I can't use mediocre styling, the ones that will easily passed any untrained eyes, or even examiners for less lower levels. The conscious arose when I finally realized that my customer's future where in my hand, and their level of achievement will be dictated by my performance. I certainly don't want to be having any part in deteriorating the standards of graduates in the university. These are the very people that will be our future leaders, and I don't want to create a bunch of students who are leaving all the hard part to other people and get away with it. It's easier for them, but in the long run, they will be missing some serious educations. This little business of mine is created in order to improve myself (life's not always about extrinsic rewards. It's not always about the money factor). But I really don't want to help any bum collects their rewards without any hardships and passion. I don't want to create a group of people who just refuses to work hard to achieve their dreams and goals.
Therefore, I strongly urge all my potential customers to do the researches before submitting their work to me. Do the learning, and I'm okay to do the writing bit. My job, as I like it to be, will be to connect the dots and place the missing pieces in order to come up with a presentable work. Please learn something guys. Be the kind of leaders who are capable of everything.
As for me, I pledge to come up with the best work all the time. I will be constantly monitoring my performance, and will try increase it from time to time, notch by notch. I can guarantee the highest quality every time. I will treat all my projects with the highest level of professionalism. It might just be a small thing, but I will be putting my very best in each and every single one of it.
That's my pledge
Tank Man, or the Unknown Rebel, is the nickname of an anonymous man who became internationally famous when he was videotaped and photographed during the protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. Several photographs were taken of the man, who stood in front of a column of Chinese Type 59 tanks, preventing their advance. One of the most widely reproduced versions of the photograph was taken by Jeff Widener of the Associated Press from the sixth floor of the Beijing Hotel, about half a mile (800 meters) away from the scene, through a 400-millimeter lens.
The incident took place near Tiananmen on Chang'an Avenue, which leads into the Forbidden City, Beijing, on June 5, 1989, one day after the Chinese government's violent crackdown on the Tiananmen protests. The man stood alone in the middle of the road as the tanks approached. He held two bags, one in each hand. As the tanks came to a stop, he appeared to be trying to wave them away. In response, the front tank attempted to drive around the man, but the man repeatedly stepped into the path of the tank in a show of nonviolent action. After blocking the tanks, the man climbed up onto the top of the lead tank and had a conversation with the driver. Video footage shows that anxious onlookers then pulled the man away and absorbed him into the crowd and the tanks continued on their way. Eyewitness reporter Charlie Cole believes that the man was taken by secret police and was probably just one of the many executed, since the Chinese government was never able to produce him after the photo became public.
(the text was taken from Wikipedia. You can look up in YouTube and find an interesting documentary about him)
What is so compelling about the man? What makes me develop such an interest on him? Why Times Magazine put him in their Time 100: The Most Important Person of the Century?
He is practically unknown to this date. What makes him compelling and influential, is the reasons behind his action. He is a one-man army. He works alone, not governed by any political bodies. He acted on his behalf, not others. He's just too tired watching all the violence that occurred during the period, and he just wanted to put an end to it. What you see in the picture, is the vision of one man's pure intentions in ceasing all the unwanted violence. You can see human vs killing machine, where the actions of only one man can put a halt in the massacres of hundreds. He didn't care about his safety. He didn't care about his future. He only wanted a brief period of peace. His action works better than the work of thousands of protesters before him. While all the others hurled rocks and hollered vulgar words to the armed forces, he just make a stand without any efforts or violent actions. And while others had failed, he succeeds.
I believe each and every one of us has a tank man inside of them. All of us wanted peace and harmony in the world. We don't want war. We don't want genocides. We don't want violence. All the world leaders are constantly chanting this. But no one really has the guts to put an end to it. They condemned the act of terror, and yet their condemnations are only in the form of words and carefully crafted sentences. Or worst, they fight violence with more violence, setting a chain of events that will definitely make a gravedigger business a very lucrative one.
No terror can be fight with terror. Those kinds of fights are useless anyway.
Make a stand in front of the devil, and do wonders.
I want to keep my mind of my current project for a while, for I am sharing what I think movies that you must watch before you die. For me, these kind of movies has something valuable in it, and will leave you entertained and educated.
- The Godfather trilogy - if you want to learn about life, friendship, power, respect.
- Fight Club - if you to learn how to start an anarchy revolution.
- V For Vendetta - if you want to learn how to overthrow your government.
- Count Of Monte Cristo - if you are planning a revenge.
- Pulp Fiction - if you need to see some very cool characters
- Thank You For Smoking - if you want to learn how to talk
- A Perfect World - if you want some tips on how to be a good father
- The Shawshank Redemption - if you are planning an escape from the prison in a very cool, intelligent way while getting your revenge
- Snatch - if you need some laugh in a non-idiot way
- The Usual Suspects - if you need an intelligent movie that you will say "Wow" in the end
Keep the followings is mind:
And thank you for your business.
- Please, please, please do your research before submitting your work to me. I'm offering my service in order to compose a professional and presentable work, not to do your work without you pouring any effort. I want to ease your life, not to make you become lazier. I would really love it if I did not have to do the research for you.
- Thank you for those who had done their research. Yes, some of you has given me 50 pages of article to be suppressed into 2 pages. Or given me 5 sentences to be converted into 3 pages. I don't mind doing that. But can you at least give me the work earlier so that I have the time to do some prep work? Doing that in a ridiculous time frame can be a menace, and I might not performed at par.
- Do give me the scope, description, and format of your work, in details. Don't just ask me to do an article by only giving me the title. I don't know what you want, and I might be doing a very long article without achieving the purpose. Then, you might be accusing me of distortion. I don't want that. I like keeping a good relationship with my customers. I'm one of the good guys.
And thank you for your business.
Philosophy is derived from the ancient Greek words philo-sophia, meaning the love of wisdom. Thus, the study of philosophy is a study in the love of wisdom. Philosophy is more specifically a formalized process of logical thought, emphasizing consistency, clarity and validity of argumentation. Contemporary philosophy is typically divided into two categories, namely, Continental and Analytic philosophy. Continental philosophy pertains to those philosophical thoughts derived from German Idealists, existentialist and phenomenologist, which places emphasis on one’s experience. In contrast, analytic philosophy emphasizes logical argumentation and the semantics of language and cognitive sciences. Typically, analytic philosophers give great credence to empirical verification and epistemology.
Basically, the study of philosophy can be divided into 5 major components, which are metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, politics, and esthetics. Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy responsible for the study of existence. It is the foundation of a worldview. It answers the question "What is?" It encompasses everything that exists, as well as the nature of existence itself. It says whether the world is real, or merely an illusion. It is a fundamental view of the world around us. Epistemology can be derived as the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is concerned with how our minds are related to reality, and whether these relationships are valid or invalid. Ethics, on the other hand, is the branch of study dealing with what is the proper course of action for man. It answers the question, "What do I do?" It is the study of right and wrong in human endeavors. At a more fundamental level, it is the method by which we categorize our values and pursue them. Politics is the study of political force in the general community while jurisprudence is the study of how laws can and should be used to achieve political and social goals. Lastly, Esthetics is the study of art. It includes what art consists of, as well as the purpose behind it. Does art consist of music, literature, and painting? Or does it include a good engineering solution, or a beautiful sunset? These are the questions that aimed at in esthetics. It also studies methods of evaluating art, and allows judgments of the art. Is art in the eye of the beholder? Does anything that appeals to you fit under the umbrella of art? Or does it have a specific nature? Does it accomplish a goal?
Philosophy is important for numerous reasons. All human beings orient their lives around ideas about what reality is like, that our belief explains our experiences and ideas about what reality and human beings should be like, that we use to guide our behaviour. The first of these kinds of ideas is a metaphysical theory, the second an ethical or moral theory. Besides that, we seem to need metaphysical and moral ideas because we are not born with instincts that determine for them what we should think and want, and are born with the capacities to make up our own minds and to question any belief they have or meet. It is also evident that most of the ideas in history that people have used to explain human experiences have been false or unfounded in many respects, and it is also evident that most of the ideas in history or direct human behaviour have been harmful to other human beings or to themselves. The ideas people live and die for, go to war for and kill each other for, or let themselves be inspired to the making of great art or science, are all philosophical ideas.
Basically, the study of philosophy can be divided into 5 major components, which are metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, politics, and esthetics. Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy responsible for the study of existence. It is the foundation of a worldview. It answers the question "What is?" It encompasses everything that exists, as well as the nature of existence itself. It says whether the world is real, or merely an illusion. It is a fundamental view of the world around us. Epistemology can be derived as the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is concerned with how our minds are related to reality, and whether these relationships are valid or invalid. Ethics, on the other hand, is the branch of study dealing with what is the proper course of action for man. It answers the question, "What do I do?" It is the study of right and wrong in human endeavors. At a more fundamental level, it is the method by which we categorize our values and pursue them. Politics is the study of political force in the general community while jurisprudence is the study of how laws can and should be used to achieve political and social goals. Lastly, Esthetics is the study of art. It includes what art consists of, as well as the purpose behind it. Does art consist of music, literature, and painting? Or does it include a good engineering solution, or a beautiful sunset? These are the questions that aimed at in esthetics. It also studies methods of evaluating art, and allows judgments of the art. Is art in the eye of the beholder? Does anything that appeals to you fit under the umbrella of art? Or does it have a specific nature? Does it accomplish a goal?
Philosophy is important for numerous reasons. All human beings orient their lives around ideas about what reality is like, that our belief explains our experiences and ideas about what reality and human beings should be like, that we use to guide our behaviour. The first of these kinds of ideas is a metaphysical theory, the second an ethical or moral theory. Besides that, we seem to need metaphysical and moral ideas because we are not born with instincts that determine for them what we should think and want, and are born with the capacities to make up our own minds and to question any belief they have or meet. It is also evident that most of the ideas in history that people have used to explain human experiences have been false or unfounded in many respects, and it is also evident that most of the ideas in history or direct human behaviour have been harmful to other human beings or to themselves. The ideas people live and die for, go to war for and kill each other for, or let themselves be inspired to the making of great art or science, are all philosophical ideas.
My vacation is officially over now. After 2 days of doing nothing, guling guling, watching all sorts of movie, going out, it's finally over. Damn, I wish it will be longer. But anyway, got some work to do. A new project with a hurrying dateline. Have to start working on it.
Imagine this..
You had a perfect life. You have a very loving parents, who truly loves and adores you. They never scolded you when you did anything wrong. They always support you, even if you tell them you are taking up heroin. You were never shortage of money, as they always pumps in money to you. You can do anything you want, and yet they won't show any form of protests or objections.
You never failed anything in your life. You ace your school, bagging each available award that was given out each year. Your teachers hailed you as the best human ever enrolled in your school. You don't have any troubles with your peers, as you were the most popular person in school. Even the school janitor knows your name. You have a remarkable reputation. You beat up the school bullies without suffering any bruises. You even played sports and excelled in every single one of them. Hell, maybe you even broke the 100m sprint record, twice.
When you went for your tertiary education (say, overseas), you maintained your excellent records. You maintained a 4.00 CGPA throughout the entire course. You even managed to prove that certain theories made by some bald-headed professors were wrong, and you came up with a new one.
Besides that, you have a very beautiful, very loving girlfriend, who stayed loyal with you throughout the years. She never looked at another man, you guys never fought, she always said yes to everything you said. It seems that she's been carved from a pearl.
In short, you lead a very remarkable life, never faced any hardship, never being rejected, never felt any pain, never had to make a life-changing decision, never failed in anything, never being depressed, never stressed, never worries, nothing negative what-so-ever.
A perfect life.
Want to know what I think?
B U L L S H I T
Yes, the life I've mentioned earlier was the kind of life everyone would ever wish for. Nobody is stupid enough to say "I want to be poor" or "I want to be in trouble every single day" or "I want to fail miserably in everything I put my hands on". If this is what on your mind right, I suggest you stop reading this article, go dip yourself in blood, and feed yourself to the sharks. People are always whining how sucks their life is. Low salary, being scolded every day, being hated by everyone, failed in everything, not handsome enough, not thin enough, bla bla bla. Then the blaming game starts. They blamed their parents for not giving them enough attention or enough money. They blamed their friends who never supported them or being there when they were in trouble. They blamed their bosses for not giving them the salary they were looking for or burden them with so much work. They blame their girlfriends for not showering them with enough love or passion. They blame the society for setting up an unreachable perception that need to be filled.They blamed the cigarettes company. They blamed global warming. They blamed the pornstars. They blamed Marilyn Manson. And the biggest bullshit of all motherload bullshits, "simply bad luck" or "I am not being blessed with luck" or "I'm an unlucky miserable little bastard who is born to fail in everything".
Fuck you. What's luck got to do in everything? Wake up and take a good look at the mirror. That's the one you should be putting blames on. You had it all, and you put it all away, sometimes for the dumbest reasons anyone can think of. You are in control of your life. You dictate what you are going to do. It's your life dammit. Still blaming all your mishaps? That's what makes you, you. A person with no hardships in life will never get anything in life. A person that never fails is a person who never tries. So what if you failed your exams. So what if you have to struggle to meet ends meet. So what if you are fat. So what if you're making low income. So what if everything collapses. So what if you lose.
You will be a bigger loser if you never learn anything from your mistakes. You're fucked if you see every failure as a proof of your stupidity. There's a lesson behind it wankers. It shapes who you are. It shapes your decision making. Life experiences are the best teacher in life. Your life would be boring without it. Those scars are a solid proof or your worthiness. Those headaches are a sign that shows you are actually using your brain. Those pains are going to mend you, commit to it. Those sweats, bloods, and tears are evidences to your hardworks and efforts. You are different from others, so why let them fucking with your head. You are you. And for what its worth, you are the best person that you'll ever know. This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. And your life can be as wonderful as everyone's imagined it would be, but if, and only if you permits it.
Still thinks your life is miserable? Think again.
You had a perfect life. You have a very loving parents, who truly loves and adores you. They never scolded you when you did anything wrong. They always support you, even if you tell them you are taking up heroin. You were never shortage of money, as they always pumps in money to you. You can do anything you want, and yet they won't show any form of protests or objections.
You never failed anything in your life. You ace your school, bagging each available award that was given out each year. Your teachers hailed you as the best human ever enrolled in your school. You don't have any troubles with your peers, as you were the most popular person in school. Even the school janitor knows your name. You have a remarkable reputation. You beat up the school bullies without suffering any bruises. You even played sports and excelled in every single one of them. Hell, maybe you even broke the 100m sprint record, twice.
When you went for your tertiary education (say, overseas), you maintained your excellent records. You maintained a 4.00 CGPA throughout the entire course. You even managed to prove that certain theories made by some bald-headed professors were wrong, and you came up with a new one.
Besides that, you have a very beautiful, very loving girlfriend, who stayed loyal with you throughout the years. She never looked at another man, you guys never fought, she always said yes to everything you said. It seems that she's been carved from a pearl.
In short, you lead a very remarkable life, never faced any hardship, never being rejected, never felt any pain, never had to make a life-changing decision, never failed in anything, never being depressed, never stressed, never worries, nothing negative what-so-ever.
A perfect life.
Want to know what I think?
B U L L S H I T
Yes, the life I've mentioned earlier was the kind of life everyone would ever wish for. Nobody is stupid enough to say "I want to be poor" or "I want to be in trouble every single day" or "I want to fail miserably in everything I put my hands on". If this is what on your mind right, I suggest you stop reading this article, go dip yourself in blood, and feed yourself to the sharks. People are always whining how sucks their life is. Low salary, being scolded every day, being hated by everyone, failed in everything, not handsome enough, not thin enough, bla bla bla. Then the blaming game starts. They blamed their parents for not giving them enough attention or enough money. They blamed their friends who never supported them or being there when they were in trouble. They blamed their bosses for not giving them the salary they were looking for or burden them with so much work. They blame their girlfriends for not showering them with enough love or passion. They blame the society for setting up an unreachable perception that need to be filled.They blamed the cigarettes company. They blamed global warming. They blamed the pornstars. They blamed Marilyn Manson. And the biggest bullshit of all motherload bullshits, "simply bad luck" or "I am not being blessed with luck" or "I'm an unlucky miserable little bastard who is born to fail in everything".
Fuck you. What's luck got to do in everything? Wake up and take a good look at the mirror. That's the one you should be putting blames on. You had it all, and you put it all away, sometimes for the dumbest reasons anyone can think of. You are in control of your life. You dictate what you are going to do. It's your life dammit. Still blaming all your mishaps? That's what makes you, you. A person with no hardships in life will never get anything in life. A person that never fails is a person who never tries. So what if you failed your exams. So what if you have to struggle to meet ends meet. So what if you are fat. So what if you're making low income. So what if everything collapses. So what if you lose.
You will be a bigger loser if you never learn anything from your mistakes. You're fucked if you see every failure as a proof of your stupidity. There's a lesson behind it wankers. It shapes who you are. It shapes your decision making. Life experiences are the best teacher in life. Your life would be boring without it. Those scars are a solid proof or your worthiness. Those headaches are a sign that shows you are actually using your brain. Those pains are going to mend you, commit to it. Those sweats, bloods, and tears are evidences to your hardworks and efforts. You are different from others, so why let them fucking with your head. You are you. And for what its worth, you are the best person that you'll ever know. This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. And your life can be as wonderful as everyone's imagined it would be, but if, and only if you permits it.
Still thinks your life is miserable? Think again.
I'm alone right now. No one's at home. Just spent 2 hours watching Harry Potter (which I don't like, but nothing to do). I've just finished a project of mine. I thought I'm going to spend like 2,3 hours on it, but it turned out to be quite easy. So I managed to finish it in lest than half an hour. And now, I left with nothing to do. Boo hoo..
My F2 class was quite tragic today (and a real laugh). I get up quite late today. And that's only after my girlfriend wakes me up. My class starts at 2pm, and yet I'm still sleeping at 1. Hahaha. So after hurrying up, I practically ran to the bus stop under the heavy pouring rain. KL's no different. Because I'm late for class, I purposely get myself wet to get my lecturer's sympathy. Ahakss..but damn cold la..
My lecturer merajuk lagi today. He's a he, but still, he does that. The story goes like this: You see, my classmate are zombies. We remained silence throughout the entire 3 hours class. We even kept quite when he asked questions. Hahaha. So, eventually he gets tired of it, and started scolding us. Yup, he's really pissed off. So as he went on, he started canceling some extra classes. We remained silence, no objections. He canceled all the extra privileges. Still, we kept mum. He removed us from his favorite list. Not a single word from the zombies. He barred us from getting the consultation hours. Incredibly, we kept quiet.
That's when I started laughing inside, and I can't stop smiling on the outside. I know I'm not supposed to, but I did.
Hahaha
I'm learning with a bunch of zombies
My F2 class was quite tragic today (and a real laugh). I get up quite late today. And that's only after my girlfriend wakes me up. My class starts at 2pm, and yet I'm still sleeping at 1. Hahaha. So after hurrying up, I practically ran to the bus stop under the heavy pouring rain. KL's no different. Because I'm late for class, I purposely get myself wet to get my lecturer's sympathy. Ahakss..but damn cold la..
My lecturer merajuk lagi today. He's a he, but still, he does that. The story goes like this: You see, my classmate are zombies. We remained silence throughout the entire 3 hours class. We even kept quite when he asked questions. Hahaha. So, eventually he gets tired of it, and started scolding us. Yup, he's really pissed off. So as he went on, he started canceling some extra classes. We remained silence, no objections. He canceled all the extra privileges. Still, we kept mum. He removed us from his favorite list. Not a single word from the zombies. He barred us from getting the consultation hours. Incredibly, we kept quiet.
That's when I started laughing inside, and I can't stop smiling on the outside. I know I'm not supposed to, but I did.
Hahaha
I'm learning with a bunch of zombies
1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4
(Whistle)
Shed a tear cause I'm missin' you
I'm still alright to smile
Girl, I think bout you every day now
Was a time when I wasn't sure
But you set my mind at ease
There is no doubt you're in my heart now
Said "Woman, take it slow
It'll work itself out fine
All we need is just a little patience" (Patience)
Said "Sugar make it slow it'll come together fine all we need is just a little patience"
(Patience)
Mmmm, yeah
I sit here on the stairs cause I'd rather be alone
If I can't have you right now I'll wait dear
Sometimes I get so tense but I can't speed up the time
But you know love there's one more thing to consider
Said woman take it slow and things will be just fine
You and I'll just use a little patience
Said sugar take the time cause the lights are shining bright
You and I've got what it takes to make it
We won't fake it, I'll never break it
Cause I can't take it
(Guitar solo)
(Whistle)
*Little patience, mmm yeah, mm yeah
Need a little patience, yeah
Just a little patience, yeah
Some more patience, (this is where main vocals comes in) yeah
Could use some patience, yeah
Gotta have some patience, yeah
All it takes is patience
Just a little patience
Is all you need (*background vocals)
(Main vocals)
I've been walking the streets at night
Just trying to get it right
It's hard to see with so many around
You know I don't like being stuck in the crowd
And the streets don't change
But maybe the names
I ain't got time for the game cause I need you
Yeah, yeah, yeah, cause I need you
Ooo I need you, whoa I need you
Ooooh, all this time
(Ah)
I'm dedicating this song to my lovely baby gurl who are temporarily away from me right now
I miss you
The pass rates for the December 2008 sitting of the ACCA Qualification are as follows:
* F1 Accountant in Business - 67%
* F2 Management Accounting - 59%
* F3 Financial Accounting - 50%
* F4 Corporate & Business Law - 39%
* F5 Performance Management - 30%
* F6 Taxation - 53%
* F7 Financial Reporting - 42%
* F8 Audit and Assurance - 43%
* F9 Financial Management - 40%
* P1 Professional Accountant - 53%
* P2 Corporate Reporting - 54%
* P3 Business Analysis - 52%
* P4 Advanced Financial Management - 36%
* P5 Advanced Performance Management - 43%
* P6 Advanced Taxation - 41%
* P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance - 39%
Damn, this is scary man.. I just hope that I am going to be one the these people at all time.
I'll be dead if I wasn't
This is the first official advertisement I'm going to make about my business
I'm currently in the business of doing any kind of writing work for any topic. Be it a report, an assignment, an essay, a forum, a script, you name it, I can do it for you.
For those who are not familiar with my writing skill, perhaps you can spend 15 minutes reading all my posted item for your consideration.
The topics or scopes of writing are not a problem for me. As long it can be researched on the internet, I'm perfectly fine with it. My specialty will be in the Mechanical Engineering and Accountancy fields. But I do like to stick my nose in other topics.
I can do MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
I will be charging RM5 per page. But regular customers will be getting special discount, and also a lucrative sum of commission every time they introduced me to other people. Prices are non-negotiable. Also, this will depends on the job.
Each work will be sent through e-mail, and any payment will be conducted via wire transfer (straight into my Maybank account)
I do like a period of 3 days grace upon dateline. I've done my fair share in completing works in such a ridiculous dateline, but I can managed. Ask any of my previous customers, I never passed any dateline, so far. But do pity me, and give me a fair period of time.
I do hope my customers will do the research for me, and my job will only be connecting all the pieces together and present it in a respectable manner. I do want you guys to learn.
Interested? Contact me via email at kingfinding@gmail.com
I do hope that my business will remains within the honest circle. Don't let your lecturers or superiors know about any of this. They may not like it.
I'm currently in the business of doing any kind of writing work for any topic. Be it a report, an assignment, an essay, a forum, a script, you name it, I can do it for you.
For those who are not familiar with my writing skill, perhaps you can spend 15 minutes reading all my posted item for your consideration.
The topics or scopes of writing are not a problem for me. As long it can be researched on the internet, I'm perfectly fine with it. My specialty will be in the Mechanical Engineering and Accountancy fields. But I do like to stick my nose in other topics.
I can do MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
I will be charging RM5 per page. But regular customers will be getting special discount, and also a lucrative sum of commission every time they introduced me to other people. Prices are non-negotiable. Also, this will depends on the job.
Each work will be sent through e-mail, and any payment will be conducted via wire transfer (straight into my Maybank account)
I do like a period of 3 days grace upon dateline. I've done my fair share in completing works in such a ridiculous dateline, but I can managed. Ask any of my previous customers, I never passed any dateline, so far. But do pity me, and give me a fair period of time.
I do hope my customers will do the research for me, and my job will only be connecting all the pieces together and present it in a respectable manner. I do want you guys to learn.
Interested? Contact me via email at kingfinding@gmail.com
I do hope that my business will remains within the honest circle. Don't let your lecturers or superiors know about any of this. They may not like it.
Ever had that feeling when you wakes up (doesn't matter whether it's early in the morning or when the sun is minutes away from setting. haha), you have the feeling that everything will turned ugly? That everything will go wrong? Your body seems to be shutting down, but against all odds, you still find the energy to get your ass off the bed, but only to find that the rest of the day will be a stressful one...
Sigh, why did I get up anyway..
Murphy's Law stated that if you think that something will go wrong, it will definitely go wrong..
I've been thinking too much lately. Must chill...must chill...
I'm on the Enola Gay, and Hiroshima is minutes away...
Sigh, why did I get up anyway..
Murphy's Law stated that if you think that something will go wrong, it will definitely go wrong..
I've been thinking too much lately. Must chill...must chill...
I'm on the Enola Gay, and Hiroshima is minutes away...
A friend of mine said this to me...
"Cigarettes are truly your best bud. When it is not where around, you will be craving for it. You will search everywhere for it. You are willing to save some money to have it. You don't mind starving just to get ahold of it. You don't mind walking a great distance, you don't mind braving a scorching heat, you don't mind the pouring rain. And in that 5 minutes or so, you are completely free with yourself. You indulge it. You're lost in it. You feel completely free. In the end of the last puff, you will find a new you, ready to face yet another challenge in your life."
Puff that shit, and enjoy it while it last. Hahaha
"Cigarettes are truly your best bud. When it is not where around, you will be craving for it. You will search everywhere for it. You are willing to save some money to have it. You don't mind starving just to get ahold of it. You don't mind walking a great distance, you don't mind braving a scorching heat, you don't mind the pouring rain. And in that 5 minutes or so, you are completely free with yourself. You indulge it. You're lost in it. You feel completely free. In the end of the last puff, you will find a new you, ready to face yet another challenge in your life."
Puff that shit, and enjoy it while it last. Hahaha
Sun Tzu, in his famous book ‘The Art of War’, wrote that ‘all war is based of deception’. However, nowadays, the deceptions used by people have gained a lot of new definitions. One of the worrying new definitions that surfaces in the world today is plagiarism. People who plagiarize the works of others, for example in a written form, can be seen as individuals who deceit other people in order to gain reputation, or to complete a certain tasks, or simply to pursue many reasons that will earned them freedom from certain obligations, to finally achieved their joie de vivre, in a manner that cancels out the very basic ethics of journalism.
According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, plagiarize is defined as stealing and passing off ideas or words from others as one’s own, without crediting the source. It can also be defined as committing literary theft, as plagiarizer tends to present their plagiarized work as a new and original idea or product. The word ‘plagiarize’ itself originated from the 17th century, which was coined from the Latin word plagiarius, which means ‘kidnapper’.
Many researches have been conducted on this topic. Plagiarism can be basically categorized into 5 main types. The first type is the Copy and Paste Plagiarism. This can be noted as a simple copy-and-paste a certain sentence or paragraph to be fitted into one’s own. The second type is the Word Switch Plagiarism. Here, plagiarizer tends to change a few words in the materials they plagiarized in order to fabricate the material and make it look as their own. The next type is called the Metaphor Plagiarism, which involves elaboration of the original materials to have it passed as new material and cleaning up of any traces which can lead back to its original. Idea Plagiarism, which is also a type of plagiarism, can be defined as the copying of one’s original idea, and spun it a little to make it one’s own without crediting the original work. The last type of plagiarism is known as Reasoning Style Plagiarism or Organization Plagiarism. By this, plagiarizer tends to copy the whole article, and placed certain paragraphs or sentences in a different manner as the original so that the structure will differ.
The advancement of modern technologies has always been accused as the culprit for this cancerous epidemic. With any information made available within a click away, people opted to plagiarize to make their life easier. With the line between research and plagiarism in haze, people can’t even tell the difference between those two. This has make defining plagiarism even more difficult.
Plagiarism has weakened people’s ability to train their mind and create something totally creative and original. According to Darwin’s Theory, human will always evolve in order to fit the challenging nature and follows the rule of the jungle, which stated the survival of the fittest. But by turning into plagiarism, humans are actually reversing the role of evolution, and instead of becoming more intelligent and diligent, they become lazier and rely on others to survive. If this trends continue, the human brains will lost certain golden abilities and grow weaken by each generation.
A certain countries, plagiarism has received its appropriate recognition as a major and serious problem that was seen as the epidemic that may crippled the integrity of journalism’s foundation. Individuals who were found guilty of plagiarism were dealt with accordingly, and received appropriate punishment. For example, Raytheon CEO William Swanson in the United States of America endured public embarrassment and a pay cut in May 2006 when he was ousted for copying some of the rules in his book, "Swanson's Unwritten Rules of Management," from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, humor columnist Dave Barry, and an obscure World War II-era book by W.J. King. Many universities around the world have placed plagiarism as a serious offence, and offenders will face immediate dismissal if were found guilty. In Malaysia, the scenario is quite different, as plagiarism has yet to gain attention from the local universities. However, there is a reported case in November 2006, where Brendan Pereira, The editor of Malaysia's newspaper, the New Straits Times, was forced to step down amidst allegations that he plagiarized the work of an American journalist. These were just a few examples of the punishments for plagiarism on a bigger scale.
As a whole, the public acknowledges the matter in hand. However, more never than often, they have yet to treat plagiarism as a major offence, and deem strict punishments for those who chose to plagiarized. Even though the enforcements of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 1997 in Malaysia, which came into force in 1st April 1999, are being strictly conducted throughout Malaysia, there are still reports on the violation of the Act. This has revealed the lack of stiffness in the law. People still plagiarize on daily basis without the fear of getting caught. What is more worrisome is that the fact that undergraduates nowadays are prone to plagiarize in their studies. To achieve better grades and graduate with honours, more students found refuge in the hazy and confusing laws that touched on issues of the subject.
This problem has to be addressed with much attention and urgency, as this problem will affect the quality of the graduates, and might dented the image of the institution. Students should be enlightened on the depth of the problems, and the severe punishments if they were caught doing it. The fight to prevent plagiarism among students should be treated as a war, and determination to win the war must be high on everyone’s list.
According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, plagiarize is defined as stealing and passing off ideas or words from others as one’s own, without crediting the source. It can also be defined as committing literary theft, as plagiarizer tends to present their plagiarized work as a new and original idea or product. The word ‘plagiarize’ itself originated from the 17th century, which was coined from the Latin word plagiarius, which means ‘kidnapper’.
Many researches have been conducted on this topic. Plagiarism can be basically categorized into 5 main types. The first type is the Copy and Paste Plagiarism. This can be noted as a simple copy-and-paste a certain sentence or paragraph to be fitted into one’s own. The second type is the Word Switch Plagiarism. Here, plagiarizer tends to change a few words in the materials they plagiarized in order to fabricate the material and make it look as their own. The next type is called the Metaphor Plagiarism, which involves elaboration of the original materials to have it passed as new material and cleaning up of any traces which can lead back to its original. Idea Plagiarism, which is also a type of plagiarism, can be defined as the copying of one’s original idea, and spun it a little to make it one’s own without crediting the original work. The last type of plagiarism is known as Reasoning Style Plagiarism or Organization Plagiarism. By this, plagiarizer tends to copy the whole article, and placed certain paragraphs or sentences in a different manner as the original so that the structure will differ.
The advancement of modern technologies has always been accused as the culprit for this cancerous epidemic. With any information made available within a click away, people opted to plagiarize to make their life easier. With the line between research and plagiarism in haze, people can’t even tell the difference between those two. This has make defining plagiarism even more difficult.
Plagiarism has weakened people’s ability to train their mind and create something totally creative and original. According to Darwin’s Theory, human will always evolve in order to fit the challenging nature and follows the rule of the jungle, which stated the survival of the fittest. But by turning into plagiarism, humans are actually reversing the role of evolution, and instead of becoming more intelligent and diligent, they become lazier and rely on others to survive. If this trends continue, the human brains will lost certain golden abilities and grow weaken by each generation.
A certain countries, plagiarism has received its appropriate recognition as a major and serious problem that was seen as the epidemic that may crippled the integrity of journalism’s foundation. Individuals who were found guilty of plagiarism were dealt with accordingly, and received appropriate punishment. For example, Raytheon CEO William Swanson in the United States of America endured public embarrassment and a pay cut in May 2006 when he was ousted for copying some of the rules in his book, "Swanson's Unwritten Rules of Management," from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, humor columnist Dave Barry, and an obscure World War II-era book by W.J. King. Many universities around the world have placed plagiarism as a serious offence, and offenders will face immediate dismissal if were found guilty. In Malaysia, the scenario is quite different, as plagiarism has yet to gain attention from the local universities. However, there is a reported case in November 2006, where Brendan Pereira, The editor of Malaysia's newspaper, the New Straits Times, was forced to step down amidst allegations that he plagiarized the work of an American journalist. These were just a few examples of the punishments for plagiarism on a bigger scale.
As a whole, the public acknowledges the matter in hand. However, more never than often, they have yet to treat plagiarism as a major offence, and deem strict punishments for those who chose to plagiarized. Even though the enforcements of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 1997 in Malaysia, which came into force in 1st April 1999, are being strictly conducted throughout Malaysia, there are still reports on the violation of the Act. This has revealed the lack of stiffness in the law. People still plagiarize on daily basis without the fear of getting caught. What is more worrisome is that the fact that undergraduates nowadays are prone to plagiarize in their studies. To achieve better grades and graduate with honours, more students found refuge in the hazy and confusing laws that touched on issues of the subject.
This problem has to be addressed with much attention and urgency, as this problem will affect the quality of the graduates, and might dented the image of the institution. Students should be enlightened on the depth of the problems, and the severe punishments if they were caught doing it. The fight to prevent plagiarism among students should be treated as a war, and determination to win the war must be high on everyone’s list.
And so life continues. Slowly and steadily, and in some way, universe tends to unfold its plan on you. Don't you ever worry about it, it usually does. The trick is, finding what's the plan exactly. Life is full of colours, intertwining with the course of our everyday life. It's twist and turn, it's pros and cons, it's cause and effect. Never feel down or rejected everytime life seems to take a bad turn. Failures are inevitable. Without it, people will always fall into oblivion. Even our very first step as an infant was guided by countless number of trial and error before we finally managed to move our limb and start walking. Failures are not about falling down, it's about staying down. If you fail the first time, it's really ok. Don't consume too much of what people says about you. People will talk as long as they have mouth. Let them be. Remember, you are not the by-product of human errors. You are your own destiny and path. Follow the white rabbit, and you will fall into uncertainty. Instead, be the rabbit, and make your own hole.
Another year ends. Another 365 days, day and night. 2008 pulls down its curtain, opening a whole lot of new opportunities for the year 2009. Now is the best time to reflect on all our undertakings during the course of the whole year. And the time to ponder on our life, to view and to assess whether we have actually achieve the previous year's resolution, and wonder if we should construct a new one. Should I? Hahaha..
I really don't know what I should write actually. I'm having a writers block. So let me just wish all of you a very happy new year, and may all of you actually tries to achieve your resolution this year. As for me, I just hope I found my niche in life.
I did. And the aspirations came in a form of a girl.
Life worth living is a life worth reviving.
Thank you sayang.
Cheers
I really don't know what I should write actually. I'm having a writers block. So let me just wish all of you a very happy new year, and may all of you actually tries to achieve your resolution this year. As for me, I just hope I found my niche in life.
I did. And the aspirations came in a form of a girl.
Life worth living is a life worth reviving.
Thank you sayang.
Cheers
Your life seems perfect. Everything goes as planned. Everything is on track. You’re happy and contented. You are very sure of yourself. Very sure you are going to made it in life. Confetti keeps falling from the sky. Roses are placed on your feet. Smiling people all around you. Pats on your back. You keep congratulating yourself. Well done. Everything should be fine. You’re ok. Well done.
Then, in split second, your perfect life changes. In a nick of time. Just like that.
You world turns dark. You are grasping for air. You can’t breathe. Your body feels heavy. Your vision gets blurry. Your whole life flashes by. The glory, the success, the overwhelming feeling of greatness, all of it seems to fade away.
It all started with one mistake. For one moment you were lost. You no longer care about anything. Words of wisdom slowly being drained out from your mind. You just don’t care. You feel tired of making everyone happy. You were trying to get away from your mundane life. You don’t want to be the warm centre of the universe. You hate the light. You no longer crave for attention. You just want to be you. But you might not be the best role model. You started with one mistake. One mistake. A momentum of bad luck will soon follow.
The stages of dying begin. The heart stops. The skin gets tight and grey in color. All the muscles relax. The bladder and bowels empty. The body's temperature will drop 1.5 degrees F. per hour. Your soul has left your body. Emptiness creeps in. You are now lifeless. The stage of Pallor Mortis is complete.
30 minutes have passed. Algor Mortis, the reduction of the body temperature due to death, has long started. The skin now gets purple and waxy. The lips, finger and toe nails fade to a pale color or turn white as the blood leaves. Blood pools at the lowest parts of the body leaving a dark purple-black stain called lividity. The hands and feet turn blue. The eyes start to sink into the skull. Blood then settled in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. The stage of Livor Mortis is complete.
You start a new phase in your life. You thought your nightmare was over. You thought that light will be shed into your life again. Things will become better. You are sure of this, because you force yourself to believe you. Another mistake was done there. But you still believe. You want to believe. You are so ahead of yourself. You repel others advice, hearing only yours. Others don’t matter. This is your life. You should be the skipper. You haven’t realize your wrong. Dead wrong. You left one eye close shut. You comfort yourself, saying that you are on the right path. You will change. You lie.
It’s been 4 hours since you took your last breath. The purpling of the skin and pooling of blood continue. Your muscles and limbs begins to tighten and become stiff. Then, after a while, it will reverse and the body will return to a limp state. Rigor Mortis is complete.
Your life is still not on course. You have strayed too far now. Too far from its intended target. Like an arrow that never made it to the target board. Like a train that never arrived at the station. You are still wondering; what is wrong? You are really pissed off by now. The blame game starts. You blame your parents for putting too much pressure on you. For putting too much limelight on you. For wanting too much from you. More than you can ever deliver. You blame your friends for misleading you. For being a bad role model for you. For educating you on some bad stuff. You blame the society for creating such a fucked up world for you. For setting the bar too high for you to reach. For creating such unnecessary rules. For being too judgmental. You put the blame on almost everyone. Everyone but yourself. You wanted the world to change for you and not the other way around. You hate everything around you. You done nothing wrong. It’s the world that sucks. Not you. You are blinded by your own thoughts.
24 hours has now passed. The body is now the temperature of the surrounding environment. The head and neck are now a greenish-blue color. The greenish-blue color continues to spread to the rest of the body. There is the strong smell of rotting meat. The face of the person is essentially no longer recognizable. Decomposition and skeletonization will soon spring into action.
You open your eyes. And all you can see is darkness. Total darkness. You can’t even see your hands. Not even the silhouette. The darkness seems to reflect your emotion. In total blank. Your mind went blank. No signs of anything. And you know you are descending. You are falling in this dark space, slowly. You can’t think of anything. No emotions. No intelligent thoughts. No nothing. You keep falling. There seems to be no bottom. You can’t see the bottom. You don’t know where this ends. Pitch black. As dark as your mind. You are thinking, for how long should I fall? Is this going to take forever? Am I going to fall forever? Stuck in this place? Don’t I have a perfect life before? Do I really want to keep on falling? Is this my life? Do I really want this? Is this the life I wanted?
An epiphany. A revelation. A will power. A hunger to strive. A need to succeed. A goal.
A deep look into your potentials.
Self-believe.
Determinations.
The world has yet to see the best of you.
Don’t let them wait any longer.
I’m going to be 23 in 7 days time, counted from the moment I’m writing this. 23 years old. Times where everything should be on track. Times where I should be stable enough to start my own life. To be the skipper. To navigate around life’s twist and turn. Everything should be crystal clear now. The track should already been laid, just waiting for me. No more uncertainties. No more missing puzzles. The times where my full grown adult life begins. Times where I’m fully responsible for myself. I should have finished my studies by now. I should have already had a future in whatever field I’ve attached myself to. I should have been more matured. I should have been thinking more about my future and less about my past. Life should be wonderful just about now.
But I digress, terribly. I’m strayed, too far. I am practically nothing. What went wrong?
It hurts terribly when someone you love sits in front of you, and narrates your life. Ponders on your life. And it hurts even more when you have something going on inside your mind, the debacle that goes back and forth. The truth. The very truth that only you knows. And you can’t blurt it out, because it will only hurt everyone you care around you. The very truth that makes you’re doing whatever you’re doing right now. The explanation behind your action. The cause behind your behavior. The truth that sucks. And only because you make it sucks. The only cause is your stupidity. Your lack of good judgment. Your lack of good execution. Your lack of brilliant master plan. The momentum of bad decisions that kept on rolling. The fact that it’s there, and nothing you can do about it makes it more agonizing. Your head feels like exploding, shattered into many pieces. Your brain keeps screaming to be free of this burden. The secrets should be out. Not bottled inside. Your brain and your emotion keep fucking with you. The tug-of-war between them becomes unbearable. Right there and then, you want to lay it all out. Make them understand you. Make them know your current situation. Know your own pile of shit. Share it with them. But you can’t. You kept it inside and even further behind. The tumor kept growing. There’s no way it can be out. You kept thinking, if only they knew what’s going, perhaps they can understand and help improving your life. Something can and should be done. But you just can’t let it out. You can’t put it into words. Your mouth’s tightly shut. There’s no more connection between it and your brain. You’re emotionally incapable right now. You don’t have the guts. The tumor kept growing. You’re in pain. The cigarettes don’t work anymore. You want to break free. You can’t take it any longer. You’re a time bomb now. And the ticking continues…
Now you’re thinking, what the hell is wrong with you?
What went wrong? Why are you in a deep shit?
What are you?
Tick..tick…tick…
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