Water

I wonder..we're all drinking and using water all the time that we assume to be safe, but who really knows whether the water is being treated properly? Especially in a country like Malaysia where the attitude is reprehensible, who knows if the technicians are shirking their responsibility and not changing the treatment equipment as often as they should or at all? I suppose if they don't after a while we would taste the difference in water but what about the other stuff like chlorine and other chemicals that supposedly is bad for your health if there's too much but yet untraceable in the water? Do they constantly monitor and measure? You would think that responsible scientists are doing all this but I wouldn't be surprised if bumbling operators are left to monitor or make sure that everything works properly cause as we know..good help is hard to find! And this doesn't just apply to the municipal water supply, what about the private water companies that purportedly use sophisticated methods and stringent measurements to purify their water? Is it really all that?

Stereotypes

I don't understand why mainstream television still insists on portraying stereotypes like how straight guys are jocks and gay guys are girlish effeminate types, don't they know better by now that loads of gay guys are just like your average joe or even more masculine than a lot of straight guys out there? It's a travesty really how ignorant these scriptwriters are (I'm assuming they're not gay, or even worse they are but have decided to pander to corporate and mainstream sentiments) Whatever the case I think they should really get with the program, it's 2010 already for goodness sakes!

Un-reality tv..

I just watched this show on tv and it's about the life of a tv presenter and her husband, so basically cameras follow them around and chronicle their daily lives..In one of the scenes she's in a session with a psychiatrist and they eventually talk about so-called sensitive stuff and she asks her assistant to leave because of it. I'm thinking here you have the camera man still there and broadcasting for the whole world to see and you're worried about your personal assistant, who's supposed to be one of the people most privy to your personal schedules and activities, being there?! What a crack load of bullshit! That's the ultimate insult as a viewer and a testament to how fake 'reality' tv can be..

Why are gay people more creative?

I just had a discussion with a friend about this and we were trying to figure out why is it that gay people are normally more creative than their straight counterparts, one theory is that gay people have both male and female sensibilities which makes us more rounded and able to appreciate the beauty of life from more than one side or perspective..My theory is that gay people just had to grow up feeling like we were different and so felt that we had to be more creative to stand out and express ourselves, oh and we don't have to spend so much time and energy trying to raise a family so plenty of time to explore other finer things in life..

New home..

Just moved into the new place, finally! After more than a month of getting the place finally moved most of the stuff here and started living in but still takes some getting used to..been getting up really early, maybe cause can't get used to the bed or new place yet but loving it actually, definitely better than the old place cause now my room is bigger and with a new tv and cool beanie glass table and ample cabinets and closets most of all! Though there's still quite a few things to iron out, basically it's just wonderful!

2 deaths in 1 week..

My friend died..and then 2 weeks later my insurance agent died..sigh, people seem to be dropping like flies around me. Or is it because I'm growing older and therefore a higher chance of people I know are also older and possibly dropping dead? Hmm..whatever it is, it's really disheartening because it puts my own mortality into perspective..not that it's never been at the back of my mind but as time goes on and I age I find myself being more and more restless and willing to put up with less and less shit from people and things..sigh..But ultimately I know I will grow old like everyone else, only a matter of time. Fountain of youth anyone?

Artificial skin that lasts forever

We already have aritificial limbs, however it is not yet accessible to the mass market, but imagine if they ever invent artificial skin that can replace our natural skin seamlessly..and replace our failing organs before they fail..we could theoretically live forever and looking young and feeling healthy forever if we can replace everything in our body with viable synthetic alternatives..from blood to skin..the only thing that might not be replaceable would be our brains but who knows? maybe there is a way to migrate our memories to another brain-like vessel that can replace our brains that will last much longer? I should have been a scientist..it may sound more like science fiction than fact but I have hope, many of the things we considered science fiction has become a normal fixture in our lives, such as cars and cellphones, why not cyborgs and robots as well?

Oranges from China..

I'm wondering, with all the flak about food from China, should we be scared of ALL food from China, including fruits? I'm eating oranges from China right now and they taste really nice and sweet surprisingly. But what concerns me is that they don't look like any oranges I've ever had before..first of all the color is really strong, like fiery orange color, not the usual light orange that most oranges have, and the other thing is the shape, they look kind of like orange colored lemons actually so I don't know whether they were interbred or GM (Genetically Modified) oranges, or whether it has to do with the way they're grown. Regardless, they taste great but I'm just wondering whether they're safe to eat..