KONY 2012

Is a scam. As usual, where there's oil, there are American troops.

Here's an article you should check out.

KONY 2012: Causing more harm than good

I quote the first 3 paragraphs:

Dear Jason Russell,

After being bombarded with your KONY 2012 crusade, I have no choice but to respond to your highly inaccurate, offensive, and harmful propaganda.  I realized I had to respond in hopes of stopping you before you cause more violence and deaths to the Acholi people (Northern Ugandans), the very people you are claiming to protect.

Firstly, I would like to question your timing of this KONY 2012 crusade in Uganda when most of the violence from Joseph Kony and the LRA (The Lord’s Resistance Army) has subsided in Uganda in the past 5 years. The LRA has moved onto neighboring countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa Republic,and Southern Sudan. Why are you not urging action in the countries he is currently in? Why are you worried about Kony all of a sudden when Ugandans are not at this present moment?

This grossly illogical timing and statements on your website such as “Click here to buy your KONY 2012 products” makes me believe that the timing has more to do with your commercial interests than humanitarian interests. With the upcoming U.S. presidential elections and the waning interest in Invisible Children, it seems to be perfect timing to start a crusade. I also must add at this point how much it personally disgusts me the way in which you have commercialized a conflict in which thousands of people have died. ...(read more)

A clean slate

My new school. Nanyang Junior College. Time to begin the mad rush. Like in Secondary 3 and 4.

Results

12 for L1R5.

4 Bonus points if I choose to go to JC.

Aggregate after bonus points: 8

JC of my choice: AJC.

Enough said.

New Year

Assalamualaikum,

It's a new year..! The year of 2012. The year when things change, insyaAllah! I will be getting my 'O' level results on 9 January 2012. I'm as nervous as can be. I hope I do well enough to have a wide variety of choices. Because, right now, I am extremely unsure of where to go. (Ok, NOW it's really new year, and there's a load of noise and screaming of "Happy New Year" greetings.. Awesome neighbourhood). Back to O levels,

I don't know where to go after this Should I follow my interests in IT, programming and games, and join a Poly, or do I risk an A level to get a much better chance of going to University. After all, the ultimate goal is to get a degree because, without a degree, you can't survive in Singapore. So, what do I do now? If I join a Poly, I have to spendthree years instead of two, which is no big deal to me. I mean, I spent an extra year in Secondary school like it's nothing, so why not spend another year in tertiary?

O levels are over!

Assalamualaikum!

At least it was over for the past 3 days. I took my last paper (Chemistry Paper 1) on Monday 14/11/11 Kinda exciting at first, but it got boring quickly. REALLY quickly. I'm bored out of my mind right now. I have no idea what to do. There seemed to be so many things I could do when I was looking forward to the end of my O levels, but now... =_=

Ok that's it.

Salam. peace!

Graduation

And so we graduated.

"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana..."

I had a great time last night for our graduation. Hanging out with future lawyers, engineers, doctors, billionaires. It was a memorable dinner event, followed by an informal movie outing til midnight.

2 more weeks. To my O levels. This is what matters now. Good luck to everyone.

Salam. Peace.

Simplicio and religion

I overheard Simplicio's conversation with his friend a library one day. Studying for a test, Simplicio decides to bother his friend with a simple complaint, or statement if you will.

"No offence to the Muslims and Christians, but I think that religion does not show that you are more disciplined." Simplicio said. His companion just nodded indifferently, focused on his reading. "If you need a god to tell you how to go through day to day life, how does that show that you're disciplined? It just shows that you are unable to be independent." Simplicio added.

"That's why I'm a free-thinker. I can do anything I want without needing a "god" to tell me what to do." He finally declared. His friend just couldn't be bothered, buried in books.

My argument to Simplicio:

How does being able to do anything you want shows discipline? How do you know what are the right things, the right ways, to do in life? How do you know if

We are but mere humans. We need guidance at all point in life. If anything, following God's commands are the truest mark of discipline. Being able to abide by difficult and challenging principles makes you more disciplined and matured, especially if these "commands" makes us better humans.

Muslims can fast for a month, pray five times a day, refrain from pork and alcohol, and other haram foods. Christians go to church every week (mostly without fail), and they pray before going to sleep. Hindus (and Buddhists) don't eat beef. All these challenges makes people with religions more disciplined as they have to abide by the rules of their religion.

Meanwhile, you eat anything you want, do anything you like and live by your own 'rules'. You have no restrain and run wild. Way to be disciplined, Simplicio.