Well, what's next?
Nobody comes here these days. And even if they did, they wouldn’t see much, but two very random posts, written by the same lifeless guy. Me. What, you think I don’t have anything better to do? Well…… Yeah, but not at the moment. I don’t normally do journal entries. The blog I keep on friendster is merely an outlet where I write stories when I am in a dark mood. Thankfully, this does not occur often these days. However, I guess since this is going to be closed soon anyway, I’ll place my thoughts in here, before the server closes it down. Since this is a blog meant for PW, I guess I’ll do my own take on it here. To me, the period I spent doing PW was not simply a long task. It was a time where I got to know three other classmates –my group mates- almost as well as I knew myself. I would get to know their strengths, their weaknesses, what made them mad, and so on. They might or might not have become totally different people by the time we were done with the project. To their credit, I know my group mates saw a totally different side of me- one that was very caustic and unpleasant to be with (sorry folks!). To me, the project itself was an unpleasant but necessary task, because it firstly was not within my area of interest; secondly, because I wasn’t familiar with two of my ‘mates, Shobana and Sharifah. Not at first anyway. It was seen by most people as the conduit to gain entry into the university, myself not withstanding. That was probably why we spent so much time on it, in the process neglecting most of our studies. Well, now we can only hope that it will be worth it. However, whether or not I do well, I can only say one thing for sure: my other group mates have gone from being strangers to good friends who are willing to watch out for each other and help each other out. They have gone from being associates to a group of people who can laugh, joke, and even tease each other without compunction because we all know each other so well that all these is done without any ill intentions whatsoever. So, PW group mates, this one’s for you.

updated @ 3:11 e paradites

Importance of volunteering
Ok, from the outset, let me confess something: I never liked volunteer work, unless they promised me CIP hours or something worth my while.... However, I realized as I grew older that there was more to life than just sitting on my arse at home and not doing anything but staring at the com, playing games or surfing the net. To set matters straight, the history of volunteerism, or who precisely came up with the theme, is not really known. However, what is known is that the movement has spread to almost every country across the globe. Every country gives, and receives, selfless acts from private, or governmental volunteerism agencies extremely frequently. Some have even gained the reputation of being known as countries that can always be counted on to provide aid. Cuba, for instance, recently sent 1,000 doctors to the tsunami-affected areas in Sri Lanka. Singapore sent 600 medics to Thailand. Now I hear you all asking, what has this to do with me? I'm not trained or anything! The truth is, this has everything to do with you. The Dothan Eagle, a newspaper based in Alabama, USA, recently reported that about 34% of its youths have volunteered their time and efforts in an educational or youth services program. Alabama's youth population has 4,599,030 people, so I leave you to do the maths yourself. Now, what gets me is the number of people who did this out of the goodness of their hearts. 95 friggin' percent, man..... 95%. And, these students are between the ages of 13 to 17, yet they are so willing to sacrifice their time and energy to help those less fortunate than themselves. I think we have a problem here. How many of you are willing to do this if we didn't award you with CIP hours? I refuse to believe that Singaporeans are not as kind hearted as the Americans. In fact, if we are probably smarter (see video by clicking on the link), then why aren't we just getting off out asses and doing something for the world around us?

updated @ 5:29 e paradites