I'm done with poison in my life.

I'm slowly weeding out things and people in my life. my mother always has a rule of thumb when it comes to people and things.


if it makes you depressed. if it makes you sad. if it hurts you.

if all the above aren't worth it, it's poison and it's time to walk away.


it does make sense. so many people have disappointed me, just as i have disappointed them at one time or another. so many have made me sad, frustrated, caused grief.


heck, even my bible frustrates me.


but when i think about it, some of them are worth the grief and the hurt and the frustrations. 'cos when you work through the negativity and you gain understanding and a new perspective, you become just a little wiser. things start to make more sense. you stop looking at the surface and you look for a meaning beyond what you see or you. you may not be right all the time but that's all part of learning right?



like all the other recurring analogies.. the lion. the sheep. the shepherd. olive branches. cherubs. onyx. they are things that made sense to the Jews. things that frustrated me initially. how was i to know and make the connection?

but once i started learning. once i started asking questions. once i started reading, everything fell in place. in the context that it is believed to be read in. we can never be really sure. and if so, i will work even harder in questioning and understanding. to figure if the grief, frustration and hurt are worth it.


i don't regret any point of my life where i was in contact with poison. i don't regret the times where i couldn't tell that something was actually poison. in fact, i embrace those moments with open arms 'cos it's through them that i learn and grow. and now it's simply time to leave behind the poison and move on. the negative thoughts and the bad vibes and energy.


いきましょう!

this is toooooo rich to not share.

“If you hold something like a Samsung Galaxy S III, you can see it right away. They use cheap materials, and they copy.” - Tim Bajaran, an analyst at Creative Strategies

This was a quote from Business Week (read it here!)

how terribly professional, Business Week, to print quotes like that.

the article goes on further to say the following:

"Apple also updated the iPod Nano, adding Bluetooth, expanding the screen size, and, in a glancing nod to its past, introducing a variety of colors."

let's see the new iPod Nano.

from apple.com

Let's see the Samsung Yp-p2 that was first released in 2007.

from cnet.com

i'm guessing imitation is the best form of flattery? ok, it's just visuals right? how about the tech specs?

        Apple Samsung

Dimensions 7.7x4x0.5cm 10x5.2x1cm

Playback (audio) 30hrs 35hrs

display reso 432x240 480x272

screen 2.5" 3"

mic no yes

speaker no yes

bluetooth yes yes

radio yes yes

game no yes

voice record no yes

wifi no no

music format ACC,MP3,WAV ACC,MP3, WMA, OGG (UMS only)

video format MPEG,MP4,MOV SVI,WMV

pic format na JPEG,TXT

playlist (mobile) no yes

playlist (pc) yes yes

multi-language yes yes

the iPod nano 16GB is going for S$198. i can't find the prices for the Samsung Yp-p2. simply because it's no longer on the market. heard it was rather pricey for 16GB.

'cos they got sued and it got taken off the market?

how about the fact that the Samsung Yp-p2 first came out at the end of 2007 and was remodified for re-release in early 2008 and it's no longer carried in stores?

it's Sep 2012 now. 4.5 years ago. probably why the price for the 16GB mp3 player was probably exorbitant. plus the bluetooth technology. plus the touchscreen. my uneducated guess is that that's all extremely fancy in 2008.

i think the brains behind Apple are fantastic, no doubt about it. they are able to take old products and change them.. like smaller screens.. lightweight.. sure they give up the speaker, mic, voice recording, creation of playlist on the mp3 player and the gaming functions. that's why it's a little smaller and half the weight. less stuff in the player.

but what i really dislike are dumb Apple fans. I don't dislike Apple fans. it's just the dumb ones i cannot tolerate. those who idolise the brand. those who think that because they have an Apple product or two, they are tech geeks.

I don't think there's anything wrong with Apple stealing ideas from people. I do think it's wrong that dumb Apple fans think it's "not stealing" but innovating old ideas but everyone else that is not Apple is a bleeping thief. think about it. if Samsung really stole ideas and didn't change anything, all Samsung phones will look exactly like an iPhone. but they don't. just on dimensional aspects and grip, they are different.

just like how the new nano looks almost exactly like the Samsung YP-P2, just thinner and smaller.




back to the article, it was probably paid advertising, the same that other companies would use to sell new products. still, Business Week could have made it seem like it was objective. =.=

never felt more like curling up in bed and crying until i'm exhausted to the point of sleep.

'cos i really can't think of any other way to deal with the deadlines and insomnia. sigh.

권지용! 너무 좋아요!!



so i bought the uncensored version from itunes upon its release today. more of his voice! *swoon*