91 posts tagged “qotd”
When was the last time you received a hand-written letter in the mail? Who sent it?
A cheque from a hotel. Took it as my 'ang pow' (pocket money) for Eid.
What's the best new TV series this fall?
I've watched the first two episodes and I found them very interesting.
Which do you prefer? City life or country living?
Though sometimes there isn't much of entertainment going on, I prefer living in the countryside. Listening to chirping birds, the insects, looking for fireflies. Walking about town. It's just great.I wonder if I am able to visit one of the farms here. Starting to feel like a kid again.
If you were going to write a book, what would you write about?
Loads of stuff. But I would like to write a story about an individual going through his life. Kind of like relating to my own world, my own experiences. Then I might be able to write a story that is truthful and simple. I want to write about things that are affecting everyone and how they deal with it. And I may sometimes change the setting according to my preference.
I've been thinking of compiling the stories which I've written back in school. I'd probably won't sell it, but keep it as a memoir. It is more of a diary of people around me, so I'd better keep it to myself before I change my mind. The story of a legend.
What's the last thing you won? How did you win it?
I had a go with Metal Gear Solid 4 which was bought by my friend. It was an exciting experience as it utilises the real time military engagement system including espionage, close quarter combat (CQC) and making allies. The storyline was also related to the current political agenda in the world: war economy. The game tried to explore the idea of future human soldiers, being injected by nanomachines, so that they can be controlled by Artificial Intelligence (something like universal soldier). They can be bought as Private Military Contractors (PMC), and their weapons are ID tagged so that they would not have total control of them (The AI can stop the weapons from functioning). Then, these PMCs were bought to create havoc across the world. Sometimes I wonder if such war economy is being practiced today (sending soldiers to Iraq/Afghanistan to try out new weapons bought by the governments, when they know that the country is weak enough for them).
I won this game before I went off to Wales, which was great. But it was rather hectic, since I wasn't sure how to work on the CQC against the enemy. It took me a total of 24 hours to finish the whole game (after accumulating), when actually it could be finished in less than 5 hours (excluding the cutscenes, which was about 2 hours). But it was worth it. The storyline, the special effects, the music, matching those of Hollywood movies. It felt like watching a Hollywood movie, with the player as the main character. I hope that they would release a film based on this game one day. Kudos to Hideo Kojima, its creator.
What do your Vox tags say about you? (Add tags to the end of your Vox blog address, and have a look.)
Submitted by Jack Yan.I'm not sure about the food & wine part but I can see that there's a lot about spiderman. Some combination don't seem to fit as well.
Would you prefer fame or respect? Why?
Back in the old days, respect comes before fame. People work hard to gain respect. Thus, it was almost impossible for the young people to get the respect and fame as they had to learn a lot at first. And they need to get to know people really well, and so thus other people.
But nowadays, it is easy for everyone to become famous. With the advent of myspace, facebook, and vox, people can get themselves known to the world with a click of a mouse. Just type some gossips, controversial articles, or do some viral videos, and you get your name etched everywhere.
But to earn respect from that is a different thing. Some people criticise you because they think you can move further, or you are doing a great job. Others are just pulling you down. But whatever happens, it is quite hard to gain respect nowadays, as far as I'm concerned. People are moving about so quickly that they don't even have the time to get to know one another very well. We seemed to be living in an age where a person can easily be described by a sentence.
I would say respect is important to some degree. It makes you more human than being famous. Respect a celebrity for what he/she does to the society, respect a leader for his contribution to the nation. I think that's more important than being presentable to people, but doesn't worth a dime to us.
What's your favorite Beatles song? Bonus points if you share it with us.
I actually like Yesterday the most, since it reflects my own personality who tends to look to my past as I move along. And it has rhymes, which are easily remembered (I always have a problem remembering lyrics).
I was introduced with "Hey Jude" by my lecturer. Another song composed by McCartney, which is also my favourite. It sort of giving some push to people who are losing (in fact the song was written about Lennon and his failed marriage). So it has kind of a family and love theme in it as well. Then I found this kid singing which is intriguing.
Then, I saw Cartney sang it again with various artists at Royal Albert. This would really bring back memories to people who lived their lives in the 60's. I for one feel like this is one of the most inspiring songs by the Beatles. Keep rocking on!
Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Hey Jude, don't be afraid.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.Hey Jude, don't let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin,
You're waiting for someone to perform with.
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you'll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh.Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude...
(repeat X number of times, fade)
What was your biggest fear about becoming an adult?
Raising a family? When I was a kid, I always felt that raising a family could be like a disaster for me. Being somewhat spoilt as well, I couldn't imagine having a child who would probably act the same way as I did.
Then there was this parenting skills, paying taxes, taking care of this and that, there were just too many. And when I died, my children would be taking over my legacy and I wouldn't be able to see how it progressed. But after years of thinking and reflecting I'm slowly beginning to understand the process and hopefully in time, I will be able to raise one. Even though the scary part is still there, but I think I will be able to overcome this in future. But for now, study comes first!
What is your favorite memory from your school days?
Submitted by The Cookie Jar.
Just remembered when there was a canteen day in my school. The Islamic Art Society was selling some food, being the so-called German's Roast Potato as our major attraction (we didn't even know that the Germans had roast potatoes back then). It was an experimental recipe and we used my friend's special recipe for the gravy.
We did lots of stuff for the promotion. Printed cartoonish poster and blew it up into A3, and pasted on the walls everywhere. It was like my first time doing such things, but it was worth it.
There were loads of people coming to our booth and they just loved it. I also tried to 'roast' the potatoes myself with some success. It was an interesting experience. So, we planned to sell it again the next year but the plan was scrapped in the end.
