Sunday, October 09, 2005

Google Earth


I was messing around with Google's latest app and this is what I found.
I had to trace my route all the way from school back home. VS is easy to find becuase its along the East Coast near a super big pond thingy. Looks like it pays to stay awake on the bus.
With the help of Paint, I kinda had fun labelling everything around my neighbourhood.
A-St Gabriel's Primary School (the old Rosyth)
B- Believe this, some hick that stays here owns four houses along here. Actually thery're not homes, they're just really large run-down store houses where he puts all his junk. He looks like a eccentric millionaire with rubber boots and the cheerfullness of a really pissed off postman, with rubber boots. I'm actually eyeing the plot of land, trying to develop it into a spanking new pad for me when I actually turn into an eccentric millonaire. Wish me luck, it'll be hard cozying up to him.
C- Two pink houses I ask EVERYONE to look out for before they turn left into the road.
D- Ah.. Home Sweet Home. Its the corner unit that juts out very akwardly. If you look closely you can see the group of palms in bottom right of the unit and the trumpet shaped grass patch.

A- Tah Dah...Victoria School, being constructed. Now I seriously doubt how up-to-date this thing is. Fears of any terrorists trying to bomb the friggin Siamese white elephants of an MRT Station are put to rest. Just imagine:
Terrorist A: Ok ok, we are all ready.
Terrorist B(driving): Wait a minute. What the..? This wasn't on Google Earth! Where did that uncompleted 'Security Post' outside the Embassy go? Its completed! Ah, we have failed!
I declare Google Earth safe for everyone to use.
B- The big pond thingy. Where we run(walk) our 2.4 km.

Saturday, October 01, 2005

Ramble Shramble

Ever came to one point in your day where you meet someone that has some choice over the course of the rest of your day? Sure you have. Ever developed an opinion on the person based on his choice; the choice that will affect you?
OK, this calls for an example.
Say, the cleaner is mopping the floor in school, and you know he doesn't like people stepping on his freshly chlorinated floors. So this time, the entire narrow strip of corridoor is wet and you need to pass but you have to step on it. The cleaner looks up at you and he can give you 2 responses:
1) Boy, don't step ah prease!
or
2) Go ahead, go ahead, its ok.
and you develop two different types of opinions based on his response:
1) What a lonely old man!
or
2) What a nice old man!

The thing is why can't we ever be neutral on something. Not facts or funny issues like abortion or what-have-you-stem-cell-research. I'm asking questions about why feelings can't be neutral. Why can't we have a lah-dee-dah attitude.
Why do we have to develop first impressions of people immediately?