The Paradox of Our Time

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this message to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just forget and deny it...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side..

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent..

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

-George Carlin

Comedian of the 70's and 80's

End of One Semester....Start of Another

Hi all, how's the holz going? Well, as the title suggest, we have finished on semester for this academic year and now we're gonna start another. Ofcourse for some of us, we have already started. But for us degree people, we can still relax for another 1 week plus before going back to the hectic and tiring routine of studies, projects and tests.

For some, the coming sem will be our last in UNITEN. I've heard some seniors say that it was just like a few months ago that they started their studies and suddenly, BAM!!, "its our final year!!" Well, to all those in the final sem, how was your uni journey??

But for the rest of us, like I mentioned above, its back to uni life. Happy?? Not sure. Sad?? Not sure either. Why?? I guess its down to the non-stop studying and getting project down in time that makes us want to raise up our hands and surrender. But then again, if its not for the studying and projects, what the heck are we doing in UNITEN?

Just before I left uni for the holidays, I heard some people there complaining about the uni, that is sucks, that the lecturer's are not good enough and that the facilities are not up to standard. It seemed that they had something to complain about everything that they saw there. My question is: "If you wanna complain so much about everything, why on earth then are you studying here?" I mean, come on, if the things here are not up to your standard, get out!! Yeah sure, there are some things that are not the best in uni, but you complaining about it doesn't make it better. If you feel that things can be better, make your move and do something about it rather than complaining but not doing anything. Sometimes I don't know what to say about people like this who just complain about everything but when you ask them to do something to improve the situation, they suddenly have a loss for words.

For me, I'm satisfied with the stuff in uni. Sure there are things that I would prefer to be better, but hey, I'm there to get my degree, meet new friends and get some experience and knowledge. So I reckon I'll just keep to that.

Well, I reckon thats all for this post. Enjoy your holidays people. And see you back in our "beloved" UNITEN in December.

Note: No offence to anyoone who 'terasa' they are the people I've wrote about above.

Sir Adrian, over and out.

Time

Hi there everyone. How are things getting on? For those still studying, its coming up to that routine time again. What do I mean? Well people, what I mean is: "Its exam time!!". Huh?? What?? So fast?? Can't be, I just started the new sem just a few months back. Well, HO HO HO, you better believe it, exams are here. For some of us, we still have the "leisure" of relaxing since it starts on Friday. But some of, it begins on Tuesday.

So fast you say? Well its funny though. Time I mean. When you want it to go faster, it sort of slows down. But when you hope that you could have more time, it just seems to speed up. Think about it. In exams when you need more time to finish the paper, 3 hours seems so short. But when you're waitting for someone or something, say the bus or train, 3 minutes could seem like forever.

So looking back at this sem, what have we achieved? Well, I can say that it was a hectic semester with the projects, test, assignments.Not to mention the other stuff some of us have to do like IET or IMeche activities. But have we really used our time well? They say 'Time waits for no one'. In a way, its true. I mean, how much time have we really made used of?. Some people say that 24 hours a day is not enough for us to carry out all our duties. But I think thats where time-management comes in. All in all, I would like to think that I gained alot from this sem. Apart from studies, it was a semester full of experiences . Actually I can't believe myself that 15 weeks of lectures just went by so fast. It was just like last month that I moved into my new 'second' home here. Well its not new as in building new, its new as in I just moved in.

However, I do feel sometimes that we need to take things slow for a change. Now a days, we seem to want everything to be fast, or rather super fast. Even that also is not fast enough for us. We tend to rush for things, want our computers to be faster, drive fast, even eat fast. But I feel we need to slow things down a bit and 'take time to smell the flowers'. Sure sometimes we have no choice but to rush, especially in times like during our test when we hear the lecturer say "You have 5 minutes left", and you go " Oh shit!!!", because you still have 2 questions to go. Now thats when you rush. But when we're on the road for instance, maybe we should pratice a bit of patience. Although we have to use time wisely, it doesnt mean that we have to rush through it.

Well, I guess we need to make time, or rather set time for not just the things that are necessary but also some time for our own. Maybe to relax, do something that we want and not because we have to. So don't always rush through everything. Take sometime to 'smell' the flowers and take in the moments. Well, I guess thats its for now.

Oh ya, to all of you taking exams, good luck in your finals. Hope that we all get the results that we deserved. To all form 5's and 6's, good luck in your SPM and STPM too. Remember, exams are not only about the A's, but also about how much we understand the subject. Like one of my lecturer's use to say, " Don't memorise the question, understand it." For those who were in the same class as me in sem 1, they'd know who this lecturer is. And to all my Hindu friends, Happy Deepavali. And though its pretty early but happy holidays to you all and have a safe journey for those who have the leisure of going overseas for holidays, like Taiwan.

Sir Adrian, over and out.

A World Without Friends

I came across a video on YouTube recently that I felt was really touching. It's about a reunion between a lion and his former owners. Well, I'm not going to tell the whole story. Just play the video below and find out. Trust me, it's really moving.



The video got me thinking about all the friends that I have met throughout my life and how much I have taken some of them for granted. Yeah, there were misunderstandings here and there. But I then wonder what my life would be like without them. Surely my own life won't be interesting at all. Imagine a life by yourself, going makan by your own, watching movie by yourself (not that I haven't done that before), playing CS all the time against the computer's bot and not having anyone to copy homework and assignments from (I hope none of my lecturer's read my blog). I mean our lives would be rather boring and uninteresting.

School would have been so boring if not for my classmates who made school life "interesting". And not forgeting my best friend of 13 years, who has been an honour and pleasure to have as a true friend. And uni life, well, I dont think I need to say more about it if I didnt have my friends.

To say the least, having friends makes our life worth living. Think about it. If we had no friends, we would have to do everything by ourselves.There would be no one to share jokes and laughter with. Then there are those friendships that become something more (boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives).

I can say that I am trully blessed and fortunate to have the friends I have. Although I can be a bit annoying with my sarcasm and stuff, but they somehow are able to tolerate me.

So to all my friends, thanks for being a friend to me. Hope our friendship last a lifetime.

So to all of you out there, get in-touch with your friends especially the ones you haven't been in-touched with. You'll be glad you did.

Friends Forever!!!