ArguMENtative.

Speaking on gender based occupations, what factor relegates a sex to a certain job? The common scapegoat would be big bad society. Can we for one instance stop making society the root of all evil? Yes, its easy to look at society as an entity on its own, this mistifying omnipresent being that denounces individualism and the lone person. What's wrong with that you ask? Uhm, perhaps because WE, the collective individual make up society? Gee, yeah. Each and everyone of us add up to equal society. Let me put it mathematically:

you + me = society.

That clear enough? Good. So, if we blame society, we would be blaming ourselves. Yet, in most cases we know what is wrong with certain mechanisms of society. We talk, debate, argue. We go on daily talk shows giving our two cents worth. We're just so full of vigor and enthusiasm villifying society for all the rubbish that we'd seem to explode any moment. Well, explode already. Please go BOOM! and realise that WE make up society. Hence, any change starts with us.

(improved)you + (improved)me = (improved)society

Having said that, are the conceptions held by society wrong to begin with? Sure yeah, there are those blatantly stupid ones (really?) like women's traditional roles in the kitchen types. But what about the mentality that it is usually the males who lead? I think this goes beyond the simplistic historical caricature of the males going off to hunt while females look after the cave. Dare I suggest these views stem from religion? Of my fleeting understanding, I believe it is said in religious texts that men make better leaders as women are not as capable to lead, due to their emotional reliance. What is wrong with being emotional anyhow? Aren't we afterall emotional beings? Isn't it prudent to handle emotional beings, that is us, with our own type of emotional capacity? The best type of people that should be leading us is one like us afterall, right?

Of course, there's the issue of being over-emotional, commonly seen in women over 40, mental patients and english teachers. Or all of the above.

Heh. My friends, that's what is called verbal suicide.

But seriously, I don't really mind some of the supposed misconceptions that society has. Sure, yeah there are lots of people who are angry at the way things are. Most notably femininsts, as things are most often against them. Honestly, I sympatise. But if there are ones like you that claim MEN shouldn't be allowed to live at all, and we're good for nothing (maybe there's some justification in that) except to reproduce, then I suppose it would be rather hard to garner support from at least 40% of the world population. The equation that about makes up men the world over. And who hold the majority of any position of power.

Wanting that extreme would make you no better than Hitler's Nazi (which ironically is one of the basis for the sadistic belief that the world being better off without men)

ack! its 1.30 pm. Enough poppycock. Exams are on Monday. Need to study. Argh!

this update is dedicated to TASHA.

Did you know that Farhan is actually her own name ? Bet you didn't. Now you do. Thank you.

"I won't let you get rid of me." -- jerry maguire.

I never watched that movie.

My college has changed its name. yep. Well, it was in the works, but tentatively, the replacement was UEMWC (UEMW being our parent company). Now its called KYUEM. read all about it here. There being my college blog.

am safely back from the DoE expedition. MAAAAN, it was tiring. Three days worth of walking. Up a mountain. But 'twas worth it.

And now this week, the student council's organizing a P. Ramlee appreciation night dinner thinggy. We've been planning for it since before the short break, and then suddenly, our super great head of student services (or someone as influential) decreed that our budget be cut. WTF. Now there's probably not going to be any caterers, but our school cooks. again, WTF. tomorrow we'll have a meeting with her. We'll get to the bottom of this. Or she'd wish she didn't have one. A bottom that is.

ARGGH. I just hope the whole thing runs well.

Then there's AS exams. Its this semester. Two weeks from now its MOCKS. bugger!

I probably won't be updating this blog as often from now on
(have I ever mentioned that before? can't remember.)

Just go here. Where? My college blog. which I run. :D

Don't Neglect Me.

It does seem like I've been neglecting you, dear blog. You poor poor thing.

I'm back in college now. been here 2 hours and already I wanna get out. heh. It seems really lonely. BUT suprisingly we have internet connection! Just for us DoE expeditioners. Thank you KMYS!

College will officially commence on Monday. Which reminds me. I've got loads of unfinished (and untouched) homework.

I created a new blog. Called it memoirs of the secretaryman. Purpose? just to have a public blog about college life. And since its public, a lot of my personal opinions there will have to be screened. Hopefully that won't be too hard. Wouldn't want to diss anyone off.

My stay in KL was great. Rendra introduced me to loads of his KL friends. Luke introduced me to his KDU friends. Can't remember their names.

Screwed up my biological clock by sleeping around 3 to 4 am in the morning and waking up around noon. everyday. Just hope I didn't overstay my welcome there ;)

Don't worry blog, I won't neglect you. Though honestly I don't have the drive t o t y p e a n y m o r e n o w .

Epson Stylus C43UK.

The stupid printer. All Epson printers are stupid. At least the ones i know. Grrr.

They have two catridge slots, one for colour and the other for black. And when the black ink runs out, it refuses, and i mean stubbornly without possibility of changing its mind, to print. Not even if you don't need the blasted black ink. One has no choice but to buy a new ink catridge.

Clever. Very clever.

redesign this site.

makeover makeover maaakeover.
can't do much about it when laziness taaakes over.

saw this today. wow. to risk using an understatement, this guy is goood. how does one get to that level? by reading a lot? or issit an inborn talent? that only a select few will ever grasp. unfair! unfair!

coincidently he was a product of my college. probably going to be a successful lawyer when he graduates. then perhaps into politics (wait, he's already IN politics. he writes for an opposition newsletter. ) he might be our next PM. mmm. that is, not if i get there first.

haha. one can always dream.

what is your opinion on online file sharing especially of copyrighted material ?

too bad for the industry. haha. it can't be helped. in my fleeting understanding of economics, where there's demand, there's supply. the internet is a boundless supply horizon. no matter what the industry does to protect its products, someone always achieves in getting around it.

personally i couldn't care less about the fatcats of the industry losing money. its the young artistes, the new talents that suffer. they probably can't get a solid footing (and solid income for that matter) in the industry. maybe its time to revert back to the more traditional of occupations. (read: medicine, engineering, architecture etc.)

in the everlasting fight of the little guys versus the MAN, the consumer, we, are becoming the MAN.

so much for consumer sovereignity.

so what if its illegal (haha. take that RIAA) what can they do about it?
*thunderclap*

"humpty dumpty was PUSHED!" --paranoid king's horse.

Ku Mencari America.

the name of the song I am listening to live at the moment. haha. staying at Rendra's place in PJ. a really good friend. The singer is his dad. Don't know where you can download that mp3. yet.

so what's happened so far? Howard Dean's no longer in the lead and replaced his campaign manager. (as of this entry. but you know how unreliable politics are. and politicians for that matter.). more! We're going to celebrate Eid Mubarak soon. Safin beat Agassi to advance to the final of the Australian Open. more!

I'm still alive. The world's still spinning. West to East. On its Axis. And thats why we observe the Sun rising from the East. bet you didn't know THAT!

The school holidays are about to end. In about a week I'll be in Cameron Highlands for my DoE program.

gee, can't wait. no, really. that wasn't meant to be sarcastic. am really really anxious about it. uh-huh.