Semester Begins

Ah. It's raining. Great weather to write out my thoughts. Lately much has been going through my head.

Semester just started today, and I'm quite happy, most of my classes start at 1pm

God must want me to enjoy my year 3 :) I'm thankful.

I also know what title I want to do for my final Year 3 project (it's 40 credit points out of 120)

Knowing what you want to do in life is really important. And I'm happy that I have made a decision on what topic to do for it. Not being able to decide would just be terrible, like what many of my friends are facing now.

Also, my game improved, in League of Legends. Overall, more wins than losses. That's great :) I shall continue winning.

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I've also made a decision.

Yes, we all need to make decisions and not hesitate when we do need to make one.

Was watching SNSD's 1st asia tour concert videos.

I was so touched by their performance.



It was their 1st album, so their songs had a more softer melancholy to it back then, it makes your heart feel touched in a way, when they perform.

I said to myself "If I don't ever see these girls live in concert, I will never forgive myself on my deathbed"

Yes. I must see them live. If they come to Singapore, or if they are in Thailand, that's close enough for me.

Next year I start working. I will save up money to travel to see them. Distance isn't a matter for me, these girls are worth the effort and time. Definitely. Without a doubt.

All of their concerts are always full house. Always. Man, if I could be there in the crowd cheering them on... What I'd give for that.

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Oh yes, I am most likely going to choose 3D-modelling and Virtual Reality for my optional subject in year 3.

I heard virtual reality has to do with games, so the choice is obvious :)

I have a wonderful life, I gotta learn to cherish it even more :)

I know one day, I will be wealthy not just in riches, but also at heart.

I know one day, I will be strong not just as a guy, but as a man.

I know one day, I'll get to see SNSD in concert, and I will enjoy it to the fullest to see our 9 angels perform :)

I know one day, I'll get married to the girl of my dreams. Someone I can truly love.

Why do I know? I just know :)

A friend told me I was getting tame. Not so crazy as last time.

True, perhaps I'm maturing quite a bit :) I'm 20 already, after all :D

Sometimes I feel like my life is already all set out for me. Good things come most of the time, and generally everyone is happy around me :)

That's really great, isn't it?

Some people think of me as an inspiration and role model.

I'm actually super pai seh when they say so. I'm flattered to think that this once shy boy (before college) could actually be highly regarded as a good individual to follow.

It's true when they say positive attracts more positive into your life :)

Well anyhow! On to the new semester ^_^! Good luck to everyone, may you live a blessed life.

Thoughts Thoughts

Surprisingly, many people wondered why I didn't go for the Pangkor trip

They're saying hey! Danny is the life of the party! A trip wouldn't be a trip without him!

I'm flattered :) but I think it's a little over exaggerated haha! Pai seh la!

Sure it'd be fun, but you know what

I didn't actually see a reason to go

Although it is slightly a little expensive, but the main reason is because there isn't a reason to go, at least for me.

Usually, you go on trips with people who you are really close to

But in this case, since I've left the council, even though I may know many of them, I chose not to go since the real point of the trip is so the members, the juniors can bond better with each other. That's the whole point.

I'm not a junior, there really isn't a reason for me to go. And spend rm200+. LOL.

People tell me I am overthinking it. No, I'm not, it's the truth. Why go for a trip if there isn't a reason to go?

Fun? I have fun anywhere I go :) It's all about perspective.

Danny Siah doesn't go where the fun is, the fun goes where Danny Siah is. Period.

You see, if it wasn't a council trip, maybe I would consider more about going.

But it is called, SC Island Trip for a reason!

Yes I know I am a senior member, but hey, it's time for the younger generation to have their fun :)

Man, if they really can't learn to have fun without me I'd SERIOUSLY be disappointed!

Having fun is really important, and you just need to go with the right company.

And look, what does a senior member do anyway? It's such a grey area. I haven't had to do anything ever since becoming a senior. Haha!!!! So what's the point really???

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If people still cannot see my point as to why I didn't go for the trip, then you must rethink it all over an look at it from a wider perspective.

The last SC trip I went for a few months ago, I was still a member. So I did go. It applied to me. But being a 'senior member' feels like you're sort of retired.

Do you go for a company-trip if you're retired from the company?

From what I know the main purpose of such trips is to build bonds so that future projects can be more easily executed because everyone knows one another better.

But then you add in all this.. outside unrelated friends and then... Is it really a company trip anymore?

No, it isn't.

The people who were not in SC who came along with us during the last SC trip would actually feel left out. Unrelated to the cause and the organization which is the council!

So I think that the organizer may have missed the point of organizing a Student Council trip. Everything must be done with a purpose, a reason. Why go for a trip just to have fun? Why not have a more deeper purpose? If you wanna have fun I can introduce more cheaper alternatives, if you JUST wanna have fun. I'm serious.

My family is just making ends meet on our overall household income. So if I can save a little, I think I should.

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And if SC really did organize it JUST to have fun, I would also be seriously disappointed. Everything must have some deeper meaning to it.

Otherwise you're just wasting time. I'm not saying fun isn't important, but fun isn't the only element you have to think about.

Yes, so that's my two cents on the reason why I feel it is a little pointless/inappropriate for me to go for the trip.

I believe strongly of my reasoning powers, and if anyone still doesn't understand, that is still alright.

You may have your own reasoning, and in fact you may be right as well, but it doesn't mean that I am wrong :) hehe

Well, just wanted to get that out in the open. Toodles! :D

Friendship

Friendship is a very peculiar thing

I can't remember the last time I wrote about it, it must've been a long time. My, time flies. Or was it recently? I can't remember. It's too late at night.

Lately this month I've come to realize

Friendship is something like uno stacko.

At first, when you meet a friend, and friendship begins, it's like the uno stacko game begins.

Each time you hurt a friend, accidentally or intentionally, you take a block out of the uno stacko, and you place it on top.

Again, you hurt someone, again you take a block out and put it on top.

Each time you put it on top, you return the block, and the friendship continues.

Each time, again and again, you keep building it higher, higher and higher

Until one point, when you take out the block, it falls. Apart.

Thinking back. I honestly can say, even though sometimes you look back and see that you really treat your friends so well all the time,

Just one wrong phrase, one mistake could cause it to crash and fall like the uno stacko.

Yes. I can say that I really treat my friends as best as I can. But I also understand that no matter how well I treat the uno stacko, one day it will fall, after all we all make mistakes.

When it falls apart like that, you can either leave it there, or build it up again.

Leaving it there in crumbles means the friendship comes to an end.

Building it up again from scratch means you want to save the friendship. You want to make it stronger. And you're willing to start all over if that means it's what it takes.

You start building, one block after another. Each time being good to your friend. Building, building, building, and crash.

There we go again. And then we start building and building and building. And crash.

But wait. Each time it crashes, we get more blocks. Now we can build it higher.

It crashes again. Now we can build it even higher.

Friendship is a lot like that. Every time you do something wrong, you crash your friendship. But once you restore it, it becomes strengthened. And the process repeats.

Most people view those crashes as a bad thing. In actual fact, it serves to strengthen the friendship only if you know how to see it as a good thing instead of a bad thing.

Most people do their best to avoid those crashes. But hey, if you never fight and never disagree what friendship is there?

I just crashed twice this month, but I will start to build them both up again. Definitely. Failure is never final.

Each of those blocks are precious. I feel that deep down, I have done my best to treat them well as friends. And regardless of whether it is true or not, I shall continue to build. I may not be able to control how others think, but I am able to control me. So I continue to build.

I can stop and think about how bad the crash was. Or I can just build on.

I can look at how many blocks or good deeds I have done. Or I can just build on.

I can leave the blocks crashed and not build them again and just look at it forever. Or I can just build on.

1 bad deed is enough to make you bad , even though you did 100 good deeds previously. That's why it's hard to be good. But that is also why being good is a greater challenge, the tougher part, and the harder road always reaps more experience and teaches so much more about life itself.

In both times I didn't actually mean to be bad. I was just being myself. I never intended to hurt them. But in fact I did. Somehow. Such is friendship. Such a fragile thing.

For now, that is. After a few times, no longer will it be a fragile thing. First, it was plastic blocks. Easily blown by even the winds. Then it became wood, even stronger than before.

Then finally it became steel.

But becoming steel was not enough.

Each time that steel is piled atop one another, it is melded together.

So every good deed stays. in tact. And after a while, it may no longer fall. And even if it does fall, it only continues to become stronger. As long as I am willing to start from scratch.

Funny, how life revolves around itself, how uno stacko can be related to friendship, how food can describe life, how your personality personifies itself through everything you do.

Friends. Even if some of them will only be close to me for a few years, I will make those years as memorable as possible. Then even if I see them many years later, I will smile and reminiscence the old times over a cup of hot coffee with them :)

So, that's the man I want to be. What about yourself?

Do you continue to build?

Grandmother said this...

OH MY GODDDDD!!

Last Monday (4 days ago) I went out for breakfast with a good friend of mine :)

We talked about lots of stuff

Then we came to the topic on masked riders (nerd topic alert)

I told her, I've always been wanting to watch kamen rider kabuto (I saw the advertisement somewhere)

Take note that my friend studied psychology at help and is currently working... She said OMG KABUTO IS AWESOME!!!!!! (or something along those lines)

So, trusting my friend's one line review of the series

I decided to go home and watch!

OH MY GODDDD!!! I LOVED IT!!!!!!

The first few episodes are the warm up episodes, when it gets to the deeper part of the story... Man there were so many WTF moments I really lost count!

That's one thing about any japanese drama/series

They can somehow come up with the craziest storylines and make you go WTF! This applies for any jap drama (if you have any past experience with jap drama's im sure you know what I'm talking about)

In this series they made the main character, Tendou Souji, simply GODLIKE!

And watching Kabuto makes you hungry cuz.. Tendou is apparently a GODLIKE chef as well (you can see his little sister's expression of deliciousness after each time she eats his cooking)

Also, the AMAZING and UNIQUE thing about this series is the AWESOME...

"Grandmother said this:" quotes! HAHAHAHAHA!

I absolutely loved them!

Tendou kicks a monster's ass? "Grandmother said this..."

Tendou cooks awesome food? "Grandmother said this..."

Tendou makes an unprecedented comeback? "Grandmother said this..."

SERIOUSLY EPIC!!! I LOVED IT SO MUCH!!!!

Also, food is a very huge part of the series, it lightens the mood of the series and makes it more fun to watch :)

And yes, I never get tired of seeing Jyuka (Tendou's lil sis) express how delicious her brother's cooking is EACH AND EVERY FRIGGING TIME! XD

Also, I mentioned earlier that there were quite a number of WTF moments in the series. Yeap, and that's what makes it even better (cuz it's unpredictable and not cliche like power rangers.. lmao)

Tendou's godlike-ness just makes the series even more enjoyable for me. I like it when the main character has this sort of arrogance that compliments his personality and abilities. Tendou is just Tendou :) That arrogant attitude suits him PERFECTLY.

And it suits him because his strength is REAL.

His opening line is as follows:-

"Grandmother said this: Walking the path of heaven, the man who will rule over everything. Tendou, Souji"

Tendou - Path of Heaven
Souji - Ruler of All

LOL!!!!! They really made him a bad ass rider :)

Also, the series forecasts many other riders (of course, Tendou is the best )

But each character has some depth to them and as you go along you'll find out the past of these characters. (Yes, some really WTF moments I tell you.)

I loved the transformation style too. It's only my second Kamen Rider series, and yeah! It's pretty cool! I like the whole "Rider Belt" idea (though it's probably not new)

Nevertheless it still looks awesome :)

The only bad thing I can say about the series is that.. hmm... After the second half of the series it gets a little slow.

But honestly I was breezing through the episodes so fast (i finished all 49 episodes already) that it really didn't affect me.

Still loved it to bits.

Enjoyed all the WTF moments.

Enjoyed all the awesome grandmother quotes

Enjoyed the awesome transformations.

Enjoyed Jyuka's smile :D

Enjoyed the storyline

Enjoyed Tendou's godlike-ness

Enjoyed the FOOD and COOKING!!! :DDDD

This series is like a 9/10 for me! Awesome! Maybe even 9.5!! :DDDD

Realistically, I don't think any series would achieve a 10/10, simply because nothing in this world is perfect :)

But who knows! Maybe there'll be one who would just tickle my fancy :) hehe!

Okay! Thanks for reading! If you did read this far, you are either

a) A kamen rider fan
b) A danny siah fan
c) A ceiling fan (i'm kidding XD)

Or you were just bored! Probably one of the above XD

Anyhow, if you are interested to watch this series of Kamen Rider Kabuto, you can do so at

https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=207033499319363

All the links are there! (Yes, you can watch the ENTIRE series on facebook without downloading)

Or if you prefer to download, you can get the ENTIRE series on

http://tokuzilla.com/kamen-rider/kamen-rider-kabuto-complete/

Yeap! That's all folks! Hope you enjoyed it!

Hopefully more people can enjoy this awesome series filled with compassion, love, humour, kindness and FOOD! XD


Some people claim it is the best rider series ever (by 2 of my female friends, in fact!)

But is it for you? It's up to you to judge :)



(Note, this is a special episode, the zector bugs don't talk in the real series haha)

Gnite! :D

Bulwark of the Ages

Heya! I'm going to update about something non-related to girls today :)

Not really like me eh? Haha! Well, there will always be time in the future for such posts, as for now, on to today's post

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A few years back, I was a different guy. I was more immature, I was more rash, I was naive.

I had less control of my emotions.

It's the truth. I was one emotional dude.

Maybe because it was my teenage years. They say the hormones are raging.

On the other hand, I suppose I did do my part to make a change to my attitude, though there's still room for loads of improvement definitely :)

Lately, I realized how sometimes your words could hurt someone, even if it wasn't your intention.

I think everyone has had their fair share of problems like this.

But not everyone would apologize for it, because they feel it wasn't their fault, since they did not intend to hurt the other person.

Also, most people don't apologize because they feel it would make them look weak. Especially guys, they really hate apologizing. In public even more so.

When you take a step back and look at the bigger picture however, you ask yourself..

Is a friendship worth being jeopardized over these kind of misunderstandings?

No, in fact, it's actually a very small thing

but because no one wishes to apologize, and restore the friendship, things eventually go downhill and what could have been a long lasting friendship is gone just like that.

Something so small, became something so big, because no one wants to apologize and make up. Think about that.

It happened to me before. I lost a few friends this way. I learned a very valuable lesson about life. It's important to be brave enough and man enough to initiate the apology. If you don't do it, no one will.

In the end I sit down and ask myself... Was it worth losing a friend over these kind of things?

No. It wasn't worth it. So is it worth apologizing to restore friendships? Yes.

That's why now, I let my ego down and apologize whenever I can. It doesn't matter whose fault is it, a misunderstanding is a misunderstanding.

Blaming one another simply doesn't solve the problem. I've understood this.

Strangely I learn well through experience, but the price of experience is expensive. You lose valuable things along the way. Relationships, friendships. But I will not let it go to waste. All those things I've learned, I will use it properly.

On the plus side, I've learned to treat friends better. Much better than last time.

Even recently I offended a friend, though I didn't mean to. But I believe our friendship is valuable. It's not something worth losing.

It's hard for most people to do this. You need a lot of self esteem, otherwise you won't be able to apologize. People who have low self-confidence have a lot of trouble initiating apologies. High levels of ego is also another cause for not wanting to apologize.

I didn't care about face, friendship is more important. I was never concerned with my self-image or what others would think of me. I will be myself, no matter what happens :) So that's why for me, it is a little easier to apologize.

Your heart needs to become a shield that absorbs all negativity and turn it into positivity. Your heart must become a negative-to-positive energy converter.

That way, even when people tell you off, you will stay calm and not respond irrationally. Losing your temper only makes things worse when it comes to apologies and such.

Make your heart a shield. That shield is known as the bulwark of the ages, made from a wood called 'self-esteem'. It is rock hard, yet at the same time it will absorb the impact of the harsh words from others.

In that way, you will respond to other people's negative attacks with positive energy. Responding with negativity just multiplies it. Remember.

To me, the greatest example of positivity is the ability to respond to negativity with positivity.

So I will do so :) Since I am one of the few who are on the highly positive scale.

Sometimes I fail, but every time I fail I try again, and I become better. It's really the only thing keeping me going. Never giving up.

So far, it seems like I'm on the right track in life, may everyone's lives be filled with joy and happiness :)

And happy mid-autumn festival! Hope you guys have a blast :)

Gnite!

LoL

Just a quick post

A thought came to my mind just now

I was playing LoL (League of Legends)

It's an improved version of Dota you could say!



Anyhow, I realized that, whether or not you are a good player isn't based on how many wins you have.

It's based on how many losses you have, and how you view those losses.

I notice that most people, really hate losing. And that's pretty normal. I don't exactly like losing too.

At the same time, I realized that we should take a loss more positively.

Simply because losing means that we can still improve ourselves.

It also means that losing is an opportunity to learn about your weaknesses and improve on them.

Yes, losing is a passport to great wins next time.

And most of us really get blinded by our 'number of wins'

When we should really pay attention to our losses.

Why did we lose? How can I improve?

Instead, what most people do is... "That teammate of mine sucked balls, he's a noob, he doesn't listen to orders, he lacks teamwork"

I admit, sometimes I do blame other people in my team as well for losing

But hey. What's the point? I cannot improve my skills in LoL by blaming others, or being angry at them. Even if I am right, so what? It doesn't make me a better player.

I believe a really good LoL player can make teamwork happen, even in a team that has problematic members in it. Take note that as a team, you go down together, or you succeed together. So relatively speaking, your teammates flaws are your flaws, and their strengths are your strengths.

I must learn better to control my focus and emotions. Sometimes you get so caught up in an argument with a teammate that you forget to focus on the game itself. It is a little immature at times. I've been there, believe me. It has caused me many losses before.

Also another thing I notice, there is a 'surrender' option in the game.

I never use that option. Or at least, I stopped using it.

A man finishes what he started. So he does not give up, even if the enemy is really whooping your ass.

A lot of players give up and surrender half way through the game (or sometimes even earlier) because they are losing by a huge gap.

For me, no matter how bad the situation is, I will always vote no when asked to surrender. Never. I'd rather die another 100 times in that game than surrender.

Also, one more bad habit that some LoL players do (me too occasionally) is that we tend to get negative about the whole game.

Yeah... I often hear negative remarks, like "we are going to lose" or... "boring"... or "you feed!" or "enemy is so strong/fat"

I don't really see how it helps to see how you're going to lose, rather than try to see how you're going to win.

Sometimes I do say negative things, like 'gg' or good game, signalling that the game is already over, but now I only make sure to say it only as the game is about to end.

I try not to take things people say to heart as well. Sometimes they say things because they are angry, frustrated. Sometimes they lose again and again and they just want to take out that anger on someone. Don't take it to heart if people criticize you or scold you.

It's just a game after all :) we're in it to have fun, whether we lose or win.

Being able to handle a loss like a man and avoid whining like a girl/sore loser is a very important skill most gamers need.

Just my 2 cents, thanks for reading :) Even if you may not know the game, what I'm mostly talking about in this post is not the game, but your attitude in the game. And it reflects your life, mostly.

Eye Contact : A way to establish dominance

Hey guys! It's been a long time since I last updated!

Just enjoying the holidays too much! HAHA! It's been a great one :)

I'm still wondering if I should go for a Pangkor trip ending of this month, It's kinda weird cause I've left the council, so I don't really think it's suitable if I go.



Well anyhow! On to today's topic!

Eye contact, everyone knows that eye contact is a very powerful tool in order to leave an impression. This applies in dating, relationships, and all human contact, in fact.

So I will explain how to use eye contact to establish dominance which will aid you in leaving a strong impression as a guy, towards other females.

Also take note that you can establish dominance over other guys with this technique.

This takes practice, so here we go!

1) You need to be in college, shopping malls, or any place with a lot of people
2) As everyone passes by, look at them straight in the eyes
3) Each time you look at someone, DON'T look away. Keep your eyes locked onto theirs
4) Do NOT look away, until the other person looks away (doesn't matter if it's a guy or girl, it's for training)
5) If its a guy, and he asks you what's the matter, just tell him you thought that he looked like your friend

Now, if it's a girl, you will get various different responses.

First response, she looks away before you, this shows that she has a submissive/passive/timid/unconfident character

Second type of response, she smiles, and maintains eye contact for a long period with you (sometimes 10 seconds or more) Usually this kind of girl is confident, they almost always smile and maintain eye contact with you.

Do return a smile if she gives you one :)

Some girls might even say Hi to you! That's awesome! You get to talk to her just by using eye contact, now isn't that just great?

So, all my male friends, use this eye contact exercise to your advantage, and when you have mastered it, you can easily leave a strong confident impression on those you approach.

Also, remember, NEVER break eye contact first, the one who breaks first shows a submissive character. Now you don't want to appear weak do you? Hehe :)

Alright! That's all for today! I did this post especially for one of my loyal fans! Sheng Khang! He reminded me all about this blog haha! Kudos to him!

Have a nice day peeps ^_^
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