tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.comments2023-07-26T07:27:03.662-07:00Carpe DiemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-79672041870368243212014-09-10T10:37:15.529-07:002014-09-10T10:37:15.529-07:00Carpe Diem,
Thank you for your thoughtful words.
I...Carpe Diem,<br />Thank you for your thoughtful words.<br />In my experience, nothing encourages rancor, discord, and even hatred among people as much as differences in belief with respect to Religion and politics.<br />There are people in this world today who believe that the religion which they profess is the only way to heaven. Some believe this so strongly that they are willing to give up their lives in order to kill those who believe otherwise.<br />There are other religions which teach that belief in a certain person/god is a passport to heaven, and without such passport, entry is forbidden.<br />Still others believe that heaven is what one makes of their life on Earth.<br />To which of these "religions" do you belong?<br /><br />All three share a belief in monotheism, and yet even that should not be a requirement for the rewards offered by the Universe for living a life guided by the one Supreme Law of the Universe: treat others the same way that you would want to be treated. Period.<br />That's all. <br />Spirituality is the most personal thing that there is in this life. Who am I to tell a person how to live a life?<br />As for me, my God knows the ways of my heart. My God is not your God. You are most likely thankful for that. My spiritual framework is one that, in my heart, I've thought out, worked out, and am trying to live. My God asks for no more than that. And while I obtain strength, wisdom, and courage from the actions and words of others, what I ultimately believe is on me and me alone. How I treat and respect other things in this glorious, unknowable Universe, including living and non-living things, by definition determines my place in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-82171855557695731562014-06-04T00:05:01.800-07:002014-06-04T00:05:01.800-07:00dont worry my christian friend prophet JESUS is go...dont worry my christian friend prophet JESUS is going to turn back on the planet earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-58152787845051233612012-03-28T06:23:45.625-07:002012-03-28T06:23:45.625-07:00Religion of some form is found universially in hum...Religion of some form is found universially in humans in all ages in all cultures, just as music. Therefore, like music, there is is a biological basis for religion. It is once of those things that humans do. Recognizing this is fundamental to understanding what God isn't and our place in the universe. God, my friends is above all your earthly religions. Unknowable,inscrutable, God is beyond our understanding, our reason, our faith, our religion. God is what he is. Not what we say he is. What God has done is create a universe for us that we, through the gifts he has given us, can understand and in time and through that understanding, we may come to know some infintessimal part of what he truely is. Science has shown man more of what God is, than any religion made by man. Whenever a religion says that you cant be saved unless you believe in my religion, by saying just that, it surely denys God as much as any atheist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-1190988700126705642012-01-04T00:23:22.200-08:002012-01-04T00:23:22.200-08:00I grew up in a family with no home in Singapore fo...I grew up in a family with no home in Singapore for more than 6 years and counting. My parents, siblings and I rent a home in Malaysia and we have to travel back and forth to Singapore for school and work.<br /><br />I'm sure many others are doing so too. <br /><br />Why is Singapore so heartless to the poors and the dumbs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-7682996206843536112010-11-21T06:54:30.236-08:002010-11-21T06:54:30.236-08:00so what should one be living for? to make do with ...so what should one be living for? to make do with our lives?<br /><br /><br />~ just wonderingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-19320743634172793162010-07-22T17:42:11.899-07:002010-07-22T17:42:11.899-07:00I was thinking of emailing to any cartoonist who c...I was thinking of emailing to any cartoonist who can portray this message: "New events added to the YOG - sailing, canoeing and dragon boats along Orchard Road."Thehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941744057903049051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-59771921333598853302010-07-20T19:21:17.413-07:002010-07-20T19:21:17.413-07:00Hi Manfriday, thanks for your comment :) No we'...Hi Manfriday, thanks for your comment :) No we're just an informal group of volunteers getting together to do this one-off project. Depending on how well the project goes when we go back to the boarder town in Thailand, we might come back and set up something more serious and long term.<br /><br />Come to our next party next Wed at Timbre @ Substation! You can come and meet us, ask us more questions etc, and have a nice mid-week meaningful drink :)<br /><br />We are on facebook. Details of the next party are also there:<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/mlwong82#!/group.php?gid=103515349683052Carpediemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024722745084340106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-7594765621495712932010-07-20T10:28:42.934-07:002010-07-20T10:28:42.934-07:00Missed the first but I hope to attend the second. ...Missed the first but I hope to attend the second. Is your group a sort of NGO listed in singapore?Manfridayhttp://theromanticdragon.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-8229935399828495102010-07-20T10:21:01.823-07:002010-07-20T10:21:01.823-07:00Solving the homeless equation is not so cut and dr...Solving the homeless equation is not so cut and dry, people have personalized feelings and needs. I feel so, have seen certain and heard of many efforts that have been made here but the apprach I feel seems "Textbookish". Perhaps before advocating "help groups" should get a "boot camp in context?"...hehe!Instead of judging and having preconceived notions of what is good for the destitute. I'm not saying that support campains should be overly flexible, like giving money freely but one should exercise more help on a case to case basis. many sides to many stories. I just started a blog that involves areas such as social help etc...come have a read for ground level insights. My perspectives come from Ground level experiences too!Manfridayhttp://theromanticdragon.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-16779281143885781642010-05-15T00:10:40.896-07:002010-05-15T00:10:40.896-07:00It's not about the amount of money cut, do you...It's not about the amount of money cut, do you not see the point?<br /><br />It's how we so hypocritically promote this "lively arts scene" of ours and quickly shoot down any alternate views anyone may have which may contribute to this pathetic thing we so gloriously call our arts scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-78839350198975942462010-05-06T19:48:01.551-07:002010-05-06T19:48:01.551-07:00Wild Rice whines over $20k? Where is their sense o...Wild Rice whines over $20k? Where is their sense of proportion?<br /><br />Over the years there are other groups who also suffered reduced funding, do we see them go crying to the press? <br /><br />Stop taking grants if there is any back bone left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-18368408398431406412010-03-28T19:50:35.528-07:002010-03-28T19:50:35.528-07:00aiyah. who wants to be better than them! i want to...aiyah. who wants to be better than them! i want to be worse than them all.<br />let's burn more forests tonight, just to spite them neocolonists.<br />muahaha (madman laughter).<br /><br />gone-mad unkerrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-8788377485957833112010-03-28T02:11:08.133-07:002010-03-28T02:11:08.133-07:00DearnUnkerr Rem,
I take your point, but you must ...DearnUnkerr Rem,<br /><br />I take your point, but you must not let your post-colonial complex obscure a much bigger picture here - that if both the developed and developing world don't do something, then we are all responsible for not doing something to prevent destroying our planet.<br /><br />I know that Germany for one has been reforesting their land that was destroyed in part by the wars. I'm sure if you do your research you'll find many other developed countries doing so too. <br /><br />There're plenty of civil groups in Europe that jealously guard their forests and protest the widening of roads etc. In the US, there are also groups that highlight the pitfalls of biofuels and advocate other more sustainable renewables that do not consume forests.<br /><br />Finally, calling names is hardly a dignified way of making a point, no matter how valid. I think it's time we transcend the coloured lenses, which after all was a product of the colonialist. You using their terms makes u no better than them.Carpediemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024722745084340106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-49659665223660110912010-03-27T18:04:47.110-07:002010-03-27T18:04:47.110-07:00for every acre of forest in Third World countries ...for every acre of forest in Third World countries to be saved, we must insist that an acre of land in america or europe be bought back to be reforested, starting with farms at the edge of forests.<br />that would be a fair deal.<br /><br />Robin FarmerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-29916810043248185532010-03-27T04:30:10.400-07:002010-03-27T04:30:10.400-07:00why are we following blindly the western NGOs in s...why are we following blindly the western NGOs in scolding the third world countries?<br /><br />why are these NGOs not scolding the americas and europes of the world for not trying to regrow their forests?<br />it is so easy to say we should learn from their mistakes.<br /><br />america should stop their corn farms and europe their vineyards and regrow forests on these! what do you think they will say to us if we were to ask them to do these? they'd tell us to fly a kite.<br /><br />it is so easy to parrot western NGOs and scold us poor little third worlders and being thankful for being giving 'incentives' to live in the forest, while keeping mum on the other part of the problem - that those guys in the west to regrow their forests just as they are asking us to stop cutting down trees.<br /><br />if u want more forests on earth, one way is not to cut trees in the poor countries.<br />but another is for rich countries over there to start planting trees over their beloved farms.<br /><br />otherwise it is a one-sided We Rich White Guys Teach U Poor Black/Brown Fellas How To Manage The Earth.<br /><br />i dont see 'tree huggers' tying themselves to corn stalks and grape vines, so don't give me the western crap.<br /><br />(i do agree about the dangers of killing forests for palm oil and all, but not the We Know Best philo of these white NGOs that we tend to follow without asking - What About YOUR Own Backyards!?).<br /><br />unkerr remAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-48033054269243869272010-03-25T18:26:20.077-07:002010-03-25T18:26:20.077-07:00Hi Maloperro11,
I totally agree with you. The UK...Hi Maloperro11, <br /><br />I totally agree with you. The UK and US destroyed most of their forest in exchange for industrialisation, 'modernity' and economic growth. And we have them as an example of what not to do, which is precisely why NGOs, international and local alike, are campaigning against deforestation in Southeast Asia. It is precisely because we don't want to reach a point where we only have 12 percent of land under forest cover. <br /><br />If we compare with the poorest standards, we will always feel good about ourselves. Malaysia's 64 percent is much better than Britain's 12. But 64 percent today compared to 80 percent before industrialisation in Malaysia is a great loss. <br /><br />But I agree with you that at the end of the day it is livelihoods that need the focus. Indonesian farmers only destroy their forests because it's a form of livelihood for them. That's why there are many NGOs working to provide alternative livelihoods for them in order to encourage farmers not to destroy their forests. Unfortunately because of demand from consumers for palm oil products, and companies see huge profits in continuing to supply such products, they continue to pay better prices to farmers to plant palm oil, and the cycle continues. <br /><br />This is why consumers need to start choosing the right products. Businesses will be businesses. We the consumers need to stop giving them incentives to be socially and environmentally irresponsible<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Carpe DiemCarpediemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024722745084340106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-87942180990672876302010-03-25T00:31:13.153-07:002010-03-25T00:31:13.153-07:00I blv there's always two sides to a story. Whi...I blv there's always two sides to a story. While allegations by some NGOs from the EU are not exactly unfounded, but persistent anti-palm oil campaigns such as these seem to attack the agricultural sectors of developing countries like Malaysia and Indonesia. For eg, if the EU manipulate the emission saving figure to disqualify palm oil from being used a normal raw material for biofuel, they too are guilty of colluding with the NGOs by simply setting a trade barrier against the agricultural produce of a developing country.<br />The EU lobbying hard against palm oil because of deforestation also points out to a few hypocritical things: the UK has little forest left, with most land converted to agriculture. According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Britain has less than 12 per cent of its land under forest cover compared with 64 per cent for Malaysia. As a result, there is also a loss of fauna and flora and needless to say, reduced biodiversity. <br />Oh, and lets not forget in the 19th century too, the Europeans were busy despoiling southeast Asia for... rubber and timber trades. <br />There are environmentalists in southeast Asia just as there are among the NGOs in the EU. At the end of the day, people are just trying to feed themselves, raise their families and prosper. Some will win, some will lose, but everyone wants to live. <br />And 'unsustainable' modes of living aren't just confined to forests of southeast Asia- just ask the Americans. :)Maloperro11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-68797991998606675542010-03-14T01:48:03.101-08:002010-03-14T01:48:03.101-08:00You r too presumptous. If ppl want to get involved...You r too presumptous. If ppl want to get involved it is not bad per se. I happen to know of a man once who got into hot soup as the deacon of this mega church ambushed his wife and this man was found guilty without even the benefit of being able to tell his version of the story. In this case what did JN lack? He has rich and powerful frens. He was even allowed a press conference. This man I know did not even have 1/1,000 of what JN hadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-47641413989104135952010-03-13T12:21:14.444-08:002010-03-13T12:21:14.444-08:00I tend to believe those defending him is also defe...I tend to believe those defending him is also defending themselves.<br /><br />Put it this way,no one who is in Jack's position would want to answer to anyone if possible, including family members.<br /><br />But wait. His family ALREADY KNEW( for many years). If not for the media, Jack would have carried out more sex escapades.<br /><br />Now how would you like if your sister, mother, girl friend and daughter became his next lusty meal?<br /><br />So who is the true hypocrite here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-46219016625565450332010-03-13T04:55:02.490-08:002010-03-13T04:55:02.490-08:00Totally agree Complainking. This whole thing is an...Totally agree Complainking. This whole thing is an internal family affair. The public has no business rubbing salt into his and his family's wounds.<br /><br />And Mr/Ms Anonymous, I think we should leave god out of this really. If god indeed had any hand in this, there would be a whole lot more affairs being exposed out there. It's called suay and bad luck he chose to hook up with that neurotic ugly thing with a face of a monkey's arse. Some model she is....Carpediemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024722745084340106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-88657321321498886122010-03-12T22:56:11.302-08:002010-03-12T22:56:11.302-08:00Agree that he has suffered enough. Media has been ...Agree that he has suffered enough. Media has been calling him a hypocrite but he never proclaimed to be clean as a whistle. Like any business, lying is part of the selling, and when Jack tells us that cheating is wrong, it's a all too common case of the people not practicing what they preach. The only people he has let down is his family and he doesn't owe the general public anything.complainkinghttp://www.everythingalsocomplain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-26714705073696980642010-03-11T22:22:39.280-08:002010-03-11T22:22:39.280-08:00his god, probably responding to prayers by his wif...his god, probably responding to prayers by his wife and pastors, was responsible for chastising his double life.this god whipped his ass good in public so that JN will remember this lesson for life, by subjecting his amicable wife to public humiliation and further reduce her into a crying mess, the experience will definitely be etched in his memory for the rest of his life. i suspect, his mojo will probably suffers severe performance degradation. hence, public chastisement did him a favor and speeded his salvation process.<br />and to further ensure his transformation is genuine, i think this god wants a public confession that he is truly sorry and will never use his wealth and power to harm others again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-46176825508977920122010-02-26T00:19:44.469-08:002010-02-26T00:19:44.469-08:00Dear blogger of Carpe Diem,
Let me first apologis...Dear blogger of Carpe Diem,<br /><br />Let me first apologise for leaving my request on your comments page, as I couldn't reach you through any other way. I am a PhD candidate from the Communications and New Media programme at the National University of Singapore, and my research examines blogging and collective action. "Carpe Diem" came up in my sampling process and I am writing to you to seek your valued participation in a survey. <br /><br />WHAT is this study about?<br />Without saying too much to bias your responses, my study concerns bloggers' online usage, their social networks and their participation/non-participation in activism. Whether you have participated or have not participated in any activism activity, your responses will be vital in helping me gather empirical evidence on blogging and its effects.<br /><br />WHY should you help?<br />There has been much talk in the media and in the parliament on the rise of blogging and online discourse. But do blogging really impact civic participation? How does it do so? Your responses to the simple survey will go a long way in contributing to the nascent field of research on blogging in Singapore. <br /><br />HOW can you help?<br />The survey involves easy-to-answer questions (e.g. Yes/No, ratings of “1” to “5”) and will take only about 20 minutes of your time. Based on your preference, I can conduct the survey via email (or any other ways you prefer). Just send me an email and I will forward you the survey form. <br /><br />Please help!<br />Bearing in mind the potential difficulties in getting an adequate sample for such a study, I would like to stress that every single participation counts. In addition, this study has been approved by the NUS Ethical Review Committee. You have my complete assurance that all your responses will be kept strictly confidential and your identity anonymous.<br /><br />Do visit http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/cnm/research%20students/2006_grad_carol.htm for a brief write-up of my profile (please cut and paste if the link doesn't work). Being a student with no funding support, I am bearing all research costs and appealing to your goodwill (and hopefully curiosity?) to take part in this study. <br /><br />I look forward to hearing positively from you soon. Thank you for reading this and giving my request your due consideration.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Carol Soon<br />(Emails: wtsoon@nus.edu.sg and carol_soon@yahoo.com.sg)Carol Soonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952861687663765586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-38845338205454052972010-02-14T00:52:58.059-08:002010-02-14T00:52:58.059-08:00I agree with you. Its all so true and i do hope mo...I agree with you. Its all so true and i do hope more people will realise this.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635848973583535008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-68181346507506175212010-02-03T22:51:40.526-08:002010-02-03T22:51:40.526-08:00Thanks MM SZ :) Hopefully more will read this and ...Thanks MM SZ :) Hopefully more will read this and start asking the right questions.Carpediemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024722745084340106noreply@blogger.com