Do you know why we are taking pictures?

Hey guys,

So the other day, I was at home and my Sis was watching the TV. So I spent a bit of time ( Which is a lot ) to see what's on, and...

The joy truck was on.
I didn't watch the full thing, I only managed to catch a bit of it.

So if you guys don't know what's that, let me educate you guys.

The host, Pornsak (Awesome fella) goes different places each episode to do some volunteering work along with a team of volunteers.On the final episode, they went to a home for the sick elderly.

They were doing some very generic volunteer's work like decorating and cutting hair.

However, they did something different for this(Or maybe I just haven't seen it before.). They were taking pictures for the old folks.

Some grannys were pretty funny by putting on some cute pose or the asian peace signs.

Then in the midst of it, the host asked the granny one question.

"Do you know why we are taking pictures?"

"I don't know" 

"We are taking these photos so that when you go to heaven, we can use these pictures."

To those that doesn't understand what the host meant by that, when a Chinese pass away, they would have a picture on the van. 

Of course, when you talk about death especially to a Chinese elder, they usually wouldn't like it, as they believe it to be rather "Bad luck" to talk about it. 

However, when the host asked," Do you think it's bad luck to talk about it?"

This granny said," It's alright, we will pass on eventually, sooner or later. With birth, comes death. We can never escape it. We will walk this path no matter what."

There were so much feelings flowing in me, but i think what matters most was the words she said. 

It is true that death happens to all, unless you live in the movie "In Time"

My favorite movie all time, and the movie where I fell in love with Amanda Seyfried. (Ahh~~)

Back to the topic, death brings about sadness, loneliness and lost of motivation. (Unless you're a terrorist, which you enjoy people's death.)

I am still young, since I only lived for 17 years. So death in a sense, is still a long time. Right?

Actually life is unpredictable, when your time is up, it's up. 

However, I am not scared of death. I know most people will think I'm not serious since I am still young, but I actually thought it through very seriously. I was scared for a few months about what happens when I die. 

Am I gonna be a nobody? Will I at least have a decent life? What will happen to my love ones?

These thoughts were on my mind for quite a long time. However, since I became a Christian, I am longer afraid of death. (Don't worry, I wouldn't elaborate on it) 

However, when I think of my Mum dying. I just couldn't imagine it. Or should I say I wouldn't dare to think about it.

A mother's love is the greatest love anyone can give. Though my Mum isn't the best Mum, she is to me. I love her very much, but I still couldn't imagine a day where I don't have her. 

If you think I'm a mummy's boy, you're wrong. I do most of the things myself, and she doesn't forbids me from doing anything. However, I still love her very much because I wouldn't be here if she didn't went through the pains of having me or the fact that she didn't abandon me(and to be honest, I am a problematic kid).

Can you imagine the day where your love ones is no longer around?  or rather, are you prepared to die?

There is so much that we think are the end of the worlds like my freaking end of semester exam, I am so so scared. Are you able to let those go and cherish of what's genuinely important? 

Do read up on: http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/zh/tv/channel-8/programmes/The-Joy-Truck/default.aspx 

It's simple description of the episode and pictures of what they did if you don't want to watch the whole hour show. 

So till next time, stay awesome and rock on.

Cane is my worst enemy.

Hey guys,

Last Sunday while attending church last Sunday, I remember the Pastor telling a rather hilarious story. 

One day, a kid stole some stationary items from his classmates. 

Of course, this ends with the teacher having to meet the kid's father. 

When the father came and heard the from the teacher about what the kid did. 

The father's face almost turned instantly. Without hearing any excuses or reasons from the kid. He shouted at the kid. 

"Why did you steal stationary items from your classmates! Isn't the stationaries I took from the office enough!?" 

Of course the whole church had a good laugh, including me. 

For those that didn't get the joke, taking office's stationaries is an act of stealing 

And if you still don't get the joke, it's funny because of its irony. 

After hearing that story and having a good laugh, I took a moment to see how nowadays parents are doing. 

Especially in Singapore today, parents aren't doing what they're supposed to do. Grooming the future of the country. 

Nowadays parents aren't the parents anymore. iPad and other electronics are their kids new parents. Whenever a kid cries, they will just give the kid an iPad, to let it entertain themselves. So...is the iPad the parent or the parents are the parent?

Can you see what's happening?
There's no physical connection! 

Can you imagine where in the future, the kid will call the iPad mama or dada, instead of the parents? 

Speaking of physical connection, I remember how my parents will "physical connect" with me. 

As a kid, my parents will hit me, they will ground me. Basically, they will do all those that no kids will ever enjoy. 

Of course, as a kid, I wouldn't understand why they think doing all those will help me. 

However, as a teenager now, I understand where they're coming from. In fact, I'm thankful for what they did. 

In an Asian family (when I say Asian, it's really Asian. No western influence.), it's normal that kids get hit (not in an abusive way). 

If you're a kid, maybe reading the following will help you understand why your parents hit you. Or if you're a parent, find out why it's appropriate to punish at correct times. 

1. When your kids starts doing things that might lead to bigger trouble in future. 

All of us knows that hitting our heads at the wall hurts. Some people just wanna hit it, then they can learn what's pain. However when our parents hit us on the head, though less painful, it warns us about where we're going. 

Punishing children are serve the same purpose. The parents knows where the kids are heading, they know that the kids are gonna hit against the wall. So the punishing serves as hitting on the head, so that the kid will know what he should do and what not to.

2. After your kid did something wrong. 

Habits don't happen overnight, habits are cultivated over a long time. 

I remember one of my teacher told the class that if we continue to scratch our nose one time, everyday, we would scratch it without knowingly. Thanks to that, I have a habit where I scratch my nose (the outside, not inside!) .

If kids already did things that are wrong, punishing will serve as a rehab. Stop that act before it becomes a habit. 

3. When kids stop respecting their parents. 

I know a lot of kids will say,

"There's nothing about my mum that deserves respecting!" 

I understand how all that feels, personally, I feel my parents aren't the best role models. Time to time, i feel that why should I respect them? 

However, no matter what, your parents gave you life. You are able to read these because your parents bothered to raise you up. 

No matter what they do, they're still your parents. So respect them, especially your mom, 'cause having you inside her for 9 months isn't really easy. 

However, saying all these. Parents, give your kids something to respect. Family moulds how a kid behaves in he future. They mold how they perceive things. 

So parents, be the best role models you can be.

Don't be the following.

Saying all these, punishing and hitting isn't effective in all kids. 

Especially if they're sensitive to feelings. 

Sometimes talking, is so much better than hitting. Understanding is better than violence. However, some kids just deserve physical punishment. 

Physical punishment is works wonder at appropriate times, but that doesn't mean you can hit the kid as and when you like. It shouldn't be the case when the kid goes to school with cane marks on their arms. It shouldn't be the case where they are traumatized by a cane. 

If you think you're in a abusive family. Please get help from official organizations. Call 1800-258 6378 for help and dial 999 if you're in danger 

Till next time, stay awesome and rock on. 

 Here's a cute doggy for being awesome. 

Earth is a confusing place.

Hey guys,

Well, today is just gonna be a sad post. (Just letting you know)

...I cut my hand and I can't type well. So today is just gonna be a short post. 

Neh, see what I do for you guys! 

But really, I cut myself in the most manly way...from cutting an orange. (Gotta get that vitamin C!)

I'm not kidding guys, I really cut my finger. 

Okie, moving on. Serious time. 

Sometimes, I really just find humanity disgusting and pathetic (And no, I'm not the alien that Katy Perry sing of).

Why am I saying all those? Well, recently there have been a lot of events that bothers me. 

Recently, I was walking back home from the train stations. During that time, I saw a man lying in the floor of a block. 

He appears drunk and he had his hand to his chest. Usually in this kind of scenario, it can mean two things. 

1. He was actually drunk. 

2. He had a heart attack and that explains why he had his hand to his chest. 

Bearing in mind that he could be drunk, I called the police instead if approaching him. I know there are other numbers to call other than 999, but at that time I really didn't know what to do. 

After I called the police, I stayed around, just to make sure nothing serious happens. 

However, while I was there, there were about 20 people that walked past, and here's the thing. No one bothered about him. 

All of them saw him, in fact, they stood there for a moment and just look at him. Then, they just walked off. 

They didn't even asked about his condition or something. Whats better is that since he was lying in the floor, more than a dozen just walked right past him. They were trying not to touch him, avoiding the unnecessary trouble. 

Now you might ask," but jasper, it's normal that people lies on the street. They might be homeless!" 

That is true, but in Singapore, most homeless people would sleep on a park bench or somewhere. Just not the floor. 

Also, he wasn't lying on the side of the walkway. He laid on the middle of the walkway, which was rather unusual. 

So I stood there for about 18 minutes( I was counting.. ) 

Then the paramedics came, and seeing that he was taken care of, I went home. 

Now you might think, what's the big fuss about? 

That's the thing, no one bothered to do anything to that man. 

He could have a heart attack and was maybe on his last breathe. Or even, he could have hit his head. 

But we will never know, 'cause we just don't care. 

Doesn't this remind you of a incident a few years back in china. 

A little girl was hit by two cars, the drivers drove of. 

The little girl laid on the middle of the road ( that's right, I said road ), more than 18 people walked past, but no one cared, except the 19th person. A rag and bone lady, which was 31 minutes after.  

I couldn't really find a reliable source showing she's alive, but most articles ends with her in a coma. 

What's so disturbing is that the driver noticed that he hit the little girl, he stopped, but carry on. So many people saw it, but all lopped around her. That's just so sad.

It's funny that we always say that we are the smartest species on Earth, and the newspaper prints something on the headlines when someone does something good. 

Isn't it funny? 

People make it a big thing when people does something good, but it's normal to close our eyes when something goes wrong? 

I live in Singapore. We are claimed to be relatively rich (which is mainly just the government), we have a rather good education here (where it's so good, that a bunch of foreign students come, even if its the lousiest school.). 

So in a sense, we rather developed. So why are we doing these sort of things? What are we teaching to the future generations? 

Most of us just wanna lead a simple life, without much trouble, having enough money for us and our kids. 

But in the midst of doing this, we close out anything that wouldn't have any benefits to us. If there isn't any benefit, it's just trouble. 

I remember attending a 3 day workshop (mainly because I was forced), if there's one thing that I took away, is that if we don't treat each others well, who will? 

Can we expect aliens to treat us well? Can we expect animals to replace humans? 

We as humans, can only treat each others well. 

The police called me after the whole incident (and it was a personal mobile number), he called to say that the man wasn't injured and he was okie. 

So chillax people! 

So till next time, stay awesome and rock on. 

We're not faulty.

Hey guys,

Have you ever felt embarrassed of your own behavior?

Have you ever felt afraid of showing others your real self?

Or rather, have you often mute the voice of the real you and instead spoke something that was not you?

We all have a mask. We all have a cover to hide ourselves, our true inner self. We are all afraid of showing our real self, our weakness, our joy, our pain. 'Cause we felt that it was easier to just be what society taught us. Wear our masks and be someone you're not.

I'm not gonna be lie, in fact, if you have realized, I have been very honest with you guys. 'Cause I don't wanna be a blogger that blogs about lies.

So haters gonna hate~

I have a mask too. Or rather, I have multiple masks. I put on different masks towards different people.

I'm not trying to say pretend you guys are friends and stab them behind their backs. 'Cause that's just cowards' acts. (Stay tune 'cause I'm doing a post on it soon.)

I'm trying to say that we often act how society or parents taught us. You must have a well paid job, you must not burp or shout in public, you must act tough because that how's the world works. 

If i were to put it in a more simple illustration, we are all like a new robot, we all absorb data from the world and we must act like what we're programmed to. If we were to act like anything that were not programmed, we'll just be deemed as a faulty unit. 

Gundam Strike Freedom Rocks!

Thanks to what we're taught, we can never truly be ourselves. When I'm upset or depressed, I have to pretend that all is A-O-KAY.

I know I have this friend, I know he hates giving free-loader their undeserving rewards. So i had this conversation with him.

"Hey, I saw what you did there. Why did you give him credit for something he didn't even touch?"

"Because this was how I was brought up."

Saying all these, I am quoting his exact words, no extra or less words. EXACT.

Sure, there are time when you wanna do your kind act of the day, be my guest. However he was doing all these simply because, he was brought up that way.

Admit it, all of us wanna be that yellow guy in the image. We wanna be different in how we act, we all wanna be ourselves. 

We are all different, unique and irreplaceable. So why act the same when we can be so different?

However( HAHA! Here comes the however!), saying all these, can we really show all of us? 

See, here is the difference, wearing a mask and showing all of you. 

In this world, we have one type of people that wears masks to hide themselves, and the other hand, we have people that is just, naked. Sigh...

(I wanted to insert an image, then I realized how disgusting google is and I don't know what to type in.)

This type of people show and share all of themselves. A.L.L.

I'm not trying to say that your weakness and fears are something that you should die along with it. In fact, sharing your weakness and fears is essential to being yourself. 

However, they will share those type of dark shits that they should never, EVER, E.V.E.R say. 

I remember that there was once my homies and I were eating our dinner. Out of sudden, he shared how he do his business when he was in the hospital. Being the kind me, I wouldn't share what he said just to save you from loss of appetite., but it involves a tube and vacuum. 

When people don't probe you or ask you this type of dark shit (No puns intended) questions, keep those things to yourself. Nobody needs to know that, it'll just create an awkward atmosphere 'cause they're creep out at your. 

Speaking of shit, watch the video below. It's done by SourceFed, and one of them were dared to say how he crap himself in the pants. I laughed my ass off, and as of writing this, I just started watching their videos. 

Again, being the kind me, I've fast-forward the video to that exact moment, but you guys should watch the entire thing. It's hella funny!

http://youtu.be/R9Ux52ZCOak?t=7m56s


So I think in conclusion, I know that being yourself is difficult, especially when you're comfortable with the people you're with. However, being the real you will let you realize who's you're friends and who's not. 'Cause real friends accept you for who you are! Though, bear in mind to keep inappropriate facts to yourself!



If you're able to see this message, you're awesome fro staying through all these.

I have a announcement to make, I would be publishing my blog post every 7pm (Singapore Time), Friday.
I chose this timing because...I have no life...

So if you have no life like me, feel free to join me! Lets together forever alone!

I feel that having a set timing for publishing can get more readers. Also, you sharing or talking about this blog would be greatly appreciated.

'Cause, I really wanna make this blog a thing. So any help will be helpful to me!

So till next time, stay awesome and rock on!

Is it fair?

Hey guys!

Have you ever gotten back your exam results and when you compare it to the laziest kid in class and he actually does better than you? 

Or have you ever did something good or worth praising and someone else comes along and steals your credit? 

Life's not fair, isn't it?

Me being me, I've always asked myself this question. But is there a definite answer? 

Is life fair? 

I was told before that life is never fair. What a scumbag right?

Why don't we break the question and focus on the word " fair ". 

Fair is often viewed as equal, justified or even unbiased. 

But as men ( and women ), we view " fair " as," why does the other person get better benefit than me? " 

We will never say," hey that's not fair, why do I get better things than him? "

But we'll always say," hey that's not fair, what about me? " 

Hey hey, did I hit the spot? Haha! 

Is it so often that the topic about " fair " is about three persons. Me, Myself and I. 

We often let our importance surpasses others, it's always me me and me. 

What about me? Where's my part of the deal? When is it my turn? Why is it me? 

Fairness should never be used to judge how things are done especially for selfish purposes. 'Cause if you wanted to compare what's fair and what's not, everything is never fair. 

Bringing back the topic: is life fair? 

In my point of view, there's always two way to see it.

1. Life is always fair. 

2. Life is never fair. 

Doesn't this question link to the half cup question? Is it half filled or half empty? 

In some sense, it does. But what I'm trying to bring out that fairness depends on how you view it. 

Let's bring out my favorite YouTubers. 

Shane Dawson and Pewdiepie. 

Before I go anywhere, I would like to point out that this two YouTubers are two of my few favorites. And I am subscribed to Shane when he was in his beginnings, before he was the most subscribed channel in YouTube. And I was subscribed to Pewds when he was at 80,000 subscribers. So I subscribed to them before they were cool. 

  Shane was the first few channels that started along with YouTube in 2006, the thing that he does that make fans LOL and probably why the haters hate him is that he doesn't hold back. When he makes a video, he goes all out. That's what I like about him and well, my motto, always go all out, don't hold back. That is if you're donating blood, hold some back. Haha! ( I need better jokes... ) 

I admit there was a time when he videos became rather boring when he emphasis a lot about the message or the story. However, as he continues to make videos, I think he got his game back on and I'm proud to say that I was with him from the beginning. :D

On the other hand, PewDiePie! He has been the fastest ever growing channel I've ever seen and I am a huge YouTube user . He started his channel not too long ago and when I subscribed to him when was at just 80,000 subscribers, I thought that hitting 2 million was just about it for a gaming channel. But whenever I check the chart for most subscribed channel, Pewds has been winning other channels that has been on YouTube a long long time. He is now at 9 million bros.

I think that the reason why PewDiePie has these achievement is because he doesn't just stick to one game like many gaming channel does. As well as the fact that he makes boring games to a rather funny and interesting one. (FYI, I completed the whole of his Last Of Us game plays, and that shit was very very long) 

Now, try to think in Shane's position. He started in 2006, and now he's at 4 million subscribers. ( that's a good number, a lot of channels that are good can't even hit a million ) but Pewdiepie started later and he is winning by 5 million subscribers. 

Is it fair for Shane? Is it fair for Pewdiepie is growing so fast? 

Maybe to Shane's fan, they would say that it's not fair since Shane worked really really hard and for a long time. 

But for Pewd's fan, they can say that it's fair Pewds as he is funny and he works hard for his success. ( Sidetrack: Pewds often say he doesn't what his success is when fans wishes him that, to me, growing in fame so fast is a success. ) 

I believe that both of them has their own views and again as I said, fairness and equality depends on how we view it. 

Very often we don't realize the power we have to perceive things. We let our Scumbag brain decide how we feel about things and when goes wrong, we would blame life for not being fair. We like to blame others and feel miserable when we're on the disadvantage side. 

But when we realize that we have the power to perceive things, even the end of the world can be a walk in a park. 

Side track: I really love both Pewds and Shane from the bottom of my heart. They are those few celebrities that really care about the fans and tries their best to connect to them. I also admire their effort and hard work they put in to their videos as they do most of the filming, editing and acting by themselves. Don't feel hesitant to subscribe to them, they're awesome! 

Till next post, stay awesome and rock on.