Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad 154th Edition
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Originally posted by fudgester:
That doctor's story reminds me of this article:
5 things you think will make you happy (but won't)
In the end, there's only so much that fame, wealth, beauty, intellect, or power can do to make you happy.
Instead, the most effective things that can make you happy are friendships, altruism, and religion.
In other words, you can only really be happy if you take the focus off making yourself happy.
It seems intuitive.
Yet hard to achieve at times.
But sometimes, bringing a smile to others rather than just yourself means just so much.
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am not smiling too much this morning. stuck in a conf call.
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Trying to learn all that there is to tennis.
Trying not to sleep in the heat....
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huh? outdoor play at this time of the day???!!! you're BBQ meat by the end.
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With regards to Daniel Ong's rant yesterday.....
.....he has gone completely postal with this letter.
Daniel, Daniel, Daniel..... when you resort to ad hominem attacks making fun of the other person's family name, you are seriously asking for trouble....
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It's one man's word against another now. Ong claims in that thread to have been taunted by the patriarch of that family, and sent 6 angry letters.
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
It's one man's word against another now. Ong claims in that thread to have been taunted by the patriarch of that family, and sent 6 angry letters.
Sigh..... why can't everyone act rationally?
Danny boy should have written a firm but tactful letter to begin with.
Sivalingam should not have retaliated by sending those six letters to Danny's family and associates. Now he has lost credibility as the 'victim'.
And Danny should absolutely have not resorted to those ad hominem attacks in retaliation.
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it has become a fight between 2 child...
childish affairs of name calling now...
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My final sunset in Japan, taken just a few moments ago from my open hotel room window:
Tomorrow morning, I leave for the airport at 5:30 a.m. to catch the first of three flights that will take me back to the US. Can't say I'm really looking forward to that, after having spent a wonderful two weeks here in Japan.
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It's understandable...
The food, the cultural, the people, the food, the lifestyle...
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i wanna go to tokyo one day!
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Originally posted by cassie:
i wanna go to tokyo one day!
I wanna go to tokyo MANY DAYS!
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
It's understandable...
The food, the cultural, the people, the food, the lifestyle...
I see you mentioned food twice; I'm in complete agreement with you there.
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Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
I see you mentioned food twice; I'm in complete agreement with you there.
ooops
I'm glad you noticed
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So what's keeping you guys from making a trip to Japan??? If anything, it's a lot less of a hassle for you, since Japan is only a six-hour flight from Singapore, and a mere one time zone different. You don't have to deal with the whole jet lag BS.
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Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
So what's keeping you guys from making a trip to Japan??? If anything, it's a lot less of a hassle for you, since Japan is only a six-hour flight from Singapore, and a mere one time zone different. You don't have to deal with the whole jet lag BS.
$$$Mainly on food... There is an insane amount of stuff I wanted to eat in Japan...
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For me it'd be the language. Cyrillic and Kanji characters intimidate me.
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
$$$Mainly on food... There is an insane amount of stuff I wanted to eat in Japan...
The S$ is doing pretty well against the ¥. I don't think a trip here is going to be that expensive for you guys, given the advantageous exchange rate.
As for food, I discovered after my first trip here a number of years back that the best restaurants are found by simply following where the salarymen and office ladies go for their meals. You get the more local flavor of the food at usually lower prices than if you were to eat in the touristy areas.
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Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
The S$ is doing pretty well against the ¥. I don't think a trip here is going to be that expensive for you guys, given the advantageous exchange rate.
As for food, I discovered after my first trip here a number of years back that the best restaurants are found by simply following where the salarymen and office ladies go for their meals. You get the more local flavor of the food at usually lower prices than if you were to eat in the touristy areas.
I'm ok with back alley food and over-the-drain hawkers~ Infact I do that when I go Msia Hmmm, it's not the price, or rather, it's the sheer amount of food that chalks up the price
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
For me it'd be the language. Cyrillic and Kanji characters intimidate me.
Memorizing the katakana and hiragana syllabary (which is relatively easy to do) will allow you to verbalize most of the signs and names of places. If anything, it helps immensely with being able to find your way around.
As for kanji, don't open that can of worms....
But the one thing you will realize very quickly after spending a little time here is that people are usually more than willing to go out of their way to help you if you need any assistance.
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Hmmm, it's not the price, or rather, it's the sheer amount of food that chalks up the price
Don't worry--that tendency is self-limiting, as your stomach only has a finite amount of room!
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we went to Osaka with just guide books... and did pretty okay...
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Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
Don't worry--that tendency is self-limiting, as your stomach only has a finite amount of room!
you obviously haven't seen acid meimei eat
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btw, MG... did you go eat here?
it's a bucket list thing.. probably No.1 on the bucket list!
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and if you are not convinced...