Eyes tired, relying on massive doses of caffiene and sugar and that V to keep me going. The buses windows are all having a go at my head whenever I take the window seat...there's a reason why I wouldn't want to drive, I'll probably contribute to the accident statistics.
Two presentations to go and they are all happening this week...how did I ever let myself talk myself into doing this. Bleah. Sigh, should stop watching Shane's Kang Xi's dvd during the next one month.
Monday, May 31, 2004
Sunday, May 30, 2004
Hmm.....
One day on msn messanger:
Another stupid love song to Clairvoyant Wanderer: do u ever know this guy who got caught/gave himself up?
Clairvoyant Wanderer to Another stupid love song: nope.
Another stupid love song to Clairvoyant Wanderer: interesting
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A day later got this from the mail from Clairvoyant Wanderer:
out of curiosity... a New Paper reporter called me today, local HP number, so I think he's actually in Sydney. Guy by the name of Tse Kai, fishing for comments, local feel, etc. I told him I had no comments, didn't know who the accused was (outright lie, btw.)
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Nice eh. I have been relegated to the likes of journalists.
P.S: No, Shane, it is not CB.
Another stupid love song to Clairvoyant Wanderer: do u ever know this guy who got caught/gave himself up?
Clairvoyant Wanderer to Another stupid love song: nope.
Another stupid love song to Clairvoyant Wanderer: interesting
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A day later got this from the mail from Clairvoyant Wanderer:
out of curiosity... a New Paper reporter called me today, local HP number, so I think he's actually in Sydney. Guy by the name of Tse Kai, fishing for comments, local feel, etc. I told him I had no comments, didn't know who the accused was (outright lie, btw.)
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Nice eh. I have been relegated to the likes of journalists.
P.S: No, Shane, it is not CB.
Saturday, May 29, 2004
From the Business Times today
EDITORIAL
Published May 28, 2004
Asia's energy opportunity
SOARING oil prices are an opportunity for Asia to work out a long-term energy strategy.
It would not be wise to look to the West for inspiration. The United States is not doing much to reduce its dependence on oil. Given its ease of access to oil supplies from existing and developing sources, Washington is unlikely to break with its current oil-centred energy policies. Europe is more proactive in discouraging oil use through high taxes, but it too enjoys proximity to considerable energy sources. It is linked to energy-rich Russia by pipelines and has North Sea resources as well.
By contrast, Asian nations are forced to pay a premium for their oil imports, 70 per cent of which come from the Middle East. The Asia-Pacific region imports about two-thirds of the oil it consumes and demand is forecast to grow by 1.1 million barrels per day to about 23 million barrels this year. For a region that contains more than half of the world's population as well as some of its fastest growing economies, a transition towards lower dependency on fossil fuels should be a top priority.
So, it is heartening to see signs of meaningful cooperation among Asian nations emerging. Five of Asia's leading economies have agreed to work together in the current energy environment. At a forthcoming meeting in New Delhi, Japan, China, India, South Korea and the Philippines will discuss how to create and operate a strategic stockpile as well as press Middle East exporters to discard the premium charges levied on their imports. South Korea, which announced the new cooperation plan at the International Energy Forum in Amsterdam earlier this week, believes the arrangement will have a fighting chance of success since it will be an effort entirely by oil importers, unlike the larger regional forums that host both buyers and sellers.
But even larger forums are striving for shared solutions against the backdrop of rising oil prices. For instance, last week, the 22-member Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Manila decided to take the first steps towards building up oil stockpiles.
At the moment in Asia, only Japan and South Korea have stockpiles of any worthwhile size. Japan has 160 days' supply. China and India are just starting to build up their own. However, it will be expensive to build stockpiles now, and countries contemplating doing so will not only have to pay dearly but may also push up market prices further - although they may have no choice but to press ahead anyway.
But this group of large consumers must think beyondtheir current strategies. Stockpiles and new oil exploration can only be short-term answers. The western growth model they have embraced requires a huge amount of oil at competitive prices to sustain it.
Talent
Without good prospects of cheap oil supplies long into the future, the time has surely come to consider measures that have been dismissed as utopian or unworkable thus far in the West. Renewable energy research has already made small inroads into Asia. India is the leader but still meets only 3 per cent of its energy needs in this way. Obviously, the region needs to emulate the bold approach the Japanese have taken. Tokyo has cut its reliance on imported energy since the 1970s to 40 per cent of its energy needs as Japanese companies use more nuclear power and liquefied natural gas. Its car companies have introduced hybrid-engine cars, such as Toyota's Prius. China is planning a huge expansion of its nuclear power programme. Like Japan, it has also experimented with fuel cell vehicles and has just started testing them.
What is required is a more collaborative, rather than competitive, effort to boost supplies of new, cleaner forms of energy. Will the current steps lead to such cooperation? Certainly, the region has sufficient talent, money and large enough markets to experiment. And the benefits will surely outweigh the efforts
Published May 28, 2004
Asia's energy opportunity
SOARING oil prices are an opportunity for Asia to work out a long-term energy strategy.
It would not be wise to look to the West for inspiration. The United States is not doing much to reduce its dependence on oil. Given its ease of access to oil supplies from existing and developing sources, Washington is unlikely to break with its current oil-centred energy policies. Europe is more proactive in discouraging oil use through high taxes, but it too enjoys proximity to considerable energy sources. It is linked to energy-rich Russia by pipelines and has North Sea resources as well.
By contrast, Asian nations are forced to pay a premium for their oil imports, 70 per cent of which come from the Middle East. The Asia-Pacific region imports about two-thirds of the oil it consumes and demand is forecast to grow by 1.1 million barrels per day to about 23 million barrels this year. For a region that contains more than half of the world's population as well as some of its fastest growing economies, a transition towards lower dependency on fossil fuels should be a top priority.
So, it is heartening to see signs of meaningful cooperation among Asian nations emerging. Five of Asia's leading economies have agreed to work together in the current energy environment. At a forthcoming meeting in New Delhi, Japan, China, India, South Korea and the Philippines will discuss how to create and operate a strategic stockpile as well as press Middle East exporters to discard the premium charges levied on their imports. South Korea, which announced the new cooperation plan at the International Energy Forum in Amsterdam earlier this week, believes the arrangement will have a fighting chance of success since it will be an effort entirely by oil importers, unlike the larger regional forums that host both buyers and sellers.
But even larger forums are striving for shared solutions against the backdrop of rising oil prices. For instance, last week, the 22-member Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Manila decided to take the first steps towards building up oil stockpiles.
At the moment in Asia, only Japan and South Korea have stockpiles of any worthwhile size. Japan has 160 days' supply. China and India are just starting to build up their own. However, it will be expensive to build stockpiles now, and countries contemplating doing so will not only have to pay dearly but may also push up market prices further - although they may have no choice but to press ahead anyway.
But this group of large consumers must think beyondtheir current strategies. Stockpiles and new oil exploration can only be short-term answers. The western growth model they have embraced requires a huge amount of oil at competitive prices to sustain it.
Talent
Without good prospects of cheap oil supplies long into the future, the time has surely come to consider measures that have been dismissed as utopian or unworkable thus far in the West. Renewable energy research has already made small inroads into Asia. India is the leader but still meets only 3 per cent of its energy needs in this way. Obviously, the region needs to emulate the bold approach the Japanese have taken. Tokyo has cut its reliance on imported energy since the 1970s to 40 per cent of its energy needs as Japanese companies use more nuclear power and liquefied natural gas. Its car companies have introduced hybrid-engine cars, such as Toyota's Prius. China is planning a huge expansion of its nuclear power programme. Like Japan, it has also experimented with fuel cell vehicles and has just started testing them.
What is required is a more collaborative, rather than competitive, effort to boost supplies of new, cleaner forms of energy. Will the current steps lead to such cooperation? Certainly, the region has sufficient talent, money and large enough markets to experiment. And the benefits will surely outweigh the efforts
Friday, May 28, 2004
The world is stupid, love is stupid, everyone's stupid.
Am I some sort of charity organisation, why can't I be compensated from somebody else for what I can do and not always have to take the do it for the nephew excuse? Stupid balloons for the stupid party. I don't want your money, I rather let my balloons rot than to always do something that you want, why is it that you cannot talk to me first?
Assumptions are all fuckups in life. That's why economics have been screwing people's life all around. I always wonder why do some of the richest people in the world like or wants to accumulate so much cash that they don't even know what to do with it anymore?
A recent article I read recently highlighted out how capital these days are so fluid, flowing around the world in the blind search of better returns, nothing wrong but such search and eventual utilisation of capital will surely consume some part of the fixed stock of resources of our little planet. Sure, recycling and alternative sources may be found but there will reach a level when the energy used to recycle or find such alternatives may exceed the benefits...argh.
Of course there comes the question of inequalities and equity issues. Is it equitable to let the frail old lady to search the garbage bin for scraps becasue she has outlived her usefulness or a.k.a marginal productivity = 0 . Of course there might be the State welfare but hey, don't capital nowadays take off to where the State decries welfarism? Interesting.
Stupid little rant. Luckily I have no idea who will be reading this piece of crap.
Assumptions are all fuckups in life. That's why economics have been screwing people's life all around. I always wonder why do some of the richest people in the world like or wants to accumulate so much cash that they don't even know what to do with it anymore?
A recent article I read recently highlighted out how capital these days are so fluid, flowing around the world in the blind search of better returns, nothing wrong but such search and eventual utilisation of capital will surely consume some part of the fixed stock of resources of our little planet. Sure, recycling and alternative sources may be found but there will reach a level when the energy used to recycle or find such alternatives may exceed the benefits...argh.
Of course there comes the question of inequalities and equity issues. Is it equitable to let the frail old lady to search the garbage bin for scraps becasue she has outlived her usefulness or a.k.a marginal productivity = 0 . Of course there might be the State welfare but hey, don't capital nowadays take off to where the State decries welfarism? Interesting.
Stupid little rant. Luckily I have no idea who will be reading this piece of crap.
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Feelings...
Smug: Somehow, somewhere, wrangled a free yum cha treat this saturday...and it's from a person that I've barely known well. Strange, but am thankful for such encounters.
Pondering: About that...
Miffed: At inability to get down to work when required. It's called procrastination.
Excited & in awed: At prospect of some potential projects I might embark on after this semester ends. Really hope I can get the short film screening off the ground. In awe secretly when met up with Max Stahl this evening, am hopeful I can get something going in relation with their project in Timor Leste, hopefully can get some contacts in Singapore going.
Screwed: Body clock.
Pondering: About that...
Miffed: At inability to get down to work when required. It's called procrastination.
Excited & in awed: At prospect of some potential projects I might embark on after this semester ends. Really hope I can get the short film screening off the ground. In awe secretly when met up with Max Stahl this evening, am hopeful I can get something going in relation with their project in Timor Leste, hopefully can get some contacts in Singapore going.
Screwed: Body clock.
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
What's this about Pizza?
What's this thingy about pizza?
Anyways, moi was reading the Sydney film festival guide ...felt so stupid when I couldn't find the reviews for 15...turns out they used the chinese phrase: Shi-Wu ...and I thought it was some Korean/jap show when I initially saw that title.
Bleah.
Anyways, moi was reading the Sydney film festival guide ...felt so stupid when I couldn't find the reviews for 15...turns out they used the chinese phrase: Shi-Wu ...and I thought it was some Korean/jap show when I initially saw that title.
Bleah.
Monday, May 24, 2004
I have no real friends
Sometimes I don't know who my friends are anymore. Granted, some enlightened shit head will tell you the best friendship are those without expectations but sometimes its just so shitty.
Take this friend of mine for example, I've been pestering him to come up to Sydney at least once before he finishes his studies in Melbourne. I've made two trips down the past two years to see him, I appreciated him letting me bunk in but hey I didn't freeload. And all I wanted was to have some long time friend to be around at least once and that will make my day. It doesn't cost alot but noooo...no one can afford the bloody time.
The few friends I have made here are mostly not going to be around in July, some are staying but not much, most will be going back to Singapore or to some snowy place to ski their heads off; It's just going to be another quiet birthday this July...crap I hate my own birthday. But given that I have forgotten a dozen and a half other friends' birthdays as well, I guess I deserve it. Crap crap crap crap. I don't want to be remembered only if I met an ignominious accidental d***th...fucking crap.
And I'll most likely be stuck in the city trying to look for a job.
God damn it, whats wrong with all the employers, I ain't a bludger or a dodgy asian with some dodgy background...fucking piss.
Take this friend of mine for example, I've been pestering him to come up to Sydney at least once before he finishes his studies in Melbourne. I've made two trips down the past two years to see him, I appreciated him letting me bunk in but hey I didn't freeload. And all I wanted was to have some long time friend to be around at least once and that will make my day. It doesn't cost alot but noooo...no one can afford the bloody time.
The few friends I have made here are mostly not going to be around in July, some are staying but not much, most will be going back to Singapore or to some snowy place to ski their heads off; It's just going to be another quiet birthday this July...crap I hate my own birthday. But given that I have forgotten a dozen and a half other friends' birthdays as well, I guess I deserve it. Crap crap crap crap. I don't want to be remembered only if I met an ignominious accidental d***th...fucking crap.
And I'll most likely be stuck in the city trying to look for a job.
God damn it, whats wrong with all the employers, I ain't a bludger or a dodgy asian with some dodgy background...fucking piss.
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Have you ever really fallen in love before?
have you ever really fallen in love before?
Yes, and we are now happily married
2 votes (20%)
Yes, but we did not end up as husband and wife
4 votes (40%)
No
1 votes (10%)
No (what love? men just want sex, women just want money)
3 votes (30%)
10 people have voted so far
Yes, and we are now happily married
2 votes (20%)
Yes, but we did not end up as husband and wife
4 votes (40%)
No
1 votes (10%)
No (what love? men just want sex, women just want money)
3 votes (30%)
10 people have voted so far
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Friday, May 21, 2004
Sunday, May 16, 2004
Pissed with at myself...
There's too much to say about disliking myself...therefore I shall just redirect all my ire at the bastard/bitch who snitched my Canon A80.
But I am too numbed already. Perphaps this is a sign of me accepting that I cannot fight such mindless acts of dishonesty, such travesty of the goodness that I believed should exist in every human being, such idiocy at me for not taking care of my own property, all words of consolation has the effect of a band-aid on a haemorrhaging arterial wound.
Such emptiness.
But I am too numbed already. Perphaps this is a sign of me accepting that I cannot fight such mindless acts of dishonesty, such travesty of the goodness that I believed should exist in every human being, such idiocy at me for not taking care of my own property, all words of consolation has the effect of a band-aid on a haemorrhaging arterial wound.
Such emptiness.
Saturday, May 15, 2004
Oh my fucking god...
Holey comoley, I can't believe I have to break into my own house...argh, hope no one reported it to the police or I'll get into big shit.
Time to remind my brother in law to change the security screen.
Time to remind my brother in law to change the security screen.
Dramatic evening...
Last night's soccer game at the uni green was dramatic. I got good players however their finishing was a let down...hmm perphaps I should start to scout for lethal strikers soon eh..but will have to see whether the budget can allow for it...hehe I'm beginning to like being a 'manager'.
Coming to the dramatic part, the team we played in the last match was a bunch of bastards. Fluent in cursing in cantonese and pretending to act with finese in English, they didn't think my players who half of them are of Hong Kong descent would let them off without giving back for what its worth? I am most impressed with how my soccer coordinator stood up for the team..but at the same time gave me a worry and almost a heart attack, I would add cold sweat if not for the fact it was already cold then and I couldn't sweat the sweat.
Oh well, luckily everybody kept some sort of a semblence of coolness and walked away with only their egos bruised.
Coming to the dramatic part, the team we played in the last match was a bunch of bastards. Fluent in cursing in cantonese and pretending to act with finese in English, they didn't think my players who half of them are of Hong Kong descent would let them off without giving back for what its worth? I am most impressed with how my soccer coordinator stood up for the team..but at the same time gave me a worry and almost a heart attack, I would add cold sweat if not for the fact it was already cold then and I couldn't sweat the sweat.
Oh well, luckily everybody kept some sort of a semblence of coolness and walked away with only their egos bruised.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Tick tick tick and I am going click click click...tsk tsk tsk...
Shit man...week 10 already...the time flies and my grades are dropping like the provebial freaking flies...no more click click click soon.
Saturday, May 08, 2004
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