2009-07-28, 16:23 | Link #3002 | |
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beware of porn and disturbing images don't believe me? then I have indeed warned you XD Spoiler for expect this and worse:
I have a question also, does this exist: potato chips covered with chocolate, I think it tastes wonderful if you eat salted potato chips and then eat chocolate, it is like heaven slaughtering little angels in my mouth but many times have I come across potato chips chocolate only to find out that it is chocolate shaped as pringles chips and not with an actual potato chip insides, so does it exist D: ?? |
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2009-07-28, 16:26 | Link #3003 | |
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googled it http://www.nutsonline.com/chocolates...FdBB5godCyic-g http://www.google.com/search?client=...=Google+Search If anything it might be internet/mail order only.
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2009-07-28, 16:28 | Link #3004 | |
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2009-07-28, 20:06 | Link #3006 |
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New "silly" question...... =D
I knows in war, commander is promoted through success in carrying out missions and militaristic achieve. How about in peace, how each commander get promoted, especially with nations that have quite a long lasting peace ? In another words, assume that your country didn't go to any sort of conflict for the last (let's say....) 60 years. Then how can you be sure that the supreme commander in your army had any actual "war commanding" and "militaristic decision making" experience to entrust nation's army to him?
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2009-07-28, 21:46 | Link #3007 |
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In Singapore's case, I guess it's more of people management. Scholar officers do get a very nice leg-up (During my brother's stint, he had a superior who's a scholarship holder. Now, he's a BG at a rather young age, and organising this year's National Day Parade.).
Also, it's not really true on promotions during wartime. I remember Eisenhower. Before he was supreme commander in Europe, General Marshall (he of the Marshall Plan later) asked him for his views on US strategic goals in the Pacific. Marshall was impressed by what Ike had to say, and from there, his career went from strength to strength. The lower officer ranks (new Lt. to about Colonel, maybe?) are the ones who carry out missions designed by the High Command. Once you get into the ranks of the generals, it's your strategic view which will make or break your career.
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2009-07-29, 01:43 | Link #3008 | ||
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2009-07-30, 22:55 | Link #3009 |
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This may seems a strange thing to ask but do you guys actually feel good after being sad. Lately i have been listening and watching some sadness inducing songs/dramas. It made me sad with tears welling but after it is over i actually felt good and happier. It made me want to keep doing it (addicted lol).
So i was wondering if it is a body reaction (chemical release) to make the person forget about the sad part to relieve the stress or something. Or is it "luckily it is not happening to me" thing? |
2009-07-30, 23:00 | Link #3010 | |
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I think its one part emotional and one part body but depending on the person you might still be stuck in an emotional rut. I am a mental lush so I am in and out of "ruts" all the time 0-o
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2009-07-30, 23:09 | Link #3011 | ||
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There are probably a number of hormones involved but since I'm not a doctor, I can't explain how it works. As a human being and a writer, however, I find melancholy to be a very useful emotion for getting to grips with what's real. It reminds me that I'm human; I can feel pain as do other people. It reminds me of the value of empathy and allows me to sympathise with the kinds of hardships that other people go through. That way, I realise that I'm not alone in my suffering. That alone makes me feel a lot better and motivates me to look out for other people, too. Because it's always nice to have someone understand, someone to provide company, even without saying a word. Often, that's all the comfort someone needs. |
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2009-07-30, 23:38 | Link #3012 |
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Apologise to those who found my recent presence here annoying, but here is a rather not so silly question/request for opinion D:
A friend (he's in Victoria -Australia) just call me and asked about some guys (wearing worker clothes and some name tag) came to his house and say that the government will shut down all certain wave length or something by some time this year. So the only way if he want to keeps continue to watch television is either buy a new televsion , or buy a box (that he sell of course) to install it into his current (old) television.... Sound fishy of course..... then the fact that: - he mentioned about some letters that the government sent and everyone in the neighbor received except him - the guy says the box will allow you to watch more channel.... - the box is twice as expensive in the market than what he provide - my friend have to decide it as soon as possible or the deal is off.... - the guy said only four of those boxes left so my friend should be hurry or it will run out..... ....make it even more fishy..... I admit the only thing i watched is SBS news, but i haven't heard about these things before (i don't have a television btw xD). However if it's a scam, then it's kind of risky (since he even left name and mobile number in case my friend decide). Anyone ever heard about something like that and knows for sure if it's true or not? What i told my friend so far is: he should not accept it. If it's true, he can convert to anime for interests and go watch news online if he afraid he will be isolated from the world without TV xD
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2009-07-30, 23:55 | Link #3013 |
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I am not sure about the situation in Australia but it should be the same. But over here if the government plans any large scale project, it will surely be reported months ahead in the news. So just google about related news or the ministry website. Worst to worst, call the ministry hotline to confirm.
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2009-07-31, 05:39 | Link #3015 |
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a government man telling you to buy a box?
if he added any specific brand and knew the price and even mentioned he only had 4 left then it is most likely a scam government people would rather send you a letter than come to your house and the government doesn't sell those boxes, its the channel company that does he was probably trying to scam your friend into buying one of their boxes so that he becomes a client of their company next time ask for an ID to proof that he is from the government, ask him who he represents together with a phonenumber of the apartment he works for so you can always check with them whether it is true or not I would be careful with these kinds of things, in our country people dress up as nurses/cleaners/cable company folk to try and get in your house and rob the place |
2009-08-01, 17:02 | Link #3016 | |
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As for me, I also occasionally seek out depressing scenarios. I'll isolate myself, listen to depressing music, and so on. Like you, I tend to feel better than before it afterward. Similarly, reaching the end of an anime series that I really enjoyed (especially a long one) I'll feel a bittersweet sensation - sadness that it's over and will be out of my life, but a sort of happiness at seeing the conclusion. What's the reason for feeling better? I'd surmise that it's because everything is relative. You can't feel supreme happiness without feeling utter despair. One can't be happy all the time, or else the sensation of happiness will become normalcy. Becoming sad (especially in a controlled scenario) makes you realize how good things were before, and you can be happy in merely realizing that. At least, I came to that conclusion when I realized that I find myself enjoying stressful scenarios - it isn't that I like the stress, but that I recognize that it's transient, and that my normal life seems so much better than living with this stress that'll be gone soon enough.
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2009-08-03, 05:40 | Link #3017 |
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First, thank for all the suggestion. I told him to beware and it seems that guy never return, so i guess it really was a scam....
About the feeling of happy right after being sad.... i hate to admit but i'm really sensitive so i rarely watch something sad (even avoid them in some cases). But when i do, it scar me for a while even after it's over..... so no, i do not feel happy when a sad movie over (even when it have a pretty happy ending) D: Anyway, new silly question I has always been wondering: what will happen if a respectable (....let's say....) Malaysian minister come to visit (...hmmmm....) German for a global meeting. But due to a mistake within the security planning by high ranking officers, the Malaysian minister was assassinated by a German terrorist group. Then will the German government be responsible for such acts? And if so.... how could German repay Malaysia for their loss in man power; to ensure that Malaysian government's stability after losing such important figure and soften Malaysian citizen's rage that their beloved leader was killed? If things can be settled easily. Then does it means: it's possible for the German (.... sorry Germany people...just an example... xD) to assassinate a weaker country (sorry ... Malaysian people too..... xD)'s minister so they can ensure those who hold power in Malaysia is in their favour?
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2009-08-03, 08:24 | Link #3018 |
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The German government would not indeedly have to take the full responsibility, it's would be up to them what to do. They would probably apologise publicly and pay an big amount of money as a redemption. I cannot think of another way. Of course the trouble would be huge.
But it is unprobably that something like this would happen in Germany. You should have seen the amount of police forces during the G8 meeting or the visiting by Obama. ^^" Are there German terrorist groups in German? Could not tell one. Your second question: Hm, at first the German (we) should have someone there in Malaysia that is doing German favours (why would someone there do this?) and it's not clear that the Malyasian government would exchange the now free post with the the guy under German influence. The government would definitely since if the ex-minister was killed by Germans and now there is a new one under German influence, that would be an umimaginable debacle. The great countries like USA, England, French... would go against this because they could think Germany is planning something big as the same reason you mentioned Germany as the place where that happens. ( crappy WWII image )
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2009-08-03, 10:21 | Link #3019 |
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Sorry there, i actually chose it quite randomly xD (a strong and a much weaker country; if i put US and a Middle East country for example, then it will sound too serious ^^)
I actually was thinking about the APEC incidence when that question sparked in my mind. I means there are always human errors now and then, and in an age where weapons are so devastating that a small event can spark WW3, there should be some ways to settle such and such problems where all sides can be happy about...
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2009-08-03, 12:39 | Link #3020 |
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I don't think there's a blanket policy as such that would work in that type of situation. It would really depend on the circumstances, and most importantly the country's foreign/defense policies. In fact, this type of thing has happened before, a good example would be Rajiv Gandhi, who was in fact the Prime Minister of India at the time, and was assasinated by a suicide bomber who was known to be from the LTTE - and ( which is really kind of sad ) not very much was done about it at all. Really, the subcontinent is a good place to start if you want to see how these things can ( its always handled rather poorly in the area in my opinion, for example, in this case, there should have been some very direct action taken) play out these days.
As to your second question, I would imagine so. If ( for whatever hypothetical reason) a tiny country lost a leader directly because any of the countries on say, the permanent security council, I highly doubt anything much would come of it. |
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