Reversi

 

I've been playing Reversi on this google desktop gadget lately at work. I must be getting extremely bored at work.

Socrates and Xanthippe

Antisthenes:
“Why then, Socrates, do you not educate Xanthippe, for you chose the most difficult woman of those who exist, of those who have existed, of those who will exist?”

Socrates:
“Because, I see that those who wish to become horsemen, do not take on the obedient horses but rather those that are high spirited, for they believe if they are able to keep them in check, it would be easier to take care of the other horses. But since I wish to associate and deal with human beings, I have gotten her for myself, knowing well that if I can endure her, I can easily be with all other human beings.”

Recorded by Xenophon.

The Dark Tower

"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."

The story starts with that particular sentence, which I think was particularly good.

This is a story about a man, in pursuit of his dreams, the sacrifices he has to make and his love ones he has to give up in the process.

 

Seven books altogether. The most 'original' storyline I've come across lately. You can tell that S.King had no idea what he was writing about when he started the book and personally I did thought that it was almost impossible to continue the story. But somehow he did finished it off. And hence the ridiculously 'original' storyline. Some might think its just crap. I guess that's the reason he took more than 12 years to finish off the story.

I've spent about 135hrs listening to this audio book. That's about 5 to 6 days straight. Thank God for audio books. Manage to spend about 5hrs a day 'reading' while driving and working etc.

Marvel has made a comic out of the story, featuring the main character's younger years.

Film adaptation of the novel has already begun!

Visit the official website: The Dark Tower

Mindsets

If everyone can open up their mindset,
Having an open mind when learning or dealing things...

Being an Engineer

It has been more than two years since I began my career as an engineer.

I’ve began my engineering life by examining the soil.
Was out of the site before construction even begun.
So all I’ve ever seen was the ground before a development project ever started.

It was time for a change....
Went into contracting – earthmoving works.
Been sent into a tailings dam expansion project.
Dealing with dirt all day long.
(the type of dirt that becomes mud when it mixes with water)
Not good.
No job satisfaction.
End product aesthetics – zero or not applicable.

Time for another change again.
Where shall I go next?
Need to do something which can give me a high job satisfaction.
Need to construct something that is aesthetically pleasing.
Not digging a big scar in the face of the earth!

Or maybe its time to find a rich wife...

Simple Christology 2

Then we have the Fall...

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀。

Romans 羅 馬 書 3:23

When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

这就如罪是从一人入了世界，死又是从罪来的；於是死就临到众人，因为众人都犯了罪。
Romans 羅 馬 書 5:12

see Simple Christology 1

Insufficient Blood Supply

“See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.”

quote - Robin William

内在美，外在美

甲说：“内在美是永久的。”
乙说：“外在美才是永久的。”

谁比较有远见呢？
表面上似乎是甲。
但其实乙并非胡扯。

内在美固然持久，
但也就是那人生短短几十年。

外在美看似短暂，
但子子孙孙却因遗传而得益。
这‘美’也就‘永久’的传下去了。

到底是甲对呢？还是乙？

（朋友们又要说我颠倒是非，歪理多多了！）

这不是我的道理，我想内外兼美最理想！
当然情人眼里出西施，外美的定义并没有标准。