6,666,666,666

According to the Worldometer website, the world’s population is set to pass SIX BILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX breathing humans within the coming few days. That’s 10 sixes in that digit. At the time I’m typing this post, it’s currently at 6,666,066,776.

With that, the number of the devil comes to mind, as in 2006, the 6th of June 2006 - 06/06/06 came and went without anything bad taking place. Probably something bad happened in some obscure place in the middle of the Papua New Guinean jungle but that doesn’t count!

We’ll wait and see what’ll happen (most probably nothing). The Mayans predicted that the world would end on the 21st of December 2012 where a dramatic cosmic shift would take place, hence we don’t have to worry that we’ll die this year. We still have four and half years left to live assuming that the myth is true.

Doomsday as depicted in the movie “The Day After Tomorrow”

Until then, BRACE YOURSELVES!

Tibet

DISCLAIMER: This post represents my opinion and mine alone. Be it absurd or ridiculous, you have the choice not to read it. You may post your opinion or any disagreement through the commenting function provided in a civilized way.

Before I go on, just to let everyone know. I am a Chinese Malaysian. Therefore, I am of Malaysian nationality, residing in Malaysia and have been in Malaysia for the past 3 generations. My loyalty is for Malaysia and not China and I have no direct relations to China whatsoever.

Sometimes things just hit people hard on the face without them realising it. All this talk and passionate screams to “Free Tibet” from China is being overrated.

Why is the Western world calling for Tibet’s freedom? Who started this in the first place? There are certain facts about Tibet that many “supporters of this cause” overlooked or even too ignorant to find out before jumping on the bandwagon supporting something they don’t even know it’s legitimacy.

Here are 2 solid facts about Tibet that supports Tibet is part of China.

Fact #1

Tibet has been under China since the Mongolian empire of the Yuan Dynasty since the 13th Century until this very day eight centuries (that’s 800 years for those who are unable to count centuries with their fingers) later. Tibet was under the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1644 - 1911) dynasties, Republic of China (1911 - 1949) and the people’s Republic of China (1949 - present)

Fact #2

China is a multiracial/multicultural country, just like many other countries (just like Malaysia!) and not only consist of one race that many overlook as the Chinese. There are the Hans, Mongols, Manchus, Koreans even Muslims and not forgetting Tibetans. In total, there are 56 separate ethnic groups united under one country - China.

In my opinion, I see all these “Free Tibet” gimmicks is just to create problems in the upcoming Olympic Games for China. The timing of this is just undeniable.

All these human rights violations and robbery is just more gimmicks created by western world. Talking about human rights, more pressing human rights issues in the western world are almost totally unheard of as the western media almost NEVER cover any stories regarding the matter. Talk about neutrality. There’s no such thing!

Australia and the United States all have been oppressing their natives for too long but yet nothing has been done and no one stood up for them.

It’s time for Asians to rule their own countries and the western world to stay out of it. The west have oppressed us for too long since the Colonial and Imperial ages. It’s time that the west mind about their own business, buck up their own collapsing economies and focus on more pressing matters like ending the Iraq War.

If China is denying human rights in Tibet, then what is the Iraq War? Iraqis have been robbed of their rights ever since the war started and the best thing of all is, the western world endorses this war! How ironic!

A friendly message to “Free Tibet” supporters (or Human Rights activists for which both are to blame) - go read your history books before taking it to the streets on something that you have no idea whatsoever you are supporting. There are matters that are more pressing in your own countries that needs your immediate attention.

Me, Myself and I

This is quite an advert of myself. LOL

To promote myself, here are my social/photo/video/music networking websites (come friend me up!)

Digg - http://digg.com/users/qgchew

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61113660

Flickr - http://flickr.com/photos/costus/

Last.fm - http://www.last.fm/user/qgchew/

Pownce - http://pownce.com/qgchew/

Twitter - http://twitter.com/qgchew

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/qgchew

For more information on each individual site, a link to Wikipedia is provided by clicking on the website name. Until the next time, go click it!

Goals - Take 2

Once again, its time to update my goals that I would like to achieve within the next decade. As I grow older, I do realise the goals I last made almost 2 years ago in the post titled Aims of My Life, well, is ambitious, no doubt but doesn’t seem to be practical in one way or another.

My goals then were:

1. Finish my degree with more than just a scroll of paper.
2. Get a job in a multi-national company.
3. Progress from an engineering oriented position to a management position.
4. Earn my million before 26, and my second before 29.
5. Open an Engineering firm in New York.
6. Own a house in Beverly Hills.
7. Own several more houses in other highly desirable areas of the globe.
8. Retire before 50 and having more than enough assets to live the remaining of my life happily.
9. Travel the world in 120 days.
10. Live a happy life with a happy family.

Well, I am well within my range of achieving goal #1. Hooray! Goals #5 - #9, well, it’s ambitious and difficult to achieve but not really practical in any sense and admittedly somewhat immature and childish for some. Therefore, it is time for a revision!

So here it is, Aim’s of My Life - Take 2.

Another simple list of 10 updated, revised goals.

1. Finish my degree with a First Class Honours
2. Start a new innovative business with a close friend as a business partner
3. Expand the business to rival other big companies, and if the opportunity arises, go global
4. Own a car by 23
5. Own a house by 25
6. Make my million by 27
7. Invest in the property market by 28
8. Start a charity organisation
9. Adopt a child
10. Retire before 50

I’ve entirely removed the term family from my goals as the thought of getting married is just daunting for me at the moment. I might change my mind later on in life but for now, I’ll stick to not getting married anytime soon. Therefore, I’ve settled for an adopted child. I might have to rethink that again sometime in the future though. Until the time comes, I’ll stick to my goals.

About my engineering related job, I’m getting really tired to doing science my entire life. Since the day I started to remember, I did sciences. All through primary and secondary school, from college all the way to university, it was science all along. Unfortunately, it is that time when we get second thoughts of the decisions we’ve made in our past regarding our future.

I dread the day I have to start working. The day when the boss will order me around to perform tasks as his slave. The day where my prospects rely totally on a single person sitting in front of a mahogany table one floor above my cubicle desk.

Since I’ve started my management module this semester, I’ve grown to like it a lot. I am now more interested in the science of management above engineering sciences. Therefore the best way I can exploit my increasing interest in management is to start a business. And the best part is, I’ve found a close friend who shares the same aspiration! I’ve yet to break the news to my parents about my aspiration. Hopefully, they’ll accept and support me for this is what I truly want.

*crosses fingers*

Assuming that my parents totally support my decision, I hope to gain my million by 27. That’s approximately 5 years after the business is started. I guess that would be sufficient time for the business to grow and expand provided that our business models are strong, it should be more than sufficient.

#7 through #10, with the exception of #9, are minor goals which are likely to change in the future depending on the outcomes of #2 and #6.

Well, I guess that’s about it. Hopefully, I wouldn’t need to update this list anytime soon. Until then, I should focus on goal #1 which, in plan, should be achieved in July 2009.

Happy Map

Found this interesting map on global happiness. I guess we Malaysians are very happy indeed!

Source

*Smile and the world will smile with you*

Teardrops on My Guitar

Been listening to this song for upteen months already. Didn’t really hit me at first but I grew to like it and now, I’m loving it! Beautiful song, especially when you pay attention to the lyrics.

Teardrops on My Guitar

by Taylor Swift

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won’t see
That I want and I’m needing everything that we should be
I’ll bet she’s beautiful, that girl he talks about
And she’s got everything that I have to live without

Drew talks to me, I laugh cause it’s so damn funny
That I can’t even see anyone when he’s with me
He says he’s so in love, he’s finally got it right,
I wonder if he knows he’s all I think about at night

[Chorus:]

He’s the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He’s the song in the car I keep singing, don’t know why I do

Drew walks by me, can he tell that I can’t breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly,
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
She’d better hold him tight, give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she’s lucky cause

[Repeat Chorus]

So I drive home alone, as I turn out the light
I’ll put his picture down and maybe
Get some sleep tonight

He’s the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who’s got enough of me to break my heart
He’s the song in the car I keep singing, don’t know why I do
He’s the time taken up, but there’s never enough
And he’s all that I need to fall into..

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won’t see.

Here’s the video too! Enjoy~

1 Litre of Tears

As usual, I’m always the late one. Just watched the aforementioned Japanese drama series, 11 episodes all within a day.

As the title suggest, this is thus far the most heart breaking, sad and touching drama I’ve ever watched my entire life. I’ve probably cried 2 litres of tears! I’ll admit, I’m a drama king when it comes to sad shows.

The drama is about a true real life person which suffers a neurological disease called spinocerebellar ataxia where the cerebellum disintegrates, removing the person’s ability to walk, talk, eat and perform daily chores slowly and painfully. A true story which has touched the hearts of millions through the her diary. Slowly and painfully written daily as she slowly loses her ability to write to let everyone know what she’s going through and what she hopes and wishes everything and everyone around her to be.

It’s so sad! I cried literally every 10 minutes in every episode.

Her diary has sold 18 million copies so far.

Go watch if you haven’t already done so.