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“WHAT’S A GOOD USERNAME?!” Such was the source of my agony as I was handed a pair of figurative keys to MyAutoBlog. I’d asked the colleague from IT who was helping me set up this account if I really had to make an account with my work email, hoping I could use the username that came with my personal MCF account instead. “yes”, in lowercase no less, was what I got. Oh well. After a good 10 minutes (I think), I decided on this username (a reference I hope someone gets), juvenile and edgy as it may seem. I’m not content with my choice though. As I looked over at my Spotify immediately after I logged in to this account, I saw a username idea I liked more (“hypochondriac” - the title of one of my favourite albums which I hold dear), and as I begin writing this post another has surfaced in my mind (“textonlyyapper” - see the length of this post versus my bumbling self in person down below). It occurs to me I never formally introduced myself. Hello everyone, I’m Wei Feng. I started out in Sgcarmart doing video work, but I’ve always wanted to try my hand at writing professionally at some point in my life, having grown up reading various traditional publications like the usual broadsheets and magazines. A blast from the past, even for me (born in 1999). I had aspirations of becoming a tech journalist in primary school due to the now-defunct Digital Life weekly supplement bundled with The Straits Times on Wednesdays, and tech magazines like the-also-now-defunct Stuff Singapore and HardwareMAG (HWM, whose parent group HardwareZone should be a familiar online presence). Unfortunately, my journalism modules in polytechnic scared me off the job for a while. Also, I presumed it would be hard to get into the tech side without either knowing the right people (sigh) or making the rounds in boring departments first (Finance? Ew.). Bummer of a self-intro aside, I also started learning video editing and music production in secondary school, though it’s obvious which prevailed as a career. Nevertheless, the act of creation in various mediums has been a recurring desire in my life, and thus on top of my current job scope, part-time university and hobbies, I asked my superiors on multiple occasions for the opportunity to write. Hopefully, this not only scratches my itch to write, but also does my career trajectory some good. THE PERPETUAL CONTENT CREATION MACHINE With every piece of work, I strive to leave a positive impact. By positive, I don’t necessarily mean a favourable or pleasant impression, but primarily a sense of authenticity and intention. If my intention in creating something, struggles and all, gets across to its recipient and inspires them to make their own thing - that’s the sort of legacy I want to have. While there’s not much in the way of authenticity when it comes to the business of product reviews, I can at least forge my identity as a creator by using each video (or any creative work really) as an opportunity to try untested ideas, refine existing skill sets and occasionally stumble upon magic. It’s this sense of intention perhaps that may have helped me convert from being an intern to a full-time video editor here, and what made choosing this username so difficult. Lately, however, I feel like I’ve had to compromise on this ideal. I've sometimes struggled to find meaning in my work in recent months. As the work piles up, money comes flowing in (a little into my pockets of course), but out goes the time to explore new possibilities that could elevate the work further, and time to reflect on the results before moving on to the next project. Statistically speaking I’m doing fine (as my direct manager JayJay has told me a couple of times), but I cannot claim to feel the same way, not when existential dread fills my body lamenting my inability to strive for greater things. To be clear, Greek philosophy was not where I drew my username from. I am not cultured in that way. Perhaps that’s why my mind wandered to my username. “Ataraxia” is a term commonly found in Ancient Greek philosophies like Epicureanism and Stoicism that can be translated as “tranquillity”. A “hollow ataraxia” therefore could be construed as a false or meaningless peace, an apt description for my current predicament. One that leads to all sorts of thoughts surfacing. DOES ANY OF THIS MATTER? Plenty of literature out there grapple with ways of finding purpose or meaning in our lives, and I’d say I found mine back when I messed around with iMovie and GarageBand in secondary school. Life ever since has been a struggle to reconcile my ideals of creating what I want for a living with the reality that creative work isn’t viewed as having intrinsic value unless it provides some material value. In this age, it is content to be consumed in a moment and forgotten once the value has been delivered. I hate the use of that word. The idea that creative work gets diminished in such a merciless manner leaves me wondering what went wrong. Putting my frail state of mind aside, could you bear to say that the creators whose works inspire you are just making content? All your musical heroes and idols, the YouTubers who showed you all sorts of things, or the authors who shaped your worldviews? Or am I just deluded for wanting to pass on all these blessings I’ve received in kind? There are no answers for those. Best I can do is settle for now, in this endeavour to die or create. ~ Wei Feng Cover image: Album art for "hypochondriac" by brakence via Rate Your Music Images from: Pastamania (Singapore) via Facebook, The True Aesthete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkaIoH6Um60&feature=youtu.be 3 minutes cooking! i'm impressed! I wish i can see it in real life!

Troll noun noun: troll; plural noun: trolls (in folklore) an ugly cave-dwelling creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf. verb 1. make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them. "if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you" 2. carefully and systematically search an area for something. "a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities" fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat. verb: troll; 3rd person present: trolls; past tense: trolled; past participle:trolled; gerund or present participle: trolling "we trolled for mackerel" 3. BRITISH walk in a leisurely way; stroll. "we all trolled into town" 4. sing (something) in a happy and carefree way. "he trolled a note or two" noun noun: troll; plural noun: trolls 1. a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting. "one solution is to make a troll's postings invisible to the rest of community once they've been recognized" a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting. 2. a line or bait used in trolling for fish.

FW: That's Attitude An old man's shirt was written a cute sentence: "I Am Not 66 Yrs Old......, I Am Sweet 16 With 50 Yrs Experience" That's what we called Attitude .......... Change attitude Change Life.... We are a unique and the most understanding generation because we are the last generation who listened to our parents .... and also the first which have to listen to our children. We are not special, but just LIMITED EDITION.

So it seems we men are the culprits!! http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/health...for/710886.html

Bought from http://www.designcomfort.com.sg/ After wearing for 2 times ONLY Side cracked just after wearing twice Bottom to show how NEW it is After "repair" Look at the 'fantastic' repair I can't imagine what sort of 'repair' this is and the staff still have the cheek to crap with me on how good their shoes are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA6SMgjH-q0...player_embedded This how we should deal with insurance scammers too!

to some, it may be superstitious... but many of the customs started with good intentions and we should preserve them, our customs and traditions pls contribute if you know more 1. Drums, Gongs and Firecrackers during CNY origin: to frighten off Nian (Year), which was a mystical creature that created havoc to the farmers every start of spring 2. Pasting Fu (Happiness) upside down origin: a illiterate servant working in a prince's mansion hanged the Fu upside down during CNY.. a quick witted housekeeper helped him to escape punishment by explaining to the prince that it symbolised Fu Dao (Happiness Arrives) 3. Shou Sui (Staying awake overnight on eve of CNY) meaning: to pray for the longevity of parents

Have been following this blog on Charmaine, a 7 yr old who passed away from cancer on Thur I saw another topic on this already, but want to express more thoughts on this It always makes me wonder what is the meaning of life sometimes... you try to believe in karma, good vs evil and good prevails, etc etc then you see someone so innocent like that suffer so much, and the 2 yr old who got run over in China, while motherf**kers like the Romainian diplomat kill someone and get away scot free if life is so random, sometimes makes you wonder on the meaning of it all f**king depressing following are some extracts to those who don't know about Charmaine

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews...819-295140.html What does it mean? A group name? Or has deep depp meaning? Anyone cracked the code yet?

1st April @1040hrs I was at the gym with my wife at clementi branch and as usually after settling my wife down at the track mall section, went ahead to settle myself on a bench with a pair of dumbbells. Went to check on my wife progress and it was hardly ten mintues when I was back to my bench, it was occupied by some old semi muscle and fats guy . The best part was my towel which was previously laid nicely on the bench was removed and hang else where. I was like WTF ?????? Upon my countless visit to the gym , isn't it understood that the bench is occupied when you see towel laid nicely on it???? Yet that Ass have the cheek to remove and took the bench away for himself ???? Come on.... You think you the only one who need to do dumbbells ???? Others who came later were gentlemen enuff to do other stations waiting for availble bench . Totally spoil my day!!!!!

Yesterday almost hit Malaysian lorry. Travelling at 60, he was parked behind yet another stationary veh so he had to cut into second lane to get out. He turned abit, and I had no intention of stopping, so I flashed high beam. He continued turning out instead! I had to e brake and stopped half a metre in front of him. His lorry was adjacent then, and he showed me the 'what you want' look and hand sign. I doubt he would be pondering on the incident, but I do. Does high beam by any chance mean I'm giving way to you in Malaysia or other countries?

Hi all, What is the meaning of guaranteed COE?? Eg: 1 bid guaranteed COE ?? 3 bid guaranteed COE ??? can go up till 6 bid ????? How this thing go about? So when can the buyer get their COE????? i don't get the ideal? What happen is after 6 bid still dun have COE? Only happen in PI or also direct dealer?

Three places I frequent:- Kallang Way bend towards Tannery lane. There's a center double line at the. Everyday I walking out for lunch, taxi U-turn at this bend, car parked illegally at this bend and some car even speeding to overtake other slow moving vehicle crossing this line. Church St in front of Golden shoe car park. There's a center double line Car turning out from Philips St dashing across turning into Telok Ayer St Jalan Besar before New World Center There's a center double line Everytime I eating at the corner coffee shop, saw car dash across the double line from one end of Syed Alwi Rd to the other side of Syed Alwi Rd.

WHY LIAM HARKER WON'T WALK ALONE Paul Rogers 18 April 2008 A passionate young Liverpool supporter dying of cancer was today presented with a shirt signed by his Anfield heroes on the day doctors admitted that there is nothing more they can do to save his life. Seventeen-year-old Liam Harker from Darlington only found out he was suffering from stomach cancer six weeks ago after he was admitted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital in Newcastle. After being treated with an intensive course of radiotherapy, Liam was told on April 3 that he had beaten the cancer as the tumour had started to shrink. Things took a serious turn for the worse the following day when Liam became very ill however. X-Rays revealed that the cancer had not only returned, it had spread throughout his body. It was at this moment that his parents were told that more radiotherapy would only help prolong his life by a matter of weeks. Last Friday, Liam was told he had just two weeks left to live and was allowed home to die. Macmillan nurses are on hand round the clock to help him and his family at this incredibly difficult time. Upon arriving home, Liam's wish to his dad was to spend his final days in a shirt signed by the players he idolises. He also asked his dad to bury him in a Liverpool shirt when he dies as he's lived and breathed Liverpool Football Club all his life. When news reached the club of Liam's plight, the youngster's dad was contacted and Liam was invited down to Melwood on Monday to not only pick up a signed shirt but also be taken on a tour of Melwood and meet not just the players but also Rafael Benitez. Unfortunately, Liam was advised by doctors that he wouldn't be able to make the trip to Liverpool due to his worsening condition as even short trips between his home and the hospital in Newcastle for radiotherapy sessions take too much out of the youngster. However, while Liam couldn't make the trip to Melwood to pick up the shirt, today one arrived special delivery at his home in the North East from Liverpool complete with the autographs of all his heroes. The shirt and other gifts from the club arrived on the day that doctors took the decision to stop Liam's treatment as they believe his brave fight against cancer is drawing to a close. Now Liverpool fans on the independent website Red and White Kop are desperately trying to organise a banner to display on the Kop in Liam's name in time for the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea on Tuesday night. The hope is that Liam can hang on until at least Tuesday to see the flag at home on television. Got this from the official website.....I hope he hangs in there to see this on Tue nite .... sob.... Liam Harker, YNWA!

Any experts can tellwhat's the meaning of these labels,really blaffers me????

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Hi all, I am wondering taht with the current high petrol price, will people think twice when getting or upgrade to a bigger car. Or nobody care how much is petrol price since people who driving a Cat B people should be able to afford high petrol price? Appreciate your feedback and opinion.

why r civics called that? shouldent they be called by the year?by making it like tat its very hard to know which civics r u referring to..and btw does Nissan and Mitsubishi's cars also have this kind of code name??

What the meaning of this words "TYPE-R"?."TYPE R" is it only dedicated to HONDA cars only? which model is consider as "TYPE-R". Kindly shed some light as i really confuse. thank you