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Detrimental routines for a change.

And no, I’m not referring to trivialities like smoking habits. I am concerned with the repetition of activities that one constantly participates in with others that does harm to oneself. I am talking about hanging around jerks/bitches. The question of ditching such friends commonly arises at some point in our lives, I thought it’d be appropriate to include in today’s blog entry, since we’re very much familiar with the issue ourselves.

Cases in point:
J’s thinking of cutting B loose because she slapped him at a shopping mall the other day (Paiseh).
P knows that S is a bitch, but yet he still routinely ferries her around (Sorry dude).
S thinks that her b/f is a jerk but doesn’t know how to end it.
Yours truly that blocked 11 people on MSN.

Anyway, here are some interesting thoughts on the issue.
- People do not habitually pick at each other’s faults. Doing so1) would be arduous, 2) places an otherwise unblemished relationship in possible jeopardy. 3) makes one look petty.
- Some of us, particularly those in a relationship tend to find the phrase “love is blind” only too true. Typically, individuals do not start thinking bad of others until something major happens, and this is usually the trigger that changes people.
- “If you keep doing what you’ve done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten”. As far as such injurious friendships/routines are concerned, this statement holds true. Sadly, a lot of us fall into the 2 categories: the type that wait for others to change for the better, and the kind that await the trigger, one that inevitably ends the routine. For the former, good luck to you.
I have more respect for the latter, for they are the ones that have the conviction to change but don’t know where to start.

My two and a half cents:
You do not need an excuse to terminate something that sucks, just be sure you can handle the repercussions that follow. I quote someone who shares about the same sentiments as me: -
“Just come right out and say wad u feel man. be firm but sympathetic or something”
Easier said than done, but still, that’s the way to go Justin.

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So much for PC upgrading.

AMD Athlon 64 FX60 & ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe ~ $2145
Patriot PC3200 DDR400 2GB Kit (2X1GB) ~ $260
Dual ASUS GeForce 7900GTX 512MB ~ $1898

Total ~ $4300

And I haven't even thrown in the 500w power supply and Lian Li casing for my "God Box". arrgh. /me goes to eat rotten breadcrusts.

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Building a dream system

For the unemployed undergrad out there, getting your progress package can mean many things. To me, it means upgrading my system so that I can play Oblivion. If you're like me and don't have obscenely deep pockets, watch this space for recommended computer upgrades.

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You meet the wierdest people in school

I am getting slightly fustrated now. The lord of flies sits in front of me yapping away, begging to be heard in all of his disgusting glory. I am powerless to stop his onslaught, for he has sapped all of my strength with slimy magical incantations muttered through the use of his forked like tounge. I try to shut my ears, but to no avail. It is at this point that I realise that God does not exist.

Yes, I am being bombarded by the one true abomination in my school. He sits in front of me, claiming to be studying, totally unaware of how short his own attention span is. In what seems to be like an eternity to him and 10 minutes to us, he launches his boring assault of words on me like a raving lunatic beating his battered wife. This happens every 600 seconds, lasts for 5 minutes and leaves me gasping for breath every 30 mins or so. With eyes darting around like a squirrel, I try to look for people to talk to in an attempt to divert my suffering.

Drat! The pheasants are all feigning blur-ness! My girlfriend asks me something on amalgamations and share premiums then goes back to her studies, indicating that she wants no part in this. I am doomed to a miserable existence.

The lord of flies slaps one of his kind. "The fly is only unconcious, not dead" He says.

For the love of fuck. Then kill it, you son of a bitch.

WHY IS THIS THE ONLY NETWORK POINT ON THE SECOND FLOOR!!?@? This being the only outlet means that I have to share a table with "Him" if I am ever going to surf the net while studying! Curse the school. Curse the people that shun me. Curse all of you for leaving me with Marcus.

Bastards.

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Moooo...

Cows cannot walk down a flight of stairs. People have walked them up, but nobody has walked one down.

This is because their limbs are able to bend while climbing a flight of stairs but not when descending one. This factoid was demonstrated at Brown University.

Thank you.

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