The Virtual Life of...
"Always imitating, copying, cribbing..."
*sigh*
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Anime reviews
I guess what makes this genre poignant is the execution of an experience to its conclusion; the experience of willing ourselves away from forces such as prejudice and ignorance that predetermine our lives, only to find loneliness. And in this we try to reshape the world, not out of altruism but despair.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Diary of an EVE Industrialist - pt. 5
The Villore - Tama pipe has run dry. Now pirates and the Amarr are camping the OMS-Vill gate, similar to what the Gallente militia has been doing to the Caldari on the Tama-Nourv gate.
Rumors that powerful corporations of the Caldari militia are moving their base of operations to Placid. Perhaps to link up with other Caldari 5th column in the region. Apparently the withdrawal of their executor corps were not enough to deter the few highly organized corporations from moving heavy capital into the flanking region of Gallente space.
Our corp also has plans to move to the low-sec space of Faction Warfare, and eyes the prospects of an alliance further down the road.
Rumors that powerful corporations of the Caldari militia are moving their base of operations to Placid. Perhaps to link up with other Caldari 5th column in the region. Apparently the withdrawal of their executor corps were not enough to deter the few highly organized corporations from moving heavy capital into the flanking region of Gallente space.
Our corp also has plans to move to the low-sec space of Faction Warfare, and eyes the prospects of an alliance further down the road.
Monday, August 11, 2008
2008 Beijing Olypmics Opening Ceremony and 歌唱祖国
Watched the opening ceremony just yesterday, from a recorded TVB torrent. I must admit, at first I didn't pay all that much attention to the Olmpics event itself. For me, what is more interesting is the cultural war that is being waged around it. Until I heard 歌唱祖国 being sang in the opening ceremony.
It is a moment in the ceremony where I struggled and failed to hold back my tears, especially at the part "从今走向繁荣富强". Who would not want to see their country walking toward prosperity and well being?
歌唱祖国
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
越过高山，越过平原， 跨过奔腾的黄河长江；
宽广美丽的土地， 是我们亲爱的家乡，
英雄的人民站起来了！ 我们团结友爱坚强如钢。
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
我们勤劳，我们勇敢， 独立自由是我们的理想；
我们战胜了多少苦难， 才得到今天的解放！
我们爱和平，我们爱家乡， 谁敢侵犯我们就叫他死亡！
五得红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮，
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
东方太阳，正在升起， 人民共和国正在成长；
我们领袖毛泽东， 指引着前进的方向。
我们的生活天天向上， 我们的前途万丈光芒。
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
8/13/2008
What a shame this happened.
It is a moment in the ceremony where I struggled and failed to hold back my tears, especially at the part "从今走向繁荣富强". Who would not want to see their country walking toward prosperity and well being?
歌唱祖国
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
越过高山，越过平原， 跨过奔腾的黄河长江；
宽广美丽的土地， 是我们亲爱的家乡，
英雄的人民站起来了！ 我们团结友爱坚强如钢。
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
我们勤劳，我们勇敢， 独立自由是我们的理想；
我们战胜了多少苦难， 才得到今天的解放！
我们爱和平，我们爱家乡， 谁敢侵犯我们就叫他死亡！
五得红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮，
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
东方太阳，正在升起， 人民共和国正在成长；
我们领袖毛泽东， 指引着前进的方向。
我们的生活天天向上， 我们的前途万丈光芒。
五星红旗迎风飘扬， 胜利歌声多么响亮；
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
歌唱我们亲爱的祖国， 从今走向繁荣富强。
8/13/2008
What a shame this happened.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Common sense at the BBC
Seven militants and a security guard have been killed after a series of bombings in China's north-western region of Xinjiang
and the article goes on to say confidently:
"China has spoken in the past of what it calls a terrorist threat from Muslim militants in Xinjiang, but it has provided little evidence to back up its claims, correspondents say."
I guess when a series of bombings occur in China with the intent to cow the civilian population it is not a terrorist act after all, since the BBC says so.
and the article goes on to say confidently:
"China has spoken in the past of what it calls a terrorist threat from Muslim militants in Xinjiang, but it has provided little evidence to back up its claims, correspondents say."
I guess when a series of bombings occur in China with the intent to cow the civilian population it is not a terrorist act after all, since the BBC says so.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Diary of an EVE Industrialist - pt. 4
16:30 GMT, a lightly armed group of militia engaged a dozen of remote repairing war targets in a hi-sec solar system of Sinq Laison. In the ensuing battle, the Fleet Commander got disconnected just as he threw his ship against the enemy. Discipline vanished within seconds in the inexperience group; shell shocked Wing Commanders froze as they watched each squad member of their wing destroyed in turn.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Tropical Storm
It feels so nice outside. 70 degrees, light rain, slightly downcast sky. Got the day off too so mud puddles beware!
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Contemplations on time, immortality, culture
It feels like ages since my last post. Closing has been rather busy, so has keeping up with reading.
It did occur to me that were mankind to realize immortality, his lust for power would be like never before (frankly, what else is there left to do after you spent millennia accumulating wealth and creating a legion of progeny?).
Culture and indeed memories would be become nothing more than a vehicle for a person's ambition, carried throughout time. But what is to say they aren't already? At least, currently with each generation they are gradually distilled to their basic element, survival. I'm not so certain the future could shoulder the ego of cynical immortals. Does that mean history only gets more, and not less, violent?
EVE
It did occur to me that were mankind to realize immortality, his lust for power would be like never before (frankly, what else is there left to do after you spent millennia accumulating wealth and creating a legion of progeny?).
Culture and indeed memories would be become nothing more than a vehicle for a person's ambition, carried throughout time. But what is to say they aren't already? At least, currently with each generation they are gradually distilled to their basic element, survival. I'm not so certain the future could shoulder the ego of cynical immortals. Does that mean history only gets more, and not less, violent?
EVE
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