DIY magic like kaleidoscope video, N82

I attached a Kaleidoscope to N82 and walk around my house for fun. The effect is magical as well as the experience. I think it provides some kind of therapy by watching.

(Video)Youtube, self-make kaleidoscope video.

What is Kaleidoscope? (Wiki)

The Taqwacores, Islam and Punk Rock, now gain popularity among young Muslim in US

I am contemplating this novel by Michael Muhammad Knight. A portmanteau of taqwa, an Islamic concept of love and fear for Allah, and Hardcore, the punk rock sub-genre. Taqwacore thus refers to a genre of Muslim punk rock, existing only in the novel at the time of its writing, but since emerging as an actual genre.

Now on Amazon.com, I hope it will appear soon in Border.

Also read, (Link) A tale of sex and drugs among young Muslims, Brian Whitaker.

The extra 1 second delay in 2008

What do you do with an extra one second in life? Astronomy.com,

“On December 31, 2008, a "leap second" will be added to the world's clocks at 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).”

This, will dramatically change our count down on 31st Dec? Would you feel the one second older next year? Astronomy.com also reveals an interesting fact that Earth rotation is gradually slowing down, sort of like when you reach 40.

(Link) News, Astronomy.com, 2008 will have 1 extra second!

How to clean toilet with coke

Now, this is a good way to recycle a perfectly cool and tasty drink for the sake of cleanliness. Hard core Pepsi supporter will be delighted to do it.

(Howto) Wiki, VideoJug, How to clean your toilet with coke

SMS cost 0 to send, really

Via LifeHacker, New York Times news, we are actually, being ‘chop vegetable head’ by our service provider. So, if only I can rally Singaporean to boycott sending SMS, it would be the day the Earth stood still, or rather, Singapore stood still.

(Link) NYT, What Carriers Aren’t Eager to Tell You About Texting.

2 days left...

It will not have much different, so I publish the result here. Thanks for those whom care and cast theirs. Two hundred and 4 votes in total.

Why do you believe in God?

12(5%) - I am bored
39(19%) – I want to go heaven
8(3%) – I am afraid of hell
47(23%) – I want to add meaning to my life
78(38%) – I don’t
20(9%) – Others

So far, I did not receive any mail. Thanks, this is more accurate than I expected. I take back my skepticism. I will take these 2 days to round up and put up another. It is not about religion this time, but a service survey. Make a guess.

Religion needs no revolution. I think.

About.com talks about some religion evolution here, interesting short quote,

“Judeo-Christianity is rife with such evolution. Jesus strove to change Judaism, but his followers ended up following the new path of Christianity..”

I may add. Many came to change the ‘wrong’ doing of their culture. They got cast down, eventually, even if they were right. Why die trying to change a wave when it is easier to swim to a visible shore? Face humanity with best of your conscience and let history be your testimony.

Street ads of human

What you see here is a poster that a Russia web tries to promote its content by putting up street ads. This one says they got a Large Hadron Collider for sale. I notice little tails at the end of each ad. I am sure many will see how human act similarly here. I find it intriguing, given how vast 2 cultures are.

(Link), EnglishRussia, Russia’s street advertisement.

Stop swearing and do it already

Hmm.. What is the pledge again? I will not have any sexual relationship before marriage, or I will stay true and loyal to one partner? Many keep saying that our mind draws only toward what we think, not away from it. Thinking ‘I will not’ or ‘I shall not’ is going to do put you exactly where you will not.

Oh, but this is old thought already. You already ‘KNEW’ and tried this.

A research report at MSBN, quotes,

“Teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as those who do not promise abstinence and are significantly less likely to use condoms and other forms of birth control when they do..”

Read more here. (Link) MSBN, Study: Teenage 'virginity pledges' are ineffective

Youmankind, the tale of us, destroying ourselves

First time in history, we are force into a system of inescapable interdependency, blind to the consequences of our action. It seem that any move we make in this fragile global system.. result in chain reaction we cannot control…

And, we still think we can figure it out…

Are we sure we won’t perish in our own hand?

(Video) Youtube, Youmankind. I don’t want to spoil your holiday, but we cannot ignore the truth. The answer is inside. (Via) PerceivingReality.com

8 cats kept an abandoned 1 year old baby alive

Nuff said.. read the news. Quote follow,

Alicia Lorena Lindgvist from Argentine says,

"I was walking and noticed a gang of cats sitting very close together. It is unusual to see so many like that so I went for a closer look and that's where I saw him. The boy was lying at the bottom of a gutter. There were all these cats on top of him, licking him because he was really dirty,"

God bless those cats. (Link) News, Topnews.in

How much do you love your elder?

My link/friend LieZi posted an ancient code, it is not taught in school, and cannot be found on book anymore. I really appreciate it very much. Some quotes strike me again. I will attempt to translate them here.

亲爱我　孝何难 We have no problem showing filial piety to loving parent
亲憎我　孝方贤 True filial piety never changes even if they despite you
亲有过　谏使更 Advise your elder when you see their fault
怡吾色　柔吾声 Be gentle and clam in your persuasion
谏不入　悦复谏 If it don’t work the first try, cool down and try again
号泣随　挞无怨 …..

I am not going to translate the last part. You can study them in 烈子 - 弟 子 规. highly recommended.

And this, my friends,

用人物　须明求　倘不问　即为偷
借人物　及时还　后有急　借不难

Is why you still keep your friends…