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Vicious cycle or is it a circle?
I am sick of telling people that there are recognisable mistakes in some of the common phrases that are being used. Many, (NIE-trained english teachers included) have scorned me for even suggesting that what they have learned in their entire lifetime of Singaporean-ised education is wrong.
While i may have the knack of poor diction and blantant spelling errors, people tend to forget that i did have some kind of “professional” writing training. And at the point of extreme boredom while struggling to finish my work on a Saturday afternoon in office, i have decided to take the time to pen this post to qualify what i have been saying all these while (from credible academic sources) and debunk all these misconceptions.
Vicious Cycle or Vicious Circle
The term “vicious circle” was invented by logicians to describe a form of fallacious circular argument in which each term of the argument draws on the other: “Democracy is the best form of government because democratic elections produce the best governments.” The phrase has been extended in popular usage to all kinds of self-exacerbating processes such as this: poor people often find themselves borrowing money to pay off their debts, but in the process create even more onerous debts which in their turn will need to be financed by further borrowing. Sensing vaguely that such destructive spirals are not closed loops, people have transmuted “vicious circle” into “vicious cycle.” The problem with this perfectly logical change is that a lot of people know what the original “correct” phrase was and are likely to scorn users of the new one. They go beyond scorn to contempt however toward those poor souls who render the phrase as “viscous cycle.” Don’t use this expression unless you are discussing a Harley-Davidson in dire need of an oil change.
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Heart-wrenching or Heart-rending?
If something causes anguish or deep distress it is said to be heart-rending, (not heart-wrenching or heart-rendering).
Many people seem to confuse the term gut-wrenching (extremely distressing or unpleasant – twisting the stomach) with the term heart-rending (arousing deep sympathy – tearing the heart) to get heart-wrenching, and even possibly gut-rending. Heart-rendering, on the other hand, would logically be the process of melting the fat off the heart by heating — not the same at all!
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Don’t suck my kack please.
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sibei du lan
After 8 months of my flawless baby, I got my first scar while coming down from a fucken mscp.
knnbccb, it’s apparently going to cost me more than $300 to get it fixed. sibei sian.
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Do you think she’s pretty?
I do. But she’s dead, if you have not heard. Apparently, this taiwanese actress Xu Wei Lun died from a speeding accident while rushing for another job.
Such a pity. Then there’s that Korean who hung herself. Fantastic start to the year.
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Monochrome
Heard this song on the radio. By Yann Tiersen. Don’t ask me who the fuck he is.
Monochrome
Anyway, i can try anything it’s the same circle that leads to nowhere and i’m tired now.
anyway, i’ve lost my face, my dignity, my look, all of these things are gone and i’m tired now.
but don’t be scared, i found a good job and i go to work every day on my old bicycle you loved.
i’m pilling up some unread books under my bed and i really think i’ll never read again.
no concentration, just a white disorder everywhere around me, you know i’m so tired now.
but don’t worry i often go to dinners and parties with some old friends who care for me, take me back home and stay.
mochrome floors, monochrome walls, only abscence near me, nothing but silence around me.
monochrome flat, monochrome life, only abscence near me, nothing but silence around me.
sometimes i search an event or something to remember, but i’ve really got nothing in mind.
sometimes i open the windows and listen people walking in the down streets. there is a life out there.
but don’t be scared, i found a good job and i go to work every day on my old bicycle you loved.
anyway, i can try anything it’s the same circle that leads to nowhere and i’m tired now.
anyway, i’ve lost my face, my dignity, my look, all of these things are gone and i’m tired now.
but don’t be scared, i found a good job and i go to work every day on my old bicycle you loved.
mochrome floors, monochrome walls, only abscence near me, nothing but silence around me.
monochrome flat, monochrome life, only abscence near me, nothing but silence around me.
The song sucked by the way. Just that i really love the lyrics.
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2006 – taking stock
It seems a tad too late to be taking stock of the last year – especially when it’s already the 4th day into the new year – but what the heck, i haven’t really gotten used to the number 2007 yet.
Perhaps only one word can describe 2006 – change. Ok, maybe drama can also do the job, but fuck it la.
Among the changes in 2006 include
1. The job
2. The car
3. The bosses
All in all, it hasn’t been all too bad. I mean, the job had really been the bane of my life for the past years, and i am really glad to move on.
Oh well, not having high hopes for the new year. I am barely hoping to survive.
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Triple festivity
It’s soon to be a case of triple celebrations for me, but i feel anything but festive.
The day that i am going to bid my 27th year of existence goodbye, i’ve got a stupid event the day before.
The christmas weekend means that an impending big presentation just stood 3 days away.
And the new year just marks the start of yet another insignificant year. How exciting.
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Mission Impossible
I think i have a knack of landing myself in the most bizarre, impossible situations and scenarios. Rather than to go for the conventional path, i often find myself in dramatic, impossible situations.
It’s been that way a few years back. It’s the same now. And strangely, the more impossible it is, the more i go for it. There must be a sadistic streak in me somewhere.
Oh, if you are not making any headway in what i say, don’t bother to ask. This post wasn’t meant to be comprehended by anyone in any case. 
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Life in a freezer
I am too lazy to blog the exact itinery of my trip, so letting the visuals do the talking here.
Transit Lounge at new Bangkok Airport. Boring place.
In a Beijing themepark
Tiananmen.
Back alley entrance of an hotel in Erenhot, border of China and Mongolia
Train station at Erenhot
View from a Ulaan Baatar typical apartment
A predominantly Buddhist country, despite coming out of communism only about 15 years ago
Settlement in snow – chio
Ger – typical mongolian housing for the poor.
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