Sat, 20 Feb 2010 4
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 2
Sympathy for the cockroach.
I feel an immense sense of guilt every time I kill a cockroach. That’s because I don’t like the idea of killing another living being.
But with cockroaches, I decided a long time ago that:
- even though these buggers have been around a long, long year,
- and will continue to be around for many a long year to come,
between me and them, I’ll be damned if I let them win while I’m still alive.
Damn you, cockroaches. Damn you, he thought to himself as he imagined himself shaking his fist in a display of defiance at arthropods that were lurking around, somewhere.
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 0
Sleep paralysis or night terrors.

This is a painting entitled “The Nightmare” (1781) by Henry Fuseli and it depicts the condition of sleep paralysis/night terrors.
I used to suffer from this condition. I probably still have it but its occurrences have diminished somewhat since I started:
- Having (somewhat) regular sleep patterns,
- Getting (somewhat) more rest, and
- Moderating my caffeine intake.
Anyway, I just found out that someone close to me suffers from this condition, so I decided to read up about it again. This condition supposedly affects Asians and teens* more than it does other people, so I thought I’d post up some info here so that you can find out how to deal with this condition if you suffer from it too**:
- All in the Mind?: An article by Paul Chambers.
- Sleep paralysis: Facts and data.
and of course, how could I not leave you without
- The Horla, a short story by Guy de Maupassant***.
Have a good rest tonight.
* Coincidentally (or not), I used to get the worst attacks during my JC years.
** I realise I suffered from it for so long because:
- Of ignorance: I thought it was ’spirits’, and the people around me weren’t inclined to discourage me from adopting that point of view, and
- It never occurred to me to do research on the conditions I was afflicted with until I was slightly older. Then again, Googling for information has become a norm, so it could also be techno-cultural evolution, I guess.
*** Oh! I think Charlotte Bronte and Roald Dahl may have made references to sleep paralysis in their stories (Wuthering Heights and a short story about a snake in a bed, respectively) too, although it seemed they might not have known about this condition at those times. I’ll need to dig up the stories again to be sure.
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 0
Two resolutions for 2010.
- Update HR database with the courses that I’ve gone for ASAP.
Spent an unpleasant weekend last year updating the database because I let everything accumulate. - Create a list called ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’ in Google Docs so I can update it with… all these things that I’ve done (at work).
For the purposes of work review and the like.
I wonder if anyone else sees the irony in this.
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 5
Giving away a Dell 926 Photo All-in-One Printer for FREE! Claimed.

- Am giving it away for free because I got it for free.
- It’s almost brand new i.e. I’ve opened it and set it up, but haven’t used it.
- I haven’t used it because it doesn’t work on Macs. Hence, you’ve gotta be a Windows user to use this printer.
- If you want it, you gotta come over to my place to get it.
- Last but not least, I don’t provide technical support, so once you get it, it’s all yours!
You can check out some reviews of the printer here and here.
If you have my contacts, you can e-mail/text/call/DM/FB me to let me know if you’re keen. Otherwise, just leave a comment and I’ll get back to you. It’s been claimed, ladies and gents. Sorry I could only give it to one person, but thanks for helping with the freecycling.




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