The Principle of Equivalent trade

Full Metal Alchemist by Square Enix was nothing short of what i expected from the creators of
Final Fantasy. Intriguing plot, a meaningful theme , touching and all the comedy one might expect. The tales of two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, their love for each other and most importantly, their struggle through life.
A bit of the technical aspects first. Graphics were great especially when transmuting. Music too was nothing short of a Square production.That's about it!
Actually, the only thing that really took hold of me during the whole show was it's theme, ' The Principle of Equivalent Trade'. Is it possible to believe that to gain something, you must first lose something of equal value? At first glance, it does seem like total bullocks but when given thought, it does make a little sense.
Just look at your own life. There should be many examples to it. I mean you and i, we study hard to get good results. Due to our hardwork, we achieve good results. However, the results are only part of the end bargain. It's the process of working hard which builds your character that is the real trade here. That's why, even if you felt that hard work has been toiled, think not of the result but of the process through it. This is just only an example but do you think it's right? Even when you look at a relationship, it still applies don't it? Getting married will make one forfeit one's bachelor hood. If one breaks up in a relationship, all the post suffering would be somewhat equivalent to the happiness during it. Even in the Bible, the richer one becomes on Earth, the poorer he'll be in Heaven.
Then again, it's still crap. What am i saying actually?I really don't know. Maybe it's just cause that things like that are happening to me.Hopefully it doesn't apply for my exam though. Neither the time or will to go through it.Christmas spirit!Joy to the world,the Lord has come, may He blabalbla!
I've nothing much else to say...Guess that's it!

The Perfect Heist

This is the story of how to rob and get rich quick. Sure, it's no Ocean's 11 or the Italian Job but it gets the job done and its 90% full proof! How,u might wonder? It's simple actually. Pickpoketing in train stations in Malaysia!

1.Get a group of people, preferably 2 or 3. Make sure one is big sized and rugged enough while another is good at pickpoketing.

2.Avoid monorails and ktms. Monorails usually have security officers and Ktm and always jammed packed. Putra would be the best line for the heist.

3.Wait for peak hours, when the trains are usually packed with tonnes and tonnes of people until everyone is butt kissing each other.This makes the perfect opportunity for the big guy to push around while the other guy gets working by pickin through the pockets of a guy.

Note: the victim os almost defenceless as his hands are holding the rail and it's so packed that he can barely move.

4.Arrive at the next station. Before the door closes, head out. This way ,there's no time for the victim to catch up even if he realized it was gone..That means you get a new phone and maybe wallet and stuff!

Easy enough right?The chances of getting caught are low right?You know why i know all of this. That's caused i experienced it just 2 days ago!Apparently,it's very normal here in Malaysia(not just talking about KL and JB but other parts as well)What was a bit shocking to me was that those people are probably not Malaysians but immigrants. That's because after getting the phone, the made international calls( mine was to Brazil). So why are Malaysians so kind hearted enough to let them stay and let them rob the daylight out of us!?

I do have one suggestion though to lower this. Put security guards on the platforms in LRT stations. That way pickpoketers are more afraid to take action and the guards can control the traffic as well. To me, this simple step might acutally heavily reduce the occurance of such cases.

Really, the sign 'Beware of pickpoketers '.. does anyone think it bloody does any good?

Reunion of the Two??

This is the 2nd time i'm typing this, as the 1st one somehow got deleted.. sigh.. that's life aye? Anyway, here i am, going to talk about religion! I am a Catholic since the day I was born. Today's issue would be about Catholicism and Protestanism (I'm not sure where the Orthodox is categorised under.) Well, let me not bore with the history about how they separate and stuff,though i admit it was the Catholic's wrongdoing.

Just recently,last friday exactly, i went to a praise and worshipped session organised by Planet Shakers( a group from Aussie).Pictures for those who want to see are here (http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeCOGjlu4ctWIv) Back to the topic, it was all great and fun, the band was really really good! Radical as some may call it.. to some Catholics, conservative ones, it may considered heresy! cool bass solos and guitar solos, it was no surprised it attracted a couple of thousands of God's followers. That itself was a rare sight considering it was hard enough to get a place big enough as Sunway. The pastor was great too.. witty , charming and funny. Somehow though, i felt i was the only Catholic there, Angie you're excluded cause you've not been going to church for 18 years!That was a sad thing to see as i hoped that one day the two communites might be reunited.

That however, i feel, it's near a stage where it's almost impossible to happen!Why,I say? That's because, that night, I felt that even though we are Christians, we both have a different set of ideologies and fundamentals. Catholicism, since Paul build his church, has been one of the most conservative groups ever. Whether that is good or bad, that i cannot answer. That's because for every bad, there's a good and I do believe that everything the Church does, does have it's reason. That day, the pastor did talk about paul and cylus(not sure the exact spelling) being imprisoned for exorcising a demon. He talks on how they sang and 'partied' so that God could listen and free them.Yes, he did say they prayed but his interpretation was more like that they 'partied'. Ask a priest to tell you the same story, and he'll say that they fervently prayed in faith and silence to God for His divinty.Thus, it only does say that both camps does have different beliefs. None is right, none is wrong though, i say.

This however,i want to stress about the difference about the two camps( maybe the similarities, depends on how they see it.This is my opinion only after all.) That's about suffering. The Catholic Church has always stressed on the suffering of Jesus he gave for his people and that we celebrate mass not only to remember it but also to emulate it. This is why mass is so monotonous and dull but it does get's it's message across. Protestant churches I feel, however, stresses more on the fact of worshipping Jesus alone, not his deeds or attitude. They see him as a God, without seeing who He is. This is just a mere gut feeling though. The pastor said, ' Jesus one said,' See not the deeds i've done but for who i am.'.' However that itself is contradictory as it is Jesus' acts and deeds that made Him for who He is then,now and till He comes again.

Really want to cut this short now.. Haven't had much time and been wanting to write my next edition already. However, one last point! That's about donations and charity! Really, that day, the way they used a parable from the Bible to up donations kind of upsetted me a little. To me, donations were always of a voluntary basis, and no matter how much it is, it's still good! I'm not saying that the Catholic Church does not do that but I've yet to see a similar thing.

Anyway,all in all, even though I've been hitting the Protestants almost throughout this , I do want a reunion of the two communities. Both aren't at fault and we shouldn't be like other religions that have split as well!God Bless every soul on Earth:)

Other updates on my life... This happened like long long agoooooo!!!PPKTJ had a sports gathering!I actually played sumo!!!Not bad eh?But lost like shit. Softball was fun though. Pics click here- http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeCOGjlu4ctWIc