“Think not to settle down forever in any truth. Make use of it as a tent in which to pass a summer’s night but build no house of it, or it will be your tomb. When you first have an inkling of its insufficiency and begin to see a dim counter-truth looming up beyond, then weep not, but give thanks. It is time to ‘take up your bed and walk.'”
A. J. Balfour
Month: August 2004 Page 2 of 3
Saw the movie I, Robot last night. I must admit, when I learnt that the storyline was not the same as the novel of the same name by Issac Asimov, I was a little disappointed. However, fortunately, the movie turned out to be quite entertaining. The special effects are just ideal for this type of movies. Essentially, the I, Robot series (“I, Robot”, “Pebble In The Sky”, and “The Stars, Like Dust”)was more of a detective series rather than conventional sci-fi dealing with technology or alien life forms.
Was reminded once again today how small this world of ours is becoming, day by day.
A colleague of mine who is currently in Athens watching the actions in the Olympic Games was spotted last night on local – well, international actually – TV! She was among the Singaporean supporters there, rooting for their women table tennis team.
The corollary to all this is that when you are attending any public events where there will be TV cameras, better make sure you behave. Otherwise you may be caught on TV and become famous, or infamous as the case may be. 🙂
Yesterday on the way home, as the bus wound its way through the wooded parts on the perimeter of the NUS campus, it suddenly occurred to me that we are now into the the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar. For those not familiar with Chinese traditions, the seventh month is the the Hungry Ghosts Festival. According to folklore, the King of Ksitigarbha opens the gates of Hell on the first day of the seventh lunar month to set hungry spirits free to roam the world of the living for a month. Spooky…