Nathaniel's single "All I Want Is You" moves up 3 spots!

[Excerpt] Moving up three spots today to number 34 on the SoundClick Contemporary Christian Charts is Nathaniel's debut single "All I Want Is You". Recorded in his own dorm room, this song entered at number 67 and in three days, has gone up to number 34.



On the message board

"Nathaniel!Your music's great!! Where can I get a copy of your album? Is it out in stores here? Keep playing and singing. Your reflects your passion for God! Hope to hear more" - Elena Koshy

"Nathaniel Tan, I really enjoy listening to your songs.. especially this one.. I pray that God will continually bless your music and singing talents and use you greatly in this ministry... Makin It happen!" - Robert J Agustin

"Hey Nat! really proud of you and your music =) rock on! ... btw, the song rocks, and i'd say it's home-studio recording, too high quality to be home-recording .., hahah =)" - Jeremy Tan

The Super Pooper and more stupid things~

Ever heard of a bear that sings that he's the best at taking a dump in the world? Here's one for you.. introducing the Super Pooper bear!


(www.stupid.com)

Stupid.com's CEO, Gary Apple, remembers his toilet training very well. His mother patiently waited outside the bathroom door while Gary went solo for the very first time. She was so proud of her son, she bought him a color TV for his dorm room.

But toilet training doesn't have to take 19 years... and it can be a lot of fun if you own the POTTY TIME TOILET TRAINING BEAR!

The Potty Time Bear is a plush teddy bear in a puffy, cloth diaper. When you press its hand, the Potty Time Bear begins to bounce around and sing "I'm A Super Duper Pooper!"

Here are some of the lyrics:

I'm a super duper pooper.
I know when I have to go.
Take a bow
I'm a big kid now.
I'm the best pooper you know!

It's the type of song that sticks in your head. Staff members at Stupid Headquarters are walking around like idiots singing the song to themselves.

The Potty Time Toilet Training gift is a sure-fire baby gift. But even without a baby, it's a wild toy. You'll laugh so hard, you may need a diaper yourself!

You can get one for $16.00... US :P

Here's a BIG one... for the laziest person alive!



How stupid can you get!? *faints*

Up the charts again!

It's the 3rd day that All I Want Is You is on the Contemporary Christian Charts and it has moved up from #64 to #37 within this short period! Hope that it'll climb up and hit the top 10!!!!



cheers!

Cool gadgets for guys!

The BINARY watch! [http://www.gobaz.com/detprod.asp?ProdCode=5438]


The Binary Watch is a perfect accessory for the technology conscious or for the fashion trendy hipster. It displays in cool green LEDs,is made of high quality stainless steel with a matching adjustable link strap; these watches feel and look incredible. It''s the "Rolex" of Binary Watches. To display the time in binary format, the watch uses two rows of LED lights. The first row of LEDs denotes the hours, and second row of lights indicates the minutes. Translation of time from binary to decimal is fairly easy when you know how - just add together the values of the lit LEDs on upper row to read the hours, and the values of the lit LEDs on the lower row to read minutes. With a little practice you can learn to read this time format easily. Next time someone asks you what the time is, enjoy their confused expression when you flash your wrist emblazoned with glowing binary

Personal Comments
For the tech-geek who can't get himself outta binary... it's already tough enough to see this on paper and on the computer - if you're studying programming or computer stuff... what more on your watch!? It's kinda pricey at 60 Pounds! Wooo... thats about SG$130 - not THAT expensive... but still... quite ex considering you can get a decent watch that ticks at a pasar malam for about $10. Well, whatever makes you happy :S

Facts about Chocolate

This is the black/brown/white yummy (very sweet) thing that so many millions of people around the world totally dig! I dig chocolate - Hersheys and Reese's are my favourites! Oh well... Guylian shells are nice too... ahh *salivating*. Well, here's a lowdown on the brown stuff... not turd... CHOCOLATE!



1. Chocolate is one of the most popular foods around and is highly unlikely to ever go out of fashion.

2. The word 'Chocolate' comes from the Aztec word, 'cacahuatl' or ‘xocolatl’. This means 'bitter water'.

3. Chocolate is derived from Cocoa Beans. It was Cacao originally, but became Cocoa as a result of misspelling.

4. Cocoa Trees require warm, moist climates and are largely found in West Africa - Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Nigeria. The scientific term for the Cocoa Tree is 'Theobroma Cacao'. This is the Greek term for 'Food for the Gods'.

5. Cocoa Trees produce pods and each pod contains about 20 to 50 Cocoa Beans. There are different varieties of Cocoa Beans with different flavors, and, just like different grapes are used to make different wines, different Cocoa Beans are used to make different kinds of Chocolates. Cocoa Beans are fermented, dried, roasted, and ground before being used to produce chocolate.

6. The Mayans and Aztecs believed that the Cocoa Beans originated from Paradise and would bring wisdom and power to anyone consuming them.

7. The Aztecs mixed Chocolate with Chilies, Cornmeal, and Hallucinogenic Mushroom. It was a bitter brew!

8. The precious Cocoa Beans were used as a currency and as a unit of calculation in the Mayan and Aztec Cultures.

9. Emperor Montezuma of Mexico partook a Chocolate drink before entering his harem. This gave rise to the notion of Chocolate having aphrodisiac properties. The Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova was another fellow who subscribed to this notion. There is some truth to the idea though, since Chocolate contains hundreds of chemicals including the feel-good stimulants - Caffeine, Theobromine, and Phenyethylamine.

10. However the amount of Caffeine in Chocolate is very little - about 5 to 10 milligrams of caffeine in one ounce of bittersweet chocolate, 5 milligrams in milk chocolate, and 10 milligrams in a six-ounce cup of cocoa. Compare this to 100-150 milligrams found in a cup of coffee.

11. Theobromine helps boost low blood-sugar levels and another chemical, Chromium, helps to control blood sugar.

12. Theobromine, however, is highly toxic to dogs, cats, and other household pets. It overstimulates their cardiac and nervous systems, and can cause instant death.

13. For humans though, Chocolate is a wonderful energy source. Napoleon supposedly carried along Chocolate on his military campaigns, and always ate it to restore energy. Nowadays Sports-persons are often given Chocolate energy bars after sporting activities to restore carbohydrates.

14. Even though Chocolate is high in fat, it does not appear to raise blood cholesterol.

15. Despite the popular, lingering myth, Chocolate does not cause acne. Acne is usually due to an improper diet or a hormone imbalance.

16. Also, contrary to another popular myth, Chocolates are not responsible for causing headaches. Headaches, again, have different reasons - stress, hunger, irregular sleep patterns, and hormone changes.

17. Allergies to chocolate are very uncommon.

17. Cocoa butter, which is the fat extract from roasted and crushed Cocoa Beans, is often used as a massage cream.

18. It is also used to make White, Caffeine-less Chocolate.

19. Cocoa Beans were first brought to Europe by the Spanish Conquistadors in 1528.

20. Chocolate soon became very popular and was taken as a sweet drink with sugar and vanilla.

21. Henri Nestle of Switzerland was the first to create Milk Chocolate by adding condensed milk to the mixture when making chocolate bars.

22. Rudolphe Lindt of Switzerland in 1879 was the first to develop a method to give Chocolate a smooth consistency.

23. Chocolate has over 500 flavor components. This is double the amount found in strawberry and vanilla.

24. Chocolate is a great economy booster. Annual world consumption of cocoa beans averages approximately 600,000 tons per year. Consumers worldwide spend more than $20 billion a year on Chocolate.

25. Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's movie, "Psycho". This scene, which is of 45 seconds, actually took 7 days to shoot.

26. Chocolate appears in literature - 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl, ‘Like Water for Chocolate' by Laura Esquivel, and 'Chocolat' by Joanne Harris.

*taken from buzzle.com

2nd day and at #65 on the Contemporary Christian Music Charts!

Nathaniel's latest song: All I Want Is You has been on the International Contemporary Christian Charts for all of two days and it has entered at number 64 of over a few thousand songs featured on the site at SoundClick.



There at #64 today, lets see if this song will move up the charts steadily!

From the message boards at SoundClick:
"Nathaniel!Your music's great!! Where can I get a copy of your album? Is it out in stores here? Keep playing and singing. Your reflects your passion for God! Hope to hear more" - Elena Koshy

Check it out! --> www.soundclick.com/nathanieltan

Bah...

my offline blogging tool isnt working properly again *sob*

52 things to do on the sabbath

Interesting title eh? I found this book just when I was picking out books for my research paper. They actually have 52 suggestions of things to do with your family as a whole because it's so difficult to think of things to do that can involve everyone and also for the reason that you won't break the Sabbath.

You actually have to read a book to get ideas for things to do so you won't break the Sabbath? That was my initial thought... well, I'm still quite surprised that you'll have to think... but well, I guess it's useful to have a book like that huh? Especially wehn Sabbath is a whole day of do's and do-not's. Pick up the book... go ahead, or take time off from all this doing... and really spend time with God.

How NOT to get a wedge... hehehe

I found another really totally funny invention! hahaha - ever wondered how NOT go get a wedge apart from NOT wearing any underwear? The solution is here!!! hahaha! (from http://members.toast.net)


Introducing... WEDGE-PROOF UNDERWEAR
This simple, yet effective, device prevents "wedging" of undergarments. It is effective for all types of "wedging", from natural "ride-up" to sudden bully-induced trauma wedging.
Fully adjustable and machine washable, wedge-proof underwear lets you stroll confidently, even when there are large groups of dim-witted, attention seeking bullies lurking about.

a) heavy duty reinforced waistband
b) high tension socks
c) adjustable straps

err... get yours today? ehehehehe

Weird gadgets... a video belt buckle!?

Now... who'd look at his own buckle while sitting or walking around - ppl WOULD mistake him or her (most probably him) to be looking at his crotch and admiring his manliness? haha... well, check this out (taken from gizmodo.com). Its a little expensive though... abt $500 SGD! *faint*


Bah. Who needs a LED belt-buckle when you can go balls to the wall with a full color LCD belt buckle like this one from Egokast? The idea behind this is pretty simple, it is a 3-inch screen mounted on a stainless steel case that can attach to any standard belt. To play video all you need to do is insert an SD memory card and bam, video playback on your crotch. Now deciding what video to play on your belt will be the biggest wardrobe decision of your night. The buckle is available for $279, sans belt and memory card.

iSound!

I've got another link... hehehehe --> http://www.isound.com/nathaniel_tan

Music Online!

Well, now I've got a link on soundclick - it's a place where musicians can put their music up! hehehe I've got my link there HERE! Go have a look - I've got one song up :D hehehehe

Mouse pad "Breast" rest!

I chanced on this... by accident and it got me laughing to myself the last 15mins!!! Check this out :P Taken from "www.rino88.com" (was looking at cheap guitars...)

The advertisement:



New Mouse Pad, comfortable arm rest

This Fantastic Mouse Pad adds comfort and ease whilst using the mouse. It acts like an ergonomic cushion for the wrist, making computer activities more fun and comfortable.

The silicon breasts are beautifully designed and feel natural; making them perfect for having your wrist in between them, to use the computer mouse.

This high quality Mouse Pad provides an ergonomic, easy action surface, relieving stress from your arm.

Ideally used with computers in homes and offices.

Our personal favourite and we use ourselves!

the librarian (no names...)

It's only 8:13am in the morning and i'm so peeved... by a librarian. He always seems to have complaints; nothong good whatsoever - seriously. Lemme give u a lowdown on what just happened - he'd been complaining for weeks that the library hadn't gotten a copy of the yearbook to catalog and I explained to him why I couldn't release one yet. Finally, I managed to get three copies for the library and then he looks at it and says that 'it's not good', 'why is it like that?' and a whole lot of other negative comments. He asks about his staff pictures and why they're catogarized under 'library', frowns, tells me to 'do a better job' and walks off in a huff. Are all old men like that or only those from Southeast Asia? I'm burning inside right now actually and I think it's normal... just how do people stand others who are like this? *rolls eyes*

totally peeved...

Pee in me! (Literally... it is in me)

The lowdown on pee (Taken from http://www.restroomratings.com/features/urine/)

Here are some very interesting (and disgusting) facts about PEE! Urine - the stuff that comes out of you and people go "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!". Yeah, it's PEE time!

1. Runners sometimes drink urine to replace electrolites

2. U.S. Navy Seals sometimes urinate in their pants during cold water training exercises, in order to stay warm.

3. In Pre-Colonial Peru, the Inca washed their children's hair with urine as a remedy for head lice.

4. Urinating on someone or being urinated on for enjoyment is known in fetish parlance as "water sports."

5. In Minnesota, the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association has initiated a campaign to prevent or eliminate public urination, which is considered a "quality of life" criminal offense in most U.S. cities.

6. In northern Scandanavia, Laplanders consume a hallucinogenic mushroom called amanita muscaria, also know as Fly Agaric. The mushroom's 7. hallucinogenic compound "muscanol" is excreted in the urine intact. When the mushroom is in short supply, people who have consumed the mushroom will urinate into a pot. Someone without any mushrooms can then drink the urine and experience the same effects.

7. Wolves, bears, apes and other mammals use urine to claim territory, communicate eligibilty for mating, body size and other individual characteristics.

8. In addition to hair and blood, urine is used to test people for illicit drug use.

9. In his final book, Civilization and Its Discontents, Sigmund Freud claimed that civilization became possible only when ancient peoples resisted the impulse to extinguish their campfires by pissing them out.

10. Drinking urine is part of many non-traditional remedies used today, especially in Ayurvedic medicine.

Here's more cool interesting things that are related to Pee... the toilets... - The TOP 10 mistakes of Public Restroom Patrons...

1. Ignore the attendant. If you're lucky enough to be in a restroom with an attendant, do not take them for granted. They are the reason for the restroom's pristine condition and will, no doubt, have a plethora of interesting stories to tell.

2. Set things down. When forced to bring your precious belongings into the restroom with you, do not make the mistake of setting them down anywhere. Crutch them under your arm or balance them on your head to avoid contaminating them.

3. Select the wrong urinal. It may seem complex at first, but it's actually quite simple. The rule of thumb with urinal picking is to always take the furthest from any other occupied units. If this means getting stuck with the short urinal. Tough luck. It's your duty. When confronted with a trough urinal, select a corner first, otherwise the largest open space. Be sure to pay special attention to the next problem area.

4. Lose focus. Men, the social moré of maintaining a complacent forward gaze towards the wall throughout your restroom experience seems to be an important rule to abide - though I cannot tell you the consequences of a sidelong glance, as I've never witnessed one firsthand.

5. Leave evidence. Think of the restroom as a National Park. It is a public amenity enjoyed best when patrons are respectful of their surroundings - taking nothing and leaving nothing. Of course, you will be leaving something, but that is why God invented the flush toilet.

6. Drunken whizzes. When that seventh Pabst hits you and you stumble to the restroom, you may impress yourself with your elegant and expressive display of choreographed tinkling. But take it from the sober guy. It's not that impressive. Rather, it's quite sloppy and angers most everyone.

7. Excessive "shaking". (men) The official rule is no more than 4 shakes. You break it, you wank it.

8. Become a statistic. The CDC estimates that only 1 in 3 people wash their hands after using the restroom. There's a pretty good chance that you will shake the hands of the other 2 throughout the day. For that reason alone, you should wash your hands. Oh and also because you just touched your genitals.

9. Sink-splash. Be wary of powerful faucets with shallow bowls that tend to make suspicious splash marks on your chinos. It is recommended you stand as far away as possible from sinks which you are unfamiliar with as you turn them on.. Mr. Potty Pants.

10. Touch the door handle. So you get done using an auto-flush urinal, wave your hands under the sink to start the water and use several doses of anti-bacterial soap. After drying your hands on the touchless hand-dryer you grab the door handle and make your exit. What is wrong with this picture?


hahaha :D ENjoy!!

6 strings and me...

\Yeah.. I just got myself a 6 string bass :) hehehe~ wowza! Didn't break my bank either. The bass guitars here in Thailand are amazingly cheap! Washburn guitars to be exact.. will post more next round! gtg!

PPCP

Been giving my store a face-lift... and working on oscommerce (its gonna be the upgrade from the current website)... tough... learning :S www.perfectpixelcameraparts.com

ahhhh

The day... SHOCKING!

I just remembered... when i woke up... the sidewalk looked like this...



So sad! They cut the plants... so ugly :S ugh! Lerie cheered me up with some colored fish though! hehehe so cute and so YUMMY!!!



THat's me studying :P heehee (robert took the pic)



And thats my little mess on the library table~ haha

The attack of SUPER-ROBERT

eh... look at this... any comments?

itching for new gadgets (again!)

Okay... my wishlist huh? I've been eyeing this new phone... the i-mobile i309 (picture included below). It's a small phone, about the width of an iPod shuffle, but not as tall, with an OLED color screen - a little tiny, but it's nice! Cost - Under SGD$200. Yeap~ *grrrr* Now... which is nicer? White or Black? I personally love the white one... hahaha~



Second itch...



Yes... a bass guitar - i've been itching to get my hands on a bass again :S *sob* ahhhhhhhhh God help me! :P

dying

i think i'm dying from writing two term papers for my Introduction to the New Testament class... ugh *faint*

Quotable quotes and thoughts on differences in gender

I wonder how true the following statements are! heheheh!~ Okay... a word of caution - please take all this in GOOD HUMOUR! :D

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

Moving on...For the men...
Why it's great to be a man
- Motor mechanics tell you the truth
- Your underwear is only $9.90 for a six-pack.
- Chocolate is just another snack.
- People don't stare at your chest when you are talking to them (I like this one)

Why it's great to be a woman
- You can talk to the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.
- Taxis stop for you
- You can scare male bosses with mysterious gynaecological disorders.
- You don't look like a frong in a blender when you dance.

Facts about men and women!
-A female brain is organised for multi-tracking. A woman can use the computer, talk on the phone, listen to a second conversation going on behind her and drink a cup of coffee all at the same time. Men can only concentrate on one thing at a time. They can't make love and answer wuestions on why they haven't taken out the rubbish at the same time.
- Women merely remind the men in their lives to do the things that must be done. If that includes cutting down on beer and fags, it may in fact be life-saving advice.
- Men assert, instruct, or pass on their wisdom. It is always for the woman's benefit. They think it shows they care.
- Women use silence to punish men. But men love silence~
- Men exaggerate facts and data, women exaggerate emotions and feelings.
- Men value accomplishments, women value relationships.

Men's and Women's top turn-ons (found this in a book!) Not sure if this is accurate... but well, for the laughs!

Men
1 - Athletic body shape
2 - Sensual mouth
3 - Full breasts
4 - Long legs
5 - Rounded hips/ small wrists
6 - Hemispherical buttocks
7 - Attractive eyes
8 - Long hair
9 - Small nose
10 - Flat belly
11 - Arched back
12 - Long neck

Women
1 - Athletic body shape
2 - Broad shoulders, chest and muscular arms
3 - Small, tight bum
4 - Full hair
5 - Sensual mouth
6 - Kind eyes
7 - Strong nose and chin
8 - Narrow hips and muscular legs
9 - Flat belly
10 - Large penis
11 - Three-day beard

Some interesting facts compiled about what men look for in women!
[What men look for in a woman - On first sight]
1 - Good looks
2 - Shapely body
3 - Breasts
4 - Bum
[What men look for in a woman - In a long-term partner]
1 - Personality
2 - Good looks
3 - Brains
4 - Humour

[What Women look for in a man]
1 - Personality
2 - Humour
3 - Sensitivity
4 - Brains
5 - Good body
[Women only ever have one list.]

Jokes
A Womans Prayer - Dear Lord, So far today I am doing all right. I have not gossipped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or self-indulgent. I have not curesed, whined or eaten any chocolate. However, I am going to get out of bed soon and I may need more help after that.
A Man's Prayer - Dear Lord, Please send me a nympho with huge boobs who owns an off license and a boat.

Moses wandered in the desert for 40 years. He wouldn't ask for directions! A man would rather be burnt at the stake than admit to a woman that he's lost. Men don't get lost, they simply discover alternative destinations!

If three Wise Women had travelled to Bethlehem, they would have asked for directions, arrived in time to deliver the baby and brought practical gifts like nappies, bottles and a breast punp. They would have cleaned the stables, made a casserole and there would have been peace on Earth forevermore.

Booger, Vomit and life

Its the King of Thailand's 60th year on the throne and everyone (almost) is wearing a yellow shirt to show their love and support for the King! We were told to wear Yellow Shirts tomorrow for Sabbath - I don't have a yellow shirt, so no prizes for guessing if I'll wear one tomorrow or not. The King is a pretty interesting guy - I found out that he's an accomplished musician - plays the clarinet, saxophone, composes music, builds yatchs (he actually built one himself and won the SEAgames with it!). A very talented guy who is also the peoples' person - the people love and adore him so much - it seems almost crazy, but that's how much an effect on the people he has. Okay, now on to more serious stuff~

I'll be cooking later so expect some pictures sometime today or tomorrow~ hehehe :D

Facts on Booger and Vomit
What's a booger? Why'd I choose this? Its sometimes really irritating when you're breathing and suddenly... you get that feeling that something in your nose is loose and hanging around... it's nose booger! EWWWW! Here are some hard n fast facts about nose booger! Vomit? EWWWW!! Just read on!

Boogers and vomit are gross, but both play a part in fighting germs (as unbelievable as that sounds). Boogers keep stuff from the air out of your lungs, while vomit kicks stuff out of your stomach that might make you ill. What are those green globs on your finger? Read on to find out. Boogers are basically mucus. To save you a trip to the dictionary, mucus is thin, slimy, sticky, green goop that coats the inside of your nose. (Gross!) Mucus has another name amongst kids, snot. Your nose makes about a cup of snot every day! Snot isn't just for grossing people out. It protects your lungs. You see, air has a lot of tiny pieces of junk floating around in it. If all that was left to get into your lungs, they would really hurt, so snot traps the junk. After the trapped junk and mucus dries together, presto chango you have a booger!

Recipes for non-edible stuff: Snot= water, salt, and chemicalsA sneeze is like a booger ejection seat, if boogers, pollen, or pepper irritate delicate spots, it sends a message to the brain, which in turn tells the body to take a deep breath and fire boogers. They can fly at around 100 MPH.

Vomit
Vomit, just what is it? Read on. Vomit is when someone expels the contents of the stomach. You may have heard this instead of vomit: throw-up, upchuck, puke, gut soup, ralphing, chunder, heave, barf, boke, hurl, blow chunks, or spew. Some reasons we blow are: food that really doesnt agree with us, eating spoiled food, roller coasters, and being really nervous. Here is how it happens:1) Your stomach squeezes together and the valve connecting your

stomach to your throat opens. 2)The contents of your stomach raise up in your throat very quickly forcing open the valve that connects your throat to your mouth.3) You hurl. Hurl is green from bile rising from the intestines. Barf tastes really bad because it is ½ acid and ½ partially digested food. ( I am not responsible for any vomiting or nausea that occurs while reading this report.)

Aite! That's about it for this morning! Happy hunting for the gold in your nose

Farting and... Betagen/Vitagen/Yakult

Call it whatever you want to - it's the drink with the friendly bacteria or what's also known as live cultures. They have it everywhere! Back home, we've got Vitagen and Yakult. In Thailand, we've got Betagen.. it's twice the height of a regular Vitagen bottle and holds twice as much goodness! WOO :P hehehehe

Betagen - it's goot for your digestion! hehehehe~ Okay now to the fart part of this post. I heard from someone that when you drink these... you don't fart as much! Interesting - I've tried it and it doesn't make a difference... does this vary from person to person? hmm! Well, here are some interesting fart facts and videos!

The FART music video - Britney Spears "Oops I farted again" CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Fart Facts - from www.heptune.com/farts.html

Where does fart gas come from?
The gas in our intestines comes from several sources: air we swallow, gas seeping into our intestines from our blood, gas produced by chemical reactions in our guts, and gas produced by bacteria living in our guts.

What is fart gas made of?
The composition of fart gas is highly variable.
Most of the air we swallow, especially the oxygen component, is absorbed by the body before the gas gets into the intestines. By the time the air reaches the large intestine, most of what is left is nitrogen. Chemical reactions between stomach acid and intestinal fluids may produce carbon dioxide, which is also a component of air and a product of bacterial action. Bacteria also produce hydrogen and methane. But the relative proportions of these gases that emerge from our anal opening depend on several factors: what we ate, how much air we swallowed, what kinds of bacteria we have in our intestines, and how long we hold in the fart. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine. A nervous person who swallows a lot of air and who moves stuff through his digestive system rapidly may have a lot of oxygen in his farts, because his body didn't have
time to absorb the oxygen. According to Dr. James L. A. Roth, the author of Gastrointestinal Gas (Ch.17 in Gastroenterology, v. 4, 1976) most people (2/3 of adults) pass farts that contain no methane. If both parents are methane producers, their children have a 95% chance of being producers as well. The reason for this is apparently unknown. Some researchers suspect a genetic influence, whereas others think the ability is due to environmental factors. However, all methane in any farts comes from bacterial action and not from human cells.

What makes farts stink?
The odor of farts comes from small amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas and mercaptans in the mixture. These compounds contain sulfur. Nitrogen-rich compounds such as skatole and indole also add to the stench of farts. The more sulfur-rich your diet, the more sulfides and mercaptans will be produced by the bacteria in your guts, and the more your farts will stink. Foods such as cauliflower, eggs and meat are notorious for producing smelly farts, whereas beans produce large amounts of not particularly stinky farts.

Why do farts make noise?
The sounds are produced by vibrations of the anal opening. Sounds depend on the velocity of expulsion of the gas and the tightness of the sphincter muscles of the anus. Contrary to a popular misconception, fart noise is not generated by the flapping of the butt cheeks. You can see proof of this in the close-up video footage of Carl Plant's fart on Mate-in-a-State.

Why are stinky farts generally warmer and quieter than regular farts?(Question submitted by many, many people!)
Most fart gas comes from swallowed air and consists largely of nitrogen and carbon dioxide, the oxygen having been absorbed by the time it reaches the anal opening. These gases are odorless, although they often pick up other (and more odiferous) components on the way through the bowel. They emerge from the anus in fairly large bubbles at body temperature. A person can often achieve a good sound with these voluminous farts, but they are commonly (but not always!) mundane with respect to odor, and don't feel particularly warm. Another major source of fart gas is bacterial action. Bacterial fermentation and digestion processes produce heat as a byproduct as well as various pungent gases.
The resulting bubbles of gas tend to be small, hot, and concentrated with stinky bacterial metabolic products. These emerge as the notorious, warm, SBD (Silent-But-Deadly), often in amounts too small to produce a good sound, but excelling in stench.

How much gas does a normal person pass per day?
On average, a person produces about half a liter of fart gas per day, distributed over an average of about fourteen daily farts. Whereas it may be difficult for you to determine your daily flatus volume, you can certainly keep track of your daily numerical fart count. You might try this as a science fair project: Keep a journal of everything you eat and a count of your farts. You might make a note of the potency of their odor as well. See if you can discover a relationship between what you eat, how much you fart, and how
much they smell.

Cheerio! Fart on!

3 new albums!

I just got three new albums~ :D

1. Daniel Powter - Daniel Powter


2. Richie Kotzen - Get Up


3. John Mayer - Try!


Gonna listen to music till I get drunk on gooooood music~ Benedict and I also bought 5 other albums... All Christian albums... I'll post those up when they arrive~ :D

Mission College Dorms... a preview

Everyone (in school) knows that Mission College is trying to get a new dorm built... well, so far there's been one submission by an architect and I was given the privilege to have a look at the model! I've got the permission to share it so here it is! Please note that it is still in the works - the school likes the design but the building can't be built as yet... The total capacity is about 200 persons in the 2-building dormitory that is in the planning stages!

1. This is Dr. Mack - he's the VPFA (Financial) who's spearheading the 'operation' to get this project underway! YEAH!! GO GO GO!!


2. An ariel view


3. Rear view


4. View from the side/front - left building is longer... :)


5. View of the front again :) straight on


6. Ariel view looking into the little 'garden' or 'courtyard'


7. Closeup of the front entrance


Cheers!

Elated!

Things I did today:
1. Played basketball with my girlfriend - found my shot!
2. Called Benedict - he had a pleasant surprise (thanks mommy - for the number!)


yay!

What do you do?

Lemme pose a little question to ya'll folks out there - hope I get some response from each of you guys who reads this post. Please POST a reply k? Got inspired to write this by a classmate of mine~

Question: What do you do to a guy who complains that he has relationship problems with his girlfriend when he keeps flirting around with other girls?

Just thought I'd ask to see what kinda comments I'd get out of this :)

Monday - When Shit Happens

Monday blues are getting to me I think... not charged up at all today and I kinda think I know why. It's life I suppose - one day you're up, next day you're down - you've just got to deal with it and move on with life. The most commonly used term that I've come across internationally is the little phrase Shit Happens.

What does this little (somewhat vulgar to some people) phrase shit happens really mean? I dug out a lot of stuff from the net... yeah, researching on this phrase Shit Happens and look what I found? hehehehe~ Wikipedia puts it like this - ""Shit happens" is a common phrase, used as a simple existential observation that life is full of imperfections. (The phrase inherits the ambiguity of the word "shit" itself, which can mean (colloquially) either "bad stuff" or "excrement".) It has become a well-known meme.

I agree to it totall~ Now... lets see what else I found... - happy reading~

SHIT HAPPENS in various world religions

Taoism: Shit happens.
If you can shit, it isn't shit.
Shit happens, so flow with it.

Hare Krishna: Shit Happens, Rama Rama Ding Ding.
She-it happens, She-it happens, happens, happens,
she-it, she-it... (Repeat until you become one with she-it)
Please this flower and buy our shit.

Confucianism: Confucious say, "Shit happens".
Confucious says, "If shit has to happen, let it happen
PROPERLY."

Buddhism: If shit happens, it isn't really shit.
If shit happens, it isn't really happening TO anyone.
Shit will happen again to you next time.
Only he who totally gives up the desire for shit will
have salvation.

Zen: What is the sound of shit happening?

7th Day Adventism:
Shit happens on Saturdays.

Hinduism: I've seen this shit happening before.
This shit is not a religion, it is the way of life.
This shit happening IS you.

Protestantism: If shit happens, it happens to someone else.
If shit happens, praise the lord for it!

Calvinism: Shit happens because you don't work hard enough.

Episcopalianism:
If shit happens, hold a procession.

Lutheranism: Shit happens, but as long as you're sorry, it's OK.

Anglicanism: It's true, shit does happen -- but only to Lutherans.                                                           

Catholicism: If shit happens, you deserved it.
You were born shit, you are shit, and you will die shit.

Charismatic Catholicism:
Shit is happening because you deserve it, but we love you
anyway.

Judaism: Why does shit always happen to US?
Why does shit always happen just before closing the deal?

Reform Judaism: Got any laxatives?

Islam: If this shit happens, it is the will of Allah.
If shit happens, take a hostage.
We don't take any shit.

Nation of Islam:
Don't take no shit!

New Age: That's not shit, it's feldspar.
A firm shit does not happen to me.
This isn't shit if I really believe it's chocolate.
I create my own shit.
If shit happens, honor it and share it.
Sheeeeeeeeeeit!
Were all part of the same shit.
For $300, we can help you get in touch with your inner shit.

Wicca: If shit happened once, it will happen twice more.
The Goddess makes shit happen.

Jehovah's Witnesses:
No shit happens until Armaggedon.
There is only a limited amount of good shit.
Knock Knock, "Shit Happens."
Here, we insist you take our shit.
Shit happens door to door.
Good Morning, I have some shit for you to read.

Secular Humanism:
Shit evolves.

Darwinism: Survival of the shittiest.

Creationism: ... And the Lord said "Let there be shit" ... and there
came piles of it. After six days of this shit, He rested.

Christian Science:
When shit happens, don't call a doctor--pray.
Shit doesn't happen and I am not up to my eyeballs in it.
Our shit will take care of itself.
Shit happens in your mind.

Atheism: I don't believe this shit!
Shit doesn't happen. Shit is dead.
No shit!
It looks and smells like shit, so I'm damned if I'm going
to taste it.

Religion from an Atheist's point of view:
I haven't smelt, seen, touched, or tasted it. But it's shit.

Agnosticism: It looks and smells like shit, but I haven't tasted it, so
I'm not sure whether its shit or not.
What is this shit?!
I don't know shit!
How can we KNOW if shit happens?
You can't prove any of this shit!

Rastafarianism: Let's smoke this shit!
Hey, this is good shit, mon.

Mormonism: If shit happens, shun it.
Excrement happens. (you can't say 'shit' in Utah)
Hey, there's more shit happening over here!
Our shit is better than your shit.
Shit happens again & again & again ...

Energizer Bunny:
Shit happens and happens and happens and ...

Baptist: You are shitting all wrong, and you'll be punished for it.
We'll wash the shit right off you.

Southern Baptist:
Shit will happen. Praise the lord!

Iraqi Baathist: Oh shit!

Voodoo: Shit doesn't just happen -- somebody dumped it on you.
Let's stick some pins in this shit!
This shit's gonna get you!

Televangelism: Your tax-deductible donation could make this shit stop
happening...

Unitarianism: What is this Shit?
We affirm the right for shit to happen.
Go ahead, shit anywhere you want.
It's not the shit that matters. It's the process.

Orthodox: St. Sergius found his faith in deep shit.

Greek Orthodox: Shit happens, usually in threes.

EST: I am at cause that shit will not happen.
You're responsible for all the shit that happens.

Fundamentalism: There's no shit in the Bible.
Shit happens, but don't publish it.

Twelve Step: Shit happens one day at a time.

Amish: Shit is good for the soil.
This modern shit is worthless.

Native Americans:
Shit is sacred when it happens.

Shintoism: You inherit the shit of your ancestors.

Moonies: Only happy shit really happens.

Stoicism: This shit happening is good for me.

Zoroastrianism: Shit happens half the time.
Christianity stole half its shit from us.

Bahaism: Why do you keep shitting on us?

Mysticism: This is really weird shit.

Paganism: Shit happens for a variety of reasons.

Rajhneesh: Give us your shit and put on this orange shit.

Rosicrucianism: What is this AMORC shit?

Satanism: We hope bad shit happens to all of you.
We will make your shit happen.

Witchcraft: Mix this shit together and it will happen!

Scientology: All this happens to be shit.
If you leave us, bad shit will happen to you.

Shamanism: Whoaa...Holy Shit!

Sikhism: Leave our shit alone.

Moilanenism: Smells like shit of finnish fish.

Sureshism: You are all pieces of shit.

Branch Davidianism:
May shit happen to the FBI!
If shit happens, have a BIG barbecue...
David thinks he's hot shit.

Divorcism: She's full of shit!
He's fooling around with some worthless piece of shit.
... but Judge, you can't give her all that shit!

Creation Science:
Shit has only been happening since October 23rd 4004 B.C.

Discordianism: Shit makes the flowers grow and that's beautiful.

Kibology: What's shit, and where can I get some?

Spam: Spam happens.

SubGenius: Shit has happened. For $20 "BoB" will sell you a way to
MAKE MONEY FROM IT.

Dianetics: "Why does shit happen?" (p. 157)

Yuppie Shit: It's my shit! All mine! Isn't it beautiful?

An Employer: Shit happens, and rolls down hill.
You may only shit during coffee breaks.

An Employee: I've done my shit, so can I take the day off?
This shit's not part of my contract.

Environmentalism:
Shit is biodegradable.

Political Correctness:
Heavily processed nutritionally-deprived biological
output happens.

Heisenbergism: Shit happened, we just don't know where or how much.

Quantum Shittydynamics:
Shit happens only in well-defined quantities.

Einsteinism: God does not play shit with the universe.
Shit is Relative.

Reaction to Seeing your Mother-in-law:
Relatives are Shit.

Washington: I cannot tell a lie--shit happened.

Lincoln: Four score and seven shits ago...

Nixon: Shit didn't happen, and if it did I din't know anything
about it.

Reagan: Well, I do believe that shit happened. I was just taking a nap.

Quayle: Whye doe peepl treate mee lik shitte?

Clinton: I didn't inhale this shit.
I tried this shit before and I didn't like it so....

Bush: Read my lips: no more shit!
Wouldn't be prudent to shit at this juncture.
This looks like foreign shit. Let Baker handle it.
This looks like domestic shit. Let Baker handle it.
This looks like campaign-related shit. Let Baker handle it.

Baker: Why does Bush always dump all the shit on me?

Saddam: The mother of all shit just happened to us, but at least
I'm still in power.

Perot: I'm sorry if I dropped you guys in this piece of shit.

McCarthyism: Are you now, or have you ever been, shit?

Martin Luther King:
Black shit and white shit CAN coexist...
I have a shit...

Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I shitted. (Veni, Vidi, Shitty)

Kennedy: Ask not what your country's shit can do for you, but
what your shit can do for your country.

John Paul Jones:
I have not yet begun to shit.

James Tiberius Kirk:
... to boldly shit where no one has shit before!

Shirley MacClaine:
Haven't I seen this shit before...

Neil Armstrong: One small shit for a man... One giant heap for mankind.

Shakespeare: To shit or Not to shit, that is the question.

Computer Science:
There's a bug somewhere in this shitttttttttttttttttttttttttt

UNIX: Shit dumped.

VAX/VMS: No Privilege for attempted shit.

Macintosh: (Enough said)

IBM/DOS: It's shit, but it's compatible.

Windows: The same shit as DOS, only GUIer...

Cray: If this code weren't such a piece of shit, they wouldn't NEED
a supercomputer...

C: It's shit, but it's efficient.

Fortran: It's shit, but I don't know any better.

Cobol: It's shit, but it's job security.

BASIC: It's shit.

Communism: It's everybody's shit.

Marxism: The rich shit exploits the poor shit, but deep down all shit
is alike.
Dictatorship of the shit.

Socialism: The same shit happens to everyone.

Capitalism: Shit happens, and it'll cost you!
If you're gonna sell that shit, at least make a profit.

Americanism: Who gives a shit?

Materialism: Whoever dies with the most shit wins.

Cannibalism: Don't eat the shit.

Vegetarianism: If it happens to shit, don't eat it.

Hedonism: There's nothing quite like a good shit.

Existentialism: Shit doesn't happen; shit is.
Shit happening is absurd.

Realism: I think I need to take a shit.

Denialism: What shit?

Purism: If shit has to happen, let ONLY shit happen.

Procrastinationism:
I'll take care of this shit ... tomorrow.

Avoidanceism: With all this happening, I think I'll go shit.

Repressionism: I'll hold this shit in forever.

Fatalism: Oh shit, it's going to happen!

Surrealism: Fish.

Nihilism: Let's blow this shit up!

Fetishism: I love it when shit happens.

Masochism: Do shit to ME.

Sadism: I will shit on you!

Dyslexia: Tihs happens.

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SHIT HAPPENS

according to the Philospohers
-------------------------------

Thales: Earth, Air, Fire, and Shit

Epicurus: If shit happens, enjoy it.

Socrates: What is shit? Why is shit?

Aristotle: The essence of shittyness...

Archimedes: Hmmm... why doesn't this shit float?
Give me a place to stand and I'll move any piece of shit.

Descartes: I think, so why am I in this shit?
I shit, therefore I am.

Leibniz (as interpreted by Voltaire):
The best of all possible shit in this world made for shit.

Thoreau: I wanted to live deliberately ... to suck all the shit out
of life.

Sartre: Shit is meaningless!
What is shit, anyway?

Freudianism: Shit is a phallic symbol.

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SHIT HAPPENS

in various professions
------------------------

Mathematician: Shit happening is just a special case...

Statistician: There is an 83.7% chance that shit will happen. Maybe.

Physicist (Theoretical):
Shit SHOULD happen.

Physicist (Experimental):
To within experimental error, shit DID happen.

Engineer: I hope this shit holds together.

Chemist: I hope this shit doesn't blow up.
Gee, what'll happen if I mix this and ... SHIT!!!!
Damn this shit smells...

Biologist: Is this shit alive?

Botanist: What this daisy needs is some fresh shit.

Economist: I hope no one figures out that I don't really understand
this shit.

Beurocrat: I'm sorry, but we can't make this shit happen until you fill
out form XJ-314159 to make an appointment with our Assistant
Sub-Deputy Manager to obtain form ZN-271828...

CEO: (1980's) I've got all the shit I want.
(1990's) Oooh, SHIT!

Lawyer: For a sufficient fee, I can get you out of ANY shit.

Doctor: Take two shits and call me in the morning.
Yes, it's definitely a case of shit happening. $90, please...

Acupuncturist: Hold still or it will hurt like shit.
Let all that shit go.
This will really get the energy shit moving.

Surgeon: Shit, where's this organ supposed to go?

Psychologist: Shit is in your mind.
Everything that happens is shit; some of it is just repressing
its subconscious shittiness.

Programmer: It's shit, but at least it compiles.

Social Scientist:
Let's pretend that shit doesn't happen...

Historian: The same shit happens again and again.

Politician: It's shit, but it'll get me elected.
If you elect me, shit will never again happen.
Shit happening is bad for the economy.
My Fellow Americans, All I stand for is shit.

Waitress: You want fries with that shit?

Teacher: Repeat after me: one shit + one shit =?

Dean: Let's see how much shit the faculty'll take.

Accountant: Why doesn't this shit add up?

Linguist: What I'm doing is a bunch of feces tauri.
(For non-Latin-speakers: feces tauri=the excrement of a bull)

Quality Control Inspector:
This shit ain't good enough.

IRS Auditor: I'll make 'em squirm for putting this shit on their tax forms.

Farmer: I get subsidies for my shit.

Union leader: Give us more shit or we'll strike.

Mafia boss: Rub the little shits out.

NYC Cab Driver: Damn, looks like I hit that shit...

Mechanic: Shit...this will cost a lot, mister.

Chef: It needs some more of this green shit.

Musician: This shit is out of tune.

Artist: If Jesse Helms likes it, it is shit.
Shit, I wish I thought of that.
Anything you can buy for $2.99 isn't art, it's shit.

Poet: My childhood was shit, let me share.
Ode to a Grecian Shit.
My love is like a red, red shit.
... and miles to go before I shit, and miles to go before I
shit...

Developer: Shit happens on a daily basis, that's why we have maintainance
programmers.

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SHIT HAPPENS

to your pets
------------

Dog: All I do is eat, sleep and shit.
I did not chew the shit out of your bedroom slippers.
When I catch a car, it will shit!
Oh shit, I caught it!

Cat: Why do I have to shit in this smelly pan?
Let me sleep, you pathetic shit.
Dogs are shit.
I do not do unelegant things like shit, I excrete. And never in
the corner. It is the dog's.

Fish: All I do is eat, swim and shit.
Always the same dried shit for dinner?

Snake: If I got out of this cage, you'd shit.


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THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS

for Sanitation Engineers
------------------------

0th: There is shit.
1st: You can't get rid of it.
2nd: It gets deeper.
3rd: A nice, empty trashcan is wishful thinking.

KEEP SHOVELING!!

Stuck...

Im stuck at the library with Doca... took the bike to the library and didn't anticipate any rain... ugh. lappy, me, doca and the bike. rain doesnt look like it'll subside too quick :( i'll blog again when im safely back at the dorm~

Youth Rally

Bangkok - its gonna be there on Sabbath! Whee! You know what that means? hehehe... Photos!! Woohoo!! Friends!! WOOHOO!!! Lotsa fun and music!!! WOOHOO!!! Shopping in BKK on sat nite!! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO :D im crazy~ haha

Hits from Down Under!

Yeah, a cd came in the mail from me from my brother Benedict with Hits from down-under! WooHoo! Lotsa great music from Australia! SO happy that it's finally here and that I've got fresh music to fill my ears with! hehehe - seriously, I've been getting a little bored to the same-old same-old stuff that's been on my playlist since forever!

News is that my 8am classes on tuesdays and thursdays are no more - I'm challenging them and my Dean and the Lecturer of the class have been so accomodating - love them both! woohoo! What's "Challenging" all about anyways? Well, when you've had prior learning experience, or field experience in the class, you may choose to challenge the examination - just take the exam. You get a pass/fail and it doesn't count to your GPA (Grade Point Average) but the GPA thing is the least of my concerns at the moment :) Need more time for my senior project etc...

Okays... lets wrap up~ Ben, thanks so much!!! :D