B106 Garage Sales

After going through the massive amount of junkies in my backyard (wardrobe), I have decided to donate this two things for sale:

iPod: The Missing Manual 7th Edition by JD Biersdorfer and D Pogue. This book is as good as new, since I have only **browsed** through it twice. Market price $19.99, Amazon price around $13, so this book should worth at least RM40 in the market. I hope it can be sold for at least RM20…hehe

The second item…well, how bout this?

Windows 7 BETA Build 7000 DVD. Valid & Legal till Aug 1 2009. Nice?

感想

孔子曰：知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。

给看过不懂，没看过也不懂，看过不屑一顾的，这句话的意思是：知道就说知道，不知道就说不知道，乃是一项智举。红毛语说：know say know, dunno say dunno; that is wise.

在典型的我国社会里，很多人都是知之为不知，不知亦不知，是知也，是生存之道也。如果不小心知道了当政人的秘密，当然要会诈傻扮懵，要不然可能免不了流浪他乡，甚至炸尸的命运。当上司/老师讲错了话，也要诈傻扮懵，适当地给先辈一个下台阶。替上司认屁的事件并非罕见，只是那肚里风每次都长得不一样。正是因为如此，通晓知之为知之的人很多时候都得罪了习惯有台阶下的上司，从此发配边疆。

除了这些占大多数的人之外，我们之中还是有例外的。比如说，不知却自以为知之，还可以强词夺理，说得别人无话可说。不懂了，还要硬辨，把别人的道理都硬讲成不通，非要证明自己知识渊博。必要时，还会放出杀手锏：逼使对方实践证明对方所言都是对的。在唆使别人证明他们自己的立场时，这些人却忘记了自己也需要证明自己是对的。很多时候，他们并非忘记了，而是因为觉得自己站在立场正确的中心点，所以是不会错的。

有些人更是对孔子的格言怀着大大的不信任，相信世上的人很多都是知之诈不知，不知装知之，才是明智之举也。当这些人从对方得到了答案，便怀疑答案的正确性，想办法证明答案是错的。一旦出现小小的问题，便伺机而入，指责/奚落对方；可是，更多时候，这许多小小的问题都是因为自己对答案的不了解而产生的。当这些人得不到答案（“不知道”），便一面鄙视的模样，好像在哀怨对方不愿分享知识一般。

作为旁观者/听故事者，遇到了这些事，不如还是提醒自己“知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也”，避免成为知之诈不知，不知装知之，又或者不知却以为知之呀！

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I guess it reflects the state of many electronic goods that we buy huh? Like those from China...lol.

No offense meant on Sony.

Happy Lunar New Year!

In the year of the Ox, it is everybody's wish that global economy will be bullish. Wish however we can, recession is arriving. Take care not to greet “财源滚滚” (裁员滚滚)，“招财进宝”(遭裁禁饱) in this New Year!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and...

Recession is coming to town...

McD (2)

It finally opened at 9am this morning, and when I reached there at 9.10am (by impulse, did not intend to go there originally), there're this many ppl there! Crazy!
There're just so many people inside there. My dad is an avid McD fan (for unknown reason, that's the only fastfood he takes), but he rejected my offer to buy him a breakfast outright(SMS read: No No No). I understand...it is fattening. A bit high in cholesterol too, but I know he can't resist it for long.

The first coin in the box...my 50 cents.

Anyway, they did my order wrongly, so I got my tea, coffee and orange juice only when they should've come with another 3 muffins and 3 hashbrowns. Finally, I walked away with 3 sets by paying only for 2 (guess they're all muddled up since it's a bit chaotic inside there). First day lucky :D

Hope this outlet can stay long enough for our benefit!~ Ahaha

McDonald's in Teluk Intan

I never expect to see this one in my lifetime, but it happened. Apparently, the first McDonald's in Teluk Intan is opening in 9 days' time. It comes with Drive-Thru and most importantly, 24-hour service!

Behind the McDonald's building is an unknown shopping mall (said to be hosting Giant Hypermarket, many stores, and even a cineplex), which is also believed to be opening soon. This definitely comes as a relief to Teluk Intan folks, who are deprived of a literally functioning cinema since...? years ago. I remember now; the last movie I watched in Teluk Intan was Jurassic Park.

Indeed, it has been a long time since Teluk Intan last saw a major change. Home to a mere 190,000 population, it is not exactly easy to sustain a McDonald's here (Sandakan didn't get one either), let alone the mall behind. My only hope for McDonald's and Giant is: don't go bankrupt. Anyway, I'm sure both places will be flooded by people for the next six months, especially those deep-pockets from the neighbouring small towns and villages (even richer than town folks, kinda hurts to think of it huh?).