Last Entry …

Finally this whole blogging process had come to an end.
This is my final blogging and I think I would end my blogging life here.
These few weeks had been quite a new experience for me as I never blog before as I think blogging is troublesome with the change of the “skin” and many many stuffs.

With the expansion of internet services and the many website and news internet got to offer us, it is inevitable for people not to stick or even touch their computer for 1 day.

Electronic communication is an instantaneous and illusory contact that creates a sense of intimacy without the emotional investment that leads to close friendships. A quote taken from Clifford Stoll, Silicon Snake Oil, 1995

We do use internet to converse and develop relationship, all sorts of relationship can be found in the internet.
The Chatroom
Games
MSN
Yahoo! messager
Youtube
Anime Viewing

All these platforms are there for us to communicate and we bulid a sense of belonging to that particular website or place we frequent online.

Oops not forgetting that BLOG is also a nice place to communicate. =)

POWER of MEDIA!

Since the early 1900s, media start influencing and dictating the way we live our life and the way we do things.
Reading newspaper, a common sight found in singapore or maybe else where, a good way to gain knowledge and at the same time being brainwash by advertisements or hidden agenda by the goverenment. Newspaper take the form of a hard copy and laid up in a 2-D format, every piece of information is placed in together with the print advertisement to maximize the use of any space.

Look at this leaflet from the Nazi era, this picture shows that the machine ( which is USA ) is liberating Europe but at the same time shows how this machine destroy the hometown of European.

Look at how the NAZIs draw this picture, they drew them as a machine with bombs as their leg that seems to be destroying the hometown of European. The machine also had 4 arms holding money , grenades and a prisoner sleeve shirt with a hand holding a gun firing at the town of Europe … this shows that the Americans are here to get money and for their own personal interest and ruining them.

The ironic part about this picture is that the Nazis drew a American right at the top of the machine blowing trumpet and she seems like one of the native American and she is like telling the world that Americans are here to “rescue” everyone from their misery.

This is one of the example of early mass communication style, i believe that media started off as a form of not educating people but to feed them information the way the government want it to be and brainwash them!

GroupWork … …

Groups Groups Groups….
Everywhere we go, we will be mostly in a group, rarely alone.
In school we have our group project (usually)… Outside school we have our usual shopping or gaming gang.
Why are people always in group?
There are always many conflicts and differences between members in the group and in terms of communication, Girl A might not understand Girl B.

Why bother working or staying in a group where you can most likely handle the situation yourself?
Researchers had found out a effect known as group synergy, something extraordinary will happen to the group members and the idea and stuff these people do normally exceeded what they can archive on their own !

*No wonder people who play politics are never alone.
*No wonder a war is fought by many people.

We communicate differently in different context and with different group of people. For example, you wont speak to your boss the same way you speak to your subordinate? ( This applies to majority of people )

In a group, there will be a leader always, next followed by the 2nd in power and most people are the follower who just follow whatever the boss says.

Well Well Well……

It is time for more people to be leader? instead of being a follower in society?

Red Alert! - Code Red

Everyone please keep a lookout for this terrorist as he roams the streets of Singapore.
P.S Copyright by ISD ( Internal Security Department )
They forward me this picture so credits given to them.

Let us look at this picture before I move on to talk about the situation.
I think that the ISD did a very good job creating this picture as it shows the 2 different look of Mas Selamat.
The picture is clear and together with a short description, I think we would be able to hunt him down soon.

Next I would like to talk about the delay of releasing news to the public about Mas selamat escaping.
The first hour when he escape from the toilet of the detention center, nearby police post and center were called in to reinforce on the hunt for this Ex JI leader. They thought they could cover it up, but soon the road blocks and many police and soldiers soon alarmed the resident around the area. Now after 2 weeks or so… he is still missing… how is anyone going to answer for it?

Is the only solution to this problem is that our DPM - HOME DEF minister Wong XXX XXXX going to step down?
That is not a true solution to this problem.

I argee with WP Chairwoman Slyvia Lim that a president inquiry committee to be set up so that the channels of communication from the government can be pass down to the general public and noting that sensitive high security issues may be not released to the general public.

Is there anyway they can step up thier search?
Is there anyway that they can communicate better will people on the ground (like us) ?

I applaude the decision by the major phone subscriber to send MMS to show the face of Mas selamat around and to raise awareness of his escape. But even days after his escape, there are still Singaporean who are having no idea what is going on ! ( This is a very good way of communication as many people have their handphone 24/7 with them )