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Yey~~ I’ve watched the latest installment of Harry Potter The director did quite a good job in presenting a 500++ pages of text onto the screen. It stayed pretty much true to the book, with minor alterations that makes it possible to conclude in 2 hours time.

But for now, I’m not here to give a review of Potter’s latest adventure, I wanted to share on what I think about Mr Bush & his country. I was kinda taken aback on the comments made by US critics on Harry Potter. "It’s not about good versus evil, it’s about evil versus greater evil." Heh. All this due to the fact that Mr Potter is a wizard & the whole heart of the story portraying wizardry & witchcraft. A Christian minister was saying Christianity is against witchcraft and children watching such movies & delving into such books would develop an interest in witchcraft. Err… Wasn’t Lord of the Rings based on witchcraft & sorcery too? What about the upcoming Christmas flick, Narnia? Isn’t the villian a witch?

Mr Bush is also dabbing in ‘magic’ wat I mean, he can simply (at the flick of his ‘wand’) erase all the war crimes associated with his country. Point to ponder: where did Iraq obtain the chemical warfares when it invaded Iran? Point to ponder: how did Iraq managed to pinpoint such strategies that secured its victory during its invasion into Iran? (now Bush would want to point his wand at me for hinting on his country’s dark secrets).

The invasion of Kuwait… Well ummm… Lets not even start to think about that or maybe Bush would aim me the Avada Kedavra (the Killing Curse). Why in the 1st place am I highlighting these cases? It just so happens that Mr Saddam Hussein is about to be tried for his war crimes which includes the massacre of the towns people that planned his foiled assasination. That was about 100++ people dead. But the crimes that killed & maimed thousands others… Those hardcore war crimes were swept under the rug oh yeahhh… It’s all due to the fact that Uncle Sam had a hand in it. It’s kinda surprising how close Saddam’s regime used to be with the States, especially at times when Saddam was on his killing spree. It doesn’t paint a very pretty picture of good ol’ Uncle Sam does it? Magically, all those friendship & sharing & caring ideals between them are now lost, and who else but the famed Mr Bush to drag Saddam to his death sentence?

Ahaha… now who is the greater evil? is it Mr Potter & his possies or Mr Bush & his government? I dare agree that Saddam was evil… but to equate Mr Potter with Saddam? Wouldn’t that make the average child sad & devestated? To know that his or her hero is actually an evil entity, because he practices magic? Point to ponder: what does constitute evil? Now who are the players of this so called battle between evil & greater evil? Sakit juga hati bile those US critics state Harry Potter is a battle between evil & greater evil. Just by the notion that they practice magic. Most of fantasy related stories have elements of magic ape… Even Mr Bush pn can do magic. & he’s sitting pretty as the US president. How can you condemn the Potter fans as being unreligious & promoting witchcraft?? Damn you people who don’t got imagination =P

Err then again… sedap laa plak the phrase evil vs greater evil. So relevant in this world we live in. No wonder those youngsters can relate to Mr Potter & his adventures. Because they see it in the political mismanagement of the powers that be (read: US, UK & their stupid possies).

(Disamping terbaca komentar yg mengong psl Harry Potter, terbaca juga komentar pasal upcoming trial on Saddam, gila win-win situation utk Bush, where he gets to dispose of Saddam, who’s a strong leader & has ensured Iraq’s oil stays Iraq’s oil and at the same time take over Iraq’s oil, once Saddam is hanged… pastu tgk laa harga minyak… If you people think USD70/bbls is crazy… tunggu laa bila US takes over Iraq’s oil, one of the most plentiful & sweet crudes in d world. Now who is the greater evil?)

I guess one of the most important lessons I learnt while doing FYDP (Final Yr Design Projekt which ONLY applies to us geeks of Chem Engineering) is that no man is an island. Hehe. I thought I was invincible. I thought I was strong. I thought I could stand on my own and be my own island. Heh. It was a humbling experience, and an experience that I hope will never occur again. I’ve learnt my lesson & I’ve learnt it well (I hope ).

Thank you to those that stood by my side when I came around & started to unload my worries & insecuries to you guys. You guys know who you are. To those who tried to reach me throughout the semester but got a silent reply, sorry. It’s not that I forgot about your existence, it’s not that I’m getting obnoxious, it’s not anywhere close of me hating you people. It’s just that I felt so vulnerable & chained down to my work; I was unable to relate to my surrounding basically. (ntah arr, kalo korg tgh down + separa sakit jiwa korg pn sure xlarat nk lyn org).

Everyday I start off thinking I’m a jerk for over-sleeping (ni kes tdo kul2 bgn kul8 when I planned to wake up at 5 the latest, Tuhan je yg tau betapa payah nye nk kejutkn aku). Always on my mind I’d imagine my groupmates for FYDP slaving their mind off while I’m stuck in dream land (which might or might not be true). Groggily, I’d check on my laptop for any messages left by any of my groupmates. If there’s none, I’d feel a tiny bit less guilty. But if I see their pm’s flashing.. my first reaction is to think I did something wrong. Haha. I do try my best to stay out of my groupmates reach ;P especially if I can’t muster the determination to settle my tasks. (Jahat x?? Kdg2 diorg ty things totally unrelated to FYDP pn =P) But still I try to get out of their way. One way or another, I did manage to settle my designated tasks. Eventhough I knew I could have produced better results, but the main point here is I F.I.N.I.S.H.E.D my tasks.

Sometimes, its not the technicallity of the project that got me stuck. It’s just my part I had to do it on my own & all alone. There’s simply no one to turn to, or so I thought. Technical issues are readily settled by asking around for shortcuts and brilliantly devised templates. Report writing will always be a bane to me, but that too can be settled (provided stocks of animes, tv series and movies are easily accessible). I always needed someone to be there to talk to. Haha. Someone to shoulder the insecurities that I felt while doing the whole projekt. I guess I demanded too much from myself. I H.A.T.E not being able to meet a dateline, but at the same time I need more time to understand what I was doing. I come to a point where I hated myself and labled myself as a failure. I guess if I kept myself to myself too much… (err don’t want to finish this sentence =P)

Then again thanks. Thanks to those that never left me stranded on my own stormy island. Thanks again for braving the murky waters surrounding my island and guiding me through your own ways to safer shores. Aha. If I ever did anything that might have hurt your feelings or ego or pride or intelligence, sorry. I’m only a person who was humbled by a projekt that I hated to go through~~