Archive for the ‘Scratchpad’ Category
Posted on September 24, 2008 - by Lance Ong
Save Someone’s Life
Be a Hero and learn to recognize when someone is having a stroke. Your assistance may save their life. Show this post
Posted on July 15, 2008 - by Lance Ong
Clubbing Theory: Formula for Success
How do you succeed at clubbing? Can you be better than the next guy? Here’s an insider scoop of what it takes to survive in this unfamiliar environment. Show this post
Posted on July 15, 2008 - by Lance Ong
Clubbing Culture: The Pleasure Poison
I am an anti-clubber, meaning I disdain the clubbing environment. Clubbing is often portrayed as a cool activity, and anyone who doesn’t club is ‘un-cool’. I disagree. I think clubbing is a breeding ground for a sizeable chunk of society’s problems. And the people who get sucked into the clubbing culture are helping to spread the clubbing disease which is infecting more youths every year. My essay elucidates this potent cultural poison… Show this post
Posted on July 12, 2008 - by Lance Ong
The Clubbing Trap
One Saturday night years ago, I took a good friend of mine clubbing because he was feeling depressed about his relationship with a girl. Initially this worked well, he was very excited at the prospect of meeting new people (women included). But as the night wore on, I realized my mistake. He ended up becoming more depressed than when we first arrived. Show this post
Posted on December 11, 2007 - by Lance Ong
The Art of Wishing
There are invisible forces working on a higher level which influence daily life and which trigger events into motion based on regular cyclical patterns. Wouldn’t it be great if you could enlist divine help to make your dreams come true? Why do so many people around the world swear by the power of prayer? Maybe all these people were just psycho-ed by religions into believing in the power of prayer, and actually it doesn’t do anything but comfort the mind. Are they all disillusioned or is there really an unseen force which can produce miracles? Show this post
