QOTW 4

Upon hearing a seemingly never ending car alarm going off.

Instructor: "I hope the thief steals the car already."

Natural Evil

I am just reading a news article about how a bishop said "Even religion can't make sense of Japanese tragedy."

Here's what pissed me off and quoted from article,

Bishop Michael Ingham told the audience that disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan are examples of "natural evil," which happen randomly and can't be explained by any divine plan.
"Natural evil is the result of things over which we have no control — earthquakes, tsunamis," Ingham said during the 90-minute service.
"We call them evil because they are evil. They wreak havoc upon the innocent and the defenceless. ... Natural evil is random. It is not planned. It afflicts us without reason and without human deserving."

How can a bishop, a messenger of God, said such things about the land we live in, God's land? How does he know the earthquake and tsunamis aren't planned? "Natural evil is the result of things over which we have no control." What do we call wars, something we can control? Discrimination, prejudice? Seems to me, this "bishop" took God's land for granted. God can shake things up as He intended. This is no warning, there is no signs of what He will do next. What will we do if God gives us a warning about the earthquake? We'll probably just run away if we can and leave the less fortunate stranded. Will we learn anything from that? Yes, we are horrible human beings and deserved to be punished. There is probably a reason why there was an earthquake then tsunamis then the nuclear crisis. I don't know the reason because I know we are not at God's intellectual level to realize it. Something always happen for a reason. Just because it happens in "random" doesn't mean it's evil. If something can't be explain or happens randomly, it is evil. This kind of nonsense makes me wonder why he is a bishop and people are listening to him. What if I tell him, earthquakes don't happen randomly but it can occur within 100 years or 1000 years again. It's not randomly now, I have statistics. Is that still a natural evil? Sometimes God strikes us down so that He can see us stand back up and become stronger.

Tech Support Option

Scenario: Telus TV, home phone and Internet come into my home through one line: the phone jack. All of a sudden, the Internet is disconnected. I checked the TV; the TV lost its signal. I called their technical support line.

They gave me this option:
If you don't want to wait on the phone as there are large number of incoming calls, you can go ONLINE to www.help.telus.net for "live online support".

In case they didn't know, my Internet is connected to everything. How the bloody hell can I go online for live support when I can't go ONLINE in the first place?! Is Telus made up of fucktards?

Finally, I was able to connect back on and TV is back to normal after their maintenance is done. I went online to the help site. Guess what? They are not Apple-friendly.

I usually don't like the term "FML = Fuck My Life". But this... *sarcastic*haha... truly is a FML moment.

Together As One?

On March 10, a Richter scale of 8.9 earthquake stroke Japan causing massive damages, death, and injuries. The death count and damages are severe. Thanks to technology, we have instant views of damages done by the earthquake/aftershocks and tsunamis. We can see how devastating a natural disaster can be. It is rated as one of the top 5 earthquakes since Richter scale was introduced and recorded. If you think about this, natural disaster is the only way to unite the way. There are no news on scandals, no news on wars in Libya, no news on gossips. Every media is front-lining Japan. Is this how we come down to? A natural disaster damaging enough to remind us that we are living in the same planet and we should act like one. Many people are tweeting, posting, encouraging others to donate to Red Cross. It takes a natural disaster to unite everybody to help those in need. I just find that ignorant. Many people are in need everyday. People in less-developed countries are in need every single day. Yet, they don't receive any recognition or a lot of support and help. Is this what we need? A massive disaster to alarm people that there are other people in need in this world. I am not sure. People always get caught up in their daily life that they stop thinking about others. We spent lots of money on food and clothing. Yet, not a large portion of the money goes back to the source. The farmers who spent more than 8 hours a day to tend their farms. Factory workers who work for low wages for our appliances and tech gadgets. With the increase with food prices, we pay more. The primary source still receives the same low return. This makes me sick. Very soon, there will be some assholes starting to scam our generous heart by creating frauds involving donation to Japan. Just wait and see. That's how unfortunate a world we live in.

Fast Food

When people go to fast food "restaurants", they expect the food FAST whether it is drive-thru or sitting. Places like McDonald's, Burger King, Subway, etc. are those fast-paced places. Starbucks on the other hand is not. People need to realize this. All the drinks are prepared fresh. All the pastries and lunches are pre-packed but they heat them up when customers request it. People are very stupid sometimes. Some will literally drive-thru the order box and order at the pick-up window. Some will expect a super fast service like it is McDonald's. Some will complain about the price of Starbucks everytime they come.

Reality check for those stupid people. Starbucks is like a luxury coffee shop. Yes, it is overprice compared to free McDonald's coffee but Starbucks can modify it any ways you want. Can McDonald's do that? No! Add more cream and sugar doesn't count. Some other stupid ones will complain how come it takes so long at the line-up or why aren't coffee in their hands when they pulled up. Once again, Starbucks make drinks one at a time. There are other people besides YOU at drive-thru. Some people are nice and smart enough to realize that and very understanding. Some are down-right retarded. For those who complain about the prices, why do you still keep going? Keep complaining won't make the price go down. Starbucks is not for cheap people. There are smart people who find cheaper ways to order drinks, that's great! All I am trying to say is, Starbucks is not for everybody. It's not for those who are super impatient, not for those who are emotionless, and especially for those who are cheap and whiny.