The following image can be very disturbing.

Today, the powers that be have granted me access to the Sony's slimmest digicam(so far). You know what that means? Here's a little clue:



That's right! More crap!

Parlour Steps, anyone?

In my quest for new music, I came across this Canadian band called Parlour Steps. They're classified as a Progressive Rock band but they prefer to be known as a "Thought-Rock" band. If you're open to all kinds of music, you ought to try listening to them. Get free (AND legal :)) mp3s of a few songs from their latest album, "The Great Perhaps" at Download.com. Try "Libertine Takes a Lover". It's good. They're good.

Great, just great...

I can't spew hate anymore. NetAuthority.org says so. The websites of Microsoft, The Vatican, UNICEF, The White House, Nickelodeon and more are considered by them as spreading hate and violence. Too bad it's a spoof.

Call this an update if you like...

Two posts on the same day, for a change. But this one's just to tell you that I won't be updating either of my blogs for quite a while due to the ongoing practical exams - I had one yesterday and I have one tomorrow - and also the upcoming semester exams. Those aren't the only reasons... I find it hard to think when my diet consists only of burgers, pizzas, Pepsi and the occasional starvation when at home, cuz my folks ain't here, and they didn't expect me to stay away from the hostel, and I'm just too lazy to cook for myself.

Off I go to the burger that awaits my sharp teeth and some Java (No, not coffee...).

Oh no, not Jackson again...

(Image from Google Image Search)
The return of Michael Jackson is something I'm not looking forward to, especially when it's back in the court. This time, the men of law want him to be a part of a jury. Haven't they had enough of him already? I sure have. Anyway, the chances of him actually being a juror are slim, considering that he's shifted to Bahrain. Yup, Bahrain. Apparently, he's the guest of the Crown Prince Sheikh something. Jackson is wearing those Arab robes and headgear to "avoid attracting attention to himself" and to "fit in with local culture".

He's not just quitting the entertainment industry either... He's doing a charity single soon, for the victims of hurricane Katrina. Sigh...

Walking through walls might be possible??!!

Guys at the Penn State University seem to think so. Apparently they even have proof! Moses Chan, a professor at Penn State, and his colleagues have created what they call "supersolids" - crystals that can slide through each other. This is what Moses Chan says - "Imagine you have an orchestra together, but everyone is playing their own tune, until they begin to follow a conductor. In a normal solid, every atom has its own behavior until very close to absolute zero. Then quantum mechanics takes over and dictates everyone to play the same tune." Metaphorical chap.

I'm reminded of the T-1000 from Terminator 2. Remember the liquid nitrogen scene? Tiny droplets of the T-1000's liquid metal structure run back together to form a complete body, after being shattered by T-800 (Schwarzenegger, in case you were wondering). Supersolids do something similar. In Chan's words - "In classical physics, objects cannot share the same space. If I run into you, there will be a collision and the motion will stop. But in quantum mechanics, we become one thing."

Read more here and here.

This could be interesting... Imagine falling through the floor!

Pranic Healing is a load of old guff.

So I said I would update more frequently. And I did. Maybe not here, but I managed to update College Life last week. Check that out once in a while, and then complain.

If you're one of those "spiritually inclined" people constantly on the look out for new avenues in the field (of "spiritual inclination", of course), you've probably heard of Pranic healing, and the guy who's been yakking his mouth all over the place about it, the so-called "Master" Choa Kok Sui. Now, I wouldn't have cared if this Chopsuey fellow went around spreading the message of Pranic healing if he didn't bother me in any way. But by some hellish coincidence, his path crossed mine.

It was a couple of years ago, in Dubai. The local newspaper started it all. What seemed to be a harmless advertisement ended up dragging me all the way to a congregation of Pranic healing fans with my parents. Choa Kok Sui was giving a speech that night. My mom actually believed all of what he said, and became an ardent Pranic healer soon after. Hell, she even has a degree or two to prove it.

So why is Pranic healing a load of old guff? Well, that very year, I had this problem with my leg. It hurt if I stood for a few minutes. My mom isn’t exactly an “advanced” Pranic healer, so she asked one of her “advanced” Pranic healing friends to diagnose my problem. And what did they come up with? STRESS! A 17 year old, who couldn’t care less about himself or the world around him, was under STRESS, which caused the pain in the leg. Sheesh.

After visiting 3 good physicians, the root of the pain was found to be a slipped disk in my back which was pressing a nerve which went down to my leg. It’s a friggin SLIP DISK, you morons! Not STRESS!!!

Phew, that felt good.