I was driving my daughter to school this morning when all of a sudden she said;
“You can only go so far on Bullshit“.
“Huh?”
“What does that mean daddy? That crappy car runs on bullshit? I don’t understand!” pointing to the yellow sticker on the car infront.
I laughed as I had not expected it to be interpreted that way; and I then went on to explain that it meant that you cannot expect to get get ahead and along in life if you think you can get by with just false/fake promises and premises when one has nothing of value to offer. Same with her homework as she cannot expect to bluff her way through her exams if she has not learned her subjects. “Oh!” She said and I gently chided her that a Kenari is not a ‘crappy car’ even though she may have big dreams of the kind of car she wants to drive in future.
Isn’t it funny that ‘obvious’ meanings are not that ‘obvious’ and that it’s really sad for people who really think that they can get far on bullshit alone. But then again, I may be dead wrong and may had given the wrong advice to my daughter, looking at so many some of our crappy politicians! Oops!
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mmmm… pondering …
Ooops! You did it again, but they always do. Many people have gone very far being full of it. And there will always be people who buy it. Sigh*
The advice is just fine. She’ll discover the other side at some point in her life, like we all do.
kaya king for pm!
This Nov 16 ‘05 post, “Top 10 tips for great pictures” comes to mind.
happysurfer - thanks, but i guessed u meant that for the earlier (post below) post!
Good reminder!
Oops! Actually this comment is meant for the previous post.
Fh2o, you were too fast! Beat me to it. Thanks.
hahaha.. car runs on bullshit..
She may not be wrong..
Advanced Fuel Research (AFR) is helping NASA develop a process to convert astronaut doo-doo into rocket fuel. Fecal fuel, you might call it.
AFR’s process relies on pyrolysis, a system in which the spaceboys’ bowel sculptures will be broken down into small, combustible molecules by heating them in an oxygen-free environment. Of course, fecal fuel is nothing new — humans have been burning dung to warm themselves for thousands of years. But lately the field has been heating up.
http://www.gettingit.com/article/105
haha.. “Bowel sculptures” - I like that. Does it ring a bell?
robin - no shit! I mean no kidding! That’s amazing.
happysurfer - that’s stretching it a bit far … even though it came from Robin hehe
I also one of those tag on my lao ya cia leh~ hahaha.. Wait for me to take pictures and post it up` hahaha But of cos~ Mine no bullshit one larh` XP
FH2o, what?!
Hi Francis, was wondering if you could keep me posted on future outdoor trips that you plan to organize (kayakking or otherwise). I would like to tag along, budget permitting. My email: maritap@myjaring.net.
Thanks, Marita
marita - i had emailed you already on the details of a borneo highland trip this saturday from Bengoh to Kg Semadang. Trust that you would be able to join us as it should be fun!