Friday, January 8, 2010

Funny Thai Ad.

Low cost but high impact. Dig it.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Li Sheng Wu Debate Speech



A rough Synopsis:

the debate is about the use of graphically disturbing images(e.g war)

-use images to close this gap of feeling(rape,etc.)
- use of such images doesn't necessarily hurt the victim family
- victims want their story told so that can stop it from happening in future
- competition to report more graphical images is good, cause we all become more aware of such deeds(reporters in diff countries)
-False assumption that people commit atrocities to gain attention(picture in newspaper, welly famous)
-Reports of such atrocities can establish public opinion as a powerful tool to be used against such evil-doers
-he whack the fella: ur right to be offended from such disturbing images is much smaller than the world's right to know of such atrocities that is happening
-change public opinion on weapons of torture
-even tho got danger for journalist, is bo bian, cause got risk that can catch pics of atrocities
-such images is necessary to change world's policies
- counter viewpoint that such images cause unnecessary scares to public
- Media informs us to make decisions base on acts that are morally wrong to defend humanity

-> Conclusion; Lead to fewer atrocities, fewer tortures , fewer deaths

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

a short anecdote

"Yeah, it is difficult to appreciate our abilities until we no longer have them... I have a neighbor who wrote his entire PhD thesis typing the keyboard via a pencil attached to his forehead (due to lack of hand-dexterity ... not just for fun), and he explained that he would find it much more exhausting to spend the rest of his life just doing nothing... That really got me out of my chair..."