Come Come Paradise

It's probably a good thing that I'm just a designer and not a writer or engineer - I design to solve problems, not create them. My writing, or more specifically my choice of words and the sometimes destructive nature of my thoughts, however, sometimes create problems beyond my imagination. I am not an evil person. I am, however, only human. The consequences of my own actions sometimes lead to things that cannot be undone. Things which often lead me to embarrassment and regret, but with that, comes a little wisdom.

Perhaps I am in the suitable field, afterall - Maybe the only field that I can cause no harm of such magnitude, at least not while doing my fucking job. Or at least the field that will require me to think through things more deeply before taking things further (my own design process is often painstakingly long, usually because I argue with myself a lot and make that sure nothing can go wrong). I continuously learn to improve things; to make things perfect - A worthy cause in life. Maybe that's why I continue to believe that design (not necessarily graphic design) may one day save the world.

But I have caused enough damage. To myself, and to the people around me, just by writing. Presumptions. Accusations. Insensitivity. That is why this may very well be my last blog entry.

Nuff said.

Why is it that everytime I take a step to do something for a better future, I end up ruining a lot of things including all the prospect I would have had if I had just stayed on course?

Dear clients,

I am a design consultant. By coming to me, you have decided that you have a design issue. You consulted me to have your design issues solved. If you think that you can solve your design issues better than I can, then why did you come to me in the first place?

A doctor, like myself, is a consultant. Do you tell doctor "No, I don't want cancer. Give me a flu instead. But I want Tic Tacs instead of pills. Also I want neon green blood cos I hate red. I need to get cured by first thing tomorrow morning"?

Lawyers are consultants too. Do you tell your lawyer "No, I don't want the law to say that I can't blow people up. I need it to be legal so that I don't have to go to jail. What do you mean it's not right? I'm your client. The client is ALWAYS right. What type of lawyer are you? I want everything JUSTIFIED"?

No? Why not? What's that? It's not your field of expertise? You should just let them do their jobs? So you're not such an idiot afterall.

So STFU or GTFO.

Love,
Thye Shin
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How Zan told me that my copy of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector's Edition won't be available for collection until next week. I couldn't wait till next week to play the game, so I bought a standard SEA Edition to keep myself occupied until I do.

So while trying to install it, the disc got scratched INSIDE the reader, and then the installation failed due to the scratch, and the disc could not be read. I'm back to square one, RM248 poorer. FML.