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Your answer on "war movies" took me by surprised (in a good way). There's a saying, you can't change the world if you cannot change yourself. I've always wanted to grow spiritually, churches I've been to reeks of "attachment". Can I grow spiritually but not religiously? If yes. How?

I think it's possible. I'm not a religious man. I, in fact, hold no faith. Yet I am a spiritual person.
I don't know how you'll find your spiritual peace. However I found mine by following the teachings of Buddhist philosophy. I am drawn to the message of inner peace and contentment, the idea of universal inclusivity and forgiveness that transcends culture and race and countries.
My spirituality isn't measured by how many times I pray per day, what clothes I wear on certain times of the year or which meat I don't eat, but how conscious I am of my thoughts and actions in daily life. Maybe that could help you answer the question of what you're looking for, spiritually?

When I watch war movies, I find it incredibly funny that though we, are currently by at large in the state of peace, society as a whole is not happy. Do you think society as a whole is happy? Are we our very own greatest demons?

I like to think of it this way. When you don't have to fight for a roof over your head, when looking for food has never been a daily worry, when you regularly change the fancy clothes on your back, that is when you'll complain more.
We tend to naturally want more, more, more. It's a result of capitalism and prosperity. We move forward in everything else, but some of us forget to grow our spirituality and contentment. As we become more educated and knowledgeable, we forget that we think too much, but feel too little.
We could be a happier society if we only stopped for a while and reflected on ourselves, our wants, our needs. Political bickering is on the rise, and traditionally only those with the luxury of time and comfort involve themselves in politics. Religious fundamentalism is on the rise, and can probably mean it's because we are losing our sense of spirituality that we have to compensate for our lack of faith. The kindness and civic-mindedness of our grandfather's generation have been forgotten, trampled over by the social inertia of industrialization and capitalism of the 70s and 80s, of material gain and selfishness.
Sometimes we forget what is truly important.

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Is it weird for me to be uninterested and totally indifferent towards the whole "Sg blog saga" unfolding now? Personally I don't think much of local blogs though I recognize their ability to garner support for new start-ups and small businesses.

I think the whole local blogger scene is trash. It's the sort of vile scene that perpetuates its own drama and folds in on itself for infinity. Everybody wants to boast they have the bigger dick while at the same time they make no effort to even groom the crusty sods of pubic hair around it. It's a metaphor.
It's small enough of a scene that you can live around it, however, so don't think you're weird. You're more often than not, more normal than them.

Sauna vs NSA Hook up on Apps. Are they one of the same going by your vote against sauna?

To a certain extent. The apps are a platform, and it's up to someone if he wants to dive in blind and hook up with anyone within the next minute. Or he can request to chat a little longer with a potential hook up.
The apps, however, don't have the same immediacy as going to a sauna and making decisions in the heat of the moment. I think in that situation there's a higher potential to make regretful decisions especially if you're young.
Again, the issue I have with is not the sex, but the sleaziness.

Your answer on "Power" sounds very similar to a talk on "Leadership". Are they the same in your eyes?

Definitely not. Power and Leadership are two wholly separate things to me. You can be a powerful man by the way of fear, but it doesn't make you a leader. You can use influence to make things happen, but influence is finite, and doesn't reciprocate itself.
A leader is someone who doesn't have to be powerful. A leader is actually someone who instills other to gain power for themselves. A leader is the one that brings men to his feet on their own accord. A leader makes men want to work towards an objective. A leader inspires.
There's a quote I love that represents leadership for me: "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."

This isn't a question, but I just wanna say that I am glad to actually know that someone else who has the same kind of outlook in life shares the same sentiments as I do about debunking stereotypes when it comes to race. See, I am also Malay, but I've been told many times that I am not Malay enough

I bet the most critical ones are the Malays themselves. It's really sad to see that Singapore is regressing in terms of racial understanding. Race, religion, the two things Singaporeans dare not touch. That's the problem when the community doesn't speak about issues; it breeds under the facade of harmony until it finally erupts and blows apart.
Singapore has created its own kind of self-racism. I hope you find it in yourself to kindly debunk all racial stereotypes you come across, regardless of which you belong to.

Would penetration without orgasm constitute offence under 377A?

"Section 377A ("Outrages on decency") states that:
Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years."
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Do you have a lot of unanswered questions sitting in your inbox? -anon abc

I had about 16 last night before I went to bed. I now have 44 sitting in my inbox.

Is gay sex a crime? It's just sex between same gender that's all. -anon abc

Gay sex is a crime under Section 377A. A colonial law that has proven to be archaic, irrelevant and willingly unenforced by the Singapore government.
The fight to repeal 377A is less about the fact that gay men are being arrested for having sex in the privacy of their homes, but what it symbolically represents about gay people in the eyes of the authorities.

The person who says Malay shouldn't be gay is so narrow minded. Come on, it's not like we choose to be gay. We are born and wired this way...

That is the sort of stupid backwards thinking that breeds racism and culture wars in the community. These people are ignorant and simple. Absolute nonsense.

I mean in my honest opinion, malay in general are much more goodlooking than Chinese.

That's your personal preference and opinion.

If you could be a chinese, would you wanna stick to being a malay or a Chinese? :)

I think people are still too obsessed with race right now in 2014.
Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with you people.
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In general where does power come from ?

Power is only given when the people around you give it to you.
A powerful man is only powerful because the people around him grant him the control of influence over them.
And a man can gather influence from others through many ways; fear, wealth, beauty, fairness and justice.
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Is there any photographer that you really look up to (Ansel Adams, etc) ?

Nobody, really. Even when it comes to film, the only one I really idolize is Charlie Chaplin.
I don't think I share that same sort of passion or obsession to emulate or imitate photographers/directors.

I think it's because you're malay, malay shouldn't be gay, that's why people like to emphasize you're malay.

Look at this sort of thinking everyone. Malay shouldn't be gay. What a joke.
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Do you think Long Distant Relationships will work?

Why not? It has been shown countless times in history that it is perfectly possible. It does have a high rate of failure, though.
I think one of the reasons why LDRs fail is because there isn't a proper strong foundation to the relationship to begin with. I think it's rather different when you have a relationship with someone you've barely every had physical contact with compared to a boyfriend of 3 years moving to London for studies.
The foundation of trust and commitment has to be very strong for an LDR to work. But it's possible.

One of my parents side is from kuching. you're from kuching? -anon abc

I migrated to Kuching right after I was born. Lived there for 12 years.

Do you ever wish you were born by a 'lucky sperm' and were from a white horse or silver spoon family ?

I think I've had a rather privileged childhood already. I don't really like to talk about it in online, though.

What photo have you taken that you are most proud of?

Frankly, nothing. Not because I'm not proud of it, more like I don't remember what I've shot. I'm the sort of idiot that doesn't keep track of my past work.

Who will you leave all your wealth and things to when you are gone ?

I'll leave my things up for whoever wants to take it. I don't actually own many things. The most valuable would be my computer.
And my wealth? All $2.50 of it? Give it to charity!

besides feeling fat, having a negative body image, and sometimes feeling left behind because you did not pursue a degree - is there anything else that persistently makes you feel insecure ?

There are times I feel I'm getting too much attention for a nobody.

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