This is a personal list of philosophical rules of life that I compiled. Mainly because everyone else's doing it, and I think it's normal for people to jump into the bandwagon while it's still 'hipping and hopping'. :P
1. Always compliment yourself. Personally, I think masuk bakul angkat sendiri is an amazing philosophy. I mean, if you're not going to blow your own trumpet, who will, right? Of course, preemptively point out this fact to people before they point it out to you. This way, people will actually think you're humble.
2. Blame others before you blame yourself. Sure, sure, you can go through the whole 'muhasabah diri' thingy and it's ok, but seriously, it's not half as fun as blaming others when something bad happens. And then sue them. Hopefully the 5 UM law students I have as friends of Facebook can help me out here =D
3. Act as if you like intelligent books and films. Like Akira Kurosawa or Ingmar Bergman films, or Russian Nihilist books. Understanding this stuff is a different matter altogether, and is optional. Girls will think you're mysterious and attractive and fall for you. I have followed this 3rd philosophy for a while...oh, wait...now that I think about it, maybe I do need to revise following this one here. Hmmm...
4. Never, ever, EVER, invite preachers into your room. Not that I have anything against God or religion, but they will take too much of your time, telling you stuff you can read and then try to act as if they know more about your studies than you. And don't discriminate. Tablighs, PMIUM, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons...KEEP THEM ALL OUT!
5. When in doubt, recycle Garfield and Dilbert jokes in conversations to make people think you're smart. Unintended side effect: people may instead think you're a pompous twit and stay away from you. Unintended side effect 2: people may actually read Garfield and Dilbert as well, conclude you're unoriginal and stay away from you anyway...better stick to Baby Blues and Calvin and Hobbes then.
1. Always compliment yourself. Personally, I think masuk bakul angkat sendiri is an amazing philosophy. I mean, if you're not going to blow your own trumpet, who will, right? Of course, preemptively point out this fact to people before they point it out to you. This way, people will actually think you're humble.
2. Blame others before you blame yourself. Sure, sure, you can go through the whole 'muhasabah diri' thingy and it's ok, but seriously, it's not half as fun as blaming others when something bad happens. And then sue them. Hopefully the 5 UM law students I have as friends of Facebook can help me out here =D
3. Act as if you like intelligent books and films. Like Akira Kurosawa or Ingmar Bergman films, or Russian Nihilist books. Understanding this stuff is a different matter altogether, and is optional. Girls will think you're mysterious and attractive and fall for you. I have followed this 3rd philosophy for a while...oh, wait...now that I think about it, maybe I do need to revise following this one here. Hmmm...
4. Never, ever, EVER, invite preachers into your room. Not that I have anything against God or religion, but they will take too much of your time, telling you stuff you can read and then try to act as if they know more about your studies than you. And don't discriminate. Tablighs, PMIUM, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons...KEEP THEM ALL OUT!
5. When in doubt, recycle Garfield and Dilbert jokes in conversations to make people think you're smart. Unintended side effect: people may instead think you're a pompous twit and stay away from you. Unintended side effect 2: people may actually read Garfield and Dilbert as well, conclude you're unoriginal and stay away from you anyway...better stick to Baby Blues and Calvin and Hobbes then.
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