tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post3772435664995794549..comments2012-01-31T13:12:14.337+08:00Lim Leng Hionghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-49547141697421094562009-03-19T07:48:00.000+08:002009-03-19T07:48:00.000+08:00To Ed and Sivasothi:<BR/><BR/>Whatever happened during the editorial process, the resulting article is terrible and it appears that nobody is convinced by their gaming angle. Even casual readers will suspect that there is an intent to distract people away from the pertinent issues behind these recent cases.<BR/><BR/>To Nicholas:<BR/><BR/>Welcome to Fresh Brainz! Thanks for providing your complete view of this matter. As you have shown in your examples, if we go by Straits Times' standard then practically any activity can be "linked" to any undesirable result. <BR/><BR/>One can even claim that taking up a scholarship is "linked" to suicide; an angle which I suspect that the Straits Times is desperately trying to avoid.Lim Leng Hionghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-22090328372899347232009-03-19T03:42:00.000+08:002009-03-19T03:42:00.000+08:00I'm one of the persons quoted in this story. I'm quite appalled at the unprofessionalism displayed coz :<BR/>1. They got my name wrong<BR/>2. I believe the reporter who interviewed me, by the name of 'Winnie' was not even listed as one of the writers of this story (unless she goes by another name)<BR/>3. I gave more complete and balanced view of the whole incident, only my most extreme view was taken and out of context of what I stated. i.e. I was quoted out of context.<BR/><BR/>This was a phone interview and in essence what I said was :<BR/>- I spoke to a Nanyang Polytechnic lecturer recently and he gave a good analogy : driving. Driving itself, isit bad? So for drunk driving and hit and run incidents, do we then say that driving is bad and people shouldn't drive? <BR/>- I dunno the full story but so many factors could have lead to this NTU 'stabbing incident'. It might not be fair just to blame the gaming. <BR/>- For example there was this story about a gamer who died 'after playing DOTA' a few months back. The thing is, he fainted on his mahjong table the day before, so why was gaming blamed and not mahjong?<BR/>- As an association, our aim is make more positive and meaningful engagements with gamers and one of the things is to get families to understand and engage the gamer better to prevent isolation.<BR/>- there are so many gamers in Singapore. If playing games make you violent and do violent things is true, then why do most of the other gamers turn out ok and normal?<BR/><BR/>Anyways, there was this story about a boy who committed suicide over his CCA. In the same argument, can we say that CCA is bad and to be blamed? Reference story : http://www.geekonomics.us/2008/11/boy-leapt-to-his-death-over-cca/Nicholas Khoohttp://www.9eekonomics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-9878806091191350262009-03-14T14:12:00.000+08:002009-03-14T14:12:00.000+08:00I do expect a reasonable amount of crap in the papers but this article was difficult to calmly ignore in the usual cynical manner. <BR/><BR/>I was glad to see you highlight this, Leng Hiong, well done. And its good that you point out the schizophrenic nature of the article and its headers and boxes. <BR/><BR/>My sympathies to the family and friends of David and Allan.Sivasothihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602079103603710402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-74777478696682010392009-03-11T10:08:00.000+08:002009-03-11T10:08:00.000+08:00I guess you are right anon, someone obviously let it pass into print, even if the idea wasnt suggested by him/her. <BR/><BR/>What irks me is their staunch refusal to publish apologies and corrections to the mistakes they make.Edhttp://www.edkieu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-17052954076946315032009-03-11T01:20:00.000+08:002009-03-11T01:20:00.000+08:00The writers can't go write the rubbish unless it's ordered by the editor. So poor, disposable shock troops for being slammed while the editor hides in the shadows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-5430308263406352092009-03-10T23:23:00.000+08:002009-03-10T23:23:00.000+08:00It pains me to see how our local journalists, supposedly the cream of the crop, has shit for brains and no compassion at all. <BR/><BR/>Totally unfair and unjust for them to find invalid links/ reasons for such unfortunate deaths of these individuals - all just to stir up an angle of interest for a story that's totally incoherent to any background of any case.<BR/><BR/>Give their families a break please. Let them mourn without having to deal with irresponsible journalism or heartless ethics.<BR/><BR/>I am very sure these journos wouldn't want their own editors writing about how their "deaths" (this is just in the context of this post and with no malice) were linked to them having shit for brains and for inhaling too much office air-conditioning in Toa Payoh.<BR/><BR/>This is really one big " WTF".<BR/><BR/>Wake up, Straits Times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-80137998477471504122009-03-10T20:29:00.000+08:002009-03-10T20:29:00.000+08:00From what I read, David seems to be a very popular player in his game. <BR/><BR/>He was portrayed as a kind and very helpful player. You can google his name and the game he's on for more info.<BR/><BR/>Plus, the game that he was currently playing is not World of Warcraft. It is Destiny Online. The newspaper did not even bother to get the correct fact.Amusednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-42523078766786072312009-03-10T09:18:00.000+08:002009-03-10T09:18:00.000+08:00To Anon 4:15/4:17,<BR/><BR/>My condolences on your loss of a good friend.<BR/><BR/>To Edgar:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestion, but I've stopped writing to the ST forum a long time ago. <BR/><BR/>It'll be great if you can address this claim during the event!Lim Leng Hionghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-24218446402864782552009-03-09T16:47:00.000+08:002009-03-09T16:47:00.000+08:00I was quite horrified when I saw that horribly, irresponsibly titled news article. Any chance you'd be writing in to the forums about that?<BR/><BR/>I'm working with a group of youths who are organizing a cyber-wellness/gaming forum together with AsiaSoft, hopefully we can help correct this ridiculous claims. Now I feel like giving a presentation on that day about such claims.Edgarhttp://www.edkieu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-32180915915271651402009-03-09T16:17:00.000+08:002009-03-09T16:17:00.000+08:00I'm sorry, I'm just really disappointed. My friend's life was trivialized by a stroke of a pen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-1398904744098262652009-03-09T16:15:00.000+08:002009-03-09T16:15:00.000+08:00what's worse? Their report on Allan was completely insensitive and disrespectful. Publishing that on the very day his obituary was in the papers, and when the family is trying to grieve their beloved son!<BR/><BR/>On top of that, as a friend of Allan's, I am incensed (and am not a gamer, lest there be doubt!) He only played DOTA around 2001 and stopped since! <BR/><BR/>What on earth possessed those journalists to make use of the memory of Allan like that??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-41399971954369869442009-03-09T12:38:00.000+08:002009-03-09T12:38:00.000+08:00Well, if the only other alternative is MapleStory players taking over the world... :PWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07214683957783279982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-391537861104355662009-03-09T09:24:00.000+08:002009-03-09T09:24:00.000+08:00To Anon 3:51,<BR/><BR/>Welcome to Fresh Brainz! Not everything that comes out of the Straits Times is this bad, but their quality of work is wildly variable. I sense inner conflict within the organization - a group of adversarial tigers with nothing in common working together only because... actually I'm not sure how they work together.<BR/><BR/>To Angry Doc:<BR/><BR/>Heh, what a coincidence. I like that xkcd girl; she reminds me of Carla Gugino.<BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, <EM>everything</EM> reminds me of Carla Gugino.<BR/><BR/>To Wolf:<BR/><BR/>I <EM>knew</EM> it! The North Koreans are trying to take over the world!Lim Leng Hionghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-60719532796740126312009-03-08T22:30:00.001+08:002009-03-08T22:30:00.001+08:00hello... you may submit this blog to my webBlog Directory, keyworddir.info.. have a nice day!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.keyworddir.info/">Keyword Directory</a>Keywordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875387701481937953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-64739584247587614082009-03-08T20:48:00.000+08:002009-03-08T20:48:00.000+08:00Who? It'll be the same group claiming that Dungeons and Dragons cause violence, Satanic worshipping, and what-have-you back in the 80s. You know, those guys pushing for wholesome and moral family values.Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07214683957783279982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-14107553647921652422009-03-08T19:34:00.000+08:002009-03-08T19:34:00.000+08:00http://xkcd.com/552/angry dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03132410467147982699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-66443601568250772902009-03-08T15:51:00.000+08:002009-03-08T15:51:00.000+08:00Straits Times is shit. <BR/><BR/>1. They are censored by our ruling party, and is SEVERELY biased. E.g. the coverage of GIC/ Temasek losses. Only idiots think they have fair coverage. <BR/><BR/>2. They have idiot writers. Reference aforementioned article. Like you said, all 3 of them wear underwear, play computer games, brush teeth, hence resulting in violence. Even 3 year olds know you can't link it like that. <BR/><BR/>3. They publish shit like TCM theories e.g. Eczema is caused by Liver being on Fire and lots of Water and Wind in the Kidneys. I'm not kidding. <BR/><BR/>4. They publish Sunday Times "Invest" articles that are merely chances for Singaporeans to show off their wealth and have no useful info on actual investing. It always conclude with "oh , i drive 3 BMWs, 2 Mercedes and 6 Ferraris."<BR/><BR/>so on and so forth. <BR/><BR/>btw great blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com