Saturday, September 4, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
We have to commit a mistake to know that it is a mistake. If we didn't go ahead to do it, we'll go through life wondering whether it really was a mistake or the door to an entirely new world. So if you ever regret a decision, just be glad that you know for sure that it is a mistake and not an unopened pot of gold.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
4
I throw my hands up in the air sometimes
Saying AYO
Gotta let go
I wanna celebrate and live my life
Saying AYO
Baby, let's go
Quite cute hor. Hahahaa
Okay counting down from 4 days! Hope I finally get to do the things I want to do after I'm free from the chains of cheap labour.
Damn tired. Shall sleep in 7 minutes.
Saying AYO
Gotta let go
I wanna celebrate and live my life
Saying AYO
Baby, let's go
Quite cute hor. Hahahaa
Okay counting down from 4 days! Hope I finally get to do the things I want to do after I'm free from the chains of cheap labour.
Damn tired. Shall sleep in 7 minutes.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
I don't want the night to end
Snuggled up in my bed, warm and comfy, I feel safe in my recluse. No longer insecure, I feel brave enough to take on the world.
I don't want to leave this sanctuary as the world outside is dark and treacherous. I feel swallowed up and spat out on a daily basis. 19 days could feel like 19 years!
I pray that these 19 days will fly by and I can be a free spirit once again. The harsh realities of the working world and reality itself is wearing me out; tearing me apart.
Today I received a piece of news, a piece of news that shook my world. For a minute or two, my blood literally ran cold. Though on hindsight, it shouldn't surprise me really, but I guess it was too sudden.
In short today was a very dreary day and I sort of got myself into more shit at work. Why am I swimming in shit on a daily basis?
Arghhhh.
Meg Cabot please save me with your hot fictional male leads and funnyass female leads. TYVM!
I don't want to leave this sanctuary as the world outside is dark and treacherous. I feel swallowed up and spat out on a daily basis. 19 days could feel like 19 years!
I pray that these 19 days will fly by and I can be a free spirit once again. The harsh realities of the working world and reality itself is wearing me out; tearing me apart.
Today I received a piece of news, a piece of news that shook my world. For a minute or two, my blood literally ran cold. Though on hindsight, it shouldn't surprise me really, but I guess it was too sudden.
In short today was a very dreary day and I sort of got myself into more shit at work. Why am I swimming in shit on a daily basis?
Arghhhh.
Meg Cabot please save me with your hot fictional male leads and funnyass female leads. TYVM!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
On nicknames and affectionate terms
Nicknames are also known as meaningful replacements for birth names we give to friends in an attempt to bridge the distance between individuals. It also represents the desire to be closer to someone.
Nicknames can also be names we give ourselves because our birth names are FML-worthy, or it could be a result of this desire to break out of who we innately are.
So which category do you belong to?
It doesn't matter though, because this post is not about the deep psychological link between inter/intra personal relationships and nicknames. It's much more superficial than that. It's about the type of nicknames people adopt and the first impressions that people have of them as a consequence. (Or, I despise you because you named yourself 'Angelababy'.)
The choosing of a nickname tells a lot about yourself. I regret to say this but years ago I was (at one time) a 'hiieexx omgzxxx i amzzz boredzzz' sms-er, and (at another very short period of time, like one day) a Japanese accent mimicking, (for 2 years or so) cutesy-pose neoprint addict. As a consequence of this past self, I'm stuck with a hotmail address that I really hesitate to give out now. (How do you run away from your past?!)
Well I do have other less embarrassing e-mail addresses now but it's too much trouble to import contact lists and tell the whole world who you are and so on.
Well anyway, I had this classmate in secondary school whom I had always thought was cool. She's pretty but has this heck-care boyish style that I really admired. And then she moved on to school, leeched on to a boyfriend and changed her FB name to "(some 'cute' fruit that I shouldn't name) (surname)". I was this tiny bit away from fainting when I saw it.
And I remember on the very first day of Biz Law tutorial back in sem 1, some guy introduced himself as 'Apple' and I believe I cringed. Badly.
Ditto whenever I watch 'Wo Cai' on Channel U. I think I'm down with some chronic dislike for over-aged cute. I have no issues with cute kids and animals but I think when you hit fifteen, cute is no longer a prerogative. Cute, when attached to a very non-cute you, becomes gag-worthy.
Cute is so overrated.
Nicknames can also be names we give ourselves because our birth names are FML-worthy, or it could be a result of this desire to break out of who we innately are.
So which category do you belong to?
It doesn't matter though, because this post is not about the deep psychological link between inter/intra personal relationships and nicknames. It's much more superficial than that. It's about the type of nicknames people adopt and the first impressions that people have of them as a consequence. (Or, I despise you because you named yourself 'Angelababy'.)
The choosing of a nickname tells a lot about yourself. I regret to say this but years ago I was (at one time) a 'hiieexx omgzxxx i amzzz boredzzz' sms-er, and (at another very short period of time, like one day) a Japanese accent mimicking, (for 2 years or so) cutesy-pose neoprint addict. As a consequence of this past self, I'm stuck with a hotmail address that I really hesitate to give out now. (How do you run away from your past?!)
Well I do have other less embarrassing e-mail addresses now but it's too much trouble to import contact lists and tell the whole world who you are and so on.
Well anyway, I had this classmate in secondary school whom I had always thought was cool. She's pretty but has this heck-care boyish style that I really admired. And then she moved on to school, leeched on to a boyfriend and changed her FB name to "(some 'cute' fruit that I shouldn't name) (surname)". I was this tiny bit away from fainting when I saw it.
And I remember on the very first day of Biz Law tutorial back in sem 1, some guy introduced himself as 'Apple' and I believe I cringed. Badly.
Ditto whenever I watch 'Wo Cai' on Channel U. I think I'm down with some chronic dislike for over-aged cute. I have no issues with cute kids and animals but I think when you hit fifteen, cute is no longer a prerogative. Cute, when attached to a very non-cute you, becomes gag-worthy.
Cute is so overrated.
Friday, June 11, 2010
I just haven't met you yet
I'm not surprised, not everything lasts
I've broken my heart so many times, I stopped keeping track
Talk myself in, I talk myself out
I get all worked up, then I let myself down
I might have to wait, I'll never give up
I guess it's half timing, and the other half's luck
Wherever you are, whenever it's right
You'll come out of nowhere and into my life
Michael Buble
I've broken my heart so many times, I stopped keeping track
Talk myself in, I talk myself out
I get all worked up, then I let myself down
I might have to wait, I'll never give up
I guess it's half timing, and the other half's luck
Wherever you are, whenever it's right
You'll come out of nowhere and into my life
Michael Buble
Two Seas
Another one by Dr James Dobson!
TWO SEAS
Geography can sometimes teach us valuable lessons about human nature. There are two bodies of water within the borders of the nation of Israel, both supplied by the Jordan River. The Sea of Galilee in the north is fresh and is abundant with life. Surrounding it is lush vegetation of every kind and birds build their nests along its banks. Children are often seen playing along its shores. But not far away in the southern region of Israel is another sea that is dark and devoid of life. Very little vegetation even grows along its banks. It's called the Dead Sea for a very good reason.
What's the difference between these two bodies of water? Well for every bit of moisture that flows into the Sea of Galilee, another flows out. The receiving and giving go on in equal measure. But the Dead Sea lies at the end of the Jordan River and every drop it gets, it keeps. It is therefore stagnant and polluted.
It seems to me that people are like these two seas in Israel. Some are generous with the blessings they've been given, and their lives are fresh and abundant and meaningful. But others are selfish and they tend to become stagnant with the passage of time. Indeed it's been said, there are two kinds of peopl ein the world: The takers and the givers. The takers eat well, but the givers sleep well.
TWO SEAS
Geography can sometimes teach us valuable lessons about human nature. There are two bodies of water within the borders of the nation of Israel, both supplied by the Jordan River. The Sea of Galilee in the north is fresh and is abundant with life. Surrounding it is lush vegetation of every kind and birds build their nests along its banks. Children are often seen playing along its shores. But not far away in the southern region of Israel is another sea that is dark and devoid of life. Very little vegetation even grows along its banks. It's called the Dead Sea for a very good reason.
What's the difference between these two bodies of water? Well for every bit of moisture that flows into the Sea of Galilee, another flows out. The receiving and giving go on in equal measure. But the Dead Sea lies at the end of the Jordan River and every drop it gets, it keeps. It is therefore stagnant and polluted.
It seems to me that people are like these two seas in Israel. Some are generous with the blessings they've been given, and their lives are fresh and abundant and meaningful. But others are selfish and they tend to become stagnant with the passage of time. Indeed it's been said, there are two kinds of peopl ein the world: The takers and the givers. The takers eat well, but the givers sleep well.
Facing the Winter
Came across this wonderful article in a Today column. It's both a beautiful piece of poetry and marriage inspiration. (Well as I'm happily unmarried, it touched me more in the former sense.)
By Dr James Dobson
FACING THE WINTER
My mother and father were married for 43 years in one of the most beautiful, loving relationships the world has ever seen. When my mum turned 50, my father was beginning to think about the passage of time. And he wrote a wonderful poem on that day that he called, simply, Your Birthday. This is what he said:
The whole world singing, now that Spring has come.
I saw a robin in the morning sun.
Among the pale green leaves and bursting buds, I heard His talk.
But it is Autumn, where we walk.
'Tis true for us, the Summer too is gone.
Now, whiplash winds arise, and further on
the ice and sleet and cold and grim assault to pierce us through.
Does Fall in Spring-time frighten you?
Impotent shines the April sun so fair,
to melt the wisps of frost within your hair.
My dear I know you feel the threatening gloom,
but I'm with you and hand in hand, we'll face the winter too.
The winter did come for this man and woman, and they're now both gone. But my dad kept his promise and they faced those difficult years together. Even the ageing process is easier, when it's experienced in the context of love.
By Dr James Dobson
FACING THE WINTER
My mother and father were married for 43 years in one of the most beautiful, loving relationships the world has ever seen. When my mum turned 50, my father was beginning to think about the passage of time. And he wrote a wonderful poem on that day that he called, simply, Your Birthday. This is what he said:
The whole world singing, now that Spring has come.
I saw a robin in the morning sun.
Among the pale green leaves and bursting buds, I heard His talk.
But it is Autumn, where we walk.
'Tis true for us, the Summer too is gone.
Now, whiplash winds arise, and further on
the ice and sleet and cold and grim assault to pierce us through.
Does Fall in Spring-time frighten you?
Impotent shines the April sun so fair,
to melt the wisps of frost within your hair.
My dear I know you feel the threatening gloom,
but I'm with you and hand in hand, we'll face the winter too.
The winter did come for this man and woman, and they're now both gone. But my dad kept his promise and they faced those difficult years together. Even the ageing process is easier, when it's experienced in the context of love.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
"Rich people always get away and we poor keep fighting until we die." (Hamida Bi, 2010)
The 1984 Bhopal gas disaster left up to 10,000 people dead in the first three days, and an estimated 25,000 more over the next 10 years from the after-effects.
Full story
The 1984 Bhopal gas disaster left up to 10,000 people dead in the first three days, and an estimated 25,000 more over the next 10 years from the after-effects.
Full story
On scrutinizing chinese lyrics
"这风景如画
院子里花洒
等最美的晚霞
等故事长大
用手中的流沙画一个你呀
曾说过的永远我们一定不会擦"
Lyrics like that can easily win Mr. Fang the best lyricist award. But why does he have to go on?
我对著蝉认真说话
(Don't you have friends?)
因为大声说爱你而沙哑
(This is just cheesy.)
因为我爱你呀
(Ditto.)
擦美美的趾甲
(This is a failure of an example for writing imagery.)
不论多大风沙
路多分岔 我一样找到你呀
(Just screams cheesy.)
But ultimately here's a lesson all guys should learn:
不摘不属于自己的花
I have no idea how to translate this so for those who don't understand, go ask your friends. It loosely translates as don't seduce girls who do not belong to you. Has more oomph in chinese.
Enjoy the song!
院子里花洒
等最美的晚霞
等故事长大
用手中的流沙画一个你呀
曾说过的永远我们一定不会擦"
Lyrics like that can easily win Mr. Fang the best lyricist award. But why does he have to go on?
我对著蝉认真说话
(Don't you have friends?)
因为大声说爱你而沙哑
(This is just cheesy.)
因为我爱你呀
(Ditto.)
擦美美的趾甲
(This is a failure of an example for writing imagery.)
不论多大风沙
路多分岔 我一样找到你呀
(Just screams cheesy.)
But ultimately here's a lesson all guys should learn:
不摘不属于自己的花
I have no idea how to translate this so for those who don't understand, go ask your friends. It loosely translates as don't seduce girls who do not belong to you. Has more oomph in chinese.
Enjoy the song!
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