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Inspirational Video

2008-11-21T04:53:00.001-08:00

Thanks to the Legion of Mary for posting this wonderful video :)

Music is the window to the soul

2008-08-03T10:17:00.000-07:00

I just read in Iggy's post about songs being like emotional bookmarks to our past. So true.. I think much of my life is anchored by songs, and I've always liked music that bring back memories, so here are some special ones..

This song brings back memories of my primary school friends, closest of which is Guanyu. We used to sing to woo the girls in our class haha (no la just jk heh), but we seem to be quite scandalous then oops.

This song reminds me of my lower sec fren Clarence, whom I used to play Magic the gathering and LAN (starcraft, quake, cs) with, once our chi teacher broke us into groups and made us learn chi songs once, haha so we picked this

This song reminds me of my first ex, we used to prac this when we were bored. Later when we discovered KTV, we would sing this in the KTV too.

first ex as well, one of the more memorable movies we watched

My colleagues in NS, we used to go KTV pub, this would be one of the songs sung.

My mahjong khakis, Lu would swoon over Daniel Wu while we become backup singers haha.

JC teacher, someone I looked up to as a brother. He taught me a lot, including Weiqi, and introduced me to a lot of new things, such as animes and musicals

Iggy must be the one who has the most songs attributed to him. This song reminds of the time when I stayed over at Brisbane for one month. Could still picture waking up in his first apartment to the sound of police cars and this song.

Another song that reminds me of Iggy, rather, he made it special for me.

Iggy played this song when I left Brisbane. Now I'm filled with regrets for having jeopardized our friendship the way I did, just want you to know you're the best friend I ever had, and I wish I never said the things I did.

Chengwei my dear sister. You played this song once in your car after our common supper outings.

Chengwei and the Beijing Gang! Would sometimes listen to this while working on our reports/presentation

Tim introduced this song to me after telling me to watch Harry Potter haha.

Got this song from Liz, but Han got hooked on it after listening to it at a kopitiam in Clementi (after one of our usual pool session)

My second ex, to whom I have much apologies for.. we used to sing this in the ktv

my second ex as well, a song I heard from a shoe stall in MBK Bangkok, and went upstairs to buy the cd immediately after asking the shoe shop lady to write down the song title for me

Song from my shijie, my beloved gf, on my birthday. this version's really good, cos its kristin chenoweth's last "wicked" perf, so the lyrics really make sense, both in real life and in the musical

my shijie learnt this song on guitar and sang it to me as a belated v-day surprise! w/o the harmonica of course heh. so touched!

a song my shijie and i learnt together on the guitar one lazy afternoon

Adios my friends

2008-07-11T09:08:00.000-07:00

Goodness, Han & Liz, I found old photos of us on Tim's blog! :p

How fast time flies man haha. How our friendship started in the level one labs
And now..

Congrats and Happy Commencement!!
Congrats to the other guys from physics too,
Prasanth, Sean: Will always rem the days in Germany, drinking, chilling, more table tennis and pool!
Cheetat: thanks for all ssp and the alcohol, will miss drinking long island and flaming gin in pgp while playing with tarot hah, see you next sem while u do masters!
and to Joel, Elfie, Junji, Gilbert, Zhi Wei, JK as well. All the Best in your future endeavours

Was re-watching this clip i made while on the way home, could feel my eyes getting wet. o man will definitely miss u guys so much Anyway, Deo Gratias, a boy walked up the train and on the back of his shirt says this: Don't cry because it is over; smile because it happened. and then we will be grateful.

Tim, Ivan, it'll be our turn next year!

Quirkology

2007-10-25T19:46:00.000-07:00

Heh interesting! you can find more at Quirkology! !

Lazy...

2007-09-30T23:22:00.001-07:00

My sistas have taught me a lazy way to post blog..

By linking to theirs! hahaha.

Here's the recent ktv outing with my sistas and one of my air rifle junior, and now physics junior! :)

and a very long overdue post:
Lulu's birthday celebration!
Er.. cos of qian's lousy attempt to sound suggestive, u gotta scroll down, yup!

k.. back to slacking :p ~

Tourniquet

2007-07-20T01:55:00.000-07:00

Evanescence

i tried to kill the pain
but only brought more
i lay dying
and i'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal
i'm dying praying bleeding and screaming
am i too lost to be saved
am i too lost?

my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation

do you remember me
lost for so long
will you be on the other side
or will you forget me
i'm dying praying bleeding and screaming
am i too lost to be saved
am i too lost?

my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation

my wounds cry for the grave
my soul cries for deliverance
will i be denied Christ
tourniquet
my suicide

真的怕了

2007-06-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

我说得再多又能证明什么
不过
不过
更加寂寞
你很迷惑我很无措
这些混乱悲喜值不值得
你的不快乐不会是你的错
是我
是我
还缺点什么
曾经给过你的承诺
一个一个回头嘲笑我

我真的怕了
真的怕了
靠近你远离你都错
你的温柔背后藏的心事难懂
仿佛我们爱得很堕落

我真的怕了
真的怕了
面对你背对你都痛
挡不住的脆弱终于打败了我
真的怕了爱不属于我

CGL Appreciation

2007-06-18T08:33:00.000-07:00

thanks to the cell group leaders, for all their countless efforts put in for the cgs, weeks after weeks of preparation, just so that everyone has something to learn, something to share, something to take home for the week..

******

had a day specially put aside to thank these wonderful people who have graciously offered themselves to be the leaders for the various cell groups over the previous 2 semesters, unfortunately the original plan (dragonboating) din fall thru cos of wet weather, and neither did our wet weather plan (ice skating) cos it was too ex and crowded, so we ended up playing pool instead hehe.

Byn, my prayer buddy's, birthday! (btw, her mum made the cake, we conveniently made use of it haha.. :P )

After all the 'sweat', we went to chinese garden for makan after that

Cute moments :)

芊岁芊岁芊芊岁！

2007-05-22T06:15:00.000-07:00

hehe, this is to return the favour for your white pony post :p

last thur, my mahjong cum ktv cum tok cok sing song clique celebrated the birthday of our queen!

in case you're wondering.. its not this queen..

nono, how can she ever be related to the great queen elizabeth right?

and no, not this queen either:

she doesn't even know how to play chess, for goodness sake!
p/s: so don't ever give her a chess set as present ya :p

hm.. maybe something like this more like it...

tada! empress cixi! well.. at least the race matches :p and i wont be surprised if one day she turns out to be as 霸道 (ducks), hehe

oh well girl, but u know no matter how 霸道 u become, we'll still love you, right lu and qiwei :) they say girl's age are supposed to be kept secret, so.. HAPPY 2*rd BIRThDAY QIAN! 祝你芊岁芊岁芊芊岁！哈哈哈

haha ok fun aside, some stuff cropped up but i'm glad we still managed to get together, catch up, joke and tease ard (i wonder how's the pillar at starbucks, hehe), just like old days :) wonderful~

looking forward to 1st Jun!

Holiday in Perth

2007-05-19T02:24:00.000-07:00

Went on a trip to Perth, stayed over at Geri's cousin's place in the attic, q kewl. Its my 3rd time in Aussieland so I guess I've been accustomed to many things. The nicest part about this trip was all the nicest food I've every tried. Like the best pancakes, pie, battered scallop and oysters I've ever tried. Anyway, shall let the pictures do the talking, enjoy!

Hold your cursor over the pic to see the description!

Looking Back at the past 2 sems

2007-05-16T20:46:00.000-07:00

Another academic year has passed, dreaded exams are now over.. Waiting for results.. Treading into the hols with ambivalence.

Looking back, I remember I was q sad when I found out 2 sems ago when Tim changed course to Geog, of course I feel happy as well, esp when he really found his interests there. It's just.. I know I'll dread going to school even more. And then Chengwei went for exchange last sem, and again I felt that feeling of loss. What am I going to do in pgp..? I guess one major downside of research is the fact that you gotta work alone.. something which I'm terribly bad at..

Thank goodness I've met you guys.. han, liza, and the gang in physics. hanging ard in and outside the lab, climbing precariously over railings on the 4th floor to use shortcuts, sharing dramas and movies around, going late for lessons and bargaining with the prof over tests date, climbing hills and exploring new places, playing sudoku during lectures.. it made the past 2 sems so much more interesting!

Here's a look at what we do!

Hanging out at the lounge becomes an almost daily hobby

So much so when exams came it was time to panic!

Of course, not forgetting to nourish ourselves..

Star..

2007-05-03T07:11:00.001-07:00

Tim you're gonna like this :)

The power of the dream

2007-05-01T10:22:00.000-07:00

Dearest Friend..

Whatever is bothering you, always look on the bright side of things yar.. people says time heals, but i believe it is love that heals.. think of your family and friends who love you, everything will be fine I'm sure, stay strong and persevere..

The first time I heard this song was actually when you first played it in the car, heh, and now I hope it'll give you hope, courage and motivation.. and also to all those friends out there who might have your own struggles at the moment, continue to dream..

Deep within each heart
There lies a magic spark
That lights the fire of our imagination
And since the dawn of man
The strenght of just "I can"
Has brought together people of all nations

There’s nothing ordinary
In the living of each day
There’s a special part
Every one of us will play

Feel the flame forever burn
Teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
As the world gives us its best
To stand apart from all the rest
It is the power of the dream that brings us here

Your mind will take you far
The rest is just pure heart
You’ll find your fate is all your own creation
Every boy and girl
As they come into this world
They bring the gift of hope and inspiration

There’s so much strength in all of us
Every woman child and man
It’s the moment that you think you can’t
You’ll discover that you can

The power of the dream
The faith in things unseen
The courage to embrace your fear
No matter where you are
To reach for your own star
To realize the power of the dream
To realize the power of the dream

Horrigible paper!

2007-05-01T08:19:00.000-07:00

Monday's paper was horrigible! i think the worst thing that can happen (besides knowing that you studied for the wrong topic just b4 the exam starts) is to know where u went wrong and how to do a qn, but to hear "ok, you must stop writing now".. its just depressing to know that the grade u'll get isn't representative of your capabilities. not to mention that i went to clare, sat down, and realised that i rested my arm on a pile of birdshit on the table, great...

Yar, and so I played pool with han at marina sq, but i guess i was too upset to concentrate, and the balls just reminded me of collisions, which was the qn i was supposed to solve.. we came to the conclusion that its a vicious cycle, i'm upset so i can't play well, i get even more upset that i can't play well.. and so on..

so i played time crisis 3 at the arcade to let out some steam.. thank goodness i lasted q a while even though it was my first time playing, so it wasn't q a waste of money

grr.. i've a new theory. if u din study for a test and u dont do well, u wont be that upset cos its kinda expected, but if u actually do well, it'll be a pleasant surprise! on the other hand, if u studied, u'll kind of expect urself to do well. but if u dun, then u'll be disappointed, so its a lose-lose situation.. conclusion: don't study. haha

10th Post: Mugger's Hangout!

2007-04-28T08:18:00.000-07:00

Ah, congratulations to myself! for hitting the 10th post, which effectively meant that my blog has more posts than my old blog yay :D *pats own back*

Exams are round the corner, for me that is, cos my first paper starts 1 week (i.e. next mon) after the exams started, heh, lucky me.. rather, smart me haha (ego) so i've more time to study!

Besides studying in sch, been hopping from place to place to study, from starbucks at united sq to coffee bean at changi airport.. cos I really can't study at home man.. firstly its too hot, and secondly there's too much distractions.. I found myself 1. watching more tv (i want to watch dolphin bay, sisters, any of u have?) 2. playing games on shockwave.com 3. blogging (like now) 4. teaching my sister how to play card games so she can play with me 5. even reading the newspapers! most of the time I'm a mountain tortoise, i dunno what's gg on ard the world cos i dont read newspapers one, as iggy can testify haha

Anyway, changi is really pretty cool, shall post more about it when I'm in the mood, but for now, any of u eastern-ers who dread gg all the way to sch to study can check it out! :)

All the Best to all of U! :D

What is unconditional love?

2007-04-21T08:35:00.000-07:00

As Mother's day draws nearer, let us take a moment to remember how our mums have been there with us through difficult times..

2007 Pulitzer Feature

I must be bubbling with sweetness (grin)

2007-04-20T10:31:00.000-07:00

Haha, suddenly have the urge to blog about the one thing I cannot live without, food! esp yummmy sweet stuff :p

There's a new cafe Canele in paragon! basement area, near the M1 shop. offers a whole range of delectable desserts from crepe to ice cream to cakes and meringues! perfect for the sweet tooth like me. now there's more choices besides bakerzin, yay! There's also this section selling chocolates too lar, but people who know me will know I'm no chocolate expert.. haha

Geri had this thing called 'chloe', which i din particularly fancy heh. I ordered creme caramel (the one in the nice round glass), oh my goodness.. delightful, haha

Now that I'm this topic.. haha.. shall continue posting all the wonderful desserts that I've tried recently :p It was Uncle Koh's birthday last month, and godmum treated us, including geri, to buffet lunch at Plaza Hotel.. had nice stuff like drunken prawn and raw oyster, but most importantly, it's got free flow sashimi! Goodness.. and I would say they are at least sakae standard.. went for 3 servings, must also commend it for its wide selection of desserts too! I particularly liked the tiramisu (taken with the salmon)

On another occassion, went along for geri's fren's birthday. She and her bf happens to be Essential Brew's (at holland V) co-owners, and her bf treated us to a 12-course meal! Each course is bite sized la haha, ranging from mousse cake to soup to salad, some of which were really q interesting.. (seen in the picture clockwise: mushroom salad, prawn with some strange sauce, chicken bits, raspberry creme, smoked salmon)

Last but not least.. I missed the free flow peppermint chocochip ice cream from Equinox! the best peppermint ice cream I've ever tried..

Hehe.. yummmmmmy.. now I'm craving for more food..

If I were Peter Petrelli

2007-04-19T05:21:00.000-07:00

If I were really Peter Petrelli, the top 5 heroes powers that I would want to absorb would be..

1. Sylar's telekinetic powers.. cos half the time I'm too lazy to move to get drinks etc, good for lazy people like me :p also thought it'll be cool that i can help to clear rubbish thrown by others on the road w/o having to touch em and dirty my hands

2. Hiro's time and spacing bending powers.. muahaha, this is like the coolest thing ever.. (no it has nothing to do with physics), imagine having all the time in the world to finish exam papers, for instance. and i need 48 hrs a day..

3. Parkman's mindreading powers, though this is q like a double-edged sword.. but oh well, just hope reading too much of people's evil thoughts wouldn't make me more jaded than i already am :P

p/s, with this power i would also alr know what exam qns are gonna come out, coupled with power 2 and 3.. oh man :p

4. Charlie's super-memory, i'm very very forgetful, and there's so much stuff i want to learn!

5. Claire's ultrahealing.. always wondered what is it like to try bungee, without the rope, haha. imagine all the dangerous shit u can try.. maybe i can also install adamantium claws like wolverine :p

Breathe (2 AM)

2007-04-14T11:33:00.000-07:00

2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake,
"Can you help me unravel my latest mistake?,
I don't love him. Winter just wasn't my season"
Yeah we walk through the doors, so accusing their eyes
Like they have any right at all to criticize,
Hypocrites. You're all here for the very same reason

'Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button, girl.
So cradle your head in your hands
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe

May he turn 21 on the base at Fort Bliss
"Just a day" he said down to the flask in his fist,
"Ain't been sober, since maybe October of last year."
Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while,
But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles,
Wanna hold him. Maybe I'll just sing about it.

Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table.
No one can find the rewind button, boys,
So cradle your head in your hands,
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe

There's a light at each end of this tunnel,
You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out
And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
If you only try turning around.

2 AM and I'm still awake, writing a song
If I get it all down on paper, it's no longer inside of me,
Threatening the life it belongs to
And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd
Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud
And I know that you'll use them, however you want to

But you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button now
Sing it if you understand.
and breathe, just breathe
woah breathe, just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe.

Nik sent me this song by Anna Nalick last night. I found the tune pretty nice, but the lyrics didn't particularly touched me.. not until today during mass. so I came back and listen to the song again.. and found myself beginning to like it more.. haha

"And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
If you only try turning around."

really? Looking back on all the mistakes I've made in these past years.. would I really make them again if I had a chance to go back? sigh.. wat a depressing thought.. true, people might say we grow and learn as a result, i wouldn't have mind if the mistakes affect me and only me alone, but how do you make up for others' hurt..?

Brad Little!

2007-04-14T00:35:00.001-07:00

Thanks Marc!

PainFast

2007-04-12T09:08:00.000-07:00

痛快
s.h.e
encore

痛快去爱痛快去痛
痛快去悲伤痛快去感动
生命给了什么我就享受什么
每颗人间烟火全都不要错过

每一天都是一个节庆
每件事都发生来丰富我的记忆
很好奇还有谁等着闯进我日记
欢迎光临亲爱的请享用我的感情

痛快去爱痛快去痛
痛快去悲伤痛快去感动
生命给了什么我就享受什么
每颗人间烟火全都不要错过
痛快去感受

笑与哭都值得用力气
吻和泪都是该裱框纪念的痕迹
很乐意每段路都有陌生人同行
爱或伤害都欢呼都是活过的证据

艳阳暴雨不要客气
请一直澎湃我热切的血液
我活着的目的就是活得鲜明

痛快迎接痛快等候
痛快去试探痛快去触碰
生命安排什么我就感谢什么
每颗人间烟火全都美丽了我

痛快应该指的是痛苦与快乐吧。快乐，谁不渴望呢？但谁又会期待痛苦呢？可惜的是，选择往往不在我们掌握之中。。一位朋友说过：‘能带给我们最大痛苦的，通常就是能带给我们最多快乐的那个。’ 爱情故事不都是那样写的吗？爱真的需要勇气-不仅是男女之间的爱，朋友之间的爱亦如此。。

然而，若害怕被伤害而不尝试把心房打开，那还算真正地活过吗？　　　

Heroes!!

2007-04-08T11:46:00.000-07:00

Peter Petrelli

You scored 54 Idealism, 66 Nonconformity, 29 Nerdiness

Do you ever... get the feeling that you were meant to do something extraordinary?
Congratulations, you're Peter Petrelli! You are a compassionate,
idealistic person, which is great. You're searching for your identity
and purpose in life, and you have a strong desire to be special, and do
something great for the world. You're a bit on the emo side, but you
have the best of intentions.
Your best quality: Empathy
Your worst quality: EMO

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 68% on Idealism
You scored higher than 89% on Nonconformity
You scored higher than 20% on Nerdiness

Link: The Heroes Personality Test written by freedomdegrees on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

First (Real) Post!

2007-04-02T09:31:00.000-07:00

Considering that the previous 2 posts are mainly 'copied' stuff (must put stuff that match the title and intent of this blog mah), I think I should stop bumming around and get down to writing some real stuff, haha.. now u know why I could never get a blog going, and why my previous one dieded :P Taking bets for guessing how long this blog will last before the laziness bug gets to me!

Anyway, lemme begin by updating on interesting events that had happened :p

Set in a quiet hideout along alexandra road, we had our day of recollection during Lent, conducted by our spiritual director sister Sandra :) The theme was on the parable of "The Prodigal Son". Q insightful, cos most of the time we only pay attention to the younger brother who ran frm home and squandered his father's money, but ignored the elder brother who "thought" that he did the father's will and couldn't accept it when his younger brother could be so easily forgiven.. sounds a bit like what happens to us sometimes, when we are self-righteous and couldn't accept the faults of others..

The group of us who went, there's this really beautiful plain tucked at the back whom we were supposed to take a reflective walk to.. what a breathtaking view! never knew a place like this existed in singapore. while we were there, actually saw 2 couples taking wedding photos haha

On another occassion, Geri and I went to watch Phantom of the opera! I guess for me, I would summarised the entire show with 2 comments: Brad Little rocks! the sets rocks! Brad little really brings the phantom to life man... his whole repertoire of vocal ranges and powerfully 'emofied' singing, really gotta hear it for urself. And I think the stage manager must be the busiest man in the whole musical, with gigantic elephants rolling out one instant, falling chandeliers (yup that lantern-like thingy in the pic, secretly taken :P ), and an absolutely dreamlike underground lake.. (p.s i think i know how they did the candles rising from the waters trick.. its a physics thing :p )

On hindsight though.. the thought that one ticket costs me 20 normal movie tixs pains me... haha. Chengwei was telling me how the musical tickets costs almost as much as the movie tickets in NY... ^_^"
Thank you bro..

Eudaimonia

2007-03-14T08:45:00.001-07:00

Eudaimonia (Greek: εὐδαιμονία) is a classical Greek word commonly translated as 'happiness'. Etymologically, it consists of the word "eu" ("good" or "well being") and "daimōn" ("spirit" or "minor deity", used by extension to mean one's lot or fortune). Although popular usage of the term happiness refers to a state of mind, related to joy or pleasure, eudaimonia rarely has such connotations, and the less subjective "human flourishing" is often preferred as a translation.

Most things are desired for the sake of something else (e.g., we desire food because we want to be healthy), but Aristotle argued that there must be something desired only for its own sake. In Nicomachean Ethics, he argued that eudaimonia is the goal of life; this is the end that everyone in fact aims at, and it is the only end towards which it is worth undertaking means. A person's pursuit of eudaimonia, rightly conceived, will result in virtuous conduct.

[edited from wikipedia]