"Guys listen up!" exclaimed Willy excitedly in the pub, where Bobby, Harry and Yew Meng gathered every 2 to 3 days for the happy hour right after work. "What have you got this time eh? A new girlfriend?" taunted Harry. "No way man! Singapore girls are so materialistic, show them the money and they will come to you willingly. I got tired of them already." said Willy. "In addition, a friend of mine got to know of this place in Thailand, where the girls there are pretty and down to earth, and they certainly do not mind us Singaporeans to visit them for, you know what haha" said Willy. "Why don't we go to this place in Thailand for our trip this time? I think its the honour of the girls over there that we are paying them a visit haha" added Willy.
"You got to be kidding, who knows what that place is and is it really safe" said Bobby . "Don't worry, my friend had been there before and trust me, he said he never felt so good before in his entire life!" exclaimed Willy. "Well, why not? then I mean its time for a break from all the hetic work!" added Harry. Yew Meng has no objection also. "3 against 1, Bobby. As usual, majority wins!" said Willy as they cheers for another round of beer.
Within a week, they booked the 4 days 3 nights trip to Thailand but their main objective was to travel to this remote village off the east coast of Thailand, a little island called Kombinnang. Upon reaching their destination, with directions from his friend, they engaged this tour guide called Lom Bam. Lom Bam is a 70 year old man who has been a tour guide for 45 years since he was a young man. He knew Thailand inside out. Upon knowing the 4 men wanted to go to Kombinnang, he shakes his head but promised to get them there safely by a small motor boat. "Please be careful over there young men. I know why you are there as many young men like you went before. However, please remember some rules there. First, please respect the girls over there. Although they are in this line, however, they still have their dignity. Secondly, always be polite to everyone in that island. Last but not least, be responsible for your own actions." said Lom Bam seriously. Willy, Harry and Yew Meng causally agreed. Only Bobby seems to take the words seriously.
It was almost 8pm when they got there by boat. It was an hour's boat ride from the main island. At the jetty it was dimly lited. However, as they approached, there was 2 pretty girls waiting for them. "Oh wow! This is what I called B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!" exclaimed Willy excitedly. The 2 pretty girls were the escorts that night, and they led the 4 men through some thick bushes and upon reaching a clearing, they were very surprised to see a elagant resort in front of them. Nice food and music were all around and every single girl dancing around the resort was a beauty. There were many men around as well, obviously enjoying themselves with the food and of course the girls.
Soon, Willy, Bobby, Harry and Yew Meng were immersed in the company of pretty girls, good food and music. They partied all night long till they were so exhausted and finally went back to their rooms for a rest. Willy was sure that a group of girls were eyeing him and his 3 friends all night long. He though to himself, "I must get them tomorrow night and enjoy ourselves!" Before long, the four of them were fast asleep.
When they woke up the next day, it was already 1pm. And the day was exactly five years ago...
Monday, December 8, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Smoking
Why do people smoke when they know its bad for health blah blah blah...
If drugs were legal, will people go take drugs? Maybe yes, Maybe no because drugs are more deadly. Cigarette is less deadly because you will die slowly. Drugs makes you die faster. You get the point.
Why am I writing this post? Because there is someone below my room or above my room or to the left of my room that is smoking right now and as I am typing this post, I am inhaling the smoke. Freaking bastard, hope you die of lung cancer by the end of this week! Inconsiderate idiot.
If drugs were legal, will people go take drugs? Maybe yes, Maybe no because drugs are more deadly. Cigarette is less deadly because you will die slowly. Drugs makes you die faster. You get the point.
Why am I writing this post? Because there is someone below my room or above my room or to the left of my room that is smoking right now and as I am typing this post, I am inhaling the smoke. Freaking bastard, hope you die of lung cancer by the end of this week! Inconsiderate idiot.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Curse of the Ancient Souls
Recall the ending from the post Story Time: Part 6.
"Well, thank you Sir, for all the information, we will seek your corporation again if need be, hope you get a good gripe on yourself. I feel for your loss too." said Bobby to Mike’s dad. "Time to write a report again, wonder what my heading will be this time" thought Bobby as he was driving back to the station. Another case closed and time for a little holiday he was yearning for the past year.
At this moment, Bobby’s handphone rang. "Hello?" answered Bobby. An air of silence hovered in Bobby’s car. He jammed brake in the middle of the expressway. Lucikly there wasn’t much cars around. Sweat broke out on Bobby’s forehead as he waited in the silence."
Thirty seconds which seemed like eternity to Bobby passed as he listened to the call. The phone went dead right after the call. Regaining his composure, Bobby drove on and went home. His mind was wandering off and on throughout the night. Many times, he woke up in cold sweat. "It can't be happening to me, 5 years had already passed" said Bobby to himself....
Bobby is thirty five years of age this year. Having exceled in his school days, he managed to study human pyschology and landed a job as a human pyschology expert in the police force. He chose to specialise in teenagers behaviour as he sees it as a catalyst for many crimes in the society. "Teenagers nowadays do not realise the consequences of their actions. Their actions are detrimental to the society and to themselves and before serious consequences set in, I have the task to help them" exclaimed Bobby to those who asked about his job. Through the years, he have seen it all. Mike's and Laura's case is not new to him.
Bobby likes to travel. He makes it a point to travel with his group of buddies every year. No matter how busy they are, they will schedule 7 to 14 days a year for travel. The group consists of Harry, Yew Meng and Willy. They met during the NS time and had since forged a very strong friendship. From Europe to US to Africa, they have been there. One common point between them is that they are all bachelors. Perhaps the world is fair afterall. All of them are professionals in their own fields. They have a good paying jobs and live an exciting life, but it seems that their fate with women has not been too good. Bobby loves his job and devote lots of time to it and in his spare time he goes travelling with his buddies. Harry is a top criminal lawyer and is very busy with his work and has no time for relationships. Yew Meng is the assistant director of the largest MNC in town and he basically slogs it out at work everyday and has little time for relaxation let alone relationships. Willy is in the entertainment industry, hosting events, tv shows and even dabble in a bit of acting. His good looks has captured the hearts of many, yet Willy is never a comitted man. He has countless girlfriends and sometimes more than 1 on a single occasion. Yet he never have to worry because all the girls come to him willingly.
It was 4am in the morning as Bobby sat up on his bed. "It has already been 5 long years and I guess this is my fate" said Bobby in a dejected voice. His eyes was fixed at a spot right in front of him. "Time has finally caught up with me" exclaimed Bobby, his eyes still fixed at a spot in front of him....
"Well, thank you Sir, for all the information, we will seek your corporation again if need be, hope you get a good gripe on yourself. I feel for your loss too." said Bobby to Mike’s dad. "Time to write a report again, wonder what my heading will be this time" thought Bobby as he was driving back to the station. Another case closed and time for a little holiday he was yearning for the past year.
At this moment, Bobby’s handphone rang. "Hello?" answered Bobby. An air of silence hovered in Bobby’s car. He jammed brake in the middle of the expressway. Lucikly there wasn’t much cars around. Sweat broke out on Bobby’s forehead as he waited in the silence."
Thirty seconds which seemed like eternity to Bobby passed as he listened to the call. The phone went dead right after the call. Regaining his composure, Bobby drove on and went home. His mind was wandering off and on throughout the night. Many times, he woke up in cold sweat. "It can't be happening to me, 5 years had already passed" said Bobby to himself....
Bobby is thirty five years of age this year. Having exceled in his school days, he managed to study human pyschology and landed a job as a human pyschology expert in the police force. He chose to specialise in teenagers behaviour as he sees it as a catalyst for many crimes in the society. "Teenagers nowadays do not realise the consequences of their actions. Their actions are detrimental to the society and to themselves and before serious consequences set in, I have the task to help them" exclaimed Bobby to those who asked about his job. Through the years, he have seen it all. Mike's and Laura's case is not new to him.
Bobby likes to travel. He makes it a point to travel with his group of buddies every year. No matter how busy they are, they will schedule 7 to 14 days a year for travel. The group consists of Harry, Yew Meng and Willy. They met during the NS time and had since forged a very strong friendship. From Europe to US to Africa, they have been there. One common point between them is that they are all bachelors. Perhaps the world is fair afterall. All of them are professionals in their own fields. They have a good paying jobs and live an exciting life, but it seems that their fate with women has not been too good. Bobby loves his job and devote lots of time to it and in his spare time he goes travelling with his buddies. Harry is a top criminal lawyer and is very busy with his work and has no time for relationships. Yew Meng is the assistant director of the largest MNC in town and he basically slogs it out at work everyday and has little time for relaxation let alone relationships. Willy is in the entertainment industry, hosting events, tv shows and even dabble in a bit of acting. His good looks has captured the hearts of many, yet Willy is never a comitted man. He has countless girlfriends and sometimes more than 1 on a single occasion. Yet he never have to worry because all the girls come to him willingly.
It was 4am in the morning as Bobby sat up on his bed. "It has already been 5 long years and I guess this is my fate" said Bobby in a dejected voice. His eyes was fixed at a spot right in front of him. "Time has finally caught up with me" exclaimed Bobby, his eyes still fixed at a spot in front of him....
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Song Lyrics
Been thinking about this for the past few days. I want to find out song lyrics which are interesting or meaningful or whatever. 1-2 lines the most and not all the lyrics.
If anyone can tell me the song titles of all the songs below, you will get a prize from me :p
1) "how can I be lost, if I got no where to go" - you will be lost if you cannot find a way to your destination. if you got no destination to begin with, how can you say you are lost? Interesting.
2) "its like heads they win, tails you gonna lose" - either way you lose. hope we don't fall into such situations in real life.
3) "he married trouble and had a courtship with a gun" - cool description
4) "No limitation, a new inspiration, a world that is free just as free as my mind" - inspiring
5) "even the best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme" - nothing is perfect in this world
6) "divided we're standing, united we'll fall" - what an negative statment
7) "If a man could be two places at one time, I'd be with you. Tomorrow and today, beside you all the way." - the lyrics is sweet! dead giveaway on the song title though haha
8 "give me a job, the one I haven't got" - suggestive haha and rhymes too
9) "this silly game of love, you play you win, only to lose" - another negative statment
10) "I know you think that love is the way you make it, so I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it" - believe in love always
If anyone can tell me the song titles of all the songs below, you will get a prize from me :p
1) "how can I be lost, if I got no where to go" - you will be lost if you cannot find a way to your destination. if you got no destination to begin with, how can you say you are lost? Interesting.
2) "its like heads they win, tails you gonna lose" - either way you lose. hope we don't fall into such situations in real life.
3) "he married trouble and had a courtship with a gun" - cool description
4) "No limitation, a new inspiration, a world that is free just as free as my mind" - inspiring
5) "even the best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme" - nothing is perfect in this world
6) "divided we're standing, united we'll fall" - what an negative statment
7) "If a man could be two places at one time, I'd be with you. Tomorrow and today, beside you all the way." - the lyrics is sweet! dead giveaway on the song title though haha
8 "give me a job, the one I haven't got" - suggestive haha and rhymes too
9) "this silly game of love, you play you win, only to lose" - another negative statment
10) "I know you think that love is the way you make it, so I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it" - believe in love always
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Spring Cleaning Day
A well rested weekend. It has been a very long time since I have a long weekend. (Fri, Sat, Sun) Anyway I will be having long weekends almost every week from now till the end of the year. This is the result of not having time to clear leaves for this present year. Not to mention my 16days reservist coming very soon in November. oh well.
Managed to do some spring cleaning today. Just a couple of days ago, I cleared some old clothes. My wardrobe is getthing lesser and neater. I don't have much clothes to begin with anyway. I was tidying the top part of my cupboard and I am surprised to see I still have so much University notes that I still keep. In an instance, I packed all up in a bundle and put it into a big plastic bag, ready to throw away. I think the notes are useless to me now anyway. haha
Afterwhich, I threw away some old PC hardware boxes, don't know why I keep them for so long. However, I still have 3 old harddisk and 2 old cd roms. Wanted to scan or format the harddisk before I dispose of them. haha Do not want any Edison scandal :P I need to find a proper place to dispose of them. I believe there are some places which help dispose of computer parts. It is extremely harmful to the environment to dispose of such things as they contain lead I think.
Afterwhich, I rearrange my cupboard and save for a few changes in the arrangment, I think it looked the same, even after I threw away so many things. I should think my room is very neat and clean. That's how I like my room to be. I don't have many things to start with anyway.
Hmm, when I am in the mood again, I will throw away even more things! haha
Managed to do some spring cleaning today. Just a couple of days ago, I cleared some old clothes. My wardrobe is getthing lesser and neater. I don't have much clothes to begin with anyway. I was tidying the top part of my cupboard and I am surprised to see I still have so much University notes that I still keep. In an instance, I packed all up in a bundle and put it into a big plastic bag, ready to throw away. I think the notes are useless to me now anyway. haha
Afterwhich, I threw away some old PC hardware boxes, don't know why I keep them for so long. However, I still have 3 old harddisk and 2 old cd roms. Wanted to scan or format the harddisk before I dispose of them. haha Do not want any Edison scandal :P I need to find a proper place to dispose of them. I believe there are some places which help dispose of computer parts. It is extremely harmful to the environment to dispose of such things as they contain lead I think.
Afterwhich, I rearrange my cupboard and save for a few changes in the arrangment, I think it looked the same, even after I threw away so many things. I should think my room is very neat and clean. That's how I like my room to be. I don't have many things to start with anyway.
Hmm, when I am in the mood again, I will throw away even more things! haha
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
MC day
Friendster blog has changed! I think its about time. Now the interface is cleaner and brighter. And with a white background, that's makes reading easier :)
Anyway woke up this morning not feeling too good so went to Bukit Gombak 24hr clinic to see a doc. Reached there, was told it would be a 2 hr wait! What the heck! I registered nonetheless and went home, telling myself I will be back in another 1 hour or so. What a waste of time.
Went home and checked the list of clinics under Parkway group and realised there is 1 clinic at railway mall, which is just opposite my house, a 5 mins walk! I went out again and went to this clinic, didn't know there was a clinic at railway mall. haha. I thought it would be ulu but turns out there are around 5 people inside already. I still think it will be faster than the 2 hours I have to wait at Bukit Gombak clinic. Thus, I waited for around 35mins but the time was well spent reading my reader's digest which I brought there. Got my MC and went home to rest.
Basically slept through the whole afternoon till the heat became unbearable and I woke up. Was feeling groggy so just lied on my bed. After dinner, I cannot take it anymore so the air con was turned on. I sort of tidied my room and threw away some stuffs. Afterwhich, I counted my coins I collected and packed it nicely into various bags according to denominations to be given to my auntie, who owns a shop and the coins will come in handy. Of course, in exchange for cash. haha
Hope I will recover soon though. Its not often that I fall sick and I certainly don't like the feeling. I also hope all of you out there will stay healthy always. But words with no actions is of no use. So eat healthy and start to exercise!
Remember 2 servings of fruits and veggies a day and plenty of fluids - Doctor Woo. hahaha
Anyway woke up this morning not feeling too good so went to Bukit Gombak 24hr clinic to see a doc. Reached there, was told it would be a 2 hr wait! What the heck! I registered nonetheless and went home, telling myself I will be back in another 1 hour or so. What a waste of time.
Went home and checked the list of clinics under Parkway group and realised there is 1 clinic at railway mall, which is just opposite my house, a 5 mins walk! I went out again and went to this clinic, didn't know there was a clinic at railway mall. haha. I thought it would be ulu but turns out there are around 5 people inside already. I still think it will be faster than the 2 hours I have to wait at Bukit Gombak clinic. Thus, I waited for around 35mins but the time was well spent reading my reader's digest which I brought there. Got my MC and went home to rest.
Basically slept through the whole afternoon till the heat became unbearable and I woke up. Was feeling groggy so just lied on my bed. After dinner, I cannot take it anymore so the air con was turned on. I sort of tidied my room and threw away some stuffs. Afterwhich, I counted my coins I collected and packed it nicely into various bags according to denominations to be given to my auntie, who owns a shop and the coins will come in handy. Of course, in exchange for cash. haha
Hope I will recover soon though. Its not often that I fall sick and I certainly don't like the feeling. I also hope all of you out there will stay healthy always. But words with no actions is of no use. So eat healthy and start to exercise!
Remember 2 servings of fruits and veggies a day and plenty of fluids - Doctor Woo. hahaha
Monday, August 25, 2008
Near Misses
What are your near misses in life? In near misses, I mean near misses with death. I had my fair share of near misses in my life.
As a young boy, I was hyper active. Running and jumping around. When I was quite young, could not remember how young though, I was running around my grandma's house. You know those 3 to 4 steps that leads to the door of a HDB flat. I jumped down the steps, missed and fell. My forehead at the left eyebrow level hit the edge of a metal tin placed on the side on the floor. Result: 7-8 stiches and a permanant scarring. My mum said I was almost blinded.
When I was in primary school, I lived in Taman Jurong. One night, I was at a stationary shop located at the 2nd level of some building. After I was done, instead of taking the stairs down, I walked to the side of the building and took a spiral walkway down. (for those handicapped). I still remembered. Less than 5 steps I took, a cold hard red brick fell in front of me and was smashed into pieces. I walked on. What if I walked slightly faster that night?
Secondary school time. Crossing the junction to my school at Clementi. As the green man appears, I am sure it was at least 3 seconds as I took my 1st step out of the road. A bus from the interchange came charging out and made a left turn. If I was in a rush, I would have quickly crossed the road once the green man came on. Oh well.
Stupid incident. I was sleeping one night. In the middle of the night, I had an urge to go to the toilet. I do not know why, I had a hard time dragging myself out of bed. As I walked in the darkness, I do not know why I was so tired. After taking a few steps and was near my bedroom door, I FELL ASLEEP! I remembered I was like KO. Switched off for 1 second and I fell down. My head hit the corner of the cupboard beside my bedroom door. That woke my parents and myself up. I was in pain and groaning, clutching my head. Damn painful I tell you. As my parents switched on the lights, I slowly took off my hand and check if there was any blood. And truly enough, like a scene straight out of the movies, my whole hand was DRENCHED in blood. I even saw a few drops of bloods dripped on the floor. Took me a while to clean up and apply medication. What if I fell and hit somewhere else or serious complication sets in?
Last year, I was driving along Bukit Batok one night. The road was quite deserted. Someone was with me, I do not remember who though. As I cruised through the road, that someone told me watch out as there was an Indian man jay walking across the road in the middle of nowhere. I remember telling that someone to relax, I saw him. In actual fact, I did not even notice cause you know, it was dark and he was an Indian. Period. Luckily he walked across quite quickly. It was only when I drove past that man that I realised what if I had driven faster or he had walked slowly across?
Somewhere last year or this year, I was in a bus home. Near my home already, I woke up from a sleep. Still in a sleepy mode and before I knew it, there was quite an impact hitting the bus 2 seats behind me and on the same side where I was sitting. The person beside me literally got thrown out of her seat. A car had smashed into the bus, another car followed suit. One of the car burst into flames at the front. There was smoke. People was rushing to get off the bus, fearing the flaming car beside it could explode anytime. They keep pushing one another including me. What if one person tripped and get trampled on? What if the flaming car really exploded?
One fine afternoon this year, I was driving home from Bukit Gombak. Just in front of the MRT station. There was some road works in the middle of the road, traffic was a bit slow. Red light at the crossing. People just starting to cross the road. I was slowing down nearing the traffic lights. As I saw a bus in front, and there was no cars at the right lane, I slowly filter to the right lane. I was very slow as I took my time. Out of nowhere, 2 kids cut in front of my car and from my observation, they are actually looking out for traffic before crossing! I had a shock of my life when they decided to cross even though I was moving slowly to the right lane. They dashed across in front of my car and if I had not braked fast enough, I would have hit them. They are trying to cross the road. Just a few more steps ahead, they can cross from the green man at the junction. I do not know why they can't bother to cross safely. If I hit them, who's fault will it be I wonder.
All the near misses for me may be nothing compared to what others have been through. I was thinking what if somehow a near miss becomes a hit? Either way, my life will be affected and I definitely do not want this to happen. There are still so many things in life to discover and enjoy.
A little sharing of the near misses I had. What's yours?
As a young boy, I was hyper active. Running and jumping around. When I was quite young, could not remember how young though, I was running around my grandma's house. You know those 3 to 4 steps that leads to the door of a HDB flat. I jumped down the steps, missed and fell. My forehead at the left eyebrow level hit the edge of a metal tin placed on the side on the floor. Result: 7-8 stiches and a permanant scarring. My mum said I was almost blinded.
When I was in primary school, I lived in Taman Jurong. One night, I was at a stationary shop located at the 2nd level of some building. After I was done, instead of taking the stairs down, I walked to the side of the building and took a spiral walkway down. (for those handicapped). I still remembered. Less than 5 steps I took, a cold hard red brick fell in front of me and was smashed into pieces. I walked on. What if I walked slightly faster that night?
Secondary school time. Crossing the junction to my school at Clementi. As the green man appears, I am sure it was at least 3 seconds as I took my 1st step out of the road. A bus from the interchange came charging out and made a left turn. If I was in a rush, I would have quickly crossed the road once the green man came on. Oh well.
Stupid incident. I was sleeping one night. In the middle of the night, I had an urge to go to the toilet. I do not know why, I had a hard time dragging myself out of bed. As I walked in the darkness, I do not know why I was so tired. After taking a few steps and was near my bedroom door, I FELL ASLEEP! I remembered I was like KO. Switched off for 1 second and I fell down. My head hit the corner of the cupboard beside my bedroom door. That woke my parents and myself up. I was in pain and groaning, clutching my head. Damn painful I tell you. As my parents switched on the lights, I slowly took off my hand and check if there was any blood. And truly enough, like a scene straight out of the movies, my whole hand was DRENCHED in blood. I even saw a few drops of bloods dripped on the floor. Took me a while to clean up and apply medication. What if I fell and hit somewhere else or serious complication sets in?
Last year, I was driving along Bukit Batok one night. The road was quite deserted. Someone was with me, I do not remember who though. As I cruised through the road, that someone told me watch out as there was an Indian man jay walking across the road in the middle of nowhere. I remember telling that someone to relax, I saw him. In actual fact, I did not even notice cause you know, it was dark and he was an Indian. Period. Luckily he walked across quite quickly. It was only when I drove past that man that I realised what if I had driven faster or he had walked slowly across?
Somewhere last year or this year, I was in a bus home. Near my home already, I woke up from a sleep. Still in a sleepy mode and before I knew it, there was quite an impact hitting the bus 2 seats behind me and on the same side where I was sitting. The person beside me literally got thrown out of her seat. A car had smashed into the bus, another car followed suit. One of the car burst into flames at the front. There was smoke. People was rushing to get off the bus, fearing the flaming car beside it could explode anytime. They keep pushing one another including me. What if one person tripped and get trampled on? What if the flaming car really exploded?
One fine afternoon this year, I was driving home from Bukit Gombak. Just in front of the MRT station. There was some road works in the middle of the road, traffic was a bit slow. Red light at the crossing. People just starting to cross the road. I was slowing down nearing the traffic lights. As I saw a bus in front, and there was no cars at the right lane, I slowly filter to the right lane. I was very slow as I took my time. Out of nowhere, 2 kids cut in front of my car and from my observation, they are actually looking out for traffic before crossing! I had a shock of my life when they decided to cross even though I was moving slowly to the right lane. They dashed across in front of my car and if I had not braked fast enough, I would have hit them. They are trying to cross the road. Just a few more steps ahead, they can cross from the green man at the junction. I do not know why they can't bother to cross safely. If I hit them, who's fault will it be I wonder.
All the near misses for me may be nothing compared to what others have been through. I was thinking what if somehow a near miss becomes a hit? Either way, my life will be affected and I definitely do not want this to happen. There are still so many things in life to discover and enjoy.
A little sharing of the near misses I had. What's yours?
Monday, August 18, 2008
Blue Monday
A blue start to the week today. Didn't know what came over me this morning at work. Rarely do I feel that I am not able to handle the things that needs to be done. Today is the day I felt that.
Its hard to describe that feeling. When I thought about the things that I have to do, the things that need to be done and the things that have not been done, I was overwhelmed. I gave up. Momentarily.
Then I received an email from a friend. It came at the right time. A very long PDF file for reading. Those kind of motivational stuff we have heard countless times. I skimed half of it and this 2 particular statments makes sense, at least to me.
'We are winners, not whiners'
'Don't take it personal, they are just part of the negativity that exists in the world'
Well, I thought about it and came to a conclusion that I am whining (about all the work) and taking it a little too personal for some things that affected my vision.
I took a deep breath and sorten out my thoughts. Things became better immediately. I hope this momemtum will continue to rise as the week goes by. :)
Its hard to describe that feeling. When I thought about the things that I have to do, the things that need to be done and the things that have not been done, I was overwhelmed. I gave up. Momentarily.
Then I received an email from a friend. It came at the right time. A very long PDF file for reading. Those kind of motivational stuff we have heard countless times. I skimed half of it and this 2 particular statments makes sense, at least to me.
'We are winners, not whiners'
'Don't take it personal, they are just part of the negativity that exists in the world'
Well, I thought about it and came to a conclusion that I am whining (about all the work) and taking it a little too personal for some things that affected my vision.
I took a deep breath and sorten out my thoughts. Things became better immediately. I hope this momemtum will continue to rise as the week goes by. :)
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Thoughts
Sometimes I feel that if something bad or unpleasant happens to somebody around you, and you are not able to do anything to help, you will feel sad and bad.
Now think if it is not just somebody, but the people you really care about and you are not able to do anything to help, you will feel many times as sad and as bad.
To the people out there, its not the end of the world. When all things goes wrong, there are bound to be some rights. Say a prayer and let nature do the rest.
Get some sleep, relax and take many deep breaths. Tomorrow is another brand new day. Prepare for it well and you will be able to conquer it well.
My heart goes out to all the people I care about.
Now think if it is not just somebody, but the people you really care about and you are not able to do anything to help, you will feel many times as sad and as bad.
To the people out there, its not the end of the world. When all things goes wrong, there are bound to be some rights. Say a prayer and let nature do the rest.
Get some sleep, relax and take many deep breaths. Tomorrow is another brand new day. Prepare for it well and you will be able to conquer it well.
My heart goes out to all the people I care about.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Whirlwind 3 days
It has been a whirlwind for the past 3 days. Back to reality today though. =_=
Finally get to go KTV with my collegues and ex-collegue last Fri. It was an enjoyable session with lots of photo taking going on and fooling around. haha Too bad my camera ran out of battery before I can even take much photos, but nevertheless, cams from two other friends more than made up for it :) Hope to have such sessions every now and then in the future!
Saturday morning managed to get up at 830am and took a cab for a soccer session at St Wilfred's. Nice weather and a good workout. Pity took a knock on my thigh and the after effects were painful. So for the rest of the Saturday, I could not walk properly. haha slept through the afternoon and played some games, chatted on MSN and finally watched ch 8 movies till 2 am plus, pity I could not finish watching the ch 8 movie, seems quite nice, but my eyes made their own decisions and decided to shut.
Sun morning. Downtown East, Escape themepark at 11am. Had a quick brunch at White Sands before I head on down there. 1st time I been there and quite dissapointing la, though I do not have much expectations in the 1st place. A total of THREE rides were under maintanance and at the end of the day, I was offered complimentary tickets to return again with a 3 mths validity. The Go Kart was quite fun and I think it was the best ride of all. The Inverter was cool too spinning you 360 degrees. However as the day goes by, I feel a bit dizzy by all the other rides which only goes spining round and round. Put me on a roller coaster and I will not feel dizzy. Its those rides that is not exiciting but only keep on spinning round and round that is making me dizzy.
Left the place at around 5pm and had dinner at the newly opened EHUB. There was a big ferris wheel inside the EHUB and at night, the lights are nice when viewed through the glass panels. Had dinner at BBQ Chicken restuarant, which serves chicken fried in olive oil. I still think KFC is nicer though. HAHAHA. Afterwhich, another long journey home and reached home at around 930pm. After watching my favorite show at the moment, pushing daisies, off to bed and prepared for another long week at work ahead!
The weekend come and go so fast this wkend. Hopefully this weekend, I get to have more rest :) Just watched Saw 4 on my computer on a Mon evening. Gosh, I am getting dizzy again!
Can't believe this series never ends. Part 5 coming soon! But Escape Themepark, even with the complimentary tickets given to me, I will not be going back so soon again.
Finally get to go KTV with my collegues and ex-collegue last Fri. It was an enjoyable session with lots of photo taking going on and fooling around. haha Too bad my camera ran out of battery before I can even take much photos, but nevertheless, cams from two other friends more than made up for it :) Hope to have such sessions every now and then in the future!
Saturday morning managed to get up at 830am and took a cab for a soccer session at St Wilfred's. Nice weather and a good workout. Pity took a knock on my thigh and the after effects were painful. So for the rest of the Saturday, I could not walk properly. haha slept through the afternoon and played some games, chatted on MSN and finally watched ch 8 movies till 2 am plus, pity I could not finish watching the ch 8 movie, seems quite nice, but my eyes made their own decisions and decided to shut.
Sun morning. Downtown East, Escape themepark at 11am. Had a quick brunch at White Sands before I head on down there. 1st time I been there and quite dissapointing la, though I do not have much expectations in the 1st place. A total of THREE rides were under maintanance and at the end of the day, I was offered complimentary tickets to return again with a 3 mths validity. The Go Kart was quite fun and I think it was the best ride of all. The Inverter was cool too spinning you 360 degrees. However as the day goes by, I feel a bit dizzy by all the other rides which only goes spining round and round. Put me on a roller coaster and I will not feel dizzy. Its those rides that is not exiciting but only keep on spinning round and round that is making me dizzy.
Left the place at around 5pm and had dinner at the newly opened EHUB. There was a big ferris wheel inside the EHUB and at night, the lights are nice when viewed through the glass panels. Had dinner at BBQ Chicken restuarant, which serves chicken fried in olive oil. I still think KFC is nicer though. HAHAHA. Afterwhich, another long journey home and reached home at around 930pm. After watching my favorite show at the moment, pushing daisies, off to bed and prepared for another long week at work ahead!
The weekend come and go so fast this wkend. Hopefully this weekend, I get to have more rest :) Just watched Saw 4 on my computer on a Mon evening. Gosh, I am getting dizzy again!
Can't believe this series never ends. Part 5 coming soon! But Escape Themepark, even with the complimentary tickets given to me, I will not be going back so soon again.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Story Time: Part 6
Recap the ending from part 5: "Let's FLY!" said Laura. Mike looked at Laura, lost of words for that moment or two. But soon, the worried look on his face turned into a smile and he replied, "Sure!" Laura held Mike's hand tightly and they flew to a place where lovers are destined to be together. Forever and ever. Eternally.
"Mdm, do you know about your daughter's condition at all?" asked one of the many policemen in Laura's apartment. Laura's mother was sobbing and too distraught for words. Her dad was trying to get to gripes what just happened. "If only we had known about her condition sooner and try to understand her better.." mumbled her father in a subdued voice. Strangly enough, the sight of two lost souls locked in a tight embrace on the cold and hard concrete floors set rumours running.
Youth nowadays face a host of pressures ranging from intense academic competitions to relationship commitments. Often, they feel suffocated by demands that they are unable to fulfil, whether self imposed or not. Once these limits are broken, they will be sucked into a phenomenon commonly know as angst. Often, self mutilation is a physical outlet for emotional pain. A further outlet is on the cold concrete floor, where Laura chose in the end.
Over at Mike's apartment, Mike's parents seemed more composed at the news. "Sir, do you mind if we do a search of Mike's room?" asked Bobby, the expert teenage suicide specialist from the police force. Mike's dad gave the go ahead motion. Trained in human pyschology in school, and the years of experience in the field of teenage suicide, Bobby has seen it all. "Hmm, what's this?" Bobby asked his partner. In his hands were bottles of haloperidol and perphenazine and a specialist prescribtion. He knew it, no doubt about it. Mike was suffering from schizophrenia. It a cluster of symptoms that typically includes delusions, hallucinations, disordered thinking, and emotional unresponsiveness.
Upon seeing that the detective has found out about Mike's condition, his dad stood up and walked over. "Mike has this condition since he was young. He always told us about his imaginary friend, Tim. We were concerned about his condition yet he was too young to understand. Thus, we mix those medicine in his food last time to curb his hallucination" explained Mike's dad.
Then a good chance came when Mike met with an accident. As he was crossing the road, a passer-by managed to push him away in a nick of time as the car dashed through a red light. Mike was only scratched and the passer-by was alright. In the hospital, when Mike was unconscious, the doctor told his parents that patients suffering from schizophrenia will tend to forget things for a while after a sudden impact to the body. Thus, when Mike awoke, he had no memories of Tim momentarily. Mike's parents also did not mention anything since then, but still secretly added the medicine to his food. However, things were not that rosy when Mike grew up. Apprantly, the voice of Tim grew stronger and stronger everyday when he was a teenager and one fine day, he stumbled across the medical report and prescriptions in his parents room when he was trying to find his jacket.
Mike was stunned that he had schizophrenia. He began to research on his own secretly and learnt that it cannot be cured. He kept what he knew from his parents and did not take the medicine that was mixed in his food. His condition worsen till he met Laura, who provided a temporarily relief for him. However, good things always come to an end and sadly, the two poor souls are now reunited in a place far far away, away from all the troubles. They are in a place they belong, forever and eternally.
"Well, thank you Sir, for all the information, we will seek your corporation again if need be, hope you get a good gripe on yourself. I feel for your loss too." said Bobby to Mike's dad. "Time to write a report again, wonder what my heading will be this time" thought Bobby as he was driving back to the station. Another case closed and time for a little holiday he was yearning for the past year.
At this moment, Bobby's handphone rang. "Hello?" answered Bobby. An air of silence hovered in Bobby's car. He jammed brake in the middle of the expressway. Lucikly there wasn't much cars around. Sweat broke out on Bobby's forehead as he waited in the silence. But then again, this will be told in another story........
"Mdm, do you know about your daughter's condition at all?" asked one of the many policemen in Laura's apartment. Laura's mother was sobbing and too distraught for words. Her dad was trying to get to gripes what just happened. "If only we had known about her condition sooner and try to understand her better.." mumbled her father in a subdued voice. Strangly enough, the sight of two lost souls locked in a tight embrace on the cold and hard concrete floors set rumours running.
Youth nowadays face a host of pressures ranging from intense academic competitions to relationship commitments. Often, they feel suffocated by demands that they are unable to fulfil, whether self imposed or not. Once these limits are broken, they will be sucked into a phenomenon commonly know as angst. Often, self mutilation is a physical outlet for emotional pain. A further outlet is on the cold concrete floor, where Laura chose in the end.
Over at Mike's apartment, Mike's parents seemed more composed at the news. "Sir, do you mind if we do a search of Mike's room?" asked Bobby, the expert teenage suicide specialist from the police force. Mike's dad gave the go ahead motion. Trained in human pyschology in school, and the years of experience in the field of teenage suicide, Bobby has seen it all. "Hmm, what's this?" Bobby asked his partner. In his hands were bottles of haloperidol and perphenazine and a specialist prescribtion. He knew it, no doubt about it. Mike was suffering from schizophrenia. It a cluster of symptoms that typically includes delusions, hallucinations, disordered thinking, and emotional unresponsiveness.
Upon seeing that the detective has found out about Mike's condition, his dad stood up and walked over. "Mike has this condition since he was young. He always told us about his imaginary friend, Tim. We were concerned about his condition yet he was too young to understand. Thus, we mix those medicine in his food last time to curb his hallucination" explained Mike's dad.
Then a good chance came when Mike met with an accident. As he was crossing the road, a passer-by managed to push him away in a nick of time as the car dashed through a red light. Mike was only scratched and the passer-by was alright. In the hospital, when Mike was unconscious, the doctor told his parents that patients suffering from schizophrenia will tend to forget things for a while after a sudden impact to the body. Thus, when Mike awoke, he had no memories of Tim momentarily. Mike's parents also did not mention anything since then, but still secretly added the medicine to his food. However, things were not that rosy when Mike grew up. Apprantly, the voice of Tim grew stronger and stronger everyday when he was a teenager and one fine day, he stumbled across the medical report and prescriptions in his parents room when he was trying to find his jacket.
Mike was stunned that he had schizophrenia. He began to research on his own secretly and learnt that it cannot be cured. He kept what he knew from his parents and did not take the medicine that was mixed in his food. His condition worsen till he met Laura, who provided a temporarily relief for him. However, good things always come to an end and sadly, the two poor souls are now reunited in a place far far away, away from all the troubles. They are in a place they belong, forever and eternally.
"Well, thank you Sir, for all the information, we will seek your corporation again if need be, hope you get a good gripe on yourself. I feel for your loss too." said Bobby to Mike's dad. "Time to write a report again, wonder what my heading will be this time" thought Bobby as he was driving back to the station. Another case closed and time for a little holiday he was yearning for the past year.
At this moment, Bobby's handphone rang. "Hello?" answered Bobby. An air of silence hovered in Bobby's car. He jammed brake in the middle of the expressway. Lucikly there wasn't much cars around. Sweat broke out on Bobby's forehead as he waited in the silence. But then again, this will be told in another story........
Monday, July 7, 2008
Blind or simply don't bother?
Something very interesting happened this morning on my way to work and I simply have to pen it down. Peak hour at Bukit Batok Mrt station control, I walked towards the gantry. Normally, there are 3 gantries on the right side.
The gantries are in the order say 1, 2 and 3. Gantry 1 is the big one, where commuters can to and fro, gantry 2 is for entering and gantry 3 is for outgoing commuters. However, this morning, when I was approaching the gantries, there was a queue of at least 10 people at gantry 2. I was quite surprised. Seems that someone's card got problem, thus the queue. Initially I joined the queue but just after 3 seconds, I took a look at gantry 1 and saw it was marked with a X, which means no entry. Then I glanced at gantry 3, instead of the usual X, today it was the green tick and yet no one was using that!
I stride forward, pass the 10 people or so at gantry 2 and place my EZ link card at gantry 3. I entered without a hassle. This makes me wonder if this had been going on the whole morning!
Are the people blind or simply don't bother to check? As my friend said, Mondays mornings, most people are still in auto pilot mode. Perhaps she is right. hahaha
The gantries are in the order say 1, 2 and 3. Gantry 1 is the big one, where commuters can to and fro, gantry 2 is for entering and gantry 3 is for outgoing commuters. However, this morning, when I was approaching the gantries, there was a queue of at least 10 people at gantry 2. I was quite surprised. Seems that someone's card got problem, thus the queue. Initially I joined the queue but just after 3 seconds, I took a look at gantry 1 and saw it was marked with a X, which means no entry. Then I glanced at gantry 3, instead of the usual X, today it was the green tick and yet no one was using that!
I stride forward, pass the 10 people or so at gantry 2 and place my EZ link card at gantry 3. I entered without a hassle. This makes me wonder if this had been going on the whole morning!
Are the people blind or simply don't bother to check? As my friend said, Mondays mornings, most people are still in auto pilot mode. Perhaps she is right. hahaha
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Clicking Sound of Death
When I switched on my computer yesterday morning, it was fine until I start to hear some clicking sound. Well this had been going on for couple of weeks now but I sort of ignored it. Then it happened! My computer suddenly hanged and I restarted it. Then it was all gone. Cannot power up, loud clicking sounds... and my worst fear was realised. My harddisk has crashed... The 1st time it happened in my life! Goodness me.
All the times my harddisk failed was because it was corrupted and the remedy is very simple. Buy a new harddisk, and use the corrupted one as a 2nd slave harddisk to transfer all necessary data then do a format of this old harddisk and it will be as good as new. However this time, the harddisk crashed. 'Clicking Sound of Death' is the term coined on online articles and it will cost lots to recover anything from the harddisk. (I have sent a request and asked for a quote from data recovery companies just for fun and I expect it to cost no less than $500 or $1000 because its a physical failure instead of a logical failure)
Haiz, actually it was due to my 2 mistakes. 1st, when the clicking sound surfaced a couple of weeks ago, I already got a bad feeling. However due to my poor error of misjudgement, I thought it was the 2nd harddisk that was giving problems! Therefore I backup all my MP3s in that 2nd harddisk first. That took me a couple of hours and 5 DVDs in all. If I have known it was my main harddisk that was giving problems, I would have backup my OUTLOOK address book, email messages and the numerous photos in my main drive first.
Second mistake: I procastinated. I actually wanted to backup these files yesterday but before I can even do anything, my com hanged and the rest was history. I had 2 weeks to backup and yet all I did was to backup my MP3s and my main installers for various programs. No point crying over spilt milk now.
I lost all my more recent photos from 2007 to now (ARGH!, memories!), my email address book (small argh!, because I got an old backup so the damage is not too great), my emails (ARGH! kept lots of emails from various important sites etc, all gone), my Favorite folder for IE7.0, (small argh!, all the websites I frequent are all gone, have to slowly look for it again if I remember. haha)
Bought a new harddisk, setup already and now my computer is up and running again but my main drive seems so empty and with the original windows XP wallpaper. haha oh well, please remember to back up often and not become like me. You won round 1, you clicking sound of death! but you can never take me down just like that. I will be ready for you next time! hahaha
All the times my harddisk failed was because it was corrupted and the remedy is very simple. Buy a new harddisk, and use the corrupted one as a 2nd slave harddisk to transfer all necessary data then do a format of this old harddisk and it will be as good as new. However this time, the harddisk crashed. 'Clicking Sound of Death' is the term coined on online articles and it will cost lots to recover anything from the harddisk. (I have sent a request and asked for a quote from data recovery companies just for fun and I expect it to cost no less than $500 or $1000 because its a physical failure instead of a logical failure)
Haiz, actually it was due to my 2 mistakes. 1st, when the clicking sound surfaced a couple of weeks ago, I already got a bad feeling. However due to my poor error of misjudgement, I thought it was the 2nd harddisk that was giving problems! Therefore I backup all my MP3s in that 2nd harddisk first. That took me a couple of hours and 5 DVDs in all. If I have known it was my main harddisk that was giving problems, I would have backup my OUTLOOK address book, email messages and the numerous photos in my main drive first.
Second mistake: I procastinated. I actually wanted to backup these files yesterday but before I can even do anything, my com hanged and the rest was history. I had 2 weeks to backup and yet all I did was to backup my MP3s and my main installers for various programs. No point crying over spilt milk now.
I lost all my more recent photos from 2007 to now (ARGH!, memories!), my email address book (small argh!, because I got an old backup so the damage is not too great), my emails (ARGH! kept lots of emails from various important sites etc, all gone), my Favorite folder for IE7.0, (small argh!, all the websites I frequent are all gone, have to slowly look for it again if I remember. haha)
Bought a new harddisk, setup already and now my computer is up and running again but my main drive seems so empty and with the original windows XP wallpaper. haha oh well, please remember to back up often and not become like me. You won round 1, you clicking sound of death! but you can never take me down just like that. I will be ready for you next time! hahaha
Thursday, June 19, 2008
CDs and more CDs
Just bought a new mini hi fi on Sunday. Good deal only $129. Anyway its the last set so I just take it. Decent sound quality. Reason why I buy is because my old radio's cd player is spoilt. Last Friday night, wanted to enjoy some music before I sleep but when I tried to play my CDs, it won't work.
From my secondary school days to now, I have bought so many CDs and they are all sitting around in my room, waiting to be reopened and be heard again. Now that I have my new Hi Fi, I have been playing 1 CD per night. Really brings back memories.
Have listened to 3 CDs so far. 1st being 優客李林, a chinese group of the 90s. I love their songs, classics! Who can forget their songs like 認錯﹐ 輸了你﹐ 贏了世界又如何﹐少年遊 etc? These are evergreen songs and ask anyone at random and they will definitely have heard of 認錯.
2nd CD I listened to is of course from my favourite Scorpions. 1996 album, can you believe it, titled 'Pure Instinct'. Not their best album but nevertheless a good CD to listen to with the powerful rock ballads 'You and I' and 'When you came into my life'.
3rd CD which I just listened today is Michael Learns to Rock Greatest Hits. An absolute hit in my secondary school days. Tell me at that time, who have NOT heard of '25 minutes' or 'Thats why you go away'? Those who have not heard of those 2 songs ought to be shot! hahaha I think every single song on that album is a classic.
As I am typing this, I have already played my 2nd CD of the night, NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALLED MUSIC 3, which I think is the best compilation of the series. No Doubt's Don't Speak, R Kelly's I believe I can fly and Sheryl Crow's If it makes you happy just to name a few. Classics after classics.
I think these songs of the past really have an impact on me. You do not forget the songs even after 10, 15 years on. The songs nowadays do not really have any lasting impact. However, there are still good songs around nowadays though, maybe in another 10 to 15 years will we know whether they will still be remembered or not.
I shall go to bed now, falling asleep to the sound of Lovefool, by the Cardigans, a cute song.
'Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me...' Seriously, I DO NOT wish my girlfriend to be like you. hahaha you get my point. :P
From my secondary school days to now, I have bought so many CDs and they are all sitting around in my room, waiting to be reopened and be heard again. Now that I have my new Hi Fi, I have been playing 1 CD per night. Really brings back memories.
Have listened to 3 CDs so far. 1st being 優客李林, a chinese group of the 90s. I love their songs, classics! Who can forget their songs like 認錯﹐ 輸了你﹐ 贏了世界又如何﹐少年遊 etc? These are evergreen songs and ask anyone at random and they will definitely have heard of 認錯.
2nd CD I listened to is of course from my favourite Scorpions. 1996 album, can you believe it, titled 'Pure Instinct'. Not their best album but nevertheless a good CD to listen to with the powerful rock ballads 'You and I' and 'When you came into my life'.
3rd CD which I just listened today is Michael Learns to Rock Greatest Hits. An absolute hit in my secondary school days. Tell me at that time, who have NOT heard of '25 minutes' or 'Thats why you go away'? Those who have not heard of those 2 songs ought to be shot! hahaha I think every single song on that album is a classic.
As I am typing this, I have already played my 2nd CD of the night, NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALLED MUSIC 3, which I think is the best compilation of the series. No Doubt's Don't Speak, R Kelly's I believe I can fly and Sheryl Crow's If it makes you happy just to name a few. Classics after classics.
I think these songs of the past really have an impact on me. You do not forget the songs even after 10, 15 years on. The songs nowadays do not really have any lasting impact. However, there are still good songs around nowadays though, maybe in another 10 to 15 years will we know whether they will still be remembered or not.
I shall go to bed now, falling asleep to the sound of Lovefool, by the Cardigans, a cute song.
'Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me...' Seriously, I DO NOT wish my girlfriend to be like you. hahaha you get my point. :P
Monday, April 28, 2008
Meaningful
A Message by George Carlin:
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...
Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...
Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Rest in Peace, Boy
Woke up this morning and went to feed my 2 hamsters. As I opened the cage of one of them to put fresh food inside, the usual rushing out of my hamster to eat the food did not happen. I shook the little house inside the cage where the hamster like to hide in and also no movement. I feared the worst. I opened the house and saw my poor hamster dead. Sadness overwhelms me.
Just last night, I was playing with it for a little while, it was still trying to get out of the cage but I did not allow it. I just teased it and switched off the lights and off to bed. And that was the last time I see it alive. Roughly 2 years and 1 month it had been with me, occasionally biting me but also bringing me some laughter. Average life span of a hamster 2-3 years, I guess its life was well lived.
Hope you died peacefully, when I found you inside the little house, cuddled in a corner, surrounded by tissue paper, I couldn't help but feel sad and my mood for the day was gone. You are afterall my first live pet I personally reared.
Rest in Peace, Boy
Just last night, I was playing with it for a little while, it was still trying to get out of the cage but I did not allow it. I just teased it and switched off the lights and off to bed. And that was the last time I see it alive. Roughly 2 years and 1 month it had been with me, occasionally biting me but also bringing me some laughter. Average life span of a hamster 2-3 years, I guess its life was well lived.
Hope you died peacefully, when I found you inside the little house, cuddled in a corner, surrounded by tissue paper, I couldn't help but feel sad and my mood for the day was gone. You are afterall my first live pet I personally reared.
Rest in Peace, Boy
Monday, March 17, 2008
愛一個人要先了解對方的心
女生的心
常常因為你的小體貼而感動，
如果你一直對我好，
我可能就會喜歡你。
女生的感情很豐富，
喜歡你的我，
會毫不保留的付出，
天真的認為有天你就會懂。
女生的心倔強，
總希望你先說，
如果你也猶豫不決，
或許我們就這樣錯過，
再來後悔為何當初不說。
男生的心
男生的心很脆弱，
常常因為你的小動作而心碎，
如果你一直若即若離，
我怎麼敢喜歡你
男生的心思很繼密，
喜歡你的我，
會不計一切的付出，
單純的以為你會懂的珍惜。
男生的愛很不容易說出口，
因為一旦說出口，
或許再也沒有或許了，
彼此悲傷見面真的很不好愛。
男生的心很懦弱，
總怕傷心而緊開雙唇，
或許一打開雙唇盡吐心語後，
就會後悔當初為何不乖乖沉靜在那片刻的幸福中...
Never knew before I met you
Angels do exist
Now I know
Angels do exist
常常因為你的小體貼而感動，
如果你一直對我好，
我可能就會喜歡你。
女生的感情很豐富，
喜歡你的我，
會毫不保留的付出，
天真的認為有天你就會懂。
女生的心倔強，
總希望你先說，
如果你也猶豫不決，
或許我們就這樣錯過，
再來後悔為何當初不說。
男生的心
男生的心很脆弱，
常常因為你的小動作而心碎，
如果你一直若即若離，
我怎麼敢喜歡你
男生的心思很繼密，
喜歡你的我，
會不計一切的付出，
單純的以為你會懂的珍惜。
男生的愛很不容易說出口，
因為一旦說出口，
或許再也沒有或許了，
彼此悲傷見面真的很不好愛。
男生的心很懦弱，
總怕傷心而緊開雙唇，
或許一打開雙唇盡吐心語後，
就會後悔當初為何不乖乖沉靜在那片刻的幸福中...
Never knew before I met you
Angels do exist
Now I know
Angels do exist
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Hamster went AWOL
It was the year of the RAT and its the public holiday I enjoyed the most. Yes that's right. It is Chinese New Year. It falls on the 7th of Feb this year. Apart from the long weekend, the goodies are what I enjoyed. Also don't forget the Ang Baos. I still don't feel ashamed receiving them as yet. haha
The recent escape of the JI terrorist leader Mas Selamat has triggered the idea of this little post. It reminds me of what my hamster did on the 1st day of the Chinese New Year. I have 2 hamsters and they live in seperate cages due to the fact that they are of different breed and cannot live together. On the morning of the CNY, I fed them extra helping of food along with cheese to celebrate the year of the RAT. haha. After that, I went visiting and back at home in the afternoon. I had a nap soon and woke up ard 5pm that day. I went to check on my hamsters.
Imagine the shock I got when I realised one of the cages is opened and the hamster is gone. "Shit!" I shouted. I cannot remember if its me who did not shut the cage properly when I fed them in the morning. Nevertheless, this sparked a frenzy rat-hunt all around the house. Whistling and knocking on the furnitures did not get any response. I was prepared for the worst. The hamster accidentally dropped into the waterhole in the toilet and drowned. Another bad scenario was that in the night, it was running around the house and when I go to the toilet, I stepped on it accidentally. Argh.. bad thoughts. After around half an hour of searching I gave up. I still had some hope though. I resumed searching later in the night but to no avail. I told myself that if the hamster was not found by Sunday, I would assume its dead and keep the cage. But I still did not give up.
The next day, I started searching again. I am in disbelief as I have basically covered every single corner and hole in my house and still I cannot find it. There is only 1 possibility. It had dropped into the water hole in the toilet. Other than this, I cannot visualise anywhere else it can be hiding. On the Saturday, I am still searching but hopes are dimming. I already started to tell myself to clear the cage the next day, Sunday.
Irony of this is that it's the year of the Rat and many people are rushing to buy hamsters as a sign of good luck. But my hamster went AWOL on the 1st day of Chinese New Year. If it died, what a sad ending. This was not part of the script!
Sunday morning. I was awoken at around 730am by my mum. She shouted to me, 'Come catch your hamster, it's in my room!' I jumped out of bed and was wide awake. This is the 1st time I can be jumping out of bed so wide awake on a lazy Sunday morning at 730am!! haha I went to my mum's room and indeed, the hamster was running across the floor. I caught it and brought it back to the cage. Oh my god! I have all but given up hope of finding it and here it came back. By itself nevertheless.
Come think of it, the hamster had gone AWOL for around 3 days. I was thinking how it can survive with no water. They can store a lot of food in their cheek but without water? Well, I guess 3 days without water is still ok for them. I believed it was hiding in the toilet of my mum's room. There is a cabinet built below the basin and stored lots of stuffs. I did search there a few times but did not notice it. Maybe I did not do a complete check. At the end of it all, I was glad that the hamster was well and alive and yes, I never forget to close the cage again and I put a little magazine as a weight on top of the cage to prevent anymore accidents from happening.
Linking back to the escaped terrorist, it was like he is hiding somewhere. Unless he is out of the country, the possiblilty of him exposing himself gets greater by the day. Hope he will get flushed out soon. My hamster went AWOL for 3 days and exposed itself. Mas Selamat went AWOL for 2 weeks and counting already. Is it time for him to expose himself? If he was caught, I will put him in a cage and lock it up. And yes, add a pile of magazines on top of the cage to prevent his escape. hahaha
The recent escape of the JI terrorist leader Mas Selamat has triggered the idea of this little post. It reminds me of what my hamster did on the 1st day of the Chinese New Year. I have 2 hamsters and they live in seperate cages due to the fact that they are of different breed and cannot live together. On the morning of the CNY, I fed them extra helping of food along with cheese to celebrate the year of the RAT. haha. After that, I went visiting and back at home in the afternoon. I had a nap soon and woke up ard 5pm that day. I went to check on my hamsters.
Imagine the shock I got when I realised one of the cages is opened and the hamster is gone. "Shit!" I shouted. I cannot remember if its me who did not shut the cage properly when I fed them in the morning. Nevertheless, this sparked a frenzy rat-hunt all around the house. Whistling and knocking on the furnitures did not get any response. I was prepared for the worst. The hamster accidentally dropped into the waterhole in the toilet and drowned. Another bad scenario was that in the night, it was running around the house and when I go to the toilet, I stepped on it accidentally. Argh.. bad thoughts. After around half an hour of searching I gave up. I still had some hope though. I resumed searching later in the night but to no avail. I told myself that if the hamster was not found by Sunday, I would assume its dead and keep the cage. But I still did not give up.
The next day, I started searching again. I am in disbelief as I have basically covered every single corner and hole in my house and still I cannot find it. There is only 1 possibility. It had dropped into the water hole in the toilet. Other than this, I cannot visualise anywhere else it can be hiding. On the Saturday, I am still searching but hopes are dimming. I already started to tell myself to clear the cage the next day, Sunday.
Irony of this is that it's the year of the Rat and many people are rushing to buy hamsters as a sign of good luck. But my hamster went AWOL on the 1st day of Chinese New Year. If it died, what a sad ending. This was not part of the script!
Sunday morning. I was awoken at around 730am by my mum. She shouted to me, 'Come catch your hamster, it's in my room!' I jumped out of bed and was wide awake. This is the 1st time I can be jumping out of bed so wide awake on a lazy Sunday morning at 730am!! haha I went to my mum's room and indeed, the hamster was running across the floor. I caught it and brought it back to the cage. Oh my god! I have all but given up hope of finding it and here it came back. By itself nevertheless.
Come think of it, the hamster had gone AWOL for around 3 days. I was thinking how it can survive with no water. They can store a lot of food in their cheek but without water? Well, I guess 3 days without water is still ok for them. I believed it was hiding in the toilet of my mum's room. There is a cabinet built below the basin and stored lots of stuffs. I did search there a few times but did not notice it. Maybe I did not do a complete check. At the end of it all, I was glad that the hamster was well and alive and yes, I never forget to close the cage again and I put a little magazine as a weight on top of the cage to prevent anymore accidents from happening.
Linking back to the escaped terrorist, it was like he is hiding somewhere. Unless he is out of the country, the possiblilty of him exposing himself gets greater by the day. Hope he will get flushed out soon. My hamster went AWOL for 3 days and exposed itself. Mas Selamat went AWOL for 2 weeks and counting already. Is it time for him to expose himself? If he was caught, I will put him in a cage and lock it up. And yes, add a pile of magazines on top of the cage to prevent his escape. hahaha
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Story Time: Part 5
Mike's and Laura's secret relationship grew as the days goes by. They were in their own world. Parents and results doesn't mean anything to them anymore. They only knew they want each other's company every single day, forever and ever. It is a kind of special bond between 2 human beings, spiritually and physically.
Mike managed to get through his 2nd year with a pass in all his subjects. Laura, as usual, scored straights A's again and was in the Dean's list. However, all that was not important. The bond between them was the best thing that could happen to them right now, right at this moment.
"I love you darling, you are the best thing that could happen to me now" whispered Mike into Laura's ears. Laura cuddled closer and hugged Mike tightly. "I love you too. Would you do anything for me then?" teased Laura. "Yes of course darling, you wish is my command" exclaimed Mike. Laura was beaming with joy and kissed Mike. Soon after, the two lovers fell asleep in each other's warm caress after a physical bonding session.
"Mike, I miss you..I am so lonely here. Would you come and join me? We can talk to one another for days and night." For a moment, Mike thought he had heard Tim's voice calling out to him. It was so surreal. The tiredness got the better of him and he fell asleep again.
Things took a wrong turn soon after. Laura's parents was already beginning to suspect their daughter had a relationship outside and it was not what they desired. They want her to study and focus 100%. They want her to get perfect grades, secure a perfect top job and be a top woman in the working industry. In other words, they had everything planned out for her. They had planned her life.
Laura's parents hired a PI for investigate their daughter. Soon the secret love was discovered. Tempers flared, emotions ruined, sanity hangs on a thin line. Laura wept and ran out from her room. She ran and ran. Run away from home, run away from them. Run to me darling. I love you. Laura ran to Mike's apartment that day. Mike was also devasted as the secret love was ruined by their parents. His own parents also forbade the relationship. He felt so lost. Facing him at this moment was another lost soul, with blood shot eyes and tears streaming down from her face. They embraced.
"Mike, I can't take it anymore." sobbed Laura as she hugged Mike. He understood. He knew it all. "Dear, you said you would do anything for me right?" said Laura, as she looked into Mike's eyes. "Yes dear, anything. I will never say anything that I don't mean to. I love you forever and ever." replied Mike. "Dear, I love you forever too. I have an idea. Let's get away from all this; we can be together forever and ever. No one is to ruin our secret love." whispered Laura. Mike looked at her and smiled. It seemed that he was getting closer. Closer to being with the one he loved, and the one he once loved (as a friend in Tim).
Laura's parent was shocked to discover the mess in Laura's room. Bloodstains everywhere, the pens, razors and bandages were strewn on the floor. A trail of blood trickled all the way to the door. They panicked and immediately called the cops. Mike certainly did not notice the blood on Laura's wrist, nor the blood soaked T shirt he was wearing as Laura hugged him. Laura did not bandaged her wounds today as she knew she never have to again.
"Let's FLY!" said Laura. Mike looked at Laura, lost of words for that moment or two. But soon, the worried look on his face turned into a smile and he replied, "Sure!" Laura held Mike's hand tightly and they flew to a place where lovers are destined to be together. Forever and ever. Eternally.
(Final part 6 will be coming soon.)
Mike managed to get through his 2nd year with a pass in all his subjects. Laura, as usual, scored straights A's again and was in the Dean's list. However, all that was not important. The bond between them was the best thing that could happen to them right now, right at this moment.
"I love you darling, you are the best thing that could happen to me now" whispered Mike into Laura's ears. Laura cuddled closer and hugged Mike tightly. "I love you too. Would you do anything for me then?" teased Laura. "Yes of course darling, you wish is my command" exclaimed Mike. Laura was beaming with joy and kissed Mike. Soon after, the two lovers fell asleep in each other's warm caress after a physical bonding session.
"Mike, I miss you..I am so lonely here. Would you come and join me? We can talk to one another for days and night." For a moment, Mike thought he had heard Tim's voice calling out to him. It was so surreal. The tiredness got the better of him and he fell asleep again.
Things took a wrong turn soon after. Laura's parents was already beginning to suspect their daughter had a relationship outside and it was not what they desired. They want her to study and focus 100%. They want her to get perfect grades, secure a perfect top job and be a top woman in the working industry. In other words, they had everything planned out for her. They had planned her life.
Laura's parents hired a PI for investigate their daughter. Soon the secret love was discovered. Tempers flared, emotions ruined, sanity hangs on a thin line. Laura wept and ran out from her room. She ran and ran. Run away from home, run away from them. Run to me darling. I love you. Laura ran to Mike's apartment that day. Mike was also devasted as the secret love was ruined by their parents. His own parents also forbade the relationship. He felt so lost. Facing him at this moment was another lost soul, with blood shot eyes and tears streaming down from her face. They embraced.
"Mike, I can't take it anymore." sobbed Laura as she hugged Mike. He understood. He knew it all. "Dear, you said you would do anything for me right?" said Laura, as she looked into Mike's eyes. "Yes dear, anything. I will never say anything that I don't mean to. I love you forever and ever." replied Mike. "Dear, I love you forever too. I have an idea. Let's get away from all this; we can be together forever and ever. No one is to ruin our secret love." whispered Laura. Mike looked at her and smiled. It seemed that he was getting closer. Closer to being with the one he loved, and the one he once loved (as a friend in Tim).
Laura's parent was shocked to discover the mess in Laura's room. Bloodstains everywhere, the pens, razors and bandages were strewn on the floor. A trail of blood trickled all the way to the door. They panicked and immediately called the cops. Mike certainly did not notice the blood on Laura's wrist, nor the blood soaked T shirt he was wearing as Laura hugged him. Laura did not bandaged her wounds today as she knew she never have to again.
"Let's FLY!" said Laura. Mike looked at Laura, lost of words for that moment or two. But soon, the worried look on his face turned into a smile and he replied, "Sure!" Laura held Mike's hand tightly and they flew to a place where lovers are destined to be together. Forever and ever. Eternally.
(Final part 6 will be coming soon.)
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
How Beautiful Life Can Be =)
Take a stroll down the park in the early morning. Enjoy the cool breeze and the laughter of children having lots of fun at the playground. Relaxing.
Take a stroll down the beach in the early morning. Enjoy the empty surroundings with only the sound of waves to accompany you. Comforting.
Hold the hands of a loved one and go to a place where many different flowers bloom. Enjoy the spectular view of nature. Heart Warming.
Grow old with the one I love. Share our joy and woes and support one another when we are too weak to stand on our own. Loving.
To do that before I die. No Regrets.
How beautiful life can be =)
Take a stroll down the beach in the early morning. Enjoy the empty surroundings with only the sound of waves to accompany you. Comforting.
Hold the hands of a loved one and go to a place where many different flowers bloom. Enjoy the spectular view of nature. Heart Warming.
Grow old with the one I love. Share our joy and woes and support one another when we are too weak to stand on our own. Loving.
To do that before I die. No Regrets.
How beautiful life can be =)
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