Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī

Long time

2010-02-03T07:49:00.000-08:00

Oh God.
The last time I wrote something was such a long time ago.
Finished promos, graduated to JC 2, went for an OCIP in Batam, a RP in Kahang and a holiday in France and Hong Kong. Cleared PW and Chinese.

Thats it. My life in a nutshell. Pretty boring, but hey, I'm a boring person.
New J1s seem interesting to say the least.

And Can't get "kiss a girl' our of my head.

Bleh.
My life is boring.

2009-08-24T05:22:00.000-07:00

One chance was all I was given
One chance was all it took
One chance to make it all right
One chance to change the future
Why the hell did I not believe in Occam's Razor?

2009-08-23T09:55:00.000-07:00

Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty wacks
When she saw what she had done
She gave her father forty-one

2009-08-06T07:31:00.000-07:00

OK, so its been a long time since I last posted something. After being depressed, disappointed, backstabbed etc, everything that makes JC life unique, lets have something less depressing.
The Washington Post ran a contest in their paper. The objective was to construct a 2 line poem, the first line was to be romantic, the second, the least romantic,
Some of my favourites:

My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife,
Marrying you screwed up my life.

I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.

Kind, intelligent, loving and hot;
This describes everything you are not.

I thought that I could love no other --
that is until I met your brother.

Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the roses are wilting,the violets are dead, the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head

I want to feel your sweet embrace;
But don't take that paper bag off your face.

I love your smile, your face, and your eyes --
F***, I'm good at telling lies!

My love, you take my breath away.
What have you stepped in to smell this way?

My feelings for you no words can tell,
Except for maybe 'Go to hell.'

Can anyone else think up of more rhymes?
You are as beautiful as the morning sun
But when I look at our face, I feel like shooting you with a nice big blowgun

2009-07-08T09:10:00.000-07:00

If you don't breathe,
There is no air.
If you don't walk,
There is no earth.
If you don't speak,
there is no world.

2009-07-04T01:08:00.000-07:00

Wow...the mid-year exams are finally over.
This morning, when I woke up, I experienced a feeling I have not experienced in a long time. The feeling of finally being free, of being able to just lie down on my bed and do nothing. I just lay there and stared at my ceiling wondering what I should do because I finally have nothing to do. No commitments, no nothing.
Ah well, better not get used to this feeling cuz soon, it will be time to try to start studying again....

2009-06-29T09:37:00.000-07:00

Hey guys and gal, if you are reading this, would you mind doing me a favour and doing my groups PW survey?

Click Here to take survey

Leave of absence for school staff, students returning from H1N1 affected nations

2009-06-23T03:55:00.001-07:00

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced several precautionary measures to deal with the H1N1 flu when schools reopen on June 29.

The MOE said it will issue a seven-day leave of absence to all school staff and students returning from affected countries on or after June 22. The measure will also apply to kindergartens and childcare centres.

The ministry said schools will remind all their staff and students to exercise social responsibility to declare their travel history if they have been to the affected countries.

It added that they are to stay at home for seven days before returning to school if they have visited the affected countries.

Speaking at a news conference, Education Minister Ng Eng Hen said the ministry believes about one to two per cent of students and staff will return from the affected countries.

Dr Ng added that if clusters are found in schools, then some classes, or if necessary, the whole school will be closed for a period of time.

Singaporeans will have to be prepared for these disruptions as and when clusters are found.

Turning to specific measures in schools, the ministry said that when school reopens, there will be temperature taking twice daily until further notice.

There will also be screening of travel history. Schools will send travel declaration forms to all staff, parents of students, vendors and service providers before school reopens to update their travel history.

When schools reopen on Monday, teachers will check the travel declaration forms to ensure all students in the classroom have not travelled to affected countries.

- CNA/yt

Why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why did I cut short my trip?

2009-06-19T05:22:00.000-07:00

There is an I in We

First 2 weeks

2009-06-14T20:21:00.001-07:00

Ok so maybe this post is a little overdue. This first part would be about the Pre-University Seminar. The next would be about the Leadership training camp.

From June 1^st to June 5^th, I was away at the Pre-U Seminar. Honestly, I though that that seminar would be all about the gathering of a few geeky people and discuss issues that on the surface, do not really concern us. However, was I wrong. This seminar was more of a gathering place to socialize than to address the issue at hand. Sure, the talks and presentations were informative, however, we were definitely looking forward more to the trips and outings to Sentosa and maybe the CBD than to how we can “Re-imagine Singapore: Ethos and Economy”.
I mean, honestly, how many people can say that a camp brings them to Sentosa? And, it was not as if we went to Sentosa to “have fun” XD
It was a multi-sensory challenge that required us to utilize our different abilities and talents in a way most suitable to accomplish a task at hand.(alright, it was jst an excuse to have fun) Building a raft in 4 minutes, playing Captains Ball with 2 Yoga Ball and Beach Soccer on 3 legs and a volley ball. It was tiring, exhausting and well, fun.
Hm…..the trip to the CBD…….ah well.
But wait, if there was one thing I liked as much as the trip to Sentosa (its not the 6 meals a day), it has to be QUILT SEWING. WOOHOO oh hell ya. I enjoyed it…………ok it was not the most exciting thing but what the hell, after a while you get used to getting your fingers pricked. Anyhow, I guess one could think of it as a way of…getting in touch with ones feminine side.
The last day though, the event ended off with a, lets just say……….a bang?! Okay so maybe it was not the most exciting end, but the casual formality of the event just added that nice finishing touch to a perfect week. New friendships were formed and that to me, was a priceless gift.(fine I will be your friend too if you can quote me a high enough price lol)

So that’s for the Pre-U Sem. Now onto the Leadership training camp.

After the camp ended on Friday, the immediate Monday, I attended the Leadership training camp. Monday was just all about lectures on communication and on how to be a good leader. Gawd, I thought that day would never end. Ok, so maybe there were its high times and its low times, maybe there were games that showed the importance of leadership but, that day time just passed so sloooooooooow.
Now Tuesday was so much better. We had an Amazing race around Singapore. The first station we had to go was to the Carvaugh Bridge near the Asian Civilizations Museum where we then had to break into 2 teams, one to estimate the number of spikes on the Esplanade and the other to estimate the length of one leg of the Fountain of Wealth at Suntec. Since we had a bit of time to kill, a few of us went to the war memorial. The war memorial was a solemn place, a place of reflection only disturbed by the inconsideration of graffiti artists.
Next, we headed to Mount Faber. Okay now this was where what could have been a perfect day went horribly wrong. We misinterpreted the clue and ended up on the wrong sied of Mount Faber. Up we went on the side of Habourfront, down we came on the side of Telok Blangah RISE. And to think that we thought the challenge was that. After that, we had to climb up a nice long set of stairs……before realizing that we had to count the number of bars of railing along the way up….Kudos to those who did the climbing, I take my hat off to you to still have the energy after climbing Mount Faber.
Needless to say, we came in late for lunch and had to take a penalty of 600 points. After that…..lol I cannot remember what happened. Except for the fact that we had to run from Katib MRT to BottleTree for our 4^th task and that we came in one and a half hour after time at about 7.30. And that’s the end of day 2.
The next day, we began the day by doing a rescue mission. At first, after we got to the rescue site, we thought that that was the end of the matter. How wrong we were. After we got to the rescue site, we had to transport 2 of our team mates back on stretchers and we were not allowed to use the road we came from. We had to trek through Bukit Tima Nature reserve to get back to camp…..Yippeee, it took us about 2 hours and 25 minutes. Seeing the road was like walking into heaven.
After the jungle rescue, we next went to the zipline station. If the mear thought of soon jumping off a 4 story building was bad, than walking up that imposing structure felt like the condemned walking
into the gallows. Either that or it was just my nerves acting up. Anyhow, once I had gotten to the top of the structure, I was strapped in, locked in and told to just hold on to 2 pieces of steel wire that looked like it would give way at any time. Anyhow, 3…2…1…it was a leap of faith. I kicked off and God it felt good. The wind in your hair, the harness crushing your family jewels, it was an interesting experience. The rest of the day then felt pretty normal. I mean, pole jump was fine, and playing electric fence was a throw back to my childhood.
The perfect end to that day however was the absailing. At this point, I would like to thank all those who gave up their chance to absail so that I could. Finally, after 5 years, I managed to absail.
After absailing, it was dinner, wash-up, letter writing etc…

The past 2 weeks have been exciting and interesting. New friendships, new experiences. Hopefully, the next 2 weeks would be just as exciting.

To the Nines....

2009-05-28T06:24:00.001-07:00

One day, on 9/9/99, a man woke up at 9:09 a.m. in the morning, jumped on Bus #99 and went to his favorite restaurant on 9th Street. When the cashier rang up his order, it totaled $9.99.

"Oh, wow, this is an omen!" the man said, so he bought a pair of cheap binoculars at the 99¢ store, pulled out 99 cents in fares and took Bus #99 to the Race Track. As he approached Gate No. 9, he said to the ticket agent: "I would like to bet $999.99 on Horse No. 9 in the 9th race."

"Why those particular numbers?" the ticket agent asked.

"Nine seems to be my lucky number today," the man said excitedly. "I'm really on a roll!"

Feeling confident, he sat through the first eight races until Race No. 9 came up. Sure enough, he was on a roll.

The horse came in ninth.

2009-05-26T06:41:00.000-07:00

I feel lost...

I feel alone.....

I have tried to please...

I have changed who I am, what I have been doing

I have tried new ways of making friends

I have tried new ways of being more out going

I feel as if I am alienating others more througgh my actions

I need help

No More

2009-05-10T12:03:00.000-07:00

This feeling of solitude is a very unnerving experience. I cannot stand this feeling of lonliness. I suddenly feel as if I have an inferiority complex. It is an unnerving feeling.

I feel like I am constantly being judged, as if there is a camera following me wherever I go.

I always feel as if I am living inside a coccon. Inside this tough exterior, I am soft, vulnerable and weak.

I do not know why, but I have suddenly lost all my resolve.
I sometimes wonder why I am even here. There are and have been times when I have wondered why I am still living. I have wanted to end this pain for avery long time. Only 17 years have passed and this feeling I feel......is that of a person who has completely burned out.
I have dreams and aspirations just like the next person next to me.

Yet, I have trouble finding inspiration, I ave trouble finding the resolve to carry through a whole set of ideals.

Is this wrong? This feeling of mine?

I believe that I am suffering from an inferiority complex. I feel inferior to everyone else around me. I feel different.

I feel depressed.......

I cannot wait for it all to end.....

Many people have now come to me, confided in me. As I hold all these secrets close to myheart, as I have promised not to share them, I feel awkward when I meet another person who has been the target of a secret I have to keep.

I just want it all to end, yet I know that if I end it, that would be the end of everything I have worked so hard for. If I could turn back time, if I could find a way, then I would definitely do so so as to be able to change many mistakes in my past.

People have confided many things with me. I am the holder to many a secret. People have spoken to me in confidence. I have been a listening ear to all who have needed a ear to listen. I have been a voice of reason to those who needed reason.

So, let me ask myself.

Who can I confide in such that I hurt no one else?

Who can I turn to to be a listening ear?

Who is willing to listen to me talk?

Who is willing to accept for all that I have to say?

Who, amongst those out there am willing to just let me rant and vent out all this frustration and tension?

Who amongst those out there is willing?

Who?

Oh say, can you see?

2009-05-06T04:34:00.000-07:00

Passengers on a small commuter plane are waiting for the flight to leave. The entrance opens, and two men walk up the aisle, dressed in pilot uniforms -- both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a seeing-eye dog, and the other is tapping his way up the aisle with a cane.

Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin; but the men enter the cockpit, the door closes, and the engines start up. The passengers begin glancing nervously around, searching for some sign that this just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming. The plane moves faster and faster down the runway, and people at the windows realize that they're headed straight for the water at the edge of the airport territory.

As it begins to look as though the plane will never take off, that it will plow into the water, panicked screams fill the cabin--but at that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the air.

The passengers relax and laugh a little sheepishly, and soon they have all retreated into their magazines, secure in the knowledge that the plane is in good hands. Up in the cockpit, the copilot turns to the pilot and says,

"You know, Bob, one of these days, they're going to scream too late, and we're all gonna die..."

Smoking is Fun??!!

2009-05-05T19:14:00.001-07:00

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) – A county government in central China has rescinded an order which was intended to make officials smoke more to help the local economy, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Functionaries in Gongan county in rural Hubei province had been ordered to smoke at least 23,000 packs of cigarettes a year, worth nearly 4 million yuan ($586,700), to cushion government finances, according to regional media reports.

Those who failed to meet smoking targets or were caught smoking brands from other provinces would have been fined, the reports added, citing a government document issued earlier this year.

But the government has now backtracked after an uproar in the local press criticizing the policy as being harmful to health and a waste of public money.

"We decided to remove this edict," said a statement placed on the county government's website (www.gongan.gov.cn), saying it violated regulations about the issuing of notices.

The edict had originally been made to prevent the illegal distribution of cigarettes in the county and "to protecttax revenues and consumers' rights," it added.

China is the world's largest cigarette producer and Chinese are the world's most enthusiastic smokers, with a growing market of about 320 million making it a magnet for multinationals and focus of international health concerns.

2009-05-05T05:59:00.001-07:00

Ok. Went to see the Dentist today for my speech problem.

The dentist found that my entire gum area around my wisdom teeth was swolen and I had to have my wisomd teeth extracted. The fear was that my lower right teeth would continue to grow into my gum and if that were to happen, minor wisdom teeth surgery would not fix it.........

Anyhow, so was scheduled for an emergency extraction.

And now, my bloody Jaw hurts and I look like I got mumps with a big mouth....

Anyhow, this is how I am going to communicate for the next few days so ..............

2009-05-03T08:28:00.000-07:00

There are somethings that cannot be made public and its for those reasons that I am now limiting access of this Blog to all authors of this blog......mainly ME.
I am going to revert this blog to its original intention, mainly as an online diary. It is an online diary and its going to be very personal. So yar, too bad if its as interesting as a Moss Growing.

2009-04-28T01:08:00.001-07:00

Oh you poor thing........

A Jellicle Post for Jellicle Cats

2009-04-25T07:15:00.000-07:00

Meow

Are you blind when you're born? Can you see in the dark?
Can you look at a king? Would you sit on his throne?
Can you say of your bite that it's worse than your bark?
Are you cock of the walk when you're walking alone?

Because Jellicles are and Jellicles do
Jellicles do and Jellicles would
Jellicles would and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do

When you fall on your head, do you land on your feet?
Are you tense when you sense there's a storm in the air?
Can you find your way blind when you're lost in the street?
Do you know how to go to the Heaviside Layer?

Because Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles do and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles do and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do

Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant?
Familiar with candle, with book and with bell?
Were you Whittington's friend? The Pied Piper's assistant?
Have you been an alumnus of heaven or hell?

Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats

We can dive through the air like a flying trapeze
We can turn double somersaults, bounce on a tire
We can run up the wall, we can swing through the trees
We can balance on bars, we can walk on a wire

Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles can and Jellicles do

Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats

Can you sing at the same time in more than one key
Duets by Rossini and waltzes by Strauss
And can you (as cats do) begin with a C
That always triumphantly brings down the house

Jellicle cats are queen of the nights
Singing at astronomical heights
Handling pieces from the Messiah
Hallelujah, angelical choir

The mystical divinity of unashamed felinity
Round the cathedral rang "Vivat!"
Life to the everlasting cat!

Feline, fearless, faithful and true
To others who do what

Jellicles do and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicle cats sing Jellicle chants
Jellicles old and Jellicles new
Jellicle song and Jellicle dance

Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats

Practical cats, dramatical cats
Pragmatical cats, fanatical cats
Oratorical cats, delphioracle cats
Skeptical cats, dispeptical cats
Romantical cats, pedantical cats
Critical cats, parasitical cats
Allegorical cats, metaphorical cats
Statistical cats and mystical cats
Political cats, hypocritical cats
Clerical cats, hysterical cats
Cynical cats, rabbinical cats

Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle bells that Jellicles ring
Jellicle sharps and Jellicle flats
Jellicle songs that Jellicles sing

Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats

There's a man over there with a look of surprise,
As much as to say, "Well now how about that!"
Do I actually see with my own very eyes
A man who's not heard of a Jellicle cat?
What's a Jellicle cat? What's a Jellicle cat?

Jellicle Songs from Jellicle Cats,

taken from Cats, one of the greatest musicals ever......period

I may be smiling but am I?

2009-04-15T05:01:00.000-07:00

This is Ridiculous. This is an outrage.

OF all the people, how was it that you were able to edge me out?

What was it that makes you so special?

What is it that makes you better than me?

What is it that makes me inferior to you?

I have the skill, the talent and the ability.

You, on the other hand, have nothing.

You do not enough have the remotest potential.

You are the worst person ever that my ears have had the unfortunate chance to listen to.

You are not even remotely competent for even a Bitch has better style than you do.

Yet, you are in and I am not and that therin the problem lies.

By no means are you more competent than I am.

On the contrary, it is the other way round, you are the inferior product.

But, because you have defeated me, it only shows that you possess a unique ability to manipulate only those that matter.

For when a person is shot down, what seperates the Heroes from the Hopefuls is one thing.

Even if you have taken over me, even if you are in this, there is no way I am taking this lying down.

This is small change, nothing.

It is not even important.

But know this, I will be back. And I will be back with a vengence.

Watch out, because I have left you in my dust, and I will leave you in it, to grope, shovel and pick up the pieces.

The gloves are now off.

I will be the sole victor in this.

I will be the superior being.

I am who I am and there is no way, an insignificant being like you can and will ever change that fact.

Reflection

2009-04-05T09:25:00.000-07:00

This is personal.

No amount of sweet talking can change that fact.

Truth is, ever since you left, I have changed....

This is not good or bad, but very awkward...

I feel as if I am drifting away from the ones I am the closest to, the ones I actually care about,

This reformation is neither good nor bad, happy or sad, but different......

I feel foreign, like a sheep in wolf's clothing, like I have to keep up appearences, like I have to maintain the status quo.......

This is not right, but neither is it wrong.....

This is me feeling lost.......

WoooHooo PE

2009-04-03T02:24:00.000-07:00

I LOVE CJC PE......

No, I am not lying. I really love PE.

Especially PE at CJC....

Tuesdays are games days and Fridays are PT days.

Yay Drain Run.

On Tuesday, Our psychotic (Oh fine he's not that psychoticXD)
PE teacher(Coincidentally surname Lim but no relations)
made us walk through the drain at the main gate....

Ah....

Memories....

I mean, whats more fulfilling than walking as a class through a drain together 8girls and 17guyz?

Although that meant that our socks and shoes stank(not that badly though), it was really kinda fun.

Given a chance, I would do it again...

Yay PE

Hip Hip Hooray

2009-03-29T05:25:00.000-07:00

Ok.

So, how should I put this?
My Father was at Harvey Norman, saw that the IBM Lenovo laptop was only SGD1499 and decided to buy one......

so, Yay, New Laptop........

And Congratulations to Shavinn and Cassandra on a job very well done.

CJC won First and Second at the Inaugral MIOCs.

No, I am not that dissapointed that I was in Hong Kong during the Prelims and thus I could not go.
Serious...

But, Congratulations because it is still a CJ win.

Vote Earth For Earth Hour

2009-03-27T06:49:00.000-07:00

28th March 2009

8.30PM to 9.30PM

On this day and time, we will be observing Earth Hour. It is a time, where together as a global community, we get together to observe the importance of our little Blue Planet. Our little planet is precious, the only one we have.

It is only an hour of darkness. It will not cause any discomfort at all. Its only an hour. Think of all the good things that you can do in the darkness. (wink!! wink!!)

This is a vote between our Little Blue Planet and a Desolate wasteland.

So please, your light switch is your vote. Vote Earth.

Sorry or its too late to apologize or something like that

2009-03-23T07:15:00.000-07:00

First up, sorry if i have ever offended you with my wild talking.

Then, apologies to nick for turning his chat box into a zoo......although it is fun.

Thirdly,

I miss Hong Kong.

Fourth, I don't know.

Fifth, Do not talk to me for the next hour.

Lastly, please give a moment of silence to let me find a nice dark hole.

So, if you have managed to sieve through all this, then good day and good night.

Lets move on.........

2009-03-17T08:14:00.000-07:00

There will come a point in time where you realize that what you have been striving for has been all for naught.
There will then come a point in time where you reach an epiphany of sort, you realize that for all the actions that you have been doing, there must be repercussions.
Being away from it all has really given me the oppourtunity to see and move on, to plan ahead, to map out my next move. There will come a time where you are eveolving yourself, both inside and out. There will come a time where you just feel like dropping down everything and quitting, but you have to perevere. It seems like it is impossible, or difficult, but it is what makes us who we are. It is these chances we get to try to move on.
So, listen up. This does sound and feel like Deja Vu But we do have to move on. It is like a never ending cycle.
Trust me on this one. I am stuck in one. But the good thing is, we will always be able to climb out.
To all those feeling down and like it the end of the world, fret not for there will always be others in a position worse off than you.
If laughter the best medicine for pain than a positive attitude will get you out of this rut you are currently in.
Viva la Vida

Away.......

2009-03-15T08:16:00.000-07:00

A some of you guyz may already know, I am going to be in Hong Kong for the entire March Holidays. Woohoo Yippee, Oh shit.
This is supossed to be a trip to R&R but what R&R is there when you have a major project due when school reopens and a Maths projectthat you know that you have no hopes of being able to do?
Also, why are the teachers piling on us homework? Is the 10 weeks of school the oppourtunity to do that?
Ok, so some of you may be wondering how I am able to write this blg whilst in Hong Kong. Well, just before we left, I borrowed a laptop from my Dad's friend. Thanks uncle. UNfortunately, the downside is that the internet connecion is freakishly expensive. HKD40 for an hour. Thats about SGD8......
That means that I am only able to come online once every other day for only an hour. Ah well, this is the price to pay. Maybe I should stop ranting. Are you guyz tired of hearing my ranting?
Too Bad.
Lol. I really have no idea how the project is gonna tun out.
Luqman and Rachael would be murdering each other whilst Sherman stnds there saying, Its okay. We are all equals. Its okay to murder each other. LOL, poor Justin.
Okay I have to stop here cuz my hour of internet is almost up.
Ciao. Cheers and have fun. Happy Holidays.

Lets clear things up

2009-03-09T07:26:00.001-07:00

Lets clear up some mis-understandings.

No, I do not like her, she is only a friend( If you know then shut up)

No, I do not find her irritating(This is a different Her)

No, these are not the rantings of a guy who has been spurned

No, this experience has not crushed my spirit or my hopes. Rather it has only made me stronger because what does not kill you, only makes you stronger.

Good, now thats that is done, lets get down to business.

Today, the 9th of March, 2009, let be known as the day that I was condemned.......because on this day we recieved our Project Work groupings. I really have no complains about this group really. From the looks of things, this is going to be an interesting year, an interesting group, because we have a mixture of talent, with everyone excelling in a particular area. Lets break down the talents we have:

Rachel-Bubbly Idea Producer cum Luqman irritator XD

Justin- Haven't thought of anything yet. Hey Justin, give me an idea

Luqman-Rachel irritator extraordinaire cum the silent strong type

Sherman-This one is a hard one. After much deliberation, he is known as the one who believes in an idealistic world but that can be a good thing

Me-Hehe, what else can I say? Having me is already your good fortune. WAHAHAHAHA(I know what you are thinking:"Mad, crazy, self-centered little man although he is good, he is not that good").......dotz

Anyhow, like I said, this is a very interesting grouping. We should be able to have quite a bit of fun. Well, it could have been worse. We could have had POH WEI in our group....................hyuck hyuck.........(no poh wei, I am not kidding)

So lets take this oppourtunity to have a moment of silence for those who have gotten into groups with members that, if given one wish, would change group members.(Yes Jasmine, what do you want?)

2009-03-05T01:59:00.000-08:00

Don't ask me why but suddenly I feel very "high", no I am not on any steroids(like I need it) or popping pills(like I am that stupid).

Don't know why but I just feel like laughing and smiling even with stomach cramps.

I just feel so good and confident. Maybe I am going mad, but if I lose my marbles(maybe I rolled them, haha lol) I would want to lose it like this.

Haha, I should stop laughing haha, I cannot.

Gosh, this is a good feeling, when everything is going my way.

Yay, yippee, woot woot.

Gosh, maybe I should stop

Somebody stop meeeeee!

Shoot, I am so pumped up, so good.

Shhhhhh

2009-02-25T05:52:00.000-08:00

This is JC life. Hectic. Ridiculous. Tiring. Fun

Shhhhhhh

Let me sleep.

Don't disturb.

Yes, that means you.

Laugh

2009-02-22T04:03:00.000-08:00

Lets have a few more blonde jokes(Yes its Blonde Open Season):

A young blonde was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana. She wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking.

After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the blonde shouted, "Maybe I'll just go out and catch my own alligator so I can get a pair of shoes at a reasonable price!"

The shopkeeper said, "By all means, be my guest. Maybe you'll luck out and catch yourself a big one!"

Determined, the blonde turned and headed for the swamps, set on catching herself an alligator. Later in the day, the shopkeeper is driving home, when he spots the young woman standing waist deep in the water, shotgun in hand. Just then, he sees a huge 9 foot alligator swimming quickly toward her.

She takes aim, kills the creature and with a great deal of effort hauls it on to the swamp bank. Lying nearby were several more of the dead creatures. The shopkeeper watches in amazement.

Just then the blonde flips the alligator on its back, and frustrated, shouts out, "Dang it, this one isn't wearing any shoes either!"

And one more on Blondes,

Julie, the blonde, was getting pretty desperate for money. She decided to go to the nicer, richer neighborhoods around town and look for odd jobs as a handy woman. The first house she came to, a man answered the door and told Julie, "Yeah, I have a job for you. How would you like to paint the porch?"

"Sure that sounds great!" said Julie.

"Well, how much do you want me to pay you?" asked the man.

"Is fifty bucks alright?" Julie asked.

"Yeah, great. You'll find the paint and stuff you'll need in the garage." The man went back into his house to his wife who had been listening.

"Fifty bucks! Does she know the porch goes all the way around the house?" asked the wife.

"Well she must, she was standing right on it!" her husband replied.

About 45 minutes later, Julie knocked on the door. "I'm all finished," she told the surprised homeowner.

The man was amazed. "You painted the whole porch?"

"Yeah," Julie replied, "I even had some paint left, so I put on two coats!"

The man reached into his wallet to pay Julie.

"Oh, and by the way," said Julie, "That's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari."

Finally, a dirty one, let this be a warning to all guys, check your dates father's occupation:

A teenager of about 17 has a hot date with a girl, so he decided to go to the pharmacy to buy some condoms.

(Conversation as follows)

Pharm:	What can I help you with?
Teen:	I'd like to...uh... ah... buy a condom.
Pharm:	Ok. Here you are. (Sets condom, on counter.)
Teen:	(Thinking that was rather easy and painless) Well, now that I think about it, I think I'll be needing two condoms.
Pharm:	Well, ok. (Gets another one).
Teen:	(Getting bolder.) Actually, its a pretty hot date I have tonight, I think I'll be needing four condoms.
	(Teen keeps changing his mind and increasing the number of condoms he wants until he's leaving the pharmacy with 2 dozen condoms)

Now the teenager arrives at his girlfriend's house. She tells him that he's invited to stay for dinner. So he goes in and sits down at the table with all of her family. The father asks if he'd like to say grace before beginning the meal. He accepts and says the following:

Teen:	Oh Lord, thank you for this food and the hands that made it, and the people who took the time to grow it and... (goes on for nearly 10 minutes, blessing EVERYTHING including the table, the silverware, all the containers, the floor, etc...) ...AMEN.
Girl:	Gee, I didn't know that you were really religious.
Teen:	Well, I didn't know that your dad was a pharmacist.

Reflection

2009-02-14T07:52:00.000-08:00

The title says it all. This is nothing more than a reflection.

Like the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I wish I can just erase everything.

I wish I can turn back time and re-do, un-do what I did.

If only we never knew how to fight.

If only we knew now what we knew then, could everything have come out a little different?

Maybe....

For nothing is now certain, just as everything is now a mystery.

The mind is a beautiful object and a powerful weapon. It is both harmful and beneficial. It is the epitome of what it means to be a human. It is what it is.

Just as how there is balance in everything, yin and yang, right and wrong, so there is a disturbance.

The mind is a well of emotion and feelings, like a waterfall, gushing forth its eternal question.

The mind is like a mirror, reflecting all that is good and bad. It is comparable to a crystal ball for nothing but the mind knows, be it conciously or otherwise. It is the only one who can see what is to happen for its the mind who sets the path straight. In the end, the mind is nothing more than a tool, a toy to be played with. Yet, it is a treasure trove of immense secrets, power and wisdom.

When the Lord granted King David one wish, David did not wish for more gold, incense or myrth. He did not desire more land or less enemies nor did he desire more company. He did not ask for useless material desires but for the most precious thing that was worth more than its weight in gold.

He asked for: Wisdom.

The wisdom to lead the straight path. The wisdom to walk straight and true. The wisdom to justly lead his people. For with wisdom comes power but with power comes neigh wisdom.

In the end, when faced with adversary, just as how Julius Ceasor defied the Roman Senate, so does the Mind and its host.

Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī.

I came, I saw, I conqured

Ouch!

2009-02-13T01:54:00.000-08:00

Yay Friday the 13th Muhahahahahaha

Ok. So this has been one hell of a week. The first official week of lessons. Tired, aching, sore but happy. This is JC life. I miss my bed. I miss my teddy(Whats wrong?) but I don't regret any of my choices, allright, maybe a few.........

Tomorrow, is Valentines Day, the most expansive day of the year(trust me) so gals, don't break us poor guyz piggy banks ok?Allright.

2009-02-09T04:05:00.000-08:00

Finally, its the 15th day of the Chinese New Year. That means that I can finally open my Ang Paos. Yayy.

The feeling of opening those little red packets then counting the amount is indescrible.

Three Cheers and three cheers and three cheers for Chinese New Year.

Myabe I should jazzz up this place a little bit. You know, add a few photos, a ew pics here and there....................lol who am I kidding?

Flame On

2009-02-07T07:05:00.000-08:00

Ok....so, today was the last day of JC1 Orientation at CJC.

In the morning, we played more games with our new classmates. Mine is 1T15 and everyone is taking Physics, Chem, Maths and a rojak of H1. And, there are 5 Marists(Go Marist) in my class so at least I have company.

So this morning, after a round of games that involved holding hands(guy-guy, girl-girl,guy-girl),walking like a duck with clothspegs, and a few others, we breaked for a,well, break. Then we played a group game called Electricity and I just had to go and be the breaker and do a forfeit(Not my fault, I din know the game).No, I won't tell you what it was but you can ask any of the people in my class although its not as embarrasing as Melvin's. Hey, when's your big day?

Anyway, after that, we played more games that including playing captain's ball with dough as a ball, soccer in pairs(don't ask how), poison ball with wet, soaking sponge balls(whats up with balls) and handicapped floorball.

After that, we broke for lunch. You gotta admit, the Jap food in school is actually good.

Then, we broke back into our IG groups. IG30FTW.

Then, we broke into our houses to practice our cheers before our Big inter-house competition.

Go Apollo Go Go Apollo.

Aa-aa-a-po-lo-lolo.

Decided to get my hair spray painted, and face painted.

And our house won Best skit. Apollo go, go,go.

And I have 2 left feet.

So now, freaking tired after a lonnnnnngggggg day. Could not go out with my IG after the whole thing because I had something one. Sorry Guyz and Gals.

Ok.....so this is where I end, I guess. Monday is when we start school proper. Excited. Tired. and feeling bitchy. Night guyz.

Go 1T15, Go IG30. Go Apooooooooooollllllllllllooooooooooooo

Orientation

2009-02-05T01:03:00.000-08:00

Ok......I have to say one thing.

Go CJ go.

It has got to be one of the most fun schools around, totally nothing like what the last 10 years were. So, today, i learned some cheers and took part in the mass dance. Needless to say, I have 2 left feet.

I also took part in the most interesting Telematch.

So, other than that, nothing else interesting happened.

Oh right. I almost forgot.

Melvin had to propse to a girl as part of a forfeit.

Hey Melvin, whens the Big Day?

2009-02-03T04:24:00.000-08:00

Okay, so just got back from CJC interview today. Went all right. Not too bad. Got accepted. School starts tomorrow. Joining the orientation. Maybe I should have gotten a bit more sleep when I had the chance. Dunnoe what is going to happen. Praying for the best.

Haha

2009-02-02T06:41:00.000-08:00

Okey, lets have a few more jokes to loosen up.

Use your Imagination for this one

Bill and Bob, two children, were sitting outside a clinic. Bill happened to be crying very loudly.

"Why are you crying?" Bob asked.

"I came here for a blood test," sobbed Bill.

"So? Are you afraid?"

"No. For the blood test, they cut my finger.

As Bob heard this, he immediately began crying profusely.

Astonished, Bill stopped his tears and asked Bob, "Why are you crying now?"

To which Bob replied, "I came for a urine test!"

Another Blonde Joke

Bob, a handsome dude, walked into a sports bar around 9:58 PM.

He sat down next to a blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV. The 10:00 news was now on. The news
crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of a tall building preparing to jump.

The blonde looked at Bob and said, "Do you think he'll jump?" Bob said, "You know, I bet he'll jump."

The blonde replied, "Well, I bet he won't."

Bob placed $20 on the bar and said, "You're on!"

Just as the blonde placed her money on the bar, the guy did a swan dive off of the building, falling to his death.

The blonde was very upset and handed her $20 to Bob, saying, "fair's fair. Here's your money."

Bob replied, "I can't take your money; I saw this earlier on the 5 o'clock news and so I knew he would jump."

The blonde replied, "I did too, but I didn't think he'd do it again!"

Bob took the money.

Is he really a Blind Man?

Two nuns are ordered to paint a room in the convent, and the last instruction of the Mother Superior is that they must not get even a drop of paint on their habits.

After conferring about this for a while, the two nuns decide to lock the door of the room, strip off their habits, and paint in the nude.

In the middle of the project, there comes a knock at the door. "Who is it?" calls one of the nuns.

"Blind man," replies a voice from the other side of the door. The two nuns look at each other and shrug, and, deciding that no harm can come from letting a blind man into the room, they open the door.

"Nice boobs," says the man, "Where do you want these blinds?"

Haha

2009-01-31T05:58:00.001-08:00

All right. The last few posts have been serious so lets lighten up a bit

Worse Slogans Ever(Or at least for a long time)

13) When Parker Pen marketed a ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to have read, "It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you." The company thought that the word "embarazar" (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: "It won't leak in your pocket and make you pregnant."

12) Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: "Nothing Sucks like an Electrolux."

11) Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick," a curling iron, into Germany only to find out that "mist" is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the "Manure Stick."

10) Coors put its slogan, "Turn It Loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer From Diarrhea."

9) Pepsi's "Come Alive With the Pepsi Generation" translated into "Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave" in Chinese.

8) When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the labels of what's inside, since many people can't read.

7) Colgate introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, the name of a notorious porno magazine.

6) Frank Perdue's chicken slogan, "It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken," was translated into Spanish as "it takes an aroused man to make a chicken affectionate."

5) When American Airlines wanted to advertise its new leather first class seats in the Mexican market, it translated its "Fly In Leather" campaign literally, which meant "Fly Naked" (vuela en cuero) in Spanish.

4) An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market which promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of "I saw the Pope" (el Papa), the shirts read "I Saw the Potato" (la papa).

3) The Dairy Association's huge success with the campaign "Got Milk?" prompted them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to their attention the Spanish translation read "Are You Lactating?"

2) General Motors had a very famous fiasco in trying to market the Nova car in Central and South America. "No va" in Spanish means, "It Doesn't Go".

1) The Coca-Cola name in China was first read as "Kekoukela", meaning "Bite the Wax Tadpole" or "Female Horse Stuffed with Wax", depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic equivalent "kokoukole", translating into "Happiness in the Mouth."

Serious Swimming(Its a Blonde Joke)

There was a competition to swim from Santa Monica to Catalina doing only the breaststroke, and the three women who entered the race were a brunette, a redhead and a blonde.

After approximately 14 hours, the brunette staggered up on the shore and was declared the fastest breaststroker.

About 40 minutes later, the redhead crawled on shore and was declared the second place finisher.

Nearly 4 hours after that, the blonde finally came ashore and promptly collapsed in front of the worried onlookers. When the reporters asked why it took her so long to complete the race, she replied,

"I don't want to sound like a sore loser, but I think those two other girls were using their arms."

Does it hurt when I do this?(Another Blonde Joke)

A gorgeous young redhead goes into the doctor's office and claims that her body hurts wherever she touches it.

"Impossible!" says the doctor. "Show me."

The redhead takes her finger, pushes on her left knee and screams in pain. Then she pushes her elbow and screams in even more. She pushes her stomach and screams and then she pushes her ankle and screams even louder. Everywhere she touched made her scream.

The doctor said, "You're not really a redhead, are you?

"Well, no" she said, "I'm actually a blonde."

"I thought so," the doctor said. "Your finger is broken."

2009-01-30T07:30:00.000-08:00

I am tired. So tired.

I cannot afford to drag this out much longer.

Let me sleep. Just let me sleep.

2009-01-29T07:13:00.000-08:00

Do you know why the snow is white?

Its because it has forgotten what colour it used to be.

Do you know why the sky is blue?

Its because it was what is was made to be.

Do you know why there is something rather than nothing?

Its because that there has to be something.

So prove to me that you are not just a figment of my imagination so that I can just continue on, so that I can once again move forward. For it was cowardice that held me back but courage that pulled me straight.

Re-union dinners

2009-01-25T07:29:00.001-08:00

Nothing special about this years re-union dinner.

Had steamboat at home with parents, and sis. No aunts, no uncles, no cousins. Just us.

Some may ask why?

Simple, I never knew half of my aunts/uncle/cousins from my mothers side because my mothers family is one big mess. I never knew my maternal grandfather. My maternal grandmother is a mess but I don't blame her. It was the circumstances she lived through, almost 93 this year, so she has seen a lot. Bless her heart but i hope she beats the Gunniess World Record for oldest living person.

Now, I have never really known my paternal grandfather well either. He died when I was only 2 from a diesease brought on by smoking. Let this be a lesson to all smokers. Smoking kills...
Now, my paternal grandmother, she went on to a better place 2 years ago. She died of a broken heart. Honestly, I am thankful she did. After my grandfather left(snuffed it not left left), all she did was stare at the 4 walls of the house because my aunt, Cruella De Vill, disconnected the TV(bitch!). Anyhow, 4 years ago, we decided to send my grandmother to a nursing home in Ipoh because she refused to come to Singapore and to put her in expert care. I believe she was much happier there, at least she had a TV and people to talk to. Yes, she was going a bit senile but she was still very sharp and alert. Her face would always twinkle like a star when we went to visit her. My last dinner with her was at a Chinese Restaurent in Downtown Ipoh. For a dead city, they sure can serve excellent chinese food. Anyhow, it was my "last supper" because a week after we left, she fell and broke her arm. For someone her age to fall, it was like getting short in the back. She was hospitalized. Of course we rushed back to visit her, but she was as alert as always, only complaining about paiin in her arm. Till the end she was a strong woman. Always poking fun at my size, calling me a little laughing buddha. Always asking me when I was going to get married and give her a grandson. Her last question was this "Have you eaten yet?" and she chased us off so that we could have lunch. Two weeks after that, she lasped into a coma and never woke up. Bless her heart, she never suffered and for that I am thankful.

This post is dedicated to their souls and I pray that they are all in a better place.

Actual Newspaper Headlines

2009-01-22T19:57:00.000-08:00

What were they thinking:

Something Went Wrong In Jet Crash, Expert Says

Police Begin Campaign To Run Down Jaywalkers

Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted

Drunk Gets Nine Months In Violin Case

Survivor Of Siamese Twins Joins Parents

Farmer Bill Dies In House

Iraqi Head Seeks Arms

Is There A Ring Of Debris Around Uranus?

Stud Tires Out

Prostitutes Appeal To Pope

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

Soviet Virgin Lands Short Of Goal Again

British Left Waffles On Falkland Islands

Lung Cancer In Women Mushrooms

Eye Drops Off Shelf

Teacher Strikes Idle Kids

Reagan Wins On Budget, But More Lies Ahead

Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim

Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus To 66

Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Ax

Plane Too Close To Ground, Crash Probe Told

Miners Refuse To Work After Death

Juvenile Court To Try Shooting Defendant

Stolen Painting Found By Tree

Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies

Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years In Checkout Counter

Killer Sentenced To Die For Second Time In 10 Years

Never Withhold Herpes Infection From Loved One

Drunken Drivers Paid $1000 In `84

War Dims Hope For Peace

If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last A While

Cold Wave Linked To Temperatures

Enfield Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge

Deer Kill 17,000

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge

New Study Of Obesity Looks For Larger Test Group

Astronaut Takes Blame For Gas In Spacecraft

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

Chef Throws His Heart Into Helping Feed Needy

Arson Suspect Is Held In Massachusetts Fire

British Union Finds Dwarfs In Short Supply

Ban On Soliciting Dead In Trotwood

Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees

Local High School Dropouts Cut In Half

New Vaccine May Contain Rabies

Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing

Deaf College Opens Doors To Hearing

Air Head Fired

Steals Clock, Faces Time

Prosecutor Releases Probe Into Undersheriff

Old School Pillars Are Replaced By Alumni

Bank Drive-in Window Blocked by Board

Hospitals Are Sued By 7 Foot Doctors

Some Pieces Of Rock Hudson Sold At Auction

Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training Include Your Children When Baking Cookies

2009-01-22T08:13:00.001-08:00

A fake smile can only bring unhappiness.

A fake cry, sympathy.

A fake laugh, sadness.

Whilst on the surface everything may seem allright,

deepdown, all those feelings are kept bottled up.

Whilst at first glance you may be able to handle all that pressure,

once all the pieces fall into place, you will start to crack up and that little fantasy that you have been living the whole time will dissappear and you will realise that you are actually all alone.

Because life has no meaning and purpose, we have to put the meaning and purpose into it.

In the end, the wise man is the one who thinks himself foolish and the foolish man is the man who thinks himself wise.

Men and Women

2009-01-22T08:06:00.000-08:00

Smart man + smart woman = romance

Smart man + dumb woman = pregnancy

Dumb man + smart woman = affair

Dumb man + dumb woman = marriage

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.

A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot & not try to understand her at all.

Married men live longer than single men, but married men are a lot more willing to die.

Any married man should forget his mistakes, there's no use in two people remembering the same thing.

Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.

Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

A woman has the last word in any argument.

Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

There are 2 times when a man doesn't understand a woman - before marriage and after marriage.

2009-01-21T05:54:00.000-08:00

Ok...Today we went to watch Red Cliff II

The show did live up to my expectations but along the way, the show got verrrrrrrry draggggggy.
So, to all those who are planning on watching it, make sure you know a little bit about the history behind the show. That means you Jia Liang.

Today, I learned things about people I never knew.

Lets just keep that private but, I never knew Samual Shing was a merlion, did you?

Thats It

2009-01-18T01:42:00.000-08:00

Thats it. Enough is enough. This has got to stop. This is getting out of hand. Ridiculous. Maddening.

Someone has to draw the line somewhere.

Is that too much to ask?

There is a fine line between being generous and being taken advantage off. Watch it. Dare you cross that line because no one is exhibiting any self-control. As of this moment, I cannot care less if you sink or swim because there is no longer "us", it is now only me.

I poured out my heart, and comitted to making it work but you just threw me into a corner.
Thats it. Enough is really enough.

No matter what you do, I will pretend you never existed.

For with you, I will speak no evil, I will hear no evil and I will see no evil.

I am sick and tired of trying to please everybody.

Is it too much to ask for a little bit of 'me' time?

Maybe it is, because that bar never seems to be able to be crossed.

You are just making it worse.

Don't try to understand me because you do not.

Don't try to help me because you will only make it worse.

Just stay away from me.

Its over. Finito. Done. Capiche?

2009-01-16T22:20:00.000-08:00

Haha......that was hilarious

Shucks.....

2009-01-12T06:12:00.000-08:00

Should I laugh or should I cry?
Am I glad or am I sad?
Was it good or was it bad?
So, why am I feeling indifferent?

Happy Birthday Daniel

2009-01-10T05:44:00.000-08:00

Today, went to Daniel's place to celebrate his Birthday. So, Happy Birthday Daniel Hoh.

Think of being 17 as one more year less to wait to legally drink, to drive, to do all sort of funny businesses.........wink wink.

Think of being 17 years old, one year smarter, one year more mature.

Just one question....who were those three girls who enterend your room with you?

To Cheer or Not to Cheer!

2009-01-07T06:18:00.000-08:00

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education said the results of the 2008 GCE O-Level Examination will be released on January 12.

School candidates may collect their results from their schools at 2pm.

Private candidates will be informed by post. They may also access their results through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board website atwww.seab.gov.sg from 2pm on Monday.

Students can apply for Junior Colleges, the Millennia Institute, Polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education online atwww.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/jae.

The Joint Admissions Exercise registration period is on for five days starting from 3pm on Monday and ending at 4pm on Friday.

The Education Ministry said posting results are tentatively scheduled to be out on January 30.

An application fee of S$7 will be charged for the first application, and S$10 for amendment of choice(s) to the submitted application.

JAE applicants are allowed to amend their submitted application only once. They will not need to make their fee payment online during the JAE period.

All JAE application fees will only be collected after the exercise by the institution that the applicant is eventually enrolled in. - CNA/vm

Article taken from: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/400799/1/.html

Why?

2009-01-05T05:01:00.000-08:00

First up, let this be a let this be a late New Year's Greeting.

Now....................

Honestly, what is this feeling of mine? When I see you, I get nervous. I stutter, I shake and I lose my breathe. Then, I feel lost, I feel cold yet strangly, I feel safe.

What the hell is going on?

Home Sweet Home

2008-12-28T08:17:00.000-08:00

Honestly, for all the places one can go, for all the sights one can see, there is really no place like home. After 3 weeks on the road, I am finally home. It kinda makes you want to break out into song.

By Michael Buble,

Another summer day
has come and gone away
In Paris or Rome...
but I wanna go home
...uhm Home
may be surrounded by
a million people I
still feel all alone
just wanna go home
I miss you, you know

And I've been keeping all the letters
that I wrote to you,
Each one a line or two
I'm fine baby, how are you?
I would send them but I know that it's just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aeroplane, another sunny place,
I'm lucky I know
but I wanna go home
I got to go home

Let me go home

I'm just too far from where you are
I wanna come home

And I feel just like I'm living
someone else's life
It's like I just stepped outside
when everything was going right
And I know just why you could not come along with me
This was not your dream
but you always believed in me...

Another winter day
Has come and gone away
in either Paris or Rome
and I wanna go home
Let me go home

And I'm surrounded by
A million people I
still feel alone
Let me go home
I miss you , you know

Let me go home
I've had my run
baby I'm done
I gotta go home

Let me go home
it'll all be alright
I'll be home tonight
I'm coming back home

Ok............now that thats out of the way, lets review the most exciting part of the trip.

1) Met ex-secondary 4 elementary maths teacher Mrs Ng in Seoul Incheon whilst on transit. If I am right, she was heading for San Francisco.

2) Skied in Whistler mountain for only a day even though I was on the mountain for about 5 days. Reason? I skied into a tree.

3)Bought 2 pairs of Tommy Hilfiger Jeans and 2 Tommy Hilfiger shirts at 40% discount off the marked price. i.e, jeans selling at CAD85, paid only 60% of that price not inclusive of tax( I had the taxation system, makes calculating savings difficult.)

4) Steaks for CAD19.90 per KG (Yay, steaks for lunch and dinner)

5) Seperated at YVR, Dad, Sis and I flew to Seoul on SQ than to HK on CX. Mum flew to San Fransisco than onto HongKong on CX. PM me if u wanna know why we were split.

6)Suffered from Jet Lag in Seoul whilst trying to re-acclimatize. Slept for 30 hours straight (No, I am not joking)

7)Recieved a PSP 3006 in Vancouver for Christmas. Apparently, electronics tere are much cheaper than in Singapore. E.g, PSP 3006 goes for only CAD199 and the games are only only CAD19.90-49.90 each with most of them ar CAD19.90

8)Bought a pair of Nike Air for HKD600, dunnoe if I overpaid though.....

9) Finally found a store that sells snake soup in Hong Kong.

At this moment in time, thats all I can think off. In the near future, I may or may not give a detailed description of the places I went to and may or may not post photos.

Cheers, and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Bye Bye, stay safe, good luck

2008-12-04T08:55:00.000-08:00

Ok....so, this saturday, i would probably be taking the 9.30am flight to Vancouver, transiting in Seoul. So this would probably be my last post for a long time, about 3 weeks.
Predicted itinery:

Saturday, 6th December

Wake at 5, leave the house at 6, check in at 8 and fly off on SQ at approx. 9.30am

Since the flight is roughly 17hrs, by the time I arrive, it should still be the 6th of December.

Touchdown, hop onto a bus and off to the Ski Resort.

11th December

Head back down the mountain to vancouver for about 4 days

15th December

Leave Vancouver for Seoul on SQ

Due to time difference, it should be 16th of December there

Get accoustomed to the time difference and jet lag and go to Lotte World(Yippee!)

18th December

Leave Seoul for Hong Kong on CX(Ah......Hong Kong)

Hunt for snake soup

Hunt for new pairs of jeans( Let's see if Levi's will have a sale)

Hunt Espriet for new shirts

Visit the Games Arcade

Hunt for good roast Pigeon

Hunt for good roast Goose ( and try to smuggle one home...........Just kidding)

25th December

Merry Christmas everyone

27th December

Leaving cool Hong Kong for HOT HOT HOT Singapore on SQ

-------------END OF (long) HOLIDAY--------------------

When I am back, maybe I will blog 'bout my trip....haven't decided yet...

So before I forget and since I may not get another chance before Christmas,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

This Christmas will bring many many new hopes, dreams and wishes.

Good tidings to you and your family

Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year

To all those going on Holidays, be it short or long, be it near or far. Stay safe

To all those going to Genting, Stay safe and come back in one piece(lol)

Finally, to all those going on any trips, be it even to Sentosa, please bring back a souvenir (XD)

Merry Christmas everyone

Julian Anthony Gerard Lim Meng Hwa

Leaving on a Jet plane

2008-12-02T08:11:00.000-08:00

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

But the dawn is breakin', it's early morn
The taxi's waitin', he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go

I'm ...

There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I'll tell you now, they don't mean a thing

Every place I go, I think of you
Every song I sing, I sing for you
When I come back I'll wear your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time, oh, let me kiss you
And close your eyes and I'll be on my way

Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times that I won't have to say ...

Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go

And I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go

But I'm leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
(Leaving) On a jet plane

2008-11-30T06:03:00.001-08:00

IT was so close, down to the final stroke.

Who would win? Who would clinch the title?

Will it be the defending champions? Will it be the challengers?

I don't know.

Do you?

Yiipee

2008-11-27T07:05:00.000-08:00

Through storm and sun, you traversed the noveling seas. Pitted against a merciless deadline and fighting hordes of distractions, you persevered. You launched yourself bravely into Week One, sailed through the churning waters of Week Two, skirted the mutinous shoals of Weeks Three and Four, and now have landed, victorious, in a place that few adventurers ever see.

We congratulate you on your hard work, salute your discipline and follow-through, and celebrate your imagination.

You did something amazing this month, novelist. We couldn't be prouder.

Wahahahaha

2008-11-26T07:14:00.000-08:00

26th November

Happy Birthday To me

Happy Birthday to Darren

Today I am 16 tomorrow, he is.

Let us always remember that our Birthdays are only but feathers in the wings of Time.

Let us celebrate the occasion with Wine and sweet words.

Remember that getting no wise man wished to be younger, that we are only young once, but will be immature for a life time; that older people always give advice to their juniors for it consoles them for no longerbeing capable of setting a bad example.

For from our birthday until we die, is but the winking off an eye.

Now......what did I get for my birthday?

Red packets with some cash, a blanket(???) and a new book

The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon him

2008-11-22T22:28:00.000-08:00

Imagine a place in space where destination stood still.

Imagine a point in time where time itself stood still.

Put that point in time and place in space together and you will be at a certain destination in time and space.

Now imagine that destination is travelling away from yet towards you.

Finally, imagine how life would be like if you had control over an uncontrollable space in time and destination followed by command over the destination and intended reciepient.

Because we are more often trecherous through weakness than in calculation, because we always begin at the beginning yet travel in a circle, because one believes in those who are seeking the truth yet doubt those who find it, because only that in you which is me can hear what I am saying, because We are all but recent leaves on the same old tree of life and if this life has adapted itself to new functions and conditions, it uses the same old basic principles over and over again. There is no real difference between the grass and the man who mows it , because the fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can one find a man who has forgotten words so that one may speak with him?

And thus, if someone asks you "Is the glass half empty, or half full?", the correct solution is neither that which is half full or half empty, rather, the correct reaction is to drink the water such that the glass is neither empty nor full.

2008-11-22T05:27:00.000-08:00

Julian Feels Happy.

Julian Feels Sad.

Julian Feels Confused.

Julian Feels Funny.

Julian Feels Wierd.

Julian Feels Out-Of-Touch.

Julian Feels Like Julian.

Julian Wants someone to fix his DS's screen.

2008-11-21T08:03:00.001-08:00

What do I want? Why is it that I still feel empty after achieving this goal?

What am I searching for?

Why?

2008-11-20T08:42:00.001-08:00

Nooooooooo. Why is it that nothing seems right?

Why is it that everything goes wrong?

Why is it that everything breaks down?

Why is it that I am complaining?

Why am I writing this?

Why am I doing this?

Why?

2008-11-17T21:42:00.000-08:00

Go Riseman Go

Truth is nothing but a lie lie or a false lie. So whats wrong with telling a white lie which is similar to a false lie but closer to the truth?

Ai yar

2008-11-16T02:01:00.001-08:00

Ok....so today i went to the Club.

Relatively nothing eventful happened, the only problem was that it started to rain when I played at the Driving Range. And because all the covered lanes were taken, I played in the Open. IN other words, I got caught in the rain. Not so bad, it was a slight drizzle initially so i continued playing. Then, It started to pour and the Storm Signal went off. So, that means no play. And because my golf balls were still outside, I had to leave them there. In other words, cost of playing in the rain, $20. Cost of balls left in the rain, $10. Total amount used to play: $30 and we wonder why Golf is an expansive game.

Also, If this is still here next year, Personal Note, DO NOT GO TO the OCC CARNIVAL unless its free.

In other news,

the resultes of the Barclays Singapore Open
Singaporean Lam Chih Bing has ended 1 over,

Singaporean Mardan Mamat has ended 7 over,

Haiz.....when will a Singaporean Win???

And the Winners are,

IN first,

India's J.M Singh ended 7 under

In Joint Second,

South Africa's Ernie Els and Ireland's Padraig Harrington ended 6 under

Congratulations to JM Singh, You and your winnings are now my best friend.......

The Last

2008-11-14T23:47:00.000-08:00

November the 14th, 2008

We remember this day as the last official day as members of Maris Stella High School. For some, it has been a very long 10 years. For others, a modest 4. No matter how we look at it, we have now graduated from Marist Stella. It has been a bitter sweet moment.

As we walked up those steps to recieve our graduation certificates, no one can help but wonder and think and hope and dream about what the future has for us, what the future holds for us.

Like they say, the wheels of change will always turn but it is the ties that bind that really keep us together.

5, 10, 15 years down the road, we may move on to our prospective jobs and such. Some lawyers, some bankers, some computer specialists, some carrot farmers, some bear keepers, some softball stars, some decorated military/police officers. But the one thing that they....we all have in common is that we all share the same roots. We are all not ordinary Marists, but Marist from 4 Francis, Class of 2008.

As we look forward into the future, let's always remember to look into the past as well.

Once a Marist, always a Marist, Faster, Further, Stronger, Higher

2008-11-13T07:23:00.001-08:00

This is so frustrating. Why is it I feel this way? It is as if I am trapped in a cage, a cage that I never seem to be able to escape from. I have a rope tied round my leg and given a lot of room. But Why is it that excess rope is tied around my neck?
What is going on?

What am I doing wrong?

The Beginning

2008-11-13T03:40:00.000-08:00

This is the first post that I will be making. With any luck, this will not be the last post that I make.
As such,

If you are viewing this, then

Welcome to this humble blog of mine.