tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56516852011-07-31T01:51:46.046+08:00Deliberate LoveDive into my worldFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.comBlogger901100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-33007812083245950212009-06-13T22:53:00.002+08:002009-06-13T23:20:59.270+08:00Deliberate love.My dad holds 2 jobs. He's a humble carpenter by day and helps out at a fishball factory on some nights. He is no workaholic, but insists on almost never taking an MC even when he is sick. According to my dad, he does not want to take an MC because this disqualifies him from getting a 'hardworking worker' bonus every month. According to me, my dad deliberately loves my family.A fewFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-670570306200733232008-05-19T10:38:00.000+08:002008-05-19T10:39:03.939+08:00 Connecting with NYC Strangely enough, I was never really romanced by the city of New York. Perhaps it is because I do not like cities in general, or I have been to used to the serenity of suburban North Carolina. The subways were the worst part of the city, endlessly sucking people in and spitting us out like goods. We were on our way to devour the city as fast as we could, endlessly Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-8224607258243618652008-03-25T02:36:00.019+08:002008-03-25T13:15:40.035+08:00Journey into the heart of darkness, Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans8th March 2008. Saturday. 11.30pm. As we finally reached the city of New Orleans and pulled into the Lower 9th Ward, it was a very welcome break from our almost 14-hour long drive from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Most of us could not wait to disembark and take in the fresh air of the Mississippi, to stretch Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-36236409166484228002008-03-23T05:04:00.002+08:002008-03-23T05:09:06.625+08:00Love-In-Separation As I tried to pick up the pieces of my life I was a traveler who looked for exotic and beautiful sights That I hoped could fill up that deep dark emptiness and unhappiness inside of me I wandered and searched, just as I thought everyone was Nobody ever seemed to be content Even those who had a glimpse or beheld gorgeous sights did not seem content I thought the best Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-8760280506575374032008-02-16T13:42:00.002+08:002008-02-16T14:06:14.874+08:00"Foreigners should not be encouraged to organise and lead Singaporeans in making complaints about the nation.Information, Communications and The Arts Minister, Dr Lee Boon Yang, made this point in Parliament on Friday when he reiterated the government's position that only Singaporeans can be involved in domestic politics. Dr Lee said letting foreigners lead Singaporeans to make complaints in Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-38178269662586275122008-02-06T03:55:00.000+08:002008-02-06T04:09:00.853+08:00Tuesdays and Thursdays can be very confusing mornings for me.For a start, i have 8am lectures on these days, i usually make it to class right on time, but without coffee. SO the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. It is one of my favourite classes this semester actually, an undergraduate seminar on terrorism, and one of my really relevant undergrad classes since i do intend to specialize in Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-76712678473314132392008-01-25T00:14:00.000+08:002008-01-25T00:28:07.949+08:00Some claim an argument that you dunt have to break from the (Catholic) fold in order to have a close and personal walk with God.While that may be true, and is exactly the same argument my mum makes, i see no real point in remaining in a hierarchical religion that is prone to distractions from serving Christ and pays too much attention to man, ceremony and symbolic figures like the priesthood, Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-39336366024422741252007-10-22T00:46:00.000+08:002007-10-22T01:22:21.254+08:00Fall Break at Guy & Sherri's!So most of my S'pore friends went on their much-anticipated Chicago holiday trip for Fall break, but haha i didn't fancy the big city much and so decided to stay in the good ol' country of North Carolina! Guy & Sherri are really nice folks, officially host family of my HK friend Winnie, but agreed to let me come over for Fall break and camp right outside their house!Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-82810333746153660172007-10-03T09:57:00.000+08:002007-10-03T10:23:07.204+08:00A trip to Duke University! (atas and branded one, mai xiao xiao)Just like to share something about why i wanted to come to the US. Hmm I personally feel actually qte a number of Singaporeans, especially the 'squeezed' middle-class actually succumb to a variant of the American Dream, or at least crave to experience the freedoms of 'better stuff' and 'better systems' in the US,as compared to sunny Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-33641733032526584552007-09-30T12:12:00.000+08:002007-09-30T12:48:35.446+08:00Flora & Fauna!One of the best things i like about UNC campus is the flora and fauna man! Yah of course all this was only possible by the hard work of many generations of landscapers and gardeners, people who earn my respect to the max, and a hobby i may pick up if possible. Somehow, it just doesn't feel as manicured as some parts of singapore. The way it is done, the themes are reurrent Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-51206320872850745912007-09-30T07:10:00.000+08:002007-09-30T12:46:38.480+08:00Ok i have been reminded that i have procrastinated long enough, so yeah it really is high time to upload some pictures and update on my going-ons here!So 'Fallfest' is UNC's version of Matriculation fair, kinda like a night festival really, where whole roads are closed and everybody's just thronging the streets and booths, including some from the town. Lotsa free food, activities, free items, Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-6566290191532282402007-08-27T09:41:00.001+08:002007-08-27T09:42:38.667+08:00Lord, may you water the soil here and make it suitable for people to know you closely and desire to walk in your ways, to love you passionately, to repent on their sinful ways and believe in the Good News!Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-2327441255583657722007-08-21T09:57:00.000+08:002007-08-21T10:26:32.816+08:00Why North Carolina?SO yeah some of you may rightly ask me why UNC. Well to tell you the truth, i never actually dreamt about studying overseas. And even some of my childhood fantasies were about either England or Europe. But it does seem like God's will that i ended up in a really sweet spot in the land of the Great Satan.If you know me well enough, i dunt really like Big City, i like more of Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-4393889982128707782007-08-21T08:50:00.000+08:002007-09-30T12:50:57.407+08:00My Home for 10 months!! SO yeah for those of you i did not get to update, I'm currently away from the little sunny quirky island of Singapore for 10 months, and i hope my absence is fondly missed haha.I'm currently reading Political Science for a year at the University of North Carolina(UNC), US, under a new UNC-NUS Joint Degree Program that allows students to do up to 2 semesters at either Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-9934716793261161172007-04-28T21:09:00.000+08:002007-04-28T21:33:19.236+08:00The Send-OffSo todae was the send-off for 2 of my long-time friends, Xinyin & Judy, 2 cute babes on their way to the hallowed land of the US for their hard-earned work-and-travel program. My gosh, these peers of mine have actually graduated & enjoying the fruits of their labour.. on a journey to a land far away that has great promises in store for them. In perspective, i was part of a rather Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-42436386557066234852007-04-23T01:17:00.000+08:002007-04-23T01:22:14.044+08:00A POLITICS OF AESTHETICS?The politics of aesthetics is concerned with the examination of the conflict between the established global aesthetic about what ‘good-looking’ means and the multivariate social forces that have risen to oppose such a global aesthetic. With relevance to globalization, the established global aesthetic on looking good is very much propagated by mass media and advertising. Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-61040218424943583202007-04-22T14:25:00.000+08:002007-04-22T14:33:10.037+08:00CARBON CREDITS-A DIRTY TRADEDespite recent condemnation of the carbon credits scheme, especially with hypocritical grandstanding by Al Gore, I can understand how its structural nature is borne out of contemporary corporate globalization and how it may be the best short-term solution targeted at industries and the minority ultra-rich consumers like Al Gore.Carbon credits were originally mooted as Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-25921173679540624042007-04-22T14:17:00.000+08:002007-04-22T14:24:15.147+08:00CONSUMER IS KINGMost democratic governments are voted in by its peoples, formed by individual consumers. Even dictatorial regimes require popular acquiescence to a certain extent. Industries and corporations require consumer demand before they decide to invest and produce. Without demand from the individual consumer, industries cannot survive in the long term. Overproduction has always been a Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1169656004368125342007-01-25T00:02:00.000+08:002007-01-25T00:26:44.383+08:00Hurray for construction industry?So the CNA news ticker read that there would be a huge boom for the construction industry this year and the following ones, almost $16-18 billion worth of contracts. But well of course, since we are rolling in the IRs and BFC.Point to note is that these projects, though huge, are one-off projects that most likely would not be replicated for a long time. And from Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1161365626329720932006-10-21T01:16:00.000+08:002006-10-21T01:33:46.366+08:00 A Civil Religion?We tend to think of the state as a secular entity, and of religion as being of a divine form of beliefs. However, Rousseau has proposed the idea of a civil religion, which consists of the full set of political doctrines, historical narratives, exemplary figures, celebratory occasions and memorial rituals through which the state impresses itself upon the minds of its members, Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1158302128954499892006-09-15T14:27:00.000+08:002006-09-15T14:36:15.046+08:00"It s easy to imagine an infinite number of situations where the government might legitimately give out false information. It's an unfortunate reality that the issuance of incomplete information by government may sometimes be perceived as necessary to protect vital interests"-Solicitor General Theodore Olson, whose wife Barbara was killed on September 11, 2001.For those of you still very much Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1157299993092004692006-09-03T23:55:00.000+08:002006-09-04T00:13:13.110+08:003 new diversions in life1. My main duty and responsibility as an undergrad now, to mug. But well i guess it's in a way much better than during JC for at least 3/5th of what i'm doing now is what i really love to study. So yeah at least im not forced to take something im really allergic to like maths.Really hope i can do decently well for my first term. Being VP of the 4.5 club is as good as beingFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1156495350074627062006-08-25T16:28:00.000+08:002006-08-25T16:42:30.083+08:00After going through Arts Camp, Pre-camp, O-Week and Arts bashes I& II,I guess i've had qte an eye feast..considering all the really beautiful and happening peopleI see and meet during these FOPs.Even among my OG and close friends...there are many cute girls and pretty ladies, so theres no escaping this daily drudgery of drugging my soul whenever i see them in sch.Well, honest but narrow Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1156090906493598772006-08-21T00:17:00.000+08:002006-08-21T00:21:46.503+08:00betwixt Fate and hasteaboveth pain and vainbeneath'st name and gainLife's most famous gamebetwixt same and changeaboveth Chaste and chasebeneath'st sane and shameSuch ephemeral blameamidst din and windaboveth dim and dreambeneath'st grin and gleamPrecious potter's kilnFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1154417424579481592006-08-01T15:02:00.000+08:002006-08-01T15:30:24.703+08:00Stairway To Heaven-Led ZeppelinThere's a lady who's sure all that glitters is goldAnd she's buying a stairway to heaven.When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closedWith a word she can get what she came for.Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.In a tree by the brook, Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1152788048095087102006-07-13T18:30:00.000+08:002006-07-13T18:54:08.160+08:00Screen-based ExistenceYou wake up to ur hp alarm clock.Morning news on the Telly.Check Sms from previous nite.Games & entertainment from ur PCWorking on lappy in schoolPlugged into ur Ipod/MP3, wherever you goTime to kill, movie to chillNowsadays, it does seem that almost every part of our life is bombarded by a digital screen. How we try to live out another existence through these digital Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1152290250755371592006-07-08T00:31:00.000+08:002006-07-08T00:37:30.833+08:00I believe thatTo Love is not to PosessSometimes u gotta set ur loved one and ur heart free to find true LoveSome say we should fight for our Love and for our DestinyI guess i have done that before, with mixed resultsAt this point in Life, i've learned that sometimesThe greatest fight we have to put up with isOurself.And that is one fight no one can help you withA fight that you have to win.Only Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1151988947308435712006-07-04T12:44:00.000+08:002006-07-04T12:55:47.356+08:00Well if there's one thing i learned in life...There ain't really such a thing as "The One"I used to be qte a dreamer, qte a Romantic, qte absorbed in drama,yes despite my usual cynic outlookBut nope that is not to say i'm not a believer in FateAs much as i beleive in His great plan for me, i also feel that we are who we aremaking the friends we make, indulging in encounters we have, allalso as a Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1149089333809357302006-05-31T23:07:00.000+08:002006-05-31T23:28:53.866+08:00The power of the Media. The power of suggestionEvery time i see the Adtrac clip which professes to showcase the "top 5 most-watched avertisements" in Singapore, i choke in disgust.Take a minute to think about it:1.DO you actually CHOOSE the advertisement you want to watch?2.DO you actually switch channels primarily because you dunt like a certain ad, or conversely surf channels in search of your Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1147021555780870192006-05-08T00:37:00.000+08:002006-05-08T01:05:55.850+08:00AWARENESSBefore this year's elections, i could be considered politically apatheticOr worse, a political ignoramus.I used to justify that most pple of my generation was like that, nothing wrong. And politics didnt really seem to affect my life. SO i breezed through 21 years of consciousness thinking i was well-learned and educated, ready to go to NUS and do just what any teen of my educational Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1144594236234365282006-04-09T22:25:00.000+08:002006-04-09T22:54:38.560+08:00RunningThe month of March that's past went fastAnd indeed it was quite a blastIt started off with my own 21st bdaeAnd ended off with a mass birthday celebrationMuch is past and there have been qte a few developments in my lifeNew outlooks, renewed friendships, new opportunities, new dilemmasJust went jogging with Edwin yesterniteJoined him on his rigorous exercise regimeA realisation that my Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1141137089916411432006-02-28T22:13:00.000+08:002006-02-28T22:31:29.953+08:00As i approach my 21st Bdae, i'm not really sure what to feelThere's alot of hype bout the 21st bdae and i've experienced them 1st handAfter celebrating for a few friends who were early this yearWell i guess it's obvious by now that i'm somehow not that excitedAbout my very own 21st badeHmm..well for one i'm not the type that really emphasises alotOn my own bdaeI know it means alot to many of my Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1140935730561465012006-02-26T14:21:00.000+08:002006-02-26T14:35:30.570+08:00I've come to realise that sometimesWe dunt really know our frenz wellOff the cuff, we may be able to nameUp to ten good friends that we haveAnd talk to frequently and consultRegarding life's never-ending queriesYet when we size things down, perhapsOnly a few of them know intimately aboutYour life, your previous love lives, your currentYour ambition, your dreams, your family backgroundYour Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1140705468917044882006-02-23T22:23:00.000+08:002006-02-23T22:37:48.966+08:00Recently i've been blogging alotI'm not sure what it means,Whether i'm too free, have more time to reflect, or probably plainly because i have too much angst nowOne thing i know for sure is that my last leg of NSF life has really been screwed upNowadays in office, i truly feel that i'm wasting away my youth insideThat i'm not really contributing muchThat i'm not being enriched by this NS Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1140704358777886502006-02-23T22:18:00.000+08:002006-02-23T22:19:18.793+08:00I have a dream –Sung to the tune of ABBA’s “I have a Dream”I have a dream, to ORDTo help me cope, with NDPIf you see the wonder, of a fairytaleYou can take the future, even if you failI believe in CiviSomething good in everything I seeI believe in CiviWhen I know the time is right for meI’ll ORD-I have a dreamI have a dream, a fantasyTo help me through, this NDPAnd my destination, makes it worth Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1140603496504174222006-02-22T18:03:00.000+08:002006-02-22T18:18:16.520+08:00The shitty work, fluctuating workload and vacillating higher HQIts been more than 2 months since i returned from my Thailand trip last Dec-JanGot so caught up in shitty office work that i couldnt really find time to really reflectGot arrowed to cover someone else's workThough i love to work with my current immediate superiorHonestly the nature of the work sux and its a hectic life where weekends Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1140602288206860862006-02-22T17:47:00.000+08:002006-02-22T17:58:08.226+08:00Such egotistic, self-righteous, self-made tyrantsOne thing i can't stand in the ArmyIs when your superiors take you for grantedShort of a word of thanksOr appreciation for past effortsThey always seem to fall victim to beingBlind to all personal effortsBut conscious of every little mistake you makeSuch are some superiors in the ArmyBase creatures they areThinking they actually have theRight to Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1140095843258545702006-02-16T21:00:00.000+08:002006-02-16T21:21:57.140+08:00Perhaps it's about time things took a shiftI realise that at this point in time i am stepping out of alot of things in lifeThe visible ones may be that of an Army life, which is in itself a varied lifestyleOne may even see it as a sheltered form of lifeWhere you are removed from the pressure:To find work, to earn your keepTo study, to fulfil your priority obligation as a studentTo continue to be Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1139415442339487932006-02-09T00:03:00.000+08:002006-02-09T00:21:24.650+08:00"Many little things to do"Seems like a common comment you might hear from friendsyet sometimes we realise thats whats happening to our livesAt the end of the Day, Week, MonthSometimes i wonder if it's qte meaningless if we live life chasing all the loose endsBut neglect the really impt things like friends, love, dreams and ambitionsOftentimes, i find myself doing things for the sake of doing itA Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1131724892385071972005-11-12T15:59:00.000+08:002005-11-13T00:48:05.763+08:00rank is just something u wear on ur sleeve or shoulder.It is authority that counts; authority that stems from capability, accountability, responsibility.Dedicated to fellow NSFs out there, do not be afraid to stand up and speak out when you feel something is wrong or can be done in a better way, even if it means to point out your superior's mistake. He/she is only your superior as the Lord has Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1131553044994413612005-11-10T16:18:00.000+08:002005-11-11T18:19:12.150+08:00The Ugly Singaporean...On the BusI've always wanted to write about this. I guess if i really swipe out a notepad and jot down evry nuance of these ugly Singaporean psyches everytime i see one, i would really have a long list.Unfortunately, i do not really have the habit of carrying a notepad around, and usually it takes some time for me to internalise it, then only when it happens to me Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1131274850990746642005-11-07T11:06:00.000+08:002005-11-06T19:03:33.416+08:00To those of my frenz out there who actually read my blog for another dose of my warped take on everyday events or just for the latest update of my life, i must apologise if my last entry sounded rude or totally out of character.Well, the last entry wasn't meant for you dear frenz out there but for some prankster youths who have invaded my blog for unsavoury reasons.But nvm, for those who were Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1130767652050702202005-11-01T14:08:00.000+08:002005-10-31T22:10:17.493+08:00To all those out there who seem to have a grudge with me and find some kind of pleasure in harassing me and invading my privacy, i am sorry to tell you that i am a much stronger character than perhaps all of you combined.It is my duty also to inform you that if you continue your personal attacks and firebranding online or through any other form of media, in a way that may prove defamatory or Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1130554388946338072005-10-30T01:52:00.000+08:002005-10-29T10:53:08.956+08:00The recipe for a relationship's success is that the two hearts that come together must already be complete by themselves. -AnonymousFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1125584964145918542005-09-02T13:25:00.000+08:002005-09-01T22:29:24.146+08:00Freaky islandThings are really made worse by the FACT thatPRESIDENTIAL SWEARING-IN is shown at the same time asfinals for PROJECT SUPERSTARThere's like this tiny crowd of supa eleeite creme de la creme peeps gathered to witness the sombre swearing-in, dressed in their Istana-best and officers in smart No.1 Uniformsas compared to swelling masses gathered at S'pore Indoor Stadium to support the Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1125502542795392902005-09-01T14:36:00.000+08:002005-08-31T23:35:42.803+08:00Facets of SingaporeA weird nation where there are many more finalists, much more buzz, supporters, media coverage, scandals for Kelly and Kelvin(2 aspiring superstars), than the election of the President of the Republic of Singapore.*shudder*Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1122828571491174172005-08-01T15:52:00.000+08:002005-08-01T00:54:02.510+08:00As i sat in my easy chair and switched channels whenever the irritating taufik/Rui-en NDP crap cohesion dance MTV came on, i noticed with interest how little state flags were being draped outside my windows.at first i thought it were some playful kids who actually quit the computer and consoles to come out and play along the HDB corridors and void decks like i did when i had a childhoodonly when Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1119887736138192292005-06-28T14:55:00.000+08:002005-06-27T23:55:36.140+08:00Chained shackledMired tiredHeckled haggardjagged laggardFallen foreignTorrent tormentSunken drunkenDarkened dungeonFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1119887337710398392005-06-28T14:47:00.000+08:002005-06-27T23:48:57.716+08:00I want to break free-QueenI want to break freeI want to break free,I want to break free from your lies,you're so self satisfied, I don't need youI've got to break freeGod knows, god knows I want to break freeI've fallen in loveI've fallen in love for the first time,and this time I know it's for realI've fallen in loveGod knows, god knows I've fallen in loveIt's strange but it's true,Yeah!I can't Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1118832765049116672005-06-16T09:51:00.000+08:002005-06-15T18:52:45.056+08:00This song is just so beautiful...enthralling...listen to itDepeche Mode- SomebodyI want somebody to shareshare the rest of my lifeshare my innermost thoughtsknow my intimate detailssomeone who'll stand by my sideand give me supportand in returnshe'll get my supportshe will listen to mewhen I want to speakabout the world we live inand life in generalthough my views may be wrongthey may even be Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1117642450577561172005-06-02T15:14:00.000+08:002005-06-02T00:17:35.796+08:00Just two weeks ago i had a strongly-worded confrontation and de-conflict session with my work counterpart in NS. Worst thing is our boss caught us in the heated argument and i expected a tricky time trying to explain the occurence of the confrontation.However, what really struck me was that our boss let us sort things out at our own time, then he asked one simple question: "So are you guys still Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1117289419955618782005-05-29T13:10:00.000+08:002005-05-28T22:10:20.133+08:00LADY IN RED - SIMPLY REDI've never seen you looking so lovely as you do tonightI've never seen you shine so brightmmm-mmm-mmmI've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dancelooking for a little romancegiven half a chanceand I have never seen that dress you're wearingor the highlights in your hairthey catch your eyesI have been blindedLady in redis dancing with me (cheek to cheek)theres Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1117134843891805172005-05-27T18:20:00.000+08:002005-05-27T03:14:03.893+08:00Everytime I hear songs like “Time of your life” on the radio, it brings back very sweet and nice memories of JC days for me.It was one of those songs that were choreographed into HCJC mass dances, thus college dances. So at every major school event like Mid Autumn Festival (MAF), these songs would be played and most of the crowd would gather for the college dances.Though it was a little like Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1117134769692445632005-05-27T18:11:00.000+08:002005-05-27T03:12:49.700+08:00I just finished chatting with my counterpart. It was a mighty fine chat really, and he initiated it, pleasantly surprising me. Well, it did help to stave off our rising boredom today, with nothing much going on and so much uncertainty.Yes, pathetic as it may sound, our work capacity depends a lot on my boss’ decisions, schedules, meetings, etc. Well, we are his personal assistants, two moons Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1116599219221138982005-05-21T13:31:00.000+08:002005-05-20T22:31:38.316+08:00I just simply love this speech...."I have a Dream"....you need to treat it like a speech, imagine the fiery orator, the chanting crowds, the sweltering heat of dissatisfaction in the 1960s, the tenous atmosphere, the explosive scene, the reaction of the crowds, my my..you should check out any audio clip of this speech..Most inspiringDelivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.CFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1115829016572619332005-05-12T15:29:00.000+08:002005-05-12T00:41:36.956+08:00I thinkIt's niceWhen you can smile after you cryWhen two friends can just swing all day long, needless for wordsWhen two buddies just lay in the sun, soaking in the rolling sunshine,listening to the rustling wavesWhen three can sit down for coffee, or roll into warm sheets before apillow-fightWhen a group sits round, kindling a fire, rubbing their hands, faces with ared-hued hint of warmth, an Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1115400950204539322005-05-07T16:37:00.000+08:002005-05-07T01:44:57.566+08:00ConfessionsThe first time i was seriously challenged, it was racist. from a teacher. a Pri school HOD of science. i bit my lip. did not want to press my luckthe first time i bit my lip and went up to a girl, we fell in love deeply for 4 good yearsthe first time i stood up for self-perceived justice at the sight of perceived injustice to a platonic classmate, it was the first time i stood up to a Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1115399920381110532005-05-07T16:17:00.000+08:002005-05-07T01:18:40.403+08:00...Transceit...Perhaps i'm actually under alot of hidden stressBut that's still no excuseI can tell you that generallyMy heart and being is very unsettledBy what i'm not sure. Whether it should beI dunt know for sureYes perhaps it's zeal and passionPerhaps i've taken it to too extremesI realise now that no matter what zeal and passion i may beFueled on, if it hurts my friends and loved ones,If itFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1115398919856725372005-05-07T16:01:00.000+08:002005-05-07T01:01:59.863+08:00..Transit..Though we are both guys and it was man-to-manThough the hurtful words went as fast as they cameI know it has dented our friendship stillYes it's been very long since we argued like thatEspecially when there was no pointWhen it shouldn't have occured at allMy dear Friend Edwin,I wanted to say sorry to you but those two syllablesJust chokedIn my throat, my heartI hopeSomehow, through my Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1115398487956758532005-05-07T15:53:00.000+08:002005-05-07T00:54:47.993+08:00LOST in transitionI lost it today.I somehow lost it at Edwin today.It was very scary, it was inflamed in minutes, and over even before i could grasp what had posessed meI just snapped. It was so easy it was scaryI couldn't believe that i had did it againIn so close proximity to the place where i hurt another soIt makes it feel so much worseIn public. For crying out loudAnd there i was still Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1114611893267657072005-04-28T13:28:00.000+08:002005-04-27T22:24:53.266+08:00Love can be a one-sided affair, but a (romantic) relationship is and should only be two-wayFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1114611792665195302005-04-28T13:26:00.000+08:002005-04-27T22:23:12.666+08:00Only strong love can allow strong hurt, extreme jealousy and even an unending hatredFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1114611670345922982005-04-28T13:25:00.000+08:002005-04-27T22:21:10.346+08:00The heart abhors a vacuum,always scouring for companionship...romantic or notFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1114611209562839542005-04-28T13:12:00.000+08:002005-04-27T22:14:21.650+08:00We tend to forget that our dreams of life have a life of their own...Hope seems immanent in human nature... -Catherine LimFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1113408229203859412005-04-14T15:02:00.000+08:002005-04-14T00:03:49.206+08:00WAR DOES NOT DETERMINE WHO IS RIGHT BUT WHO IS LEFTFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1112463539933841662005-04-03T17:40:00.000+08:002005-04-03T01:38:59.933+08:00 Innocence is the first casualty of war.Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1112463459938082222005-04-03T17:36:00.000+08:002005-04-05T00:31:07.620+08:00 one of my favourites.....Footprints in the SandOne night a man had a dream.He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD.Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.When the last scene of his life flashed before him,he looked back at the footprints in the sand.He noticed that Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1112112290645755072005-03-30T15:59:00.000+08:002005-03-30T00:04:50.646+08:00It has struck.AgainThe leviathan arisethTwice in three moonsThough this time a whimperIt's flung us a-scamperLike mice in a fieldWe take to our heelsAgainShe shows her wrathful natureFate's Fickle FingerFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1110299308349387532005-03-09T17:01:00.000+08:002005-03-09T00:28:28.350+08:00Wrong tree to rest on.How perfect the glass ball gleams, how perfectThe tides they flow, how sereneTheir overlapping rings, so impeccablyThey echo in reverberation, an everlasting temptationFeel the sunshine beat, on the Earth all splendour cast onEarth, its breathing, a new day awaitingNature, she's bleeding, the whole world renewingPlanets revolving, all things a-changingAn Owl's hoot beckons Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1109088125903533102005-02-23T17:00:00.000+08:002005-02-23T00:03:10.733+08:00Wheelchair-friendly busesI was surprised by the news the other day, when i read about the import of the pioneer batch of wheelchair-friendly buses into Singapore. These buses came with hydraulic ramps that made it effortless for people on wheelchairs to be lifted from street level onto the buses.What surprised me was the decision now to test out these buses at all! Well it was a pleasant surpriseFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1106670800785298442005-01-26T15:46:00.000+08:002005-01-26T00:38:51.813+08:00I just watched a little-known(in S'pore) movie, . I can tell you, it's fantastic, watch it, no regrets. Leave the ranks of ignorant S'poreans who simply flock to blockbusters or silly slapstick/thrill like Seed of Chucky(ok iwatched it but i damn regretted it). Trust me, isn't just another art film or documentary about a dusty piece of history.
When the credits flashed, no one really moved from Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1104940279477796292005-01-06T15:50:00.000+08:002005-01-05T23:51:19.476+08:00Dear all,
it hasnt been a very happy new year after all...instead, here in this part of the world, we're like overwhelmed by a tide of sorrow..okay forgive the puns....
This has been such a disaster, of which the magnitude i am only beginning to grasp as the days go by and the debris left by the watery carnage recedes....it first came only as aFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1101388775257297972004-11-26T13:11:00.000+08:002004-11-25T21:19:35.256+08:00 It was only until these last two days that have passed that a nagging part of me has finally been exorcised; I'm really glad i'm not an officer, but a specialist in this army indeed. Previously i used to question myself repeatedly, scrutinise the two vocations' benefits meticulously and lament on the inequalities ALOT with my fellow trainee specs but NOW i'm truly glad and Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1096799981568952402004-10-04T09:40:00.000+08:002004-10-03T18:43:05.623+08:00Kite flying
I came upon a colourful kite
a spritely kite it was that jumped
almost as if it had a life of its own
I wanted to fly this kite
this mischievious boy i was
yet it was a heavy kite indeed
so i was told
With a mighty thrust i threw it at the gods
how hard could it be to fly a kite
it only has to catch a draught
Yet they were cruel and not a leaf moved that day
i kept thrusting, Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1096557021741885862004-10-01T14:10:00.000+08:002004-09-30T23:18:22.306+08:00This has been a short and sweet week, with my unit celebrating its 37th bdae, one whole dae of games followed by a free movie in town, shiok lah, in a true s'porean kiam4 peng3 fashion! i just lurrrrvv it here man, tough training it is yes but welfare and comfortable bunk in return...done deal!
Caught e newest Jackie Chan flick New Police Story, which proved to be fantastic in many ways really. Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1094838786902344292004-09-11T16:52:00.000+08:002004-09-11T01:53:06.903+08:00AhA,
significant dae to suddenly publish a blog again, after a what, 6 month hiatus???? that's crazy, some may sae, in todae's hi-tec, wi-fi, neterrifying world of cyberspeed.
yup 6 mths have just zipped by lidat...lotsa significant tings have happened, a BIG pity i havent had time to jot em down. perhaps a blog is realie the most convenient way to pen it down like a diary; Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1094837465774018252004-09-11T16:30:00.000+08:002004-09-11T01:31:05.776+08:00Robert Frost: The Man and His Work - 1923
"Sometimes I have my doubts of words altogether, and I ask myself what is the place of them. They are worse than nothing unless they do something; unless they amount to deeds, as in ultimatums or battle-cries. They must be flat and final like the show-down in poker, from which there is no appeal.
My definition of poetry (if I were forced to give one) Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1078817948670751142004-03-09T15:39:00.000+08:002004-03-10T15:32:29.856+08:00We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less common sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness
We spend too recklesslyFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1074890411730359632004-01-24T04:40:00.000+08:002004-01-24T04:41:40.560+08:00Maybe Baby
Yet if i should play this game
again
It must be by a challenge
I guess i've seen enough of this
game
I should know the basic rules
But unlike investments, these
returns
May not be clear or even tangible
But i'd only play with my
heart
Not much of my head
Ah, that's where i got
check-mated
Perhaps
Yet if i should play this game
again
It must be by another way
Flowers are nice Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1074889842616462312004-01-24T04:30:00.000+08:002004-01-24T04:32:11.576+08:00Sleepless in shuttle
Find it hard to sleep tonight
Can't quite tell the worm inside
Holding my bolster, squeezing it tight
I wonder why ther's no moonlight
This night the wine was ripe
I only feared to meet with snide
Though no one seemed to take a side
Least i've nothing more to hide
This small step i've taken to fight
These queasy notions that are stuck inside
I hope will make me crawl againFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1074889458499383852004-01-24T04:24:00.000+08:002004-01-24T04:25:47.543+08:00Supernova
Light sears my eyes tearing through my vice
White, black spots, specks fingertips probe and scratch
Around a wall of love, static stasis
Rules my palace i shut my lids and pray
Struggling against the placental bubble
I long for that which never came as near
Red vial of manna my Cup to drink
Ah Abba, how wouldst thou show thy fury?
I must see the light of day, guilt stabs me
I will do Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1065415457483674752003-10-06T12:44:00.000+08:002004-01-24T04:21:28.043+08:00SPIRIT
I am but as strong as the
sunshine that strengthens me
Ra is my god and no other
gods can replace my jealous God
When clouds threaten, i
f a d e a w a y
When storms clash, i
sburmgue
There are many other gods
But none is as worthy as mine
Though ignorance does not
warrant rejection
Faith in my God is what i have
And only have and will hang on to
Even if one Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1065414986646893312003-10-06T12:36:00.000+08:002003-11-05T10:01:22.316+08:00The Amazon
Blue, white, a fluffy mix
White contrails disperse to reveal
An undiscovered land
Untouched even by the natives
Who squat around it
Oblivious of its grandeur and majesty
Yet the balloonist is superficial
Deep in the heart of the Amazon
Lie dark and murky stories
Of fire-spewing dragons,
Of moving mud serpents
The interior is damp
the soil is hostile
The birds of prey screech and Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1061575316656080652003-08-23T02:01:00.000+08:002003-08-23T02:04:25.736+08:00NOTHING MUCH
The sky with no clouds
The sun with no rays
The air with no wind
The sea without waves
A bird with no wings
A boy lost at play
An eye with no sparkle
A night without day
Sorrow wihout tears
Emotions in the sway
Tide after tide threaten
Will they go away?
Memory with no photos
When all was still OK
Now the truth is gnawing
In this state I stayFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1061183180486644302003-08-18T13:06:00.000+08:002003-08-18T13:06:20.526+08:00BATTLE WEARY
I soared above the mountains high
I plucked the stars and sparks of nigh
Yet now I flutter on fettered wings
The wind beneath stilled
Crash-landed on the moon
Devoid of sustenance
Empty at the core
Emptied
Where is the next filling station
That ttempts to replace my
Fountain of Youth?
I must rest and eat as Job
To be battle-ready for the next
Craggy Corner I may land
Yet the Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1060771747206389512003-08-13T18:49:00.000+08:002003-11-05T10:01:00.896+08:00BALLOON
Inflatable, excitable
Bloated bladder
Pumped by imagination
And hope which the human
Spirit lives on
In cicuses, fairs
I keep smiles on faces
I have a smiling face drawn
Yet I'm a mixture inside
Pricked a little here and there
Left alone after playtime
I shrink in a quiet corner
Slowly, living out my death
I am but empty inside
Sustained by random particles
Observing an unseen force
Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1060685968597281102003-08-12T18:59:00.000+08:002003-11-05T10:00:31.413+08:00NIGHT (Adapted and translated)
Night.
A conflagration of emotions
My inner spirit exlaims to the ends
A futile cry to her head
That shall never turn again
Night.
I choke with regrets and pining
The phone craves to come alive
Yet the bridge of trust has already sunk
Night.
When ghouls and spirits linger
Life's reality is just as stark to them
A withered flower needs no grooming
Night.
It Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1060685594050553222003-08-12T18:53:00.000+08:002003-08-12T18:53:55.620+08:00MIXED
What's the difference between dreams and
reality?
One lives out the impossible while the other
is an imposssible way of living.
Swept beneath the tides of time,
I become history
I feel myself changing; an unhalting process
When i descend into slumber, as if
Gargoyles' eyes lit with brimstone shimmer
At the strike of twelve
I prowl the empty city streets
Taking from dawn til dusk to Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1060163415793642322003-08-06T17:50:00.000+08:002003-11-05T10:01:55.956+08:00THE SUN
Rises, destroying Cupid that wastes away as night fades
Signals to all life to live again
Its long slender arms extend, engulf
Man with searing sight, removing blight
Yet the sun is lonely, the world has
No space for another. Crystal balls
Scintillating with reflections of itself,
It sees no other for it gives sight.
It is dying to give life, it is but
a candle. Its love is great
And Firefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651685.post-1060163173940313302003-08-06T17:46:00.000+08:002003-11-26T02:16:28.610+08:00LAIF
Half-dead, living dead
This thread of light flickers
Swaying in the elements
Which punish the feeble and naive
Mocking the castle of love.
I weep not for life
Which i have not.
Nose pressed against this incubator of life
The sheets do not provide warmth
But threaten to expose lies
Which keep me alive.
I am a ticking time-bomb, red or white
It doesn't matter, i cough and sputter;
Defuse meFirefoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606199388008168709noreply@blogger.com0