Lost in Transition

I think i'm lost somewhere in the wildness...wish I can pick up my senes of direction soon...i'm so lost, miserable and terribly upset...what should I do next...no matter what I do, i'm sure to get feedback...positive or otherwise...=(

Thoughts on Singapore II

Yesh...another thoughts about Singapore to balance off my views. There are still good points about Singapore that make this place wonderful

:: Safe, clean environment
:: Pollution free environment ( I just came back from other countries to feel the difference)
:: Stable political/legal structure
:: Plenty of new shiny cars to ogle at
:: All basic needs are met, if not even more
:: Will add more if I think of any

Thoughts on Singapore

Is Singapore such a "tough" country to live in? Some of my own pointers and thoughts...

:: High standards of living, high expenses, high petrol prices

:: Singaporeans ARE migrating away from home

:: "restricted" feel living in singapore (those who have stayed long enough overseas will understand)

:: Ultra importance placed on academic qualifications

:: will add more if i think of any

I ran out of titles to use....

This week has been nothing short of slacking...and slack I did....suppose to resolve a problem on a NOC laptop but i didn't do much to it....ah well...i have monday to do it then.....

Saturday I was at Goodwood park hotel as my mum wanted to buy durian puffs...and as I waited for her at the carpark...I saw a car with NUS staff label coming into the car park...and I think I know who she is... but anyway, as I watched, she was busy honking at a lady who was walking in her path and as she drove past, she turned back and gave a angry gesture(no..nothing crude, just expression of anger =p)...yet while she was distracted, a car crossed her path, which she nearly banged into...makes me wonder why she have to turn back to make that angry gesture...it's such a dangerous thing to do if your vehicle is still moving...I think she is at fault to....

Sunday was a day where I am glad I am out driving...it was raining heavily as I drove up to his place...I love driving in the rain as it requires much more concentration, especially when it is raining heavily...unfortunately decided not to push my luck any further as my tires aqua panned quite a few times when I was travelling over puddles of water...I guess I have to agree with the rest when they say that Aspec DB is a CMI tyre in the wet...

Played half life 2 at max place...totally cool game...i predict it will win as much awards as it's presequel, half life... watched as much Top gear episodes at his place...totally cool....there was this episode where a bobsleght challenged an rally EVO down an icy laden path...totally exciting...unfortunately for me, the evo lost by a mere 3 seconds....or the episode whereby they pitted the new Ferrari 612 to a Boeing 737 in a race from England to swissland ...guess who won? the Ferrari...so did the Aston Martin DB9 in the challenge against a train from England to somewhere in Italy...totally awesome...

Going to Thailand in a few days....totally looking forward to it...because there will be endless time for shopping, shopping and MORE shopping....remind me to buy a PSP and bringing it along for the trip...hope it has powerful batteries.....

For those of you leaving Middle Earth (you know who I'm refering to...)

It has been three years since the beginning of our journey and in this 3 years...like many others, are filled with ups and downs. We had our fair share of fun and laughter, happiness and sadness... but like all good things, there will always be an end...

And I guess the time has come for the parting of ways, where each of us hobbits will go our seperate ways, to carry on with our own life. There are so many other things out there waiting for us to learn, to feel, to experience and to enjoy...

Inevitably, my time with you all on your journey is almost over, and perhaps our future path might cross with each other once again, yet should it not occur, there are always the memories of the past, which I hope will be useful in times of need to serve as a form of motivation on the darkest of the days ahead...

Hope fades
Into the world of night.
Through shadows falling,
Out of memory and time.

Don't say
We have come now to the end.
White shores are calling
You and I will meet again.

With this, I bid you all success on your endevours ahead...

Reflections....

Every time I hear "Into the west", it never fails to induce a strong emotional feeling in me. The beginning of the end perhaps. I feel extremely connected to this song in more ways than one...
Firstly, it's because this song is linked to the emotionally strong cinematic ending of LOTR...the movie really make you feel that you have travelled with them...feel their struggle, their pain, despair and anguish. And among such times, hope and courage stirs...
Secondly, this song reminds me ....i can't continue...tired....zzzzzz

Into The West

Into the West - Annie lennox

Lay Down
Your sweet and weary head
Night is falling
You have come to journey's end

Sleep now
Dream-of the ones who came before
They are calling
From across a distant shore

Why do you weep?
What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see
All of your fears will pass away.

Safe in my arms
You're only sleeping

What can you see?
On the horizon.
Why do the white gulls call?

Across the sea
A pale moon rises.
The ships have come
To carry you home.

And all will turn to silver glass.
A light on the water
All souls pass.

Hope fades
Into the world of night.
Through shadows falling,
Out of memory and time.

Don't say
We have come now to the end.
White shores are calling
You and I will meet again.

And you'll be here in my arms
Just sleeping.

What can you see?
On the horizon.
Why do the white gulls call?

Across the sea
A pale moon rises.
The ships have come
To carry you home.

And all will turn to silver glass.
A light on the water
Grey ships pass
Into the west.

Yawn....

I'm a dead duck....just discovered that exams is 15 days away and i have to cover 3 modules....i feel a strong sense of doom....D^3 man....Dead, Doom, Done for....sigh....15 is going some where at least...bugs are resolved...efficieny ironed out...just got to cross my fingers and hope all things goes well .....so much is at stake here....

Perhaps if i don't aim for the moon, I do not have to stress myself so much...yet I can't help it, perhaps it's just me...I always wanted the moon anyway....if possible, I don't mind aiming for the universe...why not? such a nice fat challenge, that's what life is all about isn't it? challenging oneself...I guess that's why people choose to do extreme sports...for that challege and thrill seeking...i just do it in a different form...that's all....

However, if you would take the analogy of sports being a challege, then one bad thing about me is that once I take a fall, i would hate the sport for eons to come...so pray hard that I don't fall hard...i can't stand the feeling of losing....I want to win and I want to achieve what I set out to achieve, irregardless the cost nor effort required...mmm too extreme...ah well....too lazy to edit.....

good nite...another tiring night ahead....

I wonder....

It's close to 4am in the morning now, all is quiet and cool, i'm half dead, barely being kept alive by my wmp churning out songs after songs in my collection, blasted out via my wireless headphones....yet....

This week have been short of disasterous, I don't seem to be sleeping before 3am in the morning, my mood is bordering in the region of pensive and bo chup, take your pick... yet i've manage to scrap thru this week with barely a twinge of emotion....perhaps i've attained education nirvana...the pinnicle of your education "career" where eveything is viewed as just temporary, including studying..... the only constant in this state is the word "sleep".....

Somehow, i managed to look thru the photos i took almost a year ago when i was in India and Adelaide, n kk was commenting that i look different, that i look more ... haggard now...well, a HELL LOT of things happened during the past few months...so much that i dont think i've fully recovered from my experiences...ah well....

Anyway, i promised i post pic...so here are some nice pics i took...even though some are a few months old.....

Theme: Sunsets

A long post....to make up for all the lost times....

Today, woke up with a few agendas on my head and writing this blog is the last and final one for the day...and I'm glad i did... There are so many things in life that i would like to blog about but I just write what comes along in my mind....

Star Trek....where no men have gone before....
A Bitter sweet experience with ST:Enterprise...I hate it as much as I love the series. I hate it because the series is does not bear any resemblance to the old ST series...there is too much action, too much romantic scenes...something that you will not find in the old ST series....and missing are the subtle yet meaninful messages about life that is conveyed which makes star trek my most favourite TV series...I love Enterprise because, well, it's the only star trek universe that is still alive...until today when I heard of the news where Enterprise is going to be axed...how sad...no more xindi, no more delphic expanse....

Relationships....the most problemtic yet fun of all human experiences...
Being in a relationship makes you truely aware of 2 things...that you are not free...totally, that is, no matter how the other party convinced you otherwise(guys perspective... i'm sure there are other guys out there who share my views) and secondly, you learn a hell lot about yourself, all the bad things that is....a rich and rewarding experience...especially if you are with the right kind of partner....

Of Light Sabres and photons...
Back to the topic of sci-fi..me and malcom was discussing about the star war's famed light sabre...we were wondering quite a number of things...namely

• will u kill yourself accidently if u switch on the light sabre facing you?
• if light is weightless, how can u control something that is so light?
• how can they control the photons into a tight and narrow beam?
• And since they can have a beam of light, why not shoot out a beam of light? A ray gun!
• We deduced that since light sabre are light, they will just pass through each other and the battle will be over before it even begin

In Burger King with max...
In the evening, was at TB Burger King with max, then it occured to us that 6 years ago, we were at the same place talking about some other things....and we were like..."wow" time flies....


DAMN.... who in the right frame of mind will actually go read thru all these crap stuff about my life?...that's it, i'm not writing anymore.....but before I go...here is something for someone..i hope you see it.....

"Life is not all about relationships...it's about living your life to the fullest, even if it means doing it alone...but you will never be alone, cos there will always be friends who will be there to accompany you thru such times....take heart my friend...will see u in better times...."

Moo-Moo

I discovered quite a number of minor irritance with the car...they are as follows:

• A rust spot on my right rear door
• 2 stone dents, on bonnet, on right flank
• my rear left bumber seems to drop a cm lower

However, all is not that bad...considering that i've achieved 500 km on approx 34 liters of petrol...that works out to be.... 14.5 km/l .... kewl for my fat moo-moo

Do not mention Numa-Numa

It started off as a harmless link from nicky...i clicked on the link and was introduced to a very...well..."cute" video of a guy lip sync-ing of the song Dragostea Din Tea by O Zone...curiousity became an obsession to find out more about this guy and this clip of his....2 hrs later...i had enough...it's hovering on the point of absurd...for those who wish to get bombarded by crap...can go to newground.com to "immerse" yourselves.... but don't say i didn't warn u... =p

It's been a while...

It's been a long while since I've updated my blog...i'm really dead busy...yes indeed, varsity do stress out their students...I feel like a zombie....no life at all...give us students a break!! especially SOC students! We don't get that much a pay premium when we go out to work next time but why are we comparatively overburdened now?

I haven't wash the car for 2 weeks already, it really looks dirty...luckily it is a dark color if not...it will turn to a dark color already =).... sigh...must make it a point to wash it soon...when I have the time...but when do I ever have the time?...sigh.....

This Sat is NUS open house! Will be helping out for NOC...quite excited....

Sigh...really wanted to post out pictures here but do not have the time again! haha....it looks dead boring without pictures.....gosh...i better go back to study again...got to wake up early tomorrow n it's already 1am....sigh....

"Where is the Break?"

I wonder...

Here is an interesting experiment on group dynamics for you people to try out next time when you are on an outing with a group of friends, given certain conditions.
1. A control group of no larger than 4(excluding yourself)
2. A group of only one girl excluding yourself

Do obeserve the interaction within the group. Chances are, given that the group is in a form of a conversation, most of the guys will direct their questions or answers at the female. I have withness this interesting phenomenal for quite a few times and i've just been reminded of it again today, hence this post.

Also, when you are making such obersavations or doing such experiments, make sure that your gf is not around or there will be a high possiblity (P>0.8) that she might get jealous. This "natural" phenomenon can be computed based on the following formula:

if ( gender == "female")
System.out.println("you are screwed ="+")");

hee hee.....

Tired....again!

I need rest. badly. If I don't get one soon, I'll jump off a cliff to get the rest I need.

Define a Term Break....

Need I say more? I'm still in school....

Tranquility

Woke up to an early start...well...10am...quite early for me already...anyway...went to CCK Columbarium...it was fairly peaceful and quiet a place....I don't know why..but I experience a sense of peace and tranquility....just the wind, sun and birds chirping away on a sunday morning...to put it in flowery words, a lost idyllic paradise located at the wrong places(after all, it's a cemetery)...yearn to go back there again somehow...(in the day that is)

Still in Office!!!

Arrg....i'm still in office, doing some work...lame sai kang actually....no overtime pay some more...n i'm hungry n sleepy..luckily next week got term break...no test yet so can enjoy a little bit....hai..today had a bad start...missed my 15 meeting n was almost late for 15 lab cos the SOC carpark is irritatingly full today...must be the career fair...can't they park at SRC?...mmmwas wondering what kind of pics i can put on my blog...mmm maybe pics of my trusty little moo moo...mmm not that trustly lar...have a bit of minor irritance ...but other than that...i'm okie...keke

Feeling trapped

i feel trapped....how does one balance time and piority between friends and girlfriend? Suddenly I found myself in a situation whereby I have to help one of my better friends during NS and meeting my gf....I can't have the best of both worlds so I have to sacrifice my friends....yet knowing myself, I do treasure my friends and will meet up with them when the situation arises...sigh.....What would you do.......?

My Blog is finally Up

phew...spend the past 3 days trying to get my blog to the style that I want...now that it is finally done, I have to redirect friends from my old blog....