Thursday, October 28, 2004
the return of the sun...
her long awaited album is finally going to be out tmr... can't wait to get it... yeah... hopefully, there'll be more nice songs...
Thursday, October 21, 2004
imperfect legs...
i promise the day i wake up, i will soar...
i'll never lose my legs, for it is them that give me strength and hope...
the journey continues...
i'll never lose my legs, for it is them that give me strength and hope...
the journey continues...
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Because you loved me...
For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrongs that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful,
BabyYou're the one who held me up
And never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through
Through it all
Chorus: You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't see
You gave me faith cause you believed
I'm everything I am because you loved me
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand, I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, You gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm greatful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
Chorus
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark
Shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you!
(You were my strength when I was weak)-You were my strength!
(My voice when I couldn't speak)-Oh when I couldn't speak!
(You were my eyes when I couldn't see)You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith cause you believed
I'm everything I am...
Because you loved me...
thank you~
street directory database
went nus on fri... played tennis for the whole aftnoon... boy, it was real tiring man... haha, anyway sarah brought me ard her arch studio and bumped into pin jie who futher enlightened me bout his adventures in arch, how he battled uncle zhou and the Z monster... well, it's kindda interesting the way the studios are structured. one studio consist bout 10 tables and they cluster in a group, in a very cozy fashion, like our hc class benches... well, it's quite good cuz can foster interactions btwn ppl and it'll be really fun if ur studio ppl are a bunch of jiaobins... pin jie showed me a number of his works, which was quite zai, esp his sketch of moses... haha, arch is unlike other facs which have quizzes and test regularly... arch is mainly on proj, instead of exams... this rox man, reminds me of my chinese high days, where i hated mugging and immersed myself in proj which i enjoyed... goooood, at least i can convince myself that i didn't make a wrong choice, arch seems like what i'll like to do and enjoy... of cuz, pj also said that as an arch student, u gotta 看得开 cuz u can be very hardworking and put in lotsa effort in your work but in the end you still can't score cuz the prof buay song ur works or maybe just buay song u... well, there's nothing you can do... being lousy in results doesn't mean that you're not a good designer... sigh, but in singapore, result is still "everything"... oh well, no way to change ppl's mindset that being an arch has no future... well, this is my path, there will be a future if you believe in it...
while it is unlikely that there will be a future, it is possible at the same time that there will be a future...
hmm, wat xy say is kindda true that i shouldn't run ard in nus so much, if not there won't be 新鲜感 when i come in 2 years later, but guess wat, i've stored nus and ntu maps in my database, muahuahahah... actually, i think i've explore more than 60% of spore, almost all the housing estates, except sengkang... as for private estates, the bt timah and western area should be all done... soon, i shall try to source for short cuts... but the think about knowing too much bout spore is that i'll feel kindda sianz driving liao, cuz there no where to explore... i've explored from neo tiew road in lim chu kang to telok paku road in changi... yay~ the 24hrs street directory hotline will be fully functional soon, when i've finish updating all my patches... maybe i can provide value added services like providing directions for bt timah trail or safti live range... as for now, tips for travelling will be updated in future posts...
but the thing is that once after 12am, i tend to "holland" and take the longer route... as u can see, the system maybe unstable at times too...
while it is unlikely that there will be a future, it is possible at the same time that there will be a future...
hmm, wat xy say is kindda true that i shouldn't run ard in nus so much, if not there won't be 新鲜感 when i come in 2 years later, but guess wat, i've stored nus and ntu maps in my database, muahuahahah... actually, i think i've explore more than 60% of spore, almost all the housing estates, except sengkang... as for private estates, the bt timah and western area should be all done... soon, i shall try to source for short cuts... but the think about knowing too much bout spore is that i'll feel kindda sianz driving liao, cuz there no where to explore... i've explored from neo tiew road in lim chu kang to telok paku road in changi... yay~ the 24hrs street directory hotline will be fully functional soon, when i've finish updating all my patches... maybe i can provide value added services like providing directions for bt timah trail or safti live range... as for now, tips for travelling will be updated in future posts...
but the thing is that once after 12am, i tend to "holland" and take the longer route... as u can see, the system maybe unstable at times too...
Friday, October 15, 2004
y = e^infinity ~ experience life
our age is increasing at an exponential rate...
let age be e, let pain be y...
y = e^infinity
as we grow older, we feel sadder even though materially we have more... the material can't satisfy our souls... we're gonna hit the big 2 soon... as times go by, we'll cont to hold on to some part of our past cuz that past has touched your life forever, no matter how u move on, it can't be taken away from you... to >> tootsie loh, coolsudzai forever, it'll never be lost...
万事都是虚空，若我们看破红尘，也许会找到快乐，永恒的快乐和幸福。
这份幸福不是：钱，权势，荣耀，性，恋爱。 而是生命。生命是要付出，要贡献，要牺牲，这样才明白生命地真谛，真正的价值。
experience life... u dun need $ to experience life... though having $$ easiest way to experience life... there're other ways to experience life... life will be an experience if u live it alternatively, not conforming to the world... be a monk or a missionary... be a UN aid worker in some ulu countries... but maybe or most probably in the end, we still choose the $ way...
wat's the diff btwn a beggar and a millionare? NOTHING...
you still live and die in a diff way... one will die of hunger, the other will die of eating too much... who experienced life? both, just that they experience types of life...
let age be e, let pain be y...
y = e^infinity
as we grow older, we feel sadder even though materially we have more... the material can't satisfy our souls... we're gonna hit the big 2 soon... as times go by, we'll cont to hold on to some part of our past cuz that past has touched your life forever, no matter how u move on, it can't be taken away from you... to >> tootsie loh, coolsudzai forever, it'll never be lost...
万事都是虚空，若我们看破红尘，也许会找到快乐，永恒的快乐和幸福。
这份幸福不是：钱，权势，荣耀，性，恋爱。 而是生命。生命是要付出，要贡献，要牺牲，这样才明白生命地真谛，真正的价值。
experience life... u dun need $ to experience life... though having $$ easiest way to experience life... there're other ways to experience life... life will be an experience if u live it alternatively, not conforming to the world... be a monk or a missionary... be a UN aid worker in some ulu countries... but maybe or most probably in the end, we still choose the $ way...
wat's the diff btwn a beggar and a millionare? NOTHING...
you still live and die in a diff way... one will die of hunger, the other will die of eating too much... who experienced life? both, just that they experience types of life...
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
moment of eternity...
embrace the moment... for it'll be a moment of eternity...
finally knowing sth that's joyous and happy... i'm happy for you :)
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
well, went back to somewhere familiar this morn... tango wing seems the same but the ppl aren't there... realised that the honour roll is dominated by my platoon and my section was really qiang... they say that you never know how much u miss and love something or someone when u lose it, it's really true... ever since our platoon split, there was a sense of sadness, even seeing awsm (who gives extras and mocks alot at ppl) made them so elated in brunei... amazing how 4mths of togetherness can bond ppl together...
well, i'm really blessed to have great ppl around me... you may not be someone great in the worldly eyes, but to me you are the greatest...
was watching our class video again today, showed my friend too... felt alot bout it, though my friend was quite stone... guess the video will only be appreciated by all jiaobins...
even though we're far apart, our hearts will be as one...
finally knowing sth that's joyous and happy... i'm happy for you :)
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
well, went back to somewhere familiar this morn... tango wing seems the same but the ppl aren't there... realised that the honour roll is dominated by my platoon and my section was really qiang... they say that you never know how much u miss and love something or someone when u lose it, it's really true... ever since our platoon split, there was a sense of sadness, even seeing awsm (who gives extras and mocks alot at ppl) made them so elated in brunei... amazing how 4mths of togetherness can bond ppl together...
well, i'm really blessed to have great ppl around me... you may not be someone great in the worldly eyes, but to me you are the greatest...
was watching our class video again today, showed my friend too... felt alot bout it, though my friend was quite stone... guess the video will only be appreciated by all jiaobins...
even though we're far apart, our hearts will be as one...
Sunday, October 10, 2004
tango one lives on...
just came back from my bbq with tango one... it was kindda a small gathering of bout 10ppl... consisted of mainly the infantry and arty guys... they shared bout their interesting encounters... for the infantry guys, they just came back from taiwan, what an interesting trip... 2 weeks of super doper tough training, minimal sleep, bashing through virgin grasslands and walking up and down the hill, or maybe a small mountain... hung yi miraculously met 10 ninja vans along the way... well, ninja vans are those vans that sell food to saf soldiers who are distressed w/o food, theoretically, it's illegal to buy food from these ninja vans, but as usual, practicing the 8th core value... the recreation aft their missions was fun... staring incidents in taipei night market aft telling the hawkers that they were sporeans... thrilling theme park rides, they went to 4 theme parks in 3 days... met persistent hookers and pimps on the streets... bump into some celebs... well, it their trip to taiwan really sounded cool... as usual, our dear mr see is as extra as ever... sigh... as for the arty guys, they mug like siao daily and have tons of test... very much like studying for a levels maths and phys... if you fail ur test, ur weekend will be burnt cuz u gotta study for retest... u fail a few times and u'll ooc... well, it's great to hear bout their interesting life, which i'll never get to experience... they agree that they don;t feel at ease with their current group of cadet mates cuz their heart is still in tango one... it's sad, cuz we were so united as a platoon, everyone misses those days, where we had turnouts together, casavec together, knit together, do stupid stuff together... though, it's been like 4mths since i parted with them but i still keep fond memories... i miss the days of chionging with them... it's a sense of bonding and brotherhood... tango one will be a milestone, a chapter of my life stored in my memory... 3 more months to 22 jan... all the way guys... ningyan, get ur soh n do tango one proud... i'm waiting to salute you guys...
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
.............
not running anymore...
tired of racing... i can't... no, i CAN... do i want to? will i want to?
maybe what dickson say is true... take it easy...
admiration...
denial...
acceptance...
tired of racing... i can't... no, i CAN... do i want to? will i want to?
maybe what dickson say is true... take it easy...
admiration...
denial...
acceptance...
Monday, September 27, 2004
busy sunday, lazy monday...
finished 21km in 1hr 50min 12secs at ahm yest... it was really a refreshing run... broke my pb 4 years ago by 22mins... could have done a 1hr 40min but though my heart and mind wanted to, my legs just couldn't move... i ran an avg of 4mins 45secs per km for the first 16km and as i past the u turn point at 10.5km mark, my legs felt really light and i ran at an even faster pace... by 16km, the time was 1hr 15mins, which meant that if i cont at that pace, i can complete in 1hr 40mins... but sadly, my legs became bricks and i was dragging them every step i took... the most ardous journey was the last 3km, running past mmg hse and the esplanade park... fortunately, met friends on the way like yew song and monda, and seeing them gave me the determination to push on... well, i met my target which i set for myself b4 the run though it could have been betta... i'll be back next year...
running the 21km is great, a refreshing experience, a time to discover yourself, your limits... esp when u run until your legs are aching, cramping, would you give up? if you carry on, what is your driving force? i felt the worst at the 18km mark, but it's not the time to give up when it's so close to the end... once a runner, always a runner... think the only i can be myself and be strong in it is running... emotions of 喜怒哀乐 can be experienced... you feel like crying when u just can't take it anymore, but u just gotta hold on to it and carry on... for those who watched the women's marathon, paula redcliffe brokedown at the 30 sth km mark cuz she couldn't take it, prolly it was the intense pressure to perform or maybe her legs were giving up on her... she tried to carry on again, but her legs just couldn't move... it was quite an emotional scene... later on in the 10km race, she dropped out halfway too... but holding on isn't easy, not many can hold on... prolly the best example of someone who held on all the way was terry fox who ran for 143days before he passed away... his spirit is worth emulating... instead of blessing this cancer paitient, we were in fact blessed by him... well, there are lotsa lessons to learn from running...
flight endurance speed strength
haha, slacking at home now... i'm really immobile, can't walk properly, my joints are all very pain, esp my right feet, the arthritis condition is acting on me... but it's normal aft running such long dists, the last time i attempted the marathon 4 yrs ago, i couldn't walk for 3 days... well, it's been a long time since i had the opportunity to slack the whole day at home, maybe since last year's sars period... enjoying my cna progs and going to cook lunch later... haha, it's been a long time since i've cooked, haven't been cooking ever since i enlisted... feeling up my ucas application later... should i go if i can go? but something's holding me back...
running the 21km is great, a refreshing experience, a time to discover yourself, your limits... esp when u run until your legs are aching, cramping, would you give up? if you carry on, what is your driving force? i felt the worst at the 18km mark, but it's not the time to give up when it's so close to the end... once a runner, always a runner... think the only i can be myself and be strong in it is running... emotions of 喜怒哀乐 can be experienced... you feel like crying when u just can't take it anymore, but u just gotta hold on to it and carry on... for those who watched the women's marathon, paula redcliffe brokedown at the 30 sth km mark cuz she couldn't take it, prolly it was the intense pressure to perform or maybe her legs were giving up on her... she tried to carry on again, but her legs just couldn't move... it was quite an emotional scene... later on in the 10km race, she dropped out halfway too... but holding on isn't easy, not many can hold on... prolly the best example of someone who held on all the way was terry fox who ran for 143days before he passed away... his spirit is worth emulating... instead of blessing this cancer paitient, we were in fact blessed by him... well, there are lotsa lessons to learn from running...
flight endurance speed strength
haha, slacking at home now... i'm really immobile, can't walk properly, my joints are all very pain, esp my right feet, the arthritis condition is acting on me... but it's normal aft running such long dists, the last time i attempted the marathon 4 yrs ago, i couldn't walk for 3 days... well, it's been a long time since i had the opportunity to slack the whole day at home, maybe since last year's sars period... enjoying my cna progs and going to cook lunch later... haha, it's been a long time since i've cooked, haven't been cooking ever since i enlisted... feeling up my ucas application later... should i go if i can go? but something's holding me back...
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
touched by an angel...
Spend all your time waiting for that second chance
For the break that will make it OK
There's always some reason to feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction or a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent revelrie
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference, escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent revelrie
In the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
For the break that will make it OK
There's always some reason to feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction or a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent revelrie
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference, escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent revelrie
In the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
You're in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
Monday, September 20, 2004
driving...
slept an avg of 4 hours each night on thurs fri and sat... still feeling very tired... drove like siao on friday and sat... had a very ect friday...
fri
- woke up at 3am
- drove to airport to send chin at 4
- went bfast at geylang at 5
- went to sch at 730 to look for burge
- went back jurong west to fetch kt
- went mindef for despatch at 830
- went kranji for despatch at 10
- went ubi for despatch at 11
- went holland for lunah at 12
- went back to camp at 1pm
- worked till 5
- gave tuition at jurong till 9
- had supper at lao pa sat at 10
- felt boliao and went mt faber with my army friends at 12
- reached home at 230am
total mileage = approx 160km
btw, nearly died when i got home, it's really dangerous to drive when you are feeling so tired...
anyway, talking bout cars, my parents will be changing our sunny into a minivan... it'll prolly be renault kangoo... hehe, the pros of it will be the larger capacity, can fetch more ppl next time... 7 ppl can fit nicely into the "car"... low maintanence, cuz the kangoo uses diesel, it can save us more than half of the cost in maintaning our sunny... cons... it's manual transmission, and the speed limit is 60km/h... but it doesn't really matter cuz i won't speed, esp with this high c.g "car"... this "car" looks kindda funky, not like the traditional vans like the liteace or hiace... in response to joel's calling for ppl to drive continental cars, i will be driving soon hopefully...
renault kangoo express...
fri
- woke up at 3am
- drove to airport to send chin at 4
- went bfast at geylang at 5
- went to sch at 730 to look for burge
- went back jurong west to fetch kt
- went mindef for despatch at 830
- went kranji for despatch at 10
- went ubi for despatch at 11
- went holland for lunah at 12
- went back to camp at 1pm
- worked till 5
- gave tuition at jurong till 9
- had supper at lao pa sat at 10
- felt boliao and went mt faber with my army friends at 12
- reached home at 230am
total mileage = approx 160km
btw, nearly died when i got home, it's really dangerous to drive when you are feeling so tired...
anyway, talking bout cars, my parents will be changing our sunny into a minivan... it'll prolly be renault kangoo... hehe, the pros of it will be the larger capacity, can fetch more ppl next time... 7 ppl can fit nicely into the "car"... low maintanence, cuz the kangoo uses diesel, it can save us more than half of the cost in maintaning our sunny... cons... it's manual transmission, and the speed limit is 60km/h... but it doesn't really matter cuz i won't speed, esp with this high c.g "car"... this "car" looks kindda funky, not like the traditional vans like the liteace or hiace... in response to joel's calling for ppl to drive continental cars, i will be driving soon hopefully...
renault kangoo express...
Thursday, September 16, 2004
lotsa things to say...
sorry guys, my broadband connection has been screwed up for the past few days, can't connect to the net, so couldn't blog... i'll try to remedy it, but for now, using my office's comp to blog...
it has been a very busy and unhealthy week... really busy with work, checking, checking and checking documents for some inspection that's coming up soon... arrrr, didn't exercise at all this week... wanted to run or do weights on tues, but couldn't cuz i worked till very late... wed was worse, wanted to swim but it rained and yest, my uncle cancelled the tennis game cuz the floor was too wet... sigh, next wk is ahm liao, i dun think i can clock enough milage to perform, but hopefully i can achieve my target of 1hr 50mins for 21km, which means it'll be about 5.25mins per km... i'll try to get into my unit's ahm team next yr and i'll be able to train properly... anyway, after ahm will be 2nd link run... it's a 10km run to and fro the 2nd link causeway... anyone interested can let me know... the final running event will be the standard chartered marathon in dec... i'm thinking of completing where i left off 4 years ago... but the reg fee is kindda ex $48 bucks per person... maybe we can form a team of 6 and run the relay, think it'll be more fun...
more and more ppl are leaving for overseas, and it's kindda sad cuz they will only be coming back somewhere next year but oh well... they will still be back...
been hanging around with my unit's friends... it's kindda interesting to hear their point of view bout life and so on... will write more when my net is back...
it has been a very busy and unhealthy week... really busy with work, checking, checking and checking documents for some inspection that's coming up soon... arrrr, didn't exercise at all this week... wanted to run or do weights on tues, but couldn't cuz i worked till very late... wed was worse, wanted to swim but it rained and yest, my uncle cancelled the tennis game cuz the floor was too wet... sigh, next wk is ahm liao, i dun think i can clock enough milage to perform, but hopefully i can achieve my target of 1hr 50mins for 21km, which means it'll be about 5.25mins per km... i'll try to get into my unit's ahm team next yr and i'll be able to train properly... anyway, after ahm will be 2nd link run... it's a 10km run to and fro the 2nd link causeway... anyone interested can let me know... the final running event will be the standard chartered marathon in dec... i'm thinking of completing where i left off 4 years ago... but the reg fee is kindda ex $48 bucks per person... maybe we can form a team of 6 and run the relay, think it'll be more fun...
more and more ppl are leaving for overseas, and it's kindda sad cuz they will only be coming back somewhere next year but oh well... they will still be back...
been hanging around with my unit's friends... it's kindda interesting to hear their point of view bout life and so on... will write more when my net is back...
Saturday, September 11, 2004
a tribute to the the troubled world...
today is the 3rd anniversary of sept 11... it set the precedence for future events...
01' afghan war
02' bali bomings
03' operation iraqi freedom
03' mariott hotel boming
04' aussie embassy boming
this is a 1989 song kindda old but i guess it's a recollection of our troubled history, esp the cold war... as we enter a new stage of terror, we should take a look at our troubled past and see how out past sowed the seeds for our present and the future world...
did US light the fire or was she just fighting the fire?
will the fire ever end?
We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
'49 harry truman, doris day, red china, johnnie ray
South pacific, walter winchell, joe dimaggio
'50 joe mccarthy, richard nixon, studebaker, television
North korea, south korea, marilyn monroe
'51 rosenbergs, h-bomb, sugar ray, panmunjom
Brando, "the king and i" and "the catcher in the rye"
'52 eisenhower, vaccine, england's got a new queen
Marciano, liberace, santayana goodbye
Chorus
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
'53 joseph stalin, malenkov, nasser and prokofiev
Rockefeller, campanella, communist bloc
'54 roy cohn, juan peron, toscanini, dacron
Dien bien phu falls, "rock around the clock"
'55 einstein, james dean, brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy crockett, peter pan, elvis presley, disneyland
'56 bardot, budapest, alabama, krushchev
Princess grace, "peyton place", trouble in the suez
Chorus
'57 little rock, pasternak, mickey mantle, kerouac
Sputnik, chou en-lai, "bridge on the river kwai"
'58 lebanon, charles de gaulle, california baseball
Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide
'59 buddy holly, "ben hur", space monkey, mafia
Hula hoops, castro, edsel is a no-go
'60 u-2, syngman rhee, payola and kennedy
Chubby checker, "psycho", belgians in the congo
Chorus
'61 hemingway, eichmann, "stranger in a strange land"
Dylan, berlin, bay of pigs invasion
'62 "lawrence of arabia", british beatlemania
Ole miss, john glenn, liston beats patterson
'63 pope paul, malcolm x, british politician sex
Jfk, blown away, what else do i have to say
Chorus
'64 - '89 birth control, ho chi minh, richard nixon back again
Moonshot, woodstock, watergate, punk rock
Begin, reagan, palestine, terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in iran, russians in afghanistan
"wheel of fortune", sally ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless vets, aids, crack, bernie goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, china's under martial law
Rock and roller cola wars, i can't take it anymore
Chorus
We didn't start the fire
But when we are gone
Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on...
01' afghan war
02' bali bomings
03' operation iraqi freedom
03' mariott hotel boming
04' aussie embassy boming
this is a 1989 song kindda old but i guess it's a recollection of our troubled history, esp the cold war... as we enter a new stage of terror, we should take a look at our troubled past and see how out past sowed the seeds for our present and the future world...
did US light the fire or was she just fighting the fire?
will the fire ever end?
We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
'49 harry truman, doris day, red china, johnnie ray
South pacific, walter winchell, joe dimaggio
'50 joe mccarthy, richard nixon, studebaker, television
North korea, south korea, marilyn monroe
'51 rosenbergs, h-bomb, sugar ray, panmunjom
Brando, "the king and i" and "the catcher in the rye"
'52 eisenhower, vaccine, england's got a new queen
Marciano, liberace, santayana goodbye
Chorus
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
'53 joseph stalin, malenkov, nasser and prokofiev
Rockefeller, campanella, communist bloc
'54 roy cohn, juan peron, toscanini, dacron
Dien bien phu falls, "rock around the clock"
'55 einstein, james dean, brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy crockett, peter pan, elvis presley, disneyland
'56 bardot, budapest, alabama, krushchev
Princess grace, "peyton place", trouble in the suez
Chorus
'57 little rock, pasternak, mickey mantle, kerouac
Sputnik, chou en-lai, "bridge on the river kwai"
'58 lebanon, charles de gaulle, california baseball
Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide
'59 buddy holly, "ben hur", space monkey, mafia
Hula hoops, castro, edsel is a no-go
'60 u-2, syngman rhee, payola and kennedy
Chubby checker, "psycho", belgians in the congo
Chorus
'61 hemingway, eichmann, "stranger in a strange land"
Dylan, berlin, bay of pigs invasion
'62 "lawrence of arabia", british beatlemania
Ole miss, john glenn, liston beats patterson
'63 pope paul, malcolm x, british politician sex
Jfk, blown away, what else do i have to say
Chorus
'64 - '89 birth control, ho chi minh, richard nixon back again
Moonshot, woodstock, watergate, punk rock
Begin, reagan, palestine, terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in iran, russians in afghanistan
"wheel of fortune", sally ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless vets, aids, crack, bernie goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, china's under martial law
Rock and roller cola wars, i can't take it anymore
Chorus
We didn't start the fire
But when we are gone
Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on...
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
a trip to garfield land and a visit to whore #9...
been driving around quite alot lately, tried different shopping centre's carpark, getting used to the sharp turns and small opening spaces... anyway, last nite was the 1st time i didn't have my parents as my v com... drove to jurong point to watch garfield with my cousins... theodric, denise and jonathan... it's also my 1st time, bringing those 2 small kids out for a movie alone without my aunts and uncles, of cuz theodric helped with the "babysitting" too... it was a good show to watch as a family...
then 2nd part of the night activity... having supper with yaolu and paying a visit to whore (hall) 9... wow, the hall activities are really vibrant even at 1am, the night never ends... well, nus halls don't seem to vibrant though, esp with some fat warden walking around... stayed at his room and talked till quite late b4 going home... even as i was going home at 130, there were still ppl jogging and couples showing their affection in the middle of the road, indifferent about the traffic... cool, i might just join yaolu for a jog at night...
then 2nd part of the night activity... having supper with yaolu and paying a visit to whore (hall) 9... wow, the hall activities are really vibrant even at 1am, the night never ends... well, nus halls don't seem to vibrant though, esp with some fat warden walking around... stayed at his room and talked till quite late b4 going home... even as i was going home at 130, there were still ppl jogging and couples showing their affection in the middle of the road, indifferent about the traffic... cool, i might just join yaolu for a jog at night...
Sunday, September 05, 2004
ARTICLE X :: THE TRAGEDY OF BEING AN ATHLETE
CONFIDENTIAL
the following cases are sensitive and should not be circulated...
:: case 1 ::
they have this inherent perception that training = studying... the more u study, you'll be able to score... but no way man, track isn't like that... you can run 10.6 on a good day and a 10.9 on a bad day... but it doesn't warrant a right to scrap someone's scholarship after sponsoring his 1st year, leaving this helpless chap who could have easily gotten any other scholarship with his academic abilities, in the lurch and slamming him through the media...
:: case 2 ::
the media doesn't help an athlete much... as we can see from the much talked about case of our 'malingering' athlete... i actually believed very much in the papers initially but apparently, they sensationalised the whole issue when i gotta ustnd the whole issue... it was quite brave of him to stand up for his own rights on tv...
:: case 3 ::
they like to throw unwanted athletes aside and take them back when another athlete becomes unwanted and this new unwanted athlete will then be slammed... this was so prevalent if you follow "today in athens"...
:: case 4 ::
mentally torturing athletes before the comp, psychoing them to do well for races... and continue torturing them after delivering thier performance... seriously, why aren't they happy with a bronze medal?
:: case 5 ::
importing china athletes is not a way to improve our performance, given the well know fact that they like to pressurise them like sending them for numerous and countless competitions before the big one... somehow, it's not easy being a china import... firstly, u gotta face critics about their nationality... but most importantly, i definitely won't be suprise if they get deported immediately if they fail to meet up to the expectations...
:: case 6 ::
are they wise? ... X is representing his country A in a competition which is held in country B... but X is training in country C... so wouldn't it be wiser and more cost efficient if X travels from country C to B instead of travelling from C to A then to B??? bear in mind that X has to pay for his own airfare...
CONFIDENTIAL
Friday, September 03, 2004
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind...
isn't it a samsara concept?
things will go in a full circle...
things will go in a full circle...
memories and the old...
Memories will only be memories...
I reformatted my computer 3 wks ago, it was infested with spyware. This was my 2nd time reformatting it this year.. Different computers have different amount of hard disk space, 20, 40, 80, 160gb. My hard disk is limited at 40gb, it can only store 40gb worth of data. Once I reformat, all the data will be gone. Similarly, memories will only be memories, they are of the past. U either back it up, store it, or delete it by reformatting it. The more u want to store ur memories, the more it will be infected with viruses. The only way of improving the performance of your comp is to reformat it, delete away all the viruses and preserve your selected data.
When u restore your old data, would you want to edit it? Or would you leave it as a read only format or achieve format or hidden format?
Interestingly, i wonder how does it feel like to lose all my photos, mp3s and data now? These files have been with me since sec1. It would be disastrous if I lose them all. It will also be very agonizing to lose 4gb worth of mp3 downloaded with 56kpbs modem over the years.
I have this set of cds which I treasure a lot cuz it was a birthday present and the songs were painstakingly downloaded with a 56kpbs modem. If I receive another set of cds of songs that were downloaded with broadband, of cuz I would treasure the previous one...
I like old Chinese songs...
These songs have great impact on my life since young. I have grew up listening to them. Who is a better singer? Jay Chou or Eric Moo? Jolin Tsai or Deng Miao Hua? Which is a better group? SHE or Xiao Hu Dui? Which is a better song? Jiu Shi Ai or Ming Tian Hui Geng Hao? Well, to those who are in their 20s and 30s would prefer the former type of songs, while those in their teens will prefer the latter types. there is simply no answer. It’s not possible to say that the past is better than the present or the present is better than the past. This comparison can’t be made, cuz the era is different, the setting and the environment are different. Both generation of songs are equally important in shaping me, my thoughts and my preference. The world will move on, present singers will fade away while new emerging singers will emerge, nothing will stay static. New genre of songs will develop, cover versions of the similar song will be produced. Some people will prefer the cover version, but the original version of the song will always belong to the original singer. Gigi Leung re-sang Theresa Teng’s 我只在乎你, although it’s quite nice, but the song will always be remembered as Theresa Teng’s one. Who will appreciate?
I reformatted my computer 3 wks ago, it was infested with spyware. This was my 2nd time reformatting it this year.. Different computers have different amount of hard disk space, 20, 40, 80, 160gb. My hard disk is limited at 40gb, it can only store 40gb worth of data. Once I reformat, all the data will be gone. Similarly, memories will only be memories, they are of the past. U either back it up, store it, or delete it by reformatting it. The more u want to store ur memories, the more it will be infected with viruses. The only way of improving the performance of your comp is to reformat it, delete away all the viruses and preserve your selected data.
When u restore your old data, would you want to edit it? Or would you leave it as a read only format or achieve format or hidden format?
Interestingly, i wonder how does it feel like to lose all my photos, mp3s and data now? These files have been with me since sec1. It would be disastrous if I lose them all. It will also be very agonizing to lose 4gb worth of mp3 downloaded with 56kpbs modem over the years.
I have this set of cds which I treasure a lot cuz it was a birthday present and the songs were painstakingly downloaded with a 56kpbs modem. If I receive another set of cds of songs that were downloaded with broadband, of cuz I would treasure the previous one...
I like old Chinese songs...
These songs have great impact on my life since young. I have grew up listening to them. Who is a better singer? Jay Chou or Eric Moo? Jolin Tsai or Deng Miao Hua? Which is a better group? SHE or Xiao Hu Dui? Which is a better song? Jiu Shi Ai or Ming Tian Hui Geng Hao? Well, to those who are in their 20s and 30s would prefer the former type of songs, while those in their teens will prefer the latter types. there is simply no answer. It’s not possible to say that the past is better than the present or the present is better than the past. This comparison can’t be made, cuz the era is different, the setting and the environment are different. Both generation of songs are equally important in shaping me, my thoughts and my preference. The world will move on, present singers will fade away while new emerging singers will emerge, nothing will stay static. New genre of songs will develop, cover versions of the similar song will be produced. Some people will prefer the cover version, but the original version of the song will always belong to the original singer. Gigi Leung re-sang Theresa Teng’s 我只在乎你, although it’s quite nice, but the song will always be remembered as Theresa Teng’s one. Who will appreciate?
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