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18 December, 2009 . 1:45 AM
scoomb, & scoomb alike To everyone alike, why must we lose something/someone before learning the importance of it/he/she? And so what if you learnt to cherish something/someone after it/he/she is gone. Does it mean you have learnt to cherish it/he/she when it/he/she comes back to you? My answer is NO, they do not equate... When the time comes to this, think... It is not difficult to tell when ones emotions/attitudes change, the heart will be the first to feel. Think of those days, when you had it/he/she around. How did you treat it/he/she? But YOU are doing it again. Particularly to a big fat scoomb: If you can't love yourself, what makes you think you have the capacity to love others? Labels: blood runs thicker than water, friends stay with you, precious lesson to learn, you are weird 0 comments24 September, 2009 . 9:46 PM
if you run  Labels: precious lesson to learn 0 comments11 September, 2009 . 1:10 PM
shitty story A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! Soon, a farmer passed by and heard the little bird chirping. Seeing the poor creature covered with dung, he decided to help the bird get out of the mess and placed it under a shrub. By this time, the bird was feeling warm and chirpy. and A cat passing by heard the sounds, saw the bird and ate it up. Moral of the story??? 1) Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy. 2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend. 3) Sometimes it is better to just keep your mouth shut. --- A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree. Moral of the story??? Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there. Labels: precious lesson to learn, very random 0 comments28 July, 2009 . 5:39 PM
mse/sce freshmen camp 09/10 Took me awhile to start on this post. Anyway here it goes~ Peee-chures!  5 days 4 nights. Sun and fun. Will always remember the endless planning and preparation prior to the camp. The gossip session during debrief into the wee hours with phee. Being woken up at all the wrong time by CP number 5 (!@#$%^&). Waxing a poor guy's leg hair during war game. The "below-the-waist" game su san and cedric were playing. Being sabo-ed by huiyu and pam into getting dunk. In turn dunking pam and waiwai (=D). Balloons streamer that cedric made for telematch. Pamela's fright night that turned out even better. Endless forfeits performed by the freshies! How difficult it was to wake the babes up after bash night for cup noodles! AND (of course!) the loads of help all programmers (especially my favorite girls) put in throughout the camp!!!~ Hope the girls are enjoying themselves in M'sia. Come back safely babes!!! On to the next target: Taiwan (: Labels: friends stay with you, mini mini adventures, precious lesson to learn 0 comments06 July, 2009 . 10:05 PM
many many many Many many many things happened... Like m-a-n-y many... Just the important few... Hurt and disappointed, albeit he should not have done those pointless and stupid stunts. "是你的就是你的。" --- or so she says. May he put the past behind and look to the future.  Job at mango is over~! Phew... Didn't realise how much I had overloaded myself with until everything started taking place at the same time. Now I just need some well-deserved rest before the camp.  Had taiwan street snacks with the girls. We only met up for the food!!! Crab + beer dinner that day. Chilli crab and fried mantou has got to be the best combination ever! Followed by a big mug of ice cold beer... Feels like heaven on earth!!! 2nd round serving JD with coke at home. The feeling was weird. Red face and elevated body temperature.  WARNING! Never drink beer with liquor unless you are very confident with your drinking stamina.   Lollipop kope from the street of orchard.  My pootpoot regained freedom last week and has been accompanying me to bed!!! Damn cute right~ Labels: blood runs thicker than water, friends stay with you, good food, precious lesson to learn, very random 0 comments10 June, 2009 . 10:55 PM
i don't want I don't want. I don't want. I don't want. I don't want. I don't want. I don't want. I don't want. I don't want. I don't want. I don't want. I don't want. Labels: precious lesson to learn 0 comments28 February, 2009 . 6:21 PM
new experience This is something I did myself using mummy's sewing machine the other day... Look at how sucky the workmanship is. Hahaha... Have to practice like don't know how many times before she finally let me sew the actual thing. All these just to sew one small velcro on my bag.  Basically the sewing machine not that easy to use. Need to learn how to run the thread through various holes and hooks of it, be cautious when stepping on the pedal, have to press a catch to sew backward or step backwards on the pedal to cut the thread... No sweat 才怪!  And then this is what my mummy did for me today. Within the same amount of time as I used for the velcro. No trial, no error. One time go. The difference between GOT experience and NO experience. She is ZAI man!   Introducing my new handphone: G705 (Tadah~)! Love the wi-fi experience. It's really good. Can even watch youtube on it too. Facebook, gmail, ebuddy, blah blah blah... It is lighter and it is a slide phone! Only bad thing is the camera do not have auto-focus like my good old K800i. And the new keypad still needs some getting used to. Imma happy girl~ (: Labels: blood runs thicker than water, precious lesson to learn 1 comments17 February, 2009 . 9:53 PM
taiwan no more Ultra ultra sad... Yesterday just see jetstar got offer to go taiwan half of the price they have now... Today the offer price no more. Wtf. How I wish I can pack my bag and just go. Next time see they got such good deals must on the spot take! Cannot wait! Now probably will have to wait for another better deal to come by... Save up the money in the mean time... Labels: precious lesson to learn 0 comments26 September, 2008 . 1:33 AM
be humble My one week holiday, out of the 5 weekdays, I had to go back on 3. Haha, but it is still much better than waiwai who, after tomorrow, went back for all 5 days. Journeys to school are always so long and boring with nothing to do. Reluctant to read my lecture notes also. In the end I picked up reading: "The New Human Revolution" again. A small paragraph I read today which I liked very much... The French historian, Jules Michelet (1798-1874), wrote: "The more life mixes with lives different from itself and the more it joins itself with other existences, the stronger, happier, and more fruitful is its own existence." In other words, it is by encouraging and inspiring one another in the vast ocean of humanity that we become human in the truest sense.The abstract was from The People, the translated version by John P. McKay. Not everyone can be always right. Quite oppositely, anyone can be your teacher. Therefore it is important to be humble. Listen and learn from others and then self-reflect. Remaining stubborn and refusal to listen to others' advices will not get us anywhere. Labels: precious lesson to learn 0 comments13 September, 2008 . 11:11 PM
他的故事 今天听到了一位同学为了读大学的辛厉，才惭愧没有好好珍惜自己拥有的。 因为看他的样子很凶，所以就随口问了问他的朋友他的人怎么样。原来 他是理工学院的学生。父母不知道是不愿意还是没能力供他读大学，所以他毕业后，进入社会勤奋做工，省吃俭用，拼命的存钱，工作表现好，薪资就高。在这段期 间，他可以为了省钱，一天只吃一餐…终于让他在两﹑三年内筹到了$30,000。 且外听他朋友说，在他工作的当儿也写了很多研究报告。他也曾受邀于我们学 校的“副校长”到学校的研究所做。只是因为读书方面考试欠佳，觉得自己应付不来所以拒绝继续作。虽然读书能力不是很强，但是仍在尽力，因为辛苦过，所以珍 惜能读书的机会。 平时自己吃自己，我已有那么一丝丝﹑一点点不甘愿。但是这一听了他的故事，知道有人的处境比我还惨却也没放弃，就更有决心要珍惜自己所拥有的机会。 大家也是哦！不要埋怨，也不要泄气，继续努力~ 总有一天会出人头地的！ Labels: precious lesson to learn 0 comments20 July, 2008 . 11:32 PM
back from camp Throughout this camp, there was a number of bad management, miscommunication and bitching. I got to learn a new side to my friends, others and myself. On top of those existing before camp, there arises new conflicts and issues to be attended to. Conclusions should not be reached base on assumptions. Still need more time to ponder over all of them before actions can be taken. At home, there seems to be a new wave of angst needed to be appease. Sometimes I wish for my life to be normal. Then again what is being normal? It seems the older we get, the more complications come into play. And a life with no problems won't let me have the chance to build my character too. Labels: friends stay with you, precious lesson to learn 0 comments07 July, 2008 . 12:41 AM
constant change If I were to describe this Genting trip in only 3 words, they will have to be FUN, FOOD & SHAG. Maybe more details another time. Witness something haunting on my way home and I didn't exactly come home to a best case scenario. On top of that, haven't been getting quite enough rest recently too. However one thing I learnt about life is no matter how hard a blow you are dealt, life goes on... The only constant in life is Change. We have chosen to take the tougher path. A lot more effort has to be put in. And I need to be even stronger. Now I owe him an apology. Labels: blood runs thicker than water, friends stay with you, mini mini adventures, precious lesson to learn, very random 0 comments17 May, 2008 . 1:46 AM
these days sinhui go taiwan already... kelda's exams are here. mel is mapling... apparently it's been some time since cindy and i last stepped into suntec. got stunned by the change. first time at kuishinbo, too expensive for what the food is worth. also they don't allow more than 6 in a table, 5 of us got split into the guys table and the girls table. and then... 一波未平，一波又起 learnt a handful of precious lessons recently on people in general. may be that is why i do not feel as affected. these days time pass so fast too. just a blink of the eye and another week is gone. Labels: blood runs thicker than water, friends stay with you, precious lesson to learn, very random 0 comments18 April, 2008 . 12:44 AM
exam period train of thoughts to look on the bright side: i'm 2 papers down. 4 more to go. fighto!~ loolin's nick is very meaninigful. "getting enough is more than enough." think about that. maybe taking time off to listen to your mind think would help? memories of the good old days. reverting back to my ancient (since secondary school days when mel and i wrote to each other) nick. [surprisingly pam knows the chinese phrase for it!] tranquil is the name. =) Labels: friends stay with you, precious lesson to learn, very random 0 comments19 March, 2008 . 8:09 PM
acceptance tears don't flow without emotion. if those were really false hopes then why do your tears flow? now i comprehend the meaning behind "时过境迁" & "never say never" thanks to mel and the 6 QGZ for putting up with my nonsense these few days... jw, yh and jm gave some good advice too. honestly there are still some stray thoughts passing through my mind but i will get over them... now i just have to learn to be stronger. smile and the world smile with you. happiness does not necessarily blossom from happy things. it can be started with a smile. sorry mummy i wasn't a good daughter... i will start to try be one from now on... peggy jiejie told me this... juz keep urself busy lori'll try... i hope he'll be happier too. Labels: precious lesson to learn 1 comments17 March, 2008 . 9:59 PM
recent events last saturday went to watch "The Leap Years" with mel, kel and hui... overall i think the movie was nice, though i would only recommend for the hopelessly romantic. i doubt such an incident will happen in reality and the phrases they introduced are nice but i can't remember any particular one. i think it's worth the 8 bucks because it taught me that St. Nicholas is Santa Claus. ^^  now i have left "L: change the world", "step up 2", and "10,000 BC"... if only movies come in high definition free at your doorstep. hmm.... today i accidentally blurted out something not very nice. and got bitten back for it. painfully. staying in hall makes me more unable to control my tongue. regarding hall... there was a point in time last month when i was wondering why do i yearn to stay hall so much. i listed out several reasons too... it's only now when i'm staying here then did it dawn on me. the real reason has been so glaringly obvious all along... i guess i was too busy trying to ignore it to notice it. and i just uploaded the ntuco concert picture with mel from my phone! (though somewhat unsuccessful)  Labels: love is you, music entertainment bugg, precious lesson to learn, very random 0 comments10 March, 2008 . 5:51 PM
i'm not busy XINDY!!!! i remb ur birthday nw le!!!! it's 26th april!!! so sorry i didnt remb juz nw!!! i read before some where... a mother avoids using "i'm busy" with her kids, because it conveys the message that she has time for better things than with them which will hurt them. the next time her kids will hesitate before approaching her. this i feel, is applicable to every relationship that we share with people. from my 1st 3 months jc knowledge of economics, there is always an opportunity cost incurred in every choice we make - including how we choose to spend our time. so when my sister chooses to stick to her bf everyday after work and then stay over at her bf's place, the message received is he is more important than us. and when zj chooses to hangout/play with his friends till the wee hours until he is drained and has just enough time to complete his assignments leaving no time for other things. i receive another message. however i had something on saturday and didn't have time for him too. nowadays, i refrain myself from telling anyone that "i'm busy". Labels: precious lesson to learn, very random 0 comments09 March, 2008 . 10:38 PM
cause and effect hmm got problem uploading photos from last night's NTUCO concert. nevermind. shall upload it next time. emo monster just came back to haunt me... but i shall try my best to fight it off. mummy was telling me yesterday that people tend to look only at the surface of things unknowingly. she then carried on to tell me that she do blame herself on how she had did "wrong" initially. though by the time we children were presented to this world, we only got to witness the effects of her supposed "wrong" deeds. she also mentioned to me that i should try to understand and help her reach out to The Man since she feels that it's her fault partly. but i just cannot bring myself to do it. come to think of it, it's almost 6 months since i last talked to him properly. mostly i just show attitude. i know i should respect him on the account that he is still my father but i just can't. so i just ask mummy to give that important job to my sis, but she say i got more "说服力". which i don't think is true... how can i make myself forgive him? now, too, i understand why during that period of time when i was super emo she warned me not to handle things wrongly and become like her. after all, when things go wrong, we should never forget, it takes two hands to clap. Labels: blood runs thicker than water, precious lesson to learn 0 comments08 March, 2008 . 12:27 AM
a short essay This is my favourite short essay from the book "A Piece of Mirror" by Daisaku Ikeda... Hope it can inspire anyone who happens to read it, like how it inspired me. To My Young Friends "Try to be as active as possible. Just by being young you possess a treasure more valuable than power or fame. To be young is to have hope, passion and freedom."Youth is a time of rapid change, from day to day and moment to moment. It can also be a time of confusion. You may feel as if you are standing alone in a wasteland or on a battlefield. Sometimes you may think you cannot believe in anyone, that no one loves you, or even that you have no reason to live. Grades at school or university are probably not your only worries. You may have problems at home, with money or health, with how you feel about your looks, with members of the opposite sex, or with friends. From feeling confident and upbeat one moment, you may be overwhelmed with insecurity, frustration or apathy the next. You may have fundamental questions about yourself and your identity: Who am I? What should I do with my life? It is quite natural to feel unsure about the best way to proceed. If you have not yet decided on your future course, I feel the best thing is just to concentrate your energies on what you need to do right now, and gradually your full potential will emerge. The most important thing is not to give up on yourself when you are young, giving in to negativity or cynicism. Do no compare yourself with others. Be true to who you are and try to cherish and feel content with your own irreplaceable life. Even if you are sometimes laughed at, or people let you down, keep going forward and never let yourself be defeated. Setting yourself targets is a good idea. Even if you have the tendency to only stick at something for two or three days, just keep renewing your determination. When you are studying and you think, "I can't do any more; I want to go out." you may decide to challenge yourself to keep going for another five minutes. People who can persevere even this much will achieve great things in life. Youth is the time for building your foundation in life. You cannot build a tall building without first making its foundations solid and secure. In the same way, if you neglect study or shy away from hard work while you are young, you cannot really build yourself a great future. A smooth, easy life in which everything goes your way may seem great, but you will not be able to develop your character if everything always works out according to plan. You may even become spoiled - a person who cannot think about others and who is no help when things get tough. If your parents are poor or lacking education, or they are always quarreling with each other, try not to think yourself unlucky. This is a truly human situation that will help you develop as a person. You may feel it would be better to be born into a rich or successful family. But often people who grow up in such a world act like well-behaved automatons, bound by formality, tradition and appearances, lacking in genuine warmth and spontaneity. There is no such thing as a whole life of smooth sailing. Therefore, you do yourself a favour by taking on difficult challenges, forging and strengthening yourself in your youth, while you are healthy and strong. I hope you can see all difficulties as the material that will enable you to develop a big heart and become people of depth and substance. Try to be as active as possible. Just by being young you possess a treasure more valuable than power or fame. To be young is to have hope, passion and freedom. Your whole life lies ahead of you, brimming with possibilities. Rather than a life of blank pages, it is better to live a life crammed full of memories of struggles and wonderfully varied experiences. Not to make waves, not to leave behind any history, but just to grow old and die, is a sad way to live. Do not wait! While still in your youth, you can become the main actors in the human drama unfolding around you, the shapers of history. Even if you feel powerless, that it is difficult to believe in yourself, please try not to be easily swayed by the views of others, and hold true to what you know is right. Try to believe in yourself. I hope you will develop sharp powers of perception, then lead the way in breaking through the apathy and stagnation of society around you. so many people are complacent, thinking, "Out of all these people, surely someone will do something." Such cowardly people avoid facing problems, assuming everything will somehow work out in the end. Please challenge the injustices and corruption you see around you - speak out and fight against any abuses of power and authority that you see. Confront and challenge every situation with the full force of your character. Live with honesty and integrity and produce results. Set your sights high and fight to achieve your goals with your whole being and spirit. Edward Whymper was a young nineteenth-century English mountaineer who set out to climb the 'unclimbable' - the Matterhorn in the Alps. Since ancient times it had never been scaled. At twenty-one, Whymper determined to succeed where no one had succeeded before. His first attempt failed, but he resolved not to give up, and year after year he pitted himself against the mountain. On one attempt he got within 430 metres of the summit, but he slipped and fell sixty metres and was seriously injured. Another time a rockfall forced him to descend. Seven times he was defeated, but he did not give up. On July 14, 1865, on his eighth attempt, at the age of twenty-five, he finally made it to the top. Like him, by challenging a great goal, you can break through your limitations and realise incredible growth. It all comes down to you. I hope you will not rely on others or wait for them to do something. Try to develop such a strong sense of responsibility that you can stand up to the fiercest storms, confidently proclaiming, "I'll do it. Just watch me!" Please confront reality, look it squarely in the face, and with guts, wisdom and strength, challenge everything that lies ahead of you. Labels: precious lesson to learn 0 comments |