Dang... almost got hit by a car yesterday... Today, i got electrocuted by my own printer! MY OWN PRINTER.... gheez... it hates me... hahaz... pretty crazy feel thou... my hands are still shaking now even though its been 15 mins since the electrocution.... Creates a slight problem with the locomotion of the body... Last week, by buddhist beads fell on the ground too... its an omen! A SIGN!!! Oh NO! the ENd of the World!!! hahaz... Oh well....
Was at work today, where i do research, create powerpoint lectures, facilitate in schools and mark exam papers all for a mere S$7 and hour! Cheap labour man... What a deal they've got... a Berkeley Graduate working at S$7 an hour.. hahz... so i wrote in my msn to my friend Rayson saying "Marking papers is so boring..." and his reply was "Keying codes in laptop is so sianzz..." Hahaz... both of us, once officers of the 3rd Singapore Infantry Regiment... now resigned to pathetic part time jobs... Oh wellz... that's life... hahaz... and i guess... each of us have our own difficulties in life... Own challenges to face... the papers or the codes! hahaz!
Tomorrow's my 2nd attempt at the huge fortress of the US embassy... Really... it looks like a castle from the outside... Impenetrable... Difficult to get in... yet so easily thrown out... Hopefully i'll get through this time... Wait for the news!
Pray for me!...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
End of the World
Today, i almost met the end of the world. It was a perfectly normal day, going to work, lunch with my colleague Royston and stopping by the guan yin temple at waterloo st to offer our respects... yet at night, while on the way to Nathaniel's house, i was doing a fast U-turn when suddenly this white car came dashing towards me. His headlights blinded my eyes during the turn and my mind went into a blank for a split second while my reflexes for some reason or other moved on its own and my car swerved to the side as it turned... By some grace.. i was spared... imagine what would have happened if it had come crashing through my side of the door at 100km/hr... Now i guess most of you will say... the fact is that it didn't happen... so thats it... yes... it didn't happen physically.. but mentally, the entire experience went through my mind... i mayb thinking too much as always.. hahz... but everything has a lesson that can be learnt, and from this... I learnt about the fragility of life... that you never know when the end of your world will come... It can be any other perfect day just like the morning that i had... Thus we must really treasure every single moment of our live... and treasure every single person we know... Life is too fragile to be taken lightly.... Accord with the conditions, and experience the flow.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
The Road Not Taken...
Saturday night, everyone is out there clubbing & celebrating Halloween. I was tempted to go, tempted to ask if any of my friends were going... but then again, i thought twice and decided to stay home. It was a concious choice, so no complains... or maybe just a little... lolz. $20 per entry, plus the transport and all, well, it'll add up to my part time job's pay of 8 hours! 8 hours of toil ending in 3 hours of fun... I think i'd rather the money go into my bank account and then later into some investments. Suffer now and enjoy later, thats my motto! Besides, being vegetarian and not drinking, basically i'll not be enjoying the full course anyway. But yes... those are also my personal choice which i choose to stick with... I guess I have chosen to take "the road not taken," to take, "the one less travelled by..."
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverge in a yellow wood,
And sorry i could not travel both
And be one traveler, long i stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
On, I kepth the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads onto way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost [1916]
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverge in a yellow wood,
And sorry i could not travel both
And be one traveler, long i stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
On, I kepth the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads onto way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost [1916]
Friday, October 26, 2007
Forgotten...
Its the Friday night before Halloween and the full moon hangs in the sky. Couples spend the night together admiring the moon, admiring each other, friends go to clubs and pubs to catch up with old friends, to meet up with new onez... And here i am... sitting in front of my computer, facing my facebook which keeps letting me face the words "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage..." there is no one online on my msn list of 200 over contacts... no one to talk to... Not the first time... definitely not the last... Once again, forgotten by the world... Oh wellz... life's like that...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Rejected...
Yah... i was rejected... but what were you thinking about? No... its not being rejcted by love... although i never really face up to those rejections... hahz...this one is bigger! I was rejected by the US Embassy!!! Boo hoo hoo... Sobz... yah... went for my visa application and was rejected after a long 2 hours wait... i only saw the person for 5 min and she said i was missing 1 document... so i have to make another appointment.. which is like 1 week away! My torture drags on... Rejected by the embassy... Dejected once again...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Treasure...
Received a msg out of the blue last night at about 1am from a friend, it goes like this: "Hey bro, sorry i couldn't make an effort to meet u... i will always remember the times we enjoyed together. Hope that your future will be bright as ever... and i just wanted to tell you it is an honour having you as a friend... Coz friends are hard to come by... And i truly treasure this friendship! Hope to see u around soon. All the best in life... Nights!"
It's funny coz i didn't really say i was leaving or what, so i asked him why the sudden emo msg, and his reply was "Don't noe la, just find that u are a good friend and just wanted to let you noe that you've taught me some lessons in life that i now started to think about... so thanks... then at the same time like very seldom spend time with each other anymore, scared u lonely..."
After this msg, it got me thinking, that sometimes, we get so busy in life, that we forget those around us... That sometimes a simple msg of hi once a while can keep old contacts going and even light up a person's life at that moment!
And that you do not need to have any reasons before you can tell another person that you treasure his/her friendship... Or to thank another person for any simple thing he/she has done, or just for being there... Coz you never know what might happen with each passing day...
Sometimes, its better not to hold back your thoughts, as the other person may not always understand what you're thinking. Dare to do what you wish to do, to say what you want to say... For once that chance is lost, you never know when it'll come back again... Follow your heart and treasure every single person and every single moment in your life...
To my friend, I am really honored by your message, and I just wanted to thank you for your msg and to let you know that i really treasure this friendship too. To thank you for being there all the times that I have been lonely... and for even having the thought that i might have been lonely even though i seldom say it out... And to thank you for all the times spent together and all the wonderful memories...
To all my close friends out there, just wanted to take this opportunity to tell u all that i really treasure your friendship, and every minute that we ever get to spend together. Love y'al!....
It's funny coz i didn't really say i was leaving or what, so i asked him why the sudden emo msg, and his reply was "Don't noe la, just find that u are a good friend and just wanted to let you noe that you've taught me some lessons in life that i now started to think about... so thanks... then at the same time like very seldom spend time with each other anymore, scared u lonely..."
After this msg, it got me thinking, that sometimes, we get so busy in life, that we forget those around us... That sometimes a simple msg of hi once a while can keep old contacts going and even light up a person's life at that moment!
And that you do not need to have any reasons before you can tell another person that you treasure his/her friendship... Or to thank another person for any simple thing he/she has done, or just for being there... Coz you never know what might happen with each passing day...
Sometimes, its better not to hold back your thoughts, as the other person may not always understand what you're thinking. Dare to do what you wish to do, to say what you want to say... For once that chance is lost, you never know when it'll come back again... Follow your heart and treasure every single person and every single moment in your life...
To my friend, I am really honored by your message, and I just wanted to thank you for your msg and to let you know that i really treasure this friendship too. To thank you for being there all the times that I have been lonely... and for even having the thought that i might have been lonely even though i seldom say it out... And to thank you for all the times spent together and all the wonderful memories...
To all my close friends out there, just wanted to take this opportunity to tell u all that i really treasure your friendship, and every minute that we ever get to spend together. Love y'al!....
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Watching the world go by...
Went to the top of this small hill in Bukit Gombak last night with Jeffrey and just sat there in the darkness, chatting, listening to songs and watching the world go by... watching the lights of each house go off one by one as people go to bed, watching each train passing by, carrying lesser passengers as it goes deeper into the night, watching the staff getting ready to close the station and watching people return home after a long day at work... the noise and lights of the city gradually dying down to the stillness of the night... Sometimes in life, we just forget to enjoy this wonderful stillness... always rushing from one place to another, from one task to another... a constant mad race for time, a mad race for things to do to fill up our lives... Many times when i went out with friends, we're always looking for something new to do, asking each other "Erm... so what next?" and yet ending up doing the same old mundane stuff like watching movies, playing pool, walking around and then later feeling bored. Yet last night was one of those nights which i felt could go on forever and yet not feel bored... We were in fact doing nothing, just sitting there, yet that doing nothing becomes a something to fill us up. Funny isn't it... the human mind. Too bad it was a cloudy night... but one star was kind enough to shine its light. So we just sat there till almost 1am in the morning...
Anyway... that doing nothing inspired me to visit my sad sad blog which i seldom visit myself... so i doubt anyone else visits... been another 4 months since i wrote again... poor thing.. abandoned once again by its owner.. hahz. Hmmz.. so what has happened so far? If you're bored and have nothing better to do, then here's more reading for u. Finally walked down the street of ORD! Yay!!! Hahz.. and i saw this street in Perth called ORD! hahaz. How interesting...
Finally an operationally ready service man... which means, i can keep my army equipment to collect dust until the next call up! Hahz. But it didn't come easy... i had to conduct an 8 day field camp before i was released... so i was busy, busy, busy and then suddenly... nothing... just nothing... and the days that immediately followed dragged long... like a spirit trapped in another dimension, listless, aimless, a spectre wandering within the 4 walls of my home... There was nothing to do... no where to go... i was dying a slow death of boredom... rotting away gradually... lost in the maelstrom of existence once again... hahaz
So i got a ticket and ran off to Australia... but instead of a holiday, i was made to work! hahaz... not so bad actually lah... was helping my uncle in his exhibition at the royal perth show,
promoting his new drink called beta jooce! A health drink that tastes good and is good for the body! Contains coral seagrass which is good for the skin and beta glucan which is a polysaccharide from.... oopz... hahz... see... i memorized the script well! hahz. ALso got to meet up with Kenneth Chang, a good friend of mine whom i have not met for 6 years! And met many other people whom i didn't know but knew me! Hahaz... surprising. All in all, it has been a great trip!
Anyway... that doing nothing inspired me to visit my sad sad blog which i seldom visit myself... so i doubt anyone else visits... been another 4 months since i wrote again... poor thing.. abandoned once again by its owner.. hahz. Hmmz.. so what has happened so far? If you're bored and have nothing better to do, then here's more reading for u. Finally walked down the street of ORD! Yay!!! Hahz.. and i saw this street in Perth called ORD! hahaz. How interesting...
Finally an operationally ready service man... which means, i can keep my army equipment to collect dust until the next call up! Hahz. But it didn't come easy... i had to conduct an 8 day field camp before i was released... so i was busy, busy, busy and then suddenly... nothing... just nothing... and the days that immediately followed dragged long... like a spirit trapped in another dimension, listless, aimless, a spectre wandering within the 4 walls of my home... There was nothing to do... no where to go... i was dying a slow death of boredom... rotting away gradually... lost in the maelstrom of existence once again... hahazSo i got a ticket and ran off to Australia... but instead of a holiday, i was made to work! hahaz... not so bad actually lah... was helping my uncle in his exhibition at the royal perth show,
promoting his new drink called beta jooce! A health drink that tastes good and is good for the body! Contains coral seagrass which is good for the skin and beta glucan which is a polysaccharide from.... oopz... hahz... see... i memorized the script well! hahz. ALso got to meet up with Kenneth Chang, a good friend of mine whom i have not met for 6 years! And met many other people whom i didn't know but knew me! Hahaz... surprising. All in all, it has been a great trip!
Watching the World go by...
Went to the top of this small hill in Bukit Gombak last night with Jeffrey and just sat there in the darkness, chatting, listening to songs and watching the world go by... watching the lights of each house go off one by one as people go to bed, watching each train passing by, carrying lesser passengers as it goes deeper into the night, watching the staff getting ready to close the station and watching people return home after a long day at work... the noise and lights of the city gradually dying down to the stillness of the night... Sometimes in life, we just forget to enjoy this wonderful stillness... always rushing from one place to another, from one task to another... a constant mad race for time, a mad race for things to do to fill up our lives... Many times when i went out with friends, we're always looking for something new to do, asking each other "Erm... so what next?" and yet ending up doing the same old mundane stuff like watching movies, playing pool, walking around and then later feeling bored. Yet last night was one of those nights which i felt could go on forever and yet not feel bored... We were in fact doing nothing, just sitting there, yet that doing nothing becomes a something to fill us up. Funny isn't it... the human mind. Too bad it was a cloudy night... but one star was kind enough to shine its light. So we just sat there till almost 1am in the morning...
Anyway... that doing nothing inspired me to visit my sad sad blog which i seldom visit myself... so i doubt anyone else visits... been another 4 months since i wrote again... poor thing.. abandoned once again by its owner.. hahz. Hmmz.. so what has happened so far? If you're bored and have nothing better to do, then here's more reading for u. Finally walked down the street of ORD! Yay!!! Hahz.. and i saw this street in Perth called ORD! hahaz. How interestingFinally an operationally ready service man... which means, i can keep my army equipment to collect dust until the next call up! Hahz. But it didn't come easy... i had to conduct an 8 day field camp before i was releases... so it was busy, busy, busy and then suddenly... nothing... just nothing... and the days that immediately followed dragged long... like a spirit trapped in another dimension, listless, aimless, a spectre wandering within the 4 walls of my home... There was nothing to do... no where to go... i was dying a slow death of boredom... rotting away gradually... lost in the maelstrom of existence once again... hahaz
So i got a ticket and ran off to Australia... but instead of a holiday, i was made to work! hahaz... not so bad actually lah... was helping my uncle in his exhibition at the royal perth show,
promoting his new drink called beta jooce! A health drink that tastes good and is good for the body! Contains coral seagrass which is good for the skin and beta glucan which is a polysaccharide from.... oopz... hahz... see... i memorized the script well! hahz. ALso got to meet up with Kenneth Chang, a good friend of mine whom i have not met for 6 years! And met many other people whom i didn't know but knew me! Hahaz... surprising. All in all, it has been a great trip!
Anyway... that doing nothing inspired me to visit my sad sad blog which i seldom visit myself... so i doubt anyone else visits... been another 4 months since i wrote again... poor thing.. abandoned once again by its owner.. hahz. Hmmz.. so what has happened so far? If you're bored and have nothing better to do, then here's more reading for u. Finally walked down the street of ORD! Yay!!! Hahz.. and i saw this street in Perth called ORD! hahaz. How interesting
Finally an operationally ready service man... which means, i can keep my army equipment to collect dust until the next call up! Hahz. But it didn't come easy... i had to conduct an 8 day field camp before i was releases... so it was busy, busy, busy and then suddenly... nothing... just nothing... and the days that immediately followed dragged long... like a spirit trapped in another dimension, listless, aimless, a spectre wandering within the 4 walls of my home... There was nothing to do... no where to go... i was dying a slow death of boredom... rotting away gradually... lost in the maelstrom of existence once again... hahazSo i got a ticket and ran off to Australia... but instead of a holiday, i was made to work! hahaz... not so bad actually lah... was helping my uncle in his exhibition at the royal perth show,
promoting his new drink called beta jooce! A health drink that tastes good and is good for the body! Contains coral seagrass which is good for the skin and beta glucan which is a polysaccharide from.... oopz... hahz... see... i memorized the script well! hahz. ALso got to meet up with Kenneth Chang, a good friend of mine whom i have not met for 6 years! And met many other people whom i didn't know but knew me! Hahaz... surprising. All in all, it has been a great trip!
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