It is rare to find people like you. Perhaps it will be even more difficult to keep people like these. Good luck.

Jeff Chang on the loop now. Enjoy. Classics.

劉嘉玲 & 張信哲 - 有一點動心


張信哲 - 過火


張信哲 - 愛如潮水

Black or white or yellow?

You remember the days of the Samsui women in Singapore? The days when the country just started. Those ladies in their red head dresses slogging it out at all the construction sites all over the island. With nothing but the sole purpose of earning whatever little they can to feed themselves. Can't you imagine if all these didn't happen? What would we turn into? Still stuck in being a third world country? I don't know.

Fast forward to now. The throngs of foreign workers that you see at Serangoon Road on weekends are the Samsui women of modern times. Think about it, where would your expressways, roads, office buildings or even your homes be if not for them? PIE will still be the pie that people make in the oven. Orchard road will be indeed be filled with orchards of orange, papaya or watermelon? You take your pick.

The way how some ignorant Singaporeans put them down is simply embarrassing. Without them, would you want to replace them? Paid that few hundred dollars a month, no CPF contribution, working under the elements. We CAN replace them, but do we WANT to? As a citizen in a first world country, can we bear to bring ourselves to that 'lower' level?

If you go on to argue that we indeed started with us working in the construction industry and there wasn't an influx of foreigners into the country, we could still have developed in the way we are. Since that never happened, so I guess we just to deal with the current situation.

Ever wondered why there are racism, it is because businesses found cheaper and more effective people to replace the native population. And as the native population start to lose out, they turn their hatred to those who came to replace them. Those same people that left their family behind back at home. Working here without the knowledge if tomorrow will be their last.

Just think about how lucky we have been. It is really time to reflect upon ourselves. We have been ugly. Peace.

CJY, this is a little something for the friendship :)

Sun sand sea

This has got to be the most random week of my life for as far as I can remember. I sat in for a meeting which I am not involved in anything. Watched Harold & Kumar 2, it is a little liberal for its M18 rating, crude adult jokes aside, it is better than its predecessor I feel.

The hunt for nice chicken had me hunting all over for it. I am sure I won't forget that. The chicken will be eaten! Someday. I promise. I don't know about you, but I have to eat those chicken!

Volar! was today, weather was mad. Not a single cloud cover the entire day. Everyone was as burnt as they can be. The turnout was disappointing. Totally not worth the effort put into the event. How would you have felt? Prospect of a 3rd looks grim. But then again, it should not be looked upon at a financial perspective. After all, it will kill any other forms of student initiatives in the future. Give hope a chance.

Thought of the day: Would you rather meeting the right people at the wrong time, or the wrong people at the right time?

My personal take, honestly, neither. Both sucks. I can be a little selfish at times thank you :) But if I was really to choose, it would be the former. At least the right people takes a bit of grim away in the time when nothing is going right. Night.

5, 3.5, 5

The moment the website failed to load, I knew something was wrong. A quick glance at the modem confirmed my worst fears. Instead of the usual 5 lights, I see 3 on with 1 blinking. I know exactly what the problem is. Like all things aged, they are very prone to problems. And problems concerning that of electronics can be a tricky and messy issue.

When this problem struck me again, it dawned upon me how dependent we are on the internet in this age. The internet which acts as a mode of communication with whoever on the other end of Skype or Live Messenger; the source of the latest updates from all walks of life, sports and even celebrities’ gossips; Youtube; (illegal) movies online and so much more that we can think of.

Just imagine waking up the next day not able to access your email; your Blackberry doesn’t connect; and the many instances whereby we used the internet for our so many different purposes. God, that is unimaginable.

Since there wasn’t anything I could have done, I started typing this after awhile. Even though I was occupied by this post, I didn’t forget to re-power my modem hoping for the best to happen. This entire episode lasted about 40 minutes, what seems to be the longest 40 minutes of tonight.

As I was finishing this post, the 5 lights lit up.

Sentiment

All creatures moving and alive I believe are all sentimental beings. Sometimes we just choose to hide it from others. Take for example today I was at TPY central I bought an ice cream from the elderly uncle. Given the numerous different sellers present, obviously it wasn't any other uncle. If my memory serves me right, he was the first seller to be present there years ago. In recent times, he came under stiff competition from others. And strangely he's the only person I buy ice cream from if ever I have craving.

Also humans will not change if the circumstance is not against him. We only change when we need to change, seldom we change because we feel like changing. We are just too comfortable in our own surrounding. *_*

Food and fingers

The late dinner at KFC. Ran out of crispy, so I settled for original. It's been a while since I ate the 'real' thing though. This some it wasn't so bad. Sometimes it can be a little 'nua' (read:lousy)

So are you someone who will dirty all your 10 fingers when you eat chicken or even any other food? Or are you one who will only dirty your thumbs and 1st fingers only?

dsfkyhn

Nothing too fancy, perhaps just some photos along the way.

J.Co donuts. Was ok I guess?

Despite reports of rice running out at NTUC, no such problems at Shop n Save. Ha

Hearts

The most colourful cupcake I have ever eaten. Thx for the cupcakes! The blue is my desk fyi.

You know when I was a kid, I was fascinated by the world of car wash. You know back in those days whereby the car wash at the petrol stations are still mechanical. Ok a random fact but those mechanical ones tend to leave scratches on the car in the long run. The whole feeling of being in a semi-dark environment as the car goes through the wash, as the foam overs the car, there is a surreal(ok I am just using a random word here) feeling sitting in the car as it passes through it. The feeling that somehow made me feel away from the busy world. That quite moment to myself. That feeling was never lost. Even till now. Ever since all the car wash operators have switched to manual ones, the feeling is somewhat lost to and extent. Ok totally random post. Bye.

The Other Boleyn Girl

I set out with the aim of writing something. But the stuffs are simply too random to be put into words I guess. I see how it goes then.

Anyway. I didn't find the author that I was looking for at Page One. It's been some time since I visited Kino. Borders too. They must carry cos that's where the initial book is from. Ha. Well I guess it's been too long since I spend some time drown in the books, and bleeding my wallet. :)

Other issues, I guess it's not meant to be here. Sorry.

It was long

It has been a long time since I took a bus ride alone. A long bus ride that is. So I sat at the last row of the upper deck, music plugged in and eyes wandering. I always have this fascination about neighbourhoods that is other than mine. I love to see how the different people in the different places going about their everyday life. The different people that enter or exit the bus at every stop all have their own story to tell. Perhaps this offers me the change in environment and experience that I so much crave for.

Rewind to an incident a couple of weeks back. I was at a store of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf when I saw left struck with this image firmly in my mind. I didn’t have my notebook with me, so I penned this down instead.

A man who I estimated to be in his sixties was left in the store by his son and daughter-in-law while they went shopping with their toddler kid in tow. They bought an Ice Blended for him and after a brief conversation; they left, only to come back later to pick him. When I first interpreted that scene, I thought of it as one of concern of the son for his dad. His dad was walking with the aid of a walking stick. But I see in the man’s eyes, a troubled and lonely look; the very pair of eyes that he as seen the world with for over more than half a century. In his eyes he always seems to be waiting, waiting for what in the long run I do not know. But in that instance I can only guess that he is waiting for his son to come back. His gaze was always of nothing in particular, but from time to time again he would look at the entrance. His weather beaten face seems to be telling a story of a lifetime. The ice blended drink untouched the entire time.

Almost at the same instance, another family come in and sat at the table to my half right. They bring with them a little girl, a girl no older than two years old I supposed. While her mum was settling down with her, her dad ordered a similar ice blended drink to the elderly man, alongside with two slices of cheesecake. The little girl was in her own state of hyperactivity in the oversized couch as she shared a slice with her mum as her dad chomp down the other. Time to time again, she would look into my direction and giggling and grinning ever so innocently. It was beyond any of my facial control that in the end I smiled back at her. She showed me an expression laced with the emotion that I don’t think I will be able to find elsewhere, exclusive to the group known as toddler kids.

The stark contrast of the two scenes made it impossible to be missed; one that is of the elderly uncle who as just stepped into the twilight of his life while the little girl has barely began hers.

As the uncle’s family came to pick him up, he got up slowly from his seat and limped slowly off with them. It seems justified that his son had him in his best interests. As he exited the store, she had finished her cheesecake as well. Goodbye little girl J

Currently in the loop

卓文萱 & 黃鴻升(小鬼) - 愛的主旋律

Coffee & Tea

She caught my eye the moment I stepped in. Though most of the time her back was to me, and despite the fact that I was plugged into my Shure, her presence was felt time and time again. The delicate features and the long lush black hair that crowns her head. Though she is Chinese, or the remote possibility of being Taiwanese, it doesn't really matter. I'm almost certain she sensed that I was stealing glances at her, for I was 'caught' several times for looking. '_'

As she made her exit with her friends, our eyes briefly locked. A little smile from us both and she's gone. The moment was brief, yet the episode seemed eternal.

It is little surprises like that these that make life a little bit more bearable.

Wells...

You was all that was on my mind as I did my run this evening. You kept me going for the entire distance. Even though I have been trying to get you out of my mind since long ago, you just kept coming back. It was you, that keep popping up at the weirdest moments. I cannot say it is entirely bad, but it doesn't do me any good in the long run.



Random, I caught Top Gun. Tom Cruise when he was still 'normal'. He made Ray-Ban cool. It was then. He was good.

c/t

Recently Starbucks was in the news in the States. The matter at hand was that their staff had 'forgotten' the primary reason what made Starbucks famous back then. That is their customer service. So a huge number of stores was closed and their staff sent for retraining. Well this should not come as a surprise as now in the wake of increasing competition from others, it is often the intangible services that distinguish you from others. The same goes for when in life. Personally I do tend to see a consistent service standard in the Starbucks outlets here locally. Warm and friendly staff helming the store.

Starbucks has nicer coffee, but Coffee Bean has nicer tea. Just an observation. :)

Just an interesting observation, I seem to be always the one changing a new toilet roll at home. Strange. Haha.


The days of innocence is lost from me. Would you help me find it again?

Lyrics and colors

As tagged by Ber.

How to play

1. Put your music player on shuffle
2. Press forward for each question
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even though it if doesn't make sense. no cheating.
4. With the answers, give your own comments on how it relates to the questions.
5. Tag 5 ppl.

I'm going to skimp on the rules and answer via lyrics...

How are you feeling today?
梦见铁达尼 - 张惠妹
我梦见 titanic,
也梦见了我和你.
..
我的梦好甜,
我舍不得睁开眼.
Just when I was talking about my dreams in the previous post.

Will you get far in life?
All out of love - Air Supply
I want you to come back and carry me home
Away from these long lonely nights
I'm reaching for you, are you feeling it too
Does the feeling seem oh so right
And what would you say if I called on you now
And said that I can't hold on
There's no easy way, it gets harder each day
Please love me or I'll be gone, I'll be gone...

How do your friends see you?
Take my breathe away - Berlin
Take my breath away

Haha oh wells.

Will you get married?
Rain and tears - Child Aphrodites
Rain and tears are the same,
but in the sun
you've got to play the game.

When you cry in winter time,
you can pretend
it's nothing but the rain.

How many times I've seen
tears coming from your blue eyes.

Give me an answer of love,
I need an answer of love.

Rain and tears in the sun
but in your heart
you feel the rainbow waves.

Rain and tears both I shun,
for in my heart
there'll never be a sun.

What is your best friend's theme song?
The color of the night - Lauren Christy
You and I moving in the dark
Bodies close but souls apart
Shadowed smiles and secrets unrevealed
I need to know the way you feel

I'll give you everything I am
And everything I want to be
I'll put it in your hands
If you could open up to me oh
Can't we ever get beyond this wall

'Cause all I want is just once
To see you in the light
But you hide behind
The color of the night

I can't go on running from the past
Love has torn away this mask
And now like clouds like rain I'm drowning and
I blame it all on you
I'm lost - God save me...

What is the story of your life?
The Phantom of the opera - Sarah brightman, Steve Harley
Sing once again with me
Our strange duet
My power over you
Grows stronger yet
You'll give your love to me
For love is blind
The phantom of the opera is now
Your mastermind

What was high school like?
What I've done - Linkin Park
What I've done
I'll face myself
To cross out what I've become
Erase myself
And let go of what I've done
This is accurate, don't know why. Haha!

What's in store for this weekend?
Have you Ever Really Loved a Woman - Bryan Adams
O.o

How's your life going?
孤单芭蕾 - 许慧欣
跳支芭蕾 one two three
纪念我爱过你
往事很美我会踏着回忆的旋律
孤单单的跳到天亮

How can you get ahead in life?
Born to be my baby - Bon Jovi
My heart beats like a drum (all night)
flesh to flesh, one to one (and it's alright)
and I'll never let go cause
there's something I know deep inside
You were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man

What's the best thing about your friends?
爱的代价 / 李宗盛
陪我经过那风吹雨打
看世事无常
看沧桑变化

What song will they play at your funeral?
All out of love - Olivia
I want you to come back and carry me home
Away from these long lonely nights
I'm reaching for you, are you feeling it too
Does the feeling seem oh so right

How does the world see you?
口是心非 / 張雨生
Period.

Do people secretly lust after you?
恋爱症候群 / 黄舒骏
有些专家学者研究后相信
恋爱是内分泌失调所引起

Oooo.

How can you make yourself happy?
Sweet Child o mine - Guns and Roses
She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories

She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain

What should you do with your life?
Knockin on heaven's door - Guns and Roses
Knock, knock knockin' on heaven's door.
That is fast. Boo.

Will you ever have children?
Bubbly - Colbie Caillat
The rain is falling on my window pane,
But we are hiding in a safer place.
Under covers staying dry and warm.
You give me feelings that I adore.
Sounds encouraging I suppose.

What song would you strip to?
Blaze of glory - Bon Jovi
Blaze of glory indeed.

What does your mummy think of you?
Promise me - Beverly Craven

What is your deep, dark secret?
Without you - Mariah Carey
Woots! :):):)

What is your mortal enemy's theme song?
In love with you - Regine Velasquez & Jacky Cheung
So they say keep your friends close, but your enemy closer. Indeed true. Haha! wtf?

What's your personality like?
改变1995 / 黄舒骏
Eh?

What song will be played at your wedding?
Bring me to life - Evanescence
Not bad. Not bad at all.

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Sleep and me

I had a dream this morning. It was regarding me waking up and sms-ing someone. It happened moment before I woke up and did the exact same thing. Fast forward to this evening, I tried to take a nap. Actually I don't know if I actually drifted off to sleep. Cos I was in the state of semi awake to the point whereby I know what is going on around me, yet I am still sleeping. Bleahs. Sleep doesn't like me today.

I am feeling the familiar ache in my legs now. That same feeling which deserted me quite some time ago. Glad that it is back though :)


Publish Post

News and I

Getting into someone else's life is wholly dependent on whether the person grant you the permission to do so. Else it will be just trespassing. And we more or less know what happen to trespassers in the end, it will just make everything look bad.


Channel NewsAsia is fast loosing its appeal to me. It no longer has watch-worthy(I don't think there is such a word, but still to drive my point across) news anchors. Glenda Chong has taken up the Shanghai correspondent role and Andrea Chow is missing in action. There isn't Young Ming any more! I don't find Cheryl Fox anything nice.

Although there are the likes of Chloe Cho, Lynlee Foo David Nye, Genevieve Woo, Otelli Edwards, Steven Chia, Yvonne Yong, oh wells. Watching news is back to the depressing days.
The only saving grace will be the likes of Nina Varghese, Suzanne Jung, Timothy Go, Melissa Hyak, Sushila Krishnan.

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Whenever I am feeling disturbed or upset or anything else, I tend to write. Rather, it is more like type now. The items that I write about may not relate directly to the issues that I have on hand, but usually they are disguised within the many words and paragraphs that you see.


If one day you find me gone, you should not be surprised as it was coming all along.