Earlier on, i posted the lyrics..and this blog also played 'half' of this song..
its really hard to find the full version..
its a common song inserted in many TVB shows. Sung by a female named Angel. Original name of this song is 'no matter', aka 'different by day and night'. I got to know it while watching 'healing hands III'.
Here's the full version.. pity i cant get the full version in mp3..
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
different as night and day (No Matter)
Doesn’t matter whom you are with
Doesn’t matter where you are going
Don’t you know I’m still waiting here for you
And pray for you In the sunny days,
Sun will light your day In the windy days, wind will leave your way.
I have to say, you’re my treasure moments
Never gonna walk away
In the rainy days, rains will share my tears
In the stormy days, storms will steal my pain
Just go your way and leave things all behind
Spread your wings and fly away
I’m pretending your mine
I’m wishing you’ll be fine
The moments we share never die
You’ve made a difference to my life
Doesn’t matter where you are going
Don’t you know I’m still waiting here for you
And pray for you In the sunny days,
Sun will light your day In the windy days, wind will leave your way.
I have to say, you’re my treasure moments
Never gonna walk away
In the rainy days, rains will share my tears
In the stormy days, storms will steal my pain
Just go your way and leave things all behind
Spread your wings and fly away
I’m pretending your mine
I’m wishing you’ll be fine
The moments we share never die
You’ve made a difference to my life
Sunday, May 25, 2008
vivocity carpark
It was really terrible. It was a 6pm show and 6pm we just reached Keppel road. When we turned into vivocity carpark, it was 615pm. Our movie was Indiana Jones and logically it supposed to start at 620pm(minus the ads).
Iinitially i thought we were JIT(just in time). However, my heart sunk when i enter the carpark. It was jammed. First was some funny peopl stopping halfway to let people alight along the way entering the carpark gantry. Then was the terrible jam inside. Look at my self drawn picture. See the problem? The problem is located at Area A. ALL arrows drawn indicate a ONE Way traffic.
Cars entering each level of the carpark, could either turn LEFT to enter carpark and park their cars, or try their luck to wait at the level. For those who do not wish to, and will like to drvie further up, may go straight, then turn RIGHT and drive UPWARD.
For those who already PARKED at that level and were leaving, they could ONLY drive thru the one way road and go DOWNWARDs, by passing Area A.
And here's the problem. What about those who do not want to join in the 'queue' and want to go to the upper levels? and what about those, who 'toured' the current level of the carpark, found no empty slots and will like to go further up also? ALL of them have to JOIN those who are LEAVING the carpark and stuck at AREA A., due to the jam. Those going up or down will be stuck and look around helplessly.
For those leaving, well, the jam was started due to people leaving, and the exit barrier(ERP) is rather slow in reaction, plus the heavy traffic around the area, thats why it has heavy jam. So its fair enough. But for those entering the carpark, its really ridiculous for them to 'join' in the congestion for nothiner.
Actually 2 ways to solve this thing. Draw yellow box at area A. So that there is space for those to go up, to by pass the congestion.
Second way is to draw lines at area A, indicating those SELFISH peeps, to make way for those going up. The one way path is rather wide, and if these peeps are considerate enough not to occupy the WHOLE driveway, then people going up would have no problem.
Level 6,7 of the carpark got PLENTY of parking slots. But alas, i was held up at level 3,4,5 due to these problems. We reached the cinema at 650pm. missed 30 mins of the show. Haiz.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
What's on her mind?
Hmm..recently i am sure many of us would have heard, about this girl from China, Liaoning. Passing crude remarks, rude comments, cursing the people from Sichuan. Saying that its no big deal that a few ten thousands people died, after all China got 1.3 Billion strong population.
Its rather amazing, that she can go on scolding for about 4 mins plus. Whats on her mind? Trying to be like somebody wanting to be famous through making a scene? Trying to get popular by making 'shocking comments'?
Clearly, no one in the right state of mind will make such comments, or even think like that. Not to mention thousands of people died, even a hundred people died is a tragic. Life is precious.
Although i believed natural disasters are part and parcel of Nature, but i still feel sad for the victims. Clearly this girl is either crazy, and i mean literally mentally unsound, troubled etc, or she has some hidden agenda.
Nono, i am not going to post her wonderful speech here nor her photos. I will not 'dirty' my little blog or make her famous indirectly. Actually, by blogging about her atrocious act already make her famous. Its a sin already. haha.
Now, she is surely the common enemy of whole of China and millions of people who know of her terrible actions. I pity her parents, her family. Cantonese like to say ' i rather give birth to a char siew then to you. char siew still can eat, but you? useless!'.
for me, i like to say, her existence on earth is redundant and only further deplete's earth resources. Now price of rice is high, and you(this girl) is wasting precious rice through your daily consumption.
Well, perhaps, im wrong, she wouldnt waste resources, maybe she's an alien? Alien might not eat rice or breath in oxygen. Maybe they breath in carbon dioxide and give our oxygen? lolz. im crazy.. what's on my mind?
Its rather amazing, that she can go on scolding for about 4 mins plus. Whats on her mind? Trying to be like somebody wanting to be famous through making a scene? Trying to get popular by making 'shocking comments'?
Clearly, no one in the right state of mind will make such comments, or even think like that. Not to mention thousands of people died, even a hundred people died is a tragic. Life is precious.
Although i believed natural disasters are part and parcel of Nature, but i still feel sad for the victims. Clearly this girl is either crazy, and i mean literally mentally unsound, troubled etc, or she has some hidden agenda.
Nono, i am not going to post her wonderful speech here nor her photos. I will not 'dirty' my little blog or make her famous indirectly. Actually, by blogging about her atrocious act already make her famous. Its a sin already. haha.
Now, she is surely the common enemy of whole of China and millions of people who know of her terrible actions. I pity her parents, her family. Cantonese like to say ' i rather give birth to a char siew then to you. char siew still can eat, but you? useless!'.
for me, i like to say, her existence on earth is redundant and only further deplete's earth resources. Now price of rice is high, and you(this girl) is wasting precious rice through your daily consumption.
Well, perhaps, im wrong, she wouldnt waste resources, maybe she's an alien? Alien might not eat rice or breath in oxygen. Maybe they breath in carbon dioxide and give our oxygen? lolz. im crazy.. what's on my mind?
Thursday, May 22, 2008
信仰
这时有点宗教的文章，所以，无兴趣者可以带过不看。也请诸位放心，这文章也没什么‘攻击性’。
基本上今天是个循规蹈矩的一天。早上老爸公司货车突然发生小问题，不能行走。所以只好‘动员’我的货车。幸好，中午时分就能拿回我的货车。
下午到后港中心办点事情，到书局看看书；途中遇见一位恰似印度同胞的中年人。和他萍水相逢，但他不到几句，竟然问起我的宗教信仰。嗯，的确，不是我一竹竿打翻全船人，还了是普通华人，我们绝对不会问宗教问题。除了基督徒，以及佛教徒(近年逐渐频繁)。当然对于他们的坦率，我不以为然，但是对于他们对宗教的认真，认识(至少自己的宗教)，我是佩服的。纵观一般华人‘拜神/拜祖先的人’，其实都是道教信徒，但是因为自卑感，因为对自己信仰的不了解，所以很多时候改换宗教，很多时候不敢承认自己的宗教，甚至对自己信仰不多以理会。最多只是拜拜而已。
我很庆幸，我勇于说出我的信仰。我对于自己信仰有认识，不觉得尴尬。
我认为，宗教是重要的。古时候神道设教，就是要通过‘神权’来灌输道德教育，道德伦理。通过‘神权’来鼓励，勉励大众，通过‘神权’来之行礼仪，以礼待人，通过‘神的信仰’来给人类希望。
可惜，现在人类不是滥用宗教名义来进行自私的暴力行为，不然就是以为金钱物质比宗教心灵重要。这时错误的。心灵寄托，心灵的‘粮食’是必须的。人非万能，很多时候需要鼓励，希望。宗教可以给予这方面的帮助。
宗教的许多圣人，教祖其实也是伟人，智者。宗教经典汇集了他们毕生的智慧，经历和历史。这时无价的宝库。宗教也是文化一部分，了解宗教就是了解历史，文化。
历史文化乃人之根，所以也不能忽略。
下午我在图书馆温书，看到许多上了年纪的老人阅读道家面相术等书籍。我不仅感叹。不止这些人，其实还有许多人对道家数术有兴趣。没错，数术的奥秘超越我们现在科学认识，是迷信，是真实还有待研究。小弟对道家有点认识，我只知道，学习不能只知其一不知其二。做事要做全套，有程序。学习也是如此。很多人对数术产生兴趣，道‘学’(经典，教理等)不学，就直接投入学习数术。这是危险的。因为自己的认识不够，根底不深，很难了解数术的最终目的。到最后可能‘走火入魔’，或则数术不‘灵验’，或则根本不了解。
因此，不是数术不灵，或则数术是‘邪恶’的(一种误会)，而是学的人学习方式不对，所以产生很多‘江湖骗子’。学了一点就称‘师傅’。数术也不是懒惰人的short cut in life'。 数术是协助人类，不是人类全部。无奈很多人都要走捷径。
道家祖师爷创教，也是先教‘学’，后教‘术’。二者要平衡，才能‘得道’。
学道如此，日常生活也是如此，千万不能好高务远，眼高手低。
What is love...
Hmmm..seems interesting..so i decided to hijack it and put it here...
A student asks a teacher, "What is love?"
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the padi field and choose the biggest padi and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."
The student went to the field, go thru first row, he saw one big
padi,but he wonders....maybe there is a bigger one later. Then he saw another bigger one... but maybe there is an even bigger one waiting for him.
Later, when he finished more than half of the padi field, he start to realise that the padi is not as big as the previous one he saw, he knows that he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted !!!! So, he ended up going back to the teacher with empty hand.
The teacher told him, "...this is love... you keep looking for a better one, but when later you realise, you have already missed the person...."
"What is marriage then?" the student asked.
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick." The student
went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when he reach the middle of the field, he has picked one medium corn that he feel satisfy, and come back to the teacher.
The teacher told him, "this time you bring back a corn.... you look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get.... this is marriage."
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the padi field and choose the biggest padi and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."
The student went to the field, go thru first row, he saw one big
padi,but he wonders....maybe there is a bigger one later. Then he saw another bigger one... but maybe there is an even bigger one waiting for him.
Later, when he finished more than half of the padi field, he start to realise that the padi is not as big as the previous one he saw, he knows that he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted !!!! So, he ended up going back to the teacher with empty hand.
The teacher told him, "...this is love... you keep looking for a better one, but when later you realise, you have already missed the person...."
"What is marriage then?" the student asked.
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick." The student
went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when he reach the middle of the field, he has picked one medium corn that he feel satisfy, and come back to the teacher.
The teacher told him, "this time you bring back a corn.... you look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get.... this is marriage."
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A moment of silence, A moment of Prayer
For those who can contribute.. a dollar is not too little, a million is not too much.
And for the many others, a moment of silence and prayer for the victims, really helps. Do it your way, with sincerity, and im positively sure they will feel it, they will benefit it.
向不幸遭受天灾的伤亡者，失去家园，家人的人们，献上诚心的慰问，祈祷。
愿天灾永消，亡魂得升天界，受难者消灾免难，
祈求上苍，怜悯众生。
太乙救苦天尊。
勇气和承担
勇气和承担
这几天新闻上，报章上都有令人发人深省的报导，新闻。
原因就是缅甸风灾，中国四川地震。要面对这些，确实要很多勇气。
胡思乱想的我，也不免备受影响。记得新民日报的一篇文章就提到；
人啊，就是自大。架一搜太空船上太空就是‘征服’太空。出大海就是‘征服’海洋。为何要用那么附有攻击，对抗性的字眼-征服呢？
天大地大，我们架太空船游太空就好像苍蝇在客厅飞来飞出。苍蝇‘战胜’‘征服’了客厅？哈哈。
人定胜天？在管理学上有所谓zero sum game and non zero sum game. 拼的你死我活不一定好事。顺应局势反而更加有利。人要懂得‘顺’，不是‘斗’。当然，我不是说要坐以待毙，等死；而是要运用更高层次的行事原则。顺水推舟更能事半功倍。
人定胜天，是鼓励话，教我们不要放弃。道家言- 我命在我不在天，也是鼓励话。这时一种勉励的方式，不是具体做事的策略，方法。
中国这次处理地震问题处理的很好。相比之下，军人政府统治的缅甸就糟糕了。可怜老百姓啊，缅甸政府自私自利，又无能(可能只会打仗)。天灾发生那么久了，现在还在讨论接受国际社会援助问题，现在还在开会，哀悼等。甚至还在搞政治，投票，还在讨论什么‘亚细安国家’可以来帮忙，其他国家则要办什么签证的事情。
人命关天啊。真是可恶。
中国这次就做的好。我因为很多原因，所以关心四川。因为我爱读三国，刘备的地盘就是四川(蜀)，我喜欢熊猫，我是道教徒(道教发源地在四川)，教祖张道陵就是在四川鹤鸣山遇见太上老君显圣，四川也很多道教圣地(也是旅游地)如青城山，青羊宫，二王庙等。
人算不如天算，人要顺天时，地利，人合；不是什么都要‘征服’，搏斗。
话说回来，谈到自然，好事，坏事是相对的。中国今年真是‘大喜’和‘大悲’的一年。许多‘时候诸葛’的‘预言’我们不谈，就谈如何面对吧。刚才我看了港剧‘妙手仁心’，剧中说了一段非常有意义的话。
一个母亲2年前患了癌症，后来儿子因为意外半身不遂。天啊，真是遗憾，悲剧。要照顾儿子，自己还患了癌症。这个母亲，因为儿子需要她的照顾，所以母亲用了坚强的毅力和自己的母爱，竟然控制癌症病情的恶化(当然她也有看医生)。
儿子，十分 聪明。半身不遂还能考取大学文凭。开始他觉得自己没用，没有明天，哪有什么为明天而奋斗。所以他一直要给自己‘安乐死’。这无疑大大地伤了母亲的心，但是，儿子发现母亲患病，还那么坚强的照顾他，而感动了。彼此关系大大改善了。
很多时候，一件事情，是目标，还是遗憾，很难说。重要的是勇气面对，和承担一切。很多人，包括我，没有勇气，为何总是鼓不起勇气？因为不愿意，或则不想，不敢‘承担’。Courage comes with willingness to take up responsibilities.
每一件事情，都有后果，都要承担。如果承担后果没有问题，那么勇气自然来。
要懂得看开，看宽，愿意承担，才能鼓起勇气。
面对天灾人祸也是如此。要积极面对，智勇兼备。如何办得到？年那就是要先面对‘承担’的问题了。
我虽然没受天灾人祸影响，但此时此刻，我真的需要勇气，和面对承担。
这几天新闻上，报章上都有令人发人深省的报导，新闻。
原因就是缅甸风灾，中国四川地震。要面对这些，确实要很多勇气。
胡思乱想的我，也不免备受影响。记得新民日报的一篇文章就提到；
人啊，就是自大。架一搜太空船上太空就是‘征服’太空。出大海就是‘征服’海洋。为何要用那么附有攻击，对抗性的字眼-征服呢？
天大地大，我们架太空船游太空就好像苍蝇在客厅飞来飞出。苍蝇‘战胜’‘征服’了客厅？哈哈。
人定胜天？在管理学上有所谓zero sum game and non zero sum game. 拼的你死我活不一定好事。顺应局势反而更加有利。人要懂得‘顺’，不是‘斗’。当然，我不是说要坐以待毙，等死；而是要运用更高层次的行事原则。顺水推舟更能事半功倍。
人定胜天，是鼓励话，教我们不要放弃。道家言- 我命在我不在天，也是鼓励话。这时一种勉励的方式，不是具体做事的策略，方法。
中国这次处理地震问题处理的很好。相比之下，军人政府统治的缅甸就糟糕了。可怜老百姓啊，缅甸政府自私自利，又无能(可能只会打仗)。天灾发生那么久了，现在还在讨论接受国际社会援助问题，现在还在开会，哀悼等。甚至还在搞政治，投票，还在讨论什么‘亚细安国家’可以来帮忙，其他国家则要办什么签证的事情。
人命关天啊。真是可恶。
中国这次就做的好。我因为很多原因，所以关心四川。因为我爱读三国，刘备的地盘就是四川(蜀)，我喜欢熊猫，我是道教徒(道教发源地在四川)，教祖张道陵就是在四川鹤鸣山遇见太上老君显圣，四川也很多道教圣地(也是旅游地)如青城山，青羊宫，二王庙等。
人算不如天算，人要顺天时，地利，人合；不是什么都要‘征服’，搏斗。
话说回来，谈到自然，好事，坏事是相对的。中国今年真是‘大喜’和‘大悲’的一年。许多‘时候诸葛’的‘预言’我们不谈，就谈如何面对吧。刚才我看了港剧‘妙手仁心’，剧中说了一段非常有意义的话。
一个母亲2年前患了癌症，后来儿子因为意外半身不遂。天啊，真是遗憾，悲剧。要照顾儿子，自己还患了癌症。这个母亲，因为儿子需要她的照顾，所以母亲用了坚强的毅力和自己的母爱，竟然控制癌症病情的恶化(当然她也有看医生)。
儿子，十分 聪明。半身不遂还能考取大学文凭。开始他觉得自己没用，没有明天，哪有什么为明天而奋斗。所以他一直要给自己‘安乐死’。这无疑大大地伤了母亲的心，但是，儿子发现母亲患病，还那么坚强的照顾他，而感动了。彼此关系大大改善了。
很多时候，一件事情，是目标，还是遗憾，很难说。重要的是勇气面对，和承担一切。很多人，包括我，没有勇气，为何总是鼓不起勇气？因为不愿意，或则不想，不敢‘承担’。Courage comes with willingness to take up responsibilities.
每一件事情，都有后果，都要承担。如果承担后果没有问题，那么勇气自然来。
要懂得看开，看宽，愿意承担，才能鼓起勇气。
面对天灾人祸也是如此。要积极面对，智勇兼备。如何办得到？年那就是要先面对‘承担’的问题了。
我虽然没受天灾人祸影响，但此时此刻，我真的需要勇气，和面对承担。
Sunday, May 18, 2008
I.T Support
This is quite an unusual I.T. support..
Read this from someone's blog...thought its kinda funny..so i re-blogged it here...(hope i dun face copyright issues wor...)
A letter from a wife who is IT crazyDear IT Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow down in the overall performance, particularly in the flower, gifts and jewellery applications that had operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, but installed undesirable programs such as Formula One 5.0, NBA 3.0 and World Cup 2.0. And now Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate Housewife
Reply: Dear Desperate Housewife,
First keep in mind: Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Try entering the command C:\ I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME and download Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0. If all works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Late Night Teh Tarik 6.1. Late Night 6.1 is a very bad program that will create SnoringLoudly.wav files. Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have a limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider additional software to improve memory and performance. I personally recommend Hot Tasty Food 3.0 and Tongkat Ali 6.9.
Good Luck,
IT Support
Read this from someone's blog...thought its kinda funny..so i re-blogged it here...(hope i dun face copyright issues wor...)
A letter from a wife who is IT crazyDear IT Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow down in the overall performance, particularly in the flower, gifts and jewellery applications that had operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, but installed undesirable programs such as Formula One 5.0, NBA 3.0 and World Cup 2.0. And now Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate Housewife
Reply: Dear Desperate Housewife,
First keep in mind: Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Try entering the command C:\ I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME and download Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0. If all works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Late Night Teh Tarik 6.1. Late Night 6.1 is a very bad program that will create SnoringLoudly.wav files. Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have a limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider additional software to improve memory and performance. I personally recommend Hot Tasty Food 3.0 and Tongkat Ali 6.9.
Good Luck,
IT Support
A night of Butter
Hmm.. yesterday was a busy day for me. Busy in a sense not work but fun and activities. lol.
Evening at home was Grandma's 86 Bday Buffet gathering. Almost all of my maternal side relatives came. Ahh... my little cousins were running around the house.. they were full of energy!
The buffet was good and the service is excellent. I am considering getting this catering as 1st choice when i have other future events. Although its a bit ex, 20 bucks per head, but i believe in paying a bit more for better food and service.
Later in the night, went to meet up with Jurong, Florence, her 4 Korean cousins, her sis and BF and our Big bro Steven. I headed down to Butterfactory with Steven via NEL and walk over from Clark Quay while Rong and his 'family' went by taxi.
Hee..all thanks to a young gal at clark quay. Me and steven was a bit confused which way to go to butterfactory, until we see this young gal, apparantly rushing for work in a 'butterfactory' T Shirt. So, we decided to follow her all the way...(its follow, and not stalking ok). We reached there before rong and family.
well, it wasnt a big place, we were VERY early there, 10pm reach le. Ordered Tiger beer to drink..each a bottle. Strange right? Originally we were thinking of ordering jug. But they say they 'don;'t have'. Well, later on they say they have. Hmmm....was it really 'forget' or a deliberate act?
Next in line was some other common drinks...more beer, Vodka, Long Island with beer. All thanks to Rong's gf's sis's BF(Kelvin)'s friend. (complicated hor..lol). He treated us(actually i think its more for the 4 Korean ladies(Florence's cousin) with a 'free flow of drink'.
Hmmm..
The attraction there was beatbox by Danny(not sure if i spell correctly, my 'england' sucks). Hmm.. i just think its abit 'redundant' for him there... cos the loud music somehow 'cover' his talent. But anyway, its interesting too, cos he did some 'solo' as well.
Well, back to our drinks, to my surprise, our 4 Korean friends werent good drinker, so i ended up 'clearing stock'. And Long Island with Beer was really good. Perhaps drank too fast, or too much? (nah..). Feeling bit giddy, so around 2am plus, we left the place and headed home.
overall, butterfactory is so-so only. Place bit too cramp, and ppl with bermudas and flip flop can enter..(omg). Perhaps its the style there ba. Because the worker there also wear bermudas.lolz. Bouncer also black tee. No shirt and Tie for them. lol. Initially thought this place is for ppl age younger..but turn out to be many more matured ppl also go there. Only younger is the ppl working there? lol.
Evening at home was Grandma's 86 Bday Buffet gathering. Almost all of my maternal side relatives came. Ahh... my little cousins were running around the house.. they were full of energy!
The buffet was good and the service is excellent. I am considering getting this catering as 1st choice when i have other future events. Although its a bit ex, 20 bucks per head, but i believe in paying a bit more for better food and service.
Later in the night, went to meet up with Jurong, Florence, her 4 Korean cousins, her sis and BF and our Big bro Steven. I headed down to Butterfactory with Steven via NEL and walk over from Clark Quay while Rong and his 'family' went by taxi.
Hee..all thanks to a young gal at clark quay. Me and steven was a bit confused which way to go to butterfactory, until we see this young gal, apparantly rushing for work in a 'butterfactory' T Shirt. So, we decided to follow her all the way...(its follow, and not stalking ok). We reached there before rong and family.
well, it wasnt a big place, we were VERY early there, 10pm reach le. Ordered Tiger beer to drink..each a bottle. Strange right? Originally we were thinking of ordering jug. But they say they 'don;'t have'. Well, later on they say they have. Hmmm....was it really 'forget' or a deliberate act?
Next in line was some other common drinks...more beer, Vodka, Long Island with beer. All thanks to Rong's gf's sis's BF(Kelvin)'s friend. (complicated hor..lol). He treated us(actually i think its more for the 4 Korean ladies(Florence's cousin) with a 'free flow of drink'.
Hmmm..
The attraction there was beatbox by Danny(not sure if i spell correctly, my 'england' sucks). Hmm.. i just think its abit 'redundant' for him there... cos the loud music somehow 'cover' his talent. But anyway, its interesting too, cos he did some 'solo' as well.
Well, back to our drinks, to my surprise, our 4 Korean friends werent good drinker, so i ended up 'clearing stock'. And Long Island with Beer was really good. Perhaps drank too fast, or too much? (nah..). Feeling bit giddy, so around 2am plus, we left the place and headed home.
overall, butterfactory is so-so only. Place bit too cramp, and ppl with bermudas and flip flop can enter..(omg). Perhaps its the style there ba. Because the worker there also wear bermudas.lolz. Bouncer also black tee. No shirt and Tie for them. lol. Initially thought this place is for ppl age younger..but turn out to be many more matured ppl also go there. Only younger is the ppl working there? lol.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
China Si Chuan Province Earthquake
5月12日，中国四川省汶川县发生7.8级强烈地震，造成巨大人员和财产损失。中国政府和人民正全力投入救灾工作。
新加坡各界人士高度关注中国灾情，纷纷致电我馆表示慰问，并提出捐款要求。
我们对此深表感谢。
为便于各界捐款，中国大使馆已设立如下帐号，接受电汇、财路及现金捐款。
收款人名称：Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund-- Chinese Embassy
开户行名称：Bank of China Singapore Branch
帐 号：011-0-024188-6
同时，使馆也接受支票及现金捐款，支票抬头请填写“Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund-- Chinese Embassy”。
无论何种捐款方式，都请提供姓名和联系方式。
中国驻新加坡大使馆
二00八年五月十四日
二00八年五月十四日
"Let us all pray for those souls, for their safe passing to the other side.
Because nobody forgets those people whom have gone...."
(for victims of Sichuan)
"We are always to the beginning of the things,
in the fragile instant that contains the power of the life.
We are always to the dawn of the world."
(Francois Cheng)
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Friend
although it has been circulating around emails for ages..but it is still meaningful to read it again, think about it..
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.
"People Will Forget What U Said
People Will Forget What U Did
But People Will Never Forget How U Made Them Feel"
PS: its a poor dog without 2 front legs. it seems 'happy'... and at least..some good soul is taking care of the dog.. although i don't know how long it can live...well, athough i am no vegeterian..but i strongly believe in being kind to animals.. esp dogs, which is man's best friend.
过程
过程
今天我感触良多。先是港剧‘妙手仁心3’，之后是好友的部落阁(BLOG)。
港剧‘妙手仁心3’有一幕是主角在写文章。文章描述大树最坚固的部分，往往是
曾经遭受摧残的树干。留下疤痕，深深的痕迹。
的确，的确，人也是如此。必须经过磨炼才能发亮。经得起考研才能出类拔萃，挨过痛苦和困难，才能长进，进步。上天要给予您大责任，必须锻炼你，磨炼你。
这是人生必经过程。世界没有不劳而获，上天也的确公平。成功的人和平凡之辈的最大分别，在于成功的人愿意接受考研，挑战。平凡的人只愿意局限在他们的‘安全地带’。
要成功，要活得多姿多彩，就必须勇于挑战，冒险。在这里我必须‘忏悔’，小弟我就是时常追求稳扎稳打才敢‘冒险’，所以行动经常‘缓慢’，有至于甚至错失机会。
或许，这需要一种平衡吧。在冒险和谨慎当中，取个平衡。实行古代圣贤如老子，孔子口中的‘中庸之道’。我就是正在学习这道理。人为万物之灵，四肢和多处感官都不及许多动物。唯一胜的过的就是我们的大脑。
人，有七情六欲，要希望，有梦想，有愿望。别向动物般的生活，努力追求自我提升，勇于冒险，挑战吧。生活糊口必然重要，但是不要忽略了更高的目标。人因梦想而伟大。这，也许就是一种过程。也或许许多人不认同我的看法，但是我相信，有朝一日，大家都能领悟，问题只在于‘几时’。
我有些朋友，已感叹自己的人生过程；我觉得这时一种‘升华’。经一事，长一智。
我十分重视‘智慧’。因为就是因为智慧，人类才能有今天。但是，也不要‘聪明反被聪明误’。能避免这错误，才是‘大智慧’。
读书，求学，不只是为了‘考试’，而是人的一种提升，进步。弱肉强食的动物世界，强壮的动物变成了动物群中的‘领袖’。动物通过自己的本领和体格来区别强弱。人类呢？当然有人‘以貌取人’，但是更实际的，则是‘智慧’。大彻大悟的为圣人，精英分子为领袖，聪明能干为智者。人的一生，都在运用‘智慧’来生活。
所谓‘老马识途’，经验，成为智慧形成不可缺少的一部分。经验，可以通过别人经历来学习，也可以通过自己，付出‘年龄’的代价来换取。过程中有长有短，但这不重要。重要是不要浪费你付出的光阴。因为，每一个过程，经历都是增加智慧的‘精神粮食’。
有些时候，最后结果不重要，重要的是-过程。
今天我感触良多。先是港剧‘妙手仁心3’，之后是好友的部落阁(BLOG)。
港剧‘妙手仁心3’有一幕是主角在写文章。文章描述大树最坚固的部分，往往是
曾经遭受摧残的树干。留下疤痕，深深的痕迹。
的确，的确，人也是如此。必须经过磨炼才能发亮。经得起考研才能出类拔萃，挨过痛苦和困难，才能长进，进步。上天要给予您大责任，必须锻炼你，磨炼你。
这是人生必经过程。世界没有不劳而获，上天也的确公平。成功的人和平凡之辈的最大分别，在于成功的人愿意接受考研，挑战。平凡的人只愿意局限在他们的‘安全地带’。
要成功，要活得多姿多彩，就必须勇于挑战，冒险。在这里我必须‘忏悔’，小弟我就是时常追求稳扎稳打才敢‘冒险’，所以行动经常‘缓慢’，有至于甚至错失机会。
或许，这需要一种平衡吧。在冒险和谨慎当中，取个平衡。实行古代圣贤如老子，孔子口中的‘中庸之道’。我就是正在学习这道理。人为万物之灵，四肢和多处感官都不及许多动物。唯一胜的过的就是我们的大脑。
人，有七情六欲，要希望，有梦想，有愿望。别向动物般的生活，努力追求自我提升，勇于冒险，挑战吧。生活糊口必然重要，但是不要忽略了更高的目标。人因梦想而伟大。这，也许就是一种过程。也或许许多人不认同我的看法，但是我相信，有朝一日，大家都能领悟，问题只在于‘几时’。
我有些朋友，已感叹自己的人生过程；我觉得这时一种‘升华’。经一事，长一智。
我十分重视‘智慧’。因为就是因为智慧，人类才能有今天。但是，也不要‘聪明反被聪明误’。能避免这错误，才是‘大智慧’。
读书，求学，不只是为了‘考试’，而是人的一种提升，进步。弱肉强食的动物世界，强壮的动物变成了动物群中的‘领袖’。动物通过自己的本领和体格来区别强弱。人类呢？当然有人‘以貌取人’，但是更实际的，则是‘智慧’。大彻大悟的为圣人，精英分子为领袖，聪明能干为智者。人的一生，都在运用‘智慧’来生活。
所谓‘老马识途’，经验，成为智慧形成不可缺少的一部分。经验，可以通过别人经历来学习，也可以通过自己，付出‘年龄’的代价来换取。过程中有长有短，但这不重要。重要是不要浪费你付出的光阴。因为，每一个过程，经历都是增加智慧的‘精神粮食’。
有些时候，最后结果不重要，重要的是-过程。
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Tiger Live
went Tiger Live yesterday..hmm.. quite interesting place. Simple tour and intro on Tiger Beer. Just that i think not too much written info to read. These kinda informative plus bit of history thing is best with written exhibition panels will be good. Not too wordy..some pictures and intro.
The 4 D show is interesting..show us how they brew the beer. And last of all, their ice cold tiger beer...hmmm.....it was good. VERY different from the canned ones. I seldom drink the canned ones. Cos ermm..it don't taste that good.
Our good friend ET, knowing that we are 'not enough' with just 1 free drink, decided to buy 4 more jugs! wow...
After that went makan at 'the mussel resturant'. seriously the service there wasnt that good.... and food wise..not that good and bit ex. Think i will not visit it again.
Our day did not end there, we went Clark Quay, and settled down at 'the clinic' for a drink. I ordered 'chemical babies' rum drink. It was sweet..and erm..bloody'? lolz. Even 'dirtied' my beign pants with 'blood'.
It was 1am. And our friend AK suggested going to eat Pig organ soup at Jalan besar and we went there for a part 4 of the outing...... lol..its really amazing..the whole day is eating and drinking!!!!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
人生
人生
有些时候，某些人会跟某些人说‘嘿，你没童年的啊’
嗯，对；今天要讲的是‘童年’。
可能现在提‘童年’，我是‘超龄’了。童年也好，青少年也好，其实是人生生命最旺盛的时候。充满希望，活力。
可能有些人在这时期会‘叛逆’，‘好玩’，甚至‘不务正业’。但，只要不过分，这还是可以接受的。毕竟，哪个人没度过童年？谁不‘好玩’过？
童年时期，青少年时期，有点天真，爱玩乐，无忧虑，思维比较简单。
对爱情感到好奇，对周围事物好奇，玩电动，泡夜店等。
还是老话一句，不过分，还是能接受。而且，人往往要经历过，才会领悟。
别以为玩乐不是学习。人生阶段，都有体会，领悟的机会。
没‘花天酒地’过，如何知道它的好与不好？如何知道什么是‘适可而止’呢？
亲身体验，才能有正确的理解。
快乐是无价的。光阴是可贵的。
很多人过分追求外在物质目标 -钱，而；忽略了身边可贵的学习经验，人生体验。
人类知道自己还活在的方式，就是‘体验人生’。但，如果连体验的机会都被抹杀，而只会像机械一样工作，赚钱-试问这是人生吗？
别误会，我不是不知道金钱的重要。金钱重要的地位，我是了解的。我要表达的是，千万不要失去 ‘平衡’，变得‘守财奴’！我们不要把生命交给金钱，变成它的奴婢。钱，是工具，不是我们的主人。
要懂得享受人生，才会珍惜生命。享受，努力工作等，都要平衡。身体失调会生病，人生失调，生命将没有意义。很多老前辈花了毕生的精力追求金钱，结果呢？
-白活了。
一旦无常归何去？人生百岁如在梦中游啊。
钱，也永远赚不完，是无限的。用有限的生命追求无限的东西，只会累坏自己。白白浪费。对，金钱的给我们机会享受，但是，不要忘了，18岁的心境和28，38的心境不一样。不要‘挪后’人生不同阶段要做的事。要做就做，要体验享受就去做！
因为就是这样，才知道自己是活在的。
所以，赚钱，是我们必须做的事，钱很重要，但是赚钱也只是我们要做的其中一件事而已。会赚钱，是小智慧，会赚钱以及体验人生，才是大智慧！
一切事物，如梦幻泡影，不要执著。随遇而安，顺其自然才能潇洒的度过人生。
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
路人甲
路人甲
凌晨一点了。我还没睡，也不能睡。
之前喝了浓浓的咖啡，就准备今夜通宵达旦，用功温书！
温书还在BLOG？哈哈，只是休息片刻，顺便上网。我一边写博客，一边听933广播剧场。忽然之间，我听到一个很有趣的词汇 - 路人甲
路人甲，我觉得也叫‘过客’。
人生当中，我们时刻都在做‘路人甲’。以后在历史上也只是‘过客’。
其实，做路甲，好过成为‘千古罪人’，好过‘死赖着不走’。
功成身退，急流勇退，其实是一种人生智慧。
哈哈，我在很多时候都是路人甲。默默付出，无牵挂，无烦恼。
因为没有人会留意我啊。当第一？呵呵，第一往往也是众人嫉妒的目标。
在最完美的时候身退，能保全自身。人生起起落落，就如同股票，经济。
天下有永恒吗？没有，成功能永恒？也不能。所以在顶峰时期，在最美好时候选择离去，结束，其实也无偿不是一种明智抉择。
能保留美好回忆，不好吗？与其耿耿于怀，撕破脸皮斗争，不如退一步，保留美好记忆，不求轰轰烈烈，但求成为一名路人甲。
会写这文章的另一原因是，因为，我也是某人心中路人甲而已。哈哈。
凌晨一点了。我还没睡，也不能睡。
之前喝了浓浓的咖啡，就准备今夜通宵达旦，用功温书！
温书还在BLOG？哈哈，只是休息片刻，顺便上网。我一边写博客，一边听933广播剧场。忽然之间，我听到一个很有趣的词汇 - 路人甲
路人甲，我觉得也叫‘过客’。
人生当中，我们时刻都在做‘路人甲’。以后在历史上也只是‘过客’。
其实，做路甲，好过成为‘千古罪人’，好过‘死赖着不走’。
功成身退，急流勇退，其实是一种人生智慧。
哈哈，我在很多时候都是路人甲。默默付出，无牵挂，无烦恼。
因为没有人会留意我啊。当第一？呵呵，第一往往也是众人嫉妒的目标。
在最完美的时候身退，能保全自身。人生起起落落，就如同股票，经济。
天下有永恒吗？没有，成功能永恒？也不能。所以在顶峰时期，在最美好时候选择离去，结束，其实也无偿不是一种明智抉择。
能保留美好回忆，不好吗？与其耿耿于怀，撕破脸皮斗争，不如退一步，保留美好记忆，不求轰轰烈烈，但求成为一名路人甲。
会写这文章的另一原因是，因为，我也是某人心中路人甲而已。哈哈。
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Clearly, clearly
Clearly, its a real challenge for me. And Clearly, i have no idea if i am really prepared. Clearly, things are not that 'clear cut' after all...
And clearly, i am a little bit of worried and nervous.
8th of may, is my first day of my exam, my first 'battle' and the most important of all. Morning i have econs, intro to economics and CLEARLY it is NOT so much of intro only... im taking LSE paper, part of the UOL bsc external progam. For those who claim its a mickey mouse or easy degree, please rethink, cos clearly, looking at the standard of the paper, it is not easy task.
Enrolling in is easy, you got money you come. Passing? Scoring? Graduating? well, then thats a different story. And clearly, many, do not see this side of the story.
Well, beside the dreadful econs paper, afternoon, i be taking my Principle of marketing! And clearly this means i be taking 2 papers in a day.
Right now, left brain is econs, right brain is marketing... it is really tough for me. To focus, to divide my time.. and 8th may is the first day of exam. If i do well, my confidence and morale will be high, the remaining 3 papers, each every 4-6 days, will be more or least able to tackle with hard work.
However, if i screw my first day of exams up, i be dead meat. Morale dropped to zero and i really don't know what to do. To be frank, taking econs paper is my 2nd attempt. i didnt do well the first. I got to settle this econ paper once and for all, its one of my core subject and i cant afford to drop it.
And the examiner for econs - Amos Witzum. Is really a cunning fellow.... he may be right in some of his sacarscim, but, he is for sure, a serious fellow when it comes to study. High standard from him.
Haiz, clearly, i really hope i can 'win' this first 'battle'... its of upmost importance, crucial day for me..
and clearly, its time for me to sink my head in econs and marketing now....
And clearly, i am a little bit of worried and nervous.
8th of may, is my first day of my exam, my first 'battle' and the most important of all. Morning i have econs, intro to economics and CLEARLY it is NOT so much of intro only... im taking LSE paper, part of the UOL bsc external progam. For those who claim its a mickey mouse or easy degree, please rethink, cos clearly, looking at the standard of the paper, it is not easy task.
Enrolling in is easy, you got money you come. Passing? Scoring? Graduating? well, then thats a different story. And clearly, many, do not see this side of the story.
Well, beside the dreadful econs paper, afternoon, i be taking my Principle of marketing! And clearly this means i be taking 2 papers in a day.
Right now, left brain is econs, right brain is marketing... it is really tough for me. To focus, to divide my time.. and 8th may is the first day of exam. If i do well, my confidence and morale will be high, the remaining 3 papers, each every 4-6 days, will be more or least able to tackle with hard work.
However, if i screw my first day of exams up, i be dead meat. Morale dropped to zero and i really don't know what to do. To be frank, taking econs paper is my 2nd attempt. i didnt do well the first. I got to settle this econ paper once and for all, its one of my core subject and i cant afford to drop it.
And the examiner for econs - Amos Witzum. Is really a cunning fellow.... he may be right in some of his sacarscim, but, he is for sure, a serious fellow when it comes to study. High standard from him.
Haiz, clearly, i really hope i can 'win' this first 'battle'... its of upmost importance, crucial day for me..
and clearly, its time for me to sink my head in econs and marketing now....
Sunday, May 4, 2008
End of a chapter
End of a chapter.
人生如同一本书，有很多篇章。
合久比分，分久必合。喜乐的时候，悲伤的时候。
有时候人生突然变得很沉闷，世间几乎停顿下来。
这时候，就要像现代人一样，电脑出现故障，其中一个比较快速解决的方法就是‘RESET’。重来。
可是，人生不能TAKE2，重来。或许，不是重来，是重新出发，人生的一小篇章的结束，代表新的开始。
推陈出新，除旧更新。这往往是一种寄托，安慰和希望。
读书如果一直停留在一篇章上，会变得毫无突破，渐渐地变得乏味。问题也永远解决不来，转牛角尖。
我的旧篇章昨天正式结束了。新篇章马上登场，展望未来，明天会更好。
祝自己，心想事成。
刚才听了艺人老前辈陈美光以年迈身躯，75岁的精力，在某慈善节目呈现一首‘王昭君’。天啊，一般人都觉得困难的经典歌曲，陈老前辈不预先录制，而是LIVE的呈现。真为他捏把冷汗。
台湾瘐诚庆演唱了其中一首歌曲，觉得很有意思....
'静静地’。真正的关爱，情意，不需轰轰烈烈，静静地，也别有一番滋味。
人生如同一本书，有很多篇章。
合久比分，分久必合。喜乐的时候，悲伤的时候。
有时候人生突然变得很沉闷，世间几乎停顿下来。
这时候，就要像现代人一样，电脑出现故障，其中一个比较快速解决的方法就是‘RESET’。重来。
可是，人生不能TAKE2，重来。或许，不是重来，是重新出发，人生的一小篇章的结束，代表新的开始。
推陈出新，除旧更新。这往往是一种寄托，安慰和希望。
读书如果一直停留在一篇章上，会变得毫无突破，渐渐地变得乏味。问题也永远解决不来，转牛角尖。
我的旧篇章昨天正式结束了。新篇章马上登场，展望未来，明天会更好。
祝自己，心想事成。
刚才听了艺人老前辈陈美光以年迈身躯，75岁的精力，在某慈善节目呈现一首‘王昭君’。天啊，一般人都觉得困难的经典歌曲，陈老前辈不预先录制，而是LIVE的呈现。真为他捏把冷汗。
台湾瘐诚庆演唱了其中一首歌曲，觉得很有意思....
'静静地’。真正的关爱，情意，不需轰轰烈烈，静静地，也别有一番滋味。
Thursday, May 1, 2008
忧伤
忧伤
这是一种内心的挣扎。
坦荡荡的面对，还是选择回避？
一切尘埃落定，希望成为童话往事成为一种回忆。
百感交集，心烦意乱；
谁能真正潇洒？笑傲江湖又能有几回？
随缘放下，缘起缘灭；
命里有时终需有.命里无时莫强求。
因为放不下，所以忧伤。
上天安排如此，你和他成为事实。
上天的决定，我们成为彼此心中记忆。
万事有因强求不得.
过去因为有你，生活更有意义。
现在的我，将要重找意义。
祝你幸福快乐，或许他真的更适合你。
忧愁赶不走，快乐去得快
快乐不必强求，但求解脱真谛，随缘放下。
谴其欲，烦恼自灭，身心自在，穿梭在这滚滚红尘。
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