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Saturday, May 20, 2006

i know this is really lag, but HAPPY 18TH MAY! (=

i realised you got lots of tags wishing you happy bdae but no post in your honour, so here it is. anyway, lunch was a highly amusing affair on wed thanks to slug. haha it felt good being able to trick two ppl in one go! (cos usually im the blur and gullible one) and shouting to a waiter is def the most empowering and liberating thing you can do! it's a must-try in your lifetime k.

thanks you two and mavis for lunch! we must do this more often k...esp slug! and snail! that lunch left me feeling rather high and crazy. (:

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Sunday, May 14, 2006

the name of the game
the games that play us...

I saw a local actor at RSYC while having lunch. a chinese actor. since i dont really watch much chinese drama, i'm not quite sure who he is. haha but my mum does. it's strange how we're drawn to fame. like although i'm not a fan or anything, i found myself taking not-so-subtle peeks now and then just to check him out. what weird behaviour. aiyo. my aunt said tt andrea de cruz sat next to her in church once. and u know my aunt's like in her 60s... she's hardly a fan at all. yet still she was pretty darn captivated by the whole experience. strange... i dont understand us sometimes.

oh well.

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Saturday, May 13, 2006

I don't believe I've ever laughed so much in my whole life over the same thing. Zhihui carrying the balloons and whining all the way through the MRT definitely won't be easily forgetten by any of us, would it?

Yesterday was great fun. I haven't quite lost the feeling of contentment yet. I better enjoy it while it lasts.

Somehow I think time's just passing too fast for my liking. Days just slipping away like water through my fingers. Before we know it, we'll all be driving around and attending classes at university, then working and getting married.

Don't you just want to hold on to the present, wishing time passes a tad slower, but knowing in the end, that life just goes on.

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Saturday, May 06, 2006

I'm a great procrastinator. I think self-discipline and being on task sort of come hand in hand. And of course the many other factors.
Just wondering, given two tasks, one which you would enjoy doing, and one you dislike/detest/hate, both of which just have to be done, which one would you do first?
Me? I'd do the one I dislike first.

Its such a coincidence. Just the other day, my friend and I were talking about elderly couples too. Or rather, growing old. Don't you realise that as people grow older, they become happier? I guess they've just been through so much in life that they've grown to accept it, and that this acceptance makes them see things in a more positive light.
Like you said, it's sweet to see old couples walking hand and hand, who still love and adore each other after so many years of marriage. Realise that the only couples that don't pick fights with each other every other hour in Amazing Race are the old couples? And those couples are the ones whom I well and truly admire, not only because of their amicability and love for each other, but also because of their strength and resilience. They're not young anymore, yet they still find the will to brave the tasks thrown at them without a word of complaint. Maybe because I complain too much sometimes.
I hope I'll end up growing old this way too. I know I want to grow old gracefully and beautifully.

I'm Yours -- Jason Mraz

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon its again my turn to win some or learn some

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love
Listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with me
A la peaceful melody
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love love

So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what I'm saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment come and dance with me
A la one big family (2nd time: A la happy family)
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved love love love

I won't hesitate no more
Oh no more no more no more
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved, I'm sure
Theres no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

No I won't hesitate no more, no more
This cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours, I'm yours

Isn't this song just sweet?
Anyway, call me cynical but I believe that to love is to hurt. See, life throws things at you in the weirdest ways, and somehow, some time, you're bound to feel hurt. Yet, I do believe in unconditional love. There are, after all, many kinds of love. The love that exists between siblings and between you and your parents, for instance. I believe that's unconditional.
I believe the love that binds a friendship has the potential to become unconditinal too.
As for the other kind(s?), well, I'm in no position to comment really.

So this week hasn't been exactly one of my best ones. Stress level's been pretty high, and all the crap that I've had to go through thanks to that nasty bout of flu. At the end of the day though, I'm grateful for all the people who've lent me a listening ear, who've dared to talk to me despite the hostile "back off", who've provided me with randomly nice and comfortable conversations.
And theres also curling up and listening to lovely lovely music, which really brightens up your day a little.

Theres still much to look forward to. Lunch outing/Shopping next friday and our great plans to run the 5km shape run together. (Yiiwen, I HAVE been training.)

I resolve not to let little things bother me too much.

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Friday, May 05, 2006

thanks for the post on procrastination! it's definitely written for people like me man.

Lifehouse is good! x) I find myself listening to them repeatedly after long days at school and it's really not bad, isn't it? Since you like Breathing, you'll probably like Trying and Only One too. whee. you know the shrek soundtrack- You belong to me? yeah it's by Jason Wade of lifehse. it's a nice love song. haha. u know i'm beginning to realise how Simple Plan is so full of angst! ah can't believe i used to like their songs... and there was a time when i cld relate to them so well. heh i must have been terribly angsty. haish.

i think you can't possibly expect someone to love you forever. human love isn't that unconditional. at least i think it's incredibly tough to sustain a life-long love. that's why i find it beautiful when i see elderly couples still happily together. it is beautiful isn't it? there's this song my friend likes to sing.. you know the one that goes "what do u get when u fall in love.. a boy with a pin to burst your bubble"? Yeah. maybe we can get really disillusioned but then again i dont have any experience to speak of x) haha so i guess i shouldnt comment on something i cannot fully understand.

my answer to your question,though, is- yes, i would still give it a shot. After all it's about faith, isn't it? A matter of will, perhaps- those continual leaps (or hobbles more like) of faith we make even when all the world seems to scream at you to fall into cynicism.

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About Procrastination
Procrastination is a strange phenomenon. It often seems to be a good way of making life more enjoyable (by delaying unpleasant responsibilities) but inevitably backfires to make things more difficult and stressful. And it is a rare individual that escapes the dark hand of procrastination. Many people struggle for years to free themselves from its chains in order to achieve academic success, fulfilling relationships, a clean house, or a muscular body.

Most people understand that they will feel better once their duties are done, but the human brain is infinitely complex and procrastination is not an easy monster to beat. It is not necessarily the result of laziness or lack of self-discipline, but can be rooted in a multiplicity of causes. And determining why you procrastinate is the best way to eradicate it from your list of habits. Once you've learned why you put things off, you can deal with the real issues at hand and finally learn to face work and school, deal with relationships, tackle household chores, and face personal issues head on. With a good attitude, faith, and perseverance, this is a battle that can be won!

Advice & Tips
`Don't be discouraged by setbacks. Realize that you are human and try again.
`Estimate the amount of time you think it will take you to complete a task, then increase that amount by 100%.
`Visualize how much easier it is to do a job in smaller chunks. If you do it bit by bit, it will be done painlessly before you know it.
`Announce your goals to family and friends. This will put some pressure on you to actually do what you claim. Post your goals on the fridge, around your workspace...
`Give yourself rewards for jobs completed.

just wanted to share :)

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Thursday, May 04, 2006

Breathing
by Lifehouse

I’m finding my way back to sanity again
Though I don’t really know what I’m gonna do
When I get there...
Take a breath and hold on tight
And spin around one more time
And gracefully fall back to the arms of grace

’cause I’m hanging on every word you say
And even if you don’t wanna speak tonight
That’s alright, alright with me
’cause I want nothing more
Than to sit outside heaven’s door
And listen to you breathing
It’s where I wanna be, yeah
Where I wanna be...

I’m looking past the shadows in my mind
Into the truth and i’m
Trying to identify the voices in my head
God, I wish it were you
Let me feel one more time what it
Feels like to feel alive
And break these callouses off of me one more time

’cause I’m hanging on every word you say
And even if you don’t wanna speak tonight
That’s alright, alright with me
’cause I want nothing more
Than to sit outside your door
And listen to you breathing
It’s where I wanna be, yeah-ah...

I don’t want a thing from you
I bet you’re tired of me
Waiting for the scraps to fall off
Of your table to the ground...
’cause I just wanna be here now...

’cause I’m hanging on every word you say
And even if you don’t wanna speak tonight
That’s alright, alright with me
’cause I want nothing more
Than to sit outside heaven’s door
And listen to you breathing
It’s where I wanna be, yeah...

’cause I’m hanging on every word you say
And even if you don’t wanna speak tonight
That’s alright, alright with me
’cause I want nothing more
Than to sit outside heaven’s door
And listen to you breathing
It’s where I wanna be, yeah
Where I wanna be...
Where I wanna be...

mood for today: 1/10. the only thing that makes me feel better is talking to may on the comp and exchanging songs. this is a nice song anyway, no sarcasm intended.

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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

"u neva know if the person u love will forever love u like u do"

u will still love the person even thou there is no guarantee. u'll still love right... even thou it might hurt eventually.

i think its an apt illustration of the risks we possibly face in our everyday lives. there's a risk in everything we do, take it if u think its worth trying.

i mean some things are just hard to let go, even with the nil promises the event holds, u'll still continue cos u simply want too.

right?

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Monday, May 01, 2006

hello toodles! sadly we're all down with sth or the other and yet again our plans to meet up are foiled. what a waste of a perfect holiday. i miss you! no matter how many outings we have it's never enough.

okay well i've a few things to say: if this is a bz period in your life then rmb to take time out to enjoy ok? there should always be time at least for simple pleasures and enjoyment. keeps you going and looking forward to the next day and sustains you in the long haul.

if you're sick/not feeling well the world prob looks like crap in your eyes right now but nvm, have faith and you'll recover fast. take good care of your bod and listen to it! you may feel like you're being left behind by the rest of the world but trust me, it's worth your while to fully recover and recharge. take the opportunity to rest!

and finally: i want an outing! soon! haha ok we've vesak day coming up. everyone chope tt day!

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