I can’t imagine mastering the skills involved here without a clearer understanding of who’s going to be impressed.

Why are people trying to foist me on some poor girl?

Look. I'm fugly and a loser. And to top it all off, i'm an engineer.

So not only am i as boring as hell, i am also absolutely rubbish with girls. I say and do all the wrong things.

So. Please. Spare a thought for the female gender of the world. Do not bring them a fate that is worse than death.




"Geek In The Pink"

[Record scratching sounds]
[Rapper] Yo, brother A to Z
[Mraz] Yo, whassup B?
[Rapper] Yo, what time is it?
[Mraz] Haha it's laundry day

Well, let the geek in the pink take a stab at it
If you like the way I'm thinkin' baby wink at it
I may be skinny at times but I'm fat fulla rhymes
Pass me the mic and I'm a grab at it
Well, isn't it delicious, crazy way that I'm kissin'
'Cause baby listen to this, don't wanna miss it while it's hittin'
Sometimes you gotta fit in to get in
But don't ever quit cause soon I'm gonna let you in but see

I don't care what she might think about me
You can vibe without me if you want
I could be the one to take her home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be a let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you out
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge me by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away

Like the geek in the pink
Like the geek in the pink, pink, pink
The geek in the pink, yeah

Well this relationship fodder don't mean to bother nobody
But Cupid's automatic musta fired multiple shots at her
Because she fall in love too often that's what the matter
At least I talk about it keep a pattern of flattery and
She was starin' through the doorframe
Eyeing me down like already a bad boyfriend
Well she can get her toys outta the drawer then
Cause I ain't comin' home I don't need that attention, see

I don't care what she might think about me
You'll get by without me if she wants
I could be the one to take her home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be the let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you out
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge it by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away

Hey baby look at me go
From zero to hero
You better take it from a geek like me
I can save you from unoriginal dum-dums
Who wouldn't care if you com...plete him or not

So what I've got a short attention span
A coke in my hand
Because I'd rather have the afternoon, relax and understand
My hip hop and flip-flops it don't stop with the light rock
A shot to mock you kinda puts me in the tight spot
The hype is nothing more than hoo-ha so I'm
Developing a language and I'm callin' it my own
So take a peek into the speaker and you'll see what I mean
That on the other side the grass is greener

I don't care what she might think about me
You'll get by without me if you want
I could be the one to take you/her home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be the let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you out/on
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge it by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away

Like the geek in the pink
Well, I'm the geek in the pink, yo pink pink
Geek is the color for fall, I'm the geek in the pink yeah
So I'm the geek yo, in the pink yo.
Hahah, y'all geek is the new color for fall
I'm the geek in the pink

Nothing spoils fun like finding out it builds character.

"Life is an onslaught of difficult problems.

And the ones who find the correct answers get to survive.

In which case, i think everyone wants to get as many right as they can."
- King Barragan's Fraccion, Arrancar Findor Carias in Bleach Episode 219: Hisagi's Shikai! The Name is...

There are times when life presents you with the opportunity. Its up to you to either grasp it with both hands, or to ignore it.

I prefer to seize any chance to make my life more interesting.

“The trickster, the riddler, the keeper of balance, he of the many faces who finds life in death and who fears no evil; he who walks through doors”
- “Brisinger” by Christopher Paolini

This is Ensui, your flight captain speaking. Just to reassure you that, yes, there is someone up front.

“A man from The Tape Gallery told me the other day that a car can never be art.

Because for something to be art, it can have no purpose other than itself: No function.”

- Jeremy Clarkson in "Top Gear" Season 11 Episode 4

A dazed Spaceman Ensui crawls from the smoking wreckage of his ship! Our hero now regrets not buying a towing rider on his insurance policy.

"New Divide"

I remembered black skies
The lightning all around me
I remembered each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
Did I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide

There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
Did I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Across this new divide

In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake to great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
Did I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide

In tribute to the King of Pop.

"Black Or White"

I Took My Baby
On A Saturday Bang
Boy Is That Girl With You
Yes We're One And The Same

Now I Believe In Miracles
And A Miracle
Has Happened Tonight

But, If
You're Thinkin'
About My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White

They Print My Message
In The Saturday Sun
I Had To Tell Them
I Ain't Second To None

And I Told About Equality
An It's True
Either You're Wrong
Or You're Right

But, If
You're Thinkin'
About My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White

I Am Tired Of This Devil
I Am Tired Of This Stuff
I Am Tired Of This Business
Sew When The
Going Gets Rough
I Ain't Scared Of
Your Brother
I Ain't Scared Of No Sheets
I Ain't Scare Of Nobody
Girl When The
Goin' Gets Mean

[L. T. B. Rap Performance]
Protection
For Gangs, Clubs
And Nations
Causing Grief In
Human Relations
It's A Turf War
On A Global Scale
I'd Rather Hear Both Sides
Of The Tale
See, It's Not About Races
Just Places
Faces
Where Your Blood
Comes From
Is Where Your Space Is
I've Seen The Bright
Get Duller
I'm Not Going To Spend
My Life Being A Color

[Michael]
Don't Tell Me You Agree With Me
When I Saw You Kicking Dirt In My Eye

But, If
You're Thinkin' About My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're Black Or White

I Said If
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're Black Or White

I Said If
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Brother
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White

Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now
Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now

It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo

It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo

During emergency landing, replace dinner tray and bring seat to upright position. Extinguish all smoking materials, including spacecraft, if possible.

When i grow up, i want to engineer and drive a sports car! :D

War-On-Flab: D-Day Minus Eight

Gentlemen. We have astonishing news to report on the war front.

Firstly, the City-of-Pullups. As we have last reported, the enemy, Weak-Arms, have taken control of the city and are heavily fortified. Despite the Discipline-Artillery, the Persistent-Rangers and Keep-Trying-Paratroopers, the results have been mixed. Neither side has been able to control the entire city. Fighting has been fierce in the built-up areas. Casualties are mounting, but I believe we were gaining ground slowly and steadily.

However, on this final day of reckoning, a miracle happened. A typhoon broke out and wiped out almost all of our enemies. Our troops, stunned by this occurrence, pushed through the remaining token resistance and secured a famous victory! The City-of-Pullups is ours!

Secondly, the Cliff-of-Shuttle-Runs. Due to its close proximity to the Coast-of-Jogging, Flabby-Thighs were divided to concentrate on these two areas, and hence our army did likewise. Buoyed by the victory at the City-of-Pullups, our army fought hard at the Cliff-of-Shuttle-Runs. The battle was short but arduous. However, we have secured a slight advantage over the enemy and are planning for the next decisive operation. We have every confidence that we will defeat them in the next few days.

Thirdly, Sit-up Town. With the additional supplies and reinforcements, our army has taken over the town and eradicated the enemy, Spare-Tire Tummy! We do not expect any further trouble from Sit-up Town.

Fourth, the Forest-of-SBJ. To be frank, this area had come as a shock to us. We had not accounted for this surprising obstacle. Our first few attempts in trying to push through this forest, were met with strong resistance. Scouts and reconnaissance troops were sent to verify the strength and identity of the enemy. The enemy was identified as Weight-and-Disuse.

After much discussion, we deployed the Practice-Guerrillas to combat this new threat. Before the final day of reckoning, a few exercises were conducted to ensure that we have sufficient preparation. The extra effort paid off as we pushed back the enemy who were no doubt surprised by our teamwork and efficiency. The Forest-of-SBJ is ours!

Lastly, the Coast-of-Jogging. Despite our constant barrage and frontal attacks, the enemy has held firm. We thought we were succeeding in this war of attrition, but they launched a surprising counter-attack and regained their lost ground. In addition, recent reports suggested that the enemy had additional resources and had an advantage over us.

Thanks to your continual support, we poured additional resources and troops into this front. Before the final day of reckoning, we managed to decimate much of the enemy troops, Flabby-Thighs. Encouraged by such news and with all the victories at the various fronts, our troops charged once more on the final day and won the Battle-for-Jogging!

In summary, we have secured victories in all of the fronts except the Cliff-of-Shuttle-Runs. However, we are in various stages of discussion and are determined to win this final battle front. We shall not fail and disappoint! We shall prevail and overcome!

This concludes our report on the War-On-Flab. Thank you.

The meeting is adjourned.

I call it “Lookout” Hill because that’s what you yell whenever we go down it.

"You don't fear your own strength, do you?

Or your enemy's strength...

You've reached your limit.

The sword you wield...

Those who do not fear the sword they wield, have no right to wield a sword at all.

That's what i was taught."
- Ninth Squad Vice-Captain, Hisagi Shuuhei in Bleach Episode 219: Hisagi's Shikai! The Name is...

What I would give to be a latchkey kid.

Does anyone have a enormous hard disk that i can borrow?

I need to download the Internet. xD

Next time I’m going to tag you out with the bat instead of the ball.

When I'm trying to undo people's mistakes, i get tired.

When i get tired, i get irritable.

When i get irritable, i lose my temper easily.

When i get irritable, i try not to interact with people because i might lose my temper and they do not deserve that.

So in short,

When i'm trying to undo people's mistakes, i lose my temper easily.

When that happens, please avoid me.

If you do not avoid me and feel the wrath of my anger, i hope you understand and do not blame me for losing my temper.

Despite that amazing display of cunning, reflex and physical prowess, your tail still has a death grip on your butt.

To Rafael Benitez:
If you're watching this - but obviously you won't be watching this because you are frothing at the mouth because you've eaten so many sour grapes - but IF you're watching this by mistake:

Eat dust.

We've claimed our 18th English Premiership League trophy, and there will be more to come. And just to give you an idea of how serious we are, here's some poke-in-the-eye information.

Goalkeepers: Ben Foster, 26, Tomasz Kuszczak, 27

Defenders: Rafael Da Silva, 18, Fabio Pereira da Silva, 18

Midfielders: Nani, 22, Rodrigo Possebon, 20, Zoran Tosic, 22

Strikers: Federico Macheda, 17


To Chelsea:
Get your act together. Or rather get a manager that will last you for more than one season. THEN you might be able to challenge us.


To Arsenal:
Another season in transition? How many more seasons do you need before your babies become men?

A voice cackles in Ensui’s radio, “Enemy fighters at two o’clock!” “Roger. What should I do until then?”

After close to six months, there is now a marked difference.

A general recognition. A sudden knowledge that i've been accepted and fitted in.

“I pulled myself up to stand straight. I shook my head, and I swear I almost felt my brain settle. “Verity,” I said, and embraced his consciousness to mine. It was easy; it had always been easy, but before I had believed there was something to lose by doing so.

We did not meld into one person, but instead fit together like bowls stacked in a cupboard. He rode me comfortably, like a well-loaded pack. I took a breath and lifted my axe. “Again,” I said to Burrich.”
- “Royal Assassin” by Robin Hobb

I couldn’t read it because my parents forgot to pay the gravity bill.

"Won't Go Home Without You"

I asked her to stay but she wouldn't listen
She left before I had the chance to say
Oh
The words that would mend the things that were broken
But now it's far too late, she's gone away

Every night you cry yourself to sleep
Thinking: "Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe that

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you

The taste of your breath, I'll never get over
The noises that she made kept me awake
Oh
The weight of things that remained unspoken
Built up so much it crushed us everyday

Every night you cry yourself to sleep
Thinking: "Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe that

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you

Of all the things I felt but never really shown
Perhaps the worst is that I ever let you go
I should not ever let you go, oh oh oh

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you

The only bright side to all this, is that eventually there may not be a piece of the planet worth fighting over.

The first thing you notice as you descend, is the sudden peace. An absolute silence punctuated only by the sound of your breathing into the regulator and the air bubbles escaping into the surface.

As you descend, you start to notice a second thing: Blue. Lots and lots of blue. The vibrant color surrounds and engulfs you, with the sun rays piercing the surface occasionally.

As the last bit of air bubbles out of your BCD and you exhale slowly and calmly, the weightless feeling sinks in. The sound of your breathing and air bubbles makes a constant musical backdrop to the scene unfolding before you. As the pressure builds up while you slowly reach the bottom of the sea floor, you equalize constantly.

Once at the bottom of the sea floor, you check that your buddy is with you and you two set off in an adventure like no other.



The closest thing i can describe that is akin to diving, is flying. The weightless feeling, the sense of complete unrestrained movement and the gliding above the sea floor. This is what a bird must feel like when it flies: A sense of joy and unbridled freedom.

As you quest forward, the sea unveils its treasure to you. Fishes swim in schools, shimmering in vivid colors of red, blue and green. Stony corals placidly shelter teems of sea life while providing a fascinating background of colors and shapes. Soft corals wave lazily at you, while shy fishes peek out from their hiding places. Occasionally, a brave white fish will swim up to have a curious investigation of you before darting away.

As you glide along marveling at nature, fresh air is brought into your lungs steadily and reassuringly. You move along, trying to see as much sea life as you can. Constant monitoring of your SPG soon indicates that you don't have much air left. Reluctantly signaling to your buddy, you two head up to the surface, with the wonderful sights deeply embedded into your mind.

I'll be back, you fervently promise.

I call a ten year time out to grow some more.

Eh. I don't think i'm sitting in your car. If i do so, there will be three people at the back. If there's a jam, they are going to suffer.

Okay lor. I anything one. But why you so stupid? Got car to sit, you don't want.

*outrage* Stupid?! I'm trying to be considerate here. I'm thinking for those people at the back.

*chuckles* Okay lor. Whatever.

Why is it that when you try to be considerate, people laugh at you for doing so?

“I had always believed, perhaps childishly, that if you followed the rules, you would be protected, that things like that would not happen to you. Afterwards, I felt … tricked. Foolish. Gullible, that I had thought ideals could protect me.

Honour and courtesy and justice … .they are not real, Fitz. We all pretend to them, and hold them to us like shields. But they guard only against folk who carry the same shields. Against those who have discarded them, they are no shields at all, but only additional weapons to use against their victims. ”
- “Assassin’s Quest” by Robin Hobb

If you don’t get a good night kiss, you get kafka dreams.

"Take my memories of my mother, and the feelings that went with them. I do not want to know them at all.

Take the ache in my throat when i think of Molly, take all the sharp-edged, bright-colored days i recall with her. Take their brilliance and leave me but the shadows of what i saw and felt. Let me recall them without cutting myself on their sharpness.

Take my days and nights in Regal's dungeons. It is enough to know what was done to me. Take it to keep, and let me stop feeling my face against that stone floor, hearing the sound of my nose breaking, smelling and tasting my own blood.

Take my hurt that i never know my father, take my hours of staring up at his portrait when the great hall was empty and i could do so alone.

Take my memories of that tower-top, of the bare windswept Queen's Garden and Galen standing over me.

Take that image of Molly going so willingly to Burrich's arms. Take it and quench it and seal it away where it can never sear me again..."
-"Assassin's Quest" by Robin Hobb

Isn’t it sad how some pple’s grip on their lives is so dicy that they’ll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?

So anyway, you know when you're trundling on the so-called path of life, your body changes in unexpected ways.

Puberty is a good example, but not one which i'm thinking of...

Sometimes you will find that the food that you love to eat since you were young, will suddenly and unexpectedly disgust you.

Durians are a good example. For all your life, you've loved to eat durians. You probably eat one or two boxes of durians with little or no problem at all. But one day, for some explicit and unexplained reason, your body decides that durians are disgusting. Thats sad, isn't it?



And talking about durians, there are one or two old wives' tale about durians.

Such as drinking salt water from the empty durian husk will flush out any impurities of the previously eaten durian. And that if you get pricked or injured by a durian, for quicker recovery, you can use the remaining flesh from the durian husk to massage on the injured area.

But old wives' tale rarely have any credentials to them, do they? So we should use this opportunity to test this old wives tale of using the remaining flesh from the durian husk to heal durian-caused injuries.

A healthy body is preferable for this line of research. In order to conduct this research effectively, varying degrees of injuries should be performed on the body. Caused by a durian, of course. Three (3) varying degrees of injuries should be sufficient.

It is recommended that the durian should penetrate the body by 5mm, 10mm and 15mm. A general tolerance of ± 1mm is acceptable.

By the nature of this research and its objectives, a comparison must be made. The general recommendation of the second method is to leave the injuries untouched. It is possible but highly improbable that the body should bleed to death due to the second method.

However, since two (2) methods are used and three (3) varying degrees of injuries are performed, the healthy body must have a minimum of six (6) sides to perform this important research.

To truly complete the research, a third method should be used to compare between the first two (2) methods. Since there is a comparison between leaving the injuries untouched, and healing them with the remaining flesh from the durian husk, the third method should be healing the injuries via other means.

There is no recommendation for the said "other means" of healing. Therefore it is dependent on the discretion and objectives of the researcher.

Hence, with three (3) methods and three (3) varying degrees of injuries, the healthy body must now have a minimum of nine (9) sides to complete this important research. Should the body have more sides to experiment on, the researcher may experiment by using different types of durians.

This is very important research. Any advances in this area will greatly help the medical field in trying to cure the durian-caused injuries, which are in all probability, performed by the ah-bengs in this country.

Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out-of-body experience.

"If I Never See Your Face Again"

Now as the summer fades
I let you slip away
You say I'm not your type
But I can make you sway

It makes me burn to learn
You're not the only one
I'd let you be if you
Put down your blazing gun

[Chorus:]
Now you've gone somewhere else
Far away
I don't know if I will find you (find you, find you)
But you feel my breath
On your neck
Can't believe I'm right behind you (right behind you)
'Cause you keep me coming back for more
And I feel a little better than I did before
And if I never see your face again
I don't mind
'Cause we gone much further than I thought we'd get tonight

Sometimes you move so well
It's hard not to give in
I'm lost, I can't tell
Where you end and I begin

It makes you burn to learn
I'm with another man
I wonder if he's half
The lover that I am

[Chorus]

Baby, baby
Please believe me
Find it in your heart to reach me
Promise not to leave me behind
(Promise not to leave me behind)

Take me down, but take it easy
Make me think but don't deceive me
Torture me by taking your time
(Talk to me, talk to me)

[x2]
'Cause you keep me coming back for more
And I feel a little better than I did before
And if I never see your face again
I don't mind
'Cause we gone much further than I thought we'd get tonight

This is supposed to be great art. So why does it look like a bunch of decapitated naked people?

The world between Art and Engineering, exists only in our minds.

I can’t get this handle off. Pass me the hacksaw, will you?

Here's a trick question: How many working mechanical engineers are there in Singapore?

More to the point: How many design mechanical engineers are there in Singapore?

Engineering is not a job which pays well. Engineering is not a job which brings you fame either. You go into engineering, not because of the fame or fortune. You go into engineering because you have an interest in engineering.

And in the materialistic society of Singapore, if a job doesn't pay well, then its not worth working for. That is why our country is filled with business people, executive people, IT people, media people, financial people, accounting people, law people and doctor people. But few, if any, engineers.

How many students have studied and graduated with a engineering degree but are currently in a non-engineering job?

As for the engineers in Singapore, how many are not in the manufacturing sector? How many engineers are not in the sales sector? How many engineers are not in the electronics industry? How many engineers are not in the petrochemical industry?

More to the point: How many engineers are in the renewable energy industry? How many mechanical engineers are designers? How many engineers are in the M&E industry?

The engineering design knowledge base in Singapore is sorely lacking. More than that: its pitiful. How many mechanical engineers can claim to have design something in full, put it into production and watch it work successfully?

There was once an outcry about the lack of innovation and creativity in our country. That is simply the result of not having enough designers. Innovation and creativity are not subjects which can be taught in school, learned from the book or explained by a lecturer.

Art, yes. But not innovation and creativity.

Innovation and creativity comes from within. It comes from a need because of ambition or constraints, so engineers have to think out of the box. There is no point in being innovative or creative when it doesn't work. There is no point in being innovative or creative when there is alternative simple working solution.

Case in point: The Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing was the first car to have gullwing doors. Not because the engineers wanted to be innovative or creative. It was because of the constraints they faced.



"Now, because of the way it was built, the door sills on the SL were very high and yet the roof was very low. That meant that there wasn't much room for the doors.

The solution came from engineers simply being practical, but it gave this car the most famous frontal silhouette in motoring history."
- James May in "Top Gear" Season Five Episode Five

I can feel my brain beginning to atrophy already.

My younger brother participated in the biathlon at East Coast early this morning.

My youngest brother participated in the triathlon at Sentosa early this morning.

Me?

Utterly rubbish me slept from 11pm last night to 1pm this afternoon.

Oops. o.o

The end of summer is always hard on me. Trying to cram in all the goofing off I’ve been meaning to do.

"When was the last time, you just got up, and went for a drive? Not to anywhere, not for anything. Just for a drive.

... ...

This is brilliant. No phone. No kids. No interruptions. Its just me, in my little metal shell.

Time to think, time to work stuff out."

- Jeremy Clarkson in "Top Gear" Season 11 Episode 2

Just six precious hours before bed to forget everything I learned today.

Some things never change.

Like.

How i'll fall asleep when i don't understand what the person is saying.
Eg. The instructor will be explaining something really interesting. But because i don't understand (and partly because the instructor doesn't teach very well, pauses often and talks in a monotonous voice), i kinda nod off.

Like.

How i don't plan when i'm doing something.
Eg. I'll take apart an assembly to measure the dimensions of a component. Then when i'm done, i'll put it back together again. Then i'll think: Maybe i should take this dimension as well. So i take the assembly apart again, to measure a new dimension and then put it back together again. Rinse and repeat.

Like.

How i'm absolutely rubbish with women.
Eg. I'm still single. No further examples or explanation necessary.

Why can’t I ever build character in at a Miami condo or a casino somewhere?

"Lucky"
(feat. Colbie Caillat)

Do you hear me,
I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying
Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you I promise you, I will

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music fill the air
I'll put a flower in your hair
Though the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooooh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.

There are times when events are rushing towards you.

You feel as though you're being caught by a strong current in a deep ocean. You can only see the clear blue sky, and the deep blue sea. The horizon seems endless, with only a thin line where the sky and sea meets.

In the strong sunshine, you feel helpless as the current pushes you along. You don't know where the destination is, but the waves are relentless in their path.

All you can do, is to brace yourself and hope that everything will go well when you hit the destination.

I think my cerebellum just fused.

Poor little lamp. xD

I think one of us has been eating too much paste in art class.

Isn't it awesome to see the grannies dancing? :D

And here is the making. :)

What do you think is the meaning of true happiness? Is it money, cars and women? Or is it just money and cars?

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone. May all of us have a 'ox'picious year. xD

Trusting parents can be hazardous to your health.

Children are influenced and shaped by their environment. Ask a hungry child what he/she thinks the future is like, and he/she will tell you that the future is one where no one is hungry.

Ask a child from the war-torn countries on what he/she thinks the future is like, and he/she will tell you that the future is one where everyone is at peace and that there are no wars.

And the environment which affects the child, also includes the parents. They probably have the most effect on the child's character and upbringing. Most of the time, the child will watch and learn the parents' actions and behaviour. Whether the child follows the parents, is entirely up to the child and his environment.

The father might be petty, short-tempered, uncouth and rude. A strict disciplinarian with no words of encouragment. And yet he expects the child to be otherwise? To be considerate and generous in nature?

The mother might be fat, calculative and loud. And yet she expects the child to be fit, polite and magnanimous?

Some children will watch and resolve not to follow the parents. They will strive to be different, but yet keep the good points. When they have kids, they want to be different from their parents. They will want to encourage their kids and show them a good example, so that their kids will follow in their footsteps.

On the other hand, some children might not be able to know the difference between good and bad, and simply follow whatever the parents are doing. Thus the vicious cycle begins, until a member of the family is able to break the pattern. In such a scenario, one can only hope that the cycle will not last long.

All of us are children. All of us have parents (unless of course you believe you're God, in which case, i have no idea why you're reading this and i suggest you seek help fast. >.<). When we have kids, we want to do well by them. We want to show them the correct path to take. We want to show them a good example.

How our children will turn out, will simply show how good we are. Both as a person and as a parent.

Our children are the report cards of our lives.

Physical education is what you learn from having your face in someone’s armpit right before lunch.

Which of the below is true?

1. I offered to sprained my right ankle to Scolari, so that he will be distracted enough for Manchester United to beat Chelsea 3-0. :p
   
2. I was showing on the pitch to Sir Alex Ferguson some good tactics to beat Chelsea. However, while showing the said good tatics, i sprained my right ankle. At least they used my tactics because they won 3-0. xD
   
3. Its my attention craving period of the month again, according to my friends. -__-
4. My left foot got jealous of my right foot's continual good health, and therefore contrived to sprained my right foot just to see him suffer.
   
5. God is trying to tell me that i can't play soccer, since this is the second time i'm spraining my ankle while playing soccer.

Sigh... I really do think i can't play soccer anymore. :(

Reading goes faster if you don’t sweat comprehension.

"Bright is the moon's spark
Never coming never dark
Thoughts of you burn deep inside
Cannot settle cannot subside
Sages hurried when guests called
So at their feet the empire did fall"
- Cao Cao from "Red Cliff 2"

P.S: As a kantang, this is the best i can do. My Chinese isn't that good and i can't seem to find the proper translation for the full poem. xD

People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children.

“Maybe you have to keep your pain and loss to know that you can survive whatever life deals with you. Perhaps without putting your pain in its place in your life, you become something of a coward.”
- “Fool’s Fate” by Robin Hobb

I'll like to add to this email, if i may. :)

There is something i wanted to say after the sharing session. I didn't get a chance to do so, mainly because 1) i forgot, and 2) i didn't want to look like a bawling baby (although i think you guys already know that -_-)

It has been ten (10) years since we known each other. I'm ashamed to say that i was extremely childish, naive and brash during JC. I'll give everything in the world to change my past actions and deeds. I think i'm not that far off the mark when i say that i was an outcast and shunned by all of you during JC.

And because of my past actions, i'm glad that you guys still treat me as a friend and not as a stranger. I'm glad that you guys still welcomed me. I'm glad you guys invited me for this trip. I'm glad i went on this trip to know all of you again and renew our friendship.

This trip has really changed my life. Although it may sound a bit dramatic and cliche, i really do think its true. I've gotten to know all of you, which i never did so during JC. I even managed to talk to each and every single one of you, which i never did so during JC. I just hope i can continue to have fun with you guys and that you will always welcome me, no matter how fugly and fat i become and how sucky my attitude is.

Thank you, guys, for everything and most of all, for being my friends

“I could wish you a ministrel’s happy ending to your tale, “much love and many children”, but I do not think it will come to be.”
- “Fool’s Fate” by Robin Hobb

Heck, whats a little extortion among friends?

“‘No one else can tell you what to feel. You either do, or you don’t. Though I don’t understand or approve of this, all of you are becoming my friends.
Being a friend means you don’t have to be exactly alike, and you are still friends.’”
- “Blood of the Fold” by Terry GoodKind

The Taiwan trip was good. After losing touch for more than four years, it was good to know my friends again. Some of them haven't changed, while some have.

And in that trip, i think i've discovered how to have fun again. I was appreciated for the things i've done and things which i didn't realise i did.

Happy New Year, everyone. :)

“‘As you learn to be other than Mord-Sith, like I learned as I grew up, you’ll find that being a friend is to like a person for who they are, even the parts you don’t understand.
The reasons you like them makes the things you don’t understand unimportant.
You don’t have to understand, or do the same, or live their lives for them.
If you truly care for them, then you want them to be who they are; that was why you liked them in the first place.’”
- “Blood of the Fold” by Terry GoodKind

Santa Claus: kindly old elf, or CIA spook?

"There is no such thing as perfect in this world. That may sound cliche, but its the truth.

The average person admires perfection and seeks to obtain it. But, whats the point of achieving perfection?

There is none. Nothing. Not a single thing.

I loathe perfection!

If something is perfect, then there is nothing left. There is no room for imagination. No place left for a person to gain additional knowledge or abilities.

Do you know what that means?

For scientists such as ourselves, perfection only brings despair. It is our job to create things more wonderful than anything before them, but never to obtain perfection. A scientist must be a person who finds ecstasy, while suffering from that antinomy."
- Twelfth Squad Captain, Kurotsuchi Mayuri in Bleach Episode 200: The Most Hardest Body?! Nnoitra is Cut Down

Merry Christmas, everyone. :)

Even though we’re both talking English, we’re not speaking the same language.

A mental note to myself:

Do not compare your previous company to your current one. Comparisons are rarely healthy and they can create ill feelings among people. Start from scratch and learn the culture in the current company.

I really do need to remember this.

Sometimes I think ALL my friends have been imaginary.

“A tiny spot of light reached through it toward me. I caught it in my hand and sat staring at it for a time. A metaphor for my life, I thought.”
- “Fool’s Fate” by Robin Hobb

Isn't it odd, on how sometimes although you've never personally met some people but when you hear about some excellent news which happened to them, you get this really warm moist feeling of happiness for the said people?

“Adrift upon the sea of time, the lonely god wanders from shore to distant shore, upholding the laws of the stars above.”
- “Brisinger” by Christopher Paolini

That’s one of the remarkable things about life. It’s never so bad that it can’t get worse.

"Ward left in. Ward right out. Guard your heart from stone."
- "Temple of the Winds" by Terry Goodkind

"Ward left in. Ward right out. Turn your heart to stone."
- "Enigmas and Musings from the Edge of Insanity" by Ensui

What I like is when you’re looking and thinking and looking and thinking… And suddenly, you wake up.

Something that came up in the discussion board of Facebook...

XXXX XXX (San Francisco, CA) wrote 42 minutes ago:
i have a question...

Why should income wealth and opportunity in life be based on factors arbitrary from moral point of views?

xxxx xxxx replied to XXXX's post 25 minutes ago:
if u tink simply, it happens in our daily lives.

I am currently an engineering student in university. i hate physic and love political science and history but to survive in a economy system such as the one in Singapore, i don have a choice to choose wat i really wanna do. i took up engineering hoping to get a gd job.

i dono, but many of my friends are facing this same issue as me.

You replied to xxxx's post 19 minutes ago:
Actually, i have a friend who is studying history and political science in an australian university. He is almost finishing his Phd, which focuses on Australia's participation in Singapore during WW2.

I believe he's coming back once he's done and i really admire him for doing what he enjoys. I don't think there will be any difficulty in him finding a job. :)

I'm a working engineer too, but i enjoy engineering. :D

xxxx xxxx replied to your post 16 minutes ago:
i think we the younger generation have a lot more choices. but been an asian. my parents and many others are still veri cautious abt what we are going to study. to them, the moral compass mentioned, dont point so much to the arts or poilical scenes.

You replied to xxxx's post 8 minutes ago:
Lol... I'm 27, so i like to think myself as part of the younger generation. xD

But i do understand where you're coming from. Yes, our parents still worry about our future and they want us to have a stable livelihood. I think its the difference in mentality. Our priority is to have a job which we like and love. Their priority is to provide for the family, even if it means that they don't enjoy their job.

We have to respect our parents' wishes because that is part of our asian culture. If our parents support everything we do, including doing something that is uncommon and might mean an unstable livelihood, then we are truly blessed. Few of us have that privilege.

We all have our own individual circumstances to deal with, and i think we make our choices based on those circumstances. :)

Too much thinking on a weekend can really hurt your head. :p

The operative word being “stupid”.

I think i have a new definition of the word "stupid".

It goes something like this:

Stupid is what you are, when you're recovering nicely from a sprained ankle and then you go and play indoor soccer with your new colleagues.

Sigh... -__-

Why isn’t the world ever unfair in my favour?

So. For guys, if a pretty woman throws herself on you, what should you do?

No, you shouldn't catch her.

You should run away.

No, you shouldn't run to the nearest 7-11.

Run to the toilet? Maybe.

If you do decide to run to the toilet, when you reach there, slap yourself and pinch yourself several times. Hard. Then look at yourself in the mirror.

If you don't look like Pierce Brosnan, then its too good to be true.

Sigh. There goes my love life. -__-

I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.

I glanced around the empty office one last time.

Well... This is it, i guess.

So long, guys. It has been a great two years knowing and working with you all.

I wish all of you the best of luck, and i'm sorry i couldn't come for the farewell lunch.

I have to take this next step onto the second path. I need to do this. For myself and for my future.

Goodbye.

I turned back and switched off the master switch to plunge the office into the silent darkness.

I locked the gate and door for the last time, and stepped forward.

Into the future and the unknown.

Let me check what the deductible is on my insurance policy.

Right Foot: So. Whats the deal with you?

Left Foot: *grumbles* Don't know. It just happened, ya know?

Right Foot: Don't you remember anything?

Left Foot: Nope. All i know is that when our owner woke up on Sunday, i was aching whenever he rotates me.

Right Foot: Well, at least our owner brought you to see the chinese physician on Tuesday, right?

Left Foot: Yeah. But after we went back on Wednesday to change the dressing, i was in so much pain that he woke up in the middle of the night.

Right Foot: Sheesh. Whats going on? When our owner brought me to see the chinese physician a couple of weeks back, i was fine after that. The healing method was excruciatingly painful, but at least i healed. You don't seem to be responding well to the same treatment.

Left Foot: Beats me. I thought i would heal the same way you did. But apparently not.

Right Foot: So now what?

Left Foot: Our owner has been taking some pills to ease the pain. So far so good. And then, we went for an x-ray yesterday. Lets hope they find the real cause and heal it quickly. I don't want to have a relapse.

Right Foot: You can say that again. I think our owner wants to cut you off and replace you with a brand new foot.

Left Foot: Ha! Easier said than done. If he could, he would. But he can't, can he? *smirks*

Argh.

I heard a pop, but I think it was my lungs.

For those who wonder why we have supercars when we can never drive at those incredible speeds.

Here is a video explaining why. :)

War-On-Flab: D-Day Minus Seven

You know you are truly rubbish and absolutely useless, when you're struggling to do even ten push-ups.

Sigh... -__-

This is what entertainment is all about. Idiots, explosives and falling anvils.

"Sorry, Blame It On Me"

As life goes on I’m starting to learn more and more about responsibility
I realize everything I do is affecting the people around me
So I want to take this time out to apologize for things I have done
And things that have not occurred yet
And the things they don’t want to take responsibility for

I’m sorry for the times I left you home
I was on the road and you were alone
I’m sorry for the times that I had to go
I’m sorry for the fact that I did not know
That you were sitting home just wishing we
Could go back to when it was just you and me
I’m sorry for the times I would neglect
I’m sorry for the times I disrespect

I’m sorry for the wrong things that I’ve done
I’m sorry I’m not always there for my son
I’m sorry for the fact that I'm not aware
That you can’t sleep at night when I am not there
Because I am in the streets like everyday
Sorry for the things that I did not say
Like how you are the best thing in my world
And how I'm so proud to call you my girl

[Bridge]
I understand that there are some problems
And I am not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show
If I can apologize for being wrong
Then it’s just a shame on me
I’ll be the reason for your pain and you can put the blame on me

[Chorus]
You can put the blame on me [4x]
Said you can put the blame on me [3x]
You can put the blame on me

Sorry for the things that he put you through
And all the times you didn’t know what to do
Sorry that you had to go and sell those packs
Just trying to stay busy till you heard from Dad
And you would rather be home with all your kids
As one big family with love and bliss
And even though Pops treated us like kings

He got a second wife and you didn’t agree
He got up and left you there all alone
I’m sorry that you had to do it on your own
I’m sorry that I went and added to your grief
I’m sorry that your son was once a thief
I’m sorry that I grew up way too fast
I wish I would’ve listened and not be so bad
I’m sorry your life turned out this way
I’m sorry that the FEDS came and took me away

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

I’m sorry that it took so long to see
They were dead wrong trying to put it on me
I’m sorry that it took so long to speak
But I was on tour with Gwen Stefani
I’m sorry for the hand that she was dealt
For the embarrassment that she felt
Just a little young girl trying to have fun
Her daddy should never let her out that young
I’m sorry for Club Zen getting shut down
I hope they manage better next time around
How was I to know she was underage
In a 21 and older club they say
Why doesn’t anybody wanna take blame
Verizon backed out disgracing my name
I’m just a singer trying to entertain
Because I love my fans I’ll take that blame
Even though the blame’s on you [3x]
I’ll take that blame from you

And you can put that blame on me [2x]
You can put that blame on me
And you can put that blame on me