Don't waste time reinventing the wheel. Tie wheels together and reinvent a wagon.

How sad am i, to actually find this amusing? Then again, i'm an engineer. Lol... :D

Summer days are just made for doing things, especially if it’s nothing.

"'It means only one thing, and everything: cut. Once committed to fight, cut. Everything else is secondary. Cut. This is your duty and purpose, your hunger. There is no rule more important, no commitment that overrides that one. Cut.'

His words chilled her to the bone as he went on.

'The lines are a portrayal of the dance. Cut from the void, not from bewilderment. Cut the enemy as quickly and directly as possible. Cut with certainty. Cut decisively, resolutely. Cut into his strength. Flow through the gaps in his guard. Cut him. Cut him down utterly. Don't allow him a breath. Crush him. Cut him without mercy to the depths of his spirit.'

'It is the balance to life: death. It is the dance with death.'

'It is the law a war wizard lives by, or he dies.'"
- "Temple of the Winds" by Terry Goodkind

If you can’t win by reason, go for volume.

Ok. I'll be the first to admit that i'm a kantang.

I only got a B3 for my 'O' level Chinese by luck and i got a C5 for my 'AO' level Chinese by chance. The only reason why i didn't fail on both occasions, is because the marker probably reached his quota for failing people and gave me sympathy marks for me to pass.

However, i still can write, converse and listen to a little bit of Chinese. Writing, saying and hearing my chinese name counts, doesn't it? So i'm not really a kantang, right? A full kantang is one who cannot read, talk or listen to Chinese at all. So i'm probably half a kantang (where half = 1/2 = 0.5 = 50%).

Speaking of which, if

English = kantang,

therefore it stands to reason that

Chinese = rice?

Hhhmmm... Lets just work on that basis then.

After much 'education' from the army and two years of talking to contractors, my mother has commented any number of times that my Hokkien is improving. However, i can't write Hokkien. So how does this language fit in? And since

English = kantang
Chinese = rice,

therefore by following the same line of reasoning,

Hokkien = prawn noodles?

Hhhmmm.... Lets continue working on that basis.

Since we have already establish that i am half a kantang (where half = 1/2 = 0.5 = 50%), it also stands to reason that the rice and prawn noodles will occupy the remaining space. This can be calculated by a very complex equation as follows:

kantang + rice + prawn noodles = Me
rice + prawn noodles = Me - kantang

Since Me = 1 = 100%, kantang = half = 1/2 = 0.5 = 50%,

rice + prawn noodles = 1 - 1/2 = 1 - 0.5 = 100% - 50%

rice + prawn noodles = 1/2 = 0.5 = 50%

Since rice = listen + talk + read, prawn noodles = listen + talk,

(listen + talk + read) + (listen + talk) = 50%

therefore, assuming listen = talk = read = 10%,

rice = 30%

prawn noodles = 20%

And since i'm an engineer, of course i have a nice little graph to show you how it looks like.

Tada!

So. What is your language composition? :)

“Studies in contemporary state-sponsored terrorism”. Also known as gym class.

Whenever i smell the fresh morning air that is ever present from about 2.00am to 4.00am in the morning, i always get this feeling of sian-ness.

Why?

The only reasons why you are smelling that fresh morning air is either you got guard duty, in which you're trying to protect the country and hence only able to sleep in two-or-three-hours intervals, inter-dispensed with one hour of guard duty throughout the entire night.

Or you got Physical Training (PT) in the morning, in which you're trying to be (read: forced to be >.<) in better shape to protect the country and hence, do the Five Basic Exercises (5 BX) with your sergeants yelling at you that their grandmothers can run/exercise faster, and therefore results in you sweating and panting for breath early in the morning.

Either way, its not a good sign that you're able to smell the fresh morning air.

Of course, there is always a chance that its because your mahjong session just finished and you're on the way for your customary supper of prata with your friends. :)

I hate gym class. Coach thinks violence is aerobic.

Another sign which shows you're vastly older than you actually are:

Your body starts breaking down a lot quicker than you like ie. you get sprains in incidents where in the past you wouldn't have.

Sigh...

I wonder if my maladjusted antisocial tendencies are the product of my berserk pituitary gland?

"Tears And Rain"

How I wish I could surrender my soul;
Shed the clothes that become my skin;
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
Instead I've found no meaning.

I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.

How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind;
Hold memory close at hand,
Help me understand the years.
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I would save my soul.
I'm so cold from fear.

I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
Far, far away; find comfort in pain.
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.

Tears and Rain.

Tears and Rain.

Far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.

There’s no problem so awful that you can’t add some guilt to it and make it even worse.

““Does anything feel worse than being angry with people you love?”
After a bit, he spoke. “Watching someone you love die. And being angry, but not knowing where to direct it. I think that’s worse.””
- “Royal Assassin” by Robin Hobb

Please believe me when i say i'm sorry.

Please believe me when i say i love you.

I cannot force you to listen to me. I cannot force you to do what i say. You have no obligations to listen to me. You have no right to do what i say. If you do listen to me, then this is what i have to say:

Do not do silly things like over-dosing yourself. There are people out there who still need you and care for you. Do not let them down. Go to work everyday, even though your heart is bleeding from the wounds that i've inflicted on you. You need to surround yourself with people. If you're alone, then you will tend to do silly things.

“Dragonman, Dragonman,
Between thee and thine,
Share me that glimpse of love
Greater than mine.”
- “Dragonsong” by Anne McCaffrey

I have been very happy for the past six weeks. You have made me very happy, showering me with your love and care. I do not like doing this. Why should i enjoy walking away from something that makes me happy?

I'm sorry for hurting you like this. I'm sorry for making you unhappy. I'm sorry for leaving you. I know my apologies mean nothing to you, but i have never lied to you and every single apology comes from my heart.

Its over.

I'm sorry.

“There was nothing to say and that was what we said.”
- “Fool’s Fate” by Robin Hobb

A pronoun is a noun that lost its amateur status.

So. The truth is out.

But. Let us be honest here. Who cares? *shrugs*

Never argue with a six-year-old who shaves.

Why.

So.

Serious?

McZargald’s. Next exit. 50 megazorks. Over 75 million earthling-burgers served.

There are times when one tends to take our streets for granted.

Here is what i mean: Which electrical cabling do you think is more chaotic?

This one?

Or this one?
Or maybe this one?

What about this?

I know! I know! This one!

Whenever i see that chaotic mess of cables, i feel so uncomfortable and have this sudden urge to either remove it and plunge the whole of Thailand back into the middle ages, or to spend the rest of eternity trying to tidy it up. :p

Oh yarh. In case you're wondering or haven't notice, i've just came back from factory visit in Bangkok. Cheers. :)

Houston, we have a negative on that orbit trajectory.

One of the many things that really irritates me, is the way some people behave.

During a meeting, if i can tolerate you talking or discussing about issues which do not concern me, why can you not do the same?

Sheesh. (-.-)

Leave it to a girl to take all the fun out of sex discrimination.

So many things have happened over the space of a week.

There are times when time seem to move so slowly, you could almost feel time stop as you watch the events unfold around you. Whilst the wheel of time grinds slowly away, you walk on your own road of life.

Yet there are times when time seem to slip through your fingers quickly, like smooth white sand. You desperately try to grasp hold of it, trying to take in everything. But it escapes, leaving you confused and struggling to absorb the events.

To date, things seem to be going well. I have not regretted my decision. The road will be long and difficult, littered with obstacles and hurdles to overcome. We will walk through this together, hand in hand.

If we succeed, then the reward is there for our taking. If we fail, then at least we can tell ourselves, "We have tried."

His train of thought is still boarding at the station.

I made a decision today. I'm not sure if it's the right choice, but i guess time will tell. There are implications and consequences for sure, but i guess we'll take one step at a time. Like they say, some of the best and greatest decisions were made on the spot. I hope this is the case for me.

I do not want to live the rest of my life, thinking about "what if". The future is not made out of "what if"s. The future is made on the decisions that we make today.

All i know is that i'm happy that we have a chance to work things out.

Pong pong tiao.

You know you’ll hate something when they won’t tell you what it is.

Well, it seems that on this fateful day, i have been given another new title.

In addition to the titles of

Osama-bin-Ensui,
The-One-Who-Started-The-Fire,
Instigator of all Conspiracy Theories,
Bringer of Aids and Ebola and Worldwide Epidemics and All Other Necessary Bad Things To Effect a Complete and Satisfactory Infamy,

and

Chief-Of-Pia-Sai-But-Doesn't-Have-Any-Subordinates,
aka Chief-of-Carrying-Shit,
Brick-Layer,

I have been given a third title of

The-Turkey-Man-with-the-Sunflower

And beware. The Sunflower is no ordinary sunflower. It may look small like this:


But in actuality, it towers over three storeys bookshelves high as shown here:


And it is thus with this magical three-storeys-bookshelves-high Sunflower, was i knighted. And in this ceremony whereby the third title was bestow upon my reluctant humble self, it was with much pomp, ceremony, sparklers, cheers, song and dance that i unwillingly gratefully and grudgingly graciously accept my fate.

All evil-doers beware! The-Turkey-Man-with-the-Sunflower shall bring you to justice! Flee or feel the wrath of my magical three-storeys-bookshelves-high Sunflower!

Cheers, guys. You. Really. Shouldn't. Have.

History is the fiction we invent to persuade ourselves that events are knowable and that life has order and direction.

So how? If cannot get approval, means cannot go out for tender leh.

I thought incredulously to myself: You are joking. The tender was confirmed to be on Monday. Our drawings and documents are almost ready, and you're telling me we cannot go out for tender?!

Forgive my crude language and analogy.

Telling us that we cannot go out for tender with the scheduled date so close, is a bit like having sex.

You both are having a good time romping the bed, sweating and doing the horizontal lambada. Then, when you're close to an orgasm, your partner tells you:

Oops. We were too hasty in the beginning. Lets put on a condom for safety's sake.

Except that when your sex session ends, it feels a lot better as compared to the real-life situation of the tender is released.

Things you should always consider before making a decision.

When you’re great, people often mistake candour for bragging.

Viwawa. Is. Farking. Addictive. (-.-)

I’ve been disempowered! My centering, self-actualizing anima has been impacted by toxic, co-dependent dysfunctionality!

During this year's Chinese New Year, we went to a temple to pray. While doing so, an auntie mistook my youngest brother as my son.

*

During one of my project's meeting, we were chatting with the cilents. One of them asked me, "So how old are you? 30?"

*

After another one of my project's meeting, i decided to have dinner with one of my peers, who is and looks like a middle-aged woman. The waitress at the restaurant mistook me for her husband.

*

There have been so many incidents of people mistaking me for being vastly older, that its not even funny. I think for each project that i'm currently handling, it adds two years to my appearance.

So, all in, that makes me look like a hundred-and-forty-seven years old. Sigh... (-.-)

Any suggestions?

There’s no sedative like seeing a tiger lying in the sun.

You can blame almost everything on jet lag.

Such as the inability to count.

Or the feeling that everything moves so slowly.

Or the inability to guard people in mahjong.

Or the laid-back feeling without any sense of urgency.

I wonder if you could blame your love life on jet lag.

They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines.

The things which i found out when i got back from Down Under include, but is not limited to the following:

1. Each time i stay with Caffeine Addict and Big Banana, i'm always subjected to menial labor. When i graduated and on my last day in Australia as a student, i helped wash the car. This time, on my last day of my one week break, i helped them to move house (I know Caffeine Addict is gonna kill me for writing this, but its true mah >.<).
2. It feels much better to walk in Sydney than to walk in Singapore. Perhaps the air is fresher, or there is a right mix of people and cars. Whatever it is, it just feels better.
3. There is a certain association with Caffeine Addict and Big Banana, with Korean food. Mix at your own risk of a veryveryveryfull-bulging-almostgonnaexplode-tummy.
4. There is also a certain association with Caffeine Addict, Big Banana and our other friends, with camping outdoors. I thought the camping for 2 years in National Service would have cured all urges to do so in the male Singaporean population. I know it did for me.
5. After a long discussion with Caffeine Addict, perhaps i should start thinking of extending my horizons. Not everything is what they seem. I will ponder on this.
6. I'm still in a hazy dream-like state, hallucinating that i'm still in Australia. Please bear with my intoxicated ramblings.
7. A good book can really sustain me. I can go without food, water or human contact, totally absorbed and engrossed in the imaginative world weaved by the book.
   
8. I found out that my boss postponed a company dinner, just for me to return from my break. It was initially scheduled on Friday when everyone could be present, but my boss chose to postpone it to Monday when i returned. I'm speechless.
   
9. The two boxes of chocolates and three containers of nougats which i brought back for my colleagues yesterday, are almost all gone. All within one working day. I think my present company of approximately 20 employees, has an appetite of approximately 200 employees. I need to bear this in mind when i go on holiday next time.
10. I'm still in a hazy dream-like state, hallucinating that i'm still in Australia. Please bear with my intoxicated ramblings.

Ground-breaking news just in...

Dear comrades,

I risk my life in revealing this profound secret to you all. A secret so tightly kept and highly guarded, that i only knew of it today when it took place two months ago.

A secret with an impact so huge and deadly, it could change the world. It was so important that we, the common people, have been kept in the dark.

The secret is this:

our dear Caffeine Addict and our slack Big Banana are engaged.

I regret to inform that although i have seen the promised ring of engagement, i was not able to take a photo of it. However, i assure you all of this, the diamond on it looks very real.

As a result of my knowledge of this profound secret, my life is now in danger. I have been accused by our dear Caffeine Addict, of two fatal charges:

1. Of me being unobservant, and thereby not noticing the ring earlier and therefore, not detecting of the secret earlier.
2. Of bringing flu from Singapore and thereby making her sick.

With these charges, i must now flee for my life. I beg of you all, my comrades, to spread the news far and wide. Although my death is eventual and inevitable, please do not let me die in vain.

Let the world know of this secret! Spread the word!