Update
Just came back from supper at Bedok food market. Wahah…really had a very rich supper. Satay, mixed grill, chicken wing…that explains my weight despite playing so much football.
Going there makes me feel like a loser. There were so many chio-bus. If I had known that, I would have put on my suit together with a tie and leather pants. But I will still wear my slippers because I simply hate wear shoes. Why loser? Every table got guys and beside them sure got girls. Me? With 4 other male friends. Damn it. Gay club at its best.
I had finally started something on my FYP. All thanks to Xinhui, who helped me identify my problem and how I should start. She even helped me borrow a book on .net windows form, which I banished into a dark corner in my room upon reaching home. I think I would have mastered French faster than I knew what that book was about. But thanks anyway. 12 billion of population in China all depend on you liao.
I borrowed 2 biographies from Jurong point library, one on Glenn Hoddle and another on Alan Shearer. It wasn’t too bad though the Alan Shearer one was pretty boring since it was by a ghost writer and not from him personally. I simply loved reading while playing my FM(football manager).
I borrowed another 2 books from the school library, Chicken Soup for teens 2 and 3. I think these 2 books can join the window form book together. All love stories leh!! Wah lau…please…any book but love stories…..wahaha…all is dun know what I love you then you don’t love me…haha….me too old for that mushy mushy stuff liao..
Monday must continue the FYP liao…now at least can see some light. 1 month countdown to deadline..time seems to pass so fast.
One Does What One Can
A little story I extracted out from the book “Chicken Soup for the unsinkable soul”.
It was a chilly fall day when the farmer spied the little sparrow lying on its back in the middle of the field. The farmer stopped its plowing, looked down at the frail, feathered creature and inquired, “Why are you lying with your legs up like that?”
“I heard the sky is going to fall today,” replied the little sparrow.
The old farmer chuckled. “And I suppose your spindly little legs can hold up the whole sky?”
“One does what one can,” replied the plucky sparrow.
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I spent the majority of the last few days at home watching rental videos in the day and only going out at night, hardly a healthy boy should be doing. For the Friday and Sat night, I have been going to Mustafa shopping centre for midnight shopping. In case you don’t know, they open 24 hours a day. Going at night is better, haha..there will be less people and not so much of that Indian smell.
For the past 1 week or so, I have watched around 13 movies in total, that’s quite a mean feat I believe. Below is a mini review of the movies I have watched.
Fahrenheit 911
This is an anti-bush film made by award winning director Michael Moore. It is more of a documentary show than a movie but nevertheless I enjoyed it thoroughly. Definitely one of the best show I rented this week compared to the others. This movie featured from the day Bush was appointed president of the united states of America and his actions when the unfortunate 911 incident happened. Honestly this show really makes me realize how stupid and retarded Bush is.
9/10
Super size me
Yet another documentary movie made by USA. This talks about an experiment a man did by eating MacDonalds for 3 meals a day for 30 days straight. The show records his visits to the doctors who measured his blood measure and weight throughout the 30 days and featured the health hazards that came along. These include dizziness, headache, difficultly in breathing and low sex drive. I wouldn’t fear the first 3 though, but low sex drive is the final straw for me.
7/10
The day after tomorrow
A natural disaster film and many of the scenes in it reminded me of the tragic Tsunami disaster. This one is on global warmth shifting and the world going to face another ice age. Quite entertaining with parts of thrills that will keep you on your seat. (I watched this film 2 years ago before and I have a habit of watching the same film over again)
7.5/10
Underground Train
A Chinese movie by Tony Leung and Mariam Yeung. A love story that revolves round the underground train, or so it claims, because I don’t really recall any scenes these 2 had any encounters at the train station. An ok movie, can watch if you have time to spare.
6/10
3 of a kind
Another Chinese movie and I wouldn’t do a review on this. This show wastes time, and my money. Damn it.
4/10
Vanilla Sky
Hoooo…Tom Cruise rocks. A movie quite some time ago that features little Cruise as a rich millionaire who had his future ruined by a jealous lover. Isn’t little Cruise dashing?
7/10
White Chicks
This show certainly surprises me. I had thought this show will waste my time but no, it’s quite entertaining in fact. It’s about 2 black FBIs who had to take over the lives of 2 spoilt rich girls they are supposed to protect. Nice ride, good laugh.
7/10
Meet the parents
I watched it 3 or 4 years ago in the cinema. After watching meet the fockers recently, I thought I would like to refresh its prequel. For me, the sequel is much better and funnier than the 1st.
6.5/10
There are a couple more which I watched but my short term memory had failed me yet again. Never mind, that means that the other shows that are not mentioned is not worth for me to remember. They must have suck anyway.
Apart from watching movies, I also finished a book “Chicken Soup for the unsinkable soul”. It was quite enjoyable, 101 short stories compiled into a book featuring stories of overcoming Life’s Challenges.
One week study break has started and it means another week of rotting for me. The worst thing was I haven started anything on the dreaded FYP yet and time is running out.
*SIANZZZZ*
IDOL Fever
My school had just recently held an event entitled ‘ICT IDOL’. The format of it is just like the Singapore Idol we saw on TV, where people went for audition and then hoping for a chance to perform on stage.
The reception wasn’t that hot, which only 18 people went for the audition out of the thousands of students we had in our school. 2 of my classmates went and one of them managed to get in. A pity she didn’t win, wasting the fee of my 2 sms(wahaahah).
And as usual of this type of competitions, there are bound to be 1 or 2 jokers who can’t sing, can’t dance or maybe look like crap. I will not mention names here. No, not because I am being considerate or I am afraid I might offend someone. The fact is…I don’t even know their names. Not worth storing their names in my limited bytes in my brain memory space.
Of course there were a couple of good ones, who certainly with proper grooming, might just stand a chance to be the next Stefanie Sun of Singapore. But out of thousands of students we have in the school of ICT, I definitely believe there are more talents in there.
I am very sure when people see the posters or emails, they will go, “Yucks, ICT clown huh? Who will be so bo liao to join?” But I know deep inside, everyone is imagining themselves performing on stage and winning the competition. The details could go as far as imagining what songs to sing or even what costumes to wear. Wahaha..talk like that but think another way. Who don’t want to be the centre of attention and being the performer where everyone looks upon you?
Despite a couple of flops, deep inside me I know they have something better than me and that is courage. You ask me to join things like this and ask me to perform live in front of everyone, I swear I will wet my pants. Or even behave in a cranky way, where you are at a loss and you start to talk something you don’t even know what you are talking. You guys are damn brave and I salute you. Some people despite with no talents, but yet are able to make up for it with effort and courage, well, at least you dare to take the first step and try. Even if you failed, at least you are able to hold your head high and declared, “I tried, dare you?”
And to Xinhui on a personal note, its ok. I think you were just unlucky. At least you dare to dream. Continue to work hard and who knows someday, you could just make it. Jiayou Bah!
Treasure today because comes tomorrow, today could just be one of your best memories.
To Daddy with love
I came across this email quite some time ago and thought might want to share with you all. A very nice and touching small story.
“daddy, how much does your company pay you hourly?” little James asked when his Dad came back late from work one day.
“ well, why do you ask? Let me see, I think it should be around $20 per hour.” Replied Daddy.
“ Daddy, can you give me $10?” little James asked.
“ Why would a little boy like you need $10 for? Ok I will give it to you but do save it and don’t use it on toys which you already have a lot.” Daddy took out the money from his wallet and gave it to his son.
Little James was overjoyed when he got the money and rushed back to his bedroom. Daddy was curious and decided to follow him. On little James bed, he saw some crisps of $2 notes and some coins. Daddy was furious when he saw that.
“Why do you still take money from me when you still have some left? Do you know how hard Daddy worked to earn the money? You are a greedy brat! Don’t you have some shame?” The scoldings by Daddy was enough to make little James cry.
Later at night, when Daddy had cooled down, he regretted having been too harsh with his son and decided to go over to little James room and coaxed little James.
Before Daddy could speak a word, little James spoke up.
“Sorry Daddy.” Little James said and handed over all the money he had including the $10 his father gave him just now.
“Daddy, here is $20 including the money you gave me just now. I wanted to buy an hour of your time so that you can come home an hour early tomorrow to have dinner with me. I only managed to save around $10 after a few months and that’s why I had to ask $10 from you. Can you come home early to have dinner with me tomorrow?” pleaded little James.
Daddy broke down and cried immediately and hugged little James in his arms and promised to be back early every night to have dinner with his little son.
Everyday we have been busy doing our own stuff and treating our home like a hotel. When was the last time you actually sat down and have dinner together as a family? I know 6/10 people will be guilty of it. Me included.
This story had certainly served as a reminder to cherish the ones beside you all along and not neglect them. It might look like an insignificant thing to you, but to your loved ones, it could just be everything.
Meaningless
Great. Its 6.45 now in the morning and I have a lesson at 9 and here I am blogging because I am suffering from insomnia(did i spell correctly?). I have not been updating on my blog because of writer's block. Damn. I really cannot think of any things to write about.
Another reason is because I really am very troubled nowadays and living life like a wandering soul. My time clock has changed totally and I now sleep in the day and is active only at night. Throughout the long night I would be watching videos or watching soccer on SCV.
I already have a lot of work piled up and yet I am doing nothing about it. I have not done anything on my FYP since 3 weeks ago and my supervisor didn't even asked about it. BA project is on at the moment and hell with BA, damn the modelling. I still know nuts about IMGT and robotics..argg..what kind of IS module is that?
Ok..enough nagging and wailing. I think it is better to turn to my Football Manager, where i know i can find peace and solace, where I know my Barcelona will never let me down.
YOu tHink I tHouGHt NoBoDy ConfIrM
Mr Marlboro
Yesterday in the afternoon went for football training. Kao..run a bit suddenly begin to see stars. Had difficultly in breathing and thus decided to stop. I don’t want to be in the papers the following day entitled, “ 21 years old died while playing soccer”. Either I am getting old or I am not getting enough rest. Worse still, could be a combination of both. *phui. Or maybe I guess, I do have to cut down on my cigrattes. I really hoped to have a look at my lungs and see how black it is.
I am always thinking to myself, if I had not picked up smoking, how much would I have saved? Maybe its already enough to buy a car. Or even a Condo. Damn Marlboro. I wonder how much money you are making. You should at least give a reward card for those who have been your constant supporters. For example, like bubble tea last time. Buy a pack and get a stamp. 9 stamps on your card and you will be given a pack free!!! Duh. I think the Singapore Government will be the first to dismiss that idea.
Aiyo, Government ar..at least for every 10 packs you buy, you should provide a free body checkup mah. If so then we will dare to continue to smoke and then you will also be able to continue to tax us and put all the money in the national treasury and then use them to lend to other countries. If Singapore no more smokers, how are you going to generate more money? If you really want us to quit, may as well ban cigrattes.
The main reason for the increasing price of the cigrattes is because of the bloody young punks. They want to make it so that these kids will not be able to afford to buy cigrattes. All because of these small kids who want to emulate people like Chow yuen fatt or Yong Yifan. Screw you people.
Wah…8am liao…tired...lazy to write more....time to sleep. Later in the afternoon still have to meet Wei-ge for BA. *Sob*…
(Editor: How to expect me to stop smoking when I am constantly being so stressed? FYP is enough to kill liao, now plus me going to panther Wei-Ge for BA project. Like that anyone will be stressed lah…)
Reflections and Resolutions
It’s the year 2005 and yet another year has passed. Every new year promises new hopes and a new start and every new year everyone will be making their new year resolutions and then not fulfilling it even when the whole decade has passed.
Since it’s a tradition I thought maybe I should make one too. I really pondered hard and deep but yet I couldn’t think of anything I would like to improve in my life. Just in case you people think I am lacking in ambition and had no heart to improve myself, well, you may be just right. Don’t you people find it tiring to constantly compare yourself to other people and then setting targets to do this and that but yet half of the things you promise never get delivered?
To me being happy is just good enough. As of now, I am perfectly contented with everything in my life and is not really looking for anything more (although there is a little wish I had that I will strike the 10 million toto draw in the coming new year, just a little wish.) .
Ok on a more realistic front, the only hurdle right is front of me is the final semester of my poly education. As much as I don’t want it to end since schooling is the most fun of your life, I would certainly want to graduate together with my classmates. Furthermore, I am not getting young anymore and I think it’s time to work and contribute to my family instead of my family contributing to me. Let’s hope that I will pass my remaining modules and pass the dreaded FYP, also known as FUCK YOU! PROJECT????
Personally 2004 has been an enriching and great year for me. The highlight of 2004 was certainly the trip to India. There was really something I will remember for a long long time.
As for still being single at a tender age of 21, let’s just say that I am single but not really available (not as if there are any takers anyway). The only bother was the nagging of my increasingly paranoid mother who always think that I am currently in love and kept urging me to bring her home.
Dear dearest mother, even though I know you will never ever read nor understand this since you are still learning your ABCs, how can I convince you the joy of being single and the advantages that comes together with it? Do you know how troublesome it is to always constantly report where you are going and always trying to make time for your half even though you know you sometimes would rather use that time for something else?
NoNoNo..this is something you will never ever understand since you are already happily attached to my beloved father for the past 20 odd years with an additional bonus of a cute, lovely, intelligent, wonderful, brilliant and filial son. Don’t worry Mum. I promise I will bring her home when I have got one, ok? Just be patient. Erm…I mean very very patient. Since I don’t think it is going to happen in the near future.
2004 has certainly been blackened by the recent disaster. So many innocent lives have been taken and it is really heart wrenching to read the newspaper everyday and seeing all the damages it has done. Let’s all hope that 2005 will be a good year without any wars nor natural disasters.
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