Thursday, November 29, 2007

Songs are always the best tools to record history. With every bits of bitter and sweet, the songs stores all the memories we have.

Spent this afternoon listening to some old songs and reminiscing the good old days. The songs that we listen to in the past was just so memorable. I doubt the teens of today will enjoy what we used to listen to. Groups like S club 7, backstreet boys, westlife, Spicegirls, A1 and even MLTR. Chinese artist like Sky Wu, Wu qi xian, Andy lau and Richie Ren. There is a different set of memory for every single era or genre of music.

Strange enough, with every different memory that scans by a different group of friends zoomed pass. Some that share a fond memory when we were still kids and some is those who share a closer bond when we were teens. All these are deeply entrenched within our heart. Music is the best way to store these good times besides photographs. After all, it is not always that we can put our memories on a glossy paper. Cameras are not as popular an item as it is now.

We can easily get lost while listening to all these memorable songs. Without knowing, we can easily spent hours indulging in this melodious tone. Different from what we are used to now, the music of the past are more soft and slow. The lyrics brings more emotion than the music. With ever line, a different feeling surge through our heart. It just seem so miraculous how these music can move our heart.

But now, it is hardly possible to find such memories in the present day music. With all the rock and hip hop, the feeling is totally different. It is not the old warm and touching feeling but a new kind of hatred, anger and sorrow. It seems that songs featuring friendship, love and fun times are all outdated. People just think that we are old, outdated and not trendy when we are listening to these music. But often, it is this music that can last the trial of time. For example, Peng you by zhou hua jian. How many have not heard this song before? I can safely say not many.

Let us all just take this opportunity to find a song that we can relate to. A different song for a different memory. Maybe we can find one that you and me share.



Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Too much free time!!!

Have been rotting at home for so long and still can't find a suitable job.

No job means no money and the festive season is here again. So even if I don't buy presents, going out will still need money.

I really need a good paying job real bad!!!


currently: desire to learn piano and guitar



Sunday, November 25, 2007

I went to cut my hair after Church today and I mean really cut. The only reason is because my hair is too long and I hate to waste time styling it. I don't want to just to let the stylist touch my hair and expect me to pay for it, so I had it cut.

After a whole period of exam stress, I have decided to give myself a treat. I went to a good salon which is quite reputable. I went to the counter and said that I want to have my hair cut. So this friendly lady just show me to my seat and offered me some magazines and a cup of tea. I took a sip and I realised it was Lipton tea and quite saturated which I don't really like. So I did not touch that cup again.

Next, a guy named Steve came and asked me how I would like my hair to be. As I normally would, I just told him how I would like my hair to be cut. With the length and what-not clearly described and all, he walked away. Next, another man came and start to wash my hair. It is always nice to have someone serve you. He also massage my neck and my head for me. It was really nice and it made the cost count. Good time never last. Then he washed my hair for me. Blessings comes in pair; I enjoyed another round of good massage.

Not long after, Steve came and start cutting my hair. It was the usual kind of cutting you get at any barber but at a slower pace. But this is done more professional. Every single strand of hair has to be done to perfection. Art is priceless. It was a nice experience to have your hair cut in such an environment.

The price I paid was reasonable for such service. Now I know why people will pay for such extravagance. Even for that few minutes, it is enough to leave a memory of a lifetime. Probably I sound like a country-bum here, who have never step into a Salon before. Personally, I believe that all I need is to have my hair cut so I won't be nagged at in school. For the record, I did enter a Salon before. I spent over a hundred to have my hair cut and dyed after my Os.

I guess it is the cost that made the difference. What you get is equals to what you pay. No regrets what-so-ever. All it takes it just to be happy and enjoy.



Thursday, November 22, 2007

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

What I have watched during this few days of freedom(so far):

X-family
d-gray man
power ranger mystic force
underworld
underworld evolution
resident evil
resident evil Apocalypse
resident evil extinction
ghost rider
curse of the golden flower
secret



Thursday, November 15, 2007

Follow the notes upon the journey
At first sight marks one's destiny
Once the voyage comes to an end
Return lies within hasty key
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Ever feel that words are just not enough to describe the moment?
Keeping it a secret just makes it so much more memorable.
To enjoy that moment of magic is just a privilege that is not easy to come by.
Treasure the moment you have with those beside you,
You never know when they will just disappear.
It is not as simple as playing the note and things will change.
There is no opportunity for replay or to retry.
Sorrow will just seem so empty.......



Tuesday, November 13, 2007

死生有命，富贵在天。君子敬而无失，与人恭而有礼。 四海

之内，皆兄弟也——君子何患乎无兄弟也?

孔子曰：益者三友，损者三友。友直，友谅，友多闻，益矣。友
便辟，友善柔，友便佞，损矣。



Thursday, November 08, 2007

Had this random thought. Which of our friends will be with us when we are 80 years old? Things are so unpredictable and uncertain.

Just a few years in Church, I have witness friends leaving and people behaving like stranger. I have also personally heard of friends who are once so close whom now chose to distant themselves. I guess everything will have an expiry date.

I value true brotherhood a lot. To me, a friend is more valuable than any gem in this world. Proverbs 17:17 is what I hold dear. Maybe is because of the environment which I am being brought up. During my primary school days, my classmate was like blood brother to me. We go out together, play together, eat together and spend every Saturdays together. Maybe when we are young, there are less worries in our mind. We are more innocent and naive. We go through thick and thin together without any reservations. Until now, our friendship is still very strong.

Nowadays, people just treat friendship too lightly. There are only friendship when either of the parties tend to from it. Or some people just enjoy the moment making friends but not able to keep them close. Just look at the list on our friendster account. How many among the 100s do you really know? I don't mean just their name or where you two met, although these are the basic requirements. I am referring to knowing their entire person, what they like or hate or what what is their character. How can you call someone your friend and not know anything more than his/her name? I am not asking you all to start deleting those in your friendster whom you don't think you know.

Just imagine 10 years down the road. Who among those friends around you do you think will last until then? Maybe 20 years down the road if you think 10 is too short. Maybe it is just the reality that is happening and no one is to blame. Internet is just too rampant that we do not need a friend. We can just have the company of the computer and neglect what is happening outside. Just take a look at how people doll up their computers. They treat it like a human and let it wear up to date costumes. Be it Gothic, diamond laid, doraemon, hello kitty, or whatever it may be. They treat this square box better than the friends around them.

It is easy to make a friend, but it is a challenge to make sure it last. The effort in keeping a friend is more taxing than the effort in maintaining a relation. Just for the record, I am not in any relationship now, but that doesn't mean that I don't know any thing about it. To me, I only hope for good friendship now. Relationships will come later when I have more freedom of time. There is a saying that goes "friends are like limbs, girlfriends are but clothes."

Time will tell which of your friend will accompany you through all the years. I rather you tell me frankly that we are just hi-bye friend that to waste time to act every time we meet. It is just so tiring to do so if you get what I mean. What ever the case may be, it is always better to know earlier that to know when it is at its terminal stage. As like cancer, it is better to know that you have it earlier than later. Then you can have it removed and save any resources that will be wasted if not. Economic efficiency is the game.

I want to end off this post by this: Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years. Richard bach

It is down to the last 3 paper of A levels for me. It is a real taxing time for me because all my papers are back-to-back, one day after another. I wonder what will happen after that?

It is so much easier to study for the first few papers. Just this two days, my attention spend on studying is only 4 hours yesterday and 3 hours today. I can seem to continue after that. Nothing is entering my mind no matter how hard I've tried. I fear that I can only study for 2 hours tomorrow. If this is the case, I am sure to flunk the rest of the papers. I need to do at least 6 hours of solid studying tomorrow. So I guess I will be at my isolation corner of the library tomorrow.

I am not going to think too much about the results. If I am to fail, no matter what I do now will still have no effect on it. Anyway, whats done is done. Unless the plane sending the papers exploded in the sky while sending the papers to cambridge for marking. But if that is the case, I will have to do all the papers again. What a dilemma. I don't want to be like a certain JC where the students will have to do there promotional exam after Christmas. Whatever result I get I will accept. At most I will do my private As will in the Army.

Today is Deepavali, festival of light. A public holiday where a whole flock of A level students will be out there finding a place to do their final revision. School closed, library closed, nowhere to go. That is not my point here. What I am trying to say is the festival of light. The Indians are celebrating this joyious occasion. Do you get the irony? I was thinking of this the past few days. No I am not racist. At least not as much as a friend of mine by the name of Meng hui.

Anyway, need to get back to some academic related work already. Ciao