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Saturday, February 04, 2006

Fireworks - 04 Feb

Went to Uncle David's hse at around 4 pm this afternoon, and then made our way down to Esplande for dinner at No Sign Board. We later walked over the the "Chun Dao He Pan".

1 comment abt the house is that after renovation with the advice of feng shui master, the design isn't as nice as before. But oh well.. They are doing better than before.

For dinner, we lao yu shen. It was the first time I lao yu shen outside my house, and also the first time, we had more than 5 people lao-ing the yu shen together.

This year's chun dao he pan is better than the past years' ones. Mainly because they made it more spacious and with the concrete pathways, there wasn't any problem of muddy waters (especially after the rain this afternoon.).

1 funny thing I observed is that the God of Wealth drops some "gold" (just gold coloured papers) every 30 mins or so. Thus when the time comes, suddenly (and I mean in a blink of the eye), the place would be crowded with people who are hoping to get lucky by picking up some nice numbers or getting more gold papers. In addition, in another blink of the eye, the "gold" will fall and the umbrellas will appear. The umbrellas are being used to grab watever amt of "gold" that falls. I remember a guy who had the biggest umbrella (I think it was tiger beer one) there but the wind blew the "gold" to another position. I thought it was very funny (omg. I'm evil!).

In addition, we also walked around looking at the horoscopes. I have never taken the horoscopes seriously. The reason is that almost every year, they say the same thing about Ox. However, that 1 thing never did happened. they say that love life would be good or sth like you'll meet the one. crap....

Lastly, we saw the fireworks before we left. A beautiful sight as always. The firing, the flight to the top, the explosion - engulfing you in a wide array of colours, and finally the fade away. The beauty of it is not simply because of the explosion. To me, it is because of the very fact that no 1 firework is exactly the same as another and more importantly, the fact that it fades away and disappears.

Shall not touch too much about the first reason as I am not an expert in this area but factors like wind direction, angle to elevation, night sky and also your position, affecting how you see the particular firework to be. So to speak, there are fireworks that look almost alike cuz of their colours but they are never exactly alike. Their difference may be subtle from our view-pts but we do feel that they are different. It is because of their respective differences that makes the whole show beautiful and breath taking. imagine a show with Kenix Kwok appearing over and over again, with the same outfit and same actions or speeches - even I would be sick of it... (haha.. oot. I just felt like putting her name here)

2ndly, it is without a doubt that the explosion is the highlight of a firework (obviously, no explosion = no firework). However, the beauty is enhanced because it does not last in the sky. It is only there for a brief moment and it fades away, only to have another one outshining it, higher in the sky. If it were to be able to freeze at the moment of explosion, even for a minute, it will lose its beauty. This is what I think....

Anyway, the btmline is still the same - It will be better to have a love one beside you when you watch it.

The Origin. 2/04/2006 11:17:00 pm

quotes

"You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be, white dress, prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. You would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Prince Charming, they were so close you could taste them, but eventually you grow up, one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is its hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely cause almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope, of faith, that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true." - Dr. Meredith Grey from Grey's Anatomy

'How happy is the little Stone
That rambles in the Road alone,
And doesn't care about Careers
And Exigencies never fears-
Whose Coat of elemental Brown
A passing Universe put on,
And independent as the Sun
Associates or glows alone,
Fulfilling absolute Decree
In casual simplicity-' - How happy is the little Stone by Emily Dickinson

'This is your last chance.
After this, there is no turning back.
You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.' - Morpheus, The Matrix

'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Not because you'll get it, but because you're doomed not to want it if you do.' - Unknown

'There are plenty of people with good intentions who take the wrong actions in the end' - Gundam Seed Destiny

'Life is no straight and easy corridor along
which we must seek our way,
lost and confused, now and again
checked in a blind alley.

But always, if we have faith,
a door will open for us,
not perhaps one that we ourselves
would ever have thought of,
but one that will ultimately
prove good for us.' - A.J.Cronin

"Every life has one true-love snapshot
Strangers are just family you have yet to come to know
No life is a waste.
The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone"

"A man can endure alot if he still has hope." - Clyde T. Ellis

" 'Appreciate It.' 2 simple words. A life span of gratitude." - Cinderella Man

"A boxer enters the ring alone. If knocked down, he alone could pick himself up and keep the fight going." - Cinderella Man

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"Jame J. Braddock: I know this isn't what you wanted. But I can't win if you're not behind me.
Mae: I'm always behind you."

"People die in fairy tales all the time." - Max Baer, Cinderella Man

"Maybe sometimes people need to see someone do it so they can do it." - Father Rorick, Cinderella Man

"You always got ot figure you're not the best man in the world, there might be somebody better. That's the way it was. That's the way boxing is. The champion don't always stand up. There's always somebody coming up to take him. That's a part of life." - Jame J. Braddock

"If either man falls through weakness or otherwise, he must get up unassisted" - The Queensbury Rules, No. 4

"All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory" - Motto of the King's Guard in Ancient Greece

"With each passing day in a good marriage, the love for your spouse grow stronger than the day before" - Cinderella Man

"I take responsibility" - President George W. Bush

"Sow a Thought, and you reap an Act;
Sow an Act, and you reap a Habit;
Sow a Habit, and you sow a Character;
Sow a Character, and you reap a Destiny." - Samuel Smiles

"Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt - Shakespeare in Measure of Measure

"What does your heart tell you?" - Aragorn, LOTR

"To an outstretched hand we shall respond with an olive branch, but we shall fight fire with the harshest fire ever." - Israeli PM Ariel Sharon

"To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human. " - The Matrix

"Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth, always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong. That is your oath." - Balian of Ibelin, Kingdom of Heaven

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." - Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird

"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are... it is our choices." - Dumbledore, Harry Potter

"Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends." - Gandalf, LOTR

"Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten." - Lilo & Stitch

"Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it." - Malcolm Wallace, Braveheart

"Every man dies, not every man really lives." - William Wallace, Braveheart

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