Haha.. Call me crazy if you want. Suddenly, I am in love with those shop houses you find in Holland V, China Town, Kampong Glam, South Bridge Road etc. You know, those old ones where there is a long staircase by the left to bring you up to the 2nd storey, and may or may not have a 3rd storey. I like the staircase. It is just a straight stretch up, and not those round-about styles. It is kinda like a feeling of anticipation?
I also like the simplicity of it all. Well.. Maybe it is because most of the shophouses I been to are for shops but I like the fact that there are no dividers at all. No walls, no doors.... I think even the words "open concept" ain't enough.
Imagine a big empty space, all yours. No wall, no boundaries, no restrictions. Haha.. I just need a bed, a TV, a computer/study table, a big coffee table with cushions, a toilet (the only enclosed area, of course)... You get what I mean. lol.
Of course, money is needed... sigh...
The Origin. 6/30/2006 11:23:00 pm
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
France vs Spain: 3 - 1
Wow... France played well. Spain only got their 1 goal from a penalty.
I went for a farewell dinner with the conf members yesterday evening. It was a sit-eat-drink-sing session. However, I did not sing. I must say, some of them sing good hokkien songs. It was kind of fun the way they joked and acted. Nearing the end, I was given a token of appreciation. Bla bla bla. I said 1/2 sentences, which ended with sth about positve experience from working with them. Then "ugly J" (because he goes ard calling ppl handsome) came up and mentioned sth like, "I think he made a political sentence when he said positive experience." Bloody shit. I had to reassure that it was true that I had a positive experience.
A quotable quote of the day, "Photographers cannot count 4, 5, 6."
I got back in time for Armed Reaction and Criminal Minds. Later I went online and saw Timothy. Haha.. Jio-ed him to watch soccer at 3 am (France vs Spain match). He ended up meeting us with his sister.
So I am back now at home. Shall sleep now.
--- Slightly, "death-obsessed" me shall leave you with sth he came across while watching Criminal Minds last night:
One of Charles Lamb's most beautiful and plaintive poems was suggested by this old dialogue. The tune is given in Chappell's Popular Music, p. 167. In Carey's Musical Century, 1738, it is called the 'Old tune of Death and the Lady.' The four concluding lines of the present copy of Death and the Lady are found inscribed on tomb-stones in village church-yards in every part of England.
Death.
Fair lady, lay your costly robes aside,
No longer may you glory in your pride;
Take leave of all your carnal vain delight,
I'm come to summon you away this night!
Lady.
What bold attempt is this? pray let me know
From whence you come, and whither I must go?
Must I, who am a lady, stoop or bow
To such a pale-faced visage? Who art thou?
Death.
Do you not know me? well! I tell thee, then,
It's I that conquer all the sons of men!
No pitch of honour from my dart is free;
My name is Death! have you not heard of me?
Lady.
Yes! I have heard of thee time after time,
But being in the glory of my prime,
I did not think you would have called so soon.
Why must my morning sun go down at noon?
Death.
Talk not of noon! you may as well be mute;
This is no time at all for to dispute:
Your riches, garments, gold, and jewels brave,
Houses and lands must all new owners have;
Though thy vain heart to riches was inclined,
Yet thou must die and leave them all behind.
Lady.
My heart is cold; I tremble at the news;
There's bags of gold, if thou wilt me excuse,
And seize on them, and finish thou the strife
Of those that are aweary of their life.
Are there not many bound in prison strong,
In bitter grief of soul have languished long,
Who could but find the grave a place of rest,
From all the grief in which they are oppressed?
Besides, there's many with a hoary head,
And palsy joints, by which their joys are fled;
Release thou them whose sorrows are so great,
But spare my life to have a longer date.
Death.
Though some by age be full of grief and pain,
Yet their appointed time they must remain:
I come to none before their warrant's sealed,
And when it is, they must submit and yield.
I take no bribe, believe me, this is true;
Prepare yourself to go; I'm come for you.
Lady.
Death, be not so severe, let me obtain
A little longer time to live and reign!
Fain would I stay if thou my life will spare;
I have a daughter beautiful and fair,
I'd live to see her wed whom I adore:
Grant me but this and I will ask no more.
Death.
This is a slender frivolous excuse;
I have you fast, and will not let you loose;
Leave her to Providence, for you must go
Along with me, whether you will or no;
I, Death, command the King to leave his crown,
And at my feet he lays his sceptre down!
Then if to kings I don't this favour give,
But cut them off, can you expect to live
Beyond the limits of your time and space!
No! I must send you to another place.
Lady.
You learned doctors, now express your skill,
And let not Death of me obtain his will;
Prepare your cordials, let me comfort find,
My gold shall fly like chaff before the wind.
Death.
Forbear to call, their skill will never do,
They are but mortals here as well as you:
I give the fatal wound, my dart is sure,
And far beyond the doctor's skill to cure.
How freely can you let your riches fly
To purchase life, rather than yield to die!
But while you flourish here with all your store,
You will not give one penny to the poor;
Though in God's name their suit to you they make,
You would not spare one penny for His sake!
The Lord beheld wherein you did amiss,
And calls you hence to give account for this!
Lady.
Oh! heavy news! must I no longer stay?
How shall I stand in the great judgment-day?
(Down from her eyes the crystal tears did flow:
She said), None knows what I do undergo:
Upon my bed of sorrow here I lie;
My carnal life makes me afraid to die.
My sins, alas! are many, gross and foul,
Oh, righteous Lord! have mercy on my soul!
And though I do deserve thy righteous frown,
Yet pardon, Lord, and pour a blessing down.
(Then with a dying sigh her heart did break,
And did the pleasures of this world forsake.)
Thus may we see the high and mighty fall,
For cruel Death shows no respect at all
To any one of high or low degree
Great men submit to Death as well as we.
Though they are gay, their life is but a span -
A lump of clay - so vile a creature's man.
Then happy those whom Christ has made his care,
Who die in the Lord, and ever blessed are.
The grave's the market-place where all men meet,
Both rich and poor, as well as small and great.
If life were merchandise that gold could buy,
The rich would live, the poor alone would die.
The Origin. 6/28/2006 05:47:00 am
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Italy vs Australia: 1 - 0
Stupid aussies could have won la. It was 11 to 10 men. I don't understand why they chose to be so slow in their attacks.
I don't understand my sister. She rather watch the Spain match later in the morning tomorrow than to watch the Brazil match earlier this evening. I mean you would wanna watch Brazil play if you have not seen them play, rite?
1 thing to admire about my sis: She can sleep after drinking a double shot espresso from Starbucks!
The Origin. 6/27/2006 02:21:00 am
Monday, June 26, 2006
Embarassing Incidents
Just to highlight 2 pretty embarassing incidents that happened yesterday.
1. I bought a drink from Sweet Talk and poked the straw into the cup. Some of the chocolate in the cup came shooting and some got onto my clothes. Instinctively, I cursed a single "F***" word and I believe I cursed a little too loudly cuz I was still having my ear phones on. Anyway, I went to the gents straight. When I came out and walked pass Sweet Talk, the aunty gave me a "knowing" smile.
2. After 3 consecutive nights in MCD on Bt Batok, I think the cashiers there is going to remember the blue nalgene bottle. This is because I try to only drink plain water and I usually get them to fill up my btl when I make any purchases. So ytd night, I asked this uncle to help me do so. The other cashier who was also filling up the soft drinks, saw the btl and she turned a whole round. I suppose she was looking for me la as she was the one who filled my btl from the previous night.
--- This is for Seed: 1. "Life is beautiful" 2. Do a Jolin Tsai dance for at least 1 min on 7 Jul at 2130 hrs - I must see it and it must be in front of my digi cam. 3. Green - the shade of our Army towel. 4. Mild Tempered. 5. "kan wo qi shi er bian" with our Army towel in front of the metallic cupboard in our BMT bunk. 6. A mature dog. Not as energetic as the young but will be energetic and lifely. Loyal. 7. When are you going to stop WOW? 8. You did it, I did it. haha.. To ur qn, No la. Have u?
The Origin. 6/26/2006 04:40:00 pm
England vs Ecuador: 1 - 0
Another soccer match. Luckily, my sis didn't stay to watch the match at 3 am. Phew~
I was struck with a minor wave of fever this afternoon. I think it is gone now. Thankfully, I had a cup of teh beng (or bing?) before going for the soccer match.
--- Is there sth wrong here? What I see is not what is being seen. I find things a little weird.
Come to think about it, I believe myself to have been wrong about a recently past incident. Nah.. 2, in fact. 1st resulted because I did not understand it fully. I understand it better now. 2nd happened because I felt that a certain distance would have been better but I placed the distance at the wrong place. Let's hope that they will not happen again.
--- By order:
1. A pair of Oakley slippers - white base (as in the part we rest our feet on) and black strape (The part that keeps our feet in place). In view of superstitions against footwear, vouchers for this will do. Or somebody can just find someone to buy another item from Oakley so that we can enjoy 20% or 25% off. Lol. (Outlet In Takashimaya Level 3)
3. Vouchers from a sneakers shop, Star Three Sixty in Wheel-lock place - Onitsuka Tiger
4. A thumb-drive. 512 mb or 1 gb will be good.
5. A pair of Earphones cuz mine is quite spoilt - I don't want those noise-cancellation, in-ear kind of earphones cuz I just don't like the idea of plugging those things into my ears.
6. A red Calvin Klein underwear. Haha.. I shall not state my size here. sms me if u r really buying this.
7. A watch. Something more of rough wear? A steel watch will do but I don't have one in mind. Must be light and of course nice la. I am slightly bimbotic when it comes to purchasing. Or maybe RipCurl's 24 Seven (white). haha..
8. A black leather belt. It is for formal wear. I do not have much preference on this.
9. A tie. I usually buy plain shirts la and some that I have are of relatively darker colours like a dark shade of purple. I suppose this helps..
10. More fitting tees? haha.. I was overtly exposed to beach wear over the last few yrs and frankly i like them well. So you can expect that most of my tees are slightly over sized. thus more fitting tees will be good. I wear M from brands like Quicksilver. I am looking for those white/black tees with gold printings on them.
11. A sling bag for Uni. Something simple, nice, can hold lect notes, lappy.. I DO NOT need another Krumpler bag please. I actually saw a lap top bag but I'm wondering if people simply carry a lap top bag to Uni. I saw a black laptop sling bag (with handle) at Timberland..... Hmm..
The Origin. 6/26/2006 01:58:00 am
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Germany vs Sweden: 2 - 0
Had dinner with Ai Tian and Lin Run at TCC in Isetan Scotts. Not bad. I think the food wasn't bad but for the price, it is ok la. As for the service, well.. I was a little pissed that I couldn't get the window seat I reserved earlier. But oh well... It was still ok since the waiters and waitresses were rather polite and apparently rather apologetic about it. I order a Café Royal (Flambé). Wow.. The waitress lighted a cube of sugar with alcohol being poured on it and waited for the sugar to melt into the coffee. Cool. The taste isn't too bad. Just think coffee + alcohol. Sorry I forgot the name of the alcohol. By the way, we were transfered to the window seat once there was a seat available.
We later took the train back. I had to go to Bt Batok MCD to meet my sis for the Germany vs Sweden match. lol. The first 10 mins was great. 2 goals by Germany. The whole match was comical. The referee was giving full smile when he issued a red card to a Sweden player. A German defender's shoe came off while he was defending and the Swedish striker who was nearby, kicked it away. The obvious "F***" word by Swedish referee when his player got the red card.
I think I'll get sick of MCD by next week. OMG! My sis is on leave until Wed. And she seems to support almost all the teams. Holland (for the coach), Germany (cuz she supported in the past), England (she also supported before), Argentina (for whatever reason), Spain (als ofr whatever reason)....
Anyway, I'm supposed to do this la. Cuz I commented on Seed's post.
If you comment on this post: 1. I'll respond with something random about you 2. I'll challenge you to try something 3. I'll pick a colour that I associate with you 4. I'll tell you something I like about you 5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you 6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of 7. I'll ask you something I’ve always wanted to ask you 8. if I do this for you, you must post this on yours
The Origin. 6/25/2006 02:27:00 am
Friday, June 23, 2006
Nursing A Disappointment & A Much Needed Perspective
I very much want to hold a party at Eski Bar. I am willing to pay the price. Thus my plan was simply to not get anything from my parents and fook out from my own savings. However, during a casual undate to my mom today, I told her of my party plans and quoted a well "slightly lower" price to her. Obviously, my "slightly lower" price wasn't low enough. She went on to nag about how money is difficult to earn and even went to the extent of calling my sis (who so happens to provided the idea for Eski Bar) to look for a cheaper one for me.
The fact is that I already had 1/2 a mind to reject Eski Bar cuz the Point of Contact had lousy attitude, not bad but simply lousy. My theory is that Eski Bar is so cold that his movements slowed to a crawl. (Lame) Plus, I felt kinda cheated when they were only going to offer me 3 btls of house pours. The other 40% was pretty much made up when my mom started with her nags. Lastly, 10% comes from the people who can't turn up on 8 Jul.
Anyway, it isn't the brightest thing to do to argue with the sole sponsor of 50% of your future allowance, tentative SEP fees, and tentative hostel fees. Haha.. I'm sounding like Bree's son (from desperate housewives). Who's for drinks at Eski Bar on 7 Jul or 13 jul?
--- I realised that my recent small little rant about love has been quoted in some frens' blogs. In response, it isn't about you guys. Understand that love is what makes this world a better place. Understand that love exists in all forms - friendship, family etc. Understand that I will very much want to be in love with my "wonder woman". But also understand that love is not what makes the world go round. I don't see the need to be in love for the sake of being in love because ppl around you do. I think it will be the biggest bonus this world can ever offer to be in love with "wonder woman". Wahaha... I am sounding lame here. Like some little sicko who is in love with the idea of being in love with his "wonder woman".
--- Anyway, had a chat. Gave me my much needed perspective in life.
I am a simple person with a simple circle of priorities:
Primary Circle = Studies.
Secondary Circle = Anything else that's already in the list - friends, family, "healthy lifestyle"
Whatever that comes along (and is not in secondary circle) is bonus or to be worked on. lol
Time to move, kid.
--- But first! Time to sleep lo. <--- By crappy and sleepy me
The Origin. 6/23/2006 09:33:00 pm
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Last 18 Hours
21 Jun @ 2345 hrs - Got home and went online to blog a bit, chat a bit and reply some emails. 22 Jun @ 0045 hrs - Lay on my bed. Couldn't get to sleep cuz of the caffiene in my blood. 0145 hrs - Changed and drove to Bt Batok MCD with my sis. 0300 hrs - Watched the match between Holland and Argentina . Was treated to supper by my sis. 0500 hrs - Match ended with nil on both sides. Drove back home. 0545 hrs - Waited for hair to dry while checking emails. 0600 hrs - Went to bed. 0830 hrs - Woke up, read newspaper, got ready to go shopping with sis. 0930 hrs - Left the house. Forgot to bring ezi-link card. 1015 hrs - Arrived at Mango in Ngee Ann City. OMG! Sale @ Mango = World War. I got sian diao 1 min after I stepped into the shop. I lost my sis 5 mins after tt abd stood at a corner. I admired a guy in green who went into the zone with his gf. He got lost anyway. I sighted my sis 10 mins later with loads of clothes to try. I must admire the extent to which the ladies are willing to go to try on the clothes. Give them a mirror in the middle of the shop and you get an impromtu "fitting rm". 1115 hrs - Arrived at Mango in Wisma. Same situation. Only more order and more fitting rooms. 1215 hrs - Arrived at Mango in Shaw. I did not enter. Lol. Sharon joined us. Thereafter. Shopped around and had late lunch at Ding Tai Feng. 1645 hrs - Finally returned home. I'm going to sleep after early dinner.
Haha.. I think sibling and friends should not go hand in hand. Wrong wrong move.
The Origin. 6/22/2006 04:58:00 pm
Wishlist CAA 22 Jun
I need to question some things. I need answers to these questions but I am not getting them. I have asked but none has been given. I have stopped for longer than expected. Let's move, kid.
--- Face it. My ideal of a girlfriend is too good to be true. 1 side of the coin does not tally with the other. If it does, that lady must be a wonder woman. Ha.. I can't help but laugh at such an ideal. Well.. It is just an ideal afterall. Reality is so much diferent from dreams.
Let's be pragmatic now. Love does not make the world go round. Love cannot be your bread and butter. Love withers and dies. Love is complicated. Life is not all about love. These are the lessons I learnt from those around me. Of course, despite all these, having it in your life will be good but not a must. ha.. As I always say, anything else is bonus.
This being said. I am but an actor in this huge world stage. I can be a clown or I can be a man of few words. I can be an achiever or I can be a slacker. I can be a king or I can be a poor man. I can be a lover or I can be a stranger. I can be anything you want me to if only you asked. Or I can be myself and hope that you see me for who I am.....
haha.. Just had the inspiration to write this. Caffeine coursing in my blood. Soccer match coming up. I am idling for too long. The above is a result of which. I shall start on a major refresher exercise for my studies.
--- Hmm.. Received some negative feedback about my wishlist. So I'm making some updates:
1. A pair of Oakley slippers - white base (as in the part we rest our feet on) and black strape (The part that keeps our feet in place). In view of superstitions against footwear, vouchers for this will do. Or somebody can just find someone to buy another item from Oakley so that we can enjoy 20% or 25% off. Lol.
3. Vouchers from a sneakers shop, Star Three Sixty in Wheel-lock place - Onitsuka Tiger
4. A thumb-drive. 512 mb or 1 gb will be good.
5. A pair of Earphones cuz mine is quite spoilt - I don't want those noise-cancellation, in-ear kind of earphones cuz I just don't like the idea of plugging those things into my ears.
6. A black leather belt. It is for formal wear. I do not have much preference on this.
7. A tie. I usually buy plain shirts la and some that I have are of relatively darker colours like a dark shade of purple. I suppose this helps..
8. A red Calvin Klein underwear. Haha.. I shall not state my size here. sms me if u r really buying this.
9. A watch. Something more of rough wear? A steel watch will do but I don't have one in mind. Must be light and of course nice la. I am slightly bimbotic when it comes to purchasing. Or maybe RipCurl's 24 Seven (white). haha..
10. More fitting tees? haha.. I was overtly exposed to beach wear over the last few yrs and frankly i like them well. So you can expect that most of my tees are slightly over sized. thus more fitting tees will be good. I wear M from brands like Quicksilver. I am looking for those white/black tees with gold printings on them.
11. A sling bag for Uni. Something simple, nice, can hold lect notes, lappy.. I DO NOT need another Krumpler bag please. Actually, I think those simple and sleek leather bags look cool.
The Origin. 6/22/2006 12:20:00 am
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Rants
We talk about progress, independence, confidence, self-esteem and success all the time. These are the things that make us, as most people put it, "strong". These are the things we haven been taught to make us "stronger", more competitive in the world. But ain't all these the lessons of the materialistic world we are living in?
I can't help but notice that in a recent article on a young lady who passed way, it was mentioned that "she lived her life to the fullest". The proof is a collection of 50 over medals and trophies she received in her life. My thoughts - so our life is judged by the amount of personnal achievement we accomplish, the number of medals we receive - the recognition we receive from the world? Is this the statement being made? Or is the statement all along?
Finally, I think I am going to die of boredom in bt batok mcd at 3 am tomorrow morning. I have to accompany my sister to watch soccer - the holland match. An extract of her sms, "neh neh i complain mother. :p go bt batok mcd 2nite." To speak the truth, I was going to go with her if she really insisted on it and if my mom didn't scold her (my mom wld scold her if she has work tomorrow but apparently, my sis has applied for leave). Argh... Somebody please save me!! Or at least pray that they score goals like nobody's business tonight! Hmm.. After reading a column on "Soccer widower" on Sunday Times, another quality I look for in a girl is DOES NOT WATCH SOCCER! lol.
The Origin. 6/21/2006 10:34:00 am
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Wishlist - Corrected As At 21 Jun
So I have decided on my small little B-day party. haha.. Hope that the turn-up won't be disappointing. Sorry to those who have to be overseas.
Anyway, some people have been asking me for this since I mentioned that I might be holding a party. I must say that it almost caused me to have sleepless nights to come up with these. This was compiled with help from Ai Tian & Cedric (minimal help from him), and it took 5 days to compile. Basically, I just asked them online what they thought I need la.. Just for the record, Cedric said, "Just ask for money lo. More practical. Give you ang baos." He later said, "If you write this on your blog, I'll give you one." So Mr. Cedric, thanks in advance! lol. So here it is:
1. A pair of Oakley slippers - white base (as in the part we rest our feet on) and black strape The part that keeps our feet in place). In view of superstitions against footwear, vouchers for this will do. Or somebody can just find someone to buy another item from Oakley so that we can enjoy 20% or 25% off. Lol.
3. Vouchers from a sneakers shop, Star Three Sixty in Wheel-lock place - Onitsuka Tiger
4. A thumb-drive. 512 mb or 1 gb will be good.
5. A pair of Earphones cuz mine is quite spoilt - I don't want those noise-cancellation, in-ear kind of earphones cuz I just don't like the idea of plugging those things into my ears.
6. A black leather belt.
7. A tie. I usually buy plain shirts la and some that I have are of relatively darker colours like a dark shade of purple. I suppose this helps..
8. A red Calvin Klein underwear.
9. A watch. Something more of rough wear? a steel watch will do but I don't have one in mind. Or maybe RipCurl's 24 Seven (white). haha..
10. More fitting tees? haha.. I was overtly exposed to beach wear over the last few yrs and frankly i like them well. So you can expect that most of my tees are slightly over sized. thus more fitting tees will be good. I wear M from brands like Quicksilver. I am looking for those white/black tees with gold printings on them.
11. A sling bag for Uni. Something simple, nice, can hold lect notes, lappy..
Erm.. I think there's a need to ask for you guys to let me know what you wanna buy, right? To prevent over-buying. haha.. So pls let me know so I that i can cross them out.
Finally, this is uploaded for some of you ppl to dl:
Timo & Sharon & Jun Hong's hand
Patrick & Rachel
Timo having his dinner in some secluded staircase in SUNTEC (This is uploaded by request of him so that he can dl cuz somehow I cannot send it to him. lol)
The Origin. 6/20/2006 08:57:00 pm
SMA COA/C
I went for the SMA COA/C yesterday. COA/C stands for Change of Appointment Ceremony. SMA is my boss's appointment. It was a simple handing over and taking over of appointment. My boss handed over while the incumbent took over the position. Anyway, I was there as an ORD personnel and many of the WOs were like stating the obvious, "Oh.. You ORD already huh?" I guess my boss was pretty touched when he saw me there. Somehow, to me, all these "thanks for coming" thingy feels kind of weird and a bit fake. I suppose I'll get used to it. Afterall, there was a pt in my childhood when I hated to say goodbye.
The Origin. 6/20/2006 07:50:00 pm
Through The Years
I have decided to ignore all the criticisms abt my photos and do a photo walkthrough of myself over the years. This was actually inspired by the fact that I couldn't remember my IC photo. It was later re-enforced when I saw Patrick doing the same thing! lol.
Please note that the following young and handsome gentlemen are all me!
Ah_Ken in Primary Sch (at his "handsomest" before the harsh realities of age took him) lol
Ah_Ken in Secondary School (Impending pimple outbreak. See the dot on the left?)
Ah_Ken in JC (A result of all the stress and sins in life)
Ah_Ken in the Army (I was actually trying to smile, and supposedly, the "chee kok pek" look. I think I look like some criminal)
Haha.. I think I am beginning to sound like some "zi lian kuang" lol. Anyway, a friend was commenting that my hairstyle changes over the yrs. Whose doesn't?
The Origin. 6/20/2006 09:50:00 am
Monday, June 19, 2006
Bridal Gowns & ORD Dinner @ Hooters
Went with my sis to the bridal gown shop to look at her gowns. My mom went of course. Well.. It was a boring experience. OMG! I almost fell asleep there. My mind was crying for a cup of coffee from the moment my sis tried her first gown. As if staying awake wasn't bad enough, I faced the tremendous task of having to imagine "this colour + that design" or another colour (basically, my sis wanted to have turquoise gown but the designer did not have that design in turqouise). Anyway, my mom gave her golden advice of the day, "If you wear something off the rack and it look nice on you plus you like it, just take it. Do not ask for tailor made as the designs you choose may not look good on you. By the time you see the end product, you cannot change it."
I later went for ORD dinner with some ex-BMT mates at Hooters in Clarke Quay. Those who turned up were Cedric, Loh Wei, Shiang Shean, Charles, Siew Jun and myself. All of us, except Charles, have gotten our pink IC. haha.. Only poor Charles failed to get his IC because his coy was closed on Fri and nobody told him to collect on Thu. Anyway, food at Hooters are ok but I think that the "famous" chicken wings are nothing special. Waitresses at Hooters are.... sigh....
Anyway, we crapped a lot for the whole time. Cedric did a short clip on the credit card ad featuring Richard Gere. We crapped about the incident whereby 2 youngsters came up to us to ask us to buy cigarettes bla bla bla. We even had photo shoot with Charles' "sucidal tendency" cap.
Charles and his Suicidal Tendency Cap
Me and Charles' Suicidal Tendency Cap
The group of us: SS, Cedric, Charles, Me, Loh Wei, Siew Jun
Beautiful Lights of Clarke Quay
The Origin. 6/19/2006 12:28:00 am
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Short Temper & Crazy Ideas
Probably because the service was damn lousy. We were told to look for our own table and we walked up & down the damn place only to be told that the bigger tables cannot be use as we only have 4 people. The attitude sux. Probably because my dad still walked back when I told him that we should just go to the other shop. Probably because I was really tired despite the coffee and tea I drank in the morning and afternoon. But these are no excuse for the fact that I told the person there to "forget it" in a bad attitude. It escalated into a small argument. Although I had the support of my family (they later told me that I shldn't have done as they heard of youths being killed there), I felt that I did wrong myself. I could have handled the situation with more patience. But I did not. The decision was made in a split second and all those learnings of effective communications etc. were tossed outof the mind. Ha.. i suppose it is another lesson re-learnt. BUT just a point to make: The service at the first Steamboat store at Marina Bay (The BIG one you see when you alight at the bus stop at the arcade) is extremely lousy. Go to the other 2. In fact, go to the next one u see after the bowling alley cuz (lol) the boss treated us to a jug of lime juice after my dad gave him a cigarette while smoking (cuz he was out of it).
I have been having some crazy ideas lately. First, to ride a scooter to Uni! Lol. That will mean that I have to go for a bike course (which i have tot of despite not really wanting to ride a bike). Anyway, I casually mentioned to my mom and the first answer I got was, " You siao arh. I got car at home you don't want to drive. Drive scooter for what." In a more youngster version, it will sound as, "You must be crazy. I got car at home you don't want to drive. Drive scooter for F***." That dashed my whole idea. Anyway, I think it is just a short-lived passion which I just might follow through the biking course if I sign up for it.
The second was kinda inspired by the MV I saw this morning (cao ge one). I always say that I have nothing against gays, provided they do not come after me. After a recent incident of "attracting the wrong crowd", I can't help but wonder, "why can't I fall for another guy?". And if I somehow become attracted to another guy, will I mind being attached to him? Hmmmmmmm This may be a result of the blow when a YV guy asked me if I were attached. Lol. Forget it. I am NOT going around looking for guys!
Finally, heng arh~ the boy whom I talked to 2 weeks ago, continue to come for the prog. Haha.. Had a casual conversation with him when he was tired and resting. He appeared to be very very concerned with going into the army. WTH.. He has got another 8 yrs to go!
The Origin. 6/17/2006 10:51:00 pm
Re-Think
And so ORD is over at the strike of midnight. Time to re-tink some priorities in life.
Anyway, I came across this MV. I kinda like the concept of it. A different view - Be Understanding.
Cao Ge - Shi Jie Wei Yi De Ni
The Origin. 6/17/2006 09:12:00 am
Friday, June 16, 2006
CPL (NS) Ah_Ken
This is a crappy post as I always do when I'm overtly excited. (though the logical me don't see any excitement in it.)
haha.. Today started off with one last speech for my boss. Despite comments that I am still working on my ORD day, I was fine with it as I followed through this part of it and it is a form of "closing of chapter" for me.
Settled all the admin stuffs under an hour and I touched my pink IC for once in so many years. Haha.. The face that stared back at me looked so different. The cruel cycle of time has caused me to become more "chao lao". And did somebody say "chee koh pek" smile? *&*(&*^$%#$$
Had an interview with my boss. He mentioned that I was too idle... No arguments against that.. Iadmit that I need to be "pushed" at times. he also went on to said some things about adding value to the organisation and how difficult it is to do it outside [of army] as people tend to keep everything tothemselves. It ended the usual way with a "good luck & good bye".
Anyway, I find that I am a negative influence on the people around me. I shall raise an example that just occured this morning.... Zhong Xing & I went for breakfast and met Ah-Leong. So I went and told Ah-Leong that I was going to ORD. He wished me well and went on to talked about some work stuffs. He ended with sth like "do well and [sth] for our country." We bid farewell. While walking away, I had half a mind to comment to Zhong Xing, "Bullshit." (refering to Ah-Leong's comment) However, I chose not to as it was afterall Ah-Leong's well wishes. It would be impolite of me to make such a comment. Instead, Zhong Xing told me, "Bullshit." (also refering to Ah-Leong's comment). The point is that I do not remember him saying this when he first came in. I was he one who used it more often.
Haha.. I know this reflects badly on me but what the heck... You come by a lot of such crap everyday.
PS: I was going to do a photo walkthrough of myself from pre-school till now but after getting bad reviews from Runaway and Seed about the latest batch of photos, I am so terribly disappointed......
The Origin. 6/16/2006 12:42:00 pm
Thursday, June 15, 2006
1 Last Day To ORD
haha.. I am currently overtly happy and excited about finally collecting my pink ic tomorrow. lol. I pity Zhong Xing for having to tolerate my crappy-ness for the last 9 hours.
Well.. I suppose I should do some review about my NS liability. haha.. I enlisted on 17 Feb to BMTC Sch 2. I then was posted to OETI where I got downgraded. After which, I was attached to MES for a short period of time and finally to MINDEF till today. I got oesteoarthisis and so I downgraded. I remember that I was very disappointed at that time cuz well.. I could not chiong like the others. Come to think about it, it was terribly stupid of me back then. Or maybe I was just too affected by the propaganda then.
Anyway, life in NS was nice after OETI. And life became good when I got into MINDEF. lol. I learnt a lot of things under SMA and I also saw a lot of things that I otherwise could not have seen. Haha.. I learnt more about HR, the importance of people, tact, patience, tidiness, writing, improved my english in the process bla bla bla. haha.. All these are made possible because I have a great boss, Francis Ng. Lol... (one of the things he taught me, always give your fullest compliments. Try not to give criticism. - If you can say "great", do not settle for "good".)
I say he is great cuz of the learning environment he creates for his subordinate, the effort he makes to make you feel at ease, the fact that he doesn't talk down to people and lastly, his ability to make you feel important. lol.. I was a "victim" of that at times. An example is that he is making an effort to turn up for my ORD tomorrow despite having to attend a meeting outside of MINDEF. haha.. *touched*
haha.. I have been trying to remember the photo on my pink ic but to no avail.. lol..
Here are some pre-ORD photos taken by Lee Ren De:
Mr. Lime Green & Mr. Lee Ren De
Zhong Xing, Me & Zhi Rong
Zhong Xing & Me
The trio with Ma'am Tan (who is camera shy). We finally cornered Ma'am Tan and took this photo.
The Origin. 6/15/2006 06:59:00 pm
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The Lucky Colour For The Month Is Lime Green
haha.. Went for my braces this afternoon. I chose Lime Green this time around and the effect, as far as I see isn't bad. So that is good news. In retrospect, I have chosen bright red, purple and metalic blue (in order). Of the three, bright red was a disaster. Although it was to coincide with CNY, from afar, I looked like I had bleeding gums.
By the way, I need to make a small advertisement here. Oakley (branch in Takashimaya lvl 3) is having 20% off if you buy 2 apparels or footwear and 25% off if you buy 3. So if anyone of you kind souls out there wanna buy something from Oakley, please contact me. This is cuz I want to buy a pair of slippers from there... wahaha...
I have been giving serious thoughts about going for UV light indoor suntanning. I posed this qn to 3 friends and got 3 different answers (or sth along these lines as I dun remember the exact words. sorry).
1. "Hey.. I'm thinking of going too. Wanna go together?" - From a guy who is almost as fair as I am and is somewhat inspired by my attempt to become tan
2. "Go and lose the company of your friends under the sun?" - From a gal who has sun-basking on her "likes - list" in friendster
3. "haha. Don't be so despo. How about we go Sentosa on weekends? Now school hols also got gals go." - From guy who can book out, play basketball and cycle all in a day.
I think I shall take advice no 2 & 3, and I shall ask guy No. 1 to be a guinea pig. lol. Anyway, arranged to go Ubin for cycling in 2 weeks. Let's hope that it will be a bright and sunny day to ride. Lol.
The Origin. 6/14/2006 07:26:00 pm
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Nothing Much
The visiting time for the hospital ended at eight. Well.. Nothing much to say. Just that she seems well. Also, the thought of old age is demoralising.
Anyway, caught the movie Cars with Timo after the visit. I must admit that the concept of using cars to substitute living things is rather cool. One example is the houseflies. Btw, be sure to stay a little after the show for some funny clips. Other than these, it is just the usual "there is more to life" kinda cartoon. An escape from the real world. Lol.
4 more days to ORD. I'm going to have to survive on caffeine for the rest of this week. Argh!!! And I still have to write a speech!!! Argh!!! Now I'm suffering from "leave withdrawal symptoms". Lol.
Ok. Enough crap. I shall sleep now.
The Origin. 6/13/2006 12:48:00 am
Monday, June 12, 2006
Emotionally Detached
My grandmother was hospitalised last evening. When my mother got back from visiting her, she told me that some of my cousins who stayed with her were there and that they looked worried, and afraid. I did not go though. I was in town with a friend but that is only an excuse. I could have taken a bus down but I did not. Instead, I took a bus back home.
From the point when I got news of her hospitalisation to the point when my mother returned and told me about her condition, I was not all that worried about her. Although I did try to find out how she was, I did not have the sense of urgency to want to know. I mean, you will be worried about your own grandmother, right?
After I found out that she was ok but will be hospitalised for a few days, I thought that me and my sister should visit her. However, the key word is "should". I feel that I just did not have the genuine desire to want to go and visit her. It was more of an obligation or something to do because she is hospitalised. I don't know. This is the second time she is hospitalised this year. I thought that I should visit her the last time too.
It may be because we only meet less than 5 times a year. It may be that we don't converse much even when we meet but these are all excuses. That lady has been there since I was born. She has been there everytime I visited my uncle's place. I should at least feel more for her.
Maybe I am talking so much about it because there is some emotional attachment with her. Maybe this emotional attachment only comes because I have thought so much. I don't know.. Oh well......
The Origin. 6/12/2006 06:11:00 pm
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Living A Lie & "Dutiful Love"
I can't help but wonder if we are living a lie. How can we live thus with no answers to the problem? There are the signs, there is the suspicion and there is the problem. So why then are we unable to solve it? And why then do we live as though the problem is not there?
I am not pissed with anybody for this being so. I am just pissed with the fact that we are all not moving on.
Oh well... I hate to say this but whatever.... --- Anyway, I read today's article (it is in the section where Sumiko Tan writes every Sunday. I seriously wonder how come they have so much to write about everyday. Need to get their inspiration for the blog. lol) about lasting marriages. The writer mentioned something about dutiful love. Well.. Nothing much to comment. I remembered that Jason Lim used to mention that commitment comes into play in a relationship.
The Origin. 6/11/2006 09:50:00 pm
Away
I think I'm having something for packingof my room. Either that or my room is in a constant state of mess. Anyway, I have packed my table drawers and my wardrobe drawers. I'm left with some cupboards which I doubt packing them will do any good as I don't have any other places to store the stuffs in them.
Anyway, I found loads of stuffs which I had thought that I would collect and store them for life. Somehow they have been casted away into the depths of my drawers and when I came across them again yesterday, my first thoughts were either to give them away or simply to throw them away. In the end, I gave half of the stuffs away. Taking the place is another set of item which I currently think that I'm going to cherish for life. They have been casted away into the drawers. I wonder when I next set my sights on them, will I want to dispose of them too?
Sigh...Nothing lasts...
The Origin. 6/11/2006 09:14:00 am
Friday, June 09, 2006
Chasing
I wrote a little blog entry on my Friendster as I felt I needed to write something better than "Hmmmmm" there. Anyway, it was a small fragment of my thoughts that we have been thrown into this rat race since day 1 we are born. It is a social culture kind of thing, whereby generation after generation, we will be chasing the goals in lives. Be it up the corporate ladders, the latest cars, the cozy homes, the 5 C's and even having a happy family.
As it has became so deeply ingrained into our society, it seems like our purpose in life is to chase after these dreamz. Then idling around, being single all your life, not furthering your studies when you can or even choosing not to work when you have the reserves, seem to be "wrong". not to mention of course, liking somebody of the same sex.
It is not thatI endorse all of them. There are even some that I disagree with but somehow I just feel that it is all in the culture. Had I been brought up in a different culture, I feel things differently.
haha.. While I was typing this, I came across this crappy conversation - Me: hey wanna watch cars next weekend? Fren: car show huh? I dun mind. I like to see babes.
I was actually refering to the movie, Cars.....
After much thoughts about a party venue, I decided that holding it in a bar is not a good idea as I do not wish for people to suddenly go "merlion" in the midst of singing the birthday song.
The Origin. 6/09/2006 08:09:00 pm
Bad Day At Shopping
Shopping during the Great Singapore Sale kind of sucks when you can't see anything you like and when you cash reserve is rather constraint. I went to shopping with my mother yesterday and despite all the "sales" signs hanging out, I still couldn't find anything nice. Maybe it was due to some problems to settle or maybe it was just because that I have most of what I needed/wanted. Anything else will be icing on the cake?
Let's see.. I am now looking for one of those white based with stripes kinda long sleeve shirts. You know, those that you can actually roll up the sleeves and wear with jeans. I actually saw sth nice at Armani Exchange BUT the stupid shop is still not having a sale AND they ran out of stock for my size!! (**^*$^%()+@!%^%
I also went to C.E.D.S. (the shop that sells Oakley stuffs). Well.. I saw some nice jeans but some parts felt too tight on trying. And the slippers there are nice but ex. Btw, I don't think there is anymore CEDS outlets around for the time being except in Takashimaya. Plus, they are having 20% for any 2 shoes or apparels you buy and 25% for 3.
So thus ended my day of nth gained. I'm still pissed with stupid Armani Exchange. )(&%^%@%%^
The Origin. 6/09/2006 02:13:00 pm
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Simple Query
A simple comment, a simple query and another simple comment can lead such a strong reaction. No excuse can be made for my part in the chain and I'm immensely sorry for the consequences. The blame cannot fall on the one making the comment nor the one the comment was made about, but on the one who form the chain of events. A lesson relearnt. I shall watch my words in future.
The Origin. 6/07/2006 05:52:00 pm
It Had To Be You - Frank Sinatra
Why do I do, just as you say Why must I just, give you your way Why do I sigh, why don't I try to forget
It must have been, That something lovers call fate Kept me saying: "I have to wait" I saw them all, Just couldn't fall 'til we met
It had to be you, it had to be you I wandered around, and finally found The somebody who Could make me be true, And could make me be blue And even be glad, just to be sad Thinking of you
Some others I've seen, Might never be mean Might never be cross, Or try to be boss But they wouldn't do For nobody else, gave me a thrill With all your faults, I Love you still It had to be you, wonderful you It had to be you
Haha.. Probably too much of The W Files have left me hooked onto this song. Can any kind soul please send me this song if you have it?
The Origin. 6/07/2006 05:03:00 pm
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Demoralising Remarks + Nice Touch
Went for lunch with Shi Qi this afternoon. A fren whom I rarely got the chance to meet. Haha.. I suppose love does change a person. Lols. She is just so different. Gone were the totally crappy BHB-ness, to be replaced by a pleasant humour. Haha.. I suppose I should wish you "A successful take-off on Mon and Bon Voyage." if you are reading this.
Anyway, a particularly demoralising remark she made this afternoon after seeing my 11-B photo, "Wah.. I didn't know you look so .... then. No wonder you didn't get a girlfriend." Sigh......
This goes in line with another remark made by Sharon on Sat on the topic of relationship, "[bla bla bla] share with Kenneth. Though he has got zero experience in this." SIGH........
-Explodes into a dramatic outburst, "I AM HURT! SOOO HURT!"-
-Return back to normal-
Haha.. Since I am blogging about all these, I suppose I am not taking them too much to heart anyway. Just laugh it off!
Anyway, I hope somebody doesn't mind that I quote a small portion of his blog entry, 'People's reaction to singlehood is always "awww, you'll find someone", the problem is I don't want to just find anyone for the sake of finding one. I want it to be special and if it cannot then I rather choose to be single and be happy. You mean being single and happy is impossible?'
Haha.. Maybe I should just break every single cutural norms that I know of like, getting a degree, climbing up the corporate ladder, getting attached, settling down, having kids bla bla bla. Maybe I should just organise a "prison" break out of this culture. I shall pack my bags, leave Singapore and never step back into this place again. I shall roam the world alone working odd jobs for my travelling fees, lodging fees and food. And finally die in Central Park in New York of old age and coldness on a cold winter night(if I haven die by then)!
Haha.. The above para is just another classic example of thinking (as stated by Seed and Bluestar) too much. lol. Why Central Park? Cuz you always see lonely, starving and cold people getting chased off the park on a winter evening, in films. --- On a separate note, I went to Library@Orchard earlier and then to Kinokuniya. I borrowed a few books from the library and bought only an A6 size comic from Kino. The cashier was nice to gave me a much bigger bag to put my comic and my library books as well. She even helped me to put the library books into the bag. All these without the need for me to even ask. Nice!
The Origin. 6/06/2006 07:43:00 pm
Monday, June 05, 2006
Disappointed, Side-effect of Over-blogging
I was largely disappointed when I finally learnt about it. Though I keep reiterating that anything else is just bonus, it still feels kind of sucky. Anyhow, I suppose it ain't that bad since I can finally re-write my friendster profile and also write a short little letter after learning about it.
--- After 2+ yrs of blogging, I realise that I find it easier to write something when I write within the constraint of this small little dialogue box on the browser. Maybe it is that this is where I let lose my words and write for the past few yrs.
My apologies for lack of substance cuz the profile thingy and letter have taken up most of my brains... haha
Btw, this is a webby by Seed. He did it to keep his angelfire acc running but I think the story is quite nice.
The Origin. 6/05/2006 07:21:00 pm
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Kids, Foot Steps, Communication
I was at AWWA for the usual YV session yesterday. I must admit that I was not in the best of mood when I got there. The sight I was greeted with was that one of the older boys was grabbing another boy (to prevent him from getting the ball) while playing. The same boy later yelled another player's name and quickly threw the ball at the person even before the person could react to the voice. Naturally, the ball hit the player on the face. Thereafter, he simply went on to mention that the player was slow and caused the ball to got out of the boundary.
Well.. I got pissed off and I let out a single "F" word in a careless whisper, which reached the ears of some of the other volunteers. They promptly stared at me. Anyway, after the session of game, I couldn't hold my anger and I simply brought the boy to a corner to have a little talk with him abt his attitude. Ha... I certainly hope that he will not be scared off and will be better the next time around. I was quickly termed as a "discipline father" at the end by the volunteers as a form of joke of the day.
Anyway, it further secured my idea that having kids is a BIG "No No". --- Parents. They say you usually take after your parents or it is natural for you to follow the foot-steps of your parents. Maybe it is a different generation kind of thing, I beg to differ. I think generations now more open to knowledge and information to see more than their social circle. It expands their wealth of experience (from experience) when they see or hear from others. This is something the older generations lack as their society at that point of time consisted of one that was more closed in terms of sharing.
As you are opened to more knowledge and you start to compare, you tend to take more notice of the things that are lacking in your family or parents. You tend to want these things more than you want the others. As a result, you may build a relationship or a family based on the things you found lacking in your parents/family. Furthermore, you may also tend to take for granted the things that have always been there for you. As such, your model of relationship or family may neglect that portion. This is only picked up by your children to come. If there is...
I suppose after so much bull-talking, it should be easy to guess what my family/parents lack and what I take for granted. --- "Communication. It is the first thing we really learn in life" - Grey's Anatomy. It is also the thing we tend to neglect in life. Communication goes both ways. There must be at least a listener and a talker. As we grow more comfortable with our words, we want to become the talker rather than the listener. We break the little chains of communication this way.
Of course, there are many other ways of breaking the communication lines. For example, taking things for granted. There will be so many points in life whereby you take for granted your listener or your talker and you tend to overstep all boundaries. The simple "thank you for listening", "thank you for calling" or greetings are gradually gone. But these are the simple words that will make one's day when you say them with meaning.
The Origin. 6/04/2006 11:10:00 am
Friday, June 02, 2006
Story
There comes some point in your life when you start to question, "How true can this be?" You query whether you should believe in the contemporary wisdom or to challenge it with a new mindset. It is a tough choice. I am bull-talking here...
Everybody wants a beautiful family but within the beauty, there is bound to be a certain flaw or problem. The problem is heightened when the lack of trust starts to build.
Come to think abt it, it all begins with a simple vow of living through thick and thin. The introductory chapter of the story book is being written. A story shared between 2, of the 2. A new page is written with each passing day in their lives together. Their happiness and their every-little-things-that-they-share are recorded. As the story progresses, children may come into the picture and naturally, there come whole new chapters in the storybook.
As every story goes, there are bound to be light and dark. In this story book of marriage life, there are also chapters which are so dark that you cry everytime you go back to them. Chapters that are so important that they cause immense consequences in the many chapters to come. There can be ways to lighten the atmosphere to come but the chapter can not be erased. Thus what is there to do but to put in more effort, attention, commitment, love, and whatever other qualities you can think of.
I think I always resort to serious bull-talking whenever something like this happens. Obviously, it takes 2 to deal with a problem like this.
The Origin. 6/02/2006 11:56:00 pm
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Jacket, Pick-Up Truck, Over The Hedge, Digi Cam and Sth Spectacular
The above basically sumed up most of all that happened over these 2 days.
It was my sis's birthday yesterday and I treated her to lunch in Spageddies (I think I got the spelling wrong, rite?) in Paragon. The highlight of that meal was that one of the young waiter there has got a boyish xiao shuai ge look. My sis couldn't take her eyes off him during the meal. lol.
Though it was her birthday, she ended up buying me my advance 21st birthday gift. A jacket - sth like those from adidas (It is called jacket, rite?). On my side, I did not buy anything in particular but simply chipped in when she bought her oto.
After lunch and a bit of shopping, we had a mini-tour of Clark Quay and Boat Quay. My sis was lamenting about how she was spending her birthday walking around. Ha.. She was a willing party, I must say.
After which, I met up with Sharon, Qian Hui and Qin Yi for dinner in Clementi abd thereafter, we went to watch Over The Hedge in Jurong Point with Jia Ming and Wei Jian. Wei Jian drove his father's pick-up and ferried us to Jurong Point. ha.. For the first time in my 20 years of existence on this planet, I took the "back seat" of a pick-up truck. this is how suah ku I am.
Over The Hedge was funny because of its over-exaggeration and yet not-lame jokes. ha.. I extremely like the few scenes that featured planet earth.
Today, I went to the PC show and got myself my long-awaited digi-cam. I ended up buying Sony T9 instead of the Casio S600 that I had been eyeing for so long. This goes on to mean that I am going terribly broke this month. I shall just rot at home for the whole of next week. And I shall make use of the time to think of a name for my cam. probably a female name starting with K.
On a separate note, I mentioned that I did something extra last Friday. Today, I did something SPECTACULAR. I shall not describe it as it involves 3rd parties. I just hope that everything turns out straight!
As pointed out by Sharon, my sudden increase in extreme lameness probably stems from extreme carefree life after I started clearing leave. I think I am suffering from mild work withdrawal symptom. 3 incidents on 3 separate occasions shown me that I was willing to buzz off to work at the slightest sign that I am probably needed. Ha.. Either something is terribly wrong or I am just being responsible. I like to think of it as the latter. haha.
The Origin. 6/01/2006 08:18:00 pm
i AM myself
Name: Kenneth aka Ah_Ken
DOB: 14 Jul 85
Current Status: Mugging my life away in NUS. Life is a BIG deception!
Residence: Bt Panjang
Likes: Chocolate, Soft Shell Crab (Cuz I'm LAZY), Shopping, Slacking, Reading Manga..
Dislikes: None I can think of at the moment..
Short Term Dream: Get my ass to France for SEP at least.
Long Term Dream: A nice condominium at Marina Bay or in Orchard cuz... very atas la!!
Description: Just ur average guy...
your voice
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