Friday, December 30, 2005

My 22nd year

A really interesting way to spend my birthday.

Morning was a bit slow and I got a call-up to finish some research (i'll be doing tonight and would finish over the weekend). :)

Watched a bit of cartoon... before me, bro & mum went to Orchard. Got to Seoul Garden for lunch... yummy! Met XZ & SB at Seoul Garden... small world right? Reminds me of how many friends I've met yesterday while waiting/with Zn! :) I do feel that it is fate that brings friends into our lives... treasure them and you'll be surprised how they would appear at different points in your life to create sparks and wonders!

After a massive buffet lunch. Went to Kino to get some books (mum paid la). :) Off to robinsons and got myself a new shirt! :) Then off to Cineleisure movie! Narnia was a nice children story... and the movie was really similar to the abridged version which i read. :) Wrapped up the evening with a dinner of pizza, bread, cake... :) smile!


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10:10 PM
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27/28/29

27...
Spent with Vic and Hui. Anyway... try not to catch M18 without knowing the movie. Ha... we were put through a torture of eroticism in the movie. Anyway, Liliya is about child prostitution... a rather nice message of how the clients may possess the body but not the girl's heart and soul... but the story took a bit too long to build up to climax... russian setting. Oh... I enjoyed the Japanese restaurant with the Auntie Jie Jie! :)

28...
Spent with YL in the morning. Caught the Promise. It was rather boring storyline about fantasy related powers... how snow land people run faster. A love story.

29...
Got to SMU... rushed to ECP (Coasta Sands)... then found out it was Pasir Ris (CS). Anyway it was the Grand Opening retreat... really happy to see the familiar faces. Caught up with Zn in the evening for dinner at Somerset... arcade & tea. :) *hug*

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10:02 PM
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Monday, December 26, 2005

Christmas and Boxing! :)

Really enjoyed yesterday. Met Reg. Went to West Coast Mac (one of Singapore's best designed, or reputedly so... heh). Thank you for the meaningful present... we are all searching for direction and sailing towards our heart's ambitions and goals! :)

Spent morning with Jeff today. Really glad to explore business ideas and to meet my best buddy in ROC days... glad he's better now. Cheers! :)

Cleared some research in afternoon.
Looking forward to tomorrow... wish me luck in the appeal!
Smile!!!

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9:56 PM
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Sunday, December 25, 2005

Pleasant Christmas Eve

Spent X'mas Eve with FL. Pleasant day and I learnt how much good food there is at Killiney... worth trying the porridge and CheeCheongFan. :) Walked along from HMV to PS... :)
I just caught Ocean11... 3rd time watching or something. :)
Merry Christmas Everyone!

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12:24 AM
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Friday, December 23, 2005

Mac

Had a pleasant evening with Cor... spent at KAP and walked around Bt Timah Plaza/Beauty world... it seems a familiar old place but still quite deserted for the day... getting closer to bro. :)

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9:33 PM
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Thursday, December 22, 2005

hui and vic

A wonderful afternoon.
My brother did get into Acs(i)... happy for him.
Met vic for lunch... pool. Joined by hui for ice-cream (got some botched trade there but just sorted out the cards... funny)... met CK sister who is hui's friend... pleasant evening wrapped up with a book from Borders! :)

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11:14 PM
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readings

I've been reading a bit...

The Little Prince.
A fantastic story which had some really profound thoughts embedded within.
"What is essential is invisible to the eye... for what you have tamed, you become responsible forever."
"Grown ups are very very odd... kings... conceited individuals... businessmen... drunkards... lamp-lighters... geographers..."
"One must demand of each and every one what he or she is capable of... Authority is first and foremost based on reason."

Tuesdays with Morrie.
Touching... about the optimism and the way of living.
I believe everyone has a teacher or mentor who has brought the guiding light.
"We're extremely fortunate not to know precisely the kind of world we live in... W. Syzmborska."

Who moved my cheese.
A classic novel. or rather a classic lesson.
How everyday events may just be simple yet complicated only by the little people's complex minds, by the way my friends often say I think too much already. Anyways, the lesson is simple: Accept Change and always be ready to move on!

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11:10 AM
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Happy

I'm so happy that I've finally got the opportunity I've dreamed of! :) It's the best Christmas present I've received in so many years! :) I am thankful for all who have made it possible.

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11:00 AM
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Ubin & Airport

Monday was an enjoyable day at Ubin with GA... interesting to see another friend's brother who is exactly as young as my own! :) Cycle cycle cycle and got my bicycle chain dropping off... messy... nasi lemak for lunch and dinner... yummy!

Tuesday. Spent out. Morning had a heart-to-heart talk with mum at Mac... bro was sitting around (bored as usual)... really excited to know about my own village in China... I really wish I can visit before I graduate... it's in Xiamen! :)
After breakfast I got to school for ACF meeting with Fir and Rox... ha... we seem a rather merry music making club! :)
Prepared to send arthur off at about 2pm... got to Sophia road and picked him up... after lunch at opposite Bras Brasah Complex... we headed for the airport.
It's really heartwarming to know Arthur and I believe he's been a wonderful friend as evident from the number of friends who came to send him off back to HK. :) We'll miss you. I had dinner with Reg... at the airport. Talked a lot. Really hope to know how we first met too! :) Bumped into Jo and Sandra and I realised at that point they were leaving... I felt really bad cos I wanted to send them off too... but I'm thankful for fate bringing me to them at the very last few hours of their exchange in Singapore. :)

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8:59 AM
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Monday, December 19, 2005

Outing w bro

Had a pleasant day out with my brother at Orchard. It's my first time bringing my bro out.. ha... it's a big age gap by the way... anyway, we walked from Far East (anatolia for turkish delight... ha...)... to Ngee Ann City to HMV and to Paragon and Tangs. :)

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7:36 AM
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Saturday, December 17, 2005

Wow

I passed my IPPT Today... met new friends... despite my injured knee and I'm so happy!

Had a fantastic day yesterday with Cor... :)
Talked and talked... walked and walked & window shopped. :)

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11:06 AM
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Thursday, December 15, 2005

Ensemble

Really enjoyed the simple practice... it's the company!

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3:13 AM
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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Chicken Little Movie

Had a wonderful and memorable evening chatting with Yv.
Ha... J8 really changed a lot... watched chicken little and i had some bloopers...
Anyway... the movie is hilarious and reminds me of war of the worlds...
And I think the chicken rice we ate at Novena was how apt!
Ha... pleasant walking around Novena Square for the first time ever (bob the builder)!
I'm going sleep.
It's been a long day.
Shall finish my essay tomorrow morning... All the way!

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12:01 AM
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Monday, December 12, 2005

Thankzzz

Hey... really thought about the friends around me today...
Thanks GA for putting up with my rubbish at times.
Cleared our Loreal stuff today. Pondering if I should do Research again. Thinking... still worried if I'll overstretch. I really want to try finance research but I'm doing something already... dilemma.

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11:17 PM
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My portable harddisk

Someone try to save it!

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4:35 PM
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Visiting my grandma

Feeling mixed after visiting grandma.
Just finished the first round work on Loreal e-Strat... tomorrow meeting to eliminate the budget deficit in the e-strat competition... quite fun, really!
Looking forward to the week... why hasn't RB replied yet... still waiting patiently.
Maybe I should start looking for part-time job!

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12:23 AM
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Thursday, December 08, 2005

lots of things to blog about

The past two days have been eventful...
Caught eight short Singapore films (at Substation) with Benson... it's been a long time since we met but I really enjoyed the chat... still as sharp as before! :) I'm really hoping to catch up more with my friends!
Yesterday caught Harry Potter movie... with Y L... was fun...
Today in school...
Later catching coffee with XX...
Have to prepare for my interview tomorrow, wish me luck... courage! :)

dk scribbled
7:06 PM
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Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Guys day out

Had a fantastic day with Vic roaming around town... from my campus to city link and NLB... all over... ha... it was good fun... met new folks in the streets too... :) What is Dk doing?!@?!@ ^_^

My brother and mum returned from Japan... really happy to know my brother cared about getting stuff for me! :) *aww*

I'm now in school and settled some research stuff... still waiting for the replies...

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11:58 AM
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Monday, December 05, 2005

The Half Marathon

For the first time in my life I ran 21km. It was a shade of my peers' full 42km marathon. But the half-marathon, to me, was indeed a great achievement.

I was really amazed about how determined one person can be if he focuses on finishing.
Refusing to sit/rest, I trudged on for the last 5km on a strained double thigh... think I strained my ankle area's ligament or something in the process. Nearly fell twice on my pulled calves. It's amazing. Never before did I realized how excruciating a run may be for the folks who run such distances... those scenes where people actually collapse on the floor. I've seen a guy collapse and struggle to stand up and continue. That's why when the first-aiders asked me to sit and rest, I refused blatantly. Stupid move. I think it was just the stubborn and fiesty (always want win) attitude. Anyway, I learnt a lesson from the half-marathon... I really enjoy winning and completing what I set out to achieve... regardless of anything else that happens.

Met a RJC year 1 girl while I was resting at the finishing tentage... she was so hyper... guess sometimes the achievement of finishing what one seemed as impossible can provide sufficient reason for one to be legally on the 'high'... wow! I think she is a sailor... and we had a short chat as we cooled down in the shade... ha... you can probably sense the happy achievement she felt as she spoke! I learnt something.

Met Regina in SMU as I went there for a fresh change. We had a nice Chat. Enjoy e trek regina... :) Smile!

Reached home and zonked out for about 2 hours... my calves are still strained as I type now... ha...

Wonderful bbq by the Econs folks... thanks KC & lucas for organizing the BBQ... I guess econs is really fun with some folks around. Was glad to talk to SB about the marathon too... hoping XR's Ok. Met some new friends too. Interesting evening at ECP.

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10:11 AM
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Batman and the Power Rangers

I met Batman at Raffles City.

I met Power Rangers at Bt Panjang Plaza.

What a childhood!

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10:10 AM
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Saturday, December 03, 2005

singing and lunching

Had a fun afternoon w fl... walked around Suntec... ha... she's so Fussy la... ha... *joking*
:)

Spent the evening with my taiwan buddies... met darren at TCC then we went to sing KTV. I'm really thinking of going to taiwan... ahhh.... work/taiwan... how?

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9:56 AM
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Friday, December 02, 2005

Grace and Might be with you & me!
~dk

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8:27 AM
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Thursday, December 01, 2005

Virtual Red Ribbon

Hey... please get one Virtual Red Ribbon... show your support!

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9:33 PM
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World AIDS Day.
~dk

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9:33 PM
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World AIDS Day

Today, the world marks World Aids day... December the first.

I just watched 48 on AIDS by Royston Tan... it's really touching. Sometimes it is the skepticism, sometimes its the discriminative stance... but mostly it has to do with the lack of education. The campaign ought to concentrate on spreading what AIDS exactly is... I myself must profess that I know only limited amounts. To accept the HIV positive, the society should be able to distinguish that the disease is not something that some of them caused by their own actions. It may be by birth... it may be by blood infection or others. I recall this segment of the documentary about a family of 4... the children had to take medicine from young as their parents are HIV positive... and the mum, in administering the medicine for the little kids, always feels heartbroken about having given birth to them... it's really heartwrenching. Another was about adopting a HIV positive baby... I believe what the family did was a brave decision. The society should stand by them and support them.

On this day, I really hope everyone who reads this blog, would just take a minute of your busy schedules, and spread a world about AIDS... it's a disease that may become an epidemic... it's a disease that needs to be understood... let's start accepting...

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9:17 PM
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Working... or not...

I'm probably not working in the holidays... need a break... haven't been in the mood all semester... energizer!

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1:47 PM
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Adventures of Nairul

Yesterday, I finished reading the Adventures of Nairul... got it from borders...

C.S. Lewis, the author of the award winning children fantasy.
I am actually wondering whether it was the same author as "mere christianity"... I believe it is... and I really hope I can peruse through his works.

About Adventures of Nairul, a fantasy unfolds as the four children live with a professor. (I think it may have a lot to do with C.S. Lewis himself being a professor!) And they entered a magical world through the wardrobe. They met mythical creatures and battled against the White Witch (The evil Queen of Nairul)... with the assistance of Asral, the lion (king of the forests)... it has a lot to do with the chemistry between the siblings as they eventually became kings and queens and brought peace and happiness to the kingdom of Nairul.
An interesting read.
Maybe I'll catch the movie. The book's with my bro in Japan now. Enjoy yourself Bro!

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1:38 PM
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Nobody Knows... Kore-eda Hirokazu production

It's really touching. Another of the wonderful productions threading a story about the less fortunate who are living amongst us, as I am typing.

The storyline was one of four children... who lived with their mother... after moving into a new apartment (quite discreetly as the younger children were kept in suitcases so as to give the impression to the landlord that they would not be a disturbance... since they were chased out previously for being a disturbance...)... the kids had a rather memorable time together. Their mother was caring to them then... at least quite so caring.

But later, as the mother had a 'bf' outside, she left them for an occasion of close to a month. The eldest kid, Izu, was placed to manage the family... with him just 12 years old.... and the second sibling, a sister... taking care of two really young siblings (boy and girl)... so four of them lived together, happily.

The mum returned and brought lots of gifts... but the eldest child knew that the mum was going to leave again... and she did... in a selfish manner, abandoning the children who still expected her return.

After christmas, the children were still waiting for the mum to return. The amount of money she left them was running dry... later the eldest kid met some bad boys in the district (btw, all of the 4 are not studying... it's reallly a sad film and I nearly cried)... they had a rather affluent lifestyle for a few days before Izu came to his sensible self again... he took care of the expenses of the family... but eventually the bills could not be repaid. The electricity got cut off and they had to use the water in the park.

For singaporeans, we might think that such a thing may not be a reality. (Btw the movie was 'based on a true story' and filmed in Japan) But, there are some people who are living in the dark at night... seeing their taps run in trickling droplets... no entertainment, nothing.

The children scrimped and saved and tried to make ends meet. However, it was really painful. As the eldest child was under 16, he could not find employment... it was really desperate and later they had to rely on a neighborhood supermarket to give some left-overs to survive.

On one day, Izu was at the park and doing his routine of managing the household and getting groceries... he got a chance to play as a substitute in the baseball team (Btw, he really wanted to get a baseball glove for christmas, but never afforded)... he played really well and enjoyed himself. But, upon reaching home, he found his youngest sister... the youngest in the family on the floor. She had fallen off a chair and had concussed.

There was no hope, the kids did not know what to do. Izu tried to contact the mother, but to no avail, she had abandoned. Eventually, Izu brought his sister's body to the airport to bury... it was really a sad scene... the emotions flowing as he tried to fulfill her last wishes... he also got for her lots of her favorite chocolates. On the train ride back to the apartment, the music ran a touching theme of growing up.

As the story progressed on, it ended with the children living together, 3 of them and a new found friend... they lived together... sticking by each other in the purest of love and attachment.

As the credits came up, the director placed the "mother" as being acted by the "you" (audience). Which was really a self-reflecting moment. We have not helped the needy in our society; we might argue that we've given donations and cared for them... but how many of us have accepted them. They are like 'jewels but in a stench'... we may have avoided these homeless or helpless people on the streets... can you remember the time when you tried to walk a step away as you approach a beggar? Or the time you tried to hold your breath as you see a tattered shirt boy? Maybe we don't see such scenes that often here? Maybe.

I recall vividly the times in Taiwan, at the train station underground paths, there used to stay two or three homeless men... in their tattered clothing (even in winter... you can sense how cold they were feeling)... people shunned that area... I must admit, I did shun a little too. It's something I'm really wondering. Why? A friend of mine once saw one of these folks' belongings on the floor and tried to return to him... but the guy was furious. Maybe we avoid them out of fear, not out of discrimation, maybe.

I'm really thinking of how I should live my life. I ought to slow down.

The present is to be treasured.

I've made a lot of mistakes... many of which are dark secrets that I hope to be gone with. I know it's never possible for me to forget... but I've to 'Learn AND Let go'.

Time and again, we might have seen news about abandoned children, the widening gap between societies... the needy receiving some gifts during christmas... but I believe these material needs are merely a small part of what we can do. I don't know. But in this season of giving, I'm really thinking whether I ought to really step out of my comfort zone and return to grassroots. I've never been there for about more than a year now. I enjoyed myself back then. Seeing the people we helped. Seeing them return at times... and understanding their plight. Sometimes, we probably just have to lend a listening ear... that's something the needy may require too. I'm really quite tired about our society now, me included. I'm not being totally egalitarian here but... truthfully... when was the last time you helped someone... and never wanted anything back in return....

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1:13 PM
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Present

I've finished exams!

What a relief. But I guess I've not done myself justice. Now, it's time to reflect.

I walked into the bookstore this afternoon after the exams, determined to get a good holiday read... found a book about some method of self-forgiveness. Also, read John Spencer's "The Present" at Borders... left with half the book to complete the next time I drop by. Ha... I recalled reading the first few pages when i was in taiwan about 2 years ago... wooo...

Friends who are still examining... hang in there... chill! :)

I miss some friends... I'm so super elated but tired. :) Met my sis' bf yesterday. ha. Bro and Mum going Japan. I'm going to be quite alone with dad. Sis going Hk. ha... me want go Taiwan! :)

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1:56 AM
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