Goodbye 2010

It’s the end of 2010, a very rewarding and fulfilling year indeed. I was on my bed yesterday night trying to recall what I have done for the past 365 days. A lot of things went through my mind; the life I am living now was a lot different than those slogging days before graduation. New friends come into my life every year, although a handful somehow mysteriously disappeared. It’s a tough job keeping in contact with everyone since our lives are a lot busier than before. Actually every time I miss any outing, I will feel really bad and sometimes I do wonder if that will be the last gathering. I do realize that I can’t be a good programme organizer, but I will always try my best. Most important thing is to cherish every opportunity with the people around you.

5 brave/weird/irrational events that happened to me this year

1. My classmate got married and I promised to be her groom’s ‘Brother’. It was a fun but tiring day helping out with the procedures and I realized I learnt a lot about the Chinese marriage customs. At the end of the day, everything you do is worthwhile.

2. Never thought MisterLyon would be on stage performing. Yeps, joining CJ School learning Basic Korean Hip Hop and then performing for their annual concert was something BIG that happened to me. 19 November 2010, a date to mark down on my calendar. And of course getting to know those dance enthusiastics having the same kind of interest. Life isn’t that boring after all! Oh, best part is that our clique actually did a little dance clip for the school as xmas present.

3. Paying $50 parking fine was the biggest punishment I got at the start of the year. I thought that was ALL. Nope! Two weeks ago, I was issued a $130 fine from LTA for driving in the bus lane during peak hours. So this year I didn’t buy any Xmas present for myself. I appealed against my offence, still waiting for results. Rather confident that I had some reasons for driving in that lane. Wish myself lucksss!

4. Nobody would have thought that MisterLyon will queue overnight for Super Junior Concert Tickets! LOL. Yes I did, not really in the main queue. Oh well, if dear Avril were to come, I don’t mind doing it again.

5. Photos have not been up yet but I went on a graduation trip with my buddy to Sydney at the end of May. It is the 2nd time I travelled without my family. I feel it’s good to have somebody to take care of and to be taken care by while in a foreign country. I still feel paranoid when I thought of myself in Paris two years ago, travelling alone with no directions. Nobody speaks English to me! Bonjour also no use =( Come to think abt it, Paris was the worse trip that I planned for myself and I would still want to go there again, fight those challenges with more confidence. There are more places for me to explore. My next destination will probably be London (What? AGAIN!!) or Switzerland.

8 (*Huat*) resolutions for 2011

1. I need to find a good time to tidy up my room. Hmm…where should I put those university notes and books? I like to keep these things because I fear that I may need them in future. I need to organize myself too! Arrgg..then where should I put myself? LOL

2. I want to learn a new kind of dance; of course Hip-Hop would still be ongoing. MisterLyon wants to perform again on stage.

3. Personal (Highly confidential)

4. Not to say that my driving is really dangerous, but I do need to drive more safely. I need to tell myself to drive slower. My mum always nags, but I know what’s going on. 2010 was a peaceful year, I didn’t even encounter any near-accidents but I need to continue to maintain my 5-year clean record!

5. I aim to help my tuition kids to get As! It’s time to raise the standards a bit higher. In the beginning, they just want a pass to get promoted. Now that I have helped them to achieve it, I should do something for them for their last leg to O levels.

6. Financially support my family. Balance my finances well with a good job.

7. Committing myself more into volunteering, spending more time with the athletes, getting to know them well. They have been asking me to go o/s with them for competitions next year.

8. Take good care of my health and also my family. Believe it or not....To me, Wealth is nothing compared to Health.

There are of course some other small resolutions, actually there are lots of things I can mention here. Well, even if I don’t say it here, certain things still stay in my heart, things that need to be done I will definitely not leave them behind.

And music wise....Yesh! California Gurls top the charts again!

My 5 picks this year were unexpectedly quite accurate, all in the top 6.

Here are the top 10 songs of 2010 =)

1. Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg - California Gurls

2. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance

3. Justin Bieber Featuring Ludacris - Baby

4. Ke$ha - TiK ToK

5. Taio Cruz - Dynamite

6. Taylor Swift - Mine

7. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

8. Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment

9. B.o.B Featuring Hayley Williams - Airplanes

10. Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars - Billionaire

So long 2010!

*waves Goodbye*

Best Song of Year 2010 (4/4)

My top 5 picks for song of the year!!

Taio Cruz – Dynamite

(199 points)(Peaked twice)(14 weeks on charts)

This Ah-Beng had the song achieving the highest score this year, close to 200. Out of the 10 weeks before it could land itself at the peak, 5 of these weeks it was pretty stagnant at Number 4. I dun deny, it is a really catchy tune to dance to! This is his first smash hit in his 3 years of music career which I think it would be a tough one to match up to in the future. "Dynamite" is a perfectly fine, slightly anonymous rave-up with a nice chorus. Oh well, just that, hmm it feels OLD. Hahaha. Maybe I am just too tired of songs describing what it is like having a nice time dancing in a club. I think Flo Rida’s “Club Can’t Handle Me” can do much better in terms of being a club song. Because of its high score, it could very well be in the top 5 this year, but then again I doubt it is the Top Song.

Taylor Swift - Mine

(183 points)(Peaked twice)(13 weeks on charts)

Sighz…I am really sad that I can’t get tickets to catch her in February. But that aside, she has done herself proud with this first single off the “Speak Now” album, again releasing songs that tell her life story. I mean…how many artists can actually do that? She likes to plunge her fans into the center of a story, exposes some relatable conflict and then allow the momentum of the song’s plot to drive them forward. From a lyrical standpoint, she does everything right. However, redundancy is probably something that will weigh this song down. It is so expected and so typically Taylor and it definitely requires a bit more creativity and surprises. Last year, she got the No. 3 title for “You Belong With Me” and is definitely back to grab the top spot in 2010. I still think it lacks the X-factor though.

Lady GaGa – Bad Romance

(160 points)(Peaked twice)(12 weeks on charts)

"Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah, Roma-roma-mah, Gaga-ooh-la-la"……

It is her call to arms against the monsters of negative love relationships. Talking about revenge, she has more reason to come back this year. Her “Poker Face” was runner up song of 2009, lost to Black Eyed Peas. Anyway, her album has been repackaged over and over again and this single is actually taken off from “The Fame Monster”. I was rather surprised that it could still come up with so many great No.1 hits after repackaging. The best part of this song is its nonsense syllable chorus LOL. Oh of course not forgetting the huge martial beat and room-filling sound. Not so engaging like “Poker Face” and “LoveGame” but vocally, this is by far her best! I know she is hungry for the top spot this year but if she is the runner-up again, she still did a great job! New album coming up March 2011, looking forward to it….

Ke$ha – TiK ToK

(176 points)(Peaked 3 times)(13 weeks on charts)

An upbeat, dominant dance pop song that incorporates elements electropop in its production and beats. She likes to use Auto-Tune in the songs from her album “Animal”. It’s a nice song actually, but lyrically, this songs seems to promote sluttiness as a ‘cool’ lifestyle for young children and teenage girls. Hmm…bad influence! I like the beat though, it is definitely something that will get you dancing. Yeps, another of those clubbing songs hehe…Most likely in the top 10 this year! An impressive 3-weeks stay in the weekly charts but I don’t think it can be the top song of 2010, furthermore Ke$ha is still pretty new in the music scene.

Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg – California Gurls

(183 points)(Peaked for 4 weeks)(13 weeks)

Alright, I am putting my votes on this song, perfect tune for the summer and often the summer song is something that will stay in your mind for a long period. With Snoop Dogg's opening, "Greetings loved ones, let's take a journey," we are immediately transported to a California of beaches, bikinis, and the sun so hot it "will melt your popsicle." The song is little more than light, frothy pop, but that may be exactly what you need today when dreaming about the summer and a few months from now baking happily in the sunshine. Haha, just imagine…Music video for this song was great and Katy had a nice plot planned out. Performance wise, this song had a run of 3 weeks at the top, before falling off to number 2, only for it to bounce right back up the following week. I hope she can claim the first ever female year-end number one since Madonna in 2000.

Disclaimer:

Liking this song has nothing to do with me liking California girls. Although I was there two years ago, I don’t frequent the beach that often. LOL!!

Best Female Artiste 2010 (3/4)

Her first album in 2001 was disastrous! Then two years ago, the ambitious Katy released her second album and was later well known for the little girl who gave us “Hot & Cold” and that was her best single. Making a comeback this time round, I can tell she is hungrier for more success and fame as her third album “Teenage Dream” dropped while in Singapore. Not sure if she distributed free CDs while she was swimming with bikinis on the roof garden of MBS but she was definitely there at the start of 2010. And Boomz! The first 3 hit singles went straight to the top of the charts in Singapore, one after another. Good news for her. "Teenage Dream" has been nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards. I hope she wins cause’ I feel that no one deserves it better than her.

Runner-ups Taylor Swift and GaGa doesn’t seem to have enough singles this year to push them for this award. Taylor just released her new album so things are picking up at least. AND….GaGa must know she can’t keep on repackaging her album. “The Fame” is no longer famous!

To be continued.....

Best Male Artiste 2010 (2/4)

This year, it was a choice between B.o.B and Lambert but I chose the latter.

The 8^th season of American Idol Runner-up, amazingly doing much better than champion Kris Allen. I realized it has been the trend that the Runner-ups of AI has gotten much fame and success than the winner, of course with the exception of Kelly Clarkson. However, mainstream media speculation has been centered on Lambert’s sexuality, after photos of him kissing another man have been released, oh well, he didn’t really deny the fact that those are his photos. Is he gay or not? Haha, I dun really want to know. I was already a bit shocked when the past AI Runner-up Clay Aiken declared he was gay =x That’s enough. Lambert visited us this year and was part of the F1 performance. He has a rather unique fashion sense and I am looking forward to his next album.

“For Your Entertainment”, his debut album released a total of 3 singles this year. “Whataya Want From Me”, “If I had You” and “Fever”, a song wrote by GaGa , each peaked twice consecutively. An impressive performance this year!

To be continued.....

Best Newcomer Artiste 2010 (1/4)

Perhaps he came into the music scene in year-end 2009, but I was very impressed with his performance this year and would definitely pick him to be the Best Newcomer. Bieber fever is raging, in fact, by the start of 2010, his first album “My World” has gone platinum. In keeping with his hyperspeed stardom, his second album followed within five months, and he embarked on a sold-out, 6-month concert tour, but he didn’t choose to come here. Haha, I can’t believe he even got a $200k Lamborghini from Diddy! Only 16, he has made musical history as the youngest solo artiste to have two albums in the U.S. Billboard Top 200. Bieber fans can look forward to his first 3D film depicting his life story, set to hit theatres next valentine.

His very first No.1 hit this year was of course the well-known “Baby”, that was after his first two singles “One Time” and “One Less Lonely Girl” could not hit the top at all but was still pretty consistent in the top five. And guess what, haha, after that hit, everybody started to know this kid and his fan base got stronger and stronger each day. “Somebody To Love” and “U Smile” also peaked once and “Pray”, his latest song, got into the charts recently. Overall, I would say his improvement was the most significant as compared to others.

To be continued....

soon...

3 more days to the end of the year.

and she is back suddenly...

I ain't sure whats gonna happen,

but I sense trouble approaching.

7th sense =x

Beautiful

This year I received two surprise Christmas gifts =D

Thanks! You know who you are.

Watched Gullivers Travel, had a good laugh.

And I learnt something from Gulliver that I shd apply in my own life, just that I am not so brave =x

Had my first Mad Jack meal for lunch/dinner and I was really satisfied with the Psycho Chick n Chips and together with the soup, drink and ice cream desert, it was really worth the price.

Anyway, had a heavy discussion which we almost went out of topic.

I revealed all the silly things I did this month.

I discovered something about Return of Investment.

It was a wet Christmas!

Got a lil' drenched =(

but I came home and I saw your fb message

*beams*

Thanks!

You have fallen into the deep hole again,

I wish I could pull you back,

but....

Merry Merry Christmas!

Hohoho!

Merry X'mas to my friends and loved ones!

Hope you will receive lots of prezzies! Dun forget to party hard worz!

For those who have received gifts/cards from me, hope u guys like it =)

I have cut down on gifts and increased the number of xmas cards this year due to poor time management and some personal issues. So I am sorry if I missed out a couple of people this time round. Sometimes I am a bit forgetful (rather most of the time), but no worries, I have found for myself a way to organize my stuff well =D

For those who doesn't want anything, I will just indicate my well-wishes here.

Anyway...

Christmas is Love, this is what I see everywhere around town and it has always been part of my belief that everyone deserves something for X'mas. Spreading the love around, its really meaningful and it certainly puts a smile on everyone's face.

This year's X'mas eve has been different for me, as compared to the past few years. I am keeping it rather low-profile. No matter what you have done to welcome this festive holiday, do keep yourself healthy and remember to enjoy to the fullest. Oh well, its the end of the year!

Santa Lyon loves you =D

Good Night!

丑角

陪你放肆嬉闹
开场前就应该明了
谁该买票 谁扮丑角
早注定好

只要你不无聊
浓妆我就不会卸掉
努力讨好 逗你欢笑
多陪你一秒

我只是 寂寞的解药
我也知道
曲终人该散了

只要你开心就好
若只是你生命的配角
娱乐过你也骄傲
就算听你说他的好
心里对你再多爱慕
仍是站在远处
只给你祝福

你有权力寻找
你最适合谁的拥抱
既然爱过 还你自由
我不哭不闹

我只是
寂寞的解药
我也知道
曲终人该散了

只要你开心就好
若只是你生命的配角
娱乐过你也骄傲
就算听你说他的好
心里对你再多爱慕
仍是站在远处

灯灭掉 人散了
我开始找 找不到
你尖叫 你的笑 跌了一跤
这双脚 不知道 怎么逃
伤痛煎敖
就留我独自枯坐墙角

只要你开心就好
我只是你生命的配角
娱乐过你也骄傲
就算听你说他的好
心里对你再多爱慕
仍是站在远处
只给你祝福

Coming to an end

Day 7 ....
Ending soon :D
13 more days to the end...

Strategy gone wrong

Just realized after today...

A simple performance,
accompanied by strategic moves,
high adrenaline pumping days...

puts me in deep deep trouble.

Such a fool I was....

1st Asian Para Games 2010

At Metta School for Flag Presentation last Saturday

Send-off at Airport

So today they flew off to Guangzhou early in the morning.
12-19 December =)
Boccia is sending 4 athletes this sime, out of the 24 representing Singapore.
Hope they will try their best and win medals for our nation.
JIAYOU!

Starry Night

43th hour awake.
Just came back from tuition.
Didnt speak much today, and he sort of guess the reason behind it.
Pretty fun binomial night, playing with our calculators lol.

Ytd was a tiring day.
Today was worst, not that I expected.

YJ flew to Beijing today.
Minghui n KY flew to Maldives today.
Sharon and Jason flew to Phuket today.
Boccia team flying on wed and Fri to Guangzhou. (5am at airport, sighz)
I just wanna go anywhere!!

I seriously need to sleep now.
Goodbye world.
Can u believe it? The new week just started.

Buggy

I can't seem to log into twitter today =(
Situation is pretty bad and I have LOTS to say actually.
Irritating bugs! Go away!!

Busy sunday ahead.
I just received the timeline. 9 pages!!
Its like a school timetable when u have classes from 5am to 11pm.

After this week, Pipeline is going to be history to me.

A surprise that could probably be cancelled.
How tragic!

感言

" 有很多我们坚持的事情
都只是不清醒的在欺骗自己
坚持所做的决定是为了对方好
其实是在骗自己不会后悔
坚持凡事有追求一百分才是成功
其实是在骗自己

活在别人的评价下
我从这些坚持里醒来了吗
唤醒我的
也许是一个不可能的奇迹
唤醒我的
也许是地板上传来的回音
而让我真正清醒的
却是你坚持切近我的禁区的那一秒

你的坚持
就是我唤醒自己的勇气! "

Disappointment

Just when I felt so down,
I decided to get a single ticket for her concert,
just to sit there and listen to her and her life stories turned into sweet melodic songs.
And when I saw the prices on sistic turned RED,
I knew it was impossible.

CJ Concert 2010

Recital 20 November!!
Two months of endless practice/cleaning + a few rehearsals.
Finally over and it is definitely something that wasn't in my agenda for 2010.
Somehow it happened and so i really learnt something different,
something that others would not expect misterlyon to participate in.

2nd time on stage, first being Harmonica SYF and now Korean Hip-Hop!

The usual dance gang that I hang out with. Hmm..age range from 14 to 28 haha....can't tell right?? Very inspiring people i must say, if not for them, I would have given up in the beginning. And its always great to know friends who have that common interest of dancing. The G.Na gang consists abt 25-30 people, 2nd largest performing group that night. We did really well and I kept looking at the video of us on stage. Proud of them. Proud of myself too =) Sharing the video below...I am pretty well hidden. hehe...

Reality

Reality sets in tmrw onwards.
OT everyday, looking at those unfamiliar drawings, playing the guessing game with the boss.
After sitting in so many meetings, I realized I am actually not needed to attend.
Soon I wun be attending, rather chairing, which is even scarier.

The clock is ticking, it never stops.
2 projects just dropped on my head today.
Then I asked myself. Am I really happy?

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Adrenaline Rush

Ytd morning was really rotten.
It all started from work, had last minute meeting at 950am when I already have plans to do something impt at 10am. But well, no choice.
The worst thing is I have to write a report on a case that I lost.
Mood was really down after I came out of the conference room.
and to add to that, ss3 tics sold out pretty fast. But there were bulk orders, pretty much confirmed. Beri Beri unfair!
Left work at 1245, decided to visit JP sistic but could only find it after 20 mins.
Was given an expected reply from them.
Went back to the carpark and couldnt find the car cuz the carpark was really big and I rushed into JP without noting down the lot number. 2nd time already. At JP carpark, unless u park near the entrance, it is always advisable to just keep track of where your vehicle is.
Chiong to SP soon after, chose a wrong xpress exit which was congested, chose a wrong U-Turn into SP cuz the gate was closed which I didnt know. So have to U-turn back.

In life, there is no U-Turn though.

Sometimes I am unsure if I have crossed the boundary.
I try not to, but my heart say otherwise.

Work + CJ Recital Concert

Harlow! It’s 11am.
I am blogging….ssshhh…

Just finished drafting out my first meeting minutes and waiting for my mentor to return and vet it.
I hope he comes in after lunch, so that he can give me more work to do, so that I can get to know my work better.
Its feels a lil’ out of place and extremely boring when there is nothing to do. The people around u are busy, sitting beside them and holding the similar position as them and unable to help them in their work, makes me feel really bad.
The fact is….MisterLyon just can’t idle around !
I rather u give me work to do to fill up my day and I shall do my best for u, just don’t let me sit around do nothing and take your salary. Full time job isn’t like internship, where u can just bump around and wait for the time to knock off, complete 12 weeks and get the module credits. It isn’t the same.
I have a very simple plan. I just want to carve out a decent path for my career =)

Actually I have been procrastinating for so long about the minutes cuz I actually intended to finish it up yesterday, in the end I spent the whole afternoon at amk and only bought a silver skinny tie + pin that has a shape of a music note.I thought the pin was pretty nice when the saleslady recommended to me, actually I just need something to hold the tie in place when I dance.

Ya, and talking abt dance, CJ Concert in hmm…2 days time !! or if I really count it correctly, 56 hours from now! Haha
I am really looking forward to it and having a great time this coming Saturday night at Singapore Poly Convention Auditorium.
Last time I performed was JC SYF for harmonica. Its been a while….ermm..6 years lol.
Have been practicing like 3 times a day. Not a lot I know. But that’s how much time I have when I reach home and get settled down. But MisterLyon is quite confident abt the steps now, compared to the beginning where question marks start to crowd my head. Am going to try my very best on Saturday!
Dancing to G.Na’s “I’ll Back Off So You Will Live”.
Love the choreo of this song together with Gee/Run Devil Run Combo.
I wonder if she is still around in town. She looks really pro in her vocals when she performed on Star Search last Sunday and I am just stunned at how her fan base expanded. I guess nowadays is …K-POP in the house!!

And talking abt K-POP, its finally the time to purchase the SS3 tickets.
The day to purchase online-tics coincidentally falls on the same day of Recital but luckily it is in the morning and I should be at my computer at that time. A bit confused abt the category tho. Anyway, still waiting for replies from their blog.
But then again, I think I might not be going.
Email received. Meeting already planned tat day at 430pm. Isn’t it supposed to be working half day on Saturday?? Sighz.
I guess standby 24/7 is must for me.
*Crossing fingers*
I will just go over at night, be outside the indoor stadium and scout for nice merchandise LOL.
A bit like Paparazzi =P

Looking forward

Tmrw will be in 'Court' 2pm.
Have been reading the case file, but still couldn't find anything to fight back.
Maybe a miracle will happen, hopefully.
or else I will be left to face whatever judgement.
So thats why I was chosen to be there.
Its so so unfair!

Decided to get Craig David's song as my background music.
This song will gladly summarise my 2010 aptly.

Won't be recommending any new song for these 2 months,
currently busy preparing for the december countdown and compiling the global points.
Will announce my top picks for the year soon...

Alright...back to the files.....

The answer

The same question.
Asked abt 5 times.
Yet u get back the same kind of answer.
So whats a better way to turn things around?

*Disappointed* (at myself)

Week 2

Its week 2 for me.

The last week was super unproductive, except for the fact that I was able to know Tuas even better than before. Other than that, I felt like I was reading FYP thesis.
A nice Deepavali holiday at the end. Good break for me since I was sick and needed more rest.
Friday went out with the girls to scout for Recital outfit. Came back with only a pair of black shoes + one $4 bling bling tag.

That feverish feeling came back today.
I think I am just tired.
Watched the dance for Mirotic over and over again and felt like a lost sheep.

Suddenly had that feeling of moving out on my own.
Certain things just had to happen, even it was kind of expected, but u just feel helpless when u had to face it.
I am really clueless...
Apologies if I didnt handle it well.

Leaving house at 545am later, expected to reach home at 1015pm.
16 hrs..
Long long day, and probably gonna be the same for Tue too.

4 hrs to waking up.
Shall I get myself a Mac breakfast later?
Bye.

Its an inevitable truth.
but
My heart has only that lil' amount of space.

一个人的角色

人。。。
总喜欢先从自己的角度看事情是自然不过的事。

男人与女人也只不过是因应不同的性格组合扮演不同的角色。

对你而言，
我总看得不够透彻，
你比我优越，
你是否真的也看懂了?

不知该等到什么时候，
我才可以无忧无虑地把事实说出来。
也许。。。。
一辈子都不会。

烦恼。烦恼。烦恼。

Burning

I knew this would happen after all the long hours under the sun.
39 deg.....
got MC but i really dun want to take it.
Sighz
Wrong timing haiz..

No Air

Breathless =X
Its scary to realize that a day passes by so quickly and there is so much things undone.
MisterLyon is gasping for air as the challenges get tougher and tougher.

Brand New Month

YESH. November is here.
A brand new start for MisterLyon!

Apologies....Havnt been updating these days.
I promise to do so in a couple of days time.

Jiayou! to those in the Subaru Impreza Challenge.
Shall try to clear my project files asap today!
Visiting you guys tonight =)

Hope everything goes well later. A bit scared and paranoid tho :x
Off to Slp.
Byebye!

Hurdle

I'm fighting for so hard, balancing myself everyday not to trip and fall.
Not knowing one day, I may not be able to get up and walk that same road again.
Not wanting to face the crossroad.
Till now, my greatest challenge is to wake up everyday and not to think of ***.

感言

忐忑不安的心，
就像是一只风筝，
在空中盘旋，浮沉。

这次，
拉着线头的人竟然是自己，
拉扯收放间，
忽高忽低的，
心情跟着手势一上一下。

挣扎过，却一直无法洒脱地将手中线松开。。。。。。
而又一次的，不知不觉。。。沉浮于平静又激烈的世界中。

Song Recommendation of the Month (3): October 2010

Title: 반지 / Banji (Ring)
Artiste: Tiffany (SNSD)

This is one of the tunes on the soundtrack of Haru: An Unforgettable Day in Korea, a web drama that promotes Korean’s tourism (www.haru2010.com). Part 1 of the OST is performed by SuJu with Angel, also an impressive number but I shall be biased towards the girl this time haha. A pretty calm soothing song for the night and it really features the beautiful vocals of Tiffany. A lot of times I personally felt that most SNSD’s songs don’t do their voices justice and they do need solo songs like this to showcase each of their abilities and range. Realized that Taeyeon, Tiffany and Jessica possess very distinct voices. Jessica has a higher pitched voice, compared to Taeyeon but Tiff has the most pleasant voice to listen too. Just one thing, hmm, she needs to work on her voice control and range. Nevertheless, they still have the lovely vocals in their own ways.

Btw, I give this song 3.9 out of 5 leaves....

J*****s

Saw something today that I didn't want to see.
Something which I was already used to it, but then it seems different today.
Maybe because I was physically around, hence I tend to feel a little uneasy.
But I had already told myself to get over it,
so...its just me, my problem.
Just ranting....

Felt so lost in the ocean,
searching for a small island which my feel will stand firm again.
Frustrated.
Afraid of receiving those 'Thanks" again.
Just needed that precious 5 mins.
But I can never get it and worst still, I never get to figure out why.

Oct month

Its pretty late and I am just getting the music list ready for next wk.
Shall rehearse a bit for recital later before snoozing.
Today I did something at boccia which I never did before and am really contented at the amt of effort that I put in :) Plus, I got to know more abt Tess and MZ which is good because they have really practical work experience and advice for me.

This month is full of birthdays, esp for those I know. 13-15-17-19. Every 2 consecutive days, I know of a person who is celebrating his/her birthday. Amazing.

CJ is on OMG, so all the dance instructors will be the challenger next wed. Korean hiphop.
They need people to vote! and people to go and fill up the seats haha.

My this new pair of transitional specs has a pretty short lifespan. I predict its gonna die soon :(
I can't even take good care of my specs. Shall not spend too much on this next time.
Lesson learnt!

On a side note, have been feeling rather empty these 2 days. There is an issue stucked on my mind, yet I can't solve it and can't ask my friends for help. Sometimes its frustrating to be caught in a tricky situation. The best way is to sit down and think deep, weigh the pros and cons before deciding the next step. Whatever the decision is, there should never be a time to regret.

好歌推荐 (2)： 2010 年 10 月

推荐歌曲：天亮了
作词人：刘中怡
作曲人：许羚

Attended the NTU Music Express Finals 《飞跃时空》 on 12 Sep. It ended really late but I left the auditorium at 10 after voting for this song which I thought was a tune that could reflect what many of us are thinking in a certain part of our life. It’s actually a sad ballad, depicting a very beautiful scenery when we are enjoying our best time of our life with our friends or loved ones. But when you are alone, you feel that you are living in a dark world even though it’s beautiful out there.

The song composer is a local and the lyricist is from Taiwan. Its funnie because they discuss everything over MSN and put the whole song together. Incredible! Recommending the winning song (out of 10) in the competition….I personally think this is the best lyrics I have heard for many years.

歌词

Verse 1
早晨再也没有面包香味
我练习着习惯了黑咖啡
无糖 漆黑 如回忆潮水

Verse 2
窗外这个刚醒来的世界
怎么看都像是透明碎片
完整 无缺 却失去了一切

Pre-Chorus
晕点缀着破晓天边
我装饰了空荡的房间
爱能有多完美
美到操控着整个宇宙常轨
隔着眼泪观察蓝天
假装你不曾东升西退
忘了还有 （个）谁 守在黑夜

Chorus
你说的我都记得 然后呢
天亮了
曾经的快乐渐渐在失联
只剩思念与我肩靠着肩

天亮时分最美的 不适合
给一个人 （只给我一个人）
或许你从没真正地走远
只是换了新的身份出现
静静肆虐

Dream

It is an alternate universe and is usually more favourable than reality.
We always hope to bridge that gap between what’s made up and what’s real.
So what happens what it comes true?
Sometimes dreams should stay as dreams.
Because when dreams become reality,
they may not turn out as pretty as you expected it to be.

So what happens next?
Do we dream up a new one?
Or do we stop dreaming?

ESE Greenie turns 23

Oops! A few mins late :x
Happie 23rd Birthday!

Today.....

Left home at 730.
Reached home at 2330.
One word: TIRED!

goes on and on and on......

Night's still young

Its abt 4am, I have been tosing on my bed for 1 hr already. Totally gave up!
and 1 hr ago, I told KL to drink some milk to enter la la land earlier.
I did the same thing too, but I am still awake.
Mixed feelings, it seems a couple of things are bugging me and its pretty serious.
Currently blogging in the dark. (Scared my parents will check on me lol)

Have you ever asked yourself...
When was the last time u were truly happy?
Surprisingly, I can't answer this for myself, mainly because this year hasnt been running well and its now down to 3 months left. "Truly happy" is totally different from "happy". "Happy" to me is just a facial expression you display to others. Nobody, except you, really knows what your thoughts are. You can be happy for things that happened, for good deeds that you have done for your loved ones/friends, but deep under, are you really having the similar feeling?

I have a sense of satisfaction when I go the extra mile for others and I really appreciate that my sincere thoughts are being reciprocated. Just like preparing extra worksheet practices for tutees, buying a small simple bday gift for a physically disabled friend that you just knew recently, helping with the housework chores....all these are small events in my life that sometimes could be unimportant to you, but the satisfaction generated can do so much as displaying a smile on my face.

Sometimes I know I am doing things that do not make me happy, yet I still persist on.
Its that thing in your mind that keeps you going even tho your contribution is going to be meaningless and you wun get anything good out of it.
Oh wells, its no wonder some people are saying that sometimes I am really stupid.

Feeling a bit better now...

Tmrw is going to be another busy day but I am used to it.
........because I cannot fall at this moment, if not I will regret for life.
Realized that time passes really fast these few days and I just can't seem to get work done.
Is my clock working well????

Song Recommendation of the Month: October 2010

Title: Just The Way You Are
Artiste: Bruno Mars
Album: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

Just when I thought there isn’t any love ballad that could represent 2010…..it finally came!

A song all about appreciating the uniqueness in one's love interest and not expecting or wanting to see any changes. Accepting everything about the girl u adore, forgetting all her weaknesses, just thinking about the way she makes u happy, how you are satisfied with her, just the way she is. This super-sweet and innocent single may be filled with some cheese but the overall polish is pretty remarkable. Oh well, this song does not even have to be about relationships, it could even be about family or friends. A simple message that this song is trying to convey: Be natural. Sometimes its simplicity that makes your other half love you even more. Don’t change yourself for others, they should accept you for the person you are.

Nice vocals from Bruno Mars, whose album was just released and I am like addicted to it right now haha. It was money well spent! I think if you are into love ballads or some country flavour, make this your early Christmas gift to yourself. He has a super-smooth voice and his pipes show through in this songs as well, complimenting the flowing musical beats. The end results are tunes you can't help but sing along to.

A few words from the lyrics that I really like:

Oh you know, you know, you know
I’d never ask you to change
If perfect is what you’re searching for
Then just stay the same

Knocking off B.o.B’s “Magic”, this song leaps two notches up to claim the current top song in Singapore this week!

Btw, I give this song 4.5 out of 5 leaves....

Life goes on

Having a test later. *Nervous and excited* But no matter what happens, it is all for a reason. I am taking it easy this year. Consequences are not always negative and it is best if we always look on the bright sunny side. In life, sometimes we tend to be on the practical side, hence we tend to overlook some of the important details.

Just signed up for passion walk at the end of this month. Looks like I finally have a chance to land myself at the floating platform this time. Hopefully the weather is cooling enough at night. I am starting off with a little walk, progressing to marathon run probably in the near future. Looking forward to receiving the goodie bag!

6 more weeks to Recital and its because of this that I am still around. One of my dreams to be on the stage and performing for people! Its gonna be tough training and will be taking up the upcoming sundays but I am all for it. oh, and I just realized my teacher jojo is 5 years younger than me, and she won a car in a kpop dance competition when she was 18. Impressed!

Looked very tired recently, probably due to the increased freq in tuition sessions. I am trying to make myself happy while teaching, but sometimes its just too frustrating to know that your personal efforts usually go down the drains. Nevertheless, what I do is get a long term result. Hopefully everything will fall onto the right places.

LOL, the muttons just released their own cd! Called The Muttons Show: What The Bleah!, the album is a compilation of modern hits, and some wacky repartee by the two DJs in between. It is probably the only radio show that I am listening to nowades, 4 - 8pm, weekdays, 987fm.

Found an all-time funny phone conversation they had with a auntie buffet caterer, also part of the album.

=D

Bye and Hi

A few minutes to the end of September.
Apologies for the absence....
A handful of people asking if i deleted my blog. But nope, I took it down for a while.
and today I took a lot of 'courage' to reopen this blog again.
I always thought not any people are reading those boring entries of mine.
but recently I was pretty shocked at the response.
Have been blogging frequently these days, but not in here.
A lot to update, but not now....

Today I was just 0.18km to the goal.
and I gave up totally.
The ever-existing anxiety is getting on my nerves.

The way Velda addressed me today was a lil' weird.
For a moment, I felt it was quite funnie.
But at least the sms came.

Burdensome and inconsiderate,
yes tts me :(
Time to change!

Summarized

A pretty apt phrase to sum up my thoughts tonight.

whatever happens...

A control

Recently, as compared to the patience that I had years ago, I felt that I easily get frustrated. I am very sure because the reasons are always surrounding the same genre. I am a stubborn bull, no matter how much I listen from others, I always tend to stick to my stand. There are moments when the words I uttered were a response to my emotions rather than my thoughts.

I heard from a radio DJ that, instead of carrying that baggage, try to let it go and find the source of anger. Is it really that easy to accept that things are beyond our control and to realize that things can actually be different?

Maybe I should follow something I learnt from a book. Whenever one gets angry or frustrated, hold a deep breath and count to 10 before an attempt to say something out.

It sucks to be at the situation when u are expected to know certain things/thoughts but u are unable to. Any step further could just mean the end, and its fatal.

That's all. Bye..

Plants Vs Zombies

haha, for those who played this game before...

Sprained my ankle while running on the treadmill this evening.
Speed: 13.0
Darn! Tmrw got tuition marathon and friday got ubin trip.
hopefully tmrw it wun swell :x

The meter

Charging at a bullet-train speed.
Closing up to the expectations.
Time waits for no man.
Bedtime!

Dance needs no language.
Our bodies speak a language of its own.

坚持

有些人，有些事总会不经意的在思绪里让人挣扎而逃亡。
总以为若不轻易的去碰，以为眼睛看不到的就叫不存在。
当我们越刻意的要去避开某些事，避开某些人，避开某些记忆，却越难做的到...
奇妙的是,
当我们要拼了老命要记住那点点滴滴美好的回忆，它却轻易地从我们的记忆缝里溜了出去。。。
遗憾的是，我的坚持一向来总是很短暂的。
就这样的，压抑已久的情绪，通通无法掩饰，排山倒海似的，曝露了。

今天走起路来时双脚踩踏地面的感受是极为飘忽的。
哈哈！如果有一些强风吹过，大概会把我乘风而起，
像一片干枯的叶子，随风飘扬。
再落到地面时，
不经意的被人践踏过，成了灰烬 :(

相信遗憾，有时候是很奢侈的吧！












离开，
不一定是选择了逃避，
也不代表是牺牲了谁，
只是觉得能够让彼此生活好一些。。。
短暂的坚持，
是否真的摧毁了一切的希望？

Random

Happen to chance upon this in Desiree's fb:

It's better to have nobody,
than to have someone who is half there, or doesn't want to be there...

*nods head in agreement*

Des, u gonna be well soon :)

Gave myself 3/10 for my performance today. It was an eye-opener, for a person like me who doesnt really know much about the society.

But I also learnt something:

Don't ever think of wearing a hat that is too big for you!

Its another week again...

Its 3am, and I am so so awake! lol

Went for tuition today at some nice condo at Elias. Its just at the TPE exit, pretty convenient :) The tutee's dad looks like some ch 5 artist, can't remember the name at this moment. Saw the past year paper for Geyland Methodist Girls, stunned by the first question, though it was only 1 mark haha. Its really different to teach a female cuz one, I realized girls are more detailed and careful. Two, they are very organized in their workings/steps, so it makes things easier to see where's the mistakes lie. Anyway, it was a breeze teaching her, nothing bad I can comment on. Her maths foundation has been excellent all along, so sometimes I do wonder why she needs tutoring. Oh, and they had a really cute dog, though sometimes it makes me very frustrated during the lesson.

Sat wasnt that good. Bro's 21st at aloha loyang chalet, similar to esesc's 1st retreat, tgt with his another friend celebrating 21st. Didnt had intention to go anyway, its a long long story, but then my bro and I are not on good terms since young. Anyway, mum had asked me to go. Decided to rent a bike at one end of the park, $5/hr (ex!), and the funnie thing is some pedal chain came off 10mins after I started cycling. So I had to walk the bike to the nearby kiosk which is like 20 mins away for them to do some repair. Very nice auntie to assist me even though it wasnt rented from her. haha, I cycle very fast, always been confident with my cycling, so I didnt walk my bike back to where I rent from because I already cycled myself to the middle of the park. and the nearby kiosk was at the other end of the park. Okay, so I covered the whole park muhahaha.....exercise my legs.

Oh and talk abt exercising, this crazy misterlyon ran like 3.5km on the treadmill last fri. Siao haha! Normally, I do my frequent runs at yck stadium tracks, but was a bit lazy to travel there, so thought of heading to hougang gym.

313@somerset has been really busy this wkends. Nothing to do with hmv, its not their problem actually, perhaps if someone has to take the blame, it has to be prooflabel and their way of facilitating the sale of kpop tickets. There is simply no coordination between prooflabel and hmv. I didnt go and queue btw, just at home laughing at those comments from fb. So the story goes....initially the sale starts from 930am sat, so there are actually a lot of people waiting outside the poor 313 on friday night, since the mall will be closed at night. Their intention was to chiong to 4th floor (where hmv is located) first thing when 313 is opened on sat morning. Maybe on friday night, it was so packed outside, the management has no idea how to form queue lines or put barricades (maybe they thought only 50-100 fans outside waiting) when there are 3000 people waiting! haha, so they went out to give number tags RANDOMLY, ask them to go home and clear the area, wait for announcement. Then at 3am on sat, they decided to do something called the lottery, picked TOTO numbers, announce on fb (like everyone got fb lor!), so if u have that number on ur tag, u can go hmv and buy tickets on sat morning. but I think fans were very super pissed off with the random balloting idea so prooflabel had to think of something smarter. So in the end, they announced the various range of queue numbers, for the first 600 numbers, they can purchase the tickets at the specific time slot. But stocks last, if you are holding a number tag 1500 and above, haha, not sure if there is any chance.

anyway, all these are just for cat1 and cat2 tickets (most expensive). Tickets for standing pit all sold out. I dunno how they are going to manage the sales for cat 3 and below. And of course, there are people buying tickets to sell at a higher price, forming the black market. and the funniest and most pissed off thing is that people are selling queue numbers!! haha! Hmm...people need to know that a queue number does not guarantee that u will get the tickets. Oh well, we have fans who are willing to buy, so gd luck to them...

Wow! Kpop is getting really popular nowadays. Amazing...

Today I went to Super Show 3 wiki, they removed the date for Singapore tour. Don't think they will cancel the tour here. But the sale of their tickers will be thru sistic, as far as I know. Sistic might jam haha, just like Jay Chou's case. Nevertheless, online purchase is still better, at least u do not have to sacrifice your sleep queuing for things that u might not even get it in the end.

Its a monday! A nervous one, sighz...will update if there is good news later.

313 at night

Gosh! Lots of korean pop fans outside 313 waiting to get tickets at 12 midnight...
I think HMV is in deep trouble :x

今天。明天

最近的种种突发状况，
让我明白了，
一些的感觉，是很难捉摸的。
纵使你在今天可以规划明天如何如何，
却永远无法去感觉明天如何如何。

All time favourite

Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Caught up so high
On such a breakable thread....

ESESC AGM

26 Aug 2010

It’s time to step down from the student advisor post…haha!

I still remembered two years ago when I was interning in NEA, I received an sms from guideng asking me if I was interested to start up our own envt engineering student club. At that time, I wasn’t very confident that this would work because I knew it was not easy to get the manpower to manage this team. On that very night, we met together with wanglei and yiuyan at amk mac and stayed till midnight discussing on the feasibility of this brave journey we are embarking on. Questions such as getting funding and recognition from the dept, what kind of activities should our club focus on, who shall be in the committee….All these were discussed over and over again. Actually at that time, I was still part of ChESS, or abt to step down when sch starts, and was having a pretty hard time when Lawrence asked me for updates which I felt it was better to just keep everything within myself before anything was confirmed.

I must say we did have a bunch of enthusiastic juniors who were willing to step out and spend time to form esesc. Frankly, I really respect them and am thankful. I always believe that manpower is the most vital component to start any project, company or in this case, a student club. Though I have heard negative feedbacks initially, people do question if this club will still exist after a year, but I wasn’t at any time bothered about them. And up till now, two years later, we are still very ‘alive’, with more zest and determination to keep the spirit going on.

And it was because of esesc, I got to know a lot of wonderful people who have that strong passion to keep the club going. I have lost track of the number of activities we have organized and been through, but I still remembered all the fun we all shared. People who know me well, they know I have been an introvert all along, but I guess after joining esesc, I did manage to get myself to speak up and voice my views with confidence, gaining the respect from my peers. I am still learning now. Thinking back…if I wasn’t part of this team, I probably would just spend my last 2 years of my uni life mugging life-lessly, still in my own cave.

I am glad I pulled meiy into this team, although I was rather afraid at that time because I was worried that it might affect her grades. Everything worked out pretty well in the end, and after these 2 years, I knew this was one of the best choices/decisions I have made in my life. Indeed, she has been a great support for esesc and her events all these while and has done lots beyond the role of an advisor. And even during the AGM last thur, there are quite a number of juniors who came to me to ask abt her well-being. And hopefully, she gained something from here and keeps those memories with her forever. Thanks Meiying!

There are others, whom I am really thankful to, people who have helped esesc in one way or another….

1st MC

2nd MC

A mug from wenwei. Nice =)

I am dedicting the current song on my blog to those who has been part of this team for the past two years.

Throughout these 2 years, there were obstacles in esesc and we, as a team, fought them well. I hope a few years down the road, the club will still be existing, with a better support from dept and more passion from the juniors. There are too many things which I have achieved in myself that I can’t possibly list them all down.

One thing for sure, esesc has brought out the

BEST IN ME

End of August

Havnt been updating. *Lazy*
Shall do it later.
There is something in my throat which I am puzzled about.
Am very sure it isnt sore throat.
Because of that, I actually slept a lot today.

Feeling very lost again.
And I keep asking myself why.
The whole thing has been dragging for so long and I hope to end it soon.
Sometimes I wished I had a GPS,
Please tell me how I should make my next move.

...Dance in the DARK

Thoughts

When dealing with differences of opinions & viewpoints, it's important to remember that it doesn't mean that you have to agree or even accept what the other person is saying. It simply means that you are willing to see the different possibilities. That you are open to additional information that can help not only you but also the people around you.

Shock

My hp went haywire, probably bacause I dropped it yesterday while using it as a torchlight.
Now I realize how impt my phone can be.
I dun mind losing all data or photos, but not those sms messages that I have kept with me.
Always...

Epic

Breaking News! haha, Epic kpop Concert 23 Oct!
Big Bang, FT Island, Girls Generation, Infinite, SHINee + 1 secretive band!
ALL on one stage.
Monitoring Sistic everyday. But if the tickets sale is like Jay's, its not fair haha..
These 6 bands are so popular, I wonder whats the tic price then :P Just dun be like those singfest tickets..

Think far

Heading to town soon to nua and hopefully I can get what I want at daiso.
Chosen a very nice photo, going to develop it later.
Then tonight my brain will be full of 'linear laws and circles'. Ytd, I was doing some practice worksheet and realized I really like these topics. Which is why I like maths. Which is why I chiong to take Further Maths in ny.

Today I learnt that radiotherapy is done daily, not sure how the 10-min process is like. Hope its not painful at all.

Jerry's having exams soon, next wk! so I shall not disturb him haha. Maybe I shd go plan ubin trip. but then I havnt never been there before. Shall see how.

Today went to amk 628 to buy lunch, all my fav stalls are not open :( such a coincidence! In the end went to dapao fish n chip from nearby kopitiam. 4.50 only, which is pretty rare nowadays isnt it? Nevertheless, it has a very nice taste and being a western food lover, I think this stall has some secret family receipe.

I am starting to like the 爱 show on Ch 8. Have been following the plot very closely although I didnt really catch the first 100 episodes of this show. It started just before I flew off to the states and that time when I came back, the show was still on. But now I wish I can watch 2 episodes per day. haha. I told KL I shall be that Guo Congmin soon and go to her house and destroy her beloved piano. Now I think I am barred from there...lol

Taking some part time diploma, its either related to Business mgt, Tourism/hospitality or HR.
I only have deep interest in one of them.

要懂得爱自己，才懂得怎么去爱别人....
I think I havnt been loving myself lately.
Maybe its time to do so!

Musical Flashback: 6 years ago....

Title: You And I Both

Artiste: Jason Mraz

Album: Waiting For My Rocket To Come

If you really like listening to live acoustic music, I would definitely recommend him.

Btw, it’s the acoustic version of this song playing in the background. One of my all-time favourites and last thur, Diya and Carrie performed this song at the esplanade. I would say it brought back a lot of memories for me, 6 years ago…it may seem long, but I can still clearly recall it was a struggling period for me.

It was a pity I couldn’t attend Mraz’s concert 2 years ago as I was still on exchange. But I do hope he comes again real soon so that I can support him. Upcoming album dropping soon at the end of year, it’s always very sudden. Many would agree that this is a really sweet song. But the meaning and emotions behind this tune goes a long way.

This song goes out to all who has been hurt in a relationship before. It’s never easy to forget the past and all the sweet memories both of you had shared. But if he/she has found someone better, you should be happy for them. Learn to let go, or you will never find your happiness.

I like this portion of the song best:

And it's okay if you had to go away
Oh, just remember the telephones
well, they work in both ways
But if I never ever hear it ring
If nothing else I'll think the bells inside
Have finally found you someone else and that's okay
Cause I'll remember everything you sang.

Can u interpret the message that he is trying to convey?

Lied

I told a small lie today,
just to make everything fall into their right places...
Did I do the right thing? Or did I make things worse?
But I hope I didnt burst the bubble :x

Headache since morning!
Painkillers doesnt help.
Stunned that I slp-ed from 9pm to 11am. 14 hours, can't believe it myself.
and there comes the headache sighz...

Late dinner today.
Just managed to grab some wanton noodles from downstairs, haha,
then shd be off to bed soon.

I am starting to like building nanoblocks.
and this is when I realized, my fingers are damn big lol!

!!!

I HATE quarrels!

Whats the point of squabbling when you know there is never gonna be a solution for the problem?

Wet YOG day

I heard the canvas roof of the basketball game area came down due to heavy rain. No injuries fortunately, if not, we can expect lots of complaint arrows from around the world.

This morning I saw yog fencing on TV, tho I ain't sure what channel that was as it wasnt my TV lol. But nvm, I learnt something from meiy.

There are 3 kinds of dueling swords in this sport- Sabre, Foil and Épéé. Upon research, I found out that Épéé (weird name lol) is the heaviest but its the only one in which the entire body is the valid target area, means u can tackle anywhere haha. Sabre is the only weapon that fencers can score using its blade edge. For the other two, valid touches are only scored using the blade tip point. The target area starts from the waist up, including arms and head, exclude hands. So u can't try anything funny below that. The foil (electric and non-electric) is the most common weapon and is usually used for elementary classes. Interesting! I have never tried before, wanted to see the matches at suntec but $30 entry fee is just too much for me. But there is a fencing sch in United Square, so sometimes I do take a peek haha.

Annyway, Singapore has gotten 2 medals. So gambate!

Today's hiphop class was fun, its getting better. Misterlyon was the only guy which I am pretty used to it in the States. So what happened to the 2 guys last week?? haha...And ytd night I was trying out Hurricane Venus, I gave up cuz of my poor memory and lack of practice :( Was hoping there would be a recap today but a new song was taught. SHINee's 'Up and Down'. Shall recap before I head to lala land today. *spank* Lesson learnt: Always revise your work!!

The croaking sound at the bus stop opposite meiy's house was quite loud today. It did freaked me out and I was trying to shine my hp's light to search for the toadsss in the dark haha. I think.....there was a TOAD PARTY somewhere around there and I was the 不速之客.

Thanks to those who cared :)
Appreciate your smses!

Sad Reality

This is such a practical world, isn't it?

Lots of words but I find it hard to put across.
and even till now, it remains as a regret,
something which may never be said at all.
Actually, I am not a person with high expections.
Just that sometimes, I wish you could understand everything.

Certainty Vs Uncertainty,
which one should I choose?

Struggling,
still searching for that float....

Its Mid August!

Had a fruitful Friday!
Met up with Jerry, like after so long haha, it was a chance for him to unwind from the exam preparation, so I suggested an impromptu outing. Watched PCK movie at Ehub! 6 bucks for student! Just that it doesnt come with popcorn unlike with passion card, but who cares, we had kfc lunch anyway lol. Initially the plan was to head to ubin after the show but due to the rain, we decided to hang ard changi village and we ate again. Then we discussed abt his little 'proposal' for this coming friday haha. Shall not reveal too much first but it could be highly successful. I suggested that he do up a jigsaw puzzle and frame it, so we decided to hunt for a Melo puzzle at PS, but the shop didnt have. So he settled for a Hello Kitty design. Ate burger king (my 3rd meal in 6 hrs) before heading home. It was a 204 pieces, cost ard 10 bucks. Guess wat! The pieces are so tiny mini small! and to my horror, he was colour blind. It was a tough job, and I felt really bad for suggesting this idea. Sat I went to his house again after receiving an SOS call from him, claiming that the puzzle was too big for the frame. So hmm...Dr. Lyon (in the middle of his afternoon nap) went over to examine and investigate muhahaha, because I was pretty sure that the shop owner is able to choose the correct frame. But in the end, we managed to places all the pieces tgt into the frame with no missing pieces. Pretty impressive job by him and I hope his sincerity can win him the 'award' he wants!

ESESC third exco out!!
I have no doubt or issues abt Siew Noi's capability in leading the committee and in fact, I was elated when I heard the news. Just hope that she is able to balance her time well between esesc and fyp. Its going to be tiring and the pressure is definitely on. Nevertheless, I have confidence in her leadership and I must say she really did a great job for welfare :)
and Yuting as vice-chair would definitely be a great support to Noi. She is always enthusiastic in esesc activitites and has been Daniel's right hand man for ER all these while. Now is time for her to take up a higher post with higher level of responsibilties. The interview for directors' post will be held tue onwards. Maybe I shd drop by one evening and take a look. haha, I felt really lazy to go to campus nowadays. Must force my lazy bones to work harder.

Tuition tonight!
and I am not done with my notes. Just finished Linear Law. Have to prepare 'Circles and curves' later.

Am a bit puzzled abt Super Junior's upcoming concert which could be in January 2011.
Why so late??? I wonder why...but I think I shd be attending.
First Kpop concert in my life. or if Avril were to drop by this year end, I would change my mind.
HAHA!

After seeing KL's blog, I think I shd also do the same by uploading my Sydney photos here.
I have been wanting to sort them out nicely but kept on forgetting.
Misterlyon is really a procrastinator lol.
Shall do it soon, since I didnt even upload those photos in fb.

Today I was quite pissed off for a simple reason.
Didnt had a good lunch after going all the way to hougang just to dapao the fried rice.
Long story sighz...
Sometimes we should not just believe what we see from the promo posters.

Mum's operation this Tues at TTSH :(
....worried....
Hope and pray everything goes well!

I am off to bed.
tada

Respect

Some random thoughts from today's Boccia session...

Respect people so that they respect you.
This has always been one of misterlyon's principles in life.
Over the years, I have discovered the biggest satisfaction of helping those in need, as well as organising events that bring happiness to them.
We, as volunteers, have seemed to be playing a useful role in their learning curve, but can we be classed as friends in the true sense of the word. Do we fulfill the same functions as 'real' friends? As far as the concept of warmth is concerned, I felt that all the players spoke with feeling about their volunteer. If they did not articulate their emotions as such, then certainly their smiles and body language said as much.

And what about ‘a sense of belonging and expectancy of continuity’? How exactly do we diffentiate that?

Rainy Wed

My mind is full of mathematical formulas now.
Gosh..but i still like cosine and sine rules!
haha..
Indulging in xinmsn hehe.
I am starting to like Rui En in Unriddle, its strange.
This is the first show I like her character haha.
update more later.

好歌推荐 (2)： 2010 年 8 月

推荐歌曲：你不知道的事

歌手姓名：王力宏

专辑名称：十八般武艺

你从来不知道，有谁在爱着你

你从来不知道，你真正心底爱着谁

你从来不知道，其实你所仰慕的大明星就在你身边

你从来不知道。。。。天底下，很多事，是你不知道的事

......................................

好久不见的他，回来了！

坦白说，我不是他的歌迷，对于他以前的音乐也不是很看好，但这次可能因为这首秒杀的神曲即不可思议的作品而期盼他的新电影《恋爱通告》。新专辑《十八般武艺》以及自导自演的新电影中的配乐，都充满浓浓的古典味儿。如果你是力宏的粉丝，你应该会从他上几张专辑里的歌里感受到流行音乐与中国民乐的融合。

王力宏与刘亦菲的《恋爱通告》恋曲，就藏在《你不知道的事》这首歌中，真挚深情的暗恋告白。词曲深刻真挚，每颗音符都重击内心。旋律上非常唯美而深情，我觉得歌词虽然简单，但这几句话会让人深深掉入爱情的漩涡里。

很多时候。。。
我们因为爱，在背影默默守候，无怨无悔。
因为爱，为彼此做了许多“你不知道的事”，傻乎乎的用自己独特的方式示爱。
真的爱，也许对方永远感受不到，却坚持用自己的方式去爱。

歌词

蝴蝶擦几次眼睛 再学会飞行
夜空洒满了星星 但几颗会落地
我飞行 但你坠落之际
很靠近 还听见呼吸
对不起 我却没捉紧你

你不知道我为什么离开你
我坚持不能说放任你哭泣
你的泪滴像倾盆大雨
碎落满地 在心里清晰
你不知道我为什么狠下心
盘旋在你看不见那高空里
多的是 你不知道的事

Happy 45th Birthday

3 pieces of shocking news:

1) I lost my pencil case. It might be still at the Sci Library, so am gonna check it out.
2) I realized I kept a lot of fire sparklers. Its really a lot a lot! No use yet hehe
3) I found myself suddenly at the crossroad junction again. Afraid to accept what's going to happen.

Love Changi Beach the most, even tho there isnt any thing much to admire except the planes that fly above you. But it was the first beach I saw on my way back from the States. It's the feeling that you are home! Have been going there for the past few weekends. Just by standing there looking at the big sea, somehow everything seems to be clearer.

Happy National Day my sunny island =)
My last one over here.
But its a joy to be able to witness the nation's 45th birthday :)
and hoho, it is always 20 years older than me :P

Isn't it hard to be unable to express your concern even tho u want to?

Entangled

How I wish things could be much simpler,
and that the illusion could slowly fade away by itself,
and even though the ice got thinner and thinner under me,
there will always be that glimpse of hope,
waiting...waiting for IT to bloom.

Things were never fair in the beginning,
nor has it changed even till now.
But occasionally, I do wonder,
how much is enough.

I do feel inferior,
so much so that I ponder if I have ever crossed the boundary accidentally.
and even so, I am unable to turn back,
I realized I have lost my way.

I feel bad,
and I have always wanted to change that stubborn character of mine.

I shd just let the water flow naturally...

这是命运的宽容 还是
另一次不怀好意的玩笑

好歌推荐 ： 2010 年 8 月

推荐歌曲：忘记了
歌手姓名：兔子
专辑名称：喂!

因为她们，我开始喜欢绮贞的《吉他手》。
因为她们，我了解到做音乐的乐趣。
因为她们，我对本地的乐团充满了信心。

记得上次比赛时，她们希望每次的演出能够带给观众和节目评审惊喜，因此不断在编曲上作新的尝试，可是却一直无法得到评审的青睐。这组学生乐团同时兼顾学业和音乐，确实让团员们相当忙碌。两年后，终于在上周一发行了首张创作专辑。虽然辛苦，但是相信一切都是值得的。平时习惯以英文沟通的她们，不停努力练习矫正自己的中文发音，压力非常大。

希望专辑的销售量越来越好。《忘记了》是专辑的第一波主打，我开始还不大习惯，但看了看歌词，渐渐地喜欢上歌曲背后的意义。

每当她遇见熟悉的亲人,
她就想想想一直都在想在那里见过。
每当她遇见深爱的情人,
她就想想想想不知道为什么想到双眼都红了。

Best lyrics I have heard this week

Oh you know, you know, you know

I'd never ask you to change

If perfect's what you're searching for

Then just stay the same

~Bruno Mars (Just The Way You Are)

Hai-Choo

Its weird, been sneezing since tuition started this evening. Disturbing sia.
And it havnt stopped :(
Thot was on/off thing but perhaps I just need some rest, EARLY rest lolx.
Sometimes I really hate my nose!
haha

oh meiling just told me she coming back 8 Aug, hoho.

Hello August, Bye July

Today during boccia we were just recaping on the countries that they have been to for the past 6-7 yrs. Was rather curious to know since I joined like only 3 yrs ago. Seems pretty much focused on the asia region and they are asking me to go to the freezing cold guangzhou with them this dec. Shall think abt it. And the suagu me was wondering the whole morning where Portugal was, so went to google and realized it is located just below France! haha, hmm... never been to that region yet, BUT I was ONCE pretty close to Portugal, ermm....just 35,000 ft above it :P

Really liked the Apprentice S9 :D
Been watching youtube, I knew the results anyway, so just focusing and watching their tactics.
Was surprised that previous Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich (whichever way u pronounce, I can't!) doesnt know how to use a computer!!! Shocking? Or Trump is faking the whole thingy just to boost ratings? I dunno, maybe Governor has a whole bunch of people working for him and he doesnt even have to do a single thing on his own, maybe except signing a few documents and making a few decisions.
In fact, I realized I am that kind of person who would prefer reality and horror shows rather than those drama sequels. AND talk abt that, Amazing race 17 coming this September...YESH! Very curious abt the race route this time.

My laptop is not even 1 year old and already has some graphic distortion issues. I just took a short video when the prob just occured. I hope they dun realize I took that video while lying on the bed haha. I sent in last week for them to check and they told me everything was fine. Guess its time to make a trip there again. The people at HP are nice people anyway, was surprised that they give out complimentary parking coupons after your consultation with them. cool =)

Oh, guess wat! Its August!! not that I am excited abt ndp. Life just goes on...

so...Mum hasnt been feeling well lately and I am quite worried :( Its an eye problem. Apparantly, she took some medicine that resulted in some side effects. Now she has to use a magnifying glass to read her i-weekly. Glad she went to check on the condition, and they are in the process of some blood test. Just afraid that she would save on this kind of money. But health more impt, hopefully everything turns out well.

As for KL, I hope she feel better as the days go by. Saddened by the bad news she told me. Uncle can't be there to advise her on medical issues, but he is always around for her. So cheer up girl! You still have a long journey to go and you are not alone k! Like I always told her, hao ren you hao bao. Just that the 'hao bao' is still on the way, but its coming :)

Went to research on HOT yoga, nope, not that I am interested haha. But deph told me this is practised in 41 deg in a room! Okie, I am assuming the windows are shut and I really hope that their mats can absorb the sweat lolx. Okie, I am really suagu at yoga. Don't luff at me :P