The CycLe
You know that the earth cannot be saved from destruction when ..
1. You are recycLing waste paper to print out emaiLs and then you see your coLLeague printing Loads of emaiLs on pure white paper.
2. You waLk with thrash in your hand waiting to bump into a nearest bin and then you see some innocuous passerby dropping a piece of tissue out of nowhere onto the perfectLy-cLean Landscape which is tainted with a bit of white now.
3. You sweat sitting in the office with air-con temperature at 22 degrees ceLsius (no Lower as the company is pro-environmentaL).
4. You sweat hard waLking 100 metres to the nearby shopping maLL for a meaL.
5. You see your pocket burnt .. for no reason and push the bLame on the sun.
On the other hand, you reaLised that the earth can be saved when ...
1. You watch Captain PLanet (the cartoon) on teLevision.
2. You watch Superman at the movies.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
The Tasmanian DeviL
Description : worLd's Largest surviving marsupiaL carnivore
Status : Listed endangered*
*reports from MSN.com
One of my chiLdhood favourite characters in Looney Toons, the Tasmanian deviL is unfortunateLy on the verge of extinction. It is however, not reLated to the effects of environmentaL changes. Taz, has contracted with cancer since 1996.
Description : worLd's Largest surviving marsupiaL carnivore
Status : Listed endangered*
*reports from MSN.com
One of my chiLdhood favourite characters in Looney Toons, the Tasmanian deviL is unfortunateLy on the verge of extinction. It is however, not reLated to the effects of environmentaL changes. Taz, has contracted with cancer since 1996.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Random Pictures 9-12 May
Reflection in Time.
The Flight.
RaiLway where sLums are found aLong it.
The Boys of Singapore, donned in Thai fLavour.
The typicaL Jump shot.
Susy with Hong Kong brother, friend and Thai uncLe.
Shop of Mugs. Good for muggers.
Reflection in Time.
The Flight.
The 4 Ladies.
On a high, in the rain.
PLayground in the sLums (right behind our hoteL)
PLayground in the sLums (right behind our hoteL)
RaiLway where sLums are found aLong it.
The Boys of Singapore, donned in Thai fLavour.
The typicaL Jump shot.
Toot-toot Driver of the Year 2009.
Susy with Hong Kong brother, friend and Thai uncLe.
Shop of Mugs. Good for muggers.
Friday, May 15, 2009
B for Bangkok, M for Moments
And so the trip ended in a fLash, though it was four fuLL days of extraordinary happenings.
I do not have to introduce you any of the hotspots, you guys wouLd have been there done that. But do Let me share with you some of the series of unexpected happenings that came aLong.
1. First and foremost, untiL at the airport did I reaLise that we are going in a group of 9. I did not know that Susy (of whom I onLy knew at the trip) was going.
2. If you think that the first wasnt any big deaL, yes, you are right. It wasnt any big deaL.
3. However, the main gize came when we met Susy's uncLe (staying in ThaiLand) and her brother (from Hongkong), together with her brother's friend (aLso from Hongkong).
4. Thus, that makes a surprise package of 12.
5. Susy's uncLe engaged in a kinky HeLLo Kitty decorated van, which amazed the grown-up girLs and reduced them to excited chiLdren.
6. Throughout the whoLe trip, Susy became our transLator, coordinator, advisor, and manager. You see, she is the onLy one who can communicate in Thai, Cantonese, Chinese and EngLish. Yes, meet Wonder Woman. Fascinating, ain it?
7. For your info, I brought aLong my Latest acquisition, Canon G10. And heLL no, I did not bring my charger. The camera Lasted me for Day 1. Thats it.
StiLL, I managed to capture 50-odd good pictures on this camera.
8. Karin somehow Lost her enveLope of bahts totaLLing more than 250SGD. This is wat happens when women get so concentrated in shopping than their beLongings.
9. We cLubbed at Route 66 on Day 1 .. the rain came, heavy. And sure it was heavy, the whoLe street was fLooded ankLe high. InitiaLLy, we tried to avoid getting wet, but ended up starting a rain war when one pushes another into the "pooL", and a chain reaction got on the way with everyone kicking and spLashing in the rain. And so, on the very first day, I Lost the usage of my shoes and camera for the remaining of the trip.
10. Nothing much about Day 2, except the unforgettabLe "Tiger Show (or Thai GirL as some caLL it)". So random to bump into former PoLy-mate in KeLLy, who I got to know from Students' Union back then. They joined our group for the show, which was agreed with this Man at 100 baht, incLusive of drink and show.
11. So we went up, saw some girLs (girLs?) on the tabLe doing a coupLe stunts with their *beep*. Mind you, they can be reaLLy good wrestLers if they decide to switch trade.
12. We were aLL totaLLy turned off, and I decided to gather them to find a better show. Just then, the Woman stood beside me, showed me a biLL and said "100 baht drink, 200 baht watch show .. pay 300 baht."
13. For once I thought the Woman made a mistake. So I taLked to her niceLy about our negotiation with the Man (earLier). She started yeLLing and never stop staring hard into my eyes. SeriousLy, she must have thought I was a boy and I wouLd have peed inside my pants. But heLL no. In anyways, we reaLised that there wasnt any point in arguing as the whoLe pLace was owned by mafias. So 1 = 300 baht .. 13 x 300 baht = (go do your math).
14. We Left safeLy after paying. But cursed and swear. Another Lady approached and asked "Wanna watch Tiger Show?"
I repLied "Yes we've watched, very nice. Thank you very much .."
300 baht, for an experience and Lesson we wiLL not forget. It sure is a ring at Partpong. SadLy tarnishing the warm image I have of ThaiLand.
15. If Day 2's event seem shiatty, you haven heard of Day 3.
Day 3 was Pattaya Day. We aLLocated it pureLy to this pLace where we expected a beautifuL beach with Loads of water sports and stuff.
We pLayed water-ski, Sunwei tried the para-fLying thingy. And the freaking banana boat ride which absoLuteLy was out to kiLL us aLL. Keep ramming us into the water with sharp turns. WeLL that was reaL shacking to cLimb up the banana boat again and again and again.
However, here comes Bangkok Con stories Part 2.
K.X's ski boat got scratched (and I reaLLy mean, scratched) after getting hit by Karin's. They ended up asking for compensation of 12,000 baht. It wouLd have been equivaLent to about SGD500. Susy's uncLe tried to negotiate for us and we ended up settLing for 7,000 baht.
It was quoted that to repair the ski boat wiLL mean Loss of business. I say its Load of buLLshit.
16. So far, pretty "entertaining" ain it seem?
17. I guess our trip Looks pretty screwed, but that doesnt dampen our moods. We had a strong company of good friends and everyone can be pissed for just one moment but it simpLy disappears in no time.
18. On the finaL day, we had a Tuk-tuk ride, with destination to be Chinatown. MyseLf, MeL, Sunwei and Hong were reaL Lucky enough to ride on one of the most enthusiastic Toot-toot drivers of aLL time.
I did not get his name. But he, represents the good of ThaiLand. ALong the road, he introduces his wife, his chiLdren and shows us his photo aLbum. He points to us the various significant monuments and expLains to us that he wiLL be bringing us to a tourist shop where he can get free coupons for his gas and exchange for DVD pLayer. He was open aLL the whiLe when we were on the Toot-toot.
19. So you see, from a Tuk-tuk driver, I Learn what simpLicity and contentment is. And how easy it is to be happy. Like peopLe aLways say, you dun need to have the best of everything, but you just need to make the best of everything you have.
How true.
20. So my friends, I must say Bangkok is reaLLy fuLL of twists and turns.
21. Nothing much about Chinatown other than a freaking 60 over dishes of Dim-sum we had. Dirt cheap and damn Lots. Eat tiL drop.
22. And so my short story of Bangkok ends at this point.
Pure shopping? Think again, see beyond and experience whatever you have not. Money can never buy such moments.
23. I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed experiencing these. Remember, open your heart and feeL ...
Last but not Least, with the upcoming Toto Prize of $5 miLLion, try using some numbers you can find up there.
And so the trip ended in a fLash, though it was four fuLL days of extraordinary happenings.
I do not have to introduce you any of the hotspots, you guys wouLd have been there done that. But do Let me share with you some of the series of unexpected happenings that came aLong.
1. First and foremost, untiL at the airport did I reaLise that we are going in a group of 9. I did not know that Susy (of whom I onLy knew at the trip) was going.
2. If you think that the first wasnt any big deaL, yes, you are right. It wasnt any big deaL.
3. However, the main gize came when we met Susy's uncLe (staying in ThaiLand) and her brother (from Hongkong), together with her brother's friend (aLso from Hongkong).
4. Thus, that makes a surprise package of 12.
5. Susy's uncLe engaged in a kinky HeLLo Kitty decorated van, which amazed the grown-up girLs and reduced them to excited chiLdren.
6. Throughout the whoLe trip, Susy became our transLator, coordinator, advisor, and manager. You see, she is the onLy one who can communicate in Thai, Cantonese, Chinese and EngLish. Yes, meet Wonder Woman. Fascinating, ain it?
7. For your info, I brought aLong my Latest acquisition, Canon G10. And heLL no, I did not bring my charger. The camera Lasted me for Day 1. Thats it.
StiLL, I managed to capture 50-odd good pictures on this camera.
8. Karin somehow Lost her enveLope of bahts totaLLing more than 250SGD. This is wat happens when women get so concentrated in shopping than their beLongings.
9. We cLubbed at Route 66 on Day 1 .. the rain came, heavy. And sure it was heavy, the whoLe street was fLooded ankLe high. InitiaLLy, we tried to avoid getting wet, but ended up starting a rain war when one pushes another into the "pooL", and a chain reaction got on the way with everyone kicking and spLashing in the rain. And so, on the very first day, I Lost the usage of my shoes and camera for the remaining of the trip.
10. Nothing much about Day 2, except the unforgettabLe "Tiger Show (or Thai GirL as some caLL it)". So random to bump into former PoLy-mate in KeLLy, who I got to know from Students' Union back then. They joined our group for the show, which was agreed with this Man at 100 baht, incLusive of drink and show.
11. So we went up, saw some girLs (girLs?) on the tabLe doing a coupLe stunts with their *beep*. Mind you, they can be reaLLy good wrestLers if they decide to switch trade.
12. We were aLL totaLLy turned off, and I decided to gather them to find a better show. Just then, the Woman stood beside me, showed me a biLL and said "100 baht drink, 200 baht watch show .. pay 300 baht."
13. For once I thought the Woman made a mistake. So I taLked to her niceLy about our negotiation with the Man (earLier). She started yeLLing and never stop staring hard into my eyes. SeriousLy, she must have thought I was a boy and I wouLd have peed inside my pants. But heLL no. In anyways, we reaLised that there wasnt any point in arguing as the whoLe pLace was owned by mafias. So 1 = 300 baht .. 13 x 300 baht = (go do your math).
14. We Left safeLy after paying. But cursed and swear. Another Lady approached and asked "Wanna watch Tiger Show?"
I repLied "Yes we've watched, very nice. Thank you very much .."
300 baht, for an experience and Lesson we wiLL not forget. It sure is a ring at Partpong. SadLy tarnishing the warm image I have of ThaiLand.
15. If Day 2's event seem shiatty, you haven heard of Day 3.
Day 3 was Pattaya Day. We aLLocated it pureLy to this pLace where we expected a beautifuL beach with Loads of water sports and stuff.
We pLayed water-ski, Sunwei tried the para-fLying thingy. And the freaking banana boat ride which absoLuteLy was out to kiLL us aLL. Keep ramming us into the water with sharp turns. WeLL that was reaL shacking to cLimb up the banana boat again and again and again.
However, here comes Bangkok Con stories Part 2.
K.X's ski boat got scratched (and I reaLLy mean, scratched) after getting hit by Karin's. They ended up asking for compensation of 12,000 baht. It wouLd have been equivaLent to about SGD500. Susy's uncLe tried to negotiate for us and we ended up settLing for 7,000 baht.
It was quoted that to repair the ski boat wiLL mean Loss of business. I say its Load of buLLshit.
16. So far, pretty "entertaining" ain it seem?
17. I guess our trip Looks pretty screwed, but that doesnt dampen our moods. We had a strong company of good friends and everyone can be pissed for just one moment but it simpLy disappears in no time.
18. On the finaL day, we had a Tuk-tuk ride, with destination to be Chinatown. MyseLf, MeL, Sunwei and Hong were reaL Lucky enough to ride on one of the most enthusiastic Toot-toot drivers of aLL time.
I did not get his name. But he, represents the good of ThaiLand. ALong the road, he introduces his wife, his chiLdren and shows us his photo aLbum. He points to us the various significant monuments and expLains to us that he wiLL be bringing us to a tourist shop where he can get free coupons for his gas and exchange for DVD pLayer. He was open aLL the whiLe when we were on the Toot-toot.
19. So you see, from a Tuk-tuk driver, I Learn what simpLicity and contentment is. And how easy it is to be happy. Like peopLe aLways say, you dun need to have the best of everything, but you just need to make the best of everything you have.
How true.
20. So my friends, I must say Bangkok is reaLLy fuLL of twists and turns.
21. Nothing much about Chinatown other than a freaking 60 over dishes of Dim-sum we had. Dirt cheap and damn Lots. Eat tiL drop.
22. And so my short story of Bangkok ends at this point.
Pure shopping? Think again, see beyond and experience whatever you have not. Money can never buy such moments.
23. I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed experiencing these. Remember, open your heart and feeL ...
Last but not Least, with the upcoming Toto Prize of $5 miLLion, try using some numbers you can find up there.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Thursday, May 07, 2009
3 LittLe Things I Appreciate on 5th May
1. Mum's Cake
She bought a cake .. and I onLy reaLised it when I came home at midnight. Everyone was aLready soundLy asLeep. So, I cut the cake on my own.
2. WiLLiam's NoodLe Soup
As normaL, we had our supper at the coffeeshop. WiLLiam ordered an additionaL NoodLe Soup just for me on my speciaL day. (But I have aLready eaten one fuLL pLate of fried rice)
3. Wai Keat's Doraemon Cake
My coLLeague at the community cLub who gave me a pLeasant surprise when one moment he found out about my birthday, and the next, he was there with a cake for me. WouLd have faLLen for him deep if I were an the opposite sex.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009
Thursday, April 02, 2009
A Tribute to the Greatest Man
He is born in 1922 on Hainan Island and has a scar on the abdomen from WorLd War II.
After the war he comes to Singapore with his spouse.
He was a Loud man in the neighbourhood of Hougang Avenue 4.
When I was a boy, He used to own a western food restaurant in Orchard vincinity.
Then He cLoses it down as the government wanted to redeveLop the area.
He opens a smaLL coffeeshop seLLing porridge in the Late 80s around the neighbourhood, but cLoses it down after a year or two due to bad business.
During my earLier years in primary schooL, with Mum working, He fetches me back from schooL and aLways carries my heavy bag.
Sometimes he does the cooking, and grandma does the fetching.
He conversed in Hainanese with grandma, and that is how I Learnt the diaLect.
I was a mischievous boy with good resuLts, but now, I am totaLLy opposite.
After grandma was gone, He became toned down and seLdom goes out of the house.
Those years after primary schooL, I moved back home and visited him once a few days, then it was once a few weeks, then it was months. And every time, he asks me if I have enough pocket money, and gives me $20 even when I have.
He became bedridden after the MiLennium, and as the years go by, He suffered from dementia.
My Grandpa passes away on 2 ApriL 2009.
He is the greatest man I have ever met.
He is born in 1922 on Hainan Island and has a scar on the abdomen from WorLd War II.
After the war he comes to Singapore with his spouse.
He was a Loud man in the neighbourhood of Hougang Avenue 4.
When I was a boy, He used to own a western food restaurant in Orchard vincinity.
Then He cLoses it down as the government wanted to redeveLop the area.
He opens a smaLL coffeeshop seLLing porridge in the Late 80s around the neighbourhood, but cLoses it down after a year or two due to bad business.
During my earLier years in primary schooL, with Mum working, He fetches me back from schooL and aLways carries my heavy bag.
Sometimes he does the cooking, and grandma does the fetching.
He conversed in Hainanese with grandma, and that is how I Learnt the diaLect.
I was a mischievous boy with good resuLts, but now, I am totaLLy opposite.
After grandma was gone, He became toned down and seLdom goes out of the house.
Those years after primary schooL, I moved back home and visited him once a few days, then it was once a few weeks, then it was months. And every time, he asks me if I have enough pocket money, and gives me $20 even when I have.
He became bedridden after the MiLennium, and as the years go by, He suffered from dementia.
My Grandpa passes away on 2 ApriL 2009.
He is the greatest man I have ever met.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Buzz
Somehow this month the office has been buzzing with new peeps - temporariLy.
We have an intern from Ngee Ann PoLytechnic and two temp staff - aLL gaLs.
And so, not bad, made new friends! But they be here onLy tiL ApriL. .. =(
Office aside, this week is reaLLy cooL. My beLoved LiverpooL thrashed ReaL Madrid 4-0 and then Manchester United 4-1. On top of that, my team Greats aLso took to the top of the ESPZEN League.
That caps a wonderfuL week for myseLf. I hope everyone had a good one too ..
Somehow this month the office has been buzzing with new peeps - temporariLy.
We have an intern from Ngee Ann PoLytechnic and two temp staff - aLL gaLs.
And so, not bad, made new friends! But they be here onLy tiL ApriL. .. =(
Office aside, this week is reaLLy cooL. My beLoved LiverpooL thrashed ReaL Madrid 4-0 and then Manchester United 4-1. On top of that, my team Greats aLso took to the top of the ESPZEN League.
That caps a wonderfuL week for myseLf. I hope everyone had a good one too ..
Friday, March 06, 2009
Singing in the Rain
Thursdays are aLways good, for me particuLarLy.
Of course it has to be - being my off day. In addition, my constituency footbaLL training and games are on as weLL.
Today was a good day as the pLayers came back after a 9-month exodus since exiting the Last tournament in May 2008. There were new faces too, as I dragged my good friends Cong and ZR aLong for a "seLection match" where they sure have performed decentLy weLL.
Right after the match came the rain.
I Love the rain. It offers opportunities to approach a day in a different manner. For us who have juz finished a match with muddy boots, the three of us went into the open and washed our boots by the cute LittLe drain where the rushing water was pretty cLear. It has been years since I threw myseLf inside the rain, other than some footbaLL matches where it came unexpectedLy. PeopLe may tink its a bit crazy for a 24 year oLd to "pLay" in the rain, but I dun care Less. I am enjoying.
Somehow if kampongs stiLL exist, this experience wouLd sure be more common.
Sometimes, we tend to forget the LittLe stuff we aLL did during chiLdhood, and that is why most peopLe are oLd not physicaLLy, but in their heart.
Embrace the rain, if you can, when you can.
Thursdays are aLways good, for me particuLarLy.
Of course it has to be - being my off day. In addition, my constituency footbaLL training and games are on as weLL.
Today was a good day as the pLayers came back after a 9-month exodus since exiting the Last tournament in May 2008. There were new faces too, as I dragged my good friends Cong and ZR aLong for a "seLection match" where they sure have performed decentLy weLL.
Right after the match came the rain.
I Love the rain. It offers opportunities to approach a day in a different manner. For us who have juz finished a match with muddy boots, the three of us went into the open and washed our boots by the cute LittLe drain where the rushing water was pretty cLear. It has been years since I threw myseLf inside the rain, other than some footbaLL matches where it came unexpectedLy. PeopLe may tink its a bit crazy for a 24 year oLd to "pLay" in the rain, but I dun care Less. I am enjoying.
Somehow if kampongs stiLL exist, this experience wouLd sure be more common.
Sometimes, we tend to forget the LittLe stuff we aLL did during chiLdhood, and that is why most peopLe are oLd not physicaLLy, but in their heart.
Embrace the rain, if you can, when you can.
Friday, February 27, 2009
ChanneL BBC
A random pick on one of the SingteL's Mio Tv channeLs brought me to BBC KnowLedge on a typicaL weekday evening. The broadcast was titLed "The Sun".
As I watched on, the program captured my attention so much that emotions struck me when they reveaLed how the sun works and that in time to come, it wiLL burn out and bring the end to the soLar system and totaL darkness to the universe.
However, it wiLL not be in our time. By then, Man may have aLready concLuded their own story since the beginning of time.
FoLLowing that was another documentary - "Human 2.0". It toLd of the generation of human beings of tomorrow, in a worLd where technoLogy wouLd have taken over aLmost every LittLe aspect of each individuaL's Life.
At present, the thought of the future is nothing short of bLeak, unLike the simpLe days of the Last century Less the unfortunate WorLd Wars.
Somehow, no doubt every being on earth can stiLL do their part for the generation of tomorrow, technoLogy is by far advancing way too fast to handLe.
With such a pace in Life, are you stiLL abLe to feeL?
Given the short time we have on earth, maybe we shouLd rethink the reason for our very existence, or eLse it wiLL be nothing but a waste.
PLease, take time to visit the Link as foLLows:
The Great Warming
A random pick on one of the SingteL's Mio Tv channeLs brought me to BBC KnowLedge on a typicaL weekday evening. The broadcast was titLed "The Sun".
As I watched on, the program captured my attention so much that emotions struck me when they reveaLed how the sun works and that in time to come, it wiLL burn out and bring the end to the soLar system and totaL darkness to the universe.
However, it wiLL not be in our time. By then, Man may have aLready concLuded their own story since the beginning of time.
FoLLowing that was another documentary - "Human 2.0". It toLd of the generation of human beings of tomorrow, in a worLd where technoLogy wouLd have taken over aLmost every LittLe aspect of each individuaL's Life.
At present, the thought of the future is nothing short of bLeak, unLike the simpLe days of the Last century Less the unfortunate WorLd Wars.
Somehow, no doubt every being on earth can stiLL do their part for the generation of tomorrow, technoLogy is by far advancing way too fast to handLe.
With such a pace in Life, are you stiLL abLe to feeL?
Given the short time we have on earth, maybe we shouLd rethink the reason for our very existence, or eLse it wiLL be nothing but a waste.
PLease, take time to visit the Link as foLLows:
The Great Warming
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The "LoneLy Hearts CLub" Affair @ Batam on VaLentine's
On the ferry to Batam.
I Like this picture - totaLLy twisted courtesy from Serene and Long.
Nathan, Serene, Jane, ELeanor, KeLvin .. Less Me behind the Lens.
That's Ms Vain with an attitude, and that's me trying to use broken MaLay to order food.
The cabLe ski experience, though we're onLy starting from the beginner's stage.
The LoneLy Hearts CLub members for the day.
VaLentine's was decorated with a LoveLy atmosphere around HoLiday Inn HoteL, and there we are taking advantage of it.
Where eLse can you rejuvenate yourseLf with chiLdhood favourite - A&W and its very originaL Root Beer FLoat.
On the ferry to Batam.
I Like this picture - totaLLy twisted courtesy from Serene and Long.
Nathan, Serene, Jane, ELeanor, KeLvin .. Less Me behind the Lens.
That's Ms Vain with an attitude, and that's me trying to use broken MaLay to order food.
The cabLe ski experience, though we're onLy starting from the beginner's stage.
The LoneLy Hearts CLub members for the day.
VaLentine's was decorated with a LoveLy atmosphere around HoLiday Inn HoteL, and there we are taking advantage of it.
Where eLse can you rejuvenate yourseLf with chiLdhood favourite - A&W and its very originaL Root Beer FLoat.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
VaLkyrie (The Movie)
Yet another exhiLarating movie added to my recent movie-whoring, based on a true story - of few heroic men who chose to foLLow their principLes despite sacrificing their Lives. Starring Tom Cruise as CoLoneL Claus von Stauffenberg, who attempted the assasination of HitLer and Led the coup in a bid to save Germany from further Loss of innocent Lives and shame.
Indeed, in war, victory beLongs to none. Everybody Loses something. Even though humans are born equaLLy of bLood, can we say that the soLdiers who die on the battLefieLd are not comparabLe to the Leaders? Is it fair that some peopLe are chosen to dictate others' Lives as such to send them to death?
I beLieve in democracy and freedom. Every man shouLd be their own dictator. And this movie has aLLowed me to understand one good man who sacrificed for the good of his country and peopLe despite coming against the odds.
Yet another exhiLarating movie added to my recent movie-whoring, based on a true story - of few heroic men who chose to foLLow their principLes despite sacrificing their Lives. Starring Tom Cruise as CoLoneL Claus von Stauffenberg, who attempted the assasination of HitLer and Led the coup in a bid to save Germany from further Loss of innocent Lives and shame.
Indeed, in war, victory beLongs to none. Everybody Loses something. Even though humans are born equaLLy of bLood, can we say that the soLdiers who die on the battLefieLd are not comparabLe to the Leaders? Is it fair that some peopLe are chosen to dictate others' Lives as such to send them to death?
I beLieve in democracy and freedom. Every man shouLd be their own dictator. And this movie has aLLowed me to understand one good man who sacrificed for the good of his country and peopLe despite coming against the odds.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Mugs and Oscars
There was this mug I used for many years since secondary schooL. UnfortunateLy it broke some time Last year. Since then, I have had three other mugs - big, smaLL and with artistic deco, but aLL of which did not Last through three months.
I stiLL miss my oLd mug. And thats why they say, things are gone so that one can appreciate how vaLuabLe these things truLy are.
This festive period proves to be pretty enjoyabLe with the traditionaL reunions of different cLiques of friends and famiLies. Just Last weekend, I had met up with three totaLLy different groups of friends, and man, other than spiLLing the cash on good food, the gatherings are just good.
TaLking about Oscars, I caught the movie nominated for Best Picture in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Draggy as it seems, it is one that faLLs right into my tastebuds with its Light humour and phiLosophicaL approach. As for the storyLine, other that toggLing between the present and past, this show is straightforward as it is.
Watch it, if you dun mind Lengthy shows. This is pure science-fiction at its reaListic best.
And. somehow on Okto channeL, they are broadcasting Oscar winning movies Like the one that just ended as I am writing. The show is about this girL, Sophie SchoLL, who's part of a resistence movement against HitLer's cause for the war. She was eventuaLLy executed at the age of 22, but not in vain.
No, I am not that knowLedgabLe, but I Love history as much as I Love footbaLL.
The Oscar fever is here, but where's my beLoved mug?
There was this mug I used for many years since secondary schooL. UnfortunateLy it broke some time Last year. Since then, I have had three other mugs - big, smaLL and with artistic deco, but aLL of which did not Last through three months.
I stiLL miss my oLd mug. And thats why they say, things are gone so that one can appreciate how vaLuabLe these things truLy are.
This festive period proves to be pretty enjoyabLe with the traditionaL reunions of different cLiques of friends and famiLies. Just Last weekend, I had met up with three totaLLy different groups of friends, and man, other than spiLLing the cash on good food, the gatherings are just good.
TaLking about Oscars, I caught the movie nominated for Best Picture in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Draggy as it seems, it is one that faLLs right into my tastebuds with its Light humour and phiLosophicaL approach. As for the storyLine, other that toggLing between the present and past, this show is straightforward as it is.
Watch it, if you dun mind Lengthy shows. This is pure science-fiction at its reaListic best.
And. somehow on Okto channeL, they are broadcasting Oscar winning movies Like the one that just ended as I am writing. The show is about this girL, Sophie SchoLL, who's part of a resistence movement against HitLer's cause for the war. She was eventuaLLy executed at the age of 22, but not in vain.
The White Rose resistence movement with reaL person Sophie SchoLL in the middle. Copyright belongs to Dr George Wittenstein
No, I am not that knowLedgabLe, but I Love history as much as I Love footbaLL.
The Oscar fever is here, but where's my beLoved mug?
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Mid-twenties Crisis?
I was away for a toiLet break when three chiLdren entered the Community Club counter. My coLLeague, Kris, attended them on my behaLf.
The chiLdren are Wushu students who did not know if there is cLass on this fatefuL day. When I got back, Kris toLd the chiLdren "Ok, the kor-kor wiLL heLp you find out if Lesson is on ..."
One of the chiLdren excLaimed ..
"He is not kor-kor ...... he is UNCLE!"
Kris Laughed waLking away. The other two chiLdren Left bemused. Am I facing the mid-twenties crisis?
I think I am.
I was away for a toiLet break when three chiLdren entered the Community Club counter. My coLLeague, Kris, attended them on my behaLf.
The chiLdren are Wushu students who did not know if there is cLass on this fatefuL day. When I got back, Kris toLd the chiLdren "Ok, the kor-kor wiLL heLp you find out if Lesson is on ..."
One of the chiLdren excLaimed ..
"He is not kor-kor ...... he is UNCLE!"
Kris Laughed waLking away. The other two chiLdren Left bemused. Am I facing the mid-twenties crisis?
I think I am.
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